The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1877-07-24

At Lansing, on the l4th, William
Whiteley lost one OF his limbs by be-
ing thrown from a reaper.
s. II. Harris, Wayne county law.
yer, threw a copy Of the compiled laws
at fellow barrister's head, in open
court, and paid a dollar for the ex.
ercise.
We are told that on the Fourth at
Orien an old deacon threw a couple Of
lemons and a pint of sugar into the
lake and charged strangers five cents
every time they took drink Lapeer
Clarion.
II is reported that new silver de-
post has been opened 20 miles west OF
A-go-ge-bec lake, Ontonagon county,
a section said 10 contain mineral, but
which has been but little explored.
At Jackson, on the 18th, another
child Of Thomas Barrett, succunbed
TO diptheria, making the second family
which has lost four OF its members by
this dread scourge this season.
On the 10Th, at Bangor, Van Buren,
county. Thomas j. Noggle, aged 26,
married, was drowned in School Sec
] ton Lake. His boat capsized fifteen
rods from shore. On the same day,
Frank Kemp, aged IS. was drowned
while bathing in Van Auken's Lake.
A project is on foot TO connect the
| Chicago, Saginaw and Canada Railroad
with the Detroit, Lansing and North
eru, by constructing a road between
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miles in length. ST. Louis is asked to
subscribe 81, 900 to the project.
Quite number OF houses in Lena.
wee county have been burglarized re-
Gently. Ii is thought that the atten-
tion of the thieves had been directed
to them in the hope of securing the
proceeds OF the sale OF the farmers
wool crop.
The Clinton Genawee county, WOOL
en- mill employs 65 hands, runs LAO
spindles and IL looms, consumes GOO
lbs OF wool, and manufactures 1856 yds
of cloth per day. It's expenses for one
day including labor and material are
1850.
The exports from Detroit during the
month of June were Sl75, ,7S9; dutiable
imports SO, ,226, and duties collected
upon the same, s., 25l. .03; free goods
imported slil, ,5S5; goods Withdrawn
from bonded warehouse, S7,515 and
duties paid upon them, 5,S96.l9.
A few days since part of a mans
foot and leg was found in a marsh near
Cornwells paper mill, at Ypsilanti. II
is supposed TO belong TO the remains OF
a laborer named Mack, who was killed
at the time of the boiler explosion in
the mill.
Two daughters of Charles J. Smith,
of New Troy. in Berrien county, were
drowned in the Galiern River at that
place on the Sth inst, when bathing.
The recent high water had washed out
"A twelve foot hole where the water be-
fore had been but eighteen inches
deep.
Mrs. Artemus Beach, Of Battle
Creek, started from Antrim City, An
trim county, July ?. on little Indian
pony, and reached home July 7. having
made the entire distance, 291 miles, on
horseback, in four days. Much Of the
journey was by lonely path through
the woods.
The Flint Citizen says there are now
FIVE cases of small pox in that city (in-
cluding Henry Carter, all colored peo-
pie, and all inmates of the house on
Ninth street, the residence of Carter,
who was first taken down with it. He
is recovering, and the other four are
progressing favorably.
During the month OF June there
we're fifty-three entries at the United
States Land Office, Traverse City, un-
der the homestead law, covering 5,452
acres; twenty-eight final proofs, cover
ing 1850 acres; four soldiers home
stead declarations, covering $40 acres;
cash entries amounting TO SlS2 81, COW
ering 60 90-l00 acres.
Moore was engaged in shingling on the
roof Of barn near Bridgeville, in
Fulton, he accidentally slipped and
fell distance of fifteen feet, striking
on his head and shoulders, producing
conclusion Of the spine 10 such an ex-
tent that his entire body was almost
completely paralyzed.-L ithaca Jour.
Mrs. Sturges, a well-know and
highly respected citizen of Clarendon
village, had occasion recently 10 break
an egg for culinary purposes, when 10
and behold q full grown potato-bug
revealed its presence in the interior
Holly Standard.
The second water-spout ever seen on
the lakes made its appearance on Sagi-
nav Bay, just outside the anchorage,
40 G:l4 o'clock on the morning of the
30th ult. IL covered about half an
acre at the base, travelled southwark,
and was visible for the space Of about
five minutes.
AT n school meeting in Jackson, Fri
day night, il was resolved to raise S34-
600 on bonds payable February /, 1880
1881, 1882, 1883 and 1884, for the pur-
pose Of building three new school
buildings. Thus a long contested
question has at last been settled.
On Wednesday the Michigan South
ern train from Detroit collided at Tren-
air at that point was filed with count
less millions of these insects, which
clung TO the telegraph wires aud roof
VI IDhetes hut hNhin tAbtnuAnb uh1i
way to Monroe.
Senator Jerome B. Chaffee, of Den
yer, Colorado, with his daughter Fan
ME, is visiting old friends in Adrian,
and Lieut.. Henry A. Reed. u. 5. A., at
present instructor in drawing at West
Point Military Acadamy, is now at his
fathers residence In the same city.
OF twelve Lenawee county farmers
who have been swindled by lightning
rod men, only two took their county
papers. One fellow paid sl64 Is for
his stupidity. IL would have been
money in his pocket 10 have taken the
Adrian papers, which had exposed the
very swindle by which he lost his
money.
On Sunday morning last some pans
and pals were left on Mr.. z. w.
Smiths wood pile 10 dry. Later IN
the day smoke was discovered issuing
from the vicinity Of one Of them, and
on examination il was discovered that
the heat contracted by the bright tin
bad set FIRE 10 the wood. Louis
Michigan Herald.
Mrs. DR.. Lsthrop, Of Jackson, who
returned home Saturday from the Lake
Bluff temperance convention. spoke at
the meeting Of the Jackson Reform
Club on the public square, last even