The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 18??-1882, 1881-12-09
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
MICHIGAN.

is progressing as rapidly rs possible but
rooms are not finished rs rapidly as the de- ]
mands OF the institution require.
Francis MiddlebrOok of Greenyille, was
found dead three miles north of the city. The
coroner's jury found that his death was caused
by an accidental discharge OF his own gun. He
was returning from hunting expedition. {.
Mr.. I. Robinson OF Pewamo, an old resident
was Instantly killed by the $40 express train
on the Detroit, Grand Haven d Milwaukee
railroad, on Monday. He was walking on the
track as the train approached from behind
him, and although the whistle was blown, he
did not leave the track in time to save his life.
The work OF manufacturing salt has now
begun at St. Louis.
An evaporating company has been organized
nc Charlotte.
boiler explosion took place on Monday
forenoon at the barrel works in Saginaw City,
resulting fatally to Charles II. Utter, chief en-.
gineer, and seriously lnjuring Ira Nichols and
Frank Ushard.
Frances Middebrook, of Greenville, who
went out hunting on Sunday last, was found
fatally shot the next day, both barrels of his
6Nn h"'AhS Doop utSCuukOus ~ 10 supPOoOu
that he was standing on the stump on the
lookout for game, when the butt Of the gun
fell from the stump, striking the hammer,
and dlscharging both loads into his body.
The frame sore building Of F. G. Lee, at
Sunfeld, was destroyed by fire Monday night.
1t was occupied by R. @. Jones. OF Charlotte,
who loses on stock of goods $4,000. Loss on
building $1,000.
In the Curtiss-Barnard trial, thus far, DR..
and Mrs. Douglas, Rev. Thomas G. Potter
Hugh Sweet and wife, Geo. Crane Mr.. d Mrs
J. e. Hugh, Joseph A. Giles, Mrs. G. Tuttle,
W. W. Barker, q. w. Perkins, L. d. Lacey,
Mrs. Corfnoot, VIM. Henderson, B. G. Hough
Margaret Miller, Henry Cummings and wife,
Henry Fl. Nix, @. Tuttle, u. e. Hollander, Rev.
e. Curtiss aud Drs. Thompson and Mccall have
given their testimony. For the defense,
twenty-fsur witnesses have been examined,
to prove the Christian character of Mrs. Bar
nard, and her devotion to husband and
home.
VIM, A. Eaton was commissioned postmas
ter at Claybanks, November %.
Tuesday last at Glare, drag saw fell on the
hand of boy, four teeth going through his
hand, pinning him to log.
The sinker bar used ut the mineral well in
Romeo has become fastened at the bottom,
and in all probability 1t will remain there. 1t
would be useless, says the Observer, for Va to
disguise the fact that our mineral well scheme
is failure. and the discovery OF a fountain
Of life" in Romeo is an utter impossbillty.
Bishop Gillespie, chairman of the state board
of corrections and charities, writes to the
Grand Rapids Eagle that new poor house for
Kent county Is greatly needed. The present
house Is alive with vermin; it has no bath
room except in the "crazy house," terrible re
suits arise from conining men and women to-
gether; the idi0tic, insane, sick, aged and fee
BILE are mingled with the strong and cunning.
Col. v. Deland, Of Saginaw, collector Of in
ternal revenue for six years, has reached f.
nal adjustment Of bis accounts The govern
ment owed him 26 cents, and sent him its
check for that amount, being for excess on de-
posts which he Had overpaid the government.
A good record for such long service, involv-
ing 30 much money and 80 many transactions.
At Fremont Center on Saturday last, John
Spyker fired at an old building supposed to be
empty, hut into which Christopher Miller had
gone few moments before. A buck shot pen
etrated his heart. and Miller fell dead before
the door. The two were Of hunting expedi-
ton from Holland.
The boiler of James Henry's single mill
near Edmore exploded Friday, killing Joseph
Slater, engineer and his brother-in- law, David
Hardy, and seriously injurlDg George Bland.
sawyer. The mill was completely wrecked,
and the windows of Mr.. Henry's house, near
BY, were broken in, and parlOr organ and
other furniture ruined by flying bricks.
Gus Mawbe, Chippewa Indian living at
Buffers junction near Reed City, was run over
by freight train on the Flint and Psre Mar
Quette road Tuesday night near Nrvana and
cut In pieces.
Thomas Garten, aged 30, living one mile
east Of Constantine, on Tuesday morning tied
q bag OF stones about his head and jumped into
Fawn river. 1t is said that since the death of
thNir father, four months age, Thomas aud his |
two brothers, living together, have quarreled |
continually, drank much, and this is the end OF |
Thomas.
The spoke and hub works Of Mark Hopkins, |
situated about one mile from St. Clair, burned |
terial. The fire originated in the boiler room.
About Is men were thrown out OF employ |
ment The loss Is $4,000 to $3O,OoO; lnsur-
ance 81, 800.
The police commissioners at East Sagi- |
nav caused the body of Hiram Crow
ell, who was found dead in the
city some two weeks since, to be exhumed. |
The autopsy was held by Drs Ross aud La
throp and they came to the conclusion that |
Crowell was not murdured but that death was
caused by conclusion from his fall and subss-
Quent sufiocstion.
After the other witnesses for the defense had |
been examined on Tuesday Prof. R. c. Kedze,
of the agricultural college testified to the in.
famability of gasoline and the peculiar laws
governing explosions and breaking glass. He
offered several lamps broken by explosions,
all presenting the same appearance as the
Curtiss lamp, which also shown, Kedzie
pronounced the force which broke the lamp
to be due to an explosion. Foste- Pratt Of
Kalamazoo gave his experience based upon
IL Temp explosions coming under bis personal
notice. He said that the Curtiss lamp was
broken by an internal force. Mrs. Barnard
was sworn; she made lengthy statement.
Henry Hunt, a brickayer recently employed
on the Peninsula Stove Works building on
Monday threw himself before trai on the L.
Il NJ. 8. road, at Its crossing, corner OF De
Quinder and jay Sta, and was completely cut
In two.
Samuel Mills, an old pioneer, died on Sun.