Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1882-09-21
MICHIGAN.


son OF John Tooker, Of Hamilton, Gratiot
county. was out hunting he accidentally shot
himself through the bi EAST with rifle Dali.
The wound Is a serious one.
G. ID. Woodbury., of Portland, has a
$4,000 refrigerator house, in which he has
stored about 20 tons Of butter and thousands
OF dozens OF eggs. His Ice was put In last
spring and it is freezing cold in there yet.
VIM. b. Joselyn, an old and we'll
known citizen Of Niles, died, at that place,
aged 81, and William Kinxie, one Of the Oldest
pioneers of Berrien county, having resided In
Niles "a years died recently, aged 70.
VIM. B. Hubbard, formerly of Port
Huron, and Oldest son of U. S. Consul John
Hibbard, of Godsrich, died at the latter place
not long since.
Traffic ON the Detroit, Lansing b
Northern railroad was blocked for a whole
day by the ditching of freight train near
Williamson. No one seriously hurt.
There will be w. G. L. U. cOnven-
ton at Macon, Lenawee county, Oct 10 and
IL.
Hutchinson & Co., leather dealers,
of Rast Saginaw, have suspended. Debts So
900; assest very light
One of the largest railway engines in
the United States has been run out OF the
Grand Trunk shops, Port Huron, for use
on the Chicago Il Grand Trunk railroad. II
is SO feet long; hight from rail to top Of smoke
stack, is feet 7 inches; diameter Of drive
wheels. 6 feet; cylinders, lSx4 inches. Nine
more like it will be set up at once.
The people at Sheridan are engaged
in quarrel about school affairs. Two sets
OF officers have been legally elected, and botn
trying TO act. mach has engaged different
principal for the schools. and it now appears
as IL the law will be invoked to decide the dis
pute.
Ontonagon county has within its
boundaries and tributary to the Ontonagon
river, according to the lowest estimate, be-
tween three and four billion feet Of pine tim
Der.
Arthur Shay, who mysteriously disap-
peared from Cadillac about a week ago, has
been heard from In Dakota, whittier he had
gone without informing his friends.
Matthews & Hood, of Carleton, Mon.
roe, county, shipped S5l cars Of charcoal Ia
Wyandotte during the year ending Septem'
Der 1.
On Saturday the Peninsular Cal
works of Adrian will shat down, and the mel
will visit Detreit on an excursion.
Work has been commenced on the
new town hall at Elk Rapids. When completed
the building will be an ornament TO the vii
age.
Webster, the castrater, who escaped
has not yet been found.
The funeral of Judge Melendy, who
died at Eaton Rapids, was held at Hillsdale
where he formerly lived and where he grad
uated from college.
w. s. Hull, who for three years has
been city editor Of the Grand Rapids Dem ocrat
has resigned, and becomes manager OF the
Grand Rapids base ball club.
There is movement on foot to raise
funds with which to build monument to the
memory OF the late Rev. o. Wolfe, well known
in life throughout northerh Michigan as ar
untiring. earnest missionary.
The new military organization al
Grand Rapids is to be known as the Peninsuli
Zouaves.
A number of Republicans from al
quarters OF the state assembled in Detroit
Sept 18th for the purpose Of comparing notes
exchanging views and agreeing upon q con
certed plan Of action for the campaign.
meeting of the state central committee wal
held at the same time. The nominees fer al
state offices were present, and every congress
sional candidate in the state save two-Msssrs
Horr and Hatsh-who were unable to attend
Senator Ferry was present. Chairman Lacey
informed the committee that he had cheser
Schuyler 8. Odds Of Lansing secretary Of the
central committee, and the selection was unan
imously ratified. The following exscutiv.
committee was chosen: Chairman, Lacey Of
Charlotte; VIM. Livingstone, jr., Of Detroit
John O. Sharp Of jackson, James M. Shepard
Of Cassopolis, Gen. WIN. Hartsuft of Por
Huron, and W NJ. Fitzpatrick of Owosso. Il
was decided to open the campaign with meet
ings about the 25th inst.
Davie Lauder, aged six years, son Of
David Lauder, of Fert G,atlot was 90 bail,
injured by Grand Trunk gravel train on,
afternoon that he died in the evening, H,
climbed on top Of a fiat car, and when tn,
train backed up he fell Of and ander the car
One leg was crushed from the kneo down
and also one fost and ankle. One wrist wal
also broken, and his face and shoulders badl!
injured.
The barge City of the Straits, ownet
BY whittemore IL Bridges, Of Bay City, in TOW
OF the steam barge Potomac, was wrecked IL
recent gale. She lies waterlogged OF
Sturgeon Point. The crew got ashore in
small boat and no lives were lost II Is 70
ported that the barge r. n. Rice, forneri
the well kno xn steamer Of that name, Is Il
the trough Of the sea outside and her rudds
gone.
Two weeks ago j. L. Mcconnell, O
Blackman, missed 100 cid sheep and half a
many lambs from his pastsre, and, although
an extended search has besn made for then
they are nOWhore tn he fOund Ha has 6na n