Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1882-09-28

with stealing JOnn Bears team oh tho suoos'
OF Millington. The team was found In McCue's
barn, but he had skipped out and his wife is
now trying 10 settle the case. Whisky ID the
cause OF the scrape.
Adelbert McAllister, of Mendon, is
charged with violating the postal laws, but
detective who went there looking for him did
not fnd him, he having gone elsewhere. He
IL an ex-banker and man of fair intelligence,
but has been living without regular business
of late.
A stock company has been organized
at Muskegon by @. G. Billinghurst j. B. Cham
payne, Il. l.. Davis and others to engage In
manufacturing shingles The stock Is $4,000,
and they expect to make 100000 shingles per
day.
Allen and Hillsdale are to be con-
nected by telephone, and movements are on
foot to extend the line TO Quincy and thence
to Coldwater. II successful, connection with
jackson, Toledo and Detroit is promised by
spring.
j. w. Donovon, of Detroit, and
James Oonoy and James Donovon OF Quincy,
have made call for a meeting for the pur-
pose OF re.organizlng the Quincy Chain Lake
channel company and completing the enter
prise.
Bay City advices state that the tug
Al Smith has found and rescued the lost
barge r. N. Rice. Her crew had abandoned
her, and 1t is believed were taken of by pass
ing schooner.
Thurlow Weed, Cheboygan grocer
has skipped out, leaving creditors to mourn.
Detroit and Bay City dealers are the heaviest
sufferers.
The third annual reunion of the
soldiers OF Clinton Co. and vicinity will be
held at Elsie Sept 2l. Gen. spaulding will be
one of the speakers.
1t is claimed at Port Huron that the
water In the st. Clair river is higher this sea-
son than for rs years past.
M Philo Palmer, of Monroe, aged
10 yea died last week She has daughter
living aged II years.
The collision on the Port Huron Y
Northwestern railway near Msyvllle will be
loss to the company OF 5000 or $4,000. II
appears that the mixed train was ahead of
time, and the construction train which 1t struck
was behind sharp curve, with no flag out.
Both engines were badly damaged. COnduc-
tor Doolittle, who was 80 seriously injured,
will probably die.
The Michigan commissioners of the
proposed national bazaar and art exposition,
to be held at Washington for the benefit OF the
Garfield memorial fund, have issued circular
Presenting tho fact that contributions in money
may be sent the board, Of which Frank b.
Conger OF Washington is chairman, or exhibits
OF art or Industry for show aud subsequent
sale and articles of art, industry or uirtu for
exhibition only. Those interested should ad-
dress VIM. d. Mack, secretary, Washington, u.
c., for circulars, etc.
George Hagerman, an industrious
young man of Paw Paw, who was the main
stay and support of his widowed mother, has
been manned for life in a factory in that place.
During the week ending September
10Th the physician OF the sanitary inspection
advice at Port Huron examined 1854 immi-
grants entering the United States. at that port.
or this number only 1873 were found protected
from smallpox, leaving ISL unprotected. OF
the latter 20 were excused on account OF sick.
ness aud SOL were vaccinated. The inspection
service will close September 30.
Some time ago an old soldier named
John Wear was sent BY the Detroit poor COM
mission to the county asylum as insane, He
was wounded in the bead In the battle OF Stone
Rirer, and his skull fractured, which was
probably the cause of his insanity. He is in
durable, but perfectly harmless, and applica-
ton has been made to the probate court for his
wife to be constituted his guardian so that he
may be released from the asylum. Though
wounded in the countrys service he has never
received a cent Of pension, aud efforts are now
being made to get him on the list.
Membrane, the horse stolen from the
jackson fair grounds few nights ago, has
been found, having been abandoned by the
thieves.
The schooner Homer, Capt. Mcleod
arrived at the Grand Trunk elevator Port
Huron from Chicago Wednesday afternoon
with $4,000 bushels Of corn. When OF Pres
que Isle, lightning struck the schooner, spin
tering her foretopmast and fore truck. The
captain and three of his crew, who were on
deck, were shocked by the lightning and
could not speak for I'VE minutes
Capt Fergus Walker, of the First U.
Q. infantry, who died at st. louis last week
was In command Of the garrison Of Fort Ora
tiot soon after the close Of the war.
Conductor Doolittle, who was iniur-
ed at the Maryville accident, on the Port Huron
Northwestern railroad, afew days ago, is
doing well and will be taken to Port Huron In
a few days.
In the superior court at Grand Rap
Ids Daniel Goggins. convicted Of the murder Of
bis wife, was sentenced to state prison for life,
and Charles Taylor, for the abduction Of Anna
Fleischer, received sentence of three years.
Roth have been taken TO Jackson.
The manufacturers association of
Three Rivers is an organization having for its
obie,t the fostering Of schemes for the growth
and prosperity OF the village. The association
IA wideawake eDille plenfr Of printerk, ink and