Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1882-09-14

room, aud tussle ensued in which the burg
lar escaped. II is thought that band OF
burglars ar now operating Ia that section.
Portland is now free from smallpox
aud business looking up; have been 50 Cases
in all in Ionia county and 10 deaths; Orange
township now has only one or two cases, and
Berlin three new ones.
Henry Smith, farmer, while going
to Grand Rapids with a load of produce, was
thrown from the wsgOn and 80 injured that
he died leaves widowed mother
Frei. Reed, West Cooper, Kalamazoo
county, went In bathing while perspiring, and
has not been able TO walk for several weeks
in consequence.
Louis White, tearnster at Chaplin
mine, Menominee county, nad his back broken
by a runaway team his life il despaired OF.
Eight charcoal kilns building at
Sears, Oscecla county, with capacity of 10000
cords year.
Benjamin Gardner, aged 30, Next
can war veteran, Dalton, Muskegon county,
died recently.
Mrs. Sullivan, formerly Miss Maggie
Buchanan, of Detroit, is said to have been The
FIRST woman who made journalism profess
sion and began as man would have done, by
doing the work at the Office instead Of at her
home. She began on the Chicago lines, sad
had a room 10 herself.
Rev. Daniel Ide, father of City Mar
shal Ide, CoIdwat and for 40 years preach
er in the N. E. church, di, d Of paralysis, re
Gently, aged 9S years.
William Parr, a wealthy farmer re-
siding about three miles south OF Charlotte,
committed suicide last week. Cause Of the act
unknown.
Pete Cevalia, charged with the muir
der of young Haho, ana who WIS in jail at
lansing, succeeded in escaping by digging a
hole through the lion floor Of his Cell. re-
ward OF 300 is offered by Sheriff Call for his
recapture. He is ot sallOw complexion, has
gray eyes, ia ~ years old, weighs 1875 pounds,
lie Ave feet ave inches tall, aud Is miserable
looking generally.
Two trains ON the Jackson, Lansing
* Saginaw railroad collided near jackson. A
special freight and an incoming freight met
90 single track; bat the engineers saw the
danger and reversed In time 10 prevent seri-
Ous accident The engines were injured sole
what, and four ears Of the incoming train were
piled on each other. Otis Hidden, the fireman
OF the incoming train, was injured, his foot 10
ing crushed between The platforms of the cab
and tender.
The body of Rev. j. b. Logan, color
cd, who was drowned in Pugsley's lake, has
been recovered.
A big days work was done on the
An Sable river one day last week by Capt.
owen and crew Of nine men. Three hun
dred and twenty -ens thousand feet OF long
timber was taken from thu pockets, securely
RATED with chain and delivered to the tug.
The Republican congressional con.
veution for the seventh district was held al
Port Huron, full delegations being present
The Hon. John 4. Rich was renominated
unanimously.
At the Republican convention, Paw
Paw, for the nomination OF candidate from
the first representative legislative district Of
Van Buren county, Robert l.. Warren, editor
aud proprietor Of the Decatur Republican, wa:
nominated.
Off Thunder Bay light house, last
week, the machinery of the Canadian propel-
Ter Glenhnlas became disabled, and the life
saving ctew went 70 her assistance, staying by
L L III a..
for aid, aud the tug Golden Eagle lief TO take
the Glenhnlas to Alpena for repairs. She wal
laden with railroad iron.
O. G. Whitmore s. Co., have trans
ferred the base OF their lumber bust ess, with
capital Of s2,000,OO0, from Chicago " Cadil
| lac.
1t is said that the new Neebish chan
nel is well marked with buoys aud targets,and
has good IL feet Of water all the way.