Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1882-06-08

surveying, numbering ABOUT 10, are III
camp near Traverse city where they
will spend three weeks in field work
under the direction of Prof. Davis.
Mrs. VIM. b. Warrant, of kalamazoo
after short illness died of small
pox.
Calvin and VIM. Moss, colored, were
drowned while fishing in the river near
Kalamazoo.
Twenty-six mills are now running
at Muskegon eleven hours with full
crews.
A twelve-year son of John Adams,
of Lapeer, in passing behind house in
the stable, received kick. which
crushed the skull, and will result fatal
ly.
The balance in the State Treasury
May 81 was $1,630,115.24.
The faculty of Hillsdale College for
babe the students going TO hear Anna
Dickinson, which served as a good free
advertisement for Anna.
Thomas Duncharme, boat builder
of Port Huron, was drowned near The
Sarnia dock by the upsetting of a sail
boat in which he was conveying con-
ductor Mitchell across. Mr.. M. chung
to the boat and was saved.
The internal revenue collections for
the First District in Michigan for May
1882 were $100,057. 63, which is Sc, S49.-
~ more than for the same month last
year.
John NJ. Nicol, who FOR four and a
half years has acted as agent of the
Canada Southern Fast Freight Line in
Detroit, has terminated his connect on
with the company, with view to en-
gaging in other business.
The drug and grocery store of Hoyt
& WATSON, at Hoytville, Eaton Co.,
was burned with its contents on
Wednesday, supposed to have been
struck by lightning. Loss $4,000. The
mail matter of the post Office, kept in
the building was lost.
Frank Foot, fireman on the Saginaw
Bay and Northwestern railway, '7as
drawn under the cars at Pinconning
and fatally injured, dying in three
hours.
Louise Miller, an employe at the
Cass House, ChebOygan, was found dead
in her bed, aphial of cedar oil under ler
pillow.
There are over "a miles of water
mains in Grand Rapids, but no city
hospital. During May real estate 10
the value of S207 ,107.75 changed hands.
The board of directors of the North
eastern Agricultural Society had an en-
thusiastic meeting to prepare for the
fair to be held In East Saginaw in Sep
TENDER. They propose to eclipse any
district exhibition heretofore given in
the state.
Rob't Dawson of Pontiac took large
dose of aconite in a iii of despondency.
By pumping, and efforts to counterfeit
the effects of the poison, his life VIII
probably be saved.
DR.. A. S. May of Independence, X ID,
has made sensation at Adrian by bis
sudden appearance there, and an iln-
| perious demand for Emma" whom lie
says he will marry or murder. He is
said to be the victim of a lifelong afft c.
ton, and the object of his affections has
had all she could do to keep out of his
way, so determined has he been on 81 q
fulfillment of an engagement, which e.
father of the loved one would not con-
sent to.
AS the keeper Of Forepaugh's liol y
entered his cage at Lansing, to clean 1t,
one of the animals seized him by tie
arm, and was not induced to let go ull-
til five shots had been put into his BODY,
and his jaws pried open. He was then
skinned and given prey to his fellow
lions.
Burglars entered the liquor store Of
w. II. Haddrill, North Branch, drilled
the safe and stole about $4,000. They
barn of Thomas McLain, and made off
towards Lapeer.
Mrs. Henry Van Hesal, near Grand
Rapids, came to her death in my ste
rious way. Being an invalid, she kept
a rope hanging over her head, with a
| loop at the lower end to aid herself in
turning over in bed. In some way,
whether by accident or design is not
certain, she got her head through the
moose and was found strangled.
The Jackson County Pioneer Asso-
| claClOn nelu us annual picnic at GraSS
Lake, which was largely attended. W.
X. Gibson was the orator.
The convention of the Episcopal
Diocese of Western Michigan was held
at Kalamazoo, Bishop Gillespie presd-
ing. The Episcopal fund was reported
to be $35,715,95, and there was def
cit Of one or two thousand.
AS Daniel Abbott, farmer, of Shia-
wassee county, stopped at Owosso sta
ton to assist lady off the cars, he
was surrounded by three men when
returning to his seat and robbed of
$50. Feeling hand in his pocket, he
seized its owner by the collar, but was
jerked back by the other two and held
until the thief escaped, when they too
ran from the train.
Rev. ]. e. Richards, of First Congre-
gational church of st. Johns, has
brought suit for libel against Marion
Babcock for publishing and circulating
libelous matter. He was charged with
having refused to attend the funeral,