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

The accident happened at crossing III ou'
an some think there sreindic'uons tha' nucA
was afoot at the time, having got out oil his
wagon 70 take his horses by the head. The
wagon was demolished and the horses Ni'eu'
When the train reached the next station WIN
tina manpled remains, an inspection Of the en
vine showed that a part OF hors
was still carried upon the pilot. BUCK
lvad at Green Oak. The corOner's jury exohef-
ate the railroad company and Its employees
William Williams died in the county
iail, Grand Rapids, OF consumption. He.whs
we'll educated man, but an excessive drinker'
Hs had friends in Detroit, and the remhlns
have been forwarded to that city.
The corner stone of the new Episcopal
church has been laid at Ionia, northeast corner
OF Washington and First streets. The services
conducted by Bishop Gillespie aud hevs' MOT
ria and BurfOrd, all Of Grand Rapids. ne
structure will cost $1,000, exclusive OF site.
Fire at Grand Rapids destroyed a
stock of groceries, the property of John De-
graaf. Loss $3.50; Insurance. SToO. Inc
store building which isowned by VIM. VC"n
nor, was damaged to the extent OF s4cO; IN
sured. IL,
VIM. II. Kingsley, switchman in the
Michigan Central yard at Niles, had his foot 80
badly crushed by a passing engine that IL Was
necessary to amputate 1t.
The Staats.Zeitung, Grand Rapids
has a contract TO furnish 500 extra copies
week for a year 10 the German Immigrant Al
society OF the state for immigration purposes
Thos. B. Bice, ex-prObate judge and
prosecuting attorney, died suddenly from the
effects ef strong drink, at Menomines.
Mrs. F. l.. Jennings, aged 76, Of
Monroe Centre, near Travers City, was fatally
burned in the destruction OF her house last
week.
The reception to Grandma Garfield
and her daughter, Mrs. Lar Ibee, at GrAd
Rapids, was largely attended.
A farmer of billiards, Allegan eolln-
ty, In building barn of black walnut, butter
nut and white wood.
The electric lights are said to pre-
vent telephone communication between Bay
City and Saginaw at night.
The cattle disease at Grand Ledge,
mentioned last week, is pronounced by GA
dealers to be probably due to change Of pas-
ture water and climate, ana not rinderpest n
anything ike 1t.
s. G. Drake, hall master Michigan
state prison, reports six prisoners received
during August, Is dismissed NY expiration Of
sentence, and one released on pardon leaving
a total in prison Aug. 81 OF $40. "a net deereaae
OIL
The demurrer has been argued ut
Paw Paw in the case OF the widower 0lney vs..
the widow Manley, to bill to enjcin the co !
lection Of that $4,000 note given the widow 10
get back $4,000 in bonds, ETC., taken posoes-
sion " by her when 0luey was visiting her.
One day last week James Lambert Of
Niles, while AT South Bend on business had
his pocket picked or upwards OF 800; and dur
ing the day, while tina family Was absent, fls
house was entered by thieves, AMI all the jew
eIry found upon the premises taken.
Moses Marble, Deer6eld, fell from a
warehouse platform at Howell, and almost
instantly died from heart disease.
Four released Ionia prisoners struck
for Grand Haven, and were locked up before
night: three drunk aud one for robbery.
Mac Walker of Port Huron has a
paten' on his railway coach 6re extlnguisher,
and has several orders for the same.
Mrs. r. Simmons, Casco, st. Clair
county, picked 80 quarts blackberies in 10
: hours.
A Grand Haven company shipped AZ
cargoes of lumbar to Chicago during August.
FeDton Touring mills are filling a
- large order for Europe direct
L. X. q. Peters, of Manistee, has built
quite town of his own at East Lake on &C.
count of his extensive mills and salt blocks
He owns over 100 OF iss d IlirRs there. Be
knows personally every one of the 500 or more
men in his employ, and can call each one a
them by name His salt block will ultimate 81
have capacity Of 900 barrels day.
A bear and two cubs were seen with.
iu Inlle and a half of Farweli, Clare county
quietly helping Themselves to blackberriei
from patch where family OF pickers weI'
also busy.
Bay City officers think they have q
clue to tho clothing thieves of last spring, aDC
have gone to the southern part OF the stat'
after certain men who are selling clothipI
very CHEAP.
Alvin Finch is unable to furnish
bondsmen for liquor selling, and will there
fore give up running the Greenbush, AcoD'
county, hotel.
Grand Rapids panel and venee
works will cost $4,000, aud be finished il
two mouths
During his Is years relationship a
Grand Rapids, S. S. Bailey turned over 10 tb
government S1,97O,s54 A..
Lewis Harris partly finished dwell
ing at Grand Rapids burned recently; los
S1,s00, Insurance. ~ 600.
Kalkaska, Kalksska county, is seek
INK incorporation IN a village.
Four Kalamazoo horses sold 70
$500 and shipped TO Buffalo.
The team OF Thos. Underwood, liy
ing fodr miles from Adrian, ran away, and |
some way the neck-yoke was driven into on
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