Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1882-08-10
NEms Oh Y'AE MEEK.
MICHl4AN.

chine in the world for the Chaplin pnuemati
works at Chicago, for the manufacture of stes
and lion by the new process, directly from pi
iron.
Burdick Potter of Fenton, has beer
convicted OF assaulting his wife, and fined S5
and costs. The case has beon appealed. Tn
parties were married only last December.
A Muskegon dog, last week, attacked
irculm saw, which he thought was puttinl
too many airs, in saw mill. The fight wa
lively for few seconds; when the dog retired
with one leg sawed of, his throat cut, his most
split, his teeth all gone, with ther injuries.
A son of l.. V. Curry, Fenton, while
playing around freight train fell and broke
both bones of his leg.
A fire in Fort Gratiot destroyed
$4,000 worth of property. The Macarthur
House, Wyman's grocery, ETC., are among the
buildings burned.
The bodies of Mrs. Wilson and her
little son, who died while lost in the woods
near Newberry, were removed from their ten-
porary resting place in the woods to the Gem
etery at St. Ignace a few days ago, at the ex-
pense Of St. Ignace citizens.
John Bugg of Kalamazoo has been
sentenced to 80 days at the Ionia house Of cor
rsction for attempting to make an illegal bed
Bugg of himself.
West Branch Is happy in the posses
sion of three flowing drive wells.
State Oil Inspector Luce decides that
he has no right to prohibit the use Of gasoline
for heating purposes. In free country why
should not people blow themselves up II they
want TOP
Fifteen cases of smallpox are report
cd at Westwood, Kalkaska, Co. No mails are
received and trains are not permitted to stop
there.
Col. A. T. McReynolds has recovered
the list OF Mexican veterans which he supposed
had been destroyed, and there will therefore
be no necessity Tor survivors Of that war to
send him their names, as has been requested
generally by the press of the State.
The Soldiers and Sailors Association
Of southwe stern Michigan will hold its en-
campment for 1882 at Three Rivers, commence
ing August 2Sd and lasting three days. All
honoraDly discharged soldiers and sailors of
the late war are invited to attend this encamp-
msnt where they will be provided with rations
and quarters free.
J. M. Eaton, of Ohio, has been taken to
Ionia for three months, for abusive treatment
and threats to kill his wife. He has Just
served 80 days In the county jail for the same
offense, and was no sooner out than he got
drunk and drove his wife out Of the house,
threatening her life.
Rev. A. L. Pierson, of Detroit, has |
accepted the call extended to him by the Sec
Dnd Presbyterian church Of indianapolis.
j. II. Munson, a young man in the
smploy Of Capt. s. B. Grummond, Detroit, fell
through hatchway producing fatal injury.
1t is estimated that 1000 persons are
picking huckieberries on the Gregory marsh,
hres miles north Of Homer.
The farmers are very much worried
bout their wheat, owing to the rain that has
low continued most of the time since Sunday
light Much of the crop is still unsecured.
Two sisters living in Cheshire, Mrs.
]heeseman and Mrs. HoughtalinQ, became in.
ane last Wednesday on the subject Of religion.
IN the afternoon In question, Mrs. Houghtal-
ng called upon her sister, when they sung and
rayec, throwing themselves on the bed and
houting "Glory to God" The same evening
hey became perfectly insane, and have re-
aained so ever since Steps are being taken
D have them removed to the KRlams zoo insane
sylum.
A Saginaw City man got on top Of a ,
ariel to Ok hammock on his porch. The {
ariel head caved in under him; then the bar
81 upset and rolled down the steps and clear I
cross the yard with the man In it. When this ,
0uble began it was only common salt bar I
u, but when the man got out its inside was
} thoroughly lined with hair, pieces Of skin,
othing and profane language that II is
fought petroleum oil wouldn't leak through
For embeZZlement Charles Stickney !,
ss been sentenced to be confined at hard work
the Ionia prison for the full term OF two
,ars.
Clara Lee, the missing girl at Ben
n Harbor has been found. 1t Is thought the n
Jung woman did not care to be found.
The case of the people against George u
nill Of the bryant house. Flint and his bar 3
nders, for keeping open July 4, resulted in y
the jury being equally divided. !"
Henry Davidson, who attempted to 81
Try of the young son of Rev. e. II. Teal of
larlotte, was arraigned, charged with assault %
ID battery. Davidson pleaded not guilty and y
as held to bail In the circuit court. He was
unx at the time, and makes no further ex o,
snation Of his having the child In his buggy. H
The rainfall Friday afternoon and M
ening was enormous. The Ionia Vi
ter works reservoir burst, the streets are dc
oded and the cellars and Easements through.
{ the city dlled. A heavy washout a mile vi
sst Of that city, on the Detroit Lansing & re-
'rthern Railroad, will prevent the passage jo
any trains over that road until Monday.
Q washout is about twenty feet deep and M,
~ feet In length. Several culverts within ON
miles north, on that road, are reported