Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1882-09-07


either good judgment or taste.
In the case of Marquette count
against the bondsmen OF Ward, defaultin
county treasurer, a verdict for upwards @
$4,000 has been rendered In favor OF th
ounty. The case will be carried to the 81
prenIe court
Mrs. Peter Aten, 80 years old, dieo
near Tecumseh on the 2Sth on a farm whicl
has been her home over so years.
On Monday 1,070 logs were cut al
Sages mill, West Bay City, by No. 2 gang, il
IL hours; the fastest work yet known "a
Alpena has contracted for IA cleo
trio street lamps, 1000 candle power each, fol
two years at $50 year.
1t has just come to light that convict
Emory H, Thomas was married In jackson
prison to Mary Brown, by Chaplain Hickox
July %. This is Michigap's first state prison
wedding. Thomas is In for seven years fcf
stealing silk.
The state teachers institute at Hills
dale was largely attended, ninety-two ladies
and thirty-three gentlemen being enrolled as
members. 1t was an interesting and profit.
able meeting.
A train of 20 Montgomery palace
stock carr passed through Port Huron recent
ly, with Is head Of cattle in each Car. The
train. which was on a trial trip from Chicago
10 New York, via the G. T. and n L., L. E. d
W. roads, was drawn by two engines, and
made the run OF 1886 miles from Chicago in Is
hours 10 minutes, ard expect TO reach New
York in AZ hours from Port Huron, or about
one-third the usual time. Special Agent Horn,
Of the humane association, expressed himself
well pleased.
The FowlervIlle Review reports the
finding of the bones of mastodon In White
Oak, Ingham county. The bone from the
knee 10 the ankle Is four feet long and one
foot thick, short rib Eve feet long, a part OF
the horn or trunk four feet long and six inches
through at the smaller end. The animal must
have stood rs feet high.
About 40 survivors of the fifth Mich
igan infantry attended the reunion at Capac
and all bad good time. Officers were elect
cd for the ensuing year. Meet next year at
Pennington.
"The regular annual attempt to re-
vive the Grand Rapids and Saginaw railroad
company" has been made. Ten miles OF il
were graded 10 years ago, since which moth
ing has been done.
Grandma Garfield, mother of the late
president, is in Grand Rapids for visit Of
several days. She will be rendered reception |
by leading citizens. .rr
Jack Butler, living four miles north |
of Wayne, lost leg recently on the f. & P.
M. road. ~ - |
Bay City reports unprecedently large
sales Of salt for this season, q good deal going |
east; 1t Is not believed prices will advance.
Grand Rapids peninsular club pro-
poses to invest $4,000 in a club house, S27..
$50 Of which Is subscribed.
Eddie Briggs, five years old, fell into
the river from South Bay City wharf, and
was drowned.
White Russian wheat, grown by r.
p. Gustin, Bay City, went 81 bushels to the
acre. ~. f"t
Good heavy horses sell at Bay City
$500 TO $500 span for numbering.
The failure of the Detroit league club
to keep their engagement at Charlotte caused
great dissatisfaction, as large crowd was on
hand for the game and a large number Of
tickets sold.
Fred Ward, the boy who stole some
money and clothes from the Baird house, has
been sent TO the Lansing reform school.
Chief Of Charlotte fire department, J.
V. johnson, has resigned on account OF chang
Ing bis home to st. Louis, Mich. .s,'s..i
A. L. Clark, jeweler, Inlay City, was
seriously burn ed by the explosion Of tin al
eohoI lamp while using "a blew pipe II is
feared that be will lose the sight of one of his
Eyes.
1t is reported that at the conference
II the Grand Trunk officials at Port Huron IL
was decided TO double track the road 10 Du-
and.
The wife of Capt. John Bailey, of the ,
schooner Gillett, was drowned of the vessel !.
while In the dry dock at Grand Haven. The
aptan was on deck at the time, and says bis |
wife lost her balance and fell overheard. The
,ody was covered within 20 minutes, but all
'fforts at suscitation failed. .t1 ~ "a
Seven of the 60 cattle brought from Q
owa to Grand Ledge two weeks ago have died 3
rom some disease resembling rinderpest. q
hey die quickly when taken. Possibly change Q
4 water and feed has TO do with It. The herd
ost $1,000. 49,
The Bay City man whose skull was b
rushed with slab book, has had IL pieces of Ia
be skull removed, and is doing wsll. The n
nan who struck him not yet caught. n