Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1882-12-21
MICH
STATE NE VS..

NE1TE NEW
Fred Elder and Henry Holmes will
play seven games of chess for 500 side at Bay
City the first half of next week
Henry Howell, dangerously pounded
Oily Thompson with an iron poker In Clio bar
Der shop one night, and then He'd
j. w. Smith of Ovid reports that he
was assaulted by two men, in Detroit, who rob
bed him OF about So cash and some valuable
papers.
Silas Dixon, an old resident of Ma
comb county, died at Mt. Clemens, aged 20
years. He was custom house officer there for
many years.
An Ovid child having been treated for
several months for polypus in the nose, the little
one was taken TO Detroit TO have the polypus cut
out. 1t proved TO be shoe button.
A Clio farmer, named Miller, had
one of his feet crushed between two cars while
attempting To pass through train which stood
across his path. John Manning rescued him
from death at the risk OF his own life.
Augusta Sterling, from jackson, and
Jennie Dessle, from Flint, two late arrivals at
the Adrian reform school for girls, escaped.
Both were caught at the Lake Shore depot, nut
one escaped the officer and was overtaken near
Lenawee junction, where she was hiding be-
hind some corn stalks. Both were returned 10
the reform school the same night alter u cold
tramp OF seVefal mlles'
Russell Freer, of Jackson, shoveled 20
tons of coal out of cars at that place in less
than nine hours not long since.
The charter of the First national bank
of Bay City will expire February "a, 1888. A
reorganization has been effected TO succeed il
by the Bay National bank with capital OF
$20O000.
VIM. L. Gibson, eX-cashier OF the
Citizens national bank of Flint, who has been
On trial in the district court TOR alleged viola
ton OF the national bank law, was acquitted
by the jury without leaving their seats.
BY invitation of the management of
the Chicago ~ West Michigan railway company
large delegation OF Muskegon lumber manu-
facturers III visit st. Louis, Kansas City and
other western points, to personally induce lum-
Der purchasers in those places 10 buy their
stock direct at Mdskegon, instead OF from Chi
cago dealers who now handle the most Of the
Muskegon product.
A fire that recently occurred in the
Union school building at Hudson, is attributed
to incendiary origin.
1t is reported that II narrow gauge
road will be built from Bay City to a connection
with the Port Huron narrow gauge system at OF
near Marlette, running via Caro-.
The Bay City Tribune asserts that the
contemplated chess match between Fred. Elder
of Detroit, and Harry Holmes, of Bay City, will
not be for money or any other consideration.
Adam Forepaugh has paid 81 900 to
settle the case brought against him in the superb
or court by Polish father whose boy had an
eye put out with a club at Detroit, by one of the
circus employees while peeping under the tent
last summer.
Fire of incendiary origin, broke out in
the work room of Floyd Burnham's shoe store
near the depot, at Ypsilanti. Before the fire de
flf fr1lpf Df
and stock was unavoidable. Loss variOusly es
timated at from $1,000 20 $4,000 on stock anC
about 81, 800 on building; insurance $500 OF
stock and 900 on the building, which wa
owned by l.. ID. Norris, of Grand Rapids. The
Follett house and McRoberts hotel, adjoining
we're damaged slightly
The shaft of Silver Islet silver mine
on Lake Superior, is down l. 100 feet and the!
are still working.
Will McGraw, Thos. II. McGraw anC
Mrs. Z. b. Curtis, of Bay City, have each re
ceived New York drafts for 100000 from tn,
estate OF late Jennie McGraw Fiske.
w. Ii. Hathaway awarded a verdic
OF 1000 against the Michigan Central railroad
company, in the jackson circuit court, for los
Of an arm while in the company's employ.
DIR. VIM. Daghish, physician, lawyer
and real estate owner, died at his home in Ba.
City few days ago. He has been prominen
valley Tor many years.
A Branch county farmer selling loaC
of corn by weight, in Coldwater, was detected
in including his own weight in the SALE but a
he wouldn't deliver himself at corn prices, h
was forced to disgorge.
Jackson Patroit says: j. F. Sammon
shipped seven bushels aud three pecks of blacl
walnuts TO jeff Smith of Grand Rapids, Dakota
who will plant them on his farm next spring
Young black walnut groves are being starte'
at many points in that part OF Dakota.
Mineral water has been found at tn
Fsrwell paper mills, Ypsilanti, at a depth Q
$40 feet. The water is as strong as that at MI
Clemens, and is said TO be getting stronger
The well was bored by c. A. Minis, who say
that he can also get the water In Detroit, as
is on the same line as Ypsianti and Mt Glen
ems.
A drain commissioners convention
70 be composed of county and township drai
commissioners and Others interested in drain
age, is proposed to be held at Lansing carly /
January The object is TO compare notes wit
the view Of securing uniformity in the operl
ton of the drain law and TO agree upon som
needed amendments. The drain law of las
session is regarded as great improvement o
the old law, and with some notifications it
believed IL will be all that is desired. We
lington Ellis, county drain commissioner, d.
troit, may be addressed on the subject.
There are 375 boys in reform school
Lansing: 70 more than its capacity"
Iron Mountain, Menominee county
becomes presidential postoflice Jan. l.
Cassopolis high school scholars chip
ped in 80 Us for shoes for poor classmates.
Albert Van Dyke, Paw Paw, killed
golden eagle measuring ~ feet from tip
tip.
Three young men of Berlin, Monro
county, named Shinevare Roberts and Reaum
went 10 the pneries a few weeks ago, but didn
like the business. They returned few day
ago, al sick with the pleurisy, aud all hay
since died.
Sufferers I'm War, Friends I'm Peace
A large number of Michigan veterans OF Il
war, who suffered in rebel prisons, held NEE
ing at Grand Rapids, recently, and organize
society.
In the evening the ex-pTisoners, togethC
with members of Custer and Champlin post
grand army republic, banqueted at the armoI
OF Co. b. The hall was handsomely decorate
with evergreens and the walls covered wit
notices, the inscriptions being appropriate
the occasion.
The exercises Of the evening were opene
with prayer by the Rev. j. s. Preston chapai
OF the state association. The address of we
come was delivered by Col. A. T. McReynolC
of Grand Rapids, and the response by Capt.