Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1882-07-27
NEWS OF TEE WEEK.
MICHIGAN.

Dot at Grand Haven burned Saturday night
1he fire was started by cigar stub 10 saw
dust spittoon. Loss on building about $l,2JO
amount of freight In the depot not known
No insurance.
Robert Wilson, locomotive foreman at thu
Grand Trunk Junction, was run over by Carr
and fatally injured, on the 18th.
A correspondent of the Free Press think
Reed City gives promise OF becoming the hub
1t now has seven churches, and 10 building
are In the course OF erection, the majority o.
which are being constructed with an eye t.
permanence and architectural beauty
John Hunt OF Middlesex, Canada, foreman II
Russell Bros single mill, Manistee, while at
tempting to remove belt, was drawn agains
a shaft and killed.
Francis Graves,of the Plain Dealer, Hastings
has been complained Of In the United States
District Court for circulating obscene litera
ture through the mails. He gave bail to mp
pear for trial August IL, at Grand Rapids.
Kalkaska rejoices in good grass crop. A
A. Abbott one Of the original platters OF Kal
kaska Village, and at present its Oldest resi-
dent, has sold his house and lot. Mr.. Abbott
will sojourn for time at Charlevoix.
The corner store Of new Episcopal church
at Harbor Springs has just been laid.
The forests are on fire in Iosco county, be-
tween East Tawas aud Au Sable.
Daring a shower at Flint, on the 18th
lightning struck chimney on the Bryant
house aud going down tie chimney knock
cd stove to pieces and shocked Mrs. Knil
very badly, but did no serious damage.
Bears are reported to be numerous In
the woods about Hougthon and Hancock, l.
Frank Wystyrh, young boy, on the Fourth
at Calumet, cut the skin on one finger by q
spark frem toy pistol. Monday his hand
swelled; Tuesday lock-jaw set in; "Wednesday
he died.
At Iron Mountain, L. s., the little son Of VIM
Stevens was wounded In the band by toy
pistol on the 4th, and the following Wednss
day he died Of lock jaw.
At Ionia, John Guilfey, for horse stealing
and Jacob Kunkelman, for breaking into q
store at Pewamo, have been sentenced to II
months at jackson and Ionia respectively.
The social event Of the season at Niles wal
the marriage this week of Fred II. Bacon, o
young attorney OF st. Louis, Mo-, and
Miss Clara, daughter Of A. J. Clelland, one Of
the leading manufacturers OF the place.
A gravel train on the Cincinnati, Wabash d
Michigan railroad ran off the track near Niles
throwing the tender and locomotive of the
treetle work into the river. The engineer IS
capped with slight injuries. The fireman, M. @
McClees had his foot crushed and may lose his
leg.
Battle Greek has public conveyance known
as the Irish haunting Car"
]. Sturm, one Of the highly esteemed citizens
Of Saline, was very seriously injured by his
team running away. VIM. Lindsey, mar
with him, was also injured.
The prolonged and unascoIntable absence
Of VIM K. Culver from his home in ColdwateI
causes his wife and friends anxiety.
A police court jury OF Detroit declined ia
convict Thos. Lorimer of Belle Isle, for viola
tien Of the liquor law, on the ground that while
the offense was clearly shown, the law which
he was charged with violating was IAN unjust
one"
A storm cloud passsd over the vicinity OF
New Hudson this week, with wind, hail and
rain. Nearly all the wheat and other crops
were ruined, and damage to buildings done.
John A. Russell Of Detroit has invented Q
new form Of underground main for conducting
powerful currents, such as are used for electric
lighting or for manufacturing and motive pur
poses.
Kalamazoo is to have free delivery of the
u. y. mail.
Wilcox, the Grand Rapids policeman engaged
TO attend to smallpox cases, Is now down with
the disease for the second time. He had il
badly some years ago, when he was confined
over month.
j. A. Gale of Grand Rapids accidentally shOt
himself through one hand, while handling q
revolver.
The planning mill of j. G. Williamson, Jack
son, was partially burned Thursday night, at 9
loss Of $1,000. The FIRE caught In the engine
room.
Judge Christiancy has returned to his home
in Lansing, and will enter once more upon the
practice of his profession. He does not intend
10 90 into general and indiscriminate practic,
at the bar, but will act as counsel on any ques-
ton arising in any part Of the state or else
where.
Hon. e. B. Cottrell, Detroit, OF the FIRE reie
commission, brought back from the burned
district sample Of the wheat being raised
from seed furnished by the commission. The
sample is a sl-headed stool, and was taken al
chance from field Of % acres. The wheat /,
Of excellent quality, and the prospects are COCO
for the largest crop every raised In the district
Mrs. Frank Gundell of Monroe, aged about
90 years, was hit on the head, and probably
fatally injured, by piece Of scantling careless
ly thrown from the second story Of nsv
building Her skull was badly fractured.
A Agar old son OF VIM. Carleton wal
drowned in the st. Clair river, by falling from
the wharf on which he was playing. The chile
had been absent but short time when BIZ
mother went 10 look for him, and found hin
lying on the bottom in about three feet Of wa
ter.