Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1882-10-26
MICHIGAN.
STATE NEWS.

did IL because he found her with her face
painted in manner he did not like. He was
fined $500
p. p. Randolph, wealthy and re-
spected merchant of Flint opened his store for
business as usual in the morning, and while
attending to his affairs fell dead of heart
disease.
Matte Mosher, aged q years, daugh-
ter of Fred Valentine of Manchester, took
poison and died the first OF the week. She
was Of weak mind, having been deranged by
reason Of having been badly stung by bees
when child two years old. This dwarfed
her physically and mentally. The only reason
known for her fatal deed was her iufrmities.
Charles Hicks of Lapeer, was fatally
injured by the cars or the Detroit d Bay City
railroad last week. He died few hours after
ward.
Albert Hunnewell has accepted the
SUPPLEMENTARY of the rawas d Bay county
railroad.
Date G. Smith and l.. III. Field, of
Jackson, own farm in Dakota, near Banch-
ard. Of 1850 acres, 1850 under cultivation,
from which there will be taken this season T.
500 bushels OF oats, q 90 bushels OF barley and
~ 800 bushels OF wheat.
Burglars entered the store of Henry
j. Woods, postmaster at Rives' Junction, broke
open the safe and stole about $lS in money.
While the bookkeeper in the street
rail uua nfftna far
from the last car in, some thief crawled through
a window and carried of box containing the
evening receipts Of the cars, about $50.
AS anorth-bound freight train on the
Saginaw division Of the Michigan Central was
nearing Bath station, brakeman started to
set the brakes, and was In the act Of stepping
across from one car to another when the train
broke in two at that point and he fell between
the cars. The train was then moving at the
rate OF 20 miles an hour, but strange to say he
escaped with only dislocated ankle.
Lon Belts of Reading met with Sc.
rious loss while fishing He wanted hook
which was in his pocket book which he took
out and laid on his knee. After fixing the
hook On the line. he baited and threw II, forget
ting to put up the book. The boat was small
and In few moments he found the book had
slid of into the lake. In 1t was bank certif-
cate Of deposit for $3.50; 1920 in cash, gold
ring worth $8, a silver ring, etc. The value
OF the certificate Is all right but the rest is lost
up to present writing.
James Kelly, of Owosso, a railroad
man employed on the Macsinaw division OF
the Michigan Central railroad, was found
drowned in Grand river near the Columbus
street bridge in Jackson. He was about "a
years of age.
A child of Martin Hicks, of Brighton,
fell into an old unused cistern breaking Its
neck by the fall.
A fire broke out at Pontiac in a
building owned by Adam Shaft and occupied
by t. Lamountain as a laundry. Everything
in the building was burned. The store north
occupied by Geo. Bower, shoemaker, was
south of the laundry building, was entirely
burned. 1t was occupied on the lower floor
by Geo. Hicks, who saved his stock. The up.
per floor was used as dwelling by Henry
Prall and family. He is steady, hard-work.
ing young man and loses everything. Among
his household goods was a new sewing ma
chine and coal stove just set up. The family
barely escaped with their lives. The boot and
shoe store of John Chase was also partially
burned and bis stock somewhat damaged. The
total losses on the buildings and stock will
rssch $4,000; insurance, $4,000.
Three stores were robbed at Kalkas-
ka the same night. A little over $50 was
obtained from them, the most Of it being
taken from McVean's safe, which was blown
open.
A lumber jobber says that men are
going in to work in the woods quite freely
and wages have slightly declined. Operators
are offering $2i to $2S per month, aud state
they have no difficulty in obtaining men al
these figures.
An eight-year-old daughter of Geo.
R. whyat OF near Whitehall, was fatally
burned recently. Her mother sent her with
shovel full of hot Goals to her father who
was working in field, and the wind blew the
Gre upon her 80 that her clothes caugh
fire.
A reunion of ex-prisoners of wal
took place at Lyons this week. Many citizens
from various parts of the state were present
and camp No. was organized. Several able
addresses were made, and banquet in the
evening completed the good time.
s. Mortimer, one of Lyons Oldest
citizens, died recently.
James A. Walker who for some time
has bad charge of the Michigan Central Co..
pumping engine at Marshall, was found dead
in bed at the Forbes house. Physicians state
that death was caused by epilepsy. His home
was in Convls.
New postoffices have been establish.
ed at Episoolon, Emmett courtyard Strong
vile, Chippewa county.
j. G. Benedict, one of the Oldest bus
mess men in Clayton, is closing out his stock
preparatory to investing In a Texas cattle
ranch.
Talk of lowering Stone lake, jackson
county, three feet by means of a new outle
into the Raisin river
j. H. Halbert, Of Plainwell. lost his
left arm in the machinery of Human & Ward,
Touring mill Battle Greek. He would have
been killed had not the men stopped the ma
chinery very quickly.
The M. e. church of Grand Ledge
has paid Its long-standlng debt Of $4,000.
Walter Rossman, a 5-year-old boy OF
Grand Ledge, was sent one evening after the
COW. Not having returned at O'Clock. the