Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1882-12-14
STATS NEWS.

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About I6O,O00,000 feet of lumber
has been cut at Menominee this season, 81
100000 .ath aud l7.Oe0,OOO shingles. On the
Wisconsin side, just across from asnomines'
the cut has been nearly a. great
Thomas Rhodes. OF Coldwater, Tell
from scaffod at the opera house in that city,
breaking one Of his legs.
Prof. Manly Miles, formerly VI the
Michigan state agricultural college, has ac'
cepted the chair OF agriculture at the Massa'
chusetts agricultural college.
VIM. +. Norris, formerly clerk OF
the Forbes house at Marshall, and later at
.,tit1to the Fraser house at Bay City, died at
alamazoo recently.
The recently organized Chippewa
lumber company has purchased from Sagi-
nav parties tract of pine in the town OF
Chippewa, II miles east of Big Rapids, on the
railroad, paying $i5C,0CO. The pine Is esti-
mated at l0O,O0O,O00 feet, and all OF 1t vii!
probably be sawed at Big Rapids. Mich.
VIM. p. Lothrop, prominent bust
ness man Of Three Rivers, died at Fargo, OAK,
a few days ago. He was a nephew of q. V. N.
Lothrop, Of Detroit.
Edward Thayer, of Sheridan, has a
No specimen Of the rare arctic, or snow owl,
which was caught slivs. 1t measures o feet
inches fiom tip to tip.
An immense number of sheep and
hogs are being fattened for market about
0alesburg this winter. that locality making a
specially Of that kind OF business.
The boys at Orchard Lake military
academy will be let out for the holiday vaca-
ion Dec. 20, and must be back January ..
Since The lst of last month there
have been received at the Eastern asylum for
the insane an average OF one patient per day
and still they CO mel
Mrs. Annie Krebbs, Of Alexandria
Bay, N. Y, has begun suit 10 the U. s. court
at Grand Rapids against the clty OF MuskeRon
for damages Ia The sum of $4,000 for injuries
received from falling through adjective side
walk in Muskegon in December, 1851. She
broke one Of her legs and sustained permanent
disabilities.
A Grand Trunk freight train ran in
to q wood train at Wallace, near Charlotte,
recently. Two engines were wrecked and one
fireman slightly hurt The track was cleared
before night.
Martin Perk of Coldwater, has been
convicted Of arson In the circuit OF Branch
county. He Is the frst Of the 6rsman arrested
for burning various bnsiaess property 10 that
city last year, who his been convicted on
trial.
Mrs. Elsie A. Abbott has been ap'
pointed postmaster OF K ,lkaska.
Dispatches, exchanges and letters
from all over the state, show that the transit
OF Venus was pretty closely watched by Michi'
gan people.
Charles Decker, proprietor of the
grist mill at Dschrvllle, S,nilac county, wa
caught by belt he was adi usting, and was in
SANITY killed. B ,th legs were torn on below
tho knee and buried IN the other side of the
mill. Mr.. Decker was the founder Of Decker
vile and prominent citizen. He was about
60 years old and leaves wife and several
grown-up children.
Mrs. William III. Fisher left her
hsme in Detroit one afternoon to 90 to the
house of her daughter, Mrs. S. B. Brooks, in
the same city. On the way she fell, and after
being taken to Mrs. Brooks she lived only q
few moments Heart disease was the cause
Of her death. she was aged 90 years. She
had lived In Detroit 35 years and was much
esteemed. She was the mother OF Mr.. VIM
Fisher, Mrs. James Delhridge OF Msnistee
Mich, of Mrs. Lizzie Welch and Mr.. Charles
Fisher OF Allegan.
Prof. McLouth, of the Ypsilanti
normal school, obtained valuable observations
of the transit OF Venus.
A German named Louis, about 40
years old, was found in dying condition in a
barn ~ miles south aud west Of Grand
Ledge and soon after died. He tad lived
thsreabouts for several years, and had no
family or relatives. 1t is supposed his death
resulted from epilepsy.
A 15-years convict named Murdoch,
who was employed on the wagon contract at
the state prison. got his arm caught In ma
was chopped of by inches up to the elbow.
AS William Haynes of Brighton, was
unloading wagon at an elevator his team
became frightened at an engine working in
the yard ana ran around a corner upsettinR
the wagon. Mr.. Haynes being underneath
was dragged a considerable distance, and was
seriously injured, one hip bsiug dislocated
and ono leg was broken.
Congressman Willis, the newly
elected Preslden. Of the Michigan state norma
school has been invited to read a paper befor,
the convention Of the superintendents Of pub
lie instruction, to be held In Washington som,
time In January next.
Mrs. John Tomlin Of West Kalamo
Eaton county, has busksd LOCO bushels o.
corn this season, besides doing all her house
work and caring for family OF children. A
sister Of this lady butked 80 bushels In on,
day.
Job Cranson, banker and one of Fen.
tons wealthiss. citzens, died suddenly at bill
residences on Adelaide street recently.
About $50 guests gathered at the
residence OF the veteran circus manager, j. 4
Warner, LsneiDg,to help him aud Mrs. Warner
celebrate their silver wedding Many beauti-
full and appropriate presents were left by tbs
visiting friends.
Mrs. Tenney, the able and efficien,
state librarian, has issued her annual report
The Oak. Land and Lumber com