Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1882-10-19
MICHIGAN.
STATE NEWS.

farm near the six mile house on the Pontiac
road.
Walter Hollister of Hillsdale severely
stabbed George Rheim during an alteration
about buggy which hOllister and another lad
hired OF Rheim ana had broken while using IL
About four hours after the oddfel-
lows of Lawton had gone home from lodge fire
broke out In the lodge, destroying IT, also the
Presbyterian chapel and Watson's wagon shop,
blacksmithing and undertaking establishment.
Loss about 5000, with no Insurance..
Ole Gabrielson, a grocer, who was
but recently married, was drowned list week
by falling into White river at the bridge ne-
.wren Montague and Whitehall.
A livery team belonging to Frank
Sammons, Of Cheooygan, backed of the dock
into the river ana were drowned. They dis
appeared in an Instant, as the current carried
them under the steamer City OF Cleveland, then
lying at the dock. The hack was recovered
but was badly demolished.
A school teacher named Whistler,
aged 40 years, was found dying OF coDsump-
1~tion in his bed at the Exchange hotel, Petos
sey. His friends could not bs found by tee-
| graph and his body will be buried IN the Wit
age Cemetery. rhe contents of his trunk
were chiefly patent medicine bottles, etc, and
his diary revealed that he had mother and
sister in Ohio somewhere.
Fire destroyed High & Aliens cigar
factory at Ovid.
Mathew Berlin, of Medina, was re-
lieved Of S25 by highway robber, and on the
next night the house of Nathan Negus, OF the
same town, was broken into and $3.50
stolen.
A gang of thieves have been opera
ting about Brighton quite extensively, steal
ing harness, robes, etc. They got in one night
no less than FIVE sets OF harness. Wrathful
citizens caught and Gagged a suspicious char
acter in hotel room, bat he got away.
A farmer named Davidson, living
near Deckerville, Sauilac county. Quarreled
with his wife and SOD about property matters
and in his rage shot ana killed his wife. He
subsequently tried 10 Kill his sou John, aged
20 The murderer has fed.
Robert G. Rudd, proprietor of the
we'll known Rudd mills at Orion diei at bis
home, IL miles southeast OF that place, after
a lingering illness. Mr.. Rudd was a native
OF England and about IS years old. He came
to this couHtry over 40 years ago, and went
direct to Orion, which has since been biz
home.
Bay City has now six electric lights
1000 candle power each, hoisted on tower
200 feet hiYh.
A $4,000 stock company has been
formed at Kalamazoo, to 20 into the electric
light business.
Capt. Daniel Green of the schooner
Australia, and who formerly lived at Musksgon
was reported drowned in Lake Michigan, bu
has come up in California alive and well
Proposals for building the new insane
asylum at Traverse City. will bs received a
Traverse City up to 10 a. m. OF the 25th.
A freight train on the Chicago &
Grand Trunk railroad, bound west, broke IL
two while going down the grade near Flint
and the rear section afterward ran into thu
fore part, wrecking the train and killing VIM
Harrii on, brakeman. He was a single man
and lived in London, Ont.
The body of an unknown man, sup
posed to be an umbrella repsirer, has beeI
found in the river at Manistee.
The store of S. Simonds & Co., al
Bridgeport, Saginaw county, was burnei no
long since Loss $1,000. Insured for $1,000
The Jackson Citizen says the extension
OF the Grand Trunk railroad to that city is as
sured.
A tame deer attacked man named
StengeI al Saginaw City, a few days ago, nearly
killing him.
The price paid for the Ontcnagor
lumber ccmpany's property by the Diamond
match company was $650000
Frank Black, of Battle Creek, aget
s years, while trying TO catch on freight trsir
ut that place, was run over and had both leg
cut of.
At the session of the society for The
advancement Of women, held 10 Portland, No.
Mrs. Mary X. Foster, attorney OF Michigan
read paper discriminating in favor Of single
women against married women. She also de
seribed many curious legal provisions regard
ing married women.
Rails are now laid on the Pontiac
and Casevlle railroad from the latter town :,
Gagetown, aud small excursion party wen
over the road from Caseville Tbeexcursiou-
lists were splendidy entertained by tbs
friends in Gagetown.
Mrs. Frank Presley, of Orion. whose
husband is an emuloye Of the N. @. r. r. com
pany, accidentally shot herself In the fac
with revolver. doctor wa called anC
found the ball had entered her chin, tearing
out the lower and three upper teeth, then en-
tering the tongue near the end; found the bal
odgei in tho middle OF tho tongue back nea
the throat and removed 1t. At last accouat
the patient WIS doing well.
Corunna is rejoicing over the compile
tion OF the handsome new Jail and sheriff
residence, and the other afternoon the boar,
o. supervisors, accepted the same for count.
purposes and appropriated $1,000 for grading
etc The dozen inmates OF the old jail are ais,
rejoicing over the exchange for the elegapclsl
OF the new JAIL The building cost Sl0,30(
and has been made just according to the lette
OF the contract, and better constructed Of
more slightly Institution OF the kind il not Il
be found in Michigan.
Help is scarce in the Michigan lum
Der woods, and agents have gone to Canada &c
get men.
A. son of f. E. Starker, a prominent
| clothinn daalar Of HolIp unn nnifa hadIs