Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1882-06-22
NEWS OF THE WEEK
MICHIGAN.

are increasing their facilities for rafting and
will soon furnish all required.
Mrs. John Schetik, Polander near Forest
Vile, Huron county, was found dead In her
house. The body was found head foremost in
apork barrel rhe neck ard other portions OF
the body gave evidence OF violence. In the
morning the father said to the eldest girl (the
other children being absent), "You can accom-
pany me 10 Sand Beach, as / am going there
with the team to day" After they had started
and were about 40 rods from the house, the
father left the team with the girl and said he
must 20 back to the house. He remained away
about half an hour; then came out OF the house
alone, and with his daughter went to Sand
Beach. On the return Of the former, contrary
10 his usual custom, no went into the house, an
he expressed 1t, to 500 his wife before he put
his team IN the stable, and when he came out
OF the house he said that his wife was dead.
Judge VIM. Sickels Of Sickes, Gratiot Co.,
has been summoned to Washington as a gov
eminent witness in the star route trials.
Rev. VIM. Dave, father and brother, OF Deer
6sldgwi return to England Immediately. The
citizens. in view Of their friendship for MIR.
DAVE and his recent acquittal in the M. Il.
parsonage arson case, presented him with
purse OF $1l2.
Hillsdale crew sailed Saturday from Phila-
delphia for Liverpool on the steamer Pennsyl-
vania.
THE PEOPLES CASE
ia again on trial. Prosecuting Attorney Robi-
son opens the case and informs the jury that
evidence will show that the murdered Martha
Whita's body was put in the river by Peoples
and DeRice. The case will be- strongly contest
I'D. C. /. Walker, John d. Conelsy, Geo. h
Prentiss, w. R. Maybury ct al appearing Tor
defendant.
Forepaugh's circus spent Sunday in Dowa-
giac. A union service was held In the tent at
four o'clock in the afternoon, which was i'm
mensely attended.
The Peoples bank, Tecumseh, is settling Its
accounts at 20 cents on the dollar.
Thieves aud burglars are busy in Mt Clemens
and vicinity.
Two more cases of small pox are reported In
Grand Rapids The women Van de Male, who
gave birth IN a child after coming dOwn'with
the disease, has died, also the cAiid.
Bay City votes for 100000 bonds upon which
TO construct macadainze roads on the principal
thoroughfares leading into Bay City.
w. NOVEL; Of St. Johns has returned with
his brother, J. F. Novel;, who recently left
home under peculiar circumstance. He is
reported as partially insane, induced by Brehps
disease.
A correspondent from Memphis states that
the cyclone vas in full view OF that place as 1t
paseed over that part Of the state on Thursday
last; and adds that the appearance OF the hor-
rjble. writing monster was as frightful as it
would be in the power Of words to describe
Hon. Robt. Stephenson, representative from
Menominee and Delta counties, has just died.
A fire kroke out in the lumber piles near the
Ludington mill, and Mr.. Stephenson, in aiding
in extingushing passed between couple OF
burning piles. sudden gust OF wind drove
the hot air, smoke and fame upon him, aud
although he was not burned externally sufii-
iently 10 endanger his life, he inhaled hot air
which caused his death.
Miss Ida Bidwell OF Adrian, prominent So
cisty young lady, died suddenly of laryngitis.
Thos. Erwin of Battle Creek was killed by the
cars at New Buffalo.
Tuesday evening at the close Of business the
employees OF the Ready Print and Christian
Herald surprised MIR. and Mrs L. H. Trow.
bridge by the presentation OF an elegant and
msssive silver water service, it being the I'D
anniversary II their marriage. Dates mono
gram, etc, were beautifully engraved by the
Al. s. Smith house which furnished the ser
vice.
Two more cases Of smallpox are reported at
Grand Rapids.
An entire business block in Dowagiac was
destroyed by fire. II started in the Bigelow
furniture store where $4,000 worth of prop
erty was destroyed. large number Of per-
sons lose their all and the fire will be a heavy
blow to the business of the town. Insurance
small
Three members of the Hutchins family were
arrested for burning last April the saw mill Of
Depew Il Sons, in Tuscola County. confess
sion has been secured from one OF the Hutch
ms boys.
In Peoples. whitla murder trial, the girl has
been traced from Dearborn to Detroit. Wit
ness saw her in Peoples store where she went
TO collect the note.
There are complaints OF injury to the wheat
blossoms by frost in Van Buren, County.
Emma Kimbal, who injured her foot on
plank walk in Adrian In March, died in Detroit
Monday. The injury which began in the in
step caused swelling, paralysis and the lose OF
enc side Of the body and the disease finally
reached the head and ended with blood poison
ing and death.
Miss Marian Gerls, daughter Of Postmaster
Gerls, Pontiac, was seriously hurt by being
thrown from a buggy. The horse she was
driving ran away, demolishing the buggy.
Miss Gsrls held to the reins as long as possible
and was dragged some distance.
The baskets Of flowers for soldiers graves at
Ionia, sent by O. r. Mableo, Detroit were
stolen soon after the procession left the
grounds.
A fire in Harrison destroyed 100000 shin
giles.
Del Lawrence, living near Caro- started for
the reunion in Detroit When the train arriy-
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