Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1882-08-17
MlCHIGAN.


J.V. johnson, formerly editor OF the
Charlotte Leader, will start a new paper at St.
Louis, Mich, to DO called the Gratiot County
Democrat.
An unfortunate accident occurred to
Mrs. Ed. briggs, OF Palmyra, who fell Monday
while getting out OF a buggy In Adrian, and
cut bad cash over one temple as she struck
her face on the stone sidewalk.
Trade in Portland has received a set
back from the smallpox scare. The streets,
usually thronged all day, were almost entirely
deserted.
Adolph Fremont. was scufiiing in the
Mason Lumber Oompany's saw mill, at AlpeDa,
when his foot caught In the line rollers gearing,
and was torn from the leg. Amputation had
10 be performed afterwards close to the ankle.
Lumber merchants going to Alpena
purchase lumber find it difficult to get their
orders filled, as the mills have their lumber
mostly contracted for. One buyer last week
was unable to get his order filled, and left for
Cheboygan to see what prospects were In
In that place. The remark applied principally
TO bill stuff orders
The Teachers Institute for Clare
county will be held at Clare. commencing
August IA, with A. j. Doherty as local commit
tee.
Wood & Thayer's safe at McBride's,
near Stanton, was blown open by burglar or
burglars, supposed to be adopts at the business.
J. M. Booth d Co. lose $3.50 and Wood d Thay
or $l25. A man who Is suspected has been
spotted and kilograms sent out for bis arrest.
John r. Halstead. father-in-law of
Launt Thompson. the printer Of Lansing, was
found dead sitting in a chair in Thompson's
OH ngust 9th at noon. 1t Is supposed he
died Of heart disease.
Horse thieves operating north of
Hudson stole horse from Bishop Ames, an
other horse from Henry Ames ana also dou-
BILE harness from him and a double carriage
from A. Foster.
j. H. Wade, H. B. Payne and other
directors of the Cincinnati Wabash d Michigan
eilroad, met at Niles recently TO effect the
formal consolidation OF that road with the Elk.
hart, Niles d Lake Michigan railroad.
While the family of James DERRY,
of Hillsdals, were at dinner the house was
struck by lightning, tearing of the roof and
piastering and seriously iDjuring his daughter
Mary, aged Is. Four or i've other members of
the family were Frustrated but soon recovered
md Mary will also probably recover.
Dogs owned by officers of the Ponti-
&C asylum killed Sl4O worth of sheep a few
nights ago.
Burglars raided the Port Austin post
office and got $l,4OO in stamps. money orders,
cash, express money, etc.
A Saginaw man cut vessel adrift
and sold the rope for IS cents. He also rem.
odered himself liable TO ID years In prison, an
der the law.
Telephone communications will be
established between Monroe and Detroit in a
few days.
A greenback newspaper is about to
be established at Muskegon-a town that is not
hungerinR and thrsting for more newspapers,
but bankers for better ones.
The Great Western transfer steamers
Detroit we're released, after consultation be-
tween @. A. Kent, attorney for the Erie d Chi
cago car company, and K. w. Meddaugh, attor-
ney for the Grand Trunk, and were given In
charge Of Mr.. Meddaugh. Interrupted traffic
is accordingly resumed, and an early adjust.
ment Of the difficulty seems PROBABLE. There
has been a freight blockade, but 1t happens that
just at present the freight traffic over the line
Is quite light.
Burglars operating in West Bay City
stered the sleeping room OF Thomas and
William Walsh, securing plumber worth $1l2.
They also entered Walsh's store, getting boots.
shoes and clothing, and four residences ana
aloon were broken into in the same neighbour
hood. No arrests.
J. E. Austin g. Co., are about to es-
ablish tive shingle mills near Farwell, and a
Mr.. Horning will erect another.
Numerous farmers in the Northern
part Eaton county are mourning the unlucky
day they signed an order for new-fangled
harness, which was to cost SO, but which now
coDfronts them In the shape of note for $50.
N. H. Briggs child fell from the sec
ond story window OF the williams House, Bat
tie Greek, and was badly hurt.