Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1882-12-28
MICHIGAN.
NTIrE NEHS.


STATE NEWS.
There are 375 boys in reform school,
Lansing; Is more than its capacity"
Iron Mountain, Menominee county,
becomes presidential postoflice Jan. /.
Cassopolis high school scholars chip
ped in 80 65 for shoes for poor classmates.
Albert Van Dyke, Paw Paw, killed a
golden eagle measuring ~ feet from tip to
tip.
Three Young men of Berlin, Monroe
county, named Shinevare, Roberts and Reaume,
went to the pineries few weeks ago, but didn't
like the business. They returned lew days
ago. a sick with the plcurisy, AMI all have
since died.
A second attempt has been made to
burn the Hudson union school building
Freight trains Nos rs and 60, on the
Lake Shore ~ Michigan Southern railroad col
lided at Hudson, badly wrecking both engines
Mrs. VIM. Beer died at Mt. Clemens
aged SIS years Her husband, aged 81 years,
survives her. This aged couple lave lived to-
gether for the remarkable period OF 62 years.
aud Mt Clemens has been their home since 1885,
Amos and James Hawkins, the men
who robbed an old man named Irish last fall,
pounding him 10 death, were found guilty ana
sentenced to state prison for II years each.
Morse, cattle thief, got three years.
Capt. Amasa ID. Chapman of Pontiac,
who died few weeks ago. was fervent admir-
| er of the free school system, and few men In
| this state had done more for IL than he. AS an
earnest of his interest in II he consented to act
| as school assessor for 81 consecutive years.
James ID. Parent, sent from Bay coun-
| ty last May on a life sentence for numbering
Vim. Niche, has Just been released IRON soil
tary confinement, and is mere shadow. OF his
| former self; his eyes are sunllen, his features
haggard and worn, his hair almost gray and his
weight scarcely 100 pounds-appearances indi-
eating that he will not live three months
Geo. b. Murray. an old resident and
well known business man of Marshall, died at
that place recently.
The annual meeting of the executive
committee of the Michigan state agricultural
society will be held at the Michigan Exchange,
Detroit, commencing on Monday, January ),
1888, NJ s p. m.
Ex-senator Stanton of Ionia, received
notice within As hours of the death Of three
ncphews, ali living in New York state. One
| Gas grandson of eX-GOv. Bouck, another was
| for many years the financial editor OF the New
York Evening Post, and the third manuiac-
turer of jewery.
George Gareis. the man who murder
ed Thomas Connolly, Of Blissfcld, has gone raw
ing mad.
A young woman. raving insane, has
been taken care Of at Lansing. Her identity Is
, not known.
Simon Merithew. of Sharon, was
found dead in he'd one morning not long ago.
Heart disease
Mrs. George w. Goodell, one OF the
most respected ladies Of Corunna, died recently
OF Inflammation Of the lungs.
Frank Clark, of Leslie, died at Pana-
ma recently. lie had been to Chilli, and was
on his way home when he was taken sick.
Mrs. Charles Duncombe of Keller,
died recently. She was a lady OF excellent
character, prominent in all good works and
highly esteemed in the community.
|, Mrs. Dwight Curtis, well known
lady of Charlotte was found dead in bed beside
her husband when ne arose IN the morning.
She was about 40 years old, and II Is supposed
her death resulted from heart disease.
The contract has been let for building
a ten mile section of the Marquette HOughtOn
d Ontonagon railroad extension between
HoughtOn aud L'Anse. The entire 80 miles
will probably be ready for service early next
fall
The slaughter of the Michigan pine is
being wagcd with all the modern improvements
One of the Grand Haven firms operating al Sly
Lakes not only hes steam log railway, but
lights up the camps, rollwavs, etc, by means OF
street lamps.
The working train on the narrow
guage railroad met with an accident at Lawtor
which threw a snow pillow and a car of the
track and upon several Of the workmen. Two
of the men, named Knapp and Slower badly
hurt, the lstter's injuries being perhaps fatal
Two others, named Rowley and Wilson were
badly bruised.
The Monroe fish freezing establish
mcnt put up 100 tons of fish this season.
Joseph Voorhees, of Buchanan, drew
gun toward him by the muzzle. Result, al
ugly hole through his arm.
4 Grand Rapids manufacturer has re.
ceived an order for a thousand pairs OF bob
sleis 10 be sent 10 Leadville.
Joseph Brown, the man charged with
stealing the trotting mare minnie" at Battle
Creek, has been held for trial in $1,000.
A woman at Grand Rapids has sued
the local board Of health for having forcibly re-
moved her father to the smallpox pest house.
Burglars entered the house of Charles
Strang of Bronson, and when he got out of bee
to demonstrate with them they locked him II
his room and made or.
III tie # Ia vey Evans, at Mar
engo, ana the postoiiice In the same building
were robbed one night not long ago. Every
stamp was taken and some MONEY, the loss be