Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-11-22

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Fire broke out in Davies Bros. mill
ward at Muskegon, and before 1t was
subdued $4,000 worth of lumber was
destroyed.
Thos. Reed, of Milwaukee, aged 30, !
was killed by freight train on the
Michigan Central roa1 at the depot in
East Saginaw.
Miss Hattie belong of Roscommon,
who sued Hubbard Head for defama-
ton of character, has been awarded
$500 damages.
The cost of the new court house at
Adrian will make the average OF taxes
borne therefor by each citizen OF the
county "a! cents.
A special election will be held in
Mackinac county on the Goth inst, to
decide the question of bonding the |
county for $4,000.
The Michigan Central railroad COM
pany have completed a new passenger
depot in Hastings, and the citizens OF
that little burg rejoice.
A few weeks ago Peter Potsma was
killed by Grand Rapids ~ Indiana
railroad train ut Grand Rapids. HIS
heirs now sue for $4,000.
Robert Brown of Fairfield, Lenawee
county, cut his throat with q razor, and
struggled along for week, when death
put an end to his sufferings.
Ernest Howard, of Adrian, is the or
ator for the next class-day exercises at
Dartmouth college. He was formerly
printer in the office of the Adrian
Times.
The Detwilers who were drowned at
Petoskey, with Supt. Chase, of the fish
commission, were until recently resi-.
dents of Evart. They were excellenl
! boatmen.
Nine persons have been killed at one
railroad crossing in Battle Creek.
| Wouldn't it be well to establish some
sort of projection before the population
is too much thinned out.
The Lakeview Enterprise tells of
man who "swapped" his wife for 40
acres of land in Clinton county. In the
deed the consideration was given at
5000. Mighty high price for wife.
A Joint stock company with capt.
tai of $4,000 has been formed at Char
levoix to rebuild and operate the
planning mill and sash, blind and door
factory recently burned at that place.
A little girl, six years old, daughter
of Mr.. Joseph Ellsworth of Clifford, was
so badly burned by her dress catching
fire while she was putting wood into
the stove, that she died a few hours
later.
James Cawson, n respected farmer
whose home was four miles from
Reading. Hillsdale county, died recent
ly. One side of his entire person had
been paralyzed since last July. He
was about rs years old.
William Carol, the fellow who was
sentenced to state prison for an assault
on DIR. House of Tecumseh. and who
was pardoned by Gov. Begole. has now
been convicted of robbing farmer. and
goes to Ionia for 80 days.
c. II. Spar, brakeman on the
Grand Rapids and Indiana road, was
killed ut Kalamazoo the other night
while coupling cars on his first trip on
the road. He was aged 80. The body was
sent to his family ut Sandusky, o.
A year ago George Morey planted
some German carp in little artificial
pond mile from Reading. They were
from two to three inches long then. but
some of them taken out this week weigh
ed from n pounds up TO almost three
pounds.
| A Grand Ledge housewife used kero-
! t. make the lire burn. In two seconds
| the mica was out of the stove, the stove,
out of position. the windows out of the
room, aud the woman more out of pa
thence with "the drafted old stove" than
ever before.-Ex.
Flora Hogle, aged ii years, daughter
of John Hogle, of Lansing. was burned
to death, her clothing having caught
| fire from the cook-stove while she was
preparing supper In trying to save
her Mr.. Hogle had his hands burned
so that it is feared he will lose them.
Adoniran j. Gibbs, a representative
J lODit Eo0Hl1 III thC sbtttc
| ture in the session of 1881, and after
wards appointed 10 a land Office in Da-
kota. has been arrested tor land frauds
! ia that territory, and is held Gp trial
before the United States court.
Ionia Sentinel. Pierson had
rather peculiar wedding Wednes-
day evening. He married a
lady to her third husband
in eight years, the first two husbands
having died, and he having officiated |
at all the weddings. The lady is only |
% years OF age.
Mr.. Jones drove bis team and a load |
of wheat up the elevator incline at the
Lake Shore depot in Homer the other
day, and the horses becoming fright 4
ened by an engine, dashed down the
incline, coliding with Mr.. kitchie's
team with great force, spearing one of
Rtchie's horses with the wagon tongue.
David Mcvey, Traverse City lum-
herman, is missing. says the Grand
Rapids Democrat. Some OF his prop
erty is alleged to be covered by bull
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