Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-10-04
MICHIGAN.

Mrs. Lusk, a pensioner of the war of
1912, died in Adrian few days ago.
A venturesome young man of Bay
City proposes to 60 to Florida by boat
Total receipts for the state fair of
1888, S24.59l. Is; for 1892. l8,464.5O.
The ministers of East Saginaw and
saginaw City have organized minis
terial union.
Hon. Lucius Keller, at one time men,
Der of the state Legislature from Cass
county is dead,
Alma Congregationlists are to have a
new church edice. The cost thereof
will be $4,000.
First snow of the season at Cheboygan.
September rs. st. Ignace reports snow
on the same day.
Samuel Hamblin of Battle Creek has
some 5000 dozen eggs which he is hold
ing for better prices.
James Hople. charged with burning
Leighton's mill at Otsego Allegan coun-
ty, has been held for trial.
In the town of East China. st. Clair
county, there is a horse 33 years old,
which is still doing good service.
Sportsmen of Howard City killed a
fine pelican the other day. The bird
measured nine feet from tip to tip.
Ceresco, a village of 200 inhabitants,
midway between Battle Creek and Mar
shall, is to have a large steam Touring
mill.
Newberry has had a siege of diph-
iberia, one family losing four children
inside of week, The excitement has
now subsidized.
All our supreme court judges were
invited TO the Chicago banquet in honor
of Lord Coleridge, but only Judge Coo
lev could attend.
The government has recovered judg.
meni of S2, 945 alleged to be due from
the Marquette, Houghton d Ontonagor
railroad for taxes.
A large expanse of land in Bay county.
heretofore useless for agricultural pur-
poses, has been rendered tillable by
the construction of dy kes.
The Vulcan furnace at Newberry
the retorts of which were burned fe
week ago, has shut down, and will n
reopen until the retorts are rebuilt.
j. L. Woods, of Pack, Woods d. Co.
of Au Sable, is putting up public il
brary building at that place ~ his own
expense. and will donate the books fol
il.
John Cunningham, former resident
of Lake. Berrien county, was killed in
Chicago on the 18th inst. He leaves a
wife and two children to mourn his
loss.
Tiffany Bros. and j. j. Deal. the two
rival carriage factories of Jonesville,
employ over 100 men and will turn out
over 5000 carriages and wagons this
year.
The An Sable board has deci led that
n special election shall he held Oct 20
to vote upon the question of bonding
the village for $4,000 for Holly water
works.
w. III. Roper, late an agent for Nor
lev Bros. of East Saginaw. who is alleg-
ell to have skipped out leaving his az
counts 500 short, has been arrested
in Dakota.
Leonard j. Fosters barn on Goguac
prairie, with 900 bushels of wheat,
1000 bushels of corn and 60 tons of hay.
burned the other morning; loss Sc. 500,
fully insured.
The $500 claimed by the Union hose
company of Battle Greek at the recent
state firemen's tournament at Marshall
has been divided among the four COM
panies at Marshall.
John Leidy of Leonidas, ST. Joseph
county, lost his barn. horse, 60 tons
of hay and other property by lightning
September 20. Loss over $1,000 with
only partial insurance.
VIM. Robinson of Company d. 10th
Michigan infantry died at the Lapeer
county poor house few days since. He
enlisted from Forester, Sanilac county,
and was good soldier.
A suit has been commenced in The
circuit court of Kent county TO restrain
the teachers in the public schools of
Lowell from using the King James ver-
sion of the bible in school.
Richard Howell of Marcellus, Cass
county, carelessly stepped into the cyl
inder of threshing machine and had
his foot torn to pieces. His leg had to
be amputated below the knee.
Henry Cook of Otisville, Genesee
county, lost his barns the other day by
fire. which caught from an engine used
In pressing hav; loss $4,000; insured for
81 900 in the Genesee Mutual.
Alice Cummings, waitress at the
Allcgan House. Allegan. attempted sui
eide because Charles How refused to
marry her. A stomach pump saved her
and the officials made Charlie come to
time.
Andrew c.. Ravenhart, had S1,045
taken from his pocket in a Grand Rapids
street car the other day. He was on
his way with his family to Atlanta City,
Ia, and the money was every cent the
man had.
Rolshoven's jewelry store in Detroit
was robbed few nights ago of jewelry
to the value of $4,000. The burglars
entered the store by digging a
hole through the wall large enough to
admit the body of man.
The deaf and dumb institute at Flint
is already filled to its utmost capacity,
260 pupils, and the managers are in re-
eeipt of new applications for fully
enough TO fill the new addition, which