Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-08-09

ttOO NlCAutCHCOn
editors with his cane and gave him
severe beating. i
Hon. George l. Brown, formerly OF
Kalamazoo, and at one time member OF
the house of representatives from that
district was accidentally killed at Han
nibal, Mo-, few days ago.
Lewis Eddy, aged II, ranked first IN
the competitive examination ut Grand
Rapids for a West Point cadetship from
the fifth Michigan district.
J. Mcintosh, a farmer living near
Watson, Allegan county, was fouhu
hanging to tree in swamp few days
ago. Money troubles drove him 10
suicide.
Miss Hattie De Long of Roscommon,
dauObter of the old man DE Long VINO
wandered from home some time since,
has begun proceedings in the circuit
conrt Of Crawford county for SlO,OOO
damages against Hubbard heao' ior
defamation of character.
Daniel Root of Hudson, is putting IN
ahout 81 900 worth of machinery for
the manufacture of sugar from sugar
cane. on his farm three miles west OF
there. He has travelled considerably
and experimented enough on the SUBJ
iect TO believe that there is money III
| it.
JB. Carney, q well known Michigan
Central conductor, was assaulted oy
five roughs near the Marshall uepo'
about two o'clock the other morning;
One of them struck him with "billy,
which he now has in his possession
lie was seriously injured, and has been
oiven leave of absence by the company
until he RECEIVERS.
The large Touring OF Henkel y
Voorhees,, Detroit was destroyed by nre
n few nights ago. Loss $4,000, lnsur'
ed for So, 900. The capacity of the
mill was $50 barrels of flour per day
1t was run day and night II men beins
employed ut night and 10 during tn'
day. The mill was built 70 years age
and the interior had been remodele'
twice during that period. Upwards o
3 900 bushels of wheat were destroyed
200 barrels of flour and two carload
of feed.
Bridge Superintendent Reid ha
warned the people of Grand Rapids u
build all their bridges higher, unles
they are willing TO risk seeing them III
90 down in u few years. He pointe'
out the fact that, as the country l
cleared up. floods become more sudde
and the waters rise higher. He said h
could cite dozen instances WITHIN
few years of floods going hvc TO te
feet higher than was ever known VINE
the country was new; and Grand rive
will prove no exception to the rule. 1
rebuild at the same old grade would b
,, TO invite renewed disaster.
/ The Decatur planning mill compan
: has a boom in the manufacture OF meas
ures.
: The wheat chop of kalamazoo e'
ceeds that of any previous year Tor III
last ten years.
Mclean d Son OF Bay City lose heav
, vi by fire which broke out in the
lumber yard a few days ago.
, The new G.. r. g. |. railroad bride
at Grand Rapids was completed with
, one week from the time the old one w;
9 orn away.
The Ottawa iron works at Ferrysbul
n were sold under foreclosure few da.
n AGO to satisfy the $4,000 mortgae
a given by Thos. w, Ferry and Andre
= Thompson.
+ Judge p. T. Van Zile, formerly
: Charlotte, has resigned his position
= District Attorney for Utah, and has +
: turned to Charlotte, where he WI
l. spend short time, and then 90 TO Clev
S land to spend the winter, with vie
: of permanently locating there.
: Ground has been broken for the ne
astronomical observatory for AlbiC
College. The building will be 32x'
feet at the base, with tower, and WI
cost $4,000 The work will be rapid
:, pushed forward by Prof. Dickie, and
q expected to be finished about Novemb
:. !.
The unknown body of a young m;
!. was found in Lake Michigan near Graz
o Haven few days ago The body h;
n been in the water about 10 days. Pro
ably the young man was sailor. |
/, was buried on the beach and his We
>. and shoes were retained to aid IN idc
# LITIGATION.
Last week Swede family consistil
:, of man, wife and boy, near Houghto
IL were going down a steep hill near t
le Quincy stamp mill, when the horse ia
IS and the wagon was overturned, {
party being thrown upon Jagged ma
IS of copper. The woman was hurt
re that she died in a short time, and {
ST boy is not expected TO live.