Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-05-17
MICHIGAN.
STATE NEWS

A terrible accident occurred several
miles out Of Coldwater, recently. While saw
pg wood with machine, Edward Cox was
struck In the hip by piece of the fy-wheel
which had burst, injuring him so that he died
while the physicians were attending him. The
same piece of iron also struck a horse in the
head, killing II instantly.
Preparations are being made in near
" every city and village In the state for the
Observance OF Decoration Day..
John Chippewa, an Indian of Elba,
Lapeer county, was run over and killed near
Flint, on the q. and q. I. road.
Michigan state salt inspectors report
for April: Saginaw county, 70,7S9 barrels;
Midland county, 1886 barrels; Gratiot county,
also barrels; Iosco county, s2,775 barrels;
Huron county, % 1853 barrels; Manistee coun-
ty, S.5S1 barrels: total, 1s0, 224 barrels.
The bill providing for additional cir
cult court commissioners in Wayne county,
failed to pass.
Two bills relativeto registration pass
ed the House few days ago. The first Oh. d. 20,
file 32D givss supervisors and township treas
urers ecu; power with township clerks TO re-
ceive al attend to applications for registra,
ton So ser the event" The other changed
the ours Of registration, In the interests OF
business aud working men generally, from 80
q. m. TO 5. D. IN" to "12 O'Clock noon TO 5
p. IN D."
About 10 o'clock on the evening OF
May the home of Lyman Hayiland, in Palmy-
ra, Lenawee county, with all It's contents, was
destroyed by fire. Mr. and Mrs. Haviland had
gone visiting, leaving four children alonel n
the house. The Oldest, girl Of IL, named
Allie, fell asleep while reading newspaper by
lamp on the table and awoke to find her
clothing In flames She ran screaming from
the house, and was SO horribly burned that she
cannot survive. The other children got ont
uuharmed, Freddie, aged 9, saving the is
months old baby. The father was badly
burned by rushing into the burning house be-
fore he knew the children were saved. The
family lost everything.
James A. Morrison, an old citizen of
jackson, and well known 10 the railroad men
for his connection with the locomotive works,
died few days ago from internal injuries
caused by being pinched between tender ana
an engine.
The annual meeting of the State pi-
onecr society will be held in Lansing on the 9th
and 9TH of June. An interesting programme
is being prepared.
The large saw and planning mill n
Vermontville, owned by z. G. Grimes " Co.,
burned on the 9th inst. Mr.. Grimes and Cas-
sius Ide, Of Hastings, were burned TO death In
the mill and their remains were not recovered
for some hours after Besides the lamentable
loss of lite there is loss Of about 20 900 on the
property, on which there was no Insurance.
Thirteen candidates for the ministry
are among the Albion college students. 1t is
said theological course will be added to the
Gu riculum next year.
The building of new opera house al
Flint, and as speedily as practicable, is said TO
be now settled beyond a reasonable doubt.
The Fourth Michigan regiment will
hold its annual reunion at Sturgls, June 30.
Extensive preparations are being made for the
event, and 1t Is expected that several neighbor-
ing &. A. Il. posts will participate.
Fred Durham, the young man arrest
ed at Coldwater for the alleged theft of $4,000
from his father-in-law, was discharged after an
examination OF several days. The old man did
his banking In various places around the house
and barn, and one bundle Of greenbacks came
up missing the other day, which has not yet
been found.
st. Ignace has new county jail. II
is prisoner tight.
The members of the legislature made
an excursion to Orchard Lake and Pontiac a
few days ago, for the purpose of inspecting the
military academy and eastern asylum for the
insane, both of which institutions were found
to be in excellent working order.
The Case bill to permit the opening
of saloons on election nights and legal holidays
failed In the House at Lansing by vote of y
to 40. The second Case bili, reducing the tax
and changing the penalty for violation, was
killed In committee Of the whole.
A small cyclone passed over Lansing
the other day For little one much damage
was done, but fortunately no lives were lost
as far as heard from. 1t first commenced lift
ing things in the western part OF the city; pass
H.. a tha col htttl1 ~
state printing Office it raised the small steeplC
OFF the Methodist church and sent the pieces
| flying through the plate glass windows in the
opera house block. 1t also broke the windows
OF a millinery shop near by, and virtually scat
| tered the goods TO the winds. hand cart was
Carried five rods and sent crashing through the
| side of frame building Loaded wagons anC
buggies were upset on the avenue, and one
lady was lifted off the capitol walk and deposit
| ed on the lawn. The wind storm only lasted Q
minute or two, and was only few rods wide
| IL was accompanied by rumbling sound
somewhat resembling q loaded freight train
Parts of roofs were torn off In several places
and glass was broken in windows, but taker
all in all, slight damage was done consider
| ing the fierceness of the storm.
Prof. Foster, who has for eight years
been superintendent of the city school OF Lud
| ington, has accepted the position OF superin
| tendent Of the state school at Coldwater, Mich
Il lie DTcSpDJCu his TtSlRuhIlOn 10 Iut stnOb
board, which they declined to accept until the
close of the school year. He leaves LudingtoI
with the respect, esteem, and good wishes Of
all who know him.
Alice Haviland, the young girl SO ter.
| ribly burned In the fire which caused the de
struction Of the family home at Palmyra few
| nights ago, has since died Of her injuries. Hel
sufferings were agonizing, the maiu portion oil
| her body was absolutely roasted and death
q orlad raltaf IN har tarrfh1n nafn
There are 50, (nearly one-half the
villages in the statel that may now have loca
option If they wish, thanks TO a Legislative
| blunder.
The House record up to May 10
Number of bills introduced, 655; reported ad-
versely and tabled, 80; otherwise disposed Of
| 292; still Ia the hands of committees, 2S4
| skeleton bills, etc, 40.
Il. North & Sons bank, at Vassar
| was entered by burglars on the night Of May
| 9, and vault and safe blown open and about
s4,100 taken. They entered by prying tn.
| front door open by crowbar which belonged
to the Detroit 81 Bay City railroad. They were
| frightened away by Frank l.. Fales, who rooms
| over the bank, or they would have secured
| sc, 900 more, as they were at work on a chest
| In the safe In which 1t was contained.
The cooper shops of Jeremiah Mari,
corner Twelfth and Bagg streets, Detroit, were
destroyed by fire the other night. The loss by
the fire will nearly reach $780, on which there
| is no insurance. The buildings were Of little
value the heaviest part of the loss being or
the stock. Only the day before the fire Mr..
Mari added about $1,000 worth of material
and was up TO the time of the fire employing
% men. The coopers lose all their tools and
| of course are uninsured. For some time past
| the shops have been resort for tramps and
vags, and the police have on several occasions
| detailed men TO go there and drive away the
unlimited dodgers. The buildings were q blem-
ish on that part of the city, and their destruc