Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-08-02
MICHIGAN.

Salt making is being agitated at
Grand Rapids.
Detroit police are makinga RAID on
the gambling dens in that city.
John Morris, formerly warden, OF
aren't. at the state prison. is danger
ously Ill of Bright's disease at Sher
man, Texas.
Mrs. II. NJ. Cole, of Adrian, makes
public statement that she was cured by
faith and prayer, few nights ago, OF
spinal aflliction she has suffered Tor
many years.
Grand Rapids was visited by two
thunder storms in one day recently, the
like of which has not been seen in that
city in 20 years.
ed Hoff, of Medina, Lenawce coun-
ty, lost his barn andits contents, includ-
ING valuable horse, by the antics or
tightening the otEer day.
Pope Leo has contributed rare paint
inc to the Detroit art loan exhibition.
Work on the building where the exhl-
bition is 60 be held, progressing timely,
and there is no doubt but that everything
will be in readiness by the time the eX-
hibition opens in September.
George Duval, aged 10, and tillian
Seats. aged 10, were frightfully scald-
ed by the bursting of a bleaching tub In
Terry IL Adams paper mill at Monroe.
The tub had not been in use Tor some
time, and was badly shrunken. IL was
filed with clear water and steam TURN
ed into It. Ithad been boiling several
hours when il burst. When the boys
clothing was removed the skin from al
most their entire bodies remained in the
clothes. Duval lost all his toe nails
The doctors consider their recovery
doubtful. A dog which was with them
died in less than two minutes.
A Battle Greek grocery firm delivers
its goods on a bycicle.
In "a hours Is children died in De-
troit from cholera infantum.
The bank of Boise Il Co., of Hudson
is TO become national bank.
The Rev. A. Il. Sally, pastor of Roger
Williams church, Providence, has re-
signed TO accept the professorship OF
Greek and Hebrew in Hillsdale theo-
logical school.
The village of Onondaga, few miles
from Mason, was almost entirely swept
away by cyclone the other day. A
woman bv the name of Huntley was in
stantly killed, and others were serious
ly injured.
Lightning struck the Michigan Cen
trail telegraph Office at Buchanan,
knocked a student and his chair end
wise, and set fire to the Office. Mrs.
Bennett, the operator, rescued the IN
struments and then. with the help OF
the student, put out the fire.
Grotious Thompson, living in the
township of Westphalia, about four
miles east of Portland, lonia county.
was struck by lightning and instantly
killed. He was lying on the floor with
his child. The child was uninjured,
and Thompson wife, who was still in
bed, likewise escaped without hurt.
T. j. Brown Jr,, formerly United
States Marshal Of the district ut Little
Rock Ark, and who has brought a
number of prisoners to the Detroit
House of Correction, has been sent
there himself as five years convict.
He was convicted of making and pre-
senting fraudulent claims. Brown was
at one time IA prominent politician in
Arkansas, and identified largely with
religious and charitable work.
The Michigan state agricultural asso.
citation offer $500 IN prizes TO be gained
by military companies in competitive
drill at the state fair to be held in De-
.roit in September The prizes arc de-
vided as follows: $500 to the best drill
ed company; 5000 to the second best
800 to the third best. and 500 as q
special prize to the company making
the best score and nota winner OF either
of the first three prizes or of any prize
at genera competitive drill within
two years. Arrangements have been
made for half rates on all railroads in
Michigan.
4 distressing and fatal accident oc
Cured at Wayne a few days age
by which lad of 8 or 10 years, named
Dollie Sheldon, was instantly killed. A
Flint a. Pere Marquette passenger train
was backing up to take on some Other
cars, and young Sheldon, whose atten
ton was attracted by II band playing
near by, was struck, Knocked down
and the top of his head cut of. Frank
Greiner, of Detroit. made u vigorous
effort to save the lad but was n second
or two too late, though with the aid OF
the parlor car conductor they pulled
him out in time TO prevent furtEerma
Cling. An Older brother of this boy
was fatally injured near the same spot
few months ago.
The annual reunion Of the soldiers
and sailors. of Michigan will be held IN
st. Joseph August 22-24.
A little son of Clark Webb OF Hud.
son accidently swallowed n dose of car.
bolic acid. The little one died IN terri.
bic commissions.
Frank Cobb, who has been in jail in
Kalamazoo several months, on charge
of murder, has been declared insane.
He has been sent TO the asylum.
High license is working well in Mis-.
souri,. II has added one million dollars
year TO the state revenue and greatly
reduced the number of drinking places.
The storms that have passed over
Michigan in the last few days arc I'M
precedented in severity and the amount
of damage done. AT Grand Rapids,
Mason, Ionia, Leslie, Kalamazoo, Ia
was, Saranac, Charlotte. and various
other points come thrilling tales of
death and destruction of property
Michigan has local option law for
villages. What has become of IL? Is
Il dead letter.
Any one wishing 20 become a naval
cadet, will please meet Congressman
Hatch at Bay City on the 23d of August
Cor examination.