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

Michigan agricultural society at Lansing,
O. NJ Barnes was elected president; the fair
will be held In Lansing the first week In Octo-
Der.
The lately organized township Of
Germfast, Schoolcraft county,is 90 miles long
by six in width extending from the extremity
of SeUil Choix point TO the north line of town
As range 10.
The meeting of the Lenawee and Hills
dale county farmers union at Rollin Center
was one OF the most successful gatherings that
organization has yet had, every township being
represented.
The 7-year-old son of John Vanden-
burg, of Grand Haven, was run over by a
sleigh while trying to "catchon The runners
passed over his chest bruising him severely,
bnt he may recover
In addition to his large and very choice
gallery of paintings, ii. G. Lewis, of Coldwater
has library of $500 Of the best books Of our
own time and some of the rarest works
of the past, all finely printed and richly bound.
The county Jail at Grand Haven was
discovered to be on fire, but the promptness of
the fire department saved the building with
little loss. The fire caught from stove In the
main hall and was undoubtedly caused by the
prisoners trying TO burn themselves out.
Sheriff Vaupell kept them under control, how
ever.
Remus, Mecosta county, has bonus
advantages to offer furniture dealer who will
locate there
The loss by the burning of G. G. Men
gen g. Bro box factory at Bay City, is esti-
mated at $4,000, insurance $4,000.
Bellevue fire department has novel
way of preventing the engines freezing: They
put lighted lamp inside the engine.
Mrs. Corey. the gypsy arrested for
swindling Calhoun county man out OF $1,000,
bailed herself out of the jail at Marshall by de-
| posting e., 100 In bonds in the First national
bank OF that city.
The Manistique Pioneer says: A
whole week without any through mail from the
outside world although we have daily line OF
stages now, connecting at Fayette with SINH
| lar line TO Escanaba; and all because the rail
road postoflice clerks persist in carrying our
J mail bv the latter place and throwing 1t OH at
| Days River.
Armory hall, at Big Rapids, was bur-
glarized of 20 pairs of blankets and 10 boxes OF
cartridges.
Miss Ripley. of Lansing, becomes
bookkeeper and clerk at the girls reformatory,
Adrian, at $500 a year.
McGraw g. Co. store at Naubinway,
Mackinac county, on the north shore of Lake
Michigan, burned recently; loss $4,000, par
| TALLY insured.
In the suit brought by Amos Munson
of Charlotte, against the Chicago 81 Grand
Trunk railroad for $4,000 damages, the jury
returned verdict for plaintiff of ST. 900.
Mrs. Fowler, a widow, over so years
old, residing in Quincy, Branch county, fell into
the fireplace at her home, very cary one morn
| ing, and was so terribly burned about the up
per part Of the body that her life was despaired
| of.
While n Charlotte woman was clean,
ing carpet with benzine and chloroform che
was overcome by inhaing the chloroform, and
was found by the servant lying unconscious
upon the floor sill inhalag the dangerous com
| pound.
The trouble at Hillsdale college con
| tinues. All classes have resolved to stand by
the seniors, and unless they be reinstated on
reasonable terms all classes will withdraw frou
the school in body, The action of the faculty
is bitterly denounced by citizens Of the place.
An unknown wretch assaulted two
young German girls of Ovid while on their way
| home from grocery store and attempted &c
choke and stop the mouth of the oldest. Both
| screamed ard the villain fled. The marsha
| tracked him with a lantern in the gardens
round about, but lost track Of him on MaiI
street Similar attempts have been made be
fore, and cause great indignation.