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


A small child of Joseph Wells,
farmer, living eight mines from East Saginaw,
fell on hot stove and died from the eifects
The Charlotte postoflice has been
raised to second class Office, with salary at
SO 600 and clerk hire furnished by the govern
ment.
j. Watt, Hillsdale student, while re-
turning from ball tipped over, when the
horse ran away, jumped into ditch ana Killed
himself
The Michigan Central company has
leased the north park at Dowagiac 10 the city,
and a town hall costing 81, 600 win be erected
thereon in the spring.
A mail pouch arrived at Petoskey
from st. Ignace few days ago frozeniL solid
mass, having evidently crossed the straits by
the sub-aqueous line.
A meeting will be held at the court
house, Pontiac, February and 8, to organize
the Oakland county horticultural society:
Chas W. Garfield, secretary of the state norti-
cultural society, will be present
Thos. earle of Wexford county. the
last of the three prisoners who assaulted the
turnkey and escaped from the Big Rapids jail,
was captured near Croton, Newaygo county a
few days ago. and returned to jail.
The library building to be built by
II. w. Sage and presented TO West Bay City,
has a front AMI rear portion, the one 23xoo ieet
and the other 31x57feet, each three stories high,
and will cost $40 900 and the books TO nil II Sl2-
600.
Justice c.. Rogers, an old resident of
Wyoming township, Kent Co., committed sui
eide by cutting bis throat with razor. he
had been In poor health for some time and had
become Respondent He had son who is an
attorney in Grand Rapids
Patrick McGrath shot Nose McClatch-
ey both OF Harrisville, most OF the shot taking
effect in the back of the head and neck, though
it is thought that some entered the lungs Inc
wounds are, however, not supposed 70 be
dangerous. The shooting was purely aeciden-
tai
Charles Hobart of Hudson, can speak
and write eight different languages and play on
the violin besides.
A Hudson horse dropped dead through
fright occasioned by a large dog jumping un-
expectedly in front of him.
A union depot of the Michigan Gen.
trail, Grand Trunk and the new Toledo ~ Mich
igan railroad is talked Of at Battle Creek.
Preparations are being made at Char
otte for a reunion OF the soldiers and sailors Of
Eaton county, TO be held there February 10.
Cyrus Peabody, formerly of Pontiac
and Detroit, has gone west and become associ-
ate editor OF the West Plains, Missouri, Jour
nal.
The Midland City water works will
soon be at work, having three miles of pipes
and 80 hydrants, operated by two powerful
pumping engines.
Mrs. Mary A. Livermore, who has
been pronounced the most eloquent and wom-
AMY woman on the American lecture platform,
is TO lecture in Detroit on Wednesday, Feb. q.
Subject, "Superauous Women"
Ebenezer j. Beach of rarmelee, Bar
ry county, has been arrested on charge Of
withholding about $1,000 pension money from
Hiram and Hortense Forbes. Held in the sum
of $1,000 to appear in the district court at
Grand Rapids, March q.
William S. Kelton, farmer of Will
liams township, Bay county, was found dead in
his cellar having been overcome by gas arising
from live ashes placed in the cellar To prevent
vegetables from freezing He was 80 years of
age. He was the first settler in what is known
as North Williams.
A Bay City electric light wire lodged
against the iron column of a store, charging
the whole iron front. A result was that every
one who entered the store received shock that
made his hair stand on end, etc, TO the amuse-
ment of those who were behind the scenes. The
matter was remedied BY Insulating the wire
with piece OF cardboard
A large meeting of lumbermen was
held at East Saginaw, and committee of 25
appointed TO go to Washington 70 oppose the
putting of lumber on the free trade list Tele
grams were. sent to Chicago, Minneapolis,
Muskegon, Manistee and Lake Huron shore
points urging similar delegations OF lumber
men to meet the Saginaw delegation in Wash
ington in order to effect unity of action.
"a Reader" of Sheridan, Montcalm
county, wishes to contradict the statement
that the new system Of protection did not
"prove satisfactory" in the recent fire. He
says: "Steam was up promptly and the hose
laid as quickly as possible, but when over 5O
men got hold Of the hose in one place to pull il
along IL pulled apart, and before the coupling
could be made again the water begen TO freeze
(the mercury being 10 degrees below zero), and
when the pump was again started IL forced the
ice and snow to the end of the hose and plug
ged everything up. The boys did well, and
with hall chance and ordinary weather could
have put the fire out at once.n
Investigation shows that the lowland
peach trees about Grand Haven are seriously
injured, while those on the uplanGs are in good
condition so far.
Geo. w. Sherwood of Charlotte, who
has kept hotel there for 10 years. and is well
known TO the travelling public, has leased hi;
hotel, the Sherwood house, to W. l.. Curtis d
Son, Of Detroit.
This Lyons Herald says many proper.
~ owners are complainingof the neglected con
dition Of the village water works, affirming that
at no time within two weeks have t;4ey been in
condition to use If wanted.
Alton Dakin, 10 years old, of Palmyra,
Lenawee county, was instantly killed by a pre-
mature explosion of bis gun, which he was
drawing towards him by the muzzle, blowing
of the top of his head.
Edgar o. Wolcott of Battle Creek,
left home Dec. 2S, went TO Kalamazoo and
transacted his business there, but has not beer
heard of since. lie was 33 ypars old his familX
relations the pleasantest, and he had no great
amount OF money with him.
Byron Brockway of Lakeview, Mont.
calm county, died from injuries received two
months ago while in camp near Six Lakes. he
fell from skidway, breaking his back and scv
ering the spinal cord nearly half in two, and in
that condition lived 60 days.
Robert Norton, Just returned from the
house of correction at Manistee, robbed John
Norton mot a relatively Of a watch and 81. He
was arrested for the crime and while being
taken 10 jail by officer Flickinger broke and
ran, but was shot In the ankle, when he sur
rendered.
Frankfort harbor is one of the most
open during winter in the entire state. Last
winter the harbor was entirely clear of ice most
OF the time, while this winter but little fee has
formed although the weather has been so Sc
we're. The steamer City of Ludington, of the
Goodrich line, made her last trip Dec. 30, but,
the Frankfort Express for 1t, there has not been
day since that date, nor any day this winter
when she or any bOat properly clad for winter
work, could not have entered the harbor and
landed at the usual steamboat docks. No pow
erful steam tug is kept running TO maintain a
channel, since the heavy swell from the lake
that is constantly rolling in through the piers
prevents the long continuance of any ice that
may form. During the extreme weather of
last week, the mercury at Frankfort indicated
dpQrQQo above inetp0G pf ar mi ho-