Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-02-01
MICHIGAN.
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rum Alien near battie creek not long sihcc.
Miss Clara Harrington of Charlotte.
who was injured two weeks ago by the sleigh
ride accident, was hurt moro than at first sup
posed, and Is still helpless.
Almond Grant of Kalamo, and Mrs.
! Abigail Palmer, two Eaton county pioneers, and
! each S3 years old, were buried recently. They
had lived In that county 80 years
Snow crushed the roof of the portable
steam saw mill of Il. G. Sheldon, 3lS miles
north of Paw Paw, breaking the shoulder of a
young man named Schivey and possibly fatal
ly injuring him internally.
Two men, names unknown. got into
fight at Graham's camp, eight miles from
Roscommon, when one threw an AK at the other,
cutting his hand half off and cash five inches
long in his side. The wounded man was taken
to Bay City hospital.
A seven-years old son of George
O'Brien of East Saginaw, was accidentally shot
by younger brother The ball passed through
his right forearm, which held before his face,
and pierced his right cheek, lodging in the left
side of his neck. He will probably die.
While drawing wood near Charlotte Il
few DAYS ago. Abran Van Sickels was thrown
OIL, and the load tipping upon him pinned nm
to the ground, where he lay Tor two hours una
BILE to help himself. One hand and other parts
of his body were badly frozen before he was
discovered.
Eaton county circuit court has adj
journed as the Judge had other important bust
ness. When il reopens the suit brought by ex-
Mayor Munson OF Charlotte, against the I. d
G.. I. railroad company for $4,000 damages
for injuries received by being thrown from his
carriage by his horse being scaredby an engine,
will be commenced.
Hannibal Lee, one of the oldest and
most respected citizens of Brighton, died recent
ly, aged %. Mr.. Lee had one OF his legs am
putated eight weeks ago, through modification
setting in caused by eliot of blood forming be-
low his left knee. He was one OF the first
settlers in Livingston county, and leaves a
large circle of relatives and friends through the
state
James Anderson, one of the oldest,
and most respected citizens Of Corunna, died q
few days ago.
Rev. j. Perrin, of East Saginaw,
places the end of the world in 1884, not ventur-
ing TO set the exact day.
The Michigan Central railroad depot
and elevator at Reese. burned not long since,
total loss L. NJ. Sherwood had ( 200 worth
of grain in the elevator; insurance 5000.
One of Marshall's oldest pioneers died
yecently-Major Barth Banks, aged 50. lie
settled there coming from Richmond, Va, In
1885, and was the first Michigan Central station
agent at Marshall This position he held for a
number of years. He was very highly esteem
ed.
Geo. +. Canrike is arranging to con-
vert the -four mill nj Union City into paper
works.
The class of 1891, of the agricultural
college, has Just held its annual reunion ant
banquet at Charlotte with % members present
j. G.. Bruce's store and the postofiice
at Burnside were burglarized and SIS in eur
tIncy and $50 in stamps taken: The burglars
chen stole team and made OIL
A. a. Southwick, the inspired spirit.
ualist of Charlotte. who was ordered by tn,
spirits to slay his wife aud friends was sent e
the Pontiac insane asylum by Judge Jennings
Petitions are being extensively circu
lated and signed in Eaton county to have Reu
ben Halls sentence FOR attempt ut rape ligb
one, or suspended altogether, allowing him L
reform.
A fire broke ont at Owosso in the
steam heating dry kiln at Woodland Bros fur
niture factory, doing about 81 800 damage. Tx
building was insured for $4,000 in the Hanover
and Orient companies.
A team of horses was found in the
rear of the Presbyterian church at Lapeer near
IN frozen. They are supposed TO have beer
brought there By two burglars who burst SAT-
at Burnside and then stole team
Three buildings in Charlotte caugh
fire .he same day, but were extinguished afte
! small loss. In either case had the fire been dis
covered few moments later nothing coulC
have saved the entire block on account of tn
terrible wind
Osgood. the Battle Greek canvas boat
, maker, has just received an order from Natal
South Africa.
There are 40 patients in the Bay CITY
, hospital. Five men with broken limbs arrive'
within one week.
A Charlotte lady has double call:
lily-one perfect flower inside the other, the onl.
one ever seen there
Twenty engines all fastened together
, behind snow pillow went up the big hill a
lonia 10 clear out the snow that had drifte'
, into the cut
A United States forestry bulletin jus
issued credits Michigan with having used dur
ing the past year ISIS, 9O4 colds of Woo
valued at Sl3, l97, 2i0
The Calumet a. Hecla Mining Co.
;; have declared their regular quarterly DIVIDEND
| Of IS per share or s5O0,000: this makes tn
total OF dividends to date S22, $4,000
The house of Henry Alberts, at Eas
Saginaw, burned recently from an overheate,
fue; loss, $1,000: insured for 81 coo. Mr.. Al
berts was sick in bed at the time andwas carrie'
out by the neighbors.
: The contract for building the Eatol
; | Co.. court mousse NJ tHarlCttc, mas Dccn aware
cd TO W. B. Miles, OF Toledo, at S3S,50O, ID. W
Gibbs, the architect TO superintend the con
struction. Other bids ranged as high as s5s,
600.
, Nathaniel Whitemore, for % years,
resident of Bay City, died recently at Cochit
| uate, Mass. He went TO Bay City in 1856, Il
1859 was elected sheriff of Bay county, wa
{ made county clerk in 1862, and subsequent
: held the positions Of city recorder and comp
troller.
A few days ago Gustavus Hine,
butcher Of Bay City, entrusted $3.50 TO Henri
{ ! Hoffman with which TO buy beef cattle He !
now supposed TO have skipped the state, ant
? Mr.. Hine has gone TO Chicago in search of tn
, absentee. Hoffman Is 35 years old, and has
family there.
Parsons hall the large building oc
{ cupied by the boys at Olivct college, In Eatoi
, county, caught fire In a room above the librar.
and burned through into the room before dis
covered few moments more would hay
, made It hard work to save the building
M. Carman of Eaton county, has jus
patented new grain reaper which Is said TO b.
, a novelty.
, Sheridan's new system of protection
against fire Is reported as not having provet
satisfactory at the recent fire.
Battle Creek business men complain
that great amount of counterfeit money, boil
paper and silver, Is In circulation there.
! Bellevue in Eaton county, has beer
without hotel for year, since the former ON,
burned. The town has over 1000 inhabitants
Mrs. O. G. Chamberlain of Reed City
and Mrs T.. G. Wright of Ionia, are on theil
way TO England TO prove their heirship to al
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