Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-01-24

He emigrated to this country ut the age
of ii years, with his parents, and has
made this his home since. His age was
40 years.
At Kirchenwitz 4 Stevens camp.
eight miles from Edenville, on Tobacco
river, Charles Owen was instantly killed.
He was wal king on log on the rollway
about 80 feet high, marking logs when
they began to roll. knocking him down
and rolling over him and breaking his
neck. He was g. single man y years
old, and resided in Sanlac coudty. Two
brothers were working with him in The
camp.
The thief who stole Bachtell & Todd's
livery rig in Adrian January b, was
captured at the home of his uncle,
about seven miles from Norwalk, Ohio.
together with all the stolen property.
which wins in decently good order. The
fellow, whose real name is Alva Town,
had frozen bis hands and feet badly
during the very cold weather recently,
and was almost used up. He was
bound over for trial IN 500 bonds.
The body of a man supposed to- be
jerry Kelley was discovered underneath
thu cars of the Niles and South BEND
railroad at Ninth street depot, in Niles
the other night. 1t is supposed that he
fell from the cars mt or near BertT and
and, his fee catching in the brake-chain
was dragged between the rails until the
train arrived ut Niles The head and
face were so bruised and disffgured
that he was identified only by his bag
gage
The opening and presentation of the
Sage public library. presented to West
Bay City by Henry w. Sage of Ithaca,
| N. Y, occurred on the 10th inst. The
entire gift is valued at $40 600 Prof.
yler of Cornell University delivered an
eloquent address, and was followed by
Mr.. Sage, who made the presentation
speech. Remarks by the MAYOR OF the
city and others, the unwilling Of
a statue of Literature, and other in
teresting exercises made the occasion
one long to be remembered by all
Nicholas Lott and wife living north
west of ST. Clair in the township Of
China were aroused from their bed the
other morning at 8 o'clock to find that
their house was on fire. They had barely
| timo to escape with their lives, the
house and entire contents being destroy
ed. A daughter and granddaughter
lived with them, the latter first discover.
ing the fire. The daughter, at the pres
| ont time has not been found, and it is
feared she persisted in the fire though IL
is hoped she may have simply wandered
away in her fright. Mr.. and Mrs. Lott
are both above 40 years of age. The
loss will not fall short of $500. The
origin of the tre is unknOwn.
A dispatch 10 the Detroit Daily Times
dated Calumet, Jan. IL says; DR.. Thorn
as Fiauner, physician aud surgeon to
the Quincy mine, died at O'clock this
morning, having suffered for some time
with uramia. DIR. Flenner was one OF
the most prominent men, both socially
and professionally. in the upper PENN
sula. He was born in Jefferson county,
Ohio. January 10, 1881; studied at the
university of Pennsylvania and classi
cal institute in Ohio. graduating in 1852
J He came to Lake Superior in 1852. sell
wing rs physician and surgeon to the
Minnesota mine IL years. From there
he went to the Quincy mine, where he
remained for six ears, leaving which he
went to Springfield, Mo-, but returned
to his old place at Quincy in 1881. Dr.
Flanner was one OF the very earliest OF
the pioneer physicians of Lake Superior
DR.. Planners remains were taken &c
Springfield. Mo-, Saturday, where Iii:
son is engaged in the drug business
and where the doctor owned consider
able property. He leaves a wife. son
and daughter.