Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-01-10

postoflice to the depot, except Coburn's
exchange, is burned. The burnt district
will be rebuilt with brick at once.
John Wilds is poor fisherman who
has resided in this city for number o.
years past. About Is years ago, while
in the Lake Superior country, he bought
40 acres of land near Marquette, for
little more than song. The new Mar
quette railway went right through that
land, and workrhen engaged in grad
ing opened big deposit of iron ore.
Mr.. Wilds is offered S8N,n00 for the
land, but holds it at $120,000. - Mt
Clemens Monitor
An old citizen of Haraland, j. Nj.
Baldwin, aged about 80 years, came to
Howell on foot on the morning of the
10th, and after eating lunch, doing
some business and resting, he returned
to Hartland, arriving home about 3 p.
m. having travelled a distance of rs
miles in less than three-quarters of a
day. This same old gentleman is re-
ported to be able to cut his two two
cords of wood every day, and does it a
good share of the time this winter.
Let's hear of match to him in the coun-
ty. eh?-Livingston Republican
A fire broke out in G. A. Burbank
jewelry store at Saranac the other morn
ing early, having evidently been kindled
BY BURGERS who had previously robbed
the store The fire spread and SIX
stores were destroyed, being in p row
of wooden buildings. The losses are as
follows: Thos. Foulks, furniture store,
$1,000; G. A. Burbank, jewelry store,
50 900; Crowner a. Hunter, $1,000
Anderson & Walker, general ttore
$1,000; John p. Anderson, genera
store, 5000; James Ii. Killmer, gro
Gerry, $4,000. Besides these losses there
were several other buildings destroyed
and the total amount of insurance il
very light.
The boiler of the steam mill o.
Messrs. Oxley & Hill at Lacota ex
ploded, instantly killing Jesse Oxley
one of the proprietors, breaking on
arm and internally injuring the en-
gineer, John Clark, so that he died il
about two hou-s, and crushing thu
thigh. the arm. and internally iDjurint
Orrin Roath. Cnsco farmer who hap
pened to be in the mill, so that he die,
during the night. Mr.. OXley leaves
large family, some married. Mr.. Roatl
also leaves n f,"nily, while we under
stand that Mr.. Clark was unmarried
The boiler was driven through tie sid
of the building about three times i.
length. South Haven Sentinel
There Is considerable excitement an,
uneasiness among taxpayers in Hills
dale, caused by the action commence
against the city for the recovery of tn
old ID. III. & j. bonds issued in 1869
The bill was filed some days since, bu
the matter was not generally under
stood until the subpoena was served OF
the city attorney. The action is brough
in behalf of Daniel $. Quirk, O
Ypsilanii. Christian III. Bull, James I
JOY and Allan Sheldon of Detroit, an
Elijah Smith of Boston. The genera
impression is that the claim is entirel
futile; still the character of the men VIII
have presented it argues that it. mus
have some foundation and causes con
siderable trepidation. At recen
meeting the common council considere
the matter at some length and decide
to employ +. l.. Koon, who was
director of the old company and ha
charge of its affairs. to be associate
with the city attorney in the defense O
the case. The entire amount of tn
claim, including interest, is in tn
neighborhood of S120, 900.