Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-12-18

were received at Jackson, and IL
prisoners were cut off by death. rehear-
ing and expiration of sentence. There
are at present in tho prison 668 "stud-
ents" with all of whom the climate
seems to agree.
+. Ii. Denman, whose dead body was
found in bed in hotel at Little Rock,
Ark, the Other evening, was a son of
tho late III. d. Denman, who left Sl0.-
600 to Battle Creek public library. The
body was brought to Battle Creek for
interment. He leaves widow and
baby.
None of the many manufacturing es-
adjustments at Battle Creek have closed
up this winter, and new foundry, just
built, will open up shortly, employing
so men. Nichols, Shepard 81 Co. EN-
ploy 500 men, and have built two large
additions to their works this fall. Yer
lily, things arc booming at Battle Creek.
A couple of thoroughbred Mormon
elders put in an appearance at Bright
on recently and hogan teaching their
hellisb doctrine just as the righteous
lv indignant people got everything
ready 70 give them coat OF tar and
feathers as protection against the
December cold, the Mormons skipped.
The grain elevator ut Dryden, opers,
ated by Z. Bartlett, burned Saturday
night, Dec. 6. The lire was first dis
covered about lao, butts origin is un-
known. A quantity of grain antabout
5000 pounds of evaporated apples were
destroyed, the entire loss being about
$4,000, on which there is partial in
surance.
Thompson Smith, one of the lumber
kings of Michigan, died in Cheboygan
on the 9th inst, of 4 stomach disease.
He was the owner of al the property at
Duncan City, immense tracks of land,
good deal of vessel property and q
number OF the most extensive mills IN
tho state. His wealth is estimated AZ
about 81, 100000.
An unknown tramp, who was stealing
q ride on Grand Rapids & Indiana
freight train, was seriously Injured by
the ditching of a car. IN which he was
riding by misplaced switch at Rock
ford the other afternoon. The wreck
consisted OF four cars, and was not re-
moved so as to allow trains to pass Tor
several hours. About six tramps were
stealing rides on the train.
1t has been learned that Annie Van
Norman, the abandoned woman who
died at Bay City, was Maria Corey.
| Her parents live five miles from Fen
tonville. in Tyrone township. She mar.
ried William Lewis in 1865 and moved
to South Saginaw. Shortly afterward
they separated and she entered upon
her downward career. Drs. Upper
and Stevens nave been arrested charged
with causing her death.
Harrison Sutton, pioneer of Clinton
county, committed suicide at his farm
near St. John few days since. He was
at work, and not returning at nigh;
search was made for him. He was found
Sunday morning in swamp a mile
from his house with his neck horribly
mangled by pair of sheep shears. he
was leading local politician and leaves
q large family. Financial embarrass.
ment probably led TO the deed.
The trial of Mathew Willard of Palo,
Ionia county, on a charge of mur dering
J his wife by poison, is now in progress
at Grand Rapids. the venue having
been changed to Kent county. 1t will
be remembered that he was once con.
victed and sent to state prison for life
and that after he had been there sever
al months the supreme court gave him
an order for q new trial. There are
over 100 witnesses TO be examined and
a hot legal contest ii expected.
Albert Bradley of Muskegon was in.
toxicsted the other night and quarreled
with several people. Being worsted he
went home, procured shot gun and
returning opened fire on the crowd. II.
Frost received q full charge in the
face, Z. Mcdonald was shot in the
neck and had his ear blown OF, and
Policeman Brown and Hickey were
both wounded, the former fatally.
Hickey shot Bradley in the arm and
succeeded IN capturing him. Brown
and Frost will probably die; the Others
will recover
The state convention of the State
Board of Charities and Corrections, to-
gether with the conference of county
superintendent, met in Kalamazoo on
the 9Th of December. The afternoon
was given up TO conference of the
county superintendent. AT the even
ing session the Board of Charities took
charge, beginning at clock, at which
addresses were delivered by Mayer Pot
ter, Rev. Charles .. Brown and Gov.
Begole, and papers were read by DR..
Anderson of Crosse Isle, on "Imbeciles
and Idiots" and by Levi l.. Barbour
of Detroit. on "The Canada Jail"
The following persons have been
chosen officers of the Michigan state
grange for the ensuing year: Master,
Cyrus &. Luce, Branch; OverseeT, John
Holbrook, lonia; Lecturer, Perry Mayo,
Calhoun; Steward, Harrison Bradshaw,
Lapeer; Assistant Steward, A. i Green.
Oakland; Chaplain, r. +. Carpenter,
Wexford; Treasurer, L. A. Strong,
Kalamazoo; Secretary, j. L. Cobb,
Schoolcratt; gate keeper, A. M. Agen;
Pomona, Mrs, w. L. Remington; Flora,
Mrs. g. q. Luce, Branch; Ceres, Mrs.
j. w. Belknap, Montcalm; Assistant,
Mrs. +. A. Green, Oakland.