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


near the shore
The Adrian car-shops resume opera
tons January 20.
The apple crop of Genesee county for
/ this year was worth $l04,095.
Six fires, including the ones at Sara
nae and Palo occurred in Ionia county
in 10 days.
/ BY the bursting of a n.ill-dam at
| Houghton, Lake Superior, New Years
day, two houses were suddenly swept
away and five persons killed.
William Edwards, farmer of Man
istique was kicked in the head by one
of his horses crushing in his skull, lay
ing open a cash an inch deep and four
inches long, He cannot recover.
The coroner's jury at the inquest over
the body of Byron NJ. Sibley, at Mar
shall, returned a verdict that the de-
seased came to his death from a pistol
shoot wound, inflicted oy some unknown
person.
The Beal gas well in Macon, Lenawee
county, where two men lost their lives,
Is still boiling, being occasioned by the
escape of natural gas. A gas.pipe was
inserted and resulted in a nice blaze at
the top.
The County Treasurer report shows
la saloons in Bay City and fifty in
West Bay City, paying this year $780,
/ 1891 and S12, 54S.33 respectively as
taxes. In Bay County S6S,05S.40 has
been collected this year.
Officers elected by the Michigan ens
giueers' and surveyors association, at
East Saginaw: Prof. j. b. Davis, of
Ann Arbor, president; George Z, Steel,
of Grand Rapids, vice-president; Prof
r. c. Carpenter, of Lansing, secretary
and treasurer,
1t is claimed that the owners will
make two or three good fortunes out of
the Detroit, Saginaw and Alpena nal
row guage railroad running from Alger
station on the Michigan Central north
ward along the shore. 1t is meeting
with much success.
John Brown, saloon keeper of Kali
amazoo, and his clerk Noah Hoffman.
swore they did not keep their saloon
open on Sunday, and for this violation
of one of the ten commandments they
have been sent to the boarding house in
jackson for Is months.
A correspondent writes: "Mrs Josiah
| Swick of this town, aged nearly 20, has
of late ''pieced' for her daughter, Mrs.
j. III. Eldredge, quilt containing two
fh.at 81
an old lady. we think it worthy of no.
tice." = Morenci Observer.
laundering on White river will be
Simmer this winter than in any pre-
vious season for several years. Com
petent judges fix the maximum amount
of logs to be put into the river at "a, 900,
600 feet, against 1872, 1000, 900 this year
aud lac, 900, 900 the previous year.
The following persons were chosen
officers of the State Teachers Associa-
ton at the recent session il Lansing:
President. G. Spencer, Battle Creek.
LIST Vice President, !. N. Mitchell,
Grand Rapids. I'd Vice President, L.
A. Barbour, Coldwater. Secretary, II.
G. Rankin, Buchanan. Treasurer, Clark
Stanton, Holly. Executive Committee,
j. w. Ewing. Ionia; w. II. Payne. Ann
Arbor; A. L. Haynes, Hillsdale; 4. A.
Strong, Grand Rapids (to fill vacancy.
Fire caught in o. j. Knapp's store in
Howard City on the evening of January
Land before help could be got % build
ings were burned about two-thirds of
the business part of the town. The loss
is estimated at $50, 900, with an insur-
ance Of about $4,000, held mostly by
Grand Rapids agents. A steamer was
sent from Grand Rapids Every thing
on both sides of Main street from the