Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-11-20
GENERaLsIATE NEWS.

III MlCnlgdn.
Grand Rapids has an uugraded
school for incorrigible children.
A farmer near Cass City recently sold
his farm for three billiard tables.
A colt was killed by barbed wire
fence at Schoolcraft the other day.
Between 5000 and 10000 barrels of
apples were shipped from lonia this fall.
Over 800 men in Menominee are out of
work, and many of them out of money.
East Saginaw's new academy of
music will be opened about Deem
Der i.
1t is stated that four votes were cast
for Cleveland to one for Butler in this
state.
w. Burt OF East Saginaw, resigns
as president of the Michigan Salt Asso-
citation.
The project of organizing univer-
sity battalion is now being mooted at
Ann Arbor.
THE dynamite explosion in Toledo
was distinctly felt in number of Mich
igan towns.
In the case of gas VS.. electric light
in Negaunee, gas won, and mains are
now being laid.
Fred. Dingfelder, an old resident of
Jonesyille, was killed by the cars at
that place recently
Frank Hall of Lincoln, Neb.. is under
arrest at East Saginaw charged with
passing forged checks
The annual meeting of the state hor-
ticultural society is to be held in Ann
ArbUr December /, 2 and 8.
James w. Wilmington, one of the
most promising young men of Big
Rapids, died of consumption few days
ago.
There were 300 Republican speeches
made III this state under the auspices of
the Republican state central committee
this fall.
Work ON the Ropes gold mine has
been commenced and the managers are
very confident of the success of the en-
terprise.
It is rumore6 that President Abbott
of the Agricultural College will send
in his resignation at the hext meeting
of the board.
The weight of the measured bushel of
wheat OF the crop of 1884 is 101 per
cent Of full weight. or 60 and 60-hun-
dreths pounds.
Phillip Rely of st. Joseph, ~ years
old, fell down stairs, and received in.
iuries from the effects of which he died
in few hours.
Mary Edwards of Corunna was fatally
shot by her grandmother, who playfully
pointed revolver ut Mary which she
suppt sed was unloaded.
ID. b. Newkirk of Wayne lost 800
poundsl of peppermint oil by fire the
other night. The loss is about $4,000,
fully covered by insurance.
The total output of ore from the SUI
perior mines this year will probably
reach 100000 tons, considerably in
excess of the shipments last year.
Frank Lum, member of the New
York State Senate, dropped dead in the
office of the National hotel in Mt. Glenn
ems, while conversing with friend.
VIM. Marshall, q well-known insur-
anco agent of Grand Rapids. commit
ted suicide few days since. He had
bet heavily on tho late election and lost.
At Democratic jollificat;on at Otter
Lake, burr from an anvil went through
Nelson Berry's legs, breaking the right
one and making his recovery very
doubtful.
Fred Martin, IL years old, was killed
the other day by the accidental dis
charge of his gun while shooting ducks
at Cheboyganing. His home was at
Crow Island.
Later returns indicate that tho Re-
publicans have captured the state SEN
ate after all. This statement is based
upon the returns received from about
one-half of the districts in the state.
Diphtheria Is very prevalent in De.
troit, but the board of health are of the
opinion that there is no occasion for
alarm, as their method of dealing with
contagious diseases has been very sue.
cessful.
A fund of $4,000 has been raised to
endow chair Of theology at Hope col.
lege, Holland City, and the Rev. ". N.
Steffens has been secured as lecturer
OF this amount $4,000 has already
been raised.
Doris Abbott, young man living in
Spicerville, three miles southeast of
Eaton Rapids. accidentally shot himself
Ina the bowels while cleaning revolver.
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