Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-02-28

February.
Two hundred students are enrolled
Mt the Battle Greek Advent College,
most of them studying for the ministry.
DIR. A. G. Cowles of Durand. and DIR.
j. Perkins of Owosso have been appoint
ed medical officers of the ID. G. ii. &
M. railroad.
The Rev. ID. X. Shier of Hudson and
the Rev. +. Ii. Sutton of Adrian college
have been appointed state lecturers to
work up clubs for the union part.
The late A. b. Allen, the young at
torney who committed suicide at Mus
kegon, had policy in the Michigan
Mutual life insurance company for
$40, 000
The hospital. dining room and bakery
of the Iopia house of correction were
destroyed by fire the other morning.
The loss on the building was $40, 900,
and on supplies $4,000.
Young John Fitzgerald of Port Huron
stole $3.50 from his father and with a
chum named Campbell started west.
At Lapeer the boy fell into the clutches
of the law and now languish in Jail.
A timber falling 100 feet in
the Hecla mines struck Anton Cong
Mats, who was working 1000 feet
underground, breaking both legs. The
right one had to be amputated at once.
Mr.. VIM. S. Barton, for Al years a
resident of Calhoun county, diedi in Bur-
lington recently, aged GO years. His
actly four years after that of his moth
er.
Steps are being taken to erect = fine
hotel at Mackinac island. 1t will cost
$150,000. The Grand Rapids and lndi-
ana railroad and Nackinac Transit COM
psny have the matter under considers
ton.
There are 2S patients in the hospital
at East Saginaw, 25 of whom received
their injuries in the north woods. One
hundred patients of this class have been
treated this winter ut the one institu-
ton.
The Pinconning Times is now printed
on new Prouty press, and its neat and
attractive appearance adds not a little
to its already well-earned reputation of
being one of the best papers in Bay
county.
Delos A. Blodgett il conceded TO be
the richest man in Grand Rapids. His
fortune is placed at S2,000.000. 1t is
reported that he can walk on his own
land from Lake Michigan to Houghton
lake distance of rs miles.
Marion Burch of Ionia, arrested on a
charge of writing matchmaking letters
to Jud Crouch, appears to be an ignor-
ant and inofiensive citizen, whose con-
nection with the letter was that of an
innocent carrier on request.
The Shiawassee county man who
paid back the $500 insurance money
has also made good the thefts of chick
ems and other chattels, of which he has
in years passed unlawfully possessed
himself. He has professed conversion.
Roscommon' oil well is now down
$40 feet. A bed of clay has been reached
and there is nothing further to retard
rapid progress down to oil rock Gen
| tlemen well versed are inclined 10 the
opinion that coal exists there in paying
quantities.
John Vanloo and. man Greenev
were playing billiards in an East Sagi-
nav saloon the other evening, when
Vanloo struck Greeney with n billiard
ball, wbereupon the later drew a revolv-
or and shot his assailant. Vanloo is in
Jail. Greeney probably will die.
A call has been issued for a state oon-
ve1tion of colored citizens of Michigan
to be held in Battle Creek, on Tuesday,
March %, for the election of delegates
TO the national convention of colored
voters to be held in Richmond. Virginia,
and the transaction of other business
tending to the advancement of the
race.
The veterans Of the Third Michigan
cavalry held their first annual reunion
in Grand Rapids February 90. Nearly
$50 members were present. The local
artillery company fired salute in honor
of the gathering, and the festivities of
the day closed with banquet. An or
ganization was effected with Adrian
Yates of Grand Rapids as president; II.
III. Pope of Allegan and l.. G. Wilcox of
Pontiac. secretaries. and o. +. Webster
of Ann Arbor, treasurer.
August Magnessen on trial in Manis-
tee has been sentenced to i'm.
prisonment for life on conviction of
attempting to murder Oscar Anderson
Dec. 5, 1883. The jury was out five
minutes. Magnessen, who is but "a
years old. smiled as the sentence was
pronounced. Anderson has nearly re-
covered Fl ON the effects of the assault.
and appeared rs the principal witness
against Magnessen, though he still car
ries three bullets in his head.
Charles S. Kidder, merchant at
Cedar Springs, in Kent county. and up
to within a short time postmaster there,
has commenced suit in the circuit court
against l.. Mcknight Sellers, editor and
publisher of the Clipper, claiming S.
900 damages in consequence of certain
articles published in the Clipper refer
ring to him. The allegations in the
articles complained of relate 10 the sale
of a sewing machine to a woman who
was ut the time with her family of six
children receiving aid from the town.
Special advices from Macon. Ca,
give the particulars of the killing at
that place few nights ago of II. g.
Turpin by John Burnett, Both men
formerly resided in East Saginaw and
were In the emnlny of the SINGER sew