Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-02-21
MICHIGAN.

VIM. Root, one of Portland's Oldest
residents and for % years postmaster
at Portland, lonia county died ON the
evening of the 10th year of his age.
The condition of Elmer Shuler, the
Young man shot by James Foy, in Union
City is very hopeful He will soon be
able to resume his duties in the post
office.
A lately deceased millionaire lumber
man of Roscommon county has LETT in
his will $4,000 each to the mother of
ArtemusW lard, to Josh Billings and to Eli
Perkins.
Lansing will raise bonus OF $4,000
per mile and the right of way through
Ingham and Calhoun counties for the
Lansing. Alma, Mt. Pleasant and North
ern railway.
There is O prospect of the formation
of company in Muir to bore for salt,
as there ere strong indications OF salt
at the surface one mile east OF that viii
lage on Maple river
The Alpena Argus wants il under
stood that before II months have past
Alpena will have q railroad around
South Hubbard Lake, thus opening
that valuable farming land.
A. II. Cook, head sawyer in Stevens
a. Sperrys saw mill, at Coldwater,
caught his left hand in the big saw, and
1t was so mangled hat 1t had to be am
putated above the wrist. He is 90 years
old.
The total enrolment IN the normal
department of the state normal school
! is $50. The classes are all full and
some so overerowded Tat only two or
three minutes week are given TO some
pupils in which to recite.
In the circuit court at Corunna YER
dict of So, $50 has been rendered against
the Chicago and Grand Trunk railroad
company, because one of its locomotives
! killed George Jones ut Hamilton
station in November, 1882.
The Pa;tison farm in Marengo, Cal
houu county, was sold the other day for
| $4,000. 1t consisted of 240 acres, and
was purchased BY Peter Mdlvaney. IL
has taken the premium ut the state fair
rs the best farm in the state.
A boy named Collins, 16 years old,
suicided at Scion Center, Kent county
few days ago white IN a tit Of despon-
dency. by hanging himself with the
harness lines in his employers barn.
He has relatives at Grand Ledge.
A passenger train going north on the
Detroit, Lansing and Northern railroad
collided with an engine about two miles
north OF Ionia. The engineer, fireman
and baggageman on the passenger train
were slightly injured, but no lives were
lost.
John K. Taylor sues Monroe in the
United States court for $4,000 dam
ages sustained by the loss of his wife's
service through injuries received on icy
! sidewalks. His wife has already re-
covered $1,000 damages in the circuit
| court.
John j. =. Gerardy, leading farmer
of Venice, three miles east Of Corunna,
| is under arrest charged with numbering
| his wife. Mrs. Gerardy died suddenly
last November, and it is alleged that he
choked her. His examination occurs
! February q.
The Plymouth congregational church
| of Kalamazoo burned the other morn
/ ing. The origin Of the fire is u9vv:o,-.
Loss. So, 600; insured for 5000. .te
organ and part of the library were
saved. This is ,he second church
burned in That pace recent.
Brook6eld, Eaton county. nqs a
most remarkable rmau he is over 20,
| has never used tobacco or whisky and
has always voted the Democratic ticket.
Where Barnum? Inc old man would
prove ~ greater attraction than the
much advertised white elephant,
Matters in the circuit court OF Oak
land county have been brought to y
standstill, because of the illegal sum-
monlng of Jurors. In some cases the
supervisors had signed the list and in
others only the clerk, and in other cases
TIC certificate was imprC per- The
matter cannot be arrange until ihc
Septe mber term of court.
1t is stated by lumbermen that the
present winter is proving 10 be The best
for their business that they have he'd
for some years pasl. The. difference in
price at the NORWAY and white pine at
the Roscommon lodgings is - to So for
Norway, anu SO 70 5l2 for white pine.
Some companies are getting in as high
rs 10000, 900 feet in logs.-Ft Gratiot
Sun.
Nathan Carson, aged 80, and = much
! respected man OF Flint, died the other
morning from TN overdose of laudanum,
taken by mistake for hop 5itters. The
mistake was not discovered until tw q
hours after the dose was taken. wnen he
complained of feeling sick at the stom-
ach, and later fell into stupor from
which he never awOke. He leaves az
aged widow.
II. +. Severens, q prominent lawyer
of Kalapazoo, says the records show q
clear title for the Convis estate to two
or three thousand acres of land, iuclud-
ing the village of Augusta, kalamazoo
county, and six sections of land incldd-
ing Bertrand, Berrien county, which
Convis bought of the Indian chief Bert
rand. 1t is said suits will be brought to
establish the rights of the estate.
A tramp forcibly entered the resi-
dence of George w. Lincoln in the out
skirts of Coldwater on the night of the
18th in the absence of Mr.. Lincoln,
cautioning his housckeeper. who had
forbid his entrance, that he meant no
harm if she kept quiet, bn' vas after
valuables. Finding none he attacked
the woman, beating her severely and
ravished Ser. He escaped capture.
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