Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-01-03

the other morning. DR.. Hitchcock OF
Kalamazoo amputated the foot.
The coroner's jury at the inquest over
the body of Byron NJ. Sibley, at Mar
shall, returned 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 anu resulted in a nice blaze at
the top.
The County Treasurer's report shows
Ia saloons in Bay City and fifty in
West Bay City, paying this year $780,
143 Al and Sl2.54S.33 respectively as
taxes. In Bay County SOS, 05S.40 has
been collected this year
T. +. Pickering, proprietor of the
Frazer House. Bay City, died in that
city December %, after an illness of IL
days. He was one of the best known
hotel men in the STATE, having been in
the business for many years.
Peer Murphy of Fowler, Clinton
county, a former brakeman who lost u
hand some time ago while coupling
cars, has commenced suit in the circuit
court against the Detroit, Grand Haven
and Milwaukee railroad for $4,000
damages.
Thomas Weston, the ex-cQnductor
who hanged himself at his farm near
Pontiac, was conductor on the Great
Western fcOm Detroit to Suspension
Bridge for about % years. He was hurt
about two years ago, aud left the road,
and has been farming since.
A vein of natural gas was struck at
the new mineral well in Yysilanli the
other morning. The pipe was soon
filed with steady stream which, when
lighted, burned to hight of several
feet. Steps are being taken TO utilize
the gas for lighting purposes
laundering on White river will be
slim mer 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 75, 600,
600 feet, against $4,000, 900 this year
aud LAG, 600, 900 the previous year.
General Superintendent Thompson of
the railway mail service has ordered
postal cars upon the line of the Pontiac,
Oxford and Port Austin railroad, be-
tween Caseville and Pontiac, distance
of little more than 100 miles The
line will be known rs the Cascville and
Pontiac railway postOflice.
The land grant board, at the request
of the state board of agriculture, has
withdrawn from sale all the lands be-
longing to the agricultural college fer
the purpose OF reappraisal. These
lands have just been examined in 40
acre tracts under the direction of the
commissioner of the land office. They
will be reappraised by a commission
and put into the market early in the
spring. Lansing Republican.
For several years E. j. Penuiman,
banker of Plymouth, has been in the
habit of giving sum of money to
every child that calls on him on New
Years day and wishes him happy
New Year. Formerly the amount was
10 cents, but lately he raised it to %
cents, and now something less than 500
children await the coming of the day
and the good mans generosity. Some
families send all the children, including
the bah, but it's always 1.-THE more the
merrier," and each one gets two shil-
lings.
A fire broke out i'm G.. A. Burbank S
iewelry store at Saranac the other MORN
ing early, having evidently been kindled
by burglars who had previously robbed
the store. The fire spread and six
stores were destroyed, being in row
of wooden buildings. The losses are as
follows: Thos. Foulks, furniture store,
$1,000; G. A. Burbank, iewelry store,
80 900; Crowner q Hunter, $l,5O0;
Anderson d Walker, general store,
81, 800; John p. Anderson, general
store, $4,000; James II. Killmer, gro
Gerry, 1000. Besides these losses there
were several other buildings destroyed,
and the total amount of insurance is
very light.
The boiler of the steam. mill of
Messrs. Oxley & Hill at Lacota ex-
ploded, instantly killing Jesse Oxley.
OuC vi VIC PlOptlCbOlSs UIcdhlIy OUc
arm and internally injuring the en-
gineer, John Clark, so that he died in
about two hours, and crushing the
thigh. the arm. and internally injuring
Orrin Roath, q Casco farmer who hap
pened TO be in the mill, SO that he died
during the night. Mr.. Oxley leaves a
large family, some married. Mr.. Roath
also leaves a family, while we under
stand that Mr.. Clark was unmarried.
The boiler was driven through TIE side
of the building about three times is
length. South Haven Sentinel.
The body of Henry Mccormick of
Coleman, was found few mornings
ago, and it was believed he had been
murdered. Later reports, however,
state that he had frozen to death. 1t
appeared that lie had struggled along
for some distance before succumbing TO
the cold, and at last. no longer able 10
resist, had become overpowcred and
sank to rise no moro. Bushes on the
route traversed had been broken, rs
though nc had sought support by cling
ing TO them The body was taken to
Midland and an inquest held Ii was
ascertained that deceased left his home
for the purpose OF purchasing yoke OF