Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-08-13
STATE SIFTINGs.

The state band tournament is TO be held IN
Flint September and 9.
The test for the c. r. r. tunnel under st.
Clair river is very satisfactory.
William j. Carveth,of Hastings has been ar
rested charged with having poisoned his wife.
Grand Rapids Hebrews held memorial SER
vices in honor of Sir Moses Monteiore Aug. 2.
VIM Browns barn at Augusta with $1,000
worth OF cattle and produce, burned the other
day.
Mrs Esther Anderson of Sheridan is under
arrest charged with the murder of her infant
child.
The 2-years-old child of Godfrey Alaire of
Bay City, fell into a barrel of water and was
drowned.
The soldiers and sailors OF northwestern
Michigan will hold a reunion at Reed City
Sept. 8, 9 and TO-
Owing 10 the strik, in the Saginaw Valley,
which curtailed production, salt has advanced
20 cents per barrel.
,ustce-elect Morse has been appointed to
fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of
Chief Justice Cooley.
The Irish Nationalist of Marquette and
Houghton counties will have a big celebration
at Marquette Aug. 10.
Jas. Sealey, cornetlst, formerly of Coldwater,
has been rendered the position of bandmaster
at the Michigan military academy.
MltulHaD iuiltS uOlu sIaIc
certificates, authorizing them to teach any
where in the state for the next 10 years
The coroners jury In the cas- of Harvey Keith
of Bloomingdae, Van Buren, county, say that
the deceased came TO his death by being stran-
gled.
Wilson J. Cooley, wealthy farmer, residing
Just outside ColdWater Is dead, of Bright's dis
ease. Mr. Cooley was twice before reported
dead.
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killed by train No 62, as he undertook TO
Jump from IL the other night. He lived at Cold
water
Detroit and Howell capitalists will make
summer resort out of Island Lake, near Brigh-
ton, where the state military encampment
takes place
The board of aldermen of Detroit have voted
to accept the bid Of the Brush electric light
company TO light the city by electricity one year
for $4,000
j. G. Jones, superintendent of East Saginaw
public schools, gets a "a 600 place looking after
the educational departmental Harper a. Bros ,
New York house
Prof. Kizo Taman, graduate OF the Japan
csc Agricultural college at Toxic, Japan Will
be a student at the Michigan Agricultural
college next year.
Brighton taxpayers have unanimously signed
bond for $4,000 to aid I'm the construction
Of the Toledo ~ Ann Arbor railroad, which
viii touch that town.
The 18th annual fair of the North Branch
Agricultural Society will be held on the grounds
in North Branch village on September 10Th and
Both and October 1st.
''Merritt's horse'' will hold a reunion at
Battle Creek Sept. and 2. Col. Lewis Mer-
rift, OF the company, will probably be present
and bring the regimental colors
The Wilbur school and home for feeble
minded children at Kalamazoo, has been
opened for the admission Of inmates. Dr. G..
T. Wilbur of Kalamazoo, Is In charge.
Grasshoppers made such havoc In many
parts of Lenawee county, that many farmers
harvested their oats before they ripened to save
them from depreciation by the Insects
w. f. Hall Of Cory, Pa, was discharged at
st. Louis, where ne was charged with abductr
lug his own child. The justice held the alb
dnction law did not apply TO parents.
Contributions for monument TO Gen. Grant
towards which the Western Union telegraph
company has given 5000, viii be received at
all Michigan Offices Of that company.
The Romeo camp meeting win begin on the
18th of August and closes on the evening Of the
oath. Rev. W. G. Way VIII preach the introduce
tory sermon at 1880 p m. on the 18th.
On Aug. II competitive examination for