Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-04-30

| gan w. Y. Il. u, VIII be held In ALBION, May ~
The 3-year-old son of John Smith of Berrien
Springs was killed by hay rake falling upon
| him.
Considerable excitement exists in East Tawas
over the alleged discovery OF silver bearing
rock
Lands have been secured and plans executed
for an elegant new NJ c. II. r. depot at Ann
| Arbor.
The state tiremens association eleventh
annual convention meets at Albion, May q, at
p. IN.
win Carleton win deliver the poem at the
quinquennial reunion OF the alumni of Hillsdale
college.
| August Straclibein was run over and killed
| 10y Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee freight
| train In Detroit
Albert Swift, resident OF Michigan for
| nearly % years, died recently in Groyeland,
| Oakland county
Apple grafters report scarcity OF stock for
grating purposes, In many cases the scions
| having been frozen
| James Smith, employed in Campbells' saw
mil Chesaning, was caught in the main belt
and crushed Ia Death
| Robert a. Bahcock for nearly 80 years re-
sident OF Kalamazoo, and president OF the First
| National bank is dead.
| Saniac county is excited over the discovery
oil gold In that county. Several mining COM
pauies have been formed
| Holly wants more light, and for this reason
| movement Is on foot 10 secure street lamps,
and-thc salvation army.
| Port Huron BARRIERS petition 10 the common
| council to adopt an ordinance for the closing
| OF barber shops on Sunday.
| The President has appointed Orlando w.
| Powers OF Kalamazoo, To be associate justice
oil the supreme court in Utah.
| Andrew Jackson Covcll, pioneer of White
| hall, and one of the most widely known men in
| that section Of the state, is dead
The Presbyterian church in Bay City was
| damaged 10y fire TO the amount OF 5000 The
| nrc was the work of an inccndary.
Caro- citizens will make an effort to raise n
| honuS for the individual who will embark in
| the roller process ilulu business there
Henry Williams, alias Shepherd, was caught
| IN the act Of hurglariZng the ticket Office of the
Michigan Central Office in East Saginaw.
The Baptist church In Brooklyn, built about
~ years ago, burned AT M early hour the other
| morning. Loss $1,000, with no insurance.
Albert Peterson has been convicted IN the
circuit court at Howell Of bigamy. lie will
spend the next -four years in jackson prison.
The Delhi Mills, rcccn tly closed by an as
Segment having been lea scd TO an Ann Arbor
urn and viii soon be grinding away rs usual.
Capt James Lcitch, for over IS years u res
ldent OF Marine City, is dead Mr Leitch
was one OF the best know n captain on the lakes.
Daniel Cody of Lake City, attempted to pass
q counterfeit dollar, FOR which act be has been
held Tor trial ut the circuit cont In the sum Of
$500
The wholesale freezing of n herd of Indians
near Cadillac, leaving none 10 tell the story
but beautiful Indian maiden, turns out 10 be
false.
John Card, farmer, living two miles from
ANla
at Delhi, by the evening express the other
night.
The Van Buren, county agricultural society
Will bold its first special spring meeting on the
grounds OF the society at Paw Paw, May 81, %
and 23
Harvey Owens was killed at Pratts roIlway
near Farwell He was breaking the rollw avs
when two large logs rolled over him and crush
cd him.
Gov. Algcr refuses 10 sign the hill allowing
Ann Arbor 10 construct water works, and the
citizens OF the university town arc RICH teously
indignant.
Edward Ryan was crushed to shapele SIS mass
In the Lake Superior mine at Ishpeming last
week, by large piece of rock falling on him
after a blast.
Dell Patterson and G. C.. Burrows have been
bound over at Reed City for trial in the United
States Court at Grand Rapids for passing coun-
terfeit money.
II Is reported that parties have been trespass-
Ing upon the Avery lands near Cheboy gan, and
have taken thercfrom about 5000 cubic feet of
square timber
Large quantities of potatoes Pre being
shipped from Otisville TO Cincinnati and ether
southern cities. Twenty To twenty Eve cents
is the going price.
In Alpena Mckenzie Bros dairy barn, with
% cattle, horse and farm implement s burned
the other night Valued at $1,000; insurance
Sl,650; total loss.
The Albion high school building has been
found too small to accommodate tho number of
pupils enrolled, and $1,000 addition is in
process OF erection.
There are now lGO inmates ut the Adrian in
dustrial school and "a on tickct-of-leavc. The
average number OF girls received is about 60 a
year-ive month.
Jacob L. Brown had his left leg crushed be-
low the knee and broken above while attempt
ing to get ON freight train 90 and n half
miles east of Chase.
While crossing the foot bridge at the upper
dam IN Big Rapids, 12-year-old son of John
Rallyhan, lumber inspector, fell of and was
carried over the dam and dr6 ,wned.
Samuel Taggart, who lives about twelve miles
from Bay City, left that city Monday, April 20.
for home with a team and $1,000 in money
since when he has not been seen or heard from.
Ozias Osborne, an old soldier, who passed
many years in the Van Buren, county poor
house, recently received $4,000 pension and
back pay He went to Chicago and last week
died.
Kalamazoo college, one of the oldest educa-
tional institutions in the state will be closed
for an indefinite period at the end of the pres
ent school year. Lack of funds is the reason
assigned.
Miss Thomas, laughter of DR.. Thomas,
of Vilinin, has "proved up" 16O acres of Da-
kota land. Boys, girls with that sort of enter
prise generally make good houselleepers -
Dowagiac Times.
Castleton, Barry county, man, short of
help last fall, left considerable of his potato
field undug. They went through the winter i'm
fine shape and he has the best potatoes he
ever had in the spring.
Frank Furton, laborer on the farm of ]. b
EIdredgc, near Mt Clemens was struck on
the head by falling timber The other afternoon
while barn was being raised aud so badly In
jured that he soon died.
Charles T. Wright OF Marquette has been
appointed state gtOlogist by the governor, and
&. ID. LawtOn OF Van Brrcn county commits
sioner of mineral statistics
The c. A. II association ut Adrian have de-
cided upon holding the cnc:,mplnent August
26-2S, at place yet TO br chosen .Ionesville
has already offered $500 10 the managers II
they will select that town for the meeting.
The people OF Au Sable, or that portion OF IL
Just Incorporated into the old village, are high
ly indignant nj Senator Heuryes action IN Sc
curing ibcir Incorporation into Az Sable from
Oscoda. ~ which they wished to remain.
Campbell's mills at Fergus, Saginaw county,
had Just started The Other morning when the
main belt broke As II flew ont II caught
James Smith. workman there, drew him into
the pulley aud crushed the life out OF him.
John s Jenness, well-lSnown and highly