Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-02-05

died suddenly q few days ago while
having broken leg dressed.
Battle Greek has not decided to build
water works, but has decided that If
any are built the state shall own them.
Pat. Brisbin, treasurer of Wilson
township, Kalkaska county, has skip
ped out with $1,000 of the peoples
money.
The eight coal mines in jackson
county produced $4,000 tons OF coal
in 1884.
Z. A. Davis of Alpena is under 81, 900
bonds to appear for trial on a charge
of arson.
February 10, the grand encampment
of the G.. A. II. will convene in East
Saginaw.
Mary A. Gregan of Dearborn suicided
by cutting her throat with razor Jan.
28. She had not been entirely sane for
some time.
DR.. Walker of Glen Arbor, Leelenaw
county, claims to have had 100 barrels
of cranberries to the acre as his last
years crop.
All boys under IA years of age have
been discharged from the different
Grad Rapids factories in compliance
with the truant law.
In the trial of Frank Abrams of Liv-
ingston county another adjournment
has been secured and efforts to prove
insanity will be made.
Workmen occasionally exhume cof-
fins in the First ward of Manistee that
were overlooked when the Catholic
cemetery was removed.
Two stocks of general merchandise,
valued at $4,000, we're destroyed by
fire in Seney Jan. %. The fire was start
ed by mob of lumbermen.
An Adrian lawyer who procured
divorce for York State man was
obliged to deliver the document COD,
by express, in order to get his pay.
j. w. Banter, proprietor of roller
rink in Mapistee, became too familiar
with the young lady patrons and was
given "a hours in which TO leave town.
He left.
5, Ottawa county had surplus of $40
in Its treasury at the beginning of bust
ness in 1884. This year when the books
were balanced the sum of Sl3.67 was
left over.
A call has been issued for a conven-
ton of Lake Superior business men to
discuss matters of vital Importance to
the future prosperity of that section of
our state.
Traverse City councilmen have drawn
a line 80 feet from the railroad track
and said to the hackmen ana hotel run.
ners: "Thus near and no nearer shalt
thou come"
A gam of river pirates has been dis
covered in Bay City. Hundreds of dol
lars worth of stolen property were re-
covered. Several members of tho gang
are under arrest.
A state asylum and house of correc-
ton are talked of for the Upper PENN
sulO. We need them, and if they can
be secured let Ishpeming be remember
ed.--The Iron Agitator.
Two little girls, aged and 0 years,
of Henry Sheldon of Farwell, were
brutality outraged by married man
named Clay and has two brothers. One
of the little girls is seriously i'll.
Rem. Henry Stafford, late rector of the
Il
was married recently in Milwaukee to
Mrs. Charlotte Closson. Both the par
ties are close to 20 years of age.
1t is stated that the land for the pro-
posed boulevard around Goguac lake
will be willingly donated by the owners
If Battle Creek will raise $4,000 for
grading and other improvements.
Mrs. Caroline Warden, an old pioneer
of Brighton, died in that place recently
at very old age. She was sister of |
ex-Gov. Bingham and mother of Mrs. |
w. &. Stevens, the auditor generals |
wife.
The Rathburn house of Grand Rap |
ids, one of the oldest landmarks for |
travelling men in the state, is to be torn |
down this year, at the expiration of the |
present lease, and will be replaced by |
a 100000 block.
The reunion of the second Michigan |
cavalry, which was to occur at Grand |
Rapids Feb. %, has been postponed |
until Sept. IL and Is, at which time the
Army of the Cumberland association |
also gathers there.
Marin II. Clark, car Inspector and re-
pairer for the Grand Rapids & Indiana
at Cadillac, took spoonful of pounded
glass recently with suicidal intent His
mind has been deranged some time over
the subject of religion.
James Donahe of Pittsburg. Pa,
claims that his father owned 800 acres
of land in the business portion of
Detroit, and has brought suit, as one
of the heirs of his father, forS5Q, 900, coo,
the value of the land.
Catherine Conner woman employed
at Gray e. Baffy's furniture manufac-
turing establishment, on the corner of
Cass aud Congress streets, in Detroit,
fell down the elevator shaft--a distance
of five stories--anG was instantly killed.
There are rumors in the air that more
commodious buildings are needed for
the public business at Miohigan's cap
itol. The corner stone of the present
state house was laid Oct. 2, 1873, but
the state business has already out
grewn it.
James McCandless of Sanilac thinks
the Port Huron and Northw estein rail.
road company should pay him $4,000
because he was thrown from one of
their cars, and has brought suit in the
Sanilac circuit court to recover that
The dairymer of tho state will meet
ut Grand Rapids February 20 to or
ganize State Dairymen's Association.
Z. A. Stowe, of Grand Rapids, will ar
range for the entertainment of all who |
signify TO him their intention 20 come