Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-08-20
STATE sIFTINGs.

Negaunee is experiencing a Loom in real
estate.
Judge Cooley's resignation taxes effect
Sept. o.
The corner stone OF the new Grand Rapids
city hall W. be la Il Sept. ..
Worthy blanchard, an old and esteemed
resident Of Pennington is dead
TIE soldiers monument at Grand Rapids
needs $1,000 10 secure its completion.
A pleasant reunion of the Ninth Michigan
Infantry was held in Fowlerville Aug. H.
Roland Root, one of the oldes pioneers OF
Branch county. died in Coldwa,er recently.
The Romeo camp meeting commences on
Tuesday, Aug. Is. and continues unit Aug. "a.
The Iona county court house, of Ionia
sandstone and costing S50C0), is almost com
pleted.
An injunction will be served ON the Fort
Gratiot Council to prevent the construction Cf
water works.
Company F. Of the old eighth Michigan is
to have reunion Sept. and at Vaudeville,
Barry county.
The annual meeting of the state hotel men s
associat ON will be held at the Avery house,
Mt Clemens, Sept. |.
Up to and including July 81, the state salt
inspector has put his stamp on ], S2S, 22S bar
rels of salt since Jan. !.
During the summer 100000 feet Of stand
ing pine was killed by forest fires in Otsego
and Roscommon counties.
A. B. Morse, supreme court justice elect, has
formally accepted the vacant supreme justice
ship rendered by Gov Alger.
The large tent of the Battle Creek Adventist
society VIII be used for the commencement ex-
ercises OF the agricultural college.
Nearly $500 worth of standard books will be
added TO the Ludington pubic school library
before school begins in September.
William Smmonds of Fenton has been
awarded a contract for furnishing 100000
brick for the insane asylum at Pontiac.
The lumbermen of the state are delighted
with the advance in the price OF lumber. They
attribute it TO the light cut and large deman |.
Washtenaw, Livingston, Oakland and
Wayne county farmers will no Il big re-
union at Whitmo. Lake, in Washtenaw, Aug.
%.
j. c. Morgan's paper mill hleaohery burned
near Battle Creek the other night, the fire orig
mating spontaneously. The loss was So
600.
The new Masonic temple at Battle Creek
will be dedicated August Is, with grand cere-
monies BY the home bodies assisted by visiting
fraters.
At the Jackson prison 739 prisoners are cared
for at the expense of the state I've nty-one
were received during July and twenty-four dis
charged.
Mead Harris, aged 0, was smothered in
wheat bin at the Fowlervilc elevator.
He had been dead twenty minutes when dis
covered
Judge J. g. Rsmsdell of Traverse City, says
tie y. ach crop in Michigan Is short, the apple
crop light, hut that old pear trees will bear a
fair clop.
st. Ignatius day, July 81, was celebrated at
St. Ignace a that city derived its name from
that saint, who was the founder Of the order
of Jesuits.
A reward of 100 dollars has been offered for
the body Of Horatio l.. Idle, missing from Ran
som, Mich. He IL believed TO have been foully
dealt with.
All the lodges of the |. o. o. +. OF Oakland
county are invited to participate in picnic at
Orchard Lake, August 20, given by Pontiac
lodge No. 3.
The Northeastern agricultural society. Il
making active preparations for it, III tn annual
fair, which is to be held at Flint from Sept. 81
10 %, inclusive.
The citizens of st. Louis have raised purse
of 5000, which will be used In ferretlng out the
dynamfters who tried to blow up a building in
that city recently.
The citizens of Kalamazoo approaching the
pluck Of Miss Anderson, who beat a daring
burglar and drove him from the house, viii
present TO the young lady fine silyer-mounted
revolver
There will be reunion of the old First
Michigan volunteer infantry at DEVILS Lake
Lenawee county, on the 27th inst. Capt
Manly OF Ann Arbor, is president Of the or
ganization.
Chas. Miller, farmer living about fom
miles from 81. Johns, was gorcd 10 death by q
bull. The animal was shot by man passil 9
along the road while his horns were still In his
Wet mis- body.
The store Of w. A. Carpenter " Co. of Far
well was burned the other morning at o'clock
together with ts contents Loss, about S17,
600; insurance, sl2, 900. The fire was undoubt
edly Of incendlary origin.
1.-THE Hillsdale Leader says that Charlie.
Ewing of Woodbridge, had his shoes taken of
by stroke OF lightning last Sunday, and thai
except his feet were scOrchc1 aud were paralyz
ed for few hours, lie was uninjured.
A grand reunion of the g. A. II. Of Shia
wassee and adjoining counties will be held al
Owosso on Friday, the 2,th inst, under the
auspices OF L. b. Quackenbush Post No. POS
@. A. r., and Quackenbush w. r. G., No. 20
Adam Wolf, Maple Grove farmer drove hh