Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-08-27

~ hiohtis olu tnat gives TWO quarts Oh mix per
day from which an excellent quality OF butter
has been made.
A fine mausoleum, says the Pontiac Gazette,
is 10 be erected ~ Oak Hin cemetery In mem
orr ~ the late Z. X. Mabley, the Detroit mer-
chant lately deceased, by his family. IL Will
cost $1,000, and the architectural design is said
10 be very fine.
Cne Derby and wife of Bay City, are under
arrest, charged with enticng 13-year-old girl
into their place and holding her there evident
ly Tor immoral purposes. Mrs. Derby is pro-
prietress of the house In which Lou Hall was
killed last winter.
Miners are wild over the new gold discover
les at I-hlemng. Specimens OF the quartz
Lave been placed on exhibition ut the Nelson
house. Ii IL the first OF the kind-sugar
quartz-discovored east the Rockies, and is
heavily charged with virgin gold.
John Koopman has received a $1,000 verdict
In Missaulxee county circuit court against
Cody d More, who raised their sluice to raft
some logs last fall, without giving Koopman
notice. The latter's grist mill at Falmouth
was undermined, and his shingle mill and dam
washed away.
Two years ago Willie Bliss of Saginaw City,
only 5 years old, lost both legs by the cars.
Three little Saginaw girls, Katie and Maud
Ballentine and Jennie Mcintosh are soliciting
funds with which TO buy the unfortunate lad
roller chair, and they are meeting with encour-
aging success.
The second annual reunion and encamp-
ment or the GAR association of southwestern
Michigan will be held at DEVILS Lake August
26-2S, arrangements for which have already
been perfected. The attendance promises TO
be large and the "boys" are anticipating a
high old time
Nelson Merritts barn in Portsmouth town.
ship, Bay county, was struck by lightning and
destroyed. All his crops, including 200 BUSH
els of wheat, hay, oats and other crops, and his
farm implements were destroyed. Nothing was
saved but buggy Merritt resides two miles
from South Bay City.
Mrs. Minnie Hardin of Bangor, while cross
ing the new bridge on the stringegs the other
day found herself falling and she threw her 2
year-old baby upon the bank and dropped into
the water. Mrs. Hardin suffered no inconven-
fence from the fall, but the child sustained in
iuries which proved fatal.
The fish tug Sebawing of Charlevoix, the other
morning found between Beaver ana Fox islands
Mackinac boat containing the dead bodies of
the well-known Beaver island fishermen, VIM.
Gibson and Ed. Gallagher. They were found
dashed to the boat, face downwards. The inside
spars and ballast were gone.
Frank Grommey, the 1l-year old boy of
Samuel Grommey of Soule, went into his faith
ers mill and got into belt TO swing. The
belt was around shaft revolving $50 times a
minute, and IL was fully a minute before the
machinery could be stopped. Tire boy was
crushed to an unrecognizaDe mass
q Congressman Burrows gives. notice of a
competitive examination for the West Point
cadetship from the Fourth district, TO take
place in Kalamazoo, Oct. 10. Superintendent
French OF the Kalamazoo schools, is an
nounced as chairman of the examining board
and is the only member yet selected.
The Oscoda salt and lumber company have
about completed the erection of new single
mill with a capacity of 100000 shingles per
nnV IN pmnlON Soma Nftv
but ~ Butt are the operators. This is the
first single mill ever erected in Au Sable or
Oscoda capable OF doing any great amount Of
work.
That fancy institution known as the agricul-
tural bureau at Washington sent some Egyp-
tian corn for seed TO farmers about Birming-
ham last spring Whatever the corn might do
in Egypt 1t is failure in Michigan, and
though the stalks are of great size the ears
give no signs Of maturing before November
Nelcs.
1EFred. Austin, conductor on the Chicago,
Burlington " Quincy railroad, had an alterca-
ton with a passenger Patrick Kirby. before
the train pulled out from Hinckley for Aurora,
ILL.,, and fell dead from eliot of blood in the
pulmonary artery, caused by the excitement.
He was buried at White Pigeon where he
formerly resided
David Jock, a well-to-do farmer of aSanilac
county, was discovered robbing Downing IL
Southworth's store at Downingtoh. The dis
coycry was made hy James Lane, who reported
to the owners, and a chase was given In the
excitement Lane was shot in the shoulder, but
Jock was caught and will be tried at the Sep
TENDER term Of the circuit court
The claim of Mrs c. c. Jenninos,for 500
600 damage a anst the city of Kalamazoo has
been referred 10 n special committee of the
council but suit VIII be begun unless a COM
promise is cfccteI Mrs. Jennings IN July,
1881, stepped into a Foe into the sidewalk. re-
eeiying injuries WITCH crippled her for life.
She Is now living at Lagrange, Ind, a, helpless
invalid.
Hon. Geo. III. Jerome died at his residence in
Niles few days since Of apoplexy. Mir Jerome
was born in New York In 1878, removed TO Mich
igan in 1876 and, excepting a few yea rs spent in
Iowa, had been aresdent since that time. He
was formerly state fish commissioner, and to his
efforts is, in a great measure. due the admirable
system of fish culture of Michigan. He organ
lied the work Of the commission
Mrs Horace Whitney Of Toledo. who owns a
dairy farm near the Michigan state line has a
valuable herd of blooded cattle, among. which
a fatal spenic fever has broken out. arsl thus
veterinary, regards the disease as on-conta9s
ious, but the Ohio state authorities have been
notified so that measures may be taken TO pre-
vent spread If there be any danger.
A j. Wing of Cushing, arose from his bed
one night last week, while i'm a state of som
nambulsm, dressed himself. went to- the barn
and got his scythe, and proceeded to his field,
where he moved 40 rods before awaktng His
surprise at finding himself in the field In the
wee small hours in the MORNING, can be
imagined. When he got back TO the. house he
foundit was 2.30 o'clock.-Bdtue Creek Journal
Mrs. Failing, who was so severely burned in
the Tekonsha fire, died the night after the fire
and the funeral of herself and child the follow
ing morning was attended by large number
of people. Mr.. Faling's recovery is considered
doubtful The citizens purpose raising 81, 900
for the benefit of the afflicted family, and al
ready 5000 Is subscribed. Taken altogether IL
is the most heartrendfhg affair that has ever