Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-10-15

butcher. In May he stole another and sold her
In Grand Haven. In July another and sold
her IN After being found guilty OF
third and was remanded for sentence.
h. Z. Luce of Grand Rapids for damages sus-
tanned by being forcibly elected by Luce from
his hall, hearty 10 years ago, resulted In judg-
ment for complainant FOR $1,000 The first
trial gave $500. The last jury were out all
night and the verdict was the result of a COM
promise Luce win again appeal to the SUI
preme court.
A Polander named Koisdiesr Andrzenski
employed at one of the salt blocks In Bay City
was killed the other morning by q bundle OF
salt sacks, weighing 600 pounds, falling from
a wagon and jamming him between 1t and the
DORIAN. He expired almost Instantly The
naly A verdict of accidental death was
rendered at the inquest.
A distressing accident occurred in Bay City
on the Sd inst, by which one man lost his life
Two Polanders, Frand Rathaker and George
Debotre, were crossing the river to Stone
Island from South Bay City about 10 O'clock
when the boat was capsized and both men
precipitated into the river. Debotre succeeded
In reaching the shore but Rathaker was
drowned.
Emery Hartford who was sent to the peni-
tentiarv In 1874 from Grand Rapids for %
years for a criminal assault on 13-year old
girl, will apply to the state board OF pardons
for pardon or communication His crime was
a particularly brutal one, and Grand Rapids
people who remember the circumstances will
oppose the issuance OF pardon.
Martin Glass, aged 80, supposed to be
tramp, was killed on the Michigan Central
railroad at North Saginaw the other after
noon. An eye witness said he deliberately
threw himaolf I'm front Of the train "a Wae
badly crushed. Hewas In charge OF an officer,
and was supposed to be crazy when he made
his escape
The Lansing, Alma & Northern railroads.
last rail into Salt River was laid on the 9th
inst, and the occasion was celebrated with a
big dinner and much iubilatlon. Supt. Jas.
T. Hall says the road will be pushed forward
rapidly, that the contracts for grading between
Salt River and Mt Pleasant are now made, and
the line will be completed by Dec. 1.
George c. Pierce guardian OF II. H. Smith of
Grand Rapids, has brought suit against Mrs.
Rachel Smith TO recover 100000 worth Of
lands decided by Mr. Smith 10 the lady while he
was mentally incapable OF attending to bust
ness. Mrs. Smith has been enjoined from dis
posing of the property.
Louis Leurent, French Canadian, dropped
dead of heart disease In saloon at Muskegon,
the other evening lie was 80 years old, had
worked on the boom for six years, hailed from
MONTREAL, WAS uu uuludrTltu man, anu udu one
brother and. two sisters living at Port Sher-
man, Mich.
Mrs. Drusela Robinson, d led at Bad Axe
recently. Size had attained the remarkable
age Of l0l year> and IL months, having been
born in England Nov. ., 1852. She remember
ed things wildly that happened In the begin
ming OF this century and retained her vigor to
to the last.
Stanley, an aged farmer of Pre- colt, Ont,
and who had been visiting his son at Mimic
ID. T.. arrived in Port Huron on his way home
the other morning While crossing the tracks
In going o another train, he was struck by a
backing ira n. aud had both legs cut of.
A Michigan lecture bureau'has been estab-
lshed W til lead uaricrs In Grand Rapids. 1t
is the aim OF the Organization TO send !. ctur-
ers throughout the state affording ali oppor
tunity for the smaller as well as the larger
towns and cities to enjoy literary treats.
New Haven. Gratiot county, is contemplat-
ing organizing Wig lance committee. Nu-
merous dep edatons have been committed
there for some me past, and recently John
Jarvis had flock of 40 sheep stolen and can
find no trace of tEem.
The Business Mems Association in Mar
quette will be called at the next regular meet
ing to take some action regarding the estab-
lishment of an annual exposition for the Up
per Peninsula TO be held here each September.
Geo. Brassard, Freuchman IS years Of age
a brakeman on the Flint IL Pere Marquette
railroad was thrown from q top of car at
Midland and sustained injuries which caused
his death an hour after the accident.
Already 10 disabled veterans are being cared
for by the managers Of the soldiers home
The old soldiers are provided for at St Marks
home, Grand Rapids, where they will remain
until the state building is erected.
Another fraud is being played on the unsus-
pecting farmers now. Parties sell patent
x,N1 ata 10 fax 10
tract that makes him an agent and binds him
to pay for several more.
THE jackson prison inspectors have leased
the labor OF l50 convicts to G. II. Fargo Il Co.,
of Chicago at 90 cents per day for period OF
10 years for the manufacture OF boots and
shoes.
+. L. Jopp, for over thirty years prominent
builder Of Eaton Rapids, dropped deal the
other morning while going TO work. Heart dis
ease was the cause. He was about sixty years
old.
A sister of the famous Indian chief, Igna-
tlous Petoskey, who died asst spring. Is now at
Harbor Springs, and claims to be 115 years Of
age.
G. +. Stearns OF Big Rapids took 400 bushels
OF POTATOES from one acre Of ground, all ce
ones He found one very large one among
them formed Of % distinct potatoes.
The business mems associat on at its meet
ing Mt Marquette vi be cal ed on to take
action regar ing the cstab ishment of an an
nual exhibition for the U. p.
The new Howe truss bridge across the rv}r
at Greenville. 81 feet long. been completed by
the ID. l.. az N road, which Is also erecting an
other of 20 feet across Pine river at Alma.
/ The Michigan stave and head ng company
will erect large staye and heading mill at
Portland.
Wright Z. Clark of the Schoolcraft Pioneer
no haap apnnfnfad aUapf pf the board nf
rections and ,harietes for Schoolcraft county.
The Biddle House, at one time the leading
hotel In Detroit Is to be re-oE I'D Nov l.
after having been closed q number of years.
Mrs. s. s. French, wife of the widely known
Battle Creek physician, is dead. Mrs. French
was:one Of the pioneers of Battle Creek.
DIR. Thomas MacIntyre, former principal
of the deaf and dumb asylum at Flint, died In
Indianapolis, Sept. 25 aged 40 years.
There is talk OF establishing a skate a DRY
It She by, 10 poy 10 or IL men and utilt-
ing the quantity of oak In the vicinity.
The first ow storm Of the season occurred
in Ishpem ny Oct. 3. The snow was accom-
panied by heavy wind.
The Nc nt,re family at Ortonvile raised
from less than one-foCrth OF an acre fifty-thi ee
bushels Of cranbcrrics.
Reports from farmers in the various parts OF
the state ind cate that the potato crop will
prove a failure.
Mrs. NJ. s. Haaley, prominent lady Of
Romeo, dropped dead of heart disease a few
days ago.
Huron county farmers are raising good vege-
table tops on lands that we're swamp year
ago.
James Tremper, well-known resident OF
Owosso. shot himself while Temporarily insane.
8 James Hudson of Dowagiac, has 10000
pound crop OF honey this year.