Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-10-29

Biddle House, Detroit, has been defrauding
many Gran Rapids dealers and the Collector
OF Internal Revenue. He represented himself
TO have az 100 In Detroit park, and obtained
goods und sr this pretcnse His crookedness
has come to light however, and he has been
arrested.
Mrs. Liza Disbro of Grand Rapids, died In
July. 1884, leaving about 10000 10 Rev. l.. NJ
SCoteld Presbyterian minister. The rela-
tives Of the lady naturally wanted division
of the property, and the matter was carried
into courts. The supreme court has just de-
cided In favor OF Scotleld.
The movement TO organize State Masonic
Home Association resulted In the gathering of
large number OF Masons In Grand Rapids the
other night from different parts OF the state,
at which time article OF association were pre-
scented for adoption and committees appointed
to draft bylaws.
Prof. Francis Wayland of Yale law school,
visited the Ann Arbor University a few days
ago, and EXPIRE ssed himself as highly pleased
with the workings of the institution of the
west The attendance at Yale this year is
about 200, and at the university will approx
mate |, 400.
DIR. 2. +. Richmond of Mt. Pleasant has
studied diphtheria and its causes for three
years past AMI In that time has not found an
original case in families that use reservoir
water. Tie doctor makes q strong plea
nc ainst the use OF surface water for drinking
purposes.
William o. Hara, working n Archie Browns
camp near Otsego Lake, was killed while help
ing to build camp, by log falling from the
roof OF a building and striking him on the
head, fracturing his skull and breaking his
neck. His remains were taken t. Bay City,
r. A. ellis, architect and builder Of Big
Rapids, has mysteriously disappeared. He had
just completed a school house In Green town
ship, Mecosta Co., and disappeared soon after
receiving his pay: He is owing Big Rapids
parties for material AMI labor about 5000.
The Rev. Edward Matthews, lately convicted
In the circuit court at Coldwatcr OF resisting
the sheriff while the iattsr was arresting an
other minister at the Free Methodist camp
meeting last summer, has been fined by Judge
Pealer S11O, which he paid.
Christian Houck, prosperous farmer living
four miles east OF Marshall, hung himself the
other night In his barn. He was a member OF
Marshall commandery X. L. No. IL, and
prominent man. Domestic troubles are said
TO have caused the suicide.
G. j. Brokaw of Pinckney, was Instantly
killed on a crossing OF 1.-The Michigan Central
Railroad, near Dexter, few days since. He
was ossing the track with wagon and span
of horses at the time Of the accident One Of
the horses was killed.
Jesse Quick, a farmer living In Barry town
ship, Barry county, was instantly killed In Bat
lie Creek the other afternoon. His team ran
away, throwing him out and breaking his neck.
lie was 40 years old and leaves a wife and two
children.
The grand lodge /. o. G. T. at Jackson re
solved in favor OF woman suffrage. The COM
mlttee on state OF the order recommended an
increase in the per capita tax from 10 to 1211
cents, in order TO keep good lecturers In the
field
James Sullivan, jackson crook, has been
arrested for robbing William Forbes of Chel-
sea, OF $50 cash, several hundred dollars in
notes and a gold watch. Sullivan owns up
and has given mp the watch and notes.
Lurton d. Jones, a citizen OF Dayton, o.,
formerly an Internal revenue collector at that
place, was found dead In his room at the Sher-
man house in Mt. Clemens the other morning
Heart disease was the cause of death.
Andrew j. Reey, of Grand Rapids has been
sued in the United States Court for breach of
promise, and the damages placed at $25, 600
Deborah Tompkins Of Batavia, N. Y, Is the
one whose affections were blighted.
DIR. Charles Shepard of Grand Rapids, has
been a resident OF that city 80 years and he
celebrated the occasion on the Goth inst.
When DIR. Shepard first located in the second
city there were but 20 inhabitants.
Samuel Happin, fruit grower of Arlington,
Van Buren, county, exhibited some of his fruit
at the Dakota territorial fair this fall, just to
show what Michigan can do in that line, and
took five first premiums on apples.
Geo. w. Friend, ship carpenter has been
arrested for the stabbing OF Peter Leclair in a
clar's right eye was destroyed. He pleaded
not guilty, and was held for trial
Martin NJ Thoms, an aged and respected
citizen Of Birmingham and one OF the early
pioneers OF Oakland county, is dead. lie was
an uncle of the late celebrated lawyer Of De-
troit, Robert p. Thoms
Jimmy Hits, 13-years old son of a widow
In In. fha dn Of fha ala
vator in Hay u rodd's wooden mill and badly
crushed. Fifteen minutes elapsed before he
could be released.
Col. Huntington is building a clothes pin
factory on the railroad grounds at Mason,
which will give employment TO about 20 hands
to start. He expects to be running in about
David c. Bishop keeper OF the house of cor
rection and reformatory, died very suddenly
the other morning, of apoplexy. He was a
brother Of Col :. X. Bishop of Grand Rapids.
Michigan citizens who desire to obtain some
carp from the United States fish commission
can be supplied by applying to Senator o. d..
Conger Washington, ID. Z.
The Bay county supervisors are considering
On appropriation OF 81, 200 with which to erect
a suitable building for the care of the insane
and idiotic in Bay county.
Au Train, little numbering town on the
shore of Lake Superior, 81 miles east OF Mar.
quette, has been selected as the county seat OF
the new county OF Alger.
George and Thomas Toohey OF Chicago
aged III and II years, who stole 500 from q
farmer near Scott's, have been sent to the re-
formatory at Lansing.
Mr.. Fritchard In Elwell, Gratiot county,
thinks he has gold on his farm. lie is sinking
a shaft, Quartz rock has teen struck at a
depth of % feet
Arrangements have been perfected for the
erection Of a factory at Owosso 140x60 feet in
dimension, which will give employment to
100 men.
Judge w. B. Wells of Ionia, who has been
American consul at Dundee, Scotland, for
several years, has returned to bis Michigan
home.
Gould Mccormick, old resident OF Chesan-
Ing, fell dead on the barn floor while cutting
bands for threshing machine. He was aged
"a
little son of Robert Lewis of Port Huron
fell from a tree the other day and sustained
INJURIES from the effects OF which he died.
The trial of Thos. p. Foley charged with
the murder of his twin babies at Maple Rapids,
will begin at St. Johns November %.
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