Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-12-03
STATE SIFTINGS.

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STATE sIFTINas.
The Michigan Christian conference held its
annual session at Pittsford, Hillsdale county,
recently. The present officers are: President
Rev. j. A. Young, Romeo; Vice-President-
Rev. G. !. Deyo, Oxford; Secretary-Rey. +.
Nudge, President Union Christian college,
! Merom Ind Treasurer-Isaac Hewitt, Maple
Rapids. The following are the trustees g..
A. Truman, Nashville; j. III. Pilklns, Pitts
ford; ii. w. Hollister, Oxford; Rev. W. w.
DE Geer, Holly. Tho standing committees on
churches, ministry, Sunday schools and moral
reform made their usual reports which showed
a steady growth in the interests Of the de
nomination. A recommend from the missions.
airy committee to appoint state missionary
was unanimously adopted. The annual fel-
services through the week and oyei
the Sabbath demonstrated deep religious en-
thusiasm and broad catholic charity.
Sheriff Frederick of Mecosta. In company
with Prosecuting Attorney Palmer, has return
ed from Kansas City with Vanimans in custod +,
who Is suspected of the murder of John Crow
man from Defiance, o., whose skeleton was
found near Big Rapids last July. Upon being
| arrested Nanimans consented 10 return with.
out requisition, but insisted that he knew
nothing of the murder. He claims that he &C
companied Crow as far as Grand Rapids and
then left him and returned to Ohio. 1t Is
stated that Crow had some money with him
when he left home.
The current quarterly report of Department
Commander Col. &. Long, q. A. X. gives the
following statistics Total number of posts
in the department 32; number of members,
| 1901; application for posts pending, 10; ex
pended for relief since Jan. /, 1885, S3,6s64l;
| gains in membership for first quarter of this
| year, DID,; second quarter, S41; third quarter,
$50; total gains TO Oct l, 2,0l9; gains of posts,
| 81; number of members Oct. /, 1885, 1850
| than n n
gained last quarter, IL, and upto date this
| quarter. D.
THE building of "a direct cutoff between Ann
Arbor aud Hamburg by the managers Of the
| T., A.A. Il " NJ. railroad is seriously contem-
plated. Since the northern extension will be
| built from Howell 10 Hamburg, thus necessi-
ating V between South Lyon and the latter
| place, IL would seem feasible plan and be
| greatly TO the advantage of the Grand Trunk,
for in that case the strip Of road between
South Lyon and Ann Arbor would be sold TO
| them and afford an outlet via Toledo.
James Hitchcock, who has served thirty.th
years of life sentence for murder, Emery
| Hartford, who has been in prison eleven years
| Of a twenty-five year term for criminal assault
and William Flanagan, who has served two
| thirds of twelve year sentence for man
| slaughter, have been pardoned by the governor
| Hitchcocks release was recommended by
| Judge johnson, who sentenced him, ex Judges
| Christiancy and Shaw aud Others on legal and
other grounds.
Mrs l.. Rupert of Holt, Clinton county, has
been an invalid for nearly nine years, and for
| four years has been confined 10 her home. On
the 9TH of the present month local faith
| healers got In their work on the unfortunate
| woman and In % seconds she was cured, and
! she Is now doing her household work. Since Mrs
| Rupper's miraculous cure 1l2 conversions
! from the WAYS of sin have been reported In the
Vi! age.-Grdnd Rapids Eagle.
| Mrs I Runpert nf Holt Clinton county
has been an invalid for nearly nine years, and
| for four years has been confined to her home
| On the 9TH of the present month local faith
| healers got in their work on the unfortunate
woman, and In % seconds she was cured, and
she is now doing her household work. Since
Mrs. Ruppert's miraculous cure liz convers-
| ions from the ways Of sin have been reported
In the village. journal.
Fire at midnight Nov. -, destroyed the city
hotel In Allegan. Many guests had narrow
escapes: Dell Rove jumped from third
| story window. John Fceney was unconscious
for three hours from suiiocation. Good work
| by firemen prevented the fire spreading Loss
$500, insurance the same. This makes the
sixth fire Allegan has had in quick succession.
and was the anniversary of the Thanksgiving
fire OF two years ago.
Varbor Springs bought for $1,000 site for
its new city hall and work has commenced on
the foundation walls. The building will be
handsome two-story structure, 32x62, with
beliry tower eighty-fve feet high There will
be four Offices below, large court room and
two Jury rooms above II will be substantially
built and finished in hard woods throughout,
and will be an ornament to the village.
The superintendent of public instruction
| has received three first premium certificates
from the New Orleans exposition. One is for
the state, Tor the best collection in the educa
| tional exhibit; one for the state public school
at Coldwater, as the best institution of its
kind in the country, and one for the agricul-
tural college, for the best display Of forestry
and grasses.
Miss Addie Dewey of Toledo, formerly OF
| Deerfeld who was dangerously injured by an
| explosion of powder In Colorado recently, has
returned to her home. 1t was reported at the
time that Miss Dewey's sight had been dcs
troyed; but by extraordinary skill one eye has
been saved, and there are no marks or dlsfg
urement on the young lady's face
Some time since Cora Fairbanks a young
lady of Adrian, sued David Watermire, a
we Ito do farmer, for Islander, he having, II
was alleged, made statements impugning hei
chastity. The case has been settled, Walter
IN re paying the plaintiff 500 and costs OF
suit, besides signing complete rctra,tion of
all the alege charges.
A colored minstrel named George Carter,
| who lives in Jackson, attempted the life OF
Elwood Bishop because'of an unpaid bill. He
cut Bishops coat tails with an AK and followed
the latter TO a saloon, where he fired several
shots. BisaOp escaped and Carter Is now In
jail, said to he violently insane Carter had
travelled extensively.
Frank Brown of Kalamazoo was missed the
other morning by his wife, who going into his
hoe store, found note on his Office desk
stating that his body was In the cistcrn. Sum.
moning aid she went to the cistern IN the base
nent and there found the body. Dull trade
| depress ID and finally crazed him. Tic was
much esteemed
Duncan II Gamble, at Duluth formerly OF
East Saginaw, have decided to cut l5,O00, 0O0
| to 20,0O0 900 feet of logs this season, larger
input by threc-fourths than was at first in
tended, on account OF the better outlook for
the lumber business. They will cut none OF
their own pine, but depend ON jobbers for
their supply
Two notorious thieves who are wanted In
Ohio 10 answer several crimes, were arrested
recently In Vermonville by Sheriff William
! They gave the names of John James and FranN
Stanford. They were well armed and showed
| fight, but the plucky officer TOOK them in 4
quantity Of stolen goods were founi In the
possession.
james L. McQuade, an old resident of Bella
Vile, committed suicide the other morning by
cutting his throat In barn near his house.
He had been in poor health for some time, and
is supposed TO have been temporarily deranged
old, well-to-do, and leaves widow and several
children.
Ed a. Grosvenor, the White Cloud express
agent, Who got short in his accounts, has been
arrested, but owing TO exposure in the woods,
where he was hiding, Is too Ill 10 stand an ex
animation. When arrested Grosvenor ha6
$40, which he turned over TO the officers. leav
ing Sl25 for his bondsmen TO make good.
A vulcanizer In the Office of DIR. Allen Cope,
dentist at Coldwater, exploded the other after
noon, tearing of the doctors left arm just be
low the shoulder and injuring his right breast
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