Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-02-18
STATE sIFTINGS.

of Port Huron, died at the family residence
the other night He had amassed quite
fortune in brewing beer.
George Odell farmer living near Kendals
was absent from the house an unusua long
time a few days ago. He had started out to do
III chores. search was Instituted for him
and his body was found near a straw stack.
He he died from heart disease.
Mrs. Ellen Parmela was appointed direetof
OF school district in Orange township, Hal
kaska county, by the board OF inspectors in
place Of the former incumbent removed by the
township board
The third annual institute of the sheep
breeders and wool growers association OF
Macomb county VIII be held at Marble hall,
Romeo, Thursday, Feb 20.
DIR. G. NJ. +. Davis, ex-county treasurer Of
Crawford county, charged with embezzling
S25,000 Of the county funds over a year ago,
Was acquitted in the circuit court at Crawling
through legal blunder of the prosecution.
The suit has cost the county about S2,0OO 1t
was claimed the money was stolen while a
political meeting was in progress at the town
hall The combination Of the safe and the
othce was undisturbed.
Mrs. Anna Hawkins, for so years a resident
of Jackson, is dead.
Ii. sumner Black, of the firm of Black &
Willard of Buchanan, died the other morning
of Inflammation OF the stomach, aged 81 years
He had been citizen of Berrien county since
1856 and Buchanan since 1860, and been en-
gagged in The manufacture OF furniture during
the entire time. Black ~ Willard started the
first factory in Buchanan.
The lines rifles, company k second regi-
ment, NJ. s. T., of Grand Rapids, were
presented with an elegant silk
banner, handsomely embroidered, by
Gen. w. p. lines, on the 9Th inst
large number Of the friends of the company
were present TO witness the ceremonies. The
han a
given by Gen. Innes and the balance was rails
Ell on subscription. Speeches, music and
supper completed the program.
woman Of the town in Grand Rapids,
formerly known as Nell Gordon, who was very
gay 10 years ago, received intelligence the
other morning OF the death of her husband,
d. B.Palmer OF Ashland, Wis, leaving $780,
0OJ to Il l0-years-old daughter, living with her
mother. The woman owns $4,000 worth OF
property in her own name in Grand Rapids.
The governor has Sppoiuted Isaac j.
Kohler oil Otter Lake circuit court commits
sioner for Lapeer county, vice Frank Mills
resigned.
Charles Atkinson and his wife OF Ontona-
gon visited some friends the other evening,
> and upon starting home Mrs. Atkinson pro-
posed To make another call, but the husband
refused, and proceeded to his home VIII le the
wife started In another direction. Mrs. AT
kinson did not return during the night, and
search being made next morning the woman's
body was sOund frozen in a snow bank. The
woman was halt-breed and was held in
TEEN by the citizens there.
The annual meeting OF the Michigan sports
mans association was held in Kalamazoo on
the 10th inst. The attendance was small.
The eastern brethren did not appear. Various
reports were submitted. Lansing was fixed
FOR holding the next convention on the third
Tuesday In January, ls5; The old officers
were reelected. VIC. Coburn of Detroit was
eiectcd director for four years. The associa-
tiOn want game warden. Such an officer is
deemed absolutely necessary for the enforce
mcnt OF the law. The associatin visited the
asylum by invitation
j. Emmett Robinson, court reporter for the
Detroit Free Press, was found dead in his
room the other morning. For some time past
Mr.. Robinson had been troubled with insom-
mia, and the last night of his life had taken
chloroform u enable him TO sleep. The POI
stiOn Of the body when found indicated that
Mr.. Robinson must have fallen into a deep
sleep unGer the effects Of the chloroform and
then been sufIocated by the pillow and bed
clothes in which his face had been found bur
led.
The meeting Of the Michigan prosecuting
attorneys called by Frank knappen of Kala-
mazoo to effect a permanent organization
to secure changes in the present criminal laws
was held in Lansing on the 10TH There were
present Attorneys Chaplin of Branch county;
Simonson Of Bay; Noyes of Calhoun; Carr of
Knappen of Kalamazoo; Turner OF Kent;
Perkins OF Kalkaska; Warren of Livingstone;
Mumford of Macomb Huffman Of Macki-
nav; Hall OF Ogemaw; Mcbride Of Ottawa;
Trip of Oakland; Phillips of st. Clair;
Babcock OF Salinac and Smith of Shawassee.
Mr.. Knappen was appointed temporary pres
ident and Nichols secretary. A committee
was appointed to plan the permanent organ
ization.
Ernstine scholtz, sister of the murdered
Herman Scholtz who was murdered In East
Tawas about q year ago, has been taken 10 the
asylum for the insane at Traverse City.
Gov. Alger sent the following message to
Mai. Gen. Whipple at Governors island:
PLEASE convey to Gen. Hancock's family my
heartfelt sympathy in their great afilction and
assure them that the veterans as well as all
other people of Michigan, will receive the sad
news with the deepest sorrow.
VIM. f. Quirk of Jackson, who was injured
several weeks ago at the Lake Shore depot
while assisting in unloading a safe, and whose
legs were subsequently amputated, died a few
days since.
Erastus Bcebe died at Richmond recently
after short illness Of pneumonia, aged 70
years, Mr.. Beebe was pioneer Of the county
and In 1885 helped TO cut the first road In the
town from Armada. The q. A. X. post was
named in honor OF bis son. who was killed at
Morton's Ford, Va. The deceased leaves n
wife and seven children in good circumstances.
dalusna Bennett OF 81. johns, has Deen
nominated United States marshal for the cast
ern district Of Michigan.
Kalamazoo's new Methodist church will be
dedicated Sunday, February 81. The church
has been named in honor of the late Bishop
Matthew Simpson.
James Brockway of Liberty township, on
whose farm CHAMBERS recently developed, has
lost six horses, 30 sheep and a number OF
calves.
Chas McLoud, a convie' IN jackson prison
had some words with foreman OF one of the
! departments named Landers and struck him
with a cleaver. The foreman drew q knife and
stabbed the convict innicting dangerous and
probably fatal injuries.
Manlstee objects to being closed as port Of
entry, and has sent lengthy remontrances tc
eongr.es