Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-11-04
MICHIGAN NE US CONDENSED.


The new roller mill at Vaudeville is now
ready for business 1t hNS the latest anc
most modern machinery aud has capa
city of from l25 to 80 barrels day.
After being out all night the jury in the
Royce case, charged with numbering one
Purdy in Milbrook last July, rendered
verdict OF manslaughter, with recon
mendatioT TO the mercy of the court. The
first ballot stood six for conviction a.
charged, and six for acquittal. Judge
Fuller imposed fine Of $500 TO be paid in
ten days or one year imprisonment
A young man named Garroch. wheels
man on the tug Josie. was crushed TO
Jelly the other dav. His vessel was get
ting under way in tow of the tug Castle
Garroch had let go the vessel $ lines and IN
some way fell into the river. The schooner
came back striking the pile that GaTrocll
was clinging To and jammed his head and
body to an neutrality-suspicious. mass.
Logging has commenced in the upper
peninsula.
The Battle Creek water works company
are erecting their engine house and pump
ing station at Gouguac lake. The laying
OF the pipes will he delayed until next
spring.
The agricultural college library now
contains l0,00o volumes, or l,5J0 more than
year ago, while nearly 200 periodicals,
principally scientific, are received regu
larry.
The Knights of Labor OF Battle Creek
talk of starting n general supply store
and will furnish the members of their or
der with clothing boots, shoes and gro
ceries at cost.
Nearly every town in Alger county
wants TO be the county seat, and lively
quarrel is in progress.
East Saginaw is to build $4,000 home
for the friendless
The Toledo 81 Ann Arbor railroad viii
be completed TO Clare this fall.
Gov Alger has appointed VIM. Ball OF
Hamburg, T.. F. Moore of st. Clair, w. E
Boyden OF Delhi Mills, and j. H. Butter
field OF Lapeer. delegates TO the consoli-
dated cattle growers association which
meets in Chicago Nov. 16 and II.
Lansing manufactures are to be con.
nected with the depot by transit roads.
Work is to be commenced at once.
There are 500 men Mt work in the Corun.
ma coal miles. The Michigan Central has
tested the coal and will use 5COJ tons
monthly.
w. r. Holmes, aged 10, Lake Shore
train man, was crushed between the cars
at Ogden station, and died the same night
at his home in Adrian.
Mrs. Brass, widow of the late Milo Brass
OF Missaukee county, is in jail at Jackson,
where she will remain until her sentence
Detroit house of correction.
Lena Fairbanks, 13-years old girl who
has figured in three stealing affairs in
Howell lately and one in South Lyon, has
been sentenced to the reform school at
Adrian until 81 years of age for horse
stealing.
Penoyer Bros mill at Au Sable, was de
stroyed by fire October 20. Loss, $4,000
One hundred and thirty men are out of
employment.
Mendon. ST. Joseph county, had a s7,oOO
fire October 25th.
John Ryan, in prison for FIVE years for
theft committed in Detroit three months
ago, escaped the other night Ryan was
helping repair pipes in the west wing OF
the prison, and an opening was made Ia
the wall. Ryan, with several other prison
err, was sleeping In the corridors, the cells
being crowded. He enlarged the hole and
crawled into the yard and over the walls
to freedom. Several hours later the escape
was discovered and officers tarted i'm pur.
suit; but they didn't catch him, although
Ryan is W years old.
Bennett L. Sons OF Lansing, manufacture
ers OF stoves and agricultural implements
will not employ any more union men.
Their works are shut down for the
present.
Daniel Johnson's Touring mill at York.
vile was consumed by fire the other night
OF Hour. Loss $4,000.
The outgoing passenger train IN the
Cadillac a. Northeastern railroad vollided
with logging train, about three miles
from Lake City, smashing the caboose on
the latter train and damaging both locomo-
tives. A lady in the caboose had mel
shoulder dislocated and back injured
The passengers In the coach we're greatly
shaken up and frightened, but none were
seriously nurt.
Victor Jewell, aged IS, Of Easton, went
TO Ionia and gave himself into custody.
saying that the night before
Ed Cole. Oscar Crane and another young
man. name unknown came 70 his house
and tried to break in, when he fred at
them with gun, instantly killing Cole, q
young man about "a years OF age. An ex.
animation will be held.
Thieves who stole poultry in West Sun.
field Eaton county, wrung the Decks OF
the fowls before taking them home and
were trailed by the dripping blood and
captured