Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-04-01
STATE SIFTINGs.

Arrangements have been made between the
West Michigan Fruit Growers society and
South Ottawa Agricultural Society by which
the former shall take charge of the fruit exhib-
It at the latter's fair in Holland next fall.
Premiums to the amount Of $500 will be offer
ed. List of premiums TO be made by Joseph
Lannin, Walter Phillips and ID. Falconer. The
exhibit is to be superintendent by j. Lannin OF
South Haven.
9 A farmer named Chauncy Smith, residing
near Pierport Manistee county, was killed by
n strike OF lightning during storm the other
night
The four young Holly boys who stole
quantity of goods from store In that village,
aud started out for the west, will postpone
their expedition until the expiration of the 60
days for which they have been sentenced to
the Dctroit.house OF correction.
In 1912 the attendance at the normal
school proper, Ypsilanti, was $780, In 1898 IL
reached 39S; In 1884 further increase ito
AIS was made; and in 1S9I5 1t was $40. For
the first term of 1855 the attendance is 534
and President Putnam is justly proud of the
prosperous condition of the normal.
WIN. Remer, German living at Ida, Mon
roe county, has been arrested on charge OF
incest. HIS daughter, aged 10, recently gave
birth TO child, whose paternity. she said she
dared not reveal. This, with other suspicious
circumstances, led to the arrest
Prof V. 4. Vaughn OF the university, Is one
Vi Tic uSoOCiubt tullOIb VI lHt hiCuiRdu
man, a periodical just launched at Grand
Rapids.
The firm of Thos. Winson d Co., general
merchants and salt manufacturers, has been
merged In new company, called the Port
Austin manufacturing company" with capital
stock Of $4,000. Detroit, Saginaw and Flint
parties are interested with Port Austin men In
this new enterprise. The board of directors
embraces some of Port Austin's most sub
stantal men. The company Is a live one and
is expected to help boom the town.
rhc Ingham County Board Eof supervisors
met In special session March I'D at Mason to
rcdistrict the legislative districts of the coun-
ty. The first district now comprises the Town
ships of Lansing, Delhi, Aurelius, Onondaga
and Meridian, the remaining eleven comprising
the second district. This makes both the popu-
ation and equalized valuations of the two dis
tricts about as equally divided as possible.
Lucy Coin. domestic, of Jackson, who was
suffering from severe attack Of headache,
took dose of morphine to alleviate her suf-
fcring and started to a neighbours on an err
rand. The open air caused her to become
temporarily insane, and she wandered through
the fields distance of half mile into Grand
River. After several hours a young man
named Bryarty on the other side Of the river,
Nearing her cries for help, swan out and res
cued her. The girl was found nearly up to her
neck In the mire unable TO move, In which
condition she had remained three hours. She
viii recover.
Mr.. Shower, a tailor OF Manistee, [fell dead
while about his work the other day.
Miss Carrie Gilluly of Brighton, aged 90,
died OF quick consumption recently. She was
daughter of the late Col. John Gilluly of
company l. Fifth Michigan volunteers, Miss
Gilluly was a most cstimable young lady,
prominent In social and church matters.
The scofield buggy company at Ovid employ
no men and turn out 100 carriages a week.
During the coming summer they win build
1000 carriages for Minneapolis, Num-, parties,
besides supplying their regular trade.
In July, 1885, Charles II. Bignell Of Grand
;isp;ds, was arrested on a charge Of perjury,