Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-03-25

oxen the same DAY, but has not since Deen
seen or heard from. He has wife and fam
fly at SANFORD. lie has always been regular
In his habits, and they are suspicious that lie
has met with foul play.
j. huiser, CT Groningen, Ottawa county,
dropped dead while writing at a desk In his
store.
= Con;'in of Sylvan, Washtenaw county,
killed himself by cutting his throat while tenn
lorarlly insane.
A ew postofIlee VIII soon be established
at Canton, with l.. L. blount as postmaster
The postoflce will be known as Tonquish L. o.
Van d. Bildsall anu james Thrust. insane
have been removed from the urai Rapids
soldiers home to the Kalamazoo asylum.
Smith Conklin of Chelsea who had beee vi
olently insane for some ays, suicided recent
~ by cutting his throat from ear to ear with
a butcher knife The horrible iced was per-
formed in the presence Of his aged mother.
Conklin d'ei almost instantly. He was 40
years old and bachelor.
David NJ. Edwards an iron worker of Wy
andotte, was found dea in ted at the "Rver-
side Club llousen in Detroit, the other morn
my. He had come to Detroit TO consult with
". Is. Aur N regard 10 tn lator troubles in
Wyandotte.
The officers ana members of the executive
committee OF the q. A. r., association OF
Southeastern Michigan, comprising the coun-
ties OF Lenawec, IliLsdale, Monroe, Wash
tenaw, Branch ana Jackson, will meet at
Sn this hotel. jackson, March 80, at 80
O'Clock p. m, for the purpose OF liking the
time AID location of the next annual en-
campment.
A special election was held in Grand Rapids
On the 18th to det( rhine whether the city
woull donate $4,000 toward the iron overL cad
bridge anu the $4,000 depot which the NJ chi
gan Central proposes 10 construct there,
which resulted in an overwhelming victory for
the bridge. There were 90 votes cast, OF
which 81, We're Tor the bridge bonus and III
against II. ! he common council will at once
Proceed 10 close the CONTRACT with the Central,
and the depot viii lie built Immediately
H. f. Rockafellow was elected sheriff to
Oscoda county last fall, but neglected TO file
his bond and qualify within the time deslgnat-
cd by the statute. The county clerk declared
the Office vacant, and the sherlileect has re-
quested GOV. Aleer to appoint him TO the
place. The governor hesitates ana has sub
United the matter TO Attorney General Taggart
Henry X. Beckwith of Samaria, Lenawee
county, has been fined Sl5S5 Tor selling unin-
spccted kerosene.
Five hundred and four inmates are taken
care Of at the Iona reiormatory.
Morgan Slater, bookkeeper of the First
National banN at Nassar, attempted suicide IA
few days ago, while tenn orariIy insane. the
cause OF The present mental trouble is over
work.
Charles Stanley, resident OF Oakland coun
Is nearly seventh Years, died recently OF can
Ger. He was Il well-to-do farmer anu leaves a
large circle OF relatives and friends TO mourn
his death
Marshall Fisher, a pioneer of Hanover
township, and man over 20 years old, died at
his HON. two niles south OF horton recently.
Old aye was prol ably The cause o. his decease.
In view of the large number of mine acct
dents in the upper peninsula, steps are beng
falspU fn thu appOiufmput nf state
mine Inspector.
Robert 4. River private in tie 22d United
States Inianuy, stationed at Fort Wayne nea
Detroit, has been convicted lie. ore court
martial at the tort on several charges oil Tor
gerry in the Quar,ermaster's department. and
sentenced 90 ~ Years IN the milltayy prison at
fOrt LeayenwOrth.
Among the collection of Indian curiosltes
owned b., MAJOR Long Of the state soldiers
nome, Is an old british flag given to The In
dams at the Sault long before the war OF in
dependence, as peace Offering, by the am
UassaIors of III, English government. 1t was
Presented 20 hlm Dy O-shaw-wa-bo-kC-wau-ze,
the old Indian chei,ain. O-shaN -wa-no-he.
wall-Le, was chief Oh the rive Nations many
years ago, ana was ranked with keu Jacket
and Pontiac as an Ind an orator, warrior ana
leader.
saranac's skating rink, the first that was
erected IN western Michigan, Is being convert
ca into six stores
Mrs. sylvia smith of Grand Rapids, has an
orange tree 1--we feet high, tanning ABOUT
OUU buds and blossoms CO.. tely nlllng q
large uouOie room wlth fragrance. The tree
has grown from seeu planned nearly ~ year.
ago ana two sweet orange buds were success
lull, grated ON 1t about six years ago.
A shCok-factory is t. be started in Shelb,
soon. An Iona nan is III the head o. lhy
enterprise.
About midnight the other night, Robert
Wilson, one OF the most prominent cOiored
men OF Aoran, awUke NIth pan IN the
region OF the Leart, and in less than an Lour
he Dl ealhed his last. He was a man of goou
eLuctIon, a mason by trade, and commanded
general respect among aiI ciHsse e. OF People.
a new mode OF boycott is eing seriously
agitated AZ urand Rapids by the citizens
ilbera. league as they WISHED 10 ne termed,
composed ii he liquor dealers. The IhIenu
To DU1 colt suen nrns as Foster, stevens ~ Co.,
j. e.. heIkner, hm. Mcconnell and h. h..
" alien, Tor subscribing funds TO certain
''or4er' detrimental 10 their interest. They
say the effect VIII NC very detrimental.
Great damage was done IN the state by
thunder and IL htn.ng ON the 18th inst.
Joseph Caslr tow.er Of lower, Clinton
county, pieadeu guilty 10 charge oil assault
ana battery uyon Lonou> tor H.. l.. Buckley o.
The Detroit " Milwaukee railroad Wide upoh
his IRAN IN that county on the Sth ol III. :
month lie lau "a nm oil SlUl.SO, including
the costs Oh the prosecution.
capt IGrnar, anu seveial members CT / H.,
salvation army have Ueen lodged in all Il,
Charlotte Tor disoJcying resolution vi In.
council Oh mat city prohibiting lhelr marching
ana dlulnming on tue stree.
James Ii. Moore was convicted of bur lar
IN the 1eCoruers court OI Detroit an.
sentenced 10 seven years III the Jackson prison.
Ow,ng To some eAiehuatiny circunis.ance.'
anu Lood behavior his sentence Was IN OcloDer
last CCmmuteu u lour years, when gave Iliii
his liberty last January on The cUndiLlun that
he wouid loi ever abstain from intoxicating
liquors and shun ali baI associations. 1hIs Ia,
promised ia,LnIully 10 do. Alter lew weeks
vi liberty he married Sarah hoGges, woman
Of bau reputation in JacAsCn, anu COiLmencs,.
10 frequent saloons and urInk heavily. On
learning luis arden Hatch II conmenued 10
the Joard OF paruOns his reari est and at tner
oider Moore was again lmtr.sOneu, aud Will
now have 10 serve Out his tuiI term, winch will
lot expire untiI 1898.
Tie second national bank OF Bay City,
claims that there is due IL from III. "A. Har.
beck o. Cleveland, Onio, 81, lo3 Is on bill OF
exchange. 1he bank has MED q petition in
the United STATES circuit court in Cleveland 10
en- orce the payment.
The difficulty between the Knights Of Lobo
ana PIngree ~ smith OF Detroit has been
settled anu the boy colt removed.
1he louy Ot Aaron rainier, the IecumseD
man who shos Ernie anu burt Anuersoo IN
that village IN November last, was iounu the
other morning in swamp about two miles
from the vintage, with a bullet in his brain.
Peter Loop of Eaton Rapids, midule-aged
man, totally Ceaf, was STRUCK 10y freight en-
CINE the other morning and Instantly killed,
Ills skull being crushed. lie has worked IN
saw mills and with machinery ali his Life, AMI
was Always quick to notice any change In his
surroundings, so it is probable that his mind
was intent ON something a, a distance anu so
did not notice the jar caused by the heavy train