Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-06-17
STATE NEWS CONDENSED

FRANK u. Lyon as nrSt lieutenant or COM
pany II. third regiment Michigan state
troops; Edward s. Grierson, second lieu
tenant same company; Hiram II. Mills OF
Port Huron, as brigade surgeon, with rank
Of lieutenant colonel; Rev. Ebenezer.
Thompson of Lansing, chaplain of the first
the third regiment
The Michigan state poultry association
has decided to hold it's next annual exhibit
ton at Grand Rapids, Jan. 1921.
Citizens of Chippewa Lake have erected
new 100 Congregational church and
$1,000 school house within the past few
months.
accepted an invitation to be present at a
cavalry reunion at the Battle of Gettys-
burg on July z. Gov. Alger will also be
present, the object being to point out to
the government historian of the battle the
successive positions of tho cavalry during
the famous engagement.
The Catholic mutual benefit association
of Michigan will hold its annual conven-
ton at Grand Rapids in August.
Fruit and vegetables on the west shore
have been greatly damaged by Drought.
st. Johns has gas stock company with
a capital OF $2S'000 The city will soon be
lighted with gF.s.
Mrs. Rolf, The uwoman whose little boy
was killed no ar Berville, st. Clair county,
the other day, has been held for trial on
charge of Granddaughter. At the inquest
evidence was introduced to show that the
woman hail made up her mind to get rid
OF the child, so she could have good
time>n
The dea d body found by Ira Mordoff OF
Beilevillf, near the Wabash railroad track
has been identified as that of Sylvinson
Moore of. Adrain. He left the home of his
aunt some two weeks ago with a young
man of that city. named Billy. Arold. AS
near as GIL now be ascertained the young
man followed in the wake of Burr Rob
bins cir ;us for several days and spent all
their m' Jney in dissipation ArOld has a
very bf d reputation, and there are evil
dences that Moore was murdered instead
OF beir g accidentally killed by the cars as
ofhcs rs will try and find him.
An ME Hindie, well known In vaudeville
clrc es as a male imperscnator, was mar
raec. in Grand Rapids the other night by
No Y. e. II. Brooks, under the name of
Cf .arles A Hindle, to Annie Shaw of Cleve-
La nd, o., a comely woman of 20, who has
been travelling with Hindle as maid. In
1869 Hindle became the wife of Chas. Vivi-
an an English comedian, and they lived
together one day. Hindle now claims to
be man. He has always dressed as wom-
an.
Douglass Gibson, an old resident of Jack
son, dropped deadson the street the other
afternoon. He had been an invalid for some
time, but took a long walk the day of his
death, and declared he never felt better in
his life. The words were scarcely out of
his mouth when he sank down and eXpir-
ed. He was so years of age, and had lived
in Jackson for 40 years. He was president
of the savings bank which failed a few
years ago. The cause Of his death was
heart disease.
Adolph Seilor Of Kalamazo O, now in Cali.
iornia, has drawn $4,000 in an Australian
lottery.
Mrs. Phoebe Wilson died at Plainfeld
recently, aged 107 year. Mrs. Wilson'S
husband was a soldier in the war of 1912,
ana Tor many. years the old lady had re.
celved pension for the service rendered
% Wy hsr husband shn In that struggle Until
wilson retained her mental faculties.
Mrs Margaret Morris of st. Johns, %
| years old, walked to the cemetery on
decoration day and assisted in decorating
the graves OF the men who died to release
from bondage 100000 of her race.
The little village of Kingston, Tuscoia
county, was completely destroyed by fire
| on the 18th. But one building was left
standing in the business part OF the vii
lage.
John II. Fox, an attorney-at-law in Ypsi-
lanti, died recently after alingering illness
Of consumption, aged 32 years. He was
born in Cartegena, o., coming to Ypsilan-
ii when boy. He managed to gain live
lihood by doing odd jobs, and he also
saved enough to carry him through the
law school at the university, graduating
with the class ofo 10. Mr.. Fox will be
the only colored member of the Washte-
nav bar.
/ T. r. Huyck, n barber, was arrested al
Grand Rapids recently and taken to Mil
ford where he was accused of stealing
small quantities of goods from different
L IIa do lynxro hot
locks, and entered at night and took such
| goods as he needed.
Prof. W. j. Cox, principal OF the Han
cock high school, has been working upor
for two years and now has in press schoo
history of Michigan from the earliest peri
cd of its incorporation as a state to tn,
present time. 1t is designed as text bool
for students of history.
A prisoner, in in charge of Sheriff McIn
| tyre OF Saginaw, en- route for Detroit
jumped from the south-bound express {
short distance below Otter Lake, making
good his escape. The sheriff jumped afte
him, but unfortunately fell heavily for
ward, striking on his face, which was fear
fully lacerated and bruised
The spoke factory at Quincy wrecked by
an explosion, is to be rebuilt.
The Farmers bank of Mason has been in
corporated under the state law with
paid-up capital of $4,000 divided amonl
/
was elected president and j. N. Dresser
| cashier.
meeting of the Greenback state cen
trail committee was held in Grand Rapid
on the Sth inst, when it was decided t,
hold the state convention in that city OF
the 18th and 18th of August.
Edward McManus was real estate deal
e er at Pontiac. Edward committed forger
les to the amount of $4,000, and skippe,
TO Cleveland where he was arrested ant
, brought back to Detroit The sheriff o.
Oakland county started for Pontiac will
] him About one mile west OF Royal Gal
the prisoner opened the coach door ant
made his escape. The train was stoppe,
and the sheriff walked back, but could Ans
4 40 trace of the prisoner.
8 The Berkey furniture company of Gran,
/ Rapids have announced that hereafte
e their works will be run only five hours pc
, day, and the men paid wages accordingly
{ The eight hour system has proved n disai
q trous failure. The men declare that the
will not return to work except on th
eight-hour basis, and do not believe tina
the company can find enough skilled worl
y men to take their places. They are prom
ised aid from the furniture makers prt
does not appear. A large percentage {
b the employees own their homes and are |
n position to stand a season of idlenes
They are perhaps better provided for /
this respect than those of any other mani
factory in the city.
George Sherman of Southfeld, Oaklan
,. county, recently lost a COW, and scare
for the missing animal revealed that 70
Thomas Wilson, has been stealing COW
A. from his neighbors. The stolen ANNA
Hubbard would trade to the formers of Oh