Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-06-10

Thomas Hart of Birmingham has been
arrested, charged with setting fire to and
burning George w. Durkee's house In that
village.
Three thousand Grand Rapids people
have petitioned the authorities to put a
stop TO Sunday amusements at Reeds
Lake.
Clark G. Sexton, one of the oldest news
city on the Goth ult.
Mrs. Gid Brown of Mason, the colorea
woman who was fatally assaulted and left
Tor dead by her husband on the 18th ult.,
died OF her injuries on Saturday the Goth
ult. Brown is In jail, and as the circuit
court is still in session he will probably be
tried this term.
Mrs. John Bierd of Milwaukee, was taken
with lit the other evening and falling
from the sidewalk, face downwards, into a
small puddle of water in the street was
drowned. The deceased was aged "a
years, and leaves husband and one child.
The jury In the case of Geo. Hurst
against the Lake Shore & Michigan
Southern railroad company, for damages
riding on the train in 1884, rendered q
verdict for the plaintiff of $9,545 "a. The
case will be appealed to the supreme
court.
Fifty years ago the LIST of June the ed
itor of the Ypsilanti Commercial, arrived
in Michigan. He says that at that time
from Detroit to birmingham was days
the mud. Emigrants had to help one an
other out every mile or SO. From Pontiac
to Fenton. through the woods was one
vast garden of flowers. Beauty and glory
reigned. 1t was the beauty and glory of a
new Eden. No one who has not seen
Micbinan in bar N ft1raI tot hafnra th.,
pioneer had marred her glory can imag-
inc its surprising loneliness at that
time.n
Alex. Sisson, aged As, an employee of G.
W. Maher of Albion, met with a fatal ac-
cident the other afternoon. He was at
work at buzz-saw saving out pieces for
blinds. One fell from a shelf where he
laid them when completed onto the saw,
which flew from the saw and struck him
in the abdomen. He left work and went
home, but every effort failed to relieve
the sufferer, and at 9:10 O'Clock he ex
pired.
Il. Cressey of Saline has invented per.
petual motion machine which he claims
has run three weeks without any aid but
that which is self-produced. All of our
insane asylums are full, but it is barely
possible they can ma'~, room for Cressey
Some excitement has been caused in
Negaunee by the discovery of vein of
hard specular iron ore one mile east Of
that place.
AT a recent meeting of the directors Of
the upper peninsula mining school a call
was extended to Albert Williams, Jr, of
Washington, chief Of the division of min
ing statistics of the United States geo.
logical survey, to act as superintendent of
the school. The second story of the
Hougton fire engine house will be used as
a school, temporarily, and later on n large
new structure will be erected.
Joseph c. Watts, at one time an inmate
of the Kalamazoo asylum, has been arrest
ed on charge of assault. He is the author
of book, ''fhe Orb of Day. in which he
announces in both prose and poetry that
he is the son of God making his second adj
vent. He exhibits as a certificate of au-
thority a document signed by the Holy
Ghost, saying that, this is my beloved
son and inspired agent to do business In
the world below"
The announcement Of the summer
classes at the state normal school is now
out. There are three departments. Latin
and Greek, drawing and geography, and
mathematics. Instruction in history will
also be given. For announcements or
principal of the mathematical department,
Ypsilanti These classes are for the in
struction of teachers; they commence
July and close August Is.
Rev. C. N. Nation, for many years pas
tor Of the Presbyterian church in Monroe,
died in that city recently.
camp meeting will be held two miles
north OF Petersburgh, Monroe county,
commencing June s, continuing for one
week. All lovers of heart purity are invited
to tent with them. Straw and poles pro-
vided free. No huckstering allowed Cd
the grounds.
While coupling cars at .Moorestown
Chas. Leestrom was caught between some
logs and crushed. He died in few hours.
Farmers are showing stools Of winter
wheat three feet in hight and carrying
heads four inches In length. From appear
ances farmers say that harvest will begin
this season two weeks earlier than usual.
Battle Greek Noon.
II Is an unusual thing to see clover grow.
ing to a hight of over two feet, but gin this
city there is a yard in which the clover
has attained a remarkable growth, and
some of the stalks have reached the hight
above mentioned. -Muskegon Democrat.
Louis Lane, has been arrested for the
murder of the farmer named Brockway,
in Cascade, Kent county, few days ago.
Lane admitsathat he had quarreled with
Brockway over the r""nent of drinks.
Persons entitled to participate in the
legislative reunion who have failed TO re-
ceive their certificates through the county
secretaries con come to the reunion, pay
their dollar and take part the same as II
they were provided with certificates.
Fifty-two saloons do thriving business
in Manistee.
Reliance Barton, cife of Hon. James
Barton of Newaygo, died on the LIST inst.
They were among the early settlers of
northern Michigan. Mr.. Barton held the
Office of supervisor of the township Of Big
Prairie for thirty-two years and the office
Of judge of probate for Newaygo county
twenty-four years.
John Moore, an inmate OF the soldiers
home, died in that institution June LIST and
was buried in the new cemetery.
The number Of inmates at the state
school was recently reduced to 1855, which
is the lowest number ever kept there since
the month of September, 1874. This was
brought about by the activity of the agent
in placing children in homes.-Cotdcafer
Republican.
An explosion occurred at Kimbark's
caused by the bursting of the boiler. One
wing OF the building was completely de-
molished, huge pieces of the boiler being
thrown 400 feet. VIM. Cole, engineer was
so badly scalded that he lived but short
time. Jos. Benton was badly injured and
died in about two hours. Several others
were slightly injured, many having. mar
row escapes. The explosion was probably
caused by low water inothe boiler which
was supposed to be in frst-class condition.
Stidman's single mill near Stanton was
destroyed by fire the other morning. en-
failing a loss Of So, 900.
j. j. Quick of Missaukee county was
caught in the forest fires raging near his
home, and becoming bewildered and over.
come by the smoke, was frightfully burned
before succor reached him. When found
Mr.. Quick was unconscious, his clothing
had been burned, and the injuries are OF
such a character that his life Is despaired
Of.
Quoted at Grayling this summer. com