Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-03-11
D. ?. Clay WIN commence a suit against the

ID. Z. Clay VIII commence a suit against the
Chicago X West Michigan company for dam
ages based on the railroad shutting oil the
water in the canal at Newaygo TO build Golfer
| dam.
! surplus stock belonging to the state agrl
cultural farm will be sold ON the 25th inst.
John Walpert's six year old boy was burned
20 death In the fire which destroyed his house
/ In kscanaba the other night. Walpert and
wife were both absent from home AT the
time.
z. Ii. Hall was killed In an accident ON the
Sioux City Il Pacific railroad, with which com
| pany he was employed as conductor. He was
formerly conductor on the Chicago *
| West Michigan road. His remains were brought
u Grand Rapids
Some sneak broke into the stave factory of
/ Fitzgibbons ~ King In Saranac the other
night and spoked the engine and drove nails
into the heading stock.
! 5Fhllander Lester, well known ship builder
of Marine City, Is dead.
The Michigan school furniture company, of
! Worthwhile, has received an order from Phila-
delphla for III, 800 school seats.
ID. p. Clay will sue the Chicago d West
Michigan railroad company for damages re-
| sultng from shutting oil the water at the
| Newaygo manufacturing company's mills.
! j. l.. Dunbar of Flint, received letter q
lew days ago from soldier VINO has been
dead ~ years. The letter was handed to Mr..
Dunbar by a Mr.. Williams, who had carried II
since October 8, 1861, waiting for an oppor-
tunity TO deliver IL In person.
Timothy Birney, an lngham county farmer,
while returning TO his home in Bunker Hill
township IRON WILLIAMSON with a load Oh
lumber, was instantly killed by the wagon
upsetting, he falling underneath.
w. l.. O'Neil, postmaster at Emmett st.
Clair county wants the address OF Joseph Brown
who was orderly sergeant in Co. u, 18th Mich
lgan, In 1865, 10 assist in obtaining a pension
or worthy man.
Mr.. Ben, an old soldier, resident of Sher-
man, Isabella county, started for Mt Pleasant
one day last week, and when Just east of Two
kIvers fell dead in the road. Mr.. b. had a ball
rom confederate musket lying near his
neart, which ls supposed to have been the
cause OF his death
Flint is making an effort 70 secure the loca-
ton of buildings necessary for the manufac-
lure of the McCloskey turcShing machine.
The board of prison inspectors on the 9th
inst closed contracts with the following COM
panies: Alorich d Philips broom contract,
% convicts al 90 cents per uay each; Dreamer,
package company, 80 cOnvicts AT 20 cents each ;;
aud " abingdon, Cooley " Co., - convicts at
30 cents each. The contracts are made for
i've years in each instance.
A little boy named Rock was killed between
Negaunee and lshpeming ut the diamond
crossing OF the two railways on the afternoon
OF inc OLu inst. Inc DON went uuucT Ine
whe els on a sled and was instantly killed. He
was about years OF OF age. lie Is the second
COY killed at the same place this year.
Freddie AMI frankie Adams, aged 5, twin
children OF Charles n. Adams OF Utsego, were
coastiDg on the river bank on the 5th inst,
when Freddie slid into the river and was
drowned. hundreds OF citizens searched Tor
the body, but without success.
The side track to the new soldiers home
location Is completed and the material for the
of Saginaw, is here busy, and says the worA
will DC crowded forward as fast as possible.
Robert j. Abbo, alleged defauiter of the
Knights of MaccaDees OF CarrOlton, was ar
rested in West bay City on the 9th INST. Abbo
collected 500 in assessments and then resign
ed without going though the formality OF
turning over the funds
A New Orleans detective viii bring suit
against the city of ADRIAN to recover the re.
ward offered Tor the capture of Tom Navin.
j. w. Hubbell OF Barry county, was sen.
fenced in the United states court at Grand
Rapids on the 9th inst, to pay line of 500
anu serve thirty Jays in jan for selling liquors
without paying the government tax. HuDbell
had Just served thirty daps in Barry county
jail Tor violating the state law.
The Escanaba lighthouse was burned on the
9th inst. Mrs. Terry, tor over Is years keeper
of the light, persisted in the flames.
The report of the state inspector shows the
quantity of salt Inspected during February as
follows: Saginaw county, 65'574 barrels;
Bay county, "a, 33l; Manistee county, III, 100;
Huron county, 1,292; losco county, 4lO;
Mason comfy, 1891; Midland, 1891; stellar
county, - Y43; total, l2l, lUl.