Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-04-29

Its success.
A number OF Hollanders who camel to this
country about year ago, and located In Grand
Rapids, have gone back To the "fadderland."
4. +. Burbanks of Minden City, charged with
embezzlement has been honorably discharged,
the court holding. that there was no claim
against him
Robert Titus, one Of the most prominent
citizens of Romeo, died on the 18th inst.
The case OF 4. K. Burbanks Of Mnden City,
charged with ENLIGHTENMENT, has been dismiss
ed, the evidence showing him entirely innocent
Of the charge.
In the circuit In Adrian the other morning
the Jury in the case of Elizabeth Miller VS..
1 eter sharp returned verdict of no cause for
action. This case has attracted considerable
attention. The plaintiff, who sued for S10,-
OUO damages, claimed that she called for spirits
of nitro at the store If the defendant, In Ridge
way, and received, instead aqua ammonia.
The defendant was the Ridgeway postmaster
Tor So years previous TO the present admins
tration. The verdict gives satisfaction.
Ex-Justce Thos. NJ. Cooley addressed the
political science association at Ann Arbor the
other evening, on Arbitration" He main
tains that strikes anu lockouts are despotic,
and recommends loards of concillaton Ar
bitrary conduct on either or both sides TO a
! controversy causes most OF the trouble. A
spirit of concession on the part OF employers
AS well as employees would obiyate many
! strikes.
Five old soldiers, who were at the st. Clair
+, county poor louise, have been sent to the sol
uiers home at Grand Rapids.
A fish commissioner has been appointed at
Springport. His duties are 10 see that the
lame laws relating 10 fish are not broken.
Chas. Martins OF Traverse City, was instant
! ~ killed by square timber falling ON him
while loading the same on cars.
Elmer Currey, an 1s-year-old son of :. Cur
rey OF the south end OF Bay City, was found
dead in a field in portsmouth township. be
ceased was subject to epilcptic tits, and the
coroner's jury decided he had died from one
and exposure to the weather. The bouy was
decompOsed. Life lau been extinct for about
twenty Gays.
Mrs Sarah Tisdale of Sterling has Just fallen
heir to s2e,OOO by The death OF a relative In
New York.
There are I,4Ol students at the Michigan
university, OF whom 10 are foreign born.
Ex-Deputy sheriff Jerome +. Lamoreasx
died In Grand kapids the other night OF in
| 1uries received several years ago while engaged
IN struggle with prisoner who was trying
to escape from jail. He was thrown over n
banister in a corridor, iracturing his knee and
injuring his spine. lie was one Of the iirst lot
OF mall carriers appointed inGrand Rapids.
Z. Il. Moore, aged A, leading druggist
alter being sick only one day. He ate canned
salmon extensively the day before and was
suddenly affected. Other parties who ate some
OF the same salmon were affected similarly
though less violently. The physician attend
! ing them claims the salmon was somewhat de-
| composed.
Parish Barnard, a forman In Barnard Bros
lumber yard near Farwell, dropped dead OF
| heart disease while about his work.
One hundred men who are willing TO work
| for 81 20 per day are wanted TO work on grad
ing on the l.. A. 4 Mt. +. road between Alma
and Mt. Pleasant, by Supt. Garland OF ct.
Louis.
Isaac Hall Of Cadillac while talking with
his wife, suddenly lost all use Of his vocal or
ans. lie is In good health, and has never
| been troubled In any way IN regard ~ the use
OF his voice before. The prescribing physi-
clan calls il paralysis, and can assign no cause
| for it.
Henry Vanderburg was so seriously injured
| at the Grand Haven life saving station, by
stick OF timber falling upon him, that II took
| physician and tlree-Quariers OF an hour OF
artiiciai respiration 10 resusc tate him. AS
no internal injuries Lave developed, the doc
| tor thinks he will recover.
Mrs. Woods. the eldest LADY in Ingham coun-
| ty, and who is now very low at ler sons house,
eight miles from Mason, will be leo years OLD
| II ste lives until next .une. che has daugh
| ter IS years old, who Is taking care OF her
mother at present The old LADY until about
lour weeks ago was able TO walk around the
has her mental faculties remarkably preserved.
MIR. c. 6. Bullard, one of the largest celery
| growers in kalamazoo, says there will be 25
| per cent more celery raised this year than ever
before. Arrangements are being made with
the express companies for better ates, so there
| is every prospect OF the business extending in
definitely.
or The 80 veteran inmates Of the soldiers
home who were honoraby discharged as cap
| able of earning their own Lying a majority
will be employed at the soldiers home. All
who have appned have been employed by Con
tractor Tickle. They ale mostly put at light
work, which does not require much physical
| strength.
The state fair locating committee have de-
cided to | old the lair in Jackson this year.
They received propositions from jackson and
h kalamazoo. The Kalamazoo proposition Of
iered The old lair ground, as used last year,
and 81, CC0. jackson offered the county lair
grounds with the present building in good re-
Iair and az, co.
The effect OF the southwest country strike Is
already felt in Grand Rapids to great extent
and will not help along the cause OF The wage
workers who contemplate asking Tor an N
crease In wages unCer the eight-hour system
MAY |. The furniture factories have alread,
canosled fifty carloads Of furniture, valued at
$4,000.
Rev. Fr. O'Bren of Kalamazoo has been APP
pointed member Of the board OF corrections
anu charities.
sanitary convention VIII be held In
Kalamazoo June l and ..
The Coldwater manufacturing company have
commenced business, and viii manufacture
base ball clubs, indian clubs, neck } okes and
chairs. Will Atwator of Coldw alter, and j. X
McNabb OF the Detroit bending works.
will have charge OF the woiks faid up capital
$1,000.
The water works committee In Battle Creek
Is instructed to cause qualitative and guam
titatiye analysis OF water from Goguac ana
Willis lakes, 10 e made by Prof. kedziei, oil
the agricultural college,
A sportsmen's association has been formed
at lshpeming, with Geo. W. layden president
for the purpose Of enforcing the game law.
The Moves cart company has Just teen or
ganized at Kalamazoo with $1,000 capital to
manufacture this cart, the invention OF Chas
Noyre.
Five Of the eight Indian territory murderers
who were to lave paid the last penalty on the
18th inst, have had their sentence committed
TO imprisonment in the Detroit house OF cor
rection. Those committed are Meredith Crow,
Robinson Kemp ,Hewakjnucka, Luce Ham,
mond and one Wiley. The latter one murder
ed pedler for plug Of tobacco.
Charles Farmer, while driving to his home
near Hudson the other evening, was accosted
10y stranger, who asked for tide. The e.
quest was granted, but the stranger proved to
be pickpocket, and he relieved Mr.. Farmer of
$40.
Peabody, the proprietor of the defunct pri
vate bank of Albion. has been arrested and is
trying to secure bail. The city has retained
1hos. Wilson OF Jackson to try and recover
$1,000 of municipal funds which was on de-
post when the crash came,
Battle Creek win at last have water works,
I as decided by heavy affirmative vote at the
last CITY election The common council have