Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-11-25

gentlemanly appearing fellow riding
on che Michigan Central between Jackson
and Marshall, rendered a stop over check
dated April IA, in payment of fare. The
conductor refused the back number ticker
and demanded OF the passenger cash fare.
This was refused, neither would the man
get off. The conductor telegraphed to
Marshall for an official, and upon the ar
rival of the train the passenger was arrest
ed, taken to jail. where he was kept sever
al hours and then discharged as informal
ly as he was arrested.
Wednesday Henry Gansell, aged "a
years, employed in the Constantine roller
mills, was found suspended from the ma
chinery, his head almost severed from the
trunk, and the body bruised and LAGER
ated. Gansell had been oiling the machin-
cry and his sleeve caught in the gearing.
A deed was recorded in the registers OF
flee at West Branch few days ago, from
Henry Gamble TO Slbley a. Bennington of
all the pine land owned by Gamble in
towns 23-3 and IA, the consideration paid
being Sl05,C0J
The Toledo, Ann Arbor a Northern rail
road company has purchased the ten miles
of road bed graded last winter by the Ros-
common lumber company To the MuSkegon
river, paying therefor the sum OF 81, 900.
Harrison. Clare county, can secure the
road to that place 10y subscribing $4,000.
The new passenger cars on the Il, az A,
are said to he the finest. and most roomy
coaches run on any road III the state
The surviving members of Battery H.,
First Michigan Artillery, will have "A re-
union at Holly, Thur day, Dec. ,. &. A.
Fridlender of Oscoda, is secretary.
Michael Plunkett, alias Lewis Grant
who pleaded guilty of polygamy at the
September term of Isabella circuit court,
has been sentenced to one and half wears
in Jackson prison. Strenuous efforts are
being made TO have the sentence changed
to fine.
Rev. Theo. Nelson, superintendent Of
public instruction, will become pastor of
the First Baptist church at East Saginaw,
when his term of office expires.
Mrs. Irving the mother-in-aw of Andrew
Carr farmer living six miles north OF
Hart, committed suicide a few DAYS ago
by cutting her throat Nocause is known
as yet.
A young man named Charles Kennedy
shot himself through the head al Mears,
Oceana county. No reason is given for
the act
The annual meeting of the Michigan
state detective association was held at
Kalamazoo Nov. IL. Thirteen associa.
tions, representing l,670 members, were
represented. The local societies represent
ed have 50, l43 cash on hand. There have
been no losses from thieves to members
during the year President Cox of Plain
well and vice-president w. j. Barnes of
Quincy hold over. II. Dale Adams of
Galesburg was re eected secretary and
treasurer, and b. Vosburg of Galesburg,
II. ID. Pessel of Quincy and q. W. Hart OF
Kendallville, Ind, executive board
Henry A. Cook of Oscoda left home
several weeks ago for Carsonville, Sanilac
county, to sell some farm stock. He start
ed home by way of East Saginaw two
weeks ago, and was last seen at Anderson
station. on the Port Huron a Northwest
ern railway. As IL is known that Mr..
Cook had considerable money about him
IL is feared that he met with foul play.