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

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! rruesdell at Muskegon last November, has
been convicted and sentenced to is years
at jackson.
G. /. Mason of Grand Rapids has purchas
ed from G.. w. Roby az Co. of Ludington,
400 acres of pine land in Newago, together
with 100 acres adjoining from other
parties. The tract will cut 50000,000 feet,
and the price paid was $4,000.
Nathaniel Lyon, who has been doing :
successful Bohemian oats business in
Gretiot county for several months, was
arrested in Ohio recently, and has been
taken to Ithica TO answer the charge OF
obtaining money under false pretenses.
Amon Patty, boy 17.years old, sent 10
prison fLom Lenawee county for horse
steali-S, has been pardoned.
In o United States court at Toledo the
resi- alton of j. A. Latcha as receiver OF
the ichigan az Ohio railroad was accept
ed .hd the accounts of the road referred
to A. j. Kicks for examination. Geo. l..
Bradley of Peoria, H., the, newly appoint
ed receiver, was formerly general manager
OF the Peoria, Decatur IL Evanston line.
Considerable speculation is INDUCED as to
whether there will he general turning
over in the management but it is thought
there will be no changes at present.
1t is now proposed to ascertain the cost
and ACCESSIBILITY of filling in with sand
something like 100 feet or more at Muske-
gon and set the depot out far enough into
the lake To admit of boats coming to the
wharf To discharge passengers and freight.
The filling will cost considerable, but the
object to be gained is of great Importance.
IL will secure dockage of nearly 100 feet
front, and boats land at the dock the year
round.
Peter Marshall was accidentally killed at
the Widdicomb furniture factory, Grand
Rapids, two years ago, and a suit by Geo.
Marshall against the firm for $4,000 dam
ages in consequence resulted in verdict
Of mo cause OF action"
Miss Rulie Jordan of Coldwater now a
law student at Yale college, has been in
vited to read paper before the National
science association at Saratoga. This
diploma from Yale. Gin spite of the I'M
certainty.
The Belding manufacturing company
have shipped over 200 refrigerators since
January, 1886. Two large orders for their
new perfection refrigerators were from
Sidney, Australia, and they have started
one consignment.
The senior class of Hillsdale college viii
erect a fountain in the campus this year,
instead of the usual class tree or stone:
The money for the fountain was collected
chiefly from the citizens.
The hopes of an early spring have not
been realized by the farmers and fruit
men Of Oceana county. There have been
heavy frosts that have killed the buds, and
injured wheat and the grass on the low
grounds.
Adjt Gen. Robertson has issued general
order No. IL, regarding the brigade en-
campment Of state troops TO be held at
Island lake July 1919. The order contains
the customary instructions to the COM
panies regarding equipment date OF ar
rival, etc. On the forenoon of the 18th the
troops viii be reviewed by Gov. Alger and
stah
Grand Ledge is alarmed over the appear.
ance of diphtheria. Several families have
been quarantined and schools on the north
side closed. DR.. G.. +. Corey has been APP
pointed health officer, with instructions to
use every means to prevent spread OF
the disease.
The annual meeting of the state medical
society will be held in Assembly hall, Jack
son. June and 10, and DR.. j. r. Main,
chairman of the local executive commit
tee is arranging for accommodations for
between, 800 and 400 delegates, who are ex-
pected to be present.
Joshua II. Ell Of South Bay City drop
ped dead at his residence few days ago.
having been born at Claremont, n. H.,
July %, 1898. He came to Bay City
twenty-six years ago. and was well known
among the old residents. He leaves a wife
- years of age in good health, TO whom he
was married sixty years ago, also two
daughters and a son.
The Rev. DR.. Henry Strong, thirty years
ago rector of the Episcopal church at Mas.
shall, and well known in several parts OF
the state as chaplain of the old Fourth
Michigan infantry has been aemitted to
the soldiers home at Grand Rapids. He Is
incapacitated for labor because of injuries
received at the battle Of Gaines Mill,
where his horse was shot from under him.
c. A. Nimocks, president of the Seventh
Michigan infantry association, has ap'
pointed the following members as an ex.
ecutive committee to arrange for re-
union of the regiment: o. A. Williams,
Lapeer; Charles Thompson; Port Huron
G. II. Bangs, jackson; w. w. Wade,
Jonesville; 5. W. Curtis, Monroe, j. II.
Richardson, Tuscola; j. W. Greenfield,
Lansing, Charles Oltz, Orion; +. G.. Phetty'
place. Petoskey; John Taggart, Bronson.
A circular signed by d. P. Sagendorph
of Charlotte, announces that 1.-THE Good
Templars' mutual benefit association OF
Michigan has decided to close up its un-
profitable business" This was temper
ance insurance organization started some
four years ago.
The prospects for a large crop of peaches
in this state were never so good as at the
present time.
The law and order league will persist in
Sunday saloon closing at Negaunee and
lshpeming. The saloon men who kept
open at the former place in defiance of the
law were all promptly arrested and let off
on suspended sentence.
Stephen A. Douglass,Jr., crates at Three
Rivers July 4.
Robert Caithness Of Muskegon, manager
of the. Ferry lumber company, has pur-
chased the S2S5, 900 worth OF stock held by
the creditors OF Ferry Brothers, paying
100000. The purchase was made in the
interests of the Ferrys. The company's
ing mill, about 100000 feet of standing
pine on White river, and several buildings
in Montague.
Inspector-General j. Fl. Kidd of Ionia,
says the indications are that the coming
encampment of state troops at Island Lake
will be the largest and most interesting
one In the history of the state militia.
The governor has pardoned Almon
Bailey, sent, Jan. 80, 1884, from Lenawee
county to state prison for 81 years for
horse stealing. The pardon was condition
ed on his abstaining from the use Of in
toxicating liquors, associating with char
acters OF criminal repute, or contravening
penal or criminal laws.
Col: H. NJ. DufIield Of Detroit, J. N. Cox
of Calumet, and A. T. Bliss of Saginaw,
and Lieut.-Col. Geo. H. Hopkins of De-
troit, have been detailed as assistant in
spector generals for the coming encamp-
ment of state troops.
In the southwest corner OF Augusta
township, Washtenaw county, lives John
Edward Cecil, born March 10, 1875, and
Susan, his wife, who was born August 3,
1872, in London, England. They were
married June %, 1874 and came to Michi-
gan in 1855. Thirteen children, most of
whom died young, were born to them, and
the Oldest, II living, is now Al years old,
youngest S. The wife Is quite strong,