Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-05-27
STATE NEWS CONDEMNED.

STATE NEWS CONDEMNED.
Mrs. Emily Elliott aged 6f, resident OF
Lansing for the past % years, was found
the other morning.
Leroy Moore, the Greenville banker,
WAS compelled to close his doors about
year ago. Many depositors lost heavily,
and they thought their money was perma-
nently gone. But few days ago Mr.;
Moore advertised that he would pay all
depositors in full, with interest, and there
is oil OF JOY for sadness throughout the
neighborhood.
Mr.. T. r. Hood of Jackson, was i'll, and
her physicians ordered an alcohol BATH
Inc nurse undertook to follow the Doctors
orders, but by mistake covered the lady's
body with corrosive sublimate instead of
alcohol. After suffering excruciating
agony, Mrs. Hood died, leaving a babe two
weeks old.
Pritchard's gold mine, near Alma, Is still
he will strike gold-bearing rock within a
few days. A second assay OF the has been
made and the result was Sl2. 10 gold and
s4.44 silver per ton.
The w. G. T. u, of Michigan, will meet
In Manistee June Sill. About 200 delegates
will be present.
Deputy Sheriff Whitaker of Bronson.
who was injured in the Hurley fire March
81, died early on the morning of May IL
This makes the fourth death resulting
trom the fire.
rho body of a man frightfully ma-.Sled
| was found on the Northwestern railroad
track, one mile north of Lothrop station
the other morning. He is supposed to have
been killed by train. His name was WI
liam +. Hill, an employ of Lothrop's saw
unmarried. Whisky is said to have been
the cause OF his death. He and another
man were walking on the track, both I'M
der the influence of liquor. 1t is thought
that Hin went to sleep on the track and
was struck by q passing train. Foul play Is
suspected and it is thought that HIPS
companion knows more about the matter
than he will tell, and is therefore held by
the authorities for an examination
The normal school at Fenton has lG
students 10 able instructors, and was never
in more aourishing condition. The re
port that the school is TO be removed TO
| Alma is denied.
Michael Klimer of Bessemer, while clear
ing the road near that village, was struck
by falling tree. His skull was crushed.
one leg broken and his shoulder smashed.
The man lived but few minutes.
Grand Rapids law and order league has
issued a circular containing the names oil
all saoonkeepers in that city, together
with their boudsmen, and the names OF
,aloonists who nave been convicted of VIC.
ating the liquor law. The league will
shortly issue an appendix giving list OF
the houses Of lll-fame, together with the
names Of the persons owning the buildings
thus used
While the night Waterman of Edison
Towards saw-mill at Gobleville, Van
Buren, county, was visiting the night
Waterman OF a neighboring furniture fac.
tory. at an early hour the other morning
the mill caught fire and burned. Less,
s., 500; no insurance.
Railroad Commissioner Mcpherson says
the Port Huron a. Northwestern is the
country.
A petition has been forwarded 70 Wash
ington, asking for the establishment of a
postoffice at Oakland, Berrien county, o
station on the narrow guage railroad.
In the Lenawee circuit court the in
junction in the case of the tax collector
VS. the Lenawee county savings bank has
been dissolved. This will cause the bank
TO pay tax on large surplus funds, which
it had claimed should be assessed indi-
vidually to stockholders.
Joseph 81: Mary, for the past fifteen
years resident of Carrolton, Saginaw
county, while rowing in a small boat was
capsiZed by swells from steamer and
drowned. He leaves widow and four
children.
At the trial of Perry Dunton of Sauga.
tuck in the United States court at Grand
Rapids the jury rendered verdict of
guilty but recommended him to the mercy
ofthe court. His offense was presenting q
forged affidavit for pension, and he was
sentenced to fine of 500 together with
an imprisonment of three months in the
county jail.
The subject of consolidation is agitating
Bay City and West Bay City.
E. II. Rood of Covert has curiosity in
the form of whip with a stock of hippo
potamus hide, which is fully an inch in
thickness after being dried. The whip is
a present from Mr.. Rood's brother who is
a missionary In South Africe.
Robert Walsh and G. E. Twiss, brothers
in-law OF Port Huron, had some family
troubles which led to an open quarrel.
They each used revolvers, and Walsh was
wounded, Notwithstanding which be has
been arrested,
Says an exchange: 1t is authenticity
stated by our largest potato buyers that
the Rosse variety both early and late, have
passed their season of usefulness aud have
almost entirely run out. They cut red in
side and are far from being the potato they
were three years ago. The general EXPIRES
sion among dealers is that the best variety
for the farmers to raise are Early Ohio,
for an early potato, and for late. the Bur-
bank. Snowflake, White Star and Peerless.
Rev. Porter b; Barry, for thirty year, years
igan, died at Three Oaks recently, aged
"a years.
The report of the normal schools re-
moval from Fenton to Alma having gone
abroad, and opinion being somewhat mix
ed on the question, the facts may be stat
ed as follows: The principal of the school
at Fenton will start a normal at Alma;
the one at Fenton will be continued by
Prof. Pile, who has purchased the school
property, and retains all but three of the
corps of ten teachers.
DIR. o. s. Bailey of Hoytville, who was
arrested recently charged with com
hitting an abortion on Lillian Ludbrook,
causing her death, was rearrest-
He was jailed at Charlotte, but released
on $4,000 bail, his father and four other
gentlemen going on his bond. A prelimin-
I'ary examination is going on at Vermont
vile to see whether he should be bound
over for trial.
S. W. La Du, state inspector of iTIumin-
ating oils, has issued a circular TO kerosene
dealers and consumers, calling their atten-
ence to oils, etc. Those who have not re-
ceived. this circular will do well to write
Mr.. La Du at Coral.
The case OF Charts Stand against the
| Chicago q West Michigan railway for
Al 900 damages for the loss of a leg while
riding on said road near White Cloud In
lsSl ended In q verdict OF no cause for ac
| ton.
G. OBrien, was killed near Otsego lake
by logs rolling upon him. He was brake
man on a log train and a single man. The
remains were taken TO East Saginaw,
where his brother lives.
W. Ii. Tiley, an ex-policeman of Battle
/ Greek, died from an overdose of morphine.
Supposed to be case of suicide.
Rev. John DoefHe, German Lutheran
minister at Norvell, Jackson county, lost
bis life by being crushed between the
depot building and wagon loaded with
3trs.I. ..xt.x. "a Al.