Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-02-25

ule anu lnUucn lal mem Wf e was aiso rep
resentative In the le stature rDm his distr ct
some years ago. He ,aves II widow, one son
and one daugn or, VI :. DR.. IL. ii. Jackson, of
Detroit.
The Michigan club of Detroit have com
pleted arrangements for Il banquet on the 22d
Fourte.h Ioang ladies of Manlstee have
organized an orchestra.
The Detroit, Grand Haven ~ Milwaukee
railway elevator which was burned at Grand
Haven will not Le rebuilt. During the past
two years IL was used but very little the
through shipment of wheat seemed to have
dropped of almost entirely Hence the ele-
vatOr is not needed. The freight depot will be
rebuilt NJ once.
Petitions are going into Washington for the
establishment of United States court at Bay
City, from every direction ia the state.
Nelson Ganong. for thirty years we'll
knowa farmer and lumberman of Mecosta
county. died recently at the residence of his
daughter IN Paris. Dropsy of the heart
caused Ceath lie was aged 63 years,
Charley Williams, Il Chicago " Grand Trunk
conductor, has been implicated In the railroad
steallngs at Battle Creek lie plead guilty to
the charge OF larceny and goes 10 lonla for
ninety DAYS.
Alfred Bison, man unknown to the people
OF ROscommOn county, was run over between
the whistling post and ST. Helms in Roscom-
mon county and crushed into shaDeless
taken 10 RoscommOn. The inquest was held
in st. Helms, and the jury returned
verdict of accidental death, att .ching no
blame to the engineer of the train.
Coy Alger has declined an invitation to go
to Mt Vernon on Washington's birthday. He
has other engagements.
A farmers institute will be held in Battle
Creek March and 3. a very interesting pro-
gramme has been prepared.
Tho trtal ~ Pow nantos naua IN cha Of
untruthfulness and false pretenses, preferred
by the Deeric Il NJ. +. church, was held before
Presiding Elder /. j. JOslNn of Adrian with
attorney III. A. LockwOJl Of Monroe and Rev.
Mr.. Clements for tne church, and Walter
Waterman Tor Mr.. Dave Tie trial opened
with singing, followed by the reading OF the
charges and by prayer 1t is the outgrowth of
the trial of Rev. Edwin Dave. accused OF
burning the Methodist Episcopal parsonage at
Deerield four years ago. The trial resulted
in Dawes conviction and expulsion from the
ministry and the church.
John Beach, an old resident OF Brighton, is
dead.
Adiutant-General John Robertson has issued
the following: ION the recommendation of the
state military board the state troops in com
mand OF Brig. Gen. |. c. Smith, will hold their
encampment for the present year at Island
Ike commencing on Thursday, the 10Th, ana
ending on MONDAY, the 1871 OF July. In ac-
series, Lew members viii not be admitted into
companies after April ii next ensuing.
An Improvement and immigration society"
has been organized in Boyne City, its princi
pal object being to promote the introduction
of manufactures.
Mrs. Sarah May, the woman who has been
worrying number of counties in the stat
over suits for royalty on jail locks, has &C
cepted 81, 800 as settle nent from Kent coun-
ty Other countries will have 10 come down
with little cash.
Hon. Levi l.. Wilson, Judge of the twenty
fourth Judicial circuit. has rendered his resig-
nation to take effect March l.
The Detroit, Bay City X Alegena railroa
company Is under contract TO complete thel
road to Mud lake by July !, distance of about
twenty-five mics beyond the most northern
point of the main lin. now comp lctcd: also to
complete tito Al ena during IN next season
The gauge OF the Ioa II To be mad standard
Wm 7. Flowers of Sturgis, IA veteran Of tn,
late war, died recently from cancer.
David Smith, one of the first settlers OF
Oakland county, Is dead.
6Charlcs Davis, employed at Viewers saw
IN ii, Hudson, was crushed by log and his leg
broken in two places.
C.McElroy has been reelected president and
treasurer OF tle Marine City stave company
and William Whitaker, secretary. The com
pdnA Will llluhC anu DdTTelS Ol
salt during the present year.
Detective Ballard is suing Byron l.. Crouch
anu other memt ers OF the family, for $3.50,
alleged to be due him Tor IS days work in fer
citing the Crouch murdere;s.
Mrs. Carrie Giltert, of South Haven, slippec
on an icy step, and though she did not fall.
the wrench brought on htm)rrhages which re-
suited in her death.
Several stores at Ashley, on the 7. A. A. n
y. NJ. road burned the other night.
Egbert Wclmcrs, of Grand Rapids, was
nocked down by fCo. pads the other nigh;
and robbed OF his nttre weekswages.
The Livingstone county far grounds have
zen sod To the ToleGo Ann Arbor and
orthern Mich gan road for 90 per acre.
The Holly Advertiser in a recent issue made
local assertion alleging tnaC one rred 4.
Natrous owed the Office So, which account
would be sold cheap for casa. Mr.. Ma.rou
has brought suit against Editor james Slocum.
charging malicious libel and claiming $500
damages Slocum was arr esteI and promptly
ave bail in the sum of Sl,0JJ, l.. b. Ripley
and John Lacey becoming his sureties he
examination will take place May 3.
Mrs. Higgins, and her husbands nephew,
who were arrested on suspicion of numbering
Higgins in Bellaire, Antrim county,
manure heap, have confessed that they di.
the deed. Higgins, the nephew, crushed the
old mans skull with an AK.
Several months since stranger called on
Chaplin Burt, NanBurcn county farmer and
asked permission to paint the roof of Burt's
barn gust for an adVi rtiscmet Mr. Burt hit
and signed an order Tor 10 gallons of the
paint. Later note for $40! 30 was presented
Ior payment, hut the matter was compromised
by Burt making new note for.Si ,, payable in
80 days. When ne had doLe thus Burt began
to squeal. He had the innocent purchaser of
The note arrested. and the GU come was that
the rogue was compelled TO pay Burt $50 casn
and leave his horse and buggy q security for
the $l22.
The Prohibition party OF Grand Rapids have
decided to put iull tickets in the field for ward
township and city offices.
Mrs. Morse of Fairfield, Lenawee county, a
resident OF Michigan Tor 81 years, died sudden;
ly at the residence 81 her daughter in Adrian
on the Goth inst.
John Stearns, an old and wealthy resident
of Coldwater died suddenly on the Doth inst
Within the past 10 months Stearns, his wife
ana daughter have died
W. +. Fox, ayoung man hailing from
MarengO, attempted to board the Kalamazoo
accommodation train at Albion on the both
inst. The result was lost leg. The same
man lost an arm two years ago In nearly the
same manner
The sheriffs' convention has adjourned to
,neee az hai"haHoo MAY O a. L. Terklns OF
Eaton, was elected president, and Max
Baumann OF Manistee, secretary
Liquor dealers OF Grand Rapids, have or
ganized a 'Liquor Dealers Law and Order
League"
The supreme court decides that the annexa-
tion of Springwells toDetroit is constitutional.
DIR. s. II. Bennett of Coldwater. ex-represen-
tatiye in the Legislature, was thrown from lis
buggy ON the 10th and his collar bone and sew
era ribs were broken His horse became
frightened ut passing train.