Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-12-30


on scraps gathered from the hotels in
Adrian.
The sole survivors of the men who locat-
ed the Vermont colony are the Hon. VIM.
g. Henry of Detroit, Judge Hall OF Battle
Greek and Daniel Barber OF Nermontvllle.
They are all over 50.
Mrs. Peter Schanck died near Maple
Rapids Dec. IL, aged n. She came to the
farm where she died in 1872 following an
Indian trail TO reach IL. She was woman
of marked and useful characteristics.
The successful prosecution of Oliver
Rosencrans, now in state prison Tor the
murder of Hugh O'Hare at st. Charles,
Saginaw county, in July last, by Prosecut-
ing Attorney limerick makes IL probable
that the present public prosecutor will be
engaged to assist Mr. Harris, the prosecut-
ing attorney-elect in the trial of Frank
and Andrew Rosenerans, charged with
participation in the crime OF which their
brother Oliver was convicted.
Matilda Johnson of Manistee has been
arrested for the murder of her babe. The
child was born in her employers home, u
well known citizen of Manistee, and the
next day Matilda, with a friend named
Clara Anderson disappeared with the child
The following day a number of small boys
playing about the banks of the Manistee
river found the dead body of the infant
The babe had been strangled 10 death by
the tying of the umbilical cord about its
neck Search was at once instituted for
the mother, and she was traced to Chica-
go, where she was arrested, and turn ed
over to the sheriff OF Manistee county.
The police are still looking for the Ander-
son woman.
Mrs Bowman of Lyons Ionia county,
had been taking calomel and her throat
feeling sore she prepared some vinegar
and sugar and took it, Soon after her
tongue became so swollen that IL protrua.
ed from her mouth and finally halt OF III
dropped Off She lived but short time.
An English colony has settled at VOL
VERNE, Cheboygan county, and promise
to build up lively town. They are build
ing box and barrel works and also a
veneer mill, TO which 100000 feet or logs
are going in this winter.
The appointment of Daniel j. Campau
to be collector of customs at Detroit, has
been confirmed by the senate.
Homer Call, the alleged bigamist, plead
ed his own case at Evart, and was bound
over in the sum of 500 for trial at the cir
cult court. He could not secure bonds
men, however, and languishes in Jail.
The little village of Pittsford, Hillsdals
county, was visited by disastrous con-
hagration on the Goth inst. The loss is
about $4,000.
Nicholas Spear of Hartland township,
went home from a weeks spree the other
day, and the next morning he put paris
green in the water pail used by the family,
and died from drinking thereof in the even
ing. His wife discovered the poisonin the
dipper before any of the other members of
the family drank Of it.
Mrs. Andrew Hoeshey, widow OF a miner
killed in the Cleveland company's mine in
Marquette county last March, has been
given a verdict for $1,000 damages in her
suit at Marquette the first case of the kind
ever decided against such a corporation.
The enterprising young men of the Mt.
Pleasant fire department have hired n hall
and opened free reading room.
A Hillsdale jury has given verdict in
fovor of the heirs of the late John Shewey
for $500, against the Michigan mutual
benefit association. The company contest
ed payment, claiming Shewey was in ar
rears for assessments.
The university regents will ask the legis-
lature to increase the l-2Oth of mill tax
to l-l3th of a mill again this winter.
The soldiers home monthly pay roll
amounts TO about 81 600, including neces-
sary incidental expenses of the various
houses and the care of the veterans.
Bessie White, who sued out mandamus
to force the Kentucky board of pharmacy
TO grant her license to dispense medicine
has been sustained by the supreme court
She was a graduate of the Michigan uni
versity school of pharmacy.
Manchester wants a wooden mill factory.
and will donate n first-class water power
and ample grounds for it. n. Van Der
werken of that place stands ready to fur
nish further particulars to the aspiring
capitalist who will meet this Manchester
want.
Judge Cooley will accept the receiver
ship of the Wabash. His headquarters
will probably be in Detroit.
William Wilbur, convicted in the circuit
court at Corunna of assault with criminal
intent, has been sentenced by Judge New
ton to four years at Ionia. Wilbur with a
drawn revolver assaulted two ladies in
that city last fall.
The charge of manslaughter against
Fred Joslyn, the school teacher who shot
Thomas Morrison at Henderson, has been
withdrawn and a charge of murder pre-
ferred. He will be tried at the next term
of court.
The unknown body found on the shore
OF Lake Michigan, near Whitehall, has
been identified as that of Fred Martin. son
OF o. n. Martin, Il farmer living four miles
north of Albion.
Michigan is the eighth state in the union
In rank in schools, teachers and pupils,
and the rank is sixth in pupils attending
schools, and fifth in the number of school
sittlngs. There are in the state 41, 112 per-
sons over 10 years of age that are unable
to read. The states ranking above Michi-
gan are Iowa, Nebraska, Maine, Ohio,
Kansas and Minnesota. The number over
10 years of age unable TO write are 5S,932.
And the states outranking Michigan are
Iowa, Maine, New Hampshire and Ne
braska.
Charles Gary of Riga, Lenawee county,
q young man, was killed while numbering
at Hersey recently.
A little daughter OF A. M. Russell of
Mancelona died a few DAYS from the effects
of chewing gum.
Chas. Allen deliberately shot John Crock
er at Grand Junction, Ottawa county, the
other night. The trouble grew out of an
old grudge. Allen was lodged in jail in
Paw Paw.
lumberman, en- route for California to
spend the winter, died at Sweets hotel in
Grand Rapids of consumption ON the Goth
inst.
The annual report of the state salt in
spector for the year ending Nov. so, 1856,
shows an actual production over any pre-
ceeding year of 79S, 1863 barrels.
James f. Joy of Detroit has rendered
his resignation as regent of the university.
Saginaw, has been appointed to the
vacancy.
Mrs Jacob Eldredge, the colored woman
of Howell who has been gradually turning
white for several years, is dead.
K. w. Rabbit and Arthur II. Whitlark
of Michigan have been promoted from the
$1,000 to the $1,000 grade in the post
Office department.. W. II. s. Wood, also
OF Michigan, has been promoted from ST.
400 to 81 LOCO per annum in the same Office.
Francis Shivers, who shot Joseph Nc
Keen in Detroit some time ago, has been
convicted of murder in the first degree.
The following officers were elected at
the annual meeting of the merino sheep
the 22d inst President, John II. Rich,
Elba; vice president II. H. Kinds, Stanton; ;
secretary, Erwin w. Ball, Hamburg;