Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-03-04
STATE SETTINGS.

prOlnenaulng. One OIL them cafclessly tossed
SNOWFALL at Fosters dog. This reused his
passion and he pitched into the boys. A row
occurred and Foster was worsttd. He went
into his house, got his shotgun and fired nj
the young men. He aimed low and Octavius
Marion was shot In the leg. Foster was ar
rested and will be arraigned on Il charge OF
assault with intent 10 do great bodily harm.
Young Marion is around but somewhat stiifen-
ed up from the effects of bird shot.
! Lee Cory, "A young married man living IN
the township of Arcadia near Manistee, hung
himself on the 2lst. He had been dead sons
time when found. No cause is known for the
act.
at Fife Lake, was instantly killed the other
morning. He attempted to flag the south
bound passenger train on the Grand Rapids ~
Indiana road. He became bewildere1 at the
headlight and remained standing on the track
and was run over Clark was aged 80 years.
He leaves a widow aud two children.
Eugene Parsell has been appointed inspector
of postofiices for Michigan 10 succeed T.. Z.
Turner, who has held the office for five
years
Geo. st. John was killed by The cars at East
Saginaw the other day. He was helping 10
| make un a train and in attempting to board =
box car he slipped and fell under the wheels,
his body being cut in twain. The deceased
was 30 years old and resided at Saginaw City.
lie leaves widow and one child.
The total strength of the Michigan state
| militia is 2,3S5, divided as follows General
officers | general staff officers -; regiment
al field, and staff officers, 81; company officers
1903; non commissioned officers and privates,
liz. The total number of men available for
military Duty but unorganized, Is estimated To
be $4,000.
Charles V. Gillian, sentenced in 1882 from
St. Clair county TO ten years at jackson for
murder in the second degree, and Henry Nc
Blennan, sentenced Dec. 10 last TO ninety DAYS
at LOLA, have been pardOned.
The governor has appointed r. II. Fosdck
OF Milo, agent of the board of corrections and
charities Tor Oscoda county; also Hon. Watson
Beach of Lexington, Sanilac county, Judge oil
the twenty fourth judicial circuit in place of
Levi l.. Wilcox, resigned.
DIR. Constantine OF Memphis, was found
lead in his chair in his Office the other morning.
The discovery was made Dy the Doctors stable
boy, and the alarm given. BY the doctors
side was an empty laudanum bottle. Justice
simmons held an inquest at which IL was
earned that Dr. Constantine had purchased
laudanum at the village drug store. lie was
then in his usual aealtn. The deceased was IA
widower, and had lived alone for several
years. One daughter, married, lives in Rich
mond, Mich.
For the benefit of poor widow, Geo. w.
Darling, commander OF q. A. X. post No. 1863,
ST. Charles, Mich, wants an soldier who can
do so to send him Information regarding the
death of Warren Baker, supposed TO have
belonged 10 the Nineteenth Michigan in
iantry.
The Crouch family will have 70 pay Detec-
| tive Ballard $243IS Tor detective services. So
| say the jur.y.
Mrs. Frank Grubaugh. charged with con-
giracy TO poison her husband, gave bail in the
sum of $3.50 To appear Tor trial ut the circuit
court in Ithaca, her husbands name appearing
on the bonds.
Daniel Loaney has been bound over TO tho
| next term of the circuit court Tor the shooting
Of james Maloney in the skating rink in Coral
| Feb -. Dow Wiseman Ed Name and Dennis
| Kane are under arrest for assault and battery
| upon Loaney, they having made the attack
which resulted in the shooting.
Willie Hodgkn of Cadillac Il years old
was bitten by SpitL dog in August last. The
wound spec lilly healed. and as the dog had not
manifested symptoms Of madness no thought
| was given TO tie matter which had passed out
of mind until Feb. - when the boy was taken
| suddenly III. \ physician vas summoned ami
| pronounced the case hydrophob!a. The I'm
| ortunate snaps at thoe around his bed,
snarls and yelps, and give vent TO the most
neartrcndng cries the case ha, excited the
citizens of Cadillac, who will begin crusade
| against all dogs.
Capt. c. II. Manly of :. M ArDor, Dan Grit
| fifth and w. 4. Edwards of jackson, the com
reunion of the First Michigan infantry in Jack.
son, May >. Gen Wilcox of Sackett's Harbor,
and Gen Robinson of New York, have accept
ed invitations to be present
Diphtheria is raging in SOM parts of Ionia
| county.
Joseph b. Clark, aged IS years, one of Dowa-
! giac's most prominent citzrns and the Oldest
! practicing attorney IN southern Michigan,
| died recently. He was brother of Mrs. Lip
| pincott, whose nom de plume IL Grace Green
! wood.
The proposed $4,000 guild hall at Ann Ar.
! Dor for Episcopalan students is now an aSsur.
ed fact, Bishop Harris having secured enough
| contributions To warrant commencement ol
| the work this spring The site already secur
ed on the corner Of State and Huron streets is
one of the nnest in the city. u. W. Lloyd is
| To be the architect. A generous Dctroiter ha
| promised To endow one of the three lecture
ships with $1,000.
Nearly all the preliminary surveys for the
new Muskegon, Grand Rapids " Indiana road
| TO Mdskegon have beer made. The engineers
are now working near Plumb's Mill ana Indian
| Creek trying to find a line from the Grand
Rapids ~ Indiana track. The country for
| about five miles west of that ONT is very
rough, but beyond there ii IS exceedingly level.
| When this particular survey Is completed the
| preliminary work will be at an end.
A $4,000 creamery is to be erected at iceland
! this spring.
w. J. Careth of Hastings has been found
/ guilty Of trying to poison his wife,
II Ann Aroor will give 5000, the Michigan
| Central will build S>0OW depot, and bridge
over the road for Detroit street.
Alexander Rose OF Detroit, an employe OF
the Brush electric light company, fell from one
of the towers in that city, distance OF 10 feet
and WAS instantly killed.
The grand council of royal templars of TEN.
Nor hos oil Loot cd rs nd
F. Il. Whitfield of Grand Rapids; grand vice
councillor, L. X. Runnel Bay City; grand
chaplain, Mrs. A. y. Cooper of Battle Creek
grand lecturer, q. NJ. llasty of Lansing; grand
treasurer. A. ;. Partridge Of Flushing; grand
| herald, o. W. Brundage, Kalamazoo; grand
deputy herald, a. llarshaw OF Alpena; grand
| guaru, II. j. b. Newcombe of Manistee; grand
sentinel, T. +. Sharp of Whitehall; director
for three years. ii. l.. Bower OF Greenville
representative TO to the supreme council, Mrs.
Wnitaeld. The next meeting will be he'd in
Lansing on the fourth Tuesday of February
1887.
Mrs. Gen. l.. {. Hunt of Ann Arbor, dled
sudd My of internal hemorrhage on the :8ta
ult. Mrs. Hunt is a daughter OF Gen. Casey
L. $. A., and her husband, who Is now with
his daughter In San Diego, CAL, Is nephew
Of the late Lewis Cas- OF Detroit.
VIM. Mason and wife, living north of Am
Arbor, was struck by Michigan Central trair
at the crossing while driving home On tn,
night of Feb. % They were intoxicated a
the time. Several OF the mans rib were broken
and the woman was badly bruised, tnuugl
neithers injuries are fatal. They were takcr
TO the university hospital.
w. J. Carvettc of Hastings, who was con
victed Of attempting to poison his wife, ha'
been sentenced to Is years in jackson prison
Fred Foote, charged with the murder OF An
drew j. Drinks, a saloon keeper Of Fenton, oil
the evening of Dec. 20 last. has been convicted
Of murder In the first degree.
II. Schaffer, under arrest in Corunna, charg