Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-09-09


farm of William Wells, and was i'm jured so
badly that he died next morning. Wells
farm adjoins the one where barrow and
Garinger were killed by boiler explosion
two weeks before.
All former members of the sth New
York, Sth Illinois, Sd Indiana and 9th New
York cavalry regiments who can attend
brigade reunion at Fort Wayne, Ind, in
October, are requested to send their
names and addresses to II. nj. Carroll,
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Barney Daley, employed in j. Buffers
meat shop in Emmett, on returning home
the other evening, was run over by q. a.
q. T. freight half mile west of the village.
His body was cut in pieces. He was 30
years old and was the support of an aged
mother.
James Mccullough, the young man who
was shot by James Terrell at dance In
Grand Rapids. has since died, Terrell VIII
be tried OH a charge of manslaughter.
An ordinance is proposed in Grand Rap
ids which, if passed. will inflict fine not
exceeding $500 on any person parading the
streets with banners and music, a Ia saliva
ton army.
John Mccoy of Jackson, invented a
lubricator, which he has sold to the Michi-
gan Central railroad company, for
which he receives 81 per day for 365 day
in year.
A report comes from the agricultural
college that the carpet beetle is doing con-
siderable damage throughout the state.
The balance in the state treasury Sep
TENDER was Sl,0i4,376 81.
On August there were III convIcts in
the Jackson prison. During the month Ii
were received; % were discharged; one
pardoned, and one sent to the Ionia insane
asylum, leaving on September /, 1G6 in
mates
The annual reunion of the First Michigan
engineers and mechanics will be held in
Lansing, Oct. II.
A recent robbery of +. w Gilchrist of
Alpena not only deprived him Of eight
bonds worth $500 as already stated, but
$4,000 more in valuable negotiable
papers.
Thieves entered Thos. Shepherds store
in Martin, Allegan county, recently and
stole 500 worth of goods.
Charlotte is somewhat stirred up over
the report that genuine sea monster
aboundS in the water of Mar
row lake, 10 miles south of that city. The
monster it Is claimed by the habitues of
that vicinity. raises itself out of the water
on moonlight night to a hight of 10 feet
and then disappears It's body Is said to
be about the size of a stovepipe and it's
head TO resemble that of a serpent. A
party i being organized and Will probably
visit the lake soon to investigate.
The eighth district democratic and green
back convention renominated the Hon.
Timothy f.. Iarsney for congress.
Lydia Kent, a maiden lady of Dundee
while in a temporary fit of insanity, hun &
herself with clothes line. She fastened
it TO a bureau up stairs, ran 1t down into
the parlor below, adjusted the rope to her
neck, and then jumped from stand which
she had placed there for that purpose.
The Rumsey lumber company of Big
Rapids, under the name of the Unaka
timber company are about to remove to
East Tennessee, where they will COM
mence operations on large body of pine
and popular purchased by them there.
The Muskegon boom company pays out
$4,000 per month for wages.
J. r. Hurd, farmer living near Clio,
Genesee county, was blasting stumps with
dynamite cartridges, when one of them
exploded killing him instantly.
The village of Sault Ste Marie has just
sold q lot OF six per cent bonds, to run for
ten years, interest payable annually, for
total premium of sol. Last year $4,000
bonds. bearing 81 per cent interest and
running twenty years, were sold at par.
Most of the bids just received were at par.
A man named Cisco, living few miles
east of Shelby, Oceana county, was robbed
Aug. 20 of $265. He is deaf and kept his
cash in n box, which was carried OFF. He
received about $1,000 pension last year
ana InlS Is lIe iuSb Oi IL. L dIAltS III Vie
neighborhood are suspected of the theft.
QJoseph Miehlbaner of Mt. Clemens pull
ed his gun into the boat with the muzzle
toward him. The trigger struck the side
of the boat and the whole charge took
effect in his right breast. lie leaves wife
and one child.
Chas. L. Adams of Benton Harbor, aged
65, retired in apparently usual health.
About in the morning he asked his wife
to make him cup of tea as he was feeling
bad She arose and while making n fire
she heard groan and found her husband
dead of neuralgia of the stomach and
heart.
Thieves entered the store of Thos. Shep-
herd at Martin, Allegan county, Aug. IS
and stole 500 worth of clothing boots and
shoes.
Jerome r. Hurd, a farmer living one
mile south of Clio, Genesee county, was
killed by the accidental explosion of some
dynamite cartridges he was carrying in a
basket. His limbs and neck were broken
and his body badly mutilated.
The G.. A. II. encampment held at Hills
dale on the lst and 2d inst, was success
in every way. Fully 10000 people were in
that city on the second day. Gen. Rosen-
Grams reviewed the procession.
There were 166 prisoners in Jackson
prison Sept. !, decrease of II during the
month.
Some months ago William Vanderhoo;
was prosperous farmer of ingham town
SHIP lngham county, and was worth be
tween $4,000 and $1,000. He was persuad
ed TO join Bohemian oat company form
ed in his neighborhood. The usual result
1t Is stated followed. Money was made al
first then lawsuits, losses, and i'll will
until finally every dollar was gone. In hi
case suicide closed the history.
One hundred thousand dollars worth Of
propcrty-mills, houses and lumber-wai
| destroyed by fire at Milwaukee on the &c
inst.
Over 1000 veterans took part in the G
A. X. encampment at Hillsdole, and 35
coo people witnessed the parade. Gen
Rosencrans reviewed the parade, and wal
Justify cheered by the battle-scarret
veterans.
Mr.. and Mrs. Holland Gibson of Gilman
township, Kalamazoo county, have lived
on their farm there 30 years of the @.
years OF their married life. He is now 81
and she so.
Grove Saunders, Pittsield farmer
was found dead in field beside his
wagon, from paralysis.
Gus Gustavsen. aged GO, was struck by
the engine of the Kalamazoo accomcds
tion near Porter Junction, and instantly
killed. A whisky bottle was crushed
through his clothing, and the theory i,
that some of the arteries surrounding the
heart were severed by the broken glass
Other injuries were also sustained.
Garland, Lincoln, Thompson q CO., pro
duce merchants of Woster Mass. win
commence the erection in the Grand
Trunk yards in Flint of large hay barr
and elevator; They propose TO buy and
ship oil kinds of grain, but will make1s
speciality of handling hay.
Nearly $1,000 has been subscribed to.
ward the memorial fund to be presented
to the family of l.. N. Minnie burned to
death July 4, at Port Huron. The commit
tee have turned over to Mrs. Minaie $3.50.