Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-05-13
STATE sIFTINGS.

Over 300 veterans are sheltered at the so.-
ders' home.
The l5-year-old son of Postmaster Boughton
of Gobleville, had leg amputated recently a.
4 result of being bit on the knee by har..
snow ball in the winter.
The case Of Peacock VS.. John April resulted
in the Jury giving The plaintiff, Mrs. Peacock,
slap damages. She brought suit for &c.
coo against .ohn April, a saloon keeper in
+ atom kaplds, alleging that he sold liquor to
her husband, from the effects Of which he
died.
The coroncr's jury in the Tekonsha case
developed information which goes to show that
Mrs. Shedd first attacked her husband with a
butcher knife; that he turned and struck her
two blows with an AK and then finished his
work with the knife. He then went to the
,itchen and cut his own throat. The verdict
gave him the benefit OF indications of temper
airy insanity.
pezzling freight agent OF jackson, have settled
the case for him.
The state horticultural society will hold a
meeting in Lansing, June 15-l6
Edward Everett, Il laborer of Milford. drop
ped dead in the street in that place few day
ago.
Congressman Fisher OF Bay City has pur-
chased 81 900 span of horses, which have been
shipped to Washington for his use.
There are 397 patients in the northern asy.
lum at Traverse. Over 20 per cent OF the mum
Der are foreign born.
Charles /. Moran. son of the late Chief De-
tective JAS. l.. oran o. Grand Rapids, well
known in detective circ.cs 10 this state, died
IRON the effects of excessive drinking, aged
81. He was for several years on the city de-
tective force, and lately connected with the
Pinkerton agency.
o. L. Allen, formerly postmaster al
Nandalia, Cass county has beeh indicted by
the United States grand jury or embezzling
postal funds and OBTAINING letters He plead
cd not guilty and was remanded.
Three years ago Prof p r. Cleary went 10
Ypsilanti and organized business college in
the Union block. 1hc success has been suc
as TO nov reccssitate larger quarters, and a
new bulding 5OXS0 feet viii soon be erectei at
the corner Of Congress and Adams street on
the lot W used as a public wood market.
About $4,000 Will be invested.
The correr stone of the new Normal school
building at Alma will be laid Friday, May IA,
under the auspices Of the masonic fraternity,
directed by DEPUTY Grand Master Hathaway
Of Grand Rapids All the masonic lodges con-
tiguous to Alma have Leen invited to partici-
rate.
A petition Is being circulated in Ogden, ad.
dressed to the pardon board, asking for the
pardon of Fred Davey, who was sent to Jack
son four years ago on 10 years sentence
for criminal assault on Hattie Swick, aged
nine years.
Ex-Detectivc Charles l. Moran, sop of the
late chic of police James L. Moran Of Grand
Rapids, died suddenly at the residence of his
mother the other morning. He had been drink
ing excessively for some time, which was the
cause of his death. He was recently divorced
from his wife, whom he married in Detroit.
DR.. NJ. Mclaughlin, one OF the most prom
inent physicians of jackson, was sued for
malpractice. The jury rendered a verdict OF
500 against the defendant.
A number of Flint ladies are raising silk
worms
The report OF Salt Inspector TIL shows the
following quantities OF salt inspected during
April. Saginaw county, 66,3S5 barrels; Bay
county, 1920 barrels; Huron county, 1911
barrels; Iosco county, ,29> barrels; Manistee
county, 22,l7g barrels st. Clair county, LOSE
barrels; Midland county, 1,9li barrels; Mason
county, 1920.
Between 40 and BOO miles Of railroad will be
built in Michigan this season.
Reardon Bros, general store in Meredith,
Clare county, was destroyed by fire recently.
Loss $4,000.
Mr. Shedd. the Tekonsha suicide, leaves
$50 900, 10 be divided among five sons and one