Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-12-27
WOLVERINE WHISPERINGS.

w. u. Hutchinson, Flint. The next meet
ing will be held at Lansing near the Holt
days in 1889.
Two suits have been instituted in Toledo
against Charles w. Waldron, the Hillsdale
banker. The first is brought by the First
national bank of Escanaba for q, $3.50. 60 on
a promisory note, given August IA last. An
order OF punishment was issued on j. Is.
Badly OF Toledo, Waldron's uncle, in this
case. The other suit was brought by the
First national bank of Marshall, for a note
of s., 900, given August 2.
Harry Pennell, painter at work on the
roof of Bishop Rlchter's residence in
Grand Rapids fell the other afternoon and
was instantly killed.
Mrs. S. W. Eddy was alone at her home
near Allegan and put some linseed oil on u
stove TO heat The oil caught fire. When
Mrs. Eddy tried TO remove it the flames
caught in her clothing, burning it entirely
off her body. She was 40 badly burned
that she died few hours later
The thirty eighth annual meeting Of the
Michigan teachers assoc alton will be held
at ansing, Dec. &c $, The first evening
President Angel OF the university of Mich
igan will give an address of greeting in the
senate chamber, and on the second evening
Dean Alfred A. Wright of the Boston uni
versty will lecture. Papers on live school
topics will be read and discussed. An eff
lOIb Will Dt udut W StCulb tbAtludutt VI
representatives of all grades of schools
from university TO kindergarten. Any &c
sired legislation TO be asked OF the coming
legislature will receive attention Exam
nation for state certificates Dec. 21-9.
The executive committee Of the state w.
G. T. u, has resolved to memorabilia the
legislature 10 forbid the sale of tobacco 10
minors, TO abolish liquor selling within five
miles of the state university and to submit
the constitutional amendment to another
vote as soon as eXpedicnt.
Charles ID. Crandall, for IL years post
master of Big Rapids, retiring in 1857,
has been convicted of making IA sc returns
to the department, by which he defrauded
the government out Cf $500 He rented a
building for pU5tofliCe Purposes for 500 a
year and rendered bill for $50 He was
released on bail, pending sentence.
During the past season there was shipped
from the Saginaw river mills 45l 1871 coo
feet Of lumber, %, 1872 coo shingles and 49,
of lumber and shingles went TO the New
York state markets, Tonawanda and Buf.
falo receiving more than one-hah of the
total shipments. Ohio with Cleveland and
Toledo as ports OF entry. comes next, while
Michigan, which in this case means De
troit is good third. Ohio takes the great
est quantity of lath. The lumber shipments
this year are 16,S94,00O less than for 1887.
Over 100000 slaves were also shipped
GOO, 900 pieces of heading and $50, 000'hoors
and many thousands Of fence pickets.
MI Mary b. Payne, the grandmother Of
Prof. w. II. Payne, former superintendent
of Adrian schools, but now chancellor Of
the university of Tennessee, celebrated her
Tooth birthday December 9. She is in good
health and brisk Us cricket and rode seven
miles into the city TO properly observe the
great event Of her life.
An effort is being made at Sturgis to
build a road from that place to connect
with the narrow-g uage road at Lawton.
The Farmers Mutual fire insurance
company of Alma, doing business in Gratiot
and Isabella counties, is going out Of bust
ness
While Elder Andrews was on the way 70
Vassar, in company with his son, the horse
became frightened at the cars on the Port
Huron * Northwestern railroad crossing
and ran into the ditch, throwing Mr.. An
drews out, he striking on the back of his
head, and the fall killing him instantly.
Sheep killing dogs are causing Ingham
county farmers much trouble.
One of the oldest petitions that Gov.
Luce has ever received arrived the other
day in the shape of an application for the
pardon Of a gandered horse. The state
veterinarian had condemned the animal to
be killed, but the owner stOod defiantly up
on the pedestal of his rights as a Michigan
citizen and said no He writes that the
horse is in his barn unframed, and will
stay there until he hears from the Gov
ernor.
A bath tub has been placed in the Mus
kegon county Jail by the supervisors, for
the use OF the prisoners.
Thomas Walsh, aged IS years, while
working on skidway at Mexican ~ Covers
camp, near Pnconning, was caught by a
rolling log and had his skull fractured, in
stantly killing him. His body was sent TO
Strattord, Ont
John Sullivan was killed in lumber
camp near Luther the other day, while
hauling logs.
The western furniture manufacturing
association meets in Grand Rapids January
20 10 discuss freight classification.
The Norrie iron mine produced 404, 0OC
tons of ore this year, said TO be the largest
output of ore ever made by an iron mine in
the world.
John McVicar of Detroit has been APP
| pointed manager of the state printing
Office at Lansing.
Angus Smith of Milwaukee has sold the
| Dunn iron mine, three miles east of Crystal
| Falls TO Ferdinand Schlolsinger OF Milwau.
| kee for 500, 600 II yields non bessemer
ore that runs about 60 per cent metallic iron,
and shipped over 100000 tons this year.
| About SEQ men are now employed in the
| Wyandotte ship yards.
The Ypsilanti business college has 375
students enrolled.
Marcus Pollasky, the Michigan man who
is now president of the Chicago postal tele-
graph company, has his line connected
from Chicago to Sheboygan, and with six
| gangs Of men at work, will be through 10
| Marquette and the 500 before spring.
Mrs. Elisha Peck, for 30 years resident
Of Lansing, dropped dead the other day OF
| heart disease.
Gov. Luce concurs in the recommends
| tion of the board of pardons in the case OF
Jacob Stubonvoll, setting him at liberty
| Stubenvoll was convicted of manslaughter
| in the circuit court of Saginaw county, in
! 1885, and sentenced to 10 years at state
prison. The reasons the governor gives
| for the pardon ere the mans previous good
character and the belief that the act was
unintentional.
/ An entire block in Iron Mountain was
destroyed by fire Dec. 10, causing loss OF
| 100000
The Giant gold and silver mining com
| pany is the name of n new organization In
| the Ishpeming gold field. 1t is to operat,
| on section 80, town ~, range %, and al
present five men are grubbing about the
premises.