Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-07-12

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near Valparaiso July !.
A. S. Brandt, escaped convicted counter
feiteP, was captured at Bangor and return
ed to Grand Rapids.
The front Of the steam chest of the steam
barge Servia blew out the other morning,
while the vessel was passing Port Huron.
| John Rend Of Corunna, deck hand, was
| sleeping in q room back OF the engine, and
attempted to escape from the steam by get
| ting under a platform He was literally
| boiled inside and out, and died few hours
| later. John Thomas of Bay City, the fire
man, was unable TO get further than the
| foot of the stairs. He was terribly scalded
| all over his body and internally injured
He is not expected TO live.
Elite Bloodworth of East Saginaw was
| killed by the premature discharge OF fire
works on the 4th inst. Several others were
seriously injured.
George Heller OF Jackson, employed by
jackson, Filley x Co., went out ON a pond
| in a boat with two comrades. The boat
| struck a stump, throwing Heller out. He
sank and became caught in the weeds, ana
was dead when taken out. He leaves a
widow and six children.
| 1t is said that an arrangement is TO be
| made by the Sault and the Milwaukee ~
| Northern railways by which the roads Will
| be operated together with double track
| from Florence, Wis, TO Gladstone, Mich,
where big docks will be built The line
will also be extended TO lshpeming ana
| probably 10 Marquette. BY doing this the
consolidated line will be able to get large
| part of the heavy ore traffic OF the upper
| peninsular.
S. &. VauBuren of Crystal township,
Montcalm county, boasts of II sheep from
which was taken l4915 pounds of wool. The
sheep are all Merinos and have lambs. The
wool is of excellent quality.
Justice Basier of Brookfeld, Eaton coun-
| ", has three ewes with five lambs. The
lambs are about two months old, hall Shrop-
tlire, and their united weight is 279 pounds.
Half rates will be given on all Michigan
iailroads to persons going to the Bay view
summer resort from July 10th TO 18th in
elusive, tickets good to August Il. The
| Bay View Assembly occurs July % closing
August 10 The superb climate, brilliant
| assembly programs, splendid schools, choice
society and fine recreative pleasures at Bay
View are making il one of the most popular
resorts in this country. The hotel and
| boarding accommodations are ample, and
| the prices only s. and $40 a week. over 100
| cottages will be built this year. The finest
| talent that can be secured has been engaged
| for the summer school for teachers, schools
of music, art, oratory, $. 5. normal classes,
church congress, etc. In the general pro-
gram will be heard Bishops J. II. Vincent
and w " Nnde Rev. Drs. George p.
| Hayes, p. $. Henson, Robert Nourse and
| Alfred A. Wright; j. Dewitt Miller, Miss
Matilda II. Ross, II. II. Raglan, Boston
Stars, Amphion Club, Frank Lincoln, Rev.
Anna H. Shaw, Mrs. Bessie Starr Keefer
| of Toronto, Mrs. Layyah Barrakat of Syria
Benz. Clark of England, Dennis Osborne of
| India, and twenty more OF such celebrities
besides long list of eminent musical talent,
such as Walter Emerson, cornetist; Ru-
| dolph King, pianist Medora Henson Emer-
| L al otto
| band and orchestra members are invited TO
take their instruments and join in pleasant
| daily rehersals, conducted by Mr. w. G..
| Bryant, the accomplished leader OF the Flint
| city band.
| Maurice Pallasi Of Chesanng was in
| stantly killed by the premature discharge
of fire works on the 4th inst.
The state normal school graduated 11G
| students this year, 100of whom had secured
positions in the state before they got their
| diplomas.
stephen Disbien was instantly killed by
a falling tree at Crystal Falls the other day.
| Philo Hall of Jackson refused $500 for a
colt less than week Old. Two days later
the colt died.
At a Dutch wedding at Crystal Falls
| jacob and John Bender, brothers, engaged
| in deadlc quarrel Jacob was probably
fatally in ed. They had drank whisky.
Miss Malvina Bcus)a Of Coloma nursed
Der brother through siege Of diphtheria
but took the disease herself and died.
Charles Johnson, whose tub and pail
factory at Coldwater burned recently, will
rebuild on a much larger scale.
Ernest Post of Flint, IA years DID, while
riding a tricycle., broke the machine, and a
portion of the iron tore through his body,
bruising his spinal column and int1icting
other severe injuries
In a railroad accident near Helena, Mont,
Mayor A II. Bliss of Saginaw City and his
daughter were slightly injured, but not Sc
riously enough to prevent their continuing
their journey homeward.
A White Oak, Ingham county, farmer
| while blowing recently, fastened the lines
about his waist and was proceeding leisure
ly when l4-foot snake appeared upon the
scene, causing the horses 10 run away. The
farmer was dragged over the field and sus
| tanned severe injuries.