Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-02-02

rested at Ithaca few days ago for deser
ton.
The old man Fisher supposed to have
been murdered in Monitor township, Bay
county, but who was found out in Mime
sofa, has returned home.
A new mill has been ordered for one of
the Lake Superior copper mines, owing to
the advance in the price of copper.
Begole, Fox d Co. Of Flint, the firm of
which ex-Gov. Begole is the head, have
sold their lumber yard stock and all.
They got Sl7, 600 for it.
Thomas Garfield of Georgeto wn, in
state, was the Oldest brother of the late
President Garlield-a fact that Is recalled
by the death of their aged mother few
days ago.
Prof. Agassiz says that the Calumet and
Hecla mine will soon be in condition to
be re-opened.
James Donovan of Quincy has sued
Chas. Truesdell, cashier of the First ma.
tional bank of the same place, for $4,000
damages on the ground that Truesdell
would not discount his paper
John NJ. Reynolds of Gladwin county
sought to recover $4,000 from John NJ.
Shaifer, q prominent merchant of that
county, for the alleged seduction of Mrs.
Reynolds. The verdict of mo cause for
action" was returned by the jury, with
out leaving their seats The case will be
appealed.
Eugene Leroy Mcpherson, boy ID
years, ran away from home near Kalkas-
ka last May, because his mother punished
bit,,c eli orhf H..
time his parents have received no tidiugs
from him. He is of slender build and has
light hair and keen gray eyes. The only
physical mark that would distinguish him
from thousand other boys is the lack of
a little toe upon the left foot His step
father, Mr. VIM. McJunin, now lives at
Summit City, where he is principal of the
village school.
Gov Luce says the swamp land squabble
Is simply plain matter of business, and
that no more patents should be issued
until the question of title to the lands is
settled between the state and national
governments. he advises this in order
to protect the people who might take the
lands and then be ruined in an effort to
hold them.
The state board of corrections and char
tiles, in making its annual visits to the
state penal and refOrmatory institutions,
noticed the excellent appliances provided
for putting out incipient and advanced
fires. In large buildings there are two
main objects TO be secured-to control the
fire and prevent a panic-but, outside Of
bare apparatus, there seems to be in the
institutions no further means of securing
these ends. The board therefore recon-
mends that the teachers, keepers, wards
and inmates be instructed in fire drill,
each being assigned particular duty Ito
handle hose, rescue others, etc. so that
in the event OF disaster the loss of proper
ty and life may be reduc ed to q minimum.
Among the nominations sent to the
senate few days ago were the following
William NJ. Bennett as Postmaster of
jackson, James G., Buchanan at Pontiac
Andrew NJ. Mehan at Mason, Charles d.
Cossit at Owosso, and Horace N. Mon
tague at Caro-.
4Shiawassee, Cass and Eaton counties
voted on the local option question Jan
24 Eaton county voted in favor of local
option by 400 majority, Shiawassee 1000
John Devlin, an aged farmer living near
Bellaire, froze to death within short
distance from his home the other night.
Representative Chapman is making an
effort to get pension for the aged father
of Gen. George A. Custer, who lost two
sons at the battle of the Little Big Horn.
Big Rapids had So 900 fire the other
day.
John Reardon and James Morrissey were
killed in lumber camp near Otsego Lake
a few days ago.
The forty-fourth annual meeting of free
and accepted masons of Michigan met in
East Saginaw Jan. 24-25. Officers elected
and appointed for the ensuing year were
named as follows: Grand master, w. b.
Wilson of Muskegon, deputy master, w.
Irving Babcock of Niles; senior warden,
j. S. Cross of Bangor; junior war den, j.
.. Look of Lowell; treasurer, II. Shaw
Noble of Grand Rapids secretary, w. z.
Innes of Grand Rapids; lecturer, A. NJ.
Clark of Lexington; senior deacon, w. II.
Sanford of Detroit; junior deacon, George
+. Bowling of Montague; chaplain, the
Rev. A. Il. Lucas of Marine City; TYLER.
Alexander McGregor of Detroit; marshal,
j. Boyd Thomas of Edwardsburg, Grand
Master Wilson announced his standing
committee for next year; Jurisprudence
Hugh McCurdy of Corunna +. A. Minis
of Muskegon, l.. T. Durand of East Sagi-
nav. Appeals-O. l.. Spaulding of st.
Johns, Mel Mcmillan of Rockford, w. A.
Smith of Charlevoix. CHARACTERIZATION
Neute of Muskegon, II. X. Cole of Calu-
met, Floyd j. Wilson of Hillsdale. Lodges
john w. McGrath of Detroit, j. b. Cur
tbs of New Lothrop, w. b. Saunders of
Grand Haven. The next state convention
will be held in Detroit January 1882
The state treasurer's report shows cash
on hand from years receipts and disburse-
ments for 1857 of S94 060.46
The annual meeting of the state veterina-
ny society will be held in Battle Creek Feb
ruary7
The directors of the state horticultural
society met in Grand Rapids a few days
ago. and decided not to accept the propo-
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