Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-07-19
WOLVERINE WHISPERINGS.

The Encouragement has decided TO com
| mence suit in ejectment to obtain posses
sion of the site for New Fort Brady, at
Sault Ste. Marie.
A competitive examination for the APP
pointment of cadet at Annapolis, will be
held in Port Huron July.
Michigan was well represented at the
meeting OF democratic clubs in Baltimore.
Hon. ID. l.. Crossman, clerk of the house
of representatives since 1873, Is seriously
i'll at his home in WILLIAMSON.
Potter's large saw mill, near Reed City,
together with a quantity of lumber, was
destroyed by fire July 8.
Rev. ]. II. Gillespie, formerly of New
Hurley, New York, elected professor of
Greek language and literature at Hope col
lege, Holland. Mich, in April last, will be-
gin his work September next. Rev j. w
Beardsley, ID. d., of Troy, n. Y, elected
TO the chair Of Biblical languages and lit
erature end eXegesis, will also enter upon
his abOrs in September. There will be a
summer normal school in connection with
the college, to be opened July 10, and to
continue TIL August IL. The college has at
present twelve instructors and is steadily
advancing in true educational work.
Grand Rapids will raise $50, 900 for ex-
tending the water works system.
a gentleman from Hackeusack, n. j., has
given 81 900 to Hope college at Holland.
William Young was arrested in Bay City
the other day, charged with assault with
intent TO kill Patrick Mclean.
A little grandson of w. c. Breckwith of
Ithaca was seriously injured while firing a
gas-pipe cannon on the 4th.
Charles johnson, an alleged counterfeiter
of Detroit, was arrested in Toronto for
showing the queer
T. G. Somers, treasurer of Nestor town
ship RoscOmmon county, has been arrested,
charged with cmbezzling 500 Of the town
ship funds.
Another discovery Of gold quartz has
been made at the Michigan mine near Ish-
peming.
James w. Brown, an extensive matri-
monial operator, was arrested in Chicago
recently and brought TO Detroit, where he
is now in Jail. He is the husband of ~
wives, each of whom he deserted, taking all
of their possessions with him.
Albert Herb. who once lived in East Sagi-
nav, was accidentally killed in Texas u few
days ago.
w. +. Lathrop has been appointed post
master at Sands, Marquette county.
Mrs. Peter Mines of East Saginaw picked
up bundle lying near her door, and on ex-
aiming IL found young babe with its neck
| broken.
August Carbon fell 25O feet down a shaft
X.
was instantly killed.
The saw mills of Colwell, McGregor g.
Co, near Huntsville, were burned a few
days ago, at loss of 81 100000.
Rev. a. II. Merriam will represent Michi-
| gan at the national prison congress to be
held in Boston.
| A Grand Trunk freight ran into Michi-
| gan Central freight at the crossing near
Cassopolis, utterly demolishing one engine
| and eight or ten cars loaded with perish
| able freight. No one was injured. The
damages are estimated from $4,000 10
$4,000
More gold quartz has been discovered
near 1shpeming.
w. A. Palmer of st. Johns, was sued by
a local bank on a note for 1900, and the
bank won the case. Palmers defense was
that the note was signed on Sunday.
A gold mining company has been formed
at Marquette with capital of $2,5O0OO0
(nominaD at S25 per share.
Miss Wade, daughter of Congressman
| Wade of Missouri, has made and sent tC
Mrs. Moffatt of Traverse City, an elegant
crayon portrait of her husband. the late
Congressman Seth c. Moffatt.
Miss Ada Lee of Port Huron, has beer
admitted to practice at the bar of the
United States court
Congressman Russell Of Massachusetts
will do campaign work in this state for tn,
democracy.
L. X. Munson of Newark, Gratiot county
has seven meriEo ewes which sheared s.
pounds of wool. The clip of one was /,
pounds ounces.
John Libe, brakeman on the J. +. Pott.
& Co.'S logging road, in Oscoda county, me
his death by falling between the traii
while it was in motion. His head was Gu
off and both legs were severed. His body
was sent to the home Of his parents al
Kintner Station, Huron county.
Pinleyo is playing havoc in jackson
county.
The third annual convention of the Mich
gan business mems association will be hell
at Cheboygan, August and 5. The Che
boygan B. NJ. A. has made every prepare
ton for the proper entertainment of tn,
delegates, and the convention will proba
bly, end with an excursion to Mackinat
Island or the $500" Reduced rates on tn
railroads.
The Winthrop mine at Ishpeming ha
passed into the hands of Fred Breasted o
Ishpeming. Two hundred men are at pres
ent employed at the mine, and this fore
will be increased. The Mitchell mine
adjoining the Winthrop, is now idle an,
will not be worked during the season
Sixty thousand tons Of ore were in stool
at the opening of navigation and about hal
of this has already been shipped. The pre-
duction of the mine may be brought up I
100000 tons this year If it is worked wit
full force.
William ROLAND fell from a train a
Owendale, Huron county, breaking bot
legs.
A horse belonging to S. L. Bishop Q
Allen, Hillsdale county, died recently, age
AZ years.
Tanner & Devine's wool warehouse /
Greenville was broken into early the othe
morning and between 200 and 800 pounds G
wool stolen.
The Long Houck breach of promise cas-,
in which Mrs Hattie T. Houck sued DIR. .
; M. Long Of Coldwater for $4,000 has bee
, withdrawn, the doctor settling il for q sma
amount
Eugene Vallato of Michigan has bee
nominated as n second assistant enginee
: In the revenue service by President Clev,
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