Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-03
WOLVERINE WHISPERINGS.

Miss Delpha Roberts of Galesburg, and
Mr.. A. :. barrow of Lockport, n. V, met
by previously arranged understanding
at Niagara Falls April 10, and were mar
ried The couple had been counting for
five years through the aid OF the mails.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Search, an aged
couple, were murdered near GAINESVILLE,
Wis, in July last for their money. c. H.
Wolhaupter and his wife were arrested in
Iron Mountain a few days ago for the
murder. The Wolhaupters were ir
Search's employ at the time and suspicion
fell on them, but there was no evidence
and they were not arrested. They left
town soon afte-ward.
Work has been commenced on the ex
perimentol farm near Grayling. Contracts
have been let for building fences, clearing
blowing and getting out 50.yards of mari
from Lake Simpson fer fertilizing This
lake is within - rods of the farm, and is a
bed of the best fertilizing mari. Twenty
seven kinds of grasses and cereals will be
sown this season. Mar, salt and plaster
only will be used for fertilizing, and all
experiments wilt be of the most practical
nature, so as if successful, TO prove of the
greatest benefit TO the people
Grand Traverse county veterans are
taking steps to raise money for erecting
soldiers monument.
Kalamazoo railroad velocipede and car
company have received order for 100 We
locipedes from Australia.
A l2-year old daughter of II. 7. Cum.
mings OF Douglass was fatally burned by
her clothing catching fire from burning
brush-pile
Articles of impeachment against prose
cutting attorney of Montmorency county
have been filed with the governor.
Grand Rapids is threatened with a pots.
to famine.
Smythe's broom factory is to be 7smov-
ed from Flint to Griffin, Georgia.
c. V. r. Pond, who has lived in Quincy
past 20 years and served as postmaster
there carried on hardware business, been
editor OF Quincy Herald and also acted at
Lansing as superintendent of Michigan
labor bureau, has gone TO Arkansas City,
Kansas, to engage in business.
June has been named as children's day
for the patrons of husbandry in Michigan.
At the annual meeting of the Central
Michigan Beekeepers' association held in
Lansing the following officers were
elected President, J. W. Ashworth OF
Lansing vice presidents, William Van
Etlcr of williamson, Lewis Slaughter Of
Eaton county, William Anderson OF
Shawassee, and j. NJ. Cobb of Grani
Rapids; treasurer, NJ. V. Goodhue of Ian
sing; secretary, w. A. Barnes of Lansing.
G. A. r. posts of Northern Michigan are
Ill d.
View this summer.
Fred Amos losco township, Livingston
county farmer, is in Jail under $500 bal
requirement, charged with making crimi
nal assault upon Eva Lyman, ID year:
old.
The Durham Manufacturing Company
has been organized at Cadillac, with $40,
600 capital, for the manufacture of crates
Ben Carton burned barn of man named
Glaze while drunk on liquor imbibed al
Three Rivers. Glaze brought suit against
George Rohrer, Three Rivers saloonist
and secured judgment of 1850 and costs.
The encampment of the soldiers anC
sailors association of northwestern Mich
igan, TO be held at Traverse City, embrace
all the territory included in the countie
of Muskegon, Mason, Newaygo, Mecosta
Wexford, Manistee, Missaukee, Oceana
Osceola, Kalkaska, Lake, Antrim, Charlie
voix, Benzie Leelanaw, Grand Traverse
Emmett and Isabella. IL is expected tina
distinguished guests from this and othe
states will be present. The encampmen
will cover three full days, and all attrac
tive program will be made.
Ageneral military order has been ISSUED
from department headquarters instruct
ing commanding officers to drape thei
colors in mourning for 30 days, in respec
to the memory of Lieut. Col. Willis {
Humphrey, assistant Acknowledgements
who died April 49, after rendering value
BILE service TO the state, particularly in tn
direction of compiling and preserving tn
records of Michigan in the war;
II. A. Emery of Bay City and II. W