Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-10-25
WOLVERINE WHISPERINGS.

The Michigan artillery association has
elected the following officers: President,
II. V. ID. Baker of Hillsdale; vice presi-
dent, Capt. M. ID. Elliott of Holly; secro-
tary, G.. j. Burnett of Lansing; treasurer,
w. Faulkner of Duck Lake. The sssocia-
ton will meet in Lansing the second Thurs
day in October, 1889.
The grand chapter of the Order of the
Eastern Star of the state of Michigan held
its twenty annual session in Grand
Ledge, with public installation of the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing year. Mrs.
A. A. Matteson, w. G.. M; G.. Waterbury,
w. G.. p; Mrs Q. l.. Dawson. A. G. M.
@. II. Hutchinson, A. G.. p; L. Phillips G..
S. Mrs. Kete A. Winans. G.. T.; Mrs Mary
A. WILDER, G.. c.. Mrs. Rosetta LeughtOn,
A. G.. c.; Il. S. Pratt, c.; Mrs. Lottie Pol
hamus, Grand Adah; Mrs. Kate Rider,
Grand Ruth; Mrs. Julia T.. Clark, Grand
Esther; Mrs. A. M. Purdy, Grand Martha;
Mrs. Mary e. Decker, Grand Electa; Mrs.
Jane Chapel, @. w; s. II. Hall, @. s.;
Mrs S. L. Marsh, G.. NJ. One hundred and
fifty delegates and visitors were present.
Nearly every lodge in the state was repre-
scented and all enjoyed themselves, as the
weather was very pleasant. The next an
nual meeting will be held in Lansing.
The Union Veterans Union has decided
to hold the next reunion in Detroit.
Twenty choice Hamburg and Leghorn
chickens belonging TO Herbert Schafer Of
Bay City were stolen the other night. They
were valued at 500 and all took prizes at
the Grand Rapids poultry show.
An effort is being made in Battle Creek
TO organize a stock company TO manufacture
threshing machines made entirely of iron.
All the inventor desires is a company that
viii furnish sufficient capital to make the
machine.
John Robertson of Bay City wants di-
yorce from his wife, although he was mar
l.. Is -
with her only two years and half, all told,
d year in Scotland to start with, and rs
months in this country since.
A son of Joseph Grose of Maple Grove
township, Saginaw county, only nine years
old, had his arm, shoulder and right lung
torn out by a sorghum press one day last
week He fingered in great agony for "a
hours, when death ensued.
John Sanders of Rockford was shot and
killed by accident near Dollarville, in the
upper peninsula, the other night. Sanders
was in a hunting camp with four other
Rockford parties, and one of them while
trying TO ambush a deer mistook Sanders
for one and shot him dead in his tracks.
Ashley's new furniture factory will be in
operation in about week.
The Illuminated wood manufacturing COM
pany of Kendall, Kalamazoo county, and the
Chief industry there, was burned out Oct.
~. Loss, $4,000; insurance, $4,000. A
large number OF men are thrown out of
work, and unless rebuilt, the loss of the fac
tory will badly cripple the town.
Henry Gamble, prominent lumberman
of East Saginaw, has been arrested charged
by his wife with lewd and lascivious cohab-
itation with Catherine Burns, a handsome
young lady who has hitherto moved in select
circles in Saginaw City. He was bound
over for trial in the circuit court.
James Lee, for many years resident of
Traverse City, and for two terms repre-
sentative in the state legislature, is dead.
Chris. Petersen, a night watch in Ander-
son 81 Fosters saw mill at Louden, started
the machinery in motion TO clear out the
sawdust conveyors, as was his usual custom
after closing hours, and was caught in
the conveyor belt aud drawn around the
shaft. The body was literally ground up,
except chunk of the trunk between the
arm and the hips, and one hand. The head
was scraped clean and pounded from the
body and rolled Off TO one side. He was 4C
years old and leaves wife and five children
The eighth meeting of the Michigan
schoolmasters' club will be held in room "a
university, main building, at Ann Arbor
October "a. The annual election OF officers
will be held and other business of import
ance in regard to the amendment of the
clubs constitution will come before the
meeting. The program will be as follows
Rhetorical work in the high school, Supt
be opened by Supt. G. N. Kendall, Jackson
Biology, Prof. H.C. Bumpus, Olivet college
discussion TO be opened by Prof. j. f. Reig
Hard, university of Michigan. Class work
in English literature, Prof L. A. Barbour
state normal school; discussion to be open
ed by Prof. q. M. Gayiey, university o.
Michigan. j. II. Drake Is secretary of the
club and l.. S. Halsey, president.
W. II. Barnum of Connecticut succeed
II M. Cherrie as president Of the Detroit
Charlevoix e. Escanaba railroad. Grading
on the road is expected to begin In few
weeks.
The Woodward electric railway compan,
of Detroit has 100 cells of storage batter,
working successfully in the Edison electril
tight station at Petoskey, and the lighting
system Is being run to its fu capacity.
Edmund Laffinere and his brother attend
cd q dance near Cheboygan the other night
and while there got into n row with q mai
named Burdo, and used knives so frecl,
that all three were seriously injured.
Eighteen logs 10 feet in length were Gu
from one tree at camp In Gladwin county
For the third time within year tho dan