Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-11-08
WOLVERINE WHISPERINGS.

ONCE continuously until MS ueaIu.
WOLVERINE WIIISPERINGS.
H. f. Worcester, agent of the Michigan
Central railway at OwoSsO, died very sud
denly the other morning from taking car
bolic acid by mistake. He had been i'll
for some time and left the Office and went
homo to take medicine, but took up the
wrong bottle. He discovered his error as
soon as taken, and started for the drug
store across the street, where he died in
twenty minutes
In March, 1885, Andrew Harsby was kill
cd by an accident in the Cleveland mine
His widow sued the company and after in
Vulnerable delays tho verdict of the lower
court of 5000 damages has been affirmed
by the supreme court. The damages and
suit will cost the company nearly $4,000
The Dundee gas well is nearly quarter
of a milo deep, but no gas yet
II. Ii. Robinson, a resident of Coldwa,er
since 1850, is dead.
James Bemos, an Indian lad who decamp-
cd from the state public school at Coldwat
er last July, has been recaptured and re
turned to nat institution.
The owner of one of the plats of Glad
stone puts clause in his land contracts
and deeds providing for forfeiture in case
the purchaser sells intoxicating liquors as a
beverage on the promises. The same own
eli also requests those who purchase TO
erect buildings thereon forthwith.
John ID. Picrson of Sparta has been held
for trial on a charge of sending a dun on a
postal card.
Edward Elkins drove into Lansing
the other night with fine team of
colts, and he said he was on his
was from Byron, o., TO st. Louis, Mich.
The next morning he started away intoxicat-
cd, and his team trotting against post he
was thrown out He was picked up in "a
comatose condition and taken to the city
Jail for treatment During the forenoon
Marshal Blair learned that Elkins had offer
cd to sell the rig for S275, and as the carriage
alone was worth fully that, he wired the
police headquarters in several cities. With
in an hour dispatch was received from
jackson, announcing that the rig had been
stolen from Verge w. Brown, a brother-in-
law of DR.. Moffatt of Lansing. Elkins has
been arrested.
A starch factory will soon be established
at Bear Lake.
There are PIT pupils in the deaf and dumb
school az Flint.
An effort will be made to establish a nor
NAL school in the seminary building at Colon.
The foundry of the Lake Superior iron
works at Hancock was badly damaged by
fire the other morning.
The dockmen who struck for 80 cents per
hour for loading -four at Gladstone, have
returned to work at the former price, 30
cents per hour.
Fifty dollars reward is offered for the
recovery of the body of +. j. Simpson, the
Mackinaw City marine reporter who was
recently drowned in the straits.
Steamer Charles u. Fish caught fire
few miles down the river from East SaGi-
nav, and burned rapidly TO the hull. A
number Of passengers were on board, but
the boat was beached in time to prevent
loss of life. Captain Joseph Jones remain
ed on board TO the last and was severely
burned about the arms and head.
Hon. Emil Anneke of Bay City is dead,
eyed 65 years. He was one of the foremost
German citizens of that city, and held the
Office of auditor general of the state from
1863 TO 1867. He leaves three children.
Michael Crowley OF Muskegon, has been
awarded the $50 premium offered by Hen
ry Maule of Philadelphia, for the largest
cabbage in the United States. The weight
of the cabbage was 62l2 pounds. a Cali
fornia cabbage made it "a close contest.
The largest Bartlett Corliss engines ever
made in the state have just been cast by
Bartlett & Co, of East Saginaw. Each
have cylinders 24x4S. One is for Germans
immense planning mill in that city, and the
other for Hall 81 Buelrs saw mill at South
Mdnistique. The weight of one of the fly
wheels is $4,000 pounds, the diameter Is
feet, with a 35-inch face. The other is a
little smaller
Gen. G.. b. Abbott, commander-in- chief of
sons of veterans, has appointed the follow
ing brothers in Michigan as aids on his
staff, with rank of lieutenant. colonel:
Charles +. Davis, Grand Rapids; Lucius
E. Gould, Owosso. Earl Hemenway, Hart
ford; Norm G.. Cooper, Sturgis. Mr. Coop
or is well known c. A. II. man also, and
editor of the Coffee Cooler at Sturgis.
Charley Pelum aged 10, his brother
Frank aged years, and James Botinski
aged Is, fell into the river at West Bay
q City and were drowned, on the Both inst
All three bodies have been recovered.
vi. r. Osborne, an Adrian pioneer, is
dead.
An Indian mound was opened near Alma
few days ago, and found TO contain, be-
sides the bones of several aborigines, orna-
ments and implements enough to start q
variety store.
w, II, Cannif of Hillsdale, superinten-
dent of the Lansing division of the Lake
Shore e. Michigan Southern, has been ap-
pointed assistant superintendent of the
Lake Shore system; and he assumes his
new duties Nov I.
John Prevelitch OF Calumet committed
suicide the other day by crawling under u
moving train. He was horribly mutilated
Burglars secured $l13 in cash from
Evans grocery store in Oxford the other
night.
Fred Bunker, state agent of the Y. M
A. has resigned.
Wilson, Luther &c Wilson of Luther. have
enough timber on hand TO keep their big
mill running for seven or eight years.
Bronson wants to get the Rogers City &
Ohio river railroad that Coldwater is try
ing to raise the money for
A. Lightheant of Sault Ste. Marie lie
missing, and creditors mourn his loss "a, 900
worth.
w. +. Fitch is the new superintendent of
the Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic road.
A logging railroad is being built to run
from tho Wright lumber company road
south TO Round Lake, a distance Of four
miles. Merrill & Ring of Saginaw, who