Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-10-18

II. Taylor fine iron clipper ship OF 2 900
tons, for Havre, France, going around the
horn, a trip that Will take five months.
From Havre the ship sails for Now York,
arriving there about the middle OF next
June.
A company of Detroiters has been organ
ized for the purpose Of working a vein of
graphite in Baraga county, near L'Anse. 1t
is called THE Baraga graphite mining com
pany," and articles Of association have been
filed with the county clerk.
An order has been issued from the United
States court in Detroit restraining William
L. Weber, the Michigan executor OF the
VIII of jesse HOyt, from committing what
" as claimed in the bill OF COMPLAINT as a
waste OF that portion OF the estate of the de-
ceased situated in Michigan. The court
adds the further restraining order that rents
and profits in the hands OF the Michigan
trustee shall remain In this jurisdiction to
await the final determination of the case in
the New York courts.
Harry Trezona of Negaunee died the other
morning, and his wife, with whom he had
quarreled, says he woke her up in The night
and said he had taken poison. The people
who know the parties are much afraid that
she administered 1t.
The Kent county board of supervisors
have let the contract for the erection Of the
county building TO the Western construction
company Of Detroit for 100000. Work TO
begin this fall.
Mrs Con ding was arrested at Ypsilanti
the other day for stealing 8 %, which she
tore into shreds before the officers could get
t away from her. The next day she com
mitted suicide
The reunion of the First Engineers and
Mechanics was held in Lans ng, Oct. IL.
The following officers were cleo ed: Presi-
dent, Gen. William p. lines OF Grand Rap
ids; secretary, Fay Wykod East Saginaw
treasurer, Charles T. Burdock, Saginaw
City; executive c0mmittee-A. McMaster,
| Co. A, Lansing; ID. Butler, Co. A, Char
lotto; j. A. Stone, Co B., Flushing; Il. G..
| Bishop, Co. G., Bellevue; II. Knowlton, Co.
<, Ea on Rapids; j. =. Holmes, Co. r,
Grand Ledge; G.. a. Potts, Co W., and
William Hess, Co. D., Grand Rapids; M. M.
Curricr, Co. d., Ion 4; William Herbert,
o. l., Hobert; Charles VanAlstine, Co. l.,
and w. w Waldron, Co c., Lansing The
next NEE ing will be held in Lansing the
econd Thursday in October, 1889.
GEORGE Williams and Martha Foster OF
| Port Huron, were arrested in East Sagi-
nav few days ago on complaint of Will
iams' wife, charged with maintaining the
| relations of man and wife. Mrs. Williams
the mother Of two children.
Harry Lisle principal of the Carrolton
| public schools, has more trouble in store
| lor him. Clara Demo, the girl who had him
arrested last spring Tor preach OF promise
on the day he was to be married, after
wards withdrawing the suit, has preferred
charges of immortality against him TO the
school board.
Charles Branch had his left leg brdken
| in collision of street cars at East Saginaw
the other day.
Henry Frensdorf, an old citizen and bust
ness man of Battle Creek, is dead.
The annual convention of the grand di-
vision Of tho Sons of Temperance of Michi-
gan, was held in Ypsilanti, Oct. IL. Reports
Of delegates showed a gratifying growth Of
the order, and financial prosperity. The
| officers elected for the next year are
Grand patriot, Mrs. Amanda Gunnison,
| Dewitt; grand worthy associate, Mrs. M.
c.. Fisher, Detroit; grand scribe, Joseph
| Falk, Ypsiant, grand treasurer, II. w.
| Randolph, Vernon; grand chaplain, Il. w.
| Cade, Pine Lake; grand conductor, A. ID.
| Mansfield, Pentwater; grand sentinel, j.
| e.. Pulver, Ypsilanu.
AT the reunion of the Twentieth Michigan
volunteers, in YpsilGnti, the following OIL
GERS were elected: President, DR. s. :.
French; vice president, Andrew Knight;
secretary and treasurer, &. II. Hicks; ex-
ecutive committee, Henry Barber and Jas.
| O. Riley all OF Battle Creek