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

are building the road, have %, 0O0,0 900 feet
Of logs 10 get out.
G. V. N. Lothrop of Detroit, OK United
States minister TO Russia, has been in
Washington for several days for the pur-
pose of securing legalization by the Russian
legation Of the marriage ceremony OF his
daughter Anne and the Russian cavalry
officer, Baron Huene of Russia. The papers
received from tho minister who married
tho couple in Detroit must be translated
into the Russian language and certified TO
the cars representative in this country.
This has been done, and the baron and his
wife will sail for their future home in St.
Petersburg early in November.
Allan Shaw of Port Huron met with "a
peculiar accident the other afternoon. He
was digging in the garden when his spade
struck what is supposed TO be dynamite
cartridge, which exploded, the ball passing
through his leg and leaving an ugly wound.
1t is a mystery how the cartridge camc 10
be there.
The new -four dock at Gladstone wip
hold $4,000 bushels.
The twentieth anniversary of the organ.
ization of the Ancient Order of United
Workmen i'm America was celebrated at tho
Light Infantry armory in Detroit October
90 During the evening VIM. III. Jones Of
Philadelphia delivered an interesting adj
dress which he concluded by presenting
Grand Master r. +. Geiger with a hand
order is extraordinary. In the 20 years of
its existence it has acquired membership
of 10000. The first lodge was formed at
Mcadville, Pa, Oct. "a, 1868, by John j. Up
church, with II members Detroit now has
the honor of possessing the largest lodge in
the country. 1t has / ,245 members with an
existence of only IL years. The number Of
lodges in Detroit is IA, with membership
of about 1000.
William S. Goodyear, pioneer of Hast
ings is dead.
Albert Alling was killed by switch en-
CINE on the G.. IL. 81 l., road near Kalama-
zoo, the other day
David Thratt, an aged man, was caught
under rolling logs in camp near Morley.
Both legs were broken, and he was other
wise so badly injured that he will die.
A little daughter of George lloyd, of
Dover township, Lake county, set fire TO
her clothing during the absence of the fam
lily and was fatally burned. The child was
eight years old.
G. l.. Farr of Burtchvile Saniac coun.
" raised i9l5 bushels of barley TO the acre
on his farm.
John DOYLE, roadmaster of the Detroit,
Lansing x Northern railway, and eX-may
or of ionia, has invented and built steam
hand car which is said TO be an unqualified
success. II is light, strong, fast and easily
managed, and can be taken off or put on
the track as easy as an ordinary one.
At meeting of the Central Michigan
beekecpers' association, held at Lansing a
few days ago, il was agreed that the honey
crop this year had been failure.
In the circuit court at Saginaw City the
jury in the case of G. III. Plummer VS.. G.
w. Wells, +. G. Stone, and A. w. Wright,
gave Plummer a verdict for $1,000 He
sued for $500, 900, claiming that in timber
land purchase made by the defendants, he
was TO have the work of cutting the logs
they acquired and that they failed TO do as
they agreed.
w. NJ. Kehr, who was recently arrested
in East Saginaw on charge of being con
cerned in the recent fur and silk robbery at
Flint, escaped from jail at the lattcr place
on the LIST inst. With him went Louis Sam
uels, an alleged pickpocket, and also
young fellow who has been doing work
about the Jail. The latter stole the keys
and let Kehr and Samuels out
The II. & a. a. railroad will build new
depot at Ann Arbor.
Alexander ST Charles, foreman for the
lumber firm of Bachelor X Whitney,
while on a drunken spree the other night,
tried TO enter the house of Sam Ferguson
of Farwell during his absence. He was re-
fused entrance, and Mrs. Ferguson then
| called upon Frank Walker to protect her.
ST Charles then made second attack upon
the house and threatened TO kill them all,
kicked in the door and raised club 10
strike Mrs. Ferguson, whereupon Walker
shot him through the head. An inquest was
held before Justice Wait and Walker gave
himself up. S. Charles remains were
taken TO Pewanio, where his parents reside