Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-09-06
Burrell A. olney, one Of the Oldest resi-

The new farm residence of Horace
Burtch, three miles north of Jackson, I'm
East BlaclKman, was totally destroyed by
fire the other morning, and all the house
hold furniture consumed. Loss, 5000; no
insurance.
The Westwood (Kall1aska company saw
mill burned recently. In attempting 70
tear down "A tramWay for the purpose Of
preventing the spread of the flames 10 the
lumber yard, Colon Mckenzie received in
iurics from which he died shortly after.
Memorial services for the la:e Bishop
Harris of Michigan, were held in West
minister Abbey August rs. The bishop OF
Minnesota preached the funeral sermon
A meeting of the Michigan bankers asso-
citation Will be held in Granl Rapids Sep
TENDER 1914.
Andrew Groiner of Port Huron, and
Chas Berger Of Saginaw, were arrested in
Lansing the other day for burglary. Both
are boys who were inmates of the reform
school and succeeded in escaping from that
institution, and robbed the saloon of Henry
Chapman.
Hall Gilbert, who settled in Otsego
township, Ailegan county, in 1S47, is dead.
Hiram House, three years convict from
Mason county escaped from Jackson prison
the other morning
Johnny Popendike was caught in shaft
at the paper mill in Kalamazoo the other
night, wound around it and terribly bruised
He died a few hours later.
DIR. A. II. VIM and G. W. Slosson of
Nashville have been arrested on tho ground
that they are connected with DIR. j. Il.
Goucher in the alleged attempted grave
robbery of the body of "Ed'' Bach, who
was accidentally shot last winter. II will
be remembered that at the time DR.. Couch
or was arrested and tried before Justice
Mills and was bound over to the circuit
court for trial.
The Superior gold and silver company,
with capital stock of *, SOC, 600, the maxi
mum allowed by state laws, was organized
In lshpeming few days ago, to mine for
gold on the new range. Peter White OF
Marquette, the banker, is the principal
shareholder. The company now has over
600 pounds, worth SIS, 600 ton, and there is
more TO come, several hundred pounds be-
ing got out daily. The talk is of nothing
but gold, and mea are now at work on 40
prospects.
Theodore Moser Of Mt. Clemens was
drowned while swimming in Clinton river
the other day. He was alone with his wife
ard had gone out into the stream leaving
her in the boat at the shore. He was seized
with cramp and drowned in sight OF his
wife, who was unable to reach him.
Seven million feet of logs are on the way
from Lake Michigan to East Saginaw.
Inc reunion u tue lliu ib4duJ-
ry was held in Owosso Aug. 20,
Genesee county contains 900 old soldiers.
Hatch & Co of Chicago have begun suit
against Grand Rapids for $4,000 for mate.
rails supplied contractor for city hall there.
Sheriff A. c. Runuells of Newsygo ar
rested on complaint of Miss Sarah Munroe,
who charges bastardy.
William jackson, blacksmith at Grind
stone City, has fallen heir to $4,000 in
England.
Jennie Sanford, alias Burns, young
woman dressed in male attire who had been
tramping through the country, was arrested
few days ago at Utica, n. Y. She says
her home is in jackson.
In the United States court at Grand
Rapids, Judge Severns has dismissed the
case against "Blinky" Morgan for the post.
Office robbery at Hart. "Blinky" is dead.
A barn on the farm of Herbert st. John,
about two miles northwest of INLAY City,
was destroyed by fire tho other morning,
together with all the seasons crops.
J. H. Robinson, postmaster at Elgin,
Ottawa county, has been held TO the Octo-
Der term of the United States court,
charged with retaining money received for
stamps. The facts appear to be that as only
one mail is received per week Robinson
paid little attention either to hisaccounts or
to the letters of inquiry from Washington.
Charles o. Seaman. convicted of murder
ing Louis Weiss in Mt Clemens July II,
has been sentenced to 10 years in the state
prison at jackson.
Calvin Young, charged with numbering
Levi Allen in Bloomfield June II last, has
been held for trial
Harry Van Vann, l2-years old son of
the engineer of the Battle Creek city water
works, was drowned in Goguac lake the
other afternoon, near the family residence.
He fell FIR ON a small boat into very deep
water.
The losses by the upper peninsula fires
are estimated at 5,000
Detectives McHalc and Hussey recently
arrested Capt Henry Durant of the schoon-
err Emma at Sand Beach, and brought him
TO Port Huron, where he was jailed on a
charge of opium smuggling. The officers
have been on his trail for some time. They
claim that he is connected with the opera
lions of one Harris of British Columbia,
who has been stopping at the Belchamber
house, Sarnia, since July IA, and he is
brother in-law of the captains. The arrest
is regarded as an important one.