Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-10


Stuart.
The farm house Of Dougald Currier south
of Midland, was burned to the ground the
other morning; loss $4,000
The reunion of the LOOMS battery will
be held in Coldwater May 23.
The Quartermastor-G Generals Depart
ment has begun active preparations for the
state encampment at Maclkinac Island the
coming July
Moses w. Field of Detroit has resigned
as chairman of the state central committee
| of the greenback party.
The Michigan weather service crop bull
letin for April 2S says: The effect of the
weather on wheat and grass has been injur-
ious. The condition OF wheat is regarded
as much lower than one week ago. The
| amount of wheat winter-killed is now be-
lieved to be greater than earlier in the sea
son. The weather has been favorable for
spring work, which is now progressing
rapidly.
Alex. McRea, who escaped from the jack
son prison, was re-captured in Chicago two
days later.
Tom. Navin ex-mayor of Adrian, at pres
ent soiourning in jackson prison, will de-
liver the Grafton at the memorial day SER
vices in that institution.
Congregationalists will establish a school
of theological training at Lansing.
Fire broke out in Williams hall at the
agricultural college the other morning, and
800 damage was done before it was eXtin-
guished
S. j. TomlinsOn, formerly of the Lapeer
Clarion, has become editor of the Bay City
Tribune, and in January, 1889, will become
proprietor of the entire plant.
The next term of the agricultural college
begins May 81
The superintendent of public schools will
h.,lI fl..a..
sing May lO-1l.
The Flushing creamery is turning out $50
pounds of butter daily.
a brick factory is to be started at Glad
stone.
John d. Mills, well known business man
OF Pontiac, is dead.
The Chicago & Northwestern railroad is
laying mile of iron day upon its Cham
pion extension.
Thos. ]. Leach of Ann Arbor, a young
lawyer employed in Levi Grf1in's law Office
in Detroit, has become insane and has been
taken TO Pontiac. Young Leach graduated
from the law department last year and was
an exceptionally bright student. His in
sanity is the result of Overwork.
Harry Morris who escaped from Jackson
prison early in April, was captured in
Windsor, Ont, on the LIST instant.
Hon. George w. Jones, the last delegate
to congress from territorial Michigan, was
bereaved at Dubuque, Iowa, recently, by
the loss of his wife, 10 whom he had been
married for 90 years. Gen. Jones is S3
years of age, and is the oldest surviving
member of congress from the Wolverine
state.
The body of a man who had evidently
frozen to death was found near Mancelona
the other day He had evidently been dead
two or three months, and being covered
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though for weeks past teamsters had driven
over his mutilated body. In satchel by
his side were found couple of flannel
shirts, some socks and kit of carpenters
tools. An account book, found on his per-
son, showed him to have been shoemaker
by trade. To all appearance he was man
about 90 years of age, and his name is be-
lieved 10 have been William II. Lavender.
The Michigan seed company at Owosso
shipped four car loads of seed TO different
parts of the United States last week.
Harry Waters of Orangevillc ran thorn
into his eye, and two days later was obliged
TO have the eye removed.
Since April II nearly 400 foreign born resi-
dents of Saginaw county have declared
their intention of becoming citizens of the
United States. OF these the greater num-
Der came from Great Britain
Milton Stephens of Whitehall was instant
ly killed while breaking up log-jam up
White river.
Vermontville claims TO have sold and
shipped more maple sugar this season than
any other town in Michigan.
A. D. Camps saw mill and 100, 900 feet of
lumber in East Saginaw burned the other
night. Loss, $4,000.
Augustus Lilly, one of the most prominent
business men of Allegan, dropped dead in
his store the other day.
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local option at the election held on the 1st
inst.
Four experimental plats have been start
ed on the pine barrens, Grayling Harrison,
Oscoda and Alger. Some of these are
already cleared and ready for crops while
others are typical 'grubs." They are all
being prepared for the crops that are TO be
tested in that section. About twenty lead
ing grasses and forage plants will be sown
and watched with much interest not only
by experimental officials but by the whole
people of that sandy region. Dr. Beals re
ports that no movement for many years has
been so enthusiastically and generously
supported and approved by the farmers of
all northern Michigan
Harry S. Lisle principal of the Crarolton
schools, went TO Saginaw few days ago TO
get out license to marry Miss Ella $. Dyer
of Chesan,ng. The same day Clara Demo
of Carrolton went to Saginaw and institut
cd SUI against LlSlc IOr Slu,OOO IOr Dreacn
promise.
The fourth annual banquet of the Michi-
gan state commandery Of the Loyal Legion
was held at the Cadillac hotel in Detroit
Mayo Gen. Algerpresided, and Chauncey
NJ. Depew of New York was the principal
speaker.
ID. L. Campbell Of Royal Oak successfully
wintered 225 swarms of bees.
William Hawlzer for 40 years a resident
Saginaw, is dead.
Brig. Gen. Frank ID. Newberry of Cold
water, inspector-gener of the Michigan
state troops, Brig Gen Sherman d. Daboll
of st. Johns, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and
Col. T.. Crofton Fox of Grand Rapids, are
making an inspection tour in the upper
peninsula.
An electric fire alarm system has been
put in at Sault Ste. Marie.
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The Crisis Passed,