Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-07-05
Mrs. Nelithrope of Burlington is feeding

10000 silk worms.
| An attempt was made in the probate
court of Wayne county the other day TO
| have a guardian appointed over Gardner
Barber of Worthwhile, an alleged incompe-
| tent. Barber is l03 years old. He is the
oldest pensioner in the United States, and
draws pensions for services in the Mexican
| and late wars. His daughter, Mrs Jennie
! Motler, claims that every time he draws
| his pension he remains in Detroit until 1t
is dissipated in riotous living. He denies
and Will make "a contest. He has the aD-
pearance of a man IS or so, rather than one
OF his great age. He is well preserved
tough his skin is much wrinkled, has good
cyesght and most OF his teeth, fair hear
Ing and an abundance OF hair, httle tipged
with gray.
Elk Senator o. ID. Conger says he is out
of politics and will not be a candidate for
| congress.
Emanuel Price broke his leg on bad
sidewalk in Oscoda and now sues for 5000
damages.
John w. Phillips, for nearly go years u
resident of Grand Rapids, is dead.
Mormons are holding meetings in the
vicinity OF East Jordan, and, IL is said, max
| ing number OF converts
A prohibition ratification meeting was
held in Detroit June ~.
Michigan greenbackors will hold n state
convention in Grand Rapids July 10.
The Fourth Michigan Infantry held its
| third annual reunion in Lansing June 2j,
and elected the following officers for tho
ensuing year: President, Moses A Luce,
| San Diego, Cal. /; first vice. Nj. A. Merriheld,
Union City, Mich. second vice, o. 5. Smith,
Owosso, Mich. third vice, II. G. Daniels,
Pentacost Mich. Geo. Kinney was re.
elected secretary and treasury.
| The remains of John Fowler were found
in the river at Alpena TIE other day. He
has been missing since last summer.
George H. Jacks, deputy United States
marshal, who has been in jail at Muskegon
| over seven months awaiting trial on charRes
of burglary and larceny, has asked the cir
cult court TO reduce the bail required from
| 81, 900 to 8, 900.
Mrs Herbert Bradford, pioneer of Ply
mouth, is dead
Gov Luce is on tour of inspection Of
the upper peninsula.
The Lansing lumber company has been
organized in Lansing, with 100000 capital
Dave Kernahan, "a worthless fellow Of
| Harbor Springs, was arrested the other
day in the act Of raping his eight-year old
! niece.
Grand Ledge and Grand Rapids are now
connected by direct line.
Thomas Hyland. who assaulted Sadie
Leitelt upon the street in Grand Rapids
1 and snatched her pocketbook from her, has
| been sentenced 10 Imprisonment in the state
prison for five years by Judge Burlingame
| The poclIetbook contained only one cent
| but the crime was declared highway rob
| berry.
/ Ray Bradford, a 15-year-cld boy of Grand
| Rapids, was killed while out hunting near
Ravenna. He was crawling along the ground
looking for game, and in climbing upon u
stump his gun was discharged.
Frank Mason, about fifteen years old and
a son of County Treasurer Ezra Mason Of
| COrunna, was accidentally shot in the head
by younger brother who was playing with
| a revolver. The wound is dangerous one
Among amendments to the river and har-
| Dor bill agreed TO is one increasing the
appropriation for St. Joseph harbor from
$4,000 to $4,000.
John Campbell, one of the best known
pioneers Of Alpena, dropped dead on the
| street the other morning.
a city hospital will be built at jackson
| this summer.
Charles Pinel, farmer living near Mt
| Clemens, was killed by a runaway the other
| morning.
Heavy frosts occurred at L'Anse on the
| the 27th ult.
Small boys and fire crackers caused the
principal buildings on the fair grounds at
| Marlette TO burn.
This years graduating class from the
state normal was the largest in the history
| of the school.
The annual report of the commissioner Of
the state land Office for the fiscal year end
ing June 30, and covering the period from
| Oct. /, last. which was the limit of the pre-
| ceding fiscal year, now changed by law,
shows that here were disposed of during
| this period 81, go acres Of land for Sl4l ,595.
There remains subject to sale 56O,519 acres,
of which the primary school and swamp
| lands have about one-third each and the
agricultural college the rest. Fifteen bitches
and roads are now under contract which,
when completed, will call for S40,411 TO be
| paid in swamp land.
The German Lutheran synod in session at
Adrian resolved TO support stations at and
| near Petoskey, congregations in East Sagi-
nav, Traverse City, Alpena and Port Hur-
| on, also small stations north OF Bay
| City. Revs. Sievers, Jr. and Partenfelder
and Mr.. Arnold, all Of Bay City, were elect
| ed committee on home missions. Synod ad-
iourned to meet at Saginaw City, June 4,
| 1889.