Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-12-26


fenced to 10 years in Jackson for killing
Stanley Graham about year ago.
Mrs. Fanny Cowles, we'll known Ian
sing lady, and at one time assistant editor
OF the Lansing Republican, is dead.
A Grand Rapids furniture factory has
been obliged TO send man 10 Uruguay TO
set up some furniture shipped there.
Ambrose Campbell, one of the most prom
inent men Of the upper peninsula, died at
his home in Marquette a few days ago.
Peter Chippewa, an old Indian, was found
dead near Mt. Pleasant the other morning.
He had frozen to death.
Mrs. jeremiah Harrington, tho first
white woman to settle IN Port Huron, died
in that city few days ago, aged ninety six
years.
The Mexican government refuses 10
recognize Eugene Fecht OF this state, who
was appointed United States consul at
Piedgras Negras.
Margaret Stuart Crofoot, wife of j. M.
Evans, died in New York recently. The
remains were brought 10 Pontiac for inter
ment
Harry Cook, an old man living near Bar
lamont, was robbed of 800 by two men who
entered his house and choked him TO
death
II. G. Peters of Manistee, offers 500 re-
ward to the crew on his logging train which
goes through the season with the least ac-
cidents
John LOOMS, a farmer of Selma town
ship, Wexford county, was killed by train
on the q. X. & |. road near Cadillac the
other day.
Charles Brearly has been sentenced to
l2 years in Jackson for the killing of Dan
Sinclair, in Boone township, Kent county,
last August.
Prof. Crandall of the agricultural college,
has accepted a professorship il the botan
nical department of the Colorado agricul-
tural college.
George Dwight, a convict at Ionia, who
assaulted and tried TO kill another convict
named James Means, is to be tried in the
lonia courts
George Seagrave, steward OF the asylum
at Pontiac, has become insane, but the
medical staff OF the as YUM think his Attic
ton not serious
Miss Cora Russell of Ithaca will take
two years course at the DeacCncssses'
home in Chicago, and devote her life TO
missionary work
Friends of Wright, the Benzie county
double murderer are working bard collect
ing evidence TO help the murderer when
the case comes up.
Grand Rapids, Saginaw and Muskegon
each oIer a l0-acre site to the Chicago
pneumatic power and railroad company to
locate their plant there.
Mrs. Hedglin and her boy were arrested
in Flint while begging. The mother is in
Jail and the child will be sent TO the state
public school at CoIdwater.
Alex. Erickson, Hugh Millen and Geo.
Mnnniuo OarinnalV marianne Totally
injured by falling beam in Hawley's mill
in Marquette the other day.
IL is said that Gov. and Mrs. Luce. on
their recent trip TO California were com
PEELED TO ride from Council Bluffs TO San
Francisco In an emigrant car.
A company has been organized to build
street railway in Flint. Work is TO be
commenced May l, next and the road will
be in running order January ], 1891.
The committee having in charge the es-
Enlistment of a Congregational college for
northern Michigan have agreed upon Ben
zonla as the proper location for the institu-
ton.
The United States supreme court refuses
TO set ASIDE the verdict of Sl3E given by
the district court in favor of johnson, who
was togged at the lonia prison by Wat
kins' orders.
a sand pit 10 feet deep four miles west
OF Peck caved ia the other afternoon, kill
ing John and Alex. MacKellar, aged % and
% years. -Four men were buried, but two
were rescued.
The annual banquet of the Michigan
club, held annually in Detroit Feb. %, will
be he'd this year Feb. 2l as the 22nd falls
upon Saturday.
Ben Ensley, wealthy resident Of How
ard City, and for over 80 years a resident
of Ensley township, Newaygo county,
dropped dead in Mather's' bank, at How
ard the other afternoon.
Frank +. Davis, charged with swindling
f. G.. Curran of East Saginaw in land
deal out of 500, has been discharged, his
father paying Curran the $50 and liquid
ating the costs incurred.
John NJ. Metheany of Grand Rapids,
superintendent of the northern division OF
the G.. X. x 1. railroad, died a few days
ago, from blood poisoning resulting from
an liberated tooth.
The Northern express company which
was organized TO handle the express on the
800 line, has collapsed and the Ameri-
can express company has signed a contract
10 handle the express on that line.
Robert johnson, chief clerk in the pay.
masters Office of the G.. X. s. l. railroad,
and confidential secretary TO President
Hugh TT, has disappeared with from s., 900
to s., 000 OF the companys funds.
Reuben Skinner of Plainfield, Kent
county, IS years old, has tust procured "a
license to marry Angelina Scott, who is IA
years of age. Reuben was first married in
1928, and his wife lived until u year ago.
Hetty Martin colored woman, died in
the Washtenaw county poor house few
days ago, eyed 40 years. Hetty said she
was large enough To "wash dishes when
Washington and his army was around"
Col George p. Sanford has s93, 900 worth
of libel suits against tho Lansing journal.
He was afraid that he would not get JUS
tice in lngham county, and has asked for a
change of venue, which has been granted.
During a terrible storm the other night
the express train on the Detroit, Bay City
IL Alpena railroad had TO stop twenty-five
times between Alger and Alpena to cut
away trees which had blown across the
track.
In the suit of man named Glawn of
Stanton against the Toledo, Saginaw IL
Michigan railway in the circuit
court there the jury rendered verdict in
favor Of Glawn, giving him Judgment for
$45, 600
Cladius b. Grant, Judge of the twenty
fifth circuit, has rendered his resignation,