Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-08-15

WiltSie or jackson ShOt Mlchael hlsSlOH,
causing serious and perhaps fatal injury.
The money raised at Battle Creek for the
Johnstown sufferers has beea turned over
TO "A local charit BILE association.
Nathan S. Pinckney, cashier at the Lake
Shore x Michigan Southern freight house
in Grand Rapids is missing. and an over
hauling OF his cash account shows de-
ticlency Of 81 ,0OO
Capt George Carter, a resident of East
Saginaw since 1882, died at the Pontiac asy
lum Aug. Is.
Mrs. Matte Westland, wife of w. G..
Westland of tho Grand Ledge lndepend-
ent, died suddenly on tho 9TH inst
Robert j. Roberts of Detroit was run
over by freight train and killed, near
Green River, w. T., a few days ago.
Prof. Ferris will build a fine normal
school at Big Rapids.
The secretary Of the treasury has decided
that foreign butt cars may carry freight
and passengers into the United States and
return without the payment of duty. The
decision was made on the request of the
collector OF customs az Detroit.
Andrew +. Densmore - Michigan, a
81 900 clerk in the draUshting division OF
the general land office az Washington, has
been promoted to be chief OF that division,
at a salary of 81, 800
s. Hines of Alyordton, Ohio, an agent for
the Albion manufacturing company, was
drowned at Dcvi's Lake, Lenawee county,
Aug. II. He was out boating with M. Is.
Treat, of Alvordton, when the boat capsiz-
ed. Treat managed 10 hold on TO the boat,
but Hines went down.
G. Nj. Hill has purchased the interest of
his partners, l.. ID. Sanborn and j. Beard,
in the saw mill and salt works of SanbOrn
& Hill, at Carrollton, for $4,000 Mr. Hill
will remove the saw mill at the close Of the
amount of timber, and will build planning
mill ut the old STAN . work in connection
with his salt block.
Terra u. Patterson, 4 Michigan man, has
been appointed to $1,000 clcrkship in the
war department.
Carl Anderson fell under the cars while
attempting to board a moving train near
Brooks, and WAS instantly killed
Fire broke out. in Getty's saw mill in
Shelby the other day. The mill was des-
troyed and large amount of lumber was
also burned.
Five men were blown to atoms by an OK
plosion at the Republic mine, near lshpem-
ing the other day. The accident occurred
in some unknown manner, although
IL is thought that one OF the men
who IVES lighting his pipe dropped spark
into an open box OF dynamite. Two boxes
of explosives were fired and a terrific de
around. Two of the men were strangers,
having just arrived.
The bodies Of the three young ladies' who
were drowned near Norway, were found
on the 4th inst. by professional diver from
Marquette.
The annual re union of Company d, Six
~ sixth Illinois, known as the 'Sharp-
Shooters will be held at Paw Paw Lake,
Van Buren, county, Aug. 26, 20 and IS. This
"a Van Dnrpn and RprriRp county
company, and one of the finest sent from
this state.
DIR. A. Ewing, graduate Of the medi-
cal department OF the university, has been
appointed sanitary superintendent by the
board of he 18th commissioners of New
York. The position is one of great respon-
sibility, and has salary of $500
George G. Lawrence of Redford town
ship has been appointed county auditor OF
Wayne county, vice VIM. Mahoney, de.
ceased.
Arthur Richardson has been held for
trial at Greenville for the murder OF Cole
man Dupee.
TIE contest for the judgeship OF the sec
ond Judicial district has been settled by the
appointment of Quartermaster- general
Daboll of ST. Johns Gen. DabOll will ac-
cept and resign his present Office immedi
ateiy after the state encampment. The
quartermaster-g eneralship will be rendered
to Col. GEORGE NJ. Devlin of jackson.
Gov. Luce has accepted the resignation
of Representative w. >. Slosson of Grand
Rapids, who will accept deputy collector
ship.
About four o'clock the other afternoon
fire broke out in the large new store house
north of the Jackson prison belonging to
the Wilmington 81 Cooley manufacturing
company, and before the fire department
could reach the spot the building was wrap
ped in flames. The large warehouse was
filled with dry lumber for handles and ag
ricultural implements all OF which will be
a total loss. There were also number of
piles of day hardwood and elm lumber out
side the building, nearly all of which was
destroyed. Several freight cars were
standing on the Michigan Central side
track, one of which, IA Wabash St. Louis
* Pacific car, was destroyed. II is difficult
10 tell what the amount of the loss will be-
but it will be considerable. The property
was partially insured.
The annual cantonment of the Patriarchs
Militant, and the annual meeting of the
order of Odd Fellows of this and adjoining
states will be held in Detroit October and
10.
John Anderson of Big Rapids has been
arrested for forging a check on H. NJ. Reed
for 1905. 20.