Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-10-10


Archie Bowen, five years old, was kilcd
by "a log failing on him at q barn raising in
| Nott,wa.
Two hundred and Atty Chautaqua circles
with 5000 members are kept going in Mich
igan.
The city marshal of Cadillac has been
asked TO resign.
ID. M. Richardson of Detroit failed In
1887, and now his creditors will be paid in
full, he having died worth million aud so
ordering in his will.
The Michigan gas and oil company has
leased 5000 acres near Hillsdale, and is
after 5000 more.
Holland has new $1,000 bridge over
Black River
William Trouche is second assistant light
keeper at Port Austin reef
A dog is property in Michigan.
Jabez Thurston OF Leon says he was not
drowned three weeks ago, but has been
making a southern tour
Governor Luce goes TO California next
month.
The Seventh Day Adventists distribute
COO bushels of tracts weekly.
Len M. Miller is to be managing editor of
the Telegram Herald of Grand Rapids.
Grand Rapids liquor dealers pettioned
the council to let them keep open till mid
night. The mayor sat down hard on the
| request.
Alexander w. Copeland, postmaster of
Detroit, died Sept. 2o. Mr.. Copeland was
born in Scotland, March Ii, 1929 and came
with his parents TO Detroit in 1884.
Hon. Thomas " Palmer Of Detroit,
| minister TO Span, mas JUS been elected
president of the American humane So
ciety.
Thomas Higgins, brakeman, fell be-
tween two cars CT moving train near
Maple Ridge the other morning. He was
literally ground TO pieces, five cars pass
ing over him, and the head being severed
| from the body.
Michigan university will have over 1000
| students this year. There are large gains in
the medical. dental and law schools
Frank Donald Cornish miner was
| killed in the Osceola mine at Houghton
while riding in skip the other day.
After Oct |, it will cost a fine OF $50, or
30 days in Jail to sell tobacco to minors.
John Wettenstrom was killed at Cedar
the other night, by "A Chicago & North
| western train.
The banking house of II. G.. Packard &
Co. OF Reed City has suspended payment.
| Rev. DIR. Holland of st. Louis created
sensation IL the M Getting Of the brother
mood OF st. Andrew in Cleveland by insist
ing that men were not created equal, but
| politicians were afraid to speak the truth
! because the lower order of society had
vote.
Mrs Sarah O'Brien of Tffin has been
awarded "a verdict of $3.50 against the Co
lumbus. Hooking Valley * Toledo railroad
company for the killing Of her husband at
Fostoria ten years ago.
Emery's big soap factory near Cincin.
| natl was burned the other morning at loss
OF Slz5,OOO.
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ture OF arsenic and nitrate OF silver for her
complexion. She afterward went TO the
White Sulphur springs and took the baths.
| Tho sulphur decompOsed the silver salts in
| her skin and turned her SO black that she
cannot be seen in public for year at least.
Lucinda Adrich, a 16-year old girl of
| Spring field, left school Sept. "A before the
| hour for closing, and has not been heard OF
| since. She was the gem OF propriety aud
! goodness and her absence cannot be ae-
counted for.
Grand Haven asks and needs financial
aid.
Michael Carua, an Italian miner was
killed by fall Of rock in the Calumet
Hecla mine the other day.
w. j. Stockton has sued Milo Hovey OF
Antrim for 100 for a hand lost in Ho-
vey's mill.
Hans Erlund fell from skip in the Al
| louel mine at Houghton the other day, and
| was instantly killed.
Mitchell & McClure's cooper works near
East Saginaw. and a large number of
slaves were destroyed by fire recently.
| Loss 5000; no insurance.
j. Sager of Kalamazoo put some powder
in his chimney to blow out the so t. lie
| opened the stove door in time TO have his
! lace blown full of powder. He was badly
burned, aud will probably be blind.
| 1t is now claimed that Solomon Felch, of
near Iron Mountain, who was found with a
| bullet hole in his head, was killed by his
| hired man, Chas Stilltz. The latter asked for
! his pay, and in consequence of the quarrel
that followed chased his employer to an In
dian camp near by and shot him The In
diaus then captured Stilitz and held him
| till the sheriff arrived
! Thomas Hahn was arrested in Battle
Greek recently for burglary committed in
! Dayton.
All the buildings on the west side OF
| Main street. between Fourth and Fifth
streets, and five buildings on the east side,
| in Pentwater, were destroyed by fire Sept.
rs. The fire is supposed to be incendiary.
Daniel Putnam, we'll known farmer
living near KALAMAZOO, fell down stairs
the other morning and received fatal in
Juries.