Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-11-14

In West Lay City the other morning.
Congressman A. T.. Bliss has resigned
from the board OF managers OF the soldiers
home, and his brother DR.. l.. w. Bliss,
has been appointed to succeed him.
A fire at Battle Creek destroyed Steve
| Smiths barn and a quantity OF hay and
! grain. His valuable horse was so badly
burned that 1t was necessary TO kill him.
Capt Frank Downer of Port Huron, who
] commanded the barge ID. p. Dobbins, was
knocked off the lock of the canal at Port
Dalhousie, Canada, Few days ago and
drowned.
The estate Of Miss Gertrude Tillotson,
who was killed in the accident at Kalama-
! zoo in May last, has commenced a $50,C0)
suit against the Michigan Central railroad
| company.
Joseph Nancy of Bay City will sue
the +. & T. Nj. railroad company for dam
ages for injuries recei ed by being thrown
| from train by one of the conductors on
! that road.
The Union loan and trust company has
! been organized in Detroit, with a capital Of
half million dollars. The leading finan-
cial men of the city are interested in the
! organization.
! A class of 81 was graduated from the
| training school for nurses at the Battle
| Greek sanitarium few days ago. Nearly
engagement.
Congressman Belknap has resigned the
! Craftsmanship OF and membership in the
| board Of managers for the Flint deaf and
! dumb asylum. Mr.. Belknap goes to Wash
! ington shortly now.
G.. w. Hatch of Boston, who was recently
| arrested At Birmingham, charged with the
murder OF his uncle, was examined in Den
yer, Col, a few days ago and admitted TO
bail in the sum OF $500
DIR. Albert Shaw Of the Minneapolis
| Tribune, will deliver a series Of five lectures
! on municipal governments" before the
| classes in political economy at the univer-
sity, beginning about Nov. Is.
Dougal McNaughton, an old officer of the
| state reformatory at lonia, was on duty
the other night as officer of the guard, when
! he was stricken down with cerebral hem
orrhage, and died an hour later.
Julia A. Goddard OF Byron, Kent county,
has sued ID. ID. Wescott for 5000 for
breach Of promise Westcott, Julia says
! fell in love with her while she was attend
| ing Mrs. Wescott in her last illness.
Commander .. T.. Heyerman, L. 5. ~,
is the new lighthouse inspector st toned
ut Detroit. Commander Elmer is relieved
! at this station by Commander Heyerman
10 take command of the Kearsargc.
stephen V. Il, Pettis died in Henrietta,
Jackson county, on the LIST inst. Mr.. Pe,tis
! came to jackson when there were but 800
! inhabitants, there aud established the first
! shoe store in the city, tken village
Charles Trip a clerk in WEIGH jewelry
| store in East Saginaw, stole IL watches
the other night and left town. He has
! lived in East Saginaw all his life, and has
always borne an excellent character.
The Bay City trades council warns la
! borers to beware OF the advertisements
! calling for men TO work in the Saginaw
valley. IL 5 US the advertisements are the
work Of designing employment agencies.
The state board of agriculture has in.
structcd the attorney general TO bring suit
against James Borlaud OF jackson, for
manufacturing commercial fertilizer with
out paying the state license provided by
! law.
Judge Severens OF Grand Rapids has de-
cded that Warden Watkins OF the lonia
! house OF correction must pay the expenses
of the suit brought aga INST him by CON
| vict named johnson, whom Watkins order
cd logged.
A tree fell across the Mud Lake branch
Of the Detroit, Bay City * Alpena rail
| way the other night. causing the wreck of
"A log train, in which Conductor Mat Hogan
was killed, and several other members of
the crew injured.
DIR. Wilbur f. Humphrey of Ionia, pleads
guilty to the charge of attempting a crimi-
nal abortion. Drs. Armour and Slocum
who are suspected OF completely in the af-
fair propose 10 let the jury settle the ques-
ton on their guilt.
AT the CONTEXT between the winners OF
tho Demorest silver medals in Lansing the
other night, Ray Ludwick OF Charlotte was
awarded the gold medal, and will be Michi-
! gan's representative at the national medal
contest in Chicago.
Jacob Carter and wife, both aged about
! 40 years, and highly respected, living four
miles north of Three Rivers, were sutfocat-
| ed by gas escaping from coal stove the
! other night. Mr.. Carter is dead and Mrs
! Carter cannot live
A quantity of saw mill machinery, for
merly used by the Grand Haven lumber
company, has been shipped to the state of
Washington, to be used there for mill for
| Il. A. Woolley, formerly a well known citi-
zen Of Grand Haven.
The next @. A. X. encampment of this
state will be held in Adrian April |, ., 3.
| 1889. The encenpment is held at this date
to accommodate Gen. Alger, who starts
out early in the spring TO visit the encamp-
ment of each department.
Postmaster Andrew w. Mehan of Mason,
formerly major of the First regiment state
troops, died on the morning of Nov. 4. His
| death was due to rheumatism of the heart.
and he was - years old. He leaves life
insurance policy of 8, 600 to his four orphan
| children.
Many years ago Douglass Houghton,
state geologist OF Michigan, expressed the
opinion, founded on scientific knowledge,
that coal would be found in paying
quantities in the Saginaw valley, and the
veins found at Vassar and Sebawing con-
firm his prediction.
William Williams and wife of Bay City
went cut the other evening, leaving two
little girls, aged six and four years, alone in
the house. The children played with
matches, and the clothing of the elder
caught fire, burning her so badly that she
died few hours later.
BARLEY Burns, who has been running
gambling place in jackson, and selling
liquor without license, has been arrested
and taken to Detroit. AT Detroit Burns
admitted the selling, paid the government
tax for two years and penalties, also $57
costs and was released.
II has been necessary 70 build an addi-
ton to the chemical department Of the uni
versity. The Ell .argement will provide
space for about $50 additional workers,
giving the whole building total capacity
of 400 tables, II is hoped that the building
will be ready for occupancy early in the