Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-10-31

The Michigan SchoOi masters Club will
hold their next meeting at Ann Ar6or,
Nov. ,. Papefs will DC read by j. o. heed
OF East Saginaw, ii. >. Carhart OF Ann
Arbor, Miss Ida vi. Street of Ann Ar0or,
and DR. V. &. Vaughn and Prof NJ h.
Cooley, also OF Ann Arbor.
A dog was attacking a calf tied to post
in a yard near Mrs. Lindeau's house in Bay
City, Mrs. Lindeau went out to drive the
dog away and the C III in running around
the post wound the rope around the woman
so that She was injured internally, and died
10 minutes after being released.
In the trial OF Charles Stelitz for shoot
ing Solomon Felch of Iron Mountain, the
jury at Marinette, Wis, brought in YER
dict of murder in the second degree. The
defense is said 10 have made an attempt TO
charge the crime upon three Indians who
claim TO have seen the murder committed.
There are o. men employed in the cop.
per mines of Houghton county There
were - fatal accidents during the past
year, eight of which were the burning OF
the men in the great Calumet " Hecla hre
of November 81, 1885 Most of the acct
dents were to men unaccustomed TO mine
work.
w. NJ. Mayuard's hardwood mill, be-
tween Rodney and Chippewa Lake was
destroyed by fire the other morning. Many
thousand feet of lumber were lost with
loss was caused by wood fires, which are
running freely in this section, owing to the
drought
Capt e. T.. Phetteplace died in Spring
dale, CharlevoiX county, recently. Capt.
Phetteplace served through the Mexican
war, aud through the war OF the rebellion
and was in tue regular service some years.
Altogether he was ia the United ST ties SER
vice II years. lie was buried with military
honors at Petoskey.
The contract for boring the oil well at
Bankers. Hillsdale county, has been let TO
Oliver Porter for "a, 00O by the Peninsular
State Oil & Gas ompany. Work will be
commenced at once Valuable discover es
in oil have been made in Hillsdale county
at another point. A company mas been or
gained TO push the work there.
The fifth annual state convention of the
Y. w. &. A. met in Xpsil nti with 100 dele
gates present, The following officers were
elected President, Miss Bernice Hunting
OF Alma; first vice president, Miss Smith
OF lonid; second Vlce-president Miss Eos
ter; secretary, Miss Nina Nudge; assist
ant secretary, Miss Minnie Westrater Of
Olivet College.
Forest fires have been raging for several
days to an alarming extent in the vicinity
OF Coleman. AS John Mcdonald was driv-
ing into Coleman the other accompan-
led by his little son, burning tree fell on
them, knocking Mr.. Mcdonald out of the
wagon, and killing the boy. Mr. MELON
AIDS injuries are very severe, but he will
probably reco. err
William b. Clorke, who was recently re
leased from jackson prison by h beas
corpus proceedings, ON showing that he
was lille -gally sent up Tor II We rs, when his
sentence shou have been for five years
is IA cHronic horse thief. He las been in
prison ii e times for this Otfensc. AS soon
as he got out of jackson he went TO Sar-
MIA, Ont, stole another horse, and is now
in Kingston PRISON.
Officias of the large mines of Marquette
county are being APP reached with offers OF
transportation of ore TO Marquette,a much
lower rates than have before prevailed,
for next season, provided the entire output
is promised to the new line. IL is quite
certain that the so called Marquette, Cham
pion x Chicago railroad will be built and
operated by the Milwaukee q Northern
line.
VIM. Villenaw, the Meredith saloonkeep-
err, and Joseph Ryan, his bartender, have
been arrested for killing Peter Mccarthy
and will have their examination Nov. IL.
AT the inquest il was learned that Nc.
Carty's time was cashed by ViIlenaw,
aud that the latter and his bartender then
assaulted the woodsman because he would
not pay small bill he owed the place.
About year ago Chas. Giblln, WORTH
less New Yorker, tried to pass piece OF
counterfeit money at "A German bakery,
and the woman attendant Directing he
killed her The killing W of such a bru-
tai character that il was thought Giblin
could be hanged without much trouble;
but the fellow was respited two months
ago for 80 days, and Gov Hi II has granted
another respite for 30 days.
The secretary of the treasury has au-
thOrized the COLLECTOR OG customs at Detroit
to admit free OF duty painting repre- ent.
ing David and Abigail, purchased by James
r.. Scripps in Paris ~ the sale of the col
lection Of NJ. Secretau and ascribed to
Rupens, which was claimed by him TO be
entitled TO free entry under the provision
for collections of antiquities.
TIE MADKETC