Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-02-06

The steamship Alex. Minick, the largest
vessel on the lakes, was successfully
launched at Davison's shipyard in Bay
City one day last week. The vessel is 80
feet long and AZ feet beam.
A. ]. Sutton of Corunna, an apprentice
in the United States navy and stationed at
Norfolk, Va, has been discharged To re-
turn home and care for his grandfather,
Daniel Vail.
The patrons of industry have petitioned
the. supervisors of Kent county to remove
the deputy game wardens, or at least stop
their salaries, as they (the game wardens),
are nuisance.
An attempt at criminal assault was made
on Bertha Pepper in Ypsilanti the other
night, and she is in a critical condition.
Cree Trevain, Spaniard, is suspected,
but he cannot be found.
w. e. Darlington of Chicago advertised
for wife Edna of Paris, Kent
county, answered the advertisement.
They exchanged photographs, met in Big
Rapids the other day and were married.
Pearl Cameron OF West Bay City has
written to the chief of police of that city
that she, with several other girls, is con-
fined in "A "den' at Potts, Oscoda county.
| The matter will be investigated.
There was added to the fund in the state
| treasury few days ago $lO,21553, being
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oil inspector and his deputies for the year
| 1850.
An effort is being made at williamson
to form u company for the manufacture of
| tile and brick. There is an abundance OF
| the best clay on the site Of an abandoned
coal mine, and this will be used.
Mrs. Sarah Ann Gridley died at the
Muskegon home for the friendless the
other day. She was l0I years old and had
smoked ever since she was big enough TO
| hold pipe in her mouth.
Prof p. M. Parker, formerly principal
of public schools in Quincy, died there re
| Gently. he was well known in educational
| circles in the state, and was at one time
superintendent Of schools in Washtenaw
| county.
The report is current that G. II. Ismou
/ of jackson has secured options on all the
| Touring mills along the Michigan Central
| road between Detroit and Chicago, and
that the whole lot will be sold TO an Eng
] lish syndicate.
| The output OF manufactured lumber in
this state last year was: Lumber, 4,207,-
| 14l, pa feet; shingles 1908, 430, $50. Lum-
Der on hand, 364, 301.250. The output was a
trifle less than that OF 1883, but is far
| alb owe the average.
The Michigan Central company has pur-
chased 100 acres of land near Mt. Morris
with view to locating its shops there If
taxation in Detroit becomes TOO heavy.
| The Grand Trunk has also purchased land
in that village.
Hon. E. b. Fairfield of Michigan, now
L. ). consul at Lyons, France, has just is
sued his first consular report The report
shows that the Lyons district exports TO
this country nearly $l,OOO,OOO worth of
goods month.
| Il, af
are: II. G. Tillman, Detroit; &. II. Wis
ner, Flint; j. n. Mcbride, Owosso; Don
| &. Henderson, Allegan; James Watson,
| Roscommon; q. A. Newett, lshpeming.
| The salary Of the supervisors is $1,000.
John L. Dobson will build a factory in
Charlotte for the manufacture of road
wagons and give employment TO 200 men.
| The plant will represent capital of S25, 900,
and of this 50 900 has been given as bonus
by the city.
The Iron store" in Ishpeming, owned by
| 4. w. Meyers * Co, was burned to the
| ground the other morning and not an arti-
Gle of its contents was saved The books
were secured in the safe, and are unhurt.
The loss is heavy and only partially in
| sured.
John Molten of West Bay City has sued
the Michigan Central for 10000 for the
death Of his son, James, who fell between
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which broke while he was working ii.
James body was ground TO pieces und er
the car wheels.
Rev. +. G. Anderson died at the agri-
cultural college in Lansing, recently At
one time he was president of the Ottawa
university, Kansas; also president of
Baskerville college, California, and for
nearly half a century has been preaching
the Baptist doctrine.
The high school building in
Cadillac only recently completed,
10 total loss School was in session at
the time, but the GOODNESS of the teachers
prevented any confusion in dismissing
pupils. The fire was caused by adjective
hue.
One hundred and nineteen patients are
crowded into quarters designed for 93 at
the asylum for the insane at lonia. A cot
tage is being built TO accommodate the eX-
cess Of patients on an so acre farm, nearly
a mile away from the prison. The plan is
to turn the present building into II female
prison, and build u large building on the
farm for insane criminals.
The Bay City police have Andrew Mac
kenzie in charge. Three years ago, while
he was living in Canada, his wife died and
Mackenzie lost his mind. He wandered to
Minnesota, and some time after recovered
his reason, when he remembered he had
three children, but he cannot remember
where they are. His mind appears to be
all right, but he cannot tell the name of his
former home.
Deputy Sheriff George Miller of Cold
water, went to the house of William Nivi-
son the other morning TO arrest him for
his connection with the express robbery in
Youngstown, Ohio, some time ago Nivison
asked the officer to allow him to step into
another room for a moment and almost ian
mediately the report of pistol told the
reason for the request. His recovery 10
very doubtful.
John Findlay Of Ada, Kent county, who
died recently, left his wife the income from
the farm during her lie; $500 TO each of
his children; 800 to the fund for super-an-
nuated preachers; 500 to the Wesleyan
Methodist mission fund, and several hun.
dred dollars for missionary work in Africa
A clause ia his will provides that If any one
contests the will, such contestant shall be
cut of with S..
A man, supposed from letters found in
his pocket, TO be Louis Walker, was struck
by IA switch engine in the yard of the Flint
Il Pere Marquette railroad in East Sagi-
nav the other day, and terribly mangled,
one arm being torn from the body and the
head nearly severed. Five years ago
Walker was employed as a section man on
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