Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-12-26

penter. 40 years old, fell on an icy side
walk in Grand Rapids Tuesday and
fractured his skull. Death was instanta-
neous.
Rev. j. G. Floyd, pastor of the NJ. e.
church at Albion, has resigned 10 accept
the superintendency of the missions at
MALAYSIA. He will leave for his new field
in January.
State Land Commissioner Shaffer has
given ii. j. Oils of Marcellus an appoint
ment in the state abstract office at Lansing.
Oils is an old soldier and is qualified for
the position.
II. w. Meeker's three barns and the con-
tents thereof, at Olivet burned Sunday.
The fire was caused by lantern falling in
some straw. The loss will amount to
nearly $4,000.
A farmer in Algonsee township had a
horse sick with disease so peculiar that
he called the state veterinary surgeon, who
pronounced it case of CHAMBERS and order
ed the horse killed.
"a business mems association was formed
in Vassar Friday evening, at a meeting
held for that purpose. Bylaws were adopt
ed, and the project promises TO be success
in booming the town.
The large tool house on the farm of John
Grobe, located on the Midland road six
miles from Bay City, burned Thursday.
Nothing was saved but one reaper. The
loss will reach 81, 500.
Emil Jochen, years old, of Saginaw
was run over and killed by street car in
Saginaw Thursday. He ran in front OF
the car and no one but himself was TO
blame for the accident
The annual meeting OF the executive
committee of the Michigan state agricul-
tural society will be held at the Hudson
House, Lansing, commencing Monday
evening, January IL, 1891, at eight o'clock.
James Labadie, the enterprising citizen
near Bay City who tried to gouge out his
wife's eye, took poison himself and tried TO
make his wife do likewise, has been sent
to the Detroit house of correction for 90
days.
The new school building at Three
Rivers, which will be dedicated Deem
Der 20, is one of the prettiest in the south
western section of the state. 1t is q
credit TO the town and its enterprising
spirit.
The Bay county agricultural society's
annual report shows an excess of expcndi-
lures over receipts Of S77.09 the past year.
AS previous reports show balance on the
same side of the ledger the society is about
"a, 500 in the hole.
Charles Miller, Saginaw German, was
locked up for stabbing his wife Wednesday
night Miller is worthless genius and is
said to have stabbed his better half because
she would not give up her hard-earned cash
for him to buy rum.
Michael Gleason, the Plainfeld farmer
who was confined three months in Jail
because he could not get bail on the charge
of felonious assault on his step-daughter,
died at his home Wednesday night. His
term in Jail broke his health.
A couple of tramps held up two L. OF
NJ. boys Tuesday night and were the most
astonished tramps in the country. The
students waded in and gave them a most
thorough thrashing. The ARRAY took place
on lonely spot between Ypsilanti and
Ann Arbor.
Frank Maybury of Quincy could not
bear to think of beginning a new year OF
care and trouble, especially as he had
been Respondent Of late He thought the
matter over and Wednesday drew gleam-
ing razor across his throat. He was dead
when found.
Peter O. Voorhees,, a well known law
yer of Grand Rapids stopped during an
argument in court Wednesday, clappng one
hand to his side and fell dead to the floor.
Heart disease is supposed TO have caused
death. Mr.. Voorhees, was AZ years old and
leaves family.
James Green. manager of the jackson
| opera house. has brought a libel suit
against the Citizen for a harsh criticism on
show that recently invaded the city.
The suit is against Congressman O'Donnell
and Business Manager George and the
damages are placed at SO, 900.
George Cloughesy, residing at Point Ed.
ward, was killed at the Stone street cross
| ing of the Chicago & Grand Trunk railroad
in Port Huron Friday night. He jumped
! upon brake beam to ride, slipped and fell
under the wheels, which passed twice over
his body completely severing it in two.
The unfortunate man, who was twenty-five
years of age, had been employed as switch
man for several years past. He was mar.
| ried.
Little George Wilkes of Sault Ste.
Marie was knocked down and run over
by pair of horses Tuesday. The top OF
his skull was crushed in and he will die.
In spite of the pain the boy had the top of
his head trephined. While the operation
was going on he visibly affected the doctors
by asking them If they were ''going To
bury him." and whether they would put
him in a coffin, alternating these by a
pitiful request to ''fix it up" so that he
could live.
The Independent Order of Foresters, in
session at Saginaw, decided that they will
continue to affiliate with the Ontario
branch OF the order until such time as the
United States Foresters have more mem
bers than the Canadian, when they will
transfer the officers and cash 10 the land OF
the free and the home of the brave and
| legislate the Canadian officers out of exist
ence. The strongest incentive for holding
on was that they would lose s36, 900 il
they pulled out.
Last summer Noah Himebaugh of Noble
township had quantity of wool stolen.
Shortly afterward two men then living in
Coldwater, named Adelbert Allen and Geo.