Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-06-20

Mrs. Mary Holland grabbed an AK when
a Grand X .pids census man cane TO her
house and asked her whether Mr.. Holland
was pauper prisoner or convict, and
drove the man out She was held Tor
trial.
Mark Brewer tells congress that the
amount spent for seeds which are distrib-
uted by congressman is just about thrown
away. The congressman might have added
that the wise farmer also throws the seeds
away
The state fair people are agtated because
the railroads are talking OF charging half
rates on exhibits for the show. Heretofore
it has been the custom TO carry such freight
free and make it up on the passenger
traffic.
A. G.. Brown was arrested at Saginaw on
suspicion that he knew something about a
burglary, AT the instance OF the prose-
cutting attorney Brown has been dicharged,
there not being a scintilla of evidence
against him.
LEVEL j. Wicker of Dawson fell to the
earth in front of ~ tooth harrow, and as
the running horses dragged ii over him
each point went feeling into his flesh for
his good ribs. 1t looks as though several
of his best ones were broken.
Rev. John Wright was chaplain of the
Fourth Michigan cavalry For several
years he has been paralytic and received
$50 per month pension. That pension has
been increased 10 $79-the largest amount
paid to Muskegon veteran.
Thomas Willard of Bear Lake got drum
| and made bet with himself that he could
whip his wife without half trying Mrs.
Willard was sick abed and Thomas won the
! bet, but the neighbors made "a fuss aud he
is serving Il 80 days sentence in Jail.
The Grand Rapids cigarmakers' union
lac hn Of nah n
wholesale tobacconist, on the charge of
using fraudulent union labels. Treush is
not a manufacturers, and IL technically
guilty is the victim Of some dishonest IN An
ufacturer
A Miss Smith died at Sault Ste. Marie
| Monday, and arrangements were made TO
! bury her the same afternoon, but the sheriff
| learned that an illegitimate child had been
! born and probable crime committed, and
the funeral was postponed until some in.
vestigation could be made.
The gold mines in the Marquette district
| are now said TO have turned out fully $50,
| 900 more than has been returned to the
| management, and the opinion is growing
that this amount has been stolen by the
| miners. It's serious imputation to put
| upon the miners, and the investigation
| which is promised may result Ia series OF
| sensations.
near Middlevllle, ate hearty dinner and
| then lay down for nap. He slept until
| Tuesday noon, the combined efforts of his
family and two regular physicians failing
to arouse him. When he awoke on his own
accord Mapes was bright and clipper as a
dollar, but was terribly surprised to learn
| that he had been in snooze for so long a
time.
At Battle Creek Wednesday a man I'M
dertOOk to board an outgoing Michigan
| Central train. But woman was there
her face wet with tears, and every time
the man Used himself to the pl itform the
woman grabbed his coat tails and restrained
hun. The train left without the would be
passenger, and then it developed that the
couple were husband and wife, and the hus-
band was trying to desert his wife and
babies. Friends have rendered their good
Offices and the family will remain in statu
| quo.