Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-11-21


Frank Gill of that place labor commits
sioner.
TT. M. Gates new mill, at Bay City,
to replace the one lately burned is being
rushed to completion. 1t will be the finest
on the river.
Willie Cooley Of Monroe, 13 years old,
had his left arm blown of at the shoulder
by the discharge of gun in the hands of
companion.
Joseph Young of Bay City was knocked
off a car at Cheboygan while unloading
logs Saturday, and, falling into the river,
was drowned
Nathan w. Pendleton, an aged and we'll
known resident ofiSaginaw, dropped dead
on the street near his residehce bate Satuf-
day afternoon. ! \ Il! :, 4 4
"A s13-ySaf-ol& s3n iof Mrs, bcjoiie Of
Groveton, Houghton county, shot himself
in the breast while fooling with reyol-
YER. He will recover.
The training school for nurses at Battle
Creek turned out % practical and
thoroughly trained nurses ut the gradual
ing exercises Tuesday. 49,,
The gathering of the clans, the Scotch
celebration i'll the Bay City opera house,
under the auspices of the st. Andrews So
ciety, was big success.
.;John f. Feldpcr of Grand Rapids is
-1}ader arrest charged with forging the
receipts Of shirt firm to bills which he
collected amounting to 800.
Burglars raided tho stores of Sloan
Brothers, w. B? Adams and the Blake
hotel, at Tekonsha. Friday night, getting
a miscellaneous lot Of plumber. o..
Hon. Julius Houseman fell in a faint at
Grand Rapids Saturday night. He was
taken to his homo unconscious, whore he
now lies ina preoarisus condition.
Goldio Langlois, 7-year-old daughter of
Alfonso Langlos, Of Nkskegon. set fire 10
her clothing while playing with q Bonfire
Saturday and was fatally burned.
Burglars broke into A. w, Fertens
store at. Bailey, Friday night, and took
away little plumber. They did not take
u jug OF gin that stood in plain sight.
The members of the Bay City Congrc-
gational church have organized bible
study society that is called the biblical in
stitute Of the Congregational church.
Two switch engines in the Negaunee
yard of he.Chicago a. Northwestern rail.
road came together Friday, wrecking both.
1t delayed traffic on the road over two
hours. A. - ..,. -.
Herbert d. Salisbury of Inlay City, a
brakeman on the Chicago and West. Mich
igan railroad, walked OF the-en1 of train;
Saturday night, and was run over and
killed.
Il. j. Towers house at Greenville, occu-
pied by Charles Adams and family, burned
Saturday. The family was at dinner and
had to scurry in the livliest kind of style to
escape.
The faculty of the agricultural college
will issue pamphlet, OF rules before. the
February term opens, and hereafter will
not excuse infractions on the plea of
ignorance .,
Mrs. George Harrison, daughter-in-law
of the wealthy carriage manufacturer of
Grand Rapids, is hopelessly insane. Her
husband is away from home and she is in
the county house.
Tramps will hereafter give Lenawee
county wide berth, because the author
ties have ordered lot of stone, and pro-
work for their bread and butter.
JOAN Hague of Ionia went to Dakota
seven years ago. He was so anxious to
get back TO Michigan that he sold 100
acres of land for $3.50 and then only got
SIS down. He says the state is no good.
Fire at an early hour Thursday morning
destroyed the barn and dwelling house of
Dr. Runner Of Richfield. The majority of
tho furniture, together with a carriage,
was destroyed. Loss, $l,S0O; partially
insured
May Tower OF Walled Lake was curl
ING her hair with hot iron when she
received the news of the sudden illness of
her father. 1t so startled her that she
thrust the hot iron in her ego. The doc
tors hope to save the eye.
The U. S. Grant post, G.. A. r. Of Bay
City, gave an open session Friday evening,
at which James Kleech gave his personal
experience on the field, and Mrs. May S.
Knaggs read Il paper on The Work Of
Women in the Civil War"
Morvin Cody, candidate for sheriff in
S,anilac county, has been counted out be-
cause in some OF the towns his name was
spelled Marvin instead of Mclvin. He
proposes to test the result, as he has q
clear majority on all the tickets.
+. A. Turner, tho Grand Haven artist,
has commission to paint picture Of Mr..
Haclilev presenting tho keys Of the Hack
ley public library to the city officials. The
figures arc to be life sized and Turner Is,
it is said, to get $50, 900 for the work.
Edith. the l;-year-old daughter Of T. M
| VandercoolS of st. Louis created no end of
anxiety by disappearing from home last
| Tuesday. Saturday her father found her
at the homo Of girl friend in Saginaw
and. after some strong remarks, took her
home.
Herman Thompson, postmaster at Can
ada Corners, Casnovia township, Kent
county has been arrested by n deputy
United States marshal for opening letter
addressed to Gideon Thompson, brother
of the Official.
William Patterson, n farmer near Sheri-
dan. received 81, 40 for 2, 100 bushels OF
potatoes which he raised from Is acres Of
ground. In the carly spring he offered tn
sell the growing vegetables in 40 acres Of
ground for $1,000, but could not find u
purchaser.