Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-01-09

| A German by the name of John Tagison,
was killed the other day while working in
Kimbalrs camp for Alger, Smith * Co.,
near Black River. The limb OF tree fell
upon him.
Orville M9tsOn Of Lapeer county, has
been arrested for perjury on complaint of
the Genesee county clerk, for swearing
that he had obtained marriage license in
Genesee county.
The January term of the supreme court
opens Jan. Z. Judge Grant took his seat
on the bench on the 1st inst. at which time
| Chief Justice Sherwood retired. Judge
Sherwood will practice law in Kalamazoo.
The supreme court sustains the verdict
of a lower court which gave Mrs. Eliza
| w. Ashton $500 against the Detroit city
railway for injuries received in getting off
one OF its cars
Hon. George Star of Coldwater, who was
taking treatment at the sanitarium in Bat
| tie Creek, was walking on the veranda
the other day. when he became dizzy and
fell TO the ground, a distance of 30 feet.
He died an hour later OF injuries received.
Eugene Lamb, a Michigan Central brake
man was killed between Vanderbilt and
| Gaylord the other night. He fell under
his train in trying to step from the tender,
and when the train was stopped one OF his
legs was found 10 rods from his body.
The township of Canton, Wayne county,
has filed demurrer setting forth that the
bill in the suit for so, 900 damages brought
| by Frank Newton, for injuries caused by
falling through defective bridge, does not
| state that the defendants attention was
brought TO the condition of the bridge
r. G. Huntley, music teacher, and
| George Stark, late Of the u. 5. army, and
| stationed at Detroit, were arrested in Gay
lord a few days ago for stealing a revolver
and S3i from tho office OF j. M. Brodie,
village treasurer.
Charles E. Worthington Of Chicago
representative of the Protective Mutual
| fire insurance company of Illinois, has been
| arrested in Detroit on "A warrant charging
| him with violation OF the state insurance
| laws. The warrant was sworn out by
State Insurance Commissioner Raymond.
Col. John Atkinson OF Detroit has been
| engaged TO assist the attorney general In
defending the railroad laws passed by the
last legislature. The two-cent fare law,
| l,O00-mile ticket law, and the resident
| highway law will probably all be tested
at the January term OF the supreme court.
| Blanch Pollock was in Shepherd &
| Mkesell's elevator in Charlotte aud while
ascending stair case running along the
| shaft her clothing was caught and her body
whirled rapidly around by the machinery.
| She died five minutes after being taken
down.
| A collision occurred Dec 20 south of the
| Isle OF Wright between the British steam
| ers Cleddy and the Isle of Cyprus. The
| Cleddy was so badly damaged that she
sank, Several of her crew reached land in
safety, but Is are missing. The Isle of Cy-
prus did not suffer much damage.
George Springstead, aged 25, a Michigan
| Central brakeman Of st. Thomas, Ont,
| was missed from train at Tilsonburg the
| n hOHV
found on the track. The remainder had
| been crushed into mince meat between the
engines wheels and the fire box.
Surgeon General Horace P. Porter Of
| the q. A. Il. has issued circular letter No.
| ] 10 the medical directors and post surgeons
| calling their attention TO several important
| needs concerning death certificates and
war disabilities, also pensions for the
| widows and orphan children Of comrades
| The State Beekeepers' association in ses-
| sion at Lansing, elected the Following OIL
| GERS j. Cook of the agricultural college,
| president, M. II. Hunt of Bell Branch, W.
| j. Hutchinson of Flint, and w. II. Fellows
OF jackson, vice.presidents; H. ID. Cutting
of Flint, secretary, and II. L. Gordon of
| Worthwhile, treasurer. Next meeting in
| Detroit Jan. l-2, 1891.
| The construction gang on the Toledo
| Saginaw q Mackinaw railroad created
| quite "a sensation in Bay City the other day
| Oy DeSluHlnB III Tue on w nat
appeared TO be bold proceeding. They
| tore up the rails, ties, planking and every
thing except the road bed. Then they pro-
| ceeded TO put down new ties, rails and
planking in exactly the same place. This
was completed before dusk The track of
the Battle Creek & Bay City was thrown
alongside the road-bed.
A tannery is the latest addition to Hills
dale's industries. The proprietor will use
| the hides Of domestic cattle, which he will
| tan and manufacture into robes to take the
place of the Buffalo robes OF the past. The
watts will have a capacity OF 300 hides. The
building is so arrange that all the processes
| of tanning and manufacture will be, or can
! be, conducted under one roof. A consider
able number of people will be employed,
| and the enterprise is warmly welcomed BY
the citizens OF that city.
Demerest & Conner of Graylord have
waived examination to appear at the next
| term OF the circuit court on charge of
keeping their saloons open Sunday. The
county treasurer, while on his way TO
church, observed some persons entering
the back door of the saloon, and, initiating
the raps made by the others, was admitted
and walked boldly in, 10 discover
ten persons undergoing the forbidden
entertainment at the hands of the pro-
prietors.