Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-11-28

e. j. Gordon has been appointed post
master at Lodi, KallSaska cbunty, vice j.
Garrett, resi9ed. H. 3, / 4
N. ve6aulea,,an odd Grand ,Havep fesiAi
dent, died Tuesday, a ged so years. He
settled in the lake city years ago.
Amos Gibbs, abrakeman on the Michi-
gan Central, had part of his hand smashed
while coupling cars at Hastings, Sunday.
South Ravens common council has
ordered 30 gasoline lamps with which to
illuminate the hitherto dark and desolate
streets.
V. V. Penoyer, Lexington cooper, cele-
brated his I'D birthday last Wednesday by
making twenty-six flour. barrels in loss
than ten hours
The annual meeting of the Michigan de-
tective association was held in Kalamazoo
Tuesday and IL. d. Purcell of Quincy was
elected president.
Prof Morley, for Is years superinten-
dent of the Bay City public schools, died
near that city last week from the effects of
a paralytic shock. $
The Bay Citizens want standard time
adopted by the city as the only and origi-
nal correct time, and are circulating petit
tions asking that it be done.
The Patrons of Sanilac Center have
changed their organization from a polti-
cal affair to social-literary club, and pro-
pose to keep it going all winter.
The people of the small towns in Sanilac
county are actually suffering for fuel and
are unable to get any, owing to the almost
impossible condition of the roads.
The Flint s. Pere Marquette company
have just completed survey for their pro-
posed line of piping for a new water service
for railroad convenience at Croswel.
Rev. C. B. Clark, assisted by Rev. H. j.
Lewis, London evangelist, is conducting a
reviSal at Marquette. Over 100 have been
converted and the number is added TO
daily.
Col. Bliss has given up hope in the
eighth district and will not make q con-
test, saying in card which he has issued,
that it would be useless in democratic
house.
Maud Smith of Essexville, II years old,
has been missing from home since Tues
day, and as her cousin, Simon Abrams, is
also missing it is supposed that they have
eloped
Two brothers of Reading, named Cox,
quarreled and one of the boys deliberately
shot the other in the hip. The wounded
boy will probably recover, but the shooter
is in Jail.
There are mineral springs up at Reed
City. 1t is said that fellow with an eye
% 80 70 1ttt. al ,,alya
the town into thriving summer resort
and sanitarium.
A number of Saginaw capitalists have
incorporated the Michigan log towing COM
pany at Saginaw, with $'5, 900 capital.
Logs will be lowed from Georgia bay by
the new company.
The Springport agricultural horse
breeders association is the name of Mich
igan's newest county fair association. 1t
was organized at Springport, with Ben.
A. Joy as president
The Owosso people have to carry Ian
terms to see their way around town now
because the gas contract has run out and
the electric light will not be completed
until week after next.
The Michigan passenger agents at their
regular monthly meeting in Grand Rapids
Thursday, decided to issue round trip
tickets during the holidays at one and one
third price for the trip.
Martha M. Tompkins, owner of the
Grand Rapids Wonderland, has sued the
city for $40, 900 because one of the town
officers said the hall was not safe place
for a crowd TO assemble in.
Mrs. James A. Jacokes. daughter Of
Judge Randolph Manning 0ate of the SUI
preme court of Michigan) and wife of a
prominent citizen of Pontiac, died in that
city the other day of paralysis.
Two foolish Montague girls masqueraded
in boys attire Saturday night. 1t was
awfully jolly until the people found it out,
and they cried all the way home, followed
by a big crowd of guying spectators.
James Peters, one of the two convicts
who escaped from the Marquette prison
last week, has been recaptured at Cham
pion. He might have got away ifshe had
not got drunk and gone around telling about
his escape.
The annual meeting of the ex-prisoners
Of war was held at Ionia Friday, with a
large crowd in attendance. w. H. Beas-
ley of Ithaca was elected president; John
ID. Richards Of Ionia treasurer;
j. S. Preston, chaplain.
X. L. Butterfeld, president of the
Y. M. G.. A. at the Michigan Agricultural
college, is acting, during a three months
vacation, as assistant secretary of the
Battle Creek association, preparatory to
entering association work.
The Michigan Christian conference met
in Middleton Friday and elected Rev. c. l..
Deyo of Oxford, president; e. Nudge Of
Durand, treasurer A lot Of routine bust
ness was transacted and general discus
sion Of church topics followed.
Menominee had a series Of burglaries
that seem to warrant II. o. Fifield in
calling for better police work. Monday
night the brick vault of Peters 81 Morri-
sons bank was broken into and $3.50 in
cash and lot Of valuable papers stolen.
Grant Chandler who lives four miles
from Charlotte, was taken i'll Tuesday
night with all the symptoms Of hydro
phobia. He was bitten by dog four
years ago. His commissions were very
violent Friday and he is not expected to
live.