Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-01-02

Gen. Alger made his customary Christ
mas gifts TO the children in the different
state institutions.
Albert Mcclure, minus one leg, is in a
hospital at East Saginaw. He left the leg
in lumber camp.
Charles Bishop, l6year-old boy of
Morenci, dropped dead the other day,
while saving wood.
Eugene Gibson, for many years a resi-
dent OF Oxford, died near Salt Lake City,
Utah, few days ago.
Capt George Darthe swan from East
Saginaw TO Bay City, distance OF 10
miles, the other day.
Cadillac has secured the hardwood nov
city mandatory of Utica, Pa, by giving
site and 5000 bonus
Trappers report that fur bearing ami
mails are more numerous in Michigan this
year than ever before.
Adrian will use the surplus left from the
Johnstown relief fund raised In that city,
10 aid the poor at home.
A reward of SIS is offered for the recov.
cry dead or alive, of Adam Stettin, missing
from Ogden, Lenawee county.
The Eureka cement company has been
organized at Owosso 10 manufacture a
cement leather belt fastening.
The safe in the store of John S. Thompson
of Sanilac was blown open the other night,
but the burglars fond it empty.
Hillsdale has made a contract with the
Lake Shore road to furnish il water at the
rate of three cents for 1000 gallons.
A Grand Rapids furniture factory has
been obliged 10 send man to Uruguay TO
set up some furniture shipped there.
A two masted vessel made the passage
OF the straits Dec. II, IL being the latest
passage by IA sal. vessel ever known.
Counterfeit dollars are so numerous in the
Bay Cities that the police suspect gang
of counterfters and are investigating.
John Cranson aged 25, deliberately threw
himself in front OF passenger train near
Chelsea, and was killed, on Christmas.
Marvin Dunmore of jackson, was taken
i'll with spinal complaint on his intended
wedding day and died few days later,
The West Michigan agricultural society
declines to pay the Kent county society 81
500 per year rental for the latter's grounds.
The pupils in the Flint public schools
have raised about p bushels OF potatoes,
apples and onions TO give TO the poor of that
city.
Frank Westbrook was arrested 10 AL
pena the other day. and taken TO Glare
county, on charge of safe blowing at
Meredith.
Mrs. Lauretta Jones, wife of Rev. VIM.
Jones, died in Onondaga on Christmas.
She was "a years old and one OF InSham
county's pioneers.
Dervain Baldwin was seriously, if not
fatally, injured by stump falling on him,
while pulling stumps in Montrose town
ship, Genesee county.
township, burned few days ago, with its
contents, including horses, cows sheep
and hogs. Loss $4,000
Gov. Luce has been petitioned TO change
the name of Mason, Delta county, as mail
and freight intended for Mason, Ingham
county, often goes there.
The IL year. old son of August Starkey of
Niles was run over by the cars the other
night, and one leg cut off near the body.
His recovery is doubtful
The United States supreme court will
hear the case Of Charles Wight the de-
faulting mail clerk of Detroit, now in the
house of correction, Jan. o.
Because of the unreasonable weather,
numbering operations IN the lower peninsu
La have almost ceased, and hundreds OF
men have been discharged.
About year ago Barber Tallmau of Bay
City, had an eye gouged out by SEVERN
Jean. Tallman sued Jean for $4,000, and
the jury awarded him IA COO
John Bradley, veteran at the soldiers
home in Grand Rapids, fell from a window
of the third story of that institution, the
other day, ana broke his neck.
Morgan Hamilton of Grand Rapids, ar
rested by the United States mail service
for mutilating coin, has been discharged,
for lack of evidence TO convict him.
The new directory of Port Huron and
Fort Gratiot, just issued, gives total pop
ulaton for the two cities of 10, l03 Port
Huron having 13,44l and Fort Gratiot
2,252.
The United States grand jury at Helena,
Ark, returned 10 indictments for election
frauds alleged To have taken place at the
last congressional election in the first dis
tIict.
John II. Mills who has been selling bust
ness men In this state membership tickets
in the United States and Canada dealers
protective association, Is pronounced
fraud.
The remains OF Michael Moran of Mus.
kegon, who has been missing since Oct %,
were found in the woods about three miles
from the city bya man who was cutting
Christmas trees.
Mrs. IL. =. Snyder or Carmel, three miles
from Charlotte, on Christmas day, placed
a rife at her mouth, and pulled the trigger.
Her head was blown TO pieces. She was
about 40 years old, aud insane.
During the past season the lumber man
ufactured at Cheboygan was l270O0, 900
feet, with $4,000, 900 pieces of lath. The
lumber report exceeds By 25,000,00 feet
the output of any previous year.
Hon. Henry Mason of Charlevoix, has
purchased a tract of land in Alabama.
Among other valuable products of il is
deposit of crystalized carbons, hex
agonal in form and nearly as brilliant as
diamonds.
Mrs. Elizabeth Smith OF Jackson, aged
"a, charged Christian Frey aged 81 with
criminaliy assaulting her, and brought suit
for $4,000 damages After being out 81
hours the jury rendered verdict of 81 900
in her favor
Matte T.. Middleton, % years OF age, has
brought suit in the Genesee circuit court
against Samuel Il. Brewer, for alleged
breach of PROMISE laying her damages at
10000. The defendant was married on the
10 inst. TO lnex Marshall.
The latest news from Coldwater is to the
effect that the shortage" of DIR. Il. L.
Nichols, the insurance and real estate
agent who disappeared recently, will
Il.