Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-10-31


Wednesday, and his remains ground to
jelly.
Supt. Kingsbury of the Muskegon eiec-
trio road was caught between two cars,
Saturday, and his hip was dislocated and
the leg crushed.
John A. Mitchell we'll known resident
of Adrian and formerly prominent law
yer of Hillsdale county, died Thursday
after protracted illness.
BonsGeld g. Co. of Bay City have co.
900 logs ready to begin work on as soon as
the winters business opens, and expect to
increase the number 80 per cent.
The new postofice at Grand Ledge is u
beauty. Two stories in hight with facade
of dressed brick and plate glass, it is one
of the prettiest buildings in town.
The Encouragement has decided that
the law equiring the secretary of state to
file copy Of the tickets with the county
clerk is not mandatory but directory.
A switch engine and freight train on the
Chicago & West Michigan railroad collided
at Grand Rapids, Saturday, and piled
things up promiscuously. No one hurt.
Tramps have broken loose in South
Haven and are robbing the hen roosts.
while thieves of larger calibsr are robb.ng
houses, three being visited Tuesday night
The death of Charles Stone of Augusta,
pioneer resident of Washtendw county,
threw shadow over the whole town, as
he was widely known and universally
liked.
The Seventh Michigan cavalry met in
reunion at Battle Creek last week and
elected a complete list of officers. headed
by Col. Geo. Briggs of Grand Rapids as
president
Mrs. Ballington Booth, wife of Com
mandant Booth Of the salvation army, is
inspecting the upper peninsula barracks
and being given great reception all along
the line.
Young Bessinger of Adrian ran in front
of his brother Just as the latter was about
to shoot a rabbit, and received the full
charge Of shot in the breast killing him
instantly.
Capt. VIM. Yer DUN of Grand Haven is
the youngest captain on the lakes. He is
but 10 years old, but he has been out in
many a storm that an older salt would hes
itate to brave.
A report says that the Michigan Central
railroad is considering the project of
changing the channel of the St. Joe river,
so as to make it run through Dowagiac in
stead of Niles.
Jennie Webbs counsel attempted TO
argue her free from the charge of causing
Frank Cooks death at Pontiac, but Justice
Webster could not see it that way, and held
her in 81, 200 for trial.
Charles Smith, Muskegon boilermaker,
was working on smokestack so feet from
the ground Tuesday, when the whole bust
ness toppled over. Smith struck in the
sand and is not seriously injured.
The Hollanders have organized mill
tary company in Muskegon, and adopted
the motto, 1--WE are Hollanders, but fight
for America" The company has over
$500 in the treasury and drills twice "a
week.
The supervisors of' Houghton county
have fixed the salary of clerk and sheriff at
81, 400 each, prosecuting attorney at 81, 900,
mine inspector the same, and Judge of pro-
bate 81 800. 1t will cost sos, 900 to run
the county during 1891.
John Horton of Bangor thought he
would steal a ride from his home to Ben
ton Harbor. When the conductor came
around for fare he became frightened and
jumped off. He was dead before the train
could be backed up to him.
A. M White, private secretary of /. M.
Weston Of Grand Rapids, is missing and is
| reported short in his accounts. He has
written to his wife that he has gone to
Knoxville. Tenn, and will not return until
the shortage business is Strengthened out.
Plans have been drawn for the building
Senator Mcmillan is TO give the Prcsby-
! terans for the Ann Arbor university stu
dents, and the building will be ready next
| September. A hall capable of seating 600
persons is one of the features of the build
| ing.
The society girls of Grand Rapids have
organized military company and are drill
ing under Capt. Geo. w. Brsnnell of the
Chandler Zouaves. They will uniform and
buy guns and, as far as heard FROM it is
the only female military organization in the
country.
Mrs. Richard Link, wife Of a well-to-do
| farmer of Noble township, Branch county,
| hanged herself TO a cellar-door Wednesday,
and was dead when found The room was
so low that she had to double her knees to
strangle herself. No cause is known for
the suicide.
A snake ~ feet long has been frighten-
ing worlsmen of +. L. Bradley's mill, Bay
| City. VIM. Richter of Saginaw City,
whose museum burned in Bay City July
3. says he had a reptile of that description
last summer and believed it escaped at the
! time Of the fire.
A box car switched into a Bay City mill
yard the other day. When it was opened
two young men, well dressed, were found
therein. They explained their presence by
saying that they had been out on spree
and crept into the car. They bought
tickets for Detroit.
Merritt Jersey, who lives near Romeo,
recently jumped over fence, and in doing
so ran a silver the size of a pipestem in his
foot He could not pull it out, so he
whitfield it off even with the foot and went
about his business. Inflammation and
lockjaw followed, and it took two
doctors to save his life by amputating the
foot last week.
Fred Frinkle of Waterloo township,