Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-06-26


View, Saginaw.
The Wayland farmers have found an
insect in the wheat crop which they say
resemble the weevil aud which will raise
hob with the crop.
The South Grand Rapids store and fur
niture company mortgaged S947.43 worth
of property to Foster, Stevens & Co. last
week, to secure debts.
Major Harry L. Rogers and Cadet W. c.
Short of the Orchard Lake academy, have
secured two of the army appointments
from the Michigan list.
Charles L. Thomos OF Nashville. Tenn,
has been rendered 81. 900 year to accept
the secrotaryship of tho Lansing Y. M. &.
A. He will probably accept.
The Manistique marble lime works did
not offer any particular inducements to the
fire iend but caught il just the same; the
damage is estimated at So. 900.
Edna Lee of Grand Rapids was caught
by fire, Saturday, and rescued with the
greatest difficulty. She was unconscious
several hours, but will recover.
The Bay City business mems association
president and decided to boom things by
inducing manufacturers to locate there.
New Baltimore was visited by terrific
storm that laid waste the crops, blew
down fences unroofed houses and scared
the people. 1t was the worst in 10 years.
Mrs. H. S. Maynard of Charlotte, wife
OF the prosecuting attorney Of Eaton coun-
ty, was seriously burned by an oil stove ex-
plosion Wednesday night She will recover.
The Michigan Methodist revival band,
in session at Grand Rapids Saturday,
elected Rev. James Hamilton of Cold
water, president and Rev. nj. w. Knapp,
secretary.
James Purtill, "trusty" at the Mar
quette prison, who was serving a four
years term for robbery, escaped Sunday
by scaling the walls He has not been
captured.
The commencement exercises of the
state normal school begun on Sunday
night, Prof. Daniel Putnam vice principal
Of the institution, preaching the baccalau-
reate sermon.
Patrick Foley. as years old. of Battle
Creek, wandered aimlessly on the Michigan
Central railroad track Tuesday afternoon
and was instantly killed by being struck
by a locomotive.
Rev. w. A. Waterman has resigned his
charge of the First Congregational parish
in Kalamazoo to so to London, Eng, as
delegate to the International Congrega-
tionai conference.
The Crescent land company OF Saginaw,
with $3.50, 900 capital has been organized to
push operations in pine on the Mississippi
river. The company has 300, 600, 900 feet
of pine in that state.
An engine and tender on the Michigan
Central railroad struck an open switch at
Hastings, Saturday, and were piled up
together at the foot of the IA feet embank-
ment. Nobody injured.
Black diphtheria RACES in Thomastown
village, Saginaw county, two deaths hay
ing resulted from it this week. James
town people have prohibited their neigh
bors from visiting them.
Tinsev Noel, who died in Lexington, H.,
last week, was one of the pioneers of Niles.
having settled there in 1929. He left
Niles 40 years ago but always took a lively
interest in the Berrien county metropolis.
The pumping house of the hydraulic
water company at Grand Rapids was
totally destroyed by fire recently. Loss,
81, 900; covered by insurance. This cuts
off the water supply of hundreds Of con-
sumers.
Chas II. Smith, who mysteTously dis
appeared from Detroit a year ago and
whose fate is still unknown, has been
declared legally dead by the probate court
Of Wayne county and an administrator of
his estate appointed.
The New York court of appeals has af-
firmed the conviction of Anarchist John
Most. who, about three years ago, was SEN
fenced to year in the penltentiary for
holding an unlawful assembly. Most APP
pealed and has been out on bail.
A few days ago Mrs. B. Howe of Water
loo was looking for eggs and found nest
in an old straw stack, and just as she
reached to take the eggs she discovered a
rattlesnake in the nest. Her sons killed
the snake. 1t had eight rattles.
Grand &c was treated to queer
sight Saturday, when two wagon loads Of
picnickers struck the town drawn by a
road traction engine. The novel arrange
mcnt was not particularly speedy but had
the get there popularity strongly mani
tested.
Oliver Beach of Rome heard a noise in
his barn Wednesday night and went out to
see what was the matter A half hour
later he returned to the house dazed and
uncomfortable. The horses had become
unhitched and they rambed on this partic.
ular Beach, breaking his jaw, giving him
no end of bruises and kicking him all over
the place.
The creditors of the Muskegon car
company met last week, decided TO go
ahead with the company, on a reorganized
| basis, and will start up in a few days
The following were elected directors: c.
, al. Head of Grand Rapids; S. A. Fuller
of Cleveland; c. II. HaclSley. II. Park
| L. Kranitz. J. j. Hovder and w. S. Wood
of Muskegon.
The annual election of the stockholders
of the Flint & Pere Marquette railroad,
held in Boston Tuesday. resulted in the
election of w. w. Grape. president; DR..
n. c. Potter of Saginaw, vice presi-
dent; H. c. Potter, Jr., of Saginaw, sec
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