Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-07-10
AROUND THE STATE

Grand Rapids voted on Tuesday to spend
$500, 600 in improving the city's water
supply.
Mrs. PheDe Wood, one of the eldest
settlers of Albion, died ON Tuesday, aged
"a years.
Mrs William Foote of Milford was
badly injured in runaway accident
Tuesday.
couple of peddlers were fined IS each
for selling bed springs without license at
Saranac last week.
w. j. Hatton was struck in the right eye
by a skyrocket at Escanaba Saturday night.
He will lose ais eve.
I've convicts, James Steele and Ed
Manor, escaped from the state house of
correction at lonia Tuesday.
Joseph Curry. Michigan Central
brakeman, lost his right hand in an
accident at Saginaw, Tuesday.
The new West Michigan car and engine
company at Muskegon expects to be en-
ploylng 500 men within 80 days.
The trades carnival, given by the ladies'
society of the Episcopal church of Alpena
has just closed and their treasury is So, 900
! richer.
The Industrial works at Bay City will
| increase It's capital stock $50, 900, provided
local capitalists will take $3.50 Of this
amount.
| An extension of so feet has been built to
the Forestville dock, and work will con-
tinue until the improvement is perfected
$50 feet further.
w. w. Tubbs, an old resident of Dexter,
was shingling his new barn Monday, when
he slipped off the roof and fell to the
ground receiving injuries that will result
| fatally.
]. ID. Cook. sanitary and hydraulic
engineer of Toledo has been engaged to
draw up plans for the 500. 900 improve
ment to the water supply of the west side
Of Saginaw.
DIR. Van Horns barn at Jackson was
| DESTROYED by fire Tuesday aud the doctor
nearly suffocated by SMOKE, all because his
little boy entered the barn with piece of
| lighted Irvine and set fire to pile of
| straw.
Frederick H. Herbert, Michigan Con
| trail fireman, was killed in collision be-
| tween his train and "a rig that was stand
ing on the track at West Detroit Saturday
night.
While the good people of Blissfeld were
shooting frecrackers and drinking red
lemonade Saturday. ouglars entered the
ticket Office of the Lake Shore road and
secured So. There is no clew to the
thieves.
Allen Evans committed suicide Tuesday
morning at his home in Wakeshma by
placing a shotgun under his chin and firing
large charge which blew his head of.
| He was aged SO and was veteran OF the
Fifth Michigan infantry.
few days ago J. B. Pomroy OF Con-
cord died. He is the third member of Con-
cord lodge. A. o. u. W., whs has died
during tho past month. there being no
| other deaths from this lodge since its or
ganzation, about IL years ago.
The Alpena brewing company has been
| Incorporated with 500, 900 capital
aud have bought John Becls brewery
| The new officers are: j. S. Murphy, pres
ident; John Beck, secretary and treasurer;
Alfred Lehndorh, general manager.
The examination of Kehoe. the Manistee
man charged with killing his mother-iu-
law and attempting to kill his wife, was
begun Wednesday, but postponed until
July IL, to give the prisoners attorneys a
chance to prepare tho case for trial
Edmund A. Grlswold, 40 years old and
married, of Battle Greek, was arrested
Wednesday on the charge Of felonious as
sault preferred by the eight year old
daughter of Frank Howe. Griswold is a
Seventh Day Adventist and has previously
borne good reputation. He is now out
on $500 bail.
Prof. McEwen made two ascensions in
his balloon at Traverse City Friday. He
was successful in his ascent and drop, but
on Saturday his parachute rope caught
and was pulled from the trapeze. The
pro fessor could not make his jump, but
landed in the woods about three miles
away. without injury.
w. r. Lyon of st. Joseph owned a barn
situated within three blocks Of the engine
house. and he thought it safe. There's
where William made his mistake, as that
barn caught fire and burned to the ground
before the engine arrived. The engine
company saved the underp ming and the
German Baptist church near by.
Nearly six thousand citizens of Detroi,
aSSeulUleu III mass meeJluS uelu hOuual
night TO protest against the action of the
common council in granting the city rail
way company new thirty-years' charter
before their old one had expired. TIE
meeting was hot one and likely to result
in general revolution in municipal mat
ters in Detroit.
The shipments from Saginaw during
juno were lumber II. OS6, 900 feet, $50, 0eC
pieces OF lath and 6. 400, 900 shingles
Total shipments from Saginaw river fron
opening of navigation to date were 1885,.
1S6, 900 feet of lumber, 4, 1893. 900 pieces Of
lath and 30, $40, 900 shingles. Ths lumber
shipments are 10, 600, 900 feet less than fol
tho Same period last season.
The fifth annual meeting OF tho Michi
gan music teachers association was held
at Grand Rapids tn s week. President j.
H. Hahn of Detroit, read the annual ad
dress; M. Fl. Chase of Hillsdale, read ar
essay on Needed Reforms" and NJ. H
McChesney of Chicago, read a paper or
"Conservatories" Piano recitaIs, cor
certs and pleasure trips filled up the re
mainlar Of the aassion