Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-05-01

vacancy caused by the election Of Capt.
Smith as major Of the regiment
Michael letters of Saginaw, in compli-
ance with request made by his mother
and sisters before their death, will build
$50, 900 Catholic church in Saginaw.
Wade B. Smith, hardware dealer ard
private banker at Harbor Springs, has
made an assignment. Liabilities arc re-
ported at $l:, 900 with only S., 900 assets.
1 From latest returns received at the
Lstate department it is thought that the
amendment giving Attorney General
Ellis his S9, 500 salary increase has been
carried.
The East New York Iron company of
1shpening and the Foxdale iron company
of lshpeming, each with 81, 500, 900 capt
tai, have filed articles with the secretary
Of state.
The street car employees strike in Dc
troit has been settled the grievances being
adjusted by an arbitration committee.
The strike ends in complete victory for
the men.
Rev. G. +. Hunting, formerly of Alma
college, was installed as pastor of the
Flint Presbyterian church Friday with
large number Of interested persons in at
tendance
Dir. Candist of Adrian announced at the
meeting of the university prohibition club
at Ann Arbor the other night that there
would be a prohibitionist daily started in
Detroit July 1.
The new Saginaw county poor house, TO
replace the one recently burned. will be 46
by 1l6 on the ground and equipped with
all modern conveniences. The plans were
accepted Saturday.
Wild geese abound in the marshes around
Monroe and the hang, bang, bang of the
sportsman's gun disturbes the serenity of
the city. The birds are said TO be very fat
and sleek this year.
M. j. Parks, "a years old, Of Oxford.
whole-souled and wel-liked gave up the
battle of life Thursday, and left vide
circle of mourning friends. He was a
resident of the village the past 40 years.
Frank Savario, Saginaw county dago
who feloniously assaulted little May Ben
nett some time ago, will spend the next
seven years in Jackson, that being the
sentence imposed by Judge Edgett Satur-
day.
Harry Il. Austin of Monroe resi- gned
from the mail service about a month ago.
1t is just as well he did, as the man who
succeeded him on the same run was instant
ly killed in the accident at Upton last
week.
3Leander Brscois of West Bay City was
struck by an electric car Saturday and
came within AN ace Of being killed. When
the car was stopped the wheels were so
close to his head that some of his hair WIS
caught
A coroner's jury in Maple Rapids has
decided that Ransom Bannister who pitch
ed forward on the walk in that place last
Friday and was picked up dead died of
heart disease caused by the excessive use
of tobacco.
A 2 year old child of S. +. Caldwell of
Marcellus, fell Is feet the other day and
whom it's mother rushed out expecting to
pick up the bruised and bleeding corpse
she was surprised TO find the little one but
little injured.
L. II. Kinney's saw mill at Fields Sta
tion Newaygo county. went up in smoke
Saturday afternoon from fire which start
ed in the roof. The loss will be So. 900,
with $4,000 insurance. Kinney will re-
build Immediately.
Weather reports for the week ending
Saturday show most favorable condition
of the crops all over the state, with Branch
and st. Joseph cenntics leading. These
two counties had two weeks of fine weather
that gave them the start.
Samuel Tyron's year old son, Her
hort nj IN stnal n t.i10 IN, ctoar,
railroad train at Kalamazoo Thursday.
He fell bcrcath the wheels and both feet
were taken off. There is but little hope
of bis surviving the shock.
Moses Dennis and Edward Blackburn
professional travellers of chocolate brunette
cast of countenance were caught trying to
burglarize Finzel's hardware store in Mon
roe Wednesday night. They were arrest
ed and admitted their guilt.
Erie, Monroe county. has joined the nat
ural gas trotting circuit and will hold
meeting May 27-20. The farmers will
gather around, swap stories about fast time
they have seen made, and 60 home satisfied
with q race on a half-mile track.
Monroe people stopped in their hustle for
wealth Thursday long enough to extol the
merits of Mesdames Kittle and Gilmore
both pioneers, who died early in the week
and were buried Thursday. One had re-
sided in Monroe since 1885. the other
since 1850.
Major Charles Rose of the Second rcgi-
meut wants the coming encampmcnt Of the
military different from that of last year
He says the annual event is too much like
a picnic and he wants TO have the boys
/ experience some of the rigors of camp life
without fine victuals and elegant camp
service.
Herman Kloebell of Lexington was chop
ping wood Saturday when his wife called
him TO dinner. He shouted back that he
would finish that log first, but he did not
live either to finish the log or answer the
call. AS he raised his AK ne screamed aud
fell over dead. A coroners jury said heart
disease
ELI Cummings is not the man alluded TO
in the remark, 'Get there, Eli" He was
engaged 10 marry Ella Roth, but rcmem-
bered to forget to be present at the import
ant time. Both live in Grand Rapids, and
Elias heart dropped with such a dull,