Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-08-21

arrive about September 1. 1t is proposed
to give them a grand reception.
Prof. Geo. L. Paige has been rendered
charge of the Downington schools and
John Hand will act as principal at Sanilac
Center through the coming term.
Edward White was drowned while bath
ing in Green's lake, near Holly, Tuesday
night His body has not been found. He
was 20 years old, and his parents live at
Clio.
The extensible car seat company of
Kalamazoo, with capital of 500, 900,
was the largest organized company in the
state last week that filed articles with the
secretary of state.
The funeral of Henry G. Platt, of Niles,
was held in the Episcopal church at Niles
Sunday. Mr.. Platt was one of the fore
most citizens of the city, aud the church
was packed TO do honor to his memory.
Thomas Seaman, engineer on the fish
tug Frank Edwards. Of Grand Haven,
while cleaning out the boiler Saturday
morning slipped and fol- into vat OF lye,
badly scalding him. His recovery is
doubtful.
2The Grand Rapids & Indiana railroad
detectives did not have a shadow Of Il case
against Martin Pierce, whom they arrested
for completely in the wreck, which occurred
August near Kalamazoo and released
him after one days confinement.
Rev. Caroline j. Bartlett was offered an
opportunity to return to her Charge, the
Kalamazoo Unitarian church. She was in
England when she received the offer and
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egram, and paying the rates on ii, too
1t is not often that it costs a man S2l5
TO wipe his noble brow on hot day, bit
that is what it cost Thomas Cook. of Bay
City. He jerked his pocket book out Of
his pocket at the same time he did his
handkerchief, and has not seen it since.
Cornelius Bosch, farmer from Lake,
town, few miles south from Holland,
was struck by Chicago & West Michigan
train, while attempted TO cross the track
and instantly killed Saturday afternoon.
He was 80 years old and leaves a wife aad
six children.
Special Agent Perry, of the internal
revenue department was at Decaur last
week investigating the bootleg liquor dis
pensers who ply their trade in the prohi-
bition village. Considerable evidence has
has already been secured, and the traffic
will be effectually broken up.
James II. Stone, internal revenue coll
lector at Detroit, has just figured out So
009, 4S5 is as his total collections Of inter-
nal revenue for the fiscal year ending June
30, lS9l-the largest years business in
the history Of the district, notwthstand-
ing the reduced tax on tobacco.
John Campbell and his mother and sis
ter put some money into lottery ticket
some time ago and drew $3.50 That
money has become hopelessly mixed up
and one of the sisters has brought suit
against Campbell, who is the mayor Of
North Muskegon, for an accounting
Rev. Asa Johnson, aged so years. died
at his late home in Marshall Saturday. He
was for upwards of go years a prominent
minister of the Presbyterian denomination.
His son, E. u. johnson. formerly of Mar
shall, is now pastor of the old Reformed
Church Presbyterian at Albany, n. Y.
Chas. B. Collins, of Little Falls, n. ",
was found dead in his bed at the residence
of Mrs. NJ f. Randall, his cousin, at Bay
City. His age was 81. He came to Mich
igau to attend the grand army encamp-
ment. and then went to Bay City to visit
relatives. He was prominent oddfellow.
Olaf johnson, who formerly kept the
Hotel Du Nord in Meenominee, was found
dead on a supply road about eight miles
from Crystal Falls on Sunday, having fall
len from sunstroke. The remains were
given burial Tuesday. Johnston was aged
about 40 years and leaves wife and fami-
ly in Menominee.
Half-a-dozen non-union foundry men,
employed by the Union School furniture
company, at Battle Creek, were attacked
by over 1000 sympathizers of the striking
union molders, Saturday night. The
police came TO the mems assistance and
then the air was filled with sticks and
stones, but no one was seriously in
.ured.
Detroits famous boulevard has been in
tested with highwaymen and foot pads for
over year, but it was not until Sunday
night that they were apprehended. On
this occasion they attacked young man
and lady who screamed Justify for help.
The police heard the cry aud gave chase,
firing their revolvers. One Of the robbers
was fatally shot.
From letters of inquiry received by the
state game warden it appears that there is
misunderstanding regarding the new
game law. All deputy wardens were
notified some time ago to give public notice
that the law does not take effect until Oct
ober !, hence of woodcock season opens
September 1, under the old law. and clos
es under the new law, December Is.
Sunday forenoon James Anderson, aged
"A years, an inmate of the soldiers home,
at Grand Rapids was walking along the
double track which runs past the home 10
North park, A train came along behind
him, and just as it was about to pass him
he stepped in front of the locomotive and
was crushed TO death. He was member
of the Fourth Michigan Infantry, and had
been at the home four years.
A. w. Wilcox owned a small farm in
Waters, and his granddaughter, Mrs.
Western. who had disagreed with her hus-
band, lived with him and acted as house
keeper. For some time Western has been
/ trying to heal the differences between him
| self and wife and had succeeded, much TO
chargrin of the old man who wanted TO
keep her. After he had exhausted every
means TO induce her to remain, and had
| failed, be went 10 the shed and securing