Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-10-02

Deen married TWO months, out wants ul-
vorce. her husband having failed to sup
port her.
While Thomas Grady, of Hadley town
ship, Lapeer county, was examining gun
Tuesday it was accidently discharged, kill
ing him.
The grape harvest at Lawton, Van Buren,
county, is fully under way, and the daily
shipments are running from sixty TO eighty
tons of fruit.
The Ottawa and Chippewa Indians liv-
ing in Oceana county have filed claims in
the probate court against the government
for back pay.
Rev. j. L. Oxtoby, of East Saginaw,
will receive 81, 500 per year if he accepts
the unanimous call rendered him by Ionia
Presby terians.
Car Accountant j. II. Woolacott of the
Flint & Pere Marquett railroad, has been
asked to tender his resignation, TO take eff
feet October |.
The special election held at Pontiac last
week for purchasing electric light works,
for loan Of $l4, 900. was defeated by u
majority of 81.
Neveau, the Bay City wife murderer.
has changed his mind and wants to live.
He is badly scared about blood poisoning
and erysipelss.
MIR. and Mrs. Joseph Dodge, an aged
couple, highly respected throughout Van
Buren, County, have celebrated their golden
wedding at Decatur.
Henry Deliman, II years OF age recently
assaulted little girl of IL at Utica. Last
week no was sentenced TO the house
OF correction for 90 days.
The extremely hot weather of last week
has done considerable damage to Van
Buren, county fruit. in some instances al
most cooking it on the trees.
The state German carp hatchery, near
Decatur. is furnishing tue fish commits
sOners' car with s, 900 fish to be planted
IN lakes and domestic ponds
The state brewers and matters associa-
ton was in session at Bay City Tuesday.
Fifty prominent brewers were present.
1t closed with grand banqret.
j. H. Simpson, of the Pittsburg g. Lake
Erie railroad. has accepted the appoint
ment Of car service agent of the Flint 81
Pere Marquette railroad and resumed his
duties Oct. /.
Gov. Winans has decided upon the fol.
lowing appo,ntees as members of the COR
solidated Prison Board: Francis Palms.
Detroit; O. M. Barnes, Lansing: Edward
Duffy, Ann Arbor; Milo ID. Cambell, Cold
water.
John II Bennett, Cass county farmer.
raised an even hundred bushels of wheat
on two acres OF land. The ground was
measured and the product carefully
weighed in order TO decide bet, and the
yield is claimed TO be the largest this sea-
son in the state.
The Zion African Methodist Episcopal
conference was held at Grand Rapids last
week. The conference sessions were held
at the residence OF Rev. Williams, and
Bishop Thompson, suffering severe at
tack of rheumatism, presided over the
meetings bolstered up in bed.
James Harcourt, slayer of Dan Dunn,
was brought into court at Sault Ste.
Marie Saturday afternoon. He pleaded
for mercy on account of his wife and child,
and Judge Steer sentenced him to 10
years. An appeal will be taken and Pc
tition for his release will be presented.
The act provides that the terms of the
first appointees shall be six, four and two
respectively, and VIII 10 nothing is given
out 10 Indicate which has the longer terms,
it is presumed that they are in the order
named, that of Blr. Palms being for the
longer and Mr. Campbell, the republican
member. for the shorter term.
Some horse swappors got drunk at Hud-
son on Sunday, and a gang OF urchins took
menced peltng them with eggs that failed
TO hatch last spring. The horsemen couldn't
get up and retaliate, but they could shoot,
and they did. "A boy named Bowen waa
hit in the back, but not seriously injured.
A horse thief named Charles Hall was
captured at Muskegon last week and a
valuable horse which he had stolen OF f.
w. Cox. of HOlton township, that county.
was recovered. The man made a desper-
ate dash for liberty when arrested, but
was overtaken by the officers. He is be-
lieved to be a craftsman aud a professional
all-around crook.
Nearly two years ago }. p. Washburu,
secretary of Longshoremen's union of Bay
City, mysteriously Disappeared leaving a
wife and family in almost destitute circum-
stances. Nothing was heard IRON him
until few days ago, when a telegram of
inquiry was received from him from AL
manell, Ia, bv neighbor, asking If his
wife and family were living.
Officer john Perry of the Ionia prison
for dangerous insane criminals, has cap
tured Sidney Gray, who escaped from the
prison week before. He is one of the
most dangerous men in prison. He was
sent to Jackson for poisoning cattle, and
transferred TO Ionia on account OF his vio-
lence. Officer Perry gave him hard
chase, and caught him Sunday In Cass
county.
A queer accident happened on the De-
troit, Bay City & Alpena railroad at Loon
Lake last week. A log rolled of car in
a mixed train, breaking a switch target
and throwing open the siding. The wheels
of the passenger car caught rail. which
was forced up through the car right be.
tween b. Il. Cakes and T.. Landsberg,
striking Thomas Heating. of Tawas City,
and infiictiug fatal injuries.
Rev. f. Andrus attempted to stop q
runawa y horse attacked to buggy contain
ing two little girls at Allegan Saturday
He was knocked down, trampled upon by
| the horse and run over by the buggy His