Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-10-30

Huron, and Rose, OF Croswell.
A Muskegon jury awarded Freddie Page
81, 500 damages against the Muskegon
electric railway company. He was run
over by q motor aud suffered tho less of a
leg. The case will be appealed.
The following are Michigan's newest
postmasters: G.. A. Mathews, Alba, An
trim county; G.. X. Spoffard, Manitou
Beach, Lenawee county; p. G. Chappell,
Prudenville, Roscommon county.
Charles A. Benson, convicted Of the MUIR
der of Mrs. Mettman, whose mutilated
body was found in sack in the river at the
government reservation near Leavenworth,
KS, will be executed November 4.
The contracts have been let for the
building of the new theological seminary
of the Holland Christian reformed society
at Grand Rapids. 1t will cost about &c.
900, exclusive of grounds and furnishing.
The Duss machine company takes 40
Grand Rapids families to Benton Harbor
along with its branch m achine plant A
Holland man wants to move his box and
stave factory to Berrien's booming city.
On Sunday lad named Freddy" Spen-
Ger, aged 10, living In the Wilcox addition
of Jackson, boarded an Air Line train and
in some manner fell, the wheels passing
over his right leg and cutting 1t of just be-
low the knee.
William Flanagan, ditcher employed
on a tract of reclaimed swamp land at
Decatur, killed 33 rattlers in one day re-
Gently, and his daily average right along
will run about dozen. Decatur is a
strictly local option town.
A collision occurred Saturday on the
logging railroad of the A. w. Wright lum-
Der company, near Meredith, in Glare
county. One engine was wrecked and two
men were seriously injured, but no partiou-
lars have yet been received.
Leonard B. Wells. Sr.. an old pioneer,
died on the Goth at his late residence in
Pontiac, aged 90 years. Mr.. Wells was
well known and highly respected in Oak
land county, and for many years carried
on the drug business in Pontiac
A. c. Merchant, of Linwood. says o
man came in from the Polish settlement,
eight miles away. on Saturday and reported
that 6-year-old boy who was out gather
ing nuts was killed and eaten by bear.
A party of searchers found the bones and
clothing.
In the regular military drill at the agri-
cultural college, a number of cadets were
dragging a piece of artillery across the
parade ground when freshman Bradshaw
Swales fell and one of the wheels of the
gun passed over his shoulder, painfully
bruising him.
Some Barry county pioneers are drop
ping into their second childhood. as natur-
ally as buttons drop into the contribution
box. Recently a marriage license was
made cut for prospective groom So years
of age, while the second childhood girl who
is to share his joys and sorrows is only IS.
The quadrennial session of the national
conference OF the Wesleyan Methodist
connection, in session at Grand Rapids is
opposed TO all secret societies and John
Livingston, Of Detroit brought charges
against Rev. G.. p Reilly, of Marion. Ind,
for being a member of the grand army.
The president refused to hear any explana-
ton from Reilly after he admitted his
membership
Michigan Baptists will hold their next
state convention in Benton Harbor Be
fore adsourning at Saginaw they adopted
the following resolution: THAT we urge
upon all friends of temperance the aboli-
ton Of the saloon. which is an enemy to
civilization and menace TO our homes. :"
A committee was named To urge the clos
ing of Michigan's exhibition at the worlds
fair on Sunday.
Tony Kunky, a German farmer, while
driving across the Michigan Central rail-
road tracks at West Bay City on Tuesday,
was struck by the incoming Chicago ex-
press, which was running 80 miles an hour.
Kunky was thrown against telegraph
pole. His face was cut in horrible man
ner and his back was injured. He will
die The horses escaped uniniured. This
Is the third accident of the kind that has
occurred at this crossing.
George Lyon. who is wanted in Sacra-
mento, Cal, for forgery is in the Eaton
county Jail. Lyon committed the forgery
| a few months ago while in the employ of
the Wells-E'argo express company. He
then came TO his home in Michigan, but
tho news of his forgery preceded him.
| When seeking the seclusion of a Parma
farm Sheriff Pollock arrested him. Sac
ramento officers have been notified OF the
arrest and Lyon awaits their coming.
Fred Mueller, of Detroit, was accident
ally shot at Algonac while out with party
on the Gath. Fred Nall formerly of De-
troit, now of Algonac, was carrying his
gun cooked, and in letting down hammer
got hold of the wrong trigger. discharging
tho weapon. The full charge entered
Muelier's leg at the knee, shattering il so
badly that it was subsequently amputated
above the knee by DR.. Moore. Mueller is
a son of the late DR.. Mueller, of Detroit.
and his condition is critical.
George Burns, sent TO state prison al
Jackson from Saginaw for five years for
assault with intent TO kill, broke into the
room where the provisions Of the free men
are kept His keeper, James Burns, In
formed Warden Davis of the misdemeanor,
and for revenge the convict secured knife
Saturday evening and cut q cash in the
keepers throat extending from the jugulaI
10 inches around to tho loft side, layinG
the jugular bare, The wound will not b
fatal unless blood poisoning sets in.
Lottie Hans, girl 10 years old, iivint
at George w. Buffers in Paw Paw, stole
a suit of boys clothes and about % II
money, dressed herself in the suit anC
footed it to Lawton, bought q half far
ticket 70 Kalamazoo, returned TO Lawtoi
on the next train and bought another half
fare ticket to South Haven, whore he