Telegram-herald., 1891-06-02
MARRIED A RICH GIRL
Then Killed Himself Because Faith
er-in-Law Wanted Him 10 Work.
BRIEF ROMANCE OF 4 BRAKEMAN
A Child Horribly Aangisd at Dsamsa-
dAis-A Prominent Big Rapids DIstae
Dies from orip-Ness Notes from
the Two PenInsulaa-

The young man VINO marrles rich
girl runs great risks for, from the day
Of his wedding, he is beset with desire
to SIT under the family fig and vine
tree and live without work. Some time
ago Edward b. Douglass, a railroad
brakeman, married Grace Nj. Hamlln,
a wealthy young lady OF Bedford, ..
The young people made their home at
the Hamlin mansion, and Edward gave
up his work. Papa Hamlln grew tired
of supporting two families and notified
the young man TO contribute has share
of the family expenses. This ne did
for time, but finally drifted back into
the easier way. Two months ago the
Hamlins moved TO Detroit, ana were
soon followed by the young people.
Forced harmony prevailed tor a time,
bat Edward was again cast adrlft ten
days ago. Sunday morning his lifeless
body was found IN the Hamlln wood
shed where he mad committed suicide
by hanging himself. lie preferred
death 10 work.
Dryden is to have q new $4,000
church.
Forest fires are raging both east and
west of Marquette.
The apple crop will be light In the
vicinity of Saranac.
The new asylum chapel. Kalamazoo,
was dedicated Sunday.
Ithaca wants electric light and good
system of water works.
The Ann Arbor art loan was a success
over S23, 900 being cleared.
Sand Beach has a newly formed fish
ing club with a large membership.
Boyne citizens are elated over the
prospects of the new char factory.
The Saginaw Valley Baptist Associa
ton convenes in that city June and 10.
A class of five pupils graduated from
the Benton Harbor high school yester-
day.
DIR. Allen, of Adrian, succeeds DIR.
Hull as member of the Adrian Pension
Board.
1t took five men to draw o seine at
Marquette the other day, and the catch
weighed 5000 pounds Of silver herring
and whitefish.
Joseph Haug, \ young farmer living
near Saginaw, accidentally blew his
brains out Sunday, while loading his
gun to shoot sparrows.
Henry Cooper, twenty-one years old,
stabbed an eighteen-year-Old German
boy near the heart Sunday. The boy
may recover. Both parties live in
Worthwhile. Cooper is In Jail.
The Oak Grove Home, a fine new
| private asylum for the insane, at Flint.
| was opened yesterday. 1t is IN charge
| of DR.. George A. Palmer, who was for
many years past In charge Of the Kala-
mazOO asylum.
| A little 7-year-old boy. the only son
of John Beal, of Dimondale, caught on
a buggy, Saturday, and was so horribly
| injured that death resulted. His foot
| caught in the wheel, breaking the bones
and tearing ont flesh and arteries.
Carl Conrad, student in the Normal
school, Ypsilsnti, played with a pistol
| which wasn't loaded. When it went
off in the good old-fashioned way the
bullet imbedded Itself in the ankle of
John Morse, another Normal student.
Mrs. Seddie A. P. Smith, wife of
Rev. Geo. n. Smith, of Northport, has
COIue lutO pOSocsSlOu Ol the neal
sum of $1,000 by the death OF
| an uncle. Mrs. Smith has long
been recognized as talented and
bright writer, her poems and stories
! finding ready sale with the Eastern
periodicals.
Rev. L. S. Giboney, pastor of the
Presbyterian church of Big Rapids
was attacked by grip ten days since and
died of internal hemorrhages Mt half.
past 5 O'CLOCK Sunday morning. De.
ceased was about twenty-elght years
old, and had resided there but short
time. His wedding with an Indiana
lady had been announced to occur in q
few weeks. The lady was summoned
by telegraph, and reached his bedside
two or three hours before his death