Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-07-31
AROUND THE STATE.

1t is estimated that 10, 900 persons were
present at the Bay View exercises Sunday.
John Barton, q 10 year old Detroit boy,
was drowned while bathing at Walpole
Island last week.
West Bay City is to have a new opera
house and music hall, the plans having
been already prepared for it.
Thos. O'Brien, who murdered Albert
Browneu at Detroit last winter, has been
sentenced to Imprisonment for life.
The weather bureau says the crops need
warm rains and do not need the winter
weather that has fallen the past few days.
Thomas Rodgers, one of the first settlers
in Port Austin, if not one of the first in
Huron county, died Thursday, aged SO
years.
Herbert Randall, of Deckerville, fell
from barn roof on the 22d inst, and
suffered internal injuries that may result
fatally.
John Cody, an old resident, fell dead from
heart disease. Her husband is sailor on
the barge Antelope.
Mrs. G. f. Mansfield, a sister-in-law of
Senator Stockbrdge, died in Ashevlle, N.
c., last week. She was buried in Plain
well, her former home.
B. B. Austin went to bed in Manistee
boarding house the other night with $462
under his pillow. He awoke next morning
TO find the money missing.
Edward Snay, Bay City man aged
about 2S years, was killed while unloading
logs from fiat car last Thursday by fall
ing and striking his neck on a log.
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dressed 1900 people at the first annual
picnic OF the Church Of the Sacred Heart
at Mallory Lake, Hudson, on Thursday.
Sixteen head of cattle, belonging to
different owners, were poisoned in Bethel
township, Branch county, Saturday, by
some villain sprinkling Paris green on the
grass.
Henry Romer aged Is, while walking
under the tramway at Laderach's sawmill,
in West Bay City, Thursday afternoon,
was struck by falling plank and fatally
injured.
William A. Palmer of Hartford, and
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held in 5000 bonds for trial by a Van
Buren county justice for selling liquor
without license.
The conspiracy cases growing out of the
recent street railway strike at Grand
Rapids, came up for investigation last
week, when seven of the alleged conspira-
tors were discharged.
Parker Powell, who acquired a reputa-
ton as slick colored horse thief before
his mind gave way, escaped from the
asylum for criminal insane at Ionia yester-
day, climbing l6-foot wall.
L. w. Sprague, of the soldiers home
board, took control of the soldiers home
at Grand Rapids Monday and will be
assisted in the management by Mai. j. w.
Long, ex-adjutant of the place.
The grocery stock of f. Tower, Of Ionia,
was levied on by Detroit, Grand Rapids
and Cleveland creditors Saturday and the
place closed. He is about 81, 500 in debt,
and the stock will inventory just about
that amount.
The state lodge of the Sons of st.
George has elected the following officers
for the ensuing year: Grand president, S.
Kinsman, Beacon; vice president. w.
Andrews, Ishpeming; secretary, w. Catlin,
Iron Mountain; treasurer, James Cruise.
Lucas Harmson, well-to-do farmer in
the township of Oversel, about six miles
southeast of Holland, committed suicide
by shooting last week. He was Hol.
lander, aged So. and leaves a wife and
five children. No cause is given for the
deed.
Brown, DeFusch & Co.. of Philadelphia.
began suit in the United States court Sat
urday against the Parlor furniture
company, of Grand Rapids, for a claim of
So, 700. The affairs of the company are
said to be in a bad way, mortgages of $50,
900 having been filed.
The home of Mark Brewer, at Leonidas.
st. Joseph county, burned Friday night
during the absence Of ths family. Owing
TO the fact that there was no fire in the
house the blaze is supposed to have been
the work of incendiary tramps who were
refused lodging and shelter a few days
ago. Loss IL, 600, partly insured.
William Green and Frank Lamar went
fishing on the Grand river at Grand
Rapids Sunday. taking a case Of beer along
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beer and capsized the boat in attempting
to change seats. Lamar reached the shore
in safety, but Green was drowned.
Seymour Allen, of Madison, Lenaweo
! county, and Henry Pitcher. snapped
horses and then began TO fight. Pitcher
got the worst of it and made complaint
against Allen for assault with intent to dc
great bodily harm, less than murder
Allen was in Jail, but has been released or
! $500 bail.
Baldwin, the county seat of Lake, i!
about as tough a place as there is in the
southern portion of the state. In addition
to looking like backwoods settlement, i
has q stockade and other relics of barbar
ism. Wednesday u travelling man namet
Arnold was set upon from behind BY
Charles Bssell and seriously injured
Robbery was the motive.
Little James Matthews, four year OLE
son of jeremiah Matthews, of Canton
grabbed the rope of hay carrier, Will,
in operation at the barn of Sylveste
Clark, in Canton, Thursday afternoon
and had his right hand drawn into a pulle.
and so badly lacerated that he wa
taken to Plymouth, where DIR. Kimbai
amputated two fingers, and dressed tn
injured hand.