Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-08-05

Muskegon is raising 100000 for a
booming scheme. About 100000 is
now pledged.
The Calhoun Grange has voted not to
patronize merchants who advertise on
fences and trees.
Everett Emerson, of Traverse City,
will die because piece Of gaspipe was
driven into his brain.
L. Sumner, of Ovid, fell to the
ground with badly built stack of
wheat and was killed.
Clara Z. Dillingham;, of Coldwator,
signs with Alma college as director OF
the training department.
The hay crop was so heavy in WeX-
ford county that many farmers cut
only half their meadows.
Hammond w. Marshal, a brakeman
living at White Pigeon has been killed
by train at Goshen, Ind.
July released only eight men from
the Jackson prison. There will be
IS happy fellows in August.
Capt. Belllnap officially says he wants
TO go back to Congress. He's the first
man out in the Fifth district.
The Thumb never had such a bounti-
full harvest as this year. 1t simply
blossomcd like a tropical garden.
Tanbark will henccforth be an An
Sable export. The Loud company is
going into the business with 80 men.
During the past three years the Mon
roe county treasurer has paid out 3d.
0s4. 20, as bountics on dead sparrows.
Arthur Gebbcrtson. aged years,
was drowned in the Menominee river,
Mcnominee, while bathing His body
has been recovered.
There arc two companies curing the
drink habit in Alpena. yet the Alpena
Brewing company will erect $4,000
malt house this season.
The total amount of forest products
shipped from Bay City during July
was: Lumber, 30, 305 900 feet: shingles,
1000, 900 pieces; lath, 100000.
Many of the peach growers on the
lake shore are hiring men TO thin out
the peaches. \ few orchards are bar
rem, but the crop will be a large one.
A wood ibis, n bird native of the
tropics, with wings stretching over five
feet and legs seventeen inches long.
was shot on farm southwest of Jack
son.
The Muskegon stone masons and
brick layers have again struck because
the stone settlers will not join their
union. 1t will delay the work on the
court house.
Anna Brooks, 15-year-old girl, was
drowned in the Paw Paw river, near
Coloma. She was picking berries and
the heat induced her to go into the
river to cool off.
Two coaches of a Duluth. South &
Atlantic train jumped the track near
! Marquette. Mrs. Lyons and her son,
who were picking berries by the track,
were fatally injured.
Kalllaslla's IL townships voted six
| dry. four WEI, and two tie on local OPP
ton. The board. however, declared in
favor of liquor and the supreme court
will see how it was done.
w. II. Loomis. grand chancellor OF
the Michigan Knights of Pythias, has
requested that the losses of Bay City
brothers be ascertained, SO that if aic
is needed, it can be given.
1t is both reported and denied thai
the 800 telegraph operators on tn,
Lake Shore line are to strike. Morris
ID. Gordon, who is deputy boss of tn,
order, is said to be at the head of til,
movement
Rev. Mr. Hooper, of Jackson, ha
been dismissed by the Congregational
lists because it was charged his wifi
was divorced and that he eloped witt
his second wife. The church has beer
in fight for weeks over pastor.
DIR. Easton, of Choctah, COMMITTEE
suicide by cutting his throat. The dc
ceased was so years of age The funera
was conducted by Rev. Cunningham @
Sprungtown. DR.. Easton lived fiv
miles north of Oak Grove. He was pro
badly suffering from temporary insar
ity.
The valuable trotting stallion Gree
! River, 2:22 =, by Principe, died at Stu
pis. He was valued at So, 200 and wa
entered in So, 900 worth in stake rae,
and had won every race he had starte
in this season. His death is a sever
I loss to the owner, Robert Dixon, {
Henderson, Ky.
4 Mrs. Burlison, an old lady SO yea
4 of age, was struck by lightning viii
o sitting near stove in her home tv
$ miles southwest of Coldwater and
/ badly burned that her life is despairC
@ of. Her clothes were set on fire az
o one shoe and parts of her clothiI
burned entirely off her body.
Albert Fellows, of Grand Ledge, w
found lying in an orchard with h
= throat cut-a victim of suicide. /
y was rs years OF age, and was obliged
!, live largely upon charity, which prey
!. upon his mind and caused him to COZ
- NIT the rash act. He leaves an age
- wife and one son, the latter living
Big Rapids.