Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-07-15
MICHIGAN STATE ITEMS.

Il. Aartp, OF ltaWton, mas lOO plckePS
harvesting bis crop pr cherries.
'E. H. smhS, of clinton, Iis drilling lIr
water, and is prepared 10 so down 10
feet.
Rev. fl. c. Brchby, OF Smith6eld, N.
Y, has accepted the call of the Second Re-
formed Hope church, OF Holland.
A tract of over so, 900. 900 feet of pine
has just beer sold TO Cubbs & Mitchell OF
Cadillac and will DC cut up there.
Dawton grape growers are going to be
disappointed ii they do not have half
million bushels Of the luscious fruit.
While engaged in his duty of sprinlkling
the streets at NJ lan, Henry Hammond was
accidentally killed by his wagon overturn-
ing on him.
Levi A. Harris, of Vanderbilt, has been
| appointed by Gov. Winans probate judge
of Otsego county to succeed Thomas Car
ney, deceased
John Modem, a married man with a
family, was drowned near his home in
Grand Rapids by being taleu with the
cramps while bathing.
The annual meeting of the state spir-
| ituaists will be held in Hazlett Park near
Lansing, beginning Wednesday, July 27,
aud will close Aug 30.
A jackson colored woman. who a few
days ago drew pension money amounting
to S3, us, took Sl7 in cash, and left the
remainder with the pension agent
Green goods men are again flooding the
upper peninsula with their circulars. A
man dishonest enough to be caught by
these rascals deserves no sympathy.
The Champion mine at Ishpeming has
closed down, throwing several hundred men
outof work. The Lake Superior mine may
close down soon, throwing out 5000 men.
The Jackson commercial travellers and
business men have banded themselves to-
gether in social organization TO be known
as the jackson club and will build club
house.
The 13-year old son of Mrs. &. Miles, of
Charlotte. was drowned in Pine Lake,
near Olivet, while bathing. The mother
and sister are critically i'll at Colorado
Springs.
The union dockwallopers. Of Tawas.
have control of the docks and are doing all
the loading there. The trouble between
them and the East Tawas men is still un-
settled.
The residents of Carrollton, Saginaw
county, are kicking because their mayor.
John Nj. Bierd, lives in The city of Sagi-
naw They say this incapactates him
from serving as mayor.
The friends of Willard f. Cottrell. man
ager of the United States baking powder
company, OF jackson, are urging him 10
make a hustle for the nomination as can
ddate for state treasurer.
Rev. VI. 5. Woodruff who has presided
as pastor at the Episcopal church in Ypsil-
anti the past three years has resigned, to
take effect August -. He has accepted "a
call from Benton Harbor.
The agricultural land grant board has
decided upon Sept. II as the date Of re-
storing 10 market the lis. 0CO acres OF
valuable agricultural college land which |
was withdrawn in March, 1891.
The last of the wrecking crews search |
ing in Thunder bay for the steamer Pc
wabc and her valuable cargo of copper
and coin, lost % years ago, has given up
the search and returned TO Ashland.
Paul Croft, aged 30 years, the eide t
son OF Albert Croft of the town of Case
Presque Isle county, was drowned in Oc- |
queoc Lake, near Rogers City, by falling |
off boom of cedar. Many persons were
present, but no one could be OF any assist
ance as the man drifted under the BOOM |
John Westrall, a laborer aged 80 years,
was killed by Grand Rapids and Indiana |
train at Grand Rapids. He was walking |
on the Chicago & West Michigan track |
and seeing train coming, stepped over to
the other track and was struck by the |
train coming from the opposite direction.
He leaves u widow and seven children.
First Sergt Carpenter, who left Fort |
Brady without leave some months ago, |
and was believed to have committed sui |
eide. has turned up Fort Douglas, Salt !
Lake City. He says his mind was warped !
when he left Uncle Sans post at the |
$780, as he has no recollection of il, !
coming to himself in box car west of |
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