Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-09-30
MICHIGAN STATE ITEMS.

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There are II students at the mining
school at Houghton.
The corn crop in Genesse county is
but so per cent of an average crop.
Mrs. Warner Fay Chaffee, of Adrian,
has celebrated her Tooth birthday.
Hereafter Kalamazoo dogs must
either wear muzzles or take a dose of
lead.
Whitehall has voted a tax of one per
cent to be used in securing new manu-
featuring enterprises.
The green goods man of New York
IS flooding Negaunee with letters
marked strictly confidential.
Several thousand Michigan Seventh
Day Adventists are at Lansing to COM
imence their annual camp meeting.
Fred Williams killed himself with
iaclS-lSnife at Mason while suffering
from an attack of delirium tremens.
The dress of Mrs Reed Stout, of near
Ottawa, caught fire by the upsetting of
lamp and she was burned to death.
A young fellow named Harding at
Kalamazoo stabbed himself in the
breast several times but did little dam
age. He is insane.
The Michigan Sunday school conven-
ton to be held in Bay City, October Is,
I6, and II will, it is expected, call out
at least 1000 workers.
Louis johnson, a Swede resident of
Ferrysburg, fell from load of wood
and was instantly killed by the wagon,
which passed over him.
Smith Wooley, poineer farmer liv-
ing near Albion, committed suicide by
hanging. He was well fixed finan-
cially, but in poor health.
After weeks wild debauch Harold
Beckwith, of Cass City, heir to nearly
81, 900, 900, committed suicide by drown
ing himself in bath tub.
M. II. Lane is president of the Kala-
mazoo improvement association just
organized. 1t will push various
schemes to help the town.
Henry Grimshaw is under arrest at
Sturgis charged with attempting to
wreck a train at Sturgis. He is dis
charged Lake Shore section boss.
The home of Gus Darlo, of West Bay
of the roof torn off. A baby sleeping
in its cradle was nearly smothered by
the falling plaster and debris.
Fully 500 bushels of fruit are shipped
from Frankfort daily, consisting OF
peaches, pears, plums and apples. Ben
Zie county now ranks among the high
est for the quantity and quality of it,
fruit.
The propeller Favorite, which lately
went into the fruit carrying trade be
tween Saugatuck and Milwaukee, was
caught out in the heavy sea and had t.
throw overheard her cargo of peaches
about 6,000 baskets.
BlaclSman, the convict who killed hi
mother and sister, and later murdered
Contractor Cuddy in Jackson stat
prison is now in solitary confinement
where he was placed by order of tn
state prison inspectors.
The Flint & Pere Marquette railroa
depot at Lake Station, seven mile
from Farwell, was struck by Lightning
and with its contents, totally destroyed
The storm was very severe and done
great deal of damage in this vicinity
No more open saloons adorn tn
streets of Van Buren, county goo
little villages. There has not been a
arrest made since the special electio
of September s, although the trait
may, perhaps, be continued when tn
county Jail let's loose its victims.
The new sixth regiment, Knights {
Pythias, met at jackson and electe
officers as follows: Capt. ID. S. Wal
staff, Detroit, colonel; Capt. John v
Paine, jackson, lieutenant colone
Capt. Stearns, Benton Harbor, majo
DIR. John Bell Benton Harbor, surgeon
The next meeting will be held in ID
troit, May IS, 1898.
The Wacousta church scandal seen
10 have unexpectedly collapsed. Re
]. j. Dobbin, former pastor of Il
church, who was arrested and jailed {
the charge of performing the marriaI
ceremony without authority, has bee
declared insane and sent to Kalamaz
asylum. His wife has gone to Canad
Bellaire hustlers are raising $4,000
purchase 90 acre site for a big bri
plant, an extensive factory, and hea
ing mill. Geo. ID. Davis, of Utica, ma
ager of the Utica hoop and stave co
pany, and Capt. VIM. A. Gavett, of /
troit, representing the Chicago & W.
Michigan railroad, are engineering t
deal.