Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-02-26

that body.
Horny Hollenberry, son Of George Hol-
lenberry, of Dundee, was burned to death
in barn near F'loodwood, MINI. Burial
at Dundee.
Members of the st. Clair county bar,
irrespective of party lines, have placed
O'Brien J. Atkinson in nomination for
circuit judge.
Kalamazoo capitalists have subscribed
$50, 900 and purchased a tract Of 80 acres
and fine water power. They will erect
a large paper mill
The special local option election to be
held in Branoh county is going to result In
great victory for the anti saloon people,
unless all signs fail.
John Medlin, aged 90, fell IT'S feet down
the shaft of the Blue mine at Negaunee
and was instantly killed. He leaves y
widow and one child.
Judge Arnold, of the Allegan circuit is
in Philadelphia receiving medical treat
ment for the heart dificulty that has
caused his family and friends much
anxiety.
A Kingsley Arm has shipped I'VE car
loads of handsome maple logs to Glasgow,
Scotland. TO be used for the manufacture
OF rolls with which TO stamp prints and
other cloths.
Rev. Isaac Bennett, oldest member OF
the Michigan M. E. conference died at
his homo in Quincy, aged SO. He had
been pastor Of churches near Quincy for
nearly so years,
Michael Disher, aged 10, was found
| in ia
fathers farm in Tittabawassee township.
Saginaw county. No reason for the
suicide can be given.
A Michigan Central train struck team
of horses driven by Amos Shaw at a
and MIR. Shaw was thrown from the
sleigh and badly iaiured.
The stock and grain barn OF Frank Gar
rett, in Pennfeld township, Calhoun
county, burned together with rs sheep,
900 bushels Of wheat hay. straw, stalks,
etc. Loss, az, 500; partially covered by
insurance.
Joseph Hambitzer's friends at Hancock
and in the whole copper region are trying
to boom him for state treasurer, he having
been very able county treasurer for two
terms, and Endorsed at the second election
by both parties.
George Blakey carried passengers and
mail between Northport and Traverse
City, and in July last made felonous
assault upon young lady passenger. He
has been convicted and sentenced TO ave
years Imprisonment at Jackson.
William Bowman, the Twin Lakes
farmer who mysteriousy disappeared, has
returned to his mourning lady love, and to
the farm he left for home missionary
society. He says he had the grip and did
not realize what no was doing.
William II. Dunn. well-known veteran
Of Icnia, died suddenly on the 2lst of
neuralgia of the heart He had attended
church with Borden Post, G. A. r., in the
morning. Dunn was sergeant Of Com
pahy II, Eighth Michigan cavalry, during
the war.
Michigan's mining school has 6S students
This is a larger number than is enrolled
at any other institution in the country in
/ mining engineering courses. The ques-
] ton Of lengthening the course to be OF four
| years, instead of three as now is agitating
those most interested.
Several boys were skating at Saginaw
when one of the number struck a small
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open, when horrible sight rewarded his
curious eyes. In it was the stiffened form
of a little child to which death had come
in some manner soon after birth.
Collector Steketee, of the western
Michigan district, is busy selecting deputy
weighers OF sugars to give farmers the
benefit of the sugar bounty. Weighers
have been appointed at Charlotte. Hast
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other leading cities and villages Of the dis
trict
SRev. DIR. ID. F. Barnes, OF Kalamazoo.
created a small sensation in religious cir
Giles by denouncing the project of the city's
making five years contract with the
Borgess. hospital, and by wading into
Catholic measures aud methods generally.
! 1t has, without doubt, started small
! fight.
. John Wilson, a farmer aged 26 and
\ single, who resided upon farm two miles
north of Royal Oak, has not been seen for
almost two weeks. He was an exemplary
man and lived alone upon tho farm, and
no possible reason can be given for his
absence other than he has become tempo
rarily insane.
'Tekonsha citizens gave the Williams
Bros, bonus to establish a heading fac
tory in their village. The factory oper-
ates ON Sundays and the citizens are won
derihg what was the matter with their
own heading, when thoy failed to exact an
anti-Sunday clause from the recipients OF
their bounty.
Humane citizens have posted the fol-
lowing notice. in large, black letters, upon
an Oa1es-st, telegraph pole in Grand Rap
ids: when the Lord made this hill be
never intended il as q means to kill horses,
and probably did not know who were
going to be our street commissioners.
Please go one street north"
Charles II. Goff received divorce three
years ago in Grand Rapids upon the
grounds of extreme cruelty and desertion.
He went TO Benton Harbor, his former
home, and married a widow. The frs
wife did not hear Of the divorce until 8
, year ago, when she petitioned for a re
hearing claiming fraud. The case was
heard and the original decree was annullet
and the wife was given q divorce OF
grounds of infidelity and non-support