Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-12-08
AROUND THE STATE.


Ludington's average daily product
of salt is something over 5000 barrels.
Sulphur in large qualities has been
discovered in the stone quarries at
Maybee.
Charlotte is happy over two new
sure things, canning factory and
stove factory.
Fruit growers in the Grand Haven
district cleared $50, 600 on their crops
the past season.
Farmers in Calhoun county are eX-
periencing water famine. Wells and
s. reams are dry.
Arthur Holland aged II, was
drowned while skating on Belle River
near Marine City.
George Mckay, n Decatur local OPP
ton law violator, has been sentenced
to 80 days in Jail.
Lewis NJ. Miller has been appointed
chief clerk in the office of the state
dairy and food commission.
Mrs. Thomas Dennis, of North
Branch, fell and broke her thigh and
the injury proved fatal in few hours.
The tower in Ottawa county's new
court house is said to be settling, and
it is possible that it will have TO be re-
built.
Grand Rapids has another morning
newspaper, a seven-column folio, that
sells for a penny. 1t is called the Dis
patch.
Department Commander Kidd has
ordered that all Michigan grand army
posts shall be inspected before Decem-
Der 20.
a new opera house will be built at
Marlette to replace the one recently
burned. A new hotel will also be
erected.
Luther Fisk, aged %, an empioye Of
the Allegan paper mill, was caught by
the shaft of the big wheel and killed
instantly.
The annual meeting of the Michigan
Lincoln Sheep Breeders association
will be held at the capitol at Lansing,
December 10.
The Michigan eX-prisoners of war
will have their annual meeting at st.
Louis, Decem Der 10 and 20. A splendid
program is promised
James Pendergast, of Owosso, was
killed while coupling cars in Chicago
His brother was killed about a year
ago in the same vocation.
At special election Pontiac decided,
| by a ma iority of IS votes, TO bond the
city for SIS, 200 to put in main sewers.
Only light vote was cast.
Birmingham is highly pleased over
the dedication by the Ladies' Library
Association of n new hall. Three
hundred sat down to "a banquet.
Dave Murdoch and Will King, of
Relding, got into quarrel over girl
and King cheweo Murdocl's ear so
badly as to require a doctor to sew it
up.
George Hawkins, section hand, is
in jail at Pewamo, charged with erimi-
nal assault on a Miss Donald, a deaf
mute, employed as domestic in his
house.
The First Baptist church at Pent-
water burned to the ground. The
Union school building was also on fire
several times, but wa.s saved by prompt
work.
The waterwor,ss people at Marshall
are quarreing with the city, and are
taking revenge by shutting off water
from individual users. Citizens pro-
test vigorously.
The Genesee County Farmers Mu.
tual Fire Insurance company has paid
out $4,000 for fire losses during the
past year. This is the largest amount
paid out during the 30 years the com
paDy has existed.
A Standish man has solved the
shingle-making riddle. BY saving
them, nearly half the wood is wasted
in saw dust. lie steams the blocks
and then slices off the shingles with
a knife, there being absolutely nc
waste.
Nelson Bradley, ex-cashier of the
defunct Central Michigan Savings bank
| of Lansing, was bound over to the cir
cult court for trial on a charge of max
ing false reports Of the banks condi.
ton. lie furnished ball ia the sum OF
| $1,000.
Rev. Denman, of Coldwater, has q
thoughtful mind and tender heart He
| JUS vi X ahi~NN q DhDy SuuICh. Mobutrt
bring their children 10 church and they
are placed in the care of skilled nurses
during the services. The attendance
at church is gaining immensely.
The st. Joseph city council has
granted franchise to the st. Joseph
& Lake Shore Railway company and
the st. Joseph Electric Light and
Power company TO construct an cleo
trio railway from the center of the city
60 the southern limits, and TO furnish
electric power and light to st. Joseph.
The company is composed OF Chicago
] capitalists.