Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-06-23

The new city directory at Saginaw
gives the city population of about
$1,000
DIR. and Mrs. c. c. Johnson, of Hills
dale, celebrated their Doth wedding an
niversary.
Stephen Griswold, of Clio, aged So,
was kicked by horse and sustained
fatal injuries. e-, ..,......
Grand Rapids, according to the new
city directory claims to have popula-
ton of over 100000.
A $500 celebration fund has been
raised at Reading to do things up
brown on the Fourth.
The Hughes Steam Pump Co., of
Cleveland, o., is negotiating for site
with st. Joseph people.
Eddie O'Brien, of Macl1inac Island,
was drowned off the Cheneaux islands
while out fishing. His boat capsized.
Capt. Z. p. Allen, of Ypsilanti, stands
a good show of being made secretary
of the National League of Republican
clubs.
Miss Nora White, 19-year-old Penn
girl may die from wounds received in
the face by being kicked by vicious
horse.
Earl Pratt, a 12-year old Battle
Creek boy was struck by lightning
while walking along a road. lie may
recover. -
William Foster was convicted of
criminal assault at Saginaw. lie lives
at Chesaning and his. victim was "a g.
year-old girl. J.t,s..
The body of Herman Schaffner, the
Chicago banker who committed suicide
by jumping into Lake Michigan, has
been recovered. r. Yw
Ironwood wants to own and operate
her owa water works, and has about
decided to bid $4,000 for the system
now being operated there.
Dowagiac voters decided to pay $l0,-
900 for the electric light plant operated
there by individuals. 1t carried by II
majority on 25 per cent vote.
Martin Johnson, a miner at the
Mansfield mines. near Crystal Falls,
was fatally injured by being thrown
under the wheels of an ore car.
The Dowagiac Manufacturing COM
ago, throwing 200 men out of employ
ment, will again resume operations.
The stonecutters on the Canadian
$500" canal went on strike demand
ing the same wages paid on the Amer
lean side, or an advance from 40 to 43
cents.
Joseph Matveia, of Boon, proprietor
of the single mill and general store
there, is missing. Domestic and bust
ness troubles are said TO have caused
his disappeara nee
The Arlington Curtis Manufacturing
company, the Cross Lumber company
and Edward German, all three burned
out by the recent Saginaw fire, have
decided to rebuild
The young ladies of Hudson have or
ganized walking club. They take
morning stroll at a. m, and are
quite sure not to be disturbed by any
young men at that hour.
A young widow at Ironwood named
Mamie Orcherd committed suicide by
taking dose of laudanum. Her hus-
band died several months ago and now
young orphan is left.
The w. c. L. U. at Adrian distrib-
uted flowers on flower mission day to
231 girls at the Industrial home. so
inmates of the poor house, l6 at the
hospital, and one at the Jail.
Prince Bismarck has come out in
favor of increasing the strength of the
German army, but not in the manner
proposed by the army bill. His idea is
to strengthen the cavalry alone.
The board of control for the School
for the Blind have elected the follow
ing officers: President, Z. w. Crissey,
Midland secretary, Charles Montague,
Caro-; treasurer; q. w. Bement, Lam
sing.
Elmer Bartlett, aged IL years, was
drowned while in bathing at Lapeer.
He ventured too far into deep water,
and being unable to swim was drowned
before his small companions could give
assistance.
I A freight train was stalled on a
grade between Pontiac ,and bloomfield
Center. The brakeman and the fore
man of the train got into a dispute as
to whose fault it was. The brakeman
finally shot at the foreman and was
| jailed at Pontiac.
Many apple orchards in Van Buren,
County have been stripped of their
foliage by small black worm that
rapidly destroys the leaves. The trees
look as if they had been swept by fire.
There are frequent complaints of cur
culio on the plum trees.
Harve James and AL Hilderbridle, of
Penn, have been arrested charged with
criminal intimacy with the 14-year-old
daughter of John Wagner. A Niles
man is also charged with the same
crime. Hilderbridle and James are
both married and the girl is niece of
the former. The girl will be sent to
the Reform school.
Gov. Rich attended the 22d meeting
of the Eaton county pioneer association
at Charlotte, and addressed the yeter-
ans. The following officers were
elected: President, George w. Nichols,
of Oneida; vice-president, Henry j..
Martin, of Vermontville; historian,
Isaac Prey, of Windsor; secretary, Geo.
A. Perry, of Charlotte; treasurer, L..
o. Smith, of Charlotte.
+. NJ. Twiss, recently elected COM
| mander of the MichiUan division g q