Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-11-03
MICHIGAN STATE ITEMS.

Willie Washington, aged but II years,
committed q bold ROBBERY at Mrs.
Johanna Laurenl's grocery at Saginaw.
lie was captured.
The Calumet & Hecla company has
posted notice of 10 per cent cut in
miners wages beginning November /.
No kick viii be made.
The Grand Haven shipyard is in
tested with hosts. euzens are arm
ing themselves, but the ghosts always
escape from them and flee away in "a
phantom snip.
A West Bay City burglar was about
to place ch,oroform rag on the faces
of MIR. and Mrs. Wright Godfrey, when
Mrs. Godfrey became aroused, soaring
the intruder away.
Two Stockbridge farmers sold 5000
worth of apples this fa,t for first-class
prices and say it is all due to the fact
that they used a spray upon the trees
to kill worms at the proper time.
George Roe, 30 years of age, of Union
City, was arrested on "a charge of bru-
tally beating his mother. There was
talk of giving him a coat of tar and
feathers when the assault became
known.
The Michigan fire insurance agents
have decided to raise rates on Nov. |
and to enforce the 50 per cent co-insur-
ance clause. Ia many towns the in
creased rate will make a substantial
difference.
While at work siding cars in the
Michigan Central yards at Lapeer,
Brakeman VIII Williams, of that place,
was caught between two ears and his
abdomen crushed. He was taken up
insensible and can scarcely recover.
George Russell, who lived near Mus
kegou, came home drunk at three
o'clock in the morning, and his wife
gave him sound lecture. The lecture
broke his heart and he committed sui
eide.
The st. Clair River Railroad company
has filed articles of association. The
road, which is to run from Port Huron
to Marysville, st. Clair and Marine
City will use electricity as motive
power.
The Gallagher brothers, living near
Chesaning, went into town carrying
shot guns, with which they covered
two covering men. They had caught
the fellows stealing their buggy and
arrested them in true wild west style.
The thieves are in Jail
c. r. Miclsham, Lamont, Ont. mer-
chant, died at Grand Rapids at his
sons residence, from the kick of a
horse. Mr.. Micl1ham was the COM
painant and chief witness against Rev.
G. $. Cutler, who was to have been
tried before the presiding elder for al
legged financial Irregularities.
The body of an old peddler named
Edward Patterson was found floating
in the river at Bay City. The old man
lived in Essexville, where he made his
home with daughter. A year ago he
lost his house and lot through mort
gage foreclosure. This proved upon
his mind so that he became disheart-
ened and concluded TO suicide. Pat
terson was 65 years of age, and left
widow and two married daughters.
Ex-Banller Oscar p Bills, of Tecum-
sch, is not guilty OF embezzling SO. 900
worth of bonds from Supervisor Ed.
Gibbs. So jury decided after having
the case under consideration three
hours and half. Gibbs lack of mem
DRY concerning Saginaw bond is the
alleged cause of the verdict. He could
not remember what disposition had
been made of it until after he spent
day at home looking up the matter,
and the cross denomination was so con-
Quoted as to make the most of the in
oident.
The entire family of Irving Abbott,
of Pinckney, were poisoned in some
way at breakfast and the affair was q
mystery for time, but has now been
cleared up. An insane sister of Mrs.
Abbott put London purple in the tea
kettle the night before, and in making
the coffee for an early breakfast Mrs.
Abbott did not notice the changed
color of the water. The same person
put some of the poison in the tea of
Mrs. George Love, her mother, but
Mrs. Love recovered. All the Abbotts
were very sick, but none Of them are
expected TO die.
Charles Marine, aged 20 years, of
Howard City, had the top of his head
kicked off by horse and will die.