Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1894-06-01
MINOR MICHIGAN NEWS.

SnecD III DOff TOWNSHIP, AlltHuI
county. During the past month about
$40 worth have been killed.
Upwards of $500 has been raised by
the business people of st. Johns for
the celebration of Fourth of July in
betting manner.
The Third regiment band Of Bay
City is soon to be mustered in as the
regular band of the regiment, the
Flint band having been mustered out.
The annual encampment of Michi-
gan divivision Sons of Veterans, an
nounced to be held june 20, 81 and 30
at Three Rivers, has been postponed
till June g, 80 and 20.
Armada has made mp her mind TO
celebrate the coming Fourth in the
good old-faShioned manner, and will
try and make noise enough so that
they can be heard in the next county.
John George Neithammcr. German
Of Ann Arbor, committed suicide by
hanging himself. No cause is as
signed for the deed. lie was O. years
old. and leaves a widow and six chill
drcn.
Christian Marth, aged -, while OBJ
serving the anniversary of his wife's
death by watering the flowers on her
last resting place in the Royal Oak
cemetery, dropped dead within a few
feet of the grave.
Five liquor suits from Elmira have
been tried at this term of court at an
expense of $500 or $500, without single
conviction. One man drank whisky
and another water out of the same bot
tie at the same time.
Roscoe Peterson, of Coldwater, has
received n notice to attend a cadet
naval examination at Annapolis, as
Charles llarpham, of Quincy, had been
rejected on account Of his father dy-
/ ing Of lung troubles.
County Commissioner of Schools c.
+. Palmcrlee and Superint endent
| James w. Cupplcs, of Lapeer, will
open summer school at Lapeer July
to continue until August /. Excel
lent teachers viii be engaged.
Jack Davis, a laborer. while walking
on the Chicago & Grand Trunk track
at Lapcer, was struck by the east
| bound express and terribly mutilated.
! His head was smashed, leg broken and
breast crushed. Recovery is impossible.
The Wolverine Dry-DoclI company.
of Port Huron, have received contract
Tor constructing eight self-righting
, and self-bailing life boats for the
| United States life-saving service. The
boats viii be 20 feet long and 7-foot
beam.
Mrs. George Bomberger, Of Saginaw.
got so sick at heart over her starving
family that she started TO the wood
shed with rope in her hand. intend
ing TO hang herself. From sheer ex-
haustion she was unable TO carry out
her design.
Gov. Rich has appointed II. a. Co
nant, OF Monroe, paymaster of the state
navy, with the rank of major Mr..
Conant is well known in yachting
circles. lie was consul 20 Naples in
1850, and served as secretary of state
for two terms.
The clover leaf weevil is killing
clover in Livingston and adjoining
counties. Prof. Davis, of the Agricul-
tural college. says. however, they are
afflicted with "a fungus disease which
viii soon kill them and at the same
time save crops.
A new telephone company has been
organized at Monroe under the name
of the Harrison Telephone company
for the purpose of building and operat-
ing telephone and messenger service
in Michigan and Ohio. It's capital
stock is So, 00).
Snow commenced falling at Mar
quette and continued for several hours.
About three inches fell. Escanaba also
had n young snow storm. causing the
mercury to drop about 30 degrees. Cold
weather this late in the season is blight
ing the crops of that section.
Albert Castle, of near Mt. Pleasant.
was walking on the Il. & p. NJ. track.
lie had become paralyzed with drink
and being found lying upon the track
was assisted on his way. Later he was
found beside the track his legs hor-
ribly cut and broken. lie lived but a
short time, having bled TO death.
A man in Chelsea has struck a
scheme that ought TO pay not only
there. but in all villages or cities. he
has started ten-cent stable, where
farmers or anyone else can have their
horses taken care of, instead of having
TO tie them up TO some hitching post
of weather.
John Riley, of Sand Beach, was
found dying in his room at the snyder
house at st. Ignace from morphine
poisoning. lie had been there week
and complained of suffering great pain
from neuralgia. lie appeared despond-
ent and suffering more than usual. lie
was known to have morphine, and no
doubt took an overdose.
The docks at ST. Joseph and Benton
Harbor have been leased by the North
ern Michigan Transportation company,
that have been operating boats on
Lakes Huron and Superior They pro-
pose TO start line of boats running
from Chicago, making daily trips dur
ing the fruit shipping season. The new
line will commence operations about
June i.
Charles A. Farrar, well-to-do
farmer near Flint, in fit of despond-
ency, went to the barn, climbed the