The Yale expositor., 1894-10-19

Willie Treachler, aged 10, started
with his uncle for a hunt near Au
Ores. The gun was prematurely dis
charged and the boy was instantly
killed.
Twenty-Five laborers have been at
work setting poles near Galesburg.
Their big tent caught fire and burned
all their belongings. The loss will be
heavy.
The new hotel at Marinette appears
to be 60 Stock to the amount of
100000 has been subscribed for. 1t
will be erected on the site of the old
Leroy hotel.
Mrs. Albert Elftman, of Blissfleld,
was fooling with n revolver when the
thing went off, IA bullet inflicted a
wound in the left breast and passed
through her lungs.
Ansel Rice's little son played ball in
front of the house of jackson Buell., at
Schoolcraft. Buell. didn't like it and
went out with blaclIsnalse and horse
whipped the boy. Buell. has been ar
rested.
1t is alleged that r. d. Meads, ex-
receiver of the land Office mt Marquette,
is short in his accounts. Criminal
proceedings will probably not be com
menced as his bondsmen will undoubt-
edly make the shortage good.
The Tenth Michigan infantry held
their reunion at Flint. The following
officers were elected: President, Col.
Charles Nj, Lum, Detroit; vice-presi-
dent, NJ. c. Barney, Flint; secretary
and treasurer, j. ID. Jewell, jackson.
Some ingenious thief recently bored
hole through the floor of a granary
belonging to viii Hall, at White Oak.
lie then placed bags under it and all
the wheat was quickly extracted. This
is a considerable improvement over
raising grain.
The twcnty-ninth annual reunion of
the Twentieth Michigan infantry was
held at Eaton Rapids. Over 90 mem
bers of the old regiment were present.
George Crowell was chosen president,
Leman Sparks secretary and treasurer.
Both are of Chelsea.
The Michigan Sunday School asso-
citation will hold its thirty-fourth an
nual convention at Grand Rapids Nov.
49, Ii and Is. Maj.-Gen. o. O. Howard
will address the first meeting. Two
thousand delegates are expected and
free entertainment is promised.
The veterans of the Twelfth Michi-
gan infantry assembled at Battle Creek
in their annual reunion. The new Off
GERS are: b. Stearns. of Benton IIar-
Dor, presidents Joseph Ruff, of Albion,
secretary. 1t was voted to hold the
next reunion at Benton Harbor.
The women Of Ann Arbor have or
ganiZed a crusade against the saloons.
The w. c. Il. L. and Reform League
are at the head OF the movement. 1t is
alleged that many students get their
first start toward a drunkard's career
right here in the Athens of the west.
DR.. S. c. Brown, editor and publisher
of the Isabella County Republican,
dropped dead while sitting at home at
Mt. Pleasant reading n newspaper.
DR.. Brown was one of the pioneers Of
Isabella county, and had been con-
nected with the newspaper business
for number of years.
The sixticth annual meeting of the
Presbyterian synod was held at Alma.
Rev. j. Nj. Barclay, of Detroit, was
elected moderator for this year. The
cornerstone of the Alma college gym
nasium and museum was laid with inn
posing ceremonies. Rev. j. NJ. Gel
ston, of Ann Arbor, delivered the
address in very able manner.
Emanuel Mentzer, aged 55 years. was
found dead upon the floor of his house
at Grand Rapids. and investigation
showed that he had been drinking
wood alcohol for three days, and that
he had poisoned himself with the fiery
fluid. 1t was his custom to drink a
full glass of alcohol at a time and he
had been keeping the practice up for
several months.
The twcnty-second annual reunion
of the Second Michigan cavalry, Gen.
Phil Sheridan old regiment, was held
at Grand Rapids. There were about
200 members present. Officers were
elected as follows: President, Henry
Vance, Saginaw; vice-president, w. ID.
Moody, Big Rapids; secretary, Edwin
Hoyt, Grand Rapids; historian, Mar
shall p. Thatcher, Detroit.
The board of auditors of the Michi-
gan State Engineering society met at
Lansing and after canvassing the votes
declared the following officers elected:
President, George A. Pierson, Kalama-
700; vice-president, j. j. Cramwell,
Saginaw; secretary and treasurer,
Francis Hodgman, Climax; directors,
j. Il. Davis and c. T.. Green, Ann
Arbor; Dorr 5. Keels, Grand Rapids.
The annual meeting of the Luding-
ton Epworth Training assembly was
held at Ludington and the following
officers were elected: President, j. c.
Floyd, ID. d., Grand Rapids; vice-presi-
dent, Judge j. II. Grant, Manistee;
secretary, Elvin Swarthout, Grand
Rapids; treasurer, Thomas L. Nc
Master, Ludington. The executive
committee are already planning for an
excellent program for next years as
scmbly, which opens July ..
The strikers on the orc docks of Es-
canada were discharged and new men
put in their places at 81 so per day.
Three boats were loaded by the new
men. The ore trimmers, out of sym
pathy with the dock men, refused to
trim ore unless they received four
cents per ton, the former price being