The Yale expositor., 1895-07-12
MICHIGAN HAPPENINGS.

MuSkegon.
The Sunday school rally at Saranac
was attended by 5000.
Morris lannon's farmhouse burned
near Mt Morris. Loss 81, 800.
Geo. p. Robertson was fined S95 at
Adrian for selling hard cider to
minors.
Little Harold Jones walked into a
brush fire at Fountain and was fatally
burned
John Burzloff, well-to-do farmer,
hanged himself with a towel in Jail at
Standish.
Gov. Rich assisted in the unwilling of
the cornerstone of a new arnlory build
ing at Monroe.
The Salvation Army has taken Cold
water by storm, many conversions
being reported.
Sam Thompson, aged %, fell under
an electric car at Kalamazoo and was
instantly killed.
There are over 400 acres of cucum-
bers planted in the vicinity of Bangor.
1t is n good wear for them, too
Carl Whitehurst, aged seven, fell
into the river at Lansing while playing
about boat and was drowned.
The cornerstone of Berrien county's
new court house was laid at st.
Joseph, with 10000 people present.
George Craig's livery barns together
with five horses and other contents
burned at Ann Arbor. Loss 81, 500.
Two large barns on the farm of Mrs.
James Campbell, south of Hudson, were
burned, causing a 81 500 loss; insured.
A stock company has been formed
by Dowagiac business men to manu-
facture an improved railway car truck.
Morgan Ingraham, deaf and dumb,
OF Clare county, was struck by
freight train near Freeland and was
killed.
VIM. Ely shot himself near Saginaw.
lie was married, aged 40, in good
health, and the cause of the deed is
mystery.
The residents of the west end of
Decatur, turned out TO fight brush
fires which threatened destruction to
buildings.
Cattle prisoners have again appeared
in the vicinity of Dryden. Several
fine cattle have recently been lost by
this route.
J. II. Leach's livery barn, the First
Baptist church, i. n. Smalley's barn
and other buildings burned at Concord.
Loss $1,000.
The large barns of VIM. Collins, with
all their contents, including a valuable
team burned at Laingsburg. Loss over
| $4,000; no insurance.
Horace Welch captured giant frog
near Hudson. 1t was nearly a foot
long and weighed over pound. Ithas
n voice like a young bull.
August ONeil, age %, was found at
the bottom of a deep well near Caro-,
after being missing for three weeks.
Needless to say, he was dead.
The warehouses and offices of the
Central City Oil company, and one
residence were totally destroyed by
fire at Jackson. Loss, $4,000.
The thirteenth annual meeting of
the Ilaslett Park association of spirit
ualists will be held at IIaslett Park.
near Lansing, August to September ..
:. l.. Ballentines Wholesale store at
Port Huron was Quilted by fire, the
second and third floors, clothing and
shoes, especially. Loss about $4,000
The Universalist church society at
benton Harbor dedicated $40, 900
cditicc at Benton lIarbor. Rev. j. :.
Cantwell made the dedicatory address.
Mrs Alice Brink, wife of brake
man on the l.. :. Il NJ. ;. railroad,
committed suicide at Grand Rapids by
taking morphine. lll-health was the
cause.
Kalamazoo is to have Belt line
railroad. The promoters feared an
injunction from railroads aud worked
all day Sunday to get in their
crossings.
A strong electrical storm passed
over Calumet, and during its progress
the steeplc of the Catholic church at
Lake Linden was struck by lightning
and demolished.
Fire at Ionia destroyed Fleming &
Miilcrs grocery store, meat market
next door, Marsh's barber shop, and
the residence of Handle Beals. Loss
5000; insurance $500.
Michael Price, aged so, filled up on
lumber camp fircwater and laid down
for a sleep on the railroad near
Alpena. The next train cut off his
leg and he died soon after.
Frank Hady, aged II years, got be-
yond his depth while bathing at Lam
sing and was drowned. His older
brother endcavored to rescue him and
barely escaped with his life.
While digging sewer at Sault Ste.
Marie, VIM. Price was buried alive
and lay under four feet of earth for a
quarter of an hour. He was rescued
alive but is still unconscious. j
John =. Hopkins was sentenced from
Grand Rapids TO Marquette prison for
four years for larceny from store in
the day time. lie robbed book store,
taking book worth about 81.
The lady bicyclists of Cadillac re-
Gently met and decided TO wear the
bloomer and appeare in that costume
in the parade on July 4. They asked
for police protection against the hood
lums
The annual 10 days camp meeting
at Crystal Springs, Cass county. which
Is n ended each season by thousands