The Yale expositor., 1895-02-08

MICHIGAN HAPPENINGS.

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John Prenning. of Maple Grove, was
killed by falling pine stump.
Bernard Hesche, Lowell farmer,
was thrown from his cutter and in
stantly killed.
Hanse Lenarde, of Thompsonville,
was struck on the head by q falling
tree and cannot live.
Jay Morgan, aged 10, of Lowell, shot
himself in the groin with revolver.
He will probably die.
The diphtheria epidemic has about
ceased at Traverse City. Churches and
schools have reopened.
A son of Berry Green was shot acct
dentally while handling gun at
Niles, killing him instantly.
w. jennings barn near Owosso, was
destroyed and 90 sheep persisted. Loss,
$1,000, covered by insurance.
Cigarette smoking has become so
prevalent among Bay City school boys
that the parents have started move
to prosecute dealers.
A large limb in falling struck Her
man Priehs, aged %, who was chop
ping wood near Pontiac, killing him.
james a Warner, u farmer who was
beaten and robbed by burglars near
Flat Rock recently, died of his injuries.
In response to a petition from 200
persons, the Eaton county supervisors
have called a special election on the
local option question for March Is.
The Union depot used by the f. e
p. NJ, the Il. d A. A. and the $. & &C.
railroads at Clare was entirely de-
stroyed by tire. Loss about $1,000
Kelley & Covell's boarding house at
Sights siding burned. Twenty-siX
shingle weavers escaped in scant at
tire. Four men were hurt in jumping.
Loss 81, 500.
Gov. Rich will not call a special
election in the Third district TO fill the
Burrows vacancy. The election is
called for April /, with the regular
spring election.
d. r. Cunningham and Engineer
Granville, of Detroit, have submitted
a proposition to build an electric road
from Lawton to Paw Paw, if Paw Paw
will pay $4,000
Harry, the son of Jas. Abbott, was
seriously, if not fatally, injured by
riding on a toboggan, at Pontiac, the
sled striking a post. Several others
were slightly injured.
Thomas Swift, Of Albion, was ar
raigned before Justice Dolan at Lam
sing on n charge of having forged the
signature of a notary public to an as
SiUnmant Of n tOOrtoraoa
The old officers Of Michigan Masonic
home association at Grand Rapids
were reelected. The total receipts of
the year were 81. 100, and there is a
surplus on hand of $1,000.
Chas. Kramer, aged 90, brooded over
his disgrace at being in Jail as drunk
and disorderly and tried to kill himself
by hanging, but was cut down by fell
low prisoners. He may die.
The Christian Womans Board of
Missions has secured the services of
Prof. G.. p. Coler as one of the instruct
ors of the Bible chairs recently estab-
lished at the Michigan University.
Henry Hutton, of Dutton, was killed
by a Michigan Central train near
Grand Rapids. He was 30 years old
and unmarried. Friends say he was
the son of noble parents in Holland.
Ernest Williams, aged 10 years, of
Juanita, was accidentally shot and
killed while hunting rabbits. He was
walking on n log when he slipped and
fell. his gun was discharged, killing
him.
Worthy Stewart, Fred and VIM.
Hicks, aged Is 10 Is, pupils of the
Ravenna school were fined for assault
ing their crippled teacher and, after
thrashing him, throwing him into
snow drift.
With babe in arms, Alice Wesner, 4
girl of IA appeared in Justice South
worths court at Ovid, to give evidence
against Wellington Stevens, boy not
much older, charging him with the
paternity of her child.
Charges have been brought against
Supt. +. ID. Clarke, of the Michigan
School for the Deaf at Flint 1t is
claimed that he has fred competent
teachers because they were not in
sympathy with his rebel views of the
civil war.
The Austin, Tomlinson & Webster
Wagon company is moving it's vast
plant and machinery outside of the
Jackson prison walls, where it has
been located almost all the time since
the prison was first located. The com
pany has constructed new buildings
just south of the prison, and will en-
ploy free men only in the future.