Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-07-09
THE TWO PENINSULAS.
The free mail delivery has beer
abandoned at Monroe.

Buffers home near Brown CityTloSs
So, 900.
John b. Allen, aged 20, and Mrs
Emma Bradley Pierce, aged 80, Were
married at Kalamazoo.
VIM. Clark, d farmer living at Cole
rain, was struck by lightning while
working in wheat field.
Herman Laslley. aged 81, was found
guilty at Bay City of raping his l1-year-
old granddaughter, Eva BuslSa.
Almont has contributed 5000 cash
and nearly as much in goods for the
benefit of the cyclone sufferers
An +. & T. nj. train ran over Hiram
Parrish, aged 6s, at Bay City, and his
left leg will have to be amputated.
Lizzie Johnson aged 6, died at Pent-
water from the effects of burns re-
ceived from an exploding firecracker
The barn on the farm of John Bar
nett, near Coopersville burned with
two horses. Barnett was arrested for
arson.
Mrs. Annie Finley, aged II, fell into
the river from her husbands dredge
just below Wyandotte and was
drowned.
Nine horses and IL carriages were
consumed in the burning Of the barn
of j. j. lIillen, 2l9 Sixth street. Detroit.
Loss 1000.
John Shanahan, "A brakeman on the
d., G.. III. & NJ. railroad, was drowned
in the river at Grand Rapids. He
got into deep water and could not
swim.
Isaac L. Barton, aged So, inventor of
Bartons metallic thresher, was killed
by a c. e G. Il. switch engine at Battle
Creek, while he was walking on the
| track.
The Detroit Guardsmen, with $50
men and band of 90 pieces, camped
at Lexington under the instruction of
Capt. Vernon, of the Nineteenth u. 5.
! infantry.
The supreme court has decided that
male school teachers must pay 81 insti-
| tute fees, and female teachers SO cents,
under the law made by the last state
legislature.
A wagonload of ball players, were
struck by train near Edwardsburg.
Harry Kingbaum received internal in
juries which may prove fatal. Two
others were badly hurt.
The threatened strike is on at +. w.
Wheeler Il Co. S shipyards at Bay City.
In addition to those out on strike be-
tween 200 and 800 were laid off, so
only about 800 were at work.
Three sons of Phil Bogner were SER
iously wounded at Monroe by an ex-
plosion of cannon made from gas
pipe. John, the eldest, was shot in
the face and will lose his eyesight.
An old rxeteran named Benir Huff,
aged 65, living at Rolling Prairie, IS
miles southwest of Niles, shot and
killed his daughter-in-law and then
ended his own life Temporary insanity
Wilson Hathaway. of Buchanan, a
brakeman on Michigan Central
freight, caught his foot in frog at
Kalamazoo, and had both legs cut off
and skull his crushed. lie died in one
! hour.
John Forsell was stabbed to the
heart in drunken affray, that took
place in Andrew NIichow's saloon at
Ishpeming. Abram Planting, the bar
tender. and one other, are under arrest
on suspicion.
Gov. Rich, Secretary of State Wash
ington Gardner and other prominent
men participated in the Rally Day
program of the Oakland county Sun
day schools at Pontiac. The affair
was huge success.
Miss Catherine Peterson, well-known
young lady of Dowagiac. was married
to VIM. ID. Warner, of Michigan City,
Ind, in the show window of leading
merchant at Michigan City, in the pres
ence of 5000 people.
Fire started on the third floor of
! A. NJ. Walkers dash board factory at
jackson, and before il could be stopped
it had caused loss of SO. 500 to Walker,
So, 500 to A. ID. jerks billiard parlor,
and So, 900 20 the building.
Lightning struck the tower of the
Ann Arbor railroad at Hamburg June
ton, killing Henry Madison and in
! iuring William Zeeb. John Quincy, X.
Tompkins, of Hamburg, and T.. Knab-
zohan and Sam Anderson, of Chicago.
May Brown was placed under arrest
at Grayling, on a charge of arson
She is charged with setting fire to a
barn. Jacob Lightner, whom She mar
ried few years ago under peculiar
circumstances, was in the building and
narrowly escaped alive.
Ray f., the 14-year-old son of Con-
gresham w f. Linton, of Saginaw.
was painfully injured at the residence
Of Congressman Crump at Bay City by
the premature discharge of cannon.
His face was filed with powder and
his hands badly burned.
The annual reunion of the Fifth
Michigan cavalry. concentrating the
thirty-third anniversary of the battle
of Gettysburg, was held at Worthwhile.
Geo :. White, of Jackson was elected
president for the coming year, and his
city was chosen as the place for holding
the next reunion.