The Yale expositor., 1896-05-08

shot by Henry Luce, a crazed lover
who afterward suicided is steadily i'm
proving, and it is thought he will re-
cover.
clThe Baptist society of Owosso dedi-
Gated u new $50. 900 church, assisted by
the pastors and congregations of all
other churches, and Sli 900 debt was
wiped out.
Levi p. Oldfield, justice of the peace
of Bay City, was killed on the Michigan
Central road near Vassar by falling
from train while passing from one car
to another.
Asa Crandall, aged II, took a
dose of rough on rats ut Battle Creek,
because he was chided for some short
coming by his father, and he died in
great agony.
The body of Alexander A. Knopfel,
the Bay City broker who disappeared
December "a last from the Burnett
House in Cincinnati, has been found in
the Ohio river.
There is an epidemic of the measles
at ST. Joseph and the schools will be
closed. The teachers and seven pupils
from one room all came down in one
day, besides many other cases
Norman Hoffman, aged II, accident
ally shot himself with a target gun ut
Homer and died in few minutes. He
was lifting the gun ont of a buggy by
the muzzlc and the hammer caught.
st. Joseph is wrought up over "A cru
sade begun by Rev. Bready, the NJ. L.
minister, against Sunday saloons and
houses of i'll fame. The city officials
are scored for not enforcing the laws.
Our Lady of Mecarmel Roman Catho-
lie church, near Emmett was burned.
1t probably ignited for an altar candle.
Loss, $4,000: insured for $1,000. A
new church is in course of erection in
the village.
Dennis Cottcr, an aged farmer near
Lake City, made two attempts at sui
eide. First he threw himself into the
Clam river but was rescued. Then he
drank concoction of paris green and
water, but was pumped out.
Hon. Allen B. Morse, L. s. consul at
Glasgow, Scotland, has returned to his
home at lonia. where he will spend
few weeks visiting relatives. He is in
excellent health and says that he has
enjoyed his stay among the Scots.
George Hoffman and August Ericl1-
son. miners. were blown to pieces by
a premature blast of giant powder in
No. . shaft of the Pabst mine at Iron
Mountain. Both were married men
and leave families of young children.
Wayne's council has raised saloon
keepers bonds from $4,000 to $1,000 Il
year and there will be dcrth of liquid
ating points in that town. The taX-
payers are kicking rs they think it will
raise the taxes if the saloon revenue is
cut off.
Four masked robbers entered the
house of Thomas Robinson. near Niles
and bound and gagged Robinson and
his wife. They then ransaclied the
house to find the large sum of money
which was supposed to be hidden there.
They got 81 and some jewelry.
Chief Clerk c. V. Il. Pond, of the
Office of the secretary of state. has re-
signed in order to devote his entire
time to the duties of the office of as.
sistant adjutait general of the Michi
gan department G.. A. Il. His success
sor has been selected but not yet an
Emmct Hagadorn's lumber mill and
handle factory, the chief industry of
Fife Lake, has been burned The
same firm lost similar plant last Sep
tember in the same manner. Four car
loads of broom handles burned in the
dry kiln. Loss over $4,000 No in
Surancc.
The j. l.. Hudson Co.. the huge mcr
camille house of Detroit, with interests
in several other cities, has appealed to
creditors for an extension on credits.
Their assets arc given as S1,271, $40
with liabilities of only S5lS,154, but
owing to close times an extension is alb
solutcly necessary to prevent disaster.
The Michigan association of coal
dealers met at Grand Rapids to consider
matters of interest to the trade. They
disclaim any intent upon prices. Off
GERS were elected: President, ID. M.
Baker, of Adrian: vice-presidents, M. G.
Bayley, of Battle Creek, and n. M.
Perry, of Jackson; secretary and treas
urer, George Z. Culvcrt, of Detroit.
The large dry goods firm of Dockscy,
Bean & Watson at Battle Creek, was
mysteriously robbed of all the silks in
stock to the value of $1,000 or $4,000.
The robbers tried to burn the store by
setting fires in the basement with cot
ton batting. The stock is badly dam
aged by smoke and water, probably TO
the amount of 5000 The loss is fully
covered by insurance.
Burglars and tramps arc ovcrrunning
Battle Creek. They stole $40 from the
residence of Elder Uriah Smith, editor
of the Adventist Review and Herald
and a gold watch from w. X Kellogg.
A little boy was stopped on the street
and compelled to disgorge 81. Five
drunken tramps broke into Garrett
DeclSer's barn and proceeded to have a
high old time with keg of beer.
Oscar Parmenter, a farmers boy near
Constantine, was killed by lightning.
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