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Charles Barry OF North6eld is dead as
the result OF a wound received In saw
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Mt. Clemens Lutherans are figuring on
erecting new church building next
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John Burg. veteran shoe dealer at
Ann Arbor, has sold out his stock and
will retire.
A. J., Smith was seriously injured by
log rolling on him mt his farm near VIII
liamston.
Joseph Campbell, an old resident of
Willow, fell from hay NOW and receiv-
ed serious injuries.
WIN. La Butte or Ironville, Ohio, was
killed near La Sale while walking ON
the Lake Shore tracks.
Fred Durfee. aged 10, while hunting in
Fenton Township, was accidentally shot
in the head by a companion. s
The government reservation on Bots
Blanc Island, on the Straits Of Mackinac,
was sod at public auction.
Austin Gavin, laborer, was killed
near the Michigan Central depot at Yp-
SLANT, while walking on the tracks.
Rev Andrew Ten Brook. who was
American consul to Munich, Germany,
from 1856 to 1862, died in Detroit, aged
So years.
The 14-year-old son Of Thomas Nc
Dufie of Woodville, was killed by the
premature discharge Of gun he was
handling.
George Brown, an aged resident Of
Hastings. fell down the Court House
steps and received serious injuries. He
is so years old. rYf4S
James III. Bell, aged 40, a well-known
citizen and prominent Maccabee and
Odd Fellow of Battle Greek, committed
suicide by hanging.
Commissioner OF Mineral Statistics
Russell has found it necessary to appoint
an assistant. and has picked Horace j.
Stevens Of Houghton.
A two-story wooden building ON the
corner Of Columbus and Washington ave
nues. Bay City. owned by Anton Prylin-
ski, was damaged $500 by fire.
Henry McMorran, prominent capital
list, and Policeman Shorter were injured
in runaway accident at Port Huron.
The policeman was hurt in trying to stop
the horses.
Will Kavanagh, single, aged 20 years,
was killed one mile east OF Carson City
by west-bound passenger train. He at
tempted to drive across the track ahead
of the train. Sa
Frederick Bhanze, an inmate Of the
Shiawasse county house, was killed by
a freight train on the d., G. IL. & NJ.
railroad near Owosso. He was walking
on the tracks.
Frank Brown was crushed to death and
three other men, Edward Il. Hughes,
Charles Erickson and Abe Gill, were ser
riously injured.
The Supreme Court in unanimous
opinion has granted the petition Of CIR
cult Judge Clement Smith Of Hastings
for the disbarrment OF Charles X. Mains
of Battle Creek.
The National Milling Company at East
Tawas received an order for fifty tons
of vegetable soup preparation for the
English army The factory will run night
and day, including Sundays.
Wlatyslaw Czubaja, employed at Bes-
tells cooperage factory at Bay City, was
fatally injured by the bursting of a saw,
one Of the pieces striking him in the
head. He died a few hours afterward.
Near Addison lives boy who Is said
to be the largest child OF his age in the
State. Notwithstanding he was only 3
years old on the 23d of last May, he
is three feet and seven inches tall and
weighs eighty one pounds.
A sensation was caused at Bingham
ton. y. Y. by the arrest there Of A. Il.
Bly, ON a charge Of forgery made through
the Marcellus Bank at Marcellus. at the
instigation of his uncle. Kenyon BLY,,
who is wealthy resident of this place.
Agnes Kraemer, 16 years old, Of Calu-
met, and William Hatin, burly negro,
30 years old, were married at Duluth by
a colored preacher. The couple is under
arrest on the strength OF a telegram from
the chief of police of Calumet. Hatin
had just obtained work in a barber shop.
Fred, the 14-year-old son OF Chas. Mas
tin. while hunting in company with two
boys by the name Of Rose, several miles
southeast of Sherwood, accidentally dis
charged his gun, the ball striking his
nose. tearing the upper part Of his face
and scalp open to the center. allowing
the brains to ooze out. Death was in
Simultaneous.
The Women's Home Missionary Soci-
ETY. of the Methodist Episcopal Church
OF Detroit conference has selected the
following officers for the coming year:
President, Mrs. j. Il. Jacklin. Detroit;
vice-president Mrs. q. y. Robinson, De-
troit: corresponding secretary, Mrs. w.
Is. Pope, Tecumseh; recording secretary,
Mrs. j. s. Vernon, Detroit; treasurer,
Mrs. G. III. Morgan. Cass City.
An old-time document, land patent,
conveying lands in the township OF
South Haven. dated May ), 1886, issued
by Andrew Jackson. President of the
United States. to the late Judge Jay
Randolph Monroe, was placed on record
few days ago in the Office OF the regis
ter of deeds of Van Buren, County. Elk
State Senator Charles J. Monroe of
South Haven is son Of Judge Monroe.
George w. Boucher of st. Joseph. who
was convicted Of the murder of William
Hawkins of Michigan City, was sentenc-
ed to life Imprisonment at Jackson peni-
Tertiary by Judge o. w. Coolidge. 1t is
alleged that Boucher on the night of Aug.
II accompanied Hawkins to point near
the ST. Joseph river bridge. where he
murdered him and disposed OF the body
by throwing it into the ship canal. The
following day the body was found near
the mouth Of the Paw. Paw river.
A. ID. Prosscr, protector of the Kala
mazoo-Grand Rapids electric road, denies