The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-04-18
STATEMENTS

Charlotte.-John Knowles, aged
eighty-four, was fatally injured by
being struck by a Michigan Central
train here, and died two hours later in
the city hospital. Knowles, who was
deaf, was coming from his home along
the track and did not hear the train.
He was the father of Fred and Alder
man Claude Knowles, and was the
grandfather Of Roy Knowles, killed
here in an automobile accident last
summer
Holland.--Harm Ensign, Vriesland
farmer, rescued his ten-year-old
son from the blazing family resi-
dence and was seriously burned,
while the boy is likely to die from his
injuries. Ensign was at work in the
field when he discovered his home in
names. Securing stepladder he
mounted to second-story window,
CROPPED his way through the smoke and
dragged his son TO safety. The house
was entirely destroyed. The loss is
$4,000; insured.
Monroe.-Fire originating, it is
thought, from spontaneous combus-
ton, started in the rear hall OF the
Hoffman building, q Front street, and
spread to r. w. Berryman's tailor
shop on the second floor. Before the
flames were subdued by the fire de-
partment II. ID. Hoffman's stock OF
I,,u "a
aged by smoke and water about $4,000
BerIyman's loss is placed at $1,000.
F:int-Fifty miles OF good roads
VIII be built in Genesee county
this year according 10 an agreement
reached by the county road commits
sioners and supervisors. The commits
sioners ask for 100000, or one-fifth of
the bond issue voted for by the cleo
tors for use in constructing the roads
proposed for this year. Fourteen
townships will benefit by the work
done this year. The supervisors have
instructed the county clerk to take
charge of the work in connection with
the building Of the good roads.
Marshall.-All members of Trinity
church Vestry and the rector, DR..
John Hartley, have been sum-
moned to appear before Bishop Nc
CCrmick of the western diocese of
Michigan and a standing committee Of
diocese in st. Marks pro-cathedral at
Grand Rapids, for the purpose of set
Ting the difficulties existing between
the rector, on one side, and the YES
try and congregation on the other.
Marine City-Caught in large
centrifugal machine used for dry
ing beets, William Rawlings, en-
ployed in the Western Sugar Refinery
company's plant here, met instant
death. Rawlings, while working
around the machine slipped and fell
into it with the result that his body
was literally ground to pieces The
machine was registering 1900 revolu-
tons per minute at the time. Fellow
workmen rushed &c the unfortunate
mans aid, but were unable to shut the
machine off in time to save him.
Akron.--While hunting ducks at
Bay Park, few miles from here,
hunters found the body of a
man frozen in the ice. Letters found
in his pockets identified him as Ed
ward Gingrien of Lorain, o. Gingrien
was working on a dredge last fall on
Saginaw bay and one day was missed
from the dredge by his companions.
Search was made, but without success.
Ann Arbor.-The county Of
Washtenaw lost out on the good roads
system proposition by a majority of
1873. At first it was thought that the
proposition was won, and then later
reports from the outlying districts,
made it look dubious. The official can
vassers took the matter into their
hands and found that the proposition
had lost.
Owosso.--The supervisors voted
IA to s, for the submission OF
the county road system. The ques-
tlOn Will De submitted 10 the SnldWaS-
see county electors at the August pri-
mary. The people rolled up big ma
jority against the adoption Of the sys-
TEN several years ago. but sentiment
in the county seems TO have changed
largely.
Kalamazoo.-Abraham Green, who
owned barn that was burned
a year ago, secured $1,000 from
the Lake Shore railway. Green
started suit against the company, al
leging that the fire was caused by
spark from an engine. The suit was
called for trial, but before the first
witness was called the settlement was
made.
Grand Rapids.-Bishop Richter
admitted % young women into
the membership in the Daughters
of st. Dominic. Among them were
Miss Jennie Flannery, Miss Eva Ma
velle and Miss Ida Welzel of Sagi-
nav; Miss Agnes Bannon of Stratford,
Ont, and Lea Gamiche OF Alpena.