Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-03-29
The Weekly ExDoSitOr.
THURSDAY. MARCH 20, 1888.
COUNTY COLUMN.
Rag bees ut Capac are all the go.

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st. Clair county couples are crossing
over into Sarnia to be married.
1t is proposed to organized a Wo-
mans Relief Corps at Port Huron.
The Capac Journal intends devoting
a space in its columns to the school.
And now Port Huron is to have a
paper manufacturing company, from
Niles.
Port Huron people can indulge in
Strawberries now, as they are in the
market.
A gymnastic club has been organized
at Marine City, with W. G.. Parker as
president.
A grand Easter concert will be given
by the NJ p. Sunday school of Capac,
April lst.
The Marine City test gas well is to
be abandoned, as only mineral water
has been found.
Marine City base ballistS have begun
the season early, the first game being
played on the 10th.
The work on the roller mill at Capac
has been discontinued until more
funds can be raised.
One Of the oldest pioneers Of the
county. Roger Conant, died at st. Clair
recently. at the age Of 81 years.
Three Port Huron boys will take
trip to Lansing, on their bicycles, on
"Field day" at the agricultural College
in June.
The county clerk has sent out blanks
to the supervisors TO he used in record
ing the births and deaths in the
townships.
Dan O'Brien. of Kenockee. now has
u position rs assistant mail agent on
the G. ~ G. r. railway between Port
Huron and Chicago.
Samuel Edison, of Fort Gratiot, is
seriously i'll, and no hopes of his recoy-
cry are entertained He is 50 years of
age, and the father Of Al Edison.
The Salutaris company of 1t. Clair,
have recently received nine carloads Of
bottles from Germany, and they expect
to receive like number every month.
A brick yard is to be started on Black
river three miles above ut. Huron, by
Geo. Harrington. who has been employ
ed in j. y. Hopes store for some years
The residence of &. \. Jex. at Port
Huron. partially burned last Saturday
morning. The loss is quite heavy for
Mr.. Jex. who. it will be remembered.
recently lost his candy factory by fire.
The Maple Grove limburger cheese
factory at Marine City has re-opened
for the season, and large business
is expected. Milk from % cows will
be used. and boiler and vat will be
purchased.
Some of st. Clair county's ministers
and justices may receive a severe pen
atty if they do not report all marriages,
\ number performed as long ago as last
October not having yet been returned,
as the law requires.
Charles T.. Waite, former employe
of the u. II. ~ y. W. II. r., wants
$1,000 damages for injuries sustained
last summer while coupling cars. The
cars backed down upon him and both
legs were broken. Suit has been com
menced in the circuit court.
At thee a. r. bazaar in Washington.
Geo Il. Mann, of this City, has been de-
clared the most popular page in the
United State Senate. and presented
with an elegant gold watch and chain.
AS IN evidence of Georges popularity
he received $500 votes. some 400 more
than received by all the other candi-
dates combined. Young Mann is son
of Mrs. Sol p. Mann.--Pt. Huron Times.
Two young men, Jacob Sibilla Jr. and
Daniel Burde. OF Port Huron. were
drowned in st. Clair river, on Monday.
Mar. 18th. They had been across to
Sarnia, returning about $3.50 o'clock.
When near Black river. the boat ran
into cake of ice, upsetting it. The
men struggled and grasped the boat,
but before assistance came were com
PEELED to let go their hold. a third
young with them managed TO re-
tain his hold OH the boat, but was un-
conscious when picked up by the
steamer Hiawatha.
The Michigan Bell Telephone Com
pany are making extensive changes in
the lines built by the ST. Clair and San
lilac Co. north and northwest of Port
Huron. and recently purchased by them.
The wires from Peck TO Lexington,
from Speaker to Brockway Centre.
from Emmett TO Port Huron. and from
Sanduslly to bennington, will be taken
down. and copper wire will he run
from Port Huron to bennington. by
way of Lexington and Croswell making
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