Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-04-12
The Weekly Exposition,
THURSDAY. APRIL II, 1888.
n0nMTY COLUMN.

OOOH OODUMN'
Or. l.. 3. Parker is the new mayor Of
Marine City.
Thirty cases of pneumonia reported
i'm the vicinity of Algonac.
The election in the city of st. Clair
resulted in victory for the democrats.
During the month of March the po-
lice force of ut. Huron made - arrests.
The liremen of Capac will produce
the drama "Cupid's Capers" in the near
future.
III new names were placed on the
register list of the city of st. Clair, Sat
urday, March 3lst.
S6.2Ol,97 was expended by this
county for its poor, during the quarter
ending March 3lst.
The Idlewild was announced to begin
her trips between Detroit and Port
Huron, on Tuesday last.
Rev. W. /. Farnum. of Ohio, whom
the Baptists of Port Huron called as
their paster, has declined.
Chas. Root. Of Detroit. who was
president Of the Marine City Staye Co.
died recently in New York.
The Sth anniversary of the Salvation
Army in America was celebrated in
Port Huron last Saturday and Sunday.
seventeen more employees of the Port
Huron custom house have orders to
depart, on account Of deficit in the APP
preparation.
i former employe ON the p. II. 81
y. ". Ry., b. +. Welles, died at Mar
quette recently. He was well known
in Port Huron.
The young ladies of the NJ. E. church,
at Marine City, gave an orange social
and literary entertainment on the even
ing of April 9th.
\ clew has been found to the muir
derers of Don Ever, but probably no
arrests will be made, as the evidence is
all circumstantial.
IN trying to light the natural gas in
the stove at {. +. Smiths store, Port
Huron, the other day. Napoleon Rob
erts Was quite severely burned.
\ Masonic school of instruction was
held III Port Huron last Friday after
noon. by \. VI. Clark. grand lecturer
of the Masonic order of Michigan.
Frank J. Haynes. elected Mayor of
the city Of Port Huron by the republic
cans. is called the kid mayor" by the
democrats, on account OF his youth,
probably.
Prof. H.. Robson, who has been
superintendent OF the Port Huron city
schools for Il number Of years, will now
give up the position and begin the
practice of law.
Eugene Smith, an old resident of st.
Clair. died Thursday, March Goth, after
an illness Of several weeks. Property
to the amount OF $1,000 is left to his
wife and children, of whom he had
three
a union Sunday school Institute was
held at the Congregational church in
St Clair, on Tuesday and Wednesday
of this week, conducted by the pastor,
superintendent and others of the sew
eral churches.
The item in the Detroit Journal that
two men were drowned in the st. Clair
river opposite ut. Huron last Thursday
evening was untrue. Two fish boats
were coming down the river. and called
each other. This was mistaken by
some citizen for cries for help.
Michael Moran, of Marine City, was
arrested recently, for attempting to
| kill his wife and father-in-law. lie was
confined in the Jail, but escaped in some
manner. Afterwards he was found and
placed again i'll the Jail. a second
time he escaped and has not since been
captured.
The j. II. 81 n. w. depot at Mem
pbis, was entered 10y burglars, ;, turday
night. March 3lsy. They expected to
get $500 which the agent hat received
that day. but on blowing open the safe
only 1874 was found, the agent having
taken bone the other money. The
thieves then stole hand car and start
ed for the junction where the car was
found afterward.
Register of Deeds Duflie has just
completed compilation of the mort
cages held by parties in outside coun-
ties againstproperty in st. Clair county.
The amount foots up at S1,300OO0, of
which Wayne has $654,OJO; Lapeer,
$4,000; Macomb, 100000; with the
balance scattering. The mortgage in
debtedness of the county held outside
and in the county amounts to $4,000
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