Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-11-29
The Weekly ExpOSitOr,
THURSDAY. NOVEMBER %, 1888
COUNTY COLUMN.

Mr.. Mitchell, OF Sturgis, is the Loser
of six fine sheep by dogs.
Port Huron undertakers have hello
since Nov. LIST, 20 funerals.
: Probett's lime-kiln at Port Huron
has shut down for the season.
a new dock is being built at Port
Huron by Dunford Il Alverson.
Prof. L. Z. Murtaugh will try to or
ganize a dancing class at Capac.
st. Clair County's school money from
the state this fall will be $ll,111,76.
Capac would like some genuine street
lamps. What kind have they at pres.
ent?
Since January 1, 1888, 81 bills of di
vorce have been filed with the County
Clerk.
The business men of Capac have
agreed to close their places of business
to-day.
An effort is being made at Fort Gra-
tiot to organize pay-as-you-go
society.
Port Huron city school teachers were
paid last Friday, the sum amounting
to 81, $3.50.
Miss Kenney Campbell and Archie
McDougall, OF Fort Gratiot, were mar
ried Nov. 20.
Gage NJ. Cooper died at his residence
at the Grand Trunk Junction, Nov. 90
aged II years.
David Bryce, of Port Huron, will
build new block OH the site of the one
recently burned.
Ssson Il Brown, of Berville. are do
ing an extensive business in shipping
baled hay and straw.
y bonus of Sl,5OO,OOO has been given
by the Canadian government in the st.
Clair Tunnel Company.
ID. Jersey. of Greenwood, has opened
a grocery store at Mt. Salem, and will
take charge of the post-Oflice.
The ladies of st. Clair gave sue
cessful entertainment for the benefit
of the cornet band last week.
The Democrats have organized club
at Port Huron, which will work in the
interest of Democratic principles.
The Baptist church at Port Huron
is to have new and magnificent pipe
organ, 16 feet wide and % feet high.
The house of Mrs. Thos. McNett, of
Goodells, was burned OH the 10th.
Neighbors will help her to build again.
The skating rink at Marine City has
been opened. Roller skating will pro-
badly be the rage again tins winter
David Bottomley and Z. L. broom,
of Capac, have started on IA tour of the
state, giving instructions in oil paint
ing.
The State Treasurer has been sent a
S349.29 check by the county treasurer
to balance accounts for recent tax
sales
James Wiley, well to do farmer OF
Rattle Run. died at Port Huron last
week of paralysis of the heart, aged 6a
years.
The Grand Trunk railway want to
purchase the Arthur House at Fort
Gratiot, and turn it into offices for
the road.
Mrs. Jacob Bremen, of Port Huron
has been appointed, in the Probate
Court, as guardian of her husband and
his property.
\. II. Finn has retired from the Port
Huron Commercial-T and Aft
Galbraith, of Flint, accepts position
on the paper.
4 main is to be laid to the Fibre
Company works at Port Huron, by
the Port Huron water board, in which
will be used 30 tons of pipe.
Thomson Bros, of st. Clair, lost
about hundred barrels of oil by their
oil tank overlooking. Their block shut
down last week for the season.
The census enumeration at Port Hu.
ron found two people nearly one hun
dred years of age, one hairless man
nine foolish, aud two with st. Vitus
dance.
While working on some rough mar.
bic in Truesdells Marble Works at Port
Huron, Chauncy Whiting received a
painful wound. The chisel broke and
penetrated his eye-ball.
Port Huron has some smart young
men who when they attend the opera
house, whistle, howl and groan and do
all they can to make it unpleasant fol
the audience and players.
The Union Veterans Union held q
| nuhIic installation at Shifting Creal