Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-07-05
The Weekly Exposition.
THURSDAY. JULY >. 1888.
COUNTY COLUMN

Beryille is indulgiug in wrestling
matches.
Fort Gratiot is bothered To death
with tramps.
julius Jones, of Capac, has been
granted pension.
\ Republican club was organized in
Marine City June Goth.
Berlin township has now four gravel
pits and the best of roads.
The Episcopals of Port Huron have
paid the debt on their church.
The blowing OF whistles by steam
boats is prohibited at Port Huron.
The PHI. ~ y. W. R'y bridge across
Black riyeris being reprinted and re-
paired.
1t is reported that large sanitarium
will be built on the Bunce farm, near
Pt. Huron.
The Pioneer Society held very in
teresting meeting in Port Huron last
week Tuesday.
The electric street cars are now run
ming regularly between Windermere
and Fort Gratiot.
Twenty-seyen sheep have been killed
by dogs lately in Wales and the town
sustains the loss Of Sl36.
Alderman Green twas the first man
in Port Huron to fling to the breeze a
Harrison and Morton flag.
Some OF the Germans of Port Huron
have purchased land upon which they
Will erect school house and church.
Saturday night umuiy men and boys
kicked in the doors and windows of
the American House at Fort CratiOt.
Bert, son Of j. :. Dunie. OF Port
Huron. graduated last week from The
law department of The university at
Ann Arbor.
Wales people are somewhat excited
over wild animal or man not known
waich) that has been seen around the
town lately.
Lincoln Avery and Seward Marian,
Port Huron LAWYERS. have been admit
ted to practice i'm the United states
District Court.
The body Of John Fowler. Of Marine
City, who was drowned near Alpena
about year ago. was foundin Thunder
Bay river last week.
The body of James Knapp, the
marine reporter, who was drowned
May llth. in st. Clair river. opposite
Port Huron, was recovered last week.
Mrs. Alice Potts has been awarded
82O.O00 damages in the Circuit Court
against Emily Willard for alineating
the affections of her husband, Lewis
Potts.
4 petition has been in circulation Tor
the removal OF I. d. Palmer, light
house keeper, at Fort Gratiot. and the
appointment Of Angus Mcdonald, late
Of Canada.
Word has been received at Aiaccabec
Headquarters at Port Huron, that a
large excursion by boat Will come from
Cleveland on tie occasion Of the jubilee
in This city.
The ldlcwild made the run from
Marine CITY to Port Huron, making a
Il stop at the Oakland House and get
ting away from McEIroy'a dock in 81
minutes on sunday evening last.
James \. Marks. of Starville. who
was attending the Normal school at
Ipsilanti. while bathing in tine river
was taken with cramps and before as
sistance could reach him ne was
drowned.
At the trial Of Geo. L. Beacraft at
Port Huron. fer passing counterfeit
money. last Thursday, the jury dis
agreed and BeacrafJ was admitted to
/ bail. lie viii probably have his second
trial in Detroit.
The employees of the Grand Trunk
Railway have selected Fawn Island,
opposite Marine city, as the place for
their annual picnic. They expect to
gather seven or eight thousand people
, there and have a grand time.
The body of Francis ANDERSON was
found floating in the st. Clair river
near Marysyille last week Wednesday.
1t win be remembered that Anderson
disappeared last fall from the Grand
Trrnk elevator at Port Huron.
Robert Mlurray's attorneys viii try
to have his second trial take place in
Lapeer or Sanilac county as they think
tie matter has been too thoroughly
discussed in the newspapers of this
county to secure an impartial jury.
George Rush, who was injured by a
moving building in Port Huron some
weeks ago. which necessitated the am
putation Of part Of his foot, had a
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