Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-12-27


her legs broken, last week, by being run
over by Il wagon.
Moses Mckay. of Port Huron. was
hit in the eye by ANAL and will lose the
sight of that eye.
The township of Emmett has paid its
share of the state and county taxes,
amounting to 800.
The stores at st. Clair have made an
agreement to close at eight o'clock for
the rest of the winter.
\ Percheron stallion belonging to
Brown Il Sperry, of Beryille, and cost
ing ~ 800, died last week.
Mary IIalpin. of Marine City, Il re-
spected maiden lady, aged so years, died
Dec. 18th, of heart disease.
The grounds around and back of the
Oakland house, st. Clair, are being inn
proved and made beautiful.
Forefathers day was celebrated in
the Conf church at Port Huron. last
Friday. by an oyster supper.
Geo. W. Smith. of Marysville. will
lose the sight Of one of his eyes by get
ting dose of birdshot in it.
Sheldon n Belknap, of st. Clair. have
manufactured at their brickyards the
past summer nearly 100000 brick.
1t is said that Albion Howe. of Doty
Creek. Riley township. has the finest
farm house III western 1t. Clair county.
The Tavernier Dramatic Company
which is SO popular with Port Huron
ties, appears in that city all this week.
Jacob Bremen, the Port Huron, boot
and shoe dealer, who recently went in
sane, died at the Pontiac Asylum last
week.
The Diamond Crystal salt block ut
IT. Clair ran 2O6 days in the present
year and manufactured 24,2O3 barrels
of salt.
Miss Lizzie Bowers. one of Marine
City's most popular young ladies, died
at her home in that city. December Ii,
aged "a.
1t has cost the county hardly $1,000
this quarter to keep the county poor.
Heretofore each quarter has averaged
over $1,000.
600 tons of hay and 10000 bushels of
oats have been shipped this season by
L. G. Recor from his warehouses in st.
Clair and East China.
Mrs. Lizzie Hopkins, of st. Clair, has
obtained a verdict of $32, 1859 on two
promissory notes against the st Clair
Mineral Springs Company.
The 99ct store in Port Huron treated
its customers to music every afternoon
and evening week before Christmas,
from the Italian orchestra.
Miss Flora Morse, of st. Clair, was
thrown from her horse one day last
week and dragged some distance before
being rescued, receiving some injuries.
Robert Judge. of Port Huron, has
been sentenced to ten years imprison-
ment for passing counterfeit money.
His friends do not believe him guilty.
The city hall at Port Huron is being
cleaned up and the Times sarcastically
remarks: The city offices will be gor-
geous as soon as the ten-cent paper is
put OH.
James Gilbert. of Port Huron, was
recently granted divorce from his
wife. The following day he secured a
license to marry a young lady of this
county.
Little Jimmie Stockford. who has
been missing from his home in Port
Huron for few weeks, has not been
found, and his parents are Frustrated
with grief
The st. Clair city fire department will
give ball New Years eve, Che pro-
ceeds being used to start fuud with
which to aid those who may be injured
while on duty at fires.
The butchers of Fort Gratot are 60
ing to ask the Council to exact an or
dinance taxing meat peddlers 800 Il
year. They don't propose TO be both
cred with them unless protected.
! James OMara, of Kenockee. has late