Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-01-19
The Weekly Exposition.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1858.
COUNTY COLUMN.

Ming at present.
The Masons of Port Huron, Civ
iheir annual bali this evening,
The insurance on the county Jail i
4,VN0O, On the court alouse &22 OK.
raereare 1868 volumes belonging t,
TIE Ladies Llb!oIy of Port daron
Geo.ce shirley. OF port ilu.,a. a.,
leg broken by cake of zee ti.uu oau
b. f. Frost, of Belle }iy-r. 81, aaai
penSioneu, .iso John Has,s oi u.~
suff.
The number of poor people in tn
county needing relief this winter is in
creasing.
\ Canadian gentleman has LEASED
the Pacific House. at Port Huron. O. L
ODell retiring.
+. :. Douglass, of China, died Satur
day Jan. eth little less than wecl
after his wife.
Mrs. James Allen, of Belle River
died Monday night of last week after
doing a heavy days work.
a Port Huron saloon keeper has been
arrested for keeping his saloon open
after hours Christmas eve.
The Port Huron Commercial says it
is rumored that Arnold Saph will re-
sign as county pOo"master.
The interior of c. A. Jex's candy
factory. Port Huron. burned out Jan.
10th. Loss placed at $4,000, insurance
$4,000.
". Stanake. of Capac. found an
otter caught in one of his traps the
other day which measured 4 feet G
inches.
Work has been commenced on the
new Botsford elevator, Port Huron,
which will be located just south of the
old one.
There have been % persons from st.
Clair county at the Insane Asylum the
past year. The cost to the county for
1851 was S2,524.47.
The county has had the lease of the
court house for fifteen years, and no
rent has yet been paid, although the
city was to be paid 81 ayear.
They have Jail at Fort Gratiot so
small that the only way they can get
three men into it is to stand them up
ON end aud set the broom out in the
hall.
Several It. Clair people have been
left property by the sudden death of
their relative, SAM y. Hunt. Of New
Jersey. His estate was valued at more
than million of dollars.
The German Evangelical Society of
Capac have decided to build a new
church. but whether to build on the old
site one mile north of the village. or in
the village is the question that per-
pleXes them now.
A meeting which was held at Marine
City the 10th in the interest of the De-
troit & st. Clair railroad was largely at
tended. The people are greatly in
favor of the road. Enthusiastic
speeches were made, and committees
appointed to solicit subscriptions.
Alice Reagan, in the employ of the
Drained Crystal salt Works, of st. Clair,
was instantly killed last Saturday
by her dress becoming en-
tangled in piece of shatting and
drawing her in before the machinery
could be stopped. Her arms, both legs
AID back were broken.
About 40 families in Port Huron re-
ceiying aid from the county have been
found perfectly able to take care Cf
themselves and poormaster Saph is
very much surprised to think he has
been so imposed upon. y little more
in such matters would
save the county no small sum.
\ stock company has been organized |
m Port Huron, which will be called the
Madden Two-wheel Pony Binder Chair
Mower Manufacturing Co. The CAPT |
,al stock is 100000. The machines
must be manufactured in this county. |
md the head Office must be in Port
Huron according to the articles of as
ISOLATION.
a young man is going the rounds Of
Port Huron selling small package |
or 10 cents, which he claims will pre-
vent lamps from exploding when piac-
I'd inside. The package must not be !
opened or the contents will lose their
,irtue, but if anyone is bold enough to
,pen it small piece of chalk will be
found wrapped in red flannel.
Pt Huron Times-The tax money is
coming in slowly. The following |
ownships have reported:
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nina ..,...................... 2.lQO ~ /
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