Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-07-19
COUNTY COLUMN.

eu III IOrI huron IHe pdSI year.
Thomas Mccormick, of Port Huron.
has collection of 1900 postage stamps.
Mt. Salem reports the hay crop as
short, while at Smith the crop will be
good.
n grand time is to be expected at
the Maccabee Jubilee, at Port Huron,
Aug. 14th.
Mrs. Henry Baird, of Marine City,
died Sunday, July Sth, 1888, at the age
of 70 years.
Capac people may excurse to Port
Huron and return on Saturday, for
only 80 cents.
The roller mill question is still being
agitated at Capac, but without any
definite result.
The Port Huron mail carriers have
had their salaries increased from 5000
to $500 year.
G. c. Praker, of the Capac Journal,
and bride, have returned and commenc-
ed housekeeping.
Sam. Bettes has been holding tent
meetings at IIuronia Beach, Pt. Huron,
for the past week.
Died. at the residence of his son, \.
II. Cole. in Fort Gratiot on Monday,
July 9th, Edward Cole, aged 20 years.
Emma Maxwell Bushnell, wife Of
Leonard u. Bushnell, died at Marine
City, July 9th. She. was 81 years Of
age.
The NJ. +. church and Sunday school
of Fort Gratiot are having an excursion
to-day to Grand Point, on the steamer
Cole.
The steam freight carriers in the sheds
at Fort Gratlot are now in full blast
and work like charm.--Fort Gratiot
Sun.
Thieves broke into the house of
Gabriel Brown, of Berlin. lately and
robbed him of several notes and some
money.
\ frog pond is to be established on
Black river near Port Huron, and the
lovers of these delicacies will now be
satisfied.
Brannack 4 Cople have furnished a
drive we'll lS7 feet deep and containing
173 feet of water. in Maplewood farm,
Mt Salem.
The railway conductors will hold
their annual picnic on August lst at
Stag Islaad. The ferry Conger will
take them there.
The engineer of the steam barge
Servia, who was so badly scalded at Pt.
IInron. died III the Hospital and Home
/ last week Wednesday.
j. l. paldi will soon produce an ell
tertainment in the City Opera House,
Port Huron. Special scenery will be
painted for the occasion.
An effort will be made at the next
meeting of Board of supervisors, TO
have money appropriated to paint the
court house at Port Huron.
A new dry dock is to be erected on
the st. Clair river in Port Huron town
ship, by MesSrs Dunford 4 Alvinson
The cost will be about 100000.
The sun IS of the opinion that Fort
Gratiot will not soon drop out of ex-
istence. as there is any amount of i'm
provements going on in the village.
y. Cawthorne, Of Port Huron, will
give series of concerts i'll September
in which 800 children will take part, fol
the benefit of the Hospital and Home
The furniture and fixtures of the
Pacific House, Port Huron, have beer
attached by the sheriff, to satisfy Port
Huron creditors. The house is closed
The Electric Light works, at Port
Huron. were burned one day last week
the loss reaching $4,000. with partia
insurance. The works will immediate
ly be rebuilt.
VIM. l.. Bancroft. superintendent o.
the railway service, has appointed hi!
son Harry mail agent on the p. II.
y. W. Il. r. James Burgess was tn
man removed.
The Capac Journal celebrated il
first anniversary last week. 1t wei
deserves the substantial patronage i
has secured. and we hope it will sc
many more anniversaries.
The Sylvan City creamery, at POr
Huron. is having more business tha
they can do. $50 pounds of butter
being turned out per day, and quaint
tiesiof buttermilk are sold
1t seems that the item which wa
published short time ago stating tina
the cost of the Murray case would reac
$1,000, is n mistake. The case will nc