Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-10-11
GENERAL NEWS.

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Oct LIST.
A prohibition club has been organiI-
ed at Croswell.
Driving park races at Richmond &C.
cur Oct. 16 and II.
The grain elevator at Croswell is de-
ing a rushing business.
Robert Kings mill, at Kings Nil,
burned lately. Loss $1,000.
Attica and vicinity are troubled ~
the depredatlons of "A large bear.
One hundred foreign pupils are en-
rolled in the Romeo high school
A patent on a road cart has been
granted to q. w. Brabb, of Romeo.
w. j. Kennedy, of Croswel is think
ing of going INTO the show business.
The Edison electric light company Of
the 500 has over LOO lamps in opera
ton.
John Abbott was quite badly hurt t
the Lapeer fair by Il vicious bull get
ting the start of him.
The Armada fair, which was held
last week, was success as usual, rot
withstanding the inclement weather.
L. IL. Garfield. from New Haven. is
the Democratic nominee for represent
tative from the first district, Macomb
county.
Russell A. Alger will address the cit
liens of Sanilac county at a Republic
can meeting to be. held at Carsonyille,
Friday. Oct. 18th.
A young girl named Minnie Brown.
mysteriously disappeared from her
home in Minden CITY, Sept. 81, and it is
thought she was abducted.
The post Offices at Fort Gratiot, In
lay City, Lapeer, Marine City, Mt.
Clemens, Romeo and Vassar have rent,
fuel, light and clerk hire now.
James Lane. of Bridgehampton. WIS
nominated at the Democratic represent
tative convention for the End district,
held at Deckerville. on the 2sth ult.
J. L. Preston. of Columbiaville, and
I. G. Taylor, of Almont. are the Re-
publican nominees for the legislature
in the first and second districts of La
peer county.
The only Republican postmaster in
Sanilac county has received notice to
pay an assessment of $40 for the Demo-
cratic campaign fund. The Office is
worth about S25 year.
VIM. Matthews received the nomina-
ton for representative at the Demo
cratic representative convention fer
the LIST district, which was held at Peck
week ago last Saturday.
The Allen brothers, of Forester, dur
ing the storm of the End, made three
trips TO the wreck Of the steam barge
Mattawan, at RichmOndville, and res
cued the crew, twelve in number II
was noble act.
Macomb county Republicans have
nominated the following ticket: sher.
if, VIM. Cartright. Warren; Register
of Deeds, John Hartsig, Erin; Judge OF
| Probate, Thomas Dawson, Richmond
Clerk, Peter Scott, Armada; Prescott.
ing Attorney, Milton D. Bryce, Romeo
Treasurer, Chas. Schroeder. Clinton
Surveyor, Morgan Nye, Lenox; Com
missioners. 3. r. Erskine of Mt. Glenn,
ems, G.. A. Waterbury, of Romeo: Coro
ners, Robert 4. Barton of Erin, p. NJ
| Bentley. Macomb.
All but two Of the crew Of the wreck.
ed barge st. Clair were drowned by the
capsizing Of the life boat off Port SAM.
lac, October End. The St Clair foun.
dered off Sand Beach the night before
but the storm was so great the the life
boat which went out to rescue them
could not make Sand Beach and Sc
headed for the Port Sanilac light. get
ting within an eighth Of mile from
shore by the morning. hut breaker
struck the boat capsizing it. The crew
OF the life boat saved themselves
and also two of the st. Clair's crew. All
the bodies have been recovered.