Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-08-15
The Weekly Exposition.
THURSDAY. AUGUST 10. 1889.
COUNTY COLUMN.


A gang of thieves have been operat-
in Port Huron lately.
Water pipes are being laid to Pt.
Huron's new fair grounds.
Mr.. Brown. of Kenockee, has opened
meat market at Brockway.
Columbus farmers are having trouble
with dogs killing off numbers of their
sheep.
ID. NJ. Church, Of the Commercial
House, Marine City, has been very sick
recently.
A party of Port Huron lawyers have
been spending the week at IIammond's
Bay, fishing.
Rev. w. p. Kane, of Lafayette, Ind,
is spending his summer vacation in
Port Huron.
+. +. Perciyal will furnish the Port
Huron customs house with supplies
the coming year.
Berville's Patrons of Industry intend
holding an ice cream social Friday
eyening,t he 10th.
SIS. Hopkins, formerly of the st. Clair
Republican, has deserted journalism
for the ministry.
Geo. NJ. Fair, the Blaine grain man. is
making extensive repairs on his grain
shed at that place.
Miss Thornton, Of Canada, now has
charge of the Western Union Telegraph
Office at Fort Gratiot.
W. p. Edison, Of Kimball, IS enter
tanning the two sons Of Thos. y. Edison,
the famous inventor.
j. NJ. White, Port Huron's famous
photographer, intends building hand
some art gallery soon.
The Port Huron fair is to be held on
October /, 2, 3 and 4. The necessary
buildings are in course of erection.
The Wolverine base ball club of Port
Huron were defeated by the CrOswell
boys last Saturday. Score ii to IL.
ID. J. Stephenson's store at Pt. Huron
was robbed of over $40 one night last
week, besides several boxes of cigars.
An expression taken recently at
Smith for a choice Of preachers result
ed in the selection of Rev. VIM. IL.
Flint.
Fletcher Forester, of Port Huron,
was paid so by the council for injuries
in being kicked by horse of the fire
department.
4 lawn fete held at the residence of
Judge Mitchell, in Port Huron, recent
ly, melted the building fund of Grace
church about $50.
a disorderly house in Port Huron,
was raided by the police the other
night and two men and two women
arrested and jailed.
A barn belonging to II. Macarthur,
Of Port Huron, was burned last We'd
nesday and VIM. Johnston's house
damaged 81 600 worth.
An Indian Doctor" has been taking
in the foolish people of Marine City,
with nickle plate watches. 60 people
got bit in one evening.
The proposed fair at Port Huron is
now an assured fact, the directors of
the agricultural association having
unanimously agreed to hold one during
the first week in October.
A thirteen year old girl living in
Marine City, named Lille Worden, set
her clothing on fire while lighting an
oil stove. Her hair and clothing were
badly burned, but she escaped injury
otherwise.
The closing scene of the somewhat
noted Witherell divorce suit, will pro-
badly occur in Port Huron during next
term of court, although it was thought
that the argument would be made at
Mt. Clemens.
Ithas been proposed to extend Port
Hurons electric railway along Water
street, Lapeer Avenue, Tenth and Mill
tary street, but people living on Lareer
avenue are kicking against it as the
street has just been paved and they
don't want to see it-all torn up again.
Congressman Whiting is member
of the Ward Lumber Company recently
organized to operate numbering bust
ness on 10000 acre tract of hardwood
timber land in Missouri, which'contains
$50 million feet of lumber. Mr.. Whiting
is vice-president of the company which
has capital stock of S250,000.
A sad accident occurred at Marine
City last week Wednesday in the drown
ing of a young man by the name of
August j. Breuer. He was in small
boat in tow of steam barge, when the
boat stopped at the dock, Breuer, in
attempting to go on ahead went too
near and was struck by the exhaust
from the engine which knocked him
-