Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-09-12
YALE Clair County. Mich, THURSDAY, Sept. IL, 1885,
Postmaster Jones has just received
full outfit for Yale. consisting of a post
mark stamp, type and pads.

district Capac, w. III. Flint; Brockway
w. Gillett; Goodells. j. G.. Scott; Grant
+. Gregg; Peck, L. Cooper; Smiths
Creek, \. Moffat; Goodland. f. Butler
Rev. c. w. Baruum returned from
conference Tuesday morning. AS will
be noticed by the appointments in this
issue Mr.. Barnum will not remain with
us. We are sorry to see him and his
estimable family leave here but wish
them much happiness in their new field
of labor
Mrs. $. G.. Bettes left early Tuesday
morning for Port Huron where they
expected to take the early boat for De-
tIoit. From there they will 60 by boat
to Cleveland, leaving that city by train
for McKeesport, Pa, where Rev. 5. q.
Bettes is laboring in the Prohibition
cause. The family will be absent the
entire winter.
While slaughtering beef last Satur-
day afternoon VIM. \. Holden met with
a very painful and what may yet prove
a serious accident. He had pritch
in his hand and in its struggles the an
imal kicked 1T, the iron spike in the end
of the instrument striking Will on the
knee. making wound from which he
has since been laid up.
VIM. Gowan, lawyer. of Yale: "The
system of giving aid to the poor is all
wrong in st. Clair county. Instead of
the county assuming entire charge of
the poor, each town and city should
take care of it's own poor. BY follow
ing this course the expenses of main
tanning the poor would be greatly re-
ri ~ &c
taxed for the purpose, and a supervisor
thinks he is not doing his duty unless
he gives as much as possible. Port
Huron DAILY Times.
MOrrilis grove in this village has
been very pleasant ana popular resort
for the people of this vicinity during
the sumner months, but of late it has
become the haunt of q number of
young hoodlums who cOngregate there
every Sunday afternoon and indulge in
card playing and using filthy and in
sulting language. much to the annoy
ance of the respectable people who go
there. 1t has been our disagreeable
duty to publish the names of some of
these young rowdies before, and should
they repeat the conduct of last Sunday
they will certainly receive publicity in
the court of justice.
At special county convention of the
Patrons of Industry. at Emmett, call
ed by the grand officers through the
county president and secretary, the fol-
lowing couuty officers were elected for
the balance of the present term: Presi-
dent, James McKenna. Yale; vice-pres-
ident, Sherman Sharrard, Capac; treas
urer, Daniel Foley, Mt. Salem: secre-
tary, VIM. HOdgins, Brockway; Senti-
mel, ;. L. Rider. Fargo. Auditing
committee, VIM. Mason. Brockway; \.
+. Draper, Smith Il. o.; y. ID. Nc
George, Capac. Committee on bylaws,
Joseph KrautZ, Marine City; Elston
Huffman, Valley Centre; \. ID. Nc
George. Capac. For the time of the
year when all the farmers are busy, st.
Clair county was well represented, fifty
delegates being present out of fifty
seven associations in the county.
On Monday evening last, about fifty
people mst at the house of Elder Gran
dali with loaded baskets and happy
hearts to give the Elder and his wife a
surprise.as they were about to leave tor
their new quarters in Leonard. In
about half an hour, two long tables
were loaded with all kiuds of eatables
of which all partook IN the best of spir-
its. Directly after supper it was an
nounced that there was due the Elder
about Sl0'on his last years salary;and all
who wished to assist in making up the
amount were requested to step forward
and drop in their mite. Immediate
response was made, and in less than
fifteen minutes the amount was made
~ dnd IN hn NJ
Crandall was the recipient of beauti-
full silver butter-dish and the Elder. two
heavy silver napkin rings. The Elder
responded in neat little speech
thanking the donors for their kind re-
CARDS for him and his. Remarks were
also made by Messrs. Goheen, Drake
and Cough wishing them every success
possible in their new field of labor.
a sad accident occurred last Friday
afternoon about three and one-half
miles northeast of this place on the
+. IL PM. The afternoon freight train
when about one and one-half miles this
side of Melvin, and while gong up a
slight grade, divided and the rear part
commenced going slowly backward
down the ascent. This was soon diseov-
cred and the front part of the train i'm
backed to catch the receding
cars. AS they drew together John A.
brakeman, stepped between
the cars to couple them. The ears were
the Pennsylvania Coal Co.cars, the coup
ling of which is OF a peculiar design. 80
as to oblige the person coupling to
reach under the drawneads to do so.
AS McLennen did this the deadwoOds
on the cars, which came out nearly
lush with the draWheads. caught and
crushed dis arm in q horrible manner.
The bone of the arm from the upper
part of the ulna and radius TO over half
way UP the humerus was crushed to
Spainters. and the tissues ground and
bruised in sickening manner. AS
soon as the train arrived at this station
with the wounded man DIR. &. :. Ney
was at once summoned, and after a
brief examination announced that the |
arm would have to be amputated. AS
the patient was very weak from loss of
blood and the shock, the operation was
not performed until the next morning, |
when Dr. Ney, assisted by Drs. Howell |
md VIM. and w. III. GOwan, amputated |
he limb in neat and scientific man.
Ter. He is now doing nicely and will |
Ioon be able to be moved to his home in |
Port Huron. Some time ago McLen-
lan took out an accident assurance
policy from which he will now draw |
$500, and receive $40 week while in
.anaoifotad from uork