Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-09-05

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n teachers examination is to be held
Saturday, Sept. 18th, in the second
ward school building, Port Huron.
\ house belonging to Capt. Little,
on the wooden track just outside Of
Port Huron, burned to the ground last
Thursday.
Joe Miller, Of Berville, fell from a
scatfold to his barn floor recently and
broke his jaw bone, besides sustaining
other injuries.
The mind of John Thompson, a Port
Huron policeman, has become impaired.
lie has complained for some time back
of pain in his head.
The pavilion in Pine Grove Park,
Port Huron, which has long been a
nightly resort for tough characters,
burned down recently.
James Mccarthy, of st. CLAIR town,
found package of paris green in
the bottom of his well. lie is anxious
TO Know VINO put III there.
y small saw was found by Sheriff
Mann last Friday in the possession of
inmates of the county Jail. lis amys-
terry how they got hold of it.
Geo. l.. Kettle, of Fort Gratiot, who
died last week, was appointed a men,
Der of the customs force OH July 18th.
Fort Gratiot loses good citizen.
a gasoline stove exploded in the
house of Mrs. Chris Beelhorn, 1T. Huron,
last week, burning her quite badly and
doing some damage to the room.
The county convention of the w. C.
! L. l.. which was held in st. Clair last
Thursday, was well attended and an
excellent program was carried out.
Port Huron was visited on Friday of
last week by the Connecticut Weekly
Press Association who had been attend
ing the National Editorial meeting at
Detroit.
1t is considered that it would be a
great thing for Port Huron if canal
should be cut through from Lake
Huron to Black river. There is some
possibility of the attempt being made
The customs authorities at Pt. Huron
have received a set of flags for every
customs Office in the district. Here.
after the stars and stripes and a reve
nue. flag will float from the several
Offices.
\ ten-year-old son of Lambert Ster
ling, of Port Huron, was drowned
in st. Clair river last week Wednesday
The boy could not swim. Mr.. and Mrs
Sterling have lost two sons within
three months.
Numerous buildings in and around
Port Huron have burned within the
past week, catching fire from passing
engines, burning grass, etc. Unless
rain comes soon a great amount OF
damage will be done.
John I. Brink, of Capac, had horse
stolen recently which is described as
four years old, with little white spot
on his neck, with hind foot half white
He had on brass-trimmedh harness, near
ly new, and was hitched to low boz
road wagon. The thief has a gooC
start, but John hopes to catch him yet
y Port Huron conductor, VIM. {
Bacon, was frightfully injured at Flint
last week Wednesday evening. Al
about o'clock he was found lying be
side the track, unconscious and with {
horrible cash across the top of his head
and his skull fractured. 1t is suppos
ed that he attempted to board a moving
train.
During the year ending Aug. 18th
James Lindsay of Smiths Creek, solo
S52 ,231G4 worth of hay and $40, 1857;
worth of oats. Besides, he sold two
carloads of hay presses and nearly ;
carload of plows. Mr.. Lindsay buys
his hay and oats at Smiths Greek, Arma
da and other towns hereabouts, so that
the bulk of this large sum finds its way
into the pockets of the farmers of st
CLAIR and Macomb counties.
One day last week thoroughbred
colly, belonging to Daniel WagoneI
farmer living in Greenwood, gave
birth to litter of beautiful pups. Tn,
little animals were kept in the barr
and every care taken of them. as MI
Wagner had sales for them all at q
apiece. Saturday one Of the pups wa
missing. Search was made for it bu
in vain. One night Mrs. Wagone
went TO the spring house, and hearing
queer rustling noise among the mill
, crooks, she investigated and dis
lowered n huge house snake. Sh