Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-07-11
The Weekly Exposition,
THURSDAY. july IL. 1889.
COUNTY COLUMN .

Port Huron will organize first-class
base ball club.
Cows are allowed to run at large the
streets of Fort Gratiot.
The workingmen of Port Huron
have organized union.
The superintendent of the poor
were in session this week.
VIM. c. Henderson, of Doyle. will be
sent to the insane asylum.
The Marine City Stave Company has
more orders than it can fill.
Prof. Geo. L. Stone is now principal
of the Somerville school. Prof. Westell
retiring.
Port Huron has debt of $4,000
The valuation of the city is over
S5OOO,OOO.
Port Huron police made So arrests
during June, 40 of which were for
drunkenness.
Reported that 1900 people attended
the patrons of industry picnic at Ber-
vile July 4th.
A sailor off the steamer Roanoke
was drowned in Black river at Port
Huron last Sunday while in bathing.
Campfeld & Co., of Port Huron, will
furnish the county with 100 tons of
coal for which they have the contract.
The residence of Maurice Breen, six
miles from Emmett, burned Monday,
with all its contents. Loss, 1920; in
sured for $500.
The Port Huron police force poison
no dogs this year. y pound has been
fitted up for all dogs running at large
without muzZles.
The trial of Otto Samberg, which
was to have commenced July Sth, has
been postponed until the September
term of the circuit court.
Chas. O'Leary. whose home was in
Marine City, was drowned off the tug
Castle on Saginaw Bay one day last
week. His body was not recovered.
1t is said that the fibre manufactured
by the Sulphite Fibre Co., of Pt. Huron
is the finest in the world. $50 tons
were sold last week to Eastern parties.
So numerous have been the deaths
of small boys by drowning in Port
| Huron, that there has been an idea
started to open swimming school to
teach boys to swim.
Marine Citys hook and ladder COM
pany were given grand reception
Saturday evening by the citizens, to
celebrate their success at the Mt Glenn
ems iremen's tournament.
There will be no county normal this
summer, which has been held for a
number of years at Ft. Gratiot. That
city is building new school house and
the old one is unfit for use.
An accident on Military street bridge
in Port Huron, as it was being swung
the other day severely injured Johnny
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being caught between the posts.
Frank Gougeon, 10 years old, of Port
Huron attempted to rape little girl.
He will have his trial in the circuit
court. Not being able to procure bail
fixed at $1,000, he is now confined in
the county jail.
Walter Green. of Fort Gratiot, q
switchman in the c. and G.. T. R'y
yards, was run over by the cars Monday
last and killed. 1t is supposed that he
tried to jump on to the cars and fell
under the wheels. He was 81 years of
age and son of Mrs. Edward G. Green,
a widow.
The annual reunion of companies
| II. and l., Fourth Michigan infantry,
which was held at Capac last week was
a very pleasant affair. n large number
attended and the exercises were inter-
esting throughout. Next year the
meeting will be held at the residence
of \. a. Smith, Belle River
There is so much sickness in Port
Huron that the citizens are looking
anxiously around to find the cause.
Some affirm that the water supply is
not pure on account of the TT. Gratiot
sewerage emptying into st. Clair river
just above the water works, others
think it is caused by the block pave
ments.
Itch cured in 30 minutes by Wool