Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-12-05
The Weekly Exposition
THURSDAY. DECEMBER 5. 1889.
COUNTY COLUMN.

Port Huron has over 2,10O water
takers.
A new depot will be erected at Ber-
vile this winter.
Congressman Whiting left for Wash
ington last week.
Port Huron wants a steam roller for
use on the streets.
Geo. Coddington, of Capac, will spend
the winter in Virginia.
A pension has been granted to Phillip
A Chaffe, of Port Huron.
II. Springer, Of Capac. shipped boo
rabbits one day last week.
1t is reported that Somerville school
will be turned into hotel.
The Sherman Company, Port Huren,
have issued their calendar for 1890.
The Port Huron Bee Hive will have
a grand opening on Monday, Dec. 10th.
Port Huron's Salvation army give an
oyster supper this evening in their
rooms.
The American Building and Loan
Association have now an organization
in st. Clair.
The first republican postmaster that
Berville has had in twenty years holds
that position now.
AS an addition to its fire protection,
Capac received last week hose cart
and 300 feet of hose.
Port Huron expects soon to reyel in
a breach of promise suit between two
members in best society.
VIM. Granger, a Port Huron tailor.
has become insane and will be taken
70 the asylum for treatment.
Robert Carey, who burglarized a
store IN ST. Clair has been sentenced to
two years at jackson prison.
Mrs. Margaret Fisher, OF Marine City.
wants S5,080 for damages received on a
defective sidewalk in that city,
Harry Recor and John Schunk, of
ST. Clair have entered the Cleary bust
ness college for course Of study.
During November, nineteen foreign
ers residing in st. Clair county. declared
their intention of becoming citizens.
Verna Mills, twelve year old boy
living in Port Huron. broke his left
arm while playing with some children.
Several Port Huron saloonists were
found guilty of keeping their saloons
open on Thanksgiving day, legal
| holiday.
The township of Port Huron has
granted charter to the Electric Rail
way Company from the city limits to
Narysyille.
City Clerk Witherell, of Port Huron,
has given the public another song. en-
titled Listen Ills song Tired Eye
lids" was success.
The receipts Of the Business Mems
Carnival held in Fort Gratiot Monday
night and Port Huron Tuesday night
of last week amounted to 5000.
The scow of L. b. Forester. was seiz-
ed at Fort Gratiot last week by L. 5.
revenue officers who made search for
opium but were unsuccessful in find
ing any.
Mrs. n. +. Thomas and Mrs. w. j.
milford. of Port Huron, are exactly the
same age. their birthdays being NOvem-
Der %. For 10 years, with one excep-
ton. they have celebrated their double
anniversary by dining together, with
their families.
Capt. Harry A. Durant, the notorious
opium smuggler, was convicted in the
| United States court at Detroit on
Wednesday and sentenced to pay fine
of $1,000 and serve seven months in the
Detroit house Of correction. A dispatch
from Detroit says: The sentence was
light, as Judge Brown indicated, be-
cause the schooner had been seized by
the government, and this was heavy
loss to the captain" The schooner re-
ferred tots now owned by a. We'll. of
this city, and was purchased for Sl25.
A great loss to the captain.-Port HUI
ron Times.