Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-02-21

POhNis
Capt l.. i. Styled has sold the
schooner, Lone Star, to Thos. Fish for
$500
A new NJ. p. church, 27xiO feet, will
be built on the Hathaway estate in
Goodells.
&c. Martin, of Capac. has large
lobster picked in alcohol in his show
window.
A. w. Selkirk Il Co., of Port Huron,
will erect large fish freezing estab-
lishment.
The January pay roll for the tunnel
improvement at Port Huron amounted
to over $4,000.
The total of prisoners in the county
Jail at different times during the past
six months is go.
Ernest Cannis, of Capac, has traded
his stock of furniture to r. IL. Bottom
ley for land in Sanilac county.
The assets of Sigmond Goodman,
the Port Huron clothier who failed last
week, are inventoried at 49,, 800.
Judge Garfield asserts that divorces
are obtained too easily i'll st. Clair
county, and he proposes to look after
them little.
The stock of hats, caps and gents
furnishing goods, of J. ID. Scott, of PIT.
Huron. was sold ut chattel mortgage
sale last week.
Gen1 Hartsuf1. of Port Huron, vino
has been in very poor health lately,
will GO to New York, where he will re-
ceive treatment.
A Port Huron saloonist, who died Il
few days ago, once testified in court
that he hadn't gone to bed sober for
over 90 years.
The sale of the real estate of the st.
Clair Mineral Springs Co, which in
cudes the Oakland hotel. will take
place March 2Sth.
Gov. Luce has appointed Mrs. J. NJ.
Kinney, of Port Huron, Il member of
the state industrial school for girls, for
a term of six years from April list.
\ post-otlice has been established at
China. with Joshua i. Wood as post
master. Jas. W. Williams has been
appointed postmaster at Greenwood.
The McElroy-Liudow contest is clos
ed. The committee will report in
about two weeks Both sides .were
productive of considerable rotteunnss
The county clerk has received foy
filing articles increasing the capital
stock Of the Marine Transportation
Co.. Of Marine City, from $4,000 to
100000.
The Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance
Co, of st. Clair and Sanilac counties
has filed its annual report with the
county clerk. The company has not
sustained a loss during the year.
A lady in the rural district near
Capac is accused of scalding her hus-
band. She made 1t hot for him, and
the people talk of making it hot fol
her by treating her to coat of tar and
feathers.
| \ strange meteor was seen to fall
near Smiths on the morning of Janu.
airy ed. 1t had the appearance OF
having dark side and bright side
Another which fell few minutes pre-
yious was as large as mans two fists.
The spring series of examinations
will be held as follows: Port Huron,
Thursday, March eth, at the Secretary S
office at Court House. for LIST and %
grades only; Port Huron. March Sth
and 9th, at second ward school build
ing for Bird grade; Port Huron. Apul
9th. second ward school building
On the evening OF the 9Th. Mrs Il. 4.
Cottrpll. wife Of AID. Cottrell, of Ma
rine city, aud her year, old son Harry.
while skating on st Clawriytr fell into
an air hole Mrs. Cot,rpll WAS rescued
with great difficulty, bat Harry was
borne beyond reach by the current and
his body was not recovered until the
following Tuesday.
The st. Clair county Humane Socie-
ty have elected the following officers:
President, Il. $. patterson; yice-presi-
dent, Mrs. l.. y. Haslett; secretary.
Mrs. i. G. Fanand; treasurer. II. G..
Banum; executive committee. Rev. +.
A. Scott, j. i. McGregor. Mrs. +. :.
Bagg, Mrs. Randall. Mrs. T.. II. Wheel
er. G. q. Meisel J. i. Mclllwain.