Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-01-02
The Weekly ExpOSitOTD
THURSDAY. JANUARY 2, 1890.
COUNTY COLUMN

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The Sturgis school house has been
painted.
A Sabbath school has just been Or
gained at Smiths.
Browns hall at Berville, is receiving
some improvements.
The Port Huron Daily Times issued
no paper New Years day.
Thos. Burns, of Thornton, expects to
spend the winter in Maryland.
w. E. Elliott is now the postmaster
at Blaine, by j. Crank's removal.
Detroit and Port Huron boats have
been running during the holidays.
Mayor Hopkins and wife, of st. Clair,
have gone to California to spend the
winter.
The young folks at Smiths have or
gained Young Peoples Literary
Society.
The Capac Journal complains that its
streets and alleys are not properly
drained.
The Stave company's salt block at
Marine City has closed operations for
the season.
The set of weights and measures for
the county have been sent to Lansing
to be tested.
The Hon. Mark Hopkins will aid the
new railroad from st. Clair to Detroit
by giving his note for $4,000.
n donation for the benefit Of Elder
Scott will be held at John Kilgour's
house in Wales, January Sd.
1t is reported that one of Thornton's
school officers has skipped the town
with 800 of the district money
Fifteen foreigners declared their in
tention of becoming American citizens
during the month Of December.
Port Huron has anew Transfer Com
pany whose articles of association have
been filed with the county clerk.
The pupils of Capac high school pre-
scented Prof. j. Shafer with an elegant
students lamp for Christmas present
James Haskell's house in Kenockee
burned last week. Mrs. Haskell, at the
time, was visiting her parents in Wales
The prisoners in the county jail had
fine dinner on Christmas day, consist
ing of turkey, cranberry sauce anG
other nice things.
Fourteen new members were received
into the NJ. f. church at Fort GratiOt
week ago Sunday, ten by letter anC
four by accession,
One hundred and eighty-two differ
ent families in Port Huron and For
Gratiot were warmly clothed and giveT
good dinners on Christmas day.
It's fully expected that Frank Me
Elroy will get the position of postmas
ter at Marine City, as Senator Mcmillan
has recommended his appointment.
Carl Shenemun and wife, of Port
Huron, were nearly suffocated by ga'
from their coal stove the other night
Help came just in time to save them.
Memphis has again been visited 10y
thieves. G. Gilbert and VIM. Elem
mingtOn, stOrekeepers, were hevlctims
Cigars. tobacco and mouth organs Wer,
taken.
The length of the St Clair river tun
mel from portal to portal will be 6.00(
feet. 1t is finished on the Canadian
side 500 feet, and on the United States
side 800 feet.
A girl baby was found in Black rivel
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but few hours old and probably deac
when thrown in. The person to whom
the child belonged has not been found
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Kitner, of China
township, who nave been married since
1851, now want to separate. Mrs. X
claims that her husband has lately com
menced to abuse her. The husband is
worth about $1,000.
Geo. Beacraft, the counterfeither, has
been sentenced to eight years in prison
This man has been arrested on the
same charge IL different times since
1866. His age is 81 years and his sen
tence would have been twice as much
if he had been a younger man.
Charles Phillips, of the township OF
Riley, was, % years ago, sent to the in.
sane asylum. He was worth considera.
bic property and was single man %
years of age He now has become a
county charge which will have to pay
$lS month for his board, as his prop
erty has all been used for his mainte.
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