Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-07-25
COUNTY COLUMN.

The county jail contains Is prisoners.
Capac citizens will subscribe for a
street sprinkler.
David Johnson, of Fort Gratiot, now
receives a pension,
August LIST will see the opening of
circuit court again.
The Fargo Sunday school have pur-
chased handsome organ.
Port Huron Pine Grove park is to
have numerous improvements.
600 is to be spent for new pave
ments in Port Huron this season.
The Port Huron tunnel will probably
be finished i'll about six weeks time.
The new steamer Newaygo was
launched at Marine City on Tuesday of
last week.
The Diamond Crystal salt block at
st. Clair has shut down for two weeks
improvement.
The Teachers State instituted Fort
GTatiot is agrand success. The attend
anee is nearly 200
Sfrrgis people are preparing to cele-
brafe &c 25th anniversary Of the Pho
neer Suno,"v school.
marcbant tailoring establishment
will be opened in .oort Huron by John
Wendrich, of Detroit.
The Marine City Stave company
have completed some very ha 'uSohle
repairs on their store.
Four of the Pittsburg campers near
Port Huron got on drunk and were
arrested and put into jail.
The Port Huron Guards left Wednes-
a 30
remaining until Monday.
Memphis band boys want an i'll
structor and would like the citizens to
help them out with some cash.
George II. Mann, of Port Huron will
receive the appointment of cadet at
the Naval Academy at Annapolis,
The Presbyterian and Episcopal Sun
day schools at Fort Gratiot give their
annual picnic to Stag Island Thursday
Aug.7.
The Ladies Aid of the NJ. E. church,
at Blaine, recently gave an enjoyable
entertainment in the way of a clothes
pin social.
Marine City people are hoping for
revival of the salt industry in their city
now that the price Of salt is somewhat
advanced.
Aninfant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Mann.
of Port Huron. fell from a second story
window the other day, but was injured
very slightly.
The mmercial-Tribune plant at
Port Huron has been released by
Stevens d King, who VIII take charge
of it for two years longer.
The tunnel workmen were paid near
" $4,000 last week for their months
work This is the largest amount the
tunnel company has yet paid out.
There is case of diphtheria in the
family of the keeper of the Hospital and
Home, Port Huron, which will prevent
patients from being sent there for some
time.
Last Friday the body of a man was
found on the shore near LakepOrt, a
sailor and about 80 years of age. There
was nothing to indemnity him and he
was buried arLakeport.
The Office OF Michael Hill, at his lum-
Der yard in Fort Gratiot, was entered
by burglars Sunday night and the safe
blown open. No cash was secured, the
safe being empty at the time.
The third story of the Port Huron
high school building is TO be torn down
and two story addition to be built al
one side The opening of the fall term
will probably be delayed a month oil
more.
Capt. John Robertson, late Of the
Darius Cole. has assumed his new
duties as supervisor of hulls at Port
Huron. His friends presented him
with gold watch and chain on board
the Cole,
Port Huron good citizens complain
because four of the Pittsburg campers
were arrested for being drunk on the
streets. The g. C. claim that the cam
pers spend thousands of dollars in Port
Huron every year, and that they were
only having a good time. Still there
are others who think the officers were
right in enforcing the laws.
A sad accident occurred at Marysvillt
on Saturday last in which Alex. Nc
Cormick. an old citizen of that place
lost his life. He was at work in the
hay field with hay rake when his
horses became frightened and ran away
throwing Mr.. Mccormick against the
fence with the rake upon him. He was
injured internally and was taken with
hemorrhage of the lungs,dying Monday
morning.
A fatal accident at Thornton on Sat.
urday caused the death of Hiram Bart.
lett, who for years has carried the mail