Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-08-22
COUNTY COLUMN.

Port Huron schools will begin in
about two weeks.
Over 1900 bolts are used in the tunnel
every twenty-four hours.
Steps have been taken to organize a
hive of lady Maccabees ut Marine City.
The Huron Tent of X. o. II. NJ. at
Port Huron have purchased an elegant
new banner.
Marine City feels assured of rail
road. Three companies are anxious to
undertake the enterprise.
Mr.. and Mrs. Solomon Bendit, OF st.
Clair, celebrated the 50th anniversary
of their marriage last week.
Mrs. Kane. Of Port Huron, became
tired Of Mr.. Kane and so left for parts
unknown with George Davis.
Messrs. Duford g. Alverson. of Port
Huron, are having built one of the
largest dry-docks on the lakes.
The little four-year-old son of Mrs.
Addie Alabaster. of Port Huron, was
run over and badly hurt last Friday.
Little Jimmie Waltz took a header
from his fathers wagon last week and
received very severe scalp wound
from it.
Mrs. $. +. Hopkins is spending $40.
600 on receiving vault in the st. Clair
cemetery. 1t will hold Is bodies when
completed.
Capac people think that probably no
other town Of It's size handles so much
butter and eggs in the course Of year
as their town does.
Over Sl31.OO0 worth Of stock was
. imported at Port Huron last Friday:
evidently to be sold to the circus man
agement while there.
\ syndicate Of Marine City and De-
troit gentlemen represented 10y Frank
5. Parker of Marine City have COM
pleted the purchase of Fawn Island.
The pavements in Port Huron were
seriously injured by the heavy convey
ances belonging to Barnum IL Bailey's
circus. The damage is estimated at
$1,000.
y pig was the cause of lawsuit at
Capac last week. However, Mrs. Pet
It's got verdict OF 50 and costs against
Mr.. Quinn on q charge Of assault and
battery.
Capt. Frank Holland a well-known
and respected vessel captain of Port
Huron became tired of living last Fri
day and hanged himself with the rope
of his little sons swing.
Mrs. l.. w. Wallace of Port Huron
has brought suit against the Fraternal
Mystic Circle to compel the payment
of $1,000, the amount of her late hus-
bands insurance in that order
One of the largest cargoes ever UNI
loaded at Port Huron was that of the
steamer Livingstone last week. Her
cargo consisted of $4,000 bushels OF
oats and $4,000 bushels of corn.
Little Fred Fowler, of Port Huron
wanted to see the boats so greatly to
his mothers discomfort, he went of his
own accord Wednesday. He was not
found until the next afternoon.
Miss Emma Parker of st. Clair will
sail from San Francisco about the 9th
of October for Ningpo, China. She
will learn the language and then un
dertake the work of missionary.
Fort Gratiot will very probably have
the Michigan Central railway there
soon. Great enthusiasm is manifested
and nearly all the bonus-money has beer
subscribed by manufacturers of thu
place.
There was considerable excitement
Friday in Port Huron over false re
port that about 80 men had been killed
owing TO failure in the compressed
AIR supply. Later reports only confirm
the death of horse.
NJ. II. Higgans, a sailor. left his boat
i'm Black River at Port Huron and
when he returned so little the worse
for wear" he fell through one of Por
Huron's docks and was drowned. III
belonged to G.. A. r.
There will soon be a meeting called
to take action upon the proposition t
build hotel at TT. Huron and make tn
mineral springs there the attraction,
mention of which was made in our las
issue. There is great enthusiasm owe
the idea.
The remains of Robert Leslie, tn
sailor, who was killed on the f. Il L. M
railway bridge, were taken to Ann Al
Dor. where they will be kept until tn
students want a subject. The law pre-
yides for such disposal of body no
claimed by friends or relatives.
II. w. Harris. of Port Huron, has t
confess that he has been layed out by
woman. For while watching the cir
Gus last Friday q young lady let sticl
of wood fall from an upper window
which met his head on its way to tn
ground. His injuries are serious.
An officer has been placed at tn
G.. ,SG.T. II. Junction who takes tn
name and description of each tramp
The list is forwarded to Detroit wher