Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-09-19
COUNTY COLUMN.

COUNTY COLUMN.
The st. Joseph church at Port Huron
will have a chime of bells.
The exact length of the st. Clair tun-
mel is 6,050 feet from cutting to cutting.
w. j. Davis of Port Huron, fell from
his roof last week and broke his collar
bone.
Workmen are engaged reftting the
st. Clair Salt Co.'S we'll Work will soon
be resumed there.
Mrs. VIM. Bailey of Port Huron, sud
denly and unaccountably lost the use of
one of her eyes last week.
Joseph +. Francis, prominent viii
lager of Marine City died last Thurs
day at his home in that village.
The c. 81 G. Il. R'y company are MAX
ing preparations to lay the track in
their new yard at Port Huron.
Lizzie J. Hopkins of st. Clair, has
commenced proceedings against the
Salutaris Co. for $4,000 damages.
The brotherhood of Railroad Con-
ductors Melted $50 out of their excur-
sion last week on the steamer Conger.
The Kern Brewing Company's eleva-
tor, in Pt. Huron, was partly destroyed
by fire last Tuesday. Loss $4,000 in
sured.
Damage suits to the amount of $780,
600 against the city of Port Huron, will
be tried at the coming term of the cir
cult court.
Geo. II. Mann, lately appointed cadet
at'the Annapolis Naval Academy tele-
graphs that he successfully passed his
examination.
During the past six months of $780,
pa arrests for drunkenness have been
made in Port Huron. Still it is a very
peaceable city.
Lord Stanley of Preston. Govern or
General of the Dominion, with party
Of distinguished gentlemen. walked
through the tunnel last week.
VIM. Ellison, of Abbotsford, met
with painful accident on Monday af-
temoon. While working near a stave-
cutter he had two fingers severed from
his hand.
The steam shovels for excavating the
approaches to the tunnel have q capacl-
ty of 10 car loads of earth an hour. But
for want of cars it cannot be run at its
full capacity.
Alderman Buckeridge of Port Huron.
was arraigned last Thursday for an as
sault on Fred Finster. He was fined
$500, or, in default, 80 days in Jail. He
paid the fine,
The DR.. Utter, whose shooting by a
stepson AmanZer Kench in Detroit has
caused quite sensation, is an old res
ident of Marine City and ''cut figure
even while living there.
The clay in the st. Clair tunnel in
that part which was under air pressure
has been removed and the wages have
n from
cents per hour to 124. making also IL
hours day.
The body of VIM. McMaugh, the sail
or who was drowned at the collision of
the schooner Tremble and barge Wet
more last week was found Monday by
two indians of the Sarnia reservation
who were rowing up the river.
There is a movement on foot to divide
the township of Fort Gratiot. Many
residents are in favor of giving to the
township of Port Huron all territory on
the south side of Black river, and re-
tanning only that portion located on the
north side.
A man by the name of Fred Stevens
has now but leg and half. While
working near the steam shovel at the
Canadian entrance of the tunnel Mon
day afternoon, the shovel struck stone
and glanced, cutting his leg completely
off above the knee.
Fred Brown of st. Clair, and ALT.
Brady, New York's $50 pound cham
pion. had 10 round knock out last
Tuesday evening at Marysville. AS
one fight is not enough Fred Brown
and Jack Pierson contributed to the
enlightening entertainment.
Capt. James Davidson, of Bay City,
has purchased the entire river front of
1,164 feet, belonging to j. A. Wonsey.
at Marine City. Many speculations are
rife as to the purpose A dry-dock is
thought to be in the wind. The new
railroad probably is the real boom.
Port Huron police had a chance to
learn about Emmett toughs last Satur-
day Two were arrested for drunken
ness. One of them requested that his
examination be set for Thursday, in
stead of Wednesday, as he would have
TO come 20 the city at any rate on that
day to attend the Democratic county
convention. Good Democratsl
The $4,000 appropriation by congress
for improvements in Black river. which
is, by the way, but about one-half the
amount calculated as necessary, will be
used as far as it will go, in deepening
the channel sixteen feet throughout its
length and filling in the banks so as to
narrow the channel and make the cur
rent swifter. Docks will be built its
whole length.