Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-05-02
COUNTY COLUMN.


A little daughter of John Fead. of
Fort Gratiot, is reported lost.
Nothing much is being done in Capac
at present in regard to flax mill.
An increase of pension has been
granted Chas. Conat, of Memphis.
Port Huron Odd Fellows celebrated
! their list anniversary last Sunday.
A base ball club has at last been Or
ganiyed in Port Huron on firm basis.
Marysville has several cases of Ger
man measles. One death has occurred.
Algonac now supports three hotels,
the Rlvervfew, Kimball and Gilbert.
Locke's show will give its first enter
tainment of the season at Capac, May
10th.
The tunnel is completed 1870 feet under
the river on the Port Huron side OF the
river.
The county is to pay for new side
walks around the court house at Port
Huron.
100000 has already been raised in
| Port Huron for the new Saleratus works
to be started there.
During April, fifty aliens have de-
clared their intention of become citl-
zens of the United States.
The Port Huron Electric railway is
being changed from the upper running
trolley system to the under.
Alderman Roberts, of Port Huron.
will remove to East Saginaw, where he
has secured a good position.
Prizes of 5000 will be given at the
July races of the Port Huron agricultu-
al and driving park association.
The residence of NJ. Z. Brown, of
Pine River, burned on Tuesday April
22nd, with most of its contents.
The school entertainment given in
Emmett recently was asuccess and the
management of the teacher, Mr.. Weber.
Ernest Ruecker, Marine City tailor
has left the city and also several credit
ors who would be happy to see him again.
The sum of $1,000 has been raised in
Port Huron for the Young Mems Chris
tain Association. 5000 more is wanted
A branch of the Inter State Building
and Loan Association of Minneapolis
MIMI, has been established i'll Port
Huron.
Jacob Sibilla and Frank Copton, two
Port Huron lads. aged IL and IA years.
have been taken to the reform school at
Lansing.
The Congregational church in Port
Huron will celebrate the fiftieth ami.
versary Of its organization May 18th
and 18th.
The NJ. Z. Sunday school of Marine
City gave the first excursion of the sea-
son last week Wednesday going to De
troit and return.
The commercial house, at Marine City
in charge of d. NJ. Church, has recently
been greatly improved by paper, paint
and other renovations.
The alien contract labor law is being
violated and FIT. Gratiot citizens want
the arrest of all Canadians who daily ar
rive in the city to work.
A stock company has been organized
in Port Huron for the manufacture OF
railroad grease. From two to four tons
of the article will be turned out daily.
The affairs of the defunct Macomt
& Stellar County Insurance company
have been amicably adjusted, SO says
Supervisor John w. Gardner, of Clyde.
Lew Cady, of Port Huron, hired a
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forgot to return them. He was arrest
ed in Fort Gratiot on Tuesday, and the
articles found at the Dexter House.
Daniel Chester, IS years old, working
on the clay cars at the tunnel, fell out OF
the car on Monday and one wheel pass
ed over his left foot. Amputation was
necessary the foot being badly crushed
Mrs. Eta Sharff, Of Capac, was burned
to death at Romeo last week Monday
She was engaged in private family
and while working about the stove her
clothing caught fire and from the effect
of being badly burned died the same day
Port Huron has another $4,000 suit
before her. Henry l.. Avery fell
through defective sidewalk IN the year
1884, receiving broken arm and other
injuries. Now he claims $4,000 from
the city because the sidewalk was bad
enough to endanger the life of any one
The following eight Port Huron con-
Germs have over 400 names upon their
pay rolls: Grand Trunk Railway, $50;
Tunnel Works. $50; Upton Works, 1856;
Phoenix Iron Works, 125; Dnnford IL
AlersOn. 80; Sulphite Fibre Works, 30;
Wolverine Dry Dock, 20; The Sherman
Company, 46.
Miss Matilda Jones. of Port Huron.
had her leg broken fifteen years ago,
while on the ferry going TO Sarina, by
falling between the boat and the Cana
dian wharf The leg was amputated and
she recovered. Now she brings suit a
gainst the former owners Of the boat
for $4,000. They claim it was through
no fault of the boat employees that she
was injured. and she claims that it was