Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-08-22
GENERAL NEWS.

Armada reports a few cases of scarlet
fever.
Nearly 1000 baths are given each
day at Mt. Clemens.
Armada will have a balloon ascension
there during fair time.
Richmond would like to have a man
ufactory of DIR. SCOTS dyes there.
Mt. Clemens expects to have its new
street cars running by September 1.
Miss Minnie Bolton of INLAY City
will teach in Oregon the ensuing year.
Saturday night Il. G.. Walkers bend
| er works at Lapeer were destroyed by
fire.
Willie McElroy, the 18-year-old son
Of Sheriff McElroy OF Lapeer died last
week of consumption.
Col. j. r. Fellows, the district attor-
ney of New York City, is at Mt. Glenn
ems enjoying the baths there
George Western, of Lapeer, aged 40
years. took a dose of paris green last
week and died. Domestic trouble was
the alleged cause.
Senator Mcmillan telegraphed from
Washington that he would give 800
to the Huron county farmers who suf-
fered from the severe hail-Storm.
1t seems that Romeo has some mali
cious CD girls that punch holes in its
new asphalt walk with their pretty lit
tie heels. And Romeo people complain!
Report comes from California that L.
Papst, of Lexington, while there was
accidentally killed by the discharge of
GUN. He will be brought home for
burial.
At Standish a little girl was left alone
in the house while her parents were
picking berries. The girl played with
matches and was probably fatally
| burned.
Sheriff Weaver and wife of Deep
River participated in quite serious
runaway last week. 1t is thought that
the injuries to each will not prove per-
manent
The tent of the Whitney Family, who
are well known in these parts. was
blown down at Wayland, Allegan coun-
! ty. Saturday night and burned by COM
ing in contact with the lamps.
At bottom it appears that the whole
Pontiac trouble about the teacher that
whipped a boy to death grows out of a
strife between the Republicans and
Democrats on the school board.
A petition signed by 90 Richmond
citizens was presented at their last
council meeting requesting that the
saloons be closed on Sunday according
to law. The petition was accepted and
acted upon.
It seems that Gus Schmidt. of AID
air. whose wife left him for California
was not the prosecuted saint we made
him out. Gus did not give his wife
one-third Of his farm but $500. He
was not respected, but drove his chill
dren from him. Gus is "heller" in
general.
Charley Norris and Dan Soper, of
Lapeer, were riding over bridge last
Monday when the bottom fell out.
Morris jumped and saved himself, but
Soper and the horses went into the riv-
or. The town shrewdly got ont of the
racket by giving Soper $25 for his incon-
venience.
1t is estimated that there will be
from 1900 to 1900 Patrons of Industry
at the picnic and general jollification
meeting held in Union Park Saginaw
today. Among those that will address
the assembly are Col G. V. DeLand, of
jackson, grand Vlce-preSluent OF the
order: III. M. Youmans, Edward Foote
: and Valentine Katzenberger.
The farmers of portion of Huron
county are in distress owing to the
unreasonable storm that swept through
the county just after harvest. The
storm devastated strip about a mile
wide through the townships of Seigal,
Bloomfield and Paris. The hail fell in
clouds and covered the ground from
four to six inches. All crops were dis
troyed. The farmers generally live on
rented farms in that section and must
, have aid or starve. A demonstration
|, meeting was called and it was decided
to ask the legislature for pecuniary
, assistance.