Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-08-01
COUNTY COLUMN.

Twenty men are at work pulling flax
at Fargo.
The Port Huron telephone exchange
has 203 subscribers.
Less than 740 feet of the tunnel re-
main to be completed.
The L. S. weather signals will soon
be displayed at Lexington.
The town of Kimball has $l20 in the
treasury and is out of debt.
Rev. A. III. Ross, of Port Huron, is
taking his summer vacation.
w. II. Tuck, of Fargo, has purchased
a grocery store in Port Huron.
Port HurOn's Black river is beginning
to give forth its disagreeable odOr again.
Fort Gratiot NJ. +. Sunday school
Dicnicked at Oak Grove on Wednesday.
The ST. Clair city hose companies
gave social hop Wednesday evening
The body of an Indian was found on
the shore at Marysville one day last
week
Wm. Leyam. of Wales. recently had
leg and arm broken by a kick from
horse.
$500 will be raised by direct tax in
Marine City this year for school pur-
poses.
ON Wednesday the Lambs and Mem
phis Sunday schools joined in a picnic
ana excursion.
The date for the st. Clair and Sanilac
countys annual union picnic is fixed
Ior September ith.
The Young Mems Christian Associa.
ton. OF Port Huron. will formally open
theiruew E0oms soon.
Or N Cook. of Riley, will make
an extended Zip to the west IN hopes
Of regaining his i. ,@al'h
\ lodge of the Order 1t the Iron ,, Han
has been organized in olU "i"Vlo'
with % charter members.
Thomas Mcfarland, Of Port Huron,
was thrown out of wagon on friCa9
last, seriously injuring him.
Capt. Cooper. of the schooner Emma
has been arrested for selling liquor to
residents along the lake shore
The Upton Works. at Port Huron,
are in operation night and day, to meet
the demand for threshing machines.
The Russell Island. near Algonae. has
been purchased by Detroit parties, who
will convert it into summer resort.
From August 10 to 2Oth,, Free
Methodist camp meeting is to be held
one and one half mile west of Memphis.
Palace Hall. Port Huron, will be fitted
up for the use of high school scholars,
while the school building is undergoing
repairs.
Hon. J. Il. Whiting has bought 300
feet of land on the river front at St
Clair and will Immediately erect hand
some residence.
Gurley Lester, of Capac, has bought
out the grocery store of A. 5. McIntee.
This makes five stores that Mr.. Lester
is now running.
w. II. Barron, of Port Huron, is the
inventor of a portable house, which can
be brought into use during the summer
at the beaches and in winter packed
away.
Albert Shower, of Romeo. who was
run over by the street cars in Port
Huron some time ago, will probably
commence damage suit against the
company. He will be life cripple.
a one armed man, named l.. l.. Lewis,
well dressed and carrying an elegant
watch. begged from the stores at Port
Huron recently, in one day obtaining
about 1923. He was finally arrested as
fraud.
Robert SOmmeryille, of Marine City,
saved woman and three children from
drowning July Goth and is deserving of
great credit for his heroism. The boat
that the parties were in capsiZed throw
ing them into the water.
Arrangements are now being prepar-
ed I'm order to celebrate the completion
of the tunnel between Port Huron and
Sarnia. 1t is expected that the tunnel
will be finished before September lst
and the citizens of both cities want to
make it a big time.
This country stands a good chance OF
being saved at last. George Mann. of
Port Huron, bounced from pageship
in the senate by Sergeant-at-Ar Can
adv. has been made cadet at the
Annapolis naval academy. Let Eng
land tremble and rebel brigadiers hold
themselves in readiness for trouble.
Port Huron will have new water
works site before long, the old one viii
be abandoned to avoid the sewage OF
Fort Gratiot and the upper portion OF
the city. Land on the lake shore be
tween the light house and G. " e.. t
R'y shops has been looked over and
will probably be selected as the future
site.
Out of $50 votes in the third ward OF
Port Huron only 1853 voted at the spe