Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-05-09
The Weekly Exposito!.
FRIDAY. MAY 8. 1890.
COUNTY COLUMN.

| oJ. OldlI oCnoOl pupllo HuuluOi tiO.
Vacant houses are scarce in Port
Huron.
John Miller, of Capac, has 10 lambs
from 4 ewes.
Frederick Snay, of Marine City, now
receives pension.
DR.. John Marks, of Marine City, has
located in Fort Gratiot
The current Indebtedness of Fort
Gratiot city is Sl.78l.69.
The Port Huron Times establishment
now sports a monograph.
Thompson Bros salt block at st. Clair
has commenced operation.
John Orr, of Emmett. has sold his
meat market to Mr.. Burdick.
]. III. Black, of Capac, shipped 1900
dozen eggs one day last week.
Marine City expects soon to have a
new Catholic school building.
The Port Huron telephone exchange
now numbers 1913 subscribers.
Fort Gratiot saloons are allowed to
keep open until IL o'clock p. m.
Emmett postofiice was recently broken
open but nothing of value taken.
Port Hurons new bank is to be called
the st. Clair county savings bank.
"The Port Huron Farming Mill" is
another industry started in Port Huron.
The Huron House at Port Huron is
tobe supplied with passenger elevator.
Miss Ada Lee, Port Huron's lady
lawyer is thinking of locating in De-
troit.
Capac has secured the long talked Of
flax mill and is now grooming for a
brick yard.
A new drug store just opened at
Port Huron has the firm name of Mills
e. Campbell.
The Port Huron Mineral Springs
property will probably go into the hands
of Detroit parties.
Port Huron letter carriers handled
l67,09 pieces of mail matter during
the month of April.
+. A. Leslie graduate of the State
University. will superintend the Marine
City schools next year.
At the gold medal contest held in Al
mont recently, Miss Nellie Anderson,
of Marine City won the medal.
The f. and p. u Ry. Co. are build
ing a new dock The entire length of
their property on Stellar river.
Capac High school scholars want Prof.
Schafer re-engaged as principal and
have so petitioned the school board.
1t has been shown that the mortgage
Indebtedness of stella ir county will be
less than 10 per cent. of tn total valua-
ton.
All Port Huron dogs not properly
licensed by May Goth are to be placed
in dog pound for four days and then
drowned.
Capt. Nowland's recruiting detach-
ment is in Port Huron this week which
gives the citizens chance to join the
regular army.
The novel and disgusting sight of two
intoxicated young ladies riding through
the streets of Port Huron was witness
ed the other day.
The Port Huron policemen are after
the man who has been selling soap
claimed to be CASTLE. The man and
soap are both frauds.
The I. and Z. NJ. Ry. have taken up
the old Narrow Gauge track between
their depot and Thomas street, and re-
laid standard gauge rails.
j. T. Weber intends opening a
summer school in Emmett. giving in
structlon in penmanship, German,
music. and other studies.
The April meeting of the Wales and
Kimball Farmers club was held at A. l..
Peck's, April %, and very interesting
and pleasant time was held.
One hundred and twenty feet of the
tunnel were completed last week. 1t
Is now finished 1920 feet on the Amer
lean side and 1925 feet on the Canadian
side
The Eastern association of the Con-
gregational churches of Michigan met
in the Congregational church at Port
Huron Tuesday and Wednesday of this
week.
A circular recently prepared by
County Clerk Warn gives the names of
the different townships and city officers
of St Clair county and their postoffice
address.
While agerman was helping to un-
load carload of clay in the +. & L. NJ.
Ry. yard at Port Huron on Friday of
last week, a wheel ran over his right
foot. He was removed to the Hospital
and Home and his foot amputated.
Some of Marine City lads entered the
room of Evangelist Wills, who is engag-
ed in revival work in that city, and took
$40 of his money. The boys were ident-
flied and the money was recovered. 1t
is claimed that it was all done for joke.