Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-12-26
County Column.
James w Ills, of Port Huron, rejoices
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James w Ills, of Port Huron, rejoices
in an incl ease of pension.
A mutual Improvement club OF 90
members has been organized in Emmet
The steambarge Laketon burned at
her mo0rugs at the dock in st. Clair
last week.
Judge Mitchell. of Port Huron, is in
the race for Il railroad commissionship
under Gov. Winans.
Port Huron ferries have carried 3S6.
923 passengers within the last year. and
not Il single life has been lost.
Harry Townsend. well-known and
highly respected young man Of st.
Clair, died on Tuesday of last week.
Marine City has only nine licenses.
but they are for beer alone. Not
single whiskey license, What heaven?
Burglars broke into the clothing
house of Jacob y Sons last Friday
night and purloined some winter out
fits.
f. J. Schoolcraft. of Port Huron. fell
down flight Of stairs through glass
door ana cut his hand painfully last
| week.
Orville Blodgett. brakeman at the
Junction, fell off freight car and re-
ceived injuries about his head and
his arm.
Wm. Jackson, an old st. Clair county
| pioneer died last week in his send year
at the home of hls son in st. Clair
township.
George ClougheSsny, a switchman in
! the c. 81 G.. T. var at Fort GratiOt
slipped while boarding train aud fell
to his death.
VIM. i. Robeson, of Port Huron, has
written the Her Id, declin NC to run
as y nominee for mayor on the DEM
ocr2tic ticket.
Miss Flora McElroy, one of st. Clair's
falTest. was brutally assaulted by a
! drunken ScOundrel on saturday Of
week before last.
Port Huron is doing itself big 1t is
| 30 have new t0wn-clock with dials six
whole feet in diameter. and they will
be Illuminated at night
j. j. Shaw. OF Port Huron. has been
awarded $75 10y the city Council for the
loss Of horse which went through the
bridge into Black river last summer
| when the draw was open.
The young mems lyceum at Marine
| City have decided after Il thorough con-
sideration of the question, that women
are more revengrfu than men. Ii
speaks vOlumnS for the young men
There are some big-headed youths in
| Port Huron who would like to form Il
high toned clique after Ward McA,lis-
ter's 400. They cal themselves the
FIRST Sixteen" and believe they are
quite the stuff.
The st Clair County Supervisors
have cut down the fee TO doctors for
examination as to the sanity Of persons
from SIS to So. Port Huron doctors
are roaring mad and say they can find
the 50 doctors elsewhere.
Frantic efforts are being made in
Port Huron to organize that more than
worthless organization the "Sons Of
Veterans. The organization has no
Sound foundation save maudlin senti-
ment and does not deserve to live.
Mrs. Vesta Nudge, OF Port Huron
stepped into hole while crossing the
street recently in that city and fell
she now very considerably asks the
Council to pay her some money; not
any particular amount but something
You know.
-shape of ".ack the Hugger." Two
Eetty dressmakers. who were return
ing home last Saturday, Eight unaccom-
Eplnied, suddenly found themselves in
the strong embrace of man. The
girls screamed "bloOdy murder" and
the man Tetreated.
Or. Il. II. Seeley, of fort Huron is
circulating a petition to secure the pos
ition of deputy oil inspector now held
by Mrs. Alice Mann. The democratic
doctor must indeed be thirsty for Office
aRd not blessed with very Temunera-
tive practice when he will thus try TO
supplant u lone widow in the job by
which she is trying to support herself
and family.
Detective Clark, Of Fort Gratiot,
arrested Mr.. and Mrs W. Shepherd,
proprietors Of the Dexter House. and
their hired man. John Kyle ON charge
OF robbery. They pleaded not guilty
although a quantity Of the stolen goods
were found in the house. But the
worst of it is that every body about the
| houte being arrested there $40 one TO
take care Of the stock save Detective
| Clark and he does not like the job.
st. Clair county claims some honor
! i'm the latest occurrence of history. Old
Sitting Bull was killed by men under
the command Of Capt. Fechet. q Port
| Huron man at some time during his
! life. The Detroit Times says OF him:
Capt Fechet was a Port Huron man
and member of fighting family. lie
served in the Seventh Michigan Infant
ry during the war. his father and BROTH
er also being in the service. Since the
war Fechet has been an officer in the
Eight United States Cavalry"
EsTRAY NoTIoE.-Came to the en-