Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-04-11
The Weekly ExpOsitO!.
FRIDAY. APRIL IL, 1890.
COUNTY COLUMN.

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Moore Bros. will start new bank in
Port Huron.
A Base ball club has been organized
in Port Huron.
A fox was killed near Capac by fox
hunters recently.
1t is reported that coal has been found
in Lynn township.
Port Huron Salvation Army is about
70 members strong.
John l.. Newell, Democrat, is Fort
Gratiots new mayor.
Port Huron high school will graduate
seven pupils this year.
The Presbytery of Flint met in Port
Huron the first of the week.
Jas. Turnbull, of Capac. has been
granted an increase of pension.
The Port Huron letter carriers hand
led 1865 pieces during March.
Port Huron's canal scheme carried
by over 800 majority last Monday.
The j. G. Clark is the new ferry run
ming between Port Huron and Sarnia.
Berville people are contemplating the
erection of a Union church at that place.
Marine City wants dry dock and has
the funds to build it but no one to start
it.
w. ID. Young & Co. of Forest, Ont,
have opened an egg warehouse at Fort
Gratiot.
Rev. w. b. Willard. has returned to
his st. Clair pastorate, after q months
vacation.
Miss Carrie Hemenger, of Algonac,
graduates at the Ann Arbor high school
this year.
A young Marine City lad shot a hole
through his foot last week while hand
ling gun.
Chas. Burleigh, of Berlin township,
broke his arm while loading baled
hay, recently.
Port Huron police made 70 arrests
during the month of March, of which
80 were DRINKS.
Hose Company No. | of st. Clair,
gave fine Easter dancing party on
Monday evening.
a horse barn belonging to Ramer
Bell. of Marine City, burned recently,
with loss of $500.
VIM. Jameson. of Fort Gratiot. was
quite badly hurt recently by falling
from the roof of house.
Mrs. DR.. Whiting, Of Fort Gratiot.
broke her ankle one day last week by
falling off the door steps.
Frank Hart and Wescott Bros. of
Marine City, have sold the steambarge
Lowell to the Sandusky Ice Co. for
$500.
The workmen on the inside of the
tunnel communicate with those on the
outside by means of the telephone, of
which there are three sets.
The Catholic church in Port Huron
was last week somewhat damaged by
fire in the interior, but was got under
control before much injury was done.
1t is now supposed that c. f. Perkins
who committed suicide at Port Huron
last week, did so on account of poor
health, no other reason can be assigned
The ST. Clair river tunnel is now fin
ished on the Canadian side 1,570 feet
and on the United States side | ,720 feet
Last week the distance completed was
80 feet
Rev. y. l.. Freeman. pastor of the St
Clair Baptist church for some time, has
resigned, on account of his wife's i'll
health. and they will leave for differ
ent climate.
The Wales and Kimball Farmers
Club held an interesting meeting or
March 28th at &. $. Kings. The next
meeting will be at Alvah Peck's in
Kimball.
The wife of Port Huron saloon
keeper named Geo. Hayes, died OF
Tuesday of last week from the effects
of an assault made upon her by couple
OF roughs. These men came into the
saloon, got Hayes drunk and then pro
ceeded up stairs to attack and frighter
the wife, with the above result. Three
children are left aged IA, 8 and l year