Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-06-06
COUNTY COLUMN.

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receives pension.
st. Clair will indulge in big fourth
of July celebration.
The brick yard at AbbOtsford has
started up for the season.
The Catholic church at Brockway is
being improved with paint.
j. III. Black, of Capac. shipped nearly
5000 dozens of eggs last week.
Port Huron cemeteries contain the
graves of forty-seven soldiers.
James Stewart, of Sarnia, died sud-
denly at Alg0nac the other day.
Capac has a new doctor, Powers by
name, who came from Ann Arbor.
Henry Roach, of Mayville. broke his
arm recently, the result of scufiling.
Mr.. Beachum, merchant tailor from
Richmond, will probably locate in st.
Clair.
ID. X. Cakes Il Son, of st. Clair. are
shipping pie plant to Detroit by the
half ton.
Commencement exercises were held
at Algonac, May 30th. There were four
graduates.
The fastest craft of any description
now on the lakes is the passenger
steamer Mary.
Port Huron Grace church ladies will
present the Temple of Fame" and
"Kermiss" soon.
Port Huron's Pine Grove park is be-
ing cleaned up for the accommodation
of excursion visitors.
Two cows, belonging to VIM. Shork-
- nil
oned by some person.
John Fitzgerald, county Jail turnkey,
will retain his position instead of go
ing to Chicago, as reported.
Marine City young ladies indulge in
the pleasant pastime of riding horse
back while the young gentlemen ride
their bicycles.
The Sewer Commission at 1T. Huron
would have mammoth sewer so as to
do away with Indian Greek and have
so recommended.
\ Marine City man put some poison
ed meat out one night recently for a
disagreeabe dog and in the morning
found his COW dead
In game of base ball at Port Huron
last week Wednesday between the Man
istees and Port Hurons, the Port Hur-
ons won by score of to 3.
Forty-two foreign born residents of
the county declared their inteD-
tiOns of becoming citizens of this coun-
try, during the month of May.
Chas. f. Poole, of Algonac, has just
recently celebrated his Goth birthday.
Mr.. Poole has lived in AlgOnac 80 years
and is a well known merchant.
ID. Mulligan. of Fargo, has sold his
store to Mr.. Hill, of Jeddo and Mr..
Peck, of Tennessee. These parties will
stock up with large amount of goods.
County Treasurer Burns says, "More
money will be realized from the annual
tax sales this year than ever before.
But few descriptions will be struck off
to the state"
The ST. Clair County Sunday School
Association will hold its third annual
convention in the First Presbyterian
church at Marine City, on Monday
June "a, 1890.
VIM. Lennon, of Belle River, has
Just erected one of the largest barns in
the vicinity. 1t is 10 feet in length,
with 20 feet posts, and has large
drive barn also.
The man who carries the mail be-
tween Port Huron's postof1ice and de-
pots is not citizen of the United
States. Justice" in the Times, would
like change made.
The Michigan Board OF Pharmacy
will hold meeting at the Star Island
House, st. Clair Flats, from June Both
to July Bird, inclusive, for the purpose
of examining candidates for registra-
ton.
One hundred and five feet of the
tunnel were completed last week. There
are only 1850 feet left to be finished
and it is expected that IL weeks will
complete the tunnel.
Ida Russell and Laura Fralick, of
Fort Gratiot, were arrested last week
on the charge Of being common pros
titutes. The former was given 60 days
in the Detroit house of correction and
the latter sent to her fathers protec-
ton.
Alvah Sanborn has taken Chas, L.
Boyce's place in the custom house at
Port Huron and John Chambers, who
has had the charge of the +. 81 Z. M.
depot for several years past, has made
way for Edward SLOVENIAN, of Fort
Gratiot.
Albert Shower, of Romeo, had sever
al bones of his left leg broken and was
otherwise injured in Port Huron the
other day. He was standing on the
side of summer street car waiting for
another car to pass when he fell in be-
tween the two cars. the wheels passing