Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-07-03
County Column.

| There are several cases OF scarlet
fever in Capac.
Weddings were numerous in Port
Huron last week.
Three Port Huron lads are to be sent
to the reform school.
John Robinson's circus will exhibit
in Port Huron July Is.
There were 232 births and lSl deaths
in Port Huron during 1890.
Townsend Lymburner, of TT. Gratiot
has been supervisor for IL years.
Kenockee people would like to have
station at Abbotsford on the f. q
p. NJ.
f. A. Bailey, Port lIuron's confec-
toner, has secured pension of Sl2
month.
The county treasurer has on hand
available funds to the amount of
$4,000.
Four bodies were found floating in
st. Clair river near Marine City within
10 days.
The Marine City Cornet Band will
give II grand concert on the evening
of July 4th.
A little lad of Emmett had very
narrow escape from being run over by
the cars lately.
Algonac is bound to be Il great sum-
mer resort. Its several hotels are full
and business is rushing.
Henry Campbell, an old and esteem
ed citizen of Marine City, died of
heart disease last week.
The st. Clair and Sarnia fire depart
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with the Marine City company.
Port Huron ladies of the Presbyter-
ian church will hold bazaar Thurs
day, July 10th in Maccabee hall.
Mrs. Manchester, lady 81 years of
age, living in Marine City, has just
finished quilt containing over three
hundred pieces.
Up to Thursday of last week S24 $40
in liquor money had been collected by
the county treasurer. There is about
$4,000 more to come III.
\ petition has been circulated among
the 1T. Clair citizens lately asking that
the council should organize and equip
a hook and ladder company.
Capt. G. III. Westcott, of st. Clair, is
Il candidate for the position of super
vising inspector of hulls, made vacant
by the death of Capt. JOS. Cook.
Port Huron police made four ar
lrests in one day last week consisting
of Joseph Allen, Joseph Henry, Jo-
seph Moursey and Joseph Bradshaw.
DR.. A. II. Ross, of Port Huron, was
presented with purse of Sll5 by a
large number of friends, on the occa-
sion of his leaving for trip to Europe.
Jas. Ii. Haslett, of Port Huron, died
last week at the age of 66 years. Mr..
lIaslett was the oldest merchant tailor
in Michigan and left Il fortune to his
wife and one son.
An old gentleman has been register
ed at the Huron house, Port Huron,
the past week, claiming to be Gen.
Nelson Monroe, of Mass. and neph-
ew of President Monroe.
A lodge of the l.. O. T. VI. has been
organized at Capac by Miss Leota L..
Becker, of Muskegon, CIT. Lieut.. com.
and State Organizer. This is the
third largest Hive in the state.
Since the recent cave-in at the tun-
mel u large gang of men find work
there. 1t is the opinion of Chief En-
gineer Hobson that the tunnel will be
completed in time for the fall travel.
Mary Foster, II years old, died at
her grand parents home in Port Hur-
on last Friday from the effects of
an overdose of morphine. 1t is not
known whether it was an accident or u
suicide.
John l.. Black, of Port Huron, pre-
sented the Archie Campbell Camp,
Sons of Veterans, with handsome
silk banner at their last meeting. Mr..
Black was nephew of Col. Archie
Campbell.
Policeman Miller, of Port Huron,
jumped into Black river the other day
and rescued n boy who had fallen off
the bridge while 1t was open. When
they got to land Mr. Miller discovered
that the boy was his own.
On Thursday of last week, Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred Comstock and Mrs. Ray,
of Grant township, were driving across
the railroad track at Blaine when the
horse became frightened, threw them
all out injuring them quite severely.
Conductor Albert Wright saved two
boys from drowning at TT. Gratiot one
day last week. The boys were playing
on the dock when the younger fell
into the water. The older jumped i'm
after him but both would have drown
ed if Wright had not noticed the scene
and diyed in after them bringing both
to shore.
LUMBER-I haye for sale at bottom
prices lumber, lath, and shingles. Am
receiving three carloads per week and