Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-05-22
County Column.

Inc slhNS MN ~ hupJ 10 again III
operation.
Mrs. +. Carleton, of Port Huron,
died last week.
Capac is becoming quite well pro-
tected from fire.
Algonac has a lot of Indians camp
ing in her town hall.
Marine City people want seats plac-
ed in the city hall park.
Danl Guilford, an old resident of
Emmett, died last Saturday.
June 8 has been appointed as memo
rial day for the odd Fellows.
V. L.Soner, n business man of Marine
City will remove to California.
The new tunnel depot building has
been commenced in Port Huron.
The Maccabees, of Adair, will give
an excursion to Detroit on the 25th.
The Point Edward and Fort Gratiot
ranges were lighted last Sunday night.
George Taylor and Lille Emmons,
both of Port Huron, were married last
week.
There were 80 deaths and so births
in Port Huron's sixth ward during the
past year.
A new steam barge, owned by jerks
& Co. of Port Huron, was launched
last week.
st. Clair Co. contains 4, 077 farms and
| the average number of acres in each
farm is S4.l4.
Mrs. Jerusha Nickerson, of Brock
way, wants divorce from her hus-
band, George Nickerson.
On Wednesday, May 2sth, Emmett
citizens will all join in II grand basket
picnic in Belle River Park.
The docket of the May term of cir
cult court contains II criminal, 10
court, % chancery and 1913 jury cases.
There are IA idiots, three insane
people and three deaf and dumb
people in the st. Clair county poor
| house.
The high school building in Port
Huron will have some improvements
| in the shape of modern roof and y
large addition.
Henry Ballentine, of Port Huron,
will remove to Richmond June lst.
Mr.. Ballentine will take charge of the
new roller mill at that place.
A saw mill at Mt. Salem belonging
to S. w. Berger & Bro. burned to the
ground last week. The loss is placed
at SIG 900 with no insurance.
Scrap iron will be used 10 I'LL in the
hole made by the recent land slide in
the tunnel on the Canadian side.
About | 200 loads will be drawn.
The Baptist church at Port Huron
are to have paper published monthly,
devoted to the interests of the church,
young people and Sunday school.
4 new rule has been adopted in the
county clerks Office, and if an attor-
ney now wants anything in that office
he must give receipt for the same.
Articles of association of the Y. NJ.
{. A., of Port Huron, have been filed
with the county clerk. This associa-
ton is incorporated for the term of 30
years.
A. II. Ross, pastor Of the Congre-
gational church at Port Huron, has
recOnsidered his intention of resign
ing and will now remain in Port
Huron.
Every supervisor in Port Huron il
now asking for an increase in pay all
because some time ago two of their
number asked and received small
increase.
Marine City's city marshal arrested
and locked up IL members of the sal
walton Army the other night because
they would persist in walking on the
sidewalk.
An Office has been established in
Port Huron by the United States Mer-
chants Protective Agency, and most
of the largest dealers in the city have
already been secured.
John Aker and VIM. Upleger, OF
Columbus township, have been arrested
for tearing down notices of cOntagiou.
diseases which the health officer had
placed upon their houses.
An engineer at the tunnel nam ed
James Linch, was robbed of nearly his
months pay, which is 500, by John
Benjamin, who has been arrested and
who confessed that he took it from
Lynch while the latter was drunk.
Jacob Pastor was arrested at Mem
phis last week charged with killing
sheep for their pelts. The employees a
the express Office had noticed Il pecu
liar odor about the place and finally
located it in box addressed to jacob
Pastor. The box was found to contain
several sheep pelts and dead chickens
Mr.. and Mrs. Westbrook, of Ruby
celebrated the 57th anniversary OF
their wedding Friday May 10Th. Mr.
Westbrook is one of the Oldest resi-
dents or the county. He was born II
Canada and when seven years of az,
was carried off by the Indians, who
kept him three years. When by some
chance his father saw him and Dough
him Of the chief.