Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-09-04
County Column.


gonac died last week.
More cases of diphtheria have brok-
en- out in Port Huron.
Nellie Guile, of st. Clair, is visiting
her parents in Sanilac.
The opening of the Burt hotel at Ca
pac takes place to-day.
A company of ladies passed through
the tunnel last Thursday.
1t is proposed to erect new hotel at
Algonac during the winter.
The International Business College
at Port Huron opened Aug. 81.
Indian Creek, Port Huron, will have
800 loads of dirt dumped into it..
There have been five brick buildings
erected at Capac inside of Il year.
S. l.. Boyce, of Port Huron, has been
in the hardware business u years.
The Philip Best Brewing Company
will establish itself in Port Huron.
The new Commercial bank building
in Port Huron, is ready for occupancy.
Henry A. Britt, of Marine City, died
recently, of brain fever, aged "A years.
Prof. james Vaudeville has the prin-
cipalship of the Memphis school this
year.
Harry Morlatt, Port Huron boy,
broke both arms In falling from Il
swing.
A large lodge of the new order of
FOresters has been organized IN Port
Huron.
4 number of Port Huron doctors
now make their professional calls on
bicycles.
Fred $. Davis, of Ypsilanti, and Ella
NJ. Mckay, of Blaine, were married
August 10Th.
A lodge order of the Mystic Seven
was organized in Port Huron last Fri
day evening.
The w. c. T. L. met in COUNTY con-
vention at Universalist hall, Port HUI
ron, last Tuesday.
Geo. Bent, of Port Huron, is now in
the general offices of the f. q p. NJ.
railway at Saginaw.
VIM. NJ. Edmondson, of Cincinnati,
has taken charge of the signal service
station at Port Huron.
The Marysville dramatic company
are rehearsing for Il new play which
they will soon present.
The case of Editor Sutton, of Marine
City, against Alderman Shaw has been
dismissed by Justice Robson.
The Clyde and Grant Farmers Club
were entertained on Friday, August 2S,
by the Kimball and Wales Club.
The official board of the Fort Gratiot
NJ. +. church have requested the return
of Rev. ID. McFawn as their pastor.
Fred. White, of Port Huron, lost part
of a finger by being too familiar with
an engine at the Michigan boiler works.
The State bank inspector inspected
the two Marine City banks last week
and found them in a satisfactory con-
dition.
Will Caswell, Marine City city clerk,
was thrown from his cart recently by
his horse falling, and considerably
bruised.
Rev. Coats, who has preached at Ru-
10y and Abbotsford for the past five
years, delivers his farewell sermon
Sept. 9th.
Mrs. John 5. KimbalPs residence in
Kimball, an old Landmark in the coun-
ty, was totally destroyed by fire last
Friday night.
Jas. G.. Wortz, of st. Clair, has been
putting in system of waterwOrks at
Cheboygan. He goes next to Romeo
for the same purpose.
The first Salvation Army funeral
ever held in Port Huron was that of
Mrs. Adelia Rogers, a member of the
army, who died last week.
Bishop Foley has appointed Father
McManus, of Battle Creek, TO fill the
vacancy in st. Stephens church, Port
Huron, caused by Father Van Lauwe's
death.
The Port Huron city printing has
been divided, the Herald being given
the miscellaneous job work, and the
Times the publishing of the proceed
ings and miscel laneous advertising.
Serious fears of the success of the
tunnel are beginning to be felt, as an
other big slide occurred on the Cana
dian side last Saturday, causing great
delay. This slide is similar to the
others.
Mrs. 5. p. Mann, of Port Huron, was
the first lady deputy oil inspector ever
appointed in the United States and
Miss Ada Lee of same city first circuit
court commissioner eyer elected in the
United States.
The Sherman Company's bi-annual
City Directory will be issued in Novem-
Der or December. Fort Gratiot is to be
included. The copies will be $500 to
subscribers or 81 after its publication
to non-subscribers.
Disagreeable weather prevented the
Algonac regatta from coming off last
week Monday but Tuesday being fair,
satisfactory races were held, the yacht
Shamrock, of Toledo leading, the Eth
ell, of Marine City, making next best
! time.
Dan Martin, a l2-year-old boy, whose
home is, or was, in Port Huron, ran
away this summer and went to Cleve-
land, Buffalo, Rochester and Erie, fin
ally getting back to Detroit, where
Sheriff Bernatz captured him. He will
probably be sent to the Reform school.
Gurley Lester, of Mussey township
claims the employees of the c. & G.. I.
railway have been careless about nj.
lowing sparks from the engine to SET
fire to his hay, oats, ETC., at numerous
times. He will commence suit in the
| ciro1if court aoaiust the RAILWAY com.