Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-05-08
County Column.

A temperance lodge will be organic
ed at Thornton.
Riley Centre has new doctor, Chas.
+. Green, of Brooklyn.
The electric lights are not now used
in the interior of the tunnel.
The Baptist church at Goodells is
enlivened by coat of paint.
The Port Huron Shooting and Fish
ing club has been re-organized,
Byron Walker and family, of Capac,
are going west for the summer.
The work of dredging Black river
at Port Huron goes on steadily.
The Dry Dock Iron Works at Port
Huron will exchange their plant.
Aaron. Conger and family, of st.
Clair, have removed to Coldwater.
The population of Port Huron is
13, 543 according to the U. S. census.
The Northwestern teachers associa-
ton meet ut Emmett this week Satur-
day.
VIM. Springer, Port Hurons ex-post-
master, served four years and one
month.
Port Huron wants Court and Mill
tary streets to be designated as Avenues
hereafter.
The new Dutch Far M hotel near Port
Huron has recently been opened to
the public.
The thriving town of Capac was writ
ten up in fine shape last week in the
Port Huron Times.
Clarence Green, night operator at
Goodells for the past year, has gone to
Hamberg junction.
James Gardner, a pioneer of st. Clair
county, died ut his home in Clyde last
week, aged SO years.
Frederick Lancer, who has been
night watch in st. Clair for IA years
has resigned his position.
1t has been ascertained that fisher
men are using nets in Black river.
They will probably be arrested.
Miss Frank Leonard, daughter of W.
K. Leonard, of Port Huron, was mar
ried to Emory Shumaker last week.
The Globe hotel, in Port Huron,
owned by Valentine Baker, has been
sold to Robert Griggs, of Brown City.
The only child of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Bishop, of Wales, was fatally scalded
last week by falling into tub of hot
water.
VIM. Mather, of Kenockee, will build
large new barn for stock. 1t will be
2Sx6O feet and have an underground
stable.
Samuel Martin, of Capac, lost his
barn by fire last week, together with
six tons of hay, three sets of harness
and other articles.
The police justice of Port Huron has
n salary of one thousand dollars a year
which Is thought to be too small and
an increase to fifteen hundred is asked
of the Council.
III. p. Lasson, frog raiser near st.
Clair, 'has five legged frog, two of
the legs being located in front and
three behind. Mr.. Lasson claims it to
be the, only one of the kind in captivity.
Deacon Skinner, of Fort Gratiot, was
the effects of filthy pile of rubbish
near which he was working. He was
taken to fresher locality where he
quickly. recovered. g.
For keeping St. Clair county prison
ers ut the Detroit house of correction
during the last quarter, it has cost
Sl4l.50. For keeping county charges
at the Eastern Michigan for the same
time it has cost S50.95.
JAS. II. White and L. A. Sherman,
of Port Huron, propose erecting a six
story building, TO be used for stores,
Offices, lecture rooms etc. with all mod
ern appliances and conveniencies and
two elevators, freight and passenger,
providing they get sufficient engage
ment from those who wish handsome
and elegant business rooms.
Joseph King, of Port Huron, was
workman in shipyard at Milwaukee.
He lately became insane and his wife
went to bring him home. In the vicin-
ity of Durand he jumped from the
train, made for the woods and from
last reports has not been found. King
is 20 years of age, dark complexioned
and stoop shouldered.
Tramps have been breaking into the
c. q q. Il. R'y freight cars lately be-
tween Port Huron and the junction,
destroying and stealing, and on Thurs
day officers arrested seven of the
tramps who were taken before Justice
Granger, of Fort Gratiot. One was
given 90 days in the Detroit house of
correction for resisting the officer.