Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-08-18
General News.

COnslueTaDle DullulnB Is SOlHS Oh III
Capac.
A kindergarten is to be opened in
Port Huron.
An epidemic of hay fever has struck
Port Huron.
The new BRICK hotel at Marine City
has been opened up.
1t is talked of establishing u cracker
factory in Port Huron.
Mrs. Mary G.. Hopkins, resident
of Romeo since 1884 died last week.
The Doctor Parker drug store at Port
Huron was sold at auction last Friday.
Ralph Burlingame, of Almont, had
three fingers taken Off in planer last
week.
Mrs. H. Marshall, of Almont, lost a
pocket-book last week which contain
ed S53.
John Smaller, of Port Huron, has
fallen heir to a large fortune from
Germany.
Both of the Marlette elevators have
put in machinery for cleaning wheat
for the farmers.
The peach orchard of Geo. G.. Bristol,
at Almont, will yield a crop of $50
bushels this year.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Caswell, of Marine
City have lost two daughters within
three months by diphtheria.
Martha NJ. Miner has sued Albert
| Hill, of Wales, for breach of promise
She claims $4,000 damages.
A Port Sanilac man shot three
cranes one day last week, the largest
one measuring six feet from tip to tip.
If sufficient encouragement is given
the Parish Publishing company, oil
Chicago, propose to issue an art work
OF st. Clair county.
| VIM. Johnston, Port Huron, Of the
late firm of Bondy & Johnston ha,
sold out his dry goods line and will
devote himself exclusively to the
clothing business.
Nassar has had big loss recently il
the burning of the new Touring mil
and elevator, together with 5000
bushels of wheat, 1000 bushels o.
oats and considerable flour.
The huckleberry marsh near the
Berlin town line was set on fire las
week and some of the pickers were il
VI lllCu llNCss HGy WtIt
obliged to leave their berries.
Mr.. Cook, father of II. A. Cook, OF
Valley Centre, died at his home il
Croswell last week. The deceased
was so years of age and a pioneer o
Sanilac and Lexington townships.
c. Brakeman, Grant farmer, ha
been arrested on a charge of poisoning
a valuable colt belonging to Henri
McNutt, of Port Huron. Mr.. Brake
man is substantial farmer of Gran
township and denies the charge.
The Opaline Fibre Works anC
several other buildings burned in Por
Huron on Friday last week, the los
reaching to about $4,000 with no in
surance. 1t is thought the fire nigh
haye been caused by the electric
current.
The annual camp meeting held a
Simpson park, near Romeo, lately
was not as largely attended as il
former years, but was full of interest
The association will be about $500 il
debt but the grounds have been put in
splendid shape, q boarding tent JUS
built costingS1 100.
John Duncan, living near Carson
vile, has been arrested on charge
preferred by his son, of brutally abus
ing his mother. Directly after thi.
arrest another warrant was sworn out
charging him by his oldest daughter
with undue intimacy with herself. II
the charges prove true, he will go tc
Jackson.
James Davidson, former prosper
Gus saloon keeper of Port Huron, was
on Monday forcibly taken to the
county house, he haying been perfect
ly helpless from paralysis for two
years. His money was all gone and
his wife unable to support she family
His rage was great at being taken tC
the poor house but all considered il
the best thing to do.