Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-07-07
General News.


Caseville is becoming quite a sum-
mer resort.
Capac uses its fire engine to sprinkle
the streets.
A fruit canning factory is talked of
at Croswell.
The st. Clair County poor board
meets on July 18th.
Diphtheria is taking off numerous
children in Port Huron.
Strawberries sold in st. Clair last
week at and cts. per quart.
c. A. Fox, of Capac, will locate Il
photograph gallery at bennington.
Port Huron lawyers will close their
offices during the summer months
at Z. NJ.
notaries public have been appointed in
st. Clair county.
Martin Bros, of Port Huron. will
start n branch store at Memphis in
stead of Richmond.
Newton Simmin, of Port Huron, had
his leg broken last week by piece of
iron falling on it.
A Sand Beach boy has attended
school for the last five years without
being absent or tardy.
Albert Edwards, II year old Port
Huron boy, islocked up in Jail because
he will not obey his parents.
1t is reported thata farmers mutual
cyclone insurance company is being
organized in Tuscola county.
Prosecuting Attorney Lincoln Avery
is rejoicing over the arrival of Il girl
baby at his home in Port Huron.
The elevator at Romeo was entered
by thieves last week and the safe
badly damaged but no cash secured.
A sneak thief entered hotel at
Marine City one night and stole all the
eatables prepared for the mornings
breakfast.
l.. III. Howse, of the Brown City
Banner, who is at the Worlds fair has
an interesting letter in last issue about
the big show.
The soldiers monument at Port HUI
ron will be completed by the middle of
August when appropriate ceremonies
will be observed.
Eleven republicans were dropped
from the customs force last Saturday
| by Croker and eleven democrats APP
pointed to the positions.
The 5-year-old boy of Mr.. Gum, OF
Mayyille, fell from Il load of sand
under the wheels and received injuries
from which he soon died.
During the circus parade in Port
Huron last week a large number OF
houses were entered by thieves and
considerable booty secured.
Mrs. Jane Hughes, q Port Huro I
lady, was killed at the Worlds fair as
she was boarding a boat, her dress
catching in a revolving shaft.
Mrs. Frank Knill has commenced
suit against the city of Port Huro,
for S25, 900 damages for injuries receiv
ed by falling on the sidewalk.
/, Thes. Brady, ST., of Algonac, wa
dubbed by n woman recently, VIII,
claimed that he was taking undu,
liberties with her 11-year-old daughter
d. j. Guerin, who was recently
appointed cashier at the customs house
by Collector Croker, has resigned anC
Chas. f. Boyce appointed to the Office
An ll-year-old son of Albert Smith
J of Clyde, was drowned in Mill Creel
on Friday, by getting beyond hi
depth while bathing and being unable
to swim.
st. CLAIR has plans on foot for get
ting the state home for the feebl
minded and a new grist mill. If tn
matter is well worked up, the town
quite confident of success.
Deputy Sheriff Myron, who it wa
recently reported, had left his famll,
and eloped with Mrs. John Thompson
has returned to Port Huron and write
letter to the Times denying the re
ports.
ii Angus Mcdonald, n brakeman, wa
instantly killed at the Canadian Ell
trance to the tunnel, by being knocke
off from the top of the cars. His bod
was found in a horribly multilate
condition.
The County Journal is the name q
) the new paper just started at Carson
: vile. 1t will be devoted to Carsonvill
interests and is Republican in politics
1t launches out in bright way and W
wish it good luck.
The Spanish Caravels, Santa Maria
Pinta and Nina, bound for the World
fair, passed Port Huron at $50 Sunda
evening and were viewed by thousand
of people who lined the shore from 81
: Clair to Port Huron.
$ Jacob Shueda and Mrs. Shubel &c
j. to quarreling in store at Bad AK
recently when the man forgot himsel
and knocked the women down. Sh
) had him arrested and. he was give
. twenty days in the county Jail. The
| cause of the quarrel was over churcl
matters.
, The Joe. l.. Stevenson Carriag
r Works at Port Huron, burned to- tn
: grounds last week with loss of abou
5 SIS, 900. $4,000 insurance. The bus
ness had been started less than yea
and was beginning to- pay. Twent
men are thrown out of employment
The factory will probably be rebuilt.