Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-12-08
General News.

Two cases of scarlet fever are report
ed in Armada.
The new postmaster at Sharpsville is
John Pringle.
Port Huron has new undertaken,
Norman Breeze.
Ground has been plated for II new
cemetery at Carsonville.
William Hammond, of Capac, had
six sheep killed by dogs last week.
The INLAY City Times has started
upon its sixth year with seemingly
bright prospects.
The market building at Port Huron
has been remodled and will be used as
the city tool house.
The St. Clair County Teachers as
ISOLATION will hold a meeting at Port
Huron tomorrow, Saturday.
The brick depot at Capac is consider
ed unsafe and it is probable that new
one will be built next spring.
Mrs. George Mosher and daughter,
of Deckerville. picked and dressed 50
turkeys in seven hours one day last
week.
1t seems quite probable that the
home for the feeble minded will go to
Lapeer, although it is not yet fully de-
cided.
The Grand Trunk has the contract
for hauling the Ferris wheel from
Chicago to New York, where it will be
set up.
Mrs. GRADER, of near Capac, was
thrown out of the wagon by runaway
horses and had leg broken and head
badly cut.
A barn belonging to Thos. Dawson,
of Columbus township, was burned
last week together with two cows and
three horses.
was thrown out of his wagon last week
by runaway team and it is thought
fatally injured.
On the December docket for the Cir
cult there are seven criminal cases,
| rs jury cases, II court cases, and 10
chancery cases.
While out hunting last week, q
young man named Smith, of st. Clair
township, was shot and instantly
killed by accident.
l.. d. Hulburt, of Smith, has made a
center table which contains 1870 pieces
and 105 different varieties of wood, of
which 81 are native.
Ben Randall, of Richmond, freight
brakeman on Grand Trunk R'y, was
badly injured at Milwaukee Junction
while switching cars.
Peck's opera house at Marlette, re.
Gently burned, will be rebuilt early in
the spring. 1t will be 40 80 feet in
size and built of brick.
A school of instruction for Lady
Maccabees was held in Port Huron
Tuesday of this week, by Great Lady
Commander Mrs. Lillian HOLSTER.
There will be n hard fight for the
city clerkship of Port Huron between
Wagenseil and Stephenson. The lat
ter is bound not to give up the office.
Mrs. Louise Garvey, of Massachu-
sets, brings suit against the Chicago &
Grand Trunk for $4,000 damages for
the killing of her husband at Battle
Creek.
In consideration of bonus Of $780,
600 which Sarnia will grant, the car
shops will be located at Point Edward
and the two places will be amalga-
mated.
Michael Lawler, an old pioneer of
Wales township, was on Friday last
kicked by a colt in his stomach. His
injuries were such that he died the
next morning.
Harry Regan, for years an engineer
on the =. & G. L. R'y, but now q
cripple from several accidents, has
been given the excellent position of
travelling engineer by his company.
Sarnia is noted for its numerous fires,
nearly all being incendiary. Last
week Editor McAdams' house was
burned down and a few nights after
his barn was saturated with kerosene
and set on fire.
A fire in house in st. Clair in which
was stored lot of furniture belonging
to J. p. Worden, destroyed and dam
aged about $500 worth of the furniture.
Supposed that spark from q bonfire
in the street must have fallen into q
pile of burlaps and set the fire.
The Excelsior Electric Light COM
pany have a $4,000 damage suit upon
their hands. A little son of Richard
Morris last summer ran against an
electric wire and will always be para
lyZed besides having lost one hand.
His father wants the above amount of
damages.
II, Lafferty, brakeman on the east
bound freight train was hurt at Mar
lette one day last week while switching
cars. A stake which was being used
slipped and struck him on the back of
his head and threw him against car
cutting cash in his forehead, requir-
ing nine stitches to close it.
c. l.. Stoddard, day operator at Len
OK station, has invented an improved
lamp for locomotive cabs, which COM
bnes light for the steam guage and
an engineers order holder illuminated
from the back. The invention is
greatly approved by railroad men and
Mr.. Stoddard will have it patented.
A $4,000 house at Romeo, belonging
to Ira Bride, was partially destroyed by
fire last week. The owner was absent
and the house had not been occupied
for several months but the furniture
was all there and large quantity of
valuables, which haye been stolen. 1t