Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-09-01
General News.


The population of Algonac is 1,14l.
Capac fair dates are Oct. 4, .. and 6.
Lexington fair September II, 10 and
1G.
A bicycle tournament will be held in
Romeo soon.
The latest name for Croswell, "The
town of churches.
A bicycle meet was held in Mt.
Clemens August 81.
Work has been begun on the new
NJ. Z. church at Peck.
The Belknap and Phillips brick
yard at st. Clair has shut down.
Marine City wheelmen have secured
a park and are making bicycle track.
Caro- boys will wear corsets to correct
the bicycle hump which deforms them.
1t is reported that w. II. Ballen-
tine will open Il dry goods store in
Richmond.
Peter Hill, of Algonac, nearly lost
his life in the hoop and stave mill at
that place.
The firm of John d Ush, at Marlette
has been dissolved. Henceforth it will
be T. L. Dawson.
DR.. Greenshelds, of Romeo, is ex-
perimenting with raising cranberries
with good success.
Nelson Mills has been postmaster
at Marysville for the past 81 years.
He will now step down.
Joseph Ash, an old soldier of Sarnia,
was tired of living and tried to cut
his throat with an old jack knife.
II. r. Hazelton's saw mills at Wash
ington have been shut down throwing
30 or 40 men out of employment.
An infant was left on the door steps
of vacant house in Romeo recently.
1t was taken to the county house.
The United States raises annually
46,643,094 tons of hay, on an acreage
of 1881 1903 acres, or Si08 ,499, sos
worth.
Mrs. Jas. Foley, of Valley Centre
fell from wagon last week breaking
a bone in her arm and dislocating her
shoulder.
An angry Fostoria woman horse
whipped the highway commissioner
recently, charging him with lying
about her,
Eva III. the trotting mare owned by
r. b. Elliot. of Sanilac Centre was
sold last week to J. NJ. Gaige, of Cros-
we'll for $1,000.
A farmers picnic and barbecue was
held at Island Park, Lake Orion on
| Wednesday. A whole roast OK was
carved and served.
The Marine City Magnet has dis.
| Loo rIa nc VaoHxy 70 4
whole paper is printed at home. 1t is
a great improvement.
The next regular civil service exami
nation of applicants for positions in
the customs service will be held on
| Tuesday, October 3, 1898.
Leslie Davis, foreman in the County
Journal Office at Carsonyille, smashed
two of his fingers in the press, taking
the nails off slick and clean.
Jacob Gardner, of New Haven, had
his left foot and ankle badly crushed
and some bones broken at LenoS
station, while loading logs on fiat car
The Maccabee picnic held at Cros
we'll last week was an immense success
1t Is estimated that there were between
three and four thousand people pres.
| Sub' n Sluilu Jllilc was ndus
Al Bowen, of Wales, claims thai
through carelessness of the +. IL p. NJ
R'y company three of his colts were
killed and he has commenced suit in
the circuit court to recover damages.
Chas. Schroeder, ir. of Minden
City, attempted to jump from buggy
drawn by runaway horses, and was
seriously injured by being caught in
the lines and thrown under the wheels
JAS. Dorman, of the wooden mills
at Marlette, lost one finger and crushed
another by getting them caught IN the
machinery. Only short time ago Mr.
Dorman lost an arm in machine
there.
About two weeks ago J. w. Hamblin
of Brown City, died. His wife wa,
taken sick from the fatigue of waiting
on her husband and died last week
Three girls of Is, 6 and 2 years are the