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around Romeo.
Richmond young men have organ
lied an orchestra.
The roller skate craze has again
struck the country.
The rumor goes that Memphis will
soon have a local paper.
Diphtheria and scarlet fever are
prevalent in Casco township.
Carl A. Wagner, of Port Huron, has
German bible 100 years old.
A large addition is being built to
Port Huron's Hospital and Home
Maggie Walker, of Abbottsford, has
been taken to the Pontiac asylum.
A meat market has been opened in
Capac by VIM. Hunter, formerly of the
customs force.
- Contents of granarys and chickens
are being stolen to an alarming extent
around Richmond.
Johnston & Deitz have brought suit
against the village of Mayviile for
$1,000 for boring II well.
Ramer Bells residence in Marine
City was nearly destroyed by fire last
week. The house was insured.
The Macomb County Sunday School
convention meets in Richmond, We'd
nesday and Thursday, Dec. Is and II.
The members of the African NJ. f.
church at Port Huron can't find their
pastor. His whereabouts are unknown.
The new ship building association at
Marine City is Langell d Sons COM
pany. They have capital of Sl5O,OOO
A st. Clair school boy got run over
| 10y horse and wagon last week and
received some bad wounds but no brok-
en- bones.
The Capac marshal has ordered that
the young boys be kept away from the
depot. Other places might copy with
good effect.
st. Clair county's share of the pri-
mary school fund is $4,000. The
amount apportioned to Brockway
township is Sji5.5C.
X. +. French, of Port Huron, has
had numerous chickens stolen lately.
! The thief has now been caught and
locked up. 1t is Il fox.
The mate of the steamer uganda
stepped ashore mt Port Huron last Sat
urday and dropped $500 in bills. lie
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The Sanilac County Republican Of
fers n years subscription to anyone
sending in the best item, prose or
poetry, calling for wood on subscrip-
ton.
Fred Dole, of Port Huron, was Sc
riOusly injured by being thrown out of
q carriage as it collided with Il coal
wagon. He was unconscious some
time.
Thomas Hamilton, living near I'M
lay City, hung himself in n barn last
week. lie has been in poor health for
a long time and is supposed TO have
become respondent.
cart Work of st. Clair County" Il
book just published, representing some
of the scenery and prominent public
buildings and residences, is now being
distributed to subscribers.
j. b. Madill's store at Ubly was
consumed by the flames one night last
week after the Maccabees had held a
meeting in their hall over the store.
1t is supposed the fire originated from
there. Insurance 81 300.
The proposed electric railway be-
tween Port Huron and Marine City
will probably become an established
fact as much interest is being taken
in the matter and the thing will likely
be pushed to completion.
Port Huron has got rid of one dis
graceful house. Mary Hamilton, who
run it, has been sentenced to three
years and six months in the Detroit
house of correction on charge of
keeping disorderly place.
Postmaster Warn, of Capac, sent the
mail pouch to Port Huron the other
day and received word back that there
was no mail bag in it. Quite mystitied
the office was searched and the miss
ing bag finally found showed under q
desk with some empty pouches.
The Desmond Club at Port Huron is
$4,000 or $4,000 in debt and must go
under. 1t has been organized about
two years and is principally composed
of young men. Henry McMorran and
w. +. Davidson haye chattle mort
gage on the furniture and fixtures.
Mrs. Mary i. Burgess, of Port Hu.
ron, Il years of age was found dead III
her sons gun shop last week Sunday
morning. She had q key to the shop
and it is supposed she entered the
night before, as she was peculiar and
often strayed there nights. Heart dis
ease was the cause of her death.
A Marine City widow named Mrs
Mary Day, recently gave birth to q
baby, and charges Henry Cartwright
with being its father and leaves the
child at his house. Cartwright denies
the charge and has had the child sent
to the poor house. lie threatens tc
have the woman arrested for SANDER
One night last week while Mrs
Joseph Popplewell, of Kimball, was
holding her baby in her arms, she at.
tempted to heat cloth saturated with
turpentine. The cloth instantly took
fire from the stove igniting the moth
er's and child's clothing. Mr.. Popple.
we'll instantly sprang to the rescue and
after hard work succeeding in putting
out the flames but not before the baby
was horribly burned.