Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-05-12
General News.
'roswen wants q band

Croswell wants a band.
Lapeer boasts FIVE livery stables.
Richmond has bicycle club of 10
members.
Fishing is the popular pastime at
Croswell now.
The new NJ. f. church at Capac is
now free from debt.
Port Sanilac has good opening for
u first class shoemaker.
Capac village council have ordered
dozen new street lamps.
The scarlet fever and diphtheria
scare at Armada is abating.
The city treasurer of Port Huron is
required to give bond of 100000.
The Marine City schools are closed
Oh account of diphtheria in the city.
Prof. A. f. Basney, of Marine City,
will organize music class in CrOswell.
Capac citizens are subscribing for a
mile long walk which will cost about
$500.
Gratiot Boy, Port Huron $1,000
stallion, died last week of blood pois-
oning.
A freight train ran over Il boy II
years old at New Haven last week,
breaking both limbs.
German Aid Society, No. !, of Port
Huron, will celebrate their 18th an
niversary on June 20.
1t is said that one member of the
Port Huron common council is OH the
bonds of Is saloon keepers.
Some Port Saniac boys are talking
of going to the Worlds fair in n sail
boat by way of the great lakes.
The st. Clair county Sunday school
association met in Smiths Creek Tues
day and Wednesday of this week.
Joshua Walstenholme, of Port Huron
was kicked in the face by horse and
died next day. He was 66 years old.
A two year old girl fell from the
second story of the Allen House, Port
Huron, striking on her head, but will
live.
Swifts ice houses at Point Edward
were destroyed by fire last Friday
morning. Loss will be several thous-
and dollars.
Martin Stapleten, of Kenockee, has
secured an Injunction restraining the
G. d q. I. R'y from digging ditch
along side of his property.
A fire in the Fleury Block, at St.
Clair last week, destroyed large stock
of chinaware, groceries and Il stock OF
| clothing worth about 81 800.
A new corporation has been organ.
lied in Port Huron known as the David.
son-Martin Manufacturing company
with capital stock of $4,000.
Inlay City ladies have circulated q
petition asking that no licenses to sa
looms be granted this year. 1t will be
presented to the village board.
A turkey buzzard was recently shot
near Almont that measured 5ft. Sin
| from the tips of the wings. These
birds are seen but seldom now.
John Mckenzie claims he was Grip
pied for life by breaking through +;
bridge in Kenockee with traction
engine and wants $4,000 from the
township.
A movement has been made to hav,
the Grand Trunk Railway shops, which
are located at Londen and Brantford
brought to Sarnia. The shops employ
about $50 hands.
Mongolian pheasants are to be in
troduced into the western part of tn,
state as an experiment. These bird
are used to Il severe climate and vii
probably do well.
A young man named Hilton, o.
Port Huron, entered the kitchen wher,
his mother was cleaning clothing will
gasoline, and lighted a cigarette. The
bottle of gasoline instantly exploded
and the woman was terribly burned
tho son slightly.
Last week occurred the silver wed
ding and also christening Of the ele
CANT new home of Justin l.. Within!
and wife. of st. Clair. The place i
called Bellerive and said to be til,
finest residence in the county. Host
of friends were present on the occas
sion.
4 very peculiar accident occurred Oh
the c. Il G.. +. R'y last Thursday. Jus
before reaching Goodells freight
train containing car load of Canad
ian horses was partially derailed by thi
car breaking apart in the center let
ting the horses onto the track and xii
ling twenty four of them. The wreck
was cleared away and the horses after
ward buried at Goodells. The loss t
the company will reach nearly $4,000
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