Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-03-17
General NeWs.

Chicken pox has broken out in New
| Haven.
Port Huron sidewalks are flooded
with water.
Port Huron brick layers and masons
Will form union.
A new corn shelter has been put in
the Almont roller mills.
O'Brien j. Atkinson and family have
arrived home from Florida.
There are several cases of scarlet
fever reported in Berlin township.
The Brown City Dramatic Club, are
now rehearsing "The turn of the tide. -
The Port Huron City Electric Rail
way company will have five new cars.
A building for manufacture of sash,
door and window frames is being put
up in Lenox.
The Sanilac County Republican, put
in n large and modem Job press I'm Its
office last week.
VIM. F. Davidson, who was hurt in
a railway accident at Chicago, has sued
the company for $4,000.
Port Huron and Fort Gratot will be
consolidated. The new territory wll
be divided into two wards.
There have been u number of deaths
in Marine City lately from scarlet fever
typhoid fever and diphthera.
Ralph Stevens, of Argyle, 81 years
of age, lost three fingers and part OF
his hand in a, saw mill accident.
The annual convention of the La
peer county Sunday school is to be
held at Alnont, March % and 2l.
The Y. NJ. G. A. at Port Huron is pros.
pering. TAeir course Off lectures this
winter have been very interesting.
Wallace, Streeter, of Fort Gratiot
has been charged with stealing severa
crooks Ok butter from Al. Loomis, OF
Berlin.
b. ID, Barlow, sewer contractor, has
filed claim against the city of Port
Huron for 81, 200 for extra work or
sewers.
People living along Indian Creek il
Port Huron had the first floors OF
their residences flooded during the re
cent thaw.
A Mr.. Cryderman, of LenOX, wa,
chopping wood under clothes line
recently. 1t took number of stitches
to sew his nose on again.
The services of Rey. f. S. Estarbrool
have been retained for another yea
increase of 5000 in salary.
A thief broke open the back door o.
of Brown City saloon at noon Will,
the proprietor was at dinner, and rifleC
the money drawer of its cash.
A fisherman at Port Sanilac caugh
Il fish the other day in the stomach o.
which he found an Is karat gold ring
This story is vouched for as perfectly
| true.
Hannah Dorsey, of Clyde and james
| Christopher, of Smiths Creek hav,
been selling liquor without a license
The former was fined S25 and promised
to go out of the business. The Latter
has taken out his license.
A Canadian farmer lost poke
book in Port Huron last week contain
ing $500. The book was picked up or
the street by John 5. Beach and il
short time returned to its owner whC
was lucky TO have recovered it.
Miss Sturgs, principal of the higl
school at st. Clair, has been promoted
to the position of superintendent o
the public schools on account of thu
death of Prof. Robbins. Miss Blancl
Frary, of Leslie, takes Miss Sturgi,
vacated place.
, At Roberts Landing, near Marin,
City, two young men got to dispuths
when one of them shot the other il
| the thigh. The wound is not seriou
| al int hn.s Ina,, 10 L.,
it remains fact that carrying weapon
is Il dangerous thing.
The F. & =. VI. passenger train strucl
and killed Il bear when just south o
| Bad Axe one day last week. Tn,
Sanilac County Republican says tina
on account of the curve the enginee
didn't see him in time to stop ant
bruin couldn't get Off the track OF
account of the snow banks.
Robert Holland, the veteran shil
builder and vessel owner, of Marin,
City, died March 3rd, 1898, of hear
failure. Mr.. Holland was u mucl
honored and highly respected man,
member of the Episcopal church
Five children and wife survive hin
to which he leaves an estate estimated
at about jS200,00
Mrs. j. X. Snyder. who has beer
living at the Huron House, Port Huron
several months, now brings forth thu
startling announcement that she is til,
deserted wife of Joseph 5. Kite, whC
has been Il Port Huron resident 70
Is years. Mr.. Kite does not talk, bu
affairs will be watched with interest il
the courts. Later news is to the effec
that Mrs. Snider has paid her hote
bill and gone to her own home.