The Yale expositor., 1894-12-14
General News.


Sanilac Centre needs some fire pro-
lection.
Huron county now has seven papers,
the Caseyille Critic being the latest.
There is rumor that the Romeo
Observer will be moved to Lexington.
A fire in Saniac Centre destroyed
the house of ii. o. Babcock. Loss $500,
Insurance $3.50.
During the past year seyenty-two
criminal cases hayc been commenced
in the Circuit Court.
Henry p. Jenney, the Capac lawyer,
has been charged with more forgeries
and remanded to Jail.
Matthias Secord, prosperous farm
er of Arcadia, has become insane and
removed to the asylum.
A grand opening will be held in the
Maccabee temple in Port Huron, when
| the repairs are all made.
DR.. II. S. Watson, of Capac, has
moved to Bay Port, where there is q
good opening for physician.
Henry Ludwig, a Port Huron cleo
trician, has invented self oiling trolley
for street cars which promises to be q
great thing.
| Four tramps stealing a ride on the
baggage car next the engine were ar
rested at INLAY City and taken to the
county Jail.
| The Congregational church in Port
Huron will be run this year by volun-
tary subscriptions instead of renting
the pews as heretofore.
VIM. Bottomley, a police officer in
Port Huron for over 80 years, has been
asked to hand in his resignation. Mr..
Bottomley Is getting along in years.
A barn belonging to John Bachelor
of China township, burned last week,
with 10 head of cattle, 3 horses and 20
tons of hay. Loss $1,000, insurance
100.
George Smith. of Marine City, was
arrested and fined two dollars and
costs of prosecution, for tearing down
infectious disease cards from his res
idence.
Lexington is greatly excited over the
finding of an abundance of oil about
three miles north of the village. A
company is being organized TO develop
matters.
The Huron County Democrat, pub
lished at Sand Beach, has been pur.
chased by w. F. Brown. of the Ubly
Courier, and the plant removed to
the latter place.
horse belonging to Charles Don.
aldson, of Lynn, fell into a we'll and
was there twenty-four hours before il
could be gotten out. 1t is doubtful if
the animal lives.
The Port Huron Times proposes to
give to the ladies of Port Huron the
editing and publishing of the Times
for one day, the receipts to go for
three public charities.
Two horses belonging to Charles
Tucker, of East Goodland, were stand.
ing beside an open we'll, when one
backed up and fell in, dragging the
other after him. One of the horses
was killed and the other badly in.
jured.
The body of Arthur HOLSTER, OF
Worth, who was reported missing in
Chicago last week, was found in the
river there few days since and it j:
believed he was murdered and robbed
as his money and valuables are gone
and his body thrown into the water
The remains were brought home.
In the forenoon of December 9th, 9
young woman threw herself in from
of Grand Trunk train near Leno,
and before the train was stopped she
was run oyer by the wheels of tn,
locomotive and cars. She died shortly
Papers discovered her name to be Mrs
Celia Fowler and residence Detroit, blu
nothing more is known of her or why
she did the deed.
Charles Ii. French, of Bad Axe, dice
last week at the age of 81 years. De
ceased had been married 81 years anC
! leaves wife and thirteen children
In 1891 he was granted pension oil
account of disease contracted while /;
soldier in the Black Hawk war, but die
not receive any money during his life
time. He lived in st. Clair county
from 1851 to 1872.