Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1894-03-23
General News.

Armada wants system OF water
works.
The Huron House, Port Huron, will
have new proprietor July LIST.
II. III. Martin, of Richmond, owns
and uses razor over 100 years old.
The Port Huron Humane Society
will investigate the abuse of cattle
cars.
The Salvation Army, of Marine City,
have been holding u series of meetings
at st. Clair.
The Port Austin and Almont Di-
visions of the F. d u. M. will be made
standard guage.
Port Huron's Wonderland will be
transferred to the beach during the
summer months.
settlers of Marlette, died very sudden
ly last week of heart disease.
Henry Cole was arrested at Port HUI
ron on Monday for criminally assault
ing young lady at Bad Axe.
A new organization recently formed
in Romeo is the Romeo Cycle Co. for
the purpose of selling bicycles.
Vanteen, an Anchorville saloon
keeper, has been arrested charged
with selling liquor without license.
The publication of daily paper will
soon be feature at Marine City.
Frank Sutton, of the Reporter, will be
its editor.
Romeo wants brass band and it
also wants the numerous noisy juve-
niles taken off the street at eight
O'Clock p. m.
Charles Dodd, the veteran stone
mason of Port Sanilac, died last week.
lie was pioneer of the place and
favorably known.
Mrs. l.. d. Smith. of Port Huron,
fell through defective sidewalk and
was injured so badly that she will
probably not recover.
The Columbiavillc Independent will
be the name of n nc ' paper, which l..
o. Patterson, of Almont, will soon
start at Columbiayille.
About twenty-five Sanilac county
farmers will emigrate with their fami-
lies to the Canadian northwest. They
were formerly Canadian residents.
John Addison, brakeman, was in
iured at Port Austin last week. While
coupling two coaches, he slipped and
was caught just above the hips and
quite badly crushed.
Deckerville has been an incorporated
village for one year and the Sanilac
Recorder gives an interesting account
in its last issue of all the benefits the
people have derived during that time.
r. 5. Patterson, of the we'll known
Port Huron jewelry store, will soon
occupy two stores across the street
from his present location, where he
will have the largest store in the city.
The trial of Bert Ferguson at Lapeer
last week, for placing distractions on
the &. d Ct. L. railroad track ended in
a verdict by the jury of not guilty. 1t
was shown that defendant was drunk.
John Mccormick, of Port Huron,
has gone to Europe for pleasure trip
and to find better health. His employ
es in his harness shop presented him
with handsome ring before his de-
parture.
Mrs. L. Eddy, of Port Huron, is in
sane from religious excitement. The
other day she stripped her little boy
of all his clothes and began combing
his body saying she was trying to comb
away his sins.
James Christie, of Port Huron town
ship, took laudanum Friday night last
week and in the morning was found
dead in his bed. 1t is claimed by the
relatives that he took an overdose of
the stuff for toothache but neighbors
think it was suicide.
A car ianitor has been arrested at
60 otn Dc aE Lot
,ers from the pouches in the mail car.
fessed to having taken large amount
of money from the letters. Many Port
Huron people have lost by him.
A warehouse at New Baltimore con-
| tanning several thousand dollars worth
of Eastwood heading was destroyed
by fire last week. A large amount of
heading was saved by rolling it off
into the water. The Hatheways lose
the building, A. B. Perkins & Co. the
heading.
Mrs. r. Johnston, an old lady from
Wales, had been to Port Huron on
Saturday and returned home with $50
in her pocketbook. A young man en-
tered the car before it started and
while asking her numerous questions,
succeeded in capturing her pocket
book. He then made off and has not
been seen since.
DIR. Frank f. Emerson, dentist at
Memphis, was arrested last week on q
charge of assault with intent to COM
NIT rape on the person of Miss Alphi
Chase, dressmaker of same place.
Citizens we're alarmed one evening by
cries of help proceeding from the lady's
room and on Investigation found the
dentist in the room and the lady's
arms encased in hand cuffs, which
were soon transferred to his own when
he was marched off to the village
Jail. Much indignation is felt by citi-
zens. Emerson had a like escapade in
Richmond few years ago.