Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1894-02-09
General News.

master AT Inlay City.
John Sheldon, an old resident OF
Lexington, died recently.
An effort is being made to build O
Maccabee hall at Goodells.
Seneca, one of the first settlers OF
Worth township, died recently.
Andrew Eber, resident of st. CLAN
for AS years, died February End.
The February term of the st. Clair
circuit court conyened on Monday.
Brown City's creamery buiidingwhich
cost about 81, 400 was sold for 81 800.
A bicycle club composed of twenty
members has been organized at Romeo
David Hawkins, formerly a resident
near Port Huron, committed suicide al
Grand Rapids recently.
In Sanilac county last year 24O mar
rage licenses were issued and but IL
DEGREES of divorce were granted.
Although there are but few cases of
scarlet fever in st. Clair, it was thought
best to close the schools as u prevent
i've.
Henry Benjamin, of near Brown
City, had his arm broken in two places
by some posts falling from load upon
him.
A mammoth drain is to be construct
ed in Lapeer, Sanilac and st. Clair
counties. 1t will be about % miles
long.
Mrs. Elizabeth Andrews, of Port
Huron, IS years of age, has been
stricken with paralysis and will hardly
recover.
j. II. Coon, Il pioneer. recently died
at his home in Fremont. He is said to
have operated the first threshing ma
chine in Michigan.
A. +. Sleeper and 4. w. Merrill, of
Lexington, will establish bank at
Marlette, 10 be knoNh as the CONNER
cial Bank of Marlette.
Chas. Waters, of Port Huron, was
obliged to have his left eye taken out
last week to save the other. His eye
had been injured in boiler shop.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Stephenson, of
Columbus, celebrated their tin wedding
last week with about 100 friends, who
filled their house with tinware, etc.
Ex-Mayor John Drawe has been APP
pointed postmaster of Marine City, 10
succeed Hon. Frank McEiroy. Mr..
Drawe is a leading democrat of that
section.
Jennie Black, of Dawson, has begun
suit against the G. ~ Ct. II. R'y Co. for
800, 900 damages. Miss Black received
severe injuries in one of the street cars
of the company.
The Croswell Democrat states thai
lttr hnr in fa kni
carried on upon an extensive scale by
Mr.. Mills. Hundreds of teams are
seen passing in and out of the woods.
Some tiend set fire 10 Jacob Shank
ster's house near Richmond last week
but the flames were extinguished.
Next day another house owned by Mr..
Slankster was set fire and burned down.
A house near Lynn Corners belong
ing to JAS. Stirling and occupied by
Thos. Cavanagh was burned one night
last week. The family escaped in their
night clothes and losing all their
household effects.
The buffalo bull which is being held
in quarantine at Point Edward, fright
fully gored Mexican who HAD charge
of him. The man is now out of danger
but 1t was thought at first that he
could not recover.
Union revival, services were begun
last week in Port Huron by Rev. ID. ID.
MacLaurin, of Detroit. Birkholz, said
to be the finest singer in Michigan, is
also present. The meetings are being
held in the vacant stores in the Baer
block.
Joseph Walker, of Custer, recently
forged his mothers name and received
a loan of $50 from the Sandusky bank.
Later the forgery was discovered and
the young man found at Woodstock,
Ont, from where he was brought to
Sanilac Centre and lodged in Jail.
About 40 ladies and gentlemen COM
prising the stockholders of the Michi-
gan Sulphite Fibre Company, examined
the different departments at Pt. Huron
last week, held banquet at the New
market Hotel, then returned to De-
troit. The Works have done good
business this year.
The axle of an overloaded freight
car was found to be broken at this
place on Monday. The break was
discovered by an employee of the road
just in time to avoid big smash-up.
The car, with a capacity Of 10000 lbs,
was loaded with 10000 pounds of flour,
consigned from Minneapolis, MIMI
Romeo Observer.
Caseville was visited by severe fire
last week, the store and stock of mer-
chandise of John Mckinley aud the
drug store of DR.. J. w. Jackman being
consumed. The loss is about $4,000
for the first named with 81 900 insur-
ance, 1000 for the latter, covered by
insurance. Caseville has no fire APP
paratus or means of extinguishing
fire.
The bondsmen Of John Makelim, ex-
postmaster of Brown City, who are X.
G. Brown and j. f. Holden, of Brown
City, and j. II. Hydorn, of Valley
Centre, are out 1885, each, Makelim
being short in his postoffice accounts
$3.50 and the bondsmen have had to
put up the amount. Makelim has
the country and his where