Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1894-06-29
General News.

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A new depot is now being built at
Capac.
A ladies' band is being organized at
Carsonville.
Cottages at Huronia beach are rapid
ly filling up.
Port Austin is being doomed as a
summer resort.
Port Hurons Fourth of July cele-
bration will be big affair.
Dedicatory services of the new Cath
Ollie church at INLAY City, will be held
August %.
The burnt flour mill at Marlet.e will
be rebuilt at once of solid brick, three
stories high.
Capac intends having a fair this year
after all, the money necessary being
raised by subscription.
Three of the four men who were
recently drowned while rescuing the
Shupe's crew, have been found.
William Taylor, of INLAY City, had
$40 stolen from his vest pocket, while
the vest was hanging in his shop.
The heavy thunder storm which pre-
/ vailed Friday night last did consider.
able damage to people and houses in
Port Huron.
Kirk Johnston, of Wales, is exhibit
ing the skin of rattlesnake seven feet
long. The snake was IL years old
when killed.
| A $500 lot of house furnishing goods
has been seized by the Customs officers
which will be sold at auction at the
court house Saturday, June 80.
The Pioneers held very pleasant
and interesting meeting in Port Huron
on Tuesday. The society was organ
lied in st. Clair City November l6, 1875.
Samuel Cary, of Greenwood, is Ian
gushing in the county Jail, under
arrest for nearly numbering his wife.
James Carey, his brother, was arrested
az an accessory.
About 800 loads of earth has been
placed upon Capac's Main street, near
the middle of the village. The side
walks have had to be raised now to
correspond with the street.
i Port Huron summer school begins
July End. The institute proper begins
July 2Srd. Weekly lectures are to be
given by Rev. Thomas Chalmers, Rev.
} ID. II. Cooper and f. f. Law.
About forty members of the Port
Huron Guards attended the laying OF
, the corner stone of the Home for the
feeble minded at Lapeer on Tuesday
and were handsomely entertained.
A passenger train on the Z. @. & n
Ry near Lum, came in collision with
u hand car. The crew of men on the
latter had just time enough to iumI
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for them. The car was demolished.
VIM. Granger, Port Huron tailor
left home three weeks ago and ha
been found in Chicago and brough
3 home on Tuesday. Wednesday h,
arose early and disappeared again
t He is considered crazy and will b,
g sent to the asylum when found, wher,
} he has been confined before.
/; The two boys, Jacob Slbilla anC
l David Harrison, who robbed a grocer,
; store in Port Huron and were con
: fined in the county Jail, escaped OF
Monday morning early and secured
row boat, getting over to Sarnia. 1t j
q supposed some boy got to their Gel
and let them out. A reward is Offered
for the apprehension of this person.
Frank Bailey, Richmond boy, wa
), taken sick last week and doctor AM
: health officer pronounced the cas-
: smallpox. The place was placardet
: and adjoining places fumigated, bu
advice from DR.. Greenshields, of Ro
: meo, decided the case was not small
> poX or even measles, but disease O
the skin, aggravated by vaccination
and hot weather. The scare is nov
over.
/ 1t is claimed that plot to rob tn
r drain funds of st. Clair County ha
, been discovered at Capac. DR.. ID. Pat
terson made formal demand Oh
County Treasurer Marx to cash al
order dated Dec. l6, 1890. The count,
treasurer was unable to do so as Their
was no money in the fund. 1t is sale
n number of criminal forgeres have
been unearthed, and that interesting
legal developments will follow short
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