Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1894-09-07
General News.

TENDER Is.
About $500 in special prizes is offered
at the Croswell fair.
The Port Huron News has added a
new Otto gas engine to its outfit.
Locke's show will give an exhibition
at Capac on the last day of the fair.
Two small Richmond boys who were
smoking grape vines, set fire to a rail
fence.
The first stone sidewalk in Marlette
is being put down in front of the Stork
Block.
New Ravens post Office and hard
ware store were again visited by burg
lars last week.
Rev. w. f. Marvin, of Port Huron,
was married to Ella o. Sink Oh Thurs
day of last week.
A stock company has been organ
lied at Capac to build a grand stand on
the fair grounds.
Lots of petty stealing going on in
Lexington. One gardener lost all his
onions and potatoes.
Croswell school opened last week
with an overplus of scholars. A new
DullulnS Will Dc SeCuTeu.
Long, the brakeman of q freight
train, who left the switch open at
Capac, has been discharged.
Mrs. A. +. Jewell. living near Romeo
was brutally assaulted by tramp
while preparing meal for him.
Port Huron people are again serious
ly talking of canal. 1t is probable
that the property will be surveyed.
The flax mill at Croswell has shut
down on account of the continued dry
weather which will not rot the flax.
Mayor O'Sullivan, of Port Huron,
fell from street car which was in
motion and quite seriously bruised
himself.
The steamer North West ran aground
at Bar Point light on Lake Erie last
week, caused by the dense smoke from
forest fires.
Fire destroyed large barns belonging
to John Scott, of near Brown City, one
night last week. Loss about -, SOC
with no insurance.
Detroit parties have purchased fifty
acres of land opposite the Oakland
st. Clair, and will Immediately begin
the erection of large hotel.
Within the past few months over 200
foreign born residents of st. Clair
county have declared their intentions
of becoming American citizens.
A man wheeling wheelbarrow
passed through Port Huron Friday
last week. He had started from Chi
cago and was bound for New York.
Ta1,,, \ g I
ly hurt near Romeo while telling
trees. He was struck by heavy
hickory which crushed him horribly.
Thieves around Berlin are putting in
their time stealing the farmers fruit,
edibles, butter, canned fruit and chick
ems. The rascals even dig the pota-
toes in the fields.
John Miller, q Memphis tinsmith,
took dose of paris green on the night
of August 3lst and died next day. 1t
is supposed to be suicide. although
friends state that it was mistake.
Willie Sherman, the 12-year-old son
of l.. A. Sherman, editor of the Port
Huron Times, was drowned off HUI
ronia Beach while in swimming last
Friday morning. This is sad bereave-
ment for the family.
VERNE Loomis, of Memphis, II years
of age, was practicing with rifle which
was resting on the edge of box, when
it slipped and discharged the bullet in
the boys body. The bullet cannot be
located and he will probably die.
Charles Derosia, 80 years of age and
unmarried, living on the State road
north of Port Huron, was accidentally
killed by gun in the hands of his
friend, Elmer Newton, who had fallen
over some obstacle whereby the gun
was discharged.
Lou Mckenzie, Richmond's boy BIZ
cycle rider, now holds the champion
ship of the county for making the
fastest mile, also the worlds record
for that distance for boys of his age.
Mckenzie won six prizes at Mt. Glenn
ems valued at S1l7. He will ride in
the Detroit races.