The Yale expositor., 1895-11-15
NEWS OF A WEEK.
A Budget tofiHappenines in and Around ST
Clair County.

A Budget ofiHappenines in and Around ST.
Clair County.
Port Austin citizens think they ought
to have II grist null.
The population of Port Huron for
1875 Is l0,OS9. In 1898 it was 1875.
Coza Waltz, of Capac, and Rev. NJ
II. Eidred, OF Capac, were married re-
Gently.
There are three places of amusement
running in Port Huron, but not all are
paying.
The Cass City Enterprise has adopted
the cash in advance system of doing
business.
The Catholic church at Algonac was
recently destroyed by fire, supposed to
have been set.
The firm of McGregor Bros, of
Carsonville, are laboring under tinan-
cial difficulties.
A musical kindergarten, for the edu-
cation of the younger children, is being
talked of at Romeo.
Capac citizens think that the amount
of railroad traffic at that place deserves
better depot than they have.
Cole Graham, of Vassar, was killed
by the bursting of an emery wheel on
which he was grinding sleigh shoes.
j. Il. Nicholson, principal of the AL
mont school, who has been very sick
with typhoid fever, is now improving.
Royal Kelley, of Capac, has had a
lively experience lately with swamp
fires, losing quantities of fence and
wood.
The Sanilae County Republican
comes out with a new head and is not
bit swelled either. 1t is nice enough
to feel proud of.
The common council of Croswell
offer their fire engine for sale, as they
have no use for it. They haye a
waterworks system.
Charles Provost, of Flint, was recent
ly convicted of killing mis- seven-year-
old son because the little fellow did
not husk corn fast enough.
Charles Domyille, superintendent of
the st. Clair Tunnel, has eloped with q
servant girl, leaving his wife and fami-
ly in destitute circumstances.
+. G.. Boice, of Port Huron, has been
rendered position as traveller In Mich
igan for the largest notion house in
this country, at 5000 per year.
A child of Mr.. Forrest, of Marlette,
filled his mouth with carbolic acid but
did not swallow much. He has badly
burned mouth as the only result.
Deckervllle gets the prize this year
for being the best conducted station
along that line of the +. d Z. NJ. Sand
Beach received the prize last year.
IaDroa narla,,J mae arraotaJ "A I,,,
lay City last week for attempting to
sell some stolen cattle. He was taken
to oxford from where he had stolen
the cattle.
planning mill belonging to M.Sick-
en- at Marine City, was totally destroy
ed by fire last week Wednesday night.
Damages, about $4,000, with no insur-
ance on buildings or contents.
Thomson Bros, of st. Clair, haye
placed a Murphy furnace in their salt
block which is smoke consuming and
self feeding. The smoke has hereto
fore been rather of nuisance to the
people.
The Capac Journal tells of a new
town which will probably soon be built
up, Just five miles north of Capac, and
which will bear the euphonious name
eff Marshfield. The new city in the
middle of the swamp is only on paper
as yet.
The firm of Weter, Tanning & Co.,
Richmond, have bought this season
over 100000 dozen eggs. They have
10000 dozen in the picking watts and
$1,000 dozen in cold storage, be-
sides 05 900 dozen in crates, which had
been packed before in barrels. This
firm do large business.