The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1896-09-25
NEWS OF A WEEK.


Clair County
Capac school has II nonresident
pupils.
Croswell's electric lights are now on
| for good.
The new Nj. Z. church at Omard was
dedicated last Sunday.
The season at the Port Huron beaches
has practically closed.
Two Port Austin sportsmen shot an
immense wildcat last week.
A lodge of Colored Odd Fellows will
be organized in Port Huron.
Port Huron grocers excursioned to
Bay City and Saginaw on Tuesday.
There are eight private schools in
Port Huron, employing q teachers.
C. S. Warn, of Capac, will market
| about $500 worth of flax this year.
An application has been made TO
incorporate Caseville, in Huron county.
G.. c. q O. S. Bristol, of Almont,
have marketed 200 bushels of peaches
| this season.
The barn of C. Zeigenhart, near
Brown City, was struck by lightning
and burned.
will close up his harness business and
remove to Coleman.
Bad Axe has several cases of diph-
| liberia, three having died in one fam
lily, two others barely alive.
Mrs. McArter, of Algonac, has gone
insane at the home OF her daughter,
Mrs. Geo, Palen, in Almont.
John Smafield, of near Peck, lost his
barns by fire recently with contents.
Loss s., 900 with small insurance.
On the second day of the Inlay
City fair, Oct s, the firemen have ar
ranged for firemen's tournament.
A fine specimen of the bald eagle
was shot at Nassar the other day. 1t
measured feet inches from tip to
| tip.
The twelfth annual fair at Croswell
was considered very successful al
though not the best the society has
known.
Huron lawyer, was married on We'd
nesday of this week to Miss Frances
Smith Holbert, of st. Clair.
Capac is on the eve of new indus
try, that of making syrup and sugar
ITOIn lne sugar Deel. are De-
ing made at Locke's cider factory.
The Armada Agriculturalist gives a
portrait and sketch of Hon. George
w. Phillips, who is called the Gather
of the Armada Agricultural Society"
William S. Brandon, a machinist of
Detroit tried to catch on a freight
train moving, at Vassar, missed it, was
thrown under the cars and ground to
| pieces.
Rey. j. +. Hutchinson, pastor of the
Carsonville Congregational church,
was united in marriage to Rosetta /.
Crorey, last week, by Rev. Thos. Chal-
mers, of Port Huron.
The NJ. f. church at Carsonville was
recently struck by lightning. The
spire was completely destroyed and
the interior was badly damaged The
loss was covered by insurance.
]. d. Foley, of Lexington, has gone
to Texas with cargo OF choice Michi-
gan apples. When he returns the
people will find out if there is any
market for the immense stock of that
| fruit.
| Mrs. Amanda Beach, of Port Huron.
advertised for husband and received
GO bids. She is now unable to make a
selection and refers the whole matter
to w. +. Leonard, who will do his
| best for her.
At the Richmond Reunion recently
| while a man was running shooting
gallery another was handling gun
when it was accidentally discharged,
the ball lodging in the proprietor's
neck. 1t may prove fatal.
The barn and sheds of j. II. Har-
rington's farm, near Brown City,
burned one night last week with
span of valuable horses, a new binder
and large amount of hay and grain.
The loss is 81 900 with an Insurance of
5000.
The corner stone of the reconstruct
ed city hall in Port Huron, was laid on
Monday of last week under the au-
spices of the Masonic fraternity. Sew
eral thousand people were present to
witness the imposing ceremonies.
At Bay Port meeting was held of
business men, educators, ministers and
physicians to organize a Health Resort
and Convention Association, with Cap
ital stock fixed at $4,000. 1t has not
vet been decided whether to locate it
at Bay Port, Port Austin or some other
place.