The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1896-01-17
NEWS OF A WEEK..
A Budget OF Happenings in and Around ST
iClair County.

| tClair County.
Bad Axe has $4,000 damage suit on
its hands.
A mandolin orchestra has been or.
ganized in Romeo.
| The New Baltimore Ice Boat Club
has fifteen ice boats.
Since winter set in Capac's marshal
has lodged just 80 able-bodied tramps.
800 or 400 acres of the Berlin marsh
will be planted to peppermint next
spring.
People have been crossing on the ice
at st. Clair and Marine City for the
past week.
The Lexington News thinks u can
ming factory would be blessing to its
community.
Albert Blank, of Port Huron, has
been arrested on a charge of passing a
worthless bill.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Burman, of
INLAY City, lost d six weeks old baby
by smothering.
All the miners in the employ of the
Sebewaing Coal Company went out on
strike last week.
In the Cong'l church at INLAY
City individual cups are now used at
communion services.
During December the amount of salt
manufactured in st Clair county
reached 1886 barrels.
A lake pilots association will be
formed in Port Huron, made up of
| first and second mates.
Rev. George Benford, pastor of the
Congregational church at Memphis,
has received call to Standish.
Murray & Mustard, proprietors of
the Sunday Herald, Port Huron, will
start daily paper in the spring.
Romeo can have soap factory in
| her midst if they raise bonus of
$4,000. The factory would employ 90
hands.
1t is reported that the Standard Oil
Co. will establish an oil station in Ro-
meo, as a distributing point for ad-
| joining towns.
Ed Magg, of Mt. Clemens, who was
charged with numbering Ernest Dram,
has been sentenced to 10 years hard
labor ut Jackson
James McGarry, of Port Huron, has
a cancer caused from carrying tacks in
his mouth. McGarry's business is put
ting down carpets.
Julia Dreamer, of AJtica, has been
adiudged insane and taken to the
asylum at Traverse City, the Pontiac
asylum being full.
Thomas Mcdonald, a section man at
the tunnel was struck by an engine
while at work in the tunnel, knocked
down and injured internally.
| A little girl of George Deman's in
Sand Beach froze her hands so badly
that they may haye to be amputated.
She was sent out scantily clothed.
At a depth of 525 feet the Marette
contractor for the waterworks has at
last struck water, after drilling through
sand rock for distance of 40 feet.
1t is said that w. S. Hopkins will sell
the Oakland Hotel, his residence and
other taxable property in st. Clair, on
account of the high taxes he is obliged
to pay.
Peter Day, an old bachelor who
lived in Austin township, SanllaC
county, was found dead at his door.
step. 1t is not known whether it was
murder or suicide.
Joseph Pecore, an employe at Ian.
CELLS ship yard, st. Clair, had both
legs bruised in horrible manner by
being caught between timbers. Nc
bones were broken.
The new M. =. church at Lum, neal
Inlay City, was recently dedicated
The cost was about 81 .SG0, all being
paid except S400 before the dedication
and upon that day this amount was
exceeded bSssl3O.
The general store of Stewart
Streeter ut Memphis, was entered 10y
burglars who bored Il hole through the
door and removed the bolt. Only Il
few articles and some small change
was missed after the visit.
A meteor fell in Tuscola county
recently. 1t was stone weighing about
l2j pounds and SO hot that, when
found, it had melted all the ice and
snow around it and burned those who
touched it. 1t was buried some eight
inches deep.
David Hoyt, liveryman at Mem
phis died last week. About three
months ago swelling commenced tC
form on his right side which grew un
| til at his death it was as large as 9
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