The Yale expositor., 1897-12-03
General News.

Alpena mas oO cases or Dlack dlph-
iberia.
Romeo has sold 20 of its old street
lamps and has so more to dispose of.
Wellington Harrison, of Goodland,
aged 90 years, died of consumption last
week.
Forty-three deaths were reported in
Macomb county during the month of
October
Roy Bolton, II years old, of Inlay
City, had his finger crushed in a corn
cutting machine.
Forty persons will join in a musical
society in Romeo under the direction
of w. III. Tinsman.
b. j. Lakin, pioneer of Sanilac Cen
ire, died last week from the effects of
grippe, aged 7S years.
1t is strongly rumored that Port HUI
ron will soon have a new republican
daily paper in opposition to the Times
Campbell Shaw, of Ubly, will proba-
bly, lose an eye. He was out hunting
when the breech-pin blew out of his
gun and hit him in the face.
The residence of Peter WEIGH, of
Poplar street, Port Huron, was partial
ly destroyed by fire early Friday morn
ing last. The family had a narrow
escape.
The young man named Williams, who
was reported to have died in hospital
at Chattanooga, was not the son of +.
&. Williams, publisher of the Fort Ora
tiot Sun.
The Christy family in st. Clair is
composed of three brothers aged res
pectively, Andrew 81 Henry "a, Sam
uel SO, aud one sister TO- Henry alone
has married.
Sanilac county poor house contains
an old lady who claims to be 1876 years
of age and who says that during Wash
ingtOn's administration she acted in
capacity of a waiter.
Abel French, prosperous Riley
township farmer, has caught the min
ing craze and gone to California. Mr.
French was in California As years ago
and came home with $4,000 in gold.
VIM. Saunders and Joseph Spaeth
are under arrest at Port Huron, charg-
ed with larceny. 1t is alleged that they
drove through the country taking turk
eys, chickens, potatoes, etc., from farm
yards.
Kennith Campbell, aged % years, of
Port Huron, a Grand Trunk locomotive
fireman, committed suicide at Niagara
Falls Friday of last week by cutting
his throat with a knife. He was suf-
fering from grip and it is believed he
was temporarily insane.
Frank b. Nansen, who was arrested
recently for stealing from Frank Ken
dall's and Ed. Miller's cottages down
the river, where he lived with his fami-
ly in bum-boat, was on Wednesday
afternoon of last week sentenced by
Judge Vance to six months imprison-
ment at Ionia.
While Angus McCallum, of Marlette,
was attempting to thaw out some dyna-
mite over fire he had built in the
yard, during the process of sinking a
well, the dynamite exploded and tore
McCallum's hands into shreds. AnOth-
er young man standing twenty feet
away, was cut in the arm.
Up in Altoona county, stands what is
to-day a marvel in way of pine forest
On tract of white sand of some hun
dreds of acres are fully 100000 feet
of the finest white pine ever seen i'm the
state. 1t was once held by j. L. Woods,
formerly Of Lexington, but is now own
ed by the LIQUIDS of Oscoda. II is be-
lieved to be the last cutting of pine in
the state.
At the intersection of Memphis two
main streets is an old town well, which
was long an eye sore to the citizens.
Finally to compromise the matter. a
band stand was built over the well.
This was center piece to be proud of 4,
but project is now OH foot to clean
out the well and trouble ensues as some
want the whole thing cleaned away,
leaving an open street.