The Yale expositor., 1897-02-05
General News.

Croswell is again afflicted with diph-
liberia.
Shabbona has nice new Methodist
church.
A school in Casco has been closed Cd
account of diphtheria.
The new NJ. E. church at Berville
was dedicated last Sunday.
Mlnden City wooden mills have
closed down for the season.
'Uncle JOSH was given by home
talent in Marlette last week.
I. w. Myers has sold his drug store
in Armada to Edwards Bros.
An Athletic Association has been
organized by the Cass City High
school.
Samuel Mitchell, of Sand Beach,
dropped dead of heart disease while AT
work in his shop.
The date of the Teachers Associa-
ton at Brown City has been changed
from Feb. l3 to Feb. 20.
+. B. Moody, the evangelist. is con-
Quoting interesting meetings in the
Baptist church at Cass City.
An old man by the name of James
denly from stroke of paralysis.
j. o. Babcock, of Charlotte, was
struck by an electric car in Port HUI.
ron on Wednesday and received ser.
ious injuries.
Capt Patrick Ryan, the veteran
bridge tender in Port Huron, is suf.
fering from II boils on his neck. He
can sympathize with Job.
The editor of the Marlette Leader
journeyed through Wisconsin during
the recent cold snap and lived to write
up his experiences In his paper.
Charles M. Bentley, the Port Huron
defrauder of the ROYAL Arcanum
pleads guilty and Judge Vance has
sentenced him to seven years at Ionia
Stewart Glib, II 12-year-old Brown
City boy. was accidentally shot in the
head by playmate, with u 22-calibre
revolver which was not supposed to be
loaded. The boy will live.
Trustee Chas. ID. Thompson has
taken charge of Asman 4 Boards
store, in Port Huron, for the benefit OF
their creditors. An inventory has
been taken and it Is probable that the
stock will be sold.
The barn of Wesley Schlichter, in
Brown City, was set on fire last week
by an incendiary and burned to the
ground, together with FIVE cows, one
calt and four horses. The loss is $500
with $500 insurance.
The Brown City Banner has entered
upon its seventh year. During the
past year many improvements have
been put upon the paper and in the
office and the Banner gives its readers
paper first class in every respect.
John Cope, who has been partner
in the elevator business with Walter
Walker in Inlay City, was arrested
by the sheriff of Lapeer county on q
charge of fraud and embezzlement
from John Borland to the amount
of S., 1000.
By one of its legs becoming dis.
lodged a coal stove in the home OF
Mrs. Frank Morris, of Richmond, fell
over and spilled its blazing contents on
the floor. Mrs. Morris instantly put the
fire out with a pail of water, but the
stove was ruined, also the carpet.
The Capac Journal office has lately
become enriched by lot of new ma.
terial and also a new Prouty Improved
Cylinder press. The paper will be
changed to a six column quarto
These are surely evidences of prosper.
ity and we rejoice with the Journal.
Fred ii. Bathey. immigrant inspector
at Port Huron since 1893, was killed in
the tunnel last Saturday afternoon
falling from the platform of a car be.
tween two cars. No one saw him and
the body remained two hours before il
was discovered. Mr.. Bathey was born
in Columbus 43 years ago. He had
been township clerk for wears, then
supervisor and later member of the
legislature from the third district. He
leaves wife and two months old
child.