The Yale expositor., 1898-03-11
General News.

A new creamery will be opened at
st. Clair on April lst
Thomson Bros. salt works at st. Clair,
have opened up for another season.
JAS Sterling, of Lynn. has opened
up an agricultural implement depot in
Capac.
A movement for the erection of an
Orange Temple in Port Huron, has
been started.
Mrs. Mary Sibley, of Armada. cele-
brated her 95th birthday on March 4th.
She is in good health.
Forty Eve new members were taken
into the Presbyterian church at Cros-
we'll week ago Sunday.
Romeo citizens are holding meetings
considering the ACCESSIBILITY of having
a street fair there this summer.
Charles Book, of Pinconning, is in
custody at Bay City, charged with the
murder of his father Henry Book.
The Episcopalians at Croswell will
build fine new cut stone church this
summer, to cost not less than So 800.
The proprietor of the greenhouse in
Romeo has u double Gala lily in full
blossom, which is considered a rare
thing.
John Barston. of near Carsonville,
was killed by falling limb at
lO'Rourke's mill near Marlette Tues
day of last week.
VIM. G. Day, one of Dryden's first
settlers, aged over 80 years, expired
suddenly Wednesday of last week,
while sitting in chair.
Memphis had a mad dog scare last
week and several dogs were sacrificed.
All Memphis CANNES are now ordered
confined or chained.
At last Algonac has the electric road
big celebration was held in the town.
Brass bands, bunting, flags and ham
quets filled out an enthusiastic day.
st. Clair people are suffering from
an epidemic OF typhoid fever, about
ninety cases being reported. An in
vestigation of the water supply is being
made.
George Mathews, of Marlette, will
hereafter be cripple. While ont
hunting u gun was accidentally dis
charged, the shot passing through the
fleshy part of his leg.
j. NJ. Bostwick, cashier of the Mind
en- City bank, his wife and child, were
found unconscious in their beds recent.
ly, from the effect of coal gas. They
were saved with difficulty.
A new party has been organized al
Armada called the Village Reform
Party and new ticket will be put in
the field. The object is the enforcing
of the laws in regard to gambling and
sale of Intoxicating liquors.
Tolls will no longer be collected on
the Lapeer and Port Huron Plank
Road, which runs from Port Huron
out through the townships of Port HUI.
ron, Kimball and Kenockee. 1t is like.
ly that the road will be put into pas
sable condition.
Fred Kelly, of the township of St
Clair, was spending last Sunday with 8
Mr.. Mehinke in Kimball. lie WAS or
top Of hay stack in the barn, wher
he fell, striking on his temple against
Il wagon. He was instantly killed
Kelly vas rs years old and a respect
able citizen.
Martin Davis, prisoner in SanilaC
county jail seven years ago, for break
ing into Il Lexington store, and who
escaped, was located at his home il
Speaker few days ago and was taker
with much trouble. lie was an unruly
prisoner before and will probably cause
the officers trouble again.
A very destitute family was founc
in Ray, Macomb scounty, recently
AlonZo d. Brown, a blacksmith, wa
unable to find work enough to supper
n wife and thirteen children and ,
squallid, neglected lot of human being
they are. A l6-year-old daughter gave
birth last week to baby. The entir,
family have been placed temporarily
in the county house.