The Yale expositor., 1898-03-04
General News.

| Richmond will vote on the electric
light question at the village election.
Port Huron. Presbyterians are far
from coming to peaceful settlement
of difficulties.
f. S. Abbott. former Richmond
business man will return and open up
il hardware stock.
Henry Mertz, of Port Huron, died at
his hotel in that city last week and was
buried on Sunday.
The waterworks and electric light
question will be voted upon at the
coming election in Cass City.
| The Western Orangeman, the official
organ of the Loyal Orange Lodge of
Michigan, will soon be issued.
Mrs Elizabeth Loveioy, one of Rich
mond's oldest residents, died at her
home last week aged so years.
Thirty-three foreign born residents
of 1T. Clair county have been admitted
to tull citizenship since April 1897.
Herman Prange, postmaster and
merchant at Lenox, has filed chattel
mortgages to the amount of 81 400.
Some hungry person broke into the
roller mill at Romeo the other night
and carried off eight 25 10. sacks of
flour.
Another gas we'll has been sunk on
the property of +. r. Narcotic, in Port
Huron and gas was struck at Il depth
of l04 feet.
/ Levi Davis, of Deckervile, has IL COW
which gave birth To three calves last
Friday. This makes six calves for this
COW in three years.
On Monday, A. NJ. Clarke, United
States consul at Sarnia for the past
four years retired and Neil Mcmillan
assumed his new duties.
Bruce Kenyon, popular st. Clair
young man, died last week of typhoid
Fever. lie had only recovered from
the measles when the fever set in.
Capac people take much interest in
caring for their churches. There are
three churches all in the best of re-
pair with fine new parsonage for
each.
G. A. Foss, assistant pastor in the
First VI. +. church, Port Huron. has
resigned his position and will return
to his former profession of newspaper
work
Port Huron Guards celebrated their
second anniversary last Friday evening
at the armory. There was banquet,
music. recitations, tOasts and good
time generally.
April End st Clair county teachers
association will hold meeting in Port
Huron. w. n. Ferris of the Big
apids industrial schools will be one
of the speakers.
Richard Schuler, deaf mute, living
near Port Huron, was struck by u
Grand Trunk engine Sunday morning
and received such injuries as to cause
his death in a few hours.
Cornelius Francisco, II years of age,
working for Irving Armstrong of Good
ellis township, was found by Mr.. Arm
strong one day last week hanging in
his barn with life extinct.
Andrew Markley, of Marine City,
died last week while in Port Huron
undergoing examination for the asy-
lum. Mr.. Markley was insane and
totally blind. HIS age was 4 years.
Mrs. Robert Mantel, the actress,
who has been i'll at the Harrington.
Port Huron. since last January, l. now
gradually failing and no hopes are
given for her recovery. She made a
brave fight for life.
Edward Rowe, manager of dramat
ic company, which was stranded at st.
Clair and left without paying board
and other bills, was brought back to
the city and made arrangements for
the payment of the com 2any's debts
He was released.
In the recent report of the board of
county jail inspectors the board show
J that St. Clair county Jail is in no very
good condition as to cleanliness.
. Everything is filthy and the board
recommends a thorough cleaning, pa
pering, painting, etc.
George X. Manwaring, of Almont
, last year planted 5000 brook trout in
Mill Creek at that place. This year he
made another planting. He believes
he is making a success of his yearly
paintings and that Mill Creek will soon
g be we'll stocked with fish.
: During the recent severe snow storm
, thirty-tive miles of the +. & p. NJ. mar.
+, row guage railway from Almont to
Port Huron were shoyelled by men
{ working night and day. No trains
{ passed over the road from Saturday
till the following Wednesday.
: Charles Montgomery, a we'll known
8 Port Huron young man was one of the
/ crew of the Clara Nevada, a tramp
steamer plying between United States
and Juneau, which was wrecked last
/ week by the bursting of its boilers and
, sunk with fifty people on board.
D Col. John j. Shaw, of the New Pacif
ic, Port Huron, will help organize @
g Scotch American regiment, to be ready
, for serv ce in case of war with Spain
q They will don the garb of Old eau
E and have chosen the "Black Watch
as their clan tartan. Many applica
tons from Scotchmen all over the
state have been received and Il noble
regiment will be the result, if needed.
Did You Ever
, Try Electric Bitters as remedy fo'
!. your troubles? If not, get n bottle nov
n and get relief. This medicine has beer
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