The Yale expositor., 1898-08-05
General News.

The North Branch tair dates are
Sept. 20, 20 and 80.
1t is talked of organizing a carriage
mandatory in Romeo.
Thirty-one states of the union will
elect Governors this year.
Ringland Bros circus will exhibit in
Port Huron on August 23.
A State Farmers Institute will be
held at Vassar on Friday, August ~.
Churches in Deckerville are closed
on account OF an epidemic of measles.
John Windsor, of Brown City, has
sold his barber outfit to A. Cooley, of
Marlette.
During Romeo's street fair, Far.
mers' Day, Romeo Day and Firemens
Day will be held.
P.V. Aldrich, one of the Oldest and
wealthiest farmers of Armada, died of
dropsy last Thursday.
The First Presbyterian church of Gus
ter, Sanilac county, was organized
recently with IL members.
A Mrs. Yenor, of New Baltimore,
was so badly burned by gasoline stove
that she died in few hours.
Several New Hayen residences were
entered by burglars last week and q
great raid was made on eatables.
The wife of Austin Shotwell, of AL
mont, took carbolic acid to end her
life, but the doctor saved her in time.
Hugh Smith, of Washington. Ma
comb county, shot himself through the
head last week. No chance of recovery.
The old Lapeer plank road will soon
be thing of the past, and will revert
to the townships through which itruns.
A spark from train engine set fire
to the grass at Minden City, and burn
ed fences for nearly a quarter of a
mile.
Willie Leach, a 9-year-old Romeo
boy, fell from building and injured
himself internally. He died III few
hours.
While digging we'll near Metamora,
a vein of coal was discovered. The
coal was found to be of good quality
when burned.
The postolfice at Wadhams was bro
ken open and robbed of a quantity of
stamps and some change last week
Thursday night.
The France Rella Comedy company
are stopping in Lexington for a few
weeks. They play one or two nights
during the week.
The county treasurer pays out on an
average of $50 month in sparrow
bounties. Two thirds of this goes to
Port Huron boys.
Robert Ash, of Huron county, stole
a rig belonging 20 George Graham, of
Croswell. He was caught in Detroit
and taken to Sanilac Centre.
Frank McElroy, prominent citizen
of Marine City, will move to Lorain,
Ohio. He will be greatly missed in
Marine City, where he has held many
prominent positions.
Lightning struck Norman Perry's
barn near Romeo last week, and Miss
near, was so badly shocked that she
shortly afterwards died.
A petition is in circulation among
the farmers of st. Clair and Port HUI
ron townships for the opening of n
new road into the city, so the farmers
can get to town without paying toll.
Charles Dayton jr., North Branch
farmer, had his face badly smashed
while elevating grain into the barn by
means of rack litter. The ropes
broke letting the heavy affair down on
him.
The colored campmeeting at Romeo
came to a sudden end. The preacher,
a man named Williams, is said to be
nothing but dead game sport from
Detroit and has gulled the whole state.
He has left Romeo with numerous
bills unpaid.
The state board of pardons has de-
MED pardon to Archie McCollum, of
who was sent in 1897 to Jack
son for life for the crime of criminal
assault upon his mother, who was "a
years old. A pardon has also been re-
fused Samuel Carey, sent from Grant
township in 1896 for FIVE years, for
assault.