The Yale expositor., 1899-07-14
General News.

A Golf club has been organized in
Port Huron.
The frame of the new flax mill sheds
work is going right ahead.
The attendance at the Mayville
Assembly last week was immense, the
enthusiasm wonderful but the weather
horrible.
The Diamond Crystal Salt Company's
works at st. Clair will be enlarged so
that the capacity will be Increased to
100 barrels day.
Muller's chicory factory, in Port
Huron, will start operations this week.
The machinery and apparatus having
been placed in position.
The biggest fire Pontiac has ever had
occurred July 10, when the spring and
wagon works were entirely destroyed.
Loss S50, 900. Insurance $4,000.
Major n. S. Boynton has purchased
of ii. c. Knill the building in which
the Boyntons haYe their wholesale
business in Port Huron. for SIS, 800.
Chris Schultz, an & p NJ brakeman
from Saginaw, was killed at Worthwhile
July 0, by falling from the freight cars.
He was crushed in a horrible manner.
The State dentists met in Port Huron
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of
this week. The Bankers are also hold
ing their 18th annual convention there
this week.
The millinery shop of Miss Winslow,
in Marlette was burned to the ground
one night last week. The blacksmith
10 - nNnmhat 40 ocr
ed and James Menerey lost a few
wagon tongues.
A. j. Scott, of Marine City, has gas
we'll on his property which has pres
sure of 40 pounds to the square inch.
Mr.. Scott uses the gas in his house for
lighting and cooking purposes. 1t is
entirely odorless.
Bert Witt. l3-year-old son of John
Witt, near INLAY City, got badly hurt
while OH moving machine. The
horses ran away and the machine pass
ed over him. One foot was amputated
and other injuries received.
The steamer Unique, which has been
lying at Sarnia for two years, has been
taken to st. Clair where she is being
painted and reftted. 1t is said she
will go into the excursion business
among the Thousand Islands of the
st. Lawrence river.
Charles Henderson's livery in con-
nection with Alex. Hunts hotel barn
at Memphis, was burned to the ground
Wednesday morning, July II, at 2
o'clock. Four horses, two carriages,
one surrey and several sets of harness
were consumed. The barn caught fire
4. l. 4. i, Il, A. a..
origin. No insurance.
Owen McArron, who was convicted
in the circuit court several months ago
on a charge of killing Kilbourn Sea-
back, has been granted new trial by
the supreme court. The arguments in
the case were made on May last and
on Tuesday afternoon the court reyers-
ed the case and sent it back to the st.
Clair county circuit for a new trial.
Last Saturday William Whitehead, a
sailor on the barge Edwards, whose
home is at Emmett, was killed on the
boat by the boom striking him square
on the forehead. He lived only few
minutes. There was q heavy sea and
Whitehead was sent to assist in Glib
ing" sails. The boom came over with
great force knocking him down. He
was single man, % years of age, and
a member of the Maccabees and For
esters. The remains were taken to
Emmett for burial.
Fred G. Ballard, q North Branch at
torney spent the 4th in Cass City, and
when returning on the p o & n gave
up his ticket TO the conductor. In a
short time he was again called upon
for his ticket, the conductor claiming
he had not taken it. Ballard claimed
he had, the train was stopped and
Ballard put off. However witnesses
testified to the ticket having been given
and the train put back and took the
lawyer on again. Ballard is naturally
indignant over the affair.