The Yale expositor., 1899-01-27
GENERAL News.

Palms is to haye another large gen.
eral store.
There is much petty thieving going
on in Capac.
Smith citizens are building a new
Maccabee hall.
Algonac people voted against the is
sue of $4,000 bonds for an electric
light plant.
Capac citizens held waterworks
meeting last week which was well at
tended and much interest shown. Mac
Walker was present.
The farmers of st. Clair county have
been INVITED to meet in Port Huron on
February lst to enter into contract
for the raising of chicory.
The epidemic of grip all over the
county, will, it is estimated, cost the
poor board between $1,000 and 1000.
Calls for aid are from all parts.
The residence of Mr.. and Mrs. F. II.
Ball, In INLAY City, was entered by
burglars while the family was absent
secured iewelry and money to the
value of SIS.
Lexington has dirty, filthy black
guard who follows ladies and children,
and peeps into bedroom windows.
Citizens are now keeping their best
eye on the scamp.
Work is being pushed on the oil well
at Lexington. The well is down 4S5
| feet and oil has been found in limited
quantities. There are great eXpecta-
tons up at Lexington.
Polly Wright. an old resident of AL
mont, died last week aged II years.
Luther Wright, her husband now l0l
years Old, is confined to his bed, but
his mind is still clear and bright.
James S. Kennefick, of Sanilac Co.,
and well known in st. Clair county
has received IA passport to Ireland di.
rect from Washington, ID. c., and will
soon be on the way to his old home.
The Era printing office ut New Bal
| timore and all household effects were
burned to the ground one night last
week. The publisher, f. W. Andrews,
| will get Il new outfit and continue the
| publication OF the Era.
A large barn belonging TO Joseph
| Utter, of near Melvin, burned last
week, with four horses, eight hogs, TWO
calves and all his hay, grain, etc.
| The loss is total as no insurance was
carried. The cause of the lire is II
mystery.
A physician will be employed by the
Isuperintendents of the moor in st.
lClair county who will furnish his own
medicine and care for INDECENT cases
of the city of Port Huron at salary
not to exceed 81 900 year. This will
be great saying to the county.
| Chas. Gillett, of Richmond, who has
been confined in the Mt. Clemens jail
for six months to satisfy judgment
held against him by Nelson Allen, has
been discharged, but with his mind un'
balanced from brooding oyer his mis-
fortunes. His friends will travel with
him for time.
The report comes from Kingston
ITuscola county, that James Cooper, a
victim of cancer in the bowels, and
lgiyen up by three doctors, has been
claimed from death by divine power
He was induced by christian neighbor:
to test the efficacy of prayer, and hav
ling much faith, he prayed and lmme
diately arose from his bed and walked
sos, 900 in debt to the county, 5000
in debt to banks, 81 900 i'll debt in the
school, the treasury department empty
municipal and school records missing
charges Of forgery and corruption, Si2,
100 taxes to collect, is the business
showing that the township Of I lay
makes to-day. We think we ought Il
have had electric lights to see into
this matter. But still we continue tC
Isleep.-Algonac Courier