The Yale expositor., 1899-08-18
General News.

Fairfield & Heath, of Richmond, are
erecting large elevator at Marine
City.
Two Marine City boys fell from trees
on Wednesday last receiving fractured
legs and arms.
The annual Sanilac and st. Clair
County Sunday school picnic is to be
held at Amadore Sept, eth, 1899.
Duncan A. Bentley, of Deanville,
and Miss Carrie brennan, of Lynn,
were married Wednesday, Aug. l6.
Fred Il. Marvin, editor of the Car
sonyille Searchlight, was married on
Wednesday to Miss Lucetta Kipp, of
same place.
Owen McArron, of Port II uron, who
has twice been tried for the murder of
Kilbourn Seaback, will have a third
trial during October. =
Sperry Bros. & Ryman's hardware
store at Inlay City was broken into by
burglars last Friday night and several
revolyers, razors and knives taken.
Peter NJ. Hayden, of Lincoln, Neb.,
has formed a partnership with Pt.
Huron gentleman and will open a real
estate and insurance Office in room II,
White block.
A safe in w. Il. Kemp's store in st.
Clair, was blown up by burglars one
night last week, but they could not
reach the yaluables and so got away
with nothing.
The farmers of st. Clair county are
to hold grand picnic Aug. 81 at the
Bunce farm below Port Huron. A
steamer will be run between the city
and the farm.
A carload of clay was shipped from
Marine City to Detroit last week tn be
manufactured into paint. The COM
pany are confident that the expert.
ment will prove success.
A crowd of colored people near
Chatham are patiently waiting for the
end of the world. The time was fixed
for last week Thursday but for some
reason they are waiting yet.
Mrs. Mary Browning, of Caro-, eloped
with her nephew Fleming Postal. She
is "a, he %. They were arrested in
Port Huron last Thursday. Mrs,
Browning left husband and chill.
dren.
The burned district in Armada is al
ready being prepared for putting up
brick structures. The village council
has appointed Il committee to secure
the services of an engineer who will
give an estimate of the cost of water
works system.
1t is estimated that at least 1000
strangers are enjoying the hospitality
of Port Huron at the present time.
About ! 900 of them are encamped at
Pine Grove park, 700 or 500 of them
are stopping at the beaches and many
at private residences. The greater
portion of the visitors are from points
in Ohio.
The committee in charge of the far
mers' picnic which will be held at the
Bunce farm on Aug. 81, visited the
farm on Tuesday for the purpose of
laying out the grounds for field day
sports. The band will be engaged and
everything possible will be done to
make the annual outing of the farmers
of st. Clair county most enjoyable
affair.
Two miles north of Emmett is an an
cient wooden building that will be
torn down to make room for a modern
brick residence. 1t is on the farm of
James Kennedy and one of Emmet's
old land marks. 1t was occupied in
1916 by Patrick Kennedy, now deceas-
ed, and was a stopping place for all
who came to look for land, and it was
largely Mr.. Kennedy's efforts as land
agent that made this the fine agri-
cultural region that it is. The old
frame building is where Emmett held
its first election, and in the same
building was instituted the first post
office, named "Tara's Hail." Mr..
Kennedy was Emmet's first super
visor, and named the township after
Robert Emmett, the Irish patrlot.-Port
Huron Times,