The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-07-29
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The population of Marine City IL
1892 with loss of 67 since the 1000
census.
Several cases of smallpox are re.
ported in the country surrounding
Croswell.
Charles Lewis is the new postmaster
at North street, vice George 5. Quail,
resigned.
The Summers Fibre Company are
putting up buildings for their works
in Croswell.
An electric railway via Armada,
Berville and Capac 10 Detroit is now
talked of and may be 60.
Simon Lathrop, of Capac, is said to
be insane and application has been
made to send him to the asylum.
Yesterday, July rs. saw the opening
| of the Simpson Park camp meeting
near Romeo. The programs for each
day are full of interest.
Fred Brolowski, farmer of Clyde
| township. fell into we'll on Tuesday
and was drowned in four feet of water
before help came. He was 6S years of
age.
There are 200 old soldiers in Port
Huron who receive pensions from the
u. ). government. There are 90 who
will receive monthly pay from st. Clair
county.
Romeo will have unique gath ering
early in September when all the form
a. NIL will M in
yited to participate in a grand home
coming.
Oyer at Capac some mean spirited
person drops a lot of tacks on e side
walks and over twenty tires were pune
tured. One lady found nine tacks in
one tire.
Herb II. Davis, of Port Huron, has
taken the control of the Almont Her
aid. A. Ii. Patterson founded the pa
per thirty years ago and has ever since
had the management of it.
Rev. Dolph Duff, who has been the
popular pastor of the Congregational
church in st. Clair for the past eight
years, has resigned his pastorate. 1t
Is said that he may take up the study
of law.
Landlords Roberts and Mcdonald,
OF Sanllac Centre, were arrested for
keeping their bars open on Fourth of
July. Their examination resulted in
both defendants being held to the cir
cult court for trial.
George Ophengeld, a brakeman on
the Pere Marquette, whose home is in
Saginaw, was crushed between a
switching engine and box car in the
yards at Port Huron on Tuesday and
died few hours later.
Elections Will be held in Capac viii
lage until the question of bonding for
waterworks and electric light plant
must be completed and the debts al
ready contracted must be paid.
The $4,000 stock which the people
of Almont have to purchase to secure
the extension of the electric road from
Romeo has been almost wholly SUBJ
scribed. The village council has grant
ed franchise to the company exempt
| ing it from taxation for ten years and
giving it the right to operate cars on
any schedule 1t sees fit. Some day the
residents of the village won't thank
the council which passed that latter
provision.
| James Symlngton, Tor 80 years a
resident of Port Huron, died at the
home of his daughter in Pontiac en-
Sunday, aged Sc years. Mr.. Syming-
ton was born in Scotland, but lived tor
many years in Canada where he was a
deputy sheriff. On coming to this side
he was q constable for 20 years or more.
Mr.. Symington, together with his wife,
resided on the Campau until last fall
when he was stricken with paralysis,
and soon after took up his residence
with his daughter. 1t was his boast
up to his S5th year that he had never
been sick and had never had q head
ache. Mr.. Symington a number of
years ago accompanied the late Samuel
Edison, father of Thomas A. Edison,
around the world on pleasure trip.
The great inventor was numbered
among his friends. The funeral was
held this afternoon at Pontiac. The
burial took place there.