The Yale expositor., 1905-08-04

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Port Huron is at present infested
with an army of beggats.
Charles Darland. pioneer of Dry
den, died last week. He was 81 years
old.
The Athletic grounds at Port Huron
are receiving many needed improve
ments.
Richmond people are having hard
luck in trying to get sufficient water
supply.
There have been dozen accidents
in Capac this summer, four Of them
proving fatal.
A base ball league will be organized
comprising teams in Macomb and Oak
land counties.
If Capac people wish to have a fair
this fall they must make up the debt
of $50 incurred at the last fair.
The township of Clyde and Grant,
st. Clair county, will yield wheat this
season to exceed any previous record.
On account of lack of room the post
Office at Sandusky has been moved to
the recently vacated bakery building.
About September 6 the Grand Army
boys of Sanilac, st. Clair and Macomb
counties will hold a reunion of the
veterans.
The fine farm home of Ralph Decker
near Marlette, burned recently with a
loss of $1,000. The fire was caused by
an oil stove.
Frank Hubbard, the big democratic
politician of Huron county, has donated
$4,000 for the building of a hospital
at Bad Axe.
Nellie Graves, 14-year-old Carson
vile girl took teaspOonful of carbolic
acid in mistake for a tonic. Her life
was saved with difficulty.
The Port Huron Yacht club will
have a yacht club day in the latter part
be held and other amusements.
John Zavitz, hotel keeper at Speaker
is charged with violation of the liquor
law and will have his examination in
the circuit court of Sanilac county.
George Gottchling, s years old, of
Almont touched off some powder and
will probably carry scars on his face all
his life. He was lucky not to lose his
eyes.
The plant of the Detroit Sugar Co.
at Rochester, is abandoned and the
machinery will be moved to Wisconsin.
The factory has not been worked for
! two seasons.
Nathaniel Vannest, the Oldest man
i'll Elk township, Sanilac Centre, paid
| the Peck Times office visit the other
day. Mr.. Vannest is 81 years of age
and hale and hearty,
The trolley car running into Romeo
killed three cattle recently and manned
several others. The cattle got on the
track through private right of way.
The company settled the loss.
Robert Storey, a farmer living near
| Goodells, dropped dead of heart disease
while talking to his wife in their home
last Friday. He was 81 years old. "A
wife and thirteen children survive him.
The penny exhibit which has been
carried on in the Rapid railway waiting
room i'm Port Huron, has gone under,
not having patronage enough to sustain
it. No one will be sorry that the show
| is closed.
George l.. Harvey, of Port Huron,
has been appointed one of three bat
talon quartermaster commissarris with
rank of first lieutenant. The appoint
ments were made by Col. Bates, com
mander of the Third regiment, NJ. N.G.
It has been officially determined that
the Macomb Sugar Co. is out of bust
ness. Nearly quarter million dollars
of Mt. Clemens money has been sunk
in the venture. A decree of fore-clos-
ure has been entered against the pro-
perty.
Peters drug store at Brown City was
entered by burglars one night last week
the safe opened and about So taken.
They also tried the bank but were dis
covered by Marshal Wilkie and others
who opened fire on them. The burglars
however got away.
Many shirts and hats at one half
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