The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-10-23

HERE AND THERE.


Algonac pc pie want more ana better
electric LIGHT service.
John J.. Bishop of baskerville has
purchased the hardware business of the
Huron Hardware Co. at Kinde.
James Mugon, owner of the local
telephone system al Port Sanilac, has
in view the buying the local line at
Croswel.
New Lamotte is the name of new
station eight miles north of Marlette
on the new Detroit, Bay City and Wes-
tern railroad,
The Sumner flax company has put in
i'm new flax threshing machine. The
old one was shipped TO a branch house
at McGregor.
The Congregational society of Arm
ada will occupy the Maccabee hall dur.
| ing the construction of their new
church ediiice.
Capac high school girls and some of
the teachers have organized two basket
ball teams and are now busy practcing
with the new outfits.
Rev. Engilhard, pastor of the German
lutheran church at Port Sanilac for
the past Fl years, sewers his pastOrate
and goes to Pennington.
Peck citizens tried out new chemical
engine the,other day on brush pile and
| found that it put out the fire IN short
order. Peck now has fire protection.
Those who have raised peas around
Lexington this season are well satisfied
and the canning factory has received
contracts for nearly 1000 acres for
next year
Davis & Son, proprietors of furni.
ture store and undertaking rooms for
the last seven years in Harpor Beach,
have sold out to Glass Brothers of
Minden City
DR.. Lawrence McNair, son of Hugh
McNair of Brown City, was married on
Tuesday TO Miss Mary Niggeman, of
Croswell. The young couple VIII To-
cate in Romeo.
Judge Harvey Tappan delivers an adj
dress at union meeting in st. Clair on
sunday evening next. These meetings,
for the welfare OF the people, promise
TO be very successful.
G. Van Horn of Marlette, died last
week at the age Of u years. Three
days later, son living with him, aged
AZ, died also. The wife and mother
died several months ago.
The barn of George McElroy, near
| Brown City, was set ON fire one night
last week and burned TO the ground to-
gether with contents, excepting horses
and COWS, which were rescued.
Sanilac county has more teachers
than schools. County School Commits
sioner Musselman finds upon investiga-
ton that 2S4 hold certificates while but
22S are employed as teachers.
Burglars broke into the store of Buby,
Stelnkopf Il Co at Brown City last
week and took two money bags from
the safe. The amount was not large,
This is the fourth store burglarized
during the past year.
". G. Graham, of CarsOnville, has
had his troubles with sneak thieves.
j ust recently, he has lost thirty quarts
of fruit from his cellar and thirty
chickens from his hencoop. Thirty
fine meals for some one.
Armada will have band for the
coming year. The business men Of
that lively town have contributed H.
berally for the support OF the organiza
ton. Concerts will be given each
Wednesday evening. Prof. Burroughs
has been secured as leader.
Marlette base ball boys have money
enough in their treasury to purchase
four acres OF land, put up grandstand
and properly prepare the diamond and
the thing is now being done. The boys
will have a park. to be proud of and
the townspeOple are backing them.
There seem to be many mysterious
fires in the vicinity lately. Monday
morning of last week the offices of the
Kerr Grain q Hay Company at Melvin
burned TO the ground. A large quanti-
ty of clover and timothy seed and flour,
also all books and papers were destroy
ed. 1t is almost known fact that the
fire was set.