The Yale expositor., 1916-05-18
THURSDAY, May Is. 1916
HERE AND THERE.

at Kinde.
BuckleT Bros have closed their res
taurant in Peck.
Fifteen eases of humps reported
from South speaker last week.
Hazel Laidlaw of Melvin and Forest
Wilmot of Kingston are married today,
Thursday, May Is, 1916.
Vim. j. Ward, 90 years old, the oldest
resident of Marine CITY, where he had
lived 81 years, died there last week,
The fair grounds at Elkton have
been purchased by the town and will
be turned into public play ground.
Earl Elston has been named as the
guardian of VIM. +. Green OF Speaker,
sible for his actions.
Fifty Walpole Island Indians went
to Petrolea last week where they will
receive training and preparation for
service over the seas.
A community picnic of schools of
Peck, Speaker, Buel, Stilson and
Shook is to be held in the grove at
Peck tomorrow, May 10,
The steamer Kirby, which went to
the bottom of Lake superior last week
lost all her crew but two. Five Of the
crew were Marine City men.
The condensory is an assured fact
for Inlay City, a good flow of water
being found at depth of PIG feet.
No water, no condensory was the point.
The forty-second annual meeting of
the Michigan Pioneer and Historical
society will be in the Senate chamber
in Lansing, Wednesday and Thursday,
May "a and 25, 1916
The poplar trees set in the Lexjng-
ton village park grew SO much faster
than the naples planted at the same
time that the poplars have now been
cut down and more naples planted.
Vassar would like to become the
county seat of Tuscola county and
bids to the tune of $4,000 for it. The
county needs new court house and
Vassar's $500uo ought to look good.
Representatives from Detroit, Port
Huron and all points along the shore
of Lake Huron, met at Harbor Beach
last week Wednesday to organize
Huron Shore Pike from Port Huron to
Bay City.
The Lexington band will make music
at Marlette on Memorial day and in
return the Marlette band will help out
in Lexington during the big Fourth of
July celebration being planned in the
latter town.
Barney Churchill, one of the earliest
settlers of Lapeer county, coming there
80 years ago, died last week at his
home in Goodland township, near I'M
lay City, where he had lived for 80
years, at the ripe old age of 81 years.
A million and half of white fish
have just recently been planted in Lake
Huron opposite Forester i his was
made possible through Congressman
Cramton's efforts. II will be three
years before the fish will be marketable.
A Sandusky nine months old baby
playing with a four-quart tin pail, got
it over its head but was unable to get
it off. 1t required pair of timers
shears and slit up the side of the pail
to extricate the baby from its peculiar
position.
1t is reported that Alvah Spencer,
owner of the grocery department OF
the Cooper 81 Son Co. store at Rich
mond, which was destroyed by fire re-
Gently, will resume business in another
building as soon as the change can De
made. Edward Reakoff will enter into
partnership with Mr. Spencer
Supervisor Patrick Shea, one of the
few remaining members of the old
guard of county officials, passed away
at his home in Cottrellville township
Thursday night of last week. For n
years he had served continuously on
the board of supervisors from Cottrell-
vile township. He was born in Ireland
May 3, 1S41, coming to America in
1851.
Charles Pettys, resident of Cros-
we'll for the past forty years, died there
last week at the age of SO years. He
was born at Lakeport and lived most
OF his life in st. Clair and Sanilac
counties He served in the war three
years and three months, and was a
member of the G. A II. He was buried
in Lakeport cemetery, members Of the
| q A II acting as escort.