The Yale expositor., 1919-10-16
NEWS ITEMS FROM
NEARBY CITIES

farmer and hay buyer, died at
his home in Deckerville last week.
Mr.. Hewitt was born in Fre-
mont in 1856.
1t is reported that pickpockets
were numerous at the Inlay City
fair and many people lost small
amounts. One mans pockets
panned out $82.00
The Port Huron Auditorium
has been purchased by David
McArron and w. H. Reid and
will be transformed into an i'm
mense bowling and billiard par
lor.
John B. Meier connected with
the Union hotel in Port Huron
for number of years, will as
sumo the management as soon as
Phil Eichhorn leaves for DeKalb
Illinois.
For the first time Port Huron
city has lady for city clerk. She
is Mabel E. Kerr and was ap-
pointed to fill the position made
vacant by the resignation of Roy
G. Deass.
Dougald Mcintyre, one of San
lilac county's earliest settlers,
and one who selected the name
of Argyle township, died at his
home in that township last week
aged 70 years.
A recent electrical storm in
Huron county was one of the
most severe of the season. Many
cattle and horses were killed and
some houses were struck, break
ing chimneys, windows, etc.
A Vassar dog, seemingly terri
bly, frightened during an eMetri-
cal storm raced up to the sVsond
floor of his masters house, and
finally leaped through a window
to the ground, killing itself.
The raising of rabbits has be-
come quite an industry in San
dusky and those concerned plan
to organize and form a branch
of the international Hutch &
Loft Association, the member
ship to be open to Sanilac county.
Richmond local band boys have
decided on a series of dancing
parties throughout the winter to
raise money to buy new suits,
music, traps, ETC., with which to
give the people the best Of mu-
sical service.
Richmond people are mourning
because their fine big hotel is
not occupied and so, not serving
the public and no restaurant or
place for one to get comfort
able room in the upper end of
town. And Richmond a growing
town.
Commissioner of Parks and
Cemeteries James Green and an
employee are making a hobby of
raising bananas, figs, grape fruit
and lemons at the greenhouse in
Pine Grove Park, Port Huron,
and the fruit is said to equal
any in the tropics.
The soon-to-be new bank in ST.
Clair is sure thing. The prop
erty has been purchased and
work will be soon begun or
changing and remodelling the
Schwab Bros. block. j. McNaiI
Ealy, president of the State Saw.
ings bank at Caro- and associates
are the new promoters.
After operating a grocery store
at Deckerville for SO years, Dav,
, id r. Brown now has sold his
business and takes a we'll earned
rest from standing behind 9
counter, although as postmaster
he is still public servant. Mr.
Brown has been a very success
full business man.
, A mysterious fire destroyed
: the home of Thomas Ward anC
spread to the neighboring hous,
of Ufford Avery in Marysvill'
on Saturday last. 1t was thought
: that the whole block would go OF
E account of brisk wind and tn,
e Port Huron fire department wal
called up. The fire was checked
: at the second house.
Home made" whiskey caused
e the death of Albert Greybiel O
: Ubly last week. Greybiel ha,
r only recently returned from
n overseas service. Out with som,
! companions on Saturday night
8 he was dead in the early morning
i Public sentiment is running higl
y in that locality and officials ar
investigating the case.