The Yale expositor., 1920-01-22
NEWS ITEMS FROM
NEARBY CITIES
Thumb Tales Tersely Told
Interesting Items Cleaned
From Our Exchanges

Mrs. b. w. Fellows OF Marlette,
died last week.
There is great scarcity oil
qualified teachers in Huron coun-
ty.
The Lenox school building was
recently considerably damaged by
fire.
A county high school athletic
association has been organized in
Huron county.
Almont o. f. S. will give a leap
year party in Almont town hall on
Friday evening, February 13.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Bastow, OF
Brown City, celebrated their Goth
wedding anniversary on January
9th.
Mrs. Nelson Bradley, of Cros-
we'll. was found dead on the floor
of her home one morning last
week.
A literary and debating society
of twenty-five members has beea
organized in Marine City high
school.
The Lexington Port Huron bus
line is becoming already a paying
proposition by reason of good
patronage.
Dwight E. Turner of Cass City
recently sold 40 head of young
cattle and received the nice little
sum of $4,700.
A start has been made on the
brick work for Croswelps new
theatre, but the severe cold wea-
ther is handicap to progress.
An election will be called soon
in st. Clair to determine the ques.
tiOn of new school house or not
new school house.
Clemon Konya, of Sanilac coun-
ty, who pleaded guilty to making
and selling booze, gets six months
Imprisonment at Ionia.
"A motor truck service will DE
established about FeJtlary lst,
between Detroit and Port IurOn
to serve all towns along the line.
&. G. Crosby, formerly Of Lex
ington, more recently of Calumet,
has now returned to Lexington.
He is the well known band instruc-
tor.
| Two hundred player piano rolls
were stolen from the theatre at
st. Clair one night last week with
money loss of $3.50. The rear door
was pried open.
The State Bank OF f. w. Hub
bard, of Bad Axe which has grown
beets for many years. has gwen a
contract to the Croswell plant for
100 acres for the 1920 season.
Burglars entered the bank at
Richmond last week but took very
little booty. They also made a
Thorough search in the coal office
of {. W. Lapp but found no money.
Oil is being drilled for on the
farm of Archie Bys Of Watertown.
Some time ago a small deposit was
ound and the near farmers have
pooled together for expenses of
drilling.
The Lexington bank is receiv-
ing much attention lately. A fur
mace, electric lights and a new
safety. deposit vault have been in
stalled and the rooms have been
re-decorated.
Mrs. ]. P. Niggeman, of Lex
ington, who is spending the win
ter in Marine City, celebrated her
Seth birthday last week and was
the liveliest one of the dinner par
ty of fourteen given in her honor.
The Charles II. Trumble Co.,
garage and sales rooms at Brown
City has been sold to Walter and
Hiram Smafield, Maple Valley
young men. Mr.. Trumble expects
to leave shortly for a different
climate.
Pomeroy Brothers, of CroswelI,
have divided their business and
each will take a part. Elmer takes
the undertaking and furniture
, and Arthur the automobile and ac-
cessories, the latter to erect a new
building for a garage.
A barn on the VanMarten farm
at Memphis owned by John Van
Deusen, burned to the ground on
Saturday afternoon with fertiliz.
er, hay, implements and one sheen
,, with a loss of $1,000 with some
insurance. The fire is a mystery
Albert Sharp. Of Burnside. was
seriously injured, when as he was
, driving out of a barn with a load
OF hay, he was caught between the
load and the door. Several ribs
were broken andinternal injuries
are feared.
AT the annual meeting of the
Croswell Fair Association recent.
ly new directors were chosen ant
the board of directors elected G
w. Jackson, president, l.. J. Ora.
: ham, vice-president, ID. f.. Hubbelt
{ secretary, j. p. Niggeman, treas.
urer. Dates for the next fair wer,
, set for September Ia to IL. Tn,
sum of $1,641.63 is in the treasury