The Yale expositor., 1920-04-29
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There are several cases of ty-
phoid fever in Vassar.
VIM. Bice, of Jeddo, died recent
ly at the age of SO years.
Port Austin Coast Guards have
begun the patrolling of the beach.
The village council of Peck has
voted to remove the tie posts on
Main street.
The Methodist church at Mil
lingtOn has added 1T new men,
bers since October.)
The Methodist Episcopal church
people in Armada are planning
to rebuild their church.
The Amerlin Co. is hauling large
quantities of flax from Watertown
to the mill at Deckerville.
Deckeryille Boy Scouts have
been building bird houses and
will put them up in the village
park.
Mrs. Fred Lord of Peck, died
last week from pneumonia. She
leaves husband and four Chill
dren.
John Burgess, Of Brown City,
has purchased the garage business
and building in Melvin of Oliver
Beemer.
A community council has been
formed in st. Clair for local ac-
tivities. 1t is expected much good
will result.
James B. Cootes, prominent
and popular hardware merchant
of Cass City, died very suddenly
last week from heart trouble.
Mrs. Ila May Muir, of Valley
Centre, died last week of neu-
ralgia OF the heart. She was about
SO years of age. She leaves a nus
band and five children.
DR.. j. S. Little, former prac-
ticing physician of Sandusky died
in Detroit last Monday. The re-
mains were brought &c uc-s Sani-
lac and buried in IL. .-.-ni4y lot.
Herbert u. woou, d Cass City
boy Aas DceA promoted to the DO
si.lCA OF assistant cashier of the
Highland Park State Bank and is
IN charge of the employees of the
bank.
w. r. Roach, president of the
Roach Canning Co., has prom ed
Peck pea viner this year. Peck
got busy at once and sufficient
acreage was soon secured so that
the vlner is an assured fact.
Oscar Fleisher, formerly a mer-
chant in Peck and Avoca, died at
Elkton on Wednesday of last week
after a short illness. He was about
58 years of age. The remains were
taken to Bay City for burial.
One of the oldest landmarks
in North Branch, that of a frame
Methodist Protestant church.
built 45 years ago, was recently
purchased by Glen Whitney, who
has torn it down and will build
two modern houses with the ma
terial.
Marlette citizens are launching
considerable criticism against the
board of public works on account
of recent raise in light and
water rates, but the Leader tells
them to wait until they know more
about the circumstances before
they Judge.
ID. H. Dorman, one of Marlettes
pioneer citizens, passed away last
week. Mr.. Dorman owned the
Woolen Mills at Marlette about
thirty years ago and established
a splendid business. when the
mill burned down and he did not
rebuild.
st. Clair city council has en-
ployed a civil engineer, as a sort
'of doctor, to investigate the
weaknesses of the local light and
water plant, find out what the
plant is worth, what medicine
would be best to administer for
it's defects and give an estimate
of the costs of improvements.
c. B. Milbury, who has been in
charge of the Carsonville Jour
nal for the past two months, has
decided to surrender his lease on
the plant and return to his pas
toral duties at Harbor Beach. A
lack Of appreciation of his efforts
by Carsonville business men
prompted him to throw up the
proposition.
The man who has been en-
ployed to load and unload freight
at the Grand Trunk freight house
in Richmond quit a few days ago
and it has been quite impossible
to secure man to take his place
at the prevailing wage. AS a re-
suit the freight shed in Richmond
is piled high and wide with ali
sorts and kinds of freight, both
inbound and outbound and there
seems to be no one to relieve the
congestion. Several unloaded in
bound freight cars are also
standing on the tracks in that
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