Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1882-09-07


with about u foot of tendon. DIR Ney
dressed the finger.
The Whitney Family will give an
exhibition under canvass in this place
on SATURDAY., Sept. o. This family are
well known throughout this state as
being frst-class company and their
entertainment cannot be excelled.
Holden Bros have just received
and opsned out one of the largest us
sorted stocks of Dry Goods, Groceries
and Boots and Shoes ever brought to
this village. A perusal Of their
change Of ad will be benificial to you.
Last Saturday night while Miss
Moore. of Roseburg, was driving home
the horse took fright at something in
the road and ran away throwing her
out of the buggy breaking her arm
and dslOcating it at the elbow. DR.
Mitchell was called upon and set the
fractured bone.
&C. NJ. Fuller for some time past
"a grain buyer here left an Tuesday
with his family to take up their re-
sidence in Port Huron. Mr. Fuller
intends going into partnership with
Mr. Buckridge buying grain. We are
sorry to lose so good citizen OF our
rapidly growing village Might g.
farther and far worse.
Mrs Gustavis Kimball, who has
been staying at her parents, Mr. and
Mrs Robt Guy in this place, will leave
tomorrow (Friday) to join her hus-
band in Cleveland, Ohio. They will
then go together TO the Wesleyan
University 1t Delaware where Mr.
Kimball will enter upon his duties as
professor Of bookkeeping.
"A paper was circulated yesterday
for the purpose of seeing whether the
people were in favor Of having the
name of Brockway Centre changed to
Yale after the college by that name.
A goodly number signed the paper.
We think that would be very appropri-
ate could wa have college here called
by that name, which. no doubt. we
will.
Il. G.. Y. Randolph who is a we'll
known salesman OF the wholesale dry
goods firm OF J. X. Burnham Il Co of
Detroit had one Of his fingers badly
crushed at Lapeer last Tuesday. He
was assisting in getting one of his
trunks on the train when his finger
was caught and about thrse-quarter of
an inch i'm length taken of. Mr.
Randolph has been spending u few
days in our village.
Last Monday evening was the
annual Meeting of School Dist No 3.
Edward Richardson was elected di-
rector for full term. j. ID. Jones'.
term having expir,d. Mr. Jones has
been director of this district for 81
years and it WAS voted to give him
three cheers for the able manner in
which he has filled this office. Voted
to have o months school. 4 notice
was served on the incoming director to
call special meeting for the purpose
moving the school site.
The Republican County Conven-
tion for st Clair County will be held
at the court room in the city of Port
Huron on Thursday Sept IA. We hear
III. G. Mansfield spoken Of as candi-
date for Register Of Deeds. Mr.
Mansfield has filed that position we'll
and we are sure If ha is nominated
will receive a hearty support in this
section. Horace Baker is spoken Of as
a candidate for County Clerk and
should he receive the nomination his
election would be sure.
Last Sunday evening about 0
o. clock G.. NJ. Fuller heard a noise in
the rear of his residence but thinking
i. was only the boy VINO has been
working for him coming home, did
not pay much attention to it. Later
OH In the evening he heard some one
walking on the roof of his kitchen and
going outside asked who he was and
what he wanted. Mr. Fuller having
left his revolver in the house went in
to get it but ON returning could not
see anything of the burglar.
"A meeting was held Tuesday eve-
ming to decide whether we should have
a fair this fall or not. 1t was decided
that we should and it was voted that
a committee Of three be appointed to
make out premium list. The COM
mittee selected were Il. w. Bell, Jas
Brown and G. Cooper. Mr. Bell IN
formed them that he had been around
to the different place, in the village
and had raised nearly $500 to be used
for premiums, Mr. Bell has worked
hard to have a fair established here
and deserves credit. Should we have
q good fair here it would be a great
benefit to tho place.
"A large and influential meeting
Of the citizens of this place met in
DUTIES hall on Tuesday night, to
discuss the desirability of having
the village incorporated. The meet
ing was presided over by our super.
visor, j. d. Jones, and it was voted
without q dissenting voice that steps
be taken Immediately to secure that
end. DR.. Mitchell, James Brown
and j. 8. Duffis were appointed a
committee to attend to the prelimin-
aries and have it brought before the
board of supervisors when they meet
the second week in October. The
choice Of name for the baby made
quite lot Of fun. Chicago, Lin
wood, Syracuse, Myrtle and Carlyle
were each in turn discarded as be-
ing unworthy TO designate such