Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1882-08-17

| Sanilac County Agricultural Society
| has our thanks for complimentary
ticket to the fair to he held Sept 26,
2T and 2S, 1882.
We wish to correct mistake
made in last weeks paper. I'm speak
ing Of Mrs. f. j. Bum visiting at III.
f. Leonard's it should have been Mrs
f. j. Brown instead.
Rev G. w. Harshman had curl
osity iii the shape of a Chameleon sent
to him from Florida. The animal
will change its color and looks like an
Alligator OH small scale.
Remember the entertainment to
be given by the Ladies Aid Society of
the M E church in Durfie's new hall
tomorrow (Friday) evening, IL prom
ises to be very interesting.
"A hat flirtation is the latest idiocy
among the girls. There is no way
that man can wear hat that doesn't
mean something, and the only way
you're safe is to go bearheaded.
"A larga excursion from Sarnia
will he given over the Great Western
to Grimsby. Ont, next Saturday where
there is large camp meeting being
held. A number of our citizens intend
going.
TO RENT-A store and dwelling
house, one and one-half miles south
of Farr station on the Pt III. & n. w.
II. II. It is in a good locality sur
rounded by thriving farming coun-
try. Terms reasonable. For further
particulars apply to ID. Krlng, Fargo
p. o.
You may talk about your Multi
gan guards and things that can't be beat
but let us talk about an excursion
some time this month. We are sure
it will meet with the hearty approval
of all We have not had an excursion
from here this summer say we all go
in for one.
&C. + Roswell informs us that he
will he removed Tn his new store in
the Du1le Block and ready for business
by Monday, 21st inst, with choice
line of new goods and will make it
interesting for all Of his old customers
and as many new ones as will favor
him with call.
30? Why do I sieh?" Because
| saw Mrs. William Brown sewing
with her New Wilson Oscillating
Shuttle Sewing Machine. bought OF
Hickey Bros, for only S45. a three
quarter cabinet machine; a perfect
temple OF art. o that too could have
one of those machines!
WHY would not an excursion from
al points slong the Pt III. & n. w. R.
r. to Port Huron, then by boat to
Walpoole Island, be good scheme.
The farmers are now about through
harvest and, no doubt, would like To
spend day for recreation. We aTe
sure this place alone would turn out
over 200.
e. Gordon has had tho carpenters
at work in his store tearing down the
old shelving and putting in new and Is
otherwise improving the looks of the
place. He is now better prepared to
furnish his old customers. and rs
many new ones as may favor him
with their patronage. with choice
groceries, canned goods and every
thing in his line.
Even a newspaper man finds it hard
sometimes to believe everything he
sces in print. At any rate that's the
way it affected us the other day when
a nine-year-old boy appealed to our
generosity by laying before us card
setting forth. in unshrinking double
plea that he was a poor widow and
the mother Of five children. There's
no fancy in this---pure, undiluted
truth.
North Branch has lately purchas-
ell a 81, 800 lire engine. North Branch
is an incorporated village not much
larger than this place, has only been
incorporated about a year and have
invested in fire engine already, and
are building better sidewalks every
day. We hope the incorporation of
this place will not be neglected this
fall but that the citizens will enter
into it with spirit and strive - make
this place model for other towns to
copy from. We might have better
sidewalks, better schools and the place
improved in general. Why let the
5000 license money go to the town.
ship when it might be used for in
provement purposes here, were this an
incorporated village? Think over this
fact and do not fail to do something
this fall.
Two showers a day lately.
The farmers are busy threshing
their wheat.
A Knights of Labor Lodge is
about to be organized at Brockway
Centre.
"A Harvest Home Basket picnic
will be given at Old Brockway, on
August 80.
II. Griswold has lately purchas-
cd the Fuller farm one-half mile
west of here consisting of 80 acres.
1t is nice place.
Grin Chamberlain has lately
had kitchen, cellar and woodshed
built onto his residence. David
Brown completed the work.
A man by the name of Chas
Kendrick was killed by train ON
the PIT. III. &5 N. w. R. r. at PIT