Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-05-24

We received letter from oui
genial friend McKinnon the Other
day. He is now rustieating a,
Ridgevillc, Canada.
The blow Of Sunday aud Monday
YVES great damage to vessel msn and
will DO tough one on marine insur.
ance companies. The loss Of life Is re-
ported great.
The Arion Swiss Bell Ringers
who played in Duties Hall last
evening gave first-class entertain.
ment in every respect. Jimmie
Eiold is a whole circus himself, band
wagon ana all. The bell ringing
was splendid and everything passed
of in good shape.
"A deaf and dumb son of John
Nc cAllister, living six miles north Of
Battle Creek, was struck by a
freight train and instantly killed
while attempting to cross the track
on Saturday. He was 10 years old.
had but recently returned from the
Flint asylum on account of poor
health.
The following We clip from the
Metamora Bee.-"P. Connell, baggage
master at Vassar. formerly at Dawson
station, 10 the proud father Of son
five months old, who weighs 80 pounds
and is 81 inches high. The infants
head measures 1s and q inches In cir
eumferencs, wrists 7 inches. waist 20
and Il inches, arms and l2 inches.
hip "a inches. thigh - inches and
ankle 9 and l.2 inches"
"A farmers wife In Erie, Monroe
county, being much troubled with
"rats" stealing her pies and cakes,
her husband set spring trap for the
offenders and Oaught-the hired
man. His screams brought the fam
lily, and when asked what he was
doing there, he answered in a trem-
bling tone Of voice: 81 got my fin
ger into the wrong pie this time"
"Good for you," said the old lady.
"you had no business to heat all my
pie, oil de time" He was psrdoned.
The Continental Swiss Bell
Ringers who gave so pleasing an
here last March will
again play in Duties hall, on 9atur-
day evening next. Funny Dave
Williams is still with the company,
and is said to bo moro comical than
ever. Since they were here before
the party has been reorganizcd and
the program entirely remodeled SO
that it now presents one of the most
pleasing entertainments now on the
road. On account Of rush Of shows
lately, Mr. Hudson has decided TO
adapt popular prices and has fixed
the price of admission 40 20 cents,
children half price.
The June number Of Ballou's
Magazine contains liberal instslment
Of that intensly increasing story, "rhe
Belle Of Australia, By w. a. Thomss
Ihs author Of Running the Blockade"
A Whalemaa's Adventures, and
other popular novels. In this issue OF
The magazine, Mike, the Irish stockman
has q laughable sncountre with an old |
nan kangaroo. In The nighttime, while
In the vicinity Of spring |
On the road TO the sold-minss Of Ball
arat. a new character is introduced |
N tho shape of a Quaker. who Is a
mysterious individual, and very par
Iicular in his inquiries az to the loca-
lion OF the mounted police. A dutch |
girl Ia also created, and she ia very |
tender in her department to the young
hero, who declines her Establishments.
rhs story is growing in interest. If
possible. Besides "TLe Belle" there
are many notable stories. engravings,
and poems. Send 10 cents for speci-
men copy, and see how good Balleu's
really is. II is only S1.5o per annum.
postpaid. Address Thomes & Talbot,
,3 Hawley Street Boston. For sale st
Ill periodical depots at Afteen cents Q
copy.