Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-05-29
= Mira. Waring WAS i'm Ohio

Mrs. Waripg was in Ohio last
week visiting friends.
We were visited by splendid
shower of rain on Friday last.
Rev. J. VI. Eastlake, of Goodland
Circuit, visited with j. S. Dufiie last
week.
j. ID. McKeitb, j. 5. Duilie, JAS
Brown, G. r. Holden, Delos Zavitz,
c. f. Michaels and Chas Miehaels
went to Port Huron Tuesday on the
case of +. saunders IL Go. VS. j. ID.
McKeith & Co.
In speaking of the prospects of the
wool season one of our buyers informs
! us that the prices will range from 3 to
J cents lower this season than last on
account of tue market being stocked
with the raw material and manufacture.
ed goods.
Quite lively dog fight was wit
messed by goodly number of our citiz-
ems on Friday evening last. 1t took
fourteen men, dozen small boys and
pail of water to part them. The pail
of water had the most to do with sep
arating the CANNES.
ID. $. Evans barn was broken into
on Wednesday evening last by some
sneak theft and few fish stolen there
from. Mr. Evans does not care so
much for the fish taken but if they
would replace the lock he would not
say any more about it.
Ed Cohoe, of Capac, while out
duck hunting with two companions at
Sprague Lake II miles north of Capac
on Tuesday was drowned IN two feet
of water. 1t seems he had been sub
ject TO fits and 1t is thought that he
WAS attacked by one of his spells when
he was drowned.
The dwelling house of David Lin
dsay which was burned TO the ground
early Monday morning, May 10th, was
insured in the Hartford Ins. Co., of
Hartford, Conn, j. ID. Jones, agent.
and just Ave days after the fire Mr..
Lindsay received 81, ga. ~ the amount
of his loss as a good many things were
saved. This is quick returns.
The annual convention of the w.
c. T. L. of Michigan, for 1884, will be
held in the Presbyterian church at
Flint, commencing Tuesday evening,
June Sd, and continuing through We'd
nesdsy, Thursday and Friday. 1t is
confidently expected that Miss Willard
and Mrs. NJ. A. Hunt, with others of
National reputation. will be in atten-
dance. Miss Aggie Duffle is delegate
from the Brockway Centre Union.
We received this week from Thos
Brown paper which is quite a novel;
ty. The name of it is "ghe Constelia-
tion." is a four page journal and has
SO columns, the length of which are
nearly feet. The size of TIE paper IL
is printed on is sixty-nine inches wide
by forty-eight inches long. 1t was
printed in New York IN 1859. This Is
one of the many novelties which Miss
Angeline Paldi is the possessor of. She
has many rare srecimens of art at her
home. Parties wishing to look at this
paper it can be seen at this office.
Mrs. Rev. J. w. Burgdorf, of Ca
pac, organized "Band Of Hope" here
on Sunday afternoon with nearly 80
members. Mrs. A. j. Holmes and
Mrs. q. II. Mustard are the leaders;
Miss Jessie Brown, secretary; and
Miss Bertha Rollins. Treasurer. In
the evening Mrs. Burgdorf addressed
a very large audience at the M. Z.
church and organized a w. c. T. Z.
with 2S members, Mrs. Rev. j. w.
Gray, Pres Mrs g. RI. Mustard. Treas;
Miss Aggie Duffie. Recording Sec Mrs.
A. G. Brewn, Corresponding Sec: Mrs
Merritt, Mrs. Kelley and Miss Gusta
Cooper, Vice.Pres Mrs. Henry Pearce
Editress. At the same time Prohi-
bition Club was organized with Is
members. This is big boom in the
temperance cause here.