Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-12-17
BROCKWAY CENTRE ST. Clair Mich, DECEMBER

You will soon have To write il
1886.
Trade is beginning to pick up ;
little.
joel Smades has placed II neat sign
in front OF his shoe shop.
Take n guess on the pumpkin at G.
Il. Wells 81 Co.'S drug store.
j. 5. Duflle made "a flying business
trip to this place on Friday night last.
-Wm. Orser and family are visiting
among their frieuds III this place at
present.
do not buy your holiday goods un-
til You see those at the EXPosIToR
Book Store.
Now is your chance to buy goods.
Look at w. ii. Wear Il Co.'S change of
al. in this issue.
Ernie Pierce, of Lexington, visited
with G. Ii. Niggeman and other friends
in this place this week.
An editors family froze to death
out in the western part Of the STATE
the other day. They had no wood.
We still take wood on subscrip-
tion. Those who have promised to
bring us wood now is a good time to
come in with it.
&C. II. Nigge nan has change of
adv in this issue which you should not
fail to read. He Is established in
Holden's aew brick block.
"A new lot of Lovell.s Library jus:
received at the EXPosIToR Book Store.
We now have overl20O choice selections
OF this library and 10 two alike.
S. 4. Sheppard will give New
Years ball and oyster supper in Ether
ington's Hall Valley Centre, Friday
evening, Jan. 1st, 1886. All are invit.
ed to attend.
Remember the oyster supper and
public installation of officers Of Elk
Lodge. No. 353, +. & A. NJ. on Monday
evening, Dec. rs. A rousing time may
be looked for.
We return thanks to James Nc
Donagh for copy of the Pt. Huron
Commercial published May 5th, 1859.
1t was then i'll its eighth year and
owned by II. 5. Potter.
joel Smades has opened out a
shoemaker's shop In part of Vanwag- |
ner's old wagon shop stand and is pre- |
pared 10 do repairing neatly and |
promptly. Give him a call. 29-4t
1t ia said that the bee can draw
twenty times its own weight. We cam
not vOuch for this, but well wager any |
amount that it Can raise twenty thous-
and times its own weight Ifyou doubt
it, set down on one.
The 100 years Of the Republic have
not been in vain, at least the Brock way
Centre literary society have decided by
debate that the American colonies were
justified in rebelling in 1776 from the
British We shall all breathe easier. -
st. Clair Republican.
-Petoskey, the Indian boy skater,
who appeared at the rink last Thurs
day evening drew large crowd. All
who attended were well pleased with
the evenings entertainment. He is an
easy, graceful skater and his tricks are
nearly all original in himself.
The adjourned meeting of the lit
erary society Friday evening was quite
The most novel and orig
inal of the evenings performance was
the initiation of new members, all be-
ing compelled to ride the goat. The
music was highly elevating and the
instructive.
w. Barrett will give a grand New
Years Ball and oyster supper at the
Brockway House, Brockway, Mich,
On Friday evening, January 1st, 1856.
all are cordially Invited to attend. A
good :ime may be looked for. Mr.
Barrett will do his best to entertain
you iD first class order. Don't fail to
attend.
The oyster supper at the M. Z.
Church last Friday evening was not
very largely attended although very
pleasant time was had. There was
plenty Of oysters and other good things
10 eat and the committee done every
thing in their power to make it enjoy
bic for all. The receipts Of the evening
to $25.
The restaurant Is undergoing con
siderable improvements this week A
new stock is being put in and we can
better accommodate our customers.
Call and get your oysters stewed, raw
Or in cans. Meals at all hours Two
rooms are fitted up for boarders by the
week. JOHN BAXTER.
Remember the Christmas ball and
oyster supper at Michaels, Friday eve-
ming, Dec. 25 Mr.. Michaels has fitted
up two nice sitting rooms and now has
the best accommodations for dances
his side of Detroit. He always does
his utmost to make it pleasant for
those who patIonize him and we have
never heard of the least complaint in
regard to the way he conducts his
dances.
The agent who has been in this
for some time past delivering
the Holy Bible to subscribers processes
to bea minister of the gospel belonging
to the Presbyterian denomination, en-
tered the house of one of his subscrlb-
ers and tried to compel him to take the
book which should have been delivered
sometime ago according to agreement.
Forgetting that he was follower of
Christ used certain words Of pofanity
to strengthen his argument and was
hurried out of the house and told to
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