Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-07-23

sick list for tho past few days.
John Saunders has brick, lime an,
hair for sale at his residence in town
1tf
p. Chamberlain is erecting Il new
house on his place in town to be use'
as a dwelling house.
1.-The Michigan Volkzeitung whicl
has heretofore been published at Rich
mond by Sutton will now be published
at Port Huron also.
The new brick yard has commeDc
ed operations. The owner informs u!
that he he has found as good clay al
he ever saw to make brick and viii
burn his first kiln soon.
The M. f. Sunday school of Rose,
burg are contemplating union Sun.
day school picnic to be held in the
grove near that place on or about
August 20. A very pleasant time may
be looked for.
Rev. L. Clark received telegram
last week that his son-ln-law, Frank
lin Jones, living in the town of Bruce
died very suddenly on Thursday last.
Mr.. Clark and family attended the
funeral Sunday.
Cobb e. Comstock are doing a good
trade in the agricultural implement
business at present. They are good
firm to deal with and it will pay those
in need of anything in their line to
give them call.
w. ID. Wear. after reading DIR.
Mitchelps letter and seeing that in
California they had ripe and green
oranges and blossoms all on the one
tree, brought us a branch of an apple
tree with an apple and apple blossoms
on the same. He says this is the
second year this tree has cut up this
caper.
Hiram Allen has completed his
sidewalk in front of his property on
Main st. as also has j. 5. Duflie. G.. III.
Mustard, JOS. Rose, M. T. Grandy,
ID. Macarthur Mrs. Reddicliffe, Thos.
Rapley and Thos. Hickey. The streets
begins to assume better appearance
as all are doing good job in mending
their ways.
David Orser has placed new sign
post in front of his barber shop. 1t is
a daisy and is the work of Jas. Garlick
painter. Dave wishes to inform his
customers who get shaved on Sunday
that the door will be locked after IL
O. clock noon so if you wish TO get
shaved you will have to get around
before that time.
The Armada Artisan has grown
in size, being now four page, seven
column journal with patent inside.
Bro. Bacon is giving the people of that
place good paper although he is not
meeting with the patronage required.
We wish him all the prosperity possi-
ble to repay him for his persistent en-
deavors i'll making the Artisan
model newspaper.
The NJ. Z. Sunday school of this
place will give an excursion to Shady
Side over the Pt. III. IL N. w. II. II.
and steamer Mary on Wednesday July
20. Fare for the round trip for adults
65 cents. A large turn out is expect
ed. The Brockway Centre brass band
will be in attendance and furnish
music. Let everybody attend and en-
Joy a good time. Excursionists will
take the early morning train.
The annual reunion of Co.'S, III.
g. l.. 4th. Mich, Infantry was to have
been held at Brockway this year, but
Mr.. Peter Cade, one of the officers of
the association informs us that the
place of the reunion has been changed
TO Romeo, and the time fixed for Au-
gust 9th and 2Sth, the same date that
the 22d, Mich, Infantry, and the
Soldiers & Sailors association hold
their reunion here. Romeo Hydrant.
The guests of the M. e. parsonage
during the past week were Miss
Nettie Holmes, of Ludington; Mrs.
Campbell and Master Johnnie Camp.
he'll, of Chicago; Miss Maggie Moore,
OF Acton, Ont, a neice of Mr.. and
Mrs. Holmes; Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson,
of Tilsonburg, Ont, and Miss Cum
mings, of Lexington. Miss Cum
mings has been engaged in teaching
in the Lexington school for the past
three years, with great acceptability.
Why is it that our village officers
are so negligent in prosecuting those
liquor dealers, who have not taken out
any license as yet? We are informed
there are two dealers in town who
have not as yet taken out their reve
hue. 1t is unjust to make one or more
pay their license and others allowed to
sell all hours of the night and Sunday
included. They should be made to
dance to the tune of the law and he
brought to time. They would then
pay some attention to the restrictions
of their license.
The city council of Ishpeming has
passed an ordinance which Will have
the effect of keeping itinerant merch-
ants and auctioneers out Of town. A
travelling jewelry man went there last
week and took in several thousand
dollars In few days. Hereafter the
sum of $3.50 must be deposited with
the city treasurer by every man COM
mencing business in town. If he stays
a year it is returned. If he does not
it is returned to the city. 1t would he
a good scheme for our village dads to
pass just such an ordinance.
Speaking about flies. a prominent
Detroit physician says:-There are
very few flies about. There are fewer
this season than for the last 20 years.
| have been In the habit of observing
their numbers, for the purpose of Sc
curinv hypienic data. The absence of