Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-04-29
Grant Macarthur has been under the
weather for the past week.

| New ROOuS rccelNeu every uety az
Ovens q Braidwood's. Calliand examine
our immense stock.
E.F. Law returned to this place on
Saturday and resumed his duties in the
school room on Monday.
Miss Emma Niggeman returned to
her home in Lexington on Sunday after
an extended visit with friends in this
place.
Mrs. Norm Sponenburg, of Gagetown,
has been visiting her mother, Mrs.
Blakesley, and other friends i'll these
parts of late.
Mrs. J. &. McKenna was called to
Bayfield,, Ont, on Wednesday on ac-
count of the studded death of her moth
er Mrs. Murray.
w. II. Wear Il Co. have change of
adv. in this issue setting forth their
new spring goods just received. BE
sure you read it.
There will be no special day set apart
this year for arbor day. Each locality
can observe day as suitable weather
gives them opportunity.
G. L. Roswell has traded his house
and lot in this place to ii. Griswold for
some hotel property at Avro, Mich. He
intends renting the hotel TO some one.
II is reported that the creamery at
Speaker will run wagons to this section
OF the country the coming season.
Those who took stock last year say it
was paying investment.
Miss G. Boice has started q branch
store at Peck and intends hereafter to
endeayor to supply the ladies of Brock
way Centre and Peck with the latest
styles in millinery and dress goods.
Elder Il. b. Brown, who has returned
from his visit to Algonac, informs us
that there are living in and around that
| burg 23 old men and women who have
arrived at and passed four score years.
Brockway Centre Tent, No. S6, X. O..
| Il. II. Sir Knights take notice that our
tent will hold review in their hall
Tuesday evening, May II, 1886, at s
o'clock p. m. sharp. c. 5. Gilbert, II. X.
In President Cleveland's message he
says that arbitration will be perma-
nent part OF the government. This is
a good measure and we hope it will be
the means of doing away with so many
strikes now in progress.
The sugar party which was to have
come off last Friday evening at the
Bidleman School House has been post
poned until next Wednesday evening,
May 9TH, on account of the inclement
weather. All are cordially invited.
Alex Rose is visiting at his home in
Strathroy, Ont, at present. lie will re-
turn the last of this week, having Sc
cured a position as clerk for B. II. No
BILE in the banking Office to be started
about the first of May by the latter
named gentleman.
Jas Ferguson has sold his farm to
Mr. Francis, of Port Huron, and rented
the cottage at one time owned by a. II.
| Fraser where he will reside for time.
The purchase price was $1,000. Mr..
Ferguson will take prospecting trip
to Indian Territory the coming summer.
There will be grand opening ball at
Michaels' new hall, Friday evening,
May 2lst, when the building will be
completed and also new barn large
enough to accommodate forty horses.
Mr.. AIichaels will then be prepared to
make it comfortable for man and beast
whenever he has dances. lie will have
first-class music and good supper and
the bill will be only $1.00. All are cor
daily invited
While at Smiths Corners one day this
week, "ye editor dropped into the store
of Lee Saunders q Co. lie found a
neat stock of dry goods, groceries, etc.,
put up in such tasteful manner as to
deserve credit to the firm. Lee is
genial and courteous III his ways and
will always strive to satisfy his custom
ers. 1t is needless to say that bright
future is evident Lee here's our ~
shake, and may you always keep on the
smooth side Of prosperity. -Capac Argus.
Ifanyone thinks that our supervisors
do not earn the money they get for
their services they are mistaken "In
addition to the true and careful assess
ment of all property, real and personal,
they must return to the county clerk a
complete record of the inhabitants,
births, deaths and marriages in their
township, and also the cause of the
death in each instance, with the nativity
of all parties named in the deaths and
marriages, and citizens. This duty
must be performed between April 10th
and the first day of June in each year.
They must report farm statistics of
every character; the number of acres of
improved and unimproved farming
land, the amount of cereal and other
crops, and the number and pedigree of
stock"
AUCTION SALE-G. w. Bell. auction
eer, will sell for the undersigned at his