Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-01-14
Local Expositions.
The roads are terribly rough.

Archie Gillian has placed new
Sign in frunt of his barber shop.
-Jno. w. Lamon visited friends in
Strathroy, Ont, the past week.
--Reme i. ber and attend the opening
of the Central Hall to-mJrrow (Fri-
day. evening.
: Remember the tea meeting in the
new Central hall OIL Thursday evening.
January 2l.
"A new Remington Sewing machine
for sale cheap at the ExPosIToR Book
stuIe. Call and SEQ il.
Mrs. ID ID, Chesburo aud sons Of
Woodstock, o It., have been visiting
w. w. Cowing and family the past
wet k.
Remember the citizens meeting in
the Central Hall at 7 80 O'Clock Satur
day evening. A full attendance is re.
quired.
The new cheap edition of the most
popular story ever published, "Uncle
Toms Cabin" for sale at the ExPosI-
TOR Bookstore. Only S1.0O.
j AZ. Gsi silick, painter, did splendid
job on the drop curtain in the Central
Hall. The scenery he painted thereon
shows his skill IN that direction.
There is talk of an Odd Fellows
| lodge being instituted in THIS place.
A meeting will be held in w. w.
CowIng's office on Saturday, Jan. 16.
The club dance Tuesday evening
was we'll attended and good time had
a. usual. The next meeting of the
club will be held Tuesday evening.
January 90.
Prof Asquith with his co npany Of
twelve characters Will dedicate the new
Central Hall at this place with the
"I.ast Loaf on Friday evening, Jan.
18th. 500 people can be comfortably
seated.
"A farmer friend says that COW
can be cured of kicking by catching
hold of her leg while i'm the act. Just
30; and bee can be cured OF singing
by cstchiDg hold Of its sting while in
the act. Try 'em both; it's heaps Of
fun.
The annual meeting of the Brock
way Centre Agricultural Society will
be held in Duties Hall, Brockway
Centre, at o'clock sharp. on Monday,
Jau. 25, 1886. All members are re-
quested TO be present as u full attend
aDce is desired. G. Il. HOLDEN, Sec.
Detroit has spent over $4,000, ono
last year in putting up new buildings
and other improvements. She has done
a wholesale trade of Sl10,203, ,470, All
increase or 1922 ,394.470 over the pre-
vious year She has over $40. 500
invested In business establishments and
employs over $1,000 hands. This Is
probably better showing than any
other city in the union, OF the same
size.
% An exchange says that the finan-
eisl interests of mankind are imper-
He'd by the prevailing female epid emic
in bustles. 1t is cuntended that the
press is derelict In it's duty il it does
not try to at least induce moderation
on the part Of hustle afflicted woman
kind. With potatoes 20 cents BUSH
el, butter 22 to 80 cents per pound. and
provisions generally high. the coming
winter promiseslto be a hard one If as
cold as il was last season. The hustle
should be curtsiled. along with all
other unnecessary expenses.
Canals are looming up, despite the
competition of the iron horse. The
Erie canal is to be enlarged to admit
OF steam navigation. That is to say
enlargement is proposed, and the New
Yorkers are in favor of it. In addi'
ton To this, Ohio is seriously consider
ing the enlargement Of existing canals
.nd the construction of Others, with =
view to connecting Lake Erie will
. the Mississippi. If this work be un
dertaken and completed there will b'
a continuous system Of navigation
from New York city to Lake Erie, ant
. from Lake Erie To the Gulf. Mean
while the preparations for the enlarge
ment Of the welland canal are II
, prOnrp-s