Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-06-10

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to Miss Carroll's to get it.
An elegant line of gents ties just re
ceived at Ovens & Braidwood's.
Watch the slip OH your paper and see
when your subscription expires.
The agricultural society will hold q
meeting in this place next Saturday.
A new lot of choice set cigars just re.
ceived at the EXPosITOR Bookstore.
c. r. Holden is in company with Geo
w. Bell as agent for Cobb Il ComstoclS
in this section.
Go to Holden Bros. for ladies and
gents fine shoes. They have the larg.
est stock in town.
Frank Landro is rapidly pushing the
work on his new dwelling house and
expects to occupy it soon.
Jas Cheesman and family and John
Cheesman and wife visited friends in
Deckerville the past week.
New parasols, new white dress pat
terms and new fancy goods of all kinds
and prices at Miss c. Boice's.
viii Ballentine, one of the genial
proprietors of the Commercial House,
Port Huron, visited in this place and
Brockway over Sunday.
Fred Baker will open grocery store
in the building recently occupied by IL.
b. Buckeredge on the east side of
Huron avenue, Port Huron.
Mr.. Morton, of Romeo, who has in
vented many useful articles in the line
of machinery was in the village the
past week introducing his horse power
fire engine.
The village of Kingston, located six
miles north of Clifford, on the II. o. &
! r. \. R'y, was nearly destroyed by fire
Sunday afternoon, only one out of 20
business places being left. The fire is
supposed to have bee incendiary.
Miss Nettie Bell is ut present visiting
friends iii Port Huron. May her visit
be one of great enjoyment and the pleas
amt thoughts of her many friends in
this place linger with an undying fresh
ness within the precints of hermemory.
The brickwork OH the first story of
Rollins 81 IIiseys building is complet-
ed and the mason, VIM Blackford, of
Speaker, is doing first-class work. The
work on the second story is begun and
rapidly progressing. Mr.. Blackford
has purchased Robt. B. Browns three
lots and will put himself up house on
the same soon.
G. II. Holden has had teams on the
race track grading and leveling it and
now we have as good a course as can
be found near here. 1t is much wider
and free from stones. Some good races
may be looked for on the Fourth and
other doings and grand and glorious
time will be had. Make up your minds
to come to Brockway Centre ana spend
your Fourth. The good times spent
here in past years will no doubt bring
many.
The following items we clip from
Deckerville correspondence in the
Minden City Post-Reporter:-
Miss Katie Brown, Sister of ID. II.
Brown, returned to her home at Brock
way Centre on Monday from visit
here"
"John Blower, left OH Monday for
three months visit to his old home in
England. We wish him pleasant
journey and safe return. His wife
accompanied him as far as Port Huron.
David II. Brown, our popular young
friend, will manage Mr.. Blowers extern
sive business during his absence"
The following items we clip from the
Capac Argus of June 4:
"a. Phillips, of Brockway Centre,
was i'll town last week"
"Rev. Wallace is holding revival
meetings at Brockway Centre this
week"
"Aliss Allie Black, of Brockway Cen
ire. is visiting her sister Mrs. +. b.
Fuller"
IT. \. Dean, of Brockway Centre,
was in town Wednesday looking for an
opportunity to exchange his B. G. prop
erty for land in this vicinity. He pro-
poses if he finds anything to suit him,
to engage in the small fruit culture,
having had experience in the business
near Pontiac"
Last Friday night constable George
Hunter was given warrant to serve
on Michael Kissane, on a charge of
stealing The object of his search was
found this side of Brockway Centre
washing sheep. Geo. told him of his
mission, and there served the papers.
When he found he was to be brought
to Capac he was determined not to go,
and jumping into wagon close by
seized an AK, holding it above his head
saying you come any further and I'll
brain you This being constable Hun
ter's first introduction to the perils of
his office and not wishing to have his
brains scattered OH the ground he did
not force himself any nearer. He got
into his buggy drove to Lothian's and
deputised Robt. as constable and then
drove back. Robt. stepped up to him
and told him he would have to go, and
he said he wouldn't, and struck him
with the AK. Being close to him it did
not have any effect. Seeing there was
no use trying to take him then, they
took his uncle's word for his appear
ance Saturday morning. Hecame next
morning and was brought before JUS
tice Bottomley He waived examina-
tion and was bound over under 300
bail, and was given until night to get
it, but could not. At about $3.50 o'clock
officer Hunter turned him over to officer