Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-11-25

into Thos. Darcy's building.
Robt. II. Menerey and wife have rent
ed T.. +. Laws house and are now get
ting settled to house keeping.
Remember we can furnish you any
paper you want in connection with the
EXPOSIToE. When making up your list
for winter reading remember us.
"rhe taxes will be about $3.50 on
500 in Brockway Centre this year,
so says our genial supervisor Jones.
A complete line of rubbers, low over
shoes and buckle arctics. for men, wo-
men and children ut Doty Il Keelers.
W. II. Palmer. has been here for a
| few days past, looking after his inter-
ests and visiting his family and
| friends.
Wood wanted A few cords of dry
! hard wood will be taken in exchange
for goods. Highest price paid. Doty
Il keeler.
Holden Bros have change Of ad. in
this issue which will repay you to read.
Now is the time to look around for
bargains.
Only four weeks until Christmas.
Merchants who wish big holiday
trade should make their announce
mentS now.
Jas. Wallace was in Detroit last week
purchasing goods for his harness busi-
ness in this place. Call III and look
over his new line.
When you are counting over the
many things to be thankful for, see if
one of them is that you are not owing
the printer anything.
Just the thing for winter. Every
young man wearing shoes should have
them-those button cloth CATERS sold
by Doty ~ Keeler only.
The Oddfellows in this village are
gaining III number each week. They
now have lodge of nearly fifty. This
is extraordinarily good considering the
short time they have been organized
here.
Steve Curvin has been laid up for
some time on account of q felOn on his
hand which he is nursing. lie is here
visiting until it gets well when he will
return to st. lIelens and resume his
work.
Our old friend John ID. Vivian, of
Battle Creek, called on his many friends
in these parts last week. He is full
tledged drummer now and is selling
wagons, buggies and cutters. We
wish John all manner of success.
\ merchant who is thinking of going
on a few weeks trip, and was asked
who would attend to his business du-
ring his absence, answered, that would
be all right that he would drop his ad-
vertiSement from the EXPoSIToR while
away.
The practice of making big bonfires
of autumn leaves should be abandoned
as waste of good material. The
leaves are valuable to the soil. and
placed on gardens and around trees
and vines, will pay well for the
trouble.
JOS. Gibson. living i'll Fremont, had
the misfortune of having his house and
contents destroyed by fire on Friday last.
He lost everything as it was too far gone
before he discovered the house was on
fire. We did not ascertain whether he
carried any insurance or not.
Prof G. H. Smith succeeded in or
ganiZing a musical convention i'll
Michaels' hall last Friday evening and
Saturday evening commenced business
with about forty scholars. Mr.. Smith,
or, the widower, as they call him comes
well recommended as man, bass solo
singer and instructor in vocal music.
Anderson e. Co., agricultural imple-
ment dealers, have rented Geo. Coughs
building on Main street, and are fitting
it up to be occupied by them soon.
Ma fa,A Il xxvfl1 nly ,tn1, hnff ffo,I
place of business for their ever increas-
ing trade. They intend putting in the
finest stock of cutters and sleighs ever
brought to this section.
A brand new sidewalk has been laid
from Frank Landro's corner, to the
Advent church and now good num-
Der of the church goers who attend the
other churches would be pleased if
some one would attend to getting side
walks put down so they would not be
obliged to get their feet muddy or run
chances of stumbling over broken down
sidewalks on their way to church Sun
day evenings.
A Father can give his young son no
better present than years reading of
the Scientific American. Its contents
will lead the young mind in the path of
thought, and if he treads there a while
he'll forget frivolities and be of some
account, and if he has an inventive or
mechanical turn of mind, this paper
will afford him more entertainment, as
well as useful information, than he can
obtain elsewhere. Copies of this paper
may be seen at this Office and subscrip-
tions received. Price, $500 a year,
weekly.
The st. Clair Republican of last week
contained the following news items
about our village:
"The Brockway Centre Yaple club
rooms have been appropriately draped
in mourning"
"Brockway Centre people point with
pride to their new postoffice with GO
lock and 200 call boxes, and handsome
outfit throughout"
"a Brockway Centre man, who hasn't
been base ball player this season
either, has goose egg which meas
ures S4xl2 inches. The goose which
laid it is foolish enough to be at work
on other big ones"