Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-04-22

Chlldren's hats locts. cape May hats
30cts at Miss c. Boice's.
Go to Ovens & Braidwood's for La
dies and Gents fine shoes. Big stock.
Henry Marshall. of Almont, was here
this week looking for chance to start
a barber shop.
j. f. Holden and son Floyd, of Brown
City. made visit to friends in this will
age one day last week.
John Hickey, who at one time was in
business here. made a visit to his friends
in this place last week.
Spring opening of new stylish millin-
cry and fancy goods for the next six
weeks at Miss c. Boices.
Iii Holden, of southampton, Ont,
made his many friends and relatives in
this vicinity visit last week.
The new firm Ovens q Braidwood
have new adv. in this issue. Call in
to their place of business and look over
their stock.
There will be a sugar party at the
Bidleman school house for the benefit
of the Sunday school Friday evening,
April %. All are cordially invited.
Jas Ferguson informs us that as long
as he has lived in this village-and it is
good many years-he never saw the
roads in such bad condition on front
street as at present.
F. A. Griswold who lately purchased
the furniture stock of \. t. Stratton IL
Son has new adv. in this issue which
we invite our readers to peruse. j. w.
Stratton has been retained in the busi-
ness as undertaken.
The time has now come when it be-
hooves the householder or tenant to get
the balance of the winters stock of po-
tatoes and other vegetables on the top
shelf of the cellar, out of the way of the
regular annual spring freshet.
We invite our many readers to in
spect j. d. McKeith's change of adv. i'll
this issue. lie has new lot of spring
and summer goods and invites you
after reading his ad to call in and in
spect his immense stock at Speaker.
Robt B. Brown is desirous of selling
his three village lots and parties wish
ing desirable building sites will do well
to see him. lie offers them cheap.
Also few pairs Of fine bred fowls from
imported eggs for sale very cheap. Att
David Orser has made many new ad-
ditions to his barber shop lately, the
latest is set of new cane bottom chairs
which adds materially to the comfort as
well as the appearance of his emporium.
Dave is an accommodating fellow and we
wish him abundant success.
by an act of the legislature passed at
the session in 1885; act. 179, page 244:
Sureties OH all official bonds are requir-
ed to justify their pecuniary RESPONSE
bility under their signature in writing
endorsed on the bond or attached there
unto. Town officers will do well to look
after this matter.
Now that Edison is married, the ma
jority of young folks have postponed
their nuptials and are anxiously wait
ing for him to invent method where
by baby's cramps can be utilized to
rock the cradle, and the midnight
shrieks carried off on wire to scare the
cats off the back yard fence.
Martin Menerey will be forty-fve
years old on the seventh day of July
and informs us he has never seen a
grandfather or grandmother, uncle or
aunt. first or second cousin of his own
to his recollection. This is rather
strange coincidence therefore we make
note of it. Who else can say this?
VIM. Ovens, of Almont, made a busi-
ness trip to this village last week. We
are pleased to state that Mr.. Ovens has
taken as partner in his business here,
Alex Braidwood, formerly of Almont
but now permanently situated in this
village. We commend Mr.. Ovens on
his excellent choice, as Alex is an en-
terprising, reliable and obliging young
man.
1t is quite often the case that young
men in their prime will so demean
themselves as to be guilty of striking
old men for mere trivial offenses. A
case of this nature has lately come to
our hearing and we would say to the
young man that there is nothing noble
or elevating in the business and you
should be ashamed of yourself for doing
so. Always respect old age.
We understand that B. II. Noble &
Co., of Lexington, will open banking
Office here sometime in May. They will
either procure the Lamon Bank Build
ing or rent an office until they can build
a new one suitable for their business.
Mr.. Noble will give his personal atten-
ton to the business here and with
ample capital it is proposed to do a
sound conservative busipess. Such an
institution is much needed here and we
are glad to announce the coming of the
| firm.
An exchange gives the farmers the
following advice: "If some sleek,
smoothed tongued stranger comes
around and wants to leave corn plant
er or a harrow at your place as an adj
vertisement, call the dog If he wants