Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-03
Local Exposifions.

They drank their whlskey and beer;
To BacchuS they hcnded the knee.
And often they said with Sneer,
\ lemonade drinl;cr Is he
He never would with them 40 round,
lie left them to frOlic at will;
They're al OF them under the ground,
He's drinking his lemonade still.
Choice line of cigars at llisey's
Bakery.
w. II. Wear was in Detroit this week
buying goods.
a fine assortment of candies at
IIisey's Bakery.
More winter weather on Sunday last.
ditto Monday and Tuesday.
Ex-Judge Stevens, of Port Huron,
was in the VILLAGE one day last week.
The Holden Block and bank building
have received coats of paint the past
week.
The egg wagons from Richmond
visited this place for the first time this
season on Monday.
The farmers made good use of the
fine weather last week by putting in
their spring wheat.
Potatoes are small and few in hill
around town ut present. Only worth
about one dollar a bushel.
Mrs. Jas. Cooper, of Port Huron, is
visiting her parents and other friends
in the village at present.
We received stalk Of rye.this years
growth. from f. \. Hill, Tennessee.
measuring 5ft, inches.
The third quarterly meeting of the
NIP church will be held at Coles school
house next Saturday and Sunday.
Edward Young and family. of san
dusky, visited among their many
friends in this place the past week.
ID. Drake offers his house and lot OH
Kennifc street for sale. 1t is a desir-
able residence and can be bought cheap.
The maple sugar social held in Eli
Silverthorn's grove Thursday last. was
largely attended. About Sl7 was real
lied.
VIM. \. Holden left Thursday. morn
ing for Fort Gratiot where he has &C.
cured position in Kaesemeyers meat
market.
ID. NJ. Church has opened vegetable
store in the Phenix block. TT. Gratiot.
We wish him all manner of success in
his new undertaking.
Our friend Elder r. u. Brown made
us pleasant call one day last week.
He has been here the past week visit
ing his family and many friends.
We want u good live correspondent
at every postofiice in the county. One
who will send us all the news, and re-
frain from sending us ANYTHING else.
\. & f. O'Leary, OF Brockway, are
Offering some special drives to their
customers and friends. Notice their
change of advertisement III this issue.
Collins Bros, of Speaker, are laboring
under hard luck at present, having lost
another valuable mare one day last
week. this making two in about six
days.
The council at their meeting Monday
evening placed the bonds of the liquor
dealers at $1,000. 1t will hustle some
of the dealers to obtain bondsmen
within the village who are worth that
amount above all Indebtedness.
Talmage doesn't believe that Legis-
latures or such bodies should be opened
with prayer. 1t is n formality which
goes for nothing with most people, and
therefore belittles religion. What does
he think of prayers in state Prisons?
1t has been demonstrated by actual
experiment that rats have caused fires
by gnawing matches. This demonstra-
tion was made by Fire Marshal Whit
comb Of Boston. Rats like phosphorus
and the matches were displaced. .gnawed
and fired.
Maple sugar and other toothsome
delicacles mixed in proper manner
with music and merriment.beguiled the
time and money of goodly number OF
people who were present at the NJ. +
church, Wednesday evening last, at the
social OF the Ladies Aid Society. Net
proceeds. Is good time and ai5.