Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-11-15
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Lecture

Monday night
In Central Hall
For the benefit of the school.
Thomas Trimby, of Port Huron,
visited in this place the past week.
Mrs. p. McDougall and children are
visiting friends in Grant this week.
Our old riend Bert Dunie. of Port
Huron, visited in the village this week.
We are pleased to notice William
Strong out again after his recent i'll
ness.
The question agitating the minds Of
many of our local politicians is, "Who
will be our next postmaster?"
News is very scarce this week, and
our readers will have to bear with us if
the paper is not mp to the average.
Reuben Reed is compelled to wear a
pair of crutches, in consequence of
having the misfortune of cutting his
foot badly while chopping in the north
woods.
Mahlon Bearss and Thomas Holden
have secured the services Of lirst-class
butcher and are making the necessary
arrangements to open up meat market
in the near future.
Lodges of Patrons Of Industry have
been organized in this vicinity, and it
is reported they are in fiourishing
condition. Over one hundred farmers
have joined the institution, and are
banded together for their mutual
benefit.
Now is the time to visit Chicago.
The c. Il G.. II. Railway will run their
fourth annual cheap excvrsion OH
Wednesday, Nov. 2l. Round trip tick
cts. S575 each from Brockway Centre,
good to return up to and including
Nov 26.
William Bettes has taken change
for the better during the past week.
His four sons, Ambro, of Newberry,
Frank, of st. Ignace, John, Of Atlantic
Mines, Lake Superior, and Samuel, of
this place, also his daughter, Mrs.
Blakesley, Of Valparaiso, Ind, are here.
1t is said that with all the rain thus
far this fall. the lakes, streams and
swamps are not near as full rs they
should be, or as they used to be sew
eral years ago. 1t would need several
days of hard rainfall to bring the water
up to what it used TO be at this time Of
the year.
The board of canvassers Of Huron
county have organized and canvassed
ten towns. The Republicans have laid
the foundation for q contest, which the
county committee and their legal adj
visers believe will give the county to
the Republicans, and send Gen. Hart
suff to Congress.
The Postmaster-General makes the
following suggestion to the public:
print your name and address on the
! left hand corner of AL mail matter
This will insure its immediate return
if Improperly addressed or INSULT
ciently paid, and if not called for at
its destination it can be forwarded
without going to the dead letter office"
The handsomest lady in Brockway
Centre remarked to a friend the other
day that she knew Kemp's Balsam for
the throat and lungs was superior
remedy, as itstopped her cough instant
ly when other cough remedies had no
effect whatever So to prove this and
convince you of its merits, any drug
gist will give you a sample bottle free.
Large size soc. and 81.
Rev. S. q. Bettes has kindly consented
to give q lecture on the Mammoth
Cave" of Kentucky and the Natural
Bridge" of Virginia, at Central Hall
on Monday evening next. The pro-
ceeds will so towards liquidating the
debt still remaining on the school Or
gan Admissions: School children, 5
cents; adults, 10 cents. Everybody
should turn out and hear Mr.. Bettes,
as he is an interesting as well as witty
lecturer.
"A. j. Nichols, of the Flint Creamery
Company. was in the village Monday
talking with some Of our prominent
citizens in regard to the advisability of
organizing "a stock company and estab-
fishing creamery here. 1t would be a
benefit to the community, and by all
|, means let us have it if possible. Mr..
+ Nichols will be here again in the near
future. In the meantime talk the
: matter up and come to some definite
, conclusion.
"The farm-buying dodge" is now
, being worked in St Clair county, the
! method being a stranger looking for a
= suitable farm to purchase for his son.
, lie becomes particularly struck with
some farm, examines everything with
| scrupulous care, is a star boarder for a