Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-17

Changes of ads must positively be
in before Tuesday noon Of each weel,
to insure publication.
Watcred silks are now worn with a
flowing skirt taut amidship, and with a
bonnet on the mast head.
W. W. Grimnell has just received a
quantity of Ensi'ace seed Corn and has
it for sale ut the mill elevator.
y Drake offers his house ana lot on
Kennifc street for sale. It is a desir-
abe residence and can be bought cheap.
Wear 4 Paisley have received their
new spring goods. and they are all
marked down to hard pan pcices. Read
their change of adv.
Locke d Long. with their new double
show were here last Friday evening
and gave very interesting perform
ance top crowded tent.
\. II. brentwood presents change
o. adv. to the readers of the EXPOsITOR
this week. When wanting goods in
his line don't fail to call on him.
Tho supreme court has decided that
a person cannot build a high board
fence. even on his own property, if it is
done 20 spite one of his neighbors.
After July lst all postmarks upon
letters will bear the hour of mailing
as well us the name of the place and
date. which isccrtainly commendable
cIingr.
FoU SALE-A span Of young horses.
Terms. one-half down and balance on
time to suit purchaser. For further
particulars enquire of Vi. Bearss. f.
miles west of Brockway Centre. 52-i
II. +. Leonard and W. d. Wear rails
ed a wind mill on the line between their
properties this week. and attached a
force pump 10y vh ch they can force
water to any part of their premises.
1t is prophesied that in two or three
years Michigan will be the banner
fishing ground of the country. if the
law prohibiting the use of nets in in
land waters and Of spears in certain
seasons continues to be enforced as
well as is now the ease. It should be
done by ali means
G. i. Michaels has issued invitations
to a maple sugar ball to be given in his
hall on the evening of Friday, June
lst. The Port Huron Italian orchestra
will furnish music for the occasion.
These musicians are lirst-class in every
respect. and you will miss Il treat in
failing to hear them. Bill only -. Al
are cordially invited 10 come.
The Mt. Clemens Monitor claims chat
the fish law is constantly violated in
Macomb county and along the lake
shore, and it givef the game warden
some pointers: 1t is not lawful to take
fish except with hook and line in any
interior stream during the month of
March. April. May and June. 1t is
not lawful to fish within 300 feet of a
shutc. or to stretch net more than
third Of the way across stream. Ana
it is not lawful to fish with any kind
of net in lake st. Clair.
Eighteen cars of immigrants passed
through Port Huron on Monday after
noon. At TT. Gratiot it was found
that one of the children Of the German
couple was dangerously ill. lie was
taken into the depot where he died.
The grief Of the parents was sad to
behold, they had to leave their travel
ing companions and stop over until the
child was buried. The burial took
place at the potter's field at Lakeside
cemetery, and the grief stricken par
ents took the evening train for the
West.-Croswell Democrat.
One of the recent Supreme Court de-
cisions is of special Of interest to pro-
perty holders. 1t was rendered i'll the
case of the City of Detroit VS.. Chaffee.
| a person fell on defective sidewalk
abutting Chaffee's property and sued
the city for damages, getting $4,000
damages. Then the city sued Chaffee
for keeping such sidewalk and the
case was taken from the jury and de-
cided in favor of Chaffee. The city
appealed and now a new trial is order
ed This decision means that the city
can look to property owners for the
ipayment of damages obtained against
the city by injured persons.
The Postmaster General, Saturday,
completed arrangements with the
Postmaster-G General of Canada, estab-
fishing uniform rate of postage of
cent per ounce on all merchandise, in
cluding grain, seed, cuttings, bulbs,
scions and all CRAFTS, and 1 cent per
two ounces of printed matter in the
mails exchanged between the two coun-
tries and now known as third-class
matter in the domestic mails of this
country. This arrangement goes into
effect May 1, and removes the objec-