Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-07-12
Co., Mich, THURSDAY, July 12, 1883.
BROCKWAY CENTRE, st. Clair Co.,
II. II. Holden has a new bicycle.


attending court.
Mrs. ID. Drake has been very i'll lately
but is now on the improve.
Mrs. Ed Keefer is visiting friends at
her old home in Canada at present.
. Elwin +. Haight visited friends and
relatives in Port Huron and New Bal
timore the past week.
We have just printed a new batch of
subscription receipts, and are prepared
to fill them out for those who will allow
us the privilege.
Frank T.. Brooks has sold his house
and lot in this village to VIM. Mcln-
tyres father. of ROseburg. and he will
take up his residence here in the near
future.
Married, at the residence Of the
brides parents, Saturday evening, June
Both, by Rev. \. J. Holmes. Miss Ida
Wood. OF this place and Charles Foster,
of Peck Memphis Banner.
David Orser left last Wednesday to
accept a position as barber on an eX-
cursion boat for the summer. and Lee
Saunders has taken possession of the
shop formerly owned by Orser.
\ contemporary says because the
large Strawberries are not found this
year on top of the box is not an indi-
cation that the world is getting better,
but that there are no large strawberries
/ this season.
The morning express which should
have arrived at this place from East
! Saginaw last Tuesday at 943 was delay
ed about four hours on account of
/ freight train being thrown from the
track near Nassar.
The scalps of the Capac base ball
club will dangle from the belts Of the
Broclway Centre sluggers week from
to-day Crhursday) The Emmett club
Were to play here this afternoon bat
they have weakened.
We acknowledge the receipt of
complimentary season ticket TO the
Centennial Exposition of the Ohio
Valley and Central States, which opened
at Cincinnati, Ohio, on July 4th, and
continues till Oct. 9th.
The committee who had charge of
the races at Peck last Wednesday, gave
Geo. w. Bell, of Brockway Centre, SO
and refunded his entrance money, as
there were not enough entries in the
free-for-all race to make it interesting.
\ W. y. McKenna moved his stock Of
drugs and medicines into his new store
last Saturday. Mr.. McKenna intends
erecting two more new blocks this sum-
mer. 1t takes men of enterprise to
make town, and MAC" is one Of
| them.
Cold, cough, coffin is what philosoph-
ers term "a logical sequence" One is
very liable to follow the other; but by
curing the cold with a dose of Ayers
Cherry Pectoral, the cough will be stop
ped and the coffin not needed-just at
present.
Married, OH Thursday, July 9Th, 1888,
by Rev. +. j. Doyle, James Thompson
and Miss Lizzie Middleton, both of
Brockway. Also at the same time
Robt. Middleton, of Brockway, and
Miss Maggie Johnson. of Peck. We
wish both couple long and prosperous
life.
The Democrats of this place have or
ganized Cleveland g. Thurman club.
and elected the following executive
officers: President, DR.. VIM. 'Gowan;
Secretary, Thomas Emery; Treasurer,
Albert Lutz. The club intends to have
some good speakers here in the near fu-
ture.
Miss Libbie Mooris. of Cleveland o.,
who has been in the village for a
couple of weeks returned home last
Thursday. She was accompanied on
her return by Mrs. Geo. Brooks who
will remain few weeks with her
friends and relatives there.
The June crop report estimates that
the number of sheepin this stateis now
$4,000 less than last year, but that
nearly 100000 pounds of wool are to
be put upon the market, as against
q little over 100000 last year. These
figures look little odd, but they may be
regarded as reliable because they are
official.
The owners of Elmwood Cemetery
arc now prepared to give deeds of lots.
All who have purchased lots had better
secure deeds as soon as convenient
Many have bargained for lots. but have
not yet chosen them. In order to ac-
commodate these purchasers and such
others as desire to secure lots now and
get choice location, the owners will
be at the Cemetery on Friday and Sat
urday afternoon, July 18th and l4th,
between the hours Of one and five
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