Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-07-18

July SGlu w Hcdl COulI CetoCo OAiy'
The cherry crop this year is larger
than has been known for several years.
The merchants have extended the
time of closing their business TO IL
o'clock.
Gathering red raspberries has been
the rage for the last week. They seem
to be quite plentiful this season.
A bunch of flax #. long was
brought to this Office this week by
l.. V. Ferguson. 1t is a fine sample.
The Capac Journal is two years old
with its last issue. The editors think
it's pretty healthy infant and "thems
our sentiments too"
The Secretary of Yale Agricultural
Society will be at this place on Satur-
day afternoons during the month of
July to pay last years premiums.
1t is said that wooden buggy and
carriage wheels will be things of the
past in the course of few years. The
steel wheel it is claimed, being certain
to supplant 1t.
Stephen Barr, living short distance
out of the village, is building large
addition to his barn which he intends
using for a drive shed. 1t is 20xl1 feet
in size.
AS it will soon be threshing time
Chas. Parker has secured the services
of a new man. lie arrived in town on
Tuesday and weighs 9pounds. Charley
will commence training him at once.
The NJ. +. church social last Wednes-
day evening, at +. r. Beecher's lawn,
was a decided success. A large num-
ber were present and enjoyed good
time. Receipts for the evening were
3l6.75.
An exchange says that buckwheat
flour sifted on currant and gOoseberry
bushes in the early morn, when the
dew is on, will effectually destroy cur
rant worms and save the bushes from
the ravages of the pests.
Rev. Cole. of Goodland occupied the
NJ. z. Church pulpit last Sabbath eYen-
ing. in place of Rev. J. NJ. Crandall who
was absent. The gentleman delivered
an excellent discourse which was well
appreciated by a large congregation.
The little Bill: A man who is owing
us little bill said that he would call
last week and pay us if he was alive.
He still appears on the street, but as he
did not call. it is naturally supposed
that he is dead and Is walking around
to save funeral expenses. please omit
flowers"
About the first thing young man
ought to do after getting married is to
take newspaper. He might as well
think of keeping house without knives
and forks and spoons as without a pa
per, and the more papers he takes and
pays for, the better will he get on in
| the world.
j. NJ. Loose Red Clover COL have
used your fluid Extract Red Blossoms,
prescribed by DR.. n. L. Sawyer, Monroe,
Mich, and have received great benefit
from the same, after having suffered a
great deal for years. Respectfully. Hell
EN- G. Milliam, lockwood, Mich. For
sale by w. N. McKenua.
ID. r.. Brown or Little Dave" as he
is commonly known around this burg,
who is now located at Deckerville,
Sanilac county, and engaged in the
mercantile business has been made the
recipient of a treasure, worth we sup
pose many thousand dollars--his wife
last Sunday, having give birth to a
bouncing lassie weighing 10 lbs. The
cigars this way Dave.
Next Sunday after loon at o'clock.
Elder j. II. Patton. of Almont, will
preach in the new brick chapel of the
Church of Christ. also in the evening
at7;30 This society is always pleased
to have those attend their meetings
who are competent to criticise, and
manly enough to do their own think
ing. There are always subjects dis
cussed having a tendency to lead
thinking people out of the old ruts and
foolish traditions of the absurd and
contradictory theologies of the present
day. Hear for yourselves friends,
leave prejudice at home. Come out.
Last Wednesday evening while div
ing short distance mort of Brockway
the horse of w. +. Ballentine. of Port
Huron, became unmanageable and
threw Mr. B. and wife out of the buggy
shaking them up considerably but do
ing no serious damage. The same
horse few evenings later while being
driven by III. 5. Ballentine took the
"Jim-jams" again and this time tried
to use up Port Huron's popular Bap-
tist minister, Rev. s. A. Beman, who
was riding with Mr.. Ballentine. The
Rev oentleman was thrown ont of the