Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-05-16
Local Expositions.
Vol. VIII, No. l.
We need more rain.

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Decoration day occurs on the 30th
inst.
A neat picket fence is being placed
along the front of Mrs Carter's lot on
Nam st.
The rain Friday has done lots of
good to crops. Everything looks fresh
and green.
VIM. Patton, of Almont, was the
guest of y. W. Ferguson and family
over Sunday.
Mr.. Drouillard, from Windsor, visit
ed with w. L. Ellis last week, who is a
distant relative.
Miss Carrie Tolmie has purchased
the millinery and fancy goods stock of
Persie Johnson.
G. f. Patterson has severed his con-
nection with the EXPOSITOR office and
is now taking up the law business.
Peter Pyne received a beautiful pres
ent from some Of his friends on his
birthday, May 9th. He prizes it very
highly.
Farmers wanting ensilage corn will
do well to call at once at McPhee Il
Grinnell's elevator as the quantity is
| limited.
y dude sucking the head Of cane
was loose on our streets Sunday, and
attracted the attention of a great many
of our ciLizens.
5. S. Hopkins, who has been in busi-
ness in Detroit the past year, has re-
turned to his old position on the st.
Clair Republican.
w. ii. Mckinney, of Mic, Oscoda Co.,
visited with friends in this vicinity the
past week. Mr.. Mckinney and family
returned home on Monday.
Lew Middleton, of East Saginaw. is
here this week visiting his parents and
many friends. Lew looks as though
the climate up there agrees with him.
John Blacks smiling countenance
may now be seen behind the counters
in ID. Mills q Sons store. John is always
obliging and accommodating and will
draw trade.
{ Mrs. Peter Livingston, Sr., of Baden,
Ont, and neice. Miss Louisa Livings-
ton, OF Millbank, Ont, were the guests
OF James McColl and others in the vii
lage the past week.
Wallace B. Ballentine, of Old Brock
way and +. 5. Chard, of Grand Rapids,
were callers at the EXPoSIToR office
Tuesday. Mr.. Chard at one time clerk
ed in w. III. Ballentine's store.
ID. Mills & Son have adopted the cash
system in their business and are now
prepared to sell goods at rock bottom
prices. If you don't believe it call OH
them and be convinced. Notice their
new adv. i'll this issue.
Mr.. Garlick, clerk at the Rapley
House, has returned to his duties after
weeks visit with his family at Min.
den City. Mr.. Garlick is an excellent
clerk as he is always pleasant. indus.
trious and takes well with the travelling
public.
Robt. 81. Lothian moved with his
family to Croswell this week WedDes.
day. Robert and his estimable wife
will be missed by their many friends
in this village but what is our loss will
J be Croswell's gain. May they expert.
ence full quota of prosperity in their
new field of labor.
Mrs. II. Slight, of Lynn, brought to
this Office hens egg which measures
6lx8 inches. Mrs. Lydia Morgan, OF
same township. left goose egg on oul
table which measures Skill inches and
weighs 10 ounces. 1t is shaped like a
hens egg and is quite an oddity and
will be on exhibition for few days.
The farmer is now induced to be.
come an agent for hay fork manu-.
facturer, and, just as matter Of form
to make it more binding, as it were, he
signs a document too long to be easily
read and simultaneously incurs an OBJ
legation of couple Of hundred dollars
This describes the latest trap that
stands open for the unwary.
Information of any occurrence of To-
cal or general interest will he thank.
fully received from any portion of the
county, and communications or publ
cations will always receive proper con
sideration if accompanied with name
of the writer Births, marriages
deaths. with names and dates properly
specified, will be published without
charge, If sent to us from any part of
the county.