Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-08-08
Local Expositions.

A big stock of wall paper at Holden
& Warnings.
VIM. Carter, of Brown City, was the
guest of his mother, Mrs. Carter, Mon
day night.
Miss III Ellis, of Walkerville, is visit
ing at her brothers in this village at
present.
The Oddfellows are thinking of rent
ing the hall overJ. T. Waterman Il Cos.
store as lodge room.
Mrs. Jefferson, of Ailsa Craig. Ont,
has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. G..
Robinson, the past week.
AL Sheldon was called to Marlette
last week on account of the sickness
and death of his brother.
Mrs. G. ii. Niggeman and Frank
have been visiting among friends and
relatives in Lexington the past week.
Mrs. Carter has returned home from
Maple Valley where she has been TAX
ing care of her sister-in-law, who is
very i'll.
Mr.. Smith, one of the compositOrs on
the Guelph, (Ont.,) Herald, is visiting
ThOs. Grimes at present. Hemade the
EXPOsTroR Office pleasant call last
Saturday.
VIM Barrett has rented John Tom
Inns building and will open hotel in
the same soon. Mr.. Barrett is an old
hotel man and will no doubt get his
share of the trade.
Frank b. Newell, painter, has a
change of adv. in this issue. You will
save money by keeping yOnr buggy
painted and Frank is just the one who
can do good job for you.
The railroad bridge at the tank north
of this place caught fire from passing
locomotive Saturday afternoon and
would have burned UP but for the
timely discovery by the section hands.
VIM. Garlick, the genial and accom-
modating clerk of the Rapley House. is
taking a vacation visiting with his
family at Minden City. lie expects to
take trip up the lakes before he
returns.
Wells Parker has made considerable
Improvement to his barn lately having
raised the same and placed stone wall
under it. He has also built an addition
22x32 ft. which gives him ample barn
room to store hay and grain and shell
ter his stock.
The citizens of Yale should try and
raise money enough to have a balloon
ascension at the fair this fall. Such an
attraction would draw thousands of
people here and they would be amply
repaid for what little it would cost if
each one would contribute their mite.
Moore & Strong in their, new adver-
tisement remind our farmer friends
that the Studebaker wagon above all
others fills the bill for spring time and
harvest work. This firm have sold
over 700 of these wagons. this fact be-
ing the strongest possible recommen-
datiOn.
ID. Mills 81 Son have removed to their
own building across the street from
the Williams block where they will be
pleased to greet all their old customers
and as many new ones as may favor
them with call. They are doing fne
trade and keep an excellent stock al-
ways on hand Read their change of
adv. in this issue.
The wooden mills at this place are
doing a large wholesale business this
summer as their goods give universal
satisfaction wherever introduced. c.
Andreae q Sons are straightforward
business men and it is pleasure to
deal with them. They have on hand a
nice line of cloth for making up, also
hannels and yarns of all descriptions.
A man giving his name as Frank
Pratt was brought here last Saturday
morning by an Inlay City livervman.
He hired a rig at McDougal's livery to
60 to Yale, where he was met by a
woman claiming to be his wife, and re-
turned to Brown City in the afternoon.
At night he got horse and buggy
from McDougal to go to Blacks Cor
ners, saying he would return Monday
but at this writing no trace of him can
be found, though Mr.. McDougal has
tried every means to find his rig. 1t
now transpires that Pratt has been
stealing sheep through st. Clair and
Lapeer counties and has got away with
over 100 during the past month. Off
GERS are after him on a charge of sheep
stealing ana Mr.. Pratt will probably
find himself in trouble before long,
! Brown City cor. to Marlette Leader.