Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-04-04
ADDITIONAL EXPOsITIONs.

The run of sleighing we had the past
week has run into mud.
Miss Mary Brown is visiting her
brother james at Midland.
Tena Brown is visiting her brother
Dave at Deckerville this week.
Lew Robinson came home Thursday
from visit to relatives in Memphis
and AlmOnt-
Alex. Lothian, of Mt. Pleasant, visit
ed his sons Robert and William and
daughter Mrs. w. w. Grinnell in the
village last Tuesday.
AS we are going to press q report
reaches us that Deputy Sheriff Hebner
has got into trouble at Melvin, by as
saultiug an officer who had him under
arrest.
FARM FOR RENT Containing 200
acres--75 acres Improved situated in
sec. 3, Speaker. Terms-One-half i'm
| provements and one-half money rent.
HUGH DAVIS, Melvin. 47-2m
A large number of the neighbors and
! friends of Mrs. n. Cavanagh gave her a
surprise party Tuesday evening 1T being
her 50th birthday. She was made the
recipient of beautiful hanging lamp
and rocking chair.
SHADE TREES.-l have 500 hard and
soft maple shade trees in good shape
! for transplanting which | will deliver
to parties wanting them for ten cents
each. Parties wanting any will do well
to order early. VIM. ii. Mckenzie,
Roseburg.
We are pleased to hear that w. Il.
Gillett, who had been obliged to resign
his position as pastor of the NJ. Il.
church on account of throat troubles.
has made up his mind to become per-
manent citizen of Yale. He has been
assisting +. ii. Drake in his law Office
this week.
n team belonging to John Bullock,
Of Lynn, and hitched to buggy, while
standing near the roller mill on We'd
nesday, became frightened at a passing
train and ran away. John Bullock Jr.
was in the buggy at the time and could
have held the team had not the lines
broken in two. The buggy was left at
the mill and the team caught near the
high school building. No damage done
and no one injured.
Idleness is the greatest curse of the
age--from il result so many of the
his son at employment or in school un-
til he is 2l years of age, and we are will
ing to go that young mans security that
he will become an honest, upright
truthful citizen. But at the age of 16
give him all the spending money he
wants, shot gun. a pointer dog, base
ball outfit complete. and the devil will
have a mortgage on him before he is 10.
Bridget Gleason. who died on the oath
ult., at her home in Speaker at the adj
vanced age of Is years was born in Ire
| land and came to Canada with her hus-
| band 90 years ago where they resided
until they moved to Speaker "a years
after. Her husband died IL years ago.
The deceased was the mother of Corne-
! Illus Gleason, of Mt. Pleasant: Mrs.
/ Dyer. of Bay City. (both of whom were
here to the funeraD; John, Patrick,
| Mrs. Darcy and Mrs. Trainer, Of Speak
er. The funeral was held the following
Wednesday, Rev. Father DeGryse. of
Lexington. officiating. n large num-
Der of relatives and friends followed
the remains to their last resting place
IN the Catholic cemetery. Speaker.
One would think from the number Of
changes the past week that this was the
moving month of Nav. Steve Curvin
now occupies the Joel Smades residence
. made vacant by the removal of III. III.
! Holden and family TO North Branch.
No sooner had Steve and family moved
than George Ella and family took poss-
ession. Alfred Young and wife moved
into the house south Of where John
| Mathews family reside. Alfred is a
painter by trade and will follow that
avocation. He is a straightforward,
honest and upright young man and will
no doubt do well. Robt. Lothian and
| family took possession of their own
home Tuesday and a. DePeel occupies
a part of Jos. Effrick's house. David
Williams has moved back to his old
house.
Col. Bob Ingeysol arises to explain:
Here is shoe shop. One man is busy
through the day, always industrious.
In the evening he goes counting some
nice girl. There are five other men in
the same shop who don't do any such
thing. They spend their wages in dis
sipation. The first young man by-and.
by cuts the Others out, and gets boot
and shoe store of his own. Then he
marries the girl. Soon he is able to
| TAKE Ills WlIe OUT llulHB ill tNcllluR
The five laborers. his former compan-
ions. see him indulging in this luxury
retire to neighboring room and pass
resolutions that there is an eternal
struggle between labor and capital.
Christian Reid. whose name as writ
er of charming stories has become 9
household word, contributes the com
plete novel to the April number of Lip
pincott's Magazine. 1t is entitled "a
cast for fortune" and the scene is lait
in Mexico, where the hero, young Am
erican, has gone to build up his faller
fortunes. lie meets with variety OF
! adventures while contemplating The
= purchase of a silver mine. and at length
: is set upon and severely wounded. HI
E falls into the hands of good Samaritans
; however, in the shape of wealthy Mex
/; lean gentleman and his lovely daughter
to whose hacienda he is borne, and ther'
nursed back to life and health. ThC
: charm of Mexican life and scenery i
/; portrayed with a skillful and sympathe
tic pen. and the creation of the nohl
and beautiful character of Zariffa, tn