Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-06-13


dustry was held in VIM. StrOng's office
last Monday. The object was to confer
with dealers and buy their twine where
they could get it the cheapest. Another
meeting will be held June 2l, when it
is expected the question will be settled.
The Union schools in this village will
close in two weeks for the summer va
cation. 1t is expected that when the
next term commences new corps of
teachers will have charge of the differ
ent divisions of the school. The small
salaries paid by the school board is the
cause of the resignation of the present
staff of teachers.
The Lexington Wooden Mill has an
advertisement in this issue of the EX-
POSIToR calling the attention of the
farmers and wool growers to the fact
that they are in the market prepared to
buy wool for cash or in exchange for
goods. Notice the low prices asked for
carding, spinning and twisting. BE
sure and read their ad.
At regular meeting of Advance
Lodge, No. 10, %. D. F., at their hall
in the Chamberlain block last Friday
evening, the following officers were
elected for the coming term, and will
be installed at the first regular meeting
in July: n. g., w. III. Palmer; V. g.,
+. III. Drake; secretary, W. II. Gillett;
treasurer, John ID. Jones.
Johnny Slack, the unfortunate man
who, while his reason was dethroned
from the influence of strong drink, rs
accused of the killing of Il man at Mel
vin, this spring, is reported to be con-
ducting himself as a model prisoner.
and manifests very great sorrow for
the sad and fatal results of his dement,
ed act.--Sanilac County Republican.
Macarthur, the cheap hardware man,
will not go out of business but will add
a first class tin shop, where you can get
all kinds of tin, copper and sheet iron
work done on short notice and in
workmanlike manner at reasonable
prices. He is buying his new stock for
cash and, taking advantage of the dis
count, will not be undersold in this part
of the state. Call and get prices. Look
for new ad. next week.
st. Johns day, June "a, will be observ-
ed with appropriate exercises by Brock
way Lodge, No. 3l6, +. 81 a. NJ, in one
of the churches in this village. The
members and visiting brethren will
meet in the lodge room at 3 p. m, when
the work of the third degree Will be ex-
emplified. At o'clock the brethren
will march to the church where Rev.
| W. II. Gillett will give an interesting
discourse on Masonry. Supper will be
served at the Rapley House to all men,
bers and brethren outside of the village.
The children's day services of the NJ.
j.. church at the various appointments
on the Yale charge was grand sue
cess. At Roseburg and Brockway
crowds gathered and filled the churches
| to greet the little ones. while at Yale.
in the evening, the house was literally
packed to overtlowing, and more than a
score of people went away for want of
room inside the church. The floral
display was fine. the music grand. the
declamations well rendered, the colec-
tions good, and the pastor ANA every
body happy.
Rev. B. q. Sutton, the young man
who was sent here by the president of
the NJ. p. conference to take the place
OF w. II. Gillett, who resigned some
time since, preached his first sermon
TO this people last Sunday morning to
fair-siZed and appreciative audience.
We were pleased to note unmistak-
able evidence of the thorough prepara-
tion the gentleman has made fOT the
work in which he is engaged and feel
that we may consider ourselves fOrtu-
nate in securing his services at time
when nearly all efficient men are en-
gagged. We expect and hope to see a
well crowded house to listen to Mr..
Sutton next Sunday evening.
How often during the hot summer
days one feels the need of some cool
and refreshing beverage, and just the
spot where'Such can be obtained. One
need only drop into Phil McDougaTf's
ice cream parlors, which are being fitted
up with every elegance. in the building
north of Boice & WSterman's store and
find anything their desires call for in
the shape of soda water ice cream soda, |
and ice cream of any flavor in this com
Portable and cool retreat. a very choice |
assortmentof confectionery will always |
be kept in stock. Cream candies, as |
fine as are sold in the city, will be man.
ufactured here. This new departure |
to our village will be open to the public |
Saturday next.
Lewis Red6icliffe. formerly of Speak |
er, but now of st. Ignace. was i'm |
this vicinity last week visiting his
relatives and friends. He had been in |
Detroit. Lansiag and Port Huron look
ing up Thoroughbred cattle to stock the |
Burnt Island farm of 250 acres, of |
which he is superintendent, and the
Carp River farm of 300 acres of which
he is manager. Both farms are owned |
by the Mackinaw Lumber Co. He |
purchased fifty Leicester sheep from
the Reddicliffe Bros, of Speaker, for
breeding purposes, and says they are
the best long wool sheep in Michigan.
He returned to his home in the upper
peninsula last Friday. lie has not been
here for two years and says there have
been many improvements in Yale in
that time.
The honor of being first class busy
body has nearly always been conceded
to those of the female persuasion (only
couple of whom inflict our village),
but we are inclined to think that even
the typical hook-nosed, yellow-f -fanged,
green-eyed termagant, so easily known
and so desperately feared by all good
citizens, is being outdone. This has
been done by and through the efforts of
creature that wears pants and poses
as a man, who stoops without a blush
to the dispensing of gossip with the