Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-01-02

One of the river boats gave an excur
sion from Port Huron to Detroit New
Years day.
Mrs. p. Drummond. daughter May
and son George, are visiting relatives
in Lynn this week.
Frank Baxter, while leading horse
to water last Thursday, was kicked in
the face by the animal, cutting bad
cash.
Misses Maggie Houston and Mary
Lavell now occupy James Wye's build
ing on Main street for their dress-mak
ing shop.
Have you paid your taxes? If not,
you will be charged four per cent. dur
ing this month and one per cent. addi-
tional after this month.
A number of relatives and friends
met at the home of Mrs. James Holden
Monday evening and had a very pleas
ant time celebrating her 59th birthday.
w. II. Palmer has been suffering from
the effects of bad cold this week.
About one person in every three is
troubled with some ailment these days.
High winds and rain storms have
predominated the past two weeks. The
wind and rain storm Sunday afternoon
did considerable damage in different
parts of the state.
We are indebted to o. L. Boice and
wife for a fine fowl for New Y ears day,
and to Mrs. Moore, of Roseburg, for
substantial tokens of regard. J. J.
Tickner and wife.
Elder J. ii. Patton will preach next
Sunday afternoon at o'clock and ev-
ening at z, in Brick Chapel. AS usual,
subjects of deep interest will be dis
cussed. Seats free.
"Time is money" If you have bad
cold, don't NOPE around and half do
your work. Get bottle Of DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup; take a dose at night and
get up the next mOrning-cured.
In a card from Helen Bettes received
Tuesday and dated at Mt. Vernon, Ind,
Dec. 81, she says they are all well, that
the weather is warm and spring-like,
the grass green and everything is nice.
Bill heads, letter heads, note heads,
envelopes, etc, printed at THE EXPOSE
TOR office in the latest style. a fine
stock to select from, prices low. Orders
by mail will receive prompt attention.
Parties wishing to invest in village
or farm property will do well to consult
Drake & MenZies' list in this issue. If
you have any real or personal property
to dispose of, call and get our terms for
selling,
For sale. at bargain, eighty acres Of
land described as follows: the north I
of the northwest / of section 8, Brock
way township. For terms and further
particulars address &. II. HUSTON, l5l
GrisWOld St. Detroit. Mich. 30-J
Sunday was a very warm day for this
time OF the year. Lansing Sponenburg
says that his bees were ont and flying
around just as though they were going
to swarm. JOt this down as an unusual
occurrence for December 27th.
All persons indebted to the firms of
X. \. Carroll & Co, Mason 81 Johnson
and Persle Johnson will receive. if set
tied on or before the Goth of January,
fancy cup and saucer on that date.
1922 PERSIE JOHNSON.
VIM. McRoberts met with an accident
last week while chopping wood on his
farm north of here, the axe glancing
and cutting quite a deep cash in his
foot He was laid up for a few days
but is able to be around again.
Geo. w. Bell. auctioneer. will offer
for sale at public auction for the under
signed at his farm one and one-half
mile north of Fargo, OH Friday. Jan'y
Sd, lot of stock, farming implem ents,
etc. Sale to commence at IL o'clock m.
sharp. ISAAC ROBERTS.
The largest mortgage on real estate
ever recorded in st. Clair county was
given by John Mcneil to Simeon Cum
mings, of New York, in 1858. 1t
amounted to 100000 and covered the
land upon which the city of TT. Gratiot
now stands.
David r. Brown and family, of Deck
erville, visited his father and many
friends in this vicinity the latter part
of last week. Dave reports very fair
trade in the mercantile business since
he started for himself, which fact his
numerous friends here will be pleased
to learn.
John brennan, of Valley Centre, was
a visitor at the EXPosIToR sanctum
Monday. He has been somewhat under
the weather of late but is now on the
improve. Mr.. brennan attended the
silver wedding anniversary of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Green at Almont on New
Years day.
The fat hog hanging in .Jno. Holden
& Bros meat market Christmas weigh
ed 446a pounds, and T.. +. Bowman was
the lucky man who won the turkey as
his guess was 446 w. IL. Rollins fat
hog weighed 072 pounds and was fine
one, the fat ON its back measured twelve
inches thick.
The annual meeting of the Brockway
Centre District Agricultural Society for
the election of officers and transaction
of other important business. will be
held in the Village of Yale, on Monday,
January 27, 1890. All who are inter-
ested in this society are respectfully re-
quested to attend. 34tf
There is little trick which children
and grown up people as well can show
each other and derive some amusement
from. and that is to stand with one
shoulder against door frame, or the
wall and then attempt to stand on the
foot nearest the wall. The result will
be lesson in equilibrium.
The following list of officers were
elected for the ensuing year at the M.
Il. Sabbath School last Sunday Super
intandaut II III MOOrA aqqiatant Mrs