Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-11-21

will tell you why and how we do it
when you call.
The Adams, United States and A
merican Express companies have all
issued orders prohibiting lottery orders
from their transportation.
Next Monday evening, November "a,
Court Yale, L. D. +. will give an enter
tainment and supper. Addresses have
been promised by Fred Dunn of Lans-
ing, G. III. MCKINLEY of Minden City,
and f. w. Downer of Port Huron.
Prof. j. D. Grinnell will lead the or
chestra; and excellent music is assured.
It's the intention of the order that a
fine time shall be had. Admission, in
Guiding supper, 25 cents.
John Baxter has succumbed to the
prevailing sentiment for village i'm
provement; and is now building a large
addition to his house, which Will not
only add largely to its beauty but also
to the convenience of the inmates
| Let the good work go on. The
dwelling houses have increased this
year almost 20 per cent in the village.
This speaks well for our enterprise; and
it must not die out until we have grown
several additional JOINTS on to our
selves.
We are continually widening our rep
utation and giving the public the ben
eft of it. This week we add two more
periodicals to our list of club-subscrip-
tons. We will send you the american
Farmer and the EXPOSITOR both fol
one year for the price of one paper, 81
This is an excellent chance to secure a
first-class farm paper for nothing. We
also offer the Toledo Weekly Blade
with the EXPOsITOR for one year fol
S1.85. This is one of the best family
weeklies published. Always come to
our office before subscribing to any pa
per. We can save you money,
There will be regular Thanksgiving
service in the NJ. T.. church next Thurs
day morning. Rev. Ira Billman will
deliver the address. The choir have al
ready commenced to practice for the
occasion; and will give some very ex-
cellent selections. a large attendance
is anticipated. This pious service de-
serves hearty support from every one.
The thanks and obligation which we
should all feel to the Divine Giver
should find better outlet than the Or
binary channels of worship. The bene-
| fits have been shOwered upon us. Let
us not be niggardly with our thanks.
The crop report for November 1st,
shows that the increased prices for
wheat have augmented the acreage
sown this fall very much. The amount
sown in the state is about 100000
acres, or about $4,000 acres more than
last year. 1t is in extraordinary con-
dition. Corn is estimated to yield
about 1883 bushels Of ears per acre in
this section. In the state the average
is about $3.50 bushels per acre. In
clOver-seed the average yield in this
section is about l64 bushels per acre;
for the state it averages about the same
The potato crop averages in this part
of the state SO per cent of an average
crop. In the state it is something less
than two-thirds Of full average.
Last Wednesday evening q very
pleasant little party assembled with
Leanata Billman'for general jolliiica-
ton and "tatfy-pull" Well; both the
Notification and the taffy-pull were had
by every one that was present. Owing
TO the adhering properties of the taffy,
however, most of those present
became "stuck on themselves, to use
slang phrase. But it is needless to
say that this sticking did not inter-
fere with the fun: OIL the contrary it
proved a most decided assistance. Ev-
cry body laughed until he was sore
and then-then there was "a calm, and
every body would begin to laugh again.
Fun was as free as water and every
body had enough Of it. At an early
4hn piu Dhinrrnn1 fan1ipo. ~
only pleased but sore and sticky.
Comparing the Baltimore Journal Of
Commerce, we learn that the volume of
business still continues unusually large
throughout the country. The aggregate
of imports at New York still continues
as large as ever. 1t is 40 per cent larg-
er than for the same month of last year
The new tariff has, on the whole made
no decrease; but rather, one would
Judge, had increased them. The panic
scare Of last week amounted to moth
ing. 1t was merely owing to money
movements in Europe, where it Great
ed some havoc. But it could not
reach our country so as to effect it far
ther than New York The other bust
ness centres, as Chicago and st. Louis,
felt nothing OF it. However, now all
clouds have passed away in New York
evenS Our treasury is strong and felt
no shock; and our gold reserves, thanks
to our expectation facilities, are enor-
nous. A panic in this country is hard
ly possible AZ resent,
Active preparations are being made
for IA fine dramatic entertainment and
musicale to be given here within a
month. II will be given by local taleAt
exclusively; and promises to be a big
success. Prof. J. D. Grinnell is now
busy preparing the music, which will
doubtless be frst-class in everv partic-
ular. Grant Macarthur, the secretary
Of the Dramatic Association, has sent
for the drama to be used, which is en-
titled "Our Boys, and as soon us it ar
rives the parts will be given out, and
rehearsals Will begin. Among the
members of the association who will
assist are Jessie Brown, jennie Palm
er. Rada Rapley and Leanata Billman;
and among the gentlemen, E. Harvey
Drake, Mark II. Norman, w. RI. Fost-
er, Fred Palmer, Bert ;Jardine and
Howbert Billman. This announce
ment is made that livery one may be
prepared for the treat.