Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-12-12

The boys have been enjoying their
skates on the creek during the week.
Will Lothian is able to be out again
after the temporary relapse he suffered
Boice and Waterman have just made
new announcement of holiday goods
Look at their new adv.
J.T. Waterman. of Peck. has pur-
chased the bankrupt stock of S. C..
Taylor of the same place. He will have
a sale on next Saturday.
There is number of dishes which
were left at the time of the social The
owners will please call or send for them
and oblige, Mrs. HIsEY.
Jas. Cheeseman died last Friday
morning at his home three miles west
of the village. The funeral will take
place at the house on Saturday morn
ing at 10 o'clock and at the Menerey
church after the return from the GENE
terry, at o'clock p. M.
Without doubt the finest stock of
holiday goods in northern St. Clair
county IS that offered for sale by Henry
Doelle a. Son. They have every thing
from tin-whistle to costly jewelry.
Notice their new adv.
| Last Monday two of our estimable
young people, Bert Jardine and Tena
Brown, were united IN marriage. The
wedding took place at the home of the
brides parents. Rev. Patton OBLIGATED.
They have the good wishes of the En-
| POSITOR.
In the medal contest, held under the
auspices of the W. &. Il. u, last Tues
day evening four contestants participa-
ted. Maud Pearce gained the prize.
These contests. however we are inform
ed are put preliminary to final one
which shall be OH large scale.
At the meeting of Advance Lodge
l. 90. f. last Friday night for the ell
ted n. g., Alfred Goheen V. IT,, Jason
Clark Sect'y, j Ohm ID. Jones Treas. Joe
Williams p. s. A public installation of
officers and supper is announced for
Friday Jan. 2.
Sect'y Z. +. Law is busy getting out
a manual for the use of teachers. 1t
is to serve as a handbook and will be
of ineStimable worth. 1t will contain
all regulations governing examinations
and the course of study to be pursued;
with full instructions as to the books
to be used and the best way to use
them. 1t is really the cap-sheaf to the
system of grading in country schools.
which he is establishing with such in
defatigable energy.
If you intend to subscribe for any
paper by all means come to the EXPO
sITOR office first We can give you
club rates and save you money. We
this week announce another addition to
our list. We will give you the Mich
-
year, and the EXPOsITOR ($1 LOO per year,
for only $3.50 in advance, saving you
20 cents per year on the subscription.
Remember also our offer of the Detroit
Echo. a first-class eight-page weekly,
with the EXPOSITOR for 81 so.
1t is to be regretted that any man
should be SO devoid of honor as to re-
fuse to pay his hOuse-rent for no other
reason than because it was owed to
woman. This lady wishes it distinctly
understood by the man who has refuS-
ed and so foully abused her at the same
time to pay her the money that is her
Just due. that she will advertise him
as a fraud. After repeated trial she
finds this the last recourse. Unless
the bill is paid at once the name will
be mentioned.
by the kind patronage Of the business
men of the village. Principal Lynn IL.
Peck has been enabled to get out an
other catalogue of the school. Too
much praise can not be given our mer-
chants for their generosity in support
ing by their advertising all such plausi-
BILE enterprises. A new departure will
be made this year and picture of the
school-building will be printed in the
catalogue. We have just reason to be
thoroughly proud of our school and
should rejoice that every one will have
an opportunity to see something of
what our school-buiding is.
The following is an extract from
letter to one of our citizens, Lara But
Ter, from j. G. Hart, formerly we'll
known in these parts, but who now
writes from his present home in Hart
land Florida. Il have been planting
beans, setting out cabbage and tomato
plants. Weather very pleasant. Every
thing that we eat is very high, Flour,
$3.50 per barrel, COrn-meal q cents per
pound, Potatoes $500 per bushel, Sweet
potatoes, $1.OO per bushel, Dried apples
% cents per pound, Oranges and Lem
ons are ripe and very plentiful. They
are beginning to pick and ship them.
The Michigan State Teachers Asso-
citation will hold its Fortieth Annual
Meeting in Grand Rapids December %,
% and "a. The following is digest of
the programme announced. On the af-
ternOon of the 22nd papers will be read
by Prof. b. A. Hinsdale, Univ. of Mich.
on Institute Systems in Other States,
and by Supt. II. l.. Evans of Eaton Rap
ids and Sect'y. Law of Yale on sob
jects of the Mich. Teachers Institute
at the Present Time, Discussion. In
the evening the exercises will open with
the address of welcome by Hon. f. L.
Uhl. Mayor of Grand Rapids, and res
ponse by Hon. Ferris :. Fitch, Supt-
Elect of Public instruction. On Tues
day papers will be read by Prof Rich
ard Hudson of the Univ. of Mich. on
preparation for History Work IN Col
leges", by Prof. G.. +. Barr. of Albion
College on "The Comparative Merits of
the Lecture and Textbook in Methods
of Teaching, and by Pres. o. Cult of
Mich. Agrl. College on THE Sphere of
Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges.
In the AFTERNOON papers on Grading in
| the Country Schools nv Fred Chamber