Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-05-30

| y. ~. WcllS, T.. I'll. Drake anu al Snel-
den spent Tuesday and Wednesday at
! Abbottsford fishing They returned
with about 100 pounds of fish and re-
port fine time.
Robt. w. Gould has sold his interest
in the Armada Crescent to his partner
Edward Sutton, and expects to go to
Kansas where Ire will embark in the
newspaper business.
Up to Wednesday of this week. GO
liquor hcenSeSlhave been issued by the
county treasurer to st. Clair county
dealers, nearly all saloon keepers taking
out beer licenses only.
We would like to see some move
made towards a Fourth of July cele-
bration. Better to keep the money at
home than let it be carried away to
some more'enterprising place.
If your!hens come home at this sea-
son OH one leg, recollect that they were
in your neighbOr's garden, where they
had NO business to be. scratching out
long anxiously-loOked-for plants.
The summer races in Croswell will be
held onUune 18th and 18th. The So
ciety is a member of the American
Trotting Association and will have
larger purses and better races than
ever before.
Jas. Livingston, of Baden, Ont, spent
Sunday the guest of Jas. McColl. Mr..
Livingston and wife, and Mrs. Il. Roth,
of Baden, Ont, and Mrs. VIM. Living
ston, ,'of. Milverton, Ont, returned home
Monday morning.
lra15illman is making extensive i'm
provements to his farm three miles
west of the village. He has also beau
titled Iuls residence and grounds IN
town. his lawn and hedge being the
neatest in this vicinity.
VIM. Mcintyre, of Roseburg, was in
the village Thursday evening and took
the esst-bound train for Detroit where
he will purchase stock of goods. 1t
Us his intention to open up business one
and oue-half miles east of Roseburg.
We have made arrangements with
Rand, McNally Il Co., Chicago, H.,
whereby we can supply their new 1890
sectional map of Michigan together
with,the ExPOSIToR one year for $500
The regular price of the map is $500.
We are pleased to mention the
fact that John ID. Grinnell received the
appointment of Census Enumeration for
this township. He has his commission
and other material to work with and
will commence his work on Monday
June2d.
There will be regular commRnica-
tion of BrOckWay Lodge, No. GIG, f. q
\. NJ. at Masonic hall, st. Johns day.
Tuesday, May 2i. Work OH third de-
gree. Services will be held in one of
the chuehes and the brethren Will at
tend la a body.
J. III. Cohen, a representative OF the
New York World. wanted to write up
Port Huron for $1,000 page, but Port
Huron, citizens did not greatly favor
such an expensive scheme and SO Mr..
Cohenleft disgusted with the non-en-
thusiasm of the city.
Mrs. Ellen G.. White, the prophet of
adventism, and her son, j. L. White,
will make tour of the United States.
in a steam yacht, to be launched at Ksl-
amaZoo. They will sell books as they
go, and If they want any pointers" an
the business, can procure them of s. e.
BetteS. of'St Clair county.
\. o. Welch Il Son have sold all their
No. shingles to John Owens, of Sagi-
nav. who Ships them to Ohio parties.
Il
in this place. Mr.. Welch Informs us
that they are selling lots of lumber and
bill stuff there days and are getting a
carload Of lumber nearly every day.
j. A. Morrill,, of Brockway, announ-
ceS that he is in the field for the Demo
cratic nomina1ion for sheriff. There
is no doubt eof Mr.. Morrill's sturdy
democracy nor that he would make an
excellent sheriff. The candidates for
sheriff up to date are Jacob Bernatz,
Elston Huffman, Dit Walker and j. a.
Morrill-Sunday Herald.
Donald Macarthur has been busily
engaged the past week tearing away
the stOOp from ID. G. Williams house
and putting stone foundation under
the building. Mr.. Williams will build
a porch in front of his residence and
when he completes other necessary inn
provementS about the premises will
have a neat and comfortable dwelling
house.
The game of base ball between the |
Yale Hustlers" and "Peck stars" last
Friday afternoon on the ball ground |
west of this village resulted in a score |
of 16 to 26 in favor of Peck. The |
visiting club were neaEy all old expert |
enced players, while this is the first |
season for our boys. The game was
interesting and witnessed 10y large
number.
Rev. j. J. Tickner and wife have re-
turned from Marlette where they at |
tended the Sunday School Institute and |
EpwOrth League Convention, May 27 |
and %. Mrs. Tickner was delegate |
from the NJ. T.. ;. 5. of this village |
They report very enjoyable and In
terestlng meeting. "The Young People
of Methodism" by j. McEldowney, of !
Port Huron, and the discourse from
"Mark y, Ia" by A. L. DeLong, of |
INLAY City, were exceptionally well
rendered
The Blacks have sold their grocery
stock back TO ID. Mills who will take
possession this week. John Black will
be retained as clerk. Judson and John
Black have won many friends since
they have resided in this village who,
together with the EXPosIToR, join in
wishing them peace and prosperity.
Mr.. Mills will move the stock to the
post Office store, and will add large
stock of general merchandise. He is
well and favorably known and will no
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