Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-07-11


price. He also pays cash for eggs and
offers his stock of summer dry goods
at greatly reduced rates.
A newspaper duplicates thusly: Tel
me, We angelic hosts, ye messengers OF
love, shall swindled printres here below
have no redress aboveW The angels
Topped their wings and said: To you a
hope is given; delinquents on printers
book can never enter heaven.
Some of our citizens who have horses
inclined to be speedy instead of racing
them up and down the streets in town
should make use of the fair ground
where there is an excellent track.
Accidents are liable to happen at any
time from fast driving on the public
streets.
"When your heart is bad, and your
head is bad, and you are bad clean
through, what is needed ?" asked Sun
day-school teacher of her class. II
know-Ayer's SarSaparilla," answered
little girl, whose sick mother had re-
Gently been restored to health by that
medicine.
Il. III. brakes new residence is being
pushed toward completion, and will be
ready for occupation some time next
month. When finished it will be one of
the finest residences in the village. A.
w. Ferguson's dwelling Is also being
rushed along and will also be credit to
our hustling town.
G. Is. Weymouth and family moved
to Fargo this week where he will take
charge of the flax mill. Mr.. Weymouth
and family have lived in this village
for some time and their many friends
regret to see them take their departure
The best wishes Of the entire cOnfnu-
nifty go with them.
w. l.. Ellis had sore hand week
or two ago, and on being asked the
cause, said that mosquito stopped
there for refreshments and when he
struck the insect to kill it he drove its
bill right through his hand. Knowing
Will so well, we cannot doubt his ver-
acity, and would like. to hear from
some one else who has mosquito
story in stock.
In his speech to the Michigan editors
at Grand Rapids l. NJ. Weston said
number of things that some people
could read with benefit to themselves
and profit to the printers. This is
suggestive sentence: 1T costs money,
and lots of it, to meet the operating
expenses of a newspaper and the pub
lie have no more right to seek and de-
mand gratuitous favors from publish
ers than they have of their butcher,
their grocer or their baker"
Thos 5. Emery, who is charged with
embezzling money which he had col
lected for C.Andreae IL SOnS,of this viii
lage, was brought back to Brown City
from Detroit last Saturday by Officer
McDOugall. Emery was committed to
the Sanilac county Jail Monday morn
ing to await his trial which will take
place on the 10th inst. We understand
there are one or two other warrants in
the hands of the officers, against him,
which will be served as soon as the first
case is disposed of.
A joyous social event occurred at the
residence of j. ID. McKeith on Wednes-
day of this week at / 80 a. m. joining
in wedlock their daughter Mary G. to
Chas. +. Sloat, of Speaker. Miss Chris.
Irving, Of Teesewater, Ont, and Dun
can McKeith oiliciated as bridesmaid
and groomsman, Rev. j. j. Tickner
performing the ceremony. Many hand
some and useful presents were given
the bride by her numerous friends, the
following being partial list.-MrS. T..
Sloat, silver castor; Elan Sloat, set
silver knives and forks; Mrs. McKeith.
linen table cloth and doZ. napkins;
j. ID. Mckeith, china tea set; Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. TomlinSon. silver butter
dish; Mr.. and Mrs. John Wark, jr.,
silver butter knife; Duncan McKeith,
rocking chair, also numerous gifts from
other friends. The newly made pair
left on the evening train for short
trip. They have the EXPosIToR's
wish for their happiness and prosperity.
On Sunday last, accompanied by
ChaS. Presley, We editor boarded the
elegant side-wheel steamer Idlewild at
Port Huron for ride down the beau
tiful st. Clair river and across lake st.
Clair to the city of Detroit. This
boat is one of the finest on the river,
having every modern improvement for
the comfort of passengers, and under
the management of genial corps of
officers, whose agreeable manners make
them favorites on the river, there was
nothing left to be desired in the make
up of pleasant trip. The ldlewild
and Darius Cole make round trips be-
tween Port Huron and Detroit every
day. the former leaving Port Huron
each morning at s o'clock, returning
about 10 in the evening; the latter boat
leaving Detroit at 9 a.m., and Port IIu-
ron at p. m., arriving in Detroit about
five hours later. Parties intending to
take trip down the river should pat
roniZe the Star-Cole line of steamers
every time.
Runaways seem to be common oc-
currences in this village and country
surrounding. Monday as Chas Kelley
was driving across the railroad at the
station his team became frightened at
the train and ran down Main street to
James Pearce's corner where they
turned and ran down towards the creek
and jumped into M. " Richardson's
pig pen. No damage to horses or pig.
Yesterday Elijah Bricker traded a
horse for Fred Curriers' sorrel
mare which is known to be
hard beast to handle. Fred warned
Mr.. Bricker of the disposition of the
mare and told him to use rope should
he have occasion to tie her. n sooner
had he left her and while on an errand
to secure rope, she borke loose and
ran away jumping over III. Aliens fence
and leaving the buggy behind. The
mare escaDed from the ward and ran