Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-01-02
YALE, Clair County. Nich- THURSDAY, Jan. 2 1890

Now that the holidays are past, WE
hope to hear more regularly from oul
several correspondents.
Adam Petit has purchased the black
smith shop at Roseburg and will soor
move his family over there. Mr.. Petit
is an n No. l workman and will, nc
doubt, do large business.
Rev. Ira Billman has his book oi
poems, "Bluebird Notes." on sale al
G. II. Niggemans. Read what the press
and prominent men of the country have
to say in another place in the paper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Rapley. of the
Rapley House, desire to return many
thanks to e. f. Holcomb, the baker. foI
fine large cake, and to John Holden
& Bro. for small pig as presents on
New Years day.
M. NJ. Holcomb's dray team became
frightened at an +. & L. NJ. locomotive
Tuesday morning and ran away doing
considerable damage to the wagon and
spilling barrel of oil which was on the
dray at the time.
DIR. G. V. High and wife's visit in the
village last week was made very pleas
ant by numerous friends dropping in
upon them every evening at his parents
residence and during their stay many
social times were enjoyed.
$4,000 to loan on farm mortgages
Parties desiring to borrow money on
farm mortgages will do well to see us
before borrowing elsewhere as we have
the above amount to loan and will
place it at low rates of interest. Bring
abstracts of title. Yale Bank of B. f.
Noble. 24-3m
The wooden mill is closed, but will
commence operations again next Mon
day. &. Andreae 81 Sons, the proprie-
tors, have done very good business
this season. Their cloths, tlannels, and
yarns are in great demand wherever
introduced and we hear not word of
complaint from anyone who has done
business with this firm. Would that
more such enterprises were located in
our midst.
A remarkable case was that of
Michael Fitzgerald. who died recently
at st. Mary's hospital, Bay City. A log
had fallen on peayy, which he held
causing a shock to the head, and an
examination revealed a displacement
of the neck. lie refused to submit TO
an operation and after Il month died.
as the post mortem showed, from dis
location of the neck, caused by disease
of the bone. There is no record of a
man living 80 days with his neck out of
place.
Below is list of the officers elected
for the ensuing term, by Court Yale,
No. 800, J. o. f., at their regular meet
ing Monday evening, Dec. 30:-P. &. R.
j. III. Moore; G. r., J. c. Holden; V. G.
r.. Levi Morrill,. Jr. Il. =. Geo. Brooks:
F.S., Joe T.. Allen; Treas, &. Il. Holden
Chaplain, Eli Silverthorn; ). W., II. NJ.
Lothian; J. W, p. A. Paul; :. b.. Chas.
Jackson; j. b.. \. LutZ; Trustees W.
w. Grinnell. w. Cowing and Jas. Ii.
Moore.
At the NJ. p. Sabbath school last
Sunday the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: Superin-
tendent, y. Goheen; Secretary. Thomas
Morrill,; Treasurer. Ira GOheen; Libra
rian, Thomas YOungs. The bible class
promises to be an interesting feature
of this institution in the future as
the Rev. Ira Billman has kindly con-
sented to become its leader. All inter
ested in the study of the scripture are
cordially invited to come out and take
part in the exercises.
To discover spurious greenbacks or
national bank notes, divide the last two
figures of the number on the bill by
four and if one remains the letter on
the bill will be a; if two remains. the
letter will be b. if three remains, the
letter will be G.; should there be no re-
mainder, the letter will be ID. For ex-
ample: A note is registered 2,461;
divide 81 by 4 and you will have one
remaining. According to the rule the
letter on the note will be A, In case
this rule fails it is certain that the note
is counterfeit or altered.-Ex.
One of the latest novelties, says a
bright-eyed contemporary, is the shoe
social. The ladies are all so arranged
behind a screen that only their shoes
can be seen by the men, The price
generally ranges from 10 to so cents
and the purchaser has no idea whose
shoes he has selected. But when he
claims the purchased property he re-
ceives the wearer alse and conducts
her to supper and supplies her with
other dolicacies as she will accept them
OF course the size of the foot is not in
dicative of the capacity of the owner
for storing away the delicacies.
A fraud is being perpetratated upon
the school districts. An agent comes
along soliciting orders for charts and
other school apparatus, amounting to
$35, and forges the name of the director
or some other member of the board
He then visits the other members, who
seeing the name of one of their num-
ber already attached to the order, do
not hesitate to place their signatures
to the order. The agent represents that
the state will pay for these necessaries,
but in course of time the school district
will find that they have to foot the bill.
We say, beware, and look out for the
sharper, for such he Is.
An excellent programme was given
at the public installation of officers of
Brockway Lodge, No. 316, F. 81 A. NJ.
last Friday evening. There was large
turnout and everybody enjoyed them
selves immensely. The oyster supper,
which was served at the hall by Thos.
Rapley, was splendidly gotten up and
hughly enjoyed, after which, all adj
journed to the brick chapel, where the
programme was completed. The sing
ing by the choir was fine, then prayer
nv RaV ira Rillnan followed Inv I'm et al