Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-02-20
Micbaels Bali next Monday night.

you among the "Tax Noter."
The next meeting of the Teachers
Association will be held at Emmett.
We are hearing the steady thud of
Palmer's roller Touring mill again this
week.
Brown & Easton were fined $50 and
costs in the trial in the Circuit Court
for selling liquor without license.
Itch cured in 80 minutes by Wool
ford's Lotion. Never fails. Sold by
Grant Holden & Bro. druggists, Yale.
Attorney Tappan was called to
Brown City on Wednesday to repre-
sent the village in a criminal prosecu-
ton.
c. +. Patterson, who has been work
ing in the Office of the INLAY City OPP
tic, returned home last Tuesday even
ing with Il sore ear.
The Yale Expositor came out last
week in new dress looking AS hand
some as you please.
Mt. Clemens Press.
Joe f. Allen and Fairy Secore, two
of our estimable young people, were
married last Wednesday by Rev. W. II.
Gillet at the home of the brides par
ents.
There is a rumOr afloat that Thomas
Darcy will replace his carriage shop on
Main street by a handsome brick block
during the summer. Good work say
we.
A young attorney once asked foxy
old lawyer for piece of good advice.
"Well," the foxy man said, eff, in Il
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your opponents character" This
seems to be the "foxy' policy of our
friends across the way.
Horace Beard and Jerry Paisley went
to Port Huron on Monday and bought
a handsome thoroughbred brood mare.
The mare is doubtless one of the best
mares ever brought into the county.
She is Hamiltonian and has pedi-
gree as long as Sir John Mcdonald.
Edward button, who acted as mil
Ter in Palmer's mill for some time, has
met with sad misfortune with his
hand. While here he accidentally in
jured it with spike. The injury was
slight and he neglected it. 1t began to
swell and we are now told that he has
been compelled to have the arm ampu-
tated.
Last Wednesday evening when An
drew Paul was drawing cork from a
bottle of spice, which was fermenting
at the time, he was unfortunate enough
to get his eye in front of the noZel.
He saw the cork start but has not seen
anything since. 1t is Il question
whether he will lose the sight of the
eye entirely or not. As might he sup
posed, with lot of spice i'll the eye,
the injury Is very painful.
A man who was afraid of thunder
crawled into Il hollow log as place of
safety during thunder storm. The
thunder rolled and the rain poured
down in torrents, and the old log be-
gan To swell up till the poor fellow
was wedgcd in so tight he could not
get out. All his past sins began pass
ing before him. Suddenly he remem-
bered he hadn't paid his newspaper
subscription and he felt so small that
he was able to crawl out.-EX.
According to the report of Secretary
of State SOpcr for the month of Jan
nary, the average temperature for the
southern counties has been about 2S0
or 80 lower than the normal Of January
as it has been determined by years of
observation. Owing to the absense of
snow it Is reported in some sections
that wheat has been injured. But gen
orally the promises are good. Stock
is reported generally in good condition
and the outlook is generally good for
the coming year.
W. l.. Dicken is Il highly respected
citizen of Romeo and is noted for his
general aiiability. At the same time
no person or thing Was ever known to
trespass upon Mr.. Dickens inherent
rights with impunity. However the
other day, a dog bit him on the leg.
Contrary TO the rule he only smiled
blandly and charitably allowed the
dog to take his pleasure. Mr.. DIS
friends were quite shocked and insisted
that the dog should be killed at once,
for it was quite possible the nasty
wound might bring on hydrophobia.
Mr.. Dicken objected. His friends
persisted in their entreaties. "You
see" calmly replied the gentleman,
cit was my wooden leg that the dog
Bit"
The Demorest medal contest, under
the auspices of the W. c. 7. L., held
last Tuesday evening proved very sue
cessful. The speakers all showed con-
siderable ability and acquitted them
selves grandly. The contestants were
Annie Brown, Carrie Howay, Cadie
Manning, Leah Darcy, Annie Brown
and Addie Palmer. The judges decid-
ed in favor of Leah Darcy, who spoke
"The Martyred Mother The enter
tanmcnt was supplement by singing
and music by the orchestra. The even
ing's entertainment was a pleasant one
and the large audience which filled the
church evidently enjoyed it. These
exercises are not only most entertain
ing but are very instructive. They de-
serve Il generous support from the peo-
pie.
Last Thursday the people Of Yale
Ver" treated TO what may surely be
considered the most artistic entertain
ment which the village has seen for
many a day. lt is difficult TO speak
with too much praise of the excellence
of the programme furnished by the
X. O. 4. NJ. Band and Orchestra.
il was Il series OF rapid
The collection included
many time-honored pieces and some
of a decidedly classical nature I'm
the first part the waltz, "Lundi Miel'
the song "The Wanderer' and j II.
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