Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-06-12
Brown City Letter.

Many visitors to and from town this
week.
Misses Quail and Simmons spent
Sunday evening at l.. III. Howse's.
VIM. Riley was in Port Huron, Menu
phis and other points this week on
business,
Ham Macklem, of Marlette, and
VIM. Beneway, of Forestville, called
in town, Saturday morning on their
way to Port Huron.
Miss Gamble left for her home in
Canada, after stay of many months
in town. She will be greatly missed
by the young people.
The |. o. o. +. lodge of this place
held memorial services in the ~. f..
church Tuesday, Rev. Mr.. Perkins, of
Yale, officiating, lIeotied by the band
they marched to the cemetery and paid
a lasting tribute to the dead by decora-
ting che graves with flowers.
Extensive preparations are being
made for the last day of school, next
Tuesday. Nothing has been left UNI
done by either the teachers or school
board to assure it Il success. III. X. Pet
tergill, editor of the School Moderator,
vi ~ WI III
the school room, has been selected to
give the closing address. Both bands
will march in the procession, and Il
good time is anticipated.
The X. o. r. NJ. of this place visited
the Burnside Tent on the 18th. After
business was finished, the band head
ed the procession and marched to the
hall, where they were received in a
very hospitable manner by the ladies
of Burnside Tent, and all enjoyed a
hearty repast, After supper many
fitting remarks were given by different
ones for the good of the order, after
which they returned home, all appre-
ciating their courteous treatment.
A happy event took place last We'd
nesday in the marriage of Miss Lydia
Bradley to +. c. Ellington, both of this
place. They left early in the morning
for Marlette, where the ceremony was
performed. After the ceremony the
couple returned here their future
home. Miss Bradley is refined and
accomplished lady and esteemed very
highly in society. Mr.. Ellington is no
less prominent and is skilled work
man. Their friends extend their heart
lest congratulations.
From the incorporation of our viii
lage until the last six months, it has
been free from petty thieving and III
cendiarism, but during the last few
months constant complaint has come
from almost every citizen III town
about losing articles of not much value
but of great consequence. These little
tritles agitate people and soon inaugu-
rate violence. Such acts as mentioned
above sink into insignificance when we
entertain the thought of what came
nearly maturing last Monday night,
and would make the blood run cold in
the veins of any sympathetic person.
During the absence of Mr.. and Mrs.
Riley some depraved, insidious and
contemplate incendiary tried to ignite
his hall and residence, and thereby
take the lives of the innocent and UNI
aware sleepers. But as Providence
would have it, the inmates we're arous-
ed, and the heroism and presence of
mind displayed by Miss Lulu Riley in
extinguishing the flames and alarming
the citizens, is worthy of the highest
commentator. Running to the door
she dashed pail of water on the
flames just as the miserable wretches
passed from the building. At the risk
of her own life she followed them a
short distance, and called out that
they were known. The plans were
well laid and had they materalized
Wells street would have been swept
from existence. The effects of such a
conflagration are too horrible to con-
template. Even mt this age of civiiza-
ton it seems that neither life nor prop
erty are safe without officers to watch
with the strictest surveillance, and
when the parties are caught they
should be punished expediently. The
citizens at present are very indignant
and thoroughly aroused. A vigilance
committee has been formed and should
the act be repeated here as it has been
in other towns, mob law will reign SUI
Drpmp