Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-08-21

Charles Parker has put his steam
thresher in the best of order and is
now prepared to attend TO anything in
his line. His work is too well known
to need any remarks from us. Give
him call.
Il. f. Youngs, of Strathroy, Ont,
was i'm the village this week and called
on the EXPosITOR. He is one of the
veterans of the G.. A. II. and had been
attending the encampment at Detroit
Mr.. Youngs says the EXPCsIToR is II
most welcome visitor at his home ev-
cry week.
Died, in Yale, on Thursday, August
20, at the home OF his parents, Henry
Holcomb, son of NJ. M. HOlcomb, aged
about 36 years. The funeral took
place Saturday morning. Deceased
being in straitened circumstances, >.
G.. Bettes took up collection for the
purpose of sending his widow to her
former home in Iowa.
VIM. Secor was quite badly hurt last
Monday by being run over by aWagOn.
1t appears that he was driving II span
of horses attached to wagon when
one of the horses gave u plunge and
broke the whifiletree thus freeing it.
self and pulling Mr.. Secor out of the
wagon. One wheel passed over Mr..
Sec0r, bruising him severely but not
dangerously.
NJ. Matzen who was for long
time i'm charge of McMorran's mill at
Port Huron, but lately of Marlctte
has leased W. II. Palmer's roller mill,
and will take immediate possession.
Mr.. Matzen * Il iirst-Class miller and
any work brought to him will receive
prompt attention. Mr.. Matzen Will
move his family to this place the first
Of next week.
1t is not often the bicycle gets the
best OF julie iennessey but last Friday
he undertook 10 ride the wheel ana
carry an umbrella at the same time
the parachute managed to get mixed
up i'm the spOkes Of the machine and
rs result julie stood on his head on
the road. lie got up smiling and
started again when the same thing
happened; but julie has great pluck
and tackled it once more when he was
successful.
Early in the summer, Dallas NJ.
Clark received pound of sweet pOta-
toes from 4 friend in Tennessee, and
TO find ont if they could be successful
~ grown in this climate he planted
them, although his friends told him
they would not mature so far north.
lie has now about ninety hills OF as
fine sweet potatoes rs were ever grown
in the southern states, and expects TO
have about five bushels from the
pound he planted. They will be fit TO
use i'm about two weeks.
Lowell Monroe came near going to
explore the unknown future by way
OF the lightning route during the
storm of sunday evening, 9th inst.
4 telegraph pole i'm front OF his resi-
deuce was struck and Mr.. Monroe re-
cciyed such shock that he was rem
dered unconscious for some time. He
wa, confined to his bed from the ef-
fleets of the stroke for a few days and
has not yet fully recovered from d..
lowell J. Of the opinion that lightning
i. not good thing 90 monkey with.
J. &. Holden and bride arrived home
Tuesday evening and were rendered a
reception at the residence of John
Holden. Mr. and Mrs. Holden were
the recipients of many beautiful pres
ents, and jolly good time was en-
joyed by those present. The happy
couple will take up quarters at the
Raplcy house for the present, but will
90 housekeeping in a short time. Cart
has been passing around the cigars,
and rs every man, woman and child
in the village is his friend, he and his
life partner start out with the best
wishes of all for Il long and happy
life.
w. II. Palmer has sold out his gem
eral merchandise stock TO his son, Fred
Il. Palmer and Mrs. j. Palmer and
the business will be conducted in fu-
ture under the firm name of +. Il. Pal
mer d Co. Mr.. Palmer's outside af-
fairs demanded so much of his time
that he could not attend to the store,
which was his reason for selling. Fred
is well known as u shrewd, upright
and hustling young business man, and
having had considerable experience he
will no doubt conduct the store in u
manner that will be satisfactory to his
customers and creditable to the new
firm.
Frank Gillian came home last Sat
urday from Alpena where he has
DNNll NllASO ioSb AAO WIN ANliioill
here for about three weeks. Frank
still suffers from the accident he met
with early in the sumner when he was
jammed between two logs and had
three Of his ribs broken. The doctor
who attended him at that time did not
set the ribs properly nor bandage
them as they should have been, and
as result Frank is troubled very
much by their ends sticking almost
through the skin. He has also suffer
ed the loss of almost all the strength
of his left arm.
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