Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-08-14

Geo. Drummond had his hand badly
squeezed in the press last Wednesday,
and is unable to work at present.
Marlette's marshal tried hard to
make the boys of that town give up
their quot pitching, but he did not
succeed.
Russia is sending back to England
the gold which she recently imported.
Owing to the failure of crops she is un-
able to pay her debts in wheat and rye
and must pay in bullion. The wheat
and rye will be furnished by the United
States, and the gold will come here to
pay for it.
The Brown City correspondent of
the Marlette Leader says that ga num-
Der of Brown City people formed in
line last Wednesday and had three
heavy battles. During the fun, II
woman knocked down a young man
who hailed from Yale and kicked him
for falling, which he deserved" The
young man referred to says that there
was no knocking down done, and that
he acted in no way to cause otfense to
any lady, but that the whole matter
was started by this woman with the
probable intention of extorting money
from him, as her husband limited at
such thing as SETTLING the matter
cheaper then than later" II this
young man acted in an indecent man.
ner, as they claim, he could be made
to answer for it according to law, but
as no such steps were taken it gives the
whole matter the appearance of a
"blutf."
John Grinnell, ST., better known as
Squire Grinnell, celebrated his SIND
birthday on Sunday, August >. He
was born in Killingsworth, Connecticut,
in 1909, and at the age of nine years
he moved to York state where he re-
sided until September, 1887, when he
came to this county and took up land
in the township of Riley and lived
there for ten years. He then came to
Brockway and worked for some time
for Lewis Brockway, and lived on what
is known Us the McMullen farm. For
many wears he worked at the lumber
ing business during the winter and
farmed in the summer, and by econo-
my and hard labor he accumulated q
large amount of property, part OF
which was the farm now known rs the
Hanes farm, and consisted of 800
acres of the best land in the
county. lie has filed every Office in
the township from supervisor to high
way overseer, and gained the conli-
dence of the people by Che able man
ner in which nc discharged his duties;
he was Brockway's second supervisor,
and was for nine years superintendent
of the poor. 1t was he, with Grin
Chamberlain and :. O. WEIGH, who
built the first grist mill in this section
of the country, and which stood on
the property now owned by ID. G..
williams, and the framework of which
was pulled down but few years ago.
When Mr.. Grinnell came to this town
ship, st. Clair county consisted of
what is now St. Clair, Sanilac and Hur-
on counties, with ST. Clair city as the
county seat; and the township of
Brockway included what are now the
townships of Kenockee, Emmett and
Greenwood. The three oldest settlers
in this township at that time were
Lewis Brockway, Richard Roberts and
VIM. Lombay, who will be remember
ed by many living here at present.
Despite his old age Mr.. Grinnell is re-
markedly vigorous, his memory being
excellent, his eyesight very good and
he will probably survive a long time
vet. The ExPosTToR extends its con-
CALCULATIONS on this occasion and hopes
he may be spared many years.