Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-07-24

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in the Good Templars lodge for the
past two months closed last Wednes-
day evening, and resulted in victory
for the side caDtained by Rev. Mr..
Bennett by majority of 1920
points. Mrs. Bearss and her follow
ers will now have to give n supper to
| the victors, and the latter will give an
entertainment after the supper. The
contest has been the source of much
amusement among the members of
the lodge.
If the Good Templars are to continue
in their present tiourishing condition
one of three things will have to be
done, viz; The juvenile blackguard
members must be compelled to keep
in order organize Il special lodge for
! them, or eXpel them from the order al
! together. There are only about a dOZ.
en- boys who act in this manner, and
who are certainly old enough to know
how TO behave. The older members
cannot be expected to attend if this
element is allowed to make II bedlam
of each meeting.
John McLennan has commenced
suit in the circuit court against the F..
d p. NJ. Railway Company for 900
damages. The plaintiff claims that on
September 9Th, 1899, he was engaged
as brakeman on the company's road.
While at Brockway Centre it became
necessary to couple Il train of cars and
he was ordered to assist in the work.
| While attempting to connect two cars
his right arm was caught between the
deadwoods, tearing the cords, flesh
and breaking the bones. He claims
that the engineer in charge was affec-
ted with poor eyesight, otherwise the
accident would not have happened.
Mr.. McLennan thinks that SIS, 900
would about recOmpense him for the
loss of the arm.-POrt Huron Times.
An exchange says that when man
takes cigar out of his mouth to tell
the editor to stop his paper, that he
can't afford it, the editor may say
nothing but he thinks good deal.
And when he stops his paper because
he "hasn't time to read it,, and goes
down town and whittles on dry goods
boxes for hours, the editor may say
nothing, but he thinks good deal.
And when he stops his paper because
a two-line item does not suit him, and
then posters his neighbor by borrowing
the paper, the editor may not say any
thing but he thinks a good deal. And
when some business man says he does
not advertise because it does not pay,
and then uses the entire sidewalk dis
playing his goods, plasters them over
with such attractive cards as 81 am
cheap, buy me" etc, the editor may
say nothing, but he thinks-great deal.
Last Saturday night about twelve
o'clock special train from Saginaw
arrived here with one hundred and tif-
| ty laborers who were transferred To the
narrow gauge railway, taken out about
! five miles and set to work tearing up
the track of the Fargo division of the
+. d =. NJ. Half the gang started to
work toward Fargo and the other half
toward Yale, and ut three O'Clock
Monday afternoon they had the rails
on this end of the line torn up and
loaded on fiat cars. Ii is hard TO say
where the trouble will end as the Far
go people will cndeavOr to compel the
f. < y. NJ. to return the bonus which
was paid the company at the time the
line was built, and will also claim
damages to their property by the re-
muval of the road. There is no doubt
but that the company will fight the
case to the end, as they say they were
losing 500 day by running on that
! line.
1t is almost an affection to be deaf
anyhow, it is Il little embarrassing ut
times. A certain city editor went out
to report party, the other evening,
where the home was blessed with II
new baby. Accompanied by his best
girl, he met the hostess at the door,
and, after the usual situations, asked
after the baby's health. The lady,
who was quite deaf, and was suffering
from the grip, thought he was asking
about her cold, and told him, though
she usually had one every fall, this
was the worst one she ever had; it
kept her awake nights good deal at
first, and confined her to her bed.
Then, noticing that the scribe was get
ting pale and nervous, she said she
could tell by his looks that he was GO
ing to have one just like hers, and
asked him to go and sit down. The
paper was out as usual that week. but
the local editor has quit enquiring
about babies.
In the circuit court on Friday Judge
Garfield rendered his decision in the
CuSC vi DOCiilCl VS. bllio VS. w NSls
1t will be remembered that little
over year ago Boomer and Miss West
were candidates for position on the
board of school examiners. Boomer
received u plurality of votes on the
first informal ballot and on the first
formal ballot Miss West received
majority and was declared elected by
the board of school inspectors. Short
ly afterwards Boomer put in a claim
that he was elected for the reason that
he had received plurality on the first
informal ballot. He presented de-
cision of the supreme court ruling to
the effect that there was no such thing
as informal ballots. The case has
been hanging fire for some time past,
but on Friday decision was rendered
in favor of Boomer. As the legisla-
ture abolished the Office Mr.. Boomer is
but little benefited by the decision
Port Huron Times.
Who has not heard of that paragon
of family papers, the enterprising and
popular Weekly Detroit Free Press?
For a generation its name has been
household word and it has become n
synonym for all that is excellent, pure
and elevating in journalism. 1t is de-
lightfully entertaining without resort