Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-08-12

| quite rev from 1ule anu vicinity
attended the raees'in Port Huron this
week.
Cook WANTED. A good girl wanted
at the Rapley House to do cooking.
Good wages paid to the right person.
Six persons were baptized at Mill
Creek in the rear of j. A. MorrilPs
house Sunday afternoon by Rev. w.
+. Perkins.
Special communication of Brockway
Lodge, No. BIG, Il. q A. NJ, next Sat
urday evening. Work on first and
second degrees.
In this issue will De found change
of adv. for b.. Doelle Il Son. They
are located in their new store in the
Doelle Block and will be pleased to
have you call and see them.
Now is the time for outings and ex-
cursions. If you have no time for an
extended trip go to Johnston x Full
| ler's special sale at Port Huron an
nounced on page . of the ExPosIToR.
The new bell, weighing four hun
dred pounds, for Yale Fire Co., ar
rived this week and will be placed in
the belfry on the village hall. A
needed addition to the company's
equipment.
We were deliciOusly surprised on
Wednesday by Il gift from Will lIol-
den of some fine early peaches grown
on the place which he lately pur-
chased and has SO nicely improved.
We return thanks.
The delegates to the Republican con-
yention to be held at POnt Huron Aug.
18th, are: f. +. Law, j. ID. Grinnell
and j. b. Paisley from the village;
John Newell, A. A. Haskell and Geo.
Middleton from the township.
BICYCLE FOR SALE.-One 50-inch BIZ
cycle nearly new for sale at very low
price. Will almost give it away. Ball
bearings all round, rams horn handles
and is in good condition. For par
ticulars call ut the EXPosIToR Office.
On Monday evening the band, under
the management of j. o. Grinnell,
played some very nice music on the
streets. The boys are doing nicely
and are striving hard to progress, but
are in need of funds to buy new music
and steps should be taken at once to
assist financially.
A horse attached to covered cart
and driven by Charley Ash made
lively run down Main street on We'd
nesday. Only small damages to the
cart, but the horse received a severe
rawhiding at the hands of its inhuman
driver. Yale should haye society
for the protection of dumb animals.
John Council died on his farm in
section 81, township of Brockway on
July II, 1892, from blood poisoning.
Mrs. Connell, his wife, wishes to thank
the neighbors and friends for their
goodness and kindness during his sick
ness and death. lie was good hus-
band, an honest and Woodworking man.
II. A. Cook q Co., general merchants
ut Valley Centre, are doing II fine
business and are well pleased with the
patronage received since starting
They thank their many customers for
the liberal patronage and trust that
by fair dealing and low prices to merit
Il continuance of the same. Notice
their adv. in this issue.
The farmers boys and their best
girls haye been laborlng hard ever
since harvest began and should have
at least one days recreation and sport.
Realizing the necessity c. +. Michaels
has arranged to give a grand Harvest
Ball at his hall on Friday evening,
Aug. 26, 1892. Perkins full orchestra
will furnish music for the occasion.
Charley Is sparing no pains to make
this most sOciable event. Bill, only
$l.00.
A W. G. Il. l.. convention was held
Wednesday at the NJ. f. church which
was very pleasant and profitable.
o'clock at which some business was
ii NJ 4 t.ll e.. liz
children and the day concluded with a
most interesting meeting in the even
ing. There were thirteen delegates
from the village would have been
larger only on account of the stormy
day.
IIiel Dafoe, living in Fremont town
ship, met with very severe and painful
accident on Monday last. While TAX
ing care of team of horses one of
them caught Mr.. Dafoe's thumb with
piece of the hand in his mouth and
it was with a great deal of difficulty
! that the animal was forced to relin-
quish its hold. The wounds on both
sides of the hand were broad and deep
and required several stitches TO sew
them up. DR.. Mitchell was called and
dressed the wounds.
A republican caucus will be held in
the Town hall in Fremont township
on Monday, August 18th 1892, at $50
o'clock p. M. for the purpose Of elect
ing four delegates to attend the
County convention to be held at San
lilac Centre on August 10th also to
elect four delegates to attend the
County Convention for the purpose of
nominating county officers yet to be
called) also four delegates to attend
the representative convention (yet to
be called) CHARLES GERKEN, Sec.
Rep. Township Committee.
Superstitious people will be surprised
to know that on the new silver quarter
dollars there are thirteen separate
representations of the number thirteen.
1t was probably the intention of the
designer of the new silver piece TO
have this unlucky number occur
thirteen times, but there are few people
who have noticed this fact. There are
- stars, IL letters in the scroll head in
the eagles beak, IL marginal feathers
in each wing, ID tail feathers, 13 paral-
lei lines in the shield, IL horizontal
bars, - arrow heads in one foot, -