Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-09-30


VIM. Welch's. house was struck by
lightning last Friday morning. The
damage was slight.
John Menerey is on the mend The
fever is broken and all he wants now
is to regain his strength.
The Commercial Bank, of Port
Huron, has money to loan at reason
able rates on farm property.
A quantity of nice pears were left
with us this week by Dan Weaver for
which we return many thanks.
We were presented with baske of
prize grapes by Mrs. James Holden,
which we found very delicious.
The necktie social in the NJ. p.
church last Friday evening was very
enjoyable affair. About So were
realized.
We are day late this week on ac-
count of the extra amount of work for
the fair. Hope our readers will bear
with us this time.
The heavy rain and wind storm last
Sunday did considerable damage in
the country by uprooting trees and
unroofng houses.
C. Cooper, our good natured and
respected fellow citizen, is now in the
employ of Taylor q Burnett, marble
dealers, Port Huron.
Next week the EXPOsIToR will try to
give list of the prizes taken at the
fair this week and the name of the
persons receiving them.
Mrs. Jas. Rolls brought us in a bas
ket of the largest, incest ounces we
have seen for many year. They
make delicious preserves and jelly.
NJ. Fitzgerald & Co., our enterprising
boot and shoe dealers, having received
a large, new stock will present a
change of adv. in the ExPosIToR next
week. Watch for it.
A Democratic mass meeting was
held in Central hall Wednesday even
ing, Sept. %, at which time Hon. JUS
| tin r. Whiting and John Murray were
present and discussed the political is
sues of the day to fair sized audience
A neat pole has been raised by John
| ID. Jones in front of the post office.
The Star Spangled Banner and a
! streamer bearing the names of Harri-
son and Reid, Rich and Wilson have
been unfurlcd to the breezes from the
top of the pole.
Rev. l.. Clark and family now DC.
cupy the house on their farm Just
south of here and will make their
home among us. Glad to hear of it.
Jason and family moved to Saginaw
W. ). this week where he has secured
q lucrative position. We wish both
families good health and prosperity.
\ change of adv. for Martin Bros. d
! Co., of Brockway and Port Huron,
was received too late for publication
this week. Their store at Brockway is
receiving an increased patronage from
the fact they are bargain sellers and
you have only to give them call to
be convinced of this fact. Three
clerks are kept busy all the time.
Late Saturday night or Sunday
morning burglars entered James
Wallace's harness shop through the
back cellar window. The Twas rifled
of its cash, about 40cts, but nothing
else as yet has been missed. They
made their exit by the front door leav-
ing it unlocked. The time of the year
is at hand when those fellows who
have done nothing all summer are
looking around for cash to get winter
clothing. Watch for them.
Fred Colburg is one of the solid
farmers of Lynn township, has q fine
farm, is in comfortable circumstances
and is good fellow withal. On his
farm grape vine grows loaded with
luscious fruit. Near said grape vine
a hive of bees have always been kept.
One week ago last Sunday Mr.. and
Mrs. Colburg were away. Before leav-
ing, Mr.. G. tied his valuable farm dog
to tree by the grape vine (which was
near the bee hive) to watch the grapes
for fear some person might feel dis
posed to carry them away. The dog
in snuffing around the hive tipped il
over and the bees stung the dog to
death. Bees gone, dog dead but he
saved the grapes.
1t is stated that regmental reunion
in Washington the other night General
Sickles said emphatically: al know
President Harrison. lie was q brave
soldier. Ben Harrison sent no sub
stitute to the front. He went himself
and did some effective fighting. /
have personal knowledge of his bravery
on several occasions" General Sickles
knows what genuine bravery on the
field of battle is. His warm praise of
the citizen who didn't send a substi-
tute, but faced the enemy himself, in
evitably draws attention to the con-
trast in character and patriotism be-
tween Benjamin Harrison and the
candidate who stayed safely at home
when the fighting was going on-the
pension vetoer whom B0urke Cochran
declared the Democratic veterans of
New York State would not support.
General Sickles rose in the Chicago
convention when the imprisoned
Tammany orator made this declara-
ton, waving his crutch and shouting
"Neverl neverl" Appearances indi-
cate that his opinion was entirely