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J Weeks Items OS IN TOWN Banquet A complimentary banquet is to be of Sharon on Monday evening next by many friends this section on tic eve of bis de parture for South Africa St Johns Church service on Christmas eve was largely attended and ratter than usual- The church was beautifully decorated Rev Father officiated Good ReGofd tot Friday Mr P Rush of the 3rd Cod or King killed a spring pig which when weighed Its We like lo hear from anybody can beat thiK It is a jcod lanrd A CompUraent Speaking of the improve ments about to be in Newmar ket the Canadian Electrical News concludes item with words This- town for its will possess of the most modem up-to- date plants to be found THE NEWMARKET ERA FRIDAY DEC Another Contract While in town last Wednesday Mr of Holt- closed a contract with Mr A to cut feet of lumber acres on lot in the con of Whitchurch The property is situated about titles from and the Imp is to cut this- winter Gospel attendance at the meeting last Sunday afternoon Rev presided and gave an interesting address Mrs Lush organist Head ings were given by Mrs oiler and Mrs Cane solo by Miss Jessie Low and remarks by Mrs Hughes The Salvation Army is to take charge of the meeting next Sunday St Pauls Church service will be held in this church on Monday evening next at with special re ference to the closing of the and the opening of the Century The Sunday School Christmas Tree will be held in the schoolhouse on Thursday evening Jan 3rd Parents and friends of the school are invited Hots of pun It was very quiet in Town on Christ mas day except on Fairy Lake where hundreds of young people enjoyed themselves skating The ice was in splendid condition Many of the young people both ladies and gentle men left their boots in the Water- Works building and during their ab they were ail piled in a heap causing great fun when they came in to find their own Arrangements The Newmarket Club will practice at the Rink Tuesday and Thursday evenings from to and on Mon days from to The time will divided up between the junior and senior members on Tuesdays and Thursdays Every member the is requested to be out at the earliest practices to get in readiness for the game with on January 3rd Bargains in Now that the Season advanced at Hughes Over a Sugar Stick Considerable interest was taken in the weight of a large Sugar Walking Stick about ft long sus pended in the window of Jacks in the store Was entitled to a and over were made running ail the way from Iter to lbs The stick was on eve and tipped uhe oiknce at lbs- ozs The guess was made by a boy on street Its The majority of guesses from to lbs Pfimapy Closing The by the pu pils of the Primary School last Fri day afternoon was exceedingly credit- to the teacher Miss Ironsides largely attended by visitors Rev occupied toe chair much acceptance The program singing dialogues and re actions and was- quit lengthy ll did their parts well some of the Wcca arc worthy of special mention The character motion song Setas Worker Boys the Four and the motion song J entitled Squirrel The nHar recUation Somebodys was given with exceptional by Frank At the the teacher was very highly by Messrs Hughes for the choice pro rendered to which Miss briefly replied presents- suitable at M Presentation Mr J H class in the School was grouped at Smiths Gallery the other day and each presented with a picture by the teacher The girls returned tho compliment by presenting Mr With a copy of Notes for 1901 accompanied by a very affection ate address Passed the model following candidates who at tended Model School in during the past four months have suc ceeded in passing the recent examina tions and are now entitled to teach school in this Province Messrs Cross Park wrong name and Misses Richards Rus sell and Skinner the ladies passed but two of lite young men were plucked Presentation Mr A Thompson mechanical foreman at Canes Factory was very pleasantly surprised on Christmas eve by being presented with a valuable set of guages and calipers By work ers in iron department Mr- Thompson expressed his thanks for the token of goodwill and esteem Tuesday is a public holiday Big fire on the Holland marsh last Monday night Engineer commenced yes terday to move the smalt pump and heater at tho WaterWorks to make room for the new boiler Skating and Curling Rink open ed yesterday for the season Decorating with Christmas greens was quite the thing i BRUNTON Grocery Prices for Christmas Season TvTW Yesterday afternoon of the pupils of Mr Arthur Oliver gave a Piano Recital at- the Oliver residence Queen Street which was- attended by quite a laage company of invited guests The following took part Miss Laura Mist Miss Pratt Miss Master Isinglass Mitstej Harry Master Clarence Outline and Master Brock Vocal selections were also given by Miss George of Miss and Oliver Presentation Last Friday evening a deputation on behalf of the young men of he of St Johns Church waited upon Father Morris at trie Rectory and presented him with a handsome set of Stones are what is called the Red Home with ivory handles and a silver plate with the following inscription Presented to Rev Father Morris Christmas The revemii gentleman was taken completely by surprise but expressed his appreciation of the gift in glowing terms Finest Currants while they last Best selected Raisins per lb Seeded Valencia Raisins pec lb Seeded California Raisins per lb Pure Sugar per lb Finest Cooking Figs per lb Prunes per lb Nonpareil Jelly Tablets Canned Peas tins for Canned Corn tins for Canned Tomatoes tins for Canned Pumpkin per tin per lb 25 3 lb Tin of Asparagus regular for Sardines per tin lb Tin Imperial Pigs Feet reg for Canned pound tins Sliced Smoked Beef per tin Canned Pork and Beans Canned Plums Canned Chicken Canned Partridge Canned or Tongue per tin Mortons Preserved Mortons Keppercd Herring 9 to Corn package Washing Soda per lb Blue Breakfast per lb Fresh Ground per lb and tor lb lb Crosse A New just to hand New Walnuts Almonds and just received Come and buy the best for the very lowest money at BRUNTON CORNER STOR Caught but Off Depot SpaMing took a gun from Mr More tickets were sold here this year A of and sold for holidays than last it to a in year and the passenger on the On being brought brfvie Judge Mac- road has been heavy dougall his I iled lie The freight handled during the past The Mayor was of the opinion that a suitable hoist would cost four or live hundred dollars and could not see how it could he done at present The treasurer was instructed to pay the Public Library Hoard the sum of and a loan of had made restitution Si was allowed out- on on week is as follows promising to pay the Iwlaiuv cars coal lumber Inward Merchandise wood nibble a arte The was I and rine I total- hundreds of miles able sent Wheat oats livestock after him at the peoples expense merchandise woodenware four or live times of eiaUy goods marsh hay total the gun and then the guilty let- on North Bay passenger train corn- suspended sentence Premium yesterday had an crime J accident at Severn and a lot people were hurt Hockey The first Championship Hockey Match of the season will be played here on Thursday January 3rd when Special meeting last Wednesday home team will try to down Present Mayor Cane arid and get a lead in the Northern Robertson District of A This sea- and Smith sons hockey should prove the moat in- following bills were we have ever arc had There Canadian for goods Sizes We have a few of these that we Will sell cheap Hughes 37 fu to be three home games during clearing Town Hall 11 January which necessitates each team labor at praying two garoes a week It is yet Station hard to say what players will material for sent Newmarket but two or three v positions will have to be filled by Uriah Marsh far some of the colts Town Hall P J Anderson coal oil for Lepard carting for Market T on electric sup plies 15 Tourn 0 freight on piping The nomination of candidates to fill Co repairs for it L the of and Sis Council- labor for the Town of Newmarket for Cane Sons material for and also Three Public School Trustees will take plate in the Town I Newton nursing Hail next Monday evening comment J cartage It at oclock It is hoped that Millard drawing brick bats I will be a good attendance of ratepayers to hear the discussion J Wilson and if municipal matters Toronto charity to So far as we can learn there will be only one change in the composition of i LockUp account keep of tramps the Council year Alderman Morrison Co supplies for Trivett has intimated that he intends I to retire and Lloyd lias labor at electric fied his willingness to the posi- 1 Station Hon I J as Shark cartage The retiring School are Thos labor at electric Messrs Scott and Pretty Station If willing to serve again they will no J Collins drawing coal doubt be reelected John Collins drawing cinders It looks now as if Newmarket will Sheet No WW elect its officer acclamation and Sheet No it sue the expense of an hardware for now building at US 11 nils of charity to Faulk- family referred to the Frank of 1 has purchased tiie properly of Mr on Gorhain Street and is to move here in next The at Pine Orchard Sunday School is to be taken next Sabbath morning at oclock by a worker from Newmarket Everybody is well pleased with the new arc light on exhibition at the Electric Light Station The December Statement for the Town of Newmarket was posted last Saturday and is interesting reading for ratepayers Great preparations were made Town Hall this week for the lors At Home last and many visitors were expected from a dis tance Keep your eye on Era advertise ment these days you may save money An evidence of home artistic talent is given in the December Cosmopoli tan where two plates are given of scenes in Washington capitol which are the exact counterpart of pictures taken by Mr Hughes You will not only be able to make new resolutioas for the new year but for the new century Mrs VanCamp slipped on the side walk on street on Christmas- day and received quite a bad fall Town doctors are kept busy attend ing to country Tho crowded stores prove that there is money around and about Mr manager of the Office The bills of Titos Hunter J lb Collins and for draw ing three cars of stone were referred to the Inspector for adjustment The following were referred to the Fire Light Com John Son Hunter cartage A roof contract The petition of A for Bill iard License was referred to the Fi nance Com Finance Com reported that the bill of Cane fc Sons Co were duly examined and checked to the several Committees leaving a balance of which they recommend to bo paid adopted Mr if the matter in connection the water supply to the Office Specialty was set tied The Mayor replied meters bad been installed and would be read by the at the end of the year The payments of to Jas Ben- arid to Thos Hunter on con tracts were confirmed also to Market Committee Mr objected to members of the Council being buttonholed for grants instead of bringing the matter before the Council in the regular way The Printing Committee payment of the bills of for and for Report adopted Mr Smith called the attention of Council to the of a hoist in Tendency of Subscription These lias been an upward tendency in newspaper subscription rates liming the past year the Province of Ontario The cost of paper coupled with the which for two or three years newspapers have had to pay has brought this result There are now no dollar dailies hi The daily may come in the future hut its time is not yet The rates of some papers have been increased within the past few months from SI to a year The News and the Toronto tar how- ever which did sell for SI have made a haltway advance ami are now sold to subscribers who receive them thru the at a year This charge small though it if is in the right direction While a daily metropolitan paper- such as the Toron to Star does not compote with the provincial press their respective being different and the one a comple ment of other yet at the same time the fact that a daily paper ten pages every other day and sixteen or twenty on Saturday such as the To ronto Star for example could be bought for a year for 1 had an in evitable effect upon the prices of the provincial press And when the fact is known that a year will not pay for the white paper and postage alone of a paper like the Toronto Star subscribers themselves should have no objection to paying an advance sufficient to cover these initial costs At a year the Toronto Daily Star is the best value in this province Star contains Hunters cartoons daily it has three women writers of Ha own it has its own special cables and special tele graph despatches its sporting depart ment is as comprehensive and as as of any newspaper in Canada its commercial page covers every im portant city and exchange in the world gives its readers all the market reports fifteen hours in ad vance of their appearance in the morn- iitg papers The Toronto Star ranks with our foremost papers while be cause of the brightness which charac terizes it from the first page the last it is lie most readable of them all Such a paper is worth twice rate of a year Subscriptions received at the office at this rate and forwarded to Toronto without additional cost The Cheap Store Departments NEW YEAR GIFTS HOLIDAY GIFTS A way Some men aro like needles they never work unless tboy are hard push ed The average man resembles a whale ho no sooner gets on top than he begins to blow Glasgow is going to have a civic telephobe system by which any per son can srxxUc to any other person in the city for two cent a speak In tallest building In Now York was five stories high and the church spires were conspicuous above them Now there is only one spire in the city as high as the tallest build ing Sir Henry Thompson was onto an enthusiastic vegetarian- He has changed his mind regarding that of dieting He states that few persons can sustain their health and a fair amount of strength on a strictly vegetable diet 6c 10c 15 c BfiYUYS PRIVATE SCHOOL Specialty Works here gave a Town Hall as front steps are mas box to every employee getting all knocked to pieces English French and Music IN ADVANCE in Price Less Than Cost Between now and Monday night next we offer the balance of Holiday Goods carried over from at the following prices 5c Articles 3c 10c Articles 15c Articles and Articles 30 to Articles 25c 50 to 60c Articles 35c 65 to Articles 50c All Articles over these Prices at a Straight per cent Discount By Holiday Goods we mean Fancy China and Glass ware Dolls Sleighs Books Games Toys Fancy Goods Silver Plated Goods Skates c Roche Co Newmarket Ont