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i kw i- TV i T THE NEWMARKET ERA FRIDAY JAN CHINA HALL i around foe flub WCDEAWAXE AND TO and at 111 Presbyterian coBgregation on Wednesday and appointed the following offi cers the Sunday School for next year Supfc Linstead Donald Davidson TreasurerMiss Wight Teachers Mrs jas Hamilton Miss Davidson Mrs- Hind- marsh Miss Hamilton and Miss We want to say a few words about our Empress Fine Shoes for Ladies They give feet Satisfaction for the lowing reasons fol- They are style They fit perfectly They are guaranteed to give Every satisfaction to the Wearer- BETHEL Mr- Samuel in Toronto this vetek and Miss Annie and were visiting in nomination a good crowd There is a fight on this year A letter from an old mu nicipal war horse the old time fights vividly to mind Charlie seems not to hive lost of his old time vim as hes still mak ing hard and successful fights In Uncle Sams domains Yuletide passed its usual good merry bells were greatly missed There will soon be good sleighing if the beautiful continues to accumulate much longer Quite a number from this vicinity attended the supper at Keswick and Sutton respectively Dame rumor has a coupe of wed- dings booked for this week The Ladies Aid of Bethel church will meet at Mrs Wm Kings on Wednesday nest at pm ROACHS Mr Young gave a party one evening last week when a number of his young friends enjoyed them selves immensely Mr and and Mr and Mrs- Young were the guests of Mrs Sherman oh New Years night Quite a number from here attended the oyster supper at Keswick on Years and- report it excellent The annual Tree was at on Dec Mr and Mrs Miller intend celuhrat- their golden wedding on Friday trie Mr Jesse seems to be having a serious time down in the bush these days Miss Hannah Watt is visiting at Mrs Millers this week are sorry to hear Mrs Kel lys baby is down with scarlet fever Our genial butcher made his ajipeai- PINE ORCHARD the Mr Clarence May is spending holidays in the city At the annual meeting in connection with the Union Sunday School Mr John was reelected Superin tendent and Mr Clarence May secre tary Everybody seemed well pleased with the Way the quarters lessons were reviewed by Jackson of Newmarket Rev A of Aurora gave an address school last Sunday afternoon and preached at the Pine Orchard meetinghouse in the evening One evening last week the members of the Bible Class at surprised their teacher Mr A Starr at his residence and showed their approbation of his efforts a Christmas box of a handsome Rocking Choir accompanied by an address on Thursday last after us to fast for six long weeks There bells- is a faroff sound of STREET NORTH Have we Sold You a Pair Misses and Childrens fine or strong Shoes Mens and Boys coarse and fine Shoes COLLEGE CORNERS -o- GRAM RUBBERS Our Snag Proof Rub bers are the best the market on -o- China Glassware Sets Toilet Sets and Among visitors from the city wc have noted Mr and Mrs Walker and two children Mr Mr Mr and Miss Miss Annie Steel Mr Walter Wiggins Mr If you 11 at and sister Miss and They re MiR3 Miss on E Gibson Teacher Miss Minnie Hilborn Miss Annie of Manitoulin Is- the year that At Very Close Prices to reduce our large Stock Over Sets to Select from See our Stock in Store opposite -o- Grocery Fine New Figs 5c lb Fine New Selected Raisins lb Fine New Citron Orange and Lemon Peels This Seasons Currants are scarce and price high A SMITH The Leading Grocer Coal and Wood Lime Hair Cements Flour and Feed delivered to all parts of the Town free J WILL80N Telephone Cor Main A Huron REMOVED The tree entertainment at the Christian church Union Street was a huge success The parties that con tributed the long program acted well their parts giving gratifying pleasure unjil oclock then it broke up leav ing the rest of the program which would have taken till 3 oclock to wind up Mr of New market filled the bill as Santa made gushes of laughter and dis tributing Jbe presents to right per sons Mr Coules ably filled the chair which was too for and all were well pleased with Lis re marks Proceeds to go to the repair fund See here Mr Owl you watch out for another wedding over in your locality Ill watch in the day time to marry when no person know it Mr Root has- Iconic busy in Keswick KOTM Tent Mr Ryerson Grant and his spouse are spending a few under the parental roof at Mr Mrs Rose and Miss spent Xmas in this vicinity Toronto agrees with them satisfactorily Mr Win Park and wife are sjiending a few days in at Mr Geo Mr Glover got an pre sent better than any one I know Santa came round that way and presented him with a sweet looking wife A big charivari on tapis Now young men and bachelors hurry up or some other widower will drop in ahead of us Come now all ye philosophers and astronomers dont let the Owl and the Joker tell what you dbnli know concerning the twentieth question Last week I saw in a local paper a man with sheets of paper showing rods of evidence in favor of his argu ment that we were in the twentieth century last week But we en tered on our twentieth century this week at midnight between Monday and Tuesday Our sleighing this winter wheels may be snow will do before spring yet Mr is home after a sojourn of three years in Uncle Samss domains Coughs with a nose tickler are pre valent in this section There Is a pair of sparking black eyes a haunting one of our young men in the city who is at present looking up references for a sit down there Well miss our Miss Maggie from this community as she is on her way to Buffalo to learn to take care of patients In the Hospital Her gen tle sympathetic ways will pave out her success which we all wish Mr wife and daughter of street were calling on friends last week Mr John Hicks and his daughter Mrs Eliza of Dakota are making a visiting tour thru our tion Uncle Sams climate must be medicinal rosy cheeks are the I guess Will Mackie leads them all in Come Johnnie youre not far behind A certain party was preparing some dainty Xmas cakes and put them away out of danger of thieves mice but one came along and caught sight of something nice in a covered basket However there was no entrance but like the Roman hero Miss Flora entertained a number of her friends at tea on Fri day evening The table was taste fully decorated and amply supplied With all the dainties of the season No pains were spared in order that all might spend pleasantly mu sic and games being the principal en tertainment of the evening Those who have partaken of Miss hospitality can fully appreciate her At Home The topic was taken up on Sunday evening by Miss Edith Draper who gave a very interesting and pro fitably address Quite a number from this vicinity are talking of taking in the New Years dinner provided by the ladles of the Methodist church The next meeting of the Ladies Aid of Bethel church will be held at Mrs Kings on Wednesday Jan The Belhaven School Board has re signed and writs are issued for a new election to be held next Wednesday Jan The people of the section nearly unanimously to asked that J A- be engaged as their teacher for The School Board 2 to said that they could not sana tion the peoples wishes the the close of the school Sun day the Superintendent Miss who has accepted a position as teach er near Albert and is leaving this section was presented with an Album and the following address to which she made a suitable reply Dear Friend It is with feelings of mingled regret anil pleasure that we of your intended removal from among us We regret your departure because we are losing so faithful and efficient a superintendent one whose place ib will be difficult indeed to fill Notwithstanding sorrow are pleased to know that you have secured a position in which your sphere of usefulness will not be lessened We cannot however allow you to leave without expressing our apprecia tion of your work in organizing and carrying on our Sunday School in token of which we ask you to accept this Photograph Album We sincerely hope that you may find in your new home not only an agree able lot of pupils but kind friends and congenial associates Signed on behalf of Sunday School Miss of Montreal fell in to another trance last Monday morn ing and did not wake till Tuesday night She is still rather weajc from the and has a bad headache but there is no reason to suppose that she will have another trance in near future It will be remembered that Miss was unconscious in this peculiar way in for days and in for eleven days While in this peculiar condi tion seems unconscious to all her surroundings but if any one puts bis or her band over her face without touching it she immediately appears to suffer severely Witness Detroit Mich an i Michigan beef factories have not yet com pleted their campaign for but from the best obtainable data it is expected that the output of refined granulated sugar from those who have reported will exceed 4870000 pounds or 24000 tons This means the farmers of Michigan have raised close on to tons of beets for which they have received not far from gem If LEHMANS DRUG STORE o Our Preparations Are made from the Purest Drugs and and you may Rely Upon Them They will be to help yon if you need them V Farm to Ponth Pel Of lot the Mb cod of Megan Two Wanted i MRS RAVAGE Queen Newmarket of Cod Liver OH a Emulsion and White Pine and Pulmonary Balsam Peerless Hair Restorer Tablets Tonic Pills Kidney Pills Liver Pills Just the thing for keeping the warm a We can suit yon with these and give them to you at a very low price TO of Newmarket KKST7ICK an old time Municipal in old North is tion this bury Mrs Brown and family also Miss Ladies and Gentlemen I Wish to announce that I am a candidate for the Town Council It is not my intention to do any canvas sing but if elected I shall do all lean to advance the interests of the Town GEO S RICHARDSON OF THH Town of Newmarket Ladies and Gentlemen Having accepted the nomination as a candidate for the Town Council I take this means of asking for your support as I do not intend to signation and election Trust there all of Toronto June- ally canvass and if elected will mi if nV ft An fth Aiii I ft J I J may be a good interest shown in the election DENES SEED STORE Opposite House says Ill find a way or make It so set to work with his until an aperture would admit him and helped to an feed The Joker land is here- also Miss of and Mr Jesse Dales son of the late James Dales of Michigan Mr Earnest Rogers who has spent some months in Manitoba return ed a couple of weeks looking quite oldfashioned Mr Frank ffilson of Manitoba has spent his holidays with relatives and friends here Mr and Mrs Archie Murray of Va- are spending their holidays with friends here Mrs J nee Martha Ell iott of Manitoba is visiting relatives in this part Mr T has recently com pleted putting his patent fixtures for Mr Julius Rogers near We feel quite in stating that farmers are standing in their own light by not closely investigating make hog raising a pleasure ralher an a task Like other towns and villages length and of Kcttlcby an opportunity Wed nesday last of welcoming a mem ber of the South African in the person of Bugler Daniel Step- hens and considering the short time to prepare a well deserving reception was given Immediately upon the receipt of the news that he would ar rive at 3 pm messengers were des patched thru the country to notify the public and as the hour drew near peo ple began to display their loyal spirit by their presence About horse back riders many pedestrians with the Band met the Heroic Dan at Tory Corners and es corted him thru the village amid the din of all kinds of music the roaring of guns anvils ringing of bells blowing of tinhorns and the Kettleby Brass Band after which they repaired to the Temperance Hall where the ladies had hurriedly prepared a meal for which much credit is due Patriotic speeches songs and recita tions ended the first event of ihc kind ever held in Kettleby Mr John Smith of Elm vale was tailing on old friends here Ms week We were pleased to see him retaining his usual vigor Mr M Robinson has purchased a large stock of American and French sucklings for budding purposes Mr little girl Lena required medical treatment the other evening but are now informed Is improving We regret to report the death of Miss Walton last Monday spent the holidays with their parents Mr and Mrs John sr Messrs John and Angus King sons of Mr King spent a week or ten- days in Toronto with friends They returned home on Saturday last and report having had a good time About forty people of ages varying from to were enjoying themselves on their skates on the Bay on New Years day There were some lively discussions last week at the stores in regard to the new century deavor to serve my ability you to the best of 50 Ladies Black Skirts Lined and Velvet Only 12 each Boys and Youths Overcoats at 025 and yards 3 inch Shaker regular lor cents per yard 00 o 01 TORONTO HOUSE on Eider and Mrs re turned home on Saturday after having spent a couple of weeks at their form er home in the United States The friends of the Christian church had a fine nigjit for their Oyster Sup per on New Years night There was a grand crowd At the last regular review of Kes wick Tent KOTM the following officers were elected for the ensuing year Commander K L Commander Ernest Martin and Keeper K Marritt Sergeant K K Cole K Hamilton 1st Master of Guards K F Sher man 2nd Master of Guards S Win- Sentinel K Win Terry Picket Win Past Commander K Van an Mr and Mrs Edward King from the North West are here on a three months visit among friends and rela tives They speak well of the home of their adoption Mr Purdy and family spent Christmas at Brougham Mr Isaac Morton and family of In- are spending a few days at his fathers Mr Ira Morion Mr Win is on the sicklist just now A number of our young folks spent New Years eve at the home of Mr John Stephens of Mt Pleasant- They report a very enjoyable time Tltcy watched old Century out and the new one In There Is one vacant house in Kes wick now which is something very unusual There is to be a rally on Saturday night of the members of Sons of Tem perance Division For some months they have not been meeting and an ef fort is to be made to work up the In terest No Whitchurch V Class Reynolds Walter Reynolds t VLewla Stephens Ida Taylor Kennedy ArUwr Ken nedy Gordon Pitt Jr ill Annie Miles II Mary Walker Pitt Clara Ste phens Browning Jr SMITH BROS PHOTOS FINER anil BETTER THAN EVER m Call nd see Them NOTICE 10000 WORTH OF PRIZES GIVEN AWAY FREE Annual Meeting ft Dairy Association will be held on Jan 1001 at the hour of In tho Council Chamber for or Order DENS W W To the of the ol Ladles and Gentlemen Although my name was placed in Nomination for Councillor on Monday last and I have been strongly urged to stand have decided that on ac count of the pressing claims of my own private business not to do so this year but will probably at some fu ture time again be a candidate for the of Councillor I take this op portunity of thanking my friends for the hearty support given me years ago when I was elected in the Council and also to the Electors one year ago when I was elected by ac clamation STEPHEN DRAPER BRIGHT BOYS GIRLS and LADIES WANTED Sir lira For a wo are MUUi ibcM Portrait each and to anyone or more we of which are Valuable Premiums Select From your will yon a of Portrait a and foil Sbeeia ft Sell he return and will ant Wolakeback any aniold AThUofler ACARKMY C aVyU Cam Sealed Tenders will be received by the undersigned up to Thursday January the 1901 or the Township of Host cou- aiding of less Persona will the amount willing to pay In cash lor this lot Payment to 10 days notification of of tender ana pat ent to on pay men Commlaalouer Crown JLI of Crown Toronto Deo I Gladys Walter Hazel Trent Johnnie NEWMARKET Horticultural Society notice la hereby that the An nual Society will In Council Newmarket on 1 January adoption of Annual Reports of Office By order KBITH TO RENT Twitching Eyelids Indicate eyestrain The slightest hint of it should not be neglected We test eyes free of charge and recommend glasses when absolutely necessary Art Conk Bowser apply to Mian l Pitt Claire No Millard Block formerly occupied by J feSon JOSEPH MILLARD Atkinson OPTICIAN A Co Jewelry NEWMARKET- Small to Lot J Smith Notice hereby jlven that Annual Meeting of the abovo Society will Council Chamber Newmarket ON Jan- at the hour of etook pm tor the reeop- tton Hud adoption of Annual tln f and A la A meeting of existing Hoard will ho held at the place at on the above J CANE KEITH I RAILWAY SYSTEM THIS Route Runs through Seven States two principal Provinces Natures favorite highway Delightful scenery advantages Roadbed that traveller relish service and equipment i Fur hi the A M Tm