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j I I THE NEWMARKET ERA FRIDAY APRIL Keeks WHIT IS GOING ON HI ABOUT TOWN Friends Flowers were displayed here last Sunday which was quite unusual pastor Rev J B Rogers preached an Easter sermon in the jcorning Presbyterian The floral decorations last Sunday very beautiful Good congrega tions Easter sermons morning and evening by tie pastor and special Easter anthems by the choir Sunday the veteran preacher or King Rev Mr will preach here morning and evening teiog ah exchange with Rev Mr Sale The two Monthly Sales that have teen conducted at the Royal Hotel yards have been very successful and another one is now arranged to take place next Wednesday afternoon There are horses 20 head cattle several rigs and a number of farm im plements This sale should attract a good crowd People having articles to sell should leave word at the Royal for the next sale T TV If 1 Cold Fred got a ducking last Wednesday near the Huron st bridge He accidentally dropped a bag in the water and in reaching for it from the bank the soft earth gave away and he took an involuntary bath florae There was another death at the Home on Wednesday James from York Tp aged He had been here about years During the past two or three weeks men hare left Home to do for themselves There is still nearly left of whom are men Notwithstanding the efforts of the Landing boys to keep the suckers there they have made their appear ance here in great numbers On Tues day one of the boys with the assistance of another on the shore to lilt the net caught no less than 650 Suckers are now on the bill of fare St Pauls Church The church was nicely decorated last Sunday and the services were well attended There were over communicants Good Easter sermons morning and evening by the rector Rev J anhspecial mu sic by the choir The solo by Miss in the evening was greatly ap preciated and the Churchwardens were encouraged by good collections The choir acquitted themselves very creditably and the Easter music will be repeated neat Sunday The annua Vestry Meeting was called on Monday evening but as the financial statement was not complete the meeting adjourned till next Mon day evening Brieflets It Mrs p Canes Normal Class was grouped at Smiths Gallery on Good Friday About time the garden rake com menced to move in the back yard King Council meets at Kettleby to morrow Roads are drying nicely Mr shipped a load of pigs and cattle from here on Wednesday for Toronto Fairy Lake was clear all ice on Wednesday morning Residents of the West side of the Town are getting anxious for street lights Theyll soon be ready now Hunters dray looks quite gay its new coat Mr Dean moved into Mr Vernons house on St last Wednesday and Mr Jack is to move from over the store to the house on St vacated by Mr Dean St Johns Charon The sombre appearance of this edifice during lent- was removed on Sunday by the placing of floral and other decorations on the altar and in the chancel Father Morris ed the services which were in keeping with Easter and were well attended The offering was also very satisfac tory Watch Lost A week ago last Saturday Mr Filch asserts that bis watch was tak en from him while at the Forsyth House and on the following Wednes day it was found at the rear of Smiths grocery Filch suspects a young man in the Township of Whit church and papers are issued for an investigation by Mr Woodcock on Saturday Mr David Millard met with quite a loss on Wednesday in the death of one of his horses which was valued at It was taken with paraly sis on Monday aid died in two days in spite of almost constant attention Christian Chorea Good congregations last Sunday Special Easter music by the choir and Easter sermon by the pastor in the morning also euphonium solo by Smith There were only a few flowers Musical service in the evening the pastor speaking from a selection of bible passages on the subject inter spersed with appropriate hymns also solo by Mr Richard Willis and duett by Messrs Walter Stephens and Stan ley Scott Presentation Learning that Mr J Montgom ery was to leave town to ac cept a lucrative position at Marie a number of the young men of the Town assemWed at the Central Hotel last Monday evening and alter voting ExWarden Woodcock to the chair presented with a beautiful Travelling Suit Case as a slight tok en of their esteem Mr Montgomery although taken by surprise made a feeling reply alter which alt present expressed their regret at his removal from Newmarket and wished him all success in his new home Durban April One hundred and fifty Boers part of the commando which attacked a train last week sud denly appeared at Sunday night The owner of the hotel and store awoke and found seventy armed his room They looted and set fire to the premises Later they raided a neighboring house the own er of which guarded his wifes bed room with a revolver A bullet pass ed through the door and wounded him in the shoulder After the loot ing the Boers rapidly decamped The fire at the hotel was extinguished but the store and a canteen were destroy ed A hundred of the 5th Lancers Towelling per yard and Imperial Yeomanry were attack- by Boers to the northward of Aberdeen Cape Colony and after several hours fighting the British were surrounded and captured with the exception of who succeeded in making their escape Lord Kitchener reports that has occupied with slight opposition He captured two loco motives and 39 trucks One officer and one man were killed Lord Kitchener further reports the capture of sixteen prisoners fifty horses and the depot of war stores at Boshmans- Orange River Colony lew r Just Check Ginghams Fast Color per yard 5c Fancy French Flannels pure wool per yard L Fancy Silk for Waists regular for Eiderdown Flannel Suiting Flannel regular BLACK DRESS S Goobai In this Department we the trade having many special lines that are not shown elsewhere Samples cheerfully sent to but rf town USE ONLY Baking Powder and you will never fail A R S Have you your barrel of Sugar yet Our advice is now will i will give you the lowest quotation In the trade N Dentist Dr of has rented the premises just vacated by Dentist Terry The Dr is an hon or graduate of Toronto University and a member of the College of Dent al Surgeons of Ontario He has practiced for a year and having the appearanceof an energetic young man we commend him to the patronage of the public The Census The enumerators for the Township of Whitchurch in the several polling divisions are as follows I John Young Lee Brown J Widdifieid J Spalding Martin Roach For Newmarket Messrs Knowles and Joseph Hughes Mr Wood resigned Fur Andrew Brown and Jas OBrien Entertainment The annual entertainment under the auspices of the Ladies Aid of St Pauls Church should draw a full house at the Town Hall next Tuesday evening The program comprises male choruses glees and solos to gether with the newest comic songs by our popular vocal humorist Mr Blake Hewitt The English May Day Scene with May pole dance artistic reel etc will be performed by over twenty children Instrumental music to be supplied by Newmarket Orches tra The whole to conclude with a laughable farce entitled Popping the No pains are being spar ed to make the entertainment a grand success Seats reserved at Lehmans drug store Tickets already bought- can be changed for Reserved Seats at Leh mans Drug Store for extra High Cleveland Bicycle For sale In good order Apply at Smith Bros Studio Newmarket Postponed Owing to the SeraiAnnual Conven tion of the at Toronto Junction next week the regular meet ing of the Society here has been post poned till a week from next Tuesday then to meet at the residence of Mrs Manning Several members from here have been appointed to attend the above Convention and it is hoped that all Societies in the north part of the County will be well represented A good program has been prepared and the ladies anticipate an gathering Sale Register SATURDAY April of horses implements etc also wood on the Market Square Newmarket at oclock Credit till Nov next Duncan SATURDAY April Sale of stock implements and household furni ture at the Market Square New market at oclock am Credit till 1st Nov on sums over Duncan WEDNESDAY April Monthly sale of farm horses cattle plemenls rigs harness etc at the Royal Hotel yards Newmarket at 1 oclock Six months credit given oil approved notes H- Kavanagh BETHEL CORNERS News scarce this week very The census takers are on their rounds Judging by the time spent at some homes the questions must be quite numerous and difficult There was a large attendance at Bethel Easter services Rev Brace gave an excellent Easter dis course Rev Braces brother him The Ladies Aid of Bethel church meets this week at the home of the president Mrs- Ellis A good attendance is expected The May meeting is an open one at the church The ladies should be compli mented on their good and faithful work Miss Lena who is sdflering an attack of is getting better again Death of On Easter Sunday morning another the old business men of Newmarket passed away in the person of Mr James Kelman For about eighteen months he had been in failing health from tuberculosis of the throat He carried on the drug business in previous to his removal here over years ago and was for many years one of our prominent business men being also telegraph and express agent here He took an active interest in the church of his choice and was for years the choirmaster and organist lie leaves widow and seven grown up children to mourn their loss All the family were home for Easter on account of their fathers illness ex cept Dr John Kelman of Minneapolis who reached here in time for the fun on Tuesday morning Mr J Kelman now resides at Midland Saturday Morning Bay Horse yrs old will be sold by auction on the Market Square The regular meeting of the Wo mens Missionary Society of the Methodist church was held at- the residence of Mrs L Jackson last Wednesday afternoon There were 28 present and it proved to be a most excellent meeting The President Mrs McCulloch took the chair- An Easter program was provided com prising the following Very helpful Bible reading by Mrs Cane duett by and Clara TrWett reading by Mrs Geo- duett by Miss Elliott and Miss Louie Rich ardson recitation by Leila Manning reading by Mrs Cane and a piano selection by Miss Libbie Mil lard The Easter Thankoffering amounted to Miss Margaret Kelman nurse at North Bay Hospital and Miss Clara telegraph operator at ton Other mourners at the funeral were Mrs J of Midland Mr A and Mrs W nop and neice of deceased also Mr Alex Thompson of Toronto a cousin Numerous floral designs from friends and loved ones adorned the casket Funeral service conducted in iv y of Richmond Hill Mr leaves many warm friends Separate School Report of the ft School New market for the months of February and March Maggie Burke Ella Mulroy Grace Irene OMalley Jr IV Aggie Burke Mary Hod- gins Oscar McCaf frey Rose Doyle John Jas III Frank May Anna McCaffrey Harry Doyle J Mulroy Ambrose II Herman Knopf Cecilia OLeary Florence Annie Frank Barry Vincent Jr Bessie Mat Maurice Norman Alice Burke Irene Doyle McCaffrey Andrew Rudolph Racine Brown Roach teacher Sehool Reports Easter Exam School Fifth Class max marks 1500 Ed na Morton Morton Stella Mahoney Carl Morton Fourth Class max 650 Frank Cul- verweil King Mary Smith Maud p47 Noah Draper 443 Bessie Morton Bertie Delia Hartley 389 Mulock 365 Frances 393 Raymond York Absent 5 Third Class max loughby 509 Stanley Mahoney Richard Culver well 445 Lloyd Pol lock Ethel Nelson Fern Morton Winnie 364 Elmore 335 Stanley 305 Cecil 398 Adele Winch Maud J A teacher Egypt School Easier Exams Class Bertram Chapman Willie Riddell Lettie Lake Sadie 3rd Tomlinsoo Andy Cameron Chapman Foster Lake Willie Riddell Percy Wood Jennie Roy Myrtle McClellan Tomlinson Jr 3rdLettieRiddell Ira Wood Maggie Sinclair Cora 2nd Class Norman Wilfrid Delia Tom Ins on David Keirn Carl Chapman Alfred Lake Jr Wesley Smith I Bernard Cole teacher Perhaps the most important event we have to record that should have appeared last week is the marriage of Miss Maggie Spink to Mr A on the evening of the of March in the presence of about 50 invited guests Rev Mr Latter of performed the ceremony and was accompanied by Mrs Latter and daughter Bessie Others who attended from a distance were Dr Butler and wife of Toronto Misses Kendal of Toronto Messrs and Elliott of Mr and Miss Nelson or Aurora The bride was the recipient of very many use ful and handsome presents In the evening a number of young men and boys banded themselves together and made a great noise The bridegroom gave them some money and told them to go somewhere else for their fun and they went like good hoys We have to record the fact that sickness in this section the past few months has been unparalleled Among those who are under the care at present are Mrs Mr and Mrs Nye Mr Levi Watson Mrs David Terry Mr Geo Paxton of dropped in on his brother rather un expectedly they having not met for some ten years Miss is home from the city attending her mother while seriously ill Others spending Easter with friends were Messrs Frank and Wiggins of Toronto Mr and MrsvH Fox of Detroit US Mr Marshall of Quite a number Kettleby were j mingled with the King team of crack shots on Good Friday that won the points over the Aurora team as will be seen by the following score With a rest yds shots off hand yds shots King Aurora 86 Bade 88 J J Davis Rank A 82 J A Wilson 460 In commemoration of the birthday of Mr Proctor there was a family gathering at hi residence on Wednesday last his children and grandchildren STOR 21 Departments www The plant of the Arahetsthurg Electric Light Company was destroy ed by lire Loss about 5000 Two sail ore lost their lives by the burning of the steamer Royal City at Vancouver The Conger Lumber Companys mill at Parry Sound was burned en tailing a loss of Rev Mr Fen ton secured a verdict against the Misses McDonald at Assizes for 750 for George who was Brandon to four years in the penitentiary escaped from the Jail A sixteenyearold son of William Sloan a colt that he was leading with the halter tied around his wriat April barrel- W a BO a Wheat per a Wheat a bushel per a per a pet Bethel a IB BgRg 10 a Oil S 0 a I Wool per lb a 00 per too 10 pair a M Turkeys per lb a Bran per top lb 00 a Toronto r April 6tS a per bushel a 00 bushel a bushel a per bushel 0i a PeM per bushel a Bye per a fit it Butter roll per lb Oil Potatoes P85 a 046 Apple a a Woo per lb a WOO a 6 60 fore 60 Beef hind Geese pear lb- a per pair flo a SO Turkey per lb To us it means the selling of a big stock of New Goods Every Department greets you with New Things To you it means housecleaning time and the multitudinous things you should have to make the annual house renovating complete it means to you new wearing apparel new footwear new head- wear Some will be able to get all they want some only a part and some very little but be it much or little we ask one and all to grant us the favor of showing our stock Our salespeople have been instructed to show goods and not to press customers to buy We let our Goods and Prices do that enough said in this respect and now here are some things we particularly wish you to inspect to test qualities to compare prices New Wall Papers New Window Shades New Curtain Poles New Lace Curtains New Draperies such as Cretonnes Art Sateens Art Muslins Curtain Muslins Screens c New Furniture Covering New Chenille and Damask Table Covers New Rugs and Mats New Carpets in Jutes Hemp Unions Wools Tap estry and Brussels Seasonable Goods are Carpet In the Hardware Sweepers Carpet Beaters Mops Floor Paints ReadyMixed Paints the best brand that can be bought Brushes Rakes Hoes and Spades Kitchen Utensils in tin granite copper nickel c We much room to say more but we want you to see the New Dress Goods The New Mercerized Sateens the New French Printed antt Plain Flannels for Blouses and Childrens wear The new prints and other wash goods The new ladies readytowear garments The millinery The new boots and shoes The new mens and boys clothing and furnishings And last but not least dont forget spring medicine We sell Newmarket Ont