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THE NEWMARKET ERA- SFP WHAT IS GOING ir Offing to the Fair week Era will not be printed morning and will contain an account the Banquet to the Old Boys of North York Leave your orders at the office for The Depot The shipments of freight- the past week have Outward Woodenware cats flour pickles miscellaneous hay office furniture hogs horse I Inward Coal stoves miscellan eous hoop iron machinery l RunQtuay Team About clock- last Saturday morning a span of horses belonging to He of King ran away from mill where he had been loading and came all the way up Main street to Royal Hotel without doing any damage though a number of rigs the time and several people drive out of caught dowu Lot srwttf ran into the cor ner of the commercial rooms Royal Hotel The tongue ran Blizzards picture frame smashed two large panes in the window The team was caught before doing anyfurlher damage The annual meeting of the Womens Missionary Society the Methodist Church took place at residence of Mrs Robert Manning on Wednesday afternoon the following officers reeSeUeo the ensuing year President Mrs 1st Vice 2nd Secretary Mrs Coombs Cor Sec Mrs R Manning Treasurer Mrs L The Treasurer reported that the re ceipts so far this year were but they are not all in J The President was elected delegate to the annual district meeting to take Fair A VIA It No to Equal It Jjopiiiioq of Canada ff Something Day place in Toronto in October and Splendid market again lAst Satur day and big crowd people Eggs inclined to cents- being paid for a good many The usual price of butter was choice easily got Apples sold from per basket crab apples and per basket plums an4tSfa pail according to quality pears and a peck ac cording to size potatoes per bag green corn from 5 to per dozen cabbage beets and carrots a bunch Not much poultry offered except live birds The following prices paid for them chickens to a pair old liens to per pair ducks and 50c per pair pigeons per pair turkeysCc per lb t Persona having flags or in their possession which belongs to the North York Ag Society will please return the same to the Secretary at once Keith Bend Serenade The openair Concert given by the Citizens Band the School grounds Friday was the best of the season The evening was exception ally favorable and the Band played for over an hour and a hall giving a varied program splendid music sidewalks were lined with people and the grounds were lively with youngsters who tooroly enjoyed playing to the music Citi zens generally will regret that this was the closing Concert of the Band but we may say that the Band has given great delight and satisfaction to our people the past summer and is more popular than ever Under the leadership of Mr the Band continues to be a credit to the Town and the boys will give a good account of themselves on the- Fair grounds Public School Board Regular last Tuesday even ing Present J McKay Manning and Pretty Following bills were passed Water service at Primary W repairs A drawing ashes Hewitt papering anil ft V A Watson repairs to clock K press printing ace Jaa Keeley cutting trees etc 5 Insurance premium Roche Co wall paper The bills of A and Prior were referred to the Finance Committee The Finance Committee recommend ed the same levy as year Report adopted As there are only pupils in the Model Division the Secretary was instructed to write the P Inspec tor In reference to the assigning of progressing every department in Fair to mate the Exhibition next week one tbe best County Fairs in- the Doming ion of this year The cheap rates on the Trunk and the Metropolitan Electric railways will bring crowds visitors and every indication points to our former est- mate here thi first day tTuesdayj Sept rtHi is set apart as preparation day The grounds will be ocloclc to members for the of arranging their exhib its All exhibit in the buildings ex- poultry and live stock must be in their proper places at oclock as will commence at FIRST NIGHT Illumination of grounds and Main building at oclock Special enter tainment in front of Grand Stand by the Desbro Parker Troupe of Acro bats assisted by Mr Jesse Crone impersonator and comedian in comic song and dance the performance will conclude with the sidespJitting and most laughable entertainment ever invented Enchanted House Music by the Citizens Band SECOND The grounds be open at am Poultry exhibit and all departments except live stock will be ready for in spection School Childrens Procession will form at the North End of Main St at and schools marching will join the procession at the Fire Hall The Band of the Highlanders of Toronto forty strong the Boys Vic toria School Band the Newmarket Citizens Band and the accompany this procession to the Fair grounds where school turnouts will be judged together with special school competitions in drills races etc A holiday and free en trance to the Fair to every scholar taking part in the procession 200 pm Speeding in the Horse Ring will commence Bronco races 12mile Automobile races for and Silver Medals Automobiles have already entered fof this race This is a new feature in racing in Canada and will be very interesting and exciting pmSpecial performance in front of Grand Stand lasting hours will commence consisting of Trapeze Performers Clowns Tumbl ers Acrobats Comic Songs Cake Walks and Comic Trick House Baby Show at 330 in front of Main building Entries free SECOND NIGHT Grand Military Band Concert in the Skating Rink commencidg at oclock by the celebrated Band of the Highlanders This will be a full Band of forty instruments the same as toured in the United States last winter with unprecedented success Some of the special features of the Concert are Musical Ride by 2 Com panies of Mounted Cavalry Physical Drill by Newmarket Boys Brigade with vocal accompaniment by the choir of the Band march of All Na tions by school girls of Newmarket Mr James Fax Canadas greatest comic singer and Mr Jesse Crone comedian from the PanAmerican have also been secured for this Con cert The Boys Brigade properly uniformed as British soldiers The Concert will conclude with the Grand National Fantasia British Flag This is considered the most realistic descrip tive military music ever composed It represents episodes in a soldiers life The battle scene is particularly interesting Secure your seats in ad vance for the Concert at Drug Store THIRD DAY Thursday Sept The Exhibition Grounds and Buildings open to visitors am The Unveiling of the Haines Memor ial will take place between 10 and oclock Procession will form at the depot on the arrival of the train from Toronto bringing North York Boys strong This train leaves Toronto at coming direct to Newmarket without Stopping The military procession will comprise Companies of Volun teers four firstclass Brass and other attractive includ ing a Irish Jaunting Car will be prettily decorat ed from the depot to the Water Works where addresses of welcome will be tendered the visitors follow ed by patriotic speeches and Unveiling of the Haines Memorial At the judging of the live stock will commence At the Old Boys Procession will reform on the Market Square and accompanied by Bands proceed to pm Special Attractions fore the Grand Stand lasting for hours consisting of Trapeze Perforin- ahce Acrobats Tumblers Clowns Comic Songs Cake Walks Trick Cab in etc pm Parade of Live Stock before the Grand Stand THIRD Banquet to North York Boys in the Skating Rink at given by the Citizens of North York assisted by the North York Agricultural Soci ety Orchestra Speeches Toasts Songs etc Ten tables each feet long will be sefc for the banquet which will ac commodate guests Nearly young men will act as waiters The tables will be in cnaxge of six profes sionals from Webbs Toronto The Rink will be beautifully decorated for the occasion Ladies have pro mised to bake will please mark their plates and leave the cakes oh them ready for the tables Plates can be had next morning Wagon will be sent around Town early on Thursday to collect Cakes and other provisions promised for the Banquet SPECIAL FEATURES Of the Fair not otherwise men tioned Through the courtesy of Hon J- Davis Commissioner of Crown Lands and with the attention of Mr Thos Director of the Bureau of Colonization and Forestry the President of the North- York Fair has secured for our Exhibition next week display made at Toronto In dustrial of the grains etc from Thunder Bay District- This exhibit will occupy a tent by feet in size together with a display on the wall of the Agricultural building by feet and a table display 16 by feet This exhibit alone is worth coming to see Another special attraction which has been secured for the Fair is a of the Grand Pageant In connection with the Funeral of Queen Victoria by aid the scope This is the first appearance in Canada j Eighty feet of Floor and Wall have already been taken for Mounted Heads Birds and Animals Indian Relics Curios It is also ex pected there will be exhibition a very large exhibit of South African Native and War Relics in all making by far the largest exhibition of this nature seen- in this part of the ii The Secretary is very making entries and every department of the Fau- projnisesto be better sustained than on any previous The exhibits in Poultry previous yeah culUra and live departments promise to be exceptionally large and magnificent displays The Fair will far excel anything ever seen here before Be sure and attend Fair One of the cornet players in the Highlanders Band was in South Africa and gave the call for the charge at of which won such praise for the Canadian troops The entries for the School Competi tion re Hon J Davis prizes for on New Ontario held open till Monday Metropolitan Extension been piver several days lately and expresses himself as very much favor of the proposed extension of the Electric road thru Holland Land ing to the old Lire Knlns to run with a small steam Ferry to take passengers to Keswick Or chard Beach Roachs Point Morton Park and Jacksons Point Such a route to serve the Eastern shores of Lake wouki be a great accom modation to campers With return tickets at from the Lime Kilns to Orchard Beach a would get all the traffic it could handle and it would pay well for the investment i ChuPCh Large congregations at the services last Sunday and good music by the The pastor preached a fine sermon in the morning and in evening Rev Webster of Belle a rather brilliant sermon for a young man He is about leaving for Michigan to supply until neat June coming back at Conference to be ordained I The ladies of the congregation met on Monday evening and- decided to have a Harvest Home the firsts or second week in October The pastor leaves today to visit the Key Geo Brown of Toronto willoccupy the pulpit next Sunday 2 yards Bunting for Decorating all Colors per yard Also FLAG UNION from cents I I fc Plaid at per yard AT Fan Ready at Hughes THE BEST COOKS USB BAKING POWDER CORNER STORE TKotxjn Porn Horse While from the city on Tuesday Mr A Taylor met with an accident on Pagle St the horse stumbled and being tired fell over The rider thrown un der the horse and considerably hurt Can the Hold The North York Old Boys head ed by the organized Toronto Society of that clan and its band the Royal Grenadiers will be an object pi attraction on Thursday next as this is their first appearance Deeds Speak is an excellent motto but We wonder although it is carved in stone under County Arms beneath the eaves of the Industrial Home if twenty citizens in the riding could de scribe the of the shield The Qld Boys have its appropriateness and artistic beauty as an emblem and have a die struck which beautifully reproduces theYork County Arms in gilt bronze as a centre for their bronze badge of mem bership which has something of the design of a Victoria Cross and is worn depended by a red white and blue ribbon fastened to a bronze bar showing a leaver at the top The reverse side records the date the organization of the Toronto Society As the Honorary President of this fraternity has been honored by being to unveil the Haines Memorial on the day of their visit to Newmar ket every member of the Old Boys Society is expected to patriotically carry when in procession a small na tional flag Trade seems on the whole a little slower in the Toronto cattle market The general run of exporters are bringing about to 5 Export bulls are going at to Good butchering cattle are bringing to with second quality at to S3 Inferior are bringing to S3 Good are selling at to with at to Good feeders running about to lbs arc bringing to Good veal calves not too heavy are selling about to and to i Sheep are for ewes for bucks and for laruUs The abattoir people bought a lot of sheep on the basis of 3c for bucks 3Jc for ewes and each for lambs They bought good butcher ing cattle at to- and calves at 475 to per cwt Prices of live hogs in Toronto are holding steady Selects at to and second grades at The Store I JValt- Departments s f J tlv us for what you want and get our Prices Vt SEASON DISPLAY of FALL GOO I 4 K i- pupil- to the three schools of the County Newmarket is far Fair Grounds of its just proportion 200 will Boara Ion the racecourse commence The introduction of shorthand and typewriting at Newmarket High School is proving to be one of the most popular steps of the Board of recent years Not only are new pupils going to the school but others who have formerly attended Newmar ket High School are going again for the business course Now that the Board has engaged a teacher that Is the department of education there should really- he no further need of our pupils leaving Town to attend a business college Furthermore the introduction of these lines into the Is working in the fight direction and if it tends at the same time to bring school Into more immediate touch with the- of the and girls not In actual at tendance on other subjects it is the more to be commended Any person who has passed the En trance Examination to High Schools can the business course which includes arithmetic book keeping shorthand and typewriting without taking other subjects and by passing a certain percentage can obtain a Business Diploma the same as at Business Colleges and the fee 1s no thing in comparison with the expense of boarding In a city ltt Wheat Wheat per bushel CO Buckwheat J J J per bushel Peas per bushel Butter Pel Wool per lb Hay per ton pair per pair per Iod 1 a a a a a a n a a io 0 re no Mantles Dress Goods Ladies Furs Linens House Furnishings Mens and Boys Clothing Boots and Shoes c WE Potatoes new per bash Toronto iH ID on WOO CO a 0ft a a a a Sept 18th and Sept 19th and following days cordially invited to inspect Our Stocks compare prices aak questions and make yourself fully acquainted with Miss we are pleased to again with us this season In charge of the Millinery This Seventh Season she has been with us which Is all praise tie best of public WW While Wheat per Wheat per bushel per bushel bushel per bushel Potatoes now per baa Ubecptkttis Beef hind per pair Turkeys per lb dressed l i i an 14 13 it 0 4 W a a a a 4 a a a 0 ft a 0 13 13 600 CI 1 Newmarket Ont i