f tf J Will coco We Ready for the Rusff Very choice TABLE RAISINS Vim Cabinet- and Cluster- fin grown Seeded Ejected Valencia Raisins Sutton a Raisins I Good Cooking Raisins fotizt Very choice yice Currants end Selected Currant at ft for for Table fine na tural pulled for table- and very nice Figs tte for FRUITS CANNED VEGETABLES CANNED POTTED MEAT largest variety of choice table in above goods you will Cad anywhere COMB HONEY at and per taction WLV v- St Johns SX 9ntouec on eve and IK crotch beautifully and Special prices at House i- MINCEMEAT very fee ft Domestic Sardines cans for Citron Orange Lemon Peel Cross t Leave your order for yourXrrias Groceries with us and be sure of choice fruits and We feire what you Beat Qual ity China Glassware FANCY CHINA FANCY LAMPS LIBRARY SETS CHINA TEA SETS TOILET SETS BERRY SETS BREAD PLATES LEMONADE SETS for Our Stock is to hand la another it will be ready for inspection We al ways have the largest selection j year will be to exception- See our and Tables of Fancy China Boots Shoes Rubbers The best quality at knockdown trices to close out our Stock The Leading A Telephone Curling i At -oclock- on New the President and ViccrPresident of the Newmarket Curling Club will choose sides for a- match Every body invi to see it No charge Regular T Meeting at the home of Mis Cane Tuesday afternoon Mr Arthur has purchased the property on which be resides Dont forget to vote on Monday Co Council Election only in New market A Bed Knock -v- While playing on Fairy on Christmas day Master Roy Lush- got ugly clip across the head a hockey stick it laid him out for a Jew minutes and required quite strip plaster to close the On the day Mr Irvine Ross received a nasty blow over the eye Christmas Sir did not- forget his old home in the midst of Christmas festivities On the day before there was distributed among the de serving poor of Newmarket at bis expense lbs of beef large loaves of bread and SO of tea which was no doubt gratefully I AT Jewelry Store The Latest Novelties PRESENTS Variety at Easy Prices fllJYKUWAUB n and it will leifU4 not v A JUST ARRIVED A Car of Coal i it for I ILLSON ftvlioa Main on The Harold Tickets Jo the great concert in which Harold J Cameron and Mrs BlackEdmonds are to take part may be had Tuesday next at am at the Newmarket Phar macy next door to the post office when the plan will be opeq The treat and the crowd the season is expected as Harold alone is worth coming to hear Reserve your seat early Gospel A memorable service was held last Sunday owing to one the active and faithful workers in the being called from labor to rewardMrs Cody The chair which she so frequently occupied and the table is front were suitably draped for the occasion Elder of presided with much acceptance A very fine address was Riven by Rev Rogers evangelist for the Friends Two very appropriate quartettes were also rendered The provide the pro gram for next Presbyterian Church Next Sabbath the pastor will con duct services appropriate for the first Sabbath the year The following Sabbath a commun ion service- will be held no tice later ist Sabbath Mr MacOillivray londueUd anniversary services at to very large congregations Dr most ac ceptably litre- To men it to be fortyfour years in one charge yet such Is the of the venerable Or of King At a Hoard meeting on Tuesday evening it was ascertained that the finances are vry satisfactory All claims will he met and there will be a small surplus i Wethodiat Church services last Sunday partook of a Christmas nature Trie choir sang a beautiful and Laura a lovely Christmas solo ser mon on the Humanity Christ was out of ordinary line verygood In the evening nearly every seat in the church was occupied It was largely a service of song and choir under the leadership of Mr A deserves great praise for the manner in which they acquitted themselves The chorus from Han dels following the solo Comfort ye my by iir Walter Stephens was never sung better in Newmarket soprano were taken by Mia Laura the selection The City was the gem of the The pastors remarks were appropriate Prayer meeting Friday even- Ins Regular monthly Fellowship Mbool next Sunday morning at oclock peing the firb Sabbath in the New Year the pastor has revested a large The pastors subject on Sunday morning will be New Experiences and how to In the the evening Leseoa from the A Service will be held at the close of the evening preaching JAN Keeper Keeper John VanNocman Chap Richmond Cole Sergeant Master at Arms 1st of John Rose 2nd of Sentinel Arthur Picket Terry Physician Dr Law Past entertainment in the Christian Christmas night Was as usual a decided success There are a great many from a dis tance with friends here just now Mr and Mrs JHWilIoughbj from the West Mr and Mrs Ralph Hugh and David from Marie a couple of sisters of Mrs John from the States daughter of Mrs John Morton and Mr Roy Rose and John Morton from the North West There is every indication that there will be a hot time at the municipal election on Monday next There are two or three new candidates for the Council Mr Charles is a new candidate and we bespeak for him a hearty support from every part the Township He has been Township Assessor for a number of years and is well posted in municipal matters He has been a member of the Society here since its organization and for the past two years filled the Commanders chair which is a good training school for any person who intends entering the Municipal Council Mr Ira Morton is again a candidate He has been a member of the Council for a good many years and has given gen era satisfaction We expect to see him elected again Mr John Hamilton and Mr Silver are the candidates for the The prevailing opinion is that Mr Silver will be elected tbis year The feeling is that no one man should hold the position too long in other words the honor should be passed around Mr Silver is a worthy man for the position There has been good skating on bay On Christmas day a great number were on ice both old and young Miss Carrie and Miss teachers at Toronto Junction are spending vacation at fathers Mr John sr i A Splendid P The was treated to i tea in the build ing last Tuesday evening and the children had a time Every body agreed that it was just the place for anything of the kind Hockey On night an exciting hock ey- match though rough took place on the here between and Newmarket resulting in a Victory for the home team by a score of 8 to Good crowd was present which became very- ex cited towards the end as till witbin seconds of the end the score was a tie to On afternoon of New Years Day the boys in Blue and White meet the St Georges of Toronto and some fast play is promised- Big crowd expected Be Careful The burning of soft coal is begin ning to show results in Newmarket and our citizens should take extra care of their pipes On Christmas night the chimney of Mr house took fire and the blaze was showing up two or three feet above but the inmates- were not aware of the danger till notified from without No damage was done A abort time ago an explosion of gas in tbe furnace of Ml E blew open the furnace door and scat tered the cellar stovepipes over the floor KESWICK Mr Gibson occupied the pul pit of the Methodist on Sun day morning last His sermon was highly appreciated The are the officers of the Society of the church elected for the ensuing hall year Harvey vice John King tec sec Morton Cor sec Miss Rose Gibson Mr Ira Crittenden On Monday eve the Inst the KOTM of this place elected officers for the ensuing year with fol lowing result Com hi Corn Arthur Morton ead This Ad S4 J So youVt not iii a hurry Do you want hristmas Presents Yes Thtin we I to know YOU YOU want to know we any OLD nor is our line the best without an equal fa If You Want Christmas Presents Silk Handkerchiefs Mufflers Gloves Fur Caps Gauntlets Suspenders and Hockey Boots Slippers we make a specialty of these lines Dont fail to see our stock the largest ever shown in As well as the above lines we are showing a assortment of Ladies Collar Ties and Mufflers and every article new Christmas Gifts For Men to ir which you may be will please and gratify your friends and relatives of the male gender are the elegant neckwear handkerchiefs suspenders etc we delight In displaying at season of the year Many the use ful articles ornamental as well- come in fancy boxes specially for holiday presents I Wishing you the Compliments of the Season Cor Main Timothy Sis A North York Beet Sugar Factory A Company has lnen organize for the puipote of a Beet Hifinery in North York and now standi to active jxjutioiH to that end as oon as raw material in sulricicntiiantitics to the construction of the factory Is assured In this enterprise the and ihe business man must work without the fanner the cannot for if the fariner will not grow the licet the factory is The farmer- must receive a fair price for his crop to induce him to grow the necessary raw material the capitalist must receive fair returns upon to induce him to contribute the capital necessary for the construction of the factory This industry so far as Canada is concerned is comparatively a new one latent strides forward along the lines of industrial progress Yet twothirds of the sugar consumed in the world and ninetyfive per cent of that in Canada is beet sugar and not cane sugar as one might readily suppose Those who are familiar with the past of the Beet Sugar Industry oh well us prospect present and future are con vinced that it of the utmost importance as an industrial factor It has ha3 a rapid growth in Germany in France and in United States Canada has been sending annually to these countries nearly for her sugar supply Shall still lag behind in tho race for industrial ascendency and allow the farmers and laborers of other countries to receive such a of money every year when it might easily kept at home for her own people Thin he for her by her men and fa in working together for factories and her in affording adequate protection for this infant industry return considerations nearer home asid from the place such it in to the Unluitrial progress of our country as a whole must its direct relation the of the in which it is The fact that estahlinh- will bring into North York from to 1000 families in the cultivation of the crop and the operating of the factory is It means an for our nierchsnts mid mi increased demand for the food products of our It new not lie discussed at litis point where this extra labor will be procured it to say that if the raw maWriat Is to be and the factory operated the must come they must have of life and com mercial activity conditions have Wen met coped with elsewhere there need be no anxiety as to their issue here Company acres of to ensure sullicieut raw material for the first year The income of this under present conditions is less than under the cultivation of estimated from actual returns in Waterloo Co the amount of money put in circulation in the untile district would he nearly This fact sneaks for itself The evidence at hand warrants the most con servative farmer in making threeyears trial of sugar beet as a profit able crop that the Newmarket Co ask for through the agency of their Can any progressive citizen of North York in to himself and his country do less than his utmost in furthering such an enterprise and securing its benefits for his own I Canadas Bill CANADA annually pounds of sugar for which pays nearly of free trade may regard imports as a but is force in the idea that the country which gets sugar and keeps the money is ieter off than the country which has to out the money in to get in the sugar 510000000 which Canada spends annually for is of more value- to tho country If and workmen through the agency of such industries us Factory than if Kent to which produces of per annum France which produces tons or to United winch is increasing its production of boot- root sugar year Canada has had too much of the free trade idea that a dollar sent out A the country for import is a dollar added to the wealth of the country The common idea the true Canadian theory Is that a dollar Is better employed in the payment of Canadian labor or purchase of Canadian raw material than In the upbuilding of foreign industries Premier must have as we not heard of the latter finding a certificate in his Stockings Possibly the Premier thought it best not to over do a good thing and considered the Keswick jollification quite sufficient lor one holiday occasion A London cable dated Dec says King and Queen Al exandra spent the day at tbis being the first Christmas Their Majesties have spent at their favorite residence since their acces sion The royal family including the Prince of Wales Princess Vic toria the Duchess of Fife and Prince Charles of attended an early service at church which was beautifully decorated for tbe occasion The King alterwards personally directed the annual dis tribution of beef and game to the employees and tenants on the estate The City Council sought to sub mit a bylaw to tbe electors mak ing a bald grant towards the erection of a sanitarium for con sumptives A ratepayer objected without knowing all the particulars to local ion of building cost of construction etc got out an in junction to restrain the Council from making the Submission On Monday the court sustained the rate payers contention and continued injunction making the city pay all the costs There are some things Councils cannot do and we arc per fectly that had an injunc tion been asked against the agree ment being entered Into between the Metropolitan Railway Co and tho Town of Newmarket the Court would haw made order to that The one clause of perpetual franchise alone made and entered into with out the consent the ratepayers would have done the business now it may not bo too to act It is hard to please men who arc politicians and working for the party all the time The Toronto World In a recent issue had this observation To ourOund one of the specified conditions in all lids voting of sub sidies ought to be that the rails to I be used should Canadian rails j made of Canadian iron It is not too ate yet to have that policy go Into force and the responsibility J must rest with powers at Ottawa lor to adopt a sure for the welfare of the country Mr Maclean publisher of the World is a of the House of Com- mom no Js Mr pub- j Usher of the Clinton New Era and the latter in last weeks paper Maclean in the Commons attacked the Government for Riving a contract for mudo Tails because they cost more than foreign article This Is kind of consistency Tory politi cians and simple keep on con stant tap Try on Ad Ma the Bra Eight lbs Granulated Sugar for cents or lbs Brown Sugar for cents With every 2 Grocery Order lb Rolled Oats for 10 lb Rolled Wheat for Fresh Ginger Snaps 4 lb for Fresh Biscuits lb tor lb Tapioca for 25c 6 lb Rice for Cocoa per lb 15c Fresh Ground per lb lb Pails table syrup for 100 Good Cooking Winter Apples per barrel 1 per quart Navel Oranges and per doz Sweet Oranges from 15c up Marmalade Oranges 10 to US A CALL The Grocer Grocery orders called lor delivered promptly Oar Toronto Letter or Robert the bank clerk who by means false checks obtained from the Dominion Express Co was found guilty in- tho Police Court and sent to the Central for nix months Ills father has made good money Geo Wilson same day while part ly drunk stole a box of fish and by same court was sent to the Central lor three months Drawing inferences from the above two coses- If a fellow stole a million the Court would give him a certificate or the Mayoralty of the city candidates for the Mayoralty and big salary attached are in the field O A Robinson Daniel Lamb and Wood ley social- 1st The papers regard Robinson and as nowhere The Pepper brothers were sentenc ed at Berlin lor highway rob- elder goes to for seven years and the young er for six I A Brick House with all la good condition Fury and other further particular apply after to MRS MARY OLIVER Queen St YEARS EXPERIENCE ggEB Mark CojYniOHT I Com man it- through rtMlffl Scientific itrtb Anyone opinion Co jnflJrituJ III Mnlfrt llnt A 1 t