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v- Hi l ill boon so rted he duto for th6annual Supper of Friends Krob v Tim pretty busy rfnya Mr Hoy on putting I for month of snow- in Thursday I Pastor will on Sunday next bo as follows suffering at 1 Classes trial very progress la being made high stools were added In the equipment this weak for students in draw ing Death On at residence of JCIOrosV Lot Con the of in his year Ho was unmarried was carpenter and of Anglican Church Oak A brother survives him Mr J Wil liamson of Newmarket Ho had always lived in vicinity of and He gueal of at time of his death The will be held at of Mrs on Wednesday oven proceeds of Mary Hospital -Ub- serve Iho date Court BfoArU P Monday evening Inst installed tho following for it Adams fl Trees J Kyle vy J 8IJ Collins JIJ J A and Win Col lins Auditor8roB J Parks and Ayors Williams Two Prize winner year of Journal nailed Hurdwardo ftndiMetal and more keenly contested and was no Newmarket forward and another in in of lowns at llardvvure fitoro Mr of a at Hardware won Prize in of over population Kra extends in of Iliese young men who have augers well for their future A photo of Mr Window was taken by Mr ZurhrlKK the One day this week Mrs officially that her boon missing who has been missing since June of last year was killed in action This a heavy blow to the poor woman who is left with three little boys the eldest of whom Is not years of ago In addition to Pat riotic Fund tbo Field Comforts Society of Newmarket looking after her wutus Newmarket At meeting of the Directors on Tuesday evening follow ing officers were reelected for ensuing year Pros Scott N Chairman of Grounds Com Chas riovorril matters wore discussed concerning tlio work Jo bo done soon as season opens It is a good time now for the people lo endow their lots and have them properly eared for all throughout the season without further trouble See tbo Secre tary about it and not leave for your heirs to neglect Mark it on your calendars for this is the date of the Bazaar and JOnlertainment auspices of the of St Pauls Church lo heboid in the Parish Hall afternoon and free from four lo six after which a fee of ton cents will be charged for entertainment There will be a special Khaki Booth for the of our overseas slocked with most useful and pleasing gifts money taken here will also bo devoted lo their comfort There will bo a Japanese Tea and other attractive booths and lorluining features A hearty welcome will be given to all hut dont forget your Mr J Harveys address on Fifty Years of Confederation was very interesting and educa tional and was much enjoyed by all Corn VTluxladioo wish Womens for the great help are giving lliein andor the they donated Any- for he Hospitals- can by making them light so as to bo easily washed and by yards in size The French Hospitals foi8Ucli is great intending making to Belgiums Christmas appeal leave It rit at the earliest possible ladles lo our boys overseas very and wish anyone shirts or socks would I lie hi and in early next week Sowing and knitting as usual liiis Friday At Hie last meet ing Mr Broughtdn ladies to coffee it being of his new tea Ev erything delicious and the ladies appreciate his kindness very much- A great surprise arrived this week in shape of a from the Hockey Club of ill Bait a cheque for made out to Newmarket Field Comforts Society us fool as if wo would like to send them all the possible One of our Field Comforts ladies lias marie a great success in thy use of a knitting machine Anyone wishing to see ma chine knit legs may do so by ask ing Miss Forsyth The feet are easily knit in and when finished there scarcely any difference and two pairs are knitted in the time taken for one have neon received from the following acknowledg ing Christinas parcels shipped by he Society Sapper W A McCaffrey Driver I Inch A Draper W J Pie Hilts Des patch W A Baker J A Fairy Pi Bain Sapper C Johnson If Sapper Murray A It Armitage Pie Corp J A An derson Corp J Sapper Ceo it J r John Gibson Mogisfrate of nor land Landing this year is Mr John Gibson who has already sat throe years in the Village Council Ho was born a little of Aurora in and to the Township of in where he remained for years taking up bis residence In Holland Landing in He has taken an active Interest in the welfare of vil lage and is a Trustee- of the Methodist Church r lt through the top of it although be shakes it quite a hit at times and the concussion blows all our candles out and leaves us in the dark It is experience for any young fellow out hero As tho news is very scarce I must close Hoping this will find you all in the best of health at homo as it leaves at pres ent and again thank ing you for Hie parcel The I spoke of is ready and way nice Yours sincerely s- work of public utility should be allowed to lapse The lion of tho good- roads system was favored as was generous contributions to the patriotic funds A feature of the session was the unanimity and enthusiasm which marked Iho adoption of thcroso- lulion lo grant to- the Toronto and York Patriotic As- soclalion Following a short Address by Sir William Mulock and Sir Herbert Ames a resolu- lion submitted by Wjljjam Keith of Newmarket and second ed by of favoring a of by the Co to Toronto and York Patriotic Association was unanimously adopted amid a scone of greatest enthusiasm The striding committee for the year was chosen and consists of Wallace Wells Griffith and Koith I mm a i- I I I- I I I rt I I I r Newmarket Won defeating the Aurora Jun iors lo at Aurora on Monday night Newmarket earned the championship of Section in Group without losing a game Cur boys were always in lead scoring goal of first period and entering the last ler wore leading by A lo Newmarket had a decided ad vantage in all departments weight speed combination and experience They cheeked hack consistently and seldom were Hie locals really dangerous It was only in dying minutes of the game that Hie notched only tally although they tried hard all the way Among Ernie seven arc skilled stickhandlers They will now meet the winners of Sec- lion A which will cither be the or Aura of ToJ and the boys in grey expect to give the Queen Oily club a strong argument inch now ii I Police Court Police Magistrate had fl busy afternoon at lhN- Police Court here on Wednesday but he stuck at it till he cleaned the slate Probably the most serious case was that of Stanley who enlisted with Iho but was rejected On Monday night be was arrested at the homo of his sister of Havens hoe on account of violent conduct It appears ho has enlisted on four occasions and each time lias been as medically want On Inst lie Was sent to the for six months This time he was sent to the deception in Toronto in charge of instable G W Curtis for w examination Montgomery occupied a ouse belonging to Mrs Bacon it a mutilated en refused to repair it had coats of the Court Pay ami was given lime to ix premises to the satisfaction lle landlady A named Wm hats been trying to avoid his night Feb- Int In the our annual Hop Call and also burning of Hie Parsonage Moit- The business mooting will he promptly and will linue until about at which time are Invited to come The choir will begin its program prompt ly at Which will not be long but Will be of type and At about nine oclock the Mortgage will bo burned in the presence of the after which congre gation will retire lo the basement where refreshments will he served by the ladles Aid There will be no speeches made at burning of the mortgage for the burning of the gage will be a louder Speech than any man can make Two persons will bold a wire frame upon which the mortgage will lay front lights will he turned out and then- Kathleen and Cordon Howard will appear bear- candles and they will set the mortgage afire Every person who donated to us in this matter Is hereby invited lo come Also we urge that those who have cutters and sleds make It their business to bring in the older members hat they This of our aged members may ever answer an call Sunday morning next be pastor will take for his subject Heaven on How may I make this life worth while Sunday night The Novel Story of Job Tills Is the second sermon on novel stories of Bible Hereafter the house will be perfectly tut all services Com j Bear Mrs Davis Received parcel tonight so many thanks to you and all your willing workers for your kindness to me while in France and at the present I got wounded by shrapnel on the 3rd of June at and after one month in a French Hospital re turned to my unit and went through on the Front I got out of it all right but shortly after wo went to a new front at I grew sick in the trenches and after being examined it was found I was suffering from neu rits which me back lo Eng land whore I have been for three weeks It is a Canadian Hospital soul reaching and every is so well treated We gel every comfort we can Wish for It is just for Ibe boys I I am much bettor now and have dmen out of bed for weeks and I can also walk out a but it seems as if neuritis takes a long time to gel over I had a motor ride lo Windsor Castle Wo were shown it all It was most in teresting for us We saw ev erything ami it was all so old be present at aids Moll Jail may be the lost time that We saw the armour that every Dear Mrs Davis gives me much pleasure to acknowledge the parcel which I received the y before JCmas the Field Comforts Soci ety I extend many many thanks We have bad a very happy Christmas and it was much brighter than I thought a could be out here We had a real Dinner and was easy for us to do it justice Din ner was served on two long tables in a large dugout where were all able lo sit down together After dinner we enjoyed a concert put on by some of the talented of our Battery Before received a loiter which contained a certain amount ofsympatby for time we would have I am sure Ave all hud as good a time as it was possible for lis lo have out hero and we are all looking for ward to next in Canada Wishing your fcocioly every success in the good work it is doing and again thanking you for the parcel I am Yours very faithfully Dear Madam I have much pleasure in in forming you that I your Christmas parcel on Christmas Eve I thank you very much for your kindness and I assure Vou that if it hadnt been for your So ciety my Dinner would have been rather slim Fine Cotton For Underwear Worth Beached Cotton I v nil forlflc 7c i Heaven measures wealth by he we invest in other lives London Jan In a along virtually front yesterday tie burled back a mile a half to tbe norlli and swept prisoners tew others whom the Constable Si and they will same trealmenl if Ihey do youth a bad replication for par oled up pretty quick from Aurora who has now at declared to and to of Constable Its that everyone finds all the Of course you own that kind Is euro to do Its voik with disappointment Vou cant put your money Into a hotter Fountain Pen than Water man Pen a Pen never never never re fuses to write vyhen you want It to IK YOU NKICO A THE mh row you pnioEti i Atkinson Co king had worn since the century I dont think that will back to Trance lill the Spring as was the cold and wot that brought my sickness on will close now thanking you all for your kindness is very comfortable where I am at pres ent Yours sincerely If Dear Mrs Davis It is pleasure lhal I lake this opportunity of thank ing you and the Field Comforts also my friends of Newmar ket for the parcel yot sent me It certainly makes a fellow more patient to face all tho trials we have to go through to know that we have such kind friends back home The Field Comforts have done a great work for the sol diers Well must close Again thanking you for the parcel Yours sincerely A Draper To the Ladles of the Newmarket Field Comforts Society Dear Friends Just a few lines thanking you all very much for the nice parcel which I received tonight in good condition Well we are back in supports now for a days and then we go into the front again for a few days and will stay there through Christmas Day Wo arc on a fairly quiet front just just a little trench morlar scrapping but wo have bad a- lot of heavy fighting this at weather has been very wet and miserable lately We have got a lot of mud in the trenches up lo our knees in places have not seen any of he New market boys since I have been out here Was very sorry about bearing that was wounded Well my mate is making some from the parcel you sent on a fire in the dugout so can have before turning In for night We are iu a dugout about deaf o we do not worry about Fritz dropping sheila have been very busy during the last few months but were for tunate enough to have Christmas Day off I had a very happy day and enjoyed a concert in Ibe Y hut at night which brought my first Christmas in France lo a happy close Thanking you again for your I remain Yours very sincerely Sapper W A McCaffrey unloaded a car of Ford automobiles In last week Mrs Heaths friends were pleased to greet her back to Zephyr last week She is looking and feeling much better than when she left here for the hospital In Toronto some two months ago Mr Frank of Is spending a few weeks borne trying to get on construction bat talion He tried to become a soldier but was rejected four times on of the loss of the great toe While in the lumber camps of New Ontario Mr lb slowly re covering after a weeks treatment for kidney trouble The recruiting meeting to been held here Thursday evening was postponed account and blocked condition of the roads Mr Hagcrmaq and Mrs and Mr Pickering were In Toronto last Friday The Womens Institute is distribut ing yarn shirting and among the people to lie made into many nec essary comforts for the soldiers We are sorry lo report Ine death of Mr Joseph Crahaui at the home of his son George in Aurora on Satur day last Pa trio Urns I A largo sum has been raised in this community for Red Cross purposes We have in llmio good general stores yet one of Hie ladies paving something to do with the work did all the purchasing In a town which contributed practically nothing to fund this is hardly We fair play to our home Industries Journal Pino Finish to Prices Range From to yd Lot Embroidery Incortlono to Gala Co yd Torchon 1 to Gala Price Bo yd and Heavy Twill GaloPrlooSU to Middy Colored I OIL PEAL HEAL conn chop by Phono or by Terry Don or Allan j Children FLETCHERS ESTABLISHED OF CANADA HOYLAND HAY GENERAL MANAGER TORONTO tsd la receive at current I James Cornell of Township and for the past night years actively engag ed in life was on Tues day chosen warden of the Coun ty without a contest his only ser ious competitor of North re tiring at the last moment The action of as a great surprise to his sup porters who anticipated a lively struggle for the covered honor Horace of East was also norninateij lull retired and affirmed their In tention of contesting the office of warden in any event The newly elected warden was to the dais his mover and seconder Reeve of and Griffith of York Township James Cornell the new war den is a native of ship and lives on farin occu pied his father grandfather and greatgrandfather His grandfather was of Township being cd in He has boon for years actively with the dairy Interestand was for some time president of tho Toronto Milk Producers and la vicepresident of Farmers Dairy Company in religion he is an Anglican in political life a Conservative and bachelor He has pied important positions on County and has boon returned every year since his election to reeve ac clamation- In his inaugural warden while counselling my declared kin iupi Live Stock Markets- Following are the top prices paid in Toronto lids week Choice Steers 1000 Good Steers Good Cows Blockers Milkers Choice Veal Calves Common Calves Choice spring Lambs Cull NEWMARKET BRANCH M SMYTH Manager Heavy Cell Sheep off ears country In the naval on Monday a rearguard Several it is reported from Holland six to ton Ger man destroyers were sunk Of the crew of on board the battered V- which limped into port in a sinking condition there are only CO of whom are badly wounded Later accounts of the en gagement show that the victory the crew of the was greater than at first reported lioat destroyer V69 The firil lost a destroyer with missing Among are several ater the V69 was suddenly rammed by a British destroyer and keeled over so violently many of the crew were thrown overboard end drowned The bailie only lasted en hour The two rearguard vessels are said to have escaped but the fate of the others is unknown According to the statements of Newmarket Markets Jan 5 Wheat per hush Oats- per 0 Barley per bush Peas bush 2 per ton 37 Shorts per ion 40 Hay Timothy per Jon JO per doz 0 is 1 mater o itSi 62 ft officials and men Jan Willi the landing here tho of the German torpedo bout destroyer V69 further details coino lo the naval engagement off the Dutch coast Monday night According to men iplevep torpedo boat destroyers left at p two of the boats if A loose tongue can lie some kinks in lifeskeih Its so much easier to talk of it is to man ifest courtesy Chickens per J- per lb Turkeys per li Toronto Market jfii 20 Wheat Q new bush Hay per top 0 utter lb Eggs Potatoes per pig Chickens diSsed Geese ilrssed pucks Hk or pwU Mdsldfos4flAci sud 2 ARCHIVES falsi