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i f lour- I I- r r jsrssss price C6 their Wall Cancelled J Town PI lull lonif wived io had an Iho Town hut word Ihattho speak- lo nil the over Tuci wiftWunalile lo AN vacancy all fllnvlttlBViii willliolioldlnUioTowA Monday Hot flHowfd or ibcibtfioat of any Can an flcoldenth Matter Pottage tin yearold Hon of Mrs Goo met with misfortune of lining lilt In the eye with a chestnut while at play with a number of other boyson Mon day It it not certain whether the can be or A Afternoon most successful Knitting Tea was held a lie home of Mrs Neil Morion Joseph Ave oh Tuesday afternoon under the auspices of r Ptet of thfi John Ave Mr John have Onions and Rhubarb already their gardens Next It The regular of No will bo held in the Hall Lot St evening April All members make a special effort to be present us the is to be VAX Court Morrell of ap before Magistrate on Saturday he refused to pay a claim for the Womens Christian Temper- W l0 i be duo lo employe named Marsh Marsh who is fourteen n If more than nominated and It can ate necessary Monday services were held in Ibp S room lust Sabbath Pastor especially even- IMnnrse on Tnleasinif feature of llic day Waller Choir MIh l day two llarker and Mr La soloists the By Young has been lo preach ortain text and has Hicii to Iho request The subject Ideal Christian will V be dealt with at peoples Popular Service in next evenings The text will be If any man will sue tbeo law and lake away thy lot bin I cloak also one and sermon on this great sub ject All seats free welcome Com Union in the interests of the Chocolate and Cocoa Fund for our boys Iho Front About thirty ladies werp present and a very flensing program of instrumental music was rendered An excellent paper was given by Mrs Thomas on lie successful and most help- ful work done by the among the soldiers A great In terest Was shown in branch of the work The proceeds amounted tpovor lorn Tile trout season opens a week from Tuesday Will you encourage turning waste garden space into food lb is summer Canadas season for outdoor life is long and it should not lie shortened by delay in cleaning up and making presentable our lawns streets and open spaces If the potato could open its eyes and observe the price it costs us would it shrink from shame or swell with pride Victoria Day is the next holiday weeks from yesterday Waste ground and spare time may be Jointly used for the in creased production of food Try It A Smiths for held ana garden seeds The planting of the backyard garden is a home defence against the cost of living A new store front is going in down town Just one more week left to get the for 125 years of age was hired for the year his wages to bo hut ho hail to leave before the year was up The farmer denied liability claiming that the boy loft before his time was up but the magis trate ordered him lo pay the full amount of the claim and costs last seasons Ghuroh Tin Pastor resumed full Of the services on Sunday and some especially good were enjoyed Both were well by largo and thoughtful con- The sermons of the Pastor commanded the full sym pathetic attention of his audience and left good impression upon Two features of the Evening Meeting were- the help given by some f the Young People i actual work of the Service and also Iho presence the platform of a number of voices to aid the singing is proposed to adit these features to our future ev ening meeting in an endeavour to further popularize Coin I Killed Mrs of Vancou ver who has been Spending Hie winter in Newmarket with her Mrs A was licially informed on Monday of the of one of her sons Mac who was a lieutenant in the In fantry This is sad news for many friends in Newmarket who will extend sincere sympathy to Hie bereaved family She has two more sons in the trendies A daughter is in Town with her and limy are prostrate with grief and anxiety Mac enlisted in as a private and was pro moted a Lieutenancy HO was killed in action in the attack on Viiny The following cable was receiv ed Deeply regret to inform you that Lieut Max Infantry was officially reported Killed in Action April Postponed The Public Meeting in the Town Hall in the interest of the greater production campaign an nounced to be held last Wednes day evening is postponed until next Tuesday evening Mr A T Ingrain of the of Agricul ture Toronto is expected to be present and will illustrate fea tures id gardening means of pictures Men and women boys and girls are lo fill the Hall especially the Guides and Hoy Scouts Chair lo he taken by Mayor Eves at oclock The Town Council and Hoard of Trade are cooperating to mnke the campaign specially interest ing- Go and hear particulars It is just as important under present conditions lo have re serves of food as Reserves cartridges When so much is dependent upon a good crop the entire community should concern itself about the situation from the beginning of the season There arc certain common veg etables comprising a large part of the food supply such as pota- loes beans onions etc which do well in all parts of the coun try Our Pupil to Foil At an impressive Memorial Ser vice held in Trinity Church Au rora one night last week in memory of the lnlc Gunner Stuart Hillary recently killed in action on the French fighting front some twenty pupils of Newmarket High School most of them for mer classmates of deceased showed their sympathy by attend ing in Stuart during his two years of attendance at the school here was a particularly apt and popular pupil beloved all and his untimely end fight ing for King and Country prior to attaining the years of his ma jority is one of the many in stances of which our beloved laud is hourly suffering Outdoor Sports The time is almost at hand when baseball lacrosse and oth er outdoor sports will bo indulg ed in and it is time preparation was made for organized effort In years gone by Newmarket was noted for its lacrosse team and much interest was centered in the National Game Some of our most active business men today received their physical develop ment on the lacrosse Held It is true that those should be the leaders today are not here but the older heads should make some effort to foster the game among the younger boys The hack- bone of the Canadians France today who are making frond re ceived their great physical devel opment in athletic pursuits Who will come forward to encourage the Juniors real Is needed in politick says a heading tide la the Globe of Tuesday Father Minehan the night before called for greater unity of sects for the good of national life George Fletcher a Colored Club was fined for violation of the Ontario Temper ance Acton Monday- Eleven other- people had pcnaltioH for drinking and gambling In the premises It was the biggest day in court for sonic time For a length of past the Pol CO Court hoped to prevent mo tor accidents by heavy fines hilt it did not work Imprisonment however is having a more salu tary effect and accidents have greatly decreased with the change of punishment The General Hospital has or cots lo the military au thorities for sick and wounded prisoners Sir Sam Hughes of Militia was- in Toronto on Mon day on his way lo Ottawa He de clined to be interviewed but ex pressed gratification that the United Slates had lo enter upon the war on the side of the Allies Reports have the city j WD All Kinds Now In Stock Qquaroe All Slice Japanese In All and yds W Id a Oil Window Shades Cur tain tiublln filarqulaotta and and of J- Many of tinea Mas than Wo van Mow Them IS Ml Good It Is Bound to go to a Higher Price twice usual that wo can OH EVERY PAIR OUARftfJTEEOl now a Obituary Mr Silas a lifelong resident of East passed away on Monday A am at his late residence on Vonge Street in bis year Mr was Samuel a son of the late and was born on the old Traviss homestead Union Street in In 1878 he mar ried Miss Evans and moved lo Street In where he has lived ever since He is survived by two sons and a sis terinlaw who has kept for him ever since his wife died some eighteen years ago who mourn their loss Deceased had been in poor health for the past four years In politics lie was a Conservative and in religion a member of the Christian Church The funeral took place on Wed nesday to Newmarket Cemetery and was largely the ser vices being conducted by Elder I The pallbearers were Messrs Charles West Thos Wilson William Will Dunham and Will Those attending from a distance were Mr and Mrs W Toronto Mr and Mrs A Evans Toronto Mrs Mary Its something that finds useful all the while Of you own that kind which lo to do Its work with disappointment and You cant put your money Into a better Fountain Pen than a SelfFiller Water man Pen Hares a Pen that never leaks never never re fuses to write when you want It to IF YOU HEED A PEN THE YOU I It I 8 1 TO Atkinson Co I Toronto Mr Waller Mrs C Hulmor of Hawkesville mid Miss Nettie of Toronto tend kMit innird8 QMiitNHouoiG ST Easter Lilies Primula Prim- Yullia Etc for l aster ay early as possible Order for fttSo and Over I A FtOWOm A I A Fatal Case Much regret was fell Town at the sudden demise of Mr Win Hughes last morning lie was one of the foremen at Ibe Office Specially works and very popular in the community He was in the prime of his manhood being his year and leaves a wi dow who was formerly Miss An nie and onechild He was only sick a week and it was not until the last two days of his illness that spinal meningitis was suspected The Medical Health Officer lias forwarded a culture lo the Provincial Health Depart ment for examination and in the meantime the house was put under quarantine The funeral look place on Sunday af ternoon and was largely attend ed by employees of the Factory and others A P Addison took charge of the service In terment at Newmarket Cemetery Deceased was a son of Mr Ben jamin Hughes Beautiful floral tributes adorned the casket from the Office Specialty and the Bowl ing Club I Board meeting last Wednes day evening Present Howard and Manning Accounts amounting to were passed The Principal was instructed to arrange with the Industrial School Advisory Hoard ro cost of heat and light for Evening Class es The Principals shows a total enrolment of with average attendance of as follows King George School Teacher On At N A Cornell 37 317 Miss Morton 32 Miss Miss 34 292 Miss Stark Miss Stewart Alex School 300 392 394 32 469 508 that both the wheat and clover crops of Ontario have been very seriously injured by the weather during this month City Council bad a warm debate over the franchise question A decision was reached not lo lis- frauchiscnliens On Friday last a number of Children in the vicinity of Hose- dale Station were watching troops in training when a fast Interna train swept down on the track One boy was killed and two others are not expected to re cover from injuries received The Italian Cross of this city are now making an raise a fund of A new Labor Party is now about lo be formed in this city pledged oppose all professional men for seats in the Legislature About 100 soldiers at the To ronto Base Hospital were given an outing on Sunday to by a number of motor own ers Word comes from Ottawa this week that a Dominion election may be ordered shortly Wards Island Hotel was visit ed by lire on Sunday estimated at Mr Frank returned to Toronto on Tuesday last from bis tour of the United States where he has been lecturing during the past six months for the Bureau of Commercial during which he gave one hundred pres entations of Canada Illustrated with moving pictures Word comes from Brampton that the P for Peel recently sustained a heavy loss by fire The funeral of Sir Ibis week was very largely attended Among those from a distance was Sir Wilfrid of Ottawa The cost of living has shown a big rise during this month St Barnabas Church is making a house to house campaign among parishioners this week to raise for a new Sabbath School Building Mr is as probable Superintendent of the Jail Farm Farmers in the County of York are busy this week with seeding Fall wheat and clover is reported to have been injured by late heavy frosts but the weather the past couple of days has helped to give a more promising outlook A probable increase of T3ff000 in salaries and expenses suggest ed by Ibe Board of Education is causing much serious talk among axpayers Four members of the Irish Battalion were forced to flee from their quarters in the deten tion room at Exhibition on Wednesday when fire from an unknown source broke out there Prompt action on the pari of the Fire Department led to the extinguishing of the blaze without much damage It is gen erally suspected that the blaze originated from a carelessly thrown match or cigarette Chief Justice Sir Wm Meredith informed Dr A Abbott Sec retary of the organization of re sources committee that no su preme court sessions will be held except in Toronto and until Sept 15 and possibly not until November This ac tion is taken to avoid calling the formers from their work of pro duction to sit on juries LITTLE At present lime great caro should be taken lo have our trees produce the highest amount of fruit possible To do this care must be taken of Iho trees They muht bo freed from all pests Old dead trees should be cut down anil burned They are ineans of spreading the pest over the dis trict A litlle Care now a lot of fruit and trees The question of spraying fruit trees should be considered now by ev eryone who has trees because it is impossible to keep them clean without some effort to eradicate the many insect pests now so prevalent in our orchards There are many trees which arc so cov ered with the oyster shell bark lice that unless attended to will soon dici oyster shell bark lice is easily discernable on the young apple trees especially on the Rhode Island Greening somo trees being so Covered with scale an oblong shell about 3- 8lhs of an inch long under which small insect passes the greater part of the year sucking the life out of each trunk and branch Emerging about the of May reproduces and retires under a hew shell to continue its work of destruction To overcome this trouble the trees should be cither whitewashed wilh one pound and a half of quickly slacked lime to a gallon of water applied before the buds open in the spring or sprayed with lime and sulphur which can be purchased from the seedsmen by the pint quart or gallon or barrel and diluted one lo nine and applied thoroughly The tent caterpillar is the next In season They spend their winter as eggs which you will find in small clusters around the small twigs Many could bo hand nicked at this season of the year In a few weeks of warm weather they will be hatched and immedi ately show under a small web in the crotch of the branch This is the favorite time to handpick them Some people make a torch on a long slick with rag and coal oil burning thorn off oftentimes causing a canker on the branch which will necessitate its remov al off the tree a bad practice Spraying is not satisfactory in de stroying the tent caterpillar John Speck a wellknown resi dent of Village about years of age and for many years em- OF CURTAIN FANCY CHINTZ I Quality Notts In Cream and White Casement Pattern Reg for yd Muslins In wide Good Patterns yd In White and Ecru 36 In Qpeclal Price This Week yd Heavy White in wide yd Colored Marquisette for Over Curtains Ali8hadea ESTABLISHED OF CANADA CAPITAL PAID UP HEAD TORONTO f SAVE your SECURE your future and SERVE allowed DcpctiU ftl oil NEWMARKET BRANCH M SMYTH Manager I ployed with the Speight Manufacturing Company died suddenly about ten oclock on Tuesday morning at the station while awaiting the ar rival of a train British official tables issued for eight weeks show that in that period ships of over GOO tons 58 ships under tons and fishing boats have sunk making a total of vessels In the same period merchant vessels were unsuccess fully attacked by submarines It ap pears therefore that out of every three ships subjected to attack two were sunk and one escaped Some losses were due to but how many is not shown I On J 111 WESLEY BLOCK Monday Evening April THE PURPLE MASK THE FEUD and FRANCIS FORD On Wednesday April 17 I A 11TH I Special Program On Saturday April for 1st A MASTERPIECE I ti Miss Miss Rogers Mies 10 Miss Clark Miss Baldwin fiV Mrs On Niagara St Newmarket of VOW OP mm London April More- than tea thousand applications have been made for admission to St Pauls Cathedral April on lie occasion of the ser vice to be held In commemoration of the entrance of the Unite Stales Into the war The Cathedra acconuno- only The of Princess Mary daufibUr of and other members of the noyal family Premier will taken Mayors also be present of the Town of who are owners of va cant lands are reminded thaUiO per cent will be added to unpaid taxes and arrears of taxes on May 1st and eases of taxes hit occupied lands will be treated in same manner utter the above date The Statutory provisions for enforced collection by dis tress or otherwise as be de termined by the Collector will bo P J NORTH YORK HARNESS SHOP The Best is None Too Good foi the Farmers these days here is the place to get TUB We do all kinds of with while you valt Are you going away for a visit If so you will want a new on have the In Town and night I If you are going to stay borne you will want some Music Laughable Jokes to liven you dp Wo arc Agents for the The only that plays all disc records and sells at only In Cabinet form us a call and be convinced of its superior qualities are also Agents for Victor and Records Doors South Jewellery Store ft A ORCHESTRA IN ATTENDANCE Admission Doors Open pan JTJ Live Stock Markets Highest prides paid la Toronto this week are as follows Extra Choice Steers Choice Butcher Heifers Good Steers and Heifers Heavy Stockers Milkers Calves Sheep Lambs Hogs off card Newmarket Markets Toronto Markets Wheat per bush Oats per bush Hay per ton nutter per in per dor 37 April 2 35 it 0 3 0 380 Potatoes per bag Chickens dressed a 3 00 April Wheat per bush Oats per per hush Peas per bush llrau per ton Shorts per ton Hay per itox Butter per lb Chickens per lb ton a 05 00 0 00 00 4 THOUOANUy for- I Diua J Steady Good Wages raw In I For tickets and apply to