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Li LET On St Now Decorated Apply to Win Box 1 Newmarket Brood Sows duo farrow 1st of May Apply on rear of 3rd Con V TO LET located On Church Street wjlh every convenience Option lo purchase Possession let Era Of fice ran gale Kitchen in good order May bo aeon Friday Saturday afternoon Will low for immediate aula Prospect WANTED I I J l For Kitchen and Cook at Point Apply to Newma servant wanted May General to go lo Summer Homo at No washing good home For particulars lo Mrs High Park Toronto 13 WANTED A respectable woman re quired general with know ledge of cooking particulars ap ply after lttlli lo Miss K The Briars Sutton Went 1 CARD of tuankq Mr Jus Wright desires to hank the neighbors and friends for their assistance and sympathy in connection with the death and funeral of his brother the Wright of Holland Landing on Wednesday tho of April I i i ART Friday April and Saturday April The of Canada a new record during the past year Nearly two and a half million of passengers were carried for one person killed A i public debt bun grown wonderfully during the past seven years In 1911 lotnl net debt was announced as In February 1917 It had increased lo war is largely responsible for the increase A Washington despatch on Tuesday announced that luo United Stales Government hod ordered merchant ships to be armed at an estimated cost of for guns and ammu nition lo run submarlno blockade the Atlantic This immense fleet will protect vosifols with food supplies for Great Britain passing from America Production Campaign EVEHV FAMILY Till I Von a aatarQ of ChiiB Fletcher pnl wn made under on for over po on In this tUe fenOTvA Criteria a fiaint3 for Oil filing Syrup It It neither nor is It destroys For 140JO thirty it been relief of Colic all Teething and Food giving healthy and natural deep Friend lb Kind Yen Always Do not fail to attend or more sessions of exhibit to see these famous pic tures does not come every day i j TOWN OF Inspectors Notice I 1 m m I Notice is hereby given that all premises must be cleaned and put in a sanitary condition Tuesday May 15th 1017 Fine and costs will be incurred by all those who fail to comply with this notice order J ANDERSON Town Clerk OP I wish lo express my heartfelt thanks to the neighbors and friends for heir generous as sistance and sympathy in my great bereavement through the death of a Kind husband and father also to the Office Special ly Co and Employees and Bowling Club for their to me through the gen erous cheques which they sent to inc MRS J HUGHES TENDERS Tenders will be received up lo noon on May 3rd by the Toron to York Highway Commission for the old steel bridge which is over the Holland River al Huron Street Newmarket Specifica tions may bo seen at the offices of the Board Adelaide Street East Toronto or at the Office of Commissioner Keith Main Street Newmarket T FOSTER Chairman JAMES For of and Products Call at Clarks Block SouthEnd Main SI and gel So Fresh per lb AMD I Sweet Cream for labia or whip ping a Specialty by pint or quart t FAKMKtttf Yorkshire Hoar kept for service on Lot 1 12 Second St East Terms 1 BROS HOUSE FOR ttCNT On Main Street Brick room Fupnco FJxtureH Sdsfteosibo 4 The of Trade launched heir campaign for Increased Production in the Town Tuesday evening but it is to ho hat so little Interest was manifested by the people of the Town as were not more than people present Mis Worship Mayor Eves pre sided and In bis introductory re marks he emphasized the need of greater production and thought it was lime lo cut out extrava gance He said a talis tics from a reliable source say that there Is an actual shortage of mil lion bushels of wheat in the world loday Mr J of Ag at Newmarket was the first speaker and he went on to show the necessity of garden produce in the Towns and to help the export to countries in great need Even in Ontario there is an scarcity of potatoes at Ihc present limo scarc ity of food products is alarming prices are high but no one can say what prices will bo next year Tho shortage of wheat demands that more vegetables must be grown in country towns and in order to encourage children numerous prizes will bo offered Particulars will bo known in Schools in the meantime all parents arc urged lo the children every assistance pos sible Mr J Harvey Pros of Board of Trade was the next speaker Ho said wo do not feel pinch of money or famine but if the crops fail Ibis year it will bo brought home to us most forcibly The Government is urging people to speed up on production and this is the first problem that confronts newly organized Hoard of Trade A quotation was read from Lloyd George showing the importance of holding the line and ho urg ed Hie citizens of Newmarket to do their duty as well as the men at the front in holding their lino Failure of the crops in Argentine last year and the immense army of nonproducers now in arms ac count largely for the food condi tions now existing Wo have va cant ground promised and we hope lo have more we want is men lo work It Board will pay for the ploughing and wo want all to do what they can to help in this national crisis It is worthy of our best efforts Mr A Ingram of Toronto was the last speaker and ho dealt with he subject in a very inter esting and satisfactory manner lie congratulated the Town on the public spirit manifested in the matter and slated that the spirit was quite general all over the Province Munition factories ho said have attained to efficiency in support of the troops and il is up to those on 1 he land to equal their efforts for the worlds need We are han dicapped by indifference and ig norance but it is of absolute ne cessity that we increase produc- lion The response of he wo men in connection with the war Is marvellous but food is of prime necessity and with intens ive gardening great results can he accomplished The speaker dealt with Economic- Value 2 Physical Value of Fresh Vegetables and Patriotic Value Many suggestions were given on what to plant and how to plant it The speaker evidently takes great de light in homo gardening and It is hoped that the audience caught the contagion The Mayor of the In spiration of the address and Rev A P Addison seconded tho vote of thanks which was car ried enthusiastically During the evening solos by Miss Laurel and Mr LaSallo were much appreciated Mason accompanying them on the piano Tho National Anthem both opened and closed meeting The Trade will great ly appreciate it if any citizens who have vacant lots that they do not expect to cultivate will com municate- with the President or any of the Committee and person willing cultivate a va cant lot or portion thereof will find apnlieation cards at the Ex and their will be Our Toronto Letter The St George Society Sous II and of England held a Joint On St Georges Day- The beginning of this week Sir William Hearst and oilier speak ers at a public gathering urged District Representatives the Department of Agriculture lo push forward in the production campaign At a meeting of tho City Coun cil on Monday the for has been fixed at mills This is the highest rale ever im posed in Toronto The Canadian Club now boasts that it has members Mr has been elected as the new President George Liddiard a shipper em ployed by Bros Adelaido Street was removed lo Gen eral Hospital suffering two brok en legs and a fractured finger was drawing truck containing a thousand pounds of brass from the ground floor of the companys plant lo freight elevator when the elevator dropped to the base ment The truck falling for ward jammed against the side of shaft Eire believed to have been caused by an explosion in one of the oilburning machines broke out Tuesday in of the factory buildings of the John Com pany munitions manufacturers at Slrachan Ave lire badly damaged the building known as the old machine shop and the loss is variously placed at between and chiefly caused by the destruction of valuable dynamos which caus ed a disruption the electrical system throughout the plant Law circles report that more than usual number of forg eries have laken place during the past two months Some of the offences perpetrated men mov ing in society circles have been hushed friends paying the losses The Board of Control have de cided to remit the taxes for on the Convalescent Home On Tuesday afternoon last Miss Olive was struck by a street car as she stepped from sidewalk Her back was ser iously injured and she had lo be laken lo the Hospital in an am bulance The 220h held open house heir headquarters Sun day afternoon and a last recep tion before departure overseas was hold Mrs in behalf of the Ladies Auxiliary presented each member of the with two pairs of socks and Major Pink also made a pres entation to each of men Some officers vales Bishop Mitchell of St Pauls Church on in alluding lo the present war said he downfall Of he blackest Government bat ever cursed the race of men He praised the action recently taken by the United States to join the allied forces Mr Harry Johns of Toronto laol Sunday a visit- Thompson spent ho weekend In Toronto with UMr Geo A of Toronto wan calling on In Town lost Mr A Cornell enter tained visitors from Aurora last Sat urday Miss Margaret of Perth a few days with Mrs Kennel Cordon Wright of Detroit spent few days last week with his mother In he city Mrs Is home again after spending three months at Pem broke daughter Mr and Mrs Stuart of Toronto visited his mother Mrs Marker on Saturday Aubrey was homo on Sunday for his lost leave before go ing Overseas with the Laurie Cane was home on Sunday for lasl leave prior to go ing Overseas the 220th A brother and sister visited Mr J StcokleyS during the week end the former coming from Miss Sadie and Mlas May of spent the In the City with Mrs Thom as Mr Art who is mov ing from to Aurora spent Sunday with brother Mr Ilnm- St Mrs mil Mrs and Mrs noun arc appointed dele gates to A Convention in To ronto next week Mr John of who married a cousin of the Editor al made us a brief hut pleasant last Friday many friends of Mrs John will he pleased to learn she has recovered from her long Illness sufficiently to be down stairs Mrs returned to Town last week after spending a year in Vancouver Victoria and California It if her trip I her much good Mrs Bray of Chatham and Mrs of Toronto are spending a few days with Mrs T J Robertson who gave an afternoon tea on Wednesday in their behalf Mr and Mrs Atkinson and Miss Atkinson were in the City on Sunday to bid goodbye to Pie Cyril Atkinson who goes Overseas shortly with the 220th Mr A Terry or called on friends In Newmarket lasl Saturday and spent the weekend with brother Sharon We are pleased lo learn our old friend Mr Jacob Johnson Is hill one of the busy men In Muskoka hive of industry The Assembly Hall at Albert College hellevllle was destroyed last Saturday morning Rev Dr Baker formerly of and at one Ume a in Messrs Harrison Davisons Newmar ket is the Principal of this College On the invitation of Ashler Lodge Toronto a number of Masons from Newmarket Sharon Au rora and all along the line of the Metropolitan went to the City on Monday night and greatly enjoyed the evenings program the offices of the lodge being filled by the Ms of country lodges A special ear relum ed from the City after midnight Mr of Alameda CaJ in renewing for the Era says Somewhat tardy in remitting but do not think I am losing interest In the Era quite the contrary I assure you for it Is a most welcome visitor and when on different occasions I have Introduced ft lo my friends as corning from my old Canadian home it has never failed to create a favorable Im pression and received many compli ments Mr and Mrs and son are on a little ranch in Sonoma Co and are doing very well though ho is still suffering from rheumatism Norma and I are keeping house and she Is employed in Oakland through the day I am working my old trade of painting and paper hanging and always busy winter and sum mer sometimes employing a number of men Kind regards lo old friends pressure the Federal Hoveraipeht appointed a to Inquire Into the High Coat lag- and to report ereon I A over a year later the Comrolssldn two bulky volumes of evidence the result of their- Inquiry but re ported that did not for suggestion In regard to remedies They however ventur ed the remedial lines indicated are found In the en couragement of food production and the removal of every econ omic weight In the distribution of the process So far arc aware no action was by the Government on this report Meanwhile the cost of living has continued to grow Through the War Measure Act when the present war broke out Government look to Itself power to prevent any undue Increase in the cost of necessaries but up to date no action has been taken al though High Cost of Living has gone on leaps and bounds Mean while Parliament appears to have foil ed to take and much discontent obtains As a counter action City and Town Councils all over the Province as well as Boards of Trade are taking Up the question of Increased Production and pressing the matter home to llio Citizens The need of more food the world over Is very great and should the harvest of this year fail by any cause the people of Ontario like many other countries would feel he pinch of want the same as Europe Is to day The way to avert starvation Is for every family to grow their own vegetables for use the coming winter If for no other reason than Patriotism everybody should do a little We have not got to the highest prices yet by any means and it Is time that people began to economize while money is In circulation for the probability Is that as soon as the war is over there will he a general col lapse of the Industries but not In the price of farm products How of ton It hnlf wo coll Dread and good Oread end flood Suitor toput on iW Gup Purity Flour fopOroad beat that will Manitoba flnloh for your meal a real riioo or fiR ft IT 0 th0 vhloli euro to produce aro kind vo keep Wo have Oleics Dutch Goto at a Potato at lb for 236 TS at Gwot and Fin J or Qrapo Fruit and 12o each and a pock mm clock I I NTS Wo will from now on a good varloty of Celery and on Hand day thoro a growing demand for Pure Candy that demand by handling of- the beat to bo had Tiro 8tcphons making of our Candles and Appetizing DEPT 3S lJ The Street until first The will ofjlo I mehci i finish Press Chant A effect day ins at will It train make A percheron stallion that bids fair to win a place of fame In North York the property of Messrs A- Henry Son will a homo stand during the Benson at lot Con North Gwlllhnhury A prize winner a colt and never was beaten See carda Mr J ond Sons purchased the well- known Imp Clydesdale Stallion Lord Marven from wellknown breeder and Im porter James Torrance Ontario Ilia sire Is the horse Sir Hugo and halfbrother to the world fam ous Pride Ilia darn also was got by the four times Cup winner Hiawatha He also has five numbered dams This horse Is wellknown to the most breeders of Whitchurch and King Townships Pure bred Clydes dale Stallion the property of Mount Albert will visit Zephyr Virginia Sutton and other points Mount Albert on Saturdays and Mon days Ira Fountain Manager Nowadays It Is Quality that Counts QUALITY OUR ALSO AGENT FOR SPECIALTY THE Moat Remarkable Musical Instrument In the World HUYLERS CHOCOLATES pi MAIN STREET NEWMARKET Agent for Cameras and Photo House Phono No Store Phone No ore going- as rilE AND ADJUQTiD Toronto Ltd Rloor In the paragraph on Page of this issue about the advance in price of the Era wo omitted to say that an extra charge of 50c for postage is made to United Slates and France worth the Monday evening meeting the election of officers for coming year took place They are as follows Miss I Christian Miss randy Missionary Mies Mrs Literary Miss Christian Mr Miss J Mrs Williams Pianist Miss Marjorio Taylor Mr Williams Auditors A Meek and Miss After the business part of he meeting refreshments were serv ed and games played An interesting program Is be ing prepared for next Monday Everyone is invited lo attend Mortgage I THE OF Ill Under power of sate contained In a certain mortgage which will be pro duced time of sale will be offered for sale by Public at the King George Hotel Newmarket on Saturday the day of May at the hour of oclock fore noon following residential pro perly namely That brick house and lot on the north side of Park Avenue In the Town of and being de scribed as commencing at the distance of Its feet from the south west angle of Block as shown on registered plan No 31 thence running easterly park Avenue feet and having a depth of feel This bouse la In good repair and contains bath closet furnace and el ectric lights and water and Is a very desirable residence and venlenlly situated of Sale per cent cash on day of sate end sufficient to make one- half money m cash the expiration of days thereafter and the may bo secured by mortgage at per annum Ior of apply Vendors Solicitor IViDDIPIELO Barrister Solicitor Notary fiioner for taking Affidavits Will be In Newmarket Office all day Tuesday Wednesday Friday and Saturday and on Monday and Thurs day evenings from to Office Ground Floor New McCaulcy Block Opposite Post Office Phone No 205 Residence Solicitor for Imperial Bank of Canada A J M Walton Co Aurora Private funds to loan on First Mortgage Probating Wills and Estate work a specially THE LEADING Furniture and Undertaking House You can buy your Furniture Cheap for Cash UNDERTAKING EMBALMING A SPECIALTY Night catla attended to at 1 1 1 A I J I Phones and 26 In on April to Mr and Mrs Leslie Miller a daughter OTALEY In Whitchurch on April to Mr and Mrs Bert a son In Whitchurch on April to Mr and Mrs a son At on Thursday Maggie Duncan wife of Geo Friday ApHI at M 31 years son of Dr J I naster Meaford Funeral in Aurora last Friday York Quality Richmond Comity Breeders Sale of ilolsteins Hill Fair Buildings A Few minutes Trolley of Toronto Wednesday the of May 1917 P York County is well known as home of many of best sires of breed and blood of the following arc well represented in Ibis sale A 3331 son of the great King of only lb mature cow and of tho only lb fouryearold A son a full brother a grandson of May Echo Sylvia the worlds record cow and several grandsons of tho worlds greatest sire King of the York County breeders aro making every effort lo mate this sale of seventy head of choice the sale of the season a sale that will be a credit to York County the breed breeder and the buyer Sixty good females will be sold with records as high as lbs butter in seven days and most of bred lo one of the mentioned above If you want thirty forty or fifty pound blood in your herd at a lime when expensive feed is a thing of past and when prospects were never better for good prices for milk butler and cheese and with a growing demand for good breeding come to this great Quality Sale Remember the sale is rich in the blood of the families that hold the worlds records for both milK and every animal will be sold regardless of value to highest bidder and that the sale will start at sharp Send for catalogue lo Jefferson Ont J Main St North AH Orders AURORA At the adjourned meeting of vestry Trinity Church held Tuesday night in schoolroom the Rev Sloancs presiding the following of ficers were elected Hectors Warden J Brothers Peoples Warden W Willis Sidesmen Taylor Morris J Spurr H Taylor Scrivener J Willis Delegates to the Synod J B J Willis and Trinity Church choir has lost two more members in Messrs and who are leaving for overseas The honor roll of the Church now carries names a will executed July km George Simpson a manufac turer who died In Aurora March last bequeathed property valued to Ids children In addition to two lots and a house In Aurora valued at tho Inventory in cludes in household goods a for cash In surance bonds Mines Colonial Loin and Investment Iron A Steel Permanent 700 Trust Spanish 6880 Ball Hearings By will W ana and daughter respectively to have the house tend furniture rent two lebtilors md Gertrude to My a 5000 as long she remains unmarried in Hi- her marrying she Is recei At expiration of two late is to be equally Wtv the lesUilors children WW Howard and s- lb faster nun Hie is forctrouble to li NOTICE TO CREOITOR3 Pursuant to the Trustee Act ton Chapter 121 Creditors and all other persons any claims against the estate of Toole late of Township County of Gwillimbury died of January IheelaW deceased about the day Intestate arc on or before of May to send in to me signed Solicitor for Agnes Toole Ad mini strains of the a notice of their amount and nature thereof and a of the W WT by them and ami anil take notice me iJJ to that after the said date mlniatratjjx may proceed said Estate anions titled thereto without any of which they then hive notice or at Of April for the St In men J I April hirthd a foro I seven for Const of tin notice condil Two was J none when and a in en on a a I Ion On K I the late I I J Preen v The on cation Not Mr only elect Christ servie nut out for In them shall hero i me foi to I wisl helped from worshi Fellow 1015 Gburol it will David I this door At singer w vho OF OH TORONTO K3ES rt- take bye while I