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Newmarket Era and Express, 24 Jun 1954, p. 8

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OF TOWN NEED A TAXI I- Jf DANCE ULYJV LAKE NIGHT ha Scott ANT STATION clays a week Midnite Saturday SATURDAY ONLT CONTINUOUS FROM MATING SATURDAY AT JUNE WTftt Of THE 25S froth J The present meeting house on j Street where Conser vative Friends still meet was built in See photo It a plain onestoried structure by feet Its architecture is typical of the lives of those who planned it shnple rugged- and scorning frivolous ornamenta tion According to the minutes of January land for a burying ground was procured from Asa Rogers at a cost of 18 an acre for the clearing The burying ground lies to the south of the present meeting house- The of the Society of Friends in Canada who cleared the land in the part of North York around St is linked to that of the old country by the name helped Quakers settle In Penn sylvania Friends loyal to the Crown moved from Pennsyl vania to Upper Canada One of the early Friends Tim othy Rogers received from the government a deed of lots num bers and and thus became the first individual owner of all the land upon which Newmarket was first built From an his torical sketch which appeared in The Newmarket Era about 1880 is the interesting item The first white man known to have slept at Newmarket was Timothy Rogers who in the year while on a prospecting tour between Toronto and Lake camped for a time upon a hill about where the North York registry office now is and fed his horse upon the rushes that grew on the low land near by Some years after the Friends hail established the Street wit itration such as to be a terror to the evilminded and a pleasure to them that do well iheh will the province flourish under thy direction which is the earnest desire and prayer thy- sincere friends Much of the information and some quotations in the above article were obtained from an historical pamphlet Street Quakers by Ethel Will- son Other informal fieri was provided by Mrs Editor HANDCRAFT Mrs H Bales was elected president of the Newmarket lv fisher wmtehehi Minor Starts More than boys ranging In ages from to attended the initial minor lacrosse practice held at the Stuart Scott school grounds last la crosse planners who hope to re vive the game here plan to form s four team town league Bob and Ron Barrett local members of the Newmar ket Green Gaels Jim Cain and Matt Walsh were charge of the first nigh I Harold Smart member- of the Bradford lacrosse club ami Smart are also expects assist with the coaching Handcraft group at the annual meeting and election of officers held recently the home of her daughterinlaw on the fourth of William who concession The other officers include past Mrs George Mrs Bales Mrs A L Aurora recording sec Mrs corresponding sec P Hughes Mrs and librarian Mrs A Mit chell PLEASANTVILLE The annual picnic will be held at Greenwood park on Tuesday June On Saturday Miss and eight of her pupils visited the Sharon museum Mr and Master Elgin Toole were Wednesday night tea guests at the Green wood home Mr and Mrs Hancock and baby Sharon spent the weekend at the Earl Toole home at the same school grounds to night All boys interested in playing lacrosse are asked to tend ridges Midgets win Ridges mid gets bidding with Aurora Sutton and for second place in the North York midget base- hall league stayed in the hunt for the coveted spot with a win over Richmond Hill last week at Richmond Norm chalked up the pitching victory Dan Geary had four hits Glen Boyle and Norm Roberts had three each to spearhead the winners hit sta tistics Jim Pete Hart and Dave Pollard drove out the hits Guests for Saturday and part Greenwood Harold Roe Elias Hicks established a Mrs Roy Greenwood San- rate meeting on Street Hicks had different ideas about religious doctrine and al though Friends tried to combat these ideas he had a fairly large following Known as the Hick- sites they left the original meeting in and A short time later probably in a meeting house was built at Armltage see photo The building was de stroyed eventually but the bury ing ground still stands near the site of the building The Newmarket Meeting is a separate group which left the Street Meeting Friends in Newmarket now meet in a church at the corner of Botsford St and Church St The New market Friends decided to have a minister and some singing of hymns which the Street Quakers never permitted By old tradition the Street Friends had direct ac cess to the king and the most important item discussed at the first Monthly Meeting in the new settlement on the of the ninth month was the preparing and presenting of an address loyalty to the gover nor Francis Gore and Middleweight Toronto Mr and Mrs 1s6t Glare Port Perry Mr and Mrs Carl and Charles also Mr Greenwood had Sunday night tea with Mr and Mrs Mel Traviss and Mrs A PASSES EXAMS Dana daughter Mr and Mrs John McGrath ob tained marks on the Grade theory examinations of the Royal Conservatory of Music held in Toronto in June Dana is a pupil of Miss Mae Patter son I News The Union Street branch will meet at the home of Mrs Thursday July at 8 pm Roll call A humorous verse Program committee Mrs Walter Mrs English and Mrs Douglas Beckett Hos tesses Mrs Archie Mrs D Thompson Mrs Graham Mrs Burgess Baseball Francis reports an eventful week on the baseball front One team the Leafs turned in a triple play to feature the fielding The Leafs squeaked through for a pah of wins They shaded the Wings 54 and Royals 10 9 The Sugar Kings punished the Wings and the Royals dumped the Sugar Kings in other major league battles Two games made up the minor loop card Havana shaded Mon treal and Rochester and Toronto duelled to a tie Tommy Maukonen Peter Vale John and Grant Ori on powered the Leafs win Dave Sheridan Brent Macnab and Brian Bales were the Wings hitmasters OReilly smack- homer Peter Vale got four hits Tom two triples arid jPage a double in the arret orrn ant wifiL firentStacriah Kmgpfei ledVattlthe a Norm hit leader with four Larry Kef fer Fran Garrett John Hopper and Brad Gordon got into the act with two each Terry Peever and Wayne provided the losers hit power In minor league activity a four run fourth enabled Toronto to lie Rochester Brad and Richard Graham collar ed Toronto safeties Ken Shrop shire and Craig collect ed Rochester baseknocks A last of the sixth run that cracked a deadlock gave Havana a win over Montreal John and Peter whacked Havana payoff blows Ken Needier and Don Jefferson wore Montreals hitting togs Lose To Aurora Aurora rose up From behind a deficit with three fourth and two fifth innings runs to defeat Newmarket 51 Saturday at Aur ora in a North York peewee base ball league game A ova Browning was declared the pitching victor over Hub south paw Brent Both pitch ed steady games Browning whiffed Macnab Newmarket end on Tom triple and followup hits by John and Francis Garten Wayne Zimmerman Von Keith Browning Ron Walk- Norm Dennis and Elgin Evans came through with Aur oras payoff hits in the winning frames JO OUR CUSTOMERS DURING JUNE AS JULY Any person wishing to fill their fuel Oil tank there will be a reduction of cent per gallon YOUR CANADIAN OIL DEALER EVANS FUELS Newmarket phone DINNER WILL BE SERVED AT THE BREEZEWAY RESTAURANT HOTEL Open to the public JULY 1 Drop in for the best on the Pine Orchard branch enter tained the members of WI at the home of Mrs George on Tuesday June the a by Mrs Noble motto New friends are silver friends are gold by Mrs Smith reading by Mrs spelling match by Mrs Hepburn Mrs Was chairman At the close of the meeting lunch was served on the lawn and a social time enjoyed Pine Orchard branch is hold ing a strawberry supper at the school on Tuesday evening July I NEW EASE NEW 5- CONVENIENCE Buffo ELECTRIC STARTING Morrisons Sporting Goods Main St Newmarket Ph HOLLAND THEATRE BRADFORD was a good attendance it the meeting of branch an at the home of Mrs Walker Mrs Wal ker gave a The Story of Penrose gave a on Fires that burn in the spring Mrs A Penrose read a poem Mrs Johnson conducted a wild flower contest Miss Starr gave a report on the district annual which was held at In May The May meeting the branch was held the home of Mrs with the president Mrs Ronald presiding- Mrs Dr Rob ertson Sutton West was guest speaker A donation of was made for the York County Hospital Building Fund GEAR SHIM ONE HAND SPEED OVER VET IT FOR REMOTE CONTROl TOO Johnson as MOICHL SMITHS HARDWARE Main Newmarket Ph 3D NOW Mount Albert Sports Day SUPPLEMENT SAL JUT ladies vs LAKE SI VETERAN Dance to VanZai 1 a- ci m lr i- k Admission To Grounds mm l- FREE with ever ill Range Fiytr J cart aluminum wall In Ill off ling On knob sett it I J if in toofroi by mini ST OPPOSITE ax

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