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w Sinner meeting last week Mis Bar- Thompson made the pres entation on behalf of the dub io Miss Joan Robinson this years winner 4 our Children s Store iWf Make your selection of Xmas Gifts early while a wide range of colors and sizes are available Wi 4 will any article until Xmas Opposite Post Office Shoppe Newmarket BELHAVEN Misses Anne Stephenson and Sweeney spent a weekend recently with Mr and Mrs Bruce in Toronto and while there attended the Santa Claus parade Belhaven school concert will be held Monday Dec Miss Eva Kay of the Bell Telephone staff is taking an ex tension course at this week Mr and Mrs Norman King and Floyd had tea Saturday ev ening with Mr and Mrs Jack Morgan Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Donald Woods who are the proud parents of a baby girl Miss Muriel Bar- spent Sunday with her par ents Mr and Mrs Mr and Mrs Robert Lang Elm Grove spent a day recently with Mr and Mrs Albert Hal- stocks Mr and Mrs Perry and family had tea Sunday ev ening with Mr and Mrs Maurice Crittenden at Mrs Winch spent a couple of days last week in To ronto and at with Mr and Mrs Griffith Mr and Mrs Sutton spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Lloyd Kay Mr and Mrs Donald Morton had tea Sunday evening with Mr and Mrs Norman King Our Write ers Letters to the editor are always welcome tat tke the writers ami be toown to the editor SALVATION ARM Captain and Mrs Midland will be the special speakers this Sunday Nov at the Salvation Army Newmar ket The captain is a fine speaker and besides leading the meetings and bringing the mess ages of the day he will dedi cate the infant son of the Com manding Officers Captain and Mrs McEwan in the evening service is December 15th For Application for Assistance Owners of Homes and Buildings or Damaged by Flood Waters food Homes and Buildings Assistance Board is to give Financial Assistance as follows will be for structural damage to privately owned buildings by FLOOD WATERS FROM MAIN RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES ON OCTOBER and The first damage will be deducted from the appraised damage or loss before the payment is calculated After this deduction the Board may pay of the remaining appraised structural damage up lo a total of per applicant Dear Sir would like through the me dium of your press to clarify untrue and damaging statements made concerning my own per sonal assessment It has been said that the assess ment on my gasoline pumps has been removed this also that my business assessment had in turn been lowered These statements are utterly untrue The assessments on my build ings and equipment remains the same this year as in the past three years at which time a re assessment took place The only adjustment made was the removal from my assessment property not owned by me which was previously recorded in my name If there is any doubt in the minds of anyone concerning this matter my assessment records and registered deeds are open for inspection at the township office of North Yours very truly Jack May Assessment Commissioner North Mr Roe was the one who gave Newmarket its name The first post office was on the north corner of bis lot where store now stands I have played in the basement where the old post office boxes were stored Later Tom Fardy had a cobblers shop At the corner of and Main Streets John had a saddlery shop later his son carried on This disappeared at the time when the old North American hotel was torn down to make way for the Sovereign Bank There was a hat factory at the west side of the old mill and it was torn down in Mr David Lloyd built his house on this site Mr forgot Frank Stewarts liquor store at the corner of Main and Ontario Sts hope this will be of interest to you in de amount of insurance on each properly bo taken into consideration the payment above assistance will be in addition to any aid provided by the Ontario for loss or damage to furniture and personal effects a ONS MUST BE MADE BY DECEMBER 15TH 1954 forms and further information may be obtained at Flo HIS Municipal Homes and Buildings Assistance Hoard 193 Bay St Toronto Parliament Buildings Toronto areas Norman Long Chairman John 4tfM7fcw Editors note The following letter from Avenue ronto refers to a recent advert sponsored by the market Chamber of Commerce which contained some history Main St and other about Newmarket years agd so an old photo of Sixte en in the last century the writer typed the letter and forgot to sign name Dear Mr Editor It was witfi great InteregithSt I read the article The picture aril sure was taken from near the present post office looking south Simpson owned drug store and it was always on the west side of the street about where Bowsers store now stands Mrs Simpson carried on the store as long as she lived Mrs Keith whose husband was a county magistrate was their daughter As a child going to their store whore there were all types of novelties and we called it the Curiosity Shop I have often heard my mother speak of Hendersons bakery another old landmark The dim building in the centre of the picture is an old grist mill I believe which stood on the site of the waterworks lawn next to the dam My mo ther and her friends the Kirks played there a children Mr Kirk owned a Blacksmiths shop and it stood where the Presby terian manse is now The pus- sent caretakers house built by thorn My grandfather John lived in the second house from the manse which was at that time a coopers shop and con verted into a house about My grandfather died about 1392 My grandmother later Mrs Kirton lived until The restaurant at the corner of Main and Water Streets was the home of Mr William Hoe who disguised a an old woman hid three bags of gold from the treasury ami saved them from the Americans in I be- PEEASANTVILLE The WrUng Workers will nieetion Thursday Dec at the Mrs Roy Cody This be the regular meeting and pi officers will be held The bazaar and sale of baking has been postponed indefinitely reopening Of club will be on Friday Dee the school Mrs Smith Clarke Smith motor ed recently lo see Mr Smitrrt parents off on a for the Christ- mast V ilv Miss junior at school ffl took a train trip Newmarket to Aurora and shoe factory the Aurora Textiles and taxied to in the afternoon and Dixon Pencil factory Mrs them Miss Leonora Starr Newmar ket was a guest on Tuesday for dinner Mrs McCiuio and or were Mr and Ufa W Wanda and Saturday night for tea at homo of Preston included Mr and Mrs Preston Toronto and Mr and Mrs If Mutual Cor ners Miss Helen Cochrane Stroud spent the weekend with her aunt Miss Verna Sympathy is extended to the Glover family in loss of Mr Glovers father Mr Jan Glover Toronto on weekend Mr Mndill returned home on Monday a iter a week at the home of Mr and Mrs Peter- yon Aurora Mr and Mrs Lome Clarke and Miss Mabel Clark Toronto were recent guests at the home of Mr George Smith Miss Clarke Just returned from a four months trip to England VANDORF Tim Wesley held its concert on Friday evening In the Vaiuiorf Hall Everyone who at- tended reported a spleiwlhl pro of mixed talent SHARON The Friendship Circle meeting will be held at the home of Mrs Kenneth on Wednesday evening Dec at in stead of Wednesday Nov The sympathy of the village goes to Mrs B Phillips in the death of her sister Mrs Toronto Mr and Mrs Harry Moss spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Alex Hunter and family Mr and Mrs Kenneth Shaw Linda and Kathie visited Mr and Mrs Robert Shaw at on Sunday Mrs Stewart and Miss May Stevens Toronto spent the weekend with their parents Mr and Gor don Stevens St James Anglican will hold a bazaar bake sale and af ternoon tea in Sharon hall on Dec from Miss Margaret Leppard spent the with Mr and Mrs Kiteley The Newmarket En and Express Thursday Nov 25 FREE SKATING Howard Is again spon soring free skating time for child ren at the Newmarket Arena this winter Children must be years and under from Newmarket or dist rict Skating is available to them every Sunday afternoon between and 3 pm OBITUARY Leslie Mount The community was shocked recently at the sudden death of one of its wellknown citizens in the person of Leslie Mount He was in his year Mr Mount was an agent for the Crown Life Insurance Co of long standing having written his first application in June He was formerly a member of the Christian church and in recent years attended SharonHope United church iHg1iiJifijrfd5fty widow Sadie five sons and five daughters Kenneth New market Fry Florence Newmarket Vernon Norwood Mrs Pottage Alma Sha ron Mrs S Viola Newmarket Dr Harry Allen Douglas Sharon Mrs- Ward Newmarket and Mrs A Forfar Shirley Stouffvllle Three sisters are Mrs J Gowan Aurora Mrs Cullam Toronto Mrs Rogers Clark- son and a brother Dr Harry Ottawa The funeral service was held at and Rose chapel Newmarket conducted by Rev W Interment was at cemetery the most cherished gifts of all by Little Luxuries to Pamper a Lady Lovely little extras to perch on her tree or tuck in her Christmas stocking and make her feel like a princess when she uses them Cocftvcopia 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