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B--Best Pk Davies Warrior = 3 Gordon Holdershaw, S.5 12R 2 Gertie Tate, SS. I5R Sec C--Best Plot Davies Warrior © 1 Murmay Beaton, 15R 2 Almer Wallace, 15R 3 Allan Harper, 13R 4 Elmer Clements, 13 R Highly Com., Blanche Miller, 13 R i Commended, Benny Forsyth, 19 R Sec D--Best 12 Irish Cobblers 1 Clifton Gibson, 10 R 2 Gertie Tate, I5R S Noble Rynard, I6R 4 Bert Gibson, 12R Highly Com Ruth Rynard 16 R Com Merle St John, 16 R ' Sec E--Best Peck Irish Cobblers 1 Ruth Rynard, 16 2 Gertie Tate, 15 3 Albert Brown, 17 4 Dora Howe, 17 Sec F--Best plot Irish Cobblers 1 Elwood Clements, 13 2 George Beaton, 15 3 Cyril Hasle, 16 4 Heywood Short, 17 Highly Com Teddy Farnden, 15 Com Noble Rynard, 16 Sec G--Bost peck Empire State X 1 Gertie Tate, 15 2 Walter Merrick, 16 3 Willie Carnegie, 19 4 Dora Bailey, 10 . BT ! tion |roved ighly interestin el ar tiers of pedagogy being discuss- also much indebted to the Sout} "and. inepiratitn previdid the Ontario Teachers Institute for their ounger teachers. : kindness in adding to_the other ¢on- ' tributions the proceeds of theirdecs ' ; ture and congert, All the receipts, grand success would only be Cor-| except a trifling sum reserved tor b OE of every printing were donated, the members The N aaa Pd . of the Institnte having themselves e Nomigatirg: Commiltee 'To- | yqumed the expense inqutred in ried efficers for nest fear: -- securing the lecturer. - On behalf of aon. Pres: = Dr. Waugh, Chicl Ini q0 citizens Tie OBSERVER thanks spector. . the nembers of the Institute for resident -- Mr, George Feitheller, {heir generosi : 0 say that the "Convention was ReachCentributesHand- Jas. Campbell, W. L. Toukin. ' somely to thePatriotic Resolutions of thanks were pas- : 'sed to the Purt Perry Schaol-Boasd, Fu nds own Council. and the local per- ha 'formers at the .Evening Concent = nd at the Sessions. ¢ $5431 RAISED ECTURE AND CONCERT. Owing to the returns of the can- The Teachers' Convention" Lec-|vassers not being in in time to type dure and Concert was held on the for this week we defer publication of ening of Thursday, October 21st, | the list till next issue. and was a grand success in every | particular, large attendance and Td * i highly enjoyable entertainment. Tue Prince Albert 't¥ocal, instrumental and literary . -- lpambers were high-class and ren-| It is announced in the Christian ered with consumate ability and | Guardian that Sunday, Oct. 31 s {highly pleasing effect. "Mr. Frank | to be . for the Methodist Churc ¥eigh for an hour held the undind England and: Canada, and pos ed attention of the whole house aid | in' many other lands a day ot special I felt that the time had lieen prayer for the help of the Almighty asantly and profitably spent |in the Great War in which we are ning to and witnessing the engaged. Our pastor has_announc- strated Lecture on "Canada in |ed it. Hewill in Prince 'Alvert, at and War.' Mr. J. McE TTT he otic character. Al , 2 join init: Come and {s us 1% ER rpm tedly plead with God as did Port Perry High School - Hezekia and Isaiah in the olden ; Victorious. time, when thay were attacked by a ' Ta = ws [very powerful and blood-thirsty foe. On Friday last Port Perry High" "my "patriotic Appeal in Polling School grounds: were the centre, of ry " : 5 : Subedi n. No. 6. resulted in attraction, The first event was alggsn 95% of this $112.35 w id .| match game of Basketball between: oh 's i x t »S9 were. pal -| the youug ladies of the High Suhool | 1 $881 ome ye to come, of Whitby and the 'young ladies of Miss 1. Hartry was in her place "| ihe Port Perry High School, whith jat the organ at Manchester last although highly interesting, proved Sunday, after a short _ visit to her an easy victory for the Port Perry | sister in Toronto: ' team, resultin, 17 points 0 0: Bs N Mr. intron « Privicipal -of = the We gre sorfy_{ fearn that Mes. Pn : Wm: Painter, who lately ¢ame here Whitby High School, Refereed thet =m too 565 t healt game in. a strictly orthodox manner. rom Toronto, Iyin poof hea th. The next event was a game' of| We are glad to know that Mr. Football-- Whitby High School vs.| Fred. Bellknap is recovering nicely Port Perry High School--This was after his operation for appendictis. a strenuous game in: which both sides displayed. considerable skill and proved a close contest and re- sulted in 1 to oin. favor of Port Perry. Mr. Bert, Beacock of Myr- A very good congregation was present in our church last Sunday evening. Our pastor, Mr, Totten, took as his text, Romang § : 28-- VIZ aWe know that a!l things work to- le ideced, the game nd G5 | give for good lo ther that fove The young ladies of the Port Sod. Je applied it to our own Perry Basketball team entertained ives and also the nation and urged their visiting opponents in a right the importance of loving God sup- royal manner fo'a grand banquet in remely and getting rid of all the the 'AssentBliiroom which they bad (£ins of our nation, such-as drunk- beantifully and artistically decorat. | Sniness, profanity, &c. ed with flowers, pennants and flags v anjoyable and highly inter- TE SERRE pkg OLD TO SOON PA, Heil fin The Condition of Too -Many 4 Wome nd T Man Bed as in| 'women ass, von Wasy Bhai : deal] 00 many women and 1 ri | gi an Ag ris look "olds long before 'hal ould b Grand" Musicale and' Literary Ea- tertainment "and a Grand Banquet in the basement. The talent al ready secured for the enterfainment includes the Port Perry Glee Club, under the direction of Miss Bull, which has already made its debut and won golden opinions of musical critics, Tire program will be one of rare talent. The ladies having charge as caters for. the banquet have a grand record, the tables will be laden With the best products. of the world--tropical and home pro- duction--and in abundance. * The | total = proceeds. will. go to - aid the Orphanage of the Association at Picton, which institution is open to children irréspectative of nationality or religion. Regarding the super. ior management and great impor. tance of the Institution the Bédard is | composed of ladies "and gentlemen who personally take great interest in all its affairs and . supervise with great care every detail, 'and are zealous in their efforts to make the bly | Orphanage worthy ofpubli¢ support, and so far have successfully accom- plish _the object they have had in view. For particulars regarding t ie Coming Event, see posters. lfm Fur Bearer. . Skuuk a Very Valuable T"There is ing in a nam." cannot bie appited ta 'he American Skunk Nothwg but the name 'hs practicaby pros. hibited the sale of the skunk in Ameiiza for 'many years The Eurcpeans appreciated the beauty of this suk-like fur, as well as us sup rior "wearing qnalities, The name meant nothing to them. In past years 8o per cent of the entire collection.of American Skunk pelis were shijped to the great" Fur centres of HKurope. The market value of the skins was mede at the four Loudon Auction 3ales of Furs in January, March, June and Octo- ber of each year. . The size of the collection and (he demand of fash on. regulated the price. A. B. Shubert, Ine, (the largest house the world dealing exclusively in American Raw Fars), Chicago, U. S.A, who have been in the export business for more than a third of a century "have seen the price of skunk go as low «8 fi'ty cents and as high .as three dollars and fifty cents for an' average 'collection 'of mid-winter caught skins coming from the States of Wisconsin, Min- nesota, Illi Qhio, Michigan and similas sections. states that it was a to the collectors of 5 markable way the American peop now absorb. ing the collectio! the first time in the history of the | American Raw Fur business, our American facturers were able jeje in quantities, Al tremendous qiiantity of Skunk pelts out iv trimming for ladies}, h more into muffs | + ie escape Ir i full report of the circ the condenmation anc made by. Brand. American Ministe issel Walter H, Page," America Anibassator at London, were 1 su= ed by the British Government "last evening, and tells of the greure:t fight for a woman's life that was - ever fought, aud of unavailing e's forts of nobles aud neutrals to com. bat the callous: secret cunning of the Germans, Theré are 17 documents in the' correspondutice, covering-in all 320 typewnitten pages. The first docs: ument 'is a memorandum from. Ambassatlor Page 'in London to the British Foreign Otlice ¢nclosing a letter dated Oct. 13 from =the American Legation at Brussels™ with a report upon the Cavetl case, Document two is a letter irom Brand Whitlock to Baron Luncken st Brussels dated Augtst 31, asks ing for confirmation of the arrest of Miss Cavell and also the grounds: upon which the arrest was made ~~ Document four is. a letter from Baron Lancken to Minister Whits lock dated Sept. 12, staurdg that Miss Cavell was aircsted on Aug. §, and incarcerated 1h the "military prison at St: Gilles, The letter: continues! She admitted ~haviog® concealed in her house various: English and" Fiench "sol well as Belgians who were iary wpe, and alo who ul'milnary age, ad all of were anxious to proveed x Sle 'also at dos to n crossing the Neth of . TY a # SenTENCED To.Duatht Document g, a fetter in French from Minister 'Whito~k to Baron Lanexen, dated Qct 11, | he have justlearned that. Edith Cavell | a British subject, and consequently uncer the protection of this. Legas tion, has been sentenced lo death by court martial. Without going to the causes which actuated so swéeping-a sentence and . which if my information is correct, 1s', more severe in this case than. in "any other of the same character. 1 would appeal to the sentiment, generosity and humanity of the Governor- General in favor of Miss: Cavell with a view to commutation of the death seotence. Miss. Cavell 1s principal of the Medical Institute of Brussels and has passed: ber life in alleviating the sufferings of othe; At the beginning of the war. Miss Cavifl extended her hespitahty to German as well as other wotnled soldiers. If there is no other _re son; her service to the cause humanity is such as to 'inspire every sentiment of pity and to move wl} hearts in favor of her pardon, If my information . is correct, Miss Cavell, far from keeping. truth, has with praiseworthy. : ness admitted the charges. . Theres fore, 1 confidently 'pray you to. submit a plea to the Gover General to grant her a pardon.: Prep Wits GOVERNO How the secretary of the. Amel can Legation, 'H G sought out the G der Lancke