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{ | | sed to show |}! ed oni port I Il if I i | 1 1 Hi li 1 'Sometimes we work by day and 'sometimes' by night. © We usually! any old churches gnd museums. We tower here Joan of ee She 'Sometimes they will vary. their sport ) ! ad, Thete were a hundred. by d.opping a few shells amongst us. and one other interesting places and' tinge. and When we work at night they send 5 [oP star shell which "on exploding in a. Si gn [the air ight up the ground beneath a tober 5th: we got word 10 80" for a considerable ' distance, thereby ito London 'to rejoin our unit. which , enabling the Germans to observd us nos. = We had INO, at work. Of course the moment they : of you all and the old house' on the fection. : Spot us the music begins. = All we can dois throw ourrelves down and lie still until the firing ceases: We must ! 'not fire back at them as. that would 0 Witl Nave "reveal our positions and draw their " at Daly's Theatre, it was such ghoi) fire, Pot course our artillery sical comedy; and "Peg-0-| opens on them, when they fire at .us, . |Sowe get the shells going over us {our ern. trip | spent at the stores rt" was delightful. left Londob. on ( { from both sides, and gee whizz don't led from ey whistle. Our boys send up star j shells too, so that we can see what on us from their machine guns, or} victory, Grave where is thy sting."| 36 Er A Christie I saw the tears drop from many of the 37 W. J. Graham eyes of the gallant fellows' who stood 38 J. Ferguson around, men who could look death | 40 A E Claughton WE | squarely in the face and never flinch, 1 43 Weeley Page away, "I am the Resurection and the ;Life we bury this our brother in the Resurection." A voice within me i repeats "Death where is thy Victory, , grave where is thy sting." | If I ever live to come back I shall have so much to tell. I often think j corner from whose window no kindly i light 'has shown aut this winter. The boys are away, side by side, {With gallant France and Belgium bolding the steel line { but whoiin the presence of the noble ' 44 Alex Gall 3 , 45 Wm. Veitch tance, and shells bursting not far 47 S. W. Croxall true and certain hope of' a glorious' which means life and liberiy to you! and all in Canada, as well as all in| England. I am lying beside a hedge writing | this under shell fire, as I am not on 8) Wm. Thomas 81 John Michie 82.93 W. Pollock 85 Edgar Lyle 86 Chas Honey 87 Chas. Wells 88 Fred Wells 89 Geo. Midgley 89a Jos. Pe . 90 § . McConnell 91 R Rynard 92 T. Carnochan .The Collector, Mr _R. J. Hartry re- turned his roll for 1915 with state~ ment showing all taxes collected for 45a Wm. Cook 46 W. Armstrong 48 A. McGregor the said year with the exception of ' $20.06 which amount will be forward- ed to the County Treasurer for col On motion of Mr. McDonald the said Collector's roll with statement as presented by the Collector for 1918 was accepted and the Collector re- That line lieved from further responsibitity. AccouNnTs PAssED H, Partons $90; printing for 1915, Municipal World $18.20, supplies; . Ed. Till $1., wire fence bonus; Ben... Forsyth $75.80 gravelling con. 11, Island of Lemnos in Sea not far from the' Darda- lles, ~ When we arrived at Lemnos, {there were no orders for us to stay, so | we went-on to Sulva Bay. . We reach: on Friday, Oct. 29th. . 1 hadn't able to sleep much during "the night, as I knew we were some "place near the firing line. I could hear the shells bursting, and our ship the Germans are up to, and then of course we repay the compliment. All night the battle line «is lighted up as far as the eye can see by star shells so that the opposing forces can 'observe one anothers movements and guard against surprises. 'These star shells give off a light which: seen trom (a distance resembles summer lightning «All day long the great guns are roar- jduty to-day, I cannot tell you the: div 52; Angus McDonald '$12.60 for- nature or our defences, it is sufficient gravel; Theo Fitchett $4. aid. Shov- lto say the Germans can never bope eling Snowi-- Geo. Midgley $6. Thos. (to break through them, and whats l.ove $14. John Warren $10.20, Wm. more we don't intend to let them. Phoenix $2. F. Sanderson $10.15, | John Spencer $16. A. E. Claughton Xo ih ($24.45, Wm Pollock $8.75, John 9nd Cankdion Dionedrs Armstrong $1.50, Thos Harris $15.45 a1. 191 John Ferguson $21.60, "A. Dousette March 21, 1916 $16. Wm. Bowles $9.35. j would go ahead a short distance and ing gs the opposing forces bombard stop ther go ahead again and stop. Pe anothers positions, while every | About & quarter past four in the the "5 and again from rifle and machine morning I slipped om my great. coat' guns your are in the swell of the music and went up on deck." It was a glor-| ~ regret to say many of our boys lous night, warm and starlight. Quite 1h, ve been wounded and some killed, near us on the right was another hos- | but go far I have not been: touched, pital ship all lt up. . They look SO although I have had several narrow | pretty with their row of green: lights escapes; 'The other 'night a youug all around the ship and a big: Red fe|low just in front of me was shot in Cross (lighted) on 'either side. "A|the mouth and killed at my feet, hospital boat is the only boat 'that hile another "was shot through the shows a light atall. . ~ 2 On the left hand was, quite a- wide. stretch of -beach dotted with tents, | Which we afterwards learned formed the hospital, and in the background fore the stretcher - bearers could get him. : leg and died fron loss of blood be-: Reach Council Greenbank : Ptes. Wilmer Slovin and R. Burne Reach Council met at Manchester | Side home over Sunday. "on Monday the 10th inst. bers present, the Reeve presiding. 1 and confirmed. COMMUNICATIONS From G.C. Hall, Inspector Chil- dren's Aid Society, County of Ontario Oshawa, Ont. and theSalvation Army, Toronto, requesting donations. No "action taken, | From T. J. Hannigan, Secy, Hydro- All mem-| Arthur Lee and Ray Stone, of the | Toronto Dental College at home over During the day both sides send ' up Electric Association of Ontario, an-| Wills and bills and hills, 'where every air craft to observe one 'anothers nouncing a meeting of all municipal- br few minutes I ¢ould see a shell burst-| movements aud. drop a few bombs. ities interested in Hydro development | 4ing. Do you know, it all seemed like, the moment they come within range {a dream---as though it couldn't be!of each others air craft guns the fun true that T was watching {n security a begins. You stand watching - them 'section, and no small one, of the 'high up in'the 'heavens and observe greatest war, ara numerous puffs of smoke all around a considerable thrill to them like great balls which are shrap- ' mission for the municipalities. Also in think that Britain is so much mistress 'nel shells fired at them in our en- Sf the seas that such things are possi- : deavour to bring them down. It is ? ? fo t ¢ : ission and Municipalities, and | However, when the wounded marvelous how they escape, but they Commiss ! 5, te arrive, We realized that it was 'get hit and brought down sometimes, to further ask for an expression of] 50 dream, but that the price paid to' as I saw one the other day. It was a Britain's prestige brought pain! diving encounter between a German sadn HY, en and English Airplanes at a. great dis- who were to'tance up, the German pilot succeeded ship, by some in 'shooting his advarsary, which board. | caused the Englishman to descend, hada few busy | dying shortly after landing. ; pent:at Malta. It. ~ It is only fair to say there were two has a men in the Gerni.n machine against i-: one of our men, but then we often "bag their machines. gr + As we came through France I saw many German prisoners of war, the taking had had. to hide in' the ape their vio- d make your heart bieed ; ing this, there hundred e 19a N. C. Brown. ¥ at the City - Hall," Toronto, Wednesday, April 12°at 11 a. m. for the purpose of making representations to the Government in regard to the further supply of power by the Com- 'to consider the provisions of the McGarry Bill and its relations to the policy from the Legislature as to sub- sidy for Hydro-Electric Railways etc. and requesting the municipality, send delegates. 'No action, McDonald, seconded by Goode ' Introduced and carried through a by law to appoint pathmasters for the year 1916, the following were appointed 49 Jno, Bailey 50 Ernest Phair 51 Frank Russell 52 Benj. Forsyth 58 Leslie Beare bd George Till 55 Robt. Acton: 56 R. Swanick 87 Jno. Malyon 08 1. J. Mura 59 Ed. Acton 60S. McKay 1 Wilson Ross {2 Robt. Parrott '" 4 Frank Vernon 4a Jas. Wilson 5 Geo. White 13 G McClintock 14 W, J. Cook = 61 §. Perrin" 15 John Coombe 62, Wm. Pearson 16-18 P. Parrott 63 8, Mcleod '17 F. Sanderson 19 Robt. Mole 21 J. Thompson. 67 Sat Micha On room", those who did not Minutes of the last meeting read Sunday. Our Red Cross workers have sent this month to the Red Cross Society at Toronto, 54 pairs of socks, and 22 Hospital Shirts. On Easter. Mon- day they are holding an entertainment and Pie Social in the Hall here, A good program is being provided in- cluding a drama, watch for further particulars next week. Ni Dr. Henders addressd our local anch of the Women's Institute. last week, on "Helpful hints for a sick attend missed a rare treat, he Mrs. A. F. Phoenix, and Mrs. L. Beare, in Toronto this week. # = Miss Wilson spent the week end' the City. oR Mrs. A. McMillan, of Orangeville is visiting in Toronto. sot Miss Laura Leask, intends mo ng Uxbridge in the near future. We are sorry to lose our good towns. people; but wish her well in. her new to: home, HONOR ROLL The following names Should te ad: Rs a. | ded to the list of Port Perry H. ¥ .-Brabazon 'with 'her . L Mr. pupils snow at the Front--M McMechan; Ptes, W McBrien, | Ferguson, Lee Honey, Frad Ca Prince Albe On Monday Mr. W. Tre family moved to their new hom Shirley, where they have urchased farm from Mr. ha? Our t wishes go with them. iat a the Green- ". The Easter Lilies at houses arewvorth seeing. Little 'Miss Gwendoline Etty 'en- tertained her girl friends on Saturday it being ber birthday. ; Mrs. Gris t the week 'en at : y