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ORVAL BYER we . Port Perry i Clover Leaf cups and saucers, on sale to-morrow, $1.75 -per dozen. s Plain white $1.40. 'Thursday, July 5, we will Indian made Clothes Baskets. regular $1.00 for 69c, J. F. McCLINTOCK Til sells tT a Ga iy yy ervice and Quality" - 3 When you need_meat, you need choice meat. , Do you realize what this means to yu? Cail and convince yourself or phone- Fie 2 hx Bell 29. t wi ) ~ MARKET, PORT PERRY. | seriously their claims of equity, I | Hl if | than they received last year, ll | that if the ery, and n of the Railway | Committee from the Oshawa Council; Reeve Downeyand F H Annis from | Whitby. The latter as secretary of the committee had written Sir 1 Beck, asking for a meeting, as well as the Toronto- Eastern people. He got word back from the former almost immediately, naming Wednesday as Tthe time 'he could see them. Mc- Kenzie & Mann were at Ottawa and could not be seen. Ei _ 'When the deputation had laid. the matter before Mr Beck, and asked him what he could do, he promptly replied that the Hydro,Com. were willing to sell power to the Toronto: Eastern at cost, or the same rate it was selling it to Oshawa. An inves- tigation was being made, as a result lower than the present. He advised the committee to look nto the T. & | E's charter and time agréements, and if they have run out and they refuse to operate, he would advise closing Lthem out and the Commission might then be induced to Mr Downey and Mr Brooks called at the Toronto-Eastern office and saw Mr Moore the Secy, informing him of what Sir Adam Beck had said. | He asked them to send him a letter, embodying the Commission's proposi- tion, and he would 'let themr know later what their company would do. = + Oshawa Reformer Hydro-Electric At a joint meeting of the Executive of thc Hydro-Electric Railway Assoc- iation- of Ontario and the Ontario in the City Hall, Toronto, Tuesday, June 19th, the following Resolution was unanimously carried; That this meeting of Executives of | the Hydro Electric Railway Associat- ion of Ontario, and the Ontario Muni- cipal © Electric Association, which Ontario, views with alarm the Sstate- || ments appearing in the press and the | | rumors that are current to. the effect that another large sum of money, said to be $24,000,000 is to be hand- ) ed over to the Canadian Northern | and Grand Trunk Railways. The Canadian Northern Railway | last year made its "last-aid" call, and réceived the sum of $15,000,000, and if reports be true, they are back again to-day asking for a $1,000,000 more with it is said, of getting it, and | P which is spoken of as a first step to- {| wards the Nationalization of Railways It is the opinion of this Meeting, he Canadian Northern. and Gsgnd Trunk Railways have failed to carry out their obligations and are asking for further extension of 'public credit or sums of public money to en- able them to carry on, thus justifying the report of the Railway Commission that the Government should refuse | such help. '_ That the provisions of the gage given by the Canadian Northern Railway Compauy in 1914 be inforced 'as it is hard to consider { unless' | contracts with Governments are 100k- led pon 'as binding only on the Country, and waste paper so far as the Company's obligations are con- extension of =. 5 * Battalion. » | We landed in England on the 14th of which the rate might be made even | rate the road. | Municipal Electric Association," held |, taken together represent a majority of the Municipalities of the Province of ort (see ee 84, Railway Commission! be, SINGLE COPIES So. : No, 27 fine. Miister "of Canada, | 'rank Cochrane, Mlnister of ys and Canals, and the Hon 'White; Minister of Finance. be 2 p-- ie Major Patton Camp, Surrey, England, : © June 15,1917 ur Friends in Ontario County: w that we have got well , I'am going to tell you just 'From ~ Witley has happened to the old 182nd| of May with quite a number of cases of mumps, the result' being that" we | "were sent to a segregation camp, and everybody was kept in camp, in fact "some of the men are not out yet. | We were then informed that we would be broken up and sent as re- enforcements to Battalion already at the front, but after some argument we were fortunate enough to make an angement by which we would go to the 208th Irish Canadian Battal- ion from Toronto, under Col Lennox, .who I knew very well. { This arrangement wag most satis factory to the Boys, for although we lost our identity as the 182nd, we still remain together as a unit and we "are now going as "D" Company of the 208th Battalion, I have the honour of being the Commanding Officer of the Company and with me is Capt Gray, Mr Cock- burn; Mr Tennant, and Mr Vickery, {of the 182nd. A pumber of the Band Boys will go into the Band of the 208th, some tof our Machine Gun men go into the Machine Gun Section, and our Sig- nallers Section. A number of our N. C. 0.s will be placed in the 208th in fact we will be able to place every man to his satisfaction. We expect to go to France just as soon as we have completed our .truin- mg. We are with a Division here in Witley, a very fine cAmp: I just want to say to the people of Ontario County that the 182nd are as fine a bunch of men as I have seen in England, and will prove them- selves a credit to the County from which they came. _ 1 feel it. quite an honour to have able to stay with the' men as their commanding Officer, and I will do everything I possibly can for them, as it will be my sincere duty to bring them through as best I can. Any luxuries or comforts that their friends in the County wish to fofward to the Boys can be addressed to me or through the Red Cross, but I will see that those for whom itis intended will get them. The Censor prevents describing just as clearly as I'd like to, but I will endeavour to keep you in touch with our movements from time to time. Wiih best wishes of the Boys of the Old 182nd, and myself to our friends in Ontario County. J. A. PATTON, Major, 0.C. "D"" Co'y, 208th Bn. -e A Curious Law Extract from Mr S L Squire's let- ter dated June 15th, 1917, "In connection with the Village of Port Perry, there is no Provision in the Act allowing a Village Street to become part of a system. A County {Council may by By-law return te a i Nilage an amount equal to the amount collected from the Village 'for the improvemedt of Highways under this Act, plus the Government subsidy. A bridge within a Village, 'on a main road which becomes al County bridge, would be dealt with as "a part of a County Highway." This extract points to a serious de- fect in a-law that has been heralded 'as being of value, What reason can, there be for discriminating against the | small town? Certainly not because ! the small town fails in doing its share in furthering the interests of the com- munity. Reforms of the character of + J STAN DARD x OF CANADA MEAD OFFICE - TORONTO Your surplus earnings in our EST'D 1873 H. G. Savings Department earn inter- est at current rate. « PORT PERRY BRANCH 236 Manager. will link up the market town. It would be better to continue the Good Roads System throughout rather than "link up" a numberof bad Spets in an otherwise good system of roadways Nestleton The Nestleton Women's Institute met in the Forrester's Hall, Nestleton on July 4th, Some time was spent in cutting out Red Cress work, and the last of the boxes packed and sent to the Cartwright boys overseas. This makes a total of 22 boxes from this branch, valued at $2.40 each. This Institute wishes to thauk Mrs. = Bruce for a donation of 1 dozen xes of dates forthe above boxes. $3.00 was also given Mrs Venning to be used or sent for the benefit of her son Charlie Venmng, a prisoner in Germany. The Victorian Institue has extend- ed an invitation to the Nestleton branch to attend their meeting on August 1, when an instructor will be present to demonstrate the art of canning and preserving. The in- vitation was accepted. acs A esi Music Under Fire The following simple statement re- cently appeared in the French general orders: "The Forty-Sixth Infantry band played under the enemy's fire to encourage the attacking troops in spite of a heavy bombardment." These few cold official words calmly dispose of a story of courage which is thus told by the "San Antonio Light": It was one of the organizations that had regaled the people of Paris with for the French have a special liking for public concerts. But it was no sum- mer afternoon affair that furnished the occasion for the music of which men- tion in the general orders. The musicians, fifteen in number, marching with a column that was ad- vancing upon a town held by the enemy. struck up the '"Marseillaise" just as the engagement opened. Soon the first bandsman fell. The others marched on, still playing the inspiring air. In a rain of bullets another musician went down; but he held on to his instrument, and continued to play where he had fallen. He could] not cease playing, for the "Marseil- laise" had not been finished. The casualties numbered four as the last notes of the piece had been played, Having finished the "Marseillaise," the band, now numbering eleven men, srruck up "The Charge" as the regi- ment rushed into the enemy's trench. Here one of the clarionet players was hit in a vital spot, and he fell with his instrument pressed close to his lips. The ten remaining musicians, advanc- ing in the face of terrific machine gun fire, played.as though determined that their notes should rise above the sounds of battle, A single shot "struck down the big drummer and a flute player, just as the opposing forces came together in hand-to-hand combat. Having finished "The Charge," the band, now num- bering eight men, struck up the "Marseillaise" again. A shell splinter shattered a hand of the first trombone the Good Roads System generally re- | ceive more whole hearted support in the small town than hey do in the rural district. J ~ When it comes to providing the, I money that is spent in good roads by, Government; it is certain that through auto licences, | the rural communities. of local revenue the: i need of ies. > of a a he =n | that it player, so he dropped his instrument --but soon the notes of the first trom- bone rose again above the clash of the conflict, for the second trombone player, shot thrbugh the hip, crawled to the fallen instrument, snatched it up, and joined in the music: Advancing --alwaye advancing -- the band was caught in a heavy en- filading fire. Ancthe! jovsician fell, But, marching onward with the regi- ment, the 46th Infantry Band, now numbering only five men, still played color of France ganied indi ossession of the town. An inventory of the band's effects showed that every instrument had been pierc- ed or shattered -by exploding shells, some of them so badly as to be ren- lyrical airs during summer afternoons: Died Suddenly Collins Bay. July 6--Mrs Sarah Grass, of Toronto, died yery suddenly this morning at the home of = her brother, Andrew Rankin, M.P.P. for Frontenac. She appeared to be in her usual excellent state of health when the end came. She had lately sold her home at 54 Rowanwood Avenue, Toronto. She had spent the { winter enjoyably in California. Her son, R. E. Grass, is of the law firm of B. N. Davis & Grass. Mrs. Grass was a cousin of Mr. E. H. Purdy Reach Council Met on Monday with all members present. ACCOUNTS PASSED Geo Midgley, drawing dirt, Div 75, $41.20. Ed Bryant, W. F. bonus, 57 rods, $14.25. Luther Mitchell, work centre read, grading and gravelling, $70.00. + Wm Byers, money collected in lieu of Statute Labor, Div 2, $22.00. K Wallace, right of way to gravel pit, $2.50. Ed Ashton, man and team on town line, $4.80. Jas Riseborough, grant Divs 16 and 18, $52.00. Wm Parks, work on cor $17.00. Jobn Masters for work done in gravel pit, and on gravel road, $40.50 James Riseborough; money collect- ed in lieu of Statute Lobor, $16.00 H Mitchell, shovelling snow, Div 15, $17.40, Luke Day, 124 loads gravel, $12.40 work on Div 17, $16.80 ! John Bailey, four days overtime Statute labor, $8.00. Jas Wilson, work on East Whitby town line, $10.60. Work on side- road, lot 12, con 1, $19.60 Alex Brown, gravel, Div's 49 and 50, $13.60. Ed Acton, money collected in lien of Statute Labor, $10.00. "Gravel on Div 59, $5.90. Albert Stone, money collected in lieu of Statute Labor, $7.00. 'Wm Cook, grading and gravelling Div 44, 12.00. S Croxall, gravel, Div 47, $10.10 Frank Johnson, work on gravel "road, $6.00. D McDonald, W.F. bonus, 50 rods $12.75. J Houldershaw, dragging $2 50, E Brabazop. shovelling snow and breaking road, $9.00 . D. Johnson, meney collected in lieu of Statute Labor, '$4.50 Tyson Lee, shovelling snow, $9.25. Wm Kight, W.F. bonus, 60 rods, Div 76, $15.00 Ly Real, W.F, bonus, 59 rods, poration, Edward Till, W.F. bonus, 11 Div 78, $1.65. 1 yous John Young, cement, $18.80. Sawyer-Massey, road grader, $57. { Mclimuiny, gravel, $8.20 m Pearson, freight on" Blackwater, $1.75. Por pda to Cam Blakely, 260 1 nea y. oads of gravel, Theo Fitchett, temp aid $4.00, is McDougal, 78 loads gravel, 0 shovelling snow, Div Wm Phoenix, gravel, $14.40 Wallace Bruce, elling g ot on Be gravelling con 12, Wes Page, rebuilding bri 5, Dit 43 JE ing bridge, con Holtby, lamb killed by d $15.00. : Fi Joe Peel, 1 days whrk, $1.50 The clerk was instrueted by th Council to send for 4 road a for the use of the Corporation, Next meeting of | i - ust 13, at 10 a.m. Be Souven Ave Died Siaw--At Pontypool, 'on Saturday, July 7, Mrs. Shaw, widow of the "late William Shaw, aged 69 years. bo .