Newmarket Era , July 7, 1899, p. 1

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I I NORTH me to know to and to freely to all other i INTELLIGENCER AND ADVERTISER 8 PAGE No paper sent outside of North York paid in advance- XLV1II No 24 Single Copies tt Coots Each f Newmarket Ont Friday July Terms per annum if paid in advano Thin Mar In on tan Sim you PLYMOUTH BRAND IS PUREST IS STRONGEST IS EVEN EST IS LONGEST IS THE BEST FEET TO THE LB THE STANDARD BLUB FLAME OIL STOVE Will give you Solid Comfort and Save You Many Dollars Till A GIVEN METAL ROOFING AND SIDING IS SURE PROTECTION AGAINST AND LIGHTNING The large difference in cost of must also be considered See Samples and Get Prices 1 rttiA HARDWARE STOVES FURNACES PAINTS OILS GLASS Plumbing and General TinSmithing G A BIN MS NEWMARKET The Country TO Id around the Hub R EPEATED iVPW ALLS Are what we are receiving continually from those who like to have The Newest Things in Dry Goods The Best Values in Boots and hoes The Freshest Things in Groceries At the Very Closest Prices AND Every wise housekeeper knows the Dollars received for her Farm Produce as yell as her Dollars in Cash are made bigger by investing them in the class of Goods we sell J DENTAL R I Dentin Post Office Block opposite the Church Air for Guaranteed ft DP p will be at the of Dr Porter Brad ford A Agent tor Fire and suorsoce Companies Money to Loanin at Bates Teach w of Violin Tuner of all fitring Instrument p rifthuf Olivet of of Music sterObol Of ttfldTUBOUF St R A Ramsay Inturanoe Agent Batea on Farm Risks Rod isolated Property NEWMARKET mam LATEST DBS1QKB Mriumtints and Head Stones Call life its blessings Amid peace of life is a of beau tiful bills and fertile valleys stands the little old country Near it are woods Close by runs a bab bling brook In front winds the yel low country road Cows low in ad jacent pastures and be robin in The that attach a man to a grand church in the oily can never bo as strong as those that bind him to the humble old in There his an have worshipped in sincerity truth amid sceneH of absolute peace- Very fond are the memories to those whose youth permitted them to bow head or in one of to rural sanctuarieP In the sunny Sundays there was the drive in the old buggy along the quiet road to the meeting house- Even the farm animals along the way seomed to know the Sabbath day The sbeep lay clustered in the of oaka or sycamores cows stood ruminat ing in the brook where the willows protected them from the sun Every farm house was quiet the barns were and the horses were nibbling in the pasture lots From near and far the country peo ple earner men women and children They in families no member missing and they tied their horses the long shed behind the church or to trees and fences along road near by Then the farmers stood about in groups under the churchyard trees while Bun day school was going on within the church They talked weather road making sickness in the township the new preaoher over in the next district possibly a little the women went inside during the sohool hour but sometimes a few wandered in the adjacent graveyard looking after the myrtle or the honeysuckle abou the tombs perhaps shedding a few tears It was during morning hour that the children suffered On warm days it was misery for the fanners boy to ait on a hard bench wearing a white paper collar and tight boots or shoes What joy itwas when day sohool was over to escape into the long grass behind the pull off those boots and stockings and stretch out the feet on the cool turf Intermission between and preaching was not long When the children poured out the elder brethren began to enter in Oc casionally the minister came out on steps with his bible in one hand and called some of the tardy brethren in to service Most of the boys had to pull on their again and go in to sit by their parents during preaching The sermons in those old churches were usually long but were not sensational The preacher talked along calmly and melodiously The houghs of swayed to the open windows PoBsibly a gentle breeze blew through the with the perfume of flowers In the pauses of the preach ers discourse the boy could hear the gentle musio of a Bong sparrow Against the high of the pew he could lean bis head and enjoy the sweetest kind of sleep from which he was awakened by his mother to stand up for the singing of longmeter A solemn place is the country grave yard beside the church There sleep the fathers and mothers of the neigh borhood The headstones plain largely of one simple pattern most of them darkened with time Little sun shines finds its way to graves for the place is empowered with trees and the corners of the graveyard are gloomy at midday Into this solemn country boy did not Of a winter night the country has It is so silent and grim that even the shudder as thev baas it The glisten and the in the its aid reojtat of the old WHAT WIDEAWAKE SELLABLE COR- BESPONOEKTa TO TEMPERANCEVILLE The annual garden party and berry festival of the friends of the Methodist Church held on the lawn of Mr Hy was successful from very standpoint The evening was gorgeous and everything passed til as nicely as it was possible The lawn wo tastefully decorated and looked neat and attractive Mr Smith wm moat accommodating and Mm Smith hostess did her to make all feel home The Richmond Hill Band rendered excellent music and the Mendelssohn Choristers of the same place gave some choice and spirited selections The cash prize in the football content was won by King- horn after a close game with Other games were indulged in during the early part of the evening At the Rev Beynoo made an acceptable chairman and Rev Herbert Lee a farewell address to his people The receipts amounted to Methodist Church was crowded when Rev Mr Lee preached his last sermon as pastor of the congregation Rev and Mm Lee carry with them to Burkes Falls their new station the best wishes of many warm friends The- barnraising of Mr wan one of the events of Thursday last Messrs T and A Wells captained the sides and a keen contest followed the word of command Honors wore almost even but slightly in favor of the King Councillor and his stalwarts Mr Ira Fleury is having his house overhauled starting with a stone foun dation The roadplaner is at work in this division MOUNT ALBERT VAN DORK A somewhat sudden death occurred here on Monday evening in the person of Mr Isaac Fetch Although un well for the past three weeks nothing serious was nought matter with him and he was able to be about am usual On Monday evening he was stricken with heart failure and al though everything possible done to allay the it was without avail and deceased paused peacefully away about oclock Mr Fetch was born on lot third concession of Whitchurch in where he lived until about years ago whan he re- King Council Met at Hotel June Members all present The following bills were J work on road machine Webb opening con pit culvert 12th con John Cook grave A J gravel work road ma chine Jos Billings salary St- Joseph Palmar North Town- line grant re the Man Says tired from farming and moved to lot where he resided since He mar- C Patterson Miss Emma Hacking daughter road of the late John Hacking by whom blasting stone he hod six children one girl Mr Christopher Kennedy five boys three of whom are dead the survivors are who resides here and William who lives in California Mr was a lifelong Methodist and for over fifty years held the position grant Some things like to with church people backbiting one an other church choir- asleep during service people laughing and talking ch yonff men standing in the church and staring at My that in young ladies Joho Challon road j on of hurch and lauding and J grant cod I S I p of class leader and thirty years day School superintendent The funeral took place from the family re- here to Church tery on Wednesday morning a short being conducted at the house by Rev Dewey fanner Reports I Hugh work on Gamble road VAMfch IN jRfrKK OF ilBEIT OS ifJlE SOUTH P Carrie The Methodist Church Choir clear ed with their strawberry Festival Rev Dewey of Aurora a former pastor gave a address filled the bill as an elocutionist and Mr Cecil Jordan as a soloist The hoopdrill wan well carried out Miss Wesley has resigned her position in the public school and will attend the normal during the ensuing term Mount Albert and Zephyr try conclusions on the diamond again next week Better luck this time boys J Smith of Newmarket has charge of the Grand Trunk station here during the absence of the regular agent The public school was the scene of a very pleasant event last week when the scholars presented their retiring principal with a handsome chair and a pair of slippers Mr Greenwood of the caught under a falling lumber pile in Woodcocks yard Tuesday and badly bruised about the legs representatives from the Mount Albert Quarterly Board met a like number of the Board to confer the rearranging of the two cir cuits by adding Zephyr to and Hartman to Mount Albeit The arrangement if it goes through will be a great improvement especially for the ministers The Methodist Sunday School of and the and Presbyterian Sunday Schools of Albert will hold an excursion on day July Arrangements have been made with the Enter prise to run short trips through the day A baseball match between Bald win and will be played Mount Albert business will be closed excursion day AURORA The members of the Masonic Order here accompanied by member of the same Order from Newmarket King Sharon and Richmond Hill attended Divine service at Trinity Church here Sunday evening A fruit social auspices of the Epworth League of the Aurora Methodist Church will be held on the lawn of Mr A Haines a mile and a half east of this place on Friday evening July The batta lion band will be present in to which there will he duets quar tettes etc Mr- A- met with a serious accident on Saturday afternoon He was examining one of the horses feet when the animal pulled its foot up striking Mr in the face One cork of the shoe struck him just the eye and the other on the side of the nose cutting and bruising bis face badly A public meeting was held in the Council Chamber to consider the pro of still beautifying the town The scheme which was formulated eight years ao to form an lake on the Baldwin property was dis cussed and a large and influential committee was selected to look into the feasability of the scheme An other committee was also selected to look after the interest of the town in the proposed construction of the Au rora and Railway It is pleasing business men and ratepayers are beginning to the necessity of looking after the interests of the town and make it more attract ive There was a large attend ance at the meeting Geo Chamberlain grant con Edna Terry rep cole I creek culvert con Jackson culvert 12tb con Pearl plank 20 J Courtney con J repairs 3rd con Edwards gravel SO J Lonsdale repair to road ma chine 1 Caleb Brown north -7- J Coulter grant con WH blacksmith bill A Davis gravel 26 1 HO Houses Children Cry for July 2 The chjd of Grant Fisher whoso peculiar affliction has attracted Tide attention died Its death be ing due large bead it is said The child had a head of enormous Que July Yes terday about pm was applied to send a fire engine to tbo village of Garthby It left at pm by special train An extensive fire seemingly was in progress It started in a pile of slabs near the mill about pm Long before was reached it seemed certain that most of the village would go The best pos sible use was made of the apparatus from but out of about houses composing the village succumb ed to the flames including the rail way station For some hours trains could get by and communication by wire was Scarcely any of the villagers any property and the insurance very flraalL Blr Cecil has sailed from London for Cape Town lttw8Zetter As a result of on Thursday night last Lamb is blind Mr house waa struck by light- immediately ran to the neighbors for assistance and Mr express delivering scrap ere T repair con J Edwards grant 9th con J Watson tile Storey gravel Jos Euan grant con Ross repair Rosa Hill Ira account of grant Geo Norman repair Hill Tew rent for roadway C Pottage repair Kettleby bridge Winter sheep claim McAllister was paid the sum of 15 for removing his west line fence off the roadway and he to enter into bonds to keep said fence where so removed Persons requiring to use road ma chine or wheel scrapers for private use shall pay for the former per day and the latter time to count from when they are taken away until they are returned to road overseer The action of giv ing notice to P Mitchell to discontinue building fence the highway was ap proved and the clerk instructed to notify to have removed what is built on the highway within SO days The was instructed to notify Patrick Trainor to fill up a certain hole in the roadway sideline lots A 11 in con that be is alleged to have made in removing sand and al so to instruct the Township Solicitor to send in any he may have against this township for services rendered A ByLaw appointing P Gibson as Township Engineer was passed Next meeting of Council at Harris Hotel 29feb Mabel Wilson Jr 3rd Jennit ijfMillan 2nd Theodore Crittenden George 2nd Charles Eli Ed wards Bruce McMillan Rose Roy Stiles Willie HiUabv Maud Mabel Stiles T Htm Teacher Stepped on a Ignited Clothing J- Roy George Green wood Minnie Fairbarn Jr Hugh Pollock 3rd Welly Clark Katie 3rd Frank Marjorifr Cole Agnes Sweet Leonard Smithy McDonald 2nd Leslie Smith Charley Greenwood Ernest Smith Ada Smith Ross Pollock Florence Violet McDonald Jos Jr 2nd Willie Mary Marshall Rosella shall David Sweet 2nd Fred Johnson Charley Smith Roy 1st Amy Pollock Walter Smith 3rd Tablet Percy Cupples Flora Colt man 2nd Tablet Roy Cole Clarenco Fairbarn lat Tablet Anthony Jennie Cupplea Emma Watson Pearl Gertie Nelson Flossy San derson Present every day Leslie Smith Florence Eva Percy Jennie Anthony Shell Filberts are a species of hazelnut that grow in Greece Pistachio nuts come from Syria and toe Greeks wore fond of them Hazelnuts grow in Europe Asia Africa and North Amen Walnuts grow originally in Persia the Caucasus China North America and Europe Almonds are found in Asia Barary Morocco Those we get are ported from Malaga come from the East Indies the West Indies and the islands of the Pacific near the equator Chestnuts form a portion of hi Robert on opening the floor above and land- smothering flames and in doing siitsineasureraent at the time of din so was severely burned himself Mrs death as follows From the bad been torn lip lightning- and hurriedly taken the rear of the head to the forehead in a the with hospital in unconscious state straight lino inches from ear to though was visible At last died at oclock ear around the hack of the head1 WritingMr was hot ftfld is feared that in New York July Mrs wife of the US Fidelity and Guaranty Company of New York was so badly burned in the store of Crosby Hill at J yesterday that she died in the Muhlenberg Hospital at that place It is thought that stepped on food of the Mediterranean match which ignited her dress of tiong in America they not light material Mrs ran screaming towards the entrance to the store crazed with pain and fright and for a time employees in the store were bo excited that nothing was done to save woman Manager William Carson finallv ran down from f ground into flour but are eaten Hickory nuts are an American pro duct and we export in large numbers to Europe where arc to be good Pecans belong to a Goderiob girl felt into and drowned u old lady visiting burned- to death by

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