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Newmarket Era, 4 Jun 1897, p. 6

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THE NEWMARKET ERA FRIDAY JUNE wound the WHAT WIDEAWAKE AND FIND TO RECORD Last Thursday evening a meeting was hold to organize a this place Over twenty joined Just as Sunday came out last Sunday some high flyer from show the King City how to ride a bike so the track down the hill Ho got to the bottom of the hill and then the boy where was ho is away taking hie holidays among neighboring John Thompson some been ill is not- much bettor Wo all for a speedy recovery Our tailor is very busy now he four in shop What wo would to know Who painted goat MOUNT Mrs John in laying at point of death with cancer in Rev Mr been away to Sunderland attending District Meet ing Mrs Rogers visiting her brother Sidney KESWICK Our Methodist friends intend to hold service in the Temperance Hall next Sunday morning at as church is undergoing renovation Painter and paperhangers are at work and it will no doubt bo very attractive New chandeliers and a new boll are talked of The trustees are to bo con gratulated on their enterprise The date of the Methodist Sunday School Excursion has been fixed for tho of July and it that Geneva Park will bo the point of em barkation It is to be a union excur sion with Sutton Methodist Sunday School BALDWIN BREEZES KETTLEBY Mr is building an addition to and otherwise house Preparing ground for sowing of corn and tho planting of potatoes the work these days what a noise when several neighbors mingle their flocks of sheep arid drivo them to creek to bo washed There was a football match last Saturday afternoon between the junior teams of Mollock and Snowball Neither side made a goal game was played at Snowball This Friday evening senior clubs of and Snowball will contest in a game of football at firat mentioned place It will no doubt bo a lively and interesting Take notice that Methodist Anniversary Services will bo hold the coming Sabbath at and pm Preaching by the well known evange lists Mis Matthews and Mrs Webb of Toronto Mr Win Proctor had his sawmill thoroughly repaired and is now slashing off lumber at a rapid rate is now brisk again Mr P was presented recently by his wife wltlua thousand dollar legacy Mr IsaaQ Grandpa wants it distinctly under stood and has so intimated to me that there is no Free Methodist Church at Baldwin but at Gum Swamp only church in Baldwin the Christian Church So in future govern yourself accordingly The teameeting on Friday night in connection with Christian Church hero was a success notwithstanding unfavorable weather A social hold on Saturday evening A tea ask Elder dont take my word for it and an ex cellent program was given on both evenings The occasion was graced by presence of the Hon J Davis and Mr Campbellthe gentle man engaged in lecturing on road im provement Both these gentlemen de livered capital addresses and what ia much better left a substantial contri bution to church finances That wonderful autograph quilt was not sold Ladies are holding till the prices have Total proceeds a trifle over forty dollars Willie Cameron our local cyclist was speedy enough to capture prizes at Sutton on Master Roy took in Sutton demonstration He thought being as they had so much money to give away lie would have a trylfoAsome He entered a race for bora and made his chubby fly so fast as to win a home in great glee PINE The Sons of Temperance intend holding a Social on the of Juno Particulars later Albert had a on Wednesday drawing atone in tends ranking improvements to her house Edith Case has been spending a week with friends in Uxbridgo Miss Flora of Mount Albert has been visiting with Miss Beatrice Brown Miss A Chrysler of is visiting her sister Mrs A Mr and Miss Lundy of Uxbridgo wore calling on friends tho other day Mr Lemon of spent Tuesday evening here We hear boys organizing a football team MANCHESTER A pleasing event took place hero on Wednesday afternoon last May 20 when Miss Stone second daugh ter of our respected citizen Mr Wm Stone was united in marriage to Mr Richard Wilton of Aurora The cere mony performed by the Rev Mr Weatherall of The bride was assisted by nor cousin Miss Bella AURORA- On 24th of May a rifle match took place over tho Aurora range for a supper between Aurora and King Junior teams Aurora won by seven points as per following score AURORA John Davis Edward Walter George Mills Eli his barn raised and putting under According to my opinion we have atone stable The Executive Committee of the Sutton and North Gwillim- Sabbath School Association mot in the Belhaven Hall on last Thursday evening and decided to hold their Midsummer Convention in the Presbyterian Church Pleasant on June and 80fch Quite a number were present and all agre ed that forth every effort to make this the best semi annual- Convention ever held After some little talk about the Home Work branch of the the meeting brought to a close The association officers ask that every officer and Sun day School worker will aid them in this Convention Public intend having their annual school on June at Morton Park Mr Thos has painted his house and verandah which makes a wonderful improvement in the build ing Some people aeem to think that the minister of the present age are not as eloquent as those in former ages It is not the pulpit that has declined but the intelligence of the hearer that lias risen and demands of the preacher more than it ever did before It was not difficult to satisfy the uneducated to whom the simplest truths of religion were new But it is a very difficult matter to satisfy the well educated quickwitted congregation of today which always cbmanding some thing new Original and striking of its pastor The wonder is not that mons are no better than they are but that they are as good as they are If a literary man was called upon to pro duce three essays a week upon one class of subjects the fountain of his ideas would soon run dry A preacher of tho present day is expected to be a master pulpit eloquence as well as a source of spiritual life Mrs Forsyth of Mongolia and Mrs Irwin of Browns Comers were the guests of Mis A Winch last week Messrs J Law and of Zephyr spent Sunday in the village Messrs and Draper are attending District T at MrJohn photographer took two of the frame of Mr Friend Mortons fine barn while the were in the of raising it farmers are marketing their vool much earlier than usual this j year to the probable decrease in price next month in in the of Mr Don aid Ego the best looking township clerk in the bounty Mr Thomas Yates has four fine young colts A Brave Little Woman Miss Christie Winch is on of the right met tle On Friday evening accompanied by two other Baldwin young ladies she drove over to our teameeting After the entertainment though the night was dark as a stack of black cats they drove home behind a wild horse that might have played hob with the rig and nobody lives along the lonely road One of our swell young gentlemen recently togged out in dress suit and patent leather shoes set out to pay bis usual triweekly visit to his dearie The weather proved inclement on his return Ever careful of his nice clothes he stripped off boots and socks rolled up his pants and grudged home barefooted through the mud and that at four oclock In the Quit your blowing about your tall grain Elijah Morton and Will Arn old have spring wheat that averages nearly a foot high Some stalks in Elijahs are inches by actual mea surement hay crop is promising big The apple and small fruit do not seem to be hurt by the frosts The sick list seems to be improving with the exception of Mrs Green who remains very ill Fry of Sutton has improved after many weeks serious illness It was rumored that appearances indicat ed an attempt at poisoning J of Keswick is agent for and delivering about here two very popular books Uncle Toms Cabin illustrated and the Life of Queen Victoria He in having good in his canvass stand cousin of while Mr Al fred Hart of Richmond Hill acted as groomsman Mr Geo Stone gave the bride away presents were numerous thus showing that the young couple enjoyed the greatest respect of all present After a rich repast all went for a drive to Port Perry They returned about dark and the remainder of the even ing was spent in games o About a large number of the of tho town assembled and straightway surrounded house hammering their tinpana c Mr Wilton showed a genial disposition for a bit of sport and having welcomed boys they departed singing his praise Mr and Mrs Wilton left next morning for their homo at White Rose All join in wishing them a happy and pros perous married life VIRGINIA Mr Howard Atkinson spent the visiting his parents Mr George Kay of Toronto Uni versity is spending his vacation at Mr and Mrs Stephens of were viaiting in the village on Monday Elijah Treasurer of North in the village last week W W Esq of Newmarket passed through here on Monday Mies Martha still very sick Messrs John Atkinson and L Chapelle are on the sick list Mrs Weir had a large barn raised on Wednesday last Messrs Harding Bros have the contract for building a new fence round the schoolyard It will be a substantial and everlasting fence and should the Inspector it highly enough we may win the minis ters diploma We will soon have a bakery esta blished in our village Mr is the proprietor and expects to do a good business with the campers this summer One of the strange eights observed on the was that of an English man floating a French flag to show his loyalty John Ernest David John Bore Albert I Tho Juniors through the Captain Lloyd invito a return matoh over their range on or before the of June Division was email on Tuesday AH business waa completed before noon Court of Revision made redaction In eeaecd value of three out of about twenty considered The League of Ball assisted the people of Baptist League in their entertainment on Monday evening Ohoese began operations on Monday last Mr Wells of the Queens Hotel on a gold hunting expedition Mr J Robs banker been softer- from inflammation in hie throat He is now able to bo oat bat not able to at tend to yet young son of Mr died Friday and was at Blooming- ton on Sunday He knocked down by a bicycle which he waa unable to notice being deaf and partly blind result of when about two years old The may affected hie brain The ugliest dog In the world was run over and killed here on Sunday It about the size of a rat ae hairy aa a goat and same color 22i lbs Sugar for lbs Bright Yellow Sugar for lbs California for lbs Cleaned Currents for Prime Red Salmon per can Boxes Sardines Cans Prime Tomatoes- Cans Prime Corn Bottles Pickles for Box Christies Sodas for Pure Black Pepper per lb 25 HOLT The most shocking accident which has taken place in this section of the country for many years occurred on Friday morning last about two miles north of Mount Albert the result of which was that Mr Evan Morris of this place was brought home dead The deceased who was a building contractor was adjusting a rafter on the roof of a barn which he was erect ing for Mr Evans and losing his balance fell to the bottom of the cellar beneath a distance of feet being killed instantly Mr Morris was widely known and highly respect ed and had a large circle of relatives and personal friends An extremely large concourse attended his funeral on Sunday afternoon there being about rigs that followed the re mains to the Sharon cemetery The sorrowing widow son and daughters have the sincere heartfelt sympathy of the entire community Mrs Wilson sisterinlaw of Mr John Money died on Monday was buried at Albert on Wednes day Jessie Cunningham of Brandon Man after spending a few days with his parents here returned on Tuesday to the North West Miss Harriett is spending a couple of weeks at home and at the end of that time will go to live in the city Mr and Mrs John Albert were on Monday last presented with a fine new baby girl Congratulations to the happy father Mr John had erected on his barn a very fine windmill which will not only furnish power for pumping water but also for all kinds of light machinery Mr Rowan has erected a neat wire fence along the front of his farm with stone gate pillars at the entrance to his residence Mr Marvin who has been out West for a number of years returned home about a week ago He will go back shortly Pure Ground Ginger per lb Pure Mustard per lb lbs Fine Bice for lbs Pearl Tapioca The Best Japan Tea in the market for worth 30 American Coal Oil per Gallon Canadian Coal Oil per Gallon AH Dry Goods Boots and Shoes at Cost MAIN NEWMARKET FULL LINE OF OGILVIES FLOUR The best bread and flour in Canada Hungarian Flour Irelands Breakfast Food Oat Meal Corn Meal Bran and Shorts Oats Barley and Peas for Feeding purposes Smoked Hams Hams Breakfast Bacon Long Clear Rolls and everything jn this line to all parts of the Town on the Shortest Notice Free Delivery All the genuine Ogilvie Flour is tied with red white and blue twine Beware of imitations TTRAVI HURON ST STORE Mr Donald Riddel on Friday even ing returned from the city after serving a somewhat lengthy session as juror Emily Anderson one of our very popular young ladies showed fine capabilities both as a solo vocalist and as a reciter at our teameeting She justly merits title of Queen of Song in these parts- The Owl also busted out in song that so astonished the natives who who were aware the Owl was a Mis Elder conducted the Sabbath School hero on Sabbath last and did it bo satisfactorily that teachers think alio should not hide light under a bushel Dr D Graham has his new stable nearly completed Our postmaster is putting in a cedar hedge Mr Anderson has his stable rented to Mr A J Waits Mr J Large wife and son are again in our midst Mr A J Milne also Mr Turner are about to erect a handsome monument on each of their lots Who the young man that erected the sign in front of J Mo- early Sunday morning Shame I Our sick list Clara is now- under the weather Mrs is improvingriowly What is ah epistle asked a Sun day School teacher to class The wife of an apostle cried a we under- young lad trying to be the first to answer While walking down street the other day I saw a lad playing in the dust What is dust said I Why dust is mud with the juice squeezed out he Duok turned to a Joker I Know All turned to Unole Josh and now will the Owl turn to a Gum Swamp beetle Mr J left for Van couver oh Wednesday morning to engage in business operations Decoration Day has been fixed for Saturday tho of June It is hoped that lot owners will continue their interest in making our cemetery attractive and thus show that our loved who have passed are not forgotten Servant irl Wanted For tlie Industrial Home per month for one that will give satisfaction Apply to KAVANAGH Keeper noszos The Public Decoration Day of QUEENSVILLE Ground is on Saturday the Kth June at oclock in the afternoon for the purpose of planting trees shrubs flowers o are welcome HILL President Secretary SALE I One Welsh Pony good driver has taken a number of first prizes at Fairs Cart and har ness also for all in good condition at a Bargain Also for sale On Filly Pony a old Jural pply to Dam by Bees j sired by Jumbo good looker Apply to A GO Wish to direct attention to the following exceptional prices lbs Bright Yellow Sugar for lbs Granulated Sugar for Tea lbs for Best Japan Tea in Town for the Money Salt regular package 5 Salt Bags S G Starch per lb Pearline size Peerless Wash Compound 8 Rolled Oats lbs Jersey Oats Other Groeries at correspondingly low figures We are offering our remaining stock of Hats Caps Booty- Shoes at prices never equalled before North hereby given that application been made for a Transfer of Tavern License from John to P J for the Eagle Hotel Newmarket A HUGHES Inspector May I fiS Til from lias movement stem wind o When lost there a fob chain and ball attached Keep this for reference Information leading to Its recovery will bo liberally rewarded How market Haricots TORONTO June Fall Wheat per a Spring Wheat per bushel a Wheat per bushel a 0 Buckwheat per bushel 0 a 0 CO a Oats per bushel a Peas per bushel a Bye per bushel a EffifsperdoK a Butter roll per lb a Potatoes per a Apples per no a Wool per lb Beef hind CO Chickens per pair Ducks per pair Turkeys I CO 025 23 a 13 Markets a a a a a a New June Flour per barrel t a W White Wheat per bushel 070 a Red Wheat a Goose Wheat per bushel a Buckwheat Barley per bushel Oats per bushel IS bushel per bushel S3 Bran per ton Shorts per ton 18 CO per doc Butter roll per lb Butter tub per lb per bag 20 Apples per bbl Sheepskins Wool per lb Hay per ton SCO a a a a a Beef per Potk per Chickens per pair B pi pa lirkeyipalbiiii lit ilMl Ml on a a a a a a 021 a a fiW a CO a CO a CO t a QUI I

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