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CHINA WHAT IS flOIKQOK ABOUT TOWN ij Stop It- Complaints mode of tbo slippery of some of sidewalks on the of coasting Parents warn against it as it lays to and 4 DEC r 1- young folks of go- flratolaas Entertainment in Town Hall Newmarket on Jan in aid of Childrens Hospital To ronto School At annual mooting on Wednesday Messrs and reelected and Mr Jos elected for third- roan Mr donation to poor of distributed by Mrs Mo- to families and gratefully consisted of Jba beef of bread and of IB Chine and Tables are fine The Finest and Moat Hand- some Assortment of Japanese China Novelties ever soon in Newmarket SEE OUR WINDOW Our China Tea Set makes a handsome and useful A big snap in Vase and Hang ing Special Job Lot of Silver Novelties at and Department Fully Stocked with the best quality of Fruits and Spices Orange Lemon and Peels Cluster Table Raisins very fine quality Finest Valencia Rais ins in and lb Almonds Grenoble Walnuts Filberts from to per lb Something very in our Stfdvenir 1 lb of Tea and to finish off we certainly advise everybody to a pound or two of our famous Excelsior Blend of Coffee boat quality you can find Industrial Industrial Homo to their annual on of week Mr obalr given Mioses Misses Nelson Mr Fred Mr Bingham was by Mr Dewey and family Mr and and Fred Miss at the organ All of above from Aurora Miss a little tot boot old daughter of Mr of Newmarket aang one selection wry The old folks en- Joyed the immensely They were treated to and applea during the evening The met on ay and the monthly amount ing to The On the first page of today a issue we reproduce a photo of J Esq who took an adventurous Journey of miles by and anowahoe through the grounds of northern Canada While on the Journey he took many photographs and he has written a book entitled the of Canada It been by the Methodist Publishing House Toronto and is one of now collection of books just arrived at the Newmarket Library- This attractive book with its more than sixty engravings many of them failpage on plate paper and striking cover and bet ter than all its thrilling record of perilous adventure amid the dangerous rapids of the Athabasca and rivers of en counters with wild animals battling with galea and the Hudson Bay coast of hunger and exhaustion a example of Canadian pluck and endur ancewill be read with pride as well as deep interest The price of the book is and will he sent postpaid on receipt of the price by remitting to Methodist Book Room Toronto Petty Thieving Sunday and Sunday School Secretary in Library Room of tho Church was into by poring with lock but fortunately was nothing to away of intrinsic vluo This la time look lias been broken Bandar collection amounting to nearly 160 stolon meeting for the Election of will tako place on Wednesday 12th of January Fine Outfit Mr driving a new de livery week that in keeping With hill A 1 flour Have yon hie brand Thieves a visited of Mr Joa on Wednesday night and two that ho intondod to kill A farmer brought fiye turkeys on yesterday and laid them on the table while ho wont to ceo a person When bo of about had boon stolen la flrat of theft on market for a long Hi LEA St Tho Midnight on Christmas was well attended and singing by an The floral vory pretty dozen largo in the sanctu ary particularly admired one of was It inches high There were more festoons than over before and church looked handsome Between the midnight service morning some person or persona got into the through the furnaceroom window and robbed the Contribution Box for Poor- Every lock in the Vestry also and things distributed up on altar but nothing else is missing There is no due to burglars DEALERS IK- ft The Leading Grocer Cor Main Sts FOR NT We are showing a Fine Line of Xoilet Articles Dressing and Travel ling Cases and Novelties in Silver Leather Celluloid and Hush Goods Purses and Fine Perfumes Examine our Goods and you will find our prices right 9 Next Post Office r Toronto ToiiOKIO 1897 lied Wheat per bushel a o per a Wheat per bushel a per bushel a Oat pur bushel 2fl Peas per bushel per bushel nutter Potatoes Woo per lb Hay per ton Porn per Beef fore Beef hind fleeeopcrlb per pair per pair Turkeys per lb nn 800 600 003 0 a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a At the Market held here on Thursday of week the largest crowd of people assembled that Newmarket has seen on a market day for years The building was literally tables filled to over flowing and notwithstanding the demands for local consumption and the keen of to gather full loada thereby removing purchases from said tables one lot was no sooner gone than it was supplied by another ana this was kept up most of the time from about ft a to by time the produoa brought In by the farmers and farmers was transferred to the hucksters or local buyers and consumers Hundreds of Turkeys Geese Pucks and Chickens ware purchased by for local consumption while at the same time hucksters were busy making purchases for Toronto mar ket Mr Fred Smith secured Iba of tar keys lbs geese dozen fresh and lbs butter in lb rolls Mr J bought lbs of turkeys its of geese and pairs of gathered 25 turkeys of and pairs of ducks Mr Gregorys purbhase consisted lbs of turkeys lbs of geese and dozen Mr secured nearly of turkeys between and lbs of geese of duoks dozen lbs and bbls of apples Mr bought about lbs of turkeys and pair of em for which were paid and weighed lbs Mr Hopper also a fine lot of produce consulting of lbs turkeys about weight of geese 1 pair and I pair ducks Mr Moore a new buyer on this mar ket selected turkeys pair chickens lbs butter and some other produce such as honey fruit In addition to the above local merchants made very considerable purchases for local consumption all things consider ed were steady and firm Turkeys ranged to 10 per It from J to from to eggs to butter from to 16 to per head or for cabbage the amine onions to per basket beets per basket apples from to per peck or from to per honey to per and other farm produce at proportion ate values Farmers were pleased and the people who made purohasea seemed wall the whole however we not think the poultry was in as good con this season as at last Christmas market and rotation On Wednesday afternoon of last week the scholars of the Separate School gave a program of singing and recitations to the parents were invited At the close the program Mary stepped forward and read the following address Miss When we look back oyer the past five years and remember the many happy days we bays spent under your loving care our are filled sor row we gather around you today to say farewell But we allow you to de part from amongstua without asking you to us for many annoyances we have caused you by our thoughtless neglect and inattention Wo thank you for the bind unselfish interest you have taken in spiritual as well as temporal welfare You have sought by both and example to impress on our youthful the beauty of our holy religion We ask you to wear this ring as email token of our love for you and may we hope that sometimes when your hands are clasped In prayer and the familiar muslo of the dear hymns you have taught us to sing is ringing in your ears you will re- member your little friends In Newmarket and pray that we may be ever faithful to your teachings And now that the hour for parting has come wo to say goodbye We linger while ire turn away We cling while we depart And memories unmarked till then Come crowding oer the heart Let what will lure our onward way bitter word to say Pear farewell and may He who so little children bless and re ward you for the tender you have always taken of the little ones placed in your Newmarket Separate During the of the address Master Peter Flanagan presented with a It ia needless to say that the teacher was taken completely by surprise but she expressed her thanks and would ever remember with pleasant lections the happy hours of the past five years that they had spent together Tuscan celebrated the festival of John by a largo attendance on Monday evening visitors being present from Aurora Bradford Toronto The following offi cers were installed by James Lloyd I p Roche J Alfred Webb Bro H Matthews Trees- Bro Lloyd J Hughes J Kennedy J I A Williams of W Bro Jos Wayling Tyler Charles Ross A number of capital afterdinner speeches were made and an enjoyable time spent Hardware a Paints Oils Glass Carriage Hardware Woodenware Bar Iron and Steel Cook and Coal Stoves Furnaces Tinware House Furnishings Shot Guns Rifles Revolvers and Ammunition of all kinds The Sailor In the Cantata Thursday night were caught by Mr Gra hams camera next day and pro duced a Take a look at it In hie showwindow The are having great fun coasting down Water street bill Every man at this time of year thinks ha is the person to fill ft councillors merchants all tell us that the cash sales on Thursday of last week exceeded all previous records Last Monday Mr W got in 214 of self sealers all one shipment Sate enjoyment for the children in sured by the purchase of a seasons ticket lor the Newmarket rink How pleasing and accommodating some men get about the end of year The elections are at hand and they are looking for votes Call and see samples of printing at the office that imitate lithographing New process very fine and attractive only voting In Newmarket next Monday will be between Messrs ana for the County Counoil day January 1st approaches Prepare for it like a man The now Rink is well lit by descent lights and la welt patronised Three tramps have been provided with corporation lodgings week The of the through the contributed Sick Hospital baa forwarded thin week The passenger traffic during the Christ mas holidays been exceptionally heavy A special train came up from the city laat Friday night The market yesterdays was about the of an ordinary Saturday market The Town met on Wednesday evening bat the proceedings are crowded out of this Issue Jflefchodist Several visitors were present at the Re view Service Sunday which proved to be very interesting The pastor led the devotional and the Lords prayer was recited in concert by the Primary The quarters lessons were briefly reviewed by Miss Mr A Bogart and the The last six Command ments and the books of the Old Testament were recited In concert by ihe intermediate classes Miss sang an appropriate and the Thompson siatera contributed a selection with autoharp accompaniment as well singing by the The annual meeting took place on Tuesday evening and waa largely attended The report was very aatia- on the roll average at tendance average attend ance scholars average attendance visitors during the year verses by boys by Finances in fair condition The election of officers re sulted as follows Jackson Cans Montgomery J Treasurer- Hughes Librarian Brimson Trlvettand Organist Hiss Leader of T McDonald Precentor J The program the Jubilee TeaParty tonight under the auspices of the Royal Templars are in circulation and present a moat attractive array of talent and they deserve a packed house presence of exMayor Fleming of Toronto who has consented to preside will give to the program of Pickering the talented and entertaining elocutionist has consented to give four numbers of course will mean eight as she always encored and cheerfully responds The literary part of the program will also be well sustained by Lundy of Newmarket Miss Powell and Miss William- eon of and little Lush The musical part will also be exceptionally well sustained A quartette from and Aurora Mr and Reynolds and Mr are down for two selections while the gentlemen will a duett Mies York of Newmarket will contribute two and also Mr of this town while little Gertie will sing one of cute songs Nettie an acoomplisbe will an Altogether the program the best the of ever presented and will be a fitting close to the jubilee year Tea will be served in the market from to and we are requested to ask all who can to go early and avoid the rush A number of people expected from the country Ink drops Happy new year to all Tims to swear off again holiday to morrow Dbnt forget to vote on Monday Temperance tonight 10 below aero last Friday morning Sleighing pretty good now Sobomberg Items out Ontario Veterinary Medical Assoc- held their annua meeting last week In Toronto Major Lloyd of Newmarket presided These like the old school medical men although professed Liberals many of thom go in strong for protection along cowdoctoring lines Among other they passed one declaring that it is not In the interest of the farm- era of tbie province to have any au thorised to Instruct them in the of a test for tuberculosis And for what reason it liable to create an alarm concerning the health the cattle of Ontario What nonsense I Why would it create more alarm for a farmer to discover cattle were effected than if be paid to have a come and tell his cattle dis eased This ia the old story of bleed- the farmer for he horsedoctor and General A ALLAN HOCKEY We carry the Largest and Best Assorted Stock of Hockey Goods north of Toronto Everything requisite for the Game is here in the Latest Styles and at Prices within the reach of all STICKS Yellow Birch hand made se lected quality Rook 2nd Growth Boys Rook Elm Heavy White Duck padded throughout laced front elastic battens Best Quality Rubber size 2nd Quality Rules it SHIM Canvas Leather Combined Ankle and Guard A For people to think we are going out of business because we are slaughtering Goods and Boots Shoe T TAY And undersell any house in the trade Try us I eocenes AT- Choice Stock at Your Own Price A ROBERTSON loSlWing and