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NEWMARKET Wo a Fine hot of Fancy Hooka for Presents and GOODS at Bibles Hymn Books Cards Booklets Motto Cards Grope Tissue Paper IN plain and shaded Purses lots Toys Games and Dolla in GREAT Variety while Prices are Correct have now very fine Broad and do not forgot that Cakes and Buns arc second to none in Town You will And a Large UANTJTY of Confectionery Fruits Nuts c AND remember to try our Groceries which are of a fine Bargains in China and Glass- ware as wo are soiling out this to make more room for our many lines of business Central Telephone Office find to Too late for hit HOLLAND LANDING recent snow falls makes tilings lively Mr John has been ill the week with inflammation of the lungs hut we are pleaded to say is slowly recovering Tho Concert on Wednesday evening was largely attended and every one seemed to en joy evenings amusement ladies have been busy decora ting English Church this week for Mr P King of Ont has engaged for year as Public School teacher ft- The people in our little are making good lice of tho sleighing while it lasts A number of our young folks went to an entertainment in on Tuesday which Bros and tho Citizens String Band of took an active part Miss A Gordon and Crossley formerly of this village returned from Toronto to spond their Xraas holidays among friends Mr A Simpson of is guest of Mr White this week Mr an old in habitant of line landed here from Manitoba last ii i I atom it It on AURORA mil tf HEAD OFIUCfl TORONTO Paid up Capital Fund Total neatly A Branch of tills Bank la established at BRADFORD Whore deposits received of and and Interest paid thereon rates of Discounting Farmers Notes And Sale at LOWEST RATES For further information apply to JOHN ELLIOTT Agent Bradford Too for last weft SHARON We have boon favored with a visit from Australian ladies They had a good attendance both evenings Wo fully appreciated their speaking and the views Miss Cummins We believe they made and left a very favorable impression Mr Turners school concert came off on tho and was a grand suc cess in every particular The dumb bell girls and boys wand drill C girls Patriotic march 6 girls hoop drill girls swing ing the clubs girls fancy drill girls and boys wore given in a very manner A number of patriotic songs were well rendered including The Flag of our Country by J Graham Mr Turner may justly feci his efforts have been well and fully appreciated by his many friends in Sharon Winter is on us once more and as in times past some of the neighbors neglect to shovel or sweep their fronts Tho greater part attend to their work faithfully Wo understand the League is prospering nicely and doing good work One cause of annoyance some of our young gents have a habit of peep ing in windows after darkness under window blinds As they arc known their names will be exposed the next time it occurs so beware One Who Knows coo A good set of teeth for Beat of teeth for Silver Phosphate and fillings SO Painless Plates pfcc AT THE Largest Dental OFFICES IN TORONTO If A GALLOWAY Toronto fa wry SUTTON I Lady Assistant J What is Than a Photo For a Christmas Present Now la the time to order and have ready for Xmas Call and see our new work North of Hotel The members and friends of the Methodist Church at held their annual oyster supper and enter tainment on Tuesday evening Catarrh Shackles in Its an ct but It at In liun- In country ate la a or by that and has returned home to Newmarket to spend her holidays The New ears foul dinner in con nection with the Methodist church will be held on New Years night in the Army Barracks The annual A supper and entertainment will take place on Fri day the of Jan in St James hall Geo Thayer was brought before Magistrates and Cole on Fri day last on a charge of illegal fishing Inspector Terry prosecuted and Mr rosier acted for the defence After an adjournment to Tuesday and a large amount of wrangling the case for want of evidence it not be justice for Inspect or Terry to inquire into the report that two men were here last week from gill netting in Lake It is imperative that our fish and game laws should he respected or in a short time we will have no use for such laws We received a letter yesterday dated Nov 19th from Mr Hugh He writes from Sydney Australia and says We are in the commence ment of summer and the weather is delightfully warm Fruits and plums are plenty ful I intend to return to Melbourne next week It is situated miles south of here We extend to Mr compliments of the season yv While threshing Mr Egypt recently Mr J Leith met with a very shocking accident which nearly resulted in the losing of his hand While oiling the machine Mr put his hand near a chain which runs the elevators It was caught by chain and pulled between it and wheel tearing the flesh off hand breaking one of the fingers and otherwise injuring his hand- On Wednesday a little boy attempt- in to get on a sleigh slipped and fell and runner paused over his Fortunately there was no load on the sleigh or the childs leg would have been broken On Monday evening of this week Miss Eva J Hollands Sunday school class called on her and presented her with an address and a handsome present Miss Holland being about to town is compelled to sever her connection with her class much to the regret of both teacher and pupils Mr A I Graham son of Mr Al fred Graham of this place passed the Civil Service examination recently held in Toronto He was the only one of 12 candidates who passed in higher of bookkeeping Mr Graham has engaged as teacher in Terrys school in the concession of King An interesting event took place at the residence of Mr John calf street on Wednesday evening of last week 15th inst it being the celebration of fiftieth anniversary of marriage of Mr and Mrs Five children and eleven grandchildren were present also two sonsinlaw Mr George Gordon of Sunderland and Mr Powell of The eldest daughter Mrs Garbutt of California was not present The other guests were Mrs Wetherell who was bridesmaid at the wedding of Mr and Mrs Rev Mr Dewey and wife Rev Lee and Mr and Mrs Hugh Walker of Whitchurch The children and grandchildren presented the old couple with a handsome goldlined tea service The other presents were also appropriate for the occasion After a sumptuous tea had been served the evening was spent in music and talk ing over old times Both Mr and Mrs are in the enjoyment of good health and we trust may have many years yet to enjoy wedded life Banner a oil number of and received Jloll accepted by Council fihOwLriEf for dogs and labor tbnt cannot and real of This Jftttcr sum ordered to bo returned to County Treasurer to assessed for Tiio following connection with Hoard of Health In re diphtheria were ordered to bo paid Taylor Bros coffin for 14 Br Noble Medical Health Officer attendance at John Dr at diphtheria 5 services of Health Johnston furnished Lyons beef furnished J Corn wall services as health officer oo agreement made by and Clerk maintenance of and North was ratified as fol low s municipality to expend an equal amount of money and labor on Bald roadway Clerks to balance accounts at end of each year Clerk was Instructed to Jar- dine of Sunderland and Henderson of that the Council does not hold them- Selves any medical attendance unless ordered by of tbt Corpora tion of Reeve In grant log orders Bros for filling in ends of Black bridge and to Jamee Cornwall for services In connection with the Board of Health was ratified Accounts and sheep claims ordered pajd postage stationery and trip Toronto A plunk for bridge J cleaning out culvert and Commissioners fees sldcroad between lots ad in Cone and gravel for road Jacob Shier gravel It A gravel jDonnld gravel Geo Peers gravel Jos gravel grave plank for bridge Village of Sutton share of Court House rent Jos work on Scott townlino shovelling snow Corner rep approaches to bridge Clerk postage and stationery Cameron sheep claim OP THE FEATURES FOR THREE SERIAL STORIES TtlG POUR FOR A THE COPPER Is fc thrilling of Is a of s a companion who and a long fortune SHORT FICTION In to the long the of which will continue daring the entire year there will be hort of kind of which It only possible to lew titles here Hunt A Harbor Mystery B Bf The of A Haul A of ClrcumstoDCo- B JOlIir By By BOBBBTSOtf ARTICLES ON SPORT TRAVEL ETC Elephant Hunting In Africa An American Explorer In Afrira By By First Lesions In Tiller and Sheet Laying a Course By PARKER By It VAN DEPARTMENTS PRIZE COMPETITIONS Editor Table Stamp and Colnt Photography Short Sketchlno a Number Send for Fret Suburtptton year In tho United Canada end Mexico Address A BROTHERS City Cyrus I a a Jacob do- The Alieton public school board have engaged Mr Shine of Caledonia as principal at a salary of per year i a a a a a log Win Lake do do J do J J do WJ Brown cleaning out and valuator re four claims flvo claims A Bylaw waking provisions for the pay ment of certain Township Officers also appointing polling places and Officers for Municipal election were passed after which Council adjourned tine die TRUNK RAILWAY TIME a a a s DR CURE FOR THE HIAHT A No organ In human can be more readily than those of medical has made them amenable to proper treatment If you nave palpitation or fluttering of weaker irregular pulse swelling of feet or pain In the left side fainting droyat- any of these heart disease long standing Dr Agnates the Heart will a heart spec tic- acts safely I was given to die by physicians friends Dr Cure for hear gave me all fliiri my fifteen years Guarantees LEHMAN Agent ffm a DISSS ex- o if I It la at id 4TichsUcoIcl dropping In low of uid loa be tightening about you AOHlfiWa cm known ftlvfc relief la to to to I ft victim Cslutji liStt Dr fcivc La to Incredibly Infants and fa rinils Reynolds an hostler era- ployed at the Britannia Hotel ton vas found dead at the bottom ladder in stable with bis broken Santa Glaus not a ST NICHOLAS WAS ARCHBISHOP OF He was a Real Personage and Good Saint The holiday shopping season is on and Santa Glaus is the leading man of day St Nicholas was a very real personage He was archbishop of in and the name under which he enjoys an annual popularity in this country is the German form that came with the German custom of the Christmas tree and all the rest of it St Nicholas was a great saint with all the Teutonic and vian people As a matter of course he soon became famous in working miracles and here he appeared to seek favor with the young people The guardianship of the young by was of old recognized in England by the custom of choir boys in cathedrals choosing a boy bishop on the day of St Nicholas December This was a very important event Ac cording to the old North German cus tom the happy time for the children is the vigil of St Nicholas the night of December Then it is that he glideB about putting good things into bags and spying out tho merits and demerits of boys arid girls and sometimes unsparingly praising or rebuking them The North German fashion requires the saint to pay a visit to the house whore the young are assembled in festivity on the night of his vigil Ho speaks in kindly words to the juvenile throng reproving some encouraging others On retiring to rest each member of the party places an empty shoe on the table and the door of the room is at once locked and behold when morning dawns and tho doors are opened in the pre sence of all the shoes are found to bo filled with gifts for their owners and table is covered with sweetmeats Wo have simply incorporated St Nicholas day with Christmas day and made the night of December the time of the visitations But he is not a myth now any more than he ever was Ho is a very real as good saint With protection of a piece of smoked glass great dark sputs are now visible near the center of suns surface They appear blotches on the suns disk but when viewed with a powerful telescope they are revealed as great holes in the suns surface thousands of miles in area and depth When the spectroscope is used these great cavities are seen to he seething masses of rosy To the eye assisted by smoked glass only one or two spots are visible but the telescope in addition to three great cavities smaller ones come to view Each of these is really an enormous hole and into the largest our earth could be tossed without ever touching the edges As is usual when such phenomena as these are presented astronomers are guessing and specu lating as to the results which these strange conditions may protend THE 18AA0 USHER SON I guaranteed to bo quite equal to any of the Portland for all eorts of farm structures such bankbarn stable floors alios bog pens bridge abutments arch culverts etc Cement la sold at about the price of the Portland Personal Instruction given charge and all work warranted For further Information apply to sure General Agent A line of first and Shingles etc always on at lowest prices YEARS EXPERIENCE 3 en en So W to to 3 to to U CO a to to J Co to W 13 ci m House to Sot With and cellar garden attached Apply at the ERA Office TWO SOWN LOTS On Street Desirably near the old Woollen Factory For Halo on Terms Apply to JACKSON Heal Agent When a girl says that all men are alike you may know that she lias experience with one of them It is a marvel how some men will risk their lives by sheer neglect They sleep away entirely oblivious of the danger creeping upon them Men can hardly be made to re alize that a little sput tering spark of disease which might be stamp ed out in an instant may mean death if It is allowed to fceep on dyspepsia con stipation and liver complaint seem like trifling matters but they will eventually wreck the con- surely aa a spark will blow up a keg of powder If your health la not strong and vigorous it Is a simple and sensible thing to write to Dr Pierce chief con- suiting physician to the valids Hotel and Surgical Institute of Buffalo and obtain from him and his staff of eminent specialists without charge professional advice which will enable you to put your constitution on a solid basis of health and forth with before these ailments have a chance to reduce you to a physical wreck Dr Pierces Golden Medical Discovery Is acknowledged as the most wonderful med icine ever devised for those diseases which are caused by action of the liver and digestive organs Mr Of Hancock Co says in a letter to Or Pierce I can Heartily recommend Medical for indigestion and torpid liver I tried different doctors with but Utile could scarcely eat anything it would put me In dreadful distress in my stomach I had a dull aching pain In my stomach end continual hurting my bad taste in my mouth tongue coated had spells with a tired wornout I toot eleven bottles of Golden Medical Discovery and re ceived great benefit I am now able to work It had not been for this wonderful remedy I be lieve I would be living today The most difficult diseases to cure are those which are aggravated Jn such cases Dr Pierces Pleasant Pellets should be taken in conjunction with the Discovery They never gripe A good dealers sell them Astray Camo upon lot In tho 3rd Con of about the last of November la pretty much red In color and the others spotted Owner la requested to property pay and them Anyone sen quickly as lions Trade Marks Designs Copyrights c a sketch and may our free whether an l probably patentable tent free handbook konpatenta Patents speetoXnottce Scientific flmeiicait weekly of journal Largest journal- 13 a four months Bold by all newsdealers Now Brick On opposite the of the undersigned to Kent or for Sale Easy terms Will take a horse on part pay and will either ono lot or three acres with the house Apply to JOS WESLEY IK For Sale Cheap or would Exchange for Farm Property vVv7PEGG Boat- West half of lot con of King Fall wheat in fall ploughing done In good order well fenced good buildings well watered acres timber Terms reasonable For further particulars apply to George Ram farm south Roe on the farm J King O year ftUNN Hew York Branch St Washington THB Great The Free desiring to greatly in crease subscription list makes the rft lowing great offer to the farmers and stockmen of Canada whereby subscribers to the Weekly Free will get ONE YEARS PAPER FREE Free Press has made with the Veterinary for a number of copies Of their book Veterinary Science the price of which la book treats fully and In plain language the Anatomy 1 eases and Treatment of Poultry also containing a full of Mediclno o that every former can bo his own vete- I for Weekly Press and Farm and Homo for and mailed to any address upon Veterinary Science price will be mailed to any ad the receipt of TWO Do not miss chance We cannot ford to continue offer Indefinitely Our In making It now la to secure an Immediate reeponse which a lees liberal offer might attract by sending for the book you the all communications to OR AHA Aurora P t V FARM FOR SALE That Magnificent Farm consisting of acres nearly all state of Cultivation cleared and in a splendid on which there Is erect ed a very Brick Dwelling House and good Outbuildings being composed of lot No in the first Concession West of of Bast Gwll- Terms to suit purchaser For fur ther particulars enquire of J WOODCOCK 2nd 1897 Estate Agent Newmarket PURE FRAGRANT TEA mm TEA It packed of the and advertised by them a a be qualities of Indian and rot that reason m that none but the very leave go Into package perfect can ftold at same inferior tea It put up to caddie of lb and told three flavour at STEEL CO St Tetovo FOR SALE W Main tit wit kept