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THE ERA FRIDAY SEPTEMBER Weeks Perns Half Yearly Meeting The Friends who worship in the White Meeting House on Yonge St will hold their haltyearly Meeting com the to a vacant lot on Ontario St and will remodel the building and provide another leal nice residence ilftiiit till In in flu Christian Church on i Nov provided suitable Stcreoptlcon Entertainment fair audience at the Friends Church lait Wednesday even ing when the popular pastor Cornell gave a most interesting California the landscape the luxuriant growth the climate the product of ill and Its capabilities In this ho was greatly aided by a large collection of excellent views placed Our drain Market Nut for several years has there activity on trie Newmarket grain market as we have had season At least loads grain wore on Tuesday and over loads predated It will repeating a Tent on the Fair Grounds where members the Order can meet and have a friendly chat Organizer Dawson expects to bo hire and one or two other Grand Lodge The AOUW is making great pro gress year and any information about the Order can be obtained at the Tent All members the Order are requested to call and register Branch of the Institute will lie held at the home of Mrs Aaron Haines St on Saturday Oct 3rd at pm money on the farm These should be very interesting All ladies are cordially invited to attend Christian Church J Davis will address the Sunday School next Sunday morning Good requested ot last Sabbath were full of inspiration and practical The pastor ably expounded truth especially in the evening service when the theme was The Divine Gentleness in Relation to the Human Will in which a fund practical resourceful thought was pressed and a very marked made on all wiio listened Next Sunday he services will be gin with Rally Day Service in the School room at when an ill be given by Hon J a varied program will be The services throughout the day will he in keeping with Ibis thought All Interested are cordially Invited A Disappointment The Old Hoys Toronto had a meeting on Tuesday evening to com plete arrangements or the ReUnion in Newmarket on Oct 1st The York Radial Ry very kindly offered to place a ear at the disposal of Committee here to go down with the Hand and encourage the project but one the engines at Bond Lake House was put out of com mission and the power was so weak that the car had to be cancelled The i end however while ha I i Prisoners Committed Tile Saturday gives the following report of the considerable talk up north Another step in ause was taken up yesterday when William and Donald God frey and Giles were convicted In the Sessions last night of assault ing James The commo tion caused in the neighborhood the arrival County Constable John Brown in the last week of April and his the tour young men list- r subsided Their counsel Mr T that lie acted Lis nature tin- ground with a loai which were nought by a of one of the stores and potatoes that he would see where to del lined the size and Everybody Decorate In all there will be the largest Crowd In Town next week will come from distant places It would bo very nice It not only the business places but all over town The Trustees of the Public Schorl imrucnocd decorating there evening with iuiml is son Mr Ward Cornell described to him got no response bis spirit at that moment haven tak- Itfl flight The shock to both Mrs and her daughter was ery greatespecially when ho o comfortable but an hour previous Deceased was a son of the late Hugh horn in Stormont County over years ago and for the past half a century has- lived in the home where he died His wifes maid en name was Harriet Pearson laughter of the late Samuel Pearson and with tier two sons and one daughter survive Dr Cba Redwood City California Mr Gordon of Indian apolis Indiana and Miss A at home The bereaved family have the sympathy of a large circle friends in their great sorrow Mr was a very promin ent business man the Town thirty years ago conducting a successful age making and marble marriage of Miss Maty Mabel daughter of Mr and Mrs Pcgg oi St avenue To ronto formerly foreman of the Bra office to Mr John of Philadelphia son of Mr and Mrs mes West Lodge ok place at St Michaels Cathedral at hall past seven oclock Wednesday Dining of last week the Rev Rohlcdar officiating The bride who was given away by her father wore a traveling suit blue with hat to match May Thompson was ills blue and Mr 1 a wedding breakfast at the of the brides parents Mr and Mrs Barclay left for Buffalo and will return to the city for a short before leaving for their in Philadelphia Band Concert Friday evening the Band gave a good the Mr was duly appreciated The ys wisli us to ex pi ess their thanks the refreshments served evening the last oncer of tin ason will be given in the beautiful The March The Silver Trumpet Vivani Solo Asleep in the Deep of the Regi- SAVE THE KING soloistsMr Clary Clarinet DolanCornet Geo veil Trombone A Young Conductor the sale he went to delive not the same kind of potatoes all thru the bag and on the top were larger than those at the hot- torn The buyer then refused take them and asked his money hack The farmer refused to give it ffice of the ice Magistrate determined The Cot asked a hag ant when he he advised him to lie and sell his potatoes el then started for the store the meantime the storekeeper irrt of the trick that was and he refused to take New English Goods Electro Plate Forks Butter Knives Pickle Forks Berry Spoons Tea Spoons ALL At Very Comfort Firm Hold Appearance All qualities the Big from pits trenches in speak- other locality Monday I n Tuesday the Concrete Power Special service on the Metro- commenced I to start their wrfrkvlhls week Tills has been an exceedingly hot cement walla which will surround llv dry week except for the little lock excavation Their plant com Wednesday evening which was rises a large boiler and gratefully Monday Sept Big at Jacksons Point Join the crowd and see what Is going on for Sudden Death We arc called upon this week to record the death of one of our oldest respected citizens morning Mr had been In fairly good health and was around Town almost every day Last Medical aid was rid in a couple of hours I very comfortable In tbe morning Mrs Mi rd him make lie took est in local rated his casket with a but attended the funeral in a and provided the pallbearers were Messrs David Lloyd Danford Roche A 1 Pearson Norman I the deceased was held The funeral service took place a tbe home on Tuesday afternoon iron ducted by Rev Frank Cornell as sisted by Rev Thomas ape largely attended Among thosi from a distance were Mr of Indianopolis Mr am 1 Kennedy Mr Kennedy Mr Leo Ken mljccrB and elevators men arc now employed on this section and it is expected that by the end of next week there wilt be the ground Company run a lar in Toronto have been catering mon for the past three weeks and are giving the utmost satisfaction They square meals every day 2 kinds or meat kinds of vege tables pies and puddings for dinner and and charge the men a day each They seat at once and it takes a stall 15 men and look alter the meals and dining hall Breakfast is ready at at 12 a pm At present the building in hunks lots of room and toilet make them comfortable There is also a large recreation with residing phonograph concerts given to interest the me The caterers propose I shortly another wooden shack to lor men ing the winter as fie work will continued unless prevented In addition to tin Italians have a shack on the West side of the Canal with accommodation for men The bunks are on either side two deep and eating tables down the centre of the building Tliis is fully occupied nearly all the time The office of the Company is local at the South end what was formerly a residence It is a stupendous public work an will probably occupy three or four Another contractor North which extend- Landing and work The Dr Mi A nil rev all McCracken i k on the Canal it since the York Construction Company took the contract for ex- on the Canal works off the of Grant Bros work has Keen pushed forward with vigor and now begin to look Today the Steam will com plete the excavation for the first lock of Newmarket located East of the residence of the late Howard The pit is about 70 ft wide ft long and ft deep The Steam Shovel digs out the solid clay and deposits it into dump ing cars Two shovel will fill car The ears are let down and drawn up from the pit two at a time separate engine and windlass mall locomotives arc kept go- moving loaded and mpty cars the clay Icing deposited a trench ft wide and varying from four to six feet touch ing clay bottom The trench extends along both sides of the Canal where the- hanks are low and re mire build ing up so as to secure a uniform depth of eight feet of wafer After the solid clay walls are formed the bed of the canal is scraped upon and over the ridge At present between and GO span of horses arc em ployed on tliis section of the work For about five weeks another mas sive machine has been under construc tion called the Orange Peel from the shape the bucket that does the digging This machine was put in operation on Monday and works very satisfactory A GO p engine and furnishes the power When de scending the bucket looks very much like a orange peel quartered the points being extended about or 7 These drop into the earth and work of the whole thin close automatically scraping up or barrows hard clay which Is also departed upon the cars ready another used for pumping cert Porters hands of Mr 1 undoubtedly afforded a good appearing on a portion of his uniform loolti and acted the part the of sea lords to perfection in evidence her Man Ins ability as an Adm Robinson acquitted herself Buttercup her interpretation of the character being everything that could be desired Mr Tom Hendry was a typical boats with good effect M as Hebe acted the thought at his escape The really hard by Mrs Fulton at the pi supported the chorus and principal only a good accompanist is entitled to iod deal upon for the locomotives to draw j There is also an engine and steam pump at work constantly either depended pumping water into an elevated her efforts at the piano The hall from which water is distributed by was crowded on both occasions with pipes- to the various engines at work targe and appreciative audience and elf no of Main and Water streets clearing Sale of Staple Goods and Dress Goods as they want all their limited space for Mens m SISSY 1 ARCHIVES OF ONTARIO TORONTO