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S5i Watchmaker and Graduate Optician as The Era is acknowledged to be the Best Leading County Papery- ell as being the Oldest in York County l TERMS per annum it paidin advance to the United States I No Paper sent outside o North York paid In advance You will be SURE to find WHAT YOU WANT OUR ASSORTMENT WATSONS JEWBI STORE SU mi Kg L JACKSON- Editor and JACKSON AssistantEditor Newmarket hit Friday Sept IQll J No 31 Single Copies eta each We have added a complete stock of Bicycle and Automobile Sundries PRICES AS LOW AS CITYEXPRESS and PHONE SAVED havent what you want we can get it on very short notice AUTOMOBILE Tubes Castings Carbide Plugs Tire Tape to fill cuts Patches all sizes Cement and Acid Cementless Patches Tire Testers Batteries Generator Tubing Blowout Patches Connectors BICYCLE Cement Woodrim Cement Tires Casings and Tubes Valves and Sterna Patch Rubber Spokes Nipples Bells Carbide Pumps Balls Sponge Urease for gears SPECIAL NonCarton GasEngine Toe Clips Oils E T I PHONE HARDWARE AND PLUMBING I I I NEWMARKET ONT The Banko Toronto Joint Deposit Accounts Many of our customers are finding these Joint Savings Accounts very convenient The money can be withdrawn by either of the parties at any time without delay or by the survivor should one die Interest is paid from the day the money deposited and continues to the day it is withdrawn NEWMARKET BRANCH FIELD MANAGER r South End Lumber Yard INVITATION To all who Hard Goal Come to the Build ing TORONTO EXHIBITION and for how Ik prepared Here you will find an electrically IMMATURE COAL BREAKER MINING TOOLS AND PICTURES- P W PEARSON Phone Cor Church and BO BISHOP THE SUCCESSFUL well dressed man Its no accident either Because good are an inspiration a spur to J If are man youve looked at clothes right TO that Clothe wad for Can never do for you Examine our stock let fit you right with that will WILLIS TAILOR PHON MAIN i J COAL Oaf Toronto tetter Aurora Turns out in Rough Lumber and Inside Trim Bath all Trim Ah inquiry has been ordered by the of Marine In con nection the drcrwning traged which occurred Aug when Mrs Gates nurse was drowned owing to he gasoline which she was in being struck by Try i Cord of HUM Wovl it a cord Cm Paid for W H E V pto r from Trent fi OUT Favor of Aurora Sept Sir Alan is making good his promlee to stay in J the fight to end Dur ing the past two weeks be has been constantly on the go campaigning in the interests of Mr Robin- his successor in and one of the Ferry Com- the pan One day last week two bicyclists Tonight he addressed an were seriously injured in street car that overtaxed the seating capacity accidents on College street They the town hall He made an ex- Charters and speech He presented Harry of this city There the case for reciprocity briefly but is not much for the recovery of Before he did so he tod the latter the audience just what he thought of The new Masonic Temple J Free- in this city was formally It was den one evening last week by Most Worshipful Aubrey White of the Grand Lodge of Canada With two Torries and an Independ ent Labor man running for Toronto it begins to as if the division will have a Liberal repre sentative in the next Parliament Mr L Borden hollered before he was out of the woods At his meeting Massey Hall he asked Where arc the dates referring to this city He tas his answer now to the regret of Tory party It is quite possible that Dr Helen may get the appointment of Medical Inspector for the mentally defective in school children of the city The Ontario Municipal Association annual convention was held in the City Hall last week Highway im provements and placing taxes lands instead of buildings and im provements were live questions Karl Greys visit open tion this year will likely be his last as GovernorGeneral to Toronto There is large profit In the dairy business For instance the Price family entered npen it twenty years ago and now find themselves the of a fortune which it is understood is in neighborhood Although the business has merged with the City Dairy the Price family retain their magnificent farm of Mo acres situated about ten miles from the Western City limits and toward which city I and speculators have for a long time turned covetous eyes together large interests in the city plant They also retain possession of their herd of picked cattle Mr P P for Hamilton was here last week and ad dressed the Labor organizations in Last Toronto in favor of the Ijabor Candidate He also favors reciproc ity The Ontario Motor League has de cided to I from membership all persons convicted of joyriding in Prof McKlnnon has been chosen Chancellor of University The political situation in this city at present loots as at two out of the five Divisions will return supporter of Courier and reciprocity And toow a Dutch Association has been organised in this city chiefly Hollanders Why Ca nadians when they take up I heir homes in be Dominion Why import their old country fads and prejudices here Unless they become Canadians the Dominion can do without them Mr Russell Independent Conserva tive nominee for Toronto has announced he will support the major ity on the reciprocity pact of the most interesting fea tures of the Midway at the Inhibi tion is the wonderful Twins I hey are Just like ordinary children only they are joined together normally developed and perfectly healthy but when little lucio walks forward must walk backward On Press Day at the Exhibition lant Friday at a meeting of- the exec utive of the Association the proposal of the Western Press Association or affiliation was accepted Among the inmates of the patients of the Asylum taken to the last week was Miss Pike aged Somehow the got separated from the others and was found the corner of and streets early next morning by the police and sent hack to the Steps are looking Into the starting classes In ibis city In lip reading for the deaf dumb pupils of the Toronto schools in the Court Jast week Prank Burrows vas exonerated from responsibility of the death of ihos struck by the auto of Burrows on the Road causing death was adduced prove that save bis Own bicycle in the way of the auto Mr general manager of the P it who has been n ill summer was In Toronto last week Regarding the King and streets building he said it would be and ready for OCCUpancy In about fifteen rnnths Two young fellows hoarding in Pe ter street decided rf leave- for the West lUt satisfied leaving without paying their board they away clothes They were arrested before leaving the city FOR J couched in the plainest English and his hearers showed by their ap plause that they are quite aware of ths clever game Mr are playing in Mr is steadily ganng ground in the riding He was given an enthusiastic reception when he began to speak wd he repaid it with a wellreasoned address in which he solved Ion many a householder the problem of how reciprocity was going to reduce his table charges without taking it out of the farmer A feature of the meeting was the emphatic declarator in favor of the trade agreement bv Mr If President of the Agricultural Works Auroras most important in dustry Mr opponent have been circulating the impression that Mr was not supporting the Liberal starriardbearer Tonight he pledged his wholehearted support of Mr Robinette and of reciprocity tialton County Liberals Keel that fhey Have a Pair Chance Aug 30 For the first time in many years Liberals feel that they have a fair chance of winning A vigorous campaign which is meeting with much encouragement is being waged by the Liberal candi date Mr Walter Smith well known as a stockman and horse deal er for many years past from all parts of the county agree that the Cause of reciprocity is stead ily gaining ground The late member Mr David Henderson had majority of in but the Liberals are not dismayed at this in view the success they are meeling in the can vass Mr Smith has a farm in Trafalgar few miles north of Last winter on the announcement of the reciprocity agreement there was a bolt from the party of about twenty I literal fruit growers In the district and new light on this point have how ever it is said with a good deal of by the Liberals town brought these nun hack into line again Tin- great hope of the Liberals however is in popularity of the reciprocity agreement as a desirable measure All over the country re ports are being received of Conserva tive farmers who arc declaring for the Liberal candidate I am not voting but I am voting for reciprocity is the favor ite declaration These men love their party and they would not for the world be known as Liberals but they say I am willing to give recipro city trial Liberal success will of course depend on how widespread is this feeling Jot Everybody Some advocates of the restricted market are declaring wit much finally that It will be impossible for the reciprocity agreement t benefit both producer and consumer They say that if the farmer gets a better price the consumer will to Pay more The fact is that the agreement is- so skillfully deised that both will reap advantages The farmer does not sell bread he sells wheat He does not sell meat lie sells cat tle and hogs He does not sell cereals he sells wheat and oats And if the duty on a long list articles of food is reduced provided by the agreement everyone who buys will profit that much and the people who stand between the pro ducer and the consumer will have a large bit taken op the top of profits It has been conclusively shown by tle Department of Labor report on comparative prices that prices staple farm pro ducts of the United States over a period of five and onehall years covered by the investigators have ruled appreciably high er than in Canada- Now where does the consumer come It has been shown by figures published in the Mail and Empire that pro duce prices charged consumers in Toronto arc higher than in Chicago notwithstanding that the farmers prices in the United States rule higher The following is a Comparison of prices together with the present duty and the duty under reciprocity on a few staple article US Pres duty i US Under Tor Chi duty Reefy 5 Free 22 IU 5 Free 20 15 U lie 25 20 20 15 lie VB -lr- YEARS AGO From Era Sept many tide coin- Articles- Chickens dressed pound Prime rib roast pound Porterhouse steak round Mutton chops pound newlaid dozen this is the reduction in duty on into Canada which will steady prices and give Canadian consumers a longdcsircd reduction Here are some of thera Present Duty tinder Articles Cheese lb Sweet Potatoes bushel Salmon prepared Oysters in bulk per gallon fresh or refrigerated lb Bacon and Ham Ik Beef salted in barrels It Pork barrelled in brine Meats other salted I III Mt Cans Canned Meats and Canned Poultry Tomatoes and other Vegetables in Oatmeal and Rolled Oats lbs Prepared Cereals fl Food Biscuits Wafers and Cakes sweetened Fruits in airtight tns lb VOTE FOR AltOrR MARKETS AND fluty Reciprocity Free Free tree 3c Me 2c lie ljc 2C Wq- Ic pc 25 East Gwillumbury Show is an nounced to be held the 2nd day of October at Sharon Mr Alex Terry of Kast now Albert has left us a sample of a new kind of Spring Wheat called Russian The berry is large of good color but ap pears rather flinty Newmarket Brass Band purposes holding a today in Mr Asa Rogers beautiful grove the village Firemen and Hook Co will appear in full regalia WmBrbnn near King station Friday of last week lost both his valuable barns by -fire- also 200 bush els 0 old bushels of new wheat all his spring grain except oats and two fine horses The failure of the Brett bank in Toronto occasioned loss the Town ship funds and there is trou ble over the having been placed with that bank On Saturday evening last the barn Mr Christopher Armstrong was burned supposed to be of incendiary origin Mr Armstrong had no insur ance News of the American war occupies most of the space in the papers just now Lexington was in possession of the Federal troops last Friday The death of Mrs J is announced The sad event took place after a lingering illness this week aged years and nine months YEARS AGO Procrastination was Smelter Burned Nelson Kept mid night the huge plant of the Hall Mines Smelter covering Li acres of ground and one of the largest plants of its kind In Canada Is a mass of blazing crackling ruins Nothing Is saved except the seven miles of cable running from the Smelter the Sil ver King Mines on Mountain the tall blackened chimneys one of which is feet In height and the building used as office else the huge the tramway terminal and dump the assay office the bridge house ami several smaller are tangle of timber twisted Iron The disaster is the of an Incen diary who In the past two weeks has started dozen Ores The wisdom of prompt action lately demonstrated in rather tbetic way Two had listened to an address directing attention to the Canadian Government Annuities system as an opportunity for safe Investment people of small means and with the result that both resolv ed to take advantage of it immediate ly Each had the sum of In vested in the stock of a certain bank of that The younger sister aged 05 did not delay but at once sold her stock made the purchase and is now in re ceipt of an Income of over quar terly the first Instalment of which was paid to her three months Ike purchase had been made given her for life an income equal to 10 per cent on the amount The elder sister intended to follow her example but unfortunately on the advice of Mr Knowall put doing so until it was too late The Bank failed and her savings of a life time were swept away as In the twinkling if an eye But not was her lost but she became Indebted to the Bank under the dou ble liability clause the sum of Had she Invested the as did her sister In the purchase of an Annuity she would have had an in come no matter how long she lived of a year Further information may bo obtain ed em application to or to the Superintendent Drowned in a Well A very sad drowning accident Thomas Charles Blunt fell the Era Fyle Sept The demise of Mrs wife of Mr Moore at Holland Landing the Inst aged years Mr Reeve returned home o Tuesday after spending some ten days with his daughter Miss Clara lackson in a very pleasant and invigorating manner on the Bay of Point and other places in New Brunswick Rev Lambly an old pastor will occupy the pulpit in the Method ist Church next Sunday Although Mr Andrew has purchased the interest of his bro ther in the Excelsior Bakery the business will be conducted as usual- cur AM a well the Court House scheme has his own yard on Alexandra avenue shelved city nigged rbc we I Attorney to issue an in- and was being used to keep food tool j against the County because Mr Blunt was last seen three the old Adelaide St buildings were clock yesterday by one of giving Judges the blues and were tlio He had just returned unsanitary hut have secured work the only one at for another delay and grand as his wife works Ho juries are as peaceful as Was not seen alive later but doves to the well to get some Mulock P was in water some of the food and was Town taken w dizy spell from which Mr Michael Cain returned to duty he had been suffering for past at the depot this week the accident two weeks and tumbled in head with having laid him off work No one knows what time he fell in weeks However his lunch box was found in his pockeC which leads to We that he was to the well shortly after returning home Mrs Blunt on returning home about six oclock went to the well for some water noticed mans foot protruding above the surface She Informed the neighbors of the gruesome find and they pulled out the man The wife was and became hysterical whin she saw that it was her husband Br OH i i Found Mastodons Tusk Forks Road Aug 2 A curiosity which Is groat amount of interest Forks Road Is the finding of the Immense tusk of an animal supposed to he a the farm of Mr Hurry this place On Saturday August 2th Mr Hurry Smith And ffm Anderson were engaged in scrapirig on Burns was called arid staled that fl and when they had death was due to drowning There U f were no marks em the body to l n may be 0 been caused by J something which appeared to your Postmaster of kind boulder but em closer of was found to he something more Annuities Ottawa whom free of postage 111 for a couple weeks Toledo Officials Drowned Toledo Sept Seven men were drowned In the Maumtc River just north of the Red Can Buoy this morning at oclock when the by Michael Mayer of this city was by have entailed Ion night the Nelson Brewery was burned to the ground with loss of The plant destroyed to night Is con servatively estimated have cost Chatham Sept Garner who has conducted a tiny preying and cleaning shop on King St West for sixteen yesterday received word that by the death of a bachelor uncle In England he hud fallen heir to and to Come at OflCC and claim It Lindsay Aug Hi Frank Rey nolds the Toronto lad on last hired horse drove It to Port Perry arid sold the there for small sum wan thlr morning sentenc ed to minimum of In Central Prison Thfl Ik has to face a similar charge In the Philip IhvWhd for its djk The party were bound for three of which where they expected to do some ttass Ashing over the holiday With the exception of Mich ael Mayer owner the launch all went down to a watery grave Mayer was saved by members the crew of the Mlnch None the bodies of the drowned men have been recovered although the police began preparations to drag or them as apprised of the accident that wheelman throwing the and had several weak and fainting spells The death is an unusually sad as it means the breaking up of a home which was just begun About two months ago the deceased had built a house and he and his wife were working t complete what would have been a beautiful little home Ho wo a machinist and had done well In Hamilton sine corning rorn Eng land five years ago He was 2B years of age and was highly esteemed by who knew tfi With wife one young son survives S Years in Kingston m of the bone or Ivory The Is eight feet in and two feet two Inches around large end and weighs ISO pounds Customs returns for August show an Increase o overthe cor responding month of last year Marie Sept At the point of a revolver Thos was held up and robbed of Cash and some at Blind River this morning the WAS sentenced by Magistrate Williams search- to serve 0 years In Kingston for the w for channel stakes when they launch which he thought was about a mile and a half distant The launch was then 150 feet out of the course of the channel to the west ward The steamer blew the danger signals but before the launch could change Its the freighter crash ed Into the small craft capsizing It and thawing the the water The crew of Mayer the member that was res cued dark street shortly after midnight en Thursday night when he was sudden ly met by the demand Hold ip your hands Chief Labby arrested the man last night from description found In a at house cheques and pocket book in the street Cal- llpeao has a wife and four children at Blind River Paying compliments sornotlrnee puts money In a mans pockets The Last Chance The Government has thrown open for entry homesteads West ern Canada In the of Alber ta and Saskatchewan These are all within 30 of linos of Northern Rail way and some much less and all will undoubtedly served by rail way lines within a short time The low round trip fares to points In Alberta and Sas katchewan arc In effect nly two days this year September and lath The fares low the return limits long and the stopover privi leges liberal Write at once- for the latest guide fares and other par ticulars Tho Canadian Northern Railway offers a of all routes reaches nearly every part of Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba thus en abling to all and a selection All particulars coo be obtained by writing to L Ass Passenger Agent Canadian Northern Railway Toronto fw T- J c