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p US TEST i I Your NOW You Will Get Comfort trom the GLASSES Wo T Watson Graduate Optician I The leading Paper as well as Iho Oldest and Best copies each week Circulation during per annum if paid advaase to Stales No paper seat ant North York unless paid advance Here Comes the Bride She a Wedding The Hardest rind Durable Mad NO JOINT lo T Watson Watchmaker A Graduate Editor and J NEWMARKET A Y J 2 I 5 Single Copies cents Vol No TORONTO LETTER Interesting Latter From the West high DETROIT VAPOR STOVES BURN OIL OR GASOLINE THE YOU WANT Like a City Gas Stove ARE YOU MRS JONES NEIGHBOR Mrs Jones complained to her neighbor about the of living Her neighbor said I reduced my aid at the same time I live much happier simply by the DetroitVapor Stove the kind that works like gas you simply light the burner and it is ready to cook on have a hoi fire the moment it is lighted is than wood WHICH u IL i from to every year just by having this stove costs much less thaa a kitchen range Needs no nine Han be placed in any part of the We invite you see this stove in our store and we will also give you a took more hilly describing tins splendid store SB 9 A cable from London England on Friday last says During the last few days orders for jam to the value of have placed Canadian houses By a very decisive vote pupils of St School have decid ed to forego their- usual summer picnic this year of war and devote their picnic- money to a Hospital in France where wound ed Canadian soldiers are brought from the They expect to endow five beds Constable Vernon had his nose and nearly all his teeth knocked out by Win whom he was arresting on Friday on a charge of The Police Court sent him where he will not give much trouble for some lime to come Cooks and waitresses of Toron to are organizing Masters and mistresses ere long will have to deal not merely with one cook but with an- army of these auto crats of the kitchen Nearly women in branches make up the Ship of the Womens Institutes of Ontario the annual report of which for 1 has just been is sued A very generous donation has been received by the Toronto Wo mens Liberal Association from Mr Fred the wellknown nurseryman Editor Era You will no The Place to Buy Good Paints and Varnishes for Every Purpose PHONE NEWMARKET of and Lumber Yard CEMENT LATH candidate for North Ontario for the House of Commons of pounds of jam which is be ing forwarded lo the Canadian Hospitals in England On Friday last Mrs Napier Street into Eatons Store taking her baby with her hut leaving the carriage out side When she returned later she found a little baby girl about three weeks old placed in her carriage All efforts lo dis- who placed the there no be inter ested in the welfare of our great North Western Provinces and no doubt you are in with us Hut being as I ani a representa tive of the old town I am of the feeling that a few lines of in formation concerning our won derful country would have a tendency to interest you and your readers should you feel disposed to grant space in your valuable columns for such Being au Ontario boy you will deem it rather selfish of me in using wonderful de scribing our Canadian West Not so I have every reason in world to do honor to the Province which I was horn but after spending a few years in ho West one obliged to admit that even in its undeveloped condition we have one of the best territories under the British Flag For healthful conditions it is unsur passed For prosperity it is I equal to any The more I see of this country the more I am that the backbone of our Dominion lies in her Western Provinces am travelling every day among the farmers and it affords me a source of great pleasure to visit them and note the prosper ous effect comparative ad vancement they are enjoying In some districts however where the foreign element is popular The oldtime methods such as bur forefathers adopted appear lovely homes in this country They are lo bo found everywhere so that wo must admit the great advancement and prosperity of our great West To all who visit this country a trip to and a visit to the Brown establishment It will be worth while In large Towns and CitiesT a comparative depression to that existing in the Eastern Provinces Business is dull in nearly all lines of commerce Hundreds of salesmen are reporting business at lower than previous years The money market is up entirely for the present We are looking forward to a good crop this fall Should we be giv en this the business feeling at present is that good times will again prevail ami business will resume as usual The farmers are cultivating every available foot of ground that is worth cul tivating Many thousands of acres are being broken that LETTER Conditions in Saskatchewan nave never been so ideal and a feeling of optimism prevails with regard to prospect or a remarkably big crop It felt that big crop and prices which will probably obtain would result in materially improved conditions In the cities as well as the farming- communities A novel way to Improve trade re lations with the towns of the west has been adopted by the Board of Trade of City of At intervals of a few months the Hoard of organize special business mens excursions over tie various railway lines leading from the city and the along- the line are advance of the intention of the party to make a stop at their station It is now proposed by the Hoard of Trade to- run an excursion to Empress which will occupy sever al days One hundred and two munition have registered up to the been used for ranching purposes prescn the Bureau of Labor of fprmany years Our- forefathers would be stun ned were they to see the ful machinery used for this pur pose A ploughing outfit consists of a large gas or steam engine coupled to a plow capable of turning from ten to fifteen fur- Department of Agriculture These men are practically all from the city far very few replies have been received from the nun who applied from the rural district for applica tion blanks Messrs and Barnes the two Munition Commissioners are visiting every rows at a time Ibis of the west where depends upon the size of the en- 0 the Two men lhe Commission which vill come later the engine and the oilier on the plow operate it with ease This SHINGLES L E failed and the strange Vincents P PEARSON Order from Carters Bishop John Murphy Office Phone The INCORPORATED be we Li- ANK o Deposits 4 Men on Salary man a salary should open a Account boat of methods for saving small and of developing the habit of The of To ronto Deposits and upwards Interest added to Balances halfyearly on the Dally Branches in Ontario Quebec and the NEWMARKET BRANCH P A- LISTER Manager baby was piaccd in Vincents Home The Canadian Society for protection of birds at a general meeting last week decided on is suing a further notice warning the public of the penalty attached lo destroying insectivorous birds York County Council made a of to lied Cross Funds mi Friday It was the long I one session ever held Temperance people will pleased lo learn the assurance given by the chairman of the Commission that steps would be taken 10 see that Clubs did not evade the spirit of law Deputy Min ister or Agriculture and J Bailey assistant Deputy Minister left Friday on a two weeks tour of Northern Ontario They will visit the Port Arthur Sudbury Ken or a and Rainy districts order to study- agricultural The district repre- will be consulted and of their work re- lb be their only salvation They appear to be unable to get away from them In lh districts it is a common occurrence to see the farmers driving to their near est town conveying their produce by means of a yoke of oxen One of the rarest sights I have ever witnessed was a funeral at Jan- sen in which procession lhe oxen figured as their only means of transportation It was a rare treat to watch lhe slow careful me ills of these animals less of the continuous from their drivers in lh device has proven itself lo be one of lhe greatest achievements of modern times not only as a plow in itself but a great laborsaving device Who can deny that this is farming to an advantage Thousands of these are in opera tion at the present time Our Western Provinces are factors of great interest lo the travelling man to select the men who are to be tak en to British A lair Wage clause has been held out to the men me to move- regard- appeals ally seeing sights- and meeting with experiences as can nev er escape our memory For ex ample we will refer lo the In dian and his peculiar customs A few days ago I had occasion to travel over the territory occupied Tribe Ac- as well aS the advancing lares both ways It is stated by the of ficials in charge ot the registration that the number men registering is not as large as expected owing to i the fact that several eastern Ca nadian factories are- calling for the We are order to turn out their contracts with the British Govern ment for shells An has been to improve the grade of cattle raised in Sas katchewan ami with this end In viow the Government each year numbers of high grade cattle The first carload of high the province YEARS AGO Prom Era Juno 30 Died In King on beloved wife of Mr Timothy aged years second daughter of Proctor Esq Township Simpson who then CUpled the store now held by Dan- ford Roche has a column adver tisement in todays paper Miss Hillary of Aurora with other assistants gave a concert in llio hall last Monday evening Mr Van dor is the new Grammar School Teacher in Newmarket In the woods near the residence of Mr Brooks Dennis Whit church the Newmarket School had a picnic on Saturday last It was well attended ami everything passed off most agreeably The Union Street East Inion Sabbath School Will hold a picnic on the of next mouth Lot 1 Con on the road leading from Sharon to Ml Albert A very pleasant and social gathering took place in the woods on Mr farm just back of residence of Mr J Collins on Thursday of last week Under the auspices of Presbyterian Sabbath School After edibles had been partaken of and all was happy AS a meadow lark with ft Smith Esq in the chair A presentation made to Rev by his church singing class A gather ing and entertainment followed the Town Hall in the evening i fc Hi mm it f Mm I YEARS AGO SEED All the leading varieties from per bushel up also Mangel and Turnip Seed Are you satisfied With your J Then Leave Your Order ATI ACT ION Leave Your Order With Us Now for the Best Coal In the Market Every Ton Screened Order by Phone Carters Ben Manning Nelson Miller Boyd ar Walter Newton in the progress viewed Wednesday morning week was tin coldest torn pern turn in June since IhennmiUtii above zero A campaign has been by the police lo punish those who endanger human life Over thir ty charges were laid against law- violators last week among them a jitney drivers win driver for their ef forts to keep them on the move I had to stop to let the cortege pass and I couldnt help making the comparison the oxen with the automobile This is the of from ten to fifteen back and right here we must slop for a moment lo give consideration toward lhe ad vancement of the next fifteen years and what it will mean lo us Again we make a compari son between the speaking farmer and bis neighbor of the foreign ihembat and it is re markable to note the comparative advancement over him as well as tin average farmer of the Provinces It may be that you will room for an argument along these lines If so let us stop ider tin- matter careful- farmer is sal- preach year arrived at a and consisted 18 high their Chief known to Chief Black loot ago traveller of the Hud- grade effected a fellow on courage him I and very at- has its his attitude toward the or men of his tribe crop this year So far rare though small j Although it Is early in the season was a Bureau Labor Saskatchewan a in to the Era July 1890 The AltarOn the by Rev A Bothvell assisted by Rev P Brown at the resi dence of the brides father Mr Wm A Sylvester of to Miss Lottie daughter of Geo Lemon Mrs Win Hoe is occupying her summer residence at Roachs PI Mary and Nellie or ris are visiting at Mr A Wests- Mr and Mrs W were in town over Sunday Mrs Dr Stuart Scott is mak ing her mother a visit near Trenton Mr of Toronto was calling on old friends in town i 4 Si Lit members of HIS Vidh gram crop in io of a rough nature are about six thousand available yesterday Am on given by him were meil unemployed which Friends from Ottawa were v rtStonJlhW be counted on lor the wheat fields itnig with Mr John Miliar J of last maximum to- marking started and cons The Eastern to work from year lo year a farm of two hundred acres with reasonably good to retire at an liri of pie was assure you After supper be is were over and motorcycle people a Lawrence a baker told all customers that bread go- price and that it Ins in would dy of raised tickets In this way he which be stole in- lhe Court be pleaded Hi got days imprisonment Thursday Sept 2nd to be Mill I nay a lhe Sis year Over 1000 officers and men are expected parade wdell Of IW County of Ontario apply to g for a City of ofYorkgJ and this at J flhed in Lath Posts Sash Doors Designs in Veneered Doors Hair Material and Trim in Ashy Cypress Georgia Pine etc All good properly kilo Ceiling Pine Hardwood Flooring Maple Oak etc Vorartdah Columns etc NO BETTER LUMBER EVER GREW THAN THAT WE HAVE IN STORE FOR YOU DRY AND SOUND AND NEATLY DRE88ED The Kind Thata RATED THE VERY BE8T IT fore the grandstand Ten bicycle riders were the Police Court one day recently for riding children on the handle bars The first lot of mechanics chosen by the Commission work on war munitions left lhe oily on Thursday of last week The Hoard of Control has- de cided not to renew lhe permit of lhe German beer sign on Street which expired lust Wed nesday night special trains brought the employees excursion from London to Toronto on last There were upwards of peo ple on the excursion Two drowning accidents Cured ill Toronto on Friday One of the victims was an employe of the Canadian Stewart Company while the second was a 10year old The and Lodge of AK meets at Hamilton this year on the 1st and of July Private Rons Collin has returned lo Toronto from The front with the sight of one eye at least tempor arily destroyed a bullet wound in the leg and one by fragment of shrapnel the wounds were sustained at Si on and age The summingup his career is that he has spent bis entire life with nothing other in view than a few remaining years of leisure in this country lh fanner adopts the get-Wch- plan They are not satis- lied with two hundred acres They Cultivate and crop many hundreds of acres and carry on an extensive business for a few years after which they can sit around and watch llie other fellow do it There are many people who would not farm in the West be cause they fear the atmospheric conditions thaj usually prevail here Let me advise you that lis severity is not what you imagine It is true that life Country has to contend of wild meals etc such th will be a over Sundaf mTs customary among lhe pen number men who will be released Mr Herb arrived here ftS S prepared and I cities from Montreal on now visible is 1 Mrs J Caldwell s thousand nun From birthday was honored by a it looks as il of old friends one evening This was more than laugh- harvest last week I Ml warlike weapons to increased Mr Arthur lasledo from at arms length by I nnder York was in town visiting sex while articles Mich the men have come parents lllls week supplied the necessary J provinces Mr Yank am I the efforts of he V the- present juncture the of spent over- Sunday SOX In summarizing the o unable to with relatives exploit I only thin will be as the most have ever witnessed mal his wifa mu nine wind of the bureau are can only whether this course amusing affair i lh ftr Mrs Stocking returned from on Wednesday Rev Hill addressed the Methodist Sunday School last ili ft farmer of this many disadvantages disadvantages neb as Alkali beds shortage of severe sand wind and hail MM frost and nanyomr can be seen by the them the honor lo visit them Is a line old fellow would admire him customs practised I such as the Medicine who do to been rolled Into expenses one in order to reduce expenses ami it is anybody that since the war began with The peculiar the following by these dallies have out ooo Rouoh on Rats out bust- Rats Mice etc Dont Die tin with these and taking Ibese Polo the Sun op- the meeting of two or more tribes in which the pipe of peace is by the Chiefs of the respective AviithU their peaceful nl mils rue rtc ling Telegram Prince mm mm The us on they facts into con- siderution I feel that the farmer if this country deserves the cre dit of being the most thrifty farmer of Ibis entire The eastern farmer knows very little of these drawbacks inching is not carried ely as of past year The reason of this is fact that the country is becoming more developed In where large ranching operation were popular a few years ago they have been and large farms heretofore referred to eratcd In their stead A few days ago had occasion it Mr John Brown of York- Brown at one ding is romance exhibit their ieelinga toward each other certainly ah to all visiting There are many more incidents Times Medicine Hat News Brandon Leader Morning Province Capital News and Vancouver World The Winnipeg Telegram and the Leader In the Tuesdays storm burnt out one ol the transformers in the station a Acton and the town was without Hydro power or tour hours The Furniture Company Who the pleasure Leader in received a order to the morning The Standard ammunition boxes inlere Province amalganiaUd as lho Government an evening paper The others simply commenced at once The our nn- thai space dosed their doors In the inches and due to the districts we crowded out such as I have are we had of late 1 am respectfully yours Spencer Water Some of most daring and experienced log and expert the great European struggle meant increased expenses and tshed revenues DOO plant to undertake Flour has SOME PARCEL up another dollar example of thousands of aquatic house a ere should be no one here to take it ouMust ph the keyhole I I Send the Era to absent friends I ARCHIVES OF ONTARIO TADAMTA the manufacture for the Canadian Govern- meat The- initial order of explosive sixtypound shells was received on Friday and In a lew weeks tie actual work will be com menced and continued night and day ASTORIA For Infants and In U For Over 30 Yearn Ahvavabeara- Sigoaturo of