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Newmarket Era , July 9, 1915, p. 1

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WE HAVE The To Test Eyes Kost Uptodate for Appointment The Leading Paper as well as tho Oldest Best copies each week Circulation during 1 5JJ A- I roles PIE SERV ING i annum if pal J in advance it United States No paper sent out ef North York unless paid in advance Watchmaker Graduate T J I JACKSON Editor and AssislantEdiUr NEWMARKET JULY Vol No Single Copies 3 cents LETTER happy crowd picnic at Bona Lake Terr Oroya held last week Nearly more pupils are the Public School registers of the city as compared with a year ago- Resulting a pot of glue boiling THEIR GOLDEN WEDDING over fire DETROIT VAPOR BURN OIL OR GASOLINE JUST THE 8T0VE YOU Like a City Gas ARE YOU MR8 JONES NEIGHBOR Mrs Jones complained to her neighbor about the high cost of living Her neighbor said I reduced my expenses and at the same time I live muck happier simply by buying the DetroitVapor Stove the kind that works like gas you simply light the burner and it is ready cook on have a hot smokeless lire the moment it is lighted is cheaper than wood or coal and the freedom from dirt dust and ashes has kept my house cleaner My cooking and baking is done just right which makes it so appetizing at every I save from to 3000 every year just by saving this stove This stove costs much less than a kitchen range Needs no pipes Can be placed in any part of the kitchen We invite you to see this stove in our store and we will also give you a book more fully describing this splendid stove The Place to Buy Good Paints and Varnishes for Every Purpose PHONE 28 NEWMARKET -r- End Lumber Yard rick CE1HEHT LATH SHINGLES LUMBER P W PEARSON Order from Carter John Murphy Office Phone I INCORPORATES I olORONTO Capital and Reserved Funds Joint Savings Accounts la the BANK TORONTO aw proving to be a very great convenience to many our With accounts either of two may deposit or withdraw money Interest paid on all balances year In the event of of either p arty the survivor may withdraw money 117 Branches In Ontario Quebec and the NEWMARKET BRANCH A LISTER Manager Deposits Ml All tho leading varieties from per bushel uprrfclso Mangel and Turnip 8eed Are you satisfied with your Then Leave Us Your Order Leave Your Order With Us Coal In the Market Every TonScreeMd was started ia a factory on avenue a few days ago which did damage Three more- machines are shortly to be added to the equipment ot the Curtis Aviation School Authorization has been received for the formation of a third University Overseas Company to be recruited from men of all the universities of of the Dominion From data gathered by the Board of Trade the charging of the extra cent on postcards or war tax has so lessened their use that Government receipts from this source have been materially decreased A large ber of benevolent and secret organi zations have ceased monthly and semi monthly notification to members of their respective regular meetings The Highlanders have been called upon to raise about more recruits for the new regiment being organized from the city corps Mr was in Winnipeg last week and addressed the Cana dian Club About 100 Italians of this City were hoaxed by an unprincipled de- frauder He set up office la Centre avenue as an employment agent and swindled his own country men Another hotel in this City located at the corner of King and York streets was closed last week The Fresh Air Fund the Toronto Star to give an outing to poor mothers and motherless children reached about at the close of last week The public warned that a large number Banco londrcs in Mex ican bills are at in circulation in the northwest section of the city and according to the statement of banking officials are absolutely worthless The face value at present is cents Hereafter all freaks are to be from Canada Whether they are here for exhibition or other pur poses makes no difference the Gov ernment has decided that foreign monstrosities must disappear The Ontario Sunday School Asso ciation will celebrate its golden jubilee by a monster convention to be held in Hall in this City tober An attendance of delegates is expected Irom On tario as well as representatives from every Province of the Dominion Cooperative Summer Traiiinc School for Sunday school teachers will be held at Geneva Park Out from August to It will be under the auspices of the Sunday school boards and young peoples societies the Bap tist Methodist and Presbyterian Churches of the Ontario Sunday School Association In the Dominion Open Air Parade over horses were enter ed in the competitions Massed bands gave a concert in Queens Park- it still looks as if big contest in the courts will be the outcome of tie Citys action in tearing up the By Mr and Mrs were both pretending to be occupied lie with his paper she with her intting but in reality they were listening for postmans whistle At last it sounded a lit tle way up the street and the ala- with which Mr threw down has tened out to meet him betrayed his lack of interest in the daily news Mrs a trifle slower because of her rheuma tism followed him to the front door Wasnt there anything Silas she asked wistfully Not a thing he growled Out in the diningroom Em ma the maid who had been watching them hap py song she was humming when she saw their disappointment The dear things she its almost a shame not to tell them It does seem to me Mr exclaimed stalking up and down the lifcngroom that the children might have at least written some- Message of con gratulation It isnt often that people live together fifty years as you and have They have not even sent a post card Silas Silas reproved his wife Dont he childish I cant understand why the children have not written hut I am sure it isnt because they didnt care They just havent thought thai this is our golden anniversary We mustnt forget that they each have their own duties and obli gations Bosh 1 he exclaimed Now look here Annie there is no ex cuse for their forgetting They have heard us talk about our golden wedding for the last three years And besides didnt we want to celebrate and want them and the grandchildren all here iu didnt they all offer one ex cuse or another Suppose they are busy they might put them selves out for such an occasion And heres the neighbors he went on Weve lived right here in this town fortyfive of those fifty years Theres scarcely a business man here that I have not helped out of a tight place some time during his career There hasnt been a baby born that you havent been on hand Theres lots of them know that we have been married fifty years 10day and there hasnt been one of them drop in fo congratulate us You know very well that you are disappointed too Yes Mrs admit ted I did wont to make a lit tle something special of the day When found the children could not be here thought would ask in a few of the neighbors to din ner I didnt feel like giving a big party Hut everybody I asked had some excuse or other so I just gave it up Mr plumped himself down in a and sil ence fell upon them for a few minutes Then he burst forth again i guess Ill go down and tell Tom Morris that he can pay I up the rent on that house or gt out Hes behind four months now I can get plenty of other renters And Vossmyer has been by a freshfaced young mother with a crowing baby on her arm How do you do cried old lady And hows the baby And has John found work yet The babys fine answered Mrs Walker but John hasnt got anything to do yet He hasnt given up though Mrs Weslover wa9 unwrapping one of her bundles Ive brought the baby a new she said Its my golden wed ding and I had to celebrate in some way you know The young mother was delight ed How did you know That will be just the thing for him wear to-night- I was wondering Then she stopped in confu sion But when Mrs appeared not lo attach any im portance her words she cov ered her confusion by narrating a number of the babys latest tricks Tell John Mrs said as she rose lo go have a weeks work I would him to do It isnt much but maybe he can find something else by the time he is through with it But she did not think it necessary to tell Mrs Walker that this weeks work she was offering her husband would be work in a neighbors garden a poor neigh that I like had had the misfortune lo break a leg not long since ami worrying because whs who was not able to hire some of the work that needed doing so badly and which he was unable lo do himself When her other packages were disposed of in much the same way she went slowly and some what painfully homeward for the walk had been a long one for her and her rheumatic knees were re belling at the unusual exercise put upon them Mr in the meantime had sat for twenty minutes after she had left with his feet up on a chair grumbling occasionally to himself Suddenly he plumped his feet upon the floor rose with an energetic movement put on bis hat and left the house minutes later he knocked al the door of a neat cottage in the eastern part of town I Tom at home he asked of the palelooking woman who an swered his knock No she answered but wont you come in No I just came to see about the rent Yes I know A worried look Emma shook her bead Not a thing Theyre in there she said softly The young man went softly through the diningroom and opened the door Into the living- room The old people sal with their backs toward him and he stood quietly watching them for a Then Mrs Weslover turned her head Allan I Allan she cried Where in the world did you come from From tho university of course Had to cut classes too The next instant be had one arm around her while his grand father was shaking the other vig orously I thought you would be especially glad to see me to day he explained Do you re member what today is Humph l his grand father Its about lime some of Ihe family was remembering I must tell Emma you are here interrupted his grand mother Its almost dinner time Dont bother grandmother cried Allan Emma knows I am here But he was too late She had already thrown open the dining- room door There she slopped in wonderment at sight of the table drawn out lo its full length with places for eleven Continued on Page BECOMING ONE VAST ARSENAL eyes He was From Wilson Star Gradually we are becoming a arsenal We are beating our plow shares into swords and pur pruning hooks into spears Factories where implements of peace and progress have ruled are being transformed to forges where Mars is welding thunderbolts To such an extent have we the arsenal for warring that the allieaUreat Britain France and the rest have designat ed the Electric Company whose giant plant is in Schenectady as its local clearing house Hence forth the bulk ot allies will be placed through this company to fa cilitate quick delivery Managers of American enterprises know through long experiences how to speed up production they are In touch with the facilities of the coun try they can place the detailed orders to better advantage than a foreign agent On the other hand I the standing a great corporation is guarantee of its responsibility and ability to do the work Of course only a Small portion of the actual manufacturing YEARS AGO From Era July Todays Era contains a sche dule giving the list of convictions by County Magistrates during the last quarter made to the York County Clerk of the Peace Be cases ar returned seven for li quor violations and Pine Orchard Public Schools had a union picnie last Saturday Fred Lawrence Bond Head formerly of King met with an accident last week re sulting in death on Monday th 3rd The lad waa only little over years old He had been gelling a ride with a farm er and in gelling down from the wagon the horses started anil Freddy fell backwards fatal injuries Upwards of 150 people enjoyed Ihe Society excursion lo Oril- last Friday Net profit The Orangemen of North York and South will hold their of July celebration this year at Holland Landing About people attended the Picnic on the Inst at Fer gusons Point near Keswick North It was in deed a sociable gathering of Sharon occupied the Chair while the speaking going on Judge Boyd was unable to at tend the Division Court set for Ibis week ami disappointed a good many people Married On by J Mulligan at the residency of the brides father at Laskay Mr M Ferguson to Miss Agnee Scott daughter of Mr Scott ail of King came into talking about that this morning We are sorry we are so far be hind Things have been pretty hard with us lately but think will bo done in the will be able to pay you something Electric works the company merely by the end of the month I know acts as clearing house it will be he will- charged with the responsibility ol You tell him I said- he neednt seeing that orders are filled on time pay that hack rent The new with the duty of speeding up produc- month begins next week Well The initial contract with the big call things up to then Mr cried the wo man we dont ask that All JS Hi- limn Vim I Metropolitan rails on Vonge Street l me put a ami between the P and some Other improvements in that avenue Of course the franchise of building I wont do it its all the Metropolitan had elapsed but i ways Homo focal expense and lie possibly the City should apt- wouldnt be willing to pay a to the courts before taking Inc more rent And Barnes has I been dunning me for another dO- the opinion of Mr nation to Hie Ive given Avenue Road who owns him all I intend lo Let the young the automobile that killed fifteen- men look out for themselves as I yearold Peter McBridc the boy did would not have been touched by the Mrs Weslover laid aside her automobile if the horn had not been tatting and went into her bed- sounded Mcllride was crossing Well- room When she came back she Ington sliest West on June read- was smiling though there was a a timetable and when the motor suspicious- redness about her horn was sounded the became eyes She had on a bat and electric concern amounts to mostlv for shrapnel and ex- is a little more lime You British Military are too good I dont know how have revised their estimate to thank you I l amount that must be turned he Dont try to thank me answered brusquely or Ill il back The next monie was gone leaving Mrs Morris lo laugh and cry almost hysterical ly over her sickly baby Straight on downtown he went swinging his cane briskly as he Of out each day to keep their guns shells and that amount a quarter a million shells in twentyfour hours may be expected to flow in a steady stream from these shores every day this summer Remember that when you are enjoying your vacation In the Through 10 long aisles- thousands of tho dry to he passed to the office where mllllon Ihe proprietor v i I I Order by Phono Nelson Miller I ST HO far- ell or the bounty of a to the at the Hill land Ar ty of and on the cruelly Is day friends or Ben Manning Newton 1 Pine ficlHeitlwood Flooring Oak etc Verandah etc fir TfJHAT WE HAVE INJ8T0RE FOR YOU Lath Shingles Sash Latest Designs in Veneered Doors Stair Material and Oak Aflh Cypress etc properly kiln in Georgia AND DRESSED RATED THE VERY BEST BUY IT confused and lumped backwards and forwards in the car On several roads leading Into the the Corporation the Townships Councils are using statute labor money to Oil the highways Scores carloads ol army horses arrive dally at the Union Stock Yards Nearly all are purchased in the States Alter led and re- shod are stripped to Montreal and thence across the ocean Herbert Rogers who appeared be fore Magistrate llrunton some time ago and was ol setting lire to two barns In York again appeared before the Magistrate on the and was sent to the Industrial for a year Manning A- In dustrial representative of the Gener al Accident Co Canada found dead Ik his otlic one last week No mails are being delivered by postmen during duly and August on Saturday afternoons Two men entered the real estate of Mr on Adelaide last week and pointing a volver at the stenographer Miss made her Veep quiet white they the cash sate of The Customs tor port ot lor June an increase over the corresponding period of last year of light wrap and she carried seve ral bundles Where are yon going de manded Mr Im going to celebrate she answered Thnla belter than moping because nobody re our golden wedding I had a number of little things Id made Hint I was planning to give to people who I thought would appreciate them I thought maybe some of them would run in today for a little visit and give them to Ibcni then But if they dont come to- me I can go lo hem And I wouldnt be too hard on Tom Morris about Un root Hes had a good of sickness you know Mr growled some thing under his breath that she did not atop to interpret Slow ly she made her way In the sweet spring sunshine until she came to a humble little place on a side street Here she and knocked The door was opened For and Children In If m For Over Yiors beam Signature of prop VossmyAT he said Ouess yon can begin work on those im provements you wanted tomor row And while you are about it Can change those show win dows as you wanted to some time ago Move them out and put in the big glass And mind you I dont want any shoddy work I want a good job Before Mr Vossmyer had time to thank him he was gone In front of the bank he met the president of the local Come in here he ordered At the desk lie wrote out a cheek for five hundred dol lars and handed it lo Ihe young man There he said you can do more good with it than I can Mr Barnes eyes opened wide It was the largest contribution Ihe local society bad over receiv ed I dont need to thank you for this ho began Dont want you to said Mr Weslover jauntily as he walk ed with a crisp stop out of bank Then rhe went directly home stopping only to loss a handful of small coin among some children playing by way and when his wife returned he was silling In the identical chair in which she had left him Ibis lime actually reading the daily paper out in the kitchen had not failed to note the departure of the two old people and she had fairly made things dur ing their absence She was still so busily engaged that she did not hear a step on the porch nor nolo the entrance of a stal wart flnelooking young man un til heard her name spoken Bow are you said tho young man heartily shaking Have they caught on and that somewhere else thousands men are to drop them among thousands of other men so as they can kill as many as can The or missile will be sublet to numerous concerns awl tho gross profits the order may be about But there will have to be new build ings new equipment so this will be cut down some Nor are the powdermakers Idle The Tennessee Copper Company has signed contract to deliver to the Pont powder mills an enormous quantity of sulphuric acid helps give gunpowder its kick ilold Yes gold is pouring in As fast as the supply shells and guns and powder flows out sup ply of gold Hows in Morgan are handling the specie A new lot of a mere came down the other day from the bank in Ottawa making in a few days and the total lor a week of not far from Within a couple of weeks has come from the British buying agent beautiful shining gold Yen millions a week for one line of countrys output business But I the pity of it all YEARS AGO From Era Kyle July 1800 Tho Altar On June by Moore in Toronto Mr to Miss Bertha J Hutch croft formerly of Newmarket Though a high wind prevailed on Wednesday afternoon Dec oration Day at Newmarket Cem etery was duly observed Town Band led the procession to the City Of the Dead The demise of Mr Win flow- land was very sudden on Friday evening last when out for a walk with Mr lie wag years old An Old lady named Mrs fell down stair last Monday ev ening and resided with her sister Mrs Eli James No less than candidates were writing at Newmarket High School for three this week At ihe Friends Literary Soci ety this week the following of ficers were chosen Mr Lehman VlcePres Miss Secretary Miss Grille Mrs Cody The Ladies Aid of the Method ist Church held a Strawberry Fes tival last Tuesday evening It was a grand success Proceeds above expenses about The second artesian well for the corporation is now down about feet but tho flow is not as satisfactory as desired Mr Ell Vernon of was in Town a few days ago womans right but many are troubled with complexions headaches backaches low spirits until they learn that relief may be found in aBSl Vta Si fii I V t IP a- arti tf I is Mi j Threaten to Burn London We on this side of the Allan- tie buoyed up with confidence by reason of the meagre a attached to the German Zeppelin raids on cities by lti press of London have been in clined to sneer at the Teuton ef fect any lo greal destruction on the It is easily pos sible however that we are plac ing reliance upon a false sense of security Details not given out in the public press are reaching Canada through private agencies which give to these raids a more serious aspect A letter to a resident of fey has been handed Us for peru sal with the request that the name of the recipient be with held Mere is an extract A hundred bombs were drop ped from Zeppelins at Southend London last Monday Fortun ately only one life was but great deal of damage was done properly They have been as near so you see we are feeling nervous They have threatened burn London dur ing June l must tell you that the Germans have com menced to carry out their threat lo burn London Zeppelins pass ed over on Monday again and set- lire to a number of buildings The papers did not publish it but throe lives wore lost They have passed near our house for I distinctly hoard Ihe sound of the engines and the bombs falling We are looking hourly for a fleet of these air monsters and know not what next to expect I SS II ii Kx i lift o Sand the Era to absent frlotH TV ARCHIVES OF ONTARIO TORONTO ti3 vj

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