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I I V Weeks v County Minute The Minutes of the June Session rf York County Council were djstn- to the several Municipal Clerks bated rising ol Council Tuesday less than days from Talent The Mission Circle of Church will have a sale of Homemade baking and candy in he schoolroom from 3 lo Ibla tomoon Friday the aiher is favorable will be served on lb church lawn both afternoon and evening the Off it on Tuesday alternoon Power put out owing to a heavy storm and re cked of intil shortly alter six This is the first break we hid since the system was Silled nearly three months ago lhe Metropolitan cars were sadly derated but the service was not en- interrupted power was sup plied from Lake and steai plants The- wind and rain- flattened the in the section the fields having the appearance of being rolled Be Patriotic The citizen that does nothing to help his town is almost on a par with the man who does not contri bute to the support of his family and in said of such a man that he is worse than an inliaei The s condemnation may well be to the man that kicks bis instead of boosting it Largo congregations greeted Mr A P Addison last Sunday the Mr Gordon joules contributed a and Eugene Barker trie evening service this in byUrian Church and Evening vicon Methodist Church J- Garden Party The Newmarket Branch of the Wo mens Institute will hold a Garden on Thursday August the on the grounds of the Friends Meeting House Yonge Street Free admission to- the grounds A splendid supper will be served for which a charge Of25 cents will be made A band will be in attendance in the evening The proceeds will be donated to patriotic purposes Brief let Next Wednesday Newmarket bowlers go to for a league match A- cricket team from came up on Monday and defeat ed the Town team The ice wagon upset at Mc- corner yesterday morning but luckily escaped with slight repairs Everything is pretty w straightened up the House now though the discarded machinery is greatly in the road Patriotic meeting A Public Meeting will bo held in Newmarket on Friday Aug meeting will he of a patriotic nature and will he addressed Mr J Hopkins of Toronto and other noted speakers from out of town and in addition will ho addresM by one or two officers who have been on active at the Tiring line in France and home This meeting Is expected to give the citizens of Newmarket and country a clearer of the war situation as it stands than in afforded through the pies It is intended that the meeting shall he used the purpose of recruiting for the New market Home Guard and there will also hi officers present from the York Hangers ready to receive enlistments for Overseas Service The program of the evening Will be interesting and varied further particulars see hills Town Council Owing to Monday being Civic Holiday the Council met on Wed nesday evening A deputation composed of Mr W A Col and Mr Aubrey Davis requested the installation of eight electric lamps at the Fair Grounds to assist the Home Guards in drilling The request was received and referred to and Light Committee with power lo act Nearly of accounts were passed the greater amount being in connection with installing the new electric light and power sys tem The new water pump cost ing is giving the best of satisfaction hut the hill of for the small pump was referred to the L Committee for ad justment Full report in next Party w and hearty thanks are extended Quite a from here at tended the of Hal km Methodist Church oh Miss Patterson and friend of Toronto are visiting her mo Mr and Mrs Lemon to one day last week Mr and Mrs J and family of Toronto spent a couple of days at Mr A Laws Mrs and child of Toronto visiting her aunt Mrs J Mrumwell and chidrenof Square sperrti a few days at her fathers Mr Jos Buriiett Dr J J Matheson and wife or Toronto visited relattvtfiSit The young ladies held their re union picnic on Friday afternoon at Mr Milton Cooks issue SNOWBALL is ail the go e Killed at Barriedale Ernest Hatch was aceiceatly killed at his own home on July at P when after having a drink of water at the pump with his wife lie went and started up his gasoline engine which was to him a great pleasure He had several to it which were inventions of his own and it Was by one of these attachments that he got caught In live minutes after talking to him wife dead with the back of his had smashed in and of- ribs broken The funeral took place on Friday and was very largely attended Over one rigs followed the mains to its last resting place Mr Hatch leaves a other and two also a brother in St Thomas who has just left for the front and Mr Hath of Newmarket who is now on the fifing was married live years ago to of Kalis who la now left with a little fcabe the loss of a kind land lov ing jihand father Hatch and Master Max- Well of attended hrvfrai Berry picking days Mr Ambrose Archibald spent Sun day at Mr Large turnout Snowball at tended the Garden Party at King City Wednesday lust Miss Bertha Ferguson is spending her vacation in Toronto- Visitors a Mr John Mornings on Sunday were Mr and Mrs of and Miss Cairns of also Mr of Mr George Rupert is staying at his uncles Mr Norman Mr Charlie White and Miss Clara spent Sunday at Mr Fergusons Any person wishing a ride home from League on Sunday evenings just wait for the jitney Free of ch Miss Maggie Morning is visiting at Mr James Mornings in Snowball o VfVfAN The annual Party the and Vivian Presbyterian churches was held on Wednesday July 28th at the residence of Mr has McQualn Vivian A very pleasing event took at the home of Mr and Mrs Geo of Chatham on Wednes day July When their only Irene was united in to Mr Norman Mc Kay of At 3 oclock to the strains of Men delssohns- Wedding March Mrs A Pearson the bride entered the parlor leaning on the arm of her father who gave her away downed in cream satin trimmed with lace and ribbons the bride charming arid carried in her hand a bouquet of white carnations The brides- maid Miss Laura Pearson cou sin of the bride was dressed in pale blue satin and carried in her hand a bouquet of bridal roses and lilies of the valley Mr Dawson McKay cousin of the groom was best man The cere mony was performed by the Rev St A Pearson of London assisted by Rev Petals of Coldwater The grooms to the bride was a solid gold pend ant set With genuine diamond and to the bridesmaid a gold bracelet and lo the organist a gold brooch set with pearls and lo the groomsman a diamond tie pin After the ceremony all retired lo the dining room and partook of a dainty wedding dinner Dur ing the signing of the register Miss Marjorie McKay of Lislo- sang Fair Oh Sweet Oh Holy The happy couple left on the evening train for Lon don Strat ford and other places The gifts were numerous and costly showing the esteem which the bride and groom were held among which were a beau tiful Bpll piano by the brides parents and a silver tea service by the grooms parents Mr and Mrs McKay will reside In and will be at their friends at Glen Sept 1st CONTRACT The church needs paint some of Hie doors stick and there is a luck broken on that one- Tim eyebrow windows should have new and one of the swing ing pivots is loose Some patch ing would help Hie floor Then ought to be glass in place of the broken panel in the entrance door arid wish the paths might be trimmed The minister stopped a mo- thy i e so I J of the church his enumeration ton knew ban fteo- been under heavy i a long to the had beerL made a year- or a had been bought and the- folk had- insisted squaringrVup and a comforts to the rectory before Stop ped Now have as 6 money to spare as myself Preston mused I- couldnt af ford to buy paper and list the repairs let alone pay for Buying a for him self and mother through Building and Loan Association payments explained the financial stringen cy in And lie was out of work now- Mr Good ing his late employer Had clos ed his shop and gone west for his health A carpenter jobber from the neighboring town was getting the local work and giving his own men the benefit Preston had picked up a few trade here and there hut they were done with now and he was altogether idle The young journeyman had decided to pack his kit and go down the railroad lines to some Of the bigger places in Search of but the prospects were too uncertain to offer much incentive for hurry Id have time to drive a nail or two in the church and lighten up a couple of screws as my contribution before I go he decided thoughtfully That evening at the Grange meeting he drifted conversation ally on the subject with Timothy Wales a young laborer with whom he had worked at times Wales was out of a job for the lime being and he evinced in terest in Prestons plan of con tributing labor instead of money toward the repairs Im not a very good church member he admitted with a smile but if you will nail that building down so it cant chase me off the grounds Ill come up and trim paths lo keep you com- all iaCl Complete of Squares of all Kinds and 8lze9 at 10 Less than City Oilcloths In all widths Wets and Sorlms in all prices and qualities i Cretonnes and AH Sa teens In Endless Variety Cocoa Mats In all sizes Cocoa for Churches and Outside Verandahs Rons Footwear The Workmanship Pair Guaranteed and Prices to Pit nil Ladles Dainty wear uptodate Foot I Sugar Is a little Vegetables Qood Teasare getting very and higher In lay Id a stook at our low prices it Quaker Bulk Tea all A could throw in putty Umf Preston pondered Just send things up will you Timothy Wales and l- will sit on the cans- while we ent our lunch and send em back if no painter is- donated in time Ill cart them up for you an in- so Ill I yellow observing generosity Inclement weather prevailed for the early of the day clearing during I Riant for breath as he surveyed a the afternoon leaving lair though j pretty evening ladles of both churches made ample provision for tea which was patronized by more than people many of whom ex pressed their pleasure in having Your Opportunity You should get a shirts at Duncans Prices stock at of those Bargain Christian Church The services last Sunday were well attended The sermon In the morn ing by the pastor J Hall was exceptionally good At the this service the regular commun ion service held At the even ing service A Young the new Minister of Friends Church assisted in the service The sermon ty A Amesbury Mass was well received Rev V 1 Hall is leaving this week on his holidays SO that the Union service will he under the leadership Young who will preach every Sunday morning during AugOst in the Christian Church at and at oclock in the evening la the Friends Church Mr flare of AgrfcuUural Dept Newmarket Mho has been a great help in the choir of the Christian Church for nearly left last Monday for- hi home from there he will go to Camp to train for the great played and the be you till a as sung In honor en of a repast described as ex cellent After tea the friends as sembled to attend the entertainment which proved to he of a high and Sat isfactory order Solos instrumental nrid vocal recitations quartettes and addresses were contributed the following friends Messrs Walker and of Ml Albert Miss Albert Miss of ioronto Mr violoist of Toronto Mr and Mrs Hardy the Albert Quartette revs 1 Match A of A of Mt Albert and Stone In the absence of If- Esq of Toronto J Mutch presided over the function It Albeit band was in and played selections throughout the shingled church which seemed lo shrink from the gentle menace of a tottering fence overgrown with honeysuckle That should down loo Preston Pulls declared with it gesture toward the indolent pos and the pipe rail ing ITlie strap hinges of the cellar way ore broken beside Tin back sloop needs a couple new Steps Iho chancel windows have not been filled with those Opening rods yet nor has thai patch of freh plaster been kul- since the leak was found and slopped Id like to carry you into the vestry meeting as a notebook Preston Ihe minister laugh d ncVding then a little bit hopeless My Well Ill see what we can do toward legislating these thing into shape when we meet to night Perhaps our directors can get the people interested in Ing a little more money pany Such ready enthusiasm was the only thing needed to decide Pres ton Returning home late he saw a light in Mr study and went in to get formal permission for his purpose- The minister was Ive disappointedly observing the vestry at its meeting had de cided postpone repairs for yet a little longer The expense would tola up a good sum and fie men thought the people who cared had no money to spare Very- nice of them to speak of me in that way Preston loftily appreciated but they bit the nail on the head Id have to give my note for a pound of nails Mr thought lib could find a little money for such things as Preston would need but the young mechanic declared an Intention Lei confine himself chiefly to Ihe Work of easing up doors lightening up screws re pairing locks adjusting window pivots and patching as the material in the church cellar would allow Only one donation he allowed himself a now pair strap hinges for the cellar doors lie sympathized with the sextons difficulty in climbing up and down minister smiled Stand by the sexton thats right You can gel a new minister hut I Jo not know whore you would find another such good sexton or loy al lads to take the place of my boys He laid a friendly hand on Prestons shoulder 1 wouldnt care if the church were railing lo pieces so long as I had such young people by me Preston glanced at bin watch o see that it was gelling on toward about interested voice broke cant donate anything hauling Preston lhanked mail carrier for his proffer of off duly lime talked with him a mo- and then hastened across the street to a little real estate office The broker was a vestry- and agreed to have his stenographer strike off some mimeograph notice sheets -set- ling forth the fact Preston Puns would apply to the church any listed repair material whioh might be donated Such supplies the dodgers wore to say oyer would be hauled free from the donating to the appli cation point The carrier promised to spread the papers broadcast Then Pu is on his way lo the church stop in Gerry shop Gerry was at home and Pulls told him about storekeeper Lawtons paint gift Shame it he declar ed adding craftily I wish we could get somebody to put ft before Mr Lawton backs out The tub oh he just opened and Im scourage his I I I v I A Ladles Hose and Tan Plain and Finely Ribbed Fast Colors Reg 25o for 19o Ladies Underskirts Reg for Reg for Ladies Fancy Cotton Drawers Reg for 39c Fanoy Stripe Rippletts In All Just the Goods for Tub Dresses Reg for 11o White Blouses Reg A to clear at TOo is you have spare suggested reasons why now Ill venlng Socially and financially the WIUl the hasty hut pleasant THE JEWELRY LIN closing meet again o I of buying to enlist to Mr Hare will be neat ly misled especially- In the choir has long been and will al ways continue to be THE POPULAR LINE from which to make for Gifts three hours he whimsically set forth a few slick by you second thought however he decided to go home and get ready Tor the next days Gelling ready cons I sled in tat for an hour or lore he slept His first business in the morn ing was- to stop in the general store lo buy strap hinges The proprietor was a vestryman Preston mentioned Ins purpose of doing a little work on the church and left a list of things needed such Us eyebrow window rope- front door glass stay pulleys step materials a new lock some odds and cuds and a front door flagstone lo replace the one which had been broken when the organ The suggestion was offered to Mr Lawton that when church people into the store lie might mention the facl of Work men being ready lo use without cost any of these things that should be donated If Mr Benson comes in Just say This Is very nice cheese One pound All right Ill give you a real honest pound for once if you will give a bundle of shingle toward repairs ton ioiiis will put them on for nolhing And If Mr Manley gives you a Jive dollar bill in payment for a packet of tacks ask him if ho mind you using the change to buy glass or a new flagstone See here Mr laugh ingly agreed cant supply all the things on this list but IVPgiv the paint If you could Kalsomino too and I guess Gerry was an obliging fellow himself and needed only a little shove to start him off He wast ed no time about agreeing Ho send a man up for half a day at least Preston a grunt of satisfaction If he could get Ihe building part painted the re mainder would be done somehow Time P Pulls gob to work Preston reminded himself and he hurried off to the contract he had undertaken He found Timothy Wales laboring industriously and wondering what had become of the foreman Thought maybe wrong church the fel low chuckled as he grubbed away at the edges of the main path With Timothy on the ground and busy front lock a- sense of industry was created which attracted the attention of the lame Mr Hous ton in passing Timothy gnve him an idea of what was going on add he came up then the front door to express his approval and to ask if there was ho could donate Putty nails screws ropes glass flagstone sandpaper lum ber slain paint strap hinges oh no some of Eh esc Preslon corrected him self but theres a new lock shingles flooring steps hold on Mr Houston begged while Preslon fired the list at him without taking breath Heres a putty lo fill up some boles I meant to give it anyhow sooner or later Preston wiped his oily bunds up and down his overalls and wilh wide eye took the bill that Houston handed Say Preston call ed as the old gentleman went on down the street come here a minute Gap you tell a ten dol lar hill when you see it Timothy solemnly declared that lie believed the note was a len and pointed out the large figures which he said he was sure meant dollars Mr worthy came along In lime lo add his opinion He accepted charge of the money after an instant thought listen ing then wilh eyes narrowed in meditation while Preston told of the paint contribution Circulars Then he started away suddenly as if wilh an idea in mind Gerry llookenber came up that afternoon and helped his man with the painting Some bit of contract work had been delayed and he promised that he would have time to finish the church job before too Coming Sunday Ho even agreed to slain the floor a small job if the stain were forth coming as somebodys donation PresUm agreed This nail is crooked Ill have to go down to the store to get another one And once there ho told the storekeeper of the to stain the floor a shame ho thought to run any chance of losing the work for the want the colour and trie storekeeper bade him not to worry about that Preston carried a I lean of slain back with him for- setting u INS GORHAM 8TREET NEWMARKET s AND work promptly attended to Prices reasonable Outoftown orders solicited Plants for winter use should be planted now Leading varieties ready CUT FLOWERS ALWAYS ON W HAND PHONE 135 End Main St I lis Newmarket WE ARE BUSY WITH PLUMBING HEATING AND- ELECTRIC WIPING IF YOU THINK OF DO ING ANYTHING IN THESE LINES LET QlE YOU AN E8TIMATE J WRIGHT r GRAND TRUNK TIME ft Leave Toronto am pm pm GOING NORTH am Allandalo 1015 am pm 340 pm i it pm Leave 830 pm pm pm SOUTH Newmarket a mi Toronto am 37 pm pm train does not leave Toronto on Saturday night but leave Sunday night am am pin pm pm pm Arrive onto 730 am a p pm 815 a LIVE 8TO0K MARKET getting all about the new nail ho A Highest paid prices paid in To ronto this week Beef Cattle Feeders r Blockers Sheep Lambs Calves off cars Copper Aug 3 Rus sell the son Mr and Mrs was ed to od live other narrowly escaped In a- life which de stroyed the stable Mr Morrlsoa at oclock morning Of the lour horses in the stable at the time only one was takrn out and it Is so bad ly affected by the smoke that It will likely die Newmarket Markets I Aug Wheat per bush- Buckwheat per bush Oats per bush 0000 Shorts per per ton per J i Butter per lb Potatoes old per bag 0 00 Potatoes new 0 per 9 i 4