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Newmarket Era Largest Circulation It hi Keen bum Without the AW of premium The leading Paper as well the Oldest No paper sent out of North York unless paid in THE IRA end bring la friendly THOSE WHO- BUY THOSE WHO SELL JACKSON Editor and Proprieto M A K E 0 NT FRIDAY DEC VOL aA 1930 A Happy and Prosperous New Year to AIL The New Year A GRAY old man toiled at the rope rang the bell and clear rue hour was midnight and the time passing of the year jiDd as he lolled the old man sari And laughed beneath his He laughed and glee and tolled the bell of death man said I this r dies weighed down v Come kneel you down with me and The Mayflower and the Doric By A Richards for the May- truth and light yet out of His Holy Word- excellent evidence to she at Plymouth Years Ago From Era Jan 2nd The entire Council of Newmarket was elected by acclamation Col Lloyd Cane A J Dr Holland Landing W Thome Mayflower it is to of the story of early Con gregationalism Some three hundred and fifty years ago there a group of people In England who in sisted upon the right to think for mind two great principles emerged roads no In the first place that there could J were Indl be a Church without a bishop and winds secondly that the king had no right to story of dictate In matters of religion the peo- and awful pie themselves being the rightful pathetic a rulers of their own lives You can history understand how of diseases which Very soon after the laud- lowlands of earthly toil and understand how that kind of titfk Ing ten graves Were to be found on when they catch the first glimpse pleased the bishops and the king that desolate shore before spring the everlasting In the land Many of these people were cast Into there were fortythree graves covered Is fairer than day Rev tragic year nine- with snow before summer ended sing for every joy And no a shameless mirth I toll not for the I celebrate a Birth And bid grief begone he toe nigh ark but then Jot with the daw THE OLD YEAR AND THE 1 When free from its troubles harassing them afraid Well seek from the New executed among them being more and famous Oxford scholar and eighteen wives wen John Peary I time the What amazing people these early just- off the coast hi passing were that even ret the of the survivor They were willing to revealed pelted by the mob Imprisoned foul dungeons and publicly hung through them democracy could to Church immigration or a large colony to Ley- den Holland and finally was made to go farther still and lay settlement in the New World with words William Whitchurch by acclamation reeve Lloyd J J son John Irwin Lot Reeve and Deputy by J Stevenson Masonic Lodge I J Davidson and Dr were reelected and Hy brides mother by A Taylor and Holland Miss Annie Tasker Tp of t of Lome Lodge East Years Ago Prom Era- Dec Parry Sound Is the holidays with his sister Mrs H Brodie Miss Charlotte Dickson Is visiting Is Christmas holidays Mrs David Mitchell left for Wood cock to spend the winter with her and John Rosamond Mrs J of Hamilton at tended the funeral of her niece Miss Myrtle Millard Mrs Doner was spending a few days with her daughter Mrs A received of her daughters death In South Africa where she was engaged Mr Fred Halaer boh of Rev C of preached In the Christian Church here last Sunday On Friday evening of last week when the M0deite3 were being enter tained by Miss Nellie Forsythe show thetr appreciation to Mr princlpal of the Public School