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S t expansionary push for years past westward met armed regarding the Red River was a opposition ted by Units Territory to the Newmarket Victorian satisfaction It afforded Newmarket reacted the great mass of the In the long debate strongly people on learning that it to the great was to become a part of Sir John A Feelings peaked this young Dominioh and prime when the following notice then to the pain ex- George appeared in many that through ie colonys eastern newspapers bungling irnalist and Shot in front of Fort mismanagement lawful for con- Garry on the day of authority had been publisher of March for being resisted and a ruthless Globe had loyal to his Queen and murder committed Separate visits to the Country Thomas Scott vluageaSd addressed the aged years and Rev Canon Ramsay fin regard to the brother to Hugh Scott of seconded by Main St national challenge Toronto merchant Smith 4 A confederation moved the first of five The Scott family had resolutions passed by the Arid locally The Era been friends of meeting That we the its strong Newmarkets influential residents of Newmarket editorial support Anglican Canon having learned with Sentiment among Newmarkets residents rah strongly In favor of the formation of the new Dominion On March British North America Act was born received the assent of Victoria to become e constitution of the tnEi fif P and extreme regret that one proposed by Eraslus played The Girl very Urge and en- Thomas Scott a loyal Jacteon Left Behind Me thusiastic public meeting Canadian subject Examination of was convened in the resident in the Red River Itself not many years past L ftiecnanics Nelson since Confederation fe SrXZ in Mechanics Hall by shows a unique prominence given for It may have seemed many years to the strange to some to find of this union Reeve in the by an enthusiastic July chair of such a meeting celebration by the for some 30 years earlier citizens The first he served as one of Dominion Day was William Lyon grandly celebrated in chief lieutenants in Newmarket the militia the unsuccessful rebellion The little community It was early April and s Hall by Reeve Teritory has been the frontier furtrading the raw chill of late brutally murdered by a post stage of its spring intensified the band of rebels in that development was discomfort of the trip Territory and by mark aroused to anger by the Messages from the boys of our abhorrence of such reports from the west in told of the difficulties an atrocious outrage but when rebellion encountered in walking are respectfully and again flared on the across the gaps of the firmly demanding that western prairies years uncompleted CPR prompt and decisive later it had a far more tracks over the ice of the means be speedily taken profound effect on north shore of by the proper authorities Newmarket and its Superior and then of the to bring the murderous surrounding area battles of Frog and For in the call went out for men to enlist M and go west to put down was tie rebellion Companies 2 captured By July the York Hangers formed in Newmarket Sharon and j Aurora the streets filled K a Canadian citizens in the with Redcoats and soon Fittingly tor a little I conspirators to justice volunteers parade a in Upper Canada and who justly deserve the cricket match was played decade condemnation of the at the Fairgrounds and a a consequence civilized world picnic of the citizens held at Rogers wood norlh of But in the chair he The other resolutions were cast in a similar was and he pulled no vdn punches in his opening government to protect Confederation feelings so strongly it is Territory and expressing boarding a own sn staunch in the disapprobation of the troop train at Newmarket cause of Confederation surprising that The reeve alluded to dilabory course pursued station while the celebration was held the anticipations of this by the government this Newmarket Citizens on Dominion Day new Dominion at SwiAtKtf by f visits weve r NEWMARKET Royal progresses- those state occasions when one or more royal personages go on tour with a view to being seen by as many nonroyals as possible without royals being too inconvenienced have passed through Newmarket district four times All four were greatoccasions for residents of the area Holidays were proclaimed schools closed bunting hung and flags raised bands played and crowds gathered Albert Edward Prince of Wales was the first member of the British royal family to visit arriving with his entourage by train on Sept 10 In the Marquis of Lome then governor general and his wife Princess came in Oc tober 1901 ihe Duke and Duchess of York later King George V and Queen Mary paid a visit and in King George VI and Queen Elizabeth waved from the platform as their rain paused briefly at Pine Orchard which was part of their irain and the communitys leading citizens would then be Invited aboard After brief presentation the local dignitaries would climb down and the train would be on its way Bui that wasnt the end of the occasion The departure of the royal train was followed in each town by parades band concerts ami other activities In Newmarket after the Prince of Wales departure for instance a procession was formed headed by the band the firemen followed by citizens and they marched through Main St to the Railroad Hotel King George Hotel where refreshments were served to nil who desired v- All the royals travelled by special train and the prince the marquis and tin duke all stopped briefly at the depots in Aurora Newmarket and Bradford while local civic leaders made their formal presentations The procession then reformed and preceded by the band marched Water St tip to Prospect St along Prospect some distance and then returned with their engines the new water lank recently built by a few private citizens and amused themselves the crowd by testing the powers of fire engine In the evening the band the fire brigade and a large number of citizens accepted the invitation of Smith Esq lo partake of refreshments at his residence The Cedars on During each stop the royal entourage would assemble on a Victoria St I A I I iAfi L- I mm a