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V leeks lews WHAT OK IK ABOUT i greatest attraction fa town up by filnrday a real driving town with an load of toys and followed by an of children Produce Thoro only a email last Bat- 1 open wbolhor Market did town a car all Saturday wcto op lo and Ho and and now laid ao high A good big anticipated loraof row Mr the North End lias an to Ho scoured 1st Market hero last was bred by Mr Orvlllo of Sharon also let Lamb and lot and 2nd Hie customers will benefit Teochopo Board of Model of iho County of York mot in tho court house Toronto Saturday and on results of examinations for professional The following are candidates who hero Percy May John McDonald Andrew Joseph Stevenson John Nellie Edna OBrien Mary Rogers Walker Convention will hold Its Annual Convention at on and 17th of next month A very interesting program has boon prepared Among those to tako part aro Mr A Day the Provincial Roy J J of Mrs of Newmarket Mr P Pearson of Aurora Mr I Terry of Messrs A Starr Wilson and J Stephens of Names of delegates aro to bo to Mr Pretty not later than the School Tea to laat Friday was greatly enjoyed sat down to first table and altogether about took leaving person presented with a bag of candies Next is Fourth Quarterly Review for and it will be in tho Auditorium A splendid program has been provided aa will bo seen by the fol lowing and a cordial invitation is given to public to bo present Opening Hymn prompt School Lords Prayer in Concert do Recitation Psalm do Prayer Pastor Orchestra Collection and from Leaf Cluster Rev Hymn Sketch Mr Davie Minute Esther Miss Millard Sketch Ezra Mr Coombs Minute Character Sketch Mrs Hymn 168 Sohool Books of Old Testament in Presentation to Promotion Class Our years ago Mr J J Pearson School Benediction and Mies who la to appear in the Presbyterian Church on Tuesday evening Jan is considered by many to be equal to Miss Alexander and by some she is even preferred before her Do not miss the opportunity of hearing her Miss who is alwaye so favorably receiv ed here also the Church Choir and a Quar tette will take part on program Bead the- following press notices We safely rank her among the fore most Expositor Brant ford The charms of her naturalness and dramatic power will place her among the beat public Toronto Miss Tessa MoCallum distinct ly favorable impression She equally in pathetic is well humorous Her manner la pleasant and na tural an attractive feature always In pub lic entertainers The Miss the Elocutionist of the evening and scored a triumph in appearance the young lady a magnificent voice for such work and is not lacking in the requirements She too was loudly encored To ronto Of the many talented elocutionists who have visited this none has mad a favorable impression than did Tha young lady not only ability of a Superior order but la her manner is winsome and prepossessing la the which she rendered ahe showed a ready faculty for reading ft well as a charming In her fcxpoaitions of tha represented In her rendition of mora pathetic se lections her sympathy very marked For each number aha received an iio encore Herald on atraai to Toole by auction last Saturday for was Clubbing R0tGfi Era and Weekly Globe for Era and Montreal Witness for Era Globe and Common Era and Weekly Mall Era and Montreal Star pictures I a a Era and Parmers Son Era and Daily World a and Ladies Journal Toronto Br and Toronto Evening Slat i 45 Cot In giving a report of the forty- six named cote In the Hospital for Children Toronto this observation In referenoo to New market Cot It is an eightyearold boy from Island who upon for polypus in his That la removed and ha is remaining for treatment of his Ho very well and Is an His great being able volun tarily to dislocate both his knees Friday January Is tho dato of tho Enter tainment which la being arranged by the ladies of the of to take place In the Town Hall and a treat la promised Among talont secured aro Mrs elocutionist of Toronto Miss Bertha Kelly soloist of St Methodist Church Toronto will also Kindergarten by in pretty costume a Military Tableau Mid other attraction The ladies sparing no pains to muko a great success Programs will bo out in a few daytr Horticultural Society It will bo noticed by to our advertising columns that committee- appointed some time ago to canvass for formation of a Horticultural here have been successful and De partment of for Ontario has appointed Mr Jackson to be tho con venor of a pnblio meeting of subscribers tor membership and all others interested to bo held the second Wednesday in January In Council Chamber Newmarket for organization by the elec tion of Office and Directors for year two The meeting is called for 730 oclock in the evening and wa hope to a large attendance Mr is Treasurer pro tern and all persons who become by the payment of may take part In the election A Horticultural Society has been a felt want in Newmar ket for some years a wo are pleased to learn one ia now to bo organized Already over subscribers have entered their names as members and no doubt additions will bo made to the Hat at the meeting above announced fi There was a largo attendance at the meeting last Tuesday evening when the following officers were for the com ing year Master Bro A Foreman Overseer Bro Recorder M Hughes Financier J A Allan Receiver Guide Frank Fox Dan Outside Jacob Buck P M Waiter Trustees Bros J A J Millard and Oliver Representative to Peter- man Alternate to Med Exam Bros Hntt Soon and Wesley Instigation on Jan when it ex pected that Hall of will conduct ceremony Another new member was initiated on Tuesday evening whioh makes eight dor tho year Total members in good standing about will soon be gone Normal Class meets tonight Next Monday is a holiday Voting In King next Monday The Skating Rink opened on Wednes day Court here next Wednesday and at Sut ton on Friday AH schools open next Wednesday meeting next Tuesday after noon at the of Mrs Hughes It was not a green after all though not enough snow for sleighing What a change in the weather between Sunday and Monday I There a great slaughter of turkeys last Monday Christmas and New Years come too together to thoroughly enjoy the sea holiday Cemetery Board meets this after noon A meeting of the Library Board was called for laat night to the ac counts for the year The boys hod great fun skating on the pond on Christmas afternoon Parents should warn their children about Jumping on sleighs Just aa boys and girls as yours have bad their legs broken this Toe Metropolitan ran ten cars hare on day and they ware crowded both also laat Saturday v iy the Ig stort got lamp wis befog lighted by one of the when all at once flame to a height and the lamp seemed to bo Are Risking jury Mr Hardy bravely the burning lamp and throw it of a back window allaying further anxiety and prevent ing a fire Depot Shipments past week were fol lows Outward oars sundries Boars grain oars hay oar empty barrels and oar office furniture Inward I car vanoering wood oars cars lumber and Passenger traffic has boon Itvoly m first of Boor in land outpost reported from in a of posted on a hill- wcro rieed by party of one hundred pi Boors two killed fivo or six horses capture Special meeting All the members of lbs Town Council attended a special meeting on Tuesday evening to consider applications for the position of- Town electrician owing to the of Mr Chat There were applications and the aalarles required ran from GO day to nor month The was spent in reading testimonials but no definite conclusion reaohed Mr Ward of commenced hero as Town on Wednesday on a months trial King Convention Is to be favored with the Annual Convention of King Tp Associa tion on and of Jan A nee array of has been secured including Revs and Hand of Lloydtown Pat terson of of ton Amos and of Aurora Week of Newmarket Moore of King also Mr If Moore editor of the Acton Put Press J OBrien of RNorman of and of Delegates to notify Mr John Hambly of on or before Jan Largo congregations last Sunday not withstanding dull weather Two splendid sermons the pastor and ex cellent music by choir In morn ing Mies York sang very beautifully the solo In the Christmas anthem There wore and in the evening choir gave an rendering of Handols Messiah introductory solo being token by Mr Mr Herbert of Toronto gave as a cornet with organ accompaniment The Lost Chord which was well receiv ed Evangelistic sermons will bo- preached next Sunday by the pastor morning and evening A WatchNight Service will be held commenoingat oclock on Sunday night the laBt hour of the old year All are welcome Beginning with the on Thursday night of next week the pastor will commence a series of Services with the assistance of Rev Geo Brown of Toronto Exaggerated Tho chimney on Mr resi dence street took lire on Tuesday of last week and somebody sent tbe follow ing paragraph to the World under the heading Newmarket The residence of Mr was saved from destruction by fire on Tuesday by the timely aid of neighbors A little girl sick in bed gave the alarm the occur rence being noticed by her on account of a stovepipe passing through the room in which she was The Interior of two rooms was damaged by the blaze All the damage done was simply the paper burnt around hole where the pipe enters the chimney j Last Sunday being Christmas Sunday the pastor two very appropriate sermons which ought to have a very last ing effect Special anthems were sung at both services by choir and were well re ceived A special collection was taken up In aid of the poor of the congregation The church waa very tastily decorated with flowers and evergreen The WillingWorkers intend having their Annual TeaMeeting about 8th of January There is a treat in store The Sonaay Tea and Entertain ment on Thursday evening of last week was a grand success being well filled The first On the program was a carol by the school followed by a motion song Snow Storm by little- girts The farmer boya their parts well Recitation and Drill Red White Blue by girls was enjoyed very much Santa is coming by girls was well worth seeing The Good Night Drill by little dots with their night dresses on and candles in hands was cute The country was cafe when the Soldier appealed platform The Grumblers girls dressed old ladies complained that Is not what It used to be when they were young Other dialogues were Chain of Love by girls Messengers by by very girls and Too much praise cannot be given to ladies who went to the trouble of training the children Everyone enjoyed themselves The school room 57CS decorated with flags and evergreens and the tea was splendid lAunriy Dentist London cable morning from River dated Thursday re port that firing con tinued on both although the Boor sheila fell short A number of had surrendered There baa been further fighting at General Whites forces were in an engagement on Friday last and nine non commissioned officers and men were killed and fifteen were wounded Three guns were captured- reports that the enemys force has and is engaged in entrancing three and a half miles from his outlying pickets reconnoitred with two infantry for two line and drew the fire of four funs and two machine guns our horses were Deo A large force of Boers having crossed the were driven back by Brit ish and five d of their cattle captured River Deo A recon- by the British this morning drew out a heavy artillery fire than has been experienced the Boers occupied The British had determined to de stroy a house on the bank of the river that tbe Boers were as a shelter from which their picked off incautious British soldiers At dawn the and the 47inch lyddite gun with three wag escorted by the Lancers moved out to attack the Boer lines in front of the kopjes The wagon were fastened behind the river bank As soon as the British were seen by the Boers they opened fire upon them There was a party of Boers station ed yards from the well near Gan gers cottage A of cers attacked thernbut they scattered unharmed The Boers gun from the railway track to the north Altogether they had four guns be sides two quick firers These guns were mostly mounted beyond tbe crest of The heaviest fire was directed against the Lancers The object of the was successfully carried out the house the bank being blown up a great dust The Boers fired a few shots after wards but the British made no reply Four of the horses of the Lancers were hit by a shell None of men were hurt The enemy have brought their trenches a thousand yards nearer to the British lines since the repulse of the English at Magersfontein The reconnaissance established the fact that they have not advanced many of their guns Winston Churchill cables to the Morning Post from camp under date of Dec The situation is difficult the Boer position being one of extraordinary strength with high hills lined tier on tier with trenches galleries rising from an almost river and with a smooth plain in front The enemy have all the ranges marked and many powerful guns dominate the various points of the river while the drifts are commanded by converging musketry fire from possibly Boers There are sixteen miles of wild broken country before reaching which demands early- re lief Churchill is the newspaper corres pondent who was captured by the Boers on an armoured train and taken to Pretoria where he scaled the Pen itentiary wall and escaped in a train hid under sacks of coal He went without food for several days and finally reached Delagoa Bay DRY Shirting Gingham J Men Heavy Double Breiwted Shirts Scotch Shirts and Drawers Men a Antelope Gloves lined regular for Beaver Cloth Winter Vests from 10 Hemstitched Handkerchiefs 2 for GROCER I HOSIERY uii both Ladies and Children Hosiery before the advance in price we can still quote you prices as low as ever- pounds Bright Sugar Largo Pickles Tapioca per lb Dome Black Lead 1 Jar Mustard with Handle Comfort Soap Eclipse Soap Sardines Hound Tin Finnan Hemp and Canary Epsom Salts Ground Alum 9 ft W Icim Sugar By trading with us you save 20c on every dollar you spend 5 6 Cash Market day Dec Slat STORE THE CHEAP STORE lit Sehool Reports NAMES IN OF FOR DEO W PINE ORCHARD Class Starr Hall Class Winnie Jesse Walter Brown Percy Ill Beatrice Harry Spaulding Minnie Allen Case Lela Jr Case Hannah Wright John Sharks Willie Stevens Ira Delia Annie Leslie Frank Walter Earl man tit PL II Pen rose Edna Delia Lehman Lewis Jr Lehman Willio Bertie field I Class Eunice Littlejobn Nellie Penrose Lucy Clara Miller Minnie Yakes Collin Jesse Boss Tablet Walter Alfred J Gibson Teacher Commencing Friday Dec Toys Dolls Games Books Sleighs Photo Albums Fancy China Plates Fancy Cups and Saucers and Other Fancy Goods left over from the trade This Sale affords buyers a good opportunity to buy New Years Tree Prizes and School Presents THE Chiffons and Silks Evening Shades Ladies Evening and Dress Silk Blouses Ladies Evening Slippers Ladies Cream and Colored Silk Evening Gloves Mens Kid Dress 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