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J- r HALL J 1898 GROCERY DEPT Wo received a Very Special Lino of California Prunes to sell at lbs We have also finest of evaporated Peaches Apricots Oranges and Lemons finest quality for Marmalado or Table BAKING POWDER To reduce- our stock wo will sell a Glass Jar for quality good as you can ask Something in Hams Bacon Rolls CANNED GOODS Corn Peas Tomatoes Best Salmon lbs of good Japan Tea for Puro Coffee per lb Fresh ground BOOTS SHOES Mens Boots at 225 worth Our Spring will soon bo in CHINA AND CROCKERY When looking for a Dinner Sol it will pay you well to see our stock The Largest in variety and Lowest in Price In Toilet Sets wo can suit both in tasto and packet THE NEWMARKET ERA FRIDAY MAY ISgKi IS The Leading Grocery We would to got a living profit on all goods but wo positively will not ho under sold The Leading Grocer Cor Main Timothy Sts Is Coming Drop in and see what I flews WHAT IS ON ABOUT TOWN The I Moore of Toronto to an to children in the Friends Mooting Street next Sunday morning- It la hoped there will bo a largo Going Up Last Saturday Mr shipped from for a very lot and bought all way from up to Ho coming back for a from to morrow a good attendance last Mon day night Mies Watson lead meeting and Mr lesson Mrs K gavo a good on Missionary Work In tho Klondike re gion and contributed a pretty The Country floods The country roads aro now in fairly good condition and will likely remain so all summer An road builder ad vises municipalities to that no vol tog is done until fall If put on it will get well worked in instead of ing in tho road an annoy- anoo to every having occasion to drivo fl General Hero is a straight tip from a called Brains It There is but right way to end that is to hammer your your occupation you business so thoroughly into peoples heads that if walk in their sloop will constantly turn stops towards store is your friend in spite of your criticism It helps to build up community that supports you Church Last Sunday both morning and evening congregations wore specially largo attraction evening was the Song Service and choir did remarkably well ladies chorus Behold the Lamb and the male Song were in striking contrast and quite a pleas ing feature All three anthems good but the superior manner in which Gloria in was rendered is deserving of special mention The violin and piccolo greatly strengthened the organ in the in strumental part and the execution of this masterpiece was The Quarterly Official Board meets in the Church Parlor this evening Next Sunday and Monday to be special days being anniversary Sermons on Sunday by an eloquent speaker Rev Geo of Richmond Hill and platform meeting on Monday night Has in Spring Suitings Also a fine Assortment of and- Overcoatings At Right Prices W Old Stand Public A meeting of the Board of Management took place on Wednesday evening when the following offioers were unanimously re elected President Mr Morrison SeoTreae Mr Hughes Mr J A having declined to on the Board Mr A Davidson was elected to fill the vacanoy The following were appointed as Library Committee and to make a selec tion of Worth of new books at once to be catalogued by the 1st of October Messrs Watson Davidson Smith Bran- ton and The Secretary was authorized to issue membership tickets until 1st of October for each Every family in Town should have a licket now The Librarian was instructed to prepare a list all book that been out over time considerable complaint being made that books have been asked for that are n over in the Library- Football Lust Friday a took place on Fair Grounds a team from Aurora and Newmarket High School result was a viotory for home learn Cemetery Many of owning plots having thorn put into attractive shapo for sum mer Hedges shrubs and flowers being planted but nothing surpasses beauty of tho wellkept frequently out greensward decorated with regularly bou quet of cut flowers List Saturday Messrs Allan erected two neat Monuments for family at Sharon and tho othor in memory of late of tho firm of Allan Newmarket Brought to ISLeuimafkefc On the train yesterday morning re mains of woro brought hero for in Deceased was accidentally by tho cars in crossing Lake in Chicago last Monday morning It ap pears that she stepped anido to get out of way of a freight train when a express almost made a dart to get out of way but her- struok tho closed gatos and throw her back Sho was struok by train end instantly Mies Hunter was formerly a of King Township Lloydtown and has been in Chicago about ft year Both her parents dead Her sister Miss Eliza Hunter on hearing of sad went to Toronto and mot tho remains which woro accompanied by her brother W Hunter Esq of Chicago Mr Geo Bailey and mother of Toronto end Mrs Armstrong of also attended funeral here yesterday flg Tho special committeoof North York Society appointed to make arrange ments for approaching annual excursion to take placo on the of June returned from a trip over intended routo up in on last The mem bers and friends of tho society will bo pleased to learn that committee were successful in every particular and a most enjoyable excursion may be anticipated Tho includes the usual railway trip to per steamer through Bay and the Narrows into Lake and soon through Muskoka to where complete arrangements have boon made for dinner at the respective hotels of that very busy little town arriving about oclock If local arrangements can be made here with the Newmarket Laojosae team to play a match with this will follow in the Town Park ately after one oclock Those who prefer it can interest themselves visiting Falls and other of interest about the town or go fishing or boating while the match is played Returning will leave about pm sail down the river to Lake thence by way of Beaumaris and around Mackenzie Is land to over one of the most picturesque routes of tbat passing numerous summer resorts and the on the way a sail of about miles Leaving at pm on return trip by rail and reaching New- market not later than Altogether it promisee to be one of the beat of the many excursions the has held to the Mae koka District At the Mayor Town Council and citizens met tho com mittee and cheerfully promised to do all they could to make the visit of excursion ists every way enjoyable Everybody should make op their minds to go Get a Move On We have commenced Spring work and should ho pleased to boor your order Painting PaperPanging Etc in M its branches Having engaged the North Of Toronto we can best of aatlsfactlonlntbatlloe We can please you I fieuaitt Head of Church St Newmarket Money to Loan At per cent on farm and village property by 9 Davidson affidavit conveyancer and Ileal Estate Agent c tor the following booking The business of Specialty Works Is increasing to such an extent that more ac commodation necessary Some time ago the Company asked an architect to prepare a sketch and give an estimate for a brick addition feet two stories high but since then the Toronto people are very anxious to get the firm to remove part of the works there Exemption from municipal taxes on all machinery and very low rental for suitable building have al ready been offered We are a position to state that the Company are thinking seriously of moving their iron work to To ronto for another consideration besides accommodation The Company complains that the freight rates are very high and they have not only to bring the raw materi al here but to ship the manufactured arti cles to their show rooms Toronto This department the Specialty Works is running from to men a number of whom arc married and the removal of the branch to Toronto would be a serious loss to the Town It means upwards Of a year in wages nearly the whole of which is spent in our midst as fast as is drawn Council should take action in this matter at once and appoint a committee to confer with the firm Some might be made with the to obtain lower freight rates in the view of the pro loss of trade if combined action was taken by the Council and the Company And if Company could be induced to proceed with the erection of the proposed addition which would also mean doubling the staff in a short time for some consid eration it would bo a move the Company could be induced to remove their Head to Newmarket which Only ten days till the Queens Birthday The expenses of the Hon J Davis at the recent election returned by his financial agent Mr A Yule amounted to Farmers are taking advantage of the rise in prices and are teaming grain in lively during the past week War talk still continues Even the are getting out their pistils There is one good thing about war makes people study geography The A O initiated a candidate on Monday evening and received another ap plication Borne despicable thief broke off and carried away nearly every tulip Mrs J A Allan had in bloom ono night last week The next spraying at Mr Walkers orchard is on the of May at The Aid of the Methodist Church decided to hold their Quarterly Tea on Wednesday the 1st of June Regular meeting of the U at the residence of Mrs Beth Tuesday afternoon Mr Hewitt is painting and decorating Robertsons Ice Cream Parlor for the preaching season Four cars of coal were delivered at the WaterWorks on In weather the light plant runs from p to a now The corner house across from the Model School is getting a new coat of paint this week Messrs Allan are finishing a magnificent Monument to to Afein- next week The Fire front is Improved by its new coat Lawyer Lloyds new residence on Queen Street is completion The rout fence is removed and grounds graded Newton an of Industrial Home was committed for lu nacy on A Prohibition gathering is to be held in Morton Park of June A new Sunday School has been organiz ed at would be a good thing for the Town Let A couple of small made their be at or it may bo too I at the High School on to and will certainly bo regretted day Refused Coots This is decision in Court Ap peal on Tuesday in connection with action for libel of vs and being final appeal leaves King Township termors to Toronto At Teachers of the Sunday School night last week it was decided to tho annual to Contro Island Park Toronto on Wednes day the of July provided satisfactory arrangements can bo made with rail- Big Convention Everything points to a splendid Conven tion hero and Wednesday under tho auspices of Young Peoples of Delegated are hero from all parts and Billet ing Committee hustling around to find homes On 5 of this issue will be found entire program and invited to every The should bo crowded at Evening meetings as excellent speakers been secured Delegates be on time You to miss session Temperance people should all turn out on evening to hear Mr Sponco If your society hasnt returned blank filled out to Secretary will you do at ouco send of your delegates Seorotary reported last year for North York only the total membership being of which number joined during year Cannot we show a larger this year Send in your report tilled out and we will Per- haps the has omitted your so ciety if so notify him immediately and appoint your Mr Bing ham of Aurora is tho Look out for the bicycle procession from Toronto fi Lieut Col OBrien commander of the Bat Sim Foresters who has been in service on four occasions is about to retire from tho Militia He has rendered valuable service to his country In ho commanded a battalion formed of picked men from tho York Rangers and the participating in the severe march around north Shore of Lake Superior and during the campaign dis charged the onerous and important duties of keeping open communications He was at first stationed at and after wards at Humboldt and Batoche Daring his period of command on the an inoident in which a com bination of firmness and humanity enabled him to render an important Some stolen by a neighboring band of Indians Certain hotheaded persons were in favor of taking measures which would have resulted in a collision between the Indians and the troops Col OBrien however took the ground that such a court e would but add to the enemies of the coun try and after showing much prudence and moderation settled the question by boldly riding attended by two or three officers all unarmed into the Indian camp and induc ing Indians to the stolen horses Bloodshed was thus averted and the Gov ernment was saved the trouble and expense which would have been occasioned had the band gone on the war-path- Col OBriens career in the militia was fittingly brought to a climax by his being choeen as one of the Canadian officer a who attended the diamond jubilee in Great Britain A more representative Canadian could hardly have been secured and the jubilee medal be wears fittingly acknowledges a long period of faithful and efficient service He retires leaving hit corps in fine condition after a useful and honorable career Oar Toronto better The Criminal Assizes for the Judi cial County of York will commence on Monday next The horse show last week was quite a brilliant event but taken altogether was not bo well attended as last year The presence of Ilia Excellency Lord Aberdeen accompanied by Lady Aber deen Sir Olivet and a goodly company of the elite of city made the something to be talked about An evening paper thinks Toronto in paying a sufficient price for the new Court House to allow the city to rob it of its name and hereafter to call it the City Hal It thinks interest in tho premise rather too small to make mention of The rate payers when they come to have then- share of interest on 400000 to pay annually for rent to do its law busi ness there will consider it costly enough t m Prepare for it by Painting the Woodwork and Kitchen Floor Ink Town Council next Monday eve Hail and rainstorm Wednesday Wonderful show for fruit just now Lots of trout fishing days Time all back yards were cleaned up The York County Commissioners spent the whole day of Thursday in specting bridges in the northern part of the county They found that sever al require extensive repairs and one or two will have to bo replaced alto gether A detailed report of the ne cessary works and will be presented to the Council at its next sitting For stealing a bicycle opposite the House a man was sent to the Central for a year on Tuesday and another thief got three months While driving to catch the train on Sunday evening the horsC3 ran away and Dalton McCarthy P was so severely injured that fatal re sults followed He died last evening deeply regretted by all classes Reuben Argent four years of age fatally burned at Hamilton Jokes on marriage are only truly funny to those who are happily mar ried Wheat is up to 140 a bushel in Winnipeg was paid in Toronto on Tuesday The man who can do some one thing a little better than anybody else is always in demand When candies out in Daw son in December last the price of coal oil went to a gallon farmer of Sharon died last October having willed his to his wife and daughters It consisted cash in debts and notes and iu house hold goods Regular habits bring success in business as well as long life and pre sent happiness It is not for a man to make a mere machine of himself but be should rise and retire at a given hour The Phillips Electrical Works Montreal have been given the con tract to supply all the trolley bond and feed wire required in the construc tion of miles of electric railway at Jamaica West Indies The advance in prices attendant upon the war has began in earnest and from now on prices will seek a generally higher level This is especi ally bo in the case of meats all of have advanced sharply within the past week Beef and mutton are most effected and it is a peculiar fact that pork has been the least affected This is due to the enormous supply and the fact that the government has not secured such a supply of pork products as of beef and mutton Flour and wheat prices have also ad vanced but a sudden sharp decline is looked for Wilson Star Full Line of Paints Oils Ready Mixed Paints Alabastipe Paint and Kalsomine Brushes OPAQUE WINDOW SHADES Cornice Poles MILK CANS Barrel Churns HORSE CLIPPERS Lawn Mowers Hedge and Pruning Shears Garden Hose Rakes Hoes Rakes Spades Shovels Agents for MasseyHarris and Bros Repairs REAM lAo jacks for Hire i -OXO- Some people have an idea because we do such a latqe business in the Bakery Fruits and Grocery lines that we take no interest in the Book Stationery Wall Paper and News Departments but we wish to let you know that as long as we do Business in Newmarket that the Book Stationery and Newspaper Departments are and we will stand by them at all odds and in Wall Papers we can let you have a choice of Ten Thousand Rolls at Lowest Prices Central Telephone Office TARR This a bred Imported Trotting Stallion registered pedigree and a race winner the properly of Mr Draper The kind that commands the moat money today and the kept Visits Baldwin Egypt and Button on Man day and Udora on Wednesday on day Keswick and on Saturday should horse be fore committing themselves Newmarket May Flour per barrel White Wheat per bushel Hod Wheat per Goose Wheat per bushel Buckwheat 0 Barley per bushel Oats per bushel Peas per bushel 10 ton Shorts per ton 0 Butter roll per lb 0 11 flutter tub per lb OH Potatoes per bag GO Apples per CO Sheepskins Wool per lb 00 Beef per cwt live Pork per dressed per lb Chickens per pair Ducks 0 live Turkeys per dressed 0 10 Clover per bushel 3 per bushel Timothy Seed per bushel TA OF- AT- ENTRANCE AND Candidates tor next examination will of to their ad van tag by sending name and address of teacher and location of school to the central business college Very And the best of it is they are all of the est r- AT- I tof Toronto- Send postal without delay and mention this paper continues until July 1st and members will be admitted up to that date and allowed to complete any course After the holidays Write for particulars to SHAW Principal Toronto a a a a a a a a 1 10 31 038 a 00 all a Olfl 0 a If a 0GQ Prices That Will Astonish You Call and see that we mean business SIGN OF THE RED BOOT S Lime Lime a a a a a a a a a a a a a Fresh and Cheap as Cheapest To get a Suit made by have in made right a tailor and another thing to By leaving your order with ALSO- o ra SCO Car of Ensilage Corn For and feeding purposes at Bottom Prices Huron Street what you want when you want it and how you want it As he always keeps posted as to the very Latest Styles and finishes every garment in an artistic manner Prices Low Terms Cash I MY TAILOR