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Dominion it WN ately greatly her fine Queen street. sary and enhanced sidewalks, 'south-eastern mre constitut- their re- authority, fo the appear beautiful prs'. attention Lieut C. A. Vickery has been moved to Oshawa to carry on re cruiting. with Leut, Ogg Torna ; Es charge here, Sergts- Shannon and Héod have)' 5 returned to Whitby Summer Camp. There is to be a full company drill-| 4 ing at Heydenshore Park Camp, | and all N.C.O's of. the Battalion will be needed at Headquarters for instructional purposes. Sergt, Camp "is detailed for course' in Physical Training and Bayonet Fighting at: Camp Borden 1 ! from the 17th inst. The Course is a three week one. Some 350 Officers and N.C.O's will be in attendance. All units have feceived: from Whitby Headquarters: orders to send alt men to the Summer Camp. "| There is to be Mit iti-each township Oss a very pleasant call, J by' _appeat ances, Mr. Me- harsy has shown -good judgment i bi tj selection 'of a better-half, beauty, grace, amiabilityl sn complishments go for anything, lor Mrs. Meharry is cettainly a Western Beauty in the best acceptation of that" term. They graced: the St. Charles Hotel with their' presence during their sojourn here. | All will be pleased to know that Me. Me- barry is succeeding admirably: in a | metropolis of our West." = Philip Sanders of Everett, Mass., Juvenile Checker Champios 'of the world was in Port Perry on Thurs- day of lagt. week and gave TRE OBSERVER @very pleasant call. Mr. d | Sanders has an open challenge to anyone in Canada. He plays sim- wltaneous and blindfolded and can s | play twenty-five boards at once. He has played in Peterboro;: Lind- say, Belleville, Kingston and other towns. He is open for ap "exhibi- tion match at any time and<.can be reached in Toronto at 70 Lombard Street. Building operations are being rushed on the fine residental build- ing now being erected on the cors ner of Perry and Mary streets by Mr. C. L. Vickery. Without war on hand the people of the United States are being call- od on to pay Jamioon,00 8 a yout in war taxes, ee The Buffalo Pxpress notes 'that bathing suits are worn longer this season, to istingpish them from street dresses, | SeLawiD ¢ posts small detachment to carry on re- cult } x 8 4h ost, is 'tobe Chaplain with' the Honorary rank of Captain.' Capt. Cummer is from Cannington 'at which place he has been carrying on recruiting fl and was' in charge of D Company, with units at Washago, Brechig Beavetton, Cannington and San- land, Sergt. Roberts has received a transfer to the 1820d Bn. He en- listed with the 81st Bn. C.E.F.. but has been a casuality, recovering at Gravenhurst Military Hospital. A former townsman, son of: Mr. Humphrey. Roberts; he'should be a welcome soldier in duc vicinity, 182n0 BATTALION BATTALION AMMUNITION COLUMN The 182nd Battalion 'is camped at Heydenshore Park; Whitby, a beautiful spot, for splendid training, to work in a noble cause agiinst a treacherous, despicable enemy. The 20th Century ideal is said to be "Service." What higher fofm of Service can there be than Service for all we hold dear--Ior our family --for friends -- for freedom -- for Canada. Have you visited the camp at Heydenshore * yet? - You will be heartily welcome, and will find much to interest you. There are men there from your own town. Come and see them... _The Officers formal are Tuesday and Thu dance which follows is participated in by all, and promises 10-be avery popular feature with the: uptown people, as-well as the soldier boys. Say! You young, able: bodied man. Can' you honestly look in the face of a soldier without . feeling ashamed that you' are not in Khaki? During the recent. hot spell, the camp was pronounced the coolest spot in the country. Under. Major Hamilton. ; the grounds 'have been thoroughly drained, and this together with the supervision of jthe. N. Co., Capt. Bascom, accounts for the absence of flies, Z The "Man's" rapidly developing into efficient 4 signallers. Any day a "group of cruiting on a busin " A'recruiting com County of Ontirio has into eleven districts, wit] is also' being 8 1 community, co sisting. of ab nt six} or eight rej esentative. who have the/cause of th at helrt, and give inforgiation, and advise: as the procedure to adopt in" their 1 cality. A careful sanvas is Fh mad of every mun eligible for 'servicey so that by the end of this monthy every mas in this county will bave}S been interviewed, at least once. From he lists so obtained. sys matic work will be done, and at i tervals a spectacular will b¥ worked up in each district, § "The result of using such system will be that not a man will be overs} looked and the case for our count and freedom foe the children of thé future will be placed before each able bodied man in a personal man-} ner. No young able bodied man whof is, worth while or who bas a thought for the welfare of those around him will be content to carry: out his present civilian duties: whefi he understands that the issue rests with him for his personal : decision, Printers are now suffering from a paper famine, a condition a be- fore experienced: by us, * have their own - mills report they bave been unable to get paper from their mills for two. three months, and there isn mediate prospect of supplying customers. As a result of de stocks, the price of papers they are able to supply h enormously, and printers tantly compelled to adval Prices accordingly. --* Pickering News The London Times, greatest newspaper "in 1 has raised $20, 000,000 fi Cross Fund. -- ey 600D Ric BLOOD y emplary member 0 Church and was i all ber scquainta boys was prodigious: m [| \hey frequentiysgave exhi HG their almost superhuman strength, : ] heir p Scugog |. campaign ; g (aaa) could 'seize an 0X by the horns hold him of "its ficst-class pro=i* 3 ughters, of whom 'were eight, were all "active, ligent and amiable, and were al favorites with all who they | re Le Quainted n ghey did their tt to perfection to make the name hompson on Scugog a credit to ocality, and extend its fame or all that goes to" make farm life he best of all lives, Mrs. Thomp- , wha died at "the advanced age of 85 years and 5 months, was pre- eceased hy her worthy-and devot- Hed husband by tearly twenty-three years, The family left Scugog for [Markdale twenty-one years ago where 'many of them have since resided. The Markdale Stabdard speaks as follows of the venerable fepatted one fe iis neighborhood Lost ove of its oldest. and most highly respected esidents in the person of Mrs. ~ Ann Thompson, Sri, of dehouse, who died at her home on Friday, July 85 years. «Mrs, Thompson was born in Hope Township, Durham County, and was married to the late Aaro Thompson in 1849, apd. lived in Darlington Tp. filteen years when they removed to Scugog Island where, [they resided about' thirty Me. Thompson died there The family we would think impossible ph 4 seventeen children, eigl are living, as follows:-- John, . of Harkaway; Albert, of Wodehouse; Mrs. Kerr and Mrs, Pickle, of Mich: igan, U.S.A4 Mrs, Lamlin, got 1 U.S.A; Mrs. Bure. Woodley, of Port 'Perry; ai Thompson of Wodehouse, Mrs. Thompson was of robust tion and enjoyed good about three years 40 he sufferipg patiently u leased her. ers, 52 goo. childrer grand children, and 4 grand children: «A short service "lat the home of | ss, if this bloa od 100, fong, a Ww, Just a 1 ( {the Rev. Mr, Lane. were taken on the' ing train to Secu interment took pt plot beside 'thi s1 husband. The = S| many friends an | family in this partate them," remitting Indust? of Jovi olence i in word. and. loving regard. Besides het i sconsol a son survives, Mr. C. efirey, or member bf the firm ol & Xe ; & Sem, B Port Bettye possible. VICKERY --At Port Perry, July 15th, 1916; Elisabotit Ann B widow of the late Charles Viekeys her 79th year. Deceased was born in he to ship of Whitby but has been a res sident of Port Perty for very many! | years and was thoroughly identifi with every 'movement where wi man's gentle influences were _most required, where they. were becoming and where they. could effect the most good. Frugal in- dustrious and exemplary; she' dis< charged in a most satisfactory man- ner the important. duties of a wile, a mother and a neighbor, and was highly respected by all having the i pre and | in great abundance. es of dece A very larg number of Sa '| relatives remain, nary ere given the right te ge: wre righ