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North Ontario Observer (Port Perry), 10 Jul 1919, p. 2

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be 'holding a grand _ Port Perry 'on "3 | Monday, 4th. There will be a parade of automobiles for which a prize will be given for best decor- ated vehicle." Acquatic sports willl take place in the "forenoon 3 ve basket ball and Base ball matches. the afternoon, and in the evening a |¥ will be held, rings will be presented to 'our returned soldiers. During the evening a grand display of fireworks will be another feature. Everybody put their shoulder to the 'wheel and make this day one never take a short course in judging, Jury TweLrrs aT ORriLuia. One of the features of the programme will be aeroplane "stunts" by Lieut. | Le Roy H. Holmes, late of the R. Fhie first great effort in Canada _apply tie One Big Union idea has ended ivr dismal failure. 3 "Jt is: not "the first circas of the season" that counts. Itis the first "citreus of your life, For there never «an be another, Never were the potato beetles more tropblesome than they are this season. There will be no potatoes "40 without plenty of Paris Green. if there were many South Toron- tos among Ontario constituencies, Hattley Dewart party might 'have a chance. But there is only . 'ape.~--Orillia Packet. ** The County will guarantee Osh- awa a fixed assessment of $3,790,000 dor the next five years, and for that "gimme at least the town will not sep- ¥ wo ¥ ¥ arate, The rain of last week, the Hunts- ville Forester says, revived hopes throughout the Muskoka townships of reasonably good crops of hay and grain, The Peterborough Review says: = #the 'Otonabee River is beautiful and famous save and except for its bridges," What about its "dark sinuosities ... Through the Montreal Gazette's fund $575,000 worth of tobacco and cigarettes were sent lo France." The entire expense of operating the fund was paid by the proprietor of the paper. 'The Hartley Dewart convention + denounced the Senate, and in that _ fact the Globe finds evidence of L " sympathy withadvancedtemperance i Jegislation. Talk about extracting + sunbeams from cucumbers!-- Orillia Packet. To meet the cost due to increased 4 wages, Lethbridge City Council pro poses to charge a five.cent cash fare on its street cars, or six tickets for a quarter. Rates for light and other services are also to be raised. "The choice of Hariley Dewart as o Libera! leader is a practical aban. donment by the party of the field of i secipus politics in the Province of "Ontario. 1f it were not so much of tragedy it would be very much of ] 'Winnipeg . strike was not Lat i wag nglorions. Every ] for. food, their funds A.F., who will also take passengers for short "rides" at $10 each. Lieut, Holmes is an experienced pilot and instructor, and has been engaged in giving flights near Toronto. He uses a Curtis acroplane. Mr. Clarence Purdy, who recently returned from overseas, and spent over three years with the Army, re- turned to Winnipeg on Tuesday to resume his old position with the T. Eaton Co. For SaLz or Rent--Newly decor- ated seven-roomed furnished house in the Village ot Prince Albert. Good garden with all kinds of vege- tables, currants and berries; also good stable. Terms reasonable. Apply to MorLey Campsery, Port Perry. The fire losses in Canada for 1918 amounted to $30,000,000, 70 per cent of which was due to careless- ness according 10 an estimate by the Committee of Conservation. The loss amounts to about $4 per capita; in Eogland the loss is about $0.64 per capita. Statisticts show that Japan in 1916 exported tea to Canada to the extent of yen 2.8651 57, 88 qompar- tea to the United States, but Canada was her second best cuslomer, The number of dental operations performed in France and Englend by the Canadian Army Dental Corps was 2,255,442, as stated in the re- port of the Overseas Minister of Militia, The average cost' of anthracite coal is $2.89 per ton higher than that of bituminous coal, as shown in the report of the Fiel Controller for Canada, = Canada is a country with wonder- ful possibilities in electrical energy to be developed from her natural waterways. That she has already taken advantage of part at least of these resources is shown by the fact that on January 1,1918, 1,652,651 horse.power, which is 89.6 per cent of all the power-producing capacity of the central stations in Canada, was developed fram water power, as stated in the final report of the Fuel Controller. The Canadian prisoners of war ia Germany at the lime of the sig of the armistice--~some 2688 othier ranks and 238 officers--have all been de ot this place, The ceremony was per formed in the presence of about one hundred and twenty-five invit Ni guests by Rev, E. C. Huater of Earlscourt, a former pastor. This is the yectud wetldiog held in the in ber dress of white crepe de chene | 5. sriomedt ith sued peals, nd the groom, was best man. Jean Anita Anderson, from Cleve- land, Ohio, made a yery pretty flower girl and ring bearer, dressed in a frock of lace over pink silk. After the ceremony the guests motored to the home of the bride, where an elaborate wedding break- fast was served. 'As the bride 'was|™ culling the cake Miss Jean Anita Anderson recited "All Thiogs Beau- | ¢ tiful." . After the repast the happy couple left for a trip, the bride (Of travelliog in a suit of seal brown with bat to match. The presents, which were numerous, were also handsome and costly. The ushers were : Al, Smith, Clarence Cook, Frank Kendall and John Crosier. Among the guests from a distance were Mrs. (Dr.) J. Anderson, son and daughter, and Mr. Theodore Stephenson, Cleveland, Ohio.-- Times. x BROOKLIN A Garden Party will be given by the Women's Guild of St. Thomas' Church on Wednesday, July 23rd, at "'Oaklea Gardens," Brooklin, the home of Mr. and Mrs. Cromptos: Tea served at 6 p.m. (old time.) An exceptionally good program. Far« ther announcement nex week. Keep } Eation next week, which will be spent at Picton, Peter- boro and the Kawartha Lakes, While in Picton Capt. Dodds will occupy 'the pulpit of the Presby- terian Church there, and will be the guest of Col. and Mrs. M.. K. Adams. They will be absent about three weeks. Mrs. Frank Sharpe and baby Gor- don are expected from Toronto this week for a short visit with their uncle at the Manse. Don't forget the Garden Party on the Manse Lawn Saturday, July 12. Mr. Cameron, of Toronto, leading entertainer. Oil TROUBLE After putting up with the dust nnisance for some time, the oil for the streets arrived last week, and on Wednesday the road was pre- pared for the.oil by sweeping off the dust. 'When this work was satis: factorily done the work of sprink~ ling the streets with the, coil was repatriated except fen, who have not been found or accounted for, rable I always Teco Williams 'Pink Pills, hat they did for me, and in cases 1 shall continue £0 £ At the first sign thal out of order take Dr, Pills, and note the speedy i ment they mdke in the aj health and spirits. You these pills through any f dealer or by mail at Sn six boxes for $2.50 from Williams' Medicine Co., B Ont. = : x in ' In diane with 'the prob the "high "cost of living, Fi Minister \White, commenting 0 revelations of soulless' brought out by the invest the Commission now inquiring the matter saill that he had little of any real : relief coming fi investigation, the i gree, the Cal much Jand had g tion while'there to be filled. From tion held in Toro ected Mr. Hartley H A., as the leader province, whic Proudfoot, M; the party leader during the Great ©. War, was passing the country d barrass the Go eral and Pro efforts to obser respects anyl desire to get ~ Beaverton. re ies uch. tne] This fire is sow moving} the North fork of Sheep Creek. : : Luce dud dnuithtd Fo Archer, of Port Ps Did you Hh your liusbandl's tempers; ' r and | ture, as I told you to?" is. Brown -- ichewan Rivers, yesterday the Clear Water River, and 0 the north art of "| tao, Parliament ] that the 'economic. coal Lipdastry will permit of further wind Sailing. the the horse ¥*

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