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Port Perry Star, 23 May 1917, p. 1

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Whenever and wherever you go take a Kodak or Camera with you and take a snap of some interesting place or the people you meet. 'You and your friends will enjoy such pictures again and again as you pore over the pages of your Kodak Album. We have Cameras and Kodaks (rom $1.25 to $22.50, and films for all sizes. Let us have your we will get it finished for you. ORVAL BYER sna Nearly all varieties hest Germinating Qualities and Lowest Prices Also Mangel, Turnip, and all other small Seeds For Sale By J. F. MeCLINTOCK OUR MOTTO , "Service and Quality" Then you need meat, you need choice meat. Do you realize what this means to g x "you? Cail and convince yourself or phone : Bell 29. L. 6. HALL | MEAT MARKET, PORT PERRY IN' We sill have a quantity of all kinds of Paints with just the labels burned by the fire. The paint is not inthe least, ou - | No 746,076 P. J, Philli 1{ No 745,135 A. McGregor, Scotland. {| No 745,202 A. Taylor, West Sutton. i | No 745,646 H. Elson, Claremont, W. G. McClintock POPULAR PAPER IN PORT PERRY AND SURROUNDING TOWNSHIFS, , ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 1917 a SINGLE OOPIES Bo. No. 21 May 7 tis dev won bore ; yet more than his share of luxury, and the have to supply his demands In the struggle for the freedom of the world there will be many phases' of government fame to light that will show that even in the most democratic countries there will be room for im- provement. For instance: Recently Congress of the United States a law forbidding the use of nin the manufacture of liquor. Senate vetoed that bill. In Great Britain this danger bas been : M : een ad provision has been made for 2 (Toronto) will give 17, it House of Lords has not un- No.2 [Toren ) 100, limited power of veto. Consequently 'n this District there are the will of the people cannot be block- men, of which 94,086 ed indefinitely. ng about 170,914| It's time that every voter should bl the new draft. use the greatest intelligence in the use of the ballot. Tne issues of life and Casualties death are in it, and men have been KiLzp IN ACTION worse than careless in its use in the 0 745,464 W. Roots Toronto. past. No 745,619 E. A. Bats, Whitby. No 745,754 N. G. Bailey, Whitby. No 746,064 A. T. Morris, Whitby. No 745,990 J. W. Garrow, Oshawa. No 745,694 M, W. McLean Whitby, Diep or Wounps : Oshawa No 745,482 8S. C. Ser, il Cannington, Wounpep No 745,082 A. Gibson, Manilla, No 745,480 R. Mills, England. 8 g § i iv: li TH 3s True Patriotism When a doctor with a very large in- come, lays aside his profession, closes his office and goes to the front ata salary of not more than $3000 per year, that man is a patriot who has proved his right to that honorable title. Itis a fact that doctors with incomes ranging from $100,000 to $5000 are entering the service, run- ning the risk to life and limb, and in many cases closing their offices. The future may hold and obscurity for them, but the call has been sound: ed and they have responded. No 546,103 G. Smith, Oshawa. No 746,130 J. W. Wiggins, Oshawa. No 745,947 D. Crowle, Oshawa. No 745,665 C. J. Hanson, Brougham. No 745,443 A. Wilson, Ashburn. No 745,992 P. Gallacher, Oshawa. No Fifty-Fifty For Her A chicken thief paid a dear price "| for his chickens at a farm house near Whitby a little while ago. The morn-; ing after his visit the farmer's wife found a toll of bills containing $100. The thief came back and offered to No 745,148 E. Jottley, England. No 748,750 G. W. Charwick, England. No 745,637 L. G Cormack, Whitby. Bridge for Sale FOR SALE BY TENDER 40 feet long, 16 foot roadway. Said bridge * can be seen at Seagrave. It is thoroughly tested, and is now cut apart so that it can be easily han- dled. fifty-fifty if the good lady would keep: her mouth shut as to the identity of, the thief. The retort was "You keep; your mouth shut, I am well paid for, my chickens." et share np his money on the basis of - |i THE STANDARD BANK NRAD ormcE - TOROMTS Money Orders and Drafts are issued by this Bank paysble in S8T'D 1070 vs all parts of the world. PORT PERRY BRANCH G. HUTCHRSON, Magen RR RE ------ Ford Touring Car $495.00 We have word that the factory is closing down in Toronto and have had cur last shipment. A few car left. Better Buy Now WwW. U. & H. Port Perry pay Pr---- oo CARNEGIE Ontario di EEN IN R= District News Whitby Board of Education has Construction allows of shortening the bridge if desired. 27 joists 4 x 12, and a quantity of planking go with the bridge. Tenders will be received by Neil Fer- guson, Reeve of Mariposa, Cress- well, Ont, or by George Gerow, Reeve of Port Perry, Port Perry, Ont., until Monday, June 11th. Reported Gassed It is reported that Pte. William i trouble in getting its coal supply at I suitable prices. The charge is made that local dealers are charging more than is being charged to other cus- tomers, A Mean Advantage "John Watson (West Virginia) took advantage of the open weather last week to paint his woodshed a light blue with red doors."--Lane Recorder | The Oshawa Reformer is inclined The New Republie to be a trifie sarcastic because an um- "England will soon be a Republic brella was lost in Whitby on fan. 1st, if she changes her money to dollars and not found, and advertised until and cents." ' May. The Reformer says: "Can you "How's that?" beat that for speed?" From what we know of the habits of umbrellas and "Have to give up her sovereigns." Fire at Utica Considerable excitement prevailed' in our peaceful hamlet last Saturday morning. Mr Jas Buck's stable had caught fire, and as there was a gale. price of bread is ,,1ye of the telephone and the auto: tor who has' bile. We discovered, toe, that llions of yy re are a lot of decent neighbors B® Living in Port Perry who are willing to help us out when need arises. We sent out the S.0.S. call (Save Our Stable), and in a short time the; Port Perry fire fighters were on hand' and rendered excellent service. True, the stable and a chicken house were : and Mr Buck lost bis horse | but the fire was prevent-| Mrs Geo Howsam have re-! after spending some ing friends in Toronto. the siting her daughter at Lorneville. 2 ... |. Mr and Mrs Wm Clark, Mr Christie fullion Clark, and Miss Mary Christie, of $175 or Woodville, motored to Mr L D d be Christie's on Sunday. umbrella finders, that is putting up a sort of record time for return. Most of the umbrellas that we have heard of that had been lost never came back. Councillor L. J. Rogers, of Oshawa, ed of blood poisoning on Friday, . He had been killing pigs and had cut his left hand. His left arm became paralysed and the poison spread to other parts of his system, causing death. The water commissioners of Oshawa are to spend $21,000 in a system of filters for the town water supply. The 182nd Bn. has arrived safely in England, and are now drilling pre- paratory to entering the trenches. Mr D. M. Tod has been elected President of the Dominion Bakers' Brakeman J. H. Campbell, who was emplo; on the G. T. R, diamond at Oshawa, was run down by a locomotive. One leg was am- tated and the other badly crushed. th resulted. Arrangements are being made be- tween Oshawa Council and the Public Works Deaftment to have convenient dockage facilities for landing and storing coal to come in by water freight. Conscription has been declared for Canada and everybody will think the move a fair one except the men who are picked and the families from which they are taken. Even the man who does not favor prohibition will admit that the liquor goes against the grain. Bread has gone up to 24¢ per loaf in town. There is not much cheice as to the food we shall eat these days. Itis all dearin price and in these fresh spring days our appetites are not at all delicate. Ina cise of real hard times most of us can enlist. And some of us may have to enlist anyway. Woman's Missionary Society ome Annual Conveation of the oman's Missionary Society by District was held in Brooklin Methodist church on Friday, May 18. Mrs. Geo. Jackson, of Port Perry, District Organizer, presided, Mrs. Law, of Pickering, was elected Secretary-Treasurer for the coming year. At the afternoon session reports were read from Auxiliaries and Bands, which showed an increase in member- ship, and the interest in the work had been well maintained. Amount raised during the year was $1006, an increase of $163 over past year, which was very encouraging when the demands along patriotic lines are so great. The program consisted of papers and discussions on the missionary work of the W.M.S. Miss Brackbill who has spent over 20 years as a missionary of the Methodist Church in China, spoke both afternoon and evening of the work the church in that Empire. She empbasized particularly the great need there is 'for Christian workers in China. Mrs. Geo. Jackson was re-elected District Organizer,

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