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rs 3 IN OUR DEALINGS WITH OUR CUSTOMERS | WE Lp ALA SR Ree) THAN "VAL- - VE FOR VALUE RECEIVED." 'WE HAVE EN- DEAVORED To BE FRANK, FAIR AND FRIENDLY IN ALL OUR DEALINGS. THAT'S WHY WE ARE MAKING OUR MARK AS THE BEST PLACE To HAVE REPAIR WORK DONE. ; : OUR. REPAIR DEPARTMENT SERVICE IS AT YOUR DISPOSAL. THE MATERIAL WE USE 1.5 THE BEST OBTAINABLE. OUR WORK- MANSHIP 15 GooD AND ACCURATE --O PRICES AS LOW AS POSSIBLE. . are assured of prompt and carefu attention to their business. [[[f Write for particulars, «© i PORT PER H. J. White * A-- Victoria County Council The personnel of Victoria County . | Council for 1918 is as follows: : Bexley--W J Cherpaw Bobcaygeon---Adam Brock Carden-- John Alton Dalton-- Christopher Thompson Eldon--Richard Howkins Emily--R W Wilson Fenelon--F Thomkins Fenelon Falls--A E Tiers Laxton, Digby and Longford-- W Adair. Lindsay--A C Babcock, E E I McGaffey. : Mariposa -- Neil Ferguson and C Jenkins Omemee--T J Parsons Ops -- James Robertson Sommerville--A Morrison Verulam--C D Logan Woodville--A McIntyre © 43 7 RY BRANCH, * Manager ( Sdgar Supply What the Food Controllérsaysy The production of beet sugar in. France this year has been estimated at only 207,000 tons, as compared with an average annual output during the five years before the war (1912-18) dof 752,542. Normal consumption ih France 1s 704,830 tons. The beet/sugar production of Italy has also been reducd from a pre-war average of 211,050 tons to 75,000. The pre-war annual consumption of sugar in the United Kingdom was 2,056,000 tons, all of which had to be imported. About 70 per cent. of the supply of the United Kingdom came from countries from which it is' now cut off by the war, Great. Britain, France, and Ttaly would require to import about 2,700,000 tons before the next crop--and most of it from new sources --if they were to maintain hk Ror mal consumption. Sa But the necessity of conserving sup Subscription THE PORT PERR" STAR Canadian Farm . ... We Want NOW A reliable Agent in Ontario County to sell Pelham's Peerless Fruit and Ornamental trees during Fall and Winter months. Good pay, exclusive territory, free selling equipment. Over 600 acres of the choicest Nursery stock, including NEW var- let'es controlled by us. Handsome up-to-date selling equipment and a splendid Canddian grown stock to offer customers. = We are not jobbers. Write now for agency terms to PEL- HAM NURSERY CO. Toronto, NIB. Catalogue sent on request to applicants for agencies or purchasers of Nursery stock. 36 Farmers's Advocate. ........$ Globe (daily, R. M. Globe (Daily)........ ly Herald....... Weekly Sun.... w Witness Daily Evening News Farm & Daury............. $24 Evening Star(rural offices). $4 Mail % Empire (daily) Sée special offer by Family Heral & Weekly Star War Map. X I. R. BENTLEY, Jeweller, Port Perry. George Shunk, 7 John Milner, 8 onathan Alldred, 9 Geo Jackson, 10 cil Sweetman 11 Oliver Williams, 12 Fred Crozier. Poundkeepers: 1 Isaac Rodman, 2 Walter Samells, 8 Crozier Bros. Mr Hiram Fralick was appointed a member of the local Board of Health. { : Mr Amasa Sweetman was appoint. ed Assessor at a salary of $30. $5.00 was granted to the Sick Childrens Hospital. The salary of the caretaker of the township hall was raised to $16.00. The Treasurer was instructed to pay Frank Pettit, $14, as salary for 1917. On motion Mr Clyde Platten, the . { Treasurer was instructed to pay Mr Killed by Snowplow John Milner $2 for repairing road / 4 leading to his farm and that he be| On Saturday a body was found allowed to do six days statue labor on {near the railway track at Goodwood. said road and that by so doing this | op, investigation it was found to be! plies of sugar, which was emphasized Council will uot in. any way, assume that of Mr Thos Nicholson, Toronto. | by the sh f shipping. the road or the upkeep or repair of , ; h onto y the shortage of s ipping, has. re- same. Mr Nicholson, who is a machinist, | sulted in stern economies among the John Ploughman was paid $3 fof had been visiting his father-in-law, 'Allies, Before the war England had one cord light wood and Geog Hood | who lives on the 4th Concession of the largest per capita consumption of Wo ro i d $8 for Uxbridge Township. On Friday sugar of any pation--93} pounds per morhing he left to take the train forperson per year. This has now been repairing Platten's Hill road. ' "rhe Reeve was instructed to order | home at Goodwood. {reduced to 26 pounds per person per Market Report Taken from the Department of Ag- riculture weekly report. -EGGS, Country Points Specials 53-60 : Extras Western Ontario 40-50 Eastern Ontario 55-60 40-50 Central Ontario 55-60 41-51 Receipts of fresh eggs light and demand keen at extreme prices. POULTRY, Toronto Broilers, live 20 Dressed, 2b Roesters, live 13 Dressed, 18 Fowl, live 13-17 Dressed, 16-23 Ducklings, live 18 Dressed, 23 Turkeys, dressed 28-32 Prices a Ifttle firmer HOGS, Toronto, f& w CATTLE LAMBS BUTTER HONEY per 1b n POTATOES, per bag FRUIT TREES and Plants . For Spring Planting ' We need no further introduction than the fact that we have been in the Nursery * Business SIXTY ONE YEARS and are now prepared to meet existing conditions by offering our higlr grade trees and plants dirett to customers at ROCK BOTTOM PRICES. ¢ ? Send for our illustrated circular of bardy varieties which you can order direct and save the agent's commission of which you get the penefit. Our prices will be sure to interest you and all stock is absolutely first-class and true to name. ; THE CHASE BROTHERS CO. of Ontario, Ltd. 3 LAND SURVEYORS AND CIVIL ENGINEERS Phones--Day 407 Night 242 LINDSAY $18.50 $10.00 - $18.26 - per lb 87c 17¢ to 18fc $1.76 L a-- Whitby; n 3, Feb 5, Mar 5, A : My fue 4 July 2, Sept 3, Oct Seagrave OSHA AWA Cor L Miss E Early Monday morning the farm residence of Mr Frank W Brima- combe was. totally destroyed by fire supposed to have been started from a defective chimney. The contents were also totally destroyed. The family did not have time. to ini roperly before getting out of the ing building. Mr Brimacombe's loss is serious as he had only a very small insurance. The Ladies' Aid and Red Cross So- ciety met at the home of Mrs Silas Reynolds last Wednesday. Mr R' D McTaggart and family have moved to Toronto and will be at home to their friends at 269 Carlton Street. Messrs John and Elijah Tanner have returned from Michigan where they were attending the funeral of It is reported that F W Brima- combe the Tordiff farm at lot 18, con 1, Brock. During the last two weeks there have been letters from several of our boys at the Front or E whom we are glad to hear from e Herb Cobb, Pte Horace Collier, Fred El- dridge and Arthur Gibson. Pte John Banks, a returned soldier, is visiting a few days with Mr and Mrs Town. ' There is one thing we are sure of during this tie up of roads and rail- way--the Germans cagnot get us any- | { Dated at Whitby, 3 cords of 2 ft wood for Town Hgll. H W Emmerson was paid $10.00 for insurance premium on Town Hall from January 1st, 1918. Geo Sweetman and Clyde Platten ing of the underbrush on the side road between 8th and 9th concession death, there can be no certainty. at Wallace Platten's property. Council adjourned to meet the last Saturday in May, then to meet as a Court of Revision at one o'clock or at the call of the Reeve. Thos Graham, Clerk Don't Forget to Renew Your Subécription County Council County of Ontario The first meeting of the Council of the Corporation of the County of Ontario, for the year 1918. will be! held -pur- suant to Statute, in the Coun- cil (Chambers, at the Court House, Town of Whitby, on Tuesday, the 22nd day of January instant, at the hour of Two o'clock in the, afternoon. i All accounts to be laid be- fore: the Council should. be|. forwarded to the _pro- perly certified, at least three Council. xT this 14th -{day of January, A.D, 1918. J. E. FAREWELL, Linder--"Max Wants a Divorce." days before the meeting of the| Apparently he must have been too near the track when the snowplow person, went through, and he was struck, and now been fixed for jams and jellies either killed outright, or he died iater | There 1s no sugar for the home-made were appointed to see after the clear-|2$ the result of the accident. As to the exact cause of this man's All that is known is that the body was ; butes at about 25¢ per pound. found in a snowdrift near the track a | Italy, because of tha shortage of sugar short distance from Goodwood. The body was found by a group of workmen who were clearing the track on Saturday afternoon. Greenbank A memorial service will be held in the Presbyterian Church for the late Wm. McMillan on Sunday, January 20, at 2,30 p.m. conducted by Rev Mr McKay. The service will be Mr. Cecil Leask, eldest son of Mr and Mrs Alex Leask, was married on Wednesday, January: 16, 1918, to Miss Doble, of Sunderland. ROYAL THEATRE There will be a fine film put on at the Royal on Friday and Saturday evenings of this week---"The White Sister." < > : Also a two-reel comedy by Max The lms are coming by C.P.R. and Mr Roberts will drive to Myrtle for them, so that there is sure to be a show on Friday and Saturday evenings . | The International Sugar Commission. Mi year, or about one ounce per day per In Great Britain prices have product. In France the people are on rations of 1.1 pounds per person per month, whieh the Government djstri- In supplied the Government has set' a retail price of $1.25 for a box contain- ing 2.2 pounds. In Germany the pre- sent sugar ration is only 77 pounds Colborne ficial to nearby towns, NURSERYMAN Established 1857 - Ontario The Oshawa Reformer Co. is opening up an office supply depart- ment in which they offer for sale: everything from paper clips to an adding machine. well in a place like Oshawa, and their enterprise should prove bene- They should do T Y--Clerk, J. W. Pot Perey Jon 7, Mx, July Sen rial ¢ "bridge. Jon 1 Vii, ny 7 July Sept 10, 22 Jan 11, 1909, 4 Fa GTO on To amas HH May 8 July 9: Sept 11; Mov 21, Jan BEAVERTON--Clerk, Ch-s A Pater. son, Beaverton. Jan 9,Mar 13, May 9, July 10. Sept 12, Nov 20, Jan 9, 1919, ~ Clerk, Daniel Leonard; Atherley. Jun 8 Mar 12, July 11, Sept 13, Jan 8, 1919. LONGFORD MILLS -- Clerk, D Leonard, Atherley. May 10, Nov 68 I. E. FAREWELL, Clerk of the P per person per month, In the United States and Canada the-pér capita monthly consumption of Sugar is about 7.4 pounds. The Food Controller has asked Canadian to reduce their consumption |, of sugar by at least 7 ounces per week per person and, in order- to provide larger supplies to meet the necessary requirements of the 'Allies, a further reduction of 3 pounds per person per : month may be urged. Steps haye al- ready heen taken to curtail the use of cane sugar in candy making 3nd the use of sugar or molasses in distillation of petable liquor has been prohibited. , About 50 per cent. of the sugar consumed in North America is im- ported from Cuba so that Cuba pro-| duct 1s the dominating market factor. representing the Allied Countries "as as well as the United States Food Ad- , ministration and the Food ' Controller "for Canada, are endeavoring to secure the Cuban production at a reasonable | this coun so hat By cuitailing consumption in| perfect, rounded hi and