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Port Perry Star, 20 May 1920, p. 1

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mplexion and Delight, iat : due] eumatic Capsules hilbowd 55 as a Temedy for | "Your Jury find that on Sat: | West bound at Brock Road 'another victim of the deadly A Word About Gifts al ifs and endless variety of ts so you may have the your June gift. : y examine our attractive : CUT GLASS GOOD FLATWARE. WATCHES JEWELLERY CLOCKS AMES 8 MeKEE STATIONER' Ie $s hes at Port Perry. Oc | are 'some fascinating Be Try a bag of our Royal Purple Calf Meal. _ Grows good valves without milk. Ow Seed Corn is Here When in need of seed corn give us a call. 1S We handle. Rennie' hi better. JF. MecLINTOCK Ontario "Port Perry = r & Saturday, May 8 L ce two year old son of] Houston, was-killed by Tr: aii ft the crossing The child the a after the. ac ie and it is thought that. the Aitle le ot 'had become fast i in. the boa qiest was held under the . supervision of Coroner Dr, S. J. Mellow. and the jury through their foreman, Rev . Haig, brought in the following verdict |! 'yrday, May 8, 1920, at 4.50 p.m., rence' Houston was accident-| oly Killed by being struck by R. Dastenger train' No. 85 ing, ¥ mile north of Ashburn, level crossing. - From the evi-| dence of the train crew after the discovery of the child on the track, everything possible was done to avert the accident, but | too late.: . However, the jury are not perfectly s ished that a proper lookout was kept to see that the track was clear. The jury also finds from the evidence of many witnesses that frequent- the crossing si the travelling public. The rail- way officials should have their attention called to this negli- gence."' June 3rd is ta, Public Library. Help the Library --it helps Port Perry. New Books at the Library. Over sixty new books have ust been "placed in the Public There stories among them. One of the cheapest and best forms s of recreation is provided e Public Library. Not only 80, but it is valuable from an als are ne-| glected, which negleet must in-|* evitably endanger the lives off day for thei The Women's Guild the Church. of the Afcensivn | hold 2 Garden poly "0 sdnesday, June 30, 1920, at' the lawn of Mrs, G. A. Woods, ' Port Perry. It is'the intention to-make this the event of the. season. Fupther particulars later. « rof|-- See for Yourself |. M pS Among the men 2 who saw much Gugiriz the recent war was J. A: lie, Phm: B. He was with ou University Base Hospital and travelled in England, Malta, 'Madedonia, Egypt, Italy, and France. Of these places he has splendid views, and interesting! 'facts, which- he presents in a delighful travelogue in the town , Port Perry, Sn Saturday, ay 20th, at 8 With him -- Miss Wintfred Bennett, con- to singer, and Miss Ethel Galway, pianiste, who will take part i in the program. Annual Celebration Port Perry Thursday, June 3rd Under the auspices of the Port Perry Athletic Association ¢ Program of the Day 10 a.m.--Aquatic Spoits-- First Second « Greasy Pole, $2.00 lL. 00 Swimming 100 yd, 2.00 Long Dive. 2.00 Canoe race single 2.00 Canoe race double 2.00 Bang and Go Motor Boat race . 5.00 3.00 Procession to Fair Grounds at One O'Clock, headed by Port Perry Band HORSE RACES Free-for-all purse $200 2.35 Class purse $150 O.T.A. Rules to govern Entries close May 25th BASEBALL TOURNAMENT Purse $50 Teams~Cannington, Sunderland Whitby, Port Perry ATHLETIC SPORTS Tug-of-War Contest Reach, Seugog, Cartwright irst Secon Mile race, open $6.00 $3.00 Half Mile race, open 4.00 2.00 220 yd. dash, open 3.00 2.00 educational point. of view. There are some excellent books in the Library, not only of fiction, but of travel, history," biography, || nature study, art, and music. |The juvenile department has been carefully selected. There is something for even the little tots, and the books are such that wise choice ean be made, from a fairy story to educational books nature study, science, and history. The children are among the best patrons of the Library. They thoroughly appreciate the wonderland that is open to them for one dollar = year. For this moderate subscription you can secure books at least four times a week if yon can read that fast. Subscribe now if you do not now belong to the Library. 100 yd. dash, open 2.00 1.00 | Pole Vault, open 2.000 1.00 Hop, step & jump, 0.2.00 1.00 Refreshment booth on the grounds. Admission to grounds: Adults 50¢ Children 25¢. Autos 50c. Al CONCERT AT NIGHT Ben Hokea, Hawaiin Guitar Archie Swan, Comedian George O. Miner, Ba itone Maud M. Bigwood, Soloist Hazel Cockburn, Violinist Reserved Seats 50c. and 75¢. Plan at McKee's Jewelry Store J. McKee, Pres.,M.L.Ingram, sec Board of Trade The regular monthly meeting of the Port Perry Board of Trade will be held in the, Treasurer's artic, on Thursday, May 27, at p.m PL ip A E heme =z] 5 3 NN ) i N ese Barnsz are F fre : and Storm-Proof "ebsuse they are covered with GALT STEEL SHINGLES VERYTHING IN THE SHEET METAL LINE : GALT Ventilators g | Keep the date open. Rov, A A. 8B. Frederiok is i Dead. Word has "been Rev. A. B. Frederick, formerly of Scugog Island, died of pneu- monia on Saturday of last week. 'He was stationed at Ivanhoe, and conducted the services onthe Sunday prior to his death. r. Frederick was a fine typé of minister, and was doing good work. : Card of Thanks - Miss A. Thompson wishes to thank the friends and neighbors for. their kindness during her {recent bereavement, and also (the Ladies' Aid for their gifts of flowers during the illness of Mrs. Stubbs. 3rd of June Concert Ben Hokea is a true Hawaiin, who plays and sings those de- lightful melodies which have so greatly pleased the music loving |. ublic of late years. He lets you ear the best records on the phonogra aph, andthen shows you' the difference between that and the real Hawaiin music. Town Hall, June 8rd, 8 p.m, BASEBALL The Senior girls of the High School defeated the Junior girls 25 to 22 at baseball. It was a close game, but the Seniors poss- essed more confidence in their abilities. The hitting of Misses Bunner, Mellow, Spofford, Wil- liams, and k featured. The Misses Mellow, Crosier, and Har- ris excelled in fielding. Miss A Ferguson, Senior pitcher,showed more speed than her opponent Miss Armstrong, but was excit- able and wild. Miss Armstrong had more control; and passed only one. Miss Bunner out caught her opponents, Space does not permit me to dwell on the merits of the others except that everybody did remarkably well. The line up was-- Juniors Seniors Crosier, rs s Leask 1b Harris 3 b Bunner ¢ Armstrong p Williams r f Mellow 1 b Spofford 3b M Ferguson ¢ Iss A Ferguson p Frise r f B Crozier 2 b Allin 1ss ¢ Sleep 1 £ McLaughlin 2b Wardrss Beare 1 J Crozierlss 000 The Fourth Form girls of the Public School scored a victory-- 14-10--over the girls of the Yel- low Schoolhouse on Monday afternoon. The line-up was-- Port Perry--Isabel Lucas, Reta Rodman, Meta Miller, Florence Ewers, Marguerite Jackson and Louise Carnegie. : Yellow Schoolhouse -- Mabel Wilson, Marjorie Irwin, Marion Williams, Daisy Wells, Alice Williams, Addie Dunn. Referee--Cline McKee. 000 The following is the schedule of games to be played by Port Perry team in the Tri-County League: Games Port Perry plays at home-- Uxbridge--July 1 and Aug. 18 Sunderland--July 9, Aug. 20 Stouffville--June 25, Aug. 2 Games Port Perry plays away from home-- . Uxbridge--June 11, July 23 Sunderland--June 4, July 16 Stouffville--June 18, Aug, 6 Warriner Lodge No. asp = Meets every Sooind and Fourth Monday in each month jn the dfellows' Hall. Visiting Brethren Wi Weloome T.W. McLean, P. Ingram, SEEN Secretar -Iner, Mr. W. H. received: that| UCCESS and takes Ny pendence.--Do not -depend on what you | earn but on what you save. The Standard Bank of Can- ada can very materially assist ou to win success an secre ! _-- A STANDARD BANK. OF CANADA PORT PERRY BRANCH ' R. H. SHORT Manacen FOR SALE Mottled butter beans 20¢. 1b. Golden Bantam Corn and: Ban- tam Evergreen corn be. and 10e. per cob. Box 404 Star Office. Moviug Pictures The pictures to be put on in the Presbyterian church on Fri- day evening at eight o'clock are as follows: An Exciting Rescue Ruins of Ancient Rome French Tanks Making Canadian Cheese The Sugar Beet Industr The Legend of the Old Bell Ringer. Adults 10c. Children be. Pleasingly Entertained Last Friday evening the mem- bers of the Board of Education and the Advisory Board of the Agricultural and Household Sei- ence Departments, were the guests of the latter department of the High School. A delightful dinner was served, the students of the Household Science De- partment having charge of the wholé matter, both cooking and serving were a credit to the students and to their: teacher, Miss Glasgow. A pleasing feature of table decoration was the art work on the place cards, which were de- signed by students of the High School. These cards were kept by the guests as a pleasing sou- venir of the occasion. At the conclusion of the din- Letcher, Chaijr- man of the Board of Education, called upon a number of the gentlemen present to speak, and all were most hearty in 'their praise of the practical value of the Household Science Depart- ment as an educational factor, and of the efficiency of the stu- dents and their teacher, Miss Glasgow. Mr. Follick responded to a resolution of thanks tendered hy the Board of Education to the High k School staff and the Household Scierice Department for the pleasing hos gapltality that bad. been extende He was gratifed at the apprecia- tion hown. Slogan Contest Port Perry Board of Trade will | two prizes for best slogan to used in devel 3: Se Port Per- First ze $2; prize $1. cations to 23 rss all comm tee, Star Office, Port Perry.

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