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; Soars. out t the La Aoeutyfout" sie. 56 sleep past your ris- you on the dot. : method of presentation is aia vane there is only one Jack ; is small wonder that in Peter- a | Miner's visits and lectures 62 boys and girls entered a contest on the ONTARIO COUNTY COU The following is the persomnel of Whitby Town--Reeve, E. R. Blow STATEMENT ISSUED ON "ANOTHER VOTE {eine tid hve Jack Miner is an enthusiast | t birds and his enthusiasm is cat , He is a most unassuming man, no florishes; but guage are very refreshing. Jack Minor is being brought here by the I. O. D. E., not for the pur pose of making money; but in order that Port Perry may have the rare pleasure of héaring so great a man as Jack Miner, To miss hearing him will be to miss one of the best educational opportun- ities that has been presented ih Port Perry. It will be worth making a considerable sacrifice to hear Jack Miner and the I. O. D. E. is to be commended for bringing him to Port Perry and placing the admission fee Port Perry--Reeve, P. Figary Uxbridge Town--Reeve, Geo. Gerrow Beaverton--Reeve, D. W. Walls Pickering Tp.~--Reeve, Jno. Forgie Reach--Reeve, Geo: A. McMillan Deputy--Dan. McDonald Whitby Tp.--Reeve, Oscar Downey were either to advise, or submit to, such interference by any external The proposal having been made by | authority, with its freedom and au- those in the Presbyterian Church op- | tonomy in ascertaining and declar- posed to organic Union that another | ing the mind of the Church in a vote of the people should be taken |®piritual matter. "i - on the question, Rev. H. J. Prit- (7) Another vote would be useless. chard, Chairman of the Church Union | Leading anti- 'Unionfsts have defin- Committee of the Synod of Toronto |itely declared that their opposition and Kingston, makes the following |to Union would not be affected by statement: the result of such a vote, no matter (1) Two votes of the people have | how favorable to Union it might be. already been 'taken, oné in 1911 and the second in 1915. Each of these a PLEASE PAY his wholesome view point and lan- votes resulted in an overwhelming majority in favor of Union. The bal- lot used in the second vote carried a footnote, declaring that this vote was to be regarded as the final ex- pression of the people's will. (2) In the light of these popular votes, the Presbyteries of the Church voted overwhelmingly in favor of organic Union. The vote of the Presbyteries was taken under the Barrier Act, the regular method of pronouncing on proposed constitu- numbers. (3) Acting in acordance with the expressed will of the Preshyteries, one General Assembly after another We are needing money just as the rest of you need it; and should great- ly appreciate it if our subscribers would renew their subscriptions as promptly #@s possible. Many do The a curious matter, too, that few people seem to realize that if they do not pay, we have to borrow money and pay interest on the bor- rowings. With this fact in mind, it will be worth noting that an account which is not paid in six years costs us in interest $1.74; and the amount that should be paid is $10.74, instead of the $9.00 which is collected. Of course not many subscribers owe for six years subscription; but some do, and they help to make the burden of . =| financing the business a bit harder. 'mediately with the consummation of Union. It should be borne in mind that Presbyteries are made up of ministers and laymen b- We like to pay as we 80, ¢ and we like to be paid promptly. small account does not mean ly to the person who owes it; but a number of these small accounts make up quite a large amount. If you are a bit behind with your subscription we would much appre- ciate a prompt settlement. We have tried to keep our prices at the most reasonable amount pos- sible; and do not want to raise them to cover. unpaid accounts. eee (J (rr. PORT PERRY HIGH SCHOOL The following is the standing of students at the November examina- tions, Names in order of merit. Honor 607% and over in each subject; 'Satisfactory, 50 to 69 per cent. in to his lecture at a very reasonable figure, go that practically everybody may hear hin. It is intended to make a canvass of the town by ticket sellers; but in case you should be out when the ticket seller calls at your door; or if for any other reason you do not buy just then, tickets may be procured at Davis' drugstore, Morrison's drug- store or the Town Hall on the even- ing of the entertainment--January 16th.. Elsewhere is the paper will be found further particulars of this wonderful illustrarted lecture. Just take a glance at the picture posters about the town. They will give you a little idea of the good things that are coming--Jan. 16th, 1924. NCIL--1924 Eagy Whitby--Reeeve, Jno. Nesbitt. Scugog--Reeve, G. Sweetman Thorah--Reeve, John Ross. Uxbridge--Reeve, W. C. Cassie Brock--Reeve, John Bott Scott--Byron Stiver Rama-- Mara-- Jack Miner's Place One outstanding memory of a sum- mer spent near Kingsville, Ont, a few years ago, is that of a visit made one afternoon to Jack Miner's place, On arriving there, the genial Mr. Miner himself met us, and though the party consisted merely of school girls and was unexpected, he himself escorted us about his garden and the large ponds he has for the wild birds. The first impression was of a long, long bower of rambler roses in full bloom, growing in a series of perfect arches. The next was of some tama squirrels, which showed Mr. Miner's love for animals as well as birds and flowers. Then we came to a large pond, improved or artifically n.ade, which in spring and fall were haunt- ed by thousands of wild geese and ducks, but then (in August), were de- serted by all but a few dozen. a faith- ful few that refused to desert their benefactor. Mr. Miner told us many most interesting stories of the life ol the. wild geese and his experiences with them, so that when our visit was over, we felt that we had gained much from both his knowledge and his kindly, unaffected personality, and were all anxious to attend one of his regular, more formal "lectures." rn UTICA NEWS Miss G. Ackney, of Whitby, Mr. and Mrs, Prizeman, of Toronto, also Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Mitchell and Mr. Wilds, spent New Years at the home of Mr. Fred Ashton. Mr, and Mrs. Carl Knox visited with Miss Lulu Rusnell, on Wednes- day of last week. Mr. Willie Michie and Miss Leola Luke visited at the home of Mr. 8. McDonald, on Sunday. Don't forget the social evening to be held some time this month. Mrs, J, H. Ackney visited with Mrs. Hawkins one day last week. Mr, and Mrs, Jas. E. Mitchell and family spent last Yuesday at the home of Mrs. R. N. Rusnel Mr. and rs Alfred Clark and sons, visited with relatives in Port Perry, one day last week, THE FIRST GAME A WIN FOR PORT PERRY Congratulations to Port Perry Intermediate Hockey Team. They travelled to Beaverton and played Port Perry Branch, At least five people in Port Perry have very great reason to be thank- ful that they are alive to-day. Just how they escaped sudden death or serious injury is one of those mys- terious miracles that enter our lives and intervene at times of great danger. A party of five--Messrs Jas. Ruddy, Percy Ingram, Dr. McMaster, Samuel Farmer and Wm. Graham, were tak- ing a metor trip to Toronto on Wed- nesday last. The car was a heavy Studebaker. When a short distance south of Myrtle Station, a stretch of glare ice was encountered. The cas slewed and the driver, in trying to right it, nosed into the ditch; to the right of the road, another slight turn brought the car parallel to the road and facing in the opposite direction to which the car had been going. Then it tipped completely over until it was upside down. Very fortunately the ditch was deep, and the side f the car caught on the edge of the ditch so that it did not settle flat on the ground. Had this not been the case there is little doubt that the occupants of the car would have been killed or seriously injured. As it was, all were able to crawl out; and, although later days brought much soreness there was no serious injury sustained by any person. The top of the car and the wind- shield were completely destroyed, otherwise the car does not seem to have been badly damaged. rere Qe NORTHERN .GROUP .SCHEDULE INTERMEDIATE O. H. A. Jan. 8--Cannington at Uxbridge. Port Perry at Beaverton Jan. 11--Cannington at Port Perry Uxbridge at Beaverton. . 16--~Uxbridge at Port Perry. Beaverton at Cannington . 18--Port Perry at Cannington Beaverton at Uxbridge . 22--Cannington at Beaverton Port Perry at Uxbridge . 25--Uxbridge at Cannington Beaverton at Port Perry. armani fs-- CAPT. ROBT. G. DICKSON Capt. Robt. G. Dickson, died at his home, Port Perry, on Thursday, January 4th, 1924, following a pro- tracted illness. Capt. Dickson was born at Niagara on the Lake, in the year 1845, being the son of the late Hon, Walter Dickson and Marie Geale, and one of nine children, and grandson of the Hon, William Dickson, the founder of Galt, Ontario. Capt. Dickson was educated at Tassie"s Grammar School, Galt, and Trinity College School, Port Hope, after which he went to England and bought his Commission in the 8rd Queen's Own Hussars, as Cornet of Horse, where he rose to the rank of Captain, and served seven years in India. While on leave in Canada in 1879, he met and married Miss Mary Mor- rison, daughter of the Hon. Angus Morrison, of Toronto...On his return to England, Capt. Dickson tran.fer- red to the 7th Dragoon Guards and a short time afterwards sold his Com- mission and sailed for Canada, where he made his home at Niagara on the Lake, living there until he removed to Port Perry seven years ago. Capt. Dickson always took a keen interest in the Church, being until his illness choir leader in the Church of the Ascension, Capt. Dickson always di took a keen interest in sports of all kinds, having the true Englishman's idea of loving sports for sport's sake. He is survived by his twin brother You can rely on OUR Jewellery. Do "YOU" know anything about jewelry? Can you tell whether or not it is "Plated" or solid pure gold? No! Then when you can't trust your own judgment you must "reputation" of the store where you buy. Ask those who have been our life-long customers about us. We make "quality right; then the price right. I. R.BENTLEY JEWELLER & OPTOMETRIST PORT PERRY, ONT. MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS Uxbride. Mayor--King, Bouin Gerrow. Council--Smith,. Newton, St. John, Lapp, Pugh, Wilkinsess Board of Education--O' Hara. Whitby.. .R. N. Bassett, was re- elected Mayor by acclamation. E. R. Blow was elected Reeve over his opponent, Albert Jackson, by a vote of 524 to 405. Out of eleven candi- datesfor council, L. W. Dudley led the Poll, with Wm. Davidson, J. M. Ken- ny, R. 8S. Vickery and David Mowat next in order. The next place is a tie between R. J. Underwood and Herbert Wilson. After the official count is made on Tuesday the Re- turning officer will cast the deciding vote as to which of these men will be on -the Council, provided the count still shows a tie. A. H. Allin and G. M: Goodfellow were elected to the Public Utilities Commission and E, L. Odlum, Wm. Downie, W. M. Je fr min and Miss M. E. Sleep to fi LL Board of Education, all by acclamas tion. Bowmanville--More interest than usual was taken in municipal elec tions this year, when all seats on the Council Board were contested, ex- cept that for Reeve, when Deputy Reeve Milton J. Elliott was promoted to Reeveship by acclamation. Keen rivalry was shown in the Mayoralty contest, in which ex-Reeve T. 8. Hol- gate defeated General John Hughes by 134 majority. The Deputy Reeve contest was between two members of last year's Council in which William H. Hickson defeated C, S. Hallman by 306 majority. Councillors were elect ed as follows:Wm. Cavonly, Wm, H. Carruthers, Jos O'Neill, George W. James, Wm. Yeo, J. W. Hynds. With the exception of Messrs. Caverly and Yeo other members have had previous experience in the Council. ree Qe APPOINTMENT OF COL. J. F.