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st0uffvilledece3iber 28 1922 train cits alto istwo driving east ja their automobile about 10 oclockmonday morning last week on their way to cedar grove mr and mrs hliliard flem ing of box grove were caught by the ottawa express coming west on the crossing tl a mile east of box grove the engine struck the motor car fair in the centre and cut it in tw tossing the parts on each side of fhe track mr fleming who was sitting in the front seat driving was hurled through the windshield and the only injury he sustained was a cut on his nose mrs fleming who was sitting in the back seat had her thigh frac- tured and suffered internal injuries which it is feared may prove fatal the crossing is not a dangerous one to anyone driving aast aa there is a clear view both up and down the railway for a long distance but monday morning was very coldand the side curtains of the automo bile were up and mr fleming taking it for granted that the ottawa ex- press had long since passed did not take the precautions be should j the train was an hour late and making up time was running very fast so fast that the engineer did not know he had struck anyone until after he reached toronto and was informed by the station staff ioc electors of stouffville your vote and influence are solicited to reelect js a g lehman as reeve for the village of stouffvilll for 1923 polling day monday januaryi1923 30e30i xob ioe30e lonoc xoe a electors of stouffville vote to elect w e morden as reeve for 1923 the same careful supervision of the towns interests and yours as in the past polling day monday january 1923 wishing you the compliments of the season ss3qe3q ioc harry stuart glarry requests your vote and influence to elect him for reeve for markham township ot e30x if elected will lower the present high tax rates wishing you a happy new year polling day monday january 1 1923 aaoeaoi loeaocsa l iocs aocxk markham township ejections work to reelect r a smith as councilman for 1923 polling day monday january 1 1923 ioe30l j ioe30e aox ioe30c markham township elections your support issolicited to reelect reubfen stiver as councilman for 1923 polling day monday january 1 1923 local happenings vote mordi leator r there wilf be skating ijfc- the maple leafkink on sayiwjay after noon andeventaf new year day afteiawmfand evening reeve adv division court will be held io stouffville on monday jan stb pair curling stones for sale in good condition apply to h d sawyer stouffville p fresh suppivjppixk- salmon just rcceiyrt v h smith back of buttfrfns hardware the united farmers received a oar of nut coal last week which they sold to members at 1700 per ton the stouffville board of trade will meet in the town hall friday evbxixg deoreth at sowoek a good atteumice business iiumvjjiuvf sam anderson son of mr and mrs hugh anderson received a nasty cut in the mouth from a hockey stick while watching other boys play on christinas day it re quired two stitches to close up the wound mrs watts millinery parlors will be open afternoons only during the winter months excepting on thurs day mornings and saturday even ings quality servich the merchants pf stouffville have mutually agreed to close their stores every exening excepting saturday during january febv and march the buying public are kindly asked to keep this in mind notice now is the time to see about naving that car or bugsy painted at reduced prices bring it in now and it will be ready fo shop room limited for cars the ringwood automobile paint shop ernest e watson 45p change in polling booth take notice that the polling place for polling division no 2 is changed from buttons to h porters ice cream parlor j urquhart clerk heavy clirlstmas mail there were sixteen bags of mail delivered to the people of stouffville on christmas morning while eight more bags of late mail arrived on the evening train from toronto we were surprised to notice at the nomination meeting that the members of the school board were rbt requested to present a financial statement to tl ratepayers it is customary to embody this statement in the town report a school board should show what they have done with the ratepayers money just as the council or any other spending body how many of our citizens know what it cost to operate that big knowledge works in the east end of the town public school concert the school concert on thursday evening jast week in ratcliffs hall was a real christmas treat the various numbers on the program re vealed an abundant of talent amongst the school children of this town as the drills dialogues and individual numbers in most instances were excellent it must have been gratifying to the teaching staff who spared no effort in training the children to the degree of efficiency exhibited mr truman holden chairman of the board of education acted as chairman the proceeds amounted to 50 on tuesday about s50 of un paid taxes was reported out of a total of 1s000 it is anticipated that a large portion of this s50 will he paid in before next monday otherwise there will be some voters disfranchised mail service improved the tribune has succeeded in get ting a better mail service between stouffville and claremont post office inspector sutherland has is sued instructions to mail clerks in port hope and toronto train 95 to include our papers in separate sacks to be up for the rpo leaving toronto on the cpr fol lowing morning at 905 thus elimin ating the necessity forrouting them through the toronto post office child struck by car bobbie hare the 6 or year old son of mr and mrs robert hare is suffering from la fractured hip due to being struck by a car driven by wm kaiser the lad was riding in a cutter with mr and mrs louis slackrgbing east on main street he jumped from the rig gust as the car was about tb pass mr kai ser blew jjis horn and applied the brakes but the car skidded and the bumper struck the lad he was thrown against a lamp post inflict ing nasty cuts about the head be sides breaking the left thigh it is fortunate the little fellow wasnt killed aosatoc loaot iox30z iewfmea for a few does of balsamea and coughs and colds disappear com pletely balsamea loosens the phlegm and clears the lungs and bronchial tubes tjalsamea although powerful in action is free from all harm ful drugs children take it willingly because it taste3 good relief guaranteed or money refunded buy a bottle today boadways drug store stouffville ont big crop low prices mrs ross anderson minnie pen- nock and two children from the west are visiting her parents mr and mrs elijah pennock mr and mrs anderson have a quarter sec tion of land near filmore sask on the cpr about 300 miles west of winnipeg while cropsin that sec tion were almost an absolute failure i the past two years this season there j was an excellent yield they had 12 i acres of oats which averaged 71 bushels per acre while 90 acres of wheat liatt a yield of over 2s00 bushels flax is largely grown in their section and 54 acres yielded 20 bushels to the acre farmers are receiving 185 for flax and wheat realizes them 100 which is a big drop over the past few years mrs anderson states that this seasons crop is regarded as the best har vested since 1915 and the western farmer would do well on it if prices would rise to a satisfactory level heres wishing all our customers and friends a most happy and 1 prosperous new year may 1923 be your best yet also we want to thank you most sincerely for your business during 19221 we are determined that with right goods right prices and right service to win an even greater share throughout the coming year during january february and march our store will close every day except saturday at 630 silvester bros stouffville ont lewis baker nuptial on wednesday dec 20th taber nacle church toronto was the scene of a very pretty christmas wedding clara georgina youngest daughter of mr george baker of toronto was united in marriage with harry mjl- ton lewis of ohio the bride who was given away by her father was otherwise unattended she was beautifully gowned ina white geor gette dress simply made in long slim sleeves her tulle- veil was caught by a circlet of orange blos soms she carried a sheaf of ophe lia roses the grooms gift a lus trous rope of pearls was the only ornament worn by the bride tothe organist miss myrtle jennings the gift was a platinum barpin after the ceremony the bridal party were given a reception at the home of mrs henderson sister of the bride a dainty wedding breakfast was served here and the happy couple were showered with confetti and the good wishes of a host of friends after remaining in toronto for the- christmas season mr and mrs lewis will make a tour of the south ern states before taking up resi dence in kansas city miss new years greetings to al stsverbros eiss i we thank i you it is with much satisfaction that we extend jf thanks to the people of stouffville and vicinitv for ii heir excellent patronage during the closing year w in the ne year we shall endeavor to serve fc you even better than ever may the new year be 8r prosperous to one and ah w i herbert porter goodwood mrs isaac wagg has been quite poorly lately mr bacons brother from alberta is visiting him mr ed davis has engaged miss cook to help in the store mrs robinson has been somewhat under the weather this week mr g- dowsweh and family spent christmas day with mr d wat sons family miss edith johnson of toronto spent christmas with her mother and sister mrs and children visited at the home of her parents over christmas quite a number of visitors re mained over for the baptist enter tainment monday night miss baker of toronto is visiting at the parsonage with her sister mrs lane the mists of early dawn christ mas morning cleared away making us all feel more gay misses louio and bessie were home with their parents mrand mrs win robinson for the holidays mr and mrs jones of orangeville have been visiting the latters mother mrs myers during the christ mas holidays mr sam davis and family and mr jn ashenhurst were at mr ed davis for christmas day also mr and mrs g lee borinskys store is a decided im provement to jlie business of pood wood by having a jorge stock of groceries boots shoes hardware etc it saves the people many a trip to the larger centres you are in vited to see his stock the entertainment held in-metho- dlst church on friday night and baptist church monday night were both well attended though some what varied in program they were enjoyed almost equally by some who attended both both children and teachers are worthy of commenda tion for the success in both cases we are sorry to hear that mr c w harper and family are about to leave this locality for hamilton where they are going to live a farewell address was given to mr harper on sunday at the sab bath school in appreciation of bis services a ndthat of his family in church and community to which mr harper feelingly replied we trust they will find just as good friends in hamilton a member of a well known and pioneer family of uxbrldge died last week in the person of charles gould in his 80th year for five years he had suffered from the effects of a stroke prior to this he was a busy man and conducted the milling business in the name of gould bros for many years at one time charlie gould was warden of ontario county and he was wide ly known besides his wife and one daughter he is survived by two brothers j b gould of markham h j gould of uxbrldge and sis ters mrs thos watt of brantford mrs mary crosby of uxbridgefmrs rev e cockburn of toronto and mrs alma dale of england the mali and empire reported that graves were being robbed in uxbridge cemetery at uxbrldge this was found to be absolutely false and it was later learned that the graves supposed to have been rob bed were in goodwood cemetory and it was merely a case of remov ing a body from one part of the cemetery to another by relatives of the 1007 newspapers pub lished in canada last year the week lie3 had a total average circulation of 1924223 copies each issue this goes to show that the place of the home newspaper is not being invaded rather does it indicate that its place is yet warm in the hearts of its countryman collingwood bulle tin n you need a good engine you cant realize the money- saving value of a good farm engine until youve seen how much more quickly and efficiently you can clear up the numerous odd jobs about the farm for milking separat ing churn ing sawing grinding sharpening tools mixing cement shelling com filling the silo theres nothing i know of that will give better service with so little attention as a toronto engine and they operate on either kerosene or gasoline let me explain in detail thess sturdy little workers next time you pass my way dont forget to see their able assistants the toronto saw and the toronto grain grinder the same time n lanktree stouffville ontario 0e30i a low price level never before reached by any car in canada ford touring car new pricpon all ford chassis s runabout toiirimf trhcjk chassis co jc word ontario models- 00 44500 49566 69500 78508 rieaj58ve pnvjesfare fob fordont start ing and electric lighting on chassis run about touring truck chassis 8500 extra on coupe and sedan starting and electric are standard equipment j- r e brown ford dhalett stouffvllli