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zfcibtme vol xxxvi no 43 stouffville ontario thursday december 24jh 1925 make this the merriest christmas you have ever had with smiles n chuckles chocolates the treat op treats assorted hard centres or creams in beautiful gift boxes keep a box in the bouse during the noliday season we can supply you with your chfist- mas decorations red and green bells crepe paper tissue paper fancy wrapping paper twine and ribbon for tying parcels tinsel green and red rope christmas wreaths tags seals booklets ard post cards picture and story books for the children come in and see our christmas gifts in french ivory eborfy pearl 3 flowers and day dream combina tions gifts that give a pleasing sat isfaction to the giver and cherished by those who receive them j m storey chemist and druggist 51- srwdsarah ratcliff tmathiwyoxeawsaotors albert 8t stoukfv1ll1s offlce hours mornings 9 to 12 tuesday thursday and saturday evenings 7 to 830 pm other hours by appointment phone 5804 thomas birkett general insurance broker established 1907 can be of service to you in all branches of insurance reason able rates fair settlement and prompt payment of losses sound and dependable com panies phone 182 offlo lawson block geo keay auctioneer stouffville graduate national auction school canada sales made to meet owners approval write rr3 stouffville phone 9003 lawsons -for- christmas j groceries fruits peels nuts candy etc it will be a pleasure to show our stock and a delight jor vou to see it all fresh and clean wishing one and all the seasons greetings geo j lawson phonet82 the west end grocer 8toupkv1llb greetings we welcome the opportunity which the christmas season affords of extending to all our friends the seasons greetings jjid to wish them increased pro- snt sperity during the coming year on behalf of myself and the staff municipal pot j stouffville f election tall in stouffville is un usually quiet and there is some like lihood of an acclamation with per- hapsni slight change in the council if some members now sitting do not wish to stand for another term reeve siivester is not likely to be opposed more attention is likely to be directed to ce affairs cf the school board where four vacancies are to be filled no doubt all the re tiring members could easily be re turned but they refuse to stand for reelection they are messrs aitchi- son and booth and f c rowbot- ham resigned e lloyd will likely stand for reelection the name of ira rusnell is also mentioned to re present hat section on the board which mr lloyd stands for but there appears to be no aspirants to fill the vacancies in town whitchurch council a municipal light is pending in whitchurch where deputyreeve george leary of gormley will aspire to the reeveship and as reeve mor gan baker also desires to retain the position the electors will be left to decide the issue two of the present councillors abiier baker and her man kidd wivj both seek the chair vacated by deputyreeve leary there will be room for new blood in the council but we have heard no names mentioned excepting that of ex- reeve wni crawford whom we un derstand will seek election as a councillor uxbritlge township if the general feeling in and sbout goodwood prevails there will be an allround acclamation in uxljrjdge township for 1926 which would be acceptable to the members there appears to be nothing serious held against the present council and many say an acclamation is in order however there may be others who differ from the general opinion ex pressed around goodwood but unless it grows more serious there will be no election reeve wg cassie who lives at quaker hill just west of uxbridge has held the reeveship for two terms and most of the other councillors have had similar experi ence markham township there is every indication of a municipal election in markham township on jan 4th all the pre sent council will seek reelection to their present positions and exreeve geo padget may oppose reeve gohn exdeputyreeve robt a smith is slated to run for the reeveship or the deputyrecveship but he is sure to be in the fight for some position we have not heard many new names mentioned for councillors excepting mr edgar nigh of the 6th conces sion who if induced to run would no doubt make a good showing at the poll the two issues to be dis cussed on nomination day are the mounting tax rate and the matter of changing the county road from the 6th to the 8th concession it will be up to the old council to satisfy the ratepayers on these contentious questions pickering we are almost safe in predicting an acclamation in pickering reeve speers has only had one year in his present office and old campaigners inform us that he is n6f likely to be opposed all other members are willing to retain their present offlce for another year if the ratepayers local case set for jany 8 personal notes bbeabcgg and bruce mowat of hamilton arrived mr and mrs a s leaney will spend christmas with dr and mrs uamieson in hamilton the commission appointed home week to spead christmas empowered to settle church property uith uis p disputes arising out of the division in thepresbyterian churches regard- mr ami mrs a ing entering the new united church will sit at stouffville on friday jan 8th to hear the case regarding the mr george storey of the local stouffville presbyterian church j standard bank staff is relieving the doth the unionists and continu- managsr at claremont for a time mg presbyterians have filed with i dr f a dales was in toronto the commission a brief or sum- ion tuesday attending a meeting of mary of their different view poinjs j the ontario medical association exe- aud vhen the case comes up here cutive of which he is a member witnesses may be called j0 give evi- lioyd hoover is home from chi ence and the ownership of the i cago visiting his parents mr and building in dispute finally deter- mrs hoover ll6vd is attend mine ing bible college in the american while the local congregation voted oe in entsr union there was quite a ollowing in opposition and as the unionists have worshipped in the former jlelhodist chjrch since june j com their we as j 10th the antiunionists have made etin on the petit jury of the use of the old kirk building both general assizes in toronto mrs m g armstrong who recent ly had charge of mr m t leavens home for several months has left town on account of her approaching marriage to mr s j robb of strat ford out the marriage will take place ih toronto during the holiday season mrs n e smith who is spending the winter with her daughters in toronto waa in town a couple of town council at thejfinal meet- i days this week returning on wed- last wpelt and showed that the nesday to the city mrs smith has with the churches j messrs m e watts ross brown 1 and milton harris will this week sides now claim ownership seek information about sewers the annual report of the local board of health was rera before the ing last wpe and sb- birth rate instouffvtlle for this year is just equwalentfo the death rate there being eleven births and eleven deaths the board made formal request to the councilto procure an estimate through the provincial department of healtfhof a sewerage system for the towm the increasing number of drains and the ever increasing com plaints against them may some day not far distant lead us into installing a system of sewage while it is not anticipated to take any action in the matter just now it is deemed wise to at least get an estimate on such an undertaking and other informa tion concerning the best system for a place like stouffville ballantrae friends will be glad to know that job jordons daughter sarah is lecovering from her illnessr we regret to state that mrs sam hood is seriously ill her daughters mrs clark and mrs mccormick are with her giving tender care and careful nursing mrs john gray disposed of sever al acres of wood lots yesterday and although there have been quite a number of such sales there seemed to be plenty of buyers wood is be coming very scarce now that the new post is erected at stouffville many of our farmers are wondering if we could not get a daily mail route from that source at present those who get mail only three times a week are very dissatisfied who will under take to call a meeting to start things going leased her house to mr dawson davis having stored her furniture in a portion of the house messrs hugh and ira anderson were in port perry this week visiting their parents mr and mrs john anderson who are celebrating their golden wedding anniversary mr and mrs anderson are former residents of stouffville and all friends will wish them much happiness on this auspicious occasion mr s a burroughs sr of long hill conn usa is spending the christmas season with his sister-in- law airs soden albert street and with other relatives in and near stouffville it was mr burroughs who made the splendid donation of bulbs to the stouffville horticultural society last year in memory of his deceased wife nee margaret spang the bulbs have been placed in two beds at the station green and will form a beautiful floral exhibit there next season district news mrs rowan passes ambrose stover baker v births gray in stouffville on dec 18th 1925 to mr and mrs walter gray a son deaths rcesor at cedar grove on dcc21 1925 elizabeth raymor beloved wife of colin d reesor in her 7sthyear supremacy on wednesday last dec 16 1925 there passed away one of stouff villes oldjest citizens in the per- sonof mrs dr r rowan mrs rowan was born in 185s on the now vacant lotvbetween mr a s leaneys and mr john urqulrarts residences where then stood theld homestead of her parents she was married about 47 years ago and for some years the doctor carried on a drug store when he took up the on daughter j mrs s s sharpe of uxbridge was taken to whitby last week where she will undergo an operation v rev c b jeffrey of markham underwent an operation in the gen eral hospital toronto last week and is recovering nicely mrs margaret miller 92 years old widow of jas b miller and a resi dent of markham township for many years passed away monday at the residence of her soninlaw hrowe of the don mills road todmorden ffot scottish parentage the late mrs miller was born in guysboro nova scotia in 1833 in 1s52 she left guysboro to take up residence with her uncle alex mcpherson then a pioneer farmer on thesixth conces sion of markham this trip mrs mil ler made by taking a coasting vessel to boston and thence by rail to tor onto completing the trip by road later she married jas bruce miller who was a farmer near hagerman predeceased by her husband ten years ago the late mrs miller who was a presbyterian is survived by mrs h rowe and stouffv1llk presbytkrian next sunday service at 230 pm the public invited raker hill and 2nd markham baptist churches sunday dec 27th the services will bo as follows baker hifl 1030 auu markham second 7 pm pastor w s whitcombe will preach on dealing in time mexxox1te church a g warder pastor sunday dec 27th 10 am special missionary mess- ages in the sunday school in charge of the missionary supt 11 am subject reflection 7 pm- subject restoration prayer meetings on wednesday dec 30th east class at henry widemans markham and pickering townline we6t class at the home of s goudie p e mill street x baptist rev w w fleischer pastor the christmas season is with us again and brings as usual- its sug gestion of peace and joy we extend to all best wishes for a large share of both these priceless gifts services as usuai next sunday subject 11 am an old man with a sad heart subject 7 pm a young man on the right track united church of canada rev h s warren ba minister rev r young ba minister young peoples sunday 11 am address to s s scholars theme false and true standard rev r young music by junior choir 7 pm address to young people by rev h s warren some of the christmas music will be repeated by request a special invitation is hereby ex tended to all young people of town and community christian church edgar morton pastor sunday dec 27th a merry christmas for everybody it is not the baby that was born in bethlehem that we need to see these days so much as the saviour unto you no matter who you are is born a saviour matt 211 we were delighted to see such splendid interest at our sunday schools and church services last sun days that is truly a joy to our saviour next sunday our services will be seasoned with thoughts for the new year your presence will gladden our hearts business cards legal mccullough button barristers solicitors convey ances c buttons block stouffville money to loan medical dr s s ball physician and surgeon office cor 0brii and main phone 196 dr herbert b freel physician and surgeon office standard bank building hours 8 to 12 am except sunday 4 to 5 and 630 to 830 pm tuesday thursday and saturday phones office 16401 residence 16402 dental j n dales lds dd s- dentist claremont honor graduate of royal college of dental surgeons and of the university of toronto office over mr scotts store phone 1405 claremont dr d c smith dentist stouffville honor graduate of chicago and toronto university and the royal college of dental surgeons office over shaws store phone office 1011 residence 1012 no outside appointments john and eleven grand- fada v radio the standard of reception in every industry there is some one product thatby sheer merit and outstanding quality and performance is accepted as the standard by which other products may be judged in the radio industry it is the fada in this great radio receiver for the first time unsur passed tone quality absolute selectivity extreme distance and simplicity of tuning have all been perfected free from interference no howls no background noises no overlapping of stations one station after another parades by as you turn the dials whatever is on the air comes in easily perfectly dont experiment be sure with fada fada xeiitrodyne costs 12500 other models frontsoo np storeys drug store study of medicine and practised e son here for eight years moving to tor- children onto where he continued his prac tice for 27 years mrs rowans fail ing health- compelled liim to give up his practice and they moved back to stouffville last spring where they purchased a home on church street north intending to reside here for the balance of their lives the change for a time seemed to be beneficial to her but her health gradually failed until released from her sufferings mrs rowan was the daughter ofthe late mr and mrs wm leaney and a sister to mr a s leaney who still resides here and is now the last one left of her original family she had one daughter nellie whopre-de- ceased her by a few years her husband dr rowan survives her she was a most loveable and christ ian woman a fond mother and an obrien is survived by seven children affectionate wife the service was mrs mcpherson of vancouver dr held at the house after which inter- obrien grand prairie mrs young ment took place at the stouffville minesing mrs fraser newmarket cemetery the revr young offlciat- j joseph m of laskay benjamin j ing we extend our sympathy lo the j of toronto and mrs h e teasdale sorrowing friends j of aurora one of the early pioneers of king township passed to his reward on tuesday of last- week in the person of daniel obrien who died at the residence of his daughter mrs h e teasdale yonge street aurora mr obrien was born in markham town ship in 1832 the son of wm obrien who came from nova scotia and set tled in york county about 1828 deceased learned the trade of black- smithing in pickering and moved to laskay where he established a busi ness which he carried on for a num ber of years mr obrien was an ardent member of the sons of tem perance and always took an active interest in the work ofthe order in politics he was a liberal mr big reduction bank overdraft whitchurch township council have been carrying a very unusual large overdraft for some years in their general account at the beginning ofl925 it stood at 844256 and it had been even larger than this but by the financial statement just issued to the ratepayers this week this large debit has been reduced to 294110 the township having paid off 550146 during the current year e s barker lds dds dentist stouffville honor graduate of royal college of dental surgeons arid of the university of toront- offlce in grubins block phone 8201 markham every tuesday office- over geo crosbys store a c kennedy chiropractor church st stouffvllle- monday wednesday and fridays 9 to 12 a m loyal orange lodge no 1020 8touffvillh ont regular meetings vwbarkirb pm on or before full moon muston sons extend happy christmas greetings to one and all markham tp council markham township council met on dec 15th for the statutory meet ing of the year to wind up the busi ness before going to the nomination meetingin unionvllle on dec 28th the chief item of business was the passing of accounts all of which will appear in the financial stafement to be issued this week four claims for sheep killed and damaged were paid on the advice or the valuators amounting in all to about 100 roadways drug storb stouffville card of thanks coming to stouffville nine months ago after an absence of 27 years with the hope that mrs rowans health might improve we left- an atmosphere charged with the affec tion of dear friends for the quiet of comparative mfrangers but immedi ately foundrtirselves surrounded by a spirit prklndness sym nelghbofllnpsi whwrtias been con tinuously and increasingly manifest giving much comfort to the dear suffering one and evidence of the divine love that will not let us go activeln the human for all we sincerely and gratefully express our appreciation r rowan i we extend the compliments of the season to one and all adam r yake optometrist watchmaker and jeweler 2 doors west ofs railway tracks phone 159 stotjffviixh