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stouffville december 24th 1925 local happenings stouffviue xew years market will ba held on tuesday dec 29th dont have too much to say this coming election a sock on the foot la worth two on the jaw in the home of a thousand babies is a new serial story com menced in this issue its good be sure and read it come and hear frederick sommer of toronto who will preach at church of christ west lend on sun day dec 27th at 11 jclock am and 3 oclock pm mr alex stuart contractor on the new stouffviue post office suspended operations on the building this week long enough to lay the floor in the new baptist church uilding which were put down in two days time the local merchants are to be con gratulated on the beautiful christ mas window display along main street if there is any lack of christmas spirit it will not be for any want of beauty along this line rev dr douglas fraser formerly of the presbyterian publicationswho died in toronto leaving an estate of 16000 was the father of mrs john mutch of truro n whose hus band was a former pastor of the local presbyterian congregation mrs mutch with three other surviving children share in the estate the ottawa citizen contains the death notice of the late wm stuart taggart who was born in stouffviue 66 years ago a son of the late rev chas taggart who ministered to the methodist congregation here at that time and who is still remembered by some of our citizens the late stuart taggart became a well- known portrait painter we understand that markham will only have a junior hockey team this winter uxbridge has again entered the intermediate and is grouped with oshawa port perry lindsay canningtonwhitby and bowmanville there is a possibility of the three southern teams being left out of this grouping as the travelling expenses would be too high otherwise and the district a little cumbersome it this fa done it will be uxbridge canning- ton lindsay and port perry flao bushel tras paid for wheat in stouffviue yesterday lost on monday night between gormley and stooftville a tire chain finder please leave at the tribune office just one more week to make your new year resolutions then you have 52 in which to smash them that is if some road hog dont bowl you out in the meantime the tribune extends to all its many readers the heartiest good wishes for a merry christmas and happy prosperous new year you cant beat the old wlshwhen it comes sincere mr arforsyth has established a new barberlng shop in markham village which is opened to the public this week until recently the new tonsorial artist in markham was in partnership with his brother harold in this town but of late the business here has been carried on by the latter named member of the firm the regular annual meeting of the ufo will be held in municipal hall stouffviue on tuesday dec 29th 1925 at 2 pm all farmers in any way interested in any of the various pools and other coopera tive activities of the i organization whether numbers or not are earnest ly requested to be present mrs elizabeth truman of church street was this week made the reci pient of a beautiful engraved- and framed certificate of life member ship in the upper panada bible so ciety in recognition of her generous offering this year of fifty dollars to the funds of the society we offer our congratulations to mrs truman and hope that others may be enrolled on the life membership list in the near future mr gam davison auto license issuer for this district has received a supply of the new 1926 markers which are now ready for you at his place of business in unionville jas the 1925 licenses expires with the end of the year the department is insisting that everyone motoring about after the latter date without the new metallic numbering on their bus is fracturing the law and isjla- ble to a fine for the offence the friee is the same as last year 14 for all small modeli or 4cylinder cars seasons greetings to one and all oy manycastomers we extend thesesonvureetings may this chriacma time be a happy joyoiwone for all snowhite pairy f slowder prop you enjoyed reginald denny in oh doctor but see him at his best in his latest picture n the fast worker auditorium theatre fri day christmas night and saturday dont forget the anniversary of the ladles aid of united church to be held on jan 10th and 11th mr morley ba of toronto will preach on sunday also give an enter tainment on monday night it kelley from near beaverton moved to stouffviue this week where he will be employed as cnr sec tion foreman mrkelly will have charge of the tracks from markham station to a mile east of stouffviue harry leadbetter is conducting a goose contest which closes tonight thursday at s oclock nearest guess to the correct weight of a carcas of beet now hanging in the butcher shop will be rewarded by a nice goose no cost to guess and no obligation mr lloyd turner local represent ative for the dodga motor co in this territory has a very special an nouncement on another page in this issue dont fail to read it as it conveys special news to car owners and others the nomination meeting for stouff viue will be held in the auditorium on monday evening next at 8 pm come out to this public meeting and hear the issues relating to our town discussed also keep in mind that nominations for members ot the school board and the council will de received at the clerks office at 12 oclock noon after that time no fur ther nominations shall be received therefore do not overlook getting in your nominations at the required time the superior store ff merry christmas at the annual meeting of the york county medical society at the home of dr c j devines of aurora an address jon the differential diag nosis of the chest was given by dr h i kinsey of toronto a discus sion by the doctors followed officers elected for the year were dr s w otton newmarket president drw a sangster stouffviue vicepresi dent dr s j boyd newmarket secretary dr hbfreel stouffviue treasurer auditorium theatre stouffvtdllb xigths ss xigths december 25 26 feature reginald denny la y the fast worker comedies buddy jikssix in his fd23t degree full programme of fun admission under 11 years 15c adults 25o doors open 730 start 815 s g schmidt christmas greetings i wish to thanks to my patronage thro this opportunij merry christ coming yearj convey my sincere ustomerfor their fgh thepast and take ofwishing you all a 6ud prosperity this n thanking you h g1lroy dairyman the young people of markham are holding a dance in the town hall there new years night the public invited hearty greetings and the best ot good wishes for a merry christmas and happy new year is the wish of ratcliff co stouffviue to one and all the people mrs henry smith of the 10th concession south ot mongolia brought in a very extraordinary lot of geese for the christmas market on tuesday there were seven in the lot all weighing around 18 pounds each and mrssmith was paid 23 cents per pound for them receiv ing a cheque amounting to more than 35 despite their wonderful size- all the geese were young we repeat it theres no other phrase to beat it a story was circulated in stouff viue on monday relating that chick en thieves had visited the hen pen of mr ah vannostrand at vandorf taking all his fowl of 15 birds the pleasing part of the report comes when it was stated that the thief had dropped his purse and mrs vannos trand pick it up in the pen finding it to contain 7500 in order to verify the report the tribune got in touch with the vannostrands by long distant telephone only to find that the story was quit new to them and that they had lost no chickens and knew ot no other vandorf citizens losing poultry the christmas tree and entertain ment at the christian church last thursday night was largely attended and thoroughly enjoyed by every body present after sitting down to tables that were loaded with good- toeatsasplendid program was oen- dered which held the attention of each one present f the sad news was conveyed to r- lptiyes in town early wednesday morning this week announcing the death at the royal memorial hos pital toronto of mrs walter h arms nee gertrude daley daugh ter of mr and mrs r j daley formerly of this town and now of alberta mrs arms was born in stouffviue and the many old friends here feel the shocking news very keenly besides the parents she is survived by her husband and a son 12 years of age funeral arrange ments were not known at the time of going to press we still have a big stock of christmas cheer candies fruits etc for the last minute buyer a w scott t phone us your order no 909 we deliver the goods warm christmas greetings this is just a line to let you know we appreciate the patronage you favored us with this year it is our pleasure at this time to extend to our many friends and customers the sincere wish for a very happy christmas and a new year overflowing with prosperity miss mazie silversides ot stouff viue was the successful winner of the handsome gold watch given away by mr adam yake the west end jewelry store for making the near est guess to the length of time a watch would run with one winding the timepiece f was placed in mr yakes window in a sealed jar and the guesses were deposited in a sealed box which was opened by the editor ot the tribune who declared the successful winner the watch ran 31 hours 37 minutes and 56 se conds and miss silvtersldes guessed correctly the exact hours and min utes being short five seconds her guess being 51 the next nearest guess was made by harry baker be ing 31 hours 35 minutes and 14 se conds mrs ira rusnell came third in all 342 guesses were filed at the jewelry store and the one coming the longest distance was from a readet of the tribune in chicago the great number or guesses indi cates the popularity of the contest which was also conducted last year ft pretty wedding was solemnized at the home of mrs j k miller seventh line markham on saturday afternoon december 12th when her eldest daughter mary enamaisie was united iit marriage to harry m warrinet only son of mr and mrs j w warriner of markham the ceremony was performed by the rev k m burgess in the presence of the immediate families the bride was given in marriage by her brother mr earle miller of fenelon falls and wore a gown of sandlewood crepe sattnwith a necklace ot pearls the gift of the groom and carried a bouquet of sunset roses after par taking of a dainty lunch the happy couple left amid showers of confetti for a short motor trip to hamilton und other points mr and mrshm warriner will be at home to their many friends at meadow brook farm after the first of the new year after jan 1st 1926 during the winter we close each even- ing except saturday at 630 oclock silvester bros weather conditions for the stouff viue christmas market on tuesday could not have been excelled the weather was fair and the roads were in excellent shape for either wheel ing or sleighing this had the effect of bringing out a big crowd poultry was very plentiful particularly geese which brought from 18 to 22c pound turkeys were a scarce com modity and ranged from 40 to 45c chickens although in great quan tities demanded a good price from 20c to 2sc pound according to quality ducks sold up to 22c the wide rangei ot pric3 for poultry is quite justified a3 so many poor qual ity or poorly dressed birds are brought in which will not command the standard price from the consu mer the big supply of eggs is steadily bringing down the price which had dropped to 40 cents dozen for pullet egg and 55 cents for hen eggs butter brought 40c pound one of the popular events ot the season is the annual concert ot the stouffviue continuation school it was held on friday evening last when standing room was at pre mium in ratcliffs hall as a result the school will be ahead over 100 after u expenses are paid and the money will be used to purchase extra equipment for athletic and other necessities for the pupils the pro- gjam although quite lengthy was thoroughly enjoyed and the pupils with the teachers as instructors are to be congratulated on the presen tation of so many good numbfers the club swinging proved an especially attractive feature this year as the young ladles werei lighted up so to speak on the end of each club was attached an electric bulb to which current was supplied by means ot a wire attached to the backs and armsoteaob club swinger the effect was very pleasing and to mr a j barker postmaster ot weston is due the credit for the in novation twe little playlet i cant afford it revealed some good talent and proved a real success in fact every number on the program was applauded heartily and was worthy ot the good reception given by the audience quality service a good old fashioned merry christmas to you and yours is the sincere wish of stiver bros stiver bros flour feed and seed merchants phone 4501 a friendly bank for the service of formers jur desire to serve the farmer is sin cere because we realize that unless his financial affairs are well ordered he can not prosper and unless the farmer prospers the country cannot make progress we invite you to open your personal account with us and you may feel entirely free to have a friendly talk about a business problem with our experienced managers at any time for nearly 100 years we have been bankers far rural canada the bank of nova scotia cuptttd 10000000 established 1832 reserve 19500000 total resources jz3oo0o0o0 santa claus headquarters christmas eve seasons greetings are extended to you from our store and you may extend this same spirit to your friends by serving them i x our stock of christmas groceries in peels raisins currants oranges lemons candies nuts etc visit our dry goods counter it will reveal big bargains r dry goods and groceries successor to j j rae phone 1602 ring wood garage phone 167 truth in advertising readers are you aware there is a great difference in radio batteries 60 ampere hour batteries and 100 ampere hour batteries for instance naturally the 100 hr battery gives almost double the amount of service this same fact applies to b batteries also with all our radios we provide 100 ampere hour a batteries and oversize batteries dont be deluded into believing you are gettin a bargain if you purchase a cheaper receiving set than the splitdorf cheaper simply because it is supplied with undersized bat teries and poor equipment a fact all to often witheld from the unknowing purchaser the splitdorf is priced at 16500 installed com plete with the following equipment muisicone loud speaker or your choice of other speakers set head phones a battery tester b battery tester lightning arrester oversize a andb batteries and the very best of tubes aerial lead in and ground wire that money can buy i discriminating people are buying splitdorf phone 167 jti