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stouffville january 28th 1926 stouffville hortictjltural society annual meeting the annual meeting i the above society will he held in the munici pal hall stouffville on the evening of january s 1926 at 730 oclock for the election of officers add otter business you are respectfully requested to be present hokliack trest ora reaiaan secretary texoeks for gravel tenders will be received by the undersigned up to feby 12th 1926 tor the supply of gravel approxi mately 100 loads for the corpora tion of stcaityjile 2 or 1926 gravel to be good grades for road or sidewalk building and to be de livered where required in the cor poration tenders should be marked ten ders lor gravel its dougherty clerk for sale brea tn lay sngle comb white leghoris oldham strain cock from 312 egg lien rop a few choice cocherels robt hoox altona fillets 12 leghorn pullets for sale oac strain henry steckley gormley flmie 0321- 49 wood for sale dry hardwood 12 length at 15 cord j borinsky phone 186 geese trio of geese 2 geese and gander good strain apply peter steckley gormley phone 311 49 poultry wanted live geese ducks and hens for which i quote highest marketprice see me before you sell sam golden at pennocks livery plymouth rock roosters barred rock roosters thoro- bred tested bred to lay j boadway tenders wanted tenders wanted for 8 cords of four foot long body maple and beech wood green to be delivered at the school ss no 9 lemonville tenders received up to feby 10th 1926 bert baker secretary wood for sale will deliver 12in 400 16in 5 22in 750 4t 14 this wood is all flfstclass beech and maple cut from big timber g w mccormick phone mount albert 1617 vivian 48 for basse lot 35 con 8 markham known as the mcpherson property in the vill age of ringwood consisting of 5 acres of land good brick house wagon shop and stable also good orchard and garden reasonable terms apply to robt ratcliff rr 4 touffville ont 48 wanted 1 calves for vealing purposes also highest prices paid for vat calves j churley phone 6405 i 49 stxthline david harris spent sunday at r jjatclmts mrs fred steckley was in toronto one day last week norman steckley spent the week end in toronto as usual sorry to hear that miss edith johnson h 111 with tonsilitis mrs fred steckley spent the week end at her parents mr r bruels b vaisley is home after spend- ng two weeks in toronto on jury a number went to robt ratclifts after church on sunday evening to listen in the young people of the sixth line church report a very enjoyable even ing when they were entertained by the stouffville bypu at a skating party and hot lunch last friday a number from the sixth are tak ing in the short course at stouffville be at the rink to cheer for your hockey team thursday night claremont born on thursday jan 201926 to mr and mrs kilpatrick a daugh ter 1 miss stephenson of blrehciiff spent the week end with miss clara underbill miss davidson principal of our public school left on saturday to at tend bear mothers funeral in strat- lord mrs gjmforsyth is in aurora at present on account of the sickness of ier sister mrs john underbill wbo is laid np with tonsllitus the annual checker tournament was held last thursday evening in sandersons hotel 16 players ivere present levi suul thos linton were the eaptains levis side winning the match by ten points the losers paid for the supper for sale turnips for sale call 4s02 fitouffville phone no in memoriam brown t1 loving memory of mary louisa brown who died suddenly at the home of her sister jan 26 1925 short and sudden was the cajl of mary dear beloved byafu the blow was greattbsnock severe we little thought her death so jiear and only those who have lost can tell the pain of parting without farewell sadly missed by sister cora mother and father glasgow mrs f slack was visiting friends in toronto last week miss mary wellman is holidaying in toronto we understand mr w davis has purchased a car the cottage prayer meeting is at the home of mrs march thursday evening this week mr and mrs h slack and mr and mrs l slack motored to tor onto one day last week mr and mrs joan lewis of stouff ville visited his mother who is over 80 years of age and quite ill j morrison happened with a pain- iul accident on thursday last gett ing his hand mangled while helping to buzz wood at the stouffville creamery wanted barley and oats highest prices paid at bruce bros mill phone 3614 wanted live hens chickens and ducks geo rosser phone 8708 stouff- ville 49 t- real estate 100 acres brick house bank barn fine soil spring creek near stouff- tllle good roads near school church and stores fine location price 10000 wanted from 2 to 20 acres with good buildings and good location list your property with us xake and co real estate office- in adam yakes jewelry store 2 doors west of railway tracks phone 159 stouffville but sell exchange every line of implements used on the farm is to be found in our yards we buy sell or exchange call and see our sleighs many sets to choose from also wagons etc highest prices for hides junk and live poultry h herman phone 192 stouffvillh wanted agents and salesmen for our trees nd shrubs we have a full line of everything all government inspec ted stock free equipment and real liberal terms to the right kind of pian start in now welland nursery co welland ont victoria square miss marion agar is recovering from an attack of scarlet fever r s frisby son held a shoot for the 22 rifles on thursday after noon jan 21st eighteen chickens were the prizes there were four teen contestants and they had a fine afternoon shooting the winners of birds all wore broad smiles but h h spoffords was v broader by several wrinkles than the others in eighteen rounds herb made 170 here are the lucky ones h h spofford 4 tim patterson 3 w scott sr 2 a meyer w lehman f carruthers h forrester r s frisby f banks w young n boy- ington and r boyington one each the annual baseball supper will be held in the public hall on tues day evening feb 2nd progressive euchre will follow the eats at the meeting jan 20th to ar range for the supper the ladles served lunch after an evening of progress the prizes were won by miss tomlinson ladies clare sanderson gentlemans and jazz gar ters by harold mortson at a supper and entertainment given by the w i of white rose two of our orators l l nichols and h collard will take up the cudgels for the negative against miss orch ard and miss turner on the sub ject resolved that woman is more important in the world than man mill brown had a glass dish of coppers with- a three pound box of chocolates as prize for the nearest correct guess as to the number of coins many guessed and figured out to a nicety the number but mrs moorly gormley and h porter of the square won having an equal guess of 873 there were 867 coins in the dish va5dorf the contributions towards the pay ment of the new piano at the com munity hall are still coniing in very generous donations from our local member wm keith mpp of newmarket and mr morgan baker reeve of whitchurch were much ap preciated by the womens institute mr geo kennedy of british columbia a son of the late mrchris- topher kennedy and a former resi dent of this neighborhood was call ing on relatives and friends in our midst on wednesday of last week another brother lewis of new jer sey is also visiting with relatives at unionville wideman in loving memory of our dear brother lambert a wide- man who- passed away jan 27th 1925 we watched him suffer day by day it caused us bitter grief to see him slowly fade away but could not give relief long nights long days he bore his pain to wait for cure but all in vain till god himself knew what was best he took lambert home and gave him rest ever remembered charlie and cora meat meat the year 1926 will find us as in the past desirous of furnish ing our patrons with a choice selection of meats of all kinds r h leadbetter butcher phone 9701 for prompt delivery stouffville ont 4th line uxbridge victor shaver had a business- trip to guelph on thursday miss charlotte clark spenl the week end in toronto sidney licorish of mongoliaspent sunday at mr and mrs william licorisbs born to mr and mrs marshall crittendon on jan 21st 1926 a daughter herbert hisey is staying with his brotherinlaws orval n roach for a few weeks ross watson has been the pur chaser of a very valuable team of young horses our radio enthusiasts tried to lis ten in on england on sunday night but none report very good success mrs levi hisey and son earl spent a couple of days withher daughter mrs orval roach last week wilfred lane is convalescing at his brotherinlaws h roach jr after being in the hospital for week or so he having inflicted a severe cut in the foot requiring three stitches while in the north woods several of our young people are attending the choral singing school held at claremont conducted by the womens institute we are glad to report that both of our cases of scarlet fever are now out around again they say tis nice to be out of prison after being confined inside- for six weeks births steckley at gormley on jan 24 1926 to mr and mrs peter steck ley a son miller on jan 21st 1926 to mr and mrs henry miller con 7 markham a daughter robinson on january 22nd 1926 to mr and mrs edgar robinson churchill a son send the tribune to absent friends editor stouffville tribune i am sending you some figures for publication showing the increase in assessment also in expenditures in the county of york in the last ten years while the assessment has in creased taxation has increased at a much more rapid pace it is time to call a halt to prevent any increase in expenditure should be the aim of the county council this year then the natural increase in assessment would keep taxation at the present level or a little below it assessment of county 1915 1925 59178000 90618000 general tax 109483 560418 schools is 500 138095 crim justice 21000 50000 roads 16000 228000 6000 of 22s000 is forintdeb childrens aid 500 5000 mothers allowance 35000 salaries magistrate clerg 600 5500 treasurer 1400 4000 clerk 1200 3000 olidtor 500 2500 j r campbell cashel j wideman has now become a radio fan having installed a new atwaterkent mr geo mustard one of the old est inhabitants has been laid up we wish him recovery it is said that mr wm summer- feldt who occasionally comes to our vicinity can tune up the prisoners song and sing it excellently the announcement of the marri age of our townsman m harvey houck to miss edna baker of gorm ley is anndunced already the boys are anticipating the charivari harry forrester had a chicken dinner after the shooting match at r s frisby s so had fred carru thers and allen meyers followed suit oh boy r f boynton had a successful sale on wednesday jan 20 every thing went at a brisk rate and the proceeds amounted to 3000 mr boynton having sold his farm to chassmith of this place for 12000 and not to david brown as reported will remove in april to his new some purchased from mrs mary j brumwell on the fifth stouffvilles new dry goods store winter sale specials ladies and misses flannel and allwool charmeen dresses all at reduced prices da corsets all sizes to clear 98c childrens winter weight bloomers per pair to clear 79c boys union underwear all sizes each to clear 89c a good assortment of new ginghams prints and aprons j ginghams have just arrived- we invite you to inspect our stock groceries specials soap chips 2 pounds for 25 cents handy ammonia 3 packages for 25 cents white cooking beans at per pound 6 cents oranges nice choice fruit 30 45 60 cents dozen spanish onions 4 pounds 25 cents choice dairy butter per pound 42 cents f c rowbotham dry phone 5601 goods and groceries town orders delivered we are bound to sell acme brand hardwood flooring you can lay it yourself please consult us before buying we can save you money gd7roc fireproof board makes excellent inside sheeting stouffville planing mill stouffer and schell sale register wednesdayfeb 3rd extensive sale of 50 reg and high grade holsteinshorses implements from 400 acre farm belonging to sam atkinson lots 17 and 18 con 4 whitchurch vandorf this be ing the largest sale in york county it will start at 9 am sll- versldes farmer auctioneer saturday feby 6th 35 cords of 4 foot beech and maple wood will be sold at rear con 4 lot 15 1 miles northwest unionville 35 cords in all belonging to t a lehman no reserve terms cash sale at 2 sllversldes farmer auctioneers tuesday feby 2srd at lot 24 con 10 markham valuable farm stock and implements belonging to joseph williams who has sold his farm sale at one f w sll versldes- auctioneer ringwood our good friend and neighbor mralex mitchell celebrated a birth day last thursday he was shower ed with cards and letters and re ceived many messages and tokens of goodwill its not yet too late is it uncle ackie to extend our own good wishes and say long life and more power to you in your every un dertaking mr j b campbell has gone to to ronto for a few days mrs camp bell is in hamilton with her daugh ter mrs stella ilicks who recently underwent a serious operation lat est reports were to effect that mrs hicks was doing well mrs truman grove and mrs- an derson have been in the doctors hands mrs alex mitchell has had a cold mrs philip raymer and son lewis are none to well we wish all the sick folks a speedy recovery miss tina duncan is spending a few days with mr and mrs alex mitchell our enterprising garage man jr mckenzie will we understand ex tend his garage this spring by the addition of a now battery and stor age room to the south end of the present premises we aro able to boast of one of the inest equipped garages between toronto and lind say heartiest congratulations frank a long and happy wedded life to you and yours anu much prosperity youre a worker a real gettolt sticktolt kind of fellow you de serve to succeed and we certainly hope you do again congratula tions and the best of good wishes remember it will pay you in good honest dollars to buy shoes and clothing at our store our prices are below factory in many lines j l little stouffville ontario masseyharris farm implements repairs now is the time to see us about buying a new bain sleigh they are guaranteed to stay on the road and draw heavy loads see us it you are thinking of purchasing a cream separator our new no 6 separator is the best oniho market also see us about an engine windmill water job or litter carrier we also have on hand a number of secondhand machines including sleighs wagons drills and plows we are also agents and handle repairs for john deere co and canadian potato mach- ontarlo wind engine and pump co inery co d holden agent phone 184 stouffville reports from all provinces indi cate that the family herald and weekly star of montreal at one dollar a year is sleeping the country the reduction in the price of the family herald fro m200 to 100 a year makes that great weekly journal more than ever the marvel of the newspaper world the publish ers have announced that notwith standing the change in price every registered holstein stock for sale from accredited herd from an accredited herd two springers three young bulls six months or over also heifer calves in addition we have for sale a number of water bowls suitable for wooden stables edw lloyd phone 6703 stouffville feature will not only be maintained but improvements will follow when one considers the huge volume wide variety and high qual ity of the reading matter in each issue of the family herald one won ders how it can be produced at the price it is a complete farm journal a family magazine and weekly news paper all three in one at a cost of lessthan two cents a week for this winters reading there is no better combination than your local paper and the family herald and weekly star subscription may be left at the tribune office