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stouffville may 27 1926 local happenings miss e m lageer graduate nurse baa returned lo town and is open for engagement reo touring far tor sale in good order d mccojracble sto loville with the north pole no longer classed among the unattainables what is going to provide the next thrill edward walls one of our east end gardeners has a nice patch of potatoes up and almost ready for paris greening barkey reunion the decend- ents of the late christian barkey are invited to spend the afternoon of june 12th at the farm of a c- bar- key lot 27 con 8 markham com mittee fred jaynes 89 macdonell ave toronto ross barkey stouft- ville rr 1 ballantraes second store which had been closed for some time is again doing business with wm jackman a former merchant of bal- lantrae in charge mr jackman will be glad to see his former friends at the old stand whicn he formerly occupied potatoes are slumping in price as the demand is lessening there were not many buyers for ttie tuber at 300 per bag on the stouffville market last thursday no change in butler and egg prices dairy but ter of decent quality is very rare and many users who prefer dairy butter to creamery butter are forced to use the latter the soatng foi the now baptist churcn errhed last week and was placed in tje cauch insad of the customary pews the new seating is in the form of opera chairs which are becoming quite popular in many of the city churches probably be- cause they can he procured at a more reasonable price than the bet ter quality of pews and because they are more comfortable to sit in jthe seats were procured from the dearfborne united canrch and will accommodate 350 people empire day was observed in the stouffville public school last friday by a concert with a fitting program for the occasion lo3t leather pocket book con- taining sum of money finder kind it leave at tribune office reward freemasons of richardson lodge in goodly numbers atcended a special function of brougham union lodge at claremont on wednesday evening of this week the backward raw weather of last week seriously affected the work of the bowlers says mr david rusnell very exasperating eh a plymouth rock hen belonging to fred cook at ringwood laid an egg measuring 7vix6 inches this is the first large egg for this season but is is not so large as some receiv ed at this office last year one spool of barbed wire lost be tween goodwood antf lincolnviue monday night finuer kindly com municate with a elson phone 8613 persons having b s telephones should look up their number in the telephone directory and if it is not correctly reported notify central office so that it may be inserted properly when the next issue of the directory i3 gotten out there is an undue number of mistakes in the last issue which cause no end of annoyance to the subscribers affec ted canvassers were around last week soliciting prize money for the stouff ville horticultural society prize list for the exhibition next september they wer cordially received all along main street and as a result the nulmber of prizes can be consi derably extended this year more money was promised than on any previous year any citizen in town or country who would like to donate a prize for this exhibition should notify mr h o klinck when they will be given a place on the printed prize list the opening gauie in stouffville of the yorksimcoe baseball league wa3 scheduled for wednesday after noon of this week and is in progress as this issue of the tribune is being printed mr peter widemau sold his prize stallion macbrino to jas torrance of markham recently and mr tor rance has since sold this wellknown road horse to alt pugh of stouff- three years ago macbrino was grand champion at the royal winter fair accommodation wanted tor a cou ple of months lady with boy 10 years and girl 5 years wishes a large furnished room with two beds al30 convenience tor cooking their meals in kitchen communicate with e j davey or tribune office auditorium theatre stouffville friday and saturday may 28th and 29th k the unknown starring virginia vaiili perils of the wild 7th chapter of the serial century comedy plenty of nerve admission adults 25c cbildrem 15c quality servics do you know what the cod liver meal and 03 do in fulopep chick starter the results are 1 decreased mortality 2 better diges tive condition 3 smoother tighter feathers 4 stronger bones 5 more rapid growth we have a sup ply of fudopep starter and chick feed on hand also baby chick grit and charcoal big sixty beef meal and bone meal seed corn seed corn a special meeting of the womens institute will be held at the home of mrs e baker main street on friday may 28th at 230 oclock speaker miss robson of denville who comes highly recommended as an interesting speaker come and bring a friend everybody welcome spring grains are up fields are taking on a green appearance and the beautiful mr isaac borinsky is improving his residence on main street by the addition of a veranda acro33 the front superior groceries oranges special per dozen 60c- cooking figs 2 lbs v 19c bulk soap chips 2 lbs 25c- economy tea per lb 55c superior toasted corn flakes 9c nfjlsons ice cream and chocolates a w scott phone ua your order no 909 we deliver the roods johns manville flex- sjone roofing will but how- many other roofings can not only does it withstand the destructive force of fire but flexstone lasts indefinitely un der the action of time and the ecnrent3 what is of equal interest it sells at a popular price costs practically the same as the better ragfeit roofings but unlike them fcsssjjsjf lssw fiexs js fire resisting jfsj ktss an being all mineral it can- not rot disintegrate or dry out lowest costperyear roofing flexstonc is n mineral fabric composed of imperishable asbestos fibre vcterproorccl with natural aphalt3 furnished in rolls smooth both slats or with a surfacing of red green or blueblack cruihed slate or feldspar also the form of tn- diyidva or r shiises can be laid by anyone only a harrrrr is necessary on a costpcryear basis flexstone is the most economical roofing you can buy registration our service obligation flexstone h zuo covered by the liberal terms of tho registration policy of the johnsmanville company which means that their responsibility does not end until you get the service promised you can register your roof with them through us let us explain this protective policy i silvester bros the rev c c robinson a re turned missionary from japan on furlough will preach next sunday at 3 pm in christ church angli can on missions this will be a very interesting discourse and any strangers who would wish to hear him will be very welcome the drama what happened to jones announced for may 2sth has ibeen postponed to friday june 4th in ratclifts hall tbij play is being given under the a uspice3 of the yps of stouffville united church it was exceedingly popu lar with toronto audiences dont forget the date june 4th admis sion 35c and 25c a quiet wedding took place at the christian church parsonage last friday may 21st at 2 oclock when velma florence daughter of mrand and mrs joseph martin became the wife of james herbert macdonald of peterboro mr and mrs mac- donald have planned to spend the summer in travelling may their lite be one of real happiness is the wish of their many friends the snowhite dairy will com- menoe a regular summer delivery of ice on june 1st if you have a re frigerator communicate with fred mowder phsne 3208 charges moderate recent tests have shown that only a small percentage of seed corn is fit for seed we have a stock of no 1 seed corn on hand leave your order now for this stock it will be hard to replace orders taken and filled for spring coal stove nut and pea sizes 24 lbs pastry flour 95c stiver bros flour feed and seed merchants phone 4501 pitted russet apples for sale 50c per barrel s hoover phone 6214 over at richmond hill on monday mrs h j malloy s a firsthand impression of the meaning of that old phrase right off the bat in the girls baseball someone landed the ball a heavy drive whicli struck mrs malloy in the eye causing a good deal of pain fortunately n permanent injury was done al though it was a very narrow escape from causing permanent injury to the eye or nose the aurora horse and pure bred stock show on thursday june 3rd the kings birthday will be bigger and better than ever this year the toronto hunt club will have their finest horses here and will give the musical ride in costume for the first time outside of the coliseum prizes for the clyde and percheron teams are 35 20 10 5 ladles driving gents turnouts and road sters iponies and juvenile events jerseys holsteins and shorthorns big dance in the evening the death of mr clarence jgeorge beloved son of mr and mrs isamuel george occurred at the home of his parents aurora on wednesday of last week deceased has ibeen iii for some time the funeral took place on friday afternoon from the residence cosy home to the aur ora cemetery the deceased was born in stouffville his parents hav ing been residents of obrien ave mr sam george conducted the plan ing mill here the funeral on friday was attended by mrs wm gower from this town the stouffville creamery co have purchased an additional truck for collecting cream and placed mr geo valder in charge this increased equipment is made neceisary owing to the requirements of the new cream grading act the creamery people are now gathering from their customers twice a week instead of once as heretofore so far the new arrangement is meeting with great success as according to statistics prepared 1y the company less than 10- of all the cream received ha3 come below second grade even this small percentage is decreasing under the more prompt collection license plate 141652 lost be tween lake and stouffville kindly leave at tribune office alex boyd truck driver of mark ham appeared in police court last week answering three separate charges arising over an accident which befel him when he drove over the mjhankment on the rouge be tween markham village and union- ville snapping off four cement posts from the fencing along the embank ment boyd was fined 10 on the first count of that or assaulting the road boss and 10 for reckless driv ing but on the charge of driving a car when drunk he was given the benefit of the argument of counsel and defence and allowed to go f l button of mccullough button stouffville defended boyd messrs wesley boadway and frank burkholder former bank employees in stouffville and who have made their homes with their parents here left on monday of last week to try their fortunes in a strange country having gone to the usa and for a time locating at detroit the boys will try the american metropolis before taking out naturalization papers and in the case of wes we are not so sure that tie will require these papers of citizenship as he was born on the american side and was brought to stouffville when a baby we join with the citizens in wishing the boys every success over among our american cousins stouffville contributed a large crowd and much of the entertain ment for the richmond hill fair on may 24th the band boys went over and gave a liberal supply of music for which great praise was heard from the people of richmond hill the girls baseball club of stouffville went down to defeat id a thrilling gam- ith boltons championship lineup our girls looked like winners right up to the last innings when they were in the lead with five runs a balloon as cension went through the team and cost them defeat final score 1618 a large number of followers from stouffville were among the specta tors and report tho hill an having a good all round fair which is grad ually improving each year during summer we close each wednesday at noon open tuesday thursday and saturday evenings stouffville board of health met last friday afternoon with drball reeve silvester and fc rowbotham present mr rowbotham was elected chairman and will be expected to protect the health of the town for the ensuing year along with tho moh mr ferguson who ownes the boyer pond south of town registered an objection to ibelng unable to sell ice owing to the filth and dirt now be ing dumped into the creeks which flows into his property he was advised that he could sell his ice for cooling purposes but the fly in the ointment is that nobody wants it in this imaginary unfit condition just what effect thee drains have on the condition of the creeit water when it reaches mr fergusons place is a question the board of health will i likely proceed to investigate a serious accident which might have proven fatal to the driver as it probably will to the horse occurred during one of the racing events at uxbridge fair on may 21th k ira anderson of stouffville was irivi lg the racing mare eva winger helong- ing to edw bailey vs in the 235 class when she stumbed and fell cart and driver were thrown forty feet over the horses back and when the spectators rushed up they be lieved both horse and driver were probably killed mr anderson was unconscious for some time but for tunately did not sustain any internal injury although he is badly bruised j about the face and shoulders it was believed that the horse broke its back but on tuesday it was still alive and it was rumored on wed nesday that the animal had to be shot at the time of the mishap mr anderson load the race by 200 yards and was in tho same position in a previous heat when the mare stumbled and he had to fairly stop to bring her to her feet the same animal spilled a driver on saturday during a workout and she also fell during a race at coliourg recently so mr anderson was afterward told robt renfrew who has just arrived from glasgow scotlandhas taken a positionaa blacksmith with be beebe he is an experienced man wanted distillers grain sacks 8c feed sacks 6c sugar sacks 5c must be clean and in good condition buckwheat and oats wanted at once d n reesor sons markham phone 96 b e beebe has a large supply of plow shares on hand all kinds wilkinsons fleury peter hamilton or any other make it you cannot call for them during the day phone 503 and i will meet you at the shop evenings also toothed shears for cutting alfalfa rest in the midst of joys we arei lonesome for you and though wo do smile our hearts xre blue longing dear wife and mother for you husband and son stouffville lodge no 384 meets every monday evening at 8 clock in the oddfellows hall v visiting brathern welcome bdw untner wvr sanders n grand recseo areata stover financial secretary in memoriam yake in loving memory of our dear mabel mrs j hanna who passed away on sept 27 1923 how sadly we miss you no one can guess friends are friends when they are true and we dost a true one when we lost you it took such a hold on mothers heart that with her too we were forced to part dear wife and mother was called holme may 27 lftm no one on earth like you weve found for all you did your best and god called you to his sport clothes should be cleaned now prompt service chester in company oueanbrs and dyers agent w h shaw phone 9612 stouffville u the beautiful overland six coach a superb specimen of the coachbuilding art long low impressive a beautiful twotone color combination with double beading all around the waist line power enough for your every need over 50 miles an hour with ease exceptional comfort and roominess be cause of exceptionally long wheelbase deep softlycush ioned seats give pleasurable restfulness rich velour up holstery indicates the quality which prevails throughout at its remarkably low price this car stands absolutely alone among all popular priced sizes six clylinder coach all taxes included 1307 the overland 4cylinder coach is the greatest value in the lower priced field four clylinder coach r 907 w h todd stouffville ontario gyproc sheathing the fireproof mineral insulator for sale by stouffville planing mill it