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stouffville december 23rd 1926 gggtggg markha c christmas at rowbothams fancy bath towels all colors in prices ranging from 100 to 200 per pair heavy quality novasilk underwear in orchid and peach per suit 400 mens fine quality silk mufflers assorted colors each at 150 ladies lined suede gloves with fur cuffs pr 225 mens neckties in a fine assortment of colors prices ranging from 35c to 100 good quality turkish guest sets prices from 100 to 195 per set ladies fancy rubber aprons assorted colors each at 75c we have a good assortment of handkerchiefs for the christmas season from 5c up groceries bassetts fancy drained peel per lb 30c currants good quality per lb 15c seedless raisins per lb 15c valencia raisins per lb 15c new dates 2 lbs for 25c cranberries per lb 15c blue goose naval oranges from 45c 55c and 65c emperor grapes per lb 25c california walnuts per lb 50c almonds brazils filberts and mixed nuts fancy boxed chocolates prices ranging from 25c up to 150 per box our assortment of christmas candy is now on display f c rowbotham the same to you and many of them thats our wish to you this christmas and twill be the wish of your friends if you select their gift at our store silk ties cloth ties sdlk wool mufflers tie pins gloves fancy socks overcoatings in newest styles sweaters boots and shoesall in christmas style look them over before you buy j l little next bank nova scotia stouffville phone 177 ontario superior groceries wishing one and all a merry christmas and all kind thoughts for the new year a w scott prompt delivery telephone we wish the people of stouffville and surrounding country a very merry christmas and a happy new year w a stonehouse masseyharrisandford agenc now is the time to see us about a fordson tractor and all kinds of tractor machines if you are intending buying a quebec sulky plow order now as we expect to run short on these plows and only those who order early will be able to get one we have a number of second hand machines and cars on hand which we will sell very reasonable to make a clean up before the end of the season we have 6 ford touring cars 1 1924 model coupe 8 ton trucks 1 1926 ford roadster only run 6 weeks sell at a bargain if you live in the claremont district see mr thos- scott he is re presenting us there d holden agent phone 184ox stouffville township council met pursuant to statute on dec isth with all the members present and reeve gohn in the chair communications received from fred pike re- graveltrees and fence dr hore re bill for attending geo vanzaut dr c r mckay mho with annual report showing 55 deaths during year rate 111 per 1000 90 live births 2 still births 1 maternal death 1 death under 1 year commdnlcable disease scar let lever 14 1 death diphtheria 6 1 death measles 43 mumps 12 whooping cough 21 chickenpox 10 tuberculosis 2 cases and 2 deaths milk supply from local dairies total expenditure by board of health 33198 the township of pickering sent in an account for 21652 amount ex pended by pickering on markham townline resolutions were passed that lol no 228 be granted the use of the basement of the township hall for regular monthly meetings and also the use of the main hall for one occasion free providing that the proceeds for the latter meeting be given charity for the rental cf 35 for 1927 that a grant of 2500 be paid to the treasurer of unlonville public library also a grant of 1300 to markham public library that the pay dm hoover the sum of 4000 for one sheep killed and three injured as valued by truman holden sheep valuator in addition to about 1000 paid for road work in divs 1 2 3 4 and 5 the following accounts were pass ed for payment dr cr mckay bofh 331 88 gam davison b of h 4 f0 to harding school officer 24 75 a j camplin b ol h 4 00 w c gohn b of h 4 00 toharding school officer 24 75 jwperkin supplies for halll 8 49 stiver bros ccal for hall 15 go gwbaker gravel for culv 24 95 stouffville tribune advt 9 00 r ratcliff lumber and wood 45 50 pickering twp townline 100 00 wim brooke valuing sheep 9 00 revenue stamps 15 00 m findley constable 210 00 d ramer handles for shovel 2 00 whitchurch townline 188 58 2 carloads crushed stone 107 19 county york townships share ot relief to indigents 243 00 p hemingway contaftle 10 00 james proctor redfern en gineers fees badges etc 441 05 an arrangement was entered into with mr pike whereby the township is to erect about 30 rods of fence and pay sertaii apple true il jlo each which will be undermined and destroyed by opening gravel pit for use on the township roads the road superintendent eric thompson was instructed to put gravel on certain roads to nil ruts etc the reeve was instructed to check over financial statement and the council adjourned sine die schoolreport s s no 11 whitchurch for nov and dec marks those who were absent for one or more examinations sr iv luella paisley 77 david kirby 75 marjorie clark 74 ken neth coekeri 71 alice vaughan 71 isabelle paisley 65 maud windsor 64edrie beach 63 floyd martin 62 elsie jakeman 62 sr ill phyllis cocjccrill 76 alma chapman 76 lillian nesbitt 60 kenneth nesbitt ta john beach 51 jr ill grace beach 67 ruby clark 62 phyllis radford 62 jr ii norman fockler dorcus cable henry hasklng roy beach ivy beach vera copplns horace cable etora beach murray nesbitt ernie nesbitt george spellinan bobbie rid ford jr i kathleen connor myrtle rose willie broad annie paisley edna hasking edurn focklorhnrry windsor daisy jakeman fred hood pearl nesbitt irene hood sr pr mildred clark eugene paisley b everett mcnelly bristol coppins jr pr stanley beach david beach bernard hoodphilip focklerarchle nesbitt clark hood gordon lea- man herbert yakely wanted live poultry at highest prices also feathers wool junk and hides and a quantity of apples and potatoes telephone ben rexlin no 7s21 whitchurch tp council notico of application for dlvlrco notice is hereby given that george allan swift of the city of toronto in the county of york in the pro vince of ontario clerk will apply to the parliament of canada at the next session thereof for a bill of divorce from his wife ar swift of the city of montreal in the pro vince of quebec on the grounds of adultery and desertion dated at toronto this 27th day of november ad 1926 george allan swift by his solicitor a 3 snoath hamilton trust building 57 quocn st west 44 toronto ontario canada whitchurch township council met in last regular meeting of 1926 at vandorf on decl5th with au mem bers in attendance communications presented ernest weeks requesting finan cial assistance sc snlvely regarding claim for sheep killed by dogs t f doyle re account w a brunton co for groceries supplied for family mrs oleary the townline expenditure between whitchurch and uxbridge showed a balance due whitchurch ot 171s sheep claims were presented by c j brodie and geo anthony on behalf of s c snlvely with reports of valuators the treasurer was instructed to pay the following accounts as pre sented vl t moorhead townline 6 00 geo collard gravel etc 158 90 kennedyfc hartford culvert 13g 42 john thompson moving mrs weisner to toronto hosp 8 00 banner press printing 2 75 wa brunton co groceries 13 50 everett brnes truant officer 5 00 stouffville corporation rent 50 00 w h clark supplies 31 00 f w playter valuing sheep 2 00 j a mabley valuing sheep w botham error in account j a clarke valuing slieep wm pettit caretaklng c w bostwick roads a n widdlfield roads t sloan roads 9 75 h bishop roads 7 00 e madill culvert rep 2 70 jt empringham roads 4 80 geo e cook roads 14 42 walter hall 6th line line 4 80 geo druery digging 300 am vernon roads 16 10 t moorhead 1500 ft plank 60 00 r ratcliff 595 ft plank 23 80 h widdifield road supt 30 days 180 90 geo preston school officer 10 00 s c snively per geo anthony sheep claim and bonus for killing dog 100 c j brodie sheep claim 100 other resolutions passed instruct ing the treasurer to accept for credit of the township the sum of 480 re turned by p murphy received for lamb included in former sheep claim and to pay to w j oldham the sum of 7500 formerly granted toward culvert and filling in front of hart- man cemetery on townline north also to pay dr stuart scott 500 for one visit to mrs oleary as authorized by the reeve the road superintendent was in structed to gravel the 5th con line opp lots 23 to 28 at a cost not ex ceeding 400 sort of lazy wind complained a stouffville man last week too lgzy to go round you so it goes through you for sale jersey bull yearling good strain lw hoover phone 1504 claremont v card of thanks mrs joel nendick and family wish to express their sincere gratitude to the many people who assisted in their recent sad bereavement and especially dr ball tor his faithful at notice number of wood lots for sale standing timber at lot 18 on ffth con whitchurch also gravel accounts must be ad justed by dec 31st wm rat cliff 2 00 1 24 4 00 9 00 89 80 18 37 for sale band saw 28 first- class condition barkey bros sto pho 3101 for sale pine stumps split will make good kindling 600 load delivered e j cable phone s410 44 repairing upholstering and fur niture repairing at reasonable rates peter dick victoria st stouffville 44 dressed poultry at 400 each at stouffville fair if you want to get in on the fowl that pay buy jersey black giants get them at the brier bush a j ward phont 8005 warning would the person who took a robe from off my horse while in the united church shed saturday night dec 18th re turn at once and avoid trouble roy curtis hardwood for sale stove wood 12 inches long 250 per sin gle cord stove wood 16 inches long 300 per single cord in the yard of mr wm hayball vivian phone i61s mt albert private sale quantity house hold furniture 4inl slove table chairs bedsteads etc also valu able fur coat with kangaroo lin ing also quantity of potatoes apply p nighswander phono 9021 44 auction sale there will bo sold by public auction nt lot 31 con 9 markham on tuesday jan 4th 1926 the following valuable property be longing to v brown 1 marc vising 8 years old in foal 1 gelding rising 9 years old red ayrshire cow milking due in march 5 years old 7 head of young cattle rls 2 yrs bain wagon complete new mii cultlvotor 13tooth new mtihay rake nearly now 10 ft wide mh mower 6 ft gear 5 ftcut new floury cuttlngbox nearly noy que bec sulky rake nearly new walk ing plow new turnip drill nearly now ptilper pulps and slices mh seed drill nearly now firstclass condition set harrows diamond new wagons spade and rako set team harness nearly new sacks scalding trough cedar posts and scufller truck scales can 2000 lbs and numerous other articles 120 bus mixed grain 300 bus oats ouantlty hays or 4 tons 140 young pullets whlto leghorns and some rocks starting to lay terms hay grain fowl and all sums of 1500 cash 10 months credit on approved joint notes or 6 per cent per annum off for cash sale at one oclock f w silversldes auctioneer brand new sloop sleighs we are putting in a line of the re liable jackson make of sloop sleighs which we will sell at fac tory prices if you dont want a new set we can show you others slightly used highest price for hides junk and wool h herman phone 102 stouffville wanted live hens geese and ducks best prices paid for fat hens sam golden phone pen- nocks livery swifts garage now is the time to get your skid chains we carry all sizes for balloon and high pressure tire dont forget our battery shop bring in your battery for repairs or recharge or winter storage we carry all kinds of new batteries in stock prices 6 volt heavy rubber case 1550 6 volt heavy wood case 1450 6 volt radio battery 1450 agency for chrysler motor cars swifts garage phone 195 winter business courses during the winter months the elliott business college will conduct special short term business courses these as all other elliott courses are planed to effect the greatest saving of time and yet maintain the elliott graduation standard of efficiency make your winter months profitable use our winter business courses to train for business at the lowest possible cost for fees and text books as well as board and room while at school special 5 day offer the coupon given below is worth 500 simply fill out and drop in the mail within five days from date of issue and you will receive a copy of our latest catalogue together with a 500 credit note which may be applied in payment of text books any time during the year 1927 cut here elliott business college yongo alexander sts toronto name address christmas gifts why worry what to give him or her for christmas let it be something warm and comfy a large variety of ladies and gents slip pers in stock fancy colors at very reasonable prices hockey boots rubber boots mocca sins heavy woolen socks carhartt gloves mitts and overalls etc give us a call look them over satisfaction or your money refunded g h saunders shoeman corner market square stouffville the quicker better method of stable cleaning with one of my toronto litter car riers one man can clean your stable as fast as three in the old way do it too without the unpleas antness and muss of the wheelbarrow method dump the i manure into a pile where you want it or direct into the manurespreader when desired the toronto litter carrier has several special features i know will appeal to you let me explain the advantages of its chain pull why it turns on the smallest radius ifs unleakablc bucket and others 1 have other toronto stable equipment which will make for cleaner and healthier cattle bigger profits ask me about it a well i wive tome interesting literature free for the aseing 1 d ii oldex masseyiiarrla agent phone 18401 stouitvlllo oront