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stouffville march 1st 1928 the thermometer dipped to 14 be low here early saturday morning the coldest this winter fortunately the cold spell quickly passed over the government are withdrawing the little five cent pieces from circu lation but so far we havent heard a person say a good word for the big nickle the oes are asking that wed nesday march 2sth be reserved tor veo- ilagos les miserables a sorijjii theatre afternoon and evening i on monday evening next march 5th the stouffville oddfellows are holding a smoker and oyster supper to which all members are heartily welcome no doubt many out-of- town guests will be present also a suitable program is being arranged for the evening the postponed regular meeting of the stouffville horticultural society will be held in the council cham bers this thursday evening march 1st members who have not se lected their premiums for 1928 should attend to same before that date as delay means great incon venience to the secretary as well as added expense the hope expressed in our report of the choral society concert tint the town choirs would reflect the training received through this or ganization was reflected before the hope could be expressed in the united church last sunday special music by an augmented choir great ly helped the services of morning and evening auditorium theatre stouffville friday and saturday march 2nd and 3rd the land beyond the law ken maynard honest injun paramount news reel there are several houses for rent in stouffville just now claremont baptists have extended a call to rev mr stevens of owen sound to become tueir pastor the annual meeting of the felon society will be held in tbf clerks ofiice on saturday maich rd 192s this is perhaps the oldest society in this section having been organiz ed eightytwo years ago the proceeds of the choral society i final carnival of the season at concert last friday night amounted the arena on tuesday march 6th miss vida lee of toronto spent the week end with mr and mrs g x forsyth the hydro electric power com- mlssio have leased a store premises in markham village and will open an office there with a superintendent in charge for the markhani power dis trict the rate fixed for the town church es for a shed light is 5 per year and not s as stated in our last issue the mennouite shed is now- lighted under this arrangement and the united church shed is likely to be attached to the street lighting system also very shortly under the same arrangement extensive improvements are to be made to the wideman church on the 8th concession of markham town ship this coming spring and summer at present there is a huge pile of gravel on the premises indicating that the repairs are to be of cement and consequently of a permanent nature this is one of the early landmarks of markham stiver bros are arranging through the quaker oat firm of peterboro to show a series of pictures in rat- cliffs hall on the evening of march 12th of especiai interest to all poul try iraisers and farmers these pic tures will be of the highest value to any stock feeder and entertaining as well there will be no admis sion charge the firm bearing the ex penses themselves in order to secure the advantage for the farmers of this district all they hope is that there will be a full house friday and saturday march 9th and 10th johnny hines in stepping along comedies and news reel admission 15 and 25c s g schmidt prop the benevolent committee of the local chapter of the oes wish to thank miss k logan for her gift of clothing some of these articles have been past out and gratefully received by a needy one also we acknowledge a donation of five dol lars from an anomymous friendwho read our appeal surely a glow from the fire this money may help to furnish will radiate to the heart of the giver and gladden it as it will do the little ones who play about it any further donations of any kind will be thankfully received and carefully distributed mrs f a dales convener daltou lewis has secured a posi tion with the beach motors toronto and is now on the job there routleys spring wall papers of beautiful designs and colorings for every room in the house call and see them dan h cook david d gray who is occupying the farm of his father the late jas gray west of ballantrae is giving up the work of tilling the soil and will hold an auction sale on mar 9th his friends in stouffville will be glad to know that mapor arthur m st john station agent at uxbridge is somewhat brighter the last few days about ten days ago he suffer ed a stroke and his condition was very grave it is seldom that a man in his thirties is stricken with a stroke through the daily star local radio fans are getting broadcasts from london england and big ben sounds quite natural to the old countrymans ears all these miles away such an event passes quite unnoticed in these days of great dis coveries the meeting of the womans day of prayer held last week in the mennonite church was not as well attended as usual representatives of every church except one in the village were present the meeting was devotional and impressive and was presided over by rev s s shantz the committee of the stouffville choral society on behalf of the chorus wish to thank the womens institute who by assuming the fin ancial responsibility made that fine organization possible undoubtedly the weekly meetings of the 112 members have created a splendid community spirit in town and neigh borhood and the indications already point to a much larger chorus for next year mrs geo collard con vener of committee misc ivy saunders has been suc cessful in passing her junior exam ination in vocal singing at the tor onto conservatory of music ivy has been receiving tuition from mrs h gilbert and both pupil and teacher are deserving of congratulations as they have covered elementary prim ary and junior work in ten months during the examination tests at the conservatory of music miss anne lehman officiated at the piano mrs win lewis and daughter alleen left wednesday fortlieir new- home on withrow avenues toronto mrs p pearson daughter of mrs hattie saunders of the east end has been quite 111 for some time past george storey is assisting delbert holden to demonstrate the new- ford car in the diasrlct east of stouffville norman claughtraas driver raa- away on tuesday night smashing the cutter badly main strait pro vided the i iedmy lor in iitad dash george lawsoa has joined the ranks of the counter hoppers again by taking over his former grocery business reserve bwday evening march 1c to attend the st patrick party to be given by ur marv haig mission band when palmcrston played hockey in walkerton last week the gate re ceipts were 540 when clayt baker- lands a crowd this size hens will be hatched with tour legs the meek boys welt know farmers of scott township near sandford came down and nought one or two of the best cows at john forsyths sale last thursday they paid 5145 and 14o respectively for crimson flower 1st and crimson flower 2nd sandy jones and edw walls both went to toronto on tuesday with the intention of having teeth extracted the old adage that misery tikes company should be comforting to these boys who go on such n errand together mr george lawson has again re sumed business at the old stand the west end grocery store on thurs day morning he acquired this former business from messrs scott bros and is starting in with a new line of fresh groceries canned goods and fruits in season old customers wel comed back and new ones solicited george lawson qpahtx service schumacher feeds hogs are cheap still they have to be fed schumacher feed mixed with youeown grain wjll make it go farther and gisre you cheap feed sehumaeher feed alone- is an ideaii ration developing a quality and fitness fos market tfcat insures top prices we axe agents for gijnns sh12rgain fertilizer a carload arriving th first of april stiver bros flour feed aad seed merchants phone 4501 superior groceries peas 2 tins v 21c clarks pork and beans largo size 23c westons demonstration pack age biscuits 33c gillex per ykg 14c lux 3 for 25c white beas 3 lbs lffc millionaire sardines 2 tins 33c neilseas chocolates eskimo pies arctic sweethearts a w scott phone orders promptly delivered a new department we have arranged with one of the most reliable and best houses reginald boxer to handle their com plete lines of wall papers and are now showing the latest designs for this spring in papers for every room of the house we invite you to call any time and see our stock and wide range of samples f c rowotham the mortgage of sale of farm pro perty adjoining the- west end of stouffville advertised in this paper and by poster to be staged in town last saturday afternoon was cancell ed owing to the default money be ing raised in sufficient quantity as to stave off the evil day a large number of people attended at the mansion house at fhe appointed time of two oclock some being pro spective buyers and otheis came merely to satisfy their curiosity but it was all to no avail one man was heard to say when it was announced there would be no sale thats too had we were wondering if he was expressing regrets for the lost chance of prospective buyers or for himself on missing a chance to be entertain ed by the rapidfiring talk of the auctioneer w h todd wias in kingston last thursday attending the funeral of his brother major thomas todd who died in his 87th year being the eld- jest of four sons with his death passed one of the pioneer residents of pittsburg township and the city of kingston major todd was born in pittsburg township for many years he was lockmaster of brew ers mills retiring about nine years ago when he located at kingston with his family deceased was a prominent member of the 4th hus sars for fortyseven years he ser ved with them at the time of the feninn raid in 1866 he is survived by his wife 5 sons and two daugh ters i the banks first premises halifax atypical tarh sf hc banlc today dr w a summers 169 yonge st toronto formerly with robt simpson co eye specialist will be at yakes jewelry store every thurs day earphone demonstration free qflerqll experience is important the policies of this bank are based on the records and experience gathered throughout four generations of close contact with every phase of industrial life in canada if you have a financial or business problem you may be sure that this bank many times has helped its customers solve just such a problem yspife a branch of this bank near you fq3jr will welcome your account rafigyjfe bank of nona scotia established 1832 capital 10000000 reserve 20000000 resources 260000000 the remainder of the millinery stock in the building owned by mrs fred wilson was sold under the hammer on friday afternoon by auc tioneer silversides despite the fact that the sale was not advertised at all there were a few women on hand for somehow the news will i leak out there were hats of the latest small shapes the size of a loaf of bread to the large oart wheels that sweethearts of a few years ago wore then there were more that grandmother wore 60 years ago they wero of those little modes that ran across the back of the head in a straight line when tho ladies fail ed to bid fast enough the auctioneer offerefl the stock enblock and wh shaw took it in the sale did not include the fixtures and mrs wilson is offering these and the store build ing for private sale 60000 canadian owners confirm your judgment so poultry raisers play safe buy the timetested buckeye incubators highest quality best results f y w brath waite successor to silvester bros hardware passengers from toronto on the sunday morning buss for stouffville had a thrilling experience enroute coming north to the first corner at milllkens the driver failed to make the sharp turn and landed headon into a large telephone polo as all occupants braced themselves for the impact which to their surprise was so slight as to not be noticed the big 9ton bus snapped off the pole with tho case that it would go through a rail fence and the dis membered part of tho system fell heavily across the top of the bun which came off with a crippled engine fortunately tho ditch is not deep at this point otherwise a more serious tale might have to be told of how a bus travelling at too great a speed became ditched it is said that the driver who is a brother to the bus owner was strange to tho road and evidently failed to slow down sufficient to make the short turn at this point which is well known to many motorists send the tribune to absent friends sent cows sneast well sill feed quaker dairy ration its protein produces hie maximum quantity of milk because it stimulates the milk producing organs and rebuilds tissue abundant carbohydrates loo the body builders minerals winch lone lliu blood and keep up health and which are usually deficient in ordinary feeds all in perfect balance its grain feeds cottonseed meal oil cake meal gluten meal and edible bone meal are in the proportions which assure heaviest milk production over long lactation periods quaker dairy ration is economical because it produces more milk for less money no waste because of perfect balance low moisture content because kiln dried i he advice of our experts is free the quaker oats company peterborough ontario dairy ration also quaker schumacher feed for cattle hogs and horses and quaker fulopep feeds for poultry sold by stiver bros stouffville ontario dr1 buy quaker feeds in striped sacks