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Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), May 10, 1934, p. 5

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stouffville ontario may 10 1934 local happenings earl a grubiu registered optometrist will bo in his soulf- ville ollico monday and tuesday next week the stouffville library board will meet on thursday evening may 10th at 730 it is hoped that all members will make it a point to be present mr arthur forsyth who recently lett town and purchased a barbering business in uxbridge is recovering from a bad attack of the flu at the homo of his mother here on main street east the regular meeting of whit- cliurh council for the month of may will be held on saturday next at vandorf miss edwards of toronto spent the weekend with her sister mrs win waddel main st wes mr cecil carpenter of sutton visited at the home of mr and ttlrs blake sanders over the weekend two weeks from today is victoria day and a public holiday to rent desirable square plan croomed house on main street west all conveniences a e weldon master garnet fleischer has been seriously ill with pneumonia at bis parental home at 183 terrace hill streot brantford but met the cricis successfully last week mr mckerlie of toronto will preach in church of christ westend stoufrvllle on sunday morning may 13th at 11 oclock everybody welcome the introduction of the summer wednesday halfholiday with ire alternative of open nights for tuesday thursday and saturdays was made without a hitch the public seemed to be ready for the change and thus there was no con fusion rennies seeds quality flower and garden seeds in bulk and packages 5 10c crafting wax now is the time to graft your trees ulet us supply your wants formaldehyde formalin treat your grain with formalin before sowing it it kills the smut bo ad ways duug store stouffville the west end grocery is the home store mrs i paisley who resides with her daughter on wellesley street toronto made a brief call on friend in town one day last week mrs sam hisey clark street has been quito ill and was threaten ed with pneumonia for a time friends will bo glad to know that sho is slightly improved mr george mccormack of vivian wlio tapped 2000 maples this year for sap harvested only twothirds as much maple syrup from the same number of trees as he did the previous year this is evidence that the run was not so good this year there was a great variation in the quality too the betty beauty salon permanent waving frlgldlne wave j500 nestle nestoil wave 500 french pierrie- wave 500 eugine wave 750 special wav 350 mr williams of edward white limited toronto will bo at this salon from monday to thursday may 2831 for appointment telephone 3206 mr otto snider of detroit was here for the funeral of his uncle the late david snider imr and mrs f w silvester are leaving st petersburg florida this week for their summer home at keswick ontario quality service mr stanley grossman and son kenneth from london and mr frank cressman from kitchener motored to town last saturday and spent the day with their parents at the mennonite parsonage thursday friday and saturday only spanish onions 0 lbs 2 sugar white or brown 6 lbs 41c clover leaf salmon pink 2 large tins 3oc corn syrup edwardsburg or bee hive 5 lbs 39c corn flakes sugar crisp 3 pkgs 23c large oranges 1 dozen barkers canada bread christies cakes also fhesh fruit vegetables and townspeople are getting behind the horticultural society this year in grand style even though the governments are letting the societies down and as a consequence the membership is said to have been rolled up to the hundred mark or thereabout if you havent sent in your membership yet do so without delay rev w e hassari who spoke in the mennonite church here two sundays ago on the prohibition question was in a humorous vein when he said that the argument that the drinking of more beer would reduce the appetite foi the hard stuff was just as foolish as telling a woman she must eat ice cream with apple pie to reduce her weight stouffville is noticeaby quiet these afternoons for the farmers are more than busy on the land plowing cultivating and seeding goe on with all forces at work farmers are optimistic individuals for tney plunge in every spring and work hard for a new iharvest never sure that they mr lome baker of gormloy has a white leghorn hen which is an established layer of large eggs on an average she puts up eggs weigh ing 3g ounces to the dozen average dozen should weigh 2830 oz but a few days ago produced one weigh ing five ounces and measuring 7x9 inches this yearling of the leghorn breed could sit in at the experi mental stations and do herself and iter owner proud assessment court set for may 28th municipal council transacts volume of general business two lots at the north end of mill streot which formed part of the estate of the late mrs casely were sold last week to mr rolph rae the property has a total frontage of 95 feet and has a barn on it when mr thos gostick purchased the caseley home he also bought the will even get back the cost of the i lots now transferred to mr rae seed planted at that few folk are happier than the farmer law sons economy store geo lawson proprietor the oldest person in the uxbridgo district died at sandford in scott township last friay in the person of isabella wallace relict of the iate robt hardwood in her 106th year deceased had been in bed for three months prior to her death and suffered for three years from blind ness up to her 100th birthday how- over she was a very active woman and took a real interest in the things about her her husband died long years ago but a family of sons and daughters survive mrs har- wood lived longer than any other person on record in the district with one exception being that of michael oneill who died in uxbridge town in his 107th year about 25 years ago it is a singular thing that two such elderly persons should establish such advanced ages right in the one district some day the new owner may build on the property but he has no plans at present the appeals filed against six of our citizens by exreeve w e morden on the ground that no effort was made to collect income tax from them by the village assessor will be heard by the court of revision on the evening of monday may 28th the appeal court consists of reeve sanders and all the mem bers of the council if their decision is appealed the county judge will sit on the matter cent a mile round trip bargain fares saturday may 19 from madoc jet stirling anson campbellford hastings keene omemee reaboro mariposa manilla jet blackwater jet uxbridge goodwood stouffville markham and unionville to toronto also to hamilton niagara falls buffalo london chatham windsor detroit stratford goderich sarnia palmerston owen sound southampton kincardine miss annie duncan has been spending a few days in town at the old home here while her brother rev gordon duncan pastor at wark- worth was in attendance at the annual meeting of the synod in toronto rev nrd sinclair of essa st presbyterian church allandale was elected moderator a native of whitby rev sinclair is a brother of wen sinclair mpp former house leader of the liberal party he has been at allandale for the past 12 years thrifty folks dont let your buildings become shabby the cost of painting is trifling and it beau tifies as well as preserves the rtructure the martinsenour paint 100 pure i superior to hand prepared lead and oil because it is made only of pure white lead pure zinc oxide and well aged linseed oil together with the necessary drier and coloring pigments compounded in correct proportions by the most modern and powerful machinery brathwaite hardware stouffville ont phone 9601 calling at the tribune office to renew her subscription to this paper mrs william storry of bloomington says that she would not be without the local weekly and that it is the only paper she takes outside of the sunday issues mrs storry is a very bright woman and for 50 years has lived at bloomington eloven years ago her husband built the present comfortable home on the corner of tho farm and retired thero whore he died nine yeirs ago and their son edgar runs the farm mrs storry has her sister living with her and so is not without a good companion the reeve and municipal council lors on monday evening were occupied for an hour and a half in receiving deputations at their regular may meeting george kiloh applied for an electric light on cemetery lane and iconstable pugh reported all dog taxes paid with one single exception h o klinck reminded council they had not made any grant to the horticultural society while dr sangster dr ball and nm maclean appearod for more money for the park commission which obtained a 50 last meeting of council the fire brigade was advised that it would be all right with the coun cil- for them to answer calls in the surrounding townships provided the persons getting the service paid expenses and the firemen do their own collecting an additional grant of 100 was made to the parks and a grant of 10 to the horticultural society which was said would end the granting business for this year tho hydro balance sheet was submitted by the auditors showing the stouffville system had a net profit last year of 102760 after the hydro commission had deduct ed 5 per cent for depreciation the local system has 421 customers in all and its showing for the year was highly gratifying to the council it was decided to purchase 3500 gallons of road oil for use on our dirt roads and same to be iput on as soon as feasible the cost is 10c per gallon laid down and the work will be done by the municipal iroad spraying co the assessors roll was received and the date for the court of revision set for monday may 28 at 730 pm councillor weldon pressed the council to give further consideration to extending a water main in the west end with a view to eliminating small pipes running under the pave ment favorable things were said about the need for the work and the reeve requested the clerk to pre- ipare an estimate of the total cost so it could be more carefully consider ed several applications were received from property owners on main st for permission to tap the storm sewer this was granted with the provision that all liability be assum ed by the property owners granted the concession and work to be done under recommendation of the county engineer reeve sanders presided over the meeting and all members were present including councillors watts weldon briliinger and brown stouffville mens liberal club an important meeting will be held en monday may 14th at s pm in the municipal hall to transact urgent business in connection with the coming election campaign ah liberals cordially invited the annual meeting of stouffville womens institute will be held at the home of mrs walls main street on wednesday may 16th all members are urged to attend as this is the election of officers each member requested to vote meet at 2 oclock sharp usual social half hour the minstrel show wednesday night of last week in ratcliffs hall drew a capacity crowd and although the admission was only 15 and 25c proceeds were nearly 100 local talent is always popular and tho boys of the undenominational bible class were no exception the num bers were popular and the manner in which some of tho boys did their parts was a revelation selected seed grain we pay a great deal of attention to the quality of the seed grain we offer to our customers and spare no ex pense to get absolutely the best the crop affords- we have a special this season of improved banner oats grown from registered seed the banner oat is a favorite with the farmer in york county being a consistently heavy yielder and a good sample the straw is strong of good quality the hull is thin and the grain weighs heavy government standard nol 80c per bushel our clover and timothy seed is sown by the most critical farmers we have given the closest attention to the selecting of this seed the enormous increase in the demand for our clover and timothy seeds is due to three outstanding features purity quality germination service open day and night ii stiver bros phone 4501 stouffville ontario the fire brigade has been busy lately an alarm was sent in last week for a grass fire up church street tho chemical hose was used when fletcher goudies house was threatened again on monday morn ing rev mr smalleys main street east had an anxious time when the chimney got ablaze- tho brigade rushed to the place and stood by un til the danger was over the boys were also summoned to lemonville on friday for the big house fire there at thos drewerys and again on tuesday this week they raced to ballantrae when icavells barn burn ed down e a grubin registered optometrist may dates 1st 14th 15th 28th 29th june dates 11th and 12th 25th and 2cth at stouffville every other monday and tuesday eyes examined glasses fitted and repaired phone stouffville- 2405 your grey hair can be restored to its natural colour without the use of a dye or tint angelique grey hair restorer is made from roots and barks and restores the origin al colour in the natural way at thejsame time giving the hair its natural healthy lustre price 100 per bottle sold under a money back guarantee to keep the hair and scalp clean use angelique special shampoo price 25c per bottle storeys drug store stouffviijlie lemonville fire destroyed tho frame house here occupied by mr and mrs thos drowery last friday morning about 1130 noon the blaze started in tho roof evidently from a spark from the chimney which gained rapid headway for everything was very dry many willing hands rushed to the scene and succeeded in getting out about all the furniture on the lower floor but the bedrooms could not bo entered tho place was com pletely demolished and only by dint of hard work was the homo of geo martin saved some 60 feet away fire trucks from stouffville mark- ham and unionville responded the latter being able to continue the fight by pumping water from tho creek with their force engine which was responsible for saving the adjoining buildings send tho tribune to absent friends the bbl society will give their play cranberry corners in rat- clffis hall stouffville on may 18 as a benefit affair for mr and mrs thos drewery lemonville who lost their home by fire last week miss- zaida barker daughter of mr and mrs morley barker of stouffvillo has been recommended from among hundreds of students attondlng toronto normal school for a position on the occasional staff of tho toronto public school board to bo ono of the very few chosen from the annual issue of teachers from this academy is a mark of dis tinction conferred on our local girl who will complete her first year at normal next month in ihe ovent of not securing a pormanont school a position on torontos occasional staff is not to bo regard ed lightly notice to dog owners dog owners are hereby notified that there is a bylaw in tho village of stouffville which prohibits tho running at large of all dogs on tho streets a fine is provided under tho bylaw for noncompllanco with the same and i hereby call upon all owners to do their part to maintain tho law chickens and other poultry are also forbidden from running at largo and must be contained in onos own property this notice is published in pursunnco of complaints that the bylaw is being disobeyed h w sanders tcove of stouffvillo sale register monday may 21 household furniture including chesterfield suite etc belonging to j moore will bo sold on premises loto con 1 markham salo at 130 terms cash a s farmer auct stanley theatre stouffville alltalkie friday and saturday may 11 and 12 paramount presents dorothea wieck cradle song a now star to thrill 10 million hearts hollywood series comedy tuesday and wednesday may 15 and 16 polly of the circus marion davies clark gable our gang comedy free eats trout fishing parking space at rear of theatre otmua frigidaire u a utomatic ice tray releasing is just one of a host of features by zx which the frigidaire 34 makes inconvenient refrigerators entirely out of date defrosting for instance is automatic it freezes more ice faster it has a clever utility basket which groups small packages to save space it has more room for tall botdes it has the servashelf for carrying dishes from refrigerator to kitchen table several models are finished in lifetime porcelain inside and out have double capacity vegetable hydrators have shelves adjustable up or down but you cant possibly appreciate how gready electric refrigerators have been improved in the frigidaire 34 until you see a demonstration wont you stop in tonight this frigidaire 34 model actually uses less current than one ordinary lamp bulb l e oneill dealer stouffville ontario w

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