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3fcibmie volxlvi no 52 stouffville ontario thursday april 4 1935 a v nolan publisher you need it at this season every one needs a spring medicine to cleanse the blood of accumulated impurities you cannot feel right with the system clogged with waste matter and poisons reeve bints at lower tax rate but only if rigid economy is observed tenders to be called for street cleaning cart breuls named conservative choice ny a us hijood purifier imparts strength and vitality cleanses the system of im purities and makes you feel lit j the m storey druug1st home of quality drugs briarbush hospital main street stouffville license no 2g3 graduated nurses in attendance private semiprivate and public wards phone 191 mrs er good superintendent medical dr s s ball physician and surgeon office cor obrieu and main phone 19 0 coroner for york county dental d c smith ldsdds neil c smith ldsdds office over the bank of commerce office hours 9 to 12 130 to 530 phone office 1011 residence 1015 e s barker lds dds honor graduate of royal college of dental surgeons and of the university of toronto office in grubins block phone s201 markham every tuesday office in wear block see h o klinck obrien avenue for your insurance needs in fire life automobile burglary and all casualty lines a c burkholder insurance canada life assurance co also automobile and fire thomas birkett insurance agency everything in incurance phone 25902 stouffville ont jld m2j j v mjm lujlj stouffville funeral director and embalmer night and day service business phone residence phone 980 9820 an otherwise dull session of the municipal council on monday even ing took on added interest for the spectators at least when councillor watts moved that the report of the tax collector be received in private as this meant the clearing of the council chamber the ratepayers began to shuffle out not exactly appreciating the suggestion of the councillor it was mr watts idea that the list of tax delinquents should he considered behind closed doors which was the councils pre rogative provided they adjourned the session which was then an open meeting where under the statutes no ratepayer could be ejected ex cept for misconduct when the chamber was once clear tax collector lownsborough went into conference with the reeve and council over the odd 1900 out standing on the 1931 roll prior to the closed session reeve sanders presided over the open meeting and introduced the financial budget for 1935 he said that if the various committees would adhere to the agenda laid down there was a good chance of cutting the tax rate some this coming fall the report was adopted on the mo tion of councillor walter brillinger the proposal that a new fire truck be purchased this year was again up for discussion ultimately a committee of the reeve councillor brillinger along with the captain of the brigade and chief tom jennings were delegated to bring in a report on cost of truck and body for same direct relief for the month of february was stated to have been s15s54 and a similar amount was likely spent in march although the accounts were not ready for pre sentation wo understand relief is being stopped now as work is open ing up council wrestled for half an hour over the appointment of a road cleaner finally deciding to call for tenders for keeping the pavement and catch basins clean in the mean time ai pryne will carry on the work owing to ais advanced age 73 and his crippled condition it was felt that a younger man should be employed to keep the pavement in good condition ai was praised for his ambition and willingness to be kept employed the thirteenth power bill didnt bring the usual joy and satis faction that it had done in previous years heretofore the village has al ways earned a good surplus of cash from their hydro account in toron to but this year they were in the red a few dollars the average con sumption of current used was 1s77 which cost over 58000 an average of more than 54 g per hp it was suggested that when the commission is freed from the iniquituous agree ments to take power they are not consuming and which agreements are now being abrogated by the ontario government costs might recede and stouffville hydro would be able to show profits again george leary of jormiey president of riding association conservatives of north york on saturday endorsed capt harold h c breuls as candidate in the coming federal elections clifford case former mpp withdrew capt freed on man- slaughter charge evidence of lemonville girl weighs with jury after deliberating for only ten minutes the jury empanelled by mr justice jeffrey at whitby io breuls declared conditions hear the evidence in the charge of are much more favorable for a 1 manslaughter preferred against ed- conservative win than when he was win bell of whitby following the defeated by w p mulock in the death of miss pamela coupe on september byelection we pro pose to tax wealth in this country as it has never been taxed before this being part of an intensive re form program which is to be offer ed the electors capt breuls said i intend to redeem this riding for the conservative party hon r b hanson minister of trade and commerce reviewed the record of the bennett government and declared the liberal policy was nothing less than a war of arbitra tion of canadian industry officers elected for 1935 include president george leary gormley vicepresidents frank culverwell dr s j boyd dr c 01 boulding reeve aa mackenzie and frank reeves secretary a d buchanan richmond hill and treasurer abuer hulse aurora john a white tells his own story melville march came in like a lamb and went out like a lamb so what the rev irobt and mrs young were visiting in this neighbourhood last week this is the week for our yps a good program is in store for this wednesday evening we take this opportunity in wel coming mr and mrs pat reid who recently took chargo of the crossley farm on the fifth line miss marjorio lehman is at pre sent stationed at markham where sho is nursing at the homo of mr and mrs richard jones peter stecklcy has purchased a tractor and implements so that ho may more easily handle his newly acquired acreage we are glad to report the rapid improvement of imrs fleming who has been very ill miss verda gay- man is assisting with the house hold duties our local trappers messrs fred hisey and herb spofford aro com plaining of the theft of game and traps last spring mr hisey suffered a heavy loss and this year mr spofford is receiving llko treat ment the significant thing la that noarly all tho dirty work is happen ing on ono stream west of tho fltth line to save a lot of unnecessary trouble tho guilty party would be wiso if the traps were returned immediately alex mncgregor kc the likely choice as liberal stand ard bearer in the next federal election in mcmorlnm in loving memory of a dear hus band and father jos m grovo who passed away april 2 1930 just a thought of sweet remem- branco just a memory fond and true just a token of affection and a heartache still for you more and more each day wo miss you though our thoughts aro not ro- voaled little do they know the sorrow that is within our hearts concealed sadly missed by wifo son and daughterinlaw widely known in municipal circles in pickering twp exreeve john a white was tendered a birthday party the other day as he lay ill in his home near locust hill following the amputation of one leg his good wife participated in entertaining the guests in games and socal conflah before the even ing came to an end the friends gathered round and joined in that hymn god be with us till we meet again ivlr white vividly related in his own words the awful experience of a man his age 7 1 facing tile cutting oil of one limb said mr white it was on the 23rd of november last that dr mcdonald of markham removed me lrom my home in his auto to wellesley hospital where i was to have my left leg taken off i shall never be able to tell you the awful leeling it was as if i were going to my certain end i bid goodbye to my wife and kin perhaps never to see them again that skilful surgeon dr bruce operated and removed the poisonous limb just above the knee four nurses woodhouse tacker walker and lines watched and nursed me day and night with train ed eye they were most careful finally i rallied to be brought home again to bickering i appreciated the flowers and other kind remem brances which moves me to say kind friends they called and flowers came while on my bed i lay to cheer my poor aching heart and encourage me on my way now home again in pickering rejoicing to say to one and all the one who saved my life was our father who guides us all february 20 returned to the court room at one oclock friday after noon with a verdict of not guilty his lordship at once dismissed the accused stating that he was glad for his sake that the jury had returned such a verdict he said he had been impressed with the evidence he had given on tho stand and felt that it had been given fairly and honestly he commeted that drivers of motor vehicles should always be on their guard as pedestrians did not always do what was expected this ease was of local interest be cause miss mildred tarr of lemon ville was the companion with the late miss coupe who was killed miss tarr was a main witness miss tarrs evidence attached no blame to the driver miss coupe having actually stepped in to the side of the car thanking the jury for the ver dict returned mr justice jeffrey said that he was quite in accord with their findings he had after hearing the evidence come to the conclusion there was no gross negligence on the part of the ac cused the most that could be said was that theiccused might have made an error of judgment the circumstances fell far short of showing any wanton or gross negligence hear dick the gardener in person this thursday evening nuff said ringwoods aged citizen dead vm kavanagh dead the early mennonites the first mennonite family to locate in markham township was that of henry wideman who came in 1s03 wideman was the minister and camo from bucks county pennsylvania land was secured and a church erected in 1s17 the congregation was named wideman in honor of its minister these tacts and many more are contained in a handsomely printed hook of over 350 pages just off the press and whose author is v j burkholder of markham tho book entitled a brief history of the mcnnonltes in ontario contains pictures of men and churches in large numbers and deals with the settlement and con ditions of the monnonltes in the early days tho book is issued under direction of the mennonite confer ence of ontario by permission of tho editor ex tracts from this interesting book will be published from time to time but a copy of the volume should be in every library and homo and sells for 250 walter byor has been appointed agent for the local terri tory or orders may bo left for him at the tribune office where a copy of the hook may ho seen the oldest auctioneer in york county and a staunch conservative william kavanagh was buried at queensville cemetery on tuessay march 19th in his 79th year he died on sunday after a short illness he was born in queensville where his father james kavanagh was a well known auctioneer before him and for many years a county police officer mr william kavanagh con ducted farm and cattle sales throught the length and breadth of york county for more than half a century he was active until a year before his death surviving are his wife formerly elizabeth osman also a native of queens ville two daughters also a native of queensville two sons sergeant fred kavanagh burwash ontario and frank of queensville two daughters mrs norman smith tor onto and mrs lila devitt of toronto two sisters mrs kenneth robertson of newmarket and mrs seth traviss of newmarket liberal men attention an organization meeting of the liberal men of stouffville will bo held in the telephone office on friday april 5th at 8 pm all interested please atteud bethesda oldest after business young mens undenominational glass will meet in oddfellows hall buttons block on sunday afternoon at 230 rev thos irfiidlnw ma teacher come and find tho help you need in the way of fellowship and christian truth mrs moran bethesdas lady is confined to her bed having a fall a few days ago mr and mrs james drewery spent a day at the home of mr and mrs a b sheffer last week the april wmi meeting is be ing held at mrs clifford burk- holders on wednesday april 3rd our wms is invited to stouff ville united church on thursday afternoon april 4th to join with the ladies of that church in their womens meeting mr and mrs sedorko left this vicinity on monday for toronto where they will live now tho re port that they moved some time ago was false we have heard of the measles leaving a person with weak eyes or affected cars but imagine our sur prise when we noticed that they left one of our young men with a moustache we aro sorry to report that mrs s p foote is quite seriously hi at her homo here at bethesda how- over under the careful nursing of her daughter mrs george leary wo are sure that she will soon be feel ing hotter tho yps meeting held at mr isaac pikes on tuesday evonlng was a very successful one mr shantz from gormley delivered a very fine address on tho topic and the ratcliff male quartette favoured us with lovely musical selections a reading by miss kathleen steckloy com pleted the program we appreciated tho large attendance starting next tuesday our meetings will be held in the church delos graham is in toronto act ing as a jury man o hancock moved to 6th line ou tuesday having rented isaac pikes farm just north of townllne harry baker has engaged with walter pipher near saudford for the summer mr and mrs roy grove were sunday visitors with miss gertie wegg at unionville three of our citizens tried their luck at the rougo fishing for suck ers one day last week but report catching only thirteen mr and mrs alex ratcliff and mr and mrs ward of claremont motored to buffalo on sunday re turning on monday night win ratcliff shipped two car load of choice beef catle to buffalo market last saturday and realized a good price for the lot we are glad to report that philip fockler who has been confined to his bed for a few weeks also wm grove who has been in the stouff ville hospital for some time are both improving in health norman steckley of sixth line has hired witli robt miller and moved to our community last week mr nathan gilbert formerly employed on the miller farm with his family have moved to mount joy the death of isaac pipher ring- woods eldest man occurred on tuesday morning he has lived here for a great many years and will be keenly missed besides his life partner he is survived by two daughters and one son harvey of toronto mr pipher was in his 86th year we may be able to write a more worthy obituary for next week when the facts of his long career are learned almerc young was a native son the death of aimer campbell young aged 5s occurred in st michaels hospital toronto ou monday april 1 the late aimer young was born in stouffville a sou of the late james young remembered hero as a brick layer two brothers wm nd lewis and four sisters survive tho family moved to winnipeg years ago but have many old friends here the mother of the deceased was a campbell and a sister to the mother of mr o w zellar 10th concession at mongolia the funeral from toronto was to stouffville cemetery for interment on wednesday afternoon engagement altona miss florence tindall was home with her parents on sunday floyd tindall started to work for david nighswander on monday mrs wm mckay is having an extended visit with relatives in the city miss blanche reesor of fraser- ville spent the weekend with her parents stanley slack has been engaged to work for mrs w harris for the summer mr and mrs m dunkeld and family had dinner with her parents mr and mrs f wagg on sunday imisses gertrude winn grace lehman and freda silverthorn had tea with the misses crosier on fri day evening last the latter spending the weekend monday was moving day in our community mr and mrs willis mcnair moving to their new home near bloomington while mr and mrs earl tmcmullen moved into the house vacated by the mcnairs as lie has been engaged to work for peter nighswander for the season the altona womens institute will meet at the home of mrs h mcintosh on wednesday april 10 at 2 oclock roll call a vegetable i am going to plant a paper ad vantage of rural over city life by mrs w parker music by mrs s lewis and reading by mrs e mcmullen mrs c hodgins will give the current events imr and mrs ira rusuell an nounce the engagement of their second daughter norma to charles haynes toronto the marriage to take place quietly the latter part of april marriages lehman swaim a very pretty wedding was solemnized on thursday evening at toronto s00 pm at the homo of the revdr hardy andrews broad view ave toronto when vera ruth elder daughter of mr and mrs d s swann was joined in marriage to imr wm gordon lehman eldest son of mr and mrs abram lehman of stouffville the bride looked charming in a frock of navy blue triple sheer crepe with faggotted yolk with accessor ies to match and carried a bouquet of sweet peas the gift of the j grooms mother she was attended by her sister miss beatrice swann who wore a gown of- royal blue crepe the groom was attended by mr albert moss of toronto after the ceremony a reception was held at the home of the brides parents langley ave toronto the brides mother received in a gown of black crepe and was assisted by the mother of the groom who was wearing a gown of crepeback satin after a short honeymoon mr and mrs lehman will take up their residence at ringwood ontario bloomington mr and mrs bruco barnes and miss luella paisley spent saturday in toronto we welcome mr and mrs willis mcnair of altona who have settled on the eugene lemon farm here mr and mrs ernest morgason were over from goodwood sunday visiting her mother imrs j lemon dawson burnetts was the meet ing place for the young peoples class of tho christian church when a profitable meeting was reported our population suffered a set- hack when mr and mrs foster wagg and family of seven moved to stouffville last week sorry to loso these folk on tuesday evening the endeav our societies of the local circuit weri entertained at bloomington the visitors provided the program which included a debate on resolved that the depression has proved a hindrance to society the affirma tive taken by miss edith johnston and w sopher lost out to miss reta wells and c griffin who led the negative lunch was enjoyed by all claremont has gone modern stanley theatre stouffville tuesday wednesday april 9 10 bargain nights the silver streak with wm farnum sally blane short subjects comedy chapt 1 of the thrilling serial law of the wild with rex the wonder horse rintintirt junior and ben turpin price of admission for this full show two adults 25c children 12 years and under 10c we have long advocated in these columns the need for a building re striction bylaw in stouffville if such a thing were found legal as it is in larger centres now claremont police village comes along with just such a regulation at a meet ing of the police trustees held last week here is the wording of a clause enacted in a bylaw to govern building in the neighboring village that in future no building of any kind shall he erected within the limits of the said polico village of claremont unless the location plans specifications therefore shall have first been submitted to and approv ed by the trustees of the said police village and a permit obtained therefor from the said trustees permanent wave croqulnolo special 105 supremo oil croqulnolo i50 genuine nestle waves ss00 3750 1000 ah above waves include finger wave and shampoo l keeping phono s114 4 doors east presbyterian church with the churches melville bethesda pkaqh8 united churches rev j mcewen b a sunday april 7th 1935 1000 am peachs 1115 am melville 730 pm betbeada t t t t stouffville presbyterian rev w h fuuer ba sunday april 7th 1935 200 pm sunday school 300 pm church service the pastor will ba with ua we cordially invite the public to worship with us t t t t lemonville bloomington ballantrae rev c b jeffery minister sunday april 7th 1935 1030 ballantrae 230 bloomington 7 00 lemonville t t t t stouffville congregational christian church harry worltng pastor sunday april 7th 1935 stouffville 1000 am bible school 1100 am morning worship the speaker at this service will be a representative of the ontario temperance federation 700 pm evening service pastor in charge t t t t stouffville mennonite church rov s cressman pastor sunday april 7th 1935 friday s pm prayer meeting 1000 am bible school 1100 am address by representa tive of ontario prohibition union 700 pm evangelistic service by same speaker monday april s at 8 pm yp bible study and singing everyone welcome t t t t stouffvillb united church thos laldlaw ma patter sunday april 7th 1935 1100 am morning worship everybodys religion 230 pm s s and bible classes if possible let us have a full at tendance of teachers and pupils remember this is missionary sun day so dont forget your offering 700 pm evening service partnership monday 8 pm y p s joint meeting of our yps with those of lemonville ballantrae bloomington and bethesda in a ser vice of christian fellowship and renewal social games and eats at the close dont miss this treat wednesday 8 pm prayer and bible study a special mission of renewal will be conducted by the pastor assisted by rev h lee and other ministers from april 9th to 11th inclusive and from april l5th to 19th inclusive meetings will be held in lecture room at 745 pm t t t t bloomington and ringwood christian churches rev e morton preacher sunday april 7th 1935 if the tempter of the human race can just get our supreme at tention in the direction of tho pleasures of the world he knows we will not love the lord with all our hearts luke 1027 rev h b burwell toronto will be the speaker next sunday at 1100 am bloomington 230 pm ringwood 700 pm altona mr burwell has been a mission ary in china and is at present teaching in central technical school in toronto his message will be in the interest of temperance temper ance is one or the fruits of the spirit let us be interested in it t t t t stouffville baptist church charles 8 mcgrath pastor sunday april 7th 1935 1000 am bible school classes for all 1100 morning worship celebration of the lords supper 700 evonlng service 15mlnuto song service of old time gospel hymns wednesday at 8 pm sharp prayer and bible study meeting prayer is an offering up of our desires unto god for things agree able to his will in tho namo of christ with confession of our sins and thankful acknowledgment of his mercies the bible class will meet at the homo of mrs george taylor mill street on friday night april 5 at 8 oclock visitors wolcome if you love the lord and want to hear a messago from his own word wo invito you to come to all our services