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stouffville ontario thursday august 11th 1938 peaches the st john peach the aristocracy of canning peaches is expected to be fully matured within the next week place your order with us and be assured of the finest quality we will notify you on arrival campbells pork beans per tin 10c castle floor wax 1pound tin 25c colgates floating castile soap 10 cakes 2oc heinz red kidney beans medium tin 15c we carry the best for your preserving and pickling requirements heinz pickling vinegar white wine vinegar white dark cider vinegar bulk cocoa 2 pounds 25c mazola cooking oil 1 pound tin 27c aeroxon fly coils 3 for 5c wilsons fly pads per pkg 10c broken rice 6 lbs 25c fly tox per tin 25c fresh lake nipigon fish every tuesday and thursday morning ratcliff co phone 7112 local briefs mrs earl stony and children spent the past week with her mother mrs dawson davis ringwood miss ada barkey is spending a few days in toronto mrs wm pipher is holiday ing in toronto mrs maria quanta was a recent hamilton visitor miss mary burkholder spent a day in kitchener recently miss mina bundy of toronto was a weekend visitor with miss ada barkey mrs alex ratcliff spent the fore part of last week holiday ing at barrie oliver harding is all smiles these days over the arrival of a baby daughter john gillham of toronto was a sunday visitor with his father david gillham harold vanzant of oshawa is spending a time with his grand father mr and mrs alex ratcliff spent last weekend with mr and mrs a e hatch at miners bay abner summerfeldt accom panied the forestry picnic last week on their tour of vivian and uxbridge forests last week mr arthur fisher of toron to spent a few days recently with mr and mrs abner sum merfeldt bert paisley accompanied by his brother harry of stouffville motored to akron ohio on sun day dr mitchell and his sister belle have returned home after spending a couple of weeks on manitoulin island miss jean maskell of broug ham spent a week with her uncle and aunt mr and mrs arthur bassett mr and mrs thomas vague and walter spent an evening recently with mrs henry smith mongolia mr gerald burton who has been in charge of the mackenzie garage here has started up for himself just opposite his old stand in the sinclair building mr and mrs wm ratclift were in stouffville last friday evening at a birthday party honouring mr john ratcliff miss peggy ellis and brother billy of toronto also dean fock- specials for this week 25c standard peas 17 oz tin 2 for 15c certo bottle 22c silver ribbon tomato juice 10 12 oz 6 for domnol motor oil 6 quart tins 95c 1 quart tins 17c catelli spagettl 16 oz tins tin 9c grapefruit flakes 2 packages for 19c lobster 14s tin 15c dominion stored mmlted kenneth phillips manager stouffville branch ler of stouffville spent a week with their graiicimoiner messrs henry brownsoerger and albert hoover attended tne mulock picnic held at wood- bridge last saturday our school has had the inter ior redecorated also two new front doors hung frank mow- der of stouffville being the paint er mrs donald wilson and mrs ralph mckenzie spent a day re cently in creemore visiting the formers parents mr and mrs fraser we welcome mr and mrs ivan leadley and family back to our neighborhood mr and mrs leadley spent over a year out west but returned to this district last tuesday mr lead- ley is driving alex jones truck the chivari boys who supplied the music for mr and mrs don ratcliff the other evening treated the community to ice cream and cake on monday even ing the hydro in groves store and house was discontinued for about five hours when a car hit the hydro pole opposite their premises early last tuesday morning mr and mrs leslie row- lot ham enjoyed a motor trip to parry sound recently mrs william oneil of port hope called on mr and mrs dawson davis wednesday of last week mr and mrs elgin granger of scarboro junction spent sun- dav with mrs w t byam and ethel mr and mrs robert johnston and mrs daniel cook spent sunday in toronto visiting relatives mr and mrs cecil carpentier and baby daughter were weekend guests with her parents mr and mrs j b sanders mr bill still has returned home from lake view house jacksons point were he spent his holidays mrs george morris of toron to was visiting with mr and mrs george watson this week mr gerald burton of ring- wood has taken an apartment over braithwaites hardware store mr burton operates a garage at ringwood miss margery mertens spent the last two weekends with mr and mrs ken coulson of toron to at their summer home on boshking lake open verdict in hosking inquest a coroners jury enquiring in- ito the death of henry hosking of ballantrae returned an open verdict at the inquest held in stouffville on august 10 harold sanders acting for the crown conducted the investigation the verdict of the jury was that hosking came to his death on the 8th concession of markham on august 4th by accidentia stepping in front of a car driven by kirby hackney of markham constable daniels of mark ham who conducted the investi gation at the scene of the trag edy found no skid marks on the pavement only one dent in the right front fender and slight evidence of the mans head com ing in contact with the hinge of the right door kirby hackney driver of the car told the jury that he was proceeding north at a speed of not more than 25 miles an hour he saw the man walking near the edge of the road and pulled over slightly to pass him how ever just as he pulled up to with in a few feet of the pedestrian the lad seemed to sidestep and was caught by the right fender which slid him backwards strik ing his head on the door hinge evidence was given by dr n f tomlinson of claremont who conducted the postmortem sam mckewen of stouffville mr blake of ringwood constable gayman of markham township and constable barraclowgh of richmond hill engagements angle parking was inaugurat ed in town on the south side of the main business section last saturday evening and proved highly satisfactory mrs william asling of mark ham and formerly of stouffville was unfortunate in breaking both her wrists last weekend when she took a bad fall in her home altona master glen madill of toronto has been spending part of his holidays at o madills the wi meeting was held at the home of mrs r davis glas gow on wednesday afternoon august 10th when the girls supper club put on the program a special feature in cooking resulted as follows cookies jr girls audrey slack and jean hodgson tea biscuits sr girls lucille howsam barbara barkey and mary crosier the supper club girls were hostesses when they served dainty refreshments nine members of the supper club attended peterborough exhibition last wednesday and took part in the judging com petition in nutrition three of the girls received prizes sr class irene crosier 2nd and grace lehman 6th jr ruth slack 2nd a course in necdlecvift soon- sored by the w t will be held from august 29th to septem ber 2nd from 1 pm to 5 at the home of mrs d crosier miss i puffer from the institute branch of the department of agricul ture will be the instructress they extend an invitation to anyone who is interested in this course miss thelma lloyd of prinze edward county is visiting with mrs a wideman miss lucille howsam is holi daying in toronto master mervin bunker had the misfortune of falling and breaking a bone in one of his elbows on sunday mrs stanley slack enter tained a number of her friends and neighbors one afternoon recently on monday evening lois wel- don daughter of our reeve suffer ed a broken leg and dislocated ankle when she slipped over the edge of the sidewalk on mill street near her home misses mary and susan daley accompanied by mrs edw c pennock and harry were recent guests with friends and relatives at island grove and jacksons point mrs herb reid and son lloyd of woodbridge mr flavius lehman of kitchener mr and mrs elmer lehman and family of kitchener spent sunday at mr john lehmans mr norman baker and miss luella holden were the lucky prize winners of a nine months subscription to the express- herald and a motor rug in the jitney bowling tournament at newmarket on monday mervin bunker young son of mr and mrs norman bunker altona suffered a broken left arm on monday while playing with his young brother on the lawn the boy fell on his arm in some way dislocating the elbow and fracturing the bone above the elbow among the visitors at the leslie rowbotham home last week were mrs w j hatley toronto mrs d hayden of whiting 111 usa mr and mrs f e hyde of sanford north carolina usa mr and mrs leslie row botham also miss nora staple- ton were guests of mr and mrs roy hobson at their summer home on lake simcoe while there they attended the service in the keswick united church rev f e hyde of north carolina was the guest speaker mrs dr richard rowen of toronto is visiting a few days with mr and mrs k g tarr obrien avenue messrs d h holden and hugh boyd enjoyed a motor trip through the north country this week visiting kirkland lake matheson cobalt and new liskeard rev mr and mrs robert young returned to stoffvll last weekend from cobden where they were called recently due to the death of mrs youtk brother wm dack mr and m young remained in cobden until mrs dack and son anw returned from visiting in the old countrv manv of the young people in tyvri will iiupmr lawrence who attended soot here twelve vears aro he is now an art teacher in kingston collegiate institute guests with mrs w h shaw for a few days were mr and mrs harold baker of columbus ohio mr and mrs orval drewerv and mr and mrs ken camp bell enjoyed a trip to washaga beach recently mr and mrs carlton baker and madalyn of toronto have been spending a few days with mr and mrs earl davis mr and mrs e r sinclair announce the engagement of their younger daughter edna lillian to rev robert winfred serrick son of the late mr and mrs d serrick of toronto the marriage to take place at ringwood christian church on september 10 at 230 est mr and mrs j e wagg goodwood wish to announce the engagement of their only daughter gladys mildred to john badgerow eldest son of mr and mrs charles badgerow the marriage to take place quietiy the latter part of august mr morgan baker mpp of stouffville ontario announces the engagement of his eldest daughter alma kathleen to james albert oldham son of mr and mrs garfield oldham of mount albert ontario the marriage to take place in baker hill baptist church on sep tember 10th mrs thomas bacon clare mont announces the engage ment of her daughter bertha blanche to edgar herman kidd son of mr and mrs her man kidd of ballantrae the marriage to take place saturday september 3rd in claremont united church green river birth pattendon at the brierbush hospital stouffville on satur day august 13th 1938 to mr and mrs percy patten don whitchurch township a daughter stillborn mccreight at mrs schells nursing home stouffville to august 16th to mr and mrs james mccreight 9th line the gift of a son brother for barbara and isobel both do ing fine barkey to mr and mrs chas barkey altona on tuesday august 23rd a son major gregg superintendent of the industrial home at new market spent monday visiting with mi and mrs ken camp bell mr mcbeth of western can ada was a recent visitor at green river and cedar grove mr ross turner spent his vacation with his parents mr and mrs frank turner the committee for the brunswick hill cemetery held a pie and icecream social on tues day august 23rd in the park pavilion the monthly ladies aid meet ing was held at the home of mrs t williams this wednes day august 24th at 230 roll call was patience congratulations to mr and mrs giles tran the newlyweds of whitevale mr tran is the son of gardham tran and has followed in his fathers footsteps as goalie for the green river shamrocks a few years ago mrs giles tran was ruth the young est daughter of mr and mrs adam diamond send the tribune to absent friends- stonscville 5c to is store our august sale will be held on thursday friday and satur day school supplies of all kinds will be featured but we have many specials also heavy tumblers 3 for 10c rexoleum mats 2 for 25c china cream jugs 8c ladies aprons 23c house dresses 49c ladies hose 15c mens overalls 129 we carry everything finso 0e30c iotaoeroz lonoi i0e30k ioe3q lebrate at stouffville auspices of stouffville war veterans labor day monday september 5th i grand parade at 130 prizes aurora boys band stouffville brass band stouffville boys band afternoon sports girls softball 8 teams mens softball hardball stouffville vs toronto miracles races for all ages 6 to 60 years horseshoe pitching contest entry 25c each tug of war open baby show at 4 pm in the arena d o over 100 in prizes evening entertainment big midway on the grounds grand concert a 8 pm in the arena street dance billy hole and his live wires two bands lucky draw excellent artists street dance 25 cents concert and sports for 25c admission for children 15c come for the day grand display of fireworks god s we the king all entries must be in by noon sept 2 b lickorish secretary ftcaoca lonoi sa i saono iocjo asactaoi o a o o d o o a o d o o d o o d o o d o o d o a o o a o