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the stouffville tribune thursday august 3rd 1939 page three uiuiuiuuuiuiuiuuiuuuiiuiuimiiuuiiuiuiiiiiuiiiu town topics lilllilillliiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiii miss mary haig missionary 1 i to japan is expected home on i furlough this week miss muriel haig of brechin will meet her sister at san francisco the local mary haig mission banc is named after this missionary ml dr thos mitchell has been secured to preach in the united church markham village for the next four sundays claude brillinger is down from the mining country where he has been employed for a month or more mr and mrs hardy and two children have been holidaying in town at the home of her parents mr and mrs all pugh fortv years ago this month the baptists of stouffville goodwood and uxbridge held an excursion to bobcaygeon says the back home column in uxbridge timesjournal the liberalprogressive or ganization will hold a conven tion in gravenhurst on august 10 to select a candidate for the federal riding of muskoka- ontario mrand mrs e w evans and son jim of claremont also mrs j l hodgson were visitors on sunday with miss sadie stewart mrs george green and daughter miss mary of brad ford were visitors at the f e rae home one day last week mrs jos mowder accompan ied by her daughters miss mae and mrs lloyd turner spent a few days in toronto last week visiting with mrs mowders son and family mr and mrs jos mowder a striking example of the many changes taking place in this as well as in most every district comes to light in ss no8 whitchurch where reesor steckley is the teacher twenty years ago the atten dance at this school ran around forty pupils and twenty of the total were members of the vari ous steckley families so that the teacher had to know them and call them each by his first name today there is not a steckley attending the school aside from the teacher himself and the attendance is just half or an average of twenty pupils the school is situated on the 6th concession about a mile north of the markham townline see more save money buy reliable used cars cars 1937 ford stand tudor 1938 ford stand tudor 1937 plymouth delux tudor heater 1935 ford delux fordor about 20 members of the jubilee chapter oes held a picnic wednesday last week at jacksons point being enter tained at the summer cottage of mr and mrs jos borinsky a delightful time midst pleasing surroundings was experienced by the whole group mr and mrs peter lehman accompanied by mr and mrs harry stouffer spent july 2g at their daughters cottage on lake simcoe it being the oceassion of mr lehmans birthday seventyseven candles decorated the cake miss velma turner of new westminster bc paid her first visit to stouffville last week while on a holiday to the home of her uncle mr john turner other guests at the turner home were mrs turn ers sister mrs w a cook of uxbridge also stanley anil grace turner of streetsville a western citizen has written a note of protest against dogs running at large through gardens in the westend with resultant damage to vegetables and plants he wants to know why the bylaw forbidding dogs to run at large is not observed whitby public school board set s900 at the maximum salary to be paid public school teachers in that town except ing principals any teacher re ceiving below this now will be increased 90 per year until the maximun is reached only a few weeks ago stouffville board re jected a request for increased salaries that would carry them beyond the 900 sum in view of the stand taken in whitby it would seem that local salaries are most fair the 200th anniversary of the risser reesor clan in canada will be celebrated on august 17 at elizabethtown pa probably a number from ontario will at tend the reunion for on this occasion rev j l burkholder of markham will give a history of the canadian branch of the family that is if mr burk holder is able to go to pennsyl vania the first risser to arrive in pennsylvania was peter who came from canada he was the father of christian risser who emigrated to canada in 1804 1932 cadillac sedan special heater trucks 1936 chev maple leaf h d duals 1931 durant special dual 31929 fords 2 duals 1 single also a number of other good reconditioned cars and trucks priced right for quick sale 1 fordson tractor new prizes being forced to abondon our old scheme of giving away priz es on account of section in the criminal code making it illegal we have installed another sys tem which is legal so you will be able to secure prizes on your purchases at our places of business at stouffville and markham df holden sons stouffville phone 18101 markham phone 120 mr and mrs j j agnew of hartney manitoba made a short visit in town on thursday at the home of her nephew mr e c pennock as they were enroute to the west again after a couple of month in the states mrs agnews maiden name was mary connor and she was born at lincoln- ville she became a captain in the salvation army which pos ition she held at the time of her marriage although away from town for 40 years mrs agnew frequently visited her sister the late mrs elijah pennock over the intervening years there passed away in new market on friday july 28th mrs mary prosser wife of frederick prosser who is well- known in stouffville to which town he has been a frequent traveller for many years mrs prosser is survived by her hus band one son and one daughter service was held saturday with interment in newmarket ceme tery owing to the popular demand for the beautiful oil permanent at the marie beatuy parlor main street east this regular so wave will be continued for another two weeks at 350 phone for appointment mrs jack proprietress stouffville pulled out of their losing streak on saturday after noon in the local park by win ning from toronto ostranders 42 this is the second fall stouffville have taken out of the big city jewellers in their last three starts together the local club have only five more games to complete schedule with two more home games next saturday august 5 pears will play in the local park markham fire brigade were called out for two hasty calls within a week to jas torrances farm near the markham fair grounds last thursday the truck rushed down to quell a grass fire that had gotten out of hand and was threatening a nearby bush while this last weekend the outfit was called up to put out a fire which start ed when a rail fence on the pro perty was struck with lightning d f holden sons have arranged to give prizes to their customers on the basis of pur- chases made instead of the draw which this firm carried on for years when it was ruled illegal under the dominion code to conduct the draws mr holden immediately took steps to abandon the system however the present plan of creating in terest and giving prizes with no cost whatever to the custom er presents no legal entangle ment mrs effie kester and sister mrs mcmonagle who live in the parental home on east main street facing the tenth conces sion have decided to offer the place for sale the old home was originally owned by their grandfather yake who estab lished his daughter and son-in- law in the place around 60 years ago in a humming hotel busi ness the chouse has eleven rooms and could be remodelled into a double since the death or their mother mrs williams the two daughters have carried on the home as it has been for more than half a century the godson mfg co were again in town making repairs to the asphalt pavement on main street last year this company did similar work here which was not deemed entirely satisfactory because the patch es were not rolled in level with the old surface however we are advised that this year instead of a ton and a half roller one weighing twelve tons is in use and a most lasting and satis factory job is hoped for the company is engaged and sent here by the york county road commission so that local au thorities have no responsibility in the matter storkvs digestive torjic invigorates the digestive organs improves the appetite a very effective treatment for indigestion dyspepsia biliousness stomach disorders flatulence j m storey druggist copious rains last week have provided sufficient moisture to complete the years crop in this district whether berries other fruits and grain suffered be cause of unsufficient moisture up to this time brings varying opinions the grain crop is short in the straw but good yields are expected while the raspberry crop now well picked has provided fruit of excellent quality with abundant yield the rains will greatly benefit the apples so that all in all a wonderful yield in most all lines will be the result this thursday mr and mrs a v nolan expect to leave for niagara falls to be in atten dance at the annual meeting of the canadian weekly news papers association on satur day evening a section of the press party including the local people will continue on to the worlds fair via the new york central railroad who will pick the party up at the general brock hotel in niagara and conduct them to their hotel the barbazon plaza in new york courtesies extended the party at the fair are said to exceed anything yet handed out so a busy two days are anticipated of course aside from a holiday and good time every editors chief ambition is to learn what the other fellow is doing in his line and to return home with some worthwhile suggestions that may be incorporated in the home paper mr and mrs jack hatfield of toronto spent the weekend at mrs hatfields uncles mr joe mertens other guests at the mertens home last week includ ed mr and mrs jim hoover mr levi hoover miss bertie hoover and marjorie line of edgely and jean hoover of oshawa miss h weatherilt mrs joe austin mr bert nichols and lawrence bamby of port hope and mrs dillings of bowmanville for eggs next winter feed me fulopep growing mash now put real flesh and finish on feeders it takes a good feed to grow good market beef or swine to carry yours forward to market size and finish at an early age feed sug ared schumacher feed sugared schumacher feed builds large strong well boned well grown well fleshed healthy vigorous animals quaker sugared schumacher feed vswvl a cno car quaker our neighboring paper in markham suggests that the rough sidewalks in that town lead to the suspicion that the council in its neglect of the walks is in league with the shoe dealers now thats an idea that might grow and if stated in stouffville would prove em- barassing to reeve weldon who is himselfa shoe dealer as the economist says its easy to give advice and to this we would add that plenty of people give advice to councils that rebel at tax time when they have to pay for their own ideas being put into action recent visitors at spruce villa the home of mr and mrs j s barkey were mr and mrs willis stouffer and mr porter mount dennis mr and mrs c woodward and miss june of baby point toronto mr and mrs jack mitchell nee velma barkey mr w j contache mr and mrs aubrey contache and master john mr bohydrate feed economical and easy to use it puts on the qual ity flesh and fin ish that pleases the feeder and brings top prices save up to 13 to 12 on feeding your new pullets grow big husky hens full of vi tality at lower feed costs on the fulopep plan and use this fine quality mash jtgbqwingx mash jl stiver bros and mrs ed reichard and mr gordon barkey mr and mrs bliault montreal august 17 and 18 are two days to mark on your calendar if you are a citizen of stouff ville or community or if you are a friend of horticulture and lover of flowers or capable of being entertained by beauty music and dancing or downright fun set these days down on your list of good things to attend the directors of the stouffville horticultural society and the various committees on arrangements in a series of recent- sessions have planned to stage a flower and vegetable show on the same grand scale as in former years incorporat ing a variety of new features designed to please instruct and entertain the prize lists for the show are now available if you wish to exhibit and are not a member get in touch with president george saunders or secretary marjorie mertens at once remember two days thursday and friday special musical programs both even ings and a big variety concert on the second night refresh ments served in the arena in full view of the show from four oclock on both days prepare now to enter the numerous competitions a company every canadian may well be proud of from tiny beginnings on an ontario farm ninety years ago massey- harris has grown steadily until now it is the largest maker of farm implements in the british empire keeping pace with and helping onward canadian agriculture it has also since the eighteen eighties spread out to most lands beyond the seas romance fills the years and experiences of the company in its ventures abroad a canadian company with canadian headquarters it is today as solidly entrenched in the business of a score of other countries as it is in its native land transacting business in 52 countries in addition to canada in the languages and currencies of these various countries is as fasci nating as it is profitable for while the exigencies of crops and conditions may vary the companys fortune in these lands yet it is a fact that in the years from 1928 to 1937 because of this export business massey- harris spent in canada 21261763 more wan the total revenue from its sales in canada surely a valuable asset to our country and a canadian achievement of which we may all be justly proud ma s sf- ha r r s co m pa ny 1 1 ml ted vilje sun never sets on hasseyh arris activities