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the tribune stouffville ont thursday july 11th 1940 page five shop at ratcl1ffs for less money for better foods m 2 swedish style fruit dishes j large pkg jif soap flakes all 3 for 25c toddy one cent sale lb tin toddy lc t lb tin toddy 39c both for 40c peanut butter 2 lb sealer 35c nescafe large size 59c grapefruit juice 50 oz tin 25c fly coils aeroxon 3 for 5e kellogs bran flakes per pkg 10c heinz cooked macaroni per tin 15c anna lee scotts cake flour per pkg 29c welchs grape juice 2 bottles 25c mclarens mustard prepared 26 oz bottle 19c patersons oranges slices per lb 15c fresh fish every tuesday morning fresh fruits and vegetables only three left in family of 12 a natve of uxbridge town ship and son of pioneer parents living north of goodwood abraham stover died on june 28 at st josephs hospital tor onto in his 76th year many remember the old stover home i a mile north of goodwood where abraham stover and his wife catherine- perkins lived for long years it was there the family of twelve children were born today only three of them sur vive they being john stover in calgary edward stover and mrs r hamilton stouffville abraham stover who died on the 28th was a- machinist by trade and possessed more than average ability in this line he lived in toronto for many years and only two years ago this coming september his wife named by mckenzie king as passed away there survives canadas nnw post master gen- them one son milton oral col mulocks grandfather the f to park lawn held the position with great cemetery was attended from honor exactly 44 years ago here bv the brother and sister hon w p mulock ratcliff co town delivery stouffville ontario phone 7112 eavetroughing and sheet metal work orders quickly executed at our store get in touch with us if you have any work in this line our prices on fence wire will interest you i see our gasolne oil and electric stoves for summer w f riches stouffville ont phone 283 successor to button harware this month one of canadas most i outstanding younger mem- bers of parliament was appoint ed to the cabinet as postmaster general the department was in the red so he proceeded to weed out patronage and cut ex penses then he startled every one by lowering postage rates and showed them how this would increase postal usage and revenue for the introduction of penny postage to canada he was knighted sixth line whitchurch ringwood was and dr mitchell has new potatoes larger than goose eggs miss cora hisey of almira spent thursday with her aunt mrs david gillham mr and mrs roy grove were sunday visitors with miss gertrude wegg cashel pte ralph burkholder home over the weekend mr and mrs dodds family of toronto have rented the mackenzie property on the 8th line south we are glad to see abner summerfeldt out again follow ing his recent illness we are pleased to learn that mrs wm topping who enter ed east general hospital tor onto last week for treatment is improving nicely haying is in full swing in this district with- a bumper crop to be cured and stored barbara hisey is spending a week on holidays in toronto visiting relatives j w taun of stouffville celebrated his 81st birthday with his daughter mrs roy grove last saturday messrs vincent and laurence lundy of toronto were monday visitors with friends in our village dicksons hill sunday school beld their picnic in robert ratcliff s park on monday master murray and miss olive pipher of uxbridge are visiting with relatives here since we noticed one of oui town physicians bicycling out to ringwood the other evening we are wondering if the bicycle is coming into prominence again we always did favor it to golf mr and mrs art bassett were in toronto on sunday visiting mrs bassetts mother who is seriously ill in toronto general hospital we regret to report the con tinued illness of frank bruels who is not making a very speedy recovery however his splendid physique we trust will stand him in good stead and so every body is hoping for his ultimate recovery a business change has taken place here of considerable inter est don wilson has given up the garage business and the premises have been rented to wm clark of uxbridge popular baseball pitcher did you ever stop- to consider how conditions on the farm have changed during the past quar ter century especially as far as women are concerned then every minute of the day was filled with work and often far in the night telephones were not numerous and the only occas ions for social intercourse were church and the saturday trip to town water had to be carried from distant wells clothes washing was a backbreaking operations and there was the daily cleaning of kerosene lamps this has all been changed hydro lights the home barn and farm yard radio and the partyline telephone have brought the housewife into intimate contact with neighbors and the outside world the washing is done by machine and the automobile has moved the town to the farmers front door nobody begrudges the farmers wife- the many hours of extra leisure science has given her long may she live to enjoy her new found freedom ringwood school pro motion alphabetical order grade 7 to 8 marion fergu son geoigina myland hon pete peck douglas ramer doris vague grade 5 to 6 marion davis helen fockler hon nora har- rnan stewart vague grade 4 to 5 hazel fockler bernard fockler george tim bers hon grade 2 to 3 clarence fock ler hon marion steele grade 1 to grade 2 fred banks jessie harding hon june steckley hon bruce timbers births ijiirklmliler at brierbush hospital stouffville on tuesday july 9 1010 to mr and mrs gordon burkholder rnii stouffville a daughter betz at mongolia on julv 7 1910 to mr and mrs jos betz a daughter moving west m rawllnson ltd established 54 years special raloa on household effects in pool cars to winnipeg and west to coast long distance moving and firs class warehouses for siorlnr household effects 610 yonge street toronto telephone kingsdalf 5125 haying is in full swing around this neighborhood mr and mrs a emmerson antl family spent sunday at goodwood a number of the children are going to the bible classes being held at gormley our sympathy goes to mrs alymer spence in the passing of her sister in toronto we are sorry to hear that mrs george emmerson has been very ill and we all wish her a speedy recovery on sunday mr and mrs ross winterstein accompanied by a number of young people called on mr mel robson in toronto who is going through for an air pilot and is shortly to be moved to some other station on friday july 5th mrs s h foote entertained during the afternoon and evening about one hundred guests at a trousseau tea given in honour of her daughter mildred the guests were received by mrs foote assisted by the misses grace and mildred foote miss doris foote cousin of the bride assisted in escorting the guests through the rooms where the wedding gifts and household trousseau were beautifully displayed mrs jackson of toronto and mrs pugh of allandale aunts of the bride poured tea in the afternoon while mrs j wide- man and mrs e nigh mother and sister of the groom poured tea in the evening tea was served from a table daintily done in silver and white mrs walter foote mrs sam foote miss betty pugh mrs carson wideman mrs richard foote and mrs ross winter stein assisted in the tea room on wednesday evening july 3rd over one hundred friends and neighbours of the sixth line gathered at the home of mr and mrs ross winteivstein to shower their best wishes in tangible form on miss mildred foote and mr lome wideman who take their marriage vows on july tenth at st pauls church uxbridge a short programme consist ing of instrumentals by miss ruth clarke and miss delma atkinson solo by mrs roy morley and readings by miss margaret emmerson and mrs ross winterstein was enjoyed by all with mr j a clarke act ing as master of ceremonies several of the gentlemen pre sent were also called on for a few remarks following this the bridal couple were summoned by telegram to the dining room here they were greeted by little miss jean hisey and master lome emmerson who charm ingly attired in bridal costume preceded a daintily decorated heavily ladden trailer filled with gifts all this was done to the strains of the wedding march played by miss delma atkinson and by barkey a nephew mr isaac among the many beautiful gifts was a chair end and coffee table and lamp the gift of thirtytwo families of the com munity when all the gifts had been unwrapped and confetti freely showered miss margaret emmerson presented the happy couple with a very attractive book in which were the signa tures of all those present the bride and groom made very appropriate remarks of thanks and appreciation the beautiful gifts presented were tangible proof of the high esteem in which the young couple are held in our commun ity this is mildreds home community and lome was a very popular and most success ful teacher in our school for five years sfefllil got permanent waves of quality priced from 250 to 750 including hair cut sliampoo and wave maries beauty shop phone 170 main st b stouffville celebrating our 2nd anniversary we wish to thank our many customers who have so generously patronized us during the past two years hoping we may stillenjoy your kind co operation in the future we carry a good stock of mccormick deering binder twine salt climax bug killer cattle spra poultry feeds mixed grain flour calcium of arsenate house spray cement hog feeds chops blue coal our motto is one hundred cents for your dollar central feed store phone 277 for service alt0na miss doris watson of toronto spent the weekend with irene crosier mrs x bunker spent a few days in toronto last week miss leta bunker is spending a few days in toronto mrs arthur pledger and family of meaford spent sunday with mr slid mrs o madill miss irene crosier is relieving on the post office staff at stouffville for a month mr and mrs f wagg clifford donald and nelda dunkeld visited at arthur waggs leaskdale on sunday we extend our sympathy to mrs stanley lewis and family in the death of her father the late martin reesor mr and mrs david crosier and family attended the crosier re union at port perry on saturday last mr and mrs earl howsam at tended the funeral of the late mrs john howsam of greenbank on monday mr and mrs david nighswan der and mrs g dunkeld were at victoria road on tuesday mrs dun keld staying for a time a meeting was held at the home of mrs david crosier on thursday afternoon last to quilt and make over second hand clothing for re fugees through the red cross a similar one was held on friday at the home of mrs wm slack whei a flne lot of work was accomplished another meeting will be held at mrs slacks this friday afternoon the womens institute held their annual picnic in stouffville park on tuesday afternoon when a fine number gathered to enjoy the sports in the afternoon and quite a num ber of men gathered later when a sumptuous table was spread a small recognition was given the oldest man and lady present when mr h yake and mrs h hodgson stouff ville were the lucky ones mr and mrs middleton of buff alo was calling on mr and mrs earl howsam on tuesday afternoon goodwood the young peoples society of the united church will hold their picnic on july 24th at jacksons point park all other organizations are invited to join glad to see mr howard harper able to be out around again after his operation miss eva latcham is spending her holidays with her father here miss loraine todd of oshawa vic paxton of hamilton visited their parents on sunday mr and mrs bruce taylor have moved into part of j crawfords house on the hill bruce is working tor a while on the cnr we extend congratulations to principal wagg and his entrance pupils all of whom were successful they are luella harper phyliss bowen audrey feasby walter bowen the first three obtained honors a deed refrigerator bargain i hwmimi f rice no itra charge for crystal glassware norde look you get all of this 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