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the tribune stouflfvilleoht thursdayy february 181943 clearing sale winter coats we have a large number of ladies and mens winter coats to clear to make room for our spring coats buy now and save money we also have a few boys and girls coats to clear special boys slightly used overcoat in good condition size 14 or 15 to be sold for 600 k golden stouffville ontario phone 273 melville no school was the order of the day on monday owing to the ex treme cold however spring is not so very far away the whole community was shock ed on saturday morning last when the news was spread that the leh man mill at almira had been burn ed to the ground the melville united church wms met at the home of mrs t hobbs on thursday last with a very fair attendance of members and visitors the meeting was in charge of the viceprqst mrs a j orr and a discussion group on the new study bookthe church in my com munity with particular reference to christian education was led by rev a j orr various items of business were arranged for and the meeting was brought to a close with a social half hour refresh ments were served by the hostess mrs hobbs v the melville ypu held their regular meeting at the home of mr h houck on friday evening with the t president dan thornhill in charge the missionary program was arranged by miss ruth allen and bill nigh and several interest- i ing items of missionary news were given a bible contest brought a very pleasant evening to a close and a light lunch was served by the hostess mrs houck the cashel red cross unit met at the manse on wednesday last and there were quite a number of ladies present in spite of the bad weather and road conditions the following officers were appointed for the pre sent year president and secretary- treasurer miss gertrude wegg vice miss mary carruthers convener of sewing mrs j timbers for quilting mrs f stiver for knitting mrs t hobbs the next meeting will be held at the manse on wed 24 at 10 am 6th line whitchurch the weather over the weekend was the coldest we have had on the 6 th when the temperature went down to 39 below zero the school ssnos whitchurch is making an afghan if you would like to help leave the money or wool when going past the school or give it to one of the school children mr and mrs n rowan and fam ily spent monday in toronto lawrence barkey had sunday dinner with mr and mrs charles ratcliff we are glad to report that mrs h fugh miss ruth clarke and mr r winterstein have recovered from their illnesses marmill chick starter chin up norman this wont hurt he might be a bank gover nor with the montague nor man but for norman hes still a long way from himself ouch wlint have you clone to me now hill and wipe away that hitler iiiiistnttoucli it himself again is norman just as ho was when lie left for newfoundland months ago gormlev marmill chick starter is a starting ration that has given satisfactory results year after year rapid growth strong bone good feather development these results from the feeding of marmill chick starter it contains every ingred ient essential for good growth health and vitality all scientifically balanced we expect a shipment of coal for brooder stoves next week order your peat moss early central feed store free delivery phone 277 jean brillinger visited miss hilda hilts on friday last mrs harvey cober and leoda of welland have been visiting with mr and mrs john cober mr homer wilson had tea on monday evening with mr and mrs peter brillinger mr and mrs asa byers of tor onto also harry jones and lady friend visited mr e jones on sun day we are sorry to report mr jones is still very ill with inflamma tory rheumatism the extreme cold weather was responsible for the drop in atten dance at the church services on sunday we hear of- at least one young man who had both ears froz en while walking to the morning service mrs t moorby returned to her home at sunderland after spending more than a week with her son and family here many of our homes have been invaded by the flu we hope the worst is over and that the school children will soon bo able to take up their work again a number of families in our vicln- its have been suffering with the flu wo wish all a speely recovery and we will indeed welcome the spring time after experiencing such very cold and stormy weather mr leslie grove sr has secured a position with loblaws groceteria in toronto i mr george cober who is employ- not stonewall jackson but norman linington 22 of brantford ferry command mechanic home on leave is the man behind the beard take it off take it off he tells barber bui bishop ririffwbbd it was 40 below zero here 01 monday morning mrs gordon fockler was a tor onto visitor on monday our school was closed monday and tuesday of this week owing to the illness of the teacher miss pearse the helping hands class held a quilting and pot luck dinner at the home of miss ada barkey on tues day the sympathy of the community goes out to the widow and family of one of our citizens the late jack davis who passed away suddenly- last saturday morning we are glad to report that mr and mrs norman steckleys small baby who has been suffering from pneumonia is somewhat improved mervin brownsberger one of our former ringwood boys had to re port for military duty on monday dr thomas mitchell who is spending the winter at st peters burg florida reports that the weather is nice and sunny with the temperature around 82 degrees in the shade some contrast to our 40 below zero on sunday norman steckley and his two daughters are to be congratulated for winning 3 first prizes at the lions club carnival on monday night mr and mrs norman pellett and family spent sunday with friends at woodbridge lloyd tate spent the weekend in toronto victoria square several men attended fraser smiths auction sale last wednes day at bondhead iir and mrs ralph perkins and coral mrs annie mortson and mrs gordon mortson had dinner tuesday evening with mr and mrs louis nichols miss dorine gooding of gormley and misses jean brumwell and blenore klinck had tea tuesday evening with mr and mrs nichols and family congratulations to mr and mrs floyd perkins of richmond hill on the birth of a daughter also to mr and mrs freddie fiegel on the birth of a daughter we wish all those in the commun ity who are ill with flu and colds a speedy recovery driver harold wellman of the rcasc spent a few days at his home here there was no ypu sunday ow ing to the storm ypu will be in charge of miss ruby avison next sunday when the topic will be taken by mrs reid brumwell everybody welcome former well known boy of this district fraser smith who recently started farming at bond head held an auction sale there last week and will now locate on a chicken farm nearer toronto fraser had a re markable sale for a 100acre place with hie threshing machine going at 1700 for which he paid 1400 two or three years ago other imple ments and the cattle went high so that the entire sale receipts we understand ran between 9000 and 10000 premium week get some heavy serviceable glassware free kelloggs allbran 8 oz pkgs 2 for 25c with 8 incli salad plate kelloggs corn flakes 12 oz pkgs 2 for 25c with square bask tumbler kelloggs corn flakes 8 oz pkgs 3 for 25c with square base tumbler aylmer heinz infant foods assorted 3 tins 23c aunt jemima buckwheat flour per lb 19c postum cereal healthful beverage 18 oz pkg 46c kara coffee 1 coupon h lb bag 19c parsnips carrots 3 lbs 10c spinach rich green leaves per lb 19c juicy oranges florida good size doz 29c california extra choice figs per lb 21c make fish a part of your diet fresh frozen or smoked stouffville groceteria self serve phone 280 we deliver rail jin trim onto ikiiianuac i mr sim hoovers girls enjoyed a despite the terrible cold last potluck dinner at his home last weekend a couple or three of our wednesday more determined fishermen drove j the community was greatly to lake simcoe and were rewarded shocked to hear of the death of mr with another wonderful catch of jack davis and sincere sympathy is those toothsome herring that are extended to the bereaved family such a treat at this season the lake road was opened last week so that the ice cutters could sell their cut but just as things got well underway the big weekly blowup last sunday filled in the track again and early in the week cecil the lake district was isolated once more a hard winter is the right thing to say gib wright brought the mail up from stouffville last week so we got our tribunes on time instead of a week late as would have been the case had the papers gone the regu lar route through cedar valley almira mr and mrs albert upton and joan of toronto visited with mr and mrs jim painter on sunday mr and mrs norman jarvis also mr and mrs donald jarvis had sup per with mr and mrs levi smith last thursday the community will miss leh mans mill which was burned to the ground on saturday mr lome wideman of toronto spent the weekend with his father mr jacob wideman mrs peter stickley is having a quilting on tuesday misses eleanore and doris con nor of toronto with a friend miss marjorle thompson also of toronto spent the weekend with their par ents mr and mrs charles connor atha mr and mrs s arnold enter tained mr clarence boyd from green rtver on sunday mr and mrs lloyd turnbull also mr and mrs kenneth walters all from toronto were weekend guests at their mothers home here mrs l hoover owing to weather also road con ditions atha school was closed on monday dicksons hill mrs wm redshaw has returned home after visting a few days with her son in toronto miss doris redshaw visited- with miss maron risebrough over the weekend mr and mrs harvey mover spent a few days in toronto last week miss aldine redshaw is visiting with her cousin mrs dave coats at brooklin for a few days mr and mrs j b hoover have their twin grandchildren billy and lois byer visiting them from tor- mr simeon hoover entertained a carload of unexpected guests sun day night at 23 0 oclock the party was enroute to toronto from mt albert and encountered car trouble but was able to continue their jour ney to the city on monday afternoon school was closed on monday on account of the extremely cold weath er but the children had a jolly time giving and receiving valentines on tuesday bloomingrtoh the red cross sewing was held in the basement of the church on wednesday and two more quilts were finished miss gerrard spent the weekend at her home in toronto word was received by mr and mrs cowie that their son fred had ar rived safely in england birthday congratulations to mr l wagg miss m topper who is employed in the office at the de haviland airport toronto is at home here this week mrs w taylor was in toronto last week seeing her father mrmort- son in the hospital public auction sale of dairy herd milking machines milk cooler horses implements and grain the property of percy mulholland west half lot 7 con 2 north york twp opposite barker airport 1 m miles north of fairbank on dufferin street friday feb 26 ed at donalda farms todmorden spent the weekend with his parents mr and mrs b cober mrs harold gillis toronto visit ed with mrs allen pope last friday we were sorry to hear of the loss by fire f the mill of s b lehman and son in our neighbouring com munity of almira all those wishing to secure their ration books locally may do so at gormley post office on saturday february 20 and monday feb 22 between the hours of 10 am and 6 pm for more information read the notices now appearing in the newspapers trains have been travelling slow ly through gormley lately owing to a freight car partly jumping the track and loosening the rails for a stretch south of the station an extra gang hag joined the local section men installing new rails and re- paring the damage cattle the following herd have all been blood tested recently and are all negative and also have been tb tested a certificate as to blood test will be given with each animal 1 holsteln cow fresh calf byside 1 holstein cow due time of sale 1 holstein cow fresh calf by side 1 holstein heifer due march 20th 1 holstein cow fresh calf by side 1 holstein cow full flow 1 holstein heifer due march 5th i holstein cow fresh calf by side 1 holstein cow- full flow 1 holstein cow due time of sale 1 holstein cow full flow 1 holstein cow due march 12th 1 holstein cow due march 15th 1 holstein cow fresh calf by side 1 holstein cow full flow 1 red and white heifer fresh calf by side 1 holstein cow due time of sale 1 holstein heifer due time of sale 1 roan cow due time of sale 1 holstein cow due march 12th 1 holstein cow due time of sale 1 holstein cow full flow 1 holstein cow fresh calf by side 1 blue cow full flow 1 holstein cow due time of sale 1 holstein w full flow 1 holstein cow fresh calf by side 1 holstein cow full flow 1 red cow due march 10th 1 holstein cow fresh calf by side 1 holstein cow due march 10th 1 holstein cow due time of sale 1 holstein cow due time of sale 1 holstein cow due time of sale 1 holstein cow due time of sale horses 1 clyde gelding s years old weight 1800 lbs 1 black gelding gp c years old 1 grey gelding gp 8 years old the above team are firstclass wagon horses 1 clyde gelding 12 years old 1brown gelding gp 12 years old dairy equipment delaval milk machine 2 units with large 4 unit pump stainless steel pails enough piping equip ment to milk 40 cows and also a quantity of extra equipment this machine and equipment is just 2 years old in april riteway teat cups and rubbers gilson electric milk cooler capa city 14 cans in al condition grain 1000 bus erban oats good for seed mflements 1 mh tractor cultivator 1 mh mower 6 ft cut good 1 cultivator 13 tooth 1 4horse disc 2 wagons 1 hoosler wagon 1 pump 1 horse rake 12 ft 1 hay rack 16 ft 3 set ice tongs 4 oil drums 50 gallons 18 water bowls float type number of mh mower knives 1 7ft mh binder knife 1 dehorner new terms cash no reserve sale at 1230 j carl saigeon auctioneer keith thomas clerk maple 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