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the tribune stouffville ont thursday december 29 1949 claremont and district by staff correspondent local dealers madills store and overlands store the sunday school annual meeting will be held this thursday evening at seven oclock in the ss room all the executive please be on hand mr and mrs will evans and fam ily entertained the family on christ mas day mr and mrs e shirkour faithful telephone operators were entertain ed at the home of their son eoer and wife in stouffville on christmas day- mr and mrs mcgeachie of toron to mr and mrs charlie symes and family and mr and mrs victor symes were entertained at the wal ter symes home on christmas day on new years all of the family numbering about twentysix is ex pected to be seated around the fam ily table at the fathers home mr and mrs frank lackey and son of fraserville miss lackey and mrs lackeys parents were enter tained at the manse by rev h and mrs lackey and children on christ mas day mr and mrs fred redshaw enter tained their family for christmas when twentysix sat down to tables well laden with good things mr and mrs tansley spent christ mas at the old family home of mrs tansley in toronto here all the mem bers had gathered to celebrate the day together mr and mrs cliff reynolds enter tained their family at christmas in cluding jim of toronto mr levi linton mr and mrs e baker mr and mrs hopkins and son mr and mrs hugh gregg spent from friday evening through christ mas sunday and monday with her parents and brothers at norwood mrs t condy was entertained at the jim harris and mrs milton harris home over christmas mrs rawson enjoyed christmas at the home of mr and mrs j mc- creight of stouffville mr and mrs murray ormerod and two children of toronto have been visiting over the weekend at the home of his sister mr and mrs melvin johnson and family mr lloyd linton had the misfor tune to have his foot quite severely injured last saturday while doing the stable chores a cow stepped upon it mrs wiker and mr gleeson of toronto spent christmas with mr and mrs fred evans and family mr and mrs bill tomlinson and daughter of london mr and airs ted tomlinson and children of tor onto mr and mrs alan tomlinson of hamilton and mr and mrs r cooper were entertained at the home of their parents dr and mrs tom linson over christmas mr malcolm daniels of green river mr clayton jackson of toron to and genny and mrs johnson were entertained at the robt jackson home on christmas day mrs bert ham mr and mrs lou sanderson and miss mabel sanderson all of toronto mr and mrs harold sanderson of bethany and mr and mrs nelson sanderson spent christ mas with mr and mrs mate ander son and family mrs j benns miss edna and the boys on the farm entertained about ten members of the family on christ mas day and motored to toronto on monday to the home of the youngest member or the family mr and mis thomas robertson and small child ren where the second celebration took place this was the first time the benns family has been away from home at christmas time throughout the years and it was a very enjoyable experience for a change while the united sunday school stopt was discharging his duties as chairman at the christmas tree en tertainment last friday evening some of the older boys who were not par ticularly interested with helping a- long the good work inside entertain ed themselves with playing pranks with the supts new english car necessitating a visit to the garage needless to say he felt rather annoyed and an apology might help in smoothing things over mrs david gregg and daughters isobel and jean entertained mr and mrs t gregg and mr and mrs hugh gregg on christmas monday mr and mrs h fennel and daugh ters mr and mrs j pickins and children mr and mrs h mills all of toronto also mr and mrs d mc- carl of whitby and mr and mrs freeman mccullough and family of port perry visited at the home of their parents mr and mrs j mc cullough on christmas weekend mr mcculloughs condition has not al- tertd much since he has been 111 he is confined to the bed most of the time twentyeight childreu and grand children sat down to sunday dinner and supper with mr and mrs mor gan evans perhaps this was the largest christmas party in our com munity mr and mrs w ward and mr and mrs jos ward and children of oshawa were entertained on monday afternoon at the home of mr and mrs will evans mr and mrs elmer wilson aad family of mount zion and miss s e evans spent christmas monday with mr and mrs morgan pugh of uxbridge mr dave pugh enjoyed christmas dinner and supper with mr and mrs a edwards of whitby mr and mrs l feasby and mr and mrs allen feasby of sandford mrs dave pugh and mrs ed pugh enjoyed christmas monday with mr and mrs roy morgan fight poultry colds with m th only floating powdw dry chlorine for duiling poultry agolntl broathlng dls- orders juttdust tt ovm bird had hth1s it t o flnoly dlvtdtd that ii inli lowly pro longing troatmftnt for drinunt wltw a lltllo hth15 in drinking wafer raavw k wfo and htlpt pr- vonl rilfit at your nearest dealer pickering log house 161 years old still sound and occupied one hundred and sixtyone years ago when pickering township now rich farm lands were but forest a plucky widow and her three children set to work to hew themselves a home from the wilderness her husband had been an officer in the imperial forces records fail to show whether he was killed on duty or died of illness records do show however that the crown granted to one mrs elmsworth in 1t9s a hundred acres of land on what is now the brock road and the fifth concession they show too that two sons and a daughter were by her side as they tramped over the 100 acres picking for themselves the site for the log house they were to build and in which they were to live for nearly 10 years these records end but the log house still stands perpetuating the tale of pioneer days long after its builders have gone one of the few of its nature still in good preserva tion in 1939 it was restored and put in use by dr noil mcewen today it is occupied by mrs evans they built well those pioneers the squarehewn logs held by wooden pegs are as firm today as they were a century and a half ago the mortar used to fill their chinked edges made from the burned limestone of the district clings tightly only the foundation logs no attempt was made to build a stone foundation have rotted away these were replaced as was the roof which now is a roof in name only the original earthpacked floor too was covered dr mcewen found there more concrete rewards than mere tales of history for twice he lias un earthed sharpedged flints which experts have identified as fleshing knives used by the indians who once found pickering township a rich hunting ground these finds were made on the nowabandoned and overgrown trail which used to be the tote road running between whitby and markham the tote road in places a mere indian trail is one of the beauty spots of the district winding down to duffins creek which was once spanned by a low wooden bridge some of the foundation timbers of which are still in place it was over this trail dr mc ewen tells that the notorious markham black hand gang operated about 75 years ago cattle rustlers desperadoes thieves of anything on which they could iay their hands they were the scourge of the district on sundays they would meet on hells half acre a pleasant stretch of level land rising from dufiins creek so named because of their association with it there they would plan their raids the tale is still toid of how they had lightly pegged shoes on their horses hoofs so they couw turn them backwards and puzzle the sherlock holmes of the day as to which way they had ridden no doubt the occupants of the old house heard them thundering past in the night but now they are but a legend while it still stands foursquare its occupants too saw the first council meeting held in pickering township in 1850 in thompsons inn on the opposite corner of the brock road and the fifth concession thompsons inn has since burned down but there remains a link with the meeting of 1850 the township clerk assessor and collector who attended that meeting was hector beaton appointed in 1849 he held office until 1853 when he was succeeded by his son donald r beaton brougham during the christmas holidays mr and mrs c b sheppard enter tained miss lena van wllpen and miss ann vermeer of amsterdam holland they have travelled exten sively taking in western europe for the past few years they have lived in curacao netherlands west indies which is about thirty miles from venezuela they have spent some time in new york and from there visited a brother in saint adel que and now are planning a round trip of the united states a very pleasant evening was held in the hall on friday last when a fine concert was given by the sunday school too much praise cannot be given to some of the younger mem bers for the very able manner in which they did their part santa glaus arrived in his jolly way and distri buted gifts to all the children mr and mrs d l mairs and fam ily spent the holiday with mrs daw son of claremont mr and mrs wm ellicot were en tertained at the home of their son manson and mrs ellicot and family on christmas day mrs l matthews spent the christ mas holidays with friends in toronto mr and mrs c balsdon and sons of pickering spent christmas day with her parents mr and mrs ham ilton mr vernon balsdon of montreal were among the many callers on mr and mrs m hamilton on christmas day congratulations to mr and mrs wm ellicott who celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on tuesday afternoon when they were at home to their friends and neigh bors and to their family in the even ing mrs h shea of toronto called on friends here one day last week mr gerald middleton spent a day shopping in toronto last week mr d a beer and mr albert beer also mrs l matthews were at brooklin on friday afternoon attend ing the funeral of the late john allems mr and mrs b ritchie were at home to all their family during the christmas holidays mr and mrs w a knox mr and mrs ross knox and bettyjean also mr and mrs k pascoe were among those who attended the family gather ing at the home of mr and mrs jno knox of hampton local entertainer writes newto there is plenty of canadian talent in the cast of the mother goose christmas pantomine in toronto this week and hopes are high that pantomine will here after become a part of the christ mas scene in toronto one member of the cast is al harvey a veteran radio comedian and a songwriter of achievement mr harveys latest song play hurdygurdy play has been recorded by victor and is scheduled for release early next month it was written in collabor ation with freddie grant who wrote the hit song of the navy show youll get used to it al harvey and his brother bob played in english music halls for seven years and there again they had great success with their own songs whoops we go again by al became a hit when the former husband of sarah churc hill vic oliver introduced it in a revue goodnight little soldier is another harvey tune inspired by als small boy playing with his tin soldiers the rotund songster will play the nitwit son in mother goose mrs t c brown of brougham health unit again asked for ontario county members of pickering womens institute have begun a movement toward the establishment of a county health unit some 25 ontario counties now use this system in a petition to their township council the institute cites reasons for the unit mrs t correspondent of the times- gazette for brougham and in her 88th year writer of the special historical article which c brown appears on this page mrs brown is librarian of the vil lage library the new modern r i o theatre uxbridge matinee saturday at 230 pm wednesday thursday december 28 29 glenn ford and janet leigh the doctor and the girl foto nite every thursday this week 100 cash offer wednesday night is attendance night lots of fun lots of cash friday saturday december 30 31 judy garland and ray bolger wizard of ox technicolor sunday midnight january 1st robert hutton and janis paige wall flower monday tuesday january 2 3 jack carson and ronald reagan john loves mary two shows nightly first 7 pjn bits 1v 83k mrs t c brown writer of the article on this page has lived in the house shown above for the past 70 years it is one of the original stores built in the village of brougham and the residence section to the right is over 100 years old the library is located in this build ing audley dec 22 happy new year to all mr and mrs burns of toronto visited their uncle and his family g k pratt- on monday last we have had some very mild weather lately at any rate it was good for the dry wells mrs bartlett has not been in the best of health lately and her friends here are hoping that the holiday time will help to restore her to better health the pratt family attended the closing exercises of the leaskdale school on wednesday evening where their daughter mrs kennedy is the teacher george todd councillor of cherrywood and e l chapman and wife attended the school con cert on monday evening one of the best concerts put on at the school was witnessed by a large crowd of ratepayers and visitors on monday evening war den w h westney an old pupil and a former trustee acted as chairman his introduction of the children and his remarks were pleasing and to the point the songs and recitations were a credit to the training of the teacher and to mrs eastwood the teacher of music and a former teacher in the school the christmas tree was well laden with presents and their distribution was made doubly charming by the kindliness of old santa in the person of basil churchyard a vote of thanks was tendered all who had contributed to the enjoyment of the evening the school board has hired mrs pratt on for another term she is to be complimented upon her work the same teacher of music will be in charge when the school reopens the 3rd of jan 1950 the annual school meeting will be held on wednesday dec 28th at 10 am for trie annual business and the election of a trustee it is hoped that many ratepayers will be out f h puckrin has about com pleted his new implement display room on the corner of the 4th and the no 12 highway his ever enlarging tractor and farm machin ery business will be seen from leading highway a motorist on the greenwood road last week ran into a deer and killed it several deer have been seen in the rough lands along the old cn rightofway this past sum mer he reported to the game warden claremont jersey cow ends 10year record r the jersey cow claytons vol unteer nan 115816 owned by e m sheridan claremont has com pleted a 10yearold record in 305 days of 9174 pounds of milk and 499 pounds of fat a twoyearold in mr sheridans herd elsies pinn b lady 179255 has com pleted a senior twoyearold record of 7739 pounds of milk and 415 pounds of fat in 296 days sybils pinn basil molly 175645 senior twoyearold bred and owned by f m chapman picker ing has completed a record of 6212 pounds of milk 312 pounds of fat with a test of 551 per cent in 365 days pickering native mrs r bint dead seriously ill for live weeks mar garet jane graham beloved wife of the late richard a bint died at the family residence in oshawa on friday in her 75th year a daughter of the late robert and annie graham the deceased was born in pickering township and was married in toronto in 1902 a resident of oshawa for approximately 60 years she was an active member of albert street united church predeceased by her husband in july 1949 she is survived by three daughters mrs cecil pollock vergie mrs ross lee hazel i and mrs melville pollard hilda and two sons robert and cecil of oshawa also surviving are 13 grandchildren with a loud clear note were wishing all a happy new year wm fflalloy plumbing service stouffville ontario wcxsxxscx3c3e3ss3c33cxxx3ck3t3 crows raiding milk bottles show honor duncan bc dec 24 there appears to be honor among the band of thieves that has begun regular raid here householders say a flock of crows swoops in every day to consume bottles of milk left on doorsteps the birds pick off the caps and help themselves and theres never any quarrelling among them wit nesses say each crow is assigned to a bottle and the others leave him alone applications for the position of assessor of the township of pickering will be received by the undersigned until tuesday january 3rd 1950 state qualifications age and salary expected lloyd t johnston clerk township of pickering brougham ontario