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the tribune stoufjviiie om taursd3y february 20 1903 local and personal happenings quality service purina tour march 7th to 11th only 17 days before famous purina trip to research farm st loui missouri to stop off at detroit jjoinjf and at chicago on return trip farmers interested in better farming will be well repaid for taking the tour total all expense paid from start to finish only 9460 we have four tickets available purina chick startena for fast grovth itiver bros stouff ville phone 64501 or 45 has anyone seen a robin this year f many new homes all over town cohkk kkith in stouffville on saturday feb 21st a quiet wedding was solem nized at the home of mr and mrs elmer ferguson second st when mis audrey keith exchanged wedding vows with eldon e cober of toronto the ceremony was conducted by rev e morton in the presence of a few friends and relatives a wedding supper was served after which the happy couple left amid showers of best wishes they will reside in tor onto miss flossie spang has taken a position on the staff of the bank of commerce and miss elaine spofford is now at stedmans store brown wallace a quiet wedding was solemnized in the united church parsonage at stouffville on saturday feb 21 when doris pauline wallace daughter of mr and mrs john wallace of uxbridge township was united in marriage to harold elgin brown son of mr and mrs clarence brown of uxbridge township the attendants were miss aileen chapman of good wood and mr stewart waiiree of uxbridge the committee of the worlds day of prayer for stouffville wish to thank all the women of stoulf- ville for the fine cooperation in regards to this service even through the inclement weather the women of the churches came out in goodly number particular thanks goes to mrs a g thomp son for her splendid message and to mrs allisons ladies chorus for the fine rendering of a grand old hymn tis the blessed hour of prayer which was most fitting for the occasion mrs floyd fajr- les opened the meeting and was assisted in the second part by mrs riches appreciation is also extended to the organist and the united church n general for the use of their church after minor expenses the sum of 2s50 was sent to the interchurch council of canada llllltiyllvlvltltlllllllllllvvlxiltltttl i revival campaign to be held in heise hill church gormley feb 17th to march 5th evangelist samuel lady an invitation is extended to one and all come here this man of god with a message of the hour time weeknites 730 pm sundays 700 pm mr- e duncan of montreal i- visiuus with mr and mrs cuffj salmon mr and mrs gordon holdenj will celebrate their silver weddin anniversary on feb 38th slouttviik municipal council will meet for their resular march session next monday niqht march 2nd last thursday nineteen stouffer cousins were invited to a quilting at the home of mrs elmore uar- kev on the townline west of stoilffviue friends will be pleased to know that rae holders who was so seri ously injured in an accident lust year i- home from the hospital and slowly recuperating the new iteyson motors establishment at the east end of town new dodgedesoto car agency has opened for business and was brightly lighted this week during the evenings mrs blake sanders is not enjoy ing the best of health friends will regret to learn she has been spending some time with her daughter mrs fee carpenter at sutton the sale was recorded this week by geo allison local real estate broker of a new fiveroom bunga low on victoria st the property of len buckland the new owners are mr and mrs arthur chester of brougham and formerly of claremont mr isaac barkev and daughter miss flossie moved on saturday to their new home on burkholder st mr barkev disposed of his house on second st some time ago and has had a new bungalow erected on the sanders sub division provincial police constables dewar and swinghammer who will be taking over the policing duties in stouffville shortly were in town on saturday and are anxious to secure permanent resid ences here the municipality would be pleased to learn of any accommodation that could be made available so that they might assist their new police officers in obtaining homes cttt111 33 tvwvlviv vi lujlxx3x 11vlll oxiistjli ftvmi xx iiiiiilii11111111111wt- stanley theatre stouffville ont 2 shows nitely ffrst show commencing at 700 pm matinee saturdays at 200 pm i friday saturday february 27 2s ihebarttekr will susan cabot a universalinternational picture 0 monday tuesday march 2 3 kenneth rober1s i j ivdiabaxxxxx the lions club bingo staged in the legion hall on wednesday nights in support of the overseas flood victims fund was only sparsely attended while the weather was not too pleasant it was regrettable that more did not take this opportunity to support a worthy fund the hall was given for the event by the legion with out charge as well as other contri butions to the affair proceeds will be turned over to the legion flood fund to be administered by the red cross womens associations meeting on feb 10th the womens association held its meeting with visitors from the other stouffville churches the meeting opened with mrs d booth the president welcoming the guests the open ing hymn was rise up o men of god followed by prayer by mrs booth which was followed by the lords prayer the devotional period was taken by mrs norman baker mrs baker spoke on brotherhood and read the good samaritan as her text mrs baker showed how there is no distinction between races and only in our hearts can prejudice be broken down only through faith in christ can we obtain brother hood everyone should strive to live on the highest level and help others to do the same the hand of friendship should be extended t all the devotional was closed with prayer by mrs baker two beautiful piano solos were given by mrs claude brillinger and miss kay williamson read a delightful vaientine tale to the group a film strip on brotherhood was shown by rev davis and was enjoyed by all the meeting was closed with blest be the tie that binds and the benediction pronounced by mrs huson while stouffville has many larse substantial homes related in interesting manner with the town and its citizens new homes have sorouted all over town in the last few years and many more are slated to to up this spring here is an attractive bungalow erected last year by a young lady who is a native citizen and carries one of the most famil iar names in stouffville the fiveroom bungalow on baker ave is the home of miss edna tedl hoover also making her home there is miss mvla hoover miss ted uoover has been employed for some years with ladies wear ltd in toronto the firm also having a branch factory in stouffville the new bunkalow was built by truman baxter local contractor it is of clap board finish all white with attached garage mr ambrose stover local baker is quite ill at his home here in town have you made your regular purchase in the carload groce teria this week you will receive coupons good for fine chinaware workmen commenced this week to dismantle the front of leh mans shoe store preparatory to changing the entrance and install ing a vitrolite front on the build ing mr milt burk entertained a number of friends and their wives to a turkey supper at the mayfair restaurant on monday evening mr burk who was newly elected to the stouffville council this year gave the supper in appreciation of courtesies shown at election time no appreciable damage resulted from the big windstorm snow and rain which swept the area last week and with the exception of a few tree branches blown down we heard little near vandorf how ever hydro wires came down and a power failure resulted for some hours most of the local creeks were quite high and down the 9th con of markham below stouffville flood conditions prevailed and some mocorists were stranded on the concession line in two feet of water anne francis wednesday thursday march 4 5 allbecauseofsajllv the story of sally and saint anne ann blyth edmund gwenn a john mclntire palmer lee hugh obrian xathleen hughes a uniyisumteiifut0ai kcture mrs nancy hamilton will be 93 monday mrs nancy hamilton one of stouffvilles eldest citizens and definitely- for her years one of the towns smartest will celebrate her 93rd birthday on monday of next week she is presentlv making her home with mrs o teller on mill st mrs hamilton is out for a walk almost every day that the weather is favorable born in goodwood she was the former nancy stover daughter of the late abram stover mrs hamilton is the last member of a family of seven boys and five girls one brother john in the west also lived to be over ninety mr robt hamilton her hus band passed away more than twenty years ago the couple resided on church st south after retiring from a farm which they operated near goodwood for many years mrs hamilton has been a life long member of the baptist church she was always active in the goodwood church and con tinues to attend services regularly in stouffville two children born to mrs hamilton passed away manv years ago a grandson earl ainsworth resides in toronto there are also a large number of nieces and nephews in this local ity- mr les rowbotham has given up his filing establishment oppos ite the stanley theatre due to ill health the business has been taken over by isaac smith who will operate from the brick build ing to the rear of the public library mr rowbothan has car ried on business for a number of years in his small shop to the rear of the bank and prior to that time conducted a similar trade plus wood working and repair with his late father john rowbotham in the site of the present middlemiss electric store congratulations are in order this week for mr and mrs nathan tarr on the occasion of their 03rd wedding anniversary mr and mrs tarr are both s7 years of age and enjoy comparatively good health for their advanced years both were nativeborn residents of pickering township prior to com ing to stouffville mrs tarr being the former matilda burgess mr tarr is a familiar figure on main st and is able to walk from his home in the west end of town to the united church quite regularly on sunday a fact his many friends are quite pleased to note mr and mrs franklin h ray mer box grove received a very pleasant surprise on saturday- evening feb 21st when fifteen members of their immediate fam ily arrived to celebrate with them the fortythird anniversary of their wedding their four child ren and their families namely mr and mrs myrle raymer and robbie of stratford mrs j w brennan and family of ajax mr and mrs h 6 klinck of stouffville and mr and mrs don ald raymer and family of box grove were present to enjoy the happy occasion a dainty supper replete with wedding cake and candles corsage and boutonniere for the honored parents was served in festive style amid an array of spring flowers except for five years of farming on the prairies near winnipeg in the early years of their married life mr and mrs raymer have lived continuously on the farm where they are now retired in an apart ment of the home now occupied by heir son donald who owns and operates the farm their many- friends will share with the family in wishing them many more years of health and happiness announcement mr and mrs david hilts of gormley will be at home to their friends on wednesday march 4th from 2 to 1 pm and from 7 to pm this being the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary be sure to call at the carload groceteria to cash in your cou pons for cheer the new wonder soap flakes miss barbara davis grand daughter of mr and mrs gordon crowder of stouffville passed her grade 2 theory exam with fiirst class honours mr and mrs maurice shupe were in preston last week attend ing the funeral of his cousin the late n o hipel on their return they visited friends in dundas gait and new dundee there was an interesting family gathering- at the home of mr and mrs cliff wagg stouffville on sunday when members of the wagg family gathered to honor mrs cecil wagg on the occasion of her birthday present for the celebration were mr and mrs ivan wagg of st catharines mr and mrs dawson wagg mr and mrs robt dyson of newmarket and mrs 0 baker eight grand children also enjoyed the birth day gettogether if it werent for mirrors how would we know who is to blame for most of our troubles hokticulluraii convention first breath of spring presaging the not too distant spring and the forthcoming grow ing season the subject of flowers and gardens will hold sway in toronto next month when the ontario horticultural association convenes for its fortyseventh annual convention the association will meet in the king edward hotel on march 5th and gth john f clark secretary of the association said recently that a program had been prepared that would be of interest to all con cerned in horticulture there would be something for both amateur and professional alike the twoday convention will open on march 5th with an address by president albert j jackman of owen sound to be followed by papers by specialists on various horticultural topics annual banquet of the associa tion will be held on thursday evening when w garfield case of clarksburg will speak on the challenge of the ages color films will also feature the banquet session on friday afternoon a judging demonstration will be con ducted by the london society officers of the association antici pate that the convention will be the largest in the history of the organization royal winter fair grand champion queens guineas steer fed on coop feeds loixa crusty george awarded grand champion queens guineas steer in a strong class of 95 entries of all beef breeds at the 1952 royal winter fair owned and exhibited by 15yearold william dunbar son of pro minent hereford breeder joseph s dunbar lolea farms rr5 guelph ont crusty george weighed 920 pounds and sold at 52 per pound for a total of 1810 during his entire life this outstanding steer was fed exclusively on coop 20 calf startergrower all livestock as well as royal champions grow and gain better on coop feeds j lolea crusty georges feed was purchased at the guelph district cooperative services which operates one of the 125 coop mixing stations owned by local ontario farmers and specializing in daily fresh coop brand feeds stouffville coop phone 269 or 122 prompt delivery