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the t1ubunestouffvuxe 18771917 o vv spofford co the illustrated free press stouffville ontario stouffville dentai parlors ise men tell us that the gentlemen who make their mark in this world are those who at a tender age step out to face the world alone mr spoffords childhood years were spent in almira out he completed the presented course in the richmond hill high school and as his dcsiies ini lined rather to business than professional life lie begun his caieer when young leaving his home in almira when only teenteen years of age the event of hi motheis death one yeat mr f spofford l maiktd the beginning of mr spoffoids public life and the enfoiced selfieliance may have done its woik in building for him an independent charactei in 1sk0 the young man found himself settled for seen yeais employment with mi t woodliouse king st toronto theie is nothing slow on king st and the prepaiatory years spent with mr wood- house gave a modern and uptodate turn to mr spoffords business instincts on the completion of the seven years mi spofford opened his first stoie on queen st toionto the second stole being opened only one yeiu later in the year to he cttlcd in stouffville and was for two years in daleys block fiom whence he removed jto his piesent site on the cornel of main and mill streets it was mr spof foids ready biain that furnish ed the architcctuie of the com modious piemiscs he now occu pies the block was built by messrs sangster samleis and williamson and was sold to v mr scoffoid six months after completion in ikict the busi ness hrenmc known under the n line of spoffoid co mi spoffoid believes in ad- veitising as eveijbody knows of couisc he genei illj occupies twite the spice foi that pur pose that other men occupy but why should he not think of the extent of his business not this side of toionto can be found a stole so thoioughly stocked so biilliautly lighted and so well seied as that at the oiner of main and mill stieets mi spoffoid is a publicspiiited man as his thirteen popular conceits de monstrate no man woman o child in stouffville need go thuuib life without heating tilt best musical talent in o- routo and by means of these conceits few of them have not heaid such artists as misses dunn knox and washington messrs wiiniugtoii ramsny fax rich and cameron the diamond maple syrup handled byseveial of the laigest wholesale houses in toionto has come into the hands of spoffoid co they are the sole owners and possessor of the cana dian patent by this patented piocess a superior maple syrup can be pioduced any dax in the year without the use of any clieiiiiinn what can you find in spoffoid cos stoic v anything in the line of diy goods groceries rents furnishings catpete curtains and a gicat nihtthnde r preytlmghfsrofford nntrci- pates the needs of his customers his store is not filled with material of no use to the average household but each season brings its full supply j mbitious young men have generally of the very thing that is sine to be called for jl made teaching a stepping stone to other he not only knows how to buy but he knows ilj professions the success which has how to sell and his laige staff of efficient cleiks attended so many in the various walks seem to have well leai ned the ait the preseuta- of life who were foimeily school teachers is tion sale is worthy of note as it is another proof doubtless owing in a laige measure to the that mr spofford not only looks well to his own experience of the school- interests but has a thought to please and help those who pationize this extensive film r w l reeve the peoples jeweller is said all is not gold that glitters but what is not gold in mi w l reeves jewelleiy stoie can be lelied upon as being just what it is repiesented to be this gentleman wasboin in jamaica sieut seven yeais in the bahama islands and was a year in buffalo in bis pieseut occupation he is een better posted in the jewelleiy business than he is in geogiaphy his conscientious application to business and the promptness and thoioughuess of his woik have won for mr reeve the leputatiou of the peoples jeweller he came to this town in september 1893 and opened brsoe in burkhoholders block his business incieased so rapidly that he found it necessary to seek larger quaitcib and in may of 94 moved to his prcsont stand in spofford cos block mr reeve cairies an smith loom the man who can win and hold the con fidence of children has leai ned the secret of win ning and holding the con fidence of giown people di smith was successful as a teachei he tetired fiom the only three sec tions in which he taught with handsome souveniis of the affections of the people his standing as a firstclass teachei with a normal training gave him an excellent basis for his pro fessional course aftei his student apprentice ship in cornwall di smith graduated an lds from the royal college of dental surgery he is also an honor graduate with dds from toronto univeisity in the spring of 92 after graduating he became the lesident dentist of stouffville recently because of increased business be moved to his spacious parlors ovci spofford cos stoie these tooms aie well fitted and brilliantly lighted with electricity attractive supply of all kinds of jewellery stone and plain rings of all varieties and prices with his student assistant pa it of the ycai and his appliances dr smith feels that he is fully prepared to meet the needs of the town for some time to come operations in all blanches of dentistry are per- foi med by the latest and most appioved methods gas vital ized an and especially local in esthetics are used for the painless extraction of teeth thus any danger to those of delicate constitution arising fiom the use of choloroform and ether is lemoved dr smith gives special attention to gold filling ciown and hiidge work while giving close attention that he may excel in his craft he does not neglect the social and physical side of life his friends appieciate bis good fellowship while he ik an fiithusiastic bicyclist being piesidentof our local club dr smiths son neil followed in his fathers footsteps and served as a dentist in stouffville for more than so years before retiring to markdale ont last year kerr miciloiiiiil davidson s patterson mjvlililsrkks solicitors noiariks puiiiic ktc otficis masonic ljuildings toronto st toronto and mam st stouflt die lf k kihlt q c w mcdonabd av 1mv1ds0x jno a pa1kks0n ita okanr spofford cos block cutters cutters sbeighs stouffville carriage works w have a few left which w are offering at a reduced price in order to make room foi apring nock con and get a bargain also a few sets of single harness a good heavy working horse for sale cheap horse shoeing and repairing as usual wvhrtedd liioflossionai fred w hill b a barrister solicitor c formerly with monby jk miller toronto officesanders block formerly occupied by tie late mr- mclean stcuhvihc ont taylor 6 sangster b akrisjle bs a m tvruai rcl v h sasgstek li b ibrmer solicitor itauisler 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