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page 20 thetribune thursday june 15 1972 historical atlas worth weight in gold by madeline harrison locust hill oh gosh were sorry disorganized con fusion reigned supreme at our house last weekend between fence rebuilding horses and visitors coming and going and all of the other bits of nonsense that keeps us on the hop the column got the short end of the stick the deadline is monday morning we write the column on sunday evening it was monday afternoon before we realized that we hadnt written one word we hope to do much better from now on although we wont promise an ad in the may 25 issue of the stouffville tribune caught our eye the illustrated historical atlas of york county is being reprinted in a fac simile edition if any of you are interested in the history of this area and do not have one of the originals we would heartily recommend that you order your copy now whats that youve never heard of it well it is a fascinating compilation of facts and figures maps and pen and ink drawings of the county of york and the township of west gwillimbury and town of bradford originally published in 1878 hopefully the new edition will also in clude the old ads they are worth the price of the atlas alone they advertise everything from cattle to patent medicines to hotels under county of york business cards is included one ad which reads thus union- ville livery stables at uniotiville station t nrr william kidd propr general dealer in fresh fish orders solicited anyone for fresh fish another ad states live and let live schomberg carriage factory eli a r m i t a g e manufacturer of and dealer in all kinds of furniture special attention given to undertaking in all its branches burial robes and all other this doggies not for sale the kiwanissponsored art show 72 held in the markham arena june 8 through 18 has many beautiful paintings on display none captured the interest of viewers more than this entry by shirley deaville of willowdale entitled september 5th it is admired here by 7 year old laura white daughter of mr and mrs gordon white william street stouffville the painting however is not for sale jim thomas requisites constantly on hand seems his motto is quite ap propriate but you could also add in there if we cant gel you coming well get you going that type of ad if you think about it and use an over active imagination conjures up all sorts of hysterical and horrendous visions or the following could make you think twice h sanderson and sons veterinary surgeons chemists and druggists rich mond a good stock of drugs chemicals medicines paints oils and varnishes proprietors of sandersons in fallible oil condition powders balsam of life antibillious pills guaranteed safe sure good wow theyve got a cure for you and your horse if you are not sick then take one of their medicines and you will be if not then perhaps you would like to buy some paint theyve got all of the angles covered these are just three of the many ads all very much in the same vein the atlas also contains written historical sketches of all of the townships in and near york along with interesting in formation about the towns and people who settled and lived in them for instance in the year 1877 the township of markham collected 867998 in taxes whitchurch collected 916905 in total taxes mbm kv fox i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i home owners we will pump your tft8 a septic tank for just i ffl v limited time offer for tanks up to 1000 gallons slightly extra if not dug up fast modern equipment same day service hank velema septic tank service rr 1 sharon pumping cleaning repairs 4782168 qnecnsvillc 6102938 stouffville don t let this happen to you now is the time to shape up for vacation driving with our engine electrical system test and adjustment carburator idle mixture and speed adjustment bump ertobumper inspection and report check brakes wheels tires suspension steering etc kepatjs to all makes rarsv save money on quality parts that work better last longer our factorytrained guardian maintenance technicians have the knowledge and knowhow to give your car the professional care it should have unionville motors ltd highway 7 unionville 29716667 style 745 maple finish trademark of lazboy chair co m now big reductions rocius on ktlflam comfort i i i i i ii we use genuine general motors parts i i i i i i i town of 1 markham notice to property owners i to destroy weeds 1 notice is hereby given to all persons j in oossession of land in accordance with i i i notice is hereby given to all persons in possession of land in accordance with the weed controls act rso 1970 chap ter 493 that unless the noxious weeds or weedseeds growing on their lands within the town of markham are destroyed by thursday june 15th 1972 and throughout the season as often as is necessary to pre vent the ripening of their seeds and the dispersal of their pollen toe council of the town of markham has appointed a weed inspector to cause said weeds or weed- seeds to be destroyed in such a manner as he may deem proper and that the expenses incurred by the said weed inspector in the discharge of his duties shall be placed on the collectors roll of the municipality against the respective land concerned and that such amount shall be collected in the same manner as taxes the cooperation of all persons concerned is earnestly solicited weed inspector town of markham jlazb0y 30 to40o off any chair i i reclinf completely all in one amazing chair credit terms easily arranged ruu ico fiicrwino to eate the tentlom of rumljy life try a comfort break in a rrcmxarockir ii refaxei ion with in renilc inrling irotion and id man i lining i- liont from tilling to full ik available in title that vill lijnnonie villi mou hih decern a rfccuna rocki r it a hair wi be proud to have in your home come in today tor comfort rjtmohw ration ii enjoy the luxury of complete relaxation lazboys reclinarocker i 1 i i srb 702 i unionville c s appliances wm 11 fred varley drive 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