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volume 2 no 40 stouffville ont friday november 29 1889 whole number 92 travellers guide trains leave stouflfville station main line and sutton branch as follows going west sutton mixed 825 a m express 1100 mixed 422 p m mail 757 east mail 908 a m mixed 935 i sutton mixed 610 p ni expres 559 i stouffville market fall wheat s 80 to 90 spring wheat 0 80 90 flour per cwt 2 30 2 60 barley 0 35 0 50 rye 0 60 0 60 peas 0 00 0 55 peas blackeyed 0 55 0 go oau 0 25 0 30 bran per ton 0 00 10 00 shorts per ton 0 ol 14 00 hay 8 00 12 00 potatoos per bag 0 45 o50 apples per bush 40 60 eggs c 20 0 22 butter c 18 0 20 lnrd 0 12 0 14 geese per lb 0 05 0 07 turkeys per n 0 11 0 12 chickens per pair 0 40 0 50 church directory methodist church- rev george brown pastor services at 1030 am and 7 pm sabbath school at 230 pm pray er meeting on wednesday at 730 pm young peoples prayer meeting thursday al 8 pm congregational rev j unsworth pastor services at 103c am and 7 pm sabbath school at 230 pm prayer meet- jn on wednesday at 730 pm presbyterian- rev h w knowles pastor services at 1030 am and 7 pm sabbath school at 230 pm prayer meeting every wednesday evg at s pm- baptist rev mr uarker pastor ser vices at 1030 am and 7 pm sunday school at 230 pm prayer meeting on wednesday at 730 pm church of england rev mr os borne incumbent sei vices at 245 pm sunday school at 1 30 pm meetings of societies and boards village council on tbe second tues day of each month director of mechanics inst on the third tuesday of each month r t of t on the second and fourth mon day of each month a o u- w first and third msd each month in daleys hall beneficiary certi ficate given for 2000 in case of death h johnson master workman j urquhart recording sec public school bqard on the first tuesday of each month masonic lodge wednesday on or be fore the full moon of each month farmers club each alternate friday i o f first and third friday of each month otssstfsss mmws fred w hill b a barrister solicitor etc formerly with ijtorphy miller toronto office sande s block formerly occu pied by the late mr mclean stouffvilleont taylor sangster b arristbbs am taylor iicl f h sascs tbr l 1b barrister solicitor barrister money to loan office daleys block stourtvillc kerr macdonald davidson patterson barristers solicitors notapks public etc- offices masonic buildings toronto sti toronto and main sf stouffville j k kerb qc w mcdonald yv davidson jnoa patterson r a grant a robinson dentist will atiend at millers hotel stouffville on the isth and a thetrcmont house markham on the 20th of each faonth rosemans hotel mount al bert on the 14th victoria square on the 21st when these dates fall on sunday the nlonday following will be under- old jt as clarke veterinary surgeon graduate in honors of the oninrio vcter inarv college and honorar member of the ontario veterinary medical society treats nil diseases of domestic animals by the latest scientific methods orders oy telcjjrapb or otherwise niiht or dav promptly attended to charges moderate ofhcj and residence cor main ind aldert streets stouffyilc 83ly cedar posts for sale tho undersigned has on band about 1000 fitst class cedar posts for sale- h mcdonald march sth 1889 stouffville to rent carriage and blacksmith shops for merly owned by messrs j e raymer stouffville possessiowgiven at once apply to j a todd stouffville may 3rd 18s9 the jajris hair cutting and shaving arlor stand one door west of sanders block main st stouffville a complete ladies and gents hairdressing parlor haircutting singeing shampooing curl- fog etc haiidressing for balls parties thea tres etc in the most fashionable styles j w shankel proprietor go to mertens studio of artistic piotogkaphy for your photogpaph work where vou can get firstglass work at lowest prices photos from a post stamp to life size copying viewing etc- grayon portraits a specialty wj mertens main street l to call at rs- p wilsons great bargains milliner m see our bargain table of 100 hats nice line of ijadibs mantle just in childrens mantles and wool goods all at prices to stjtt the i3caex t3mks jto f wiliou james obrien licensed auctioneer for the counties of york and ontario orders by mail or telegraph will re ceive prompt attention charges mod erate james obrien stouffville on errors of youth tnicnthhauw swans specific remedy 0h tk wincs never kn0wn t0 fal t cgrt weakness ajideartydecay of mind nenes and ilody ncrtou prostration organic decay seminal losses weak memory waiting arsmallnctsorotcanf its success has challenged the admit lion of every doctor who has studied it it strikes at thk very ftootoi tiik evil sold only hy swavs gfeciric co p 0 box shtakdnto um genuisk without ouktxadskakk price sy mail si00 six for 500 n e smith t iccnscd auctioneer for the county of rf york sales of fnrm stock etc at tended on shortest notice and at reasonable rates address stouffville ont rooms to let- two large airy rooms suitable for offices or for dressmakers in tho ecn tro of tho village terms easy ap ply at this office local items great demand for spoffords com plimentary tickets spouting club all parties in debted to the sporting club for season tickets for 1889 are requested to pay up at once by order of the secretary j a todd twenty cases new goods just opened at spoffords containing flannels dress goods and everything nice a case of purses and satchels to bo opened next week missionary a missionary meeting will be held in the congregational church here on thursday evening next full particulars are not to hand but no doubt an interesting ser vice may be expected money to loan at 5i per cent no commission fred w hill barrister stouffville tuesday dec 3rd auction sale of household property etc belonging to mr ffm miller at lot s3 con 7 markham as he is giving up house keeping all will be sold without rtf- serve sale at one oclock n e smith auctioneer wanted a cord of hardwood second class and half a cord of pine apply at this office singing class the singing class in connection with the mechanics in stitnte promises to be very interesting and will bo continued on monday evening next any wishing to join should be present or leave their name with the committee terms remark ably liberal sec spoffords 1500 overcoats for 950 and his 1000 suits for 695 gents furnishing a specialty d stouffer co have just received tho newest thing in mens and boys boots seamless perfectfitting neat durable and cheap they arc worthy of inspection 8500000 to loan at lowest rates of interest by taylor gangster barristei s daleys iflock stouffville mystery some startling hand bills with the above heading are being extensively circulated in and around the village this week announcing a marvelous display of skill and magic in daleys hall on friday and saturday evenings this week w the show is as good as announced it is certainly worth seeing the admission prices being only 15 and 10 cents dont forget spoffords grand com plimentary concert dec 13th see adv on lat page pegging away d stouffer co have live shoemakers as busy as busy can be this speaks for itself with reference to the popularitvof their home made work snow th trfo days of snow have produced a voryfaiivflrticlo ofsleigirig and a great mny jfclls jinglea in our streets on thursday another not so pleasant teatiiecof the weather is the necessity sotr shoveling snow our citizens artvery faithful in doing this duty and are not backward in men- tuuing it to a neighbor if he should be a little late in keeping his walk clean hunters we areindebted to mr john bartholomew fjoravcry generous and juicy peco of venison he in company wjlth messrs jas mustard and j h rainar returned from a trip to longfora where in three days they bagged fourline deer they return ed on saturday last another party of which lewis bartholomew was one had even better succcssciipturing six one of which was an exceedingly fine specimen of the antlered tribe texnesseeians the famous com pany of jubilee singers gave a concert on thursday evening of last week the audience was fairly large con sidering the state of the weather and thoroughly apprccitive fmr pro phundo basso rolled out his low notes like the grumblings of distant thunder there were a few disturbcis of the peace among the crowd who ough to know better than spoil their neigh bors enjoyment of the music sale on saturday dee 7th there will be offered for sale at the queens hotel here a valuable farm in tho township of uxbridge a part of the estate of the late r knill the farm comprises the west half of lot no 20 in the 1st con uxbridge tho terms are easy and will be made known on day of sale further particulars may be had of fred w hill solicitor for administratrix or from jas obrien auctioneer spofford has a great handkorchie sale going on he is selling 4 for 5c worth 4c each 6 for 25c worth 10c each and 2 for 5c worth 6c each just go and see them he has 500 dozen pay up please times are hard is pretty much ol a chestnut and par takes of the nature of the remark snowing aint it when a fellows eyes are so full of snow so that he cant see the crank hit him but hard times is no joke around a newspaper office if you want to see a heavenly smile illumine the editors emaciated countenance just drop in and pay him the little balance you owe him for tho last year or twos subset iption sev eral have done so recently and receiv ed smile for dollar every time we have a large stock of grins and receipt books on hand and shall be glad to see you take a look at your address label and see if you are in arrears personam miss jessie gould of toronto was visiting her many friends in town over sunday misses nellie harrington and frank- iu crosby- of unionville spent sunday in town with miss elsie brown mr wm somerville of montefiore man is revisiting his native town he is the guest of his uncle mr wb sanders rev mr rankin of unionville preached in tho methodist church last sunday morning and evening ho told some plain truths in the evening which his hearers will do well to pon der rev dr moffat of toronto secretary of the upper canada religious tract society occupied the presbyterian church on sunday and lectured on monday evening on tho work of the society round about us notes got by hook or by crook with scissors or pen in hand it is said that the quebec legisla- turo will be called for the despatch of business on january 15th the same day as the dominion pailianient tho superintendent of the savings bank branch of the dominion post- office announces that the department of justice has decided that under the special circumstances the losses arising out of the frauds committed by the late assistant postmaster burns of kingston should be made good to the depositors rev dr oreilly treasurer of the irish national league in america who has been on a visit to ireland said that he regretted since his last visit 22 years ago to find the best the noblest an most intellectual of the irish people imprisoned behind bars like wild beasts simply because they had made constitutional efforts for the regeneration of their country a yarmouth n s papotts respoiv slblc for the following a rfcspcotable gontleman went to the cars oncdayo ec his favorite daughter off secur ing her a seat he passed out of the cars and wont round to her window to say a parting word while he was passing out the daughter left her seat to srleak to a friend and at the same time a grim old maid took the seat and moved up to the window una ware of the important change inside he hurriedly put his face up to tho window and said one more kisssweet pet in another instant tho point of a cotton umbrella was thrust from the window followed by the pious injunc tion scat you greyheaded wretch he scatted 1yiiex shale we get better meat 1st when we have better bred ani mals cattlo and sheep uot kept principally for milk and wool but for beef and mutton 2nd when we stop starving our calves and lambs and feed liberally from tho start to tho end 3rd whon wo feed bettor grass our pastures are often disgraceful if land is too rough to plow and too poor to grow white beans or buckwheat wo keep it in pasture or if it is naturally rich alluvial land we let tho water drown out the valuable grasses and weeds rushes and coarse grass take their place 4th when we make a regular business of fattening a few cattlo and sheep every winter 5th when pnoplo aro educated sufficiently to know good meat from badespeeially to know fat from tallow 6th we will not say that wo shall have better meat when people are willing to pay for it in all conscience the butchers charge ls enough now people are willing to pay a good even an extravagant price for good meat if they are certain of getting- it but the truth is that we pay big prices for poor meat mutton sold for fourteon cents per pound that as compared with good wellfatted beef is not worth five cents a pound from sixty to seventy per cent of it is water after deducting the water the bone tho tough skin tho hard sinews gristle and tallow how much tender juicy nutritious flesh and fat are there left s friend of ours who is somewhat hasty in temper wascarying such a piece of beef when he suddenly jumped up taking the beef with him on the carv ingfork and rushing to the butcher shop threw it at the head of the man who sold it to him we could almost wish that every butcher who sells such stuff could be served in the seme way or better still wo wish people knew what good meat is and would stop buying poor lean meat at any price let the sausagemakers have it or the manufacturers of fertilizers 7th we shall have better meat as soon as we learn that putting butter on a dinner table is neither stylish nor economical this practice of having butter at dinner joined with the inability to tell tallow from fat is one of the chief reasons ivhy many people object to fat meat they do not know that fat is fully as nutritious as butter and far more palatable than poor butter american agriculturist for december out of sorts symptoms headache loss of appetite furred tongue and general indisposition these symp toms if noglected develop into acute disease it is a trite- saying that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure and a little attention at this point may save months of sickness and largo doctors bills for this complaint take from two to three of parmelces vegetable pills on going to bed and ono or two for three nights in succes sion and a cure will bo effected 1 oronto stuket market from thursdays glohe wheat new fall busli 80 to 85 wheat new spring bu 80 to 86 wheat red winter 80 to 85 wheat goose 68 to 70 oats new 89 to 88j barley new 38 to 47 peasnew 54 to 02 rye new 50 hay timothy ton 2 00 to 15 00 hay clover ton 8 00 to 10 00 straw ton 10 00 to 11 o0 straw loose ton 6 00 to 8 00 dressed hogs 6 00 to 6 25 beef sorequarters 8 00 to 5 00 beef hindquarters 5 00 to 8 00 mutton 5 00to 50 veal carcase 4 jo t 8 00 mr colby formerly deputy speaker of the house of commonfhas been apr pointed to the vacant scat in ihe cab inet the government has refused to in- terferin thecaso of harvcytheguclph murderer and ho will be hanged this morning