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x ago and different from any that will follow for twentyeight lon ger when 1944 will have begun this is a leap year beginning on saturday containing fifty three saturdays and fifty three sun days such as no person under for ty years of age ever knew before and such as possibly a very few wiil sec again repeated in the rnillenial year 2000 eighty four years hence ooo jacob grove an old resident of the 7th concession of markham died on saturday feb 19th in his eightieth year mr grove was well known in this locality and was honored and respected as one of our most honorable and upright men he was a consistent member of the mcnnonite church he was marr ied twice the first time to miss lehman and the last time to miss sarah wideman two sons are left levi living on the 9th of pickering and jacob on the old homestead his only daugh ter died a number of years ago the funeral took place on mon day at the wideman cemetery markham 000 on the front page is stouffville s honor roll it is a revelation to many to know that our vill age is so well and worthily rep resented the list is steadily in creasing besides men stouff ville has given freely to the red cross and the patrotic funds more per capita we venture to say than the majority of places of its size surely we deserve some consideration in return many of our young men who have enlisted are still in training in other places how is it they are not trained part of the time at least at home markham whit by uxbridge and sutton and ot her surrounding places have the- ir boys stationed at home why not ours probably our war aux iliary could do sometiiing for 250 in payment of account judgement given in favor of the plaintiff harding vs grcenbury bros and estate action was brought ag ainst the defendants for pay ment for a cutting box judg ment was given against the est ate of the deceased d greenbury altona mr j rcesor of toronto spent sunday at his home here mr and mrs walker of mark ham visited on sunday at mr b lehmans mr levi grove and family att ended the funeral of his fattier the late jacob grove on mon day at the mennonite church markham several from here attended levi pughs sale at claremont on tuesday mr jos mowder of toronto spent sunday at home mr and mrs s hoover ol markham visited on wednesday at mrs barkeys mr and mrs f reesor of ced ar grove visited on wednesday at mr p neighswanders bloomington womens patriotic league ristian and methodist churches the ladies of bloomington ch- have joined forces in a patriotic campaign and have organized a society knowir as the blooming- ton womens patriotic league the president of this society is mrs r n fairies first vice pies mrs 0 johnson second vice pres mrs w fockler cor responding secy miss a staple- ton recording secy miss 1 gray treasurer miss m burnett sewing commutic- mrs r curtiss mrs t mahon and miss h fairies wool committee- miss a cur tiss and miss n stapleton entertainment com- mxs 0 r trammer miss edna ward miss nora stapleton and miss r j fairies starch 4th pure llolstoiu e farm stock implements etc lot 25 conl youeu st the property of f h lackw sale at- 12 8 months credit tuesday war 7 farm atock imple ments cthornhill yonge st tho property of jno wilson sale at 1 8 mus credit wednesday march sib farm stock implements etc at thornfiiil the pro perty of jas ryan sale atone eight months credit thursday march 9lh farm stock implements etc lot 30 con b scar boro the property of john stevens sale at one 8 mouths credit friday march 10th pare bred clydes dale ilorses farm stock implements etc at malvern scat boro the proper ty of fred fisher sale at 11 s mos credit saturday march 11th farm stock implements tte lot 4 con 8 whit church the ptoperty of j w follick sale at one 8 months credit tuesday march 14th farm stock im ulcments etc lot 22 con 2 scorboro the property of wm green sale at 12 8 months credit wednesday march loth farm stock implements etc lot 29 con 1 mark ham the propcity of jas aeey sale at 12 8 months oiedit thursday march 10 pure hied hoi stein farm stock implements etc loto con 2 markham tho propcity of pearce robinson sale at odc s months credit saturday march 18th fnim stock implements ate lots 14 and 15 con 9 markham the property of g w hill man sale at one s months credit wednesday march 17th famlstock implements etc york mills yonge at the property ot mr mullliolland sale at 12 8 months credit monday march 20th auction sale of 100 acre farm lot 18 con 8 mark ham jos g hoover executor salc at 2 on the premises friday mar 24 farm stock and implo ments acsuilivaiis cornerstho pro perty of david masonsale at 1 8 mos credit monday mar 27 farm stock and implements vehicles fco tliornhill the property of wm pitchforth sale at 1 8 mos credit monda march istbvt one p m at lots con 8 whitchurch 1 mile north of ringwood horace fresh milch cova tho property oi kciert wilson luteiuomies esjpect call and sec its and make atrangenier ny prices ef jasjuge iaalr the autliopimu stouffville ont lost between stouffville and mon golia a lddys gold bracelet wat ch with name engraved on back finder will kindly leave at the tri b office a receive reward itfe o f th m v p rl 1 1 111 h fw new new plaiura photos are the newest biighesl and mosl life like photos ever produced we make nothing else tt 3l unoslis stu3h0 get your furniture by calling at our store and see the tine display of up-to- date furniture at moderate prices electric vaccum for hale or j to kent no need to shake rugs or carpets picture framing uphol stering done by us agent for standard sewing machine also for ileintzman go pianos wj mather stouffville notice to creditors in the matter of the estate of nancy sider late of the town ship of whitchurch in the county of york widow deceased notice is hereby given pursua nt to sec 55 of the trustees act r s 0 1911 c 121 that all persons haying any claims against the late nancy sider who died on or about the 24th day of october 1915 at the tow nship of whitchurch in the coun ty of york arc required on or beforethc 4th day of march 1916 to send by post prepaid or to deliver to tnc undersigned sol icitors for the executors their names and addresses and full particulars in writing of their claims and tho nature of the security if any held by them am take further not ice that after the said 4th day of march 1010 the said execut ors will proceed to distribute the estate of the said deceased among the persons entitledi there to having regard only to the claim of which they shall have had notice and the said execut ions will not be liable for the eaid assets or any part there of to any persons of whose claim notice dated at stouffville this 12th day of february a d 1916 joseph stcckley john w heise executors mccullough and button sol icitors for the executors stouffville ont adam scott a retired farmer who died intestate in markham village last month left an es tate valued at 16712 which will be divided among nine relat ives jotav phone 9513 stouflville store closes monday wednesday and friday at 630 baker son n byers old stand en rtigoclass we uariy a fall line of n enes ana w id dlibm m wjebk p prices for farm bfsffosrb 140w9 if you want 01 i t rtii try tore offe door east o the old stqre- rowbotham bros balers grocers confectioners