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ei7 will sliacket frank sievenpiper alex harris mainland ephen noble wilkinson stouffer vans jones m the front future land sale or rbst 8t0uffville k 4 lehman isons 5almira ont mnncturert of pure wotlitr goods blanket fun- aii sookc yarn gloth qutlt ihtet bhfceit pricog patfj in fktfc or trtdte for wool defers hi jbet grades hatsftoba flonr pm- iifcj flow exohan- gefcfor wheat or wool lysmriers will have oar ffept attention mil tot reei 12 dling camp july 15 i915 es i received your let t- lly 1st and therazor to- former was exceedingly and the latter was a mere words cannot ex- e gratitude i feel tow- doctor and yourself for rest you lake in my wcl- o i wish to thank again you the members of the s patriotic league their isj absolutely invaluable the opportunity may hen i can show by deeds rm feeling i entertain to- the old town and the fri- ye left behind anyway i think i can bripgdiscredit and -lesp- so after reading words of encouragement believe me go a longway to help me in the stiff task ofbe ing a volunteer soldier stiff indeed the drill has been increased- two hours and a long route march today with plenty of skirmishing has blistered my feet i consider im in the bestof condition but the new issue of boots runs along imperial lines and my no sixes tip the scales i at ifive pounds who knows what the larger sizes weigh i really never thought boots were ever made so heavy but seeing and feeling is believing no theorizing when blisters appear is there- but nevertheless we manage to exist the days routine never varies m the sa old drill same olcflh fc arches and sleeping ouwjfdight when not mar- jelenty of airships and diiigiislsassing overhead and dessert hand us a blistering trfcnch i got along fine because ivcame from a country town and somewhere in france sep25 mrs dales before i go on i hope you will pardon a letter subject to censorship and so poorly wri tten maybe yoa will excuse writing when you know condit ions a foggy drizzling rain a narrow dry spot sheltered byour billet a barn a tin can seat and mv knee for a writing table a soldiers condition truly i might say that i was up to the trench es one night this week and as for expectations i would like to say more but cant perhaps i had better describe our billet a farm house and three barns forming a perfect the whole is of brick and on of the barns happens to be my par ticular home for the present but in which you leave out that little inscription god bless our home yet a oncstepup luxury from the open field how these people live in such sordid surroundings is a mystery but exist they do regardless of the exceeding bad state of the water and appear to be extremey healthy i dont wish to presume on the good graces of the patriotic league but would ask if they could send me socks warm mittens muffler cigarettes and magazines and anything thought advisable for a winter campaign about magaz ines reading i find here is ex tremely scarce and i you know how i absolutely indispensible a library book coupled with a base ball glove and hockey stick was to me the two latter i have had tq sacrifice but would be over joyed to get any old magazines from the library have any of the boys from the old town enlisted yet i hate be ing the onlyone the watch your society so kind ly presented me went fine up to a little whileago when- the cryst al broke and the works became dirty crystals arc scarce in eng land but will get it repaired when in any town where there is a jeweller for the present i remain your friend i phohc 120 pte h f yake i ancpthe strmbf bfti aotarsjjipgit i fax from geo thomas he having removed from the township and his statement of uncollected tax es and percentage collected acc epted as satisfactory the tender of l g jackson to provide township printing c for 80 was accepted councillor baker was appoin ted commissioner to jjrade and clay the sand hill between lots 20 and21 concession 6 and dep reeve moorhead and councillor russnell a committee to inspect the sand hill at lot 18 con 6 j and report at council meeting a bylaw was passed appoint ing township officers for the year ending march 31st 1917 next meeting march 15 at 1 a m 78 78 68 72 72 70 68 68 65 63 63 a teacher in one of torontos downtown schools was trying to give her class an idea of the me aning and use of the word dis arrange she had given the me aning and asked for volunteers to give a sentence using the word correctly tonys hand was wav ing frantically and he was half standing in his eagerness to ans wer but she disregarded him and asked a boy near the front his effort was not a success and still tony was wiggling in his seat anxious to answer finally after two faiures by oher pupils the teacher said well tony i you may try please miss said the excited young son of it aly dis mornin my fader he try lighta da stove he take one match no lighta da stove fire go out he take nover match- no lighta da stove he take the whole box matches no lighta da stove den ma fader he go out in de backyard and he say tarn disa range the school 000 i i silyemdss co licensed auctioneers for the counties of york and ontario sales promptly attended to and terms reasonable stouffflile f brillinger grammar 2 g neighswander m tarr m lehman- e hoover annie lehman f barkey e barkey b stouffer h monkhouse l holden e lemon br and can hist 3 o dkester 95 l wagg 60 n paisley 58 p boadway 54 s brownsberger 51 h gray 48 ck coulson 41 e byer 41 g honey i 36 composition 1 a sangster66 b paisley 63 l bruce 60 l sanders 59 m curtis 58 w burkholder 5 g honey 56 g smith 56 n dales 53 m hoover 52 m sanders 51 b phillips 50 h warriner 49 f wideman 49 r faulkner 47 h mcdonald 45 s honey 45 f brillinger 45 s martin 0 w timbers 0 n jones abs form 2 k freel 69 f barkey 6 a lehman 62 b stouffer 58 h monkhouse 58 e neighswander 56 m lehman 56 g hynes 56 g neighswander 55 e hoover54 e fairies 54 e barkey 53 e cadieux 53 e smith 51 r mc pherson 50 e lemon 49 b ree- sor 48 d ward 48 j mccreight 46 m tarr 45 l holden 43 a lehman 30 g barkey 0 h san ders abs form 3 j k coulson 60 h gray 58 n paisley 57 g honey 55 p boad way 53 s brownsberger 35 e byer 2 l wagg 0 castor a for infants and children in use for over 30 years mofninp trayer evening prayer 7 p mt baptism and holy communion on the first sunday in month at morning service a1x seats free everybody welcome the leading tillob serving the roast la tho blc feature of the dinner too often that source hs brought emhar rassment upon hose and quests through the fault of the market heat or fowl bought from us can alwayn be relied upon you dont have to tell ua the quality you want we sell you the best there is our prices are as low as is consistent with faultless meats will also purchase sheep kins horse and oattle hides of all kinds high est market price paid stouffville phone 9701 j a alsop uxbridge and stouffville stowrville carriage works tickets anywhere via canadian pacific riilway connecting lines foldeie etc berths reserved ocean tickets can pac steamships c n r steamships allan line steamships to and from great britain and europe uoni inion express mono orders issued and paid call on phone800i h w sanders laundry wash days all goods must he in by 10 a m on monday wed nesday ot friday laundry ready on tuesday thursday and saturday evenings terms cash mah wat carr flepa furniture -and- juwaya bears the signature of we repair carriages from a broken spoke to tho practi cal rebuilding of the carriage no pb is too small or too larco for us our workmanship is thorough and we uso only the best material obtain able id our work when anything happens to your carriage givo us a trial and let us prove to you that we can do the work well phone 2112 jkantie watfon undertaker all kinds of house furniture wfc dow shades curtain poles and picture framing also furniture repairing a sent for newcombe pianos a good reliable piano over 16000 in use today made in toronto also singer sewing machines and maxwell motor car d w dalton stouffville phone 3804 ont j