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the stouffville tkibune thc7ksday may 4 191b 1 local ites mr j h madill was in the city last week mr eli valentyne has rented f d nighswanders house ooo there arc about a dozen cases of typhoid fever at sutton ooo harry wils of toronto univ ersity is home for the summer vacation ooo mr and mrs win malloy are spending a couple of days in tor onto and richmond hill ooo mr and mrs v ii shaw have moved to their home in the west end ooo miss marjorie adams of ome- mee spent the holidays with dr and mrs d c smith ooo master neil smith has return ed from a two weeks visit at omemee ooo slab wood another tar i slabs is expected to arrive any day order now d m heise ooo mrs j b madill mrs y h jones and miss beulah jones spent saturday and sunday with relatives in town ooo dr e s barker will be in att endance at the annual meeting of the ontario dental association monday tuesday and wednesday of next week ooo miss mcxeilly of milliken is visiting at mr benjamin parkers and other friends ooo notice- v h smith has got his fish wagon all renewed and will be out with a fresh lot of al fish next week give bill a welcome by buying a nsh dr d c smith will attend the meetings of the ontario den tal assocajtipjitobeheld in tor ftto on monday tuesday and wednesday of next week on wednesday mrs e j dav- ey was in toronto attending the directors meeting of the wom ens institutes held for the pur pose of arranging for the distr ict meeting which will be held at agincourt on june 7th mr albert davis has purchased the milk business conducted by mr i d russnell miss montgomery of chesley was in town on friday night ooo mcmullen at stouffville on wednesday april 20 to mr and mrs j w mcmullen a daughter ooo mr lome beebe of toronto who has been seriously ill for the past two weeks we are glad to report is much improved ooo mr david scott has bought the lot adjoining his sons prop erty and will build a house on it this summer ooo we are sorry to report the dea th of the four year old daughter of mr fred betz from infantile paralysis ooo mrs f w silvester and mrs ieaney are attending the annual meeting of the womans auxili ary held in toronto this week ooo at the request of the chief con stable of whitby ilewson thom pson 526 roxton road toronto was arrested last night by det ectives guthrie and wickett on a serious charge globe ooo during the severe thunder sto rm of last week lightning struck a pine tree in the west end of the village i the concussion broke a large glass in mr allens hou se which is nearly twenty rods from the tree ooo market butter 8 to 29 egs 20 to 2 1 chickens 16 to 17 fowl 15 to ltj potatoes 185 to hogs 1135 dont forget empire day may 23 the boy scouts the stou ffville members of the 220th york rangers and the surrounding schools will take part in the evening moving pictures will be shown and on the program i will be patriotic addressesdrills etc mr j s huntley has thoruo- ghly renovated his ice cream parlor formerly managed by mr e stickwood he has removed the porch from the front greatly adding to the appearance of the building ooo the womens patriotic league has shipped the following list of articles to the red cross soci- cty toronto since jan 1 1916 12towels 3 scarfs 19 pairs of socks 15 suits of pajamas 36 surgical gowns 50 grey flannel shirts 53 khaki shirts 1 dozen handkerchiefs 1450 mouth wipes 125 wash cloths 7 slings also a box of magazines to the y m c a ooo the roads have been in the worst condition seen in many years some of our oldest resid ents cannot remember anything worse the remark is common wouldnt it be fine if the good road system extended through out the country there is f no reason why it should not when it comes to making roads we arc somewhat like that irishman whose house had a leaky roof when asked why he didnt fix it hereplied that when it rained it it was too wet and wheh the wca ther was fine it dfdnt need fixing at now that we have a little good road let us see to it that it is extended every year- 000 bad roads the uxbridge townline east of stouffville has been the scene of several accidents during the past week or so mr harris horse got down and broke a shaft it is reported that isaih hoovers horse became mired breaking the buggy and harness henry hod gson and mr ross kester broke whiffletrees there 000 the district trophy won by stouffville curling club is now on exhibition in the tribune ofn ce window it is very neat and appropriate and we hope it will remain in stouffville the team winning it for three years in succ ession keeps it the teams com peting were agincourt clare- mont markham locust hill and stouffville scholastic tit bits the literary society of the continuation school closed the winter term by celebrating the birth of william shakespeare englands greatest poet the pro gram which consisted chiefly of works by that renowned author was the best that has yet been given by the members of tne soc iety the duet by miss luella hol- den and miss mary tarr was treat to the audience the ver satility of miss holden was sh own in the way in which she han dled a paper on shakespeares life fred brillingcr gave a spfen- did recitation torn richard ii the weird witches scene from macbeth was a decided success miss kathleen frcel miss luella bruce and miss blanche paisley playing the role of the witches many peculiar and amusing cos tumes were exhibited in the mark antony scene from julius caesar in which c k couison represen ted brutus and o dean kester mark antony the meeting was an open one and the executive of the society wish to express their thanks for the interest which the citizens are taking in their work this in terest being shown by the num ber of ladies who attended the meeting another young man from the school earl byer has answered the call of his country and joined the 220th battalion geo honey a former member of the school is now with the 201st summer everything new and uptodate a few bargains left from dollar table we are selling at 50c a new line of fancy goods mrs f wilson hses fmsmx highway inspection in markham the highway commission of markham township will make a thorough inspection of the roads in the township next week ow ing to the recent flooding of the little rouge river which inun dated hundreds of acres of farm lands and washed away numerous culverts and small bridges the the roads in markham are said to be in a worse condition than they have been in many years in several places bad washouts have occurred and the roads have been badly undermined by the floods these have been the cause of a number of accidents and several letters have been received from indignant farmers threatening the township with damage suits unless immediate steps are taken to repair the highways while making the tour of ins pection the commissioners will pay special attention to the con dition of the damaged culverts it is estimated that to replace those already washed away will cost hundreds of dollars and it is the intention of the commiss ioners to commence work restor ing them immediately upon the conclusion of the trip it is probable that estimates will be asked from local contractors for the work bloomington the ladies of the surrounding community since their organiga- tion in february 1916 have acc omplished the following twentyeight pairs of socks sent to the red cross society in toronto two pairs of socks to one of car own boys making a total of thirty pairs twelve hospital suits twentyfive dollars sent to the red cross society in money five dollars expended in wool for further work making a total of s55 collected by the league notice the planing and chopping mills and lumbei yards will be closed on sat- tbdiy afternoons til further notice un- jvte phone 303 stouffville ont obit uary mr david moyer of dixons hill markham township died rather unexpectedly after a short illness he was a son of the late abra ham moyer sr he was born near berlin in 1844 and died ap ril 25th 1916 aged seventy one years and five months his first marriage was to sarah eby who died in maryborough township in the spring of 1880 later he was married to fanny wideman of markham he is survived by his widow and six children mrs bolender mrs raymer and mrs wideman by his first wife and three sons harvey roy and lloyd by his second wife also four brothers tsaac samuel and abraham of berlin and moses ot toronto two sisters mrs eby of berlin and mrs moyer of brcs lau survive him also all of these relatives were present at the funeral he spent all his life on the farm and was known as an active careful and successful farmer he was a kind and christian father a good neighbor and highly res pected by all who knew him as a young man he farmed the old homestead for several years and then moved to the township of maryborough but during the last thirtytwo years he lived on his beautiful farm where he died the kilties are coming tom marks and his clever com pany of dramatic and vaudeville artists headed wi his kiltie band of pipers ahd drummerst will appear for one night only in the liberal club tues day may 9th presenting the pat riotic comedy drama the man from canada in four acts and 18 vaudeville numbers no wa its prices 25 35 and 50 cents seats on sale at n baker and sons confectionery store to let house orchard barji and fotir and a half acres of land s l freel eggs for hatching black minorca 100 per ing of fifteen e j davey sett- spring shipment of ladies house dresses and whitewear also cmiareos dresses has arrived hey are good values and should ap peal to you do not leave your buy ing of these lines too late as all cotton goods are soaring buy now when you have a full ranpe to choose from do not forget our other department in which honest values are offered j s huntley general merchant stouorllle 3co guaranteed bethesda left over from last week mr and mrs henry wideman were the guests of mr john phi llips on sunday mr robert jiels of toronto is visiting at mr job scotts and other friends mr and mrs j w taun and daughter visited at mr w mar chs on sunday miss mary steddey and miss bessie bolander have been spend ing the holidays at their home mr levi atkinson and miss selena atkinson visited at a b sheffers on friday evening last carting promptly and satis factorily done w c hopkins folt sale or to let blacksmith sbop and tools at lemonville apply to phone 8805 a h raymer for sale strawberry plants senator dunlop per 100 75 cents per 1000 400 a s colling property for sale one acre of land with seven roomed frame house summer kit chen and woodshed attached showroom workshop shed hen- pen apple trees and small fruit trees belonging to the estate of the late philip davis undertaker east end stouffville possession given at once apply to noah stouffer or dan iel burnett executors or mccullough and button solicitors for the exeutors stouffville ont- boadwatfs 1rtt store stouffville late mr cook at his late residence 2 furn- iss avenue toronto there pass- 28th cd away on friday april clinton cook in his 80th year the deceased lived in whitchurch township for many years moving to toronto about one year ago the remains were brought to stouffville on monday morning and burial made in bloomington ccmcrcry immediately onj the arrival oft the morning train photos mew new new platura photos are the newest brigheil and raosf life like photos ever f roduccd we make nothing else w b sandeks studio gall k see our new sitting room -and- abraham brown highest prioo paid for bag iron metal tlubber bones etc otc kubber 4c a lb rags lc a lb stouffville ont phone 8605 bedroom suites waterproof 495 ladies and gents w h shaw phone 9512 stouftville store closes monday wednesday and boiday at 680 n baker son av iuvvvs aw vw xvia have you tried gblfu soap for stained or greasy hands try it and you will use no other 5c a cake bananas oranges etc just in take a llriek of steilhou jce cream home with you htf baker sons -4- prfoarjg 100s try i we sell electric light fix tures see us before order ing our goods will suit you and our irice are right phone 9801 w j mather stouffville our chocolates they are always fresh kowbothah beos bakers grocers confectioners