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stouffville may 29 1919 local items i hm dr and mrs howan called old friends in town yesterday mrs di glebner is seriously ill o harry wilson was with his par ents over sunday o miss hoover of toronto spent the 2jth with relatives a number of our residents took in richmond hill fair mr and mrs f w silvester miss harding and rout dales motored to buffalo on the holiday thos collard of petorhoro spent the 24th with his brother geo collard o miss flossie barkey and miss baker spent a few days with their parents rev mr burkhouler is on a visit with his parents mr and mrs aaron burkholder mr and mrs w h shaw spent a few days at hamilton she is re maining there a few days o see j w bengough the cartoon ist draw pictures of your friends on tuesday evening o rev jas brown will preach at bloomington on sunday at 11 at churchill at 3 and uingwood at 7 o mr and mrs j flngold and family of claremont spent saturday and sunday with mr and mrs j borin- sky o neil a malloy cousin of mr win malloy died at his home at aurora on tuesday the funeral is being held today o miss luella mowder daughter of mr and mrs nelson mowder is critically ill with pneumonia we sincerely hope she may soon recover there was a good attendance of oddfellows at the church and dec oration services on sunday after noon rev robt young preached a very appropriate sermon o mr and mrs a s lcaney retur ned on monday morning from jack sons point where they spent a week getting their summer cottage ready for occupation o mr john storry who is now resid ing at vernon b c says the wea ther is fine there the orchards are in full bloom and they have been using lettuce radishes and onions for two weeks o mr and mrs win malloy attended the funeral on wednesday at maple of rev win laidlaw of toronto the deceased was mr malloys nep hew and preached in york county for about 44 years he was in his 07 th year o mr w h todds auction sale drew a large crowd and very good prices were realized for most of the articles offered most of the outbuild ings of the queens hotel were sold mr 3 mcmullen getting the barn and mr wm brucls the sheds mr david clarke maple leaf farm stouffville ont announces the engagement of his elder daugh ter lula gertrude to mr ross e ratcliff only son of mr and mrs ernest ratclift spring brook farm stouffville ont the marriage to take place early in june mr edward mccaulley of wood stock and pte arnold saunders of the 16sth battalion woodstock spent a few days with the formers cousin mrs hattie saunders pte saunders has just returned from overseas after serving tor two and onehalf years and being wounded in the right arm he was decorated for bravery on the held of battle un der shell lire mr o h mcavoy of toronto spent the holiday at home o the misses eva and mildred amoss of toronto are visiting their sister mrs quantz o hear j vv bengough in one of his highclass entertainments on tuesday evening june 3 o mr and mrs g t lee and mr and mrs a pugh spent sunday with mr and mrs j b madill claremont mr humphrey of toronto has moved into the house just north of mr foster hutchinsons residence on church street o mrs j l lowery and mrs her bert lee are attending the branch meeting of the wms of the metho dist church in toronto this week o kev herbert lee attended the an nual meeting of the lixbridge dis trict of the methodist church on tuesday and wednesday of this week sergt u h forsyth formerly of stouffville and who has served with the canadian forces for over three years has arrived in toronto o kik1v closing of library commencing monday june 2 and continuing until oct 1 the public library will close at s oclock each evening except saturday evenings when it will close at suo o miss catherine morton made a stirring appeal on behalf of the w c t u to the women of this com munity to vote no on all the ques tions on the ballot paper in the com ing referendum on the liquor ques tion o mrs hawken and daughter retur ned home on monday after spending a month with her parents mr and mrs a b nighswander mr haw ken was out over the holiday mr and mrs maudsly were also guests of mr and mrs nighswander on the 24th on the evening of the 23rd with the whole family present mr and airs nighswander celebrated the 48 th anniversary of their wedding day methodist church services june 1 1919 945 am sabbath school 11 am service subject the standard of life five minute talk to boys and girls 7 pm service subject what would you be worth if you lost your money bloomington 130 pm sabbath school 230 pm subject what is your life prayer meeting thursday evening at 730 strangers heartily welcome mr john grice is la poor health miss l e longfleld j the tor onto public schools stak spent the week end with friends in town dr e s barker will not be in his office on saturday afternoons during the suniuiernionths i o mr gordon quantz returned to toronto after spending a few days at home it is easy to pass a friend on main street without recognizing him in the dust that fills the eyes and ob scures the view how about a little oil wanted farn house or cottage to spend two weeks holidays injuly apply to m middleton 29s church street toronto thos williamson brought home the red ticket from uxbridge for the best horse buggy and gents turnout and second prize for the best lady driver o mr and mrs a forsyth mr and mrs wm pepper and two daugh ters visited at the home of mr and mrs d forsyth claremont over the holiday and called on relatives in town on their way to toronto o mrs d g scott who was injured by falling into the cellar of her home on wednesday night of last week was taken to the toronto general hospital where an xray examina tion showed that the arm was broken near the shouldor making it neces sary to put if into a plaster cast she is nyv doing very nicely f o special meeting a special meeting in connection with the woniens institute will be held in the liberal club hall on tuesday afternoon at 230 program music address by miss pirt a grad uate of toronto and new york hos pitals also former teacher in train ing school at st luke hospital spo kane wash subject symptoms and conditions frequently met with the ladies of the village and sur rounding country are invited to at tend a reception was given on tues dayevening at the home of mr and mrs frank williamson to their son pte leslie williamson who return ed home that evening about ten oclock having been unable to catch an earlier train a large number of friends from victoria square the 6th and 7th concessions of markham and stouffville were present and gave the young man a hearty welcome after which all repaired to the base ment of the methodist church where a short programme was given foll owed by refreshments after which a sociable time was spent presbyterian church stouffville friday may 30th at s pm prepar atory service sunday june 1 1030 am celebration of tho sac rament of the lords supper sermon subject putting our christ ianity into practice 230 pm sabbath school and bib le class 7 pm a fifteen minute talk on fastidiousness in religion on monday evening tho young peoples society of the local presby terian church are accepting an invl- tation from the melville y p s to go out there and take charge of the programme the primrose cream separator skims close easy to turn for sale by holden seott stouffville ont the market grocery dont forget that we carry a full line of groceries fresh shipment of neilsons chocolates some choics box goods open every evening during the the summer violet clarks0n phone 909 stouffville the big corner store do you realize that spring is with us if so you are hitting the trail to the lig corner store for your footwear from the little wee man to the big grown up we have shoes which will suit the most wide awake buyer we have a very fine range in chocolates and black for ladies give us a call some special in general dry goods we have les at lowest prices do not hesitate to buy as present prices will prevail no cheap goods in sight for awhile our grocery stock is bigger and better than ever eveiyline fresh and clean do not overlook those house cleaning needs we have them all last but not least that famous blend tea of ours we are receiving compli mentary remarks on it every day come and be one of those satisfied ones yours for big values j s huntley oeneral merchant stouffville ont weekly store news is the reduced price for misses and ladies dresses p l3 ne of the b assortments we have featured at any reduced priceall select styles possessing youth jul dash and chic consisting or serge silk poplin silk crepe in a variety of shades the newest tub shirts 250 300 and 350 consisting of pique gabardine also palm beach lovely wash voiles they interpret the moods of summer at differ ent prices straws and panamas that men want are here in the distinctively individ ual shapes and weaves ample varieties assure you of satisfactory choice at your own particular price toyo panamas same shapes as ths south american panamas store closed monday wednesday at 6 p m friday at 1230 noon w h shaw stouffville r 0