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stouffville march 13 1924 22 pint tickets for 100 at the stouffville creamery or from our driver wesley schell has leased the east half of queens court from v h todd and will move this week the school board have purchased a 45 ton car load of pocohontas coal from one of the local dealers which was deposited in the school bins this week the farmers are not able to bring in their wood very rapidly these days on account of the great depth of snow in the bush it is said to be over three feet on the level in some places green body hardwood cut four lengths to the cord is selling at 14 four foot length brings 1200 afternoon tea is not complete without pur delicious ice cream bricks just try one different flavor our grocery department is stocked with fresh goods h porter phokb 198 spring millinery will be on display after march 1st at mrs m e watts phone 312 the stouffville war veterans are holding a st patricks euchre and dance on the 17th inst in ratclifis hall everybody welcome thoughts of the new maple syrup are naturally creeping up just now dont forget the euchre and djuce to be held in ratclifis hall on st patricks day march 17th good music everybody welcome the canadian general manager of the international bible students association wil speak in stouffville i on march 16th i bedroom living room dining room and kitchen papers in many designs of the latest patterns at j j raes your inspection invited d m meyers auction sale last week on the 10th concession totalled over 1s00 indicating that good prices were realized as he farmed only 50 acres of laud the mild weather of the past week is looked on by the ardent curlers as pure hard luck while thepoor chap scraping the board in the bottom of the coal bin thinks it is just the thing in our last issue we mentioned that the members of the school board donatefl the prizes for the oratorical contest and in giving the names of the board we inadvertently omitted mr frank rowbotham from the list of members win low for many years under taker and furniture dealer in ux- bridge died on wednesday morning this week aged c jears mr low was widely known in this localty and had many personal friends in stouffville our new spring wall papers are now in beautiful designs j j rae quality service mr robert silversides will give an address at the young peoples mission circle in the mennonite church at stouffville monday mar 17th at s pm special singing everybody welcome the medical oflucr of health in stouffville as in otlur places strongly advises every person ti be vaccinated now against small pox in view of the outbreak in some parts of ontario george middleton has sold his 100 acre farm on the 10th concession of markham about 5 miles south of stouffville to charles carruthers of the ideal bread co toronto the change takes place the first of fapril when mr carruthers brother will operate the farm mr middle- ton will hold an auction sale assessor harry perry is on his rounds through the corporation it is not anticipated that there will be any material cliange in the assess ment made this year but it is al ready certain that there will be a considerable advance in the mill rate as both the school and county demands ar likely to be increased the new store having purchased the grocery confectionery and ice cream business of mr a v lehman in the collard block we are reopening this thurs day with our premises made new and uptodate choice confections delicious ice cream select groceries these are our specials we will handle the famous neilson chocolates a trial order solicited jlloyd turner phone 909 fox tox no 5 silver fox ranching is undoubtedly profitable with out exaggerating it is safe to say that a man who buys a pair of silver foxes will make with ordinary success a profit of from 25 per cent to 100 per cent per year many have done a great deal better than this but we like to be on the safe side to most people an investment that yields a return of 25 to 100 per cent a year is good enough and it certain ly is we can give the names and addresses of people to whom we have paid big dividends if- you would like to write them tell us and we will give you their names canada foxes limited ranches at sackville new brunswick and ringwood ont ranch manager at ringwood dr r g law plumbing bath rooms pressure systems this is the season to settle your bathroom and water system outfit we believe there is no other way you can spend your money to as good advantage as to have pressure water supply for the kitchen or pantry and a bath room we think it will pay you greater dividends on the in vestment than any other in this way great labor saving a sanitary house better health a sense of feeling uptodate and as advanced as city folks then besides not costing too much the upkeep is nothing and it does not wear out bring your problem to us we will help solve it and give you ideas and an estimate of the price nothing teaches like experience and we surely have many years to our credit see the samples on our floor silvester bros remember the st patricks sup per in the basement of the m3thodist church stouffville on friday even ing march 14th suppeer served from 520 to s followed with a good program the playlet the ten virgins will be presented or chestra music admission adults 35c and children 25c womens institute the regular monthly meeting of the womens institute will be held at the home of mrs wesley hill on wednesday march 19th at 230 pm paper mrs it nighswander reading mrs mcconnochie music roll call donts for the kitchen mrs graves district president is expected to be present and will also address the meeting the masseyharris co were given three weeks in which to put a se parator sold to ralph connor of stouffville in perfect order accord ing to a decision given in the divi sion court in toronto last week mr connor refused to pay for the separator on the ground that it did not work properly the company held that the separator was not at fault this friday afternoon march 14th according to previous announcement the north york plowmens associa tion will meet in stouffville to hear addresses from r j rogers dis trict representative of the dept of agriculture and from mr mclean of newmarket all farmers should be interested in this local organiza tion and are requested to attend the meeting which commences at 230 oclock capt collies a familiar figure in ixbrldge township for over half a century living northwest of good wood is dead at the age of 94 years aivlu collins former hotel- keeper at sunderland is a son of the aged man the drama wecoma home jimmy will be presented in rat- cliffs hall on friday march 21st by the young people of melville under auspices of st james pres- byterian church general admission 25 and 35c you re invited rev s goudie returned home on monday from owen sound where he conducted a series of evangelis tic meetings and bible studies for the past two weeks these meetings were by no means a failure quite an interest was awakened and some good accomplished the regular monthly meeting of the ufwo will meet at the home of mrs martin hutchinson on tues day march isth at l30 pm the roll will be answered by a candy re cipe there will be three short papers on flowers first the care of house plants second animals and third perennials come prepared to discuss the eg pool question everybody welcome on april 1st ill the county con stables will stop out of office as after that only six paiil oficals will act on behalf of ie ounty until such times as reappointments are made onto the staff of unpaid offi cials e pennock lutl hnover and joel nendick ir- threw lonl county constables if ther are any more we do not know of them who will be affected by the nw regulations mr pennock is perhaps the most active one in the position and is one of the oldest otficials on record in the department having been in office about 37 years a lifelong resident of markham township james scott blacksmith died on thursday of last week at the age of 65 years at his home on the 8th concession deceased had been ill for several months although previously he had been of robust physique he conducted a smithy shop for many years on the 8th con cession and the funeral on saturday from the late residence opposite the old dutch church was largely atten ded interment took place at the cemetery adjoining the church thomas h oliver has been ap pointed to wind up the estate of his father george a oliver a farmer who died intestate january 201924 in whitchurch near vamlorf leav ing an equity of 412s in his farm 45 acres ot land valued at 600 farm stock and produce 410 bonds 50s1 and s 13 17 in other personalty his widow mrs ida oliver inherits one third the residue going to three daughter and thiee sous ii persons concealing a case of meas les in their home and not observing the quarantine law are subject to a fine of 500 there are a consider able number ot cases of this disease in town at present and while it ap pears to be a very mild type the law must be respected just the same it is necessary to have the house placarded and cards for the pur pose should be procured from j urquhart secretary of the local board of health after a diagnosis by a qualified physician the auditors report for the township of whitchurch for the year 1923 has just been published as prescribed by law two hundred copies are in the hands of the town ship clerk and any ratepayer is en titled to one on application the statement shows that the net lia bilities exceed the net assets by 124313 whitchurch township has for a couple of years carried a heavy overdraft which is being steadily re duced the auditors report show it now as 966061 at the monthly meeting of the garrett mission circle which was held at the home of mrs w hshaw on wednesday evening march 5th three life members were added to the circle tlia le membership certificates were presented by mrs h w sanders io mr walter lang- tree by mrs conuer to miss m xeal and by miss g todd to mr r silversides tlie donations for the certificates were given by miss waters mrs coulter and reg button we are able to supply you with bran shorts schumacher feed oil cake meal laying mash oats wheat buckwheat cracked corn scratch grain quaker flour five roses flour saxon pastry flour merry wives flour learys flour we are taking orders for seed grain stiver bros phone 4501 shop at the old stand fresh malaga grapes head lettuce cawed fruits cheese biscuits j and all lines of select groceries shop at the old reliable stored in the west end and be assured of the best foods at lowest prices geo lawson phone 182 stouffville all the latest magazines roadways drag store can you see straight if you cant theres trouble ahead for you better come around and see us we are eye experts and can help you it costs nothng to have your eyes examined and may save you serious trouble eye glasses sold here are re liable reasonable consult us on optical work adam r yake optometrist watchmaker and jeweler 2 doors west of railway tracks phone 159 stouffville in a recent issue on instruclloni from wm williams local distribu tor for the british american oil co we stated that mr williams would move into mr d g walls red brick house opposite todds carriage shop mr williams had a letter from mr walls stating he could have the house and the announcement in the press was made by mr williams on the strength of the promise con tained in this letter the house has since been leased to mr hbril- llnger while rev r young will move into the house on blake street to be vacated by mr brilllnger mr young is forced to move owing to mrs stevens intending to return to her old home on obrien avenue which has been used as the manse for several years on wednesday evening of last week the council held a special session with all members present and reeve dougherty presiding the bill of fare was the passing of a by law to reorganize the fire brigade the old bylaw was repealed and a new one passed the potent points are that the brigade is to consist of 24 members as formerly with blake sanders as chief and clayton baker deputy chief four fire wardens were also appointed as follows w s cook frank rowbotham w j mather and m t leavens accord ing to the bylaw the brigade is purely a volunteer one but this doesnt prevent the council from re imbursing the membirs for their sirrices at any time mr a s leaney was in toronto on tuesday attending the funeral of the late dr f p coates who at one time practised medicine at gormley for a snort period de ceased was twice married his first wife being the late nellie rowan a niece of mr leaneys he was 50 years of age and craduated from tlie medical college in 1002 in later years he had devoted a large part of his time to xray work he was very well known in medical cir cles and was the first president of tlie east toronto medical associa tion and an active member of that body until his death he took an active part in church work and was for many years treasurer ot kew beach presbyterian church and latterly an elder he is survived by his second wife ijallaxtrak wyake and family passed through our town on monday chester crowe is visiting friends here for a few days mrs t simpson- and mrs reid visited at w hoods on monday mrs john reid of pine orchard is visiting at t simpsons for a few days mr connor of port elgin and chatham visited his cousins mrs w cockerill and mr malcolm con nor for a few days mrs hall of sharon visited mrs j i gray for a few days last weeek mrs d o leary visited her mnthermrs mcslnnan one day last week the scribe from gormley had bet ter take a few days away from the shadow of the smoke from his own stovepipe once in his life and if he flies over those parts he had better go above the clouds as paddy young miglt shoot him for a goose floyd elliott is at home for a few days his father is notimprov ing as fast as his many friends would like however with the nice spring days coming we hope to see him in our midst again while skating at shadow lake saturday night w simpson and fred gray met in a headon collision with the result that both were knocked out for a couple of days willie feels ok again- but fred will be nursing some loose teeth for a few days oliver smith reports a lively ex- perlenco in an aeroplane a few days ago and landed in good shape on top of a big pine tree when the limb broke but ollie being one of those sturdy old pioneers he did not feel the bump but wac awfully angry for a few days preserve your car by having it repainted at our garage right now before the busy season starts again we can quote you special attractive prices consult us f personally or by telephone baker bros dealers srouiivilte phone 8109 agents for star and durant motor cars goal have just received a shipment of choice- lehigh valley coal ben car shipment clean and bright chestnut stove egg sizes at lowest prices flour try five crowns flour for bread jubilee flour for pastry feed a full stock of bran shorts oil cake sampson feed oyster shells grits manitoba oats etc on hand highest prices paid for grain seeds hides etc lt s cook teiephores office 169 residence 171