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stouffvtlle september 10th 1925 oqoi ioe30x 30e30e iobo 30bo free baking demonstration we have arranged for a free demonstration in baking with magic baking powder to be held at our store during the entire week of sept 14 to 19th on wednesday and thursday afternoon only g sept 16th and 17th free classes in demonstrating the making and mixing of cakes free samples of cake and cook books will be given we invite the ladies of stouffville and the surrounding district to attend these demonstrations s no obligation to buy g o special this week 10 lbs granulated sugar for 62c ratcliff co g phone 7112- snoc3oe30c onoi stouffville zaocaot d o xokxo affiliated shoe stores means cheaper shoes jreduced prices mens welt boots genuine cal boots leather or duck lined double soles in black or tn color this is genuine leather of best material and the same as you get in the famous dack boots which cost 12 to 14 our price only sc00 to 800 every pair gunran- teed to give satisfaction school boots for boys and girls special makes that will stand the wear of school life mens work boots at 300 and 400 pair repairing uptotheminute the man that knows good footwear glehm footwear ofmrtri tt o uf fville phone4301- hp 2 ont a swifts garage now is the time to get your tires as prices are likely to raise in a few days do you know the value of tgnition battery and general electric service if not try our service which is growing every day we cany a good stock of electric parts for all makes ofars also springs for all cars v raybestos brake lining genuine ford parts star parts graydort max- well and many other makes get a hupmobile and ride smooth swift bros garage phone 195 farmers we have a car of steam goal and a car of tile ion hand s w hastings proprietor successor to w 8 coolt telephone 16 9 residence 3 715 shingles gyproc our stock was never so large and well assorted as at the present time let us quote on your re- quirbments f stouffville planing mill stouffer and schell note this is the season to have screen sash made parties requir ing sharing should get them now while the supply is large highest prices paid foralsike sweet clover red clover alfalfa and timothy f t hill co limited office phone 140 j house 189 v l e todd managing director thfi tribune thursday morning terms 200 a year in advance 250 to the united states a v nolan publisher stouffville ont editorial comment dominion elections october 29th thursday streetsville tax rate is 50 mills an increase of 4 over last year the town of alliston has a tax rate of 47 mills this year or one less tbanln 1924 the town of durham has onebt the highest tax rates we have heard of it being 54 mills or 1 less than last year r r mowbray exreeve of pick ering has been appointed returning officer for south ontario for the coming dominion election mr mow bray has been officially notified of his appointment a petition is being circulated in the village of milverton by the friends of peter smith former pro vincial treasurer with the object of procuring his release from the peni tentiary m while it can scarcely be said that this years stouffville council allow ed the grass to grow under their feet they did allow other citizens to grow weeds as high as corn con trary to the noxious weed act the value of the published reports of municipal council proceedings is very often overlooked not so in the state of michigan where a new law requires every village council to publish all proceedings of the coun cil in the nearest newspaper within 10 days atter the meeting the newspapers have to be paid for this ervice which in this locality they give without charge the reservoir which supplies the drinking water in the town of walk- erton was cleaned out last week it being the first cleaning since it was built thirtyfour years ago although the presence of animal life was as scarce in the bottom of the reservoir as millionaires in the newmarket house of refuge there were many wagon loads of sedimenttaken out the council was forced to clean the reservoir owing to a rumor that dead animals were in the water this is a case where false rumor did some good whitchurch tp council whitchurch township council met at the township hall vandorf saturday 29th with all members present and reeve m baker in the chair communications were presented and considered from john nye asking for financial assistance on account of sickness and death in his family from arthur vernon and ja01arke pre senting claims for sheep killed by dogs from frank steckley offer ing as security bondsmen a b steckley j a clarke and ernest ratcliffn lindsay ferguson presented a claim for killing dog3 worrying sheep accounts paid hospital for incurables re d newton 8 wks keep 84 00 w j patterson drugs re fred heacoek 12 35 a topper rep bridge 650 willcox brick co gravel 13 go new metal culvert 3080 jesse cook gravel work 110 20 gl binham gravel 8 80 r hutchinson lake constable 42 50 e cooney gravel 10 00 w h ash constable july aug v at lake wucor 73 75 f hill gravel and labor 77 00 h s foote 12 loads stone 6 00 f corkwell 2 days work 4 00 p allin 175 yd3 gravel 35 00 ja clarke u sheep valuations 400 wjoidhain baltlmber ace 4 5 go a vernon sheep claim 1800 ja clarke sheep- claim 3600 lindsay ferguson was paid 10 for killing two dogs caught worry ing sheep resolutions were passed as fol lows refusing the request of mr nye for assistance accepting as satisfactory the bondsmen offered by mr steckley for the faithful performance of his duties as tax collector a bylaw wps passed prohibiting the parking of motor cars or other vehicles on certain parts of the highways- a bylaw was also passed compell ing persons who wish to operate a summer booth in the township- to first make application to the council before doing so s council adjourned to sept 30th district news pickering village is losing its chief industry the rose excelsior mill which is being moved to lindsay mrs gam davison of untonvllle carried off prizes totalling 300 with her string of ponies at the cobourg horse show this fah as an added incentive for young girls to ride horseback the mark- ham agricultural society are offer ing a prize of 23 in the riding class for girls under 15 years of age davidgilham of unionville has soldhis farm of 70 acres part of the rear of lot 12 concession 4 mark- ham to mr wm bennett of agin- court formerly of stouffville for si 1000 this is considered one of fhe choice farms in the township markham village tax rate was struck last week at 37 mills which is a step upward of two mills over the previous year oa monday the tax rate for aurora was struck at 40 mills nineteen mills of this is re quired for school purposes alone after an illness of short duration martha lee beloved wife of mr j redshaw passed away at her home on the sixth concession of uxbridge on monday evening august 31st 1925 in her g9th year the funeral took place to the union cemetery claremont on wednesdaysept 2nd the husband and following sons sur vive willgeorge robert fred and edward and three daughters mrs wes hardy mrs geo hardy and mrs chas hardy ail of uxbridge township vivian the holiday season being over mr and mrs staunton and their children of peterboro have concluded their stay wffh their parents mr and mrs mccormack there has arrived here a new citizen in miss s m hawkins who will be the company and care of a happy mother the sympathy of all goes out to mrs clifford wall work who experi enced her first a new born babe being taken away from her and laid to rest the mother we are glad to report is doing well this morning we see things in operation for the building of the road along here after having prac tically laid in a dormant state for some nine years mr fisher has taken over the contract from mr dagg and started the repair of the road mr watson will be the fore man we are told the road is to be a waterbound macadam 9 feet wide already we have heard many voices of people wondering how they are going to pass each other especially when the edges are going to be sandy the best thing to our mind is to trust in the wisdom of the good roaj system and the builders of the road believing that they will give us a road here that will carry by all means let us wait and see the improvement it will be over the road we have now dominion store not later than sept 12th this will simplify- the work of the committee in cnarge the society wjshes to issue a call herewith for new members the privilege of competing for prizes is open to members bflly pay your dollar fee to miss cora wideman convener of the membership com mittee this will also entitle you to the canadian horticulturalist and special rates on seeds bulbs shrub bery etc why not be a direct contributor to this important work h o klicck president old names the best horticultural society fall exhibition the programme and prize list for the stouffville horticultural society exhibition to be held on sept 16th from 4 to 1030 pm are now in circulation members or others not already provided may obtain copies from miss francis ratcliff the following are the classes of exhibits and members of committees in charge of each r potted plants mrs w gower mrs w burnett cut flowers rmrs h lawson mrs a v nolan jas muston vegetables rev c e mcleod noah stouffer w h shaw fruits geo dowswell ajward the committee request that as far as possible all intending exhibi tors present a written list of their entries to mr paul boadway at the j not long ago an american paper submitted a questionnaire to its readers in order to find the most popular names i for boys and girls it was pointed out thac there seem ed to be a falling away from the modern name and a revival of the good oldfashionea variety which obtained when grandmother was a girl the result was almost over whelmingly in favor of old time names amoitg others the 1 ate w j bryan gave his opinion he favored mary or a girl and paul for a boy both of course because of their religious significance for his seebnd chance he gave ruth for a girl because of the story of ruth and naomi should one conclude that if ruth has remained with us as a girls name girls are more religious that boys for reason that naomi is very much of an alsoran as a third choice bryan picked helenis- even though it came from pagan s ource in the immortal epic he deemed john a good substantial name but hardly the proper one for a boy destined for politics mary pickford gave her opinion too for girls site chose mavis joan mary jane and louisealj very modest and fitting and for boys kennethjohn douglas and david it is interest ing to note that most replies from persons whose own names appear in the newspaper headlines favor the oldfashioned name3 x down during the alterations to our store our stock is somewhat out of order so we continue our alteration sale an other ten days you will still find plenty of real bargains in mens and boys wear special for school boys suits and stockings at very attractive prices heavy ribbed stockings specially for school wear and the price will suit you xhai fall goods we are ready to display many new fall goods nifty fair coats for men or women fall underwear for every mem ber of the family and mens and boys fall suits prices on all lines will surprise you by theirreasonaljleness dishes in extending our china and crockery departmentwe are able to offer some specials look over our display it will sure to please you since it hasbeen rearranged and given more room you can save real money by attending this sale a w h shaw store open tuesday thursday and saturday evenings close friday at 12 oclock noon phone 9512 stouffville