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stouffville october 29th 1925 j the home town store choice groceries and fruits choice groceries and fruits at lowest prices jo lbs granulated sugar 60c new hallowel dates sweet potatoes st lawrence gran sugar at 635 per 00 lbs or lower if the market drops always at the bottom flowering bulbs on sale ratcliff co so o a o fl o 0 deliveries 30e30e phone 7112 lonocs ioi affiliated shoe stores means cheaper shoes notice on nov lst all rubbers will advance in price good mitts and gloves for men women boysand girls store open all day friday after nov 1st repairing uptotheminute m st glehm footwear of merit m stouffville otff phone4301- swifts oarage frettotte firestone tires and tubes are up again but we have a few at the old price how is your battery working this cold weather how is your generator charging call on us fpr battery and electric service we carry a good stock of genuine ford parts also re pairs for other makes of cars phone 195 notice to farmers let us hull and clean your sweet clover and put it in a marketable condition ready when the market opens as there will be a limited amount wanted we are also in the market for alsike alfalfa and red clover seeds we carry a supply of tile all sizes oyster shell grit ok laying mash scratch grain five crown flour for bread jubilee pastry bran shorts and all kinds of seed coal all kinds and sizes s w hastings proprietor successor to w s cook telephone 16 9 residence 3 715 stouffville planing mill stouffer and schell we have an excellent stock of all kinds of dressed lumber also rough lumber joyce studd ing in all sizes shingles and gyproc highest prices paid for alsike sweet clover reef clover alfalfa and timothy f t hill co limited office phone 101 house 189 l e todd managing director 2 thtribune thursdaymorning terms 200 a year in advance 250 to the united statc a v nolan publisher stouffvidle ont n o 30 editorial comment this is one of the most difficult issues a weekly publisher is called upoa to gather news for with seemingly everybody thinking along political lines the editor can scarce ly extract any other matter from the average citizen just a few hours and the tension will bo over then let all get down to business in the good old way the question has been asked how many members are there to be elected for the house of commons in the general election today by provinces the new house of com mons will have the following repre sentation ontario s2 quebec 65 saskatchewan 21 manitoba 17 al berta 16 british columbia 14 nova scotia 14n brunswick 11 prince edward island 4 yukon 1 total 243 evidently john h thompson owner and editor of the thorold weekly post doesnt go in much for the modern styles in young women he advertises that at the thorold fair oct 6 and 7 he would give a cash prize of 10 for the finest head of un bobbed hair no further particulars are given as to judges color etc the judges were both men mr thompson in his post says the idea is of doing something different and he doesnt know if it will be popular or not thi mount forest confederate and representative commenting upon the adolescent school attendance act says opportunity should be provided for those who have passed the entrance examinations to con tinue their education but that all should be obliged to attend school until they are sixteen years of age is an unwise requirement many of them would be bettor employed learning a useful trade or business too many of them are learning to loaf and others i not exactly loaf ing are working in a halfhearted unsympathetic ineffective way the adolescent school attendance act is badly in need of amendment if not repeal wideman mennonite church history goodwood j f reid is on his holidays the community is much pleased with the improvement of our road on which wm todd was forman owing to the wee weather the progressive meeting was not crow ded potatoes took a rapid increase in price last week lookout for the decrease potatoes sold at 150 bag here saturday market still advancing vegetables are about the same as quoted last week the lol held a successful meet ing last friday night and arrange ments were made for a royal arch meeting on nov 5 th we are sorry to report that mr bert stewart is in a serious condi tion following an operation last fri day pigut f middietbnand mother motored to toronto on saturday mrs thom son returned with them to spend a few days dr rawleigh got a shipment of 1926 calendars last week be sure you get yours as he has one for every customer he also states that he has a medicine which has proven successful for symptoms of appendi citis our radio fans have got their in struments ready for the election re turns if you are thinking of gett ing a radio see dr middleton use foresight give serious thought to your eyei now before eyestrain and defects which can be easily righted dim your vision no matter how well you think you see guard one of natures most priceless gifts your eye sight by letting n examine your eyes at once and ad vise you of your condition see me and see better adam ryake optometrist watchmaker and jeweler 2 doors west of railway tracks phone tbo stouffville one ofjhe oldest churche sin mark- ham township is widemans mennon ite church situated on the sth line lot 24 rear con 7 the first church was built of log around 1815 and stood on the west side of the ceme tery a frame addition was added a few years later to accommodate the increased congregation previous to the erection of this building religious services were held in the homes of the early settlers when marriages were also solemnized the site of the first church which is the present cemetery site was the gift of abram lehman who died in march 1s22 and whose grave is marked by a crude flat field stone a lm mr 22 1s22 in the cemetery in 1s45 the present church was erected from brick manufactured in the locality hugh mepherson grand father of john mepherson of the 7th line markham was the contractor the roof was covered with shaved white pine shingles fastened with wrought iron nails which lasted for sixty years it was heated by an im mense cast iron stove put up in two sections and held together by a heavy grooved top a long cradle in length twothirds the width of the church formed a part of the furni ture and still remains this is where the mothers put the infant children the church is now heated by a furnace and last year electric lights were installed to take the place of oil lamps which superceded candles about 1860 the trustees at this time john hoover and joseph barkey bought two acres from peter ramer for 15 in 1845 previous to this in 1834 peter ramer sold to david hoovgr and jacob berkie barkey one acre for 2 and this transfer was wit nessed by sinclair holden and hugh mepherson the first ministers were martin huver now spelled hoover and henry wideman these two minis ters were born in pennsylvania and wen to maryland from that state before settling in canada in mark- ham about 1s00 the present minis ters are thos reesor louis burk- holder l fretz isaac a wambold and leonard hoover who in turn as arranged by themselves conduct ser vices onthe four old mennonite churches in the township wideman cedar grovy scarboro townline and almira also at altdna in pickering preaching and sunday school ser vices are held every sunday at wide- mans church v the present trustees are albert wideman joseph reesor and chris tian h b ramer the latter being chosen also as superintendent of the cemetery since mr ramer took charge of the cemetery a little over a year ago he has worked wonders this like too many other cemeteries through out the country presented a neg lected appearance weeds and brush hills and hollows and many tomb stones broken or lying on the ground in general neglected and dilapit- ated all this has been transformed by mr ramer the hills and hollows were levelled the ground worked fine and seeded with lawn seed and the grass kept neatly mowed he has cleaned repaired and straigh tened the damaged tombstones and is now building a neat boulevard on the concession line other improvements which would add much to the appearance of the cemetery would be the removal of old dobbins sheds between the church and the cemetery and be replaced with a row of evergreens trees and shrubs should also be planted at the back and other suit able places and as the cemetery is nearly full more land should be ac quired adjoining the north end and tihis neatly fenced and beautified with trees and shrubs after a proper plan is made out and blue prints prepared an endowment fund should alsobe created the interest to be used for the care of the grounds a perusal of the names on the stones recalls the names of men and women who by their industry and intelligence made the township of markham largely what it is today a rich township of stately homes and fine farms probably the finest sec tion in ontario their children and grandchildren owe it to themselves and to posterity that the names of these noble pioneers shall live for evermore lest we forget sale register tuesday nov 2rd postponed sale of reg scotch shorthorns grade cattle horses sheep pigs implements furnitureetc belong ing to the late v o bennett claremont no reserve breeding lists of shorthorns supplied sale at twelve noon sharp f w sil versldes auctioneer frfday oct 30th at lot 22 con 4uxbridge valuable farm stosk including number 2yearold steers and heifers farm implements etc oelonging to david symes sale at one j w silversldes auct friday oct 3oth auction sale of highclass milling scotch shorthorns the property of r bessie to be held at grahams hotel brooklln sale at 2 oclock see bills wm maw auctioneer i saturday oct 31 entire sale of valuable household furniture including piano electric fixtures at the residence of i a parkin son east end stouftville thi3 beautiful house will also be offer ed with barn and garage sale at one sharp f w silversldes auc tioneer econdhand ffiplmlelts i am again on the job and can supply you with good implements at a big saving call at my yards for anything you may need in this line h herman feathers avools etc we are paying highest price tor wool feathers and poultry special attention paid to orders ben rexlin phone 7821 aug28p york countys greatest store weekend offerings that will be of interest to thrifty buyers make it a point to examine our fall merchandise before you buy and youll be better satisfied 25 ladies coatsin new shades self trimmed also fur trimmed lined throughout special 1495 25 mens and young mens winter overcoats in hte leading shades special 1495 plain wool flannels in the leading shades special 139 yd 32 inch dress flannels in stripes and checks in pure unshrinkable cloth x special 59c yd hosiery of the better sort cashmere silk and wool bitex winsome mald in all new shades just received a large shipment of turnbulls under wear for men women and children w h shaw store open tuesday thursday and saturday evenings open all day friday after this week phone 9512 r m stouffville