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stouffville december 10th 1925 gold watch free guessingr competition i am giving a gold watch away absolutely free rules and regulations on friday morning at 9 oclock december 18th there will be a 15 jewelled movement in a gold case fully wound and set placed in a glass jar in our window and sealed by two prominent citizens to the one who guesses the nearest to the hours minutes an dseconds this watch runs with one winding will be given the watch free of any charge winner has choice of ladies or gents watch come in and make a guess one guess isfree to every- body over fifteen years of age and after that one guess with every dollar spent in the store wind your watch see how long it will run then come in and make a guess the publisher of the tribune will assist in opening the guesses at the close of the contest starts now and closes dec 18th at 6 pm see me and see better adam r yake optometrist watchmaker and jeweler 2 doors west of railroad tracks phone 159 affiliated shoe stores means cheaper shoes lehmans for rubbers and goloshes mens rubbers odd sizes pair 75c mens rubbers best quality at 135 mens overshoes from per per 225 womens goloshes from 315 to 599 in 4buckle 2buckle 2 dome fasteners or the flash fastener these boloshes are in finest jersey cloth and cashmerette our prices on footwear are not surpassed by city bargains stores the tribune thursday morning terms 200 a year in advance 250 to the united states va v nolan publisftw stouffvidlb ont glehmalvf stouffville ont hqne43q1 swifts garage irfrestene firestone tires and tubes are up again but we have a few at the old price how is your battery working this- cold weather kow is your generator charging call on us for battery and electric service we cany a good stock of genuine ford parts also re pairs for other makes of cars phone 195 seasons greetings are extended to you from our store and you may extend this same spirit to your friends by serving them from our stock of christmas groceries in peels raisins currants oranges lemons candies nuts etcv try our special blend tea visit our dry goods counter it will reveal big bargains dry goods and groceries successor to j j rae phone 1602 christmas suggestions ladies purses ladies handkerchiefs mens handkerchiefs mens neckscarfs mens neckties call and see them j l little stouffville ontario editoriauomment nearlyverybody loves the potato why not isnt ifa little dear there are 1100 nonconcurring presbyterian congregations in can ada instead of being on the horns of a delemna the political situation ai ottawa is now on the prongs of a forke municipal talk in stoutfrtlle 13 dead still nomination day will be here on monday dec 2sth with election on monday jan 4th merchants would do well to dress their windows in the best possible way to remind us of the christmas time and to light them well at nights when they can be seen to good advantage the movement of gratis from the prairie provinces io the terminals at the head of the lakes has continued at a rapid rate and is reported to have eclipsed all previous records the ease with whicn the crop has been handled is noteworthy in a sin gle day 24s4 cars containing 3492- 247 bushels of all grains were un loaded as against a former high level in 1923 of 2360 cars with net contents of 3291605 bushels 1 a the action of the ontario govern ment in passing the buck to the county councils to compel lights on all vehicles after dark is not a pro per thing it is something we re quire a uniform law on in this pro vince suppose yors county coun cil compelled horse arawn vehicles to carry lights after dark and sim- coe county council did not a tour ist motorist would easily be lead into trouble as he toured these dif ferent sections thk curling rink according to mr thos burkett who is a reliable authority on in surance matters the rates for are insurance in stouffviue compare favorably with those in oshawa even since the reduction that city re ceived last week and which was mentioned in these columns mr burkett believes the rates in this town are reasonable and much lower than the average town of our popu lation but there are few with such a splendid fire equipment the best house risks in this town are taken at 50 cents per 100 and at such a rate every place should be well cov ered m chesley enterprise the oshawa barnardo boy who stole a few dollars and w w dunlop the big crook in the piovincialjsecietarys dept each got the same sentence four years imprisonment some one has blun dered in handing out justice or in justice the one- who pilfers small sums is a thief the safecracker is a burglar but the one who steals his employers or his countrys money and covers up his work by expert book keeping for a term of years isnt termed a thief but a defaulter which is a much nicer term it he gets out of the country he is only an absconder n m it will not be long ere the present contract between stouffviue and the canadiannational railways for the supply of water for their engines ex pires whilo it is frequently stated that the railway is not paying enough for the service here it com pares very favorably with the amount they pay in other places fora number of years the town of aurora have been working under an agree ment to supply water to the cana dian national at a cost of 750 per annum but the contract is just ex pired and a new one drafted which was signed last week whereby the town will receive 900 per annum and the company will in addition put safety devices on all outlets to stop the wastage of water stouff viue receives at the present time 800 per nnum for this service which is 50 above the old rate paid to the town of aurora but it must be remembered that stouffviue is a junction point and probably much more water would be required here in any event those wno bargained for stouffviue at the triie the con tract was made did very well for the town and we have done well by rea son of it the council which ratified the agreement hero was composed of 1 h ratcliff a g lehman ross brown mit leavens w j mather stouffviue curling club wul start this season of 192526 with fiftytwo players and on monday evening the rinks for the season were drafted as follow rink 1 h sawyer iua hoover e a gray geo simpson skip rink 2 j a muston c cadleux f c rowbotham d h rusnell skip v a cotweil ernie stouffer v c brillinger harry brillinger skip 4 w h shaw wu waddell f marshall s armstrong skip 5 k j davey ehas hoover dr s s ball a o burkholder skip 6 a lewis harry stouffer thos burkett herb porter skip 7 c d pipher dr e s barker w a simpson w hciarx skip allan cosson geo saunders w h todd 3 s dougherty f w sanders j mckiniion c armstrong h w sanders skip rink 10 john turner lloyd turner m j storey w r sanders skip rink 11 p lehman r crawford m e watts w armstrong skip harry klinck bore smith 1 b sanders f l button skip e a button martin tait w a sangster w j mather skip rink rink rink rink rink rinkt s- rink 9- rink 12- rink 13- whitchurch tp council 75 00 00 00 glasgow the annual school concert will be held this year on wednesday dec 23rd at 8 pm a good time is pro mised in which all are invited to participate hats at hlf pricetj end of season special hnaslfl christmas goods mrs m eatfatts the postponed meeting of whit church council was held at vandorf hall on wednesday oee 2nd with members all present and reeve mor gan baker in the chair the minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed claims for sheep killed by dogs were presentedby chas connor and fred bowser v the treasurer was instructed to pay the foliowingaccounts as ren dered g wright 5 hrs dragging 2 f playter valuing f bowsers sheep 2 w pettit caretakg of hall 7 c wright placg new top on culvert 5 j a clarke valuing c connors sheep 2 00 w h clark 2 days selecting jurors 6 00 a emmerson repg washout is 00 e foster repg wasnout 8 65 wdrichardson 129 yd3 grav 25 80 a wells filling washout etc 9 55 w wood 54 yds gravel 10 80 lake wilcox brick co 80 loads grav61 7 50 a beavers 87 yds gravel 17 40 g evans 37 yds gravel 740 h bishop 96 yds gravel 19 20 a lapp 26 yds gravel 5 20 toronto hospital for incurables 8 weeks maintenance d newton 84 00 g w baker 5 culvert pipes for lake wilcox road 10 00 c connor sheep killed 7 00 fred bowser 2 sheep injured 10 00 trustees of ss no 4 interest on money advanced april 1st to pay deb no 1 and interest coupons school loan 3550 account of toronto general hos pital for maintenance of joseph rud- nitsky wan referred back to be charged to the patient resolutions were passed instructing the clerk to- notify the county treasurer lo redeem the pro perty of late mary a mundle sold for arrears of taxes amounting to 763 and charge the same to tax arrears account due the township and to rebate to amount of 1000 arrears of taxes against lots 40 and 48 of plan 194 on account of assess ment in error for buildings on said lots instructing reetfe baker to inter view h winterstein re payment of tax arrears of year 1921 instructing tlv treasurer wciark to accept from f steckley five dol lars for five 10 inch culvert tile sold him authorizing the purchase of a watch for delos boyd a returned soldier who enlisted from lemon- ville and through an etrortlld not receive one at the time watcher were given other returned boys instructing the township solicitor j h naughton to defend the action entered by rm leslie re wilcox lake road allowance leased to wh ash council adjourned to meet at the same place dec 15th for final meet ing of the year according lo statute highest prices paid for alsike sweet clover red clover alfalfa and timothy v f t hill co limited office phone koi u e todd x house 189 managing director i york countys greatest store the christmas store of practical gifts x when it combines the quality of usefulness to that of sentiment handkerchiefs complete holiday assortment of lawn linen crepe de chene and georgette all prices also by the box 15c to 150 complete range of mens ties mufflers sweaters and sox in all prices silk and knitted ties in all shades from 50c to 100 hosiery always acceptable full fashioned silk hosiery in the leading shades from 100 to 200 gloves and mitts allwool and chamoisette 59c pair mens scarfs the popular winter style all wool and silk showing stripes in fawn brown grey and camel from 150 to 500 try shaws for better service this christmas gauntlet gloves allwool heavy weight from 100 to 150 bath towels by the pair very dainty designs from 100 to 250 mens allwool sweaters and pullovers nlain and fancy from 300 to 700 gift scarfs in silk knit and crepe de chene in plain and fancy stripes all prices mens shirts in fancy and plain broadcloths from 200 to 500 flowers chrysanthemums roses and novelty flowers in metallic silk and velvet all colors 59c a this christmas our china department is complete with fancy and cut glass our staff is determined to make yourshopping a pleasure will you help us by shopping early w h shaw store open tuesday thursday and saturday evenings phone 9512 stouffviue