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teiij vol xxxvi no 42 stouffvillb ontario thursday december- 17th 1925 make this the merriest you have ever had- cbrhstmas with smiles n chuckles cliocolates tub treat of treats assorted hard centres or creams in beautiful gift boxes keep a box in the house during the holiday season we can supply you with your christ mas decorations red and green bells crepe paper tissue paper fancy wrapping paper twine and ribbon for tying parcels tinsel green and red rope christmas wreaths tags seals booklets and post cards picture and story books for the children come in and see our christmas gifts in french ivory ebony pearl 3 flowers and day dream combina tions gifts that give a pleasing sat isfaction to the giver and cherished by those who receive them j m storey chemist and druggist t h and sarah ratcliff graduate chiropractors albert st stouffville office hours mornings 9 to 12 tuesday thursday- and saturday evenings 7 to 830 pm other hours by appointment phone 0304 thomas birkett general insurance broker established 1907 can be of bervice to you in all branches of insurance reason able rates fair settlement and prompt payment of losses sound and dependable com panies phone 182 office lawson block geo keay auctioneer stouffville graduate national auction school canada bales made to meet owners approval write rr3 stoufvllle phone 9003 lawsons for christmas i groceries fruits peels nuts candy etc it will be a pleasure to show our stock and a delight for you to see it all fresh and clean wishing one and all the seasons greetings geo j lawson phone 182 the west end grocer stouffville election orators under charges these are sensational days in the lives of politicians since the federal election no less than two speakers who appeared on the political- plat forms of north york have been placed behind the bars on theft charges they being j a m arm strong of schomberg and george p smith former minister of education in the alberta government armstrong who spoke on the plat form in the latter part of the cam paign in the support of- col t h lennox was arrested last week at his home in schomberg and after re maining in custody for he greater part of a day was released on 5t- 000 bail he is specifically charged with taking money which did not be long to him or misappropriating it the bondsmen who went his bail are harvey clark gentleman of schomberg 25000 alwin e sweeney clerk of toronto 5000 col a g nicol of king township 5000 r s unwin of toronto 5000 wm o armstrong of tor onto 5000 and harold rbwlett of toronto 5000 o hon mr smith the other unfor tunate public man was arrested in edmonton on friday charged with stealing 5s20 by means of fraudu lent printing invoices when he was in office hon mr smith is how out on bail of 20000 he will be remembered as having spoken in stouffville for the prime minister on the occasion of mr kings visit here just prior to election day mr smith was perhaps the most impres sive speaker of the evening his ora tion on the tariff being very convinc ing i both of these men were highly re spected citizens of their respective communities but why men of such ntelligence should allow themselves f c rowbotham resigns s board the final meeting of the stouff- ulle school board for 1925 was held in the school building on friday evening in the absence of rev c e mcleod chairman mr d j aitchison officiated in this capacity the monthly report for the con tinuation school showed that the number of scholars is on the wane if there is any difference at all from last year the present attendancs running at 7s mr f c rowbotham tendered his resignation as a member of the board the same to take effect at the end of the year he explained that he took the opportunity of filing his resignation at this tinie in order tht his successor might be nominated at the regular nomination meeting without inconvenience to anyone after assuring the board that he would not reconsider the step taken the resignation was received the chief item of business was the passing of accounts which did not occupy much time and ijte items all lor supplies were small the secretary was voted his usual solary of 75 for the current year and mr harry perry was reappoint ed truant officer for 1926 at a sal ary of 25 members present d laitchison f c rowbotham a e booth and e a lloyd fancy priced wood the public auction sale of 5 acres of standing timber jcnown as the starr bush in whitchurch town ship tuesday afternoon by wm ratcliu the owner set a new high record on timber values in this town ship as the sale totalled 2245 it to come even under reproach is hard averaged over 400 per acre the for the average man to understand and forms a matter for deep regret on the other fiand it is a matter for congratulation that we have law and righteousness that is bold enough to punish the wrongdoer regardless and irrespective of his station in life personal notes mr and mrs abram yake have gone to toronto for tlife winter mr wilmot brown is having a visit from his brother who lives in guelph mr dorian woodburn spent sat urday with his parents mr and mrs wm gower last week miss frances ratcliff returned from a three weeks visit in brantford and london mr and mrs harman hoover and blanche spent sunday in toronto at norman williamsons after being- confined to his home for a couple of weeks through illness rev cb mcleod is able to be out again ths week mrs vv h urquhart and master billy of owen sound paid a brief visit to mr john urquharfs last week aliss pearl raby of fenelon falls visited her sister mrs ira anderson leaving here on monday for hamil ton to spend the winter mrs s w hastings entertained last week at a tea in honor of her brotherinlaw dr e r hastings of toronto and his fiancee miss helen m ferguson of hamilton who are to be married christmas week about thirtyfive relatives and friends were present from toronto district news kingston has organized a ladies curling club the oldest man in uxbridge mr joseph reevesformer footwear mer chant is dead aged 91 years marriages law sider on wednesday dec 9 1925 at markham by rev wm h yates sarah magdalene sider daughter of mr and mrs asa sider of gormley to jvilliam dent law son of the late william law of stouffville the remains of the late mrs walker of mount joy were interred in the stouffville cemetery on wed nesday afternoon of this week the late mrs walker was a former resi dent of stouffville its fair give your folks the best foods it is only fair to your family that 70u should give them the very best of foods upon all occa sions if this is your idea ot the matter you ought at once to get acquainted with our bread and other bakery goods your family will give them a hearty welcome and youll remember to order our bread and pastry order christmas cakes now ambrose stover baker sale register friday dec is extension sale of farm stock implements etc belonging to duncan bros gorm ley no reserve sale at 1230 noon prentice prentice auc tioneers thursday dec 17 extra choice herd of holstein cattle ready to freshen will be sold at mansion i house stouffville at 1 pm six months credit j a hawtin pro prietor f w silversides auct tuesday dec 22 several acres of standing timber at lot 2930 rear con 2 known as old klinck property uxbridge twp cedar birch etc three months credit timber out by march 1927 sale at one f w silversides auct miss mary todd prop wednesday dec 23rd 10 acres of standing timber at lot 24 con 7 whitchurch ballantrae belonging to mrs john gray i acre lots more or less splen did hardwood bush see bills sale at one sharp f w silversides auctioneer the last of their ship kind in the town- fad a radio a symphony of tone and design it was fadas early vision of radio that made possible the fada standard of reception by which today all radio performance is being judged fada radio gives you a clear sweet rich quality of tone such as you never thought possible softly or with full volume as you may prefer a command of real distance for those who measure radio in miles and the ability to tune in with pre cision the stations you want just as easily as you tune out those you do not want equally pleasing is the variety and beauty of cabinet designs all masterpieces of craftsmanship and worthy a place in any home ask for a de monstration then for the first time prepare to fully appreciate radio a fada in your home today will quickly prove its right to stay look for the ncutrodyne label your protection fada neutrorvxe costs only 12500 oilier models from cooo up storeys drug store ringood hugh boyd has purchased a house in stouffville mrs hugh boyd was a toronto visitor a few days recently our skating sports are digging up skates and hockey sticks these days a number around here are suffer ing from severe colds mr and mrs walter miller of stouffville spent wednesday at sam millers wm grove and mervin browns- berger were rabbit hunting on tues day and arrived home with ten 1 about six weeks ago mrs t m bruels a forrper resident here suf fered a severe heart attack at the home of her daughter victoria 564 church street toronto mrs bruels is still quite ill cut old friends may see her at the above ad dress should they be in toronto an accident which looked like poor engineering on the part of the truck driver occurred on the townline fri day evening resulting in wm pip- hers threshing outfit being crippled and completely put out of business the engine cleaner water tanlc horse and buggy were passing over the bridge at r ratcliffs coming east when jjiey were overtaken by a big truck in charge of george rodantz of uxbridge twp the truck man attempted to pass the slowly moving outfit right in the centre of the bridge and on a road more or less slippery with a covering of snow- piphers assistant was at the rear waving his lantern frantically when he might have had better success had he used his red flannel shirt for on came the truck full speed ahead colliding with the buggy it easily tipped the vehicle over the horses head and into the ditch next the chassis struck the wheel of the cleaner breaking the heavy axle clean off which left the machine help less on the road damages to the truck amounted to 50 and to piphers big caravan very muh more if the loss of time is con sidered the barn and grain oh the farm of thos graham cjmtre road west of uxbridge were destroyed by fire on friday night last cause unknown timber was sold in quarter acre lots and one of these brought 105 while four other lots sold at 100 each a few separate trees were sold and broiigljt 10 and 18 each this i3 a choice piece of virgin bush con taining fine specimens of first growth rtiiie of tiie organization trees hardwood which is probably 9n a the south markham vegetable growers organized last june met last week and elected officers for next year hilliard hood of union- which has a membership of 20 and is affiliated with the ontario vege table growers association m geo wray of pickering who is facing a charge of arson as the re sult of some haystacks that were burned on the farm leased by him pleaded not guilty before judge ruddy at the county court wednes day of last week the case was ad journed over until january 19th and his bondsmen renewed their bail which is set at 2000 collingwood enterprise a strange incident occurred on saturday even ing last while the salvation army outdoor service on hurontario street was in progress a motor car with curtains on drove up close to the speakers and after remaining for some time the occupant threw out a 32 repeating revolver enclosed in a leather case exclaiming heretake this and drove off his identity is unknown the captain of the sal vation army deposited the weapon with the chief of police many chickens were stolen last week from the hen house of the amelius jarvis farm south of aur ora it is reported that thieves showed audacity to the extent of actually killing and plucking the birds county constable t b kirk advised poultry keepers to make sure their hen houses are secured against these gentlemen who are so freely providing their christmas din ners most every morning has found some hen house robbed in that dis trict with the churches stoitfvillr presbyterliv next sunday service at 230 pm the public invited baker hill and 2nd markham baptist churches sunday dec 20th pastor w s whitcombe will preach on the true spirit of christmas markham second 11 am baker hill 7 pm baptist rev w w fleischer pastor sunday dec 20th services as usual in ratcliffs hall you are welcome to come to these inspiring services sunday- evening the pastor will give a mes sage suggested by the question has 2000 years of christianity proved a failure or a success christian church edgar morton pastor sunday dec 20th all the members and friends of the church and sunday sctiool are asked to come to the stouffville church on thursday evening to en joy the christmas program tea will be ready at 6 oclock we plan to make all or services next sunday to be spiritually helpful to everybody present come and get a lift iiearer heaven i mexxox1te church a g warder pastor sunday dec 20th 10 am christmas lesson 11 am christmas sermon by the pastor 7 pm a good sermon by our veteran helper wednesday prayer meetings east class at frank bakers baker avenue west class at ira rusnell3 home altona union 7 pm christmas service conducted by the pastor an interesting bible study and prayer meeting every thursday at 8 pm conducted by the laity as a union meeting come and feel at home united church of caxada rev h s warren ba minister rev r young ba minister sunday dec 20 christmas services 11 am rev h s warren sub ject a little child shall lead them music 1 anthem come lord jesus 2 mens chorus with soprano solo it came upon the midnight clear 3 anthem crown him with many crosses 7 pm rev r young the great est gift ever given music 1 anthem what mean these holy voices 2 ladies chorus he giveth peace 3 anthem calm on the night 4 solo night of nights 5 mens chorus the shephird song 6 chorus glory to god sabbath school christmas tree and entertainment in ratcliffs hall wednesday dgc 23rd at 8 pm business cards legal mccullough button barristers solicitors convey ances c buttons block stouffville money to loan medical dr s s ball physician and surgeon office cor oeiiin and main phone 196 dr herbert b freel physician and surgeon office standard bank building hours s to 12 am except sunday 4 to 5 and 630 to s30 pm tuesday thursday and saturday phones office 16401 residence 16402 dental j n dales lds dd sr dentist claremont honor graduate of royal college of dental surgeons and ot the university of toronto office over mr scotts store phone 1405 ciaremont dr d c smith dentist stouffville honor graduate of chicago and toronto university and the royal college of dental surgeons office over shaws store phone office 1011 residence 1012 no outside appointments e s barker lds dds dentist stouffville honor graduate of royal college of dental surgeons and of the university of toront office in grubins block phone 8201 markham every tuesday office over geo crosbys store a c kennedy chiropractor church st stouffville monday wednesday and fridays 9 to 12 a m loyal orange lodge no 1020 stouffville ont regular meetings friday at 8 pm on or before full moon flowers to- tax arrears unpaid taxes in stouffville this year amount to 1100 which in equivalent to the amount unpaid at this time last year a good deal of thl3 money will be paid over eatly in the new year final arrangements have been made for the short course jri- culture and domestic science which is to commenceon jan 5 1926 at stouffville the town council and township of whitchurch have made all arrangements for halls the boys to occupy the municipal hall while the girls are to have their course in the basement of the library print ed matter which explains the courses will be mailed to prospective stu dents in the very near future a very cordial invitation is extended to all young men and women in the dis trict also any from ontario county who may wish to take advantage of the courses bloomington miss card spent saturday in ronto w a fockler was in toronto on saturday mrs l paisley of markham was visiting mrs wm storry mrs b ward visited her father mr jos burnett this week dont forget the public school con cert on wednesday afternoon dec 23rd miss marian hood of unionville spent the week end with miss ruth storry the annual meeting for election of officers of the christian church ladies aid was held at mrs jos lemons on thursday last wedding bouquets nd funeral designs on shortest notlco we also have a beautiful i selection of roses floral designs for all occasions muston sons phone 7001 stouffville b0adway8 drug 8torb stouffvtlle buy your jewelry gift for christmas now township 50 years stonffvlle christmas market next tuesdaly a big crowd anticipated j births lee in stouffvillet on dec 12th 1925 to mr and mrs geo mlee a son boadways drug store stouffvdllb the first council meeting in ux bridge township was held in the township hall at goodwood on the 20th day of december 1875 the hall being built in that year previous to that the meetings were held in the various hotels in the township and village of uxbridge the members of the first council were as follows reeve j b feasby depreeve benjamin parker councillors jos e gould edward major and henry james with e hilborn clerk other officials were ira chapman assessor ransome forsyth collector simon allcock inspector of- hotel licenses and treasurer james percy and geo i b miller auditors a small deposit reserves any article in our stork have you seen our beautiful line of black satin ware it also comes in blue- green and red we also have a very nice assortment of cut glass not forgetting our well se lected stock of watches clocks dia mond rings stone rings and wedd ing rings cuff links tie pins watch chans brooches pencils fountain pons pearl beads 50c a string up electric lamps safety razors in fact everything kept in an uptodate jewelry store spectacles makes a very ap propriate christmas gift for mother or father adam r yake optometrist watchmaker and jeweler 2 doors west of railway tracks phone 159 stouffvillb