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x tebtttw vol xxxvi no 48 stouffville ontario thursday january 28th 1926 tickling coughs are a source of annoyance to all concerned they rack those who suffer and are distressing to others especially in public places carry a box of nyal huskeys and be free of trouble allow a huskey to dissolve slowly in the mouth and let its soothing qualities allay the tickle and help prevent inrection pleas ant to take and easy to carry 25c a box j m storey chemist and druggist t h and sarah ratcliff graduate chiropractors albert st stouffv1llh office hours mornings to 13 tuesday thursday and saturday evenings 7 to 830 pm other hours by appointment phone 580 y thomas birkett general insurance broker established 1s07 can be of service to you in all branches ot 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 sales made to meet owners approval write rr3 stouffville phone 9003 school board views situation the inaugural meeting of the stouffville school board was held on wednesday evening of last weei with all members on hand being rev c e macleod a e booth e a lloyd w h shaw e btker and a v nolan the last threo mentioned are new members being novices in the duties of school trus- ees two lominaftors were n civrf for the hairmansmp but m- roolh did not wish the appointment so mr macleod became the unanimous choice mr booth will act as vice- chairman the amount of routine business being very light the members dis cussed at some length the general conditions of the school and the pro spects for the future in order to keep the school from becoming over- crowded a firstclass staff must be maintained in order to get the maxi- mun number of scholars through the examinations each year if the school is kept working at top speed in this manner there will be less need of more school rooms be ing added to the present building mrjh ratcliff was made a mem ber of the public library board as the trustees representative accounts amounting to nearly 200 were presented and passed for payment mostly for supplies at the school the largest item being 566 lor a new slate blackboard put in during the christmas holidays died at age 83 retires from the town charge rev robt young liai tendered his resignation as associate pastor of the stouffville united church and the resignation has been approved by the toronto east presbytery of which stouffville is a part and was also accepted at a meeting of the official board held on- monday even ing the resignation takes place on january 31st the retiring pastor has like most presbyterian ministers come through a very strenuous year and will take a rest before going into full pastoral luties again next july until that time mr young will minister as in the past to the melville congrega- ion and render such assistance as s required in pastoral work in stouffville rev h s warren wil have full charge at stouffville and bloomington the same as the metho dist minister had before church union was effected district news fish fish select fresh water fish white fish salmon sea and fresh water herrings choice groceries always ready this is the season to give atten tion to remodelling your barn let ub explain the famous loudon fixtures no obligation to buy just phone and we will call geo j lawson phone 182 the west end grocer stouffvtllb stovffville lodge no 384 meets every monday evening at 8 oclock in the oddfellows hall visiting vbrethern welcome edw lintner w r sanders n grand recsec archie stover financial secretary our bread is a body builder as a body builder our bread cannot be excelled its real food its a pleasure to eat it its a pleasure to ask your guests to partake of it and say do us a little favor will you please tell them the name of this bread and theyll order it ambrose stover baker notice of application for divorce mrs christopher armstrong one of the towns eldest citizens being in her s3rd year passed away on tuesday morning following a gradual weakening since christmas the funeral is private and takes place this afternoon to the stouff ville cemetery the service being con ducted by rev r young mrj armstrong had lived in stouffville about half a century born in county antrim ireland she came to canada a maiden named mary kirk- patriclf at 20 years of age locating at claremont after her marriage to mr armstrong weaver ofr stouff ville they took up house here and remained ever since mrarmstrong died in 1912 but his life partner is survived by the family of eight children who mourn the loss of a faithful mother who loved her chil dren and home above all else t1k children are david of crow lake sask william and samuel- at home mrs woods ot toronto andrew of wimmer sask mrs monk f nancy and mrs mcdougal ada both of margaret man and christopher at heme markham township council meets next monday feby 5th for general business judge denton dismissed the action of j m allen against the township of markham for 1000 damages the plaintiff averred that the de fendants in carrying out the work directed by an award under the ditches and watercourses act were negligent with the result that his land was flooded and crops of pota toes and buckwheat ruined the de fendants claimed that they had fol lowed the instructions of the en gineer in carrying out the work the appeal of thos slee former zephyr merchant against the sen tence of twelve years in kingston penitentiary imposed upon him in whitby april 15th last by hon mr justice riddell when he was con victed of setting fire to the store of j o bartlett zephyr was heard on wednesday last week in toronto by the appellate court and judg ment reserved t h lennox kc appeared for the accused and argued that the evidence given at the trial by certain witnesses of ques tionable character was not to be re lied upon and also that the sentence was too severe slee had been in ae county goal ever since his sentence pending the hearing of his appeal notice is hereby given that arthur reynolds cousins of the city of toronto in the county of york and province of ontario ac countant will apply to tho parlia ment ot canada at tho next session thereof for a bill of divorce from bis wife valentine alexan dria mccaulay gbnson wat son cousins now residing in the city of now york in the state of new york on the ground of adultery and desertion dated at toronto in tho province of ontario this thirtyfirst day of december ad 1925 nasmith fennbll 357 bay st toronto 66 solicitors for the applicant st james church the sixtyfifth annual meeting of st james presbyterian church stouffville held on the evening of the 22nd inst was well attended and gave little indication of the days of stress through which the congre gation had passed during the year the meeting was called- to order at eight oclock and oh mtion of messrs w h clark and d j aitchi- son mr j a mitchell was unani mously elected chairman the managing board was increased to five members by the election of messrs mcconnochie and kelly while messrs jas hand and john urnuhart were appointed church auditors the report of session showed a membership of 4 6 together with some twentyfive adherents the womens missionary society the girls band of willing helpers pre sented excellent reports their mem berships and receipts comparing well with last years reports the report of the church treasurer showed that the congregation had not only been able to pay its way but to carry forward a substantial cash balance after kindly references had been made as to the pleasant relations existing between the presbyterian congregations of markham and stouffville and the thanks of the meeting voted to the congregations organist and choir the meeting closed then a social hour was spent the ladies serving refreshments which all appreciated in the county judges criminal court on tuesday geo wray a pickering township farmercharged with arson was found not guilty and honorably acquitted by his honor judge ruddy the complainant was h lbowins of the same tp who charged that wray on the 27 th of may 1925 wilfully and unlawfully set fire to two stacks of partially threshed clover said to be worth 1500 the stack being left on a farm owned by j r tuckett of which bowins was tenant in 1925 and which wray leased lnl925 taking possession on april 1st there was considerable interest in the case which has been hanging fire for eight months a large number of farmers from the township being present the evidence of several crown witnesses was heard while wen sinclair kc appearing for wray also called several witnesses tho principal contention of the com- plaintant was that when ho left the farm in question it was understood that the stacks in question valued at 1500 were to bo allowed to remain as he intended to use them and that no authority was given to wray to set fire to and destroy them the accused on the other hand contend ed that afterhe had taken possession of the farm and bowins had removed all his stock grain and implements he was talking to bowins about the stacks and was told to do what he liked with them as they were no good wray swore positively that it was on this understanding and be cause he considered the stacks a nuisance to him that he set fire to them mrs c liberty of toronto spent the week end with her sister mrs n byer mr j h nichollsof port hope spent last week end visiting his sis ter mrs w t byam mr w p white of the 10th con cession spent the early part of this week visiting his daughter in agin- court mr and mrs wilbert j longheed of lions head were the guests over the week end with mrs arthur h brown mr and mrs f w silvester are residing this week and next week in toronto where f w our reeve is attending county council mr rby who has been visiting his daughter mrshra anderson for the past three weeks returned home to feneion fallson tuesday of this week joseph and wilmot wideman of castor alta are visiting their par ents mr and mrs martin wideman sthcon markham dr ira and mrs freel leavo mon day for new york and will be ac companied by mis w robinson nichols of winnipeg mr roy dkendrick of vancouver bc who has been east for a few weeks on a buying trip spent the week end with his sister mrs n byer mrs nelson mowder clark street is quite ill at the home of her brother mr alfred hoover church street her daughter mrs albert wilson of toronto is here taking care of her mother mrsxwm hague of toronto ac companied by mrs dawson davi3 aud son charles visited with mrs john ramer on her birthday friday last messrs harry and percy brillin- ger were in ottawa for several jays last week on a business trip while in the capital they took the oppor tunity to inspect the workings of the liquor despensaries not the liquor across the river at hull and they also visited the big eddy works and the- royal mint one of the best entertainments they had was a few hours in the house of commons lis tening to debate on the speech from the throne mr and mrs ormsby williamson of pamburn sask who have been among old friends in ontario since before christmas were tho guest of mr and mrs amos lehman over sunday also with mr and mrs williamson and other friends it is nine years since their last visit to stouffville they report crop3 good in the swift current section on thursday of last week mrs geowatson obrien avenue gave a house party in honor of some eleven friends from uxbridge who came down on the morning train to spend the day it proved a happy gather ing with not a dull moment for all the guests which included mrs jno smith mrs d t hepburn mrs dr mellow mrs wm johnston mrs w ohara mrs m houck mrs wm hamilton mrs d mcmil lan mrs chas gould mrs walter gould and mrs am macphail with the churches stouffville presbyterian next sunday service at 230 pm the public invited baker hill and 2nd markham baptist churches sunday jan 31st it is written the word of the greatest authority on the bible pastor whitcombe will preach markham second 11 am baker hill 7 pm you are earnestly invited to wor ship with us baptist rev w w fleischer pastor sunday jan 31st services will be held in ratcliffs hall 7 pm subject a young man who decides for himself christian church edgar morton pastor it is a real pleasure to each pastor to see gods people these cold and stormy sundays manifesting their love for god as they go to worship that was a virtuous woman solo mon had in mind when he said she is not afraid of the snow prov 3121 let us be ready to suffer for him who suffered so much for us mennoxite church a g warder pastor sunday jan 31st j 0 am sunday school ii am pastors subject the christians tfcheriiiirice 7 pm preaching by the helper wednesday prayer meetings east class at jacob reesors 10th con whitchurch west class at jacob boadways church street altona unon 7 pm preaching oy the pastor thursday night bible study and prayer meeting is well worth attends ing two capable class leaders have charge alternately come at 8 pm united church of canada rev h s warren ba minister rev r young ba minister sunday jan 31st 11 am rev h s warren theme which way are you facing toward yesterday or tomorrow 7 pm rev r young subject paying the price church attendance gladstones rule even in his older years was that of a twicer at public worship churchgoing he said was not a matter of fancy for a christian it is hismuty for the works sake no public spirited citizen had any moral right to be ab sent except for a good cause if you are absent next sunday what excuse will you offer unto god 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 obrien and mala phone 196 ifttr 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 1640 e m- lageer graduate nurse phone edgar lageer church street dental j n dales lds dd dentist claremont honor graduate of royal college of dental surgeons and of 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 101 no outside appointments e barker lds dds dentist stouffwhe honor graduate of royal college of dental surgeons affd of the j university of toronto 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 moos raney for north york suddenly called by death poultry avanted highest price paid for fat live poultry also for feathers wool hides junk etc ben rexlln stouffville phone 7s21 league standing group a p w t lpts altona j 3 1 1 1 3 stouffville 3 1 2 0 4 bethesda 2 0 2 0 2 almira 2 0 1 1 1 group b stouffville 2 2 0 0 4 ballantrae 2 1 0 12 lemonville 2 1 0 1 2 ringwood 2 0 0 0 0 complaining only ot a slight chill and although being about all day on sunday and in stouffville last thurs day david b nlghswander dropped dead at the homo of his brother-in- law mr j b hoover atha on sun day afternoon towards evening mr nighswander was a strong robust looking man despite his advanced age of 74 years and his sudden death comes as a great shock to his many friends in old ontario tho late mr nighswander came east from his home in shanavon sask a few months ago owing to the illness and death of his sister mrs hoover at whose place he was staying at the time of his demise he was born near where he died but some 30 years ago went west locat ing first at kenora the home of his wife who passed away some years ago he later lived in brandon since that time he has spent a good deal of- his time visiting in the east and is widely known having many connections about stouffville he is survived by an only son fred of shanavon a second son having died quite suddenly a few years ago two brothers also survive being henry of toronto and michael of atha the funeral service will be held at the home of his brotherinlaw at atha on thursday this week at 230 pm the remains will later be taken to locust hill cpr for shipment to kenora where he will be interred beside his departed wife at the convention held in newmar ket on wednesday afternoon last week an organization to be known as the progressive political associa tion was formed practically the only issue discussed was that of pro hibition hon w e raney leader of the progressive party in the legis lature wasjthe chief speaker it was decided to defer for two weeks the nomination ot a candidate to contest the north york provincial seat it is reported that hon mr raney may seek the nomination for the riding the following officers were elect ed president wesley williams new market first vicepresident stanley osborne sharon second vicepresi dent mrs e western newmarket secretary rev percy graham new market treasurer p w pearson newmarket committees were also appointed the chairman being or ganization dr c a ames finance p w pearson publicity rev p graham political action j f play- ter newmarket friday jan 29th is childrens night at the maple leaf rink skat ing from 730 to 930 band will be in attendance new bus service the new bus service mentioned in our previous issues will com mence next monday schedule as follows daily schedule leave stouffville leave toronto 7 00 am 930 am 215 p m 1200 pm 345 pm 600 pm saturday only bo ad ways dbms afxobi ift 8t0uffv3lu b flowers wedding bouqubts funeral designs on shortest notice we also have a beautiful election of roses floral designs for occasions muston sons phone 7001 stouff rfflo boadways drug storb stouffvnilb optometry the practice of optometry pro nounced optometry is the em ployment of any means other than the use of drugs for the measure ment of the powers of human vision and the adaption of lenses for the aid thereof it is one ot the most im portant professions of the present age t the optometrist is now recognised by law as the one trained in the art of determining the visual status of the human eye and the neutralizing of its abnormal condition with lenses for all error ot vision not caused by disease the service of an optom etrist are desirable bcause his work is specifically the examination of the eye and the selection and adjust ment of proper glasses see me and see better adam ryake optometrist watchmaker and jeweler 2 doors west of railway tracks phone 159 stouffvillb