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stouffville december 30th 1926 practice writing it 1927 monday is voting day jan 3rd the proceeds of the ringwood christmas tree and concert amount ed to nearly 50 wanted girl for office work apply stating education and wages expected muston sons mr john latcham of glasgow lost a good market basket recently nroute from stouffville he would like the finder to leave it at the tri bune office the big rush of christmas mail la feeing handled with much more speed and pleasantness both to the post office staff and the general pub lic this year due to the new post office with increased facilities mr b a ward science master in north bay collegiate institute who visited his parents at the brier bush over christmas was awarded 9 last week as ninth prize in a re cent contest conducted by the tor onto mail and empire mr ward was just apprised of his success while in town here port perry is counting on a strong team in the intermediate oha hockey series this winter as their team has been strengthened by the addition of several oxbridge play ers the latter town has no team this year in the opening game at port perry on thursday night last week the home team was trimmed by lindsay 3 to 1 rfappy new tear to all our read- remember the regular monthly horticultural meeting fthursday tonight at 8 pm all business places open friday evening and close all day saturday two or three ladies showed their interest in municipal affairs by at- a st thomas man was recently tending the nomination meeting on soaked 15 for conducting a raffle of j monday evening- in the auditorium i solicit the vote and influence of the electors of stouffville for the office of councillor for 1927 wish ing one and all a happy new year john mckinnon the annual meeting of the hor ticultural society will be held on thursday jan 13th mr b a ward tenor soloist in the presbyterian church at sault ste marie rendered a selection in the united church here sunday evening which delighted the congregation winston stonehouse son of our merchant w a stonehouse headed his class of 32 pupils in the mark- ham high school for the period of september tto december s w hastings flour feed and coal dealer is presenting his cus tomers with an attractive table or desk thermometer and calender com bined it is a neatly gotten up de sign that will be prized by the re cipients stouffville merchants report a splendid christmas trade this year despite the extra stores and keen bid for business one of the older firms states that market day for them showed increased cash receipts over a year ago running into three figures the town is getting trade today that a few years ago drifted to toronto or elsewhere during the past week no less than ten christmas trees with their ac companying entertainment were held in stouffville sponsored by the vari ous churches and classes in the town schools the children had a merry week of it but none the less a strenuous one in all the various school sections surrounding stouff ville successful concerts have been the hydro power was off on thurs day afternoon for a couple of hours during which time a new transform er was installed at mount joy and the line to unionville added to this j held attended large crowds service unionville will now bear a j share of the cost or the line from the sixth concession to tonge street the change of transformers it is hoped will result in a better light in stouffville which of late has not been up to the standard attditobjum theatre atouffviijiie friday and saturday dec 31 and jan 1 siege starring virginia valli and eugene obrien comedy the haunted heiress coming next week friday and saturday bustin thru too many babies busters mix up admission admission 25c children 15c i rev 1 burkholder of didsbury alta writes to renew the tribune saying we do not want to be without our home town paper as it is as good as a letter for news to us from friends neighbors and rela tives wishing you a happy new year another subscriber mrs elizabeth brown of 600 dundas street toronto writes that she looks forward to this paper each week with pleasure mr george thoward accountant in the standard bank stouffville the past year has been promoted to the position of manager of the branch at golden lake ontarlonear ottawa on tuesday the town reservoirs were three parts filled following the shortage of water a week agowhen the two reseryolrs were within a toot of being empty the supply is now ample for all legitimate uses from a small adv in the tribune mr a j ward of the brierbush sold all his surplus black giant cockerels in less than a week and he has booked some orders for early hatching eggs next spring some to go as far as manitoba he has some giant pullets and buff rocksstill for sale on and after dee 30th r o wards garage will be open dally all property owners and tenants are entitled to- a municipal vote next monday- this includes the ladle3 the five months old baby boy of mr and mrs lou mordens died in the silk childrens hospital toron to oh tuesday evening a gtri in isbpening hospital in michigan has both her lower limbs frozen through wearing silk hose at 32 below zero a martyr to a great cause mr and mrs l b ttt of toron to and george watson of pickering village were guests of their par ents mr and mrs george watson obrien ave thos lewis as councillor in ux- bridge township is soliciting the votes of the elector next monday enough said markham intermediates suffered defeat at lindsay on monday night by a score of 7 to 51 it was said that the south enders should have won the victory but one or two bad plays spoiled this chance reesor and cowie for markham are said to be showing their old time speed on the markham forward line mr elijah pennock received a twenty pound turkey by express last week the gift of his daughter mrs ross anderson at filmoresask the monster tipped the scales authe above figures after the head and legs were decapitated this is surely a i affection prize bird indicating the immense size which western turkeys attain at the fancyprice of 60 cents per lb paid for a few turkeys last week this bird would draw 12 the price of a beautiful weather prevailed on christmas day and so far- all through this holiday week big crowds came to stouffville for the holiday and despite the hundreds who came in automobiles to this part of the country there was eight passenger coaches on the toronto train christmas eve loaded with city dwellers seeking the holiday in the country the christmas entertainment at the christian church last week was well attended and a splendid pro gram was enjoyed by all present the tree was loaded with good things after santa had handed out the many gifts to the children small and big the pastor and wife were called tbstand on the platform while mrs a s collins read an ad dress after which a 5000 set of china dishes was presented as from the district mr and mrs morton spoke briefly expressing their grati tude in having a place in the hearts of their people warm with true six stouffville hockey fans were left stranded in whitby on tuesday night having missed the bus when they left the group to feed at a nearby restaurant 33 heres to you at new years day may all your troubles blow away may joy and health come in to stay thats our wish on new years day to one and all stiver bros flour feed and seed merchants phone 4601 i solicit your support for my can didature for the office of cemetery commissioner i have served six years in this position without opposi tion during which time i endeavoiad to do my duty alfred s collins the christmas mails this year were larger at the local post office than any time since the raes have held the postmastership it started in early and held up until monday when hundreds of belated christmas cards and parcels came through 8 g schmidt prop sucking calf or a pair of young pigs superior groceries grapefruit selected cranberries fancy table raisins cooking figs shelled walnuts lemon and orange peel choice assortment of candy celery lettuce aw scott 3 for 25c per lb j 5c per pkg 33c 2 lbs 23c n l4sperlb 49c per lb 23c prompt delivery telephone the salisbury post of north carolinareports as follows the death of charlie myer who was born at bethesda whitchurch twp and who is well remembered in this section charlie myer age 53 years died sunday morning at the home of his fatherinlaw mr a a bost near china groveafter an illness of some weeks mr myer was employed in the office of the evening post and he- coming ill some four weeks ago he was taken home and never again left his bed mr myer was a native of canada he came to rowan some seven or eight years ago and bought a home adjoining that of his father- inlaw and during most of this time he was with the evening post he spent all his lifeas a printer he was a faithful worker always of a pleasing personality which won and held friends in the office of the post he was held in the highest esteem and valued highly as a man of char- acter and force he married miss dallle bost and she and two children survive a brother lives in detroit also one sister mrs henry mc- mullen in stouffville ont mr myer was a firm believer and in large measure lived the life of a christian to the citizens of stouffville i want to very sincerely thank you for your conildence in ine by again electing me as your reeve by acclamation i fully appreciate the honor and i assure you i will use my utmost endeavor to have our business affairs properly and econo mically looked after respectfully yours p w silvester memo after jan 1st during the winter months we cloae each day except saturday at 630 pm while seeking an inspiration for paragraph in this column we saw a boyvpasslng our windaw pulling a homemade wagon on which some bodys washing was piled high in a basket the boy was comfortably clad and had a clean face and sunny smile we dont know whe ther he was the washerwomans fooy or the son in the home from which the clothes were being taken in either case hewill answer for the paragraph if the son of the washer woman he may begin now to plan for the breaking of the fetters that bind his mother to the drudgery of he wash tub could there be a nobler ambition for his young mind to fix upon will slay stouffvilles big new skating and hockey arena was open for skating for the first time on christmas night although the waiting rooms and ice were scarcely ready despite this about 400 people enjoyed themselves in this timehonored past time on wednesday evening this week the official opening took place when the town band rendered the music a few speeches vers made by town officials rompliinrnting mr clayt baker on his splendid enterprise in undertaking the erection of so large a building filling a long felt gap in the towns requirements the new arena is equalled in size- by few towns in ontario and has the largest ice space of any rink be tween toronto and lindsay being equalled only by lindsay and peter- boro the ice surface is 180 feet by 75 feet in width being only some four or five feet narrower than the arena in toronto the rink is conveniently located at the south end of the park facing north at the main entrance one passes through a narrow passage where admissions are collected and coats checked to the right is the ladies waiting room and to the left the mens room and lunch counter off these rooms are small apart ments tor hockey teams above all these rooms seating for several hun dred people is iprovided also a small room for the band all with splendid view of the ice along either side of the ice is ample room for four rows of seats but these have not yet been install ed in the meantime onlookers at hockey matches will have to stand as is necessary in most rinks the lighting qualities ere particularly fine the ice space is illuminated with thirtytwo 200 watt lamps which leaves nothing to foe desired in the matter of good light the first sod for this building was not turned until oct 25th just two months ago to accomplish so much in such short time under advorse weather conditions was believed by many to have been an impossibility the head carpenter was mr fred betz who is to he congratulated along with his body of willing work ers mr fred saunders a toronto architect of wellknown reputewhen looking over the building at christ mas was favorably impressed with the manner in which the building had been erected both ts to solidity and appearance 1927 to those whom we are privileged to call oldfriends by reason of our mutual relations to those whom we hope to make old friends of the future we send the seasons greetings stouffville planing mill stouffer schell i a happy new year wo take this opportunity of thanking our numerous cus tomers for their continued patronage during 1926 and extend our heartiest wishes for a prosperous new year let us help you during 1927 and we can do this when you buy your f groceries at dominion stores where quality counts and where real value is obtained f finest california navel o a tf oranges hvy5yc grispo fig bars 2 lbs 29c campbell soups 2 tins 25c 15 or sd raisins 15c 1 1 oz scdi raisins 25c l peel j i mj peel 19c finest currants 2 lbs 27c santa clara prunes 27c coil table figs 25c lb table raisins 35c pkt mixed nuts 23c new washed brazils 01 filberts l shirriffs jelly 0 dates 2li25cpowdersx 4 pkts lac i dominion stores rich fruit cake a ain or mond ced 35 frys breakfast cocoa y lb tin 22 mayfield brand sliced bacon 39 posts bran i 2pm12c local hockeyists hustle whitby on tuesday night at whitby stouffville intermediates made a great start for a team that had never been assembled on ice together be fore even for practice purposes the poor house town won by 2 to 1 score the game was scoroloa3 right to the end of the first period whoa when he grows up ho i whitby netted one after time had tho dragon of hard work i been called from the box but was that is stealing the roses from i not heard by the referje the score character and individuality in banks in the course of development of a tanking business policies are formed habits maintained and methods practiced which are peculiarly and intimately con ncted with the institution that gave them oirth it is these things that give a bank individ ual character that influences a man in making his financial affiliation in offering our ser vices we solicit your enquiries regarding standard bank poli cies as affecting your own busi ness toe standard bank op canada stouffville brancha c burkholdr managtr subbranch at coodwood mothers cheeks hlp her all you can now lad and free her entirely just as soon as you are able if any boy is being sent from his wellto- do homo on a weekly trip to the washerwoman to bring home the clothes then he is fortunate that he is the eon of sensible parents boys should be sent npon errands upn i every opportunity they should not i bo too prond to haul homo tho wihpc n nonn or sslrh tt rn of boy is bo one that succeeds in life was allowed in the wcond period stouffville evened the score and held their opponents until the end of the game when the poor house lads netted the winning goal stouffville team all p layed a strong game their one weak point being lack of combination stouffvlllo iinoup goal elmer ws and ab ihnnn defence h v tonneth reesor forwards r clydonnlng murray clendenn- vtnri r sb ttoh todd roy strong iba- churchill a very enjoyable entertainment took place thursday evening dec 23rd at the christian chnrch over which rev mr morton the pastor presided it brought out a great deal of talent some of the dialo gues and recitations given by the children were a great success and the whole entertainment was thor oughly enjoyed by all joe santa clans was right there to make the evening perfect sale register ttje8day jan 4th farm stock and implements belonging to ab brown 1 mile south stouffvlil on 9th con no reserve as mr brown is giving up farming sale at one pm f w shversldes auctioneer friday jan 7th at lot 10 con 1 uibrldgo farm stock imple ments etc tho property of rwel pown 9 months credit nio at one pm f w shversldes auct a