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stouffville april 19th 1928 school reopened on monday for the final lap of the school year baster to midsummer holidays markham townshio council hare i agreed to pay road foremen 35c per hour this season p e luke eye specialist here today well this is the time of year when the piano and the chesterfield change cornere mr gordon ferrier has sold his house and lot on stouffer street to james p brown of the 10th conces sion who takes possession in may stouffrille merchants are open for business on tuesday thursday and saturday evenings each week but will close at noon each wednesday dr walter sanster miss edith sangster miss hattie ratcllff miss cora wldeman and mrs j borinsky are la ottawa attending the big liberal convention this week a congregational tea was served in the united church basement on tuesday evening of this week which netted a good financial sum it is rumored that the money is to be used to puchase surplices for the choir and preacher the third degree will be conferred on a candidate from stouffville by the gerrard street lodge ioof in toronto next monday evening at the request of the local brethren it is hoped that all local oddfellows will attend and enjoy the banquet following the exemplification of de gree work auditorium theatre stouffville friday and saturday april 20th and 21st the drop kick richard barthelmess comedy jungle hea paramount news reel tuesday and wednesday april 24th and 25th lazy lightning art acord janes relations pride of piperock friday and saturday april 27th and 28th the black pirate douglas fairbanks comedies news reel admission 15 and 25c s g schmidt prop mrs truman church street one of our eldest ladles suffered a stroke on monday and her condition is said to be very serious on monday of this week dawson davis tinsmith commenced work at the button hardware store when plumbing and tlnsmlthing are to be carried on again in full blast it has been decided by markham township council to buy immediate ly two car loads of stone one to be placed on the 5th concession and one to be stored at unionville for patching in the district last week in these columns it stated that w h todd was master of richardson lodge af am in 1s47 this was an error mr todd was master in 1ss7 just forty years ago about twenty cases were heard in the pickering police court last week all drivers cf trucks charged with overloading all the offences were committed on the kingston road with one exception that of a milk truck on the altona road after twenty years absence from the home locality miss l m steele still finds much of interest to her in the local paper and thus for the twentieth year she sends along a renewal from toronto the steele family will be remembered by many as old residents at gravel hill the maple syrup season is draw ing to a close after a short run the amount of syrup made in the local district is so small that there seems to be none offered for sale in stouff ville good syrup can however be procured from the grocery stores from quebec and eastern township runs suckers the first of the season demanded soc per dozen on the stouffville market last thursday it was pointed out that the high price was legitimate because suckers were at a premium so early in the season one or two buyers looked longingly at the slimey catch and turned away feeling that they would be the suck ers if they allowed their money to go in this manner however plenty of buyers were available to clean up the supply and after figureing on the time and effort required to catch the fish at the rouge and haul them to stouffville the receipts were none too large newest wallpapers for this spring the nsw line of wall paper boxers which we have added to our dry goods and grocery store business is proving a wonderful delight to wall paper seekers this spring the paper we speak of is noted for quality and ease in hanging it cost no more than inferior makes but its newness of pattern and colorings is wonderful call and see the hundreds of designs for every room f c rowbotham gardens are being plowed at good wood george maye being the first to turn the soil james wagg who is in the 71th year of his age is quite 111 at his home just north of stouffville on the 10th concession under present weather conditions seeding will be late in this locality farmers do not expect it to become general until may 1st the late arthur pugsley of sutton well known cattle dealer and pro minent in county council workleft please notify frank steckley a h lyons of goodwater sask in renewing his subscription to this family journal states that the paper is appreciated every week coming from the old home locality applications for the position of chief constable will be considered by the council of stouffville at the next meeting and applicants should file their name with j s dougherty clerk after only little more than three years of operation stouffville hydro has reduced its indebtedness from nearly s1s000 to 14000 and at the same time created a sinking fund of 5000 the money in sinking fund account bears interest which adds handsomely to our yearly re venue your treat our promise on fri day may 4th in ratcliffs hall a nautical romance in song and in ac tion will be given by the united church choir of markham under the auspices of the stouffville united church choir this performance by fifty members has already drawn three crowded houses you cannot afford to miss it dont do it it is whispered that reeve sanders and councillor dows- well are to be given a tin can shower some evening soon these officials along with other members of the council hope to b married to another parking place for tin cans before spring housecleaning is all over an effort is being made to secure a dumping place failing which the id dump can be reestablished mr abram yake of main street has purchased from jacob hagey of waterloo two vacant lots on church street almost opposite the home of mr ross davis mr hagey is a brotherinlaw of mrs fred wilson and acquired the lots some years ago in a deal mr yake intends to erect a bungalo on the property this summer and will start work as soon as weather conditions are favorable where is there another man enter ing his sgth years of age with the energy and initiative of mr yake last friday afternoon april 13th the junior pupils of mr eaglesons music ciass held a social in the studio ten little girls gave a very creditable musical program after which games were indulged in for an hour then refreshments were served those taking part were eureta johnson elinore marshall franks johnson margaret smith ruth barker edra burkett isobel collard helen hastings mary cro sier and mary doten dr w a summers 169 yonge st toronto formerly wlthrobt simpson co eye specialist will be t yakes jewelry store every thurs day lost in stouffville on saturday pair leather gauntlet mitts finder please notify frank tseckley how about organizing a soft ball league among the churches this sea son other towns are doing it eggs are only bringing 25c dozen on the local market but butter is holding firm at around 40c pound- mr robt turner of calgary is visiting at the home of his brother james on obrien avenue the post office and local banks will not observe the wednesday halt holiday in stouffville unltl later in the season order jersey blaek giant eggs exhibition pen at 150 per 15 eggs also a utility pen at 75c per dozen the brlerbush the district representatives of the ioof met at the local lodge rooms to arrange for a banquet to be held in honor of their grand master at markham on wednesday may 2nd the council paid a visit to a new prospective dumping grounds on wednesday if the selection of a new grounds proves as easy a matter as the destruction of the one we had the problem will shortly be settled stouffville which was the most economically policed village we knew of gives place to the village of tara where the local policeman receives a salary of 25 per year no doubt the chief buys his own uniform in the bargain invitations a e being issued this week for an at home to be held in honor of the stouffville hockey club in ratcliffs hall on the even ing of friday april 27th if you are unable to attend donations towards the affair are solicited and may be handed to mr clayt baker it is rumored that at the next con ference of the christian church in ontario a vote will be taken on union with the united church of canada so far the matter has not been officially dealt with in the churches on the stouffville circuit and it is- not likely any drastic ac tion will be taken without the full accord of the church membership under letters of administration granted for the estate of robt dyke farmer of markham township who died intestate on december 27 leav ing property valued at 9815 his widow mrs iris ann dyke will re ceive onethird three sons cor nelius a dyke oswald dyke and herbert a dyke and a daughter gladys h dyke will divide the re mainder of the estate dont let your buildings become shabby thecost of painting is trifling and it beau tifies as well as preserves the structure the martinsenour paint 100 pure is superior to hand prepared lead and oil because it is made only of pure white lead pure zinc oxide and well aged linseed oil together with the necessary drier and coloring pigments compounded in correct proportions by the most modern and powerful machinery highclass varnishes oils and colorings on hand we can sup ply you with paint brushes at big range of prices sympathy is being extended to mr and mrs foster wagg in the death of their little sixyearold daughter nellie rachel who died thursday last death was due to brights disease and the funeral on sunday took place from the late home lot 2g con j markham to stouffville ceme tery rev e morton preached the funeral service and was assisted by rev s s shantz of the mennonite church besides the sorrowing par ents there survives six other child ren the eldest being 11 years and the youngest five months we will remain on the same business hours as at present until the middle of april 16th inst when we will open tuesday thursday and saturday evenings and close wednesday afternoon f y w brathwa1te successor to silvester bros hardware the stouffville bowling club met on friday evening for the election of officers and other business the club have a bank surplus of c5 and almost 100 of uncollected fees which are to be gathered in from delinquent members the annual bowling tournament will be held on july 18th 192s the officers for the new year were elected as follows prest jas h ratcllff vlceprest thos birkett sccytreas dr neil smith membership com ben doten irwin gray grounds com a c burkhol- der f l button bert smith an estate of 170 ssi is left by william booth father of a ebooth of stouffville who died on february 20th in toronto deceased left 500 each to the home for incur ables and the hospital for six child ren and an annuity of 1200 as well as the furniture to his widow mrs rebecca n booth the remain der is willed to his sons george w albert e william e each receiving onefifth his grandchildren verna cecil and lloyd tonkinonefifteenth each gordon booth of ingersoll and jessie clark of toronto each one- tenth an educational and social evening under the auspices of the local hor ticultural society will be held in rat- cliffs hall on thursday evening april 20th j s hall treas of the eglinton society will give an illus trated lecture among the flowers in the garden dealing with garden problems as they exist in and about toronto district director godson mr miller of miller son and other prominent horticulturists from out side points are expected all are in vited bring your baskets and help to make this meeting a big success silver collection messrs eiias stover ambrose stover william grove and gordon lehman were on a sucker fishing ex pedition last week down at the rouge river the quartette bagged eleven bushels which they brought back as evidence of their success gordon lehman did the driving assisted by ellas stover from the land who held him up as he struck the deep holes by means of a pole and line at one raising of the net they landed sixty fish and ull felt like the disciples of old when the lord ordered them to cast their nets after a poor night on the fishing grounds ellas stover says he has the masons of the local rural dis trict which comprises nine lodges will tender a banquet to the grand master hon j s martin at ux- brldge on tuesday may 1st this affair will take on similar propor tions to the big banquet held at stouffville two years ago when 500 visitors attended the following at tended the meeting from here held at claremont tuesday to complete arrangements for this auspicious function ii brllllngcr dr ball ross davis harold sanders arthur lehman nmaclean and a vnolan although boring has been carried on for ten days in an effort to locate an artesian well at tho stouffvlllo creamery the workmen have met with no success drilling has been carried on to a depth of 60 feetand the ground at the bottom is as dry as an empty flask at one stage of the boring a slight moisture was en countered of a milky color coun cillor boiirskys pnsr heat cost at the sight of it b heving tho men hart actually struck buttermilk tt been chasing suckers for over sixty i alas the drill bored into dry gravel years j again while last week country roads were impassable they ate now quite good for traffic again combination sale today thursday at the market at 10 oclock horses cattle implements etc offered quality service we offer two 250 egg ideal incubator at a reduced price for baby chicks fulopep chick starter along with fulopep starter we give a fulopep poultry book containing 48 pages with topics such as housing incubation brooding breeds breeding feed ing baby chicks troubles marketing and profits our poultry supplies are complete with grit oyster shell charcoal big sixty beef scraps etc stiver bros flour feed and seed merchants phone 4501 superior groceries red cohoe salmon s 19c is 35c guest ivory soap 6 cakes 29c sunlight soap 3 cakes 16c bulk soap chips 2 lbs 25c grape fruit choice 3 for 25c oranges sweet and juicy per doz 23c a w scott phone orders promptly delivered a hand smpotk let on home construction containing valuable suggestions on home planning with gyproc rocboard and insulex write for it canada gypsum and a1abastine limited paris canada lteprooi b for sale by stouffville planing mills board stouffville ont is mm meal values j during this big 3 for s sale r here is a huge hat of values everything priced at ssc each j take your choice of any combination at 3 for 23c f n 6 for soc or 12 for loo p j smmpip a ii v -ss- tin r brand c b rig y hi s rf 5s5 caicliis llb package or ic r ats 9 5 clark3 with fork nnj chili sauce izzli3 no 2 tin rea 12c 3 s 3glslts fresh crisp molasses snaps reg 2 lbs 25c lb mtsfgs maple leaf reg9cbox box f sii piisfss 2inl or nugget reft 12 c tin s finest santa clara medium size ib f 5s finest golden hallow per lb 3 bakers breakfast ljthlb tins reg 12c clarks potted meats salt free running or iodized navy toilet paper palmolive soap flavoring extracts rice fancy blue rose lux toilet soap split peas tin pkg roll cake 2oz bottle lb coke per lb 8k 8 8lc 8hc 8k 8k 8k sk ff j4q1 cwifla canada or durham to pa kjjssfeaa p paul boadway manager