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stouffville- december 20th 1028 si 1 s 1 5 r home town store our christmas tock of choicest groceries and fruits is about complete we are stress ing quality in every line mixed nuts currants are our own blending- all new crop polished naples filberts tarragona al monds large washed brazils and man- churian walnuts equal quanties special price fresh roasted peanuts raisins shade dried vostizzas the finest 20c cassalina patras very fine per lb 18c finest dates cherries pineapple fin gers and crystallized ginger fancy valencias 20c bleached sultanas sunniaid nectar seedless 2 lbs 22c sunmaid puffffed seeded 2 lbs 25c del monte seeded 15c candy special fancy mixed 2 lbs for 25c jumbo creams per lb 25c maple creams per lb 25c our special mixed chocolates lb 30c are you interested in the finest canned peas ever shown we have them better than anything you have ever had fresh from the garden stewarts mincemeat 2 lbs for 25c order your candy canes now to be sure of supply we have ordered our oranges from a fancy car to arrive in about a weeks time special quality holly for decorating wwwwi epidemic of thefts alarms merchants ratcliff co christmas greetings there is one day that we should celebrate and that is the day that jesus christ was born therefore we should rejoice and be happy and now i wish one anl all a merry christmas and may this be the merriest christmas you ever had from the peoples shoe store a g lehman the peoples shoe store stouffville merry christmas and a happy and pro sperous new year to one and all delbert holden ford dealer buy your supply of bran shorts midlings now prices advancing rapidly sampsons feed is our general purpose feed hogs cattle and sheep good for marmill egg mash always on hand coal and coke agent for milton brick for this territory s w hastings coal and coke always on hand phone 169 stouffville stouffville creamery company farmers this winter it will pay you to keep more dairy cows and produce plenty of cream for best results ship your cream to us or our trucks will call at your farm if you desire stouffville creamery co stouffville ontario closed at g each evening excepting saturday in lays of yore files of tribune dec 1ss9- 39 years ago r j daiey will have a walk over for the reeveship inspite of the de claration that he is too fond of im provements v mrs t a vonbuseck accompan ied by her young olive branches eddie and leo left for berlin on wednesday where they purpose visiting among their friends till after new years mr james dougherty who was married last week to miss emma george has leased one of todd cos new stores and will shortly open out in the hardware business jim has to scratch for two now and we hope he will do well m on wednesday at noon a dog be longing to a farmer had been left behind in mr raes store and be coming tired of his imprisonment made an attempt to go through the plate glass however it was too strong for him but he succeeded in break ing two or three valuable bedroom sets to the value of nearly 2000 leave that dog at home on tupsday night or wednesday morning early a burglar entered the residence of rev w percy on albert street and stole the rev gentlemans sunday pants and about 30 the thief effected an entrance through a window which had been left un fastened if the thief will return the pants before sunday morning he will confer a great favor no ques tions will be asked our senior devil on the tribune staff talks of going into the business of importing limberger cheese we would ask as a favor that our friends and the public generally will not en courage him in the idea by giving orders as we dont want the health officers sniffing round our office sus pecting us of furnisliing cadavers for the medical school dissecting rooms or something worse the suburbs of lemonville and neighborhood north are afflicted several families had a very bad type of diphtheria and one death has oc curred from that disease while on tuesday last maggie daughter of wm young died of typhoid fever she was a young woman of twenty- four summers of an exceedingly promising appearance and character the pride of the family and loved by all who know her on monday last the sale of build ing and park lots part of the somor- ville estato was a decided success although the attendance was only fairly large the majority of thoso present meant business the result being that every lot put up found a ready purchaser thirtyfive lots were sold in all and one park lot on church street lots wore purchas ed by messrs boadwny warrinor hj holdge booth johnsonguthrle toaze s stouffer hunter greaves smith mcdonald d stouffer john sandors on south side main st w b sanders s burkholdcr perry toaze ramer hunter nendick rj daley johnson encouraged by the success of this sale mr somerville has instructed us to announce that the remainder of this property in cluding lots situated north west of the railway tract will t put up for sale in the same terms on december 11th 1sss see posters and bills iu port perry dec 9 thieves broke into brocks brothers store queen street early saturday morn ing and stole 200 worth of merchan dise consisting chiefly of mens sweaters socks neckwear and ladies scaifs this is the second store robb ery to occur during the past four days the shop of alex tilboarc having been entered early last tues day morning the thieves escaping with a haul valued at 400 although brock brothers store is protected with a doufclebar lock th thieves were able to remove it and secure entrance through the front door they confined their operations to the ground floor and did not as cend the stairs to the second floor where a stock of clothing is kept they made their escape by the front entrance as the back door had not been touched brock brothers deal ers in clothing dry goods and groceries is one of port perrys largest stores and ranks among the oldestestablished retail firms in the county the number of robberies of this type is causing aarm to merchants throuhout the district not only has port perry suffered but also oshawa beaverton csnnington and picker ing further sentences of three years imprisonment with hard labor in portsmouth penitentiary on charges of robbery were meted out to chas bryan of port perry and lawrence brydon of vermillion alberta by magistrate e h purdy in police court at port perry on tuesday the men were later sentenced in york county police court for a term of three years each for other robberies in towns on the kingston highway between pickering and trenton when arraigned the pair pleaded guilty to a charge of entering the store of alex gilboard queen st port perry last tuesday night and stealing clothing vauled at 400 they were not represented by counsel their sentence of the york county court and the port perry court will run concurrently towns- mr nelson chapman and dauga ter mrs croxall of lxbridge were recent visitors at j m groves with councillor ratcliff stepping up for the deputy reeveship the section of whitchurch should be looking for another man to run as councillor jas mcicenzie our local garage man is making some changes in his garage showroom he intends to make room to exhibit one of the new- chevrolet models a large attendance is expected at the christmas tree and entertain ment at the school on friday even ing come and bring your friends bigger and better than ever atha fred has the mumps wedding bells are ringing in our district it wont be long now many of our successful farmers helped to make mr clarksons sale a success a number of our young people at tended the concert given in mongolia school on friday evening mr and mrs m dunkeld mrs t dunkeld and miss maxwell attended the silver wedding at the home of mr and mrs f wagg of altona on sunday mr i lehman wiu soon need a paved lane owing to heay traffic wm dunkeld spent sunday with mr and mrs carrnthers r wellman is doctoringa sore thumb having had part of it taken off in the root pulper things people are wondering about around here are why allan is so busy nowadays and what does fred see to delight him in the city we are sorry to learn of the ill ness of so many of our friends and neighbors we wish them a speedy recovery ringwood miss ida brownsberger was in to ronto on tuesday miss ada barkey has gone to the city for the winter mr and mrs wm connor were sunday visitors at truman groves we hope soon to see miss gertrude fisher out again after her illness misses nellie grove and lillian wagg are spending a month in tor onto airs p h raymer is not improv ing as readily as her friends would like to see mr and mrs avin timbers spent i a week in buffalo and fort erie enl joying the bright light of yankee mrs a griffiths spirella corsetiere stouffville markham unionville sale register tuesday dec isth choice herd of hohstein dairy cattle belong- ing to george m brown llncoln- ville also number of hogs sale at one c months credit f w sil- versides auctioneer thursday dec 27th real es tate and farm stock implements eta belonging to estate of late mrs n lewis at goodwood see bills for particulars of real estate no reserve sale at one george keays auctioneer friday dec 2sth choice milch cows with excellent breedinghol- steins ayrshires and jerseys be longing to j a hawtiu will ba sold at hugh clarks farm stouff- vike this is without doubt tha finest herd mr hawtiu has offered here sale at one f w silver- sides auctioneer saturday dec 29th extensive sale of farm stock implements etc belonging to john wideman lot 11 north of eon 9 pickering sale at 12 oclock no reserve wm maw auctioneer p tuesday jan 15th extensive v sale of farm stock and implements including over 50 head of cattle belonging to arthur dowswel 1 mile west of goodwood positively no reserve sale at 12 noon sharp f w silversides auctioneer boadways drug store stouffville stouffville lodge no384 meets every monday evening at 8 oclock in the oddfellows hall visiting brethren welcome jess cook w r sanders noble grand recsecy archie stover fin secy 1 2ixi ervice we are at your service with a warm comfort able car prepared to take passengers to and from toronto or other points phone our garage when you need taxi service swifts garage phone 195 headquarters for gasoline oils and accessories erry christmas to all i here are a few suggestions i for last minute gifts that i will help you mens and ladies gloves suede mocha buckshin and peccary silk chamois a beautiful assortment 50c to 400 garters always acceptable we have the popular brands 25 and 75c ties a lovely assortment of neck wear priced at 50c to 150 m sweaters pull overs in fancy weaves also m button style in light and heavy weight wool 250 to 650 w shirts broadcloth or fancy striped patterns with or without collar to match some with two collars 150 to 500 ladies hosiery silk and wool pure cashmere pure silk full fashioned bitex 59c to 200 pair mens hose the smartest patterns we ever had all wool pure cash- 50c to 100 dad ill always stick to you and wllh his sons simple pledge of eternal comradeship ringing fn his ears cipt stephen sorrell mo vont forlh with joy in his bear to fight his greatest battle to win from life happiness for kit at the auditorium theatre friday and sat urday 2122 mere and silk and wool mens and ladies scarfs either plain or fancy silk or silk and wool georgette flat crepe figured and plain ends fancy plaids the newest colors 100 to 500 china visit our china department for gift suggestions handkerchiefs fancy silks crepe dechene linens with fancy borders- beautiful colors 15c to 100 summotci thih always for saie in tfie best stores in canada phone 9512 open tuesday thursday and saturday evenings stouffville ont wk