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stouffville december 27th 1928 hand in the names of your holiday visitors now for your new year resolution the merchant of venice on new years xight dr dales is ghtly iuiprovea la health and is aole to sit up in a chair tost parcel dry goods tie stock- gs etc finder kindly notify w t shaw or mrs phillips brougham to the electors yuletide greet ings and peace and prosperity throughout the kew year is the wish of councillor john mckinuon for all the people of stouffville reeve chas lee will seek reelec tion in uxbridge township on jan 7th for a third term he may be opposed by his deputy george todd kmination day next monday in thtf township the meetings will be held in the afternoon and in stouff- tlile nominations will be received from 730 to 830 in the evening with the public speaking following recent tests of the town water and milk supply show all to be in a very satisfactory state these tests have been carried out almost month ly during the year 1928 in the in terests of protecting the eitizens from an possible impure supply division court is slated to be held in stouffville on monday january 7th which is also election day with the new furnace installed in the municipal building it will be quite convenient to heat the upper cham ber for court purposes while the coun cil room will be in use as a polling booth auditorium theatre stouffville friday and saturday deg 28th and 29th the red raiders ken maynard comedy tuesday jany 1st the merchant of venice jt under auspices of the stouffville war veterans prices 50c 75c and 100 mrs m e watts my millinery parlors will only be open wednesday and saturday afternoons after this week the town council will show a sur plus of 2000 this year this is a snug amount to have on hand sid schmidt won the candy cane in porters window by making the correct guess of eleven pounds the annual meeting of the stouff ville branch of the united farmers of ontario will be held in the munici pal hall at 2 pm saturday january 5th 1929 45 the choral class will resume prac tice in the basement of the united church on thursday evening jan 3rd 1929 at 745 every member is requested to be present the provincial legislature will open on jan 30th according to an nouncement made on tuesday by premier ferguson in previous years ifhas not opened until february mr john linton of the san pedro mission south america will speak in the 1st markham baptist church thursday evening dec 27th at 8 oclock earl a grubin ro eyesight spe cialist at stouffville trom wednes day- to saturday of each week and every evening phone 2403 the weather was so mild on christmas day that it resembled the spring season in fact there has not been enough cold to enable the rink to open mrs gartwaite of the east end is desirous of expressing her thanks to miss lucy waters and mrs h bur gess for their great kindness to her shown during her recent illness the only really national farm journal is the family herald and weekly star montreal it ha3 as many readers in nova scotia as in saskatchewan and is in its new form the talk of the dominion last week mr elijah pen nock purchased the white frame house on blake street adjoining his present residence from the bassingthwaite estate the property is tenanted by mr w burnett who will continue to reside there abner baker is being urged to run for councillor in whitchurch mr baker would be a valuable asset to the council again for indications are there will 6e a green body this coming year we congratulate jliss logan and miss sargent and the little people ol rooms 1 and 2 for their thoughful- ness and generousity in sending two largefboxes of toys and books to the childrens shelter toronto and also for contributing to the santa claus fund of the daily star friday and saturday jany 4th and 5th the heart of a follies girl billie dove mr wellington helmkay was sud denly seized with a stroke while walking along main street on sun day evening enroute to the united mr helmkay had been in fairly good health and set out for church about s30 pm just as he neared porters store he was noticed to almost sink to his knees and passersby assisted him into ambrose stovers and later he was removed to his home on monday his condition was slightly improved although mr helmkay is suffering from pains in the head and neck women school teachers in gait say there hasnt been a salary in crease there in nine years lots of married women could say the same thing writing from filmore alta last week mrs ross anderson minnie pennocfc states that they have had a touch of winter weather recentlyf when the thermometer dropped to 35 1 below zero we understand that the blind evangelist who conducted the special services in the markham baptist church recently will open a series of meetings in the baptist church stouffville early in february mrs shaw sr rev ae and mrs jones and miss madeline all of tren ton lyle chappel of chatham also mrs dr baker of mount vernon ohio were christmas guests with mr and mrs w h shaw on sunday evening in the baptist church two young members of the faith a girl and boy were baptised according to the rites of the church the pastor rev w w fleischer preached on the subject of an un happy woman there is a lot of flu in this and other districts just now and the medical men are unusjially busy in fluenza is raging in the united states and toronto has hundreds of cases and probably thousands it is be lieved that the disease is now under check reeve sanders has received christmas card from mr frank obrien of chicago who with his wife is touring in europe and at present in france if this former old boy of stouffville should hap pen to meet dr ira freel who is also spending the winter in sunny france they will surely feel that the old world is pretty small after all made in 9 and 7 inch heights for men and women and 0 and 5 inch heights for boys the moncton winter outdoor boot the coldproof boot for all oufdoor work or sport heavy felt top with rubber sole and heel a rubber for every purpose look for the trade mark qsntpttl limited pi a complete range of northern boots and rubbers is on hand to meet your needs at g h saunders boots shoes stouffville we understand that rev c e macleod will retire from candidacy for the school board this january w h shaw is the only member in town to come up for reelection he is a more valuable man now than when he was returned two years ago and should have an easy election if it goes to the ballot j w mcmul- len will also stand again as the markham representative and is not likely to be opposed from that quar ter the marriage was quietly solem nized in toronto on thursday dec 20th 1928 of miss muriel sangster only daughter of mr and mrs f h sangster stouffville to mr garry lane of toronto the couple will reside in toronto after a honeymoon rip to chicago at our new year wish to all new years as we draw up our chairs before the glowing fireside may the pleasant memories of friendships and foiths that have abided with us bring real ization of ever increasing- success and happiness j stiver bros unionville stouffville aurora premier king and leader bennett in their recent toronto speeches em phasized the urgent need of more population for canada both being bachelors it may be accepted that their anxiety is born of a desire which is age long viz that respon sibility is more easily urged than assumed goodwill to all on friday of this week there will be an important auction sale of milch cows in stouffville consisting of jerseys ayrshires and holsteins emphesis is laid on the fact that these cattle are of choice breeding and will be found fn excellent con dition ready to increase the milk supply on your farm mr hawtin the owner declares them to be the finest lot he has ever offered for sale the cattle may be seen at the hugh clark farm any time before the sale or come early on sale day and look them over at the oshawa poultry and pet show held last week one local fan cier won a very good number of awards on two entries in rhode island reds fletcher goudie won 1st and second prizes on one entry in jellow jacobins chas nolan won 2nd prize in a large class on seven entries in fowl a j ward won five firsts in pigeons the brier bush lifted 3 firsts 4 seconds and 2 thirds chinchilla rabbits were not in coat and did not secure a place in the money issj5 the christmas message of goodwill again rings round the world after a big busy and satisfactory year of business we are happy to join in the broadcast wtih fervor and enthusiasm and wish one and all the good people of this district a happy new year f y w brath waite open tuesday thursday and saturday evenings the christmas market last thurs day was largely attended and the amount of produce sold was well up to the average of previous years there were several additional buyers and this helped to liven up the bidd ing at the start or until each buyer got as much as he could handle then prices fell away some geese sold anywhere from 2sc to 32c with an average price of 29c turkeys were most reasonable as compared with many seasons and moro were obtainable than usual few farmers in this locality attempt to raise tur keys those that were offered for sale last thursday were on the small side but this just suited the aver age householder some were very thin and sold at 42c pound but the average was 43c wm helmkay of the 2nd of uxbridge brought in a large basket containing several huge turkeys that were probably the largest on the market each of the half dozen in the basket were worth 510 or more at least that is below the price the huxter received for a big 19 pounder when he resold one to a resident of ballantrae who anti cipated a house full of people for christmas chickens were up to 35c pound butter 40c and eggs 40 to 50c a drop from the previous week on the whole the prices were good and many farmers with a seemingly small amount of produce received 15 and 20 while quite a few more had sufficient produce to bring their individual cheque be- 1 twecn 40 and 50 the stouffville veterans associa tion held a christmas tree in the auditorium on monday of this week santa claus was there and distribut ed good cheer to the children belong ing to the families of the veterans ratepayers should be on hand next monday evening for the nomination meeting remember its a free show and you have a chance to learn something even if it develops into a burlesque mr harry leadbetter the former stouffville butcher who forsook the beefsteak route to fortune for that of the farmer has sold his 52 acres at goodwood on the stouffville road to george d walker of markham village who will move onto the farm next month mr leadbetter who recently took unto himself a wife is advertising an auction sale to be held on january 10tft when he will dispose of his stock and implements the sale price of the farm which contains 52 acres is5650 under auspices of the stouffville war veterans the brockconnor caste of nine players will present the merchant of venice in the auditorium theatre on new years night this play is an intellectual treat as well as an entertainment and should be liberally patronized beautiful costumes special lighting effects and a complete scenic produc tion with an expert cast assures us that this is no second rate cpnipany putting on this charming love story of shakespeares y0i1 will enjoy it and at the same time you may help the veterans by patronizing the merchant of venice against that day the fabled years of ancient egypts fulness and famine the striking lessons found in other historic facts and natural life processes establish saving among the fundamental laws upon which nature makes her sure indictments follow the natural a personal instinct to lay by in store by adding regular install ments to a saving account in the jbank ofcammerce the canadian bank of commerce with which is amalgamated the standard bank of canada to all the people our earnest wish for you and yours through all the years to come is in 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