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stouffville november 28th 1929 local happenings our store is complete with a useful line of christmas gifts for men and boys icome to us and solve your gift problem r e curtis less than mas four weeks till christ- christmas concert to be held in melville united church on friday night dec 20th lyrene fire extinguishers have been placed in the stoaffville school building as a further effort to mini mize the fire hazard at the school farmers were paid rrom 15 to 55c dozen for eggs on stouffville market last thursday and butter was 40c pound chickens brought 30c dress ed and hens 33c the tribune to new subscribers from now until the end of dec 1930 for 2 or 250 to the united states the man who laughs victor hugos masterpiece is to be screened at the auditorium on dec 20th and 21st stop worrying about what to give dad or the boys for christmas its easy if you come to curtis where gifts suggest themselves galore a calendar will be given to any one calling for it at boadways drug store on thursday dec 5th 1929 no reserve as long as they last the local oddfellows are looking lorward to an interesting meeting on monday evening of next week when the election of oflicers for 1930 will be held a good turnout of the members is expected with robberies in tlxbridge verton cannington and other towns along this line of late local residents should guard their premises well and not leave their homes unlocked when the family are all absent a short reader in these columns for christmas concerts where au ad mission price is charged costs 50c per insertion but if the concert is i free lien the advertising will be in- fiea- sorted without charge it pays to as the bulbs of the horticultural society were uot all disposed of the remainder will be sold at cost at the home of mrs b doten lovers of bulbs should not miss this bargain the vogue bargains ix hats gifts and novelties for christmas boxed handkerchiefs dolls toys silk and wool hose scarfs china mottoesstamped towels tea towels pillows cases bath towels have a guess on the basket xuts and wiu a christmas gift big reduction in the price of hats for this week end mrs m e watts lost around gormley nov 19th 50 in bills reward jabez thomp son gormley dont forget the presbyterian church bazaar on saturday at por ters at 215 open all evening homemade baking fancy and prac tical articles for sale fish pond etc come in aud browse around j a wear funeral director ambulance service funerals 70 and up phone 9000 harkiiam ont adveilise in any case an unusually gooo number of fiction stories as well as interest ing matter of fact articles dealing with outdoor life appear in the december issue of rod and gun and canadian silver fox news canadas national outdoor life publication which is just to hand one night last week there was a sudden dip in the thermometer which egistered a little below zero that was unusual for this time of year but fortunately the weather moder ated again so that we have been en joying a clear bracing atmosphere just below freezing point for some days a number of farmers still have a day or so more plowing to do but for the most part the fall work is well caught up suggestions for his christmas gifts only 23 shopping days before christmas and we suggest that you shop early while one assortment of christmas gifts is complete here are only a few of the many gifts whidh he would appreciate for christmas mens eiderdown bathrobes 495 mens english flannelette pyjamas 195 and 225 mens fandyi allwooh swea ter coats some v neck others with shawl collars 500 ea mens pine shirts in a variety of patterns 150 to 425 mens allwool and silk and wool sox 50c 75c and 1 mens silk scarfs in- plain checked and striped pat terns 225 to 400 suspenders qarters arm bands belts and ties in fancy boxes 50c to 150 boys flannelette pyjamas 8 to 16 yrs 175 boys allwool pullover sweaters 150 to 275 boys shirts shirt waists ties hdfs etc headquarters for mens and boys underwear r ecurti everything phone 5601 in mens wear stouffville agjeaatsaasp de forest crosley radio tried tested accepted f y w brathwaite open tuesday thursday and saturday evenings mrs h j malloy was in toronto from tuesday to thursday as local delegate to the annual meeting of the provincial gathering of womens institutes she was accompanied by mrs e j davey entertainment was provided for the delegates at the royal winter fair with a banquet at the king edward hotel where the daily sessions are being held symbolic masonry was the subject of an interesting discourse delivered by rev a mclellan to about 60 masonic brethren in stouffville on friday evening following the regu lar meeting of the local lodge other speakers were present from toronto and an interesting toast list was pre sided over by dr iterdert freel a chicken dinner was served by the junior warden of the lodge ufo live stock shipping on mon day dec 2nd phone n rae if you have a consignment bethesda school concert friday dec 20th also sierville church christmas concert is announced for this date 10c per copy is offered for three copies of the tribune of october 24th probably some boy can secure them patrons of hydro on the stouffville system are notified that the power will be cut off on friday this week from 130 in the afternoon to 330 oclock necessary changes are being made that will improve ourlighting and power system when the cur rent is turned on again after the brief shutdown on friday our volt age should be considerably improv ed quality service on monday evening dec 2nd at 730 the catherine johnson mission band of the united church will hold an open meeting to which all friends are cordially invited special slides on mission work in africa will be shown all are welcome mrs doolittle i have so few gifts ready for christmas this year mrs dooless im not worrying come with iae and buy them at the bazaar at porters on saturday nov 30th the extent to which the high price of cauliflower benefitted the local growers this season is a record the caso of one farmer at stouffville who worked a field on shares and the total production of cauliflower in the 3acre plot realrzed s75 in the firm belief that the success of the farmer spells tite success of ail other business we hope such prices obtained this season will prevail again next fall the bell telephone co have com pleted the lowering of crossarms on their line on the north side of alain street so that their poles may be used as electric light standards also this week work commenced on the line which is to give us more street lamps to the number of 18 this work was authorized three months ago but for one reason and another it has been impossible to get on with the construction of the line when ence the lights are up there will fie a decided improvement in the busi ness section mr a c buikholder who is retir ing as manager of ule local bank of commerce branch has decided to enter the insurance business he is taking out an agency with the can ada life also with a fire insurance company and a brancti of casualty insurance mr burkholders gener al knowledge of the insurance busi ness will enable him to enter the business with the experience of an old established agent mrs rose e- legge of whitchurch widow of thomas henry legge farmer receives onethird of his es tate valued at s54 while his two sons robert of toronto and harold of whitchurch share the residue equally with their sister miss h m legge of aurora according to the will just filed for probation the estate consists of a farm being the easterly parts of lot 62 and g3 in the first concession whitchurch valued at 6500 and other personalty on the occasion of the anniver sary in the united church next sun day two outstanding preachers have been secured in the persons of dr laird treasurer of the united church of canada and dr colin young superintendent of missions for canada we bespeak a large turnout to hear those two noted ex pounders of the gospel there is also special music being aranged for both services r mr james muston the local flor ist held an important post at the royal winter fair this year being one of the judges on roses carna tions and chrysanthemums of which there was a magnificient display to be selected as judge at so large and important a fair as the royal is a splendid commendation to the local florist for it requires considerable experience and years of training to fit one for this work from the re marks of the exhibitors which in cludes many large and important growers the judges gave excellent satisfaction despite the difficult com petition at this years fair there is a rumor in town to the effect tfiat the canadian bank of commerce is about to enlarge their bank building by making an exten sion of some 30 feet to the rear of the present building patrons of the bank will welcome such an im provement as the business of the branch has gone to such proportions as to leave the present building in adequate much of the time there is need of two tellers but facilities provide for only one and people have been known to walk out of the premises in disgust after a long wait and a lineup still ahead of thorn such conditions should not cxlstand they do so at a loss to the institu tion as there are other banking facilities in stouffville of one of the soundest institutions in canada auditorium theatre stouffville friday and saturday nov 29th and 30th two features me ganster and trents last case tuesday and wednesday dec 3rd and 4th riding for fame comedies friday and saturday dec 6th and 7th shadows of the night admission 25c children 15c wo are informed that school teachers have been called on to warn children against smoking cigarettes because young girls are secretly us ing them surely it is time for par ents to step in and control this thing if only to prevent their children sotting a bad example to others one of the worst features of the complaint is that it fs lodged againsc certain girls as it is quite a com mon thing to see young boys under age smoking cigarettes it might be in order to call for an investigation to ascertafn where the weed is being procured since the tribune mentioned the fact in its last issue that the name of wm imcpherson is omitted from the list of soldiers engraved on the memorial gates at the entrance to the park mr f nighswander an other of our returned men informs us that still another name is omitted that of albert sutherland who enlisted in the 220th battalion and served here and in england both these men enlistedserved their coun try and are entitled to the recogni tion which all those received whoso names are engraved on the tablets will the municipal coiincil take steps to complete their fine memorial by adding the names of these two soldiers gormley two late last week miss helen henderson of buffalo is home on a visit miss mabel hilts of buffalo is home on a visit mrs charlie connor of weston is visiting at mrs d h doners mr and mrs wm wilson spent sunday with his parents at whitby mr and mrs g w baker and sons motored to guelpli on sunday miss mad janes is staying with mrs d h doner who is much im proved in health revival services commenced at bethesda on sunday dont miss hearing the blind evangelist a number of our young people attended the farewell dance at mr alf hills on thanksgiving mr and mrs robert carlisle and mr and mrs wm carlisle mot ored to beeton to visit mr and mrs hoover sir and mrs wm wilson of fourth ave visited her sister sirs lewis doner of richmond hill on sunday imr tobias wideman who had re sided at gormley practically all his life and who had recently moved to his daughters sirs rolph allens at bethesda passed away on tuesday morning he was barfed at heise hill cemetery we extend our sym pathy to the bereaved family siount pisgah wsis and ladies ai met at sirs ea learys on wednesday nov 13th there was a good attendance about thirty be ing present they arranged to pack a christmas bale for the fred victor slission also a christmas treat for the soldiers at christie street hospital any one wishing to donate to either bales can leave their dona tion at sirs wm carlisles where the packing is to take place i feed feed schumacher feed bellcow bran and shorts gluten meaal oilcake meal western oats ontario oats mixed grain corn- poultry feeds mash scratch grain grit oyster shell big sixty beef scrap charcoal poultry tonic coal and coke dl w stove nut and pea coal on hand for economy and satisfaction burn pea coal and coke mlxed cannel coal on hand itiver stouffville bros ontario cold weather is coming so be prepared for it by keeping your hand and feet warn and dry we have a good as sortment of mitts and gloves lined and un- lined you will need a pair soon also rub bers the best that are made come from kauf man rubber co mens socks heavy all- wool light and medium weight now is the time to buy all firstclass goods the only exclusive shoe store in t own store will be open all day wednesday after nov 1st a g lehman jujt in timeoil cwrijtma5 ms s lovers of good music were given a rare treat on friday evening when they visited ratcliffs hall to hear ye old tyme village quaretette of toronto render one of the finest programs heard here in a long time the quaretette delighted the audience with their almost continu ous selections of old time favorites they were assisted by pearl carter elocutionist and by sliss slartha hogg at the piano bath of whom are worthy of the high type of con cert company to which tjiey beiongr the quartette was sponsored by iiio eastern star not for the purpose of making money we are informed but in order to give the patrons something in the line of the very best musical talent obtainable that tho concert proved a finahftal suc cess also shows that tho- best is al ways appreciated oven at increased cost s g schmidt prop i yi d v idfugglst stouffville man so nervous feels his stomach jump i got so norvous my stomach felt like it was jumping vinol entirely relieved tho trouble i feel better than in years j c duke vinol is a compound if iron plios- phatcs cod liver peptone etc the veri first bottle makes you sleep bettor and have a big appetite nervous easily tired people are sur prised hov yuick the iron phos phates etc give new life and pop j m storoy rogers highboy only j21s rogers deltixe highboy only 258 roge phonolectro raciio oly35 rogers lowboy only 19g think of it you can now buy a brand- new 1930 model rogersbatteryless radio with 8 fully guaranteed tubes and builtin electro- dynamic speaker for as little as 19800 and three other popular console models have also been sharply reduced in price here are the new prices now in effect aete reduced price rogers model 530 198 rogers model 540 218 rogers model 550 258 rogers phonoleetroradio 358 itadioplionograpk combination all prices complete with tubes terms to suit your convenience factory sales in october were the largest in canada nearly 2000000 at retail values this greatly increased production has brought about savings now passed on to you at these t the proven reliable rogers is unquestionably the radio buy of the season come in nd chooso ywrt vfoy j m storey m stouffville ontario j