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stouffville may 1st 1930 ixwwrsvawss local happenings how about tuuiug iu on the old lawu mower stouftville ktores are open tues day thursday and saturday nights but close every wednesday at noon it will soon be time to announce the annual cleanup day when the local tin deposits will be conveyed to our tin mine over iu uxbridge township seeding is general this week a rake and a paint brush can do much towards improving the town at this time of year wanted young girl as housemaid one accustomed to farming apply mrs earl fielding phone 7s2s marceling manicuring and water waving phone miss kuth badgero c20 stouffville for appointment delbert llolden the local ford agent has hooked over tjo orders for new cars and trucks thus far this spring this is big business and fair ly indicates the ability of the local agent as a live salesman in a note from ii s obrien financial editor of the indianapolis news ho suggests that the name obrien avenue ought to be changed to shadelawn or perhaps wheeler avenue as the street t one time formed part of the original wheeler estate painting and iaperhauging done by orval koach experienced work manship agent for sumvorthy wail papers phone 3406 and i will cajl with samples 10 how is your radio working if it does not give perfect satisfaction call stewart beare radio expert marklinn phono 2603 for estimate the annua meeting of the ontario womens liberal association which was held in toronto last week was attended by the following delegates from the stouffville womens liberal association miss alma baker miss nettie- bruce mrsjosborinsky miss g fisher mrs a grubin miss ann lehman and the president miss k saugster the regular meeting of stouffville municipal council for may takes place on monday night nest if there is any need for a dog bylaw iu stouffville this is the particular season when it ought to be enforced the morning bus tor toronto now leaves at li25 standard time so that only the early bird has any chance these days in getting a bus ride the high school term is exceed ingly short after the easter holidays there being only another four weeks cf teaching before the summer exam inations start continuation pupils have no time to lose while on a spearing expedition at the rouge river last friday even ing clayton tarr spiked a line sucker weighing three and a half pounds and measuring 21 vs inches long catching suckers is a very popular sport in the early spring when the fish are hard and very nice to eat if you understand how to re move the bones suckers have been on the market the past week or two finding very ready sale groceri ginger snaps 2 lbs 25c sunwheat biscuits per pkg 24c soda biscuits per pkg j 3c french drip coffeereg35 32c canned peaches choice qual ity per tin 23c economy tea 1 lb pkg 52c brooms 5 string 35c a w scott edwin lloyd was down town on thursday for the first time since last fall this lifelong resident looks as though he had passed through a heavy sickness which coupled with the bereavement that he has been called on to sustain have been very difficult to withstand school reopened on monday tor the final term of this academic year teachers say that this spring term is the least productive of the three that make up the school year there ue probably some reasons the pupils are a little tired mentally but a more important reason is the excess of athletic sport with the various leagues of baseball football etc robbing pupils of energy and sleep coupled witli the long fine evenings when so many are allowed to run the streets at all hours one of the hard things for parents and teachers to decide is where wholesome re creation ends and harmful rivalry and undue excitenient begin constable alt pugh was iuformed on saturday night that chicken thieves were suspected as loitering around gormley out on investi gation it was discovered that the suspects were not guilty but had merely broken down with their truck and having refused to give explanation when enquiries were made it led to them being suspected a meeting of the stouffville tennis club will be held in the band room above the council chambers this thursday may 1st at 730 pm all interested are requested to attend in order that the club may be pro perly organized for the season the annual meeting of the jr womens institute will be held at the home of mrs allan grudle on may 7th all members are requested to attend as this will be the election of officers the united church was filled on monday evening to hear elsie mc- luhan the noted reader and imper sonator her numbers were well re ceived and highly commented on miss ivy saunders rendered a solo and hisses eva hoover and ann ehman participated at the piano these numbers by ocal talent were well rendered and greatly appreci ated the first session of the teacher training course which is being held in the united church took place on tuesday evening and proved to be one of interest and profit miss muriel winchester is leading group no 1 and rev w m mustard scarboro bluffs has charge of group no 2 on thursday s pm rev e morton wijl direct the devotional period another arrest has been made in connection with the recent cloth robbery in stouffville this last gent was picked up in toronto and gave the name of harington it is said that he will be identified by local people as having been around town for a few weeks prior to tho robbery which if it proves to bo a fact will go rather hard for him in his endea vour to disclaim any knowledge of the affair j a wear funeral director ambulance service funerals 70 and up phone 9000 ilutkham ont quality seryicb garden seeds package and bulk market garden orders taken garden fertilizer milk 1iuces summer prices commence today may 1 for milk j and cream mijk 20 tickets for 1j no change in cream prices which are lie per half pint 8c quarter pint clayt baker h d sawyer mr and mrs wm thorns are here from mtllbrook living for the time being with her aged father mr calvin vake who ranks as one ot our oldest citizens mr thome has disposed of his business in the mormiern town and will not he re turning to that place mr yake who is s7 years of age is in a critical t7i i state of health but his friends are following nine weeks spen in t toronto at the home ot her dauglitei in order to accommodate the farm ers iu every way possible stiver bros will keep their seed store open six days of- the week also tuesday thursday and saturday evenings use a complete fertilizer for your garden one bag 125 lbs will give you two applications a seoson a light application of fertilizer over your lawn is a great help stiver bros after being bothered with an ab scess on the right eye ball for some time ross kester is now enjoying normal sight again this peculiar affliction did not cause him much pain but great annoyance as it irri tated the nerves of tho eye messrs b wlddlfleld of hunts- vllle ajid d miller of toronto are hoding a series of religious meetings in the oliver plewell residence on the sth concession south of ballan- trae week night gatherings at 730 with sunday night at s oclock mrs f f saunders and other rel atives mrs joel tsendlck returned saturday to her home on obrien avenue in good health and of course delighted to be home again mrs nendick is looking eagerly forward to garden time for she en joys work and nothing brings her much pleasure as a busy day about her home duties the mens store ens spring suits now is the time to dress up for spring we have a large range of spring suits to choose from including blue grey and brown worsteds in checks and stripes mens spring top pqats 1200 to 1800 mens silk and wool yneck sweater coats 275 each mens work shirts in various enjoys 100 and 135 ea mens work sox 3 pair for 100 mens penmans balbriggan shirts and drawers 69c ea mens balbriggan combinations 100 and 125 mens rayon combinations 125 and 175 boys pepartment uqys grey and brown tweed suits with 2 bloomers 1 bloomer and 1 long or 2 longs boys blue and grey reefer coats 3 to 7 yrs 300 ant 4 boys cotton stockings black and sand 25 and 49c use sunwokthy wall paper linoleum rugs r e curt phone 5c01 stouffville 3eggaabmbbbbbg83gbm ail thrifty folks dont let your buildings become shabby tjiecost of painting is trilling and it beau tifies as well as preserves the structure the martinsenour paint i 100 pure is superior to hand prepared lead and oh 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 nioderu and powerful machinery f y w hardware brathwaite stouffville rev oscar burkholder accompan ied his brother clarence here from bresleau last week on a business trip when they paid a brief visit to their parents mr and mrs aaron burkholder itev mr burkholder has lived in bresleau for nearly twenty years and for a goodly por tion of that time he has been the pastor of a mennonite congregation there having preached here occasion ally when on a visit to the old home down in the church on the sth con cession of markham his last public appearance was on the occasion of the opening of the present cluroh building a couple of years ago weather he will be restored to good health again mrs wm watson received word on tuesday morning that the fine large barns on the farm cjf her eld est son everest watson at greeu- lui west of uxbridge had been destroyed by fire during the night the blaze was noticed around vo oclock in the morning hut it as too jala to save tlo structure the cause of the fire is unknown mrs watson ard her daughter recently moved to stouffville fiiun goodwood and occupies the brick residence just east of swifts garage as was feared when the loose stone was placed on the roadway in the east end of stouffville it is be coming a menace to pedestrians due to being flipped oft tires by pusslng mobristtj cti sunday while driving along in front of mr sandy jones place one of these cut stones was flipped off a car whizzing right across over thg sfdeiyalkj just missing tie faces of a cciiple of people who were walking it is lipp ed that this loose material will not be allowed to remain jn js present conditign vary long realizing that the first murder in this old world was committed with a stone and that the first christian martyr was stoned to death henry biddel thought last saturday that he would be added to the number who would suffer death under such circumstances when he was struck in the ohest by a heavy missile while engaged in blasting operations mr iltiddel was working with the county road men at dixon hill blasting heavy stone for use on the roads when a solid chunk flew in his dir ection landing heavily on his chest although being completely knocked out for a short time mr riddel sustained the accident without any serious results the annual meeting of the south ontario football association will be held in the council chamber brook- iln on thursday evening may sth at s pm standard time delegates from all clubs interested are invited to attend this meeting an excellent opportunity for some toronto folks or others to spend six months in the country presents it self on the farm of mr robt rat- cliff west of stouffville there are two fine residences on this beautiful farm and one of them is vacant now tho other is mr rateliffs pri ivate dwelling mr ratcliff is offer ing the vacant house ut rent at a very moderate figure and just to ensure ihe old time privileges of tho farm being enjoyed he will sive the tenant all the fire vad they require to use as vli as the run of a fine orchard the vacant brick house is beautifully situated on tho good road surrounded by line hedges and a pond and park grounds convenient as this is not an advertisement we refrain from stating the rental figure mr ratcliff is asking hut we will assure anyone that the amount will be no obstacle to one wishing a country home for the summer only a reliable party need investigate we understand that the toronto gold wish co which purchased ands north of ringwood last year on which a series of small nwtla woro established for the cultivation of gold fis1 have given up the idea of prouuriiig their water supply from artesian wells it is stated that they intend to procure their future supply the auction sale of household f r ww goods belonging to the late mrim v john l baker were disposed of by kwtvn n vft aucuonatthelatelmem the brick residence was also offered e 0 ue smal1 p for sale by subject to a was built 40 years uoby the late mr baker and was well constructed however there were no buyers on thursday ithatj hid kinywhero near the reserve amount at which the properly is held y sir kjdw lloyd the present owner who inherited it from ills mother ponds and are said to have created a big loss in their auctioneer si versides tu gild lisli reserve bid ihe qu ml ae tiiemp this species of water fowl has been roaming the fields in this locality in huge flocks one farmer declaring that ho seldom saw hem so far inland and never in such great numbers as this spring in this section whats tho reason mrs lambert stouffer was grieved to receiyo tho news on tuesday tlnt her hrqther perry qscar valentino had passed away in the toronto general hospital that day following only a few days illness from pneu monia developed from a severe cold tho funeral will he hold this thurs day aitornoon to stouffville cemetery following divine sorvlco in the mennonite church hero at 3 oclock perry valentine was born at hunts- villc son of the late air and vis ei valentine he spehtniost of his life in stouffville whore he enjoys many friends who will bo shocked to learn of his untimely death at the age of only 32 yoars- besides his sisters mrs stouffer and mrs wj tause of montreal a sorrowing wife and two small children jack and eleanor survive itev mrhomuth of the toronto east end mennonite i church of which tho deceased was la member will preach the funeral i service auditorium theatre stouffville friday and saturday may 2nd and 3rd wild blood rex the wild horse pathe news collegians comedy tuesday and wednesday may 6 and 7 thro different eyes laurel and hardy comedy friday nnd saturday may 9 and 10 man woman and wife admission 25c children 15c s g schmidt prop fall wheat that had a good start last fall is looking well and local fields sown to this seed look like beautiful lawns from the roadway however between here and yonge street there are some fields so sick that it will be profitable to plow them up now l farm r special mccommick deering seed drill13 disc only used but once to plant 25 acres dont buy a new implement till you see this special price we are also offering horse rakessteel land rollers plows single and double hay tedders cultivators stiff or spring tooth binders gasoline engines and other implements ford truck for sale at snap price ben rexlin phone 192 stouffville highest prices for fat fowl wool and hides the united church was unusually well filled on sunday morning to hear elsie mcluhan render the sacred theme the mansions the rendition occupied twenty minutes and took the place of the regular morning serfnou- it was given with out a falter and with such express ion as to deeply impress everyone in the large congregation on monday mr isaac boadway commenced operations on a new dwelling house to be built just west of mr robt millers residence in the west end mr boadway has built several houses in town and while a little under size for most buyers he has sold each property be fore he started a new one it all helps to build our community and we trust a buyer will be found for this present house long before it is completed the third annual meeting of the shareholders of the federal whole sale grocers ltd was held in the king edward hotel on wednesday april 23rd 1930 and proved to he very satisfactory to the merohants gathered from 1 parts of ontario atd who own this concern this is one of the most modern organiza tions of its kind the members buy ing at first cost and eliminating the middle man and his charges giving tho mombors the smallest overhead expense ot any wholesale organiza tion in canada ratcliff co are charter members and j h ratcliff vicepresident ot the company in these days ot the benzine buggy as the common mode of travel aut omobile accidents are far more com mon than those caused by runaway horses people on alain street were to a spectacle ot the old fashioned horses people on main street were treated to a spectacle of the old fash ioned horserunaway last thursdaya moro or less faithful farm toim be longing to reuben iieise of gormley was left unattended in front ot f l buttons law office for just a moment but at that particular instant al pryue sounded tho noon boll and as if tho chargers suddenly thought ot their hay and oata as tho people along main street tiro reminded th it it is tlmo to lunch when al sounds tho boll they made oft tor gormley dominion stores limited stouffville ijranch 20 lb lard shortening 319 alymer soups 3 for 25c cooks friend bk powder 29c toddy large 43c 10 lbs golden corn syrup 60c tiger catsup large 19c bay side tomatoeslarge 2 for 27c p g soap 10 for 39c sheriffs jellies 4 for 23c white soup beans 3 lbs 20c spanish oranges doz peanuts roasted lb peanuts salted lb peanuts clusters lb 29c westons assorted bis lb 25c westons sodas 2 lbs for 25c mincemeat special 2 lbs 25c paul boadway mnnnpcr 29c 17c 29c the white porcelain tant of tso melotte cream separator is so easy to wash and it is so low that there b no tiresome heavy lifting the melotte skims close gets every ounce of cream it runs easily and needs lhtte or no up keep the bowl is suspended conse quently it automatically balances itself and always hangs true this eliminates all vibration and ensures the same close skim even after many years of use write today for free booklet giving full description jr a lister co canada limited toronto winnipeg branches throughout oumta the lister line includett gaoline engine crad oil engine crude oil tractate electric motor electric lighana plnl localdealer r j smith stouffville ont create an account with your m victory loan coupons victory loan coupons will mature on the first day of next month clip your coupons and use them to open a savings account with us then the money your bonds earned will in turn be earned the canadian bank of commerce ufifft which is amalgamated standard bank of canada without waiting for tholr owner dashing down the street they came into contact with a police car from over on yonge street which was parked opposite monkhousos tailor ing shop damaging the back of the car considerably the steeds raced on ward in tho direction of home but their course had been so badly upset in coming into contact with tho police car that they flew up the side walk and came to a halt on the lawn of dr froel tho animals wore unharmed but judging by the crowd attracted to the street the oldtime runaway or dog fight is as exciting a3 ever we want all kinds of live poul try for whloh top market price will he paid sam golden applr tit e c pennockg livery should fire visit tonight you what thon you will bo faced with big oxpenso or possibly ruin it might happon today protect your interests fully by one of our insurance policies lot us talk over the matter together t birkett central iasurano aenar