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stouffville may 15th 1930 local happenings the tax rate for the town of whitby ha been set at 14 mills for 1930 marcelinjc manicuring and water waving phone miss lluth itaclseri 3206 stouffville for appointment in preparation for the new tarvia road to be constructed oil the sth concession of whitchurch from itinkwood north to the baker side- road a gang of men are at work do ing the underdraining the fine west end residence pur chased a couple of years ago by mr wm uaicliff from mr henry lsrill- inger has been sola this week to mr thos llurkitt this desirable property is tenanted by dr ii ii freel who holds a lease until next november when the new owner will move in mr and mrs llurkitt are now living on obrien avenue tiia locil insurance man has acquired one of the most attractive homes in town by his recent purchase dr d c smith will attend the annual meeting and course to be held at the royal vork hotel torou- to next monday tuesday wednes day audi thursday in connection with the ontario dental convention can collection day the numerous friends of the fam ily will be sorry to learn of the serious illness of mrs j sherwood widow of the late lambert forsyth mrs sherwood has been in very ill health for the past six months we notice by those advertismens or city undertakers in the daily press thai the funeral parlor is now designated a funeral home probably the change has come about because so few people are home for more than three days steady in accordance with the usual custom the municipal council hereby proclaim as can collec tion day friday may 16th householders are requested to place old cans and other juuk convenient to the roadway so that the collectors may easily lift it old junk of all kinds will be removed but not vegetable matter by order of council hi w sanders reeve old coins and stamps turn them into money highest prices paid xorman m mclean stouffville in compliance with a petition the markham village council will pass a bylaw compelling business places to close their premises every wed- neday at noon during the summer season whitchurch township council will meet for general business on satur- day may 17th victoria park church choir will render a cantata in the christian church at itiugwood this saturday evening the members of the horticultural society are asked to attend a meet ing in the municipal hall this thurs day evening at s oclock keep in mind the can collection next friday place your rubbish convenient to the roadway so the trucks may work with little delay work of completing the new road way from stouffville to lincolnvilk on the loth concession of whit church is being pushed this spring with vigor several teams are now engaged on this much needed job commenced last year they are now on the last lap of the work tearing down the- sleep grades just south of lincolnville corners and when tliis is completed and the road grav elled it will prove a popular piece of highway connecting the counties of ontario and york groceries liakig powder i lb jar 22c rorox soap flak- re ic 2 pkgs for 2 fresh coffee reg goc lb 1 for 55 caboto brand macaroni 2 lbs 20o choice quality golden wax beans reg 20c 10c tea extra quality 80c lb 70c see our week end icaney specials neilsons ice cream and chocolates a w scott dr walter h woodrow was in town on monday and secured rooms at the mansion house from mrs miller where he will be every other thursday evening to consult patients dr woodrow is an eye ear nose and throat specialist head display announcement in this issue his first visit will be on may loth the religious educational council of whitchurch township are hold ing their annual sunday school con vention at vandorf church on the 2cth and 27th of may this is the fortieth anniversary of the gather ings held by the association each year and a wonderful programme of song addresses and discussion is arranged for which promises to be not only interesting but very in structive and inspiring the funeral took place yesterday of harold staley son of mr and mrs george staley who live just north of bethesda in whitchurch township harold ws 21 years of ago and passed away at the toronto home for consumptives at weston the remains were laid to rest in heise hill icemetery much sympathy is felt for the family in their great difficulty w j mather the local undertaker has been called on for the eighth time to perform this solemn task for mr staley in the loss of other children and his first wife stouffville islit the only town in which the press and people complain of worn out sidewalks the walker- ton times remarks last week if you avant to know the condition of the local sidewalks ask those who push a baby carriage coming in july kev john thomas welsh evangelist and the colored gospel quintette of cleveland ohio will conduct a revival campaign in the arena from july 10 2s under the auspices of the menuonite church j a wear funeral director ambulance service funerals 70 and up phone 9000 hakkham ont quality service the last call its trie last field and you are short of grain seeds or fertilizer we have the stock to help you finish after seeding the garden or roots seeds buy stivers bulk garden seeds and packages root seeds the late elias reesorl feed corn 3500 per ton you must not fail to see the bii feature picture showing at the auditorium theatre on friday and saturday way 23rd and 24th harold lloyd in welcome danger is one of the screen hits of the day brought to stouffville specially for this holiday showing the imarkham bowling club wait ed on the village council of that place last week and extracted a grant of 75 towards the mainten ance of the organization we ven ture to suggest that this is the first money some of the older maidens and prim gentlemen ever spent on sport should they be made to contribute in this manner to the fun of the town gentry the death took place in orilliaon april 30 1930 of elizabeth ann dixon wife of the late wellington shier of brock township mrs shier was born in the township of whitchurch 70 yoirs ago but at the age of 20 years located in brock township her busband died 25 years ago the funeral took place io sunderland cemetery from the home of her soninlaw dr glendenning of orillia specials f 9 only mens grey tweed suits sizes 31 to 39 reg 1750 special 1250 mens spring topcoats in greys and browns a real good coat for the cool evenings reg 1800 special 1575 mens cotton sox various colors sizes 104 and 11 special 2 pr for 25c mens work shirts in blue and khaki 100 each mens neck ties in variety of patterns and colors 55c each or 2 for 100 ouk boys depautmkxt boys cotton jerseys sizes 22 to 34 many colors to choose from 39c and 50c wallpaper and linoleum rugs suitable for all rooms select yours now this store is open tuesday thursday and saturday even ings and closed wednesday after afternoon r e curtis the mens store mr earl grubin the local optician is passing through quite a serious painful time with a sore foot which has necessitated him taking special treatment in toronto as well as undergoing minor operations some months ago a small cut between the toes resulted in an inward infection which affected the bone the affect ed bone has been scraped and burn ed in an effort to stem what appears to be a running sore mr grubin is still taking special treatment at the hospital while staying at the home of his uncle in toronto with a coupi of carloads of turnips shipped by mr ross brown about april 30th the turnip shipp ing season came to an end here un til the new crop comes off next fall these last shipments were very late in the season but there has been a real demand for this product all along and prices steadily advanced until the last car load realized the farmers 50c per bushel delivered at the car or 40c on the farm un fortunately few farmers had any turnips to sell at barf a dollar per bushel thrifty folks 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 f y w brathwaite hardware stouffville lovers of amateur sport through out ontario will approve of the de cision of the ontario amateur baseball association at its annual meeting to appeal to the provincial government for removal of the a- musoment tax on admissions to amateur baseball games it is un derstood that hockey and lacrosse authorities will join in the appeal so far as baseball is concerned it is plenty difficult to keep the game going in the small towns without having to hand over a portion of the receipts to the government as matters stand the latter however unintentionally is helping to kill amateur sports whereas it should be supporting them undoubtedly the cost of collecting this tax on baseball gomes in tho smaller places is equal to the revenue derived the exemption on 25cent admissions was only a start the tax should be abolished altogether in the case of amateur sport all the big toronto bakeries have reduced the price of broad this week by approximately 9 as against a drop in flour prices of s the cm went into effect on tuesday but here in stouffville the local bakery never raised the price of this commodity during the recent high flour prices and the price remains steady at 10c per small loaf mrs f s greenwood of st catherines and miss edith f sang- ster vice presidents of the ontario womens liberal association re presented the provincial association at the ottawa st lawerence district meeting held at ottawa last week miss sangster was accompanied to ottawa by lier brother dr sangster and miss nettie bruce all report having a veiy pleasant and enjoy able time w a fanning of lindsay was in town on tuesday and in the course of conversation stated that up in mariposa township which is the largest township in victoria county there are 25000 acres of land on which a furrow will not be turned this year which heretofore had been tilled this is equivalent to almost onethird of the township which contained slightly more than 75 000 acres mariposa is a beautiful township of rich fertile land and contains many fine rami homes it is greater in size than the township of markham there are three t b tested erds of cattle in this vicinity all of which have passed through the annual test the past few weeks and each coming through without a re actor the herds belong to j r campbell son h w moyer and edw lloyd mr campbell owned the first tb tested herd here when he put his animals in this class back in 1921 a couple of years later mr lloyd started and tnen mr moyer the writer recently visited the stables on the moyer farm just be fore the cattle went out on grass and their sleek condition after a long winter was a credit to the owner tb tested miloh cows are the most desired kind and their output should command a oettor price on the market than tihe milk from an animal that is not guaranteed against tubercular there was big excitement in town on monday evening when it became known that dorothy meyers had mysteriously disappeared from the home of her grandmother mrj levi hoover the last that lier grand mother saw of her was at noon hour when she ate a hasty meal and left the bouse early supposedly to return to school she was not missed until some of her young friends called at the hoover home about 5 pm to see why dorothy had not boon at school a diligent search was made and later the police were communicated with in an effort to locate the missing girl all sorts of conjectures were fortlicomlng and none of them were allayed until wednesday atternoon when mrs hoover received a telegram from chicago sent by dorothy announc ing thai she was on her way to los angeles to visit her mother there it is believed that dorothys mother had been in toronto and that a strange car picked up the girl right after the noon hour and hurried her to toronto the girl made no preparations and loft only in her school clothes dorothy is 15 years of ago and is a second form pupil in the continuation school a fitting tribute to the memory of miss joanna c neal was paid by the members of the garret mission circle at their meeting on wednes day in the passing of imiss neal the circle has lost its president and a dearly beloved friend of the girls although not in the enjoyment of good health for a long timesbe was always in her place whenever she could possibly bo there miss neal was one of the charter members of the circle and its welfare and growth was very dear to her her passing is the first link broken in this organization and not alone was she interested in the circle but she loved her church and was inter ested in every department of it on behalf of the circle miss luella m holden corresponding secretary says we as a circle would like to extend to miss margaret neal and mr george neal our heartfelt sympathy in their deep bereave ment auditorium theatre stouffville friday and saturday may 16 and 17 phyllis of the follies pathe news collegians tuesday and wednesday may 20 and 21 reginald denny in the night bird comedy friday and saturday may 23 and 24 harold lloyd in welcome danger admission 25c children 15c s g schmidt prop on friday may 9th mends and neighbors met to pay their last respects to mr elias reesor who passed away on may 7th afterau i illness of three weeks mr reesor who was seventynine years old was born on the old homestead 1 miles southeast of altona in the year 1851 he farmed there until 1900 when he moved to mongolia for a period of three years then he moved to victoria street stouffville where he lived retird ever since in the communities in which he lived and the churcnes in which he labored oiiv reesor will always be remembered as a fine christian character ready and willing to help in chuiich work in any way since his conversion fortysix years ago he found a special work in the sabbath school being superintendent or bible class teacher almost constant ly only being hindered by illness his greatest delight in life was the study of gods work and in talking of the world to come he will be missed in the home and also in the community in which he lived but we feel sure our loss will be heavens gain air reesor leaves to mourn his loss one son barkis on the home stead and one daughter mrs leslie rowbotham and five grandchildren besides one sister mrs wm burton of whitevale and one brother william of altona all home again by john llodwick st petersburg fla may 12 special stoufbville had its largest representation of residents passing the winter months in the sunshine city registration records at the local chamber of commerce show with five names being written upon the books during that time of tlie year when ice and snow covers the northland irailroad city chamber of com merce officials estimate that 245000 tourists visited here during the season now coming to a close witli the advent of summerlike weather in the north sixty pencent of the tourists came here by automobile thirtysix percent by rail and the remainder by air ana water a total of 48563 registered their names and addresses with the cnamber of com merce information bureau during their stay in st peters burg the one word devoted their time to bathing boating fishing to the playing of tourist games such as shuffle board tennis golf rogue lawn bowling archery horse back- riding trap shooting bridge 500 chess checkers dominoes and quoits most of the stouffville tourists who visited here during the winter have returned home but not before most of them had made reserva tions and other arrangements tor their return here in the fall included among the stouffville winter visitors here during the season were dr and imrs ira freel ross lewis mr and and mrs f v silvester mrs edith cook and miss maria m cook tuesday and wednesday saw the first break in seeding operations when fine growing rains fell this season is said to be two or three weeks ahead of 1929 the annual mooting of the senior womens institute will be held in porters ice cream parlor on wednesday may 21st ot 230 oclock election of officers reports of com mittees and the trcas report will bo given all members are re quested to be present dominion stores mmitkd stouffville branch satin mix candy 2 lbs 25c bbls soda biscuits 2 lbs 25 icing sugar 3 lbs 23c fruit sugar 3 lbs 23c loaf sugar 3 lb 25c 300 lb pic nic hams lb 19c smoked bacon sides lb 31c prunes 4050 size 2 lb 26c i prunes 6070 sizes 2 lb 21c lux toilet soap 3 for 19c bulk seedless raisins lb 10c 40 oz orange marmalade lb 23c posts bran flakes 2 pkts 21c fayside or aylmer corn2 tin 25c lb salada 29c babbits clenser 2 tins 13c these prices good till closing time saturday pauii boaihvay mnnapcr mrsagrlfluha spirella corsetlore for stouffville markham and unlon- vllle districts phone 15003 stouff ville i fulopep chick starter growing mash chick feed stiver bros save yourself heavy lifting get a low model melotte cream separator this popular separator is a close skimmer it is easy to turn and is easy to clean lasts for years and is free from expensive repairs write for free illustrated catalogue describing the melotte easy term payments liberal allow ance on any make of machine r a lister co canada limited the lister line includes gasoline engine crude oil engine crude oil tractor electric motor electric lighting plant pumpa and water system washing mn dune stove local dealer r j smith stouffville ont park the ga i f ic enjoy a low cost trip to the west this summer stop off at jasper national park in the canadian rockies see famous mount uobson a thousand beautiful sights a new thrill in every mile take the triangle tour route via prince rupert with its 600 mile steamer cruise to vancouver to see alaska requires only a few extra days a wonderful cruise amazing experiences tours may be made by various routes these fares are in effect from may 15 to september 30 as aik tour neatcat canadian national a ge n 1 1 o r attractive dpacrlptlve folder beautifully ulua trotcd aii prosperty follows the dairy cow agricultural surveys prove that the farmer who banks a monthly milk or cream check soon becomes independent of financial worries the dairy cow the milk cheque the bank account form an indes tructible chain which defies had times and business depressions since 1873 the commerce bank of canada has catered to the needs of the dairy fanner rendering efficient service to his business the canadian bank of commerce with tfhieh is amalgamated j the standard bank of canada