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stouffville ontario february 12 1931 gbbbsm local happenings free picture show saturday feb 14 see advertisement ou back page of tills issue miss alma franklsh of uxbridge called ou a number of her old lrieuds in town last saturday the town of uxbridge will hold a four day chautauqua in march somebody will pay the piper after six weeks absence from her school duties as teacher on the 6th line of markham miss wahneita taun resumed her position on mon day morning during all those weeks the school was closed due to a number of cases of sickness of a contagious nature being prevalent in the neighborhood and miss taun hereself suffering from scarlet fever with the old sign business as usual hanging out at the little red school house in question both the teacher and children were more than glad to assemble for study the ilrst of this week 12 below zero l m esday morning the showing of womens and misses dresses at shaws is attract ing real interest while the new low prices are astonishing you call and see them big rush for special prices on choice fish quality service call and see the shortening and provision sale at dominion stores this week flat crepe and moires frocks re duced from 1250 to 775 at shaws the showing and prices will interest any lady who delights in nifty goods auditorium theatre stouffville friday and saturday february j 3th and 14th smiling guns hoot gibson oswald cartoon comedie friday mnl saturday february 20 aud 21 new display advertisers in this issue are strongs garage the standard garage holdeus an nouncement of picture show demon stration you will be well informed on where to buy aud what to see locally by following our advertising columns the annual presentation of the robert itaikes diplomas took plac at the united churci sunday school on sunday last a splendid report was made by the school there be ing 42 scholars eligible for the diplomas and seals dr d c smith made the presentations at unidnvllle on monday a rink of stouffville curlers composed of harry brilliiiger christie and win armstrong and henry brillinger were successful in bringing home the second prize handsome silver water pitchers this is the first local rink to bring home the bacon so to speak thus far this season the regular meeting ot the senior institute will beheld on tuesday afternoon thelsth inst at the home of mrs rowbotham mr still will address the meeting on what women should know about banking every lady invited to hear this address memners please note that the exchange of valentines mentioned on the program will be omitted the time of meeting is 230 eggs were firmer on the local market last week farmers receiving 20 to 25 cents a dozen and 25 to 30 cents a pound for cutter spring chickens sold at 2ceuts aud hens at is cents pound there will be a pot luck supper and valentine parly in the school room of st james presbyterian church friday evening feb 13th under the auspices or the band of willing helpers supper from 6 to 730 p in admission by waist measure one cent per inch come and bring your friends one hysterical night province of ontario picture comedies groceries wheat grits 5 lbs jc v brooms 5 string 45c cream sodas 2 pkgs assorted biscuits reg 25c lb- oranges per doz 50c candies mixed 2 lbs chocolates per lb neilsons brazil rolls reggo lb 24c 22c 43c 25c 25c 49c members of the north york plow ing association were well represent ed at the annual banquet lot thp provincial plowing association held last week in toronto at the king edward hotel it was announced at this big annual feast that next years provincial match would take place near peterboro those who attended the banquet from the local association included president ralph baker and members of the ex ecutive namely win timbers lloyd turner d j tran j w reesor and peter ferguson the carnival held in the arena on tuesday evening conducted by jubilee chapter oes was fairly well attended although the crowd was not so large as it might have been extreme cold weather and ether special attractions at the arena almost every evening mitigated somewhat against a better atten dance the proceeds were nearly 50 however mrs woodcock and mrs norman hisey won first prize for best lady in costume and chas nolan first in the mens class mary doten won first for girls while the boys class did not nil the judges were three young ladies from clare- mont misses annie spofford m blakeston and miss donnell owing to the demand last week for the specials offered below we have been induced to secure additional supplies and repeat for this week only the following cut rates just think them over and consider the saving i white fish dressed- 2 to 3 lbs per lb 12c silverbright salmon 5 to 10 lbs per lb 12c silverbright salmon in cuts per lb 15c smoked fillet of haddie lb 12c choice clover leaf sockeye sal htin 21c fancy quality red cohoe sal large tin 26c best quality pink salmon money can buy 2 large tins only 25c pure pork sausage per lb- only 20c heintz tomato catsup 9c heintz tomato soups 3 for 25c dont forget our pork prices h schell first prize pastry flour opposite post office the cash butcher telephone 200 made from first prize wheat in this years competition it must be good flour try the new quaker method of easy bread baking bake your own and for sale solid walnut piano case organ g octave apply to mrs i stevens obrien ave a w scott the best bread is only 8c per loaf delivered but you should insist on securing stouffville made bread or you may not get the quality there is a big difference these days between our bread and the loaf made to sell at a low price to compete with us dont be fooled eat stouff ville made bread a stover mr arthur lehman son of our local hoofologist who conducts his natty boot store just opposite the fire hall has recently gone to north bay where ne expects to re main indefinitely in the employ of the toronto daily star arthur ar one time learned the telegraph opei- ating and was employed at the local station but of recent months he has been in toronto at tne star buildin it is expected that mrs lehman and the children will follow him north in the springtime the jonas lewis farm of- 80 acre3 adjoining stouffville to the west has been sold by james barry of toronto bo e medd gardener ot west toronto mr barry purchased the place from mr lewis a year ago and since that time worked it on shares with the former owner the purchase price is reported at 10000 mr medd should not be confronted with the help problem which presents a constant worry for so many farmers for he has a family of ten chlldrenthis farm has been in possession of mr lewis for 34 years he having been a tenant for 19 years and owner for 15 years mr lewis is moving a mile and a quarter up the ninth concession of whitchurch to the 50 acre place tenanted at present by earl davis law is a peculiar thing in this issue there is a legal notice telling the ratepayers that a bylaw was passed on monday evening provid ing for the raising or certain monies to pay for the new road and if any one wishes to mora to quash the bylaw they must oo so in 30 days as the law does no require council to publish said byiavv there is little likelihood of anyoim knowing what it contains that they might object to in the first place tne debt is incur red for the new road and if in a legal manner why should anyone have opportunity to object then again i how is any ratepayer to ob ject to a bylaw no one sees except ing the members of the council and the clerk of the village arrangements have been made with the motion picture bureau of the province of ontario to show their short subjecis at the local picture house these films are all taken in the province and are de signed to bring before the public the resources and activities of ontario and to show the beauty spots of our province which many have never seen the first of the series will be shown friday and i saturday feb 20 21 as part ot i regular program at the auditorium s g schmidt prop mrs ira burkholder received a telegram this week announcing the death of her sisters husband mr frank crompton who passed away at picton ontario very suddenly the widow is left with a family ot six children the youngest being eight years of age orville degeer of island lake has in his possession a curious look ing goose which he brought into town last saturday to discover its kind or species young and quite tame the bird resembles a large duck but hugh iark is the authority for labelling it a member of the blue goose family as ha went to the trouble to look up the matter as it came to the degeer farm around december 1st and has since remained there with his chickens it is supposed that the young bird became tired on the i rock south with the other wild flock and simply came down ex hausted finding things to its liking coupled with kindly treatment ou the part of the farmer it has since remained the country league hockey series came to a close in the arena or monday when the long drawnout tie between claremont and locust hill was broken by the former winning this game by just one of a margin the score being f 3 to 4 claremont and locust hill were tied for league honors then they came together on two occasions when both these extra games resulted in further ties of 5 to 5 and 2 to 2 mondays battle was close but the hard gruelling both teams bad gone nirough in the prior games the wees previous had its effect and the players tired in the third period but the result was in doubt right up to the last for the fans these teams provided the best entertainment or the season in the hockey line thus far mr lou hare is slowly recover ing from his long and serious ill ness he recently was able to leave the hospital and spent a few weeks in imarkham at the home of his parents now he has returned to stouffville and hopes soon to be on the job again in e a buttons tinware and plumbing shop any wood to cut let us help to do it easier we can supply very high grade handmade axes and the old reli able maple leaf saws buck saws cross and cut saw cir cular saws r more light whiter light with the popular and safe coleman lights and lanterns let us demonstrate these to you during january february and march we close at 680 every avening except saturday f y w brathwaite hardware stouffville ontario an unusually warm welcome was accorded to a number of lay friends from both toronto and stouffville when they arrived at the home of mrs chas perry on wednesday evening last week to enjoy a banquet tendered in honor of mrs perry and incidentally to mark her coming to stouffville as a bride ot but three days 54 years ago dec lfl 1930 at that time mrs perry knew but one person in the villagenamely dear old mrs joel stocks who lived where baker avenue is now built she lived there for co years and was beloved by the whole com munity wednesdays entertainment at mrs perrys included a really fine banquet at which was served roast fowl with dressing salads desserts cakes creams pics all brought in on decorated platters and cooked to the kings taste at the table mrs perry was the honored hostess mrs perry said her homo was limited in size during the winter season to conserve the heat but that didnt prevent the jolly visitors from enjoying themselves im mensely the hearts of all present were full of love and kindness and cares and troubles were completely laid aside for the time after appetites had been satisfied music singing playing games and giving recitations filled the time to over flowing mrs perry delighted the friends by giving one of her old time recitations an only daughter was unable to be present for the eventful occasion due to the long distance she lives from here but her presence was felt by the familiar picture on the wall which seemed to look down upon the gathering in honored silence all left with the blessing of the host for their future happiness feeling it was the end of a perfect day the newly appointed tatfn assess or mr george storey will shortly be on his rounds mit is now pre paring his assessment book we understand that an effort will be made to see that eiery dog is assess ed this year acareful compilation by a local citizen shows that there are nineteen canines owned east of the school house the township of brock has one of tne best methods we have seen for securing the prop er assessing of dogs the assessor is icquired bo have every ratepayer sign a declaration as to the dogs they own they must sign whether they have any dogs or not the signatures are secured by the assess or as he visits the homes to make the assessment people will some times give false verbal information but they hesitate to sign a false declaration speaking of the present talk of hard times and bad business mr william ball of imain street doesnt see much room for aomplaint today he recalls that it is just 25 years ago last december since he gave up farming in uxbridge township and moved to stouffville prices for farm produce were much lower than now and there was no hardtime preaching on the contrary mr ball thinks the farmers felt very prosper ous here are some of the price3 obtained at his auction by the late n e smith auctioneer pork 5 cents pound or a good 200 lb pig for 10 hay 6 ton turnips 5 cents bushel oats 32 cents bushel 700 bus sold wheat 65 cents bushel bank the difference home baking is economical stiver bros phone 4501 stouffville mr james brodie of ringwood is the possessor of a real live coon as wild as any of his breed that roams the woods its capture was effected in a simple but ufiusual manner it happened aboutchristmas time that mr brodie cut down a large dead maple and hauled it home from his bush jifst recently he undertook to saw it upand while at this opera tion he yas surprised one day re cently to see the nose of a big fat coon sticking out one end of the hollow log securing a wire netting mr brodie soon had the coon in captivity and a fine healthy speci men he is evidently the animal had made his home in the hollow of the tree in the bush and when his homo was removed in the tree the little furry animal stuck with the ship as we express it his life must have been one of terror and worry since but no harm will come to him now in the way of torture at least if he can only settle down to domestic life the dairy cow good roads or bad rain or shine summer or winter she brings in the cash and keeps the farm going if you ship cream to stouffville creamery co closed at 6 oclock daily excepting saturdays the showheagan home town thistledown news copy be sure and get your now at our garage the paper with a thousand laughts it is absolutely free call today or phone and we will save you a copy roy e strong garage stouffville ontario phone 170 buy now not in many years have prices been so low on a vast number of merchandise items as at present not in many years has there been such an opportunity to get so much for so little money the thrifty are seeing the advantage of buying now while prices are low knowing that these prices cannot remain at the present level very long buyers are eager to buy when they find bargains or hear of them the merchants who has bargains and advertises them well captures the buyers buyers read the tribune for bargains lemonyille the men are still playing horse shoes to pass the leisure hours mr and mrs fred timbers and little baby spent sunday with mr and mrs hood mr walsh of newmarket was a saturday visitor with his daughter mrs jim cooney a number from our town took in the oes carnival in stouffville on tuesday evening mr h c pennock ot stouffville spent the weekend with his grand mother mrs mackiem cook mrs walter gray and children spent last week in stouffville with her sister mrs norman hclse mrs luella harwood and family of toronto spent sunday with miss mina and mr herm burkholder mr and mrs ahin lewis of tho 7th line markham spent sunday afternoon with mr and imrs elmer wells ftlr c e poweli of stouffville high school staff nad sunday even ing dinner at the home of mrs mackiem cook mr richards of ottawa and his brotherinlaw imr butterworth of toronto spent the weekend with mr ralph richards rev herbert leo of stouffville had charge of tho church service here on sunday ms sermon was much enjoyed by all ralph richards and elmer wells were buyers at the flawtln sale in stouffville on friday last week elmer bought a young jersey heifer and iralph a durham cow elmer wolls wno moved into lomonvllle one day last week with his family are living in part ot the house with mr and mrs thos spence in the spring elmer will move to his new farm now occupied by mr farrow young wife afraid to eat lives on soup afraid of stomach gas i lived on soup for 6 months then i tried ad- lerlka and now i eat most anything without any gas mrs a o adlerlka relloves stomach gas in ten minutes acts on both upper and lower bowol romovlng old poi sonous waste you never knew was there dont fool with medicine which cleans only part of bowels but let adlerlka give stomach and bowels a real cleaning and get rid ofall gas j m storey druggist