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stouffville ontario august 13 1931 markham twp tax rate dropped nearly two mil for 1931 levy is nearly 10000 less than in 1929 county taxation still on the increase markham township council met rate for education will he levied on at uniouville on tuesday aug 4 with members all present minutes ot last meeting were read and adopted a relief hill was received from d j macoonald treasurer of county municipal relief the amount being 120923 of which markham township are to pay half this is considerably higher than previous years quite a discussion arose as to mill rate to bo set by council as the county rate is higher than last year by one and a half mills it was ielt that township rate should be lowered if possible aud it was finally decided to set a 5 mill rate with 19 mill rate for bridge de benture roads and bridge expenditure in the township jo july 31st of this year has amounted to 2124993 and there is considerable work yet to he done the rate for the town ship bridge debenture was fixed at 109 mills which raises 5s5441 the county tax amounts to 5s- 421 si and required a rate of 109 mills which is an increase over last year this amount which markham pay in county taxation is made up as follows 1 gen purposes 2 industrial home 3 courthouselntdeb 4 road imp deb int 5 provincial road deb g prov road deb int 7 leaside bridge deb s prrv road imp deb 9 lambtonmills bridge 10 provincial itoad deb 11 iroad imp deb 12 prov itoad consdeb 13 itoad con deb 14 itoad maintenance 15 road imp interest 16 secondary education 5s421s1 reeve golin and other members of council commenting on the sub ject of county taxation commented on the tremendous increase in the cost of secondary education which had now reached such proportions as to constitute one of the largest items in the county tax the rates for the two police villages of uniouville and thorn- hill could not be included in the by law as the necessary requisitions had not come from the trustees a change in the tax rate bylaw this year is that the general township all sections in the municipality except union sections which include part of an incorporated mun icipality in past years this was not levied ouany union sections now union sections will pay this rate and will in turn benefit from the grant mr c hamilton a resident of the 2nd concession waited on council and asked for 30 minute hearing reeve gohn explained that they had a very busy session but hamilton was finally given a hearing he had bought three acres of land from the defunct hubbs hubbs real estato for s1s00 this had a tax in 1930 ot j217s which he considered too high he objected ten tax of 7 an acre as a 150 acre farm across road is only 150 per acre ho then quoted a few verses of poetry which he had learned in the old country somo 50 years ago much to tho delight of all present includ ing constable walker and twp engineer uabcock mr hamilton promised to come again probably on nomination day mr j lunau reeve of richmond hill wrote wishing settlement of water between richmond hill and markham they were willing to nominate one man as arbitrator markham council thought that both councils could arrive at a settle ment question left over for rich mond hill to wait on council chester j obrien attorney of new york wrote asking if any in formation could be obtained of relatives of francis j walker who had died in united states in year- 150 he being the son of frank walker and eliza doherty it is be lieved that he has a son or child of a son residing somewhere in out and he had been led to believe that they might be somewhere in tins community as a large fortune awaits them and great interest will be taken to try aud locate them mr babcock township engineer interviewed council he had finally decided that a drain down centre of road north of uniouville which had broken up so badly would be the first thing to construct there after draining they could either patch up for one year or lay down a first class road council thought they would not go to any great expense this year council adjourned to meet on tuesday sept 8 at one pm one big night fancy and comic dress masquerade at cedar beach august 14 get busy hard boys and girls for the speciai time prize its a knockout 9 prizes and many other attractions dancing from s30 to 130 standard time cedar beach is jxmutiod ox the north shore of mussulmans lake gents 75c ladies 50c phone stouffville cs0s lemonville too late last week mr ralph kirby visited in this locality on sunday miss jean baker is spending a couple ot weeks with relatives in scarboro mrs walter gray and family spent a few days at her home at mongolia miss ethel sanders and gentle man friend spent civic holiday at island grove wo are pleased to hear that elmer wells is improving after his serious accident mr kenneth kirby of toronto is spending his vacation with mr and mrs george cook mr earl cook was in ottawa on civic holiday pitching for the st georges team of toronto we aro pleased to see mr nesbltt able to bo around again after hav ing been layed up with a fractured ankle mr and mrs mcmaster and family of toronto spent the week end with mr and mrs thomas spence mrs h w sanders of stouffville and mrs dr burkholder and mr jake itarkey of chicago spent tuesday with mrs m cook mrs luella harwood of toron to spent a few days with her brother and sister mr herm and miss mina burkholder mr bill walsh aud sister miss kathleen both of newmarket also mr pat cooney of toronto were holiday guests with mr and mrs j cooney mr and mrs j k brown and son walter accompanied by mrs maggie irwin ot stoultvillo and miss margaret valentine of new- york city spent sunday at jack sons point a large crowd gathered on the spacious lawns of mrs m cook on wednesday evening to enjoy an ice cream social under the auspices of tho womens association of tho united church this being a typical august night and with such a high class group of entertainers the whole thing went over big the talent were as follows soloists miss k barker richmond hill mis3 7 cook tho mcgoe bros bob clifford the latter two singing scotlsh songs and mr davis all of new- marketreadlngs by mrs bramblcy ot newmarket and miss marion a brumwell of bloomington also the pino orchard orchestra rendered very flno music rev e c french acted as chairman the proceeds amounted to 70 ringwood mr l grove has purchased a new pontine coach miss prascilla pipher is spending a few weeks in montreal l j barratt attended the sutton horse show las week philip fockler and mrs geo fockler spent a day in toronto miss addle pipher of toronto is spending a time with her mothe mrs win pipher mrs t grove is on the sick list this week and we wish her a speedy recovery several of our farmers have completed harvest operations all reporting a good crop mrs m barratt of newcastle visited with her brother mrs a i barratt of ringwood threshing is in full swing in this district the wheat is averag ing about thirtyfie bus per acre misses j grove and miss high- tower mr w vague and mr m brownsberger visited at stayner on sunday miss margaret thompson of harriston public school staff was the guest of mrs stanley w hastings on saturday evening miss jessie reid ot toronto was a holiday visitor at mrs j m groves 4th line uxbridge harvest time is here again miss hattie maye was home over the weekend j ileelby and family were at j kldds on sunday last mr and mrs ross harper spent sunday at bert staloys mr and mrs f roe visited at tho home ot his brother george mr and mrs ed norton visited at geo jones one evening last week the beachburn family wcro guests at wm mayos last satur day miss maud faulkner called on her brother ralph last saturday evening tho misses kathleen gladys and alice moore of toronto aro visit ing with their grandparents mr and mrs s tomllnson and family ot bowmanvllle visited at geo jones last sunday oh say boys wedding bells are ringing got your musical instru ments gathered up as it wont bo long a fow ladies from this lino atten ded the ladles aid meeting of tho goodwood baptist church held at h whltos last tuesday bethesda the grain cutting is about com pleted in this district threshing is now on in the fall wheat with average yield being reported sorry to report the sudden death of mr clarence west who formerly lived at this place we understand that he accompanied his mother here from toronto then returned and after stepping from the bus was struck by a pasing truck mr gordon clayton has com pleted his contract with mr clarence atkinson on wednesday of this week the bethesda baseball team won an other game from gormley since getting to work we believe that the next game with vandorf will re sult very differently from the first one mr aubrey ransom is now the proud possessor of a pontiac coach some speed now aubrey a number from here attended campmeeting at stayner on sun day under mcnnonite auspices business trip to north bay this week rev harden called on friends here on ills way home from whitby on monday mr ered middleion and his mother are having a holiday with friends at orillia mr wm whittloton has both threshing outfits at work and one gasoline mrs arthur harden and daughter gwennio and son raymond of new lowell are visiting miss viola reid d mcdonald is bricking his bungalow the building is hearing completion we presume there will bo a big house warming before ho moves in the villagers are looking oac scholarship voted by york county melville fred spring called at ed nighs sunday evcuiug beatrice and mary mustard spent a few days with their sister mrs harry forrester mr and mrs ernest pingle of the fourth line called on mrs william forrester mr and mrs puterbaugh of maple visited with tho latters mother mrs j houck on sunday mr and mrs clifford brown of toronto were sunday visiters of mr and mrs harry forrester of cashel mr and mrs p cooney are stay ing at the home of their son mr and mis jos cooney a number from this line attended tho hoover gathering which was held at crosbys memorial park at uniouville on saturday afternoon tho trustees of school section no 13 held a beo of the men of the section and added to the enjoyment or the children by erecting swings and teeters we have a progressive board of trustees miss marion front of owen sound a former teacher of our school was the guest of mr and mrs william carruthers last week end the women of the wa are meet ing at the church a week from wednesday to give the basement of the church a thorough cleaning those attending are asked to bring one article of food we are winding up with a pot luck supper on saturday afternoon august 1st there gathered at the home of mr and mrs willis lehman the children and grandchildren of mrs s h lehman in the form of a surprise party the afternoon was spent in playing games and supper was served on the lawn mrs lehman is one of the oldest resi dents of markham township having reached the advanced age of s6 years and is still enjoying good health hoover reunion s president regrets inability to he present karly ijfe of pioneer settlors recalled goodwood mr d mcdonald has unloaded two cars of coal this week air carol ashenhurst is holiday ing in camp north ot parry sound mr elmer reid of toronto is spending his holidays under the parental roof mr and mrs geo todd are on i the york county council is again granting half of an oac scholarship in conjunction with the massey fund the scholarship amounts to 100 and will be granted to a firstyear student entering the oac the scholarship is to be avail able to any boy who complies with the terms of admission to the out agricultural college and who has attended either a short course held under the department of agricul- debentures brought good price debentures recently issued by the township of markham re the yonge iradials were sold at 10135 the debentures were for fifteen years and bear interest at 5 per cent experienced stenographer and bookkeeper wanted female for local work apply by letter only cure or who has taken agriculture the gold fish supply co stoult- in a high school jville siams eiders visit canada and theres a hand my trusty frien and gies a hand o thine well tak a cup o kindness yet for auld lang syne such was the spirit much in evi dence at the hoover family reun ion held at uniouville park on saturday and which was attended by approximately 400 decendants who can trace their ancestry to lud- wig huber born in switzerland then a resident of rhonish havana germanyand migrating to pennsyl vania in the autumn of 17b4 the celebration was typical of the group friend meeting friend the older folk exchanging reminiscences and the younger folk playing games then both with one accord enjoyed food served from bountifully laden tables the program also typical opening with the singing or all hail the power ot jesus name rnd including musical selections by mr and mrs locke baker bros the steckleysa reading by misswesley a decendant of john wesley and impromptu speeches by d heise leonard hoover rev l j burk holder david hoover and dr kaiser the chairman alpil hoover president of the home telephone co and to whom the credit of the success of the event is due receiv ed a communication during the afternoon from the white house washington expressing the regret of president hoover that he was un able to be present at the reunion number of guests were present from ottawa dunnvillo niagara falls montreal quebec arlington n j pickering stoney creek scarboro bluffs london picton stamford centre edgley long branch richmond hill whitevale mt joy newmarket mt albert markham stouffville st anns quebec runcemass sask the following letter addressed to alph hoover was received from the white house at washington ex pressing regret that president herbert hoover was unable to attend my dear mr hoover the president has received your letter of august third with inclosed clipping and does appreci ate the cordial invitation to attend the hoover reunion to ue held on ix memoriam in loving memory of my dear mother mrs joseph cooper who departed this life august 1c 1930 a mother who was always kind and true and bore her burdens bravely we miss her oil we miss her our hearts still long to see her and hear her voice again daughter ada saturday august 8th i regret exceedingly that his en gagements are such that it will not be possible for him to be present sincerely yours lawrence rlchey secy to president deaths millard at vancouver on wed nesday july 29th thos ii millard formerly of newmarket in his 85th year for sale choice plymouth pul lets for sale also pekin ducks a heise phone c315 for sale mclaughlin k 44 roadster good order apply j rac garageman goodwood apples choice early harvest apples for sale also duchess and red astraeans edw baker ph 157 for sale high class violin as good as new phone 7207 stouff jos snider farm help well trained british boys protestant wages according to experience and ability fegan boys home 295 george street toronto established 50 years for sale 2 springers holsteins test 3g john spence phone 2913 cash or bankable paper farm for rent rear- lot 5 eon 3 uxbridge twp 90 acres- apply chas alsop joe alsop estate phone 8702 tf for sale splendid brick house on main street east with excellent garden and lot apply to noah baker 9 farm to rent 125 acres lot s con 4 uxbridge 4 0 acres loam 82 acres clay small bush good water 2 barns large house john collins reduced wood prices first class hardwood foot lengths at 1150 per cord 4xs 2 cords limbwood cut short for 15 above prices include delivery wm rateliff church hill cemetery trustee notice any person who wishes to donate flowers or shrubs please let us know as soon as possible so that the bed may be arranged for plant ing on august 29th at 130 p in any person wishing to send them may do so by addressing them o wwlazenby stouffville rr 3 canadas most illustrious guests for the present week aro un doubtedly their majesties the king and queen of slam who with a party of relatives officials and servants from their own land are at present making their way across this country and missing few if any of the sights that should be seen by the intelligent tourist in our midst ills majesty king prajadhipok pronounced praehatipok with tho accent on tho second syllable is tho descendant of buddha and holder of half a dozen stirring oriental titles and furthermore the unquestioned master of the destinies of ten million people naturally then one looks to ward seeing him with keen inter est and all unprepared for the shock when a wellgroomed gen tleman steps from his train and with smiling courtesy and in eng lish speech quite undlstlnguish- ablo from that spoken by cultured canndians greets those who await him lntcr we understand it an oxford education and a term or two at a french military school ns well as visits of study to the united states and other occiden tal countries have had their effect upon a naturally active mind of an outstandingly intelligent na ture siam is fortunate in her king under his enlightened guidance she is moving slowly out of oriental medlacvnllsm into such modernism as is good for the countrys welfare and happiness lot by revolution or the sudden casting away of lonetrlcd things that have proved their use but bv fho gradual assimilation of the things that are found good among the modern this ruler of men takes his ggs jfgv in memoriam in loving memory of mrs david stapleton who passed away aug 15 1927 today brings back sad memories of that sad and bitter day thait cast upon our household just four years ago to day just to think of how you died just 4o think you couldnt say goodbye before you closed your eyes you little thought when leaving home that you soon in death would sleep and leave us here to mourn no loved ones stood around ynu to bid you last farewell no words of comfort could you leave to those who loved you so well sadly missed by viola groceries homemade cookies per doz dads cookies per dozen 13c 20c soda wafers 2 pkgs 25c soda biscuits 2 lbs toilet soap 4 cakes caslele soap s cakes baking powder 1 lb tin tho beautiful wat io temple nt banftkok capital of slam ftlvesn splendid ml f architecture inset their majesties klnft prajilj- hlpok and oucen ranibal ilarnl landing from the canadian cnvernmenc welco uul crcy montreal where they wcro accorded an enthusiastic j chocolates per chocolate bars 25c 23c 25c 22c 25c 25 c kingship seriously yon seo it in his every move in his grave thoughtful air and in the serious respectful manner in which the members of his suite approach him more than all it is seen in what ho has done for slam of his queen sambil barni columns might bo written hor charm of manner and captivating smile have captured all who have met her ever since she first set foot on canadian soil at quebec as modern as her husband nnd speaking as excellent english as indeed do all sixteen members of their suite her majesty seems to enjoy every moment of her stay in canada tt is astonishing how interested the party are in canadian history and historic scenes when nt quebec the battlefields of tho plains of abraham were gone over most carefully and every inter esting relic in and about the city was duly visited the party oc cupied n complete upper floor in the tower of the chateau fron- tenae from where they had a view the whole theatre of the strug gle that ended in the fall of the french regime his majesty did net come to canada as a stranger ho was hero six years ago on his way to europe and ho already knew something of our history in that fact lies the explanation of the exceedingly interesting statement he issued to the people of canada upon his arrival at quebec it was as follows in landing upon this contin ent in british columbia last april i expressed tho hope that i might have an opportunity of seeing more of this great and growing member of the british commonwealth of nations that hope is about to be realized wo shall remain for a time here in old cannda where the sturdy characteristics of french and british forbears have blended in a culture as admirable as it is unique after meeting offi cials of the government nnd visiting the capital of the do minion we shall travel west through canada remaining for a time in the canadian rockies before embarking at vancouver t look forward to the opportun ity of seeing at closer range tha people and the institutions of this nation whoso vigor and progrcsslvcness are so happily apparent notice to creditors in the matter of the estate ot jessey forman late of the town of listowel in the county of perth widow deceased notice is hereby given pursuant to the statutes in that behalf that all persons having claims against the estate of the said jessey forman late of the said town of listowel who died on or about the 2gth day of june ad 1931 at the township of pickering in the county of ontario are hereby notified to send claims duly verified to the undersigned executor on or before the 5th day of september ad 1931 after the said 5th day of sep tember ad 1931 the estate will be liable only for claims which ho then has notice dated at atwood out this 3rd day of august 1931 arthur forman executor rr 4 atwood out delaval cream separators wholesome bread no matter how good tho bread from your own oven may be is there enough difference in puro wholesomoness to war rant heating up tho home when our bread may be had a price much lower than you can bake it our bread is good bread it is freshly baked every day largo loaf 16c small loat 8c a stover are now s61d by the under signed who is the repre sentative for stouffville goodwood district four series golden un ity junior and europa meet all needs priced 30 to 110 phone us if you wish to exchange or by a new separator isaac foskitt blacksmith phone goodwood 590c say it with flowers no expression of sentiment mora beautiful flowers for bvbry occasion muston sons phono 7001 stouffvlllo ontario radio service for prompt service or for 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