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sfcibmie volxliii n033 stouffville ontario thursday october 22 1931 a v nolan publisher sybilla spakrs remedy a practically neverfalling remedy for sore throat bronchitis tonslhtis croup quinsy whooping cough bronchial asthma catarrh hay fever head colds and diseased tonsils two sizes roc and 150 bottle j m storey druggist the home of quality drugs phone 1003 legal mccullough button barristers solicitors convey ancers c buttons block stouffville money to loan nokman borinsky barrister solicitor notary- associated with the legal firm ot corley keen and howard counso j v seymour corley kc trusts and guarantee building room g05 302 bay street toronto ont telephone elgin 3153 and 3154 res tr 6343 widemans lawyer pleads boy not responsible magistrates court sends strange ringwood case o a higher tribunal wideman rearrested inspectors evidence alters de fence plea o not guilty to one of irresponsibility theodore wideman charged with maliciously damaging motor cars belonging to several citizens of stouffville and surrounding district has been sent up for trial before a judge and a jury if he so elects this case which was covered in last issue was resumed last wednes day before magistrate wm keith in county court when the above deci sion was rendered by his worship only the story of inspector ham mond was heard on wednesday and immediately after ins testimony mr provincial honors stouffville lads captured all first prizes in tractor classes on friday at peterboro with another provincial plowing match drawing to a close at peter boro last week york county plow men added fresh laurels to their long string of wins in points york county won the intercounty compe tition with a total ot 2b1 the next nearest competitor being brant with a total of 250 this is the second straight win for york hoys on the last day of the match friday stouffville farmers excell ed themselves and cleaned up the entire list of first prizes in the tractor classes fred timbers won first in the 12 class and was pre sented with the cne trophy being cabinet of silver pat steckley al so won a first in the 10 class and was presented with a modern cook stove valued at 74 in the three furrow plowing with tractor harry iugh was the lucky hoy winning first and being presented with the large cabinet of silver containing rticle in the set farmers have narrow escape struck by train percy spofford suffers loss of foot failed to see passing freight at langstaff in dark ness of night personal mention campbell line defence counsel said wo lozen p with a total value of over 5200 thomas birkett insurance agency everything in insurance phone 18202 stouffville a c buiikholder insurance canada life assurance also automobile and fire co h o klinck sun life assurance company of canada also representing various strong companies in automobile fire and casualty phone 3307 medical dr s s ball phpsician and surgeon office cor obrien and main phone 196 coroner for york county a c kennedy chiropractor church st stouffville monday wednesday and fridays 9 to 12 am dental e s barker lds dds himm- lirailuatu of royal college of donta surgeons and of me university of toronto offlcn in orubins block phone xzj markham every tuesday office in wear block dr d c smith honor graduate of royal college ot dental surgeon and of the university of toronto dr neil c smith honor graduate of royal college of dental surgeons and toronto university also post gradu ate of rochester childrens hospital office ovsr can bank commerce veterinary s t bodendistcl vs bv sc veterinarian graduate of ontario vetorinary college office at the mansion house phone 161 successor to dr j t storey e a grubin r o eyesight specialist honor grnduatc ot tho college of optometry ot canada gold medal ist and first hermant prize winner in 192s at stouffville every thursday friday and saturday ofllce in tho grubln block eyes examined glasses fitted and re paired phone stouffville 3105 accounts ok trouble can ho settled through me it does not pay to be logger heads with anyone try and live peaceable by letting me settle your collec tions my real estate experience dates back to 1900 and i have tried to do tho right thing always sec me about your real estate requirements jacob vakr jeweler rcl estate he would change his plea of not guilty to one of insanity mr line stated that this was the first time he j bad heard this evidence of the in spector and because of it he asked permission to plead that the boy is not responsible the magistrate thereupon sent the case to a higher court i inspector hammond explained to j tiie court that he is attached to a pri vate detective agency and under in structions was sent out to ringwood on july 2 of this year to investigate this case ultimately wideman ad mitted to him that he had suggested to fred nicely that they break into the strong garage at stouffville and dope a car there some night he al so told the inspector according to the evidence that ho had left out a piston ring when putting an engine together and this purposely later detective hammond arrang ed a meeting with inspector cum- inings when wideman admitted in the presence of both inspectors the idopeing of cars belonging to frank harvey willis lehman dr ii free a v nolan and lindsay ferguson wideman told the officers accord ing to further testimony that he us ed brown sugar solamoniac and grinding compound inspector ham mond then prepared a written state ment of all wideman had admitted suggesting to wideman that he sign it but with there words for gods fake wideman dont sign that if it is not true wideman he said willing ly signed up the next day after this confession wideman denied everything he had done or said in the presence of the inspector reversing his whole ad mission of the day previous at this point in the investigation inspector hammond said ho felt something was not just right with the boy to magistrate keith the inspector said the boy seemed to realize the situation he was in he cried he gave no reason and denied that any one is behind him but at the same time declared he had nothing against any of tho car owners whose pro perly he is alleged to have damaged it was after hearing this that widemans lawyer pleaded insanity two doctors at the hospital for mental diseases at whitby had found nothing wrong with the boy after two doctors at the don jail had declared him insane in the face of what we have heard from the in spoctor and on the finding of at least two doctors said mr line responsible for his action my only plea is that the boy is not responsible for his action magistrate keith complimented the inspector on the fair manner he showed toward the boy and through out the case wideman was immediately taken into custody again after being on bail for a week his lawyer hoped to obtain a speedy trial in a higher court failing which steps will he taken to secure hail the provincial match held this year at peterboro was attended by many local farmers and while the plowmen report the soil good for plowing they found it stonoy accounting for breaking of plenty of points rain cut the attendance this year but not the entries which in the whole international plowing match series was 503 or 66 more than at stratford last year other local prize winners includ ed lloyd turner d j trail lloyd steckley and the ferguson boys from the 9th plowmen and city officials were guest of the peterboro council on friday night when hon t l kennedy provincial minister of agriculture was chief speaker a woodstock man wo grenze- tack won the title in the best- plowed land in sod tractor or plow a new horseshoe pitching record surpassing the best scores of the provincial plowing matches and the royal winter fair was registered in the singles competition by joseph golden of mount dennis with a score of 203 d a tiffin islington was second with 190 mrs d g jackson of toronto won the ladies single with a score of 121 the only other contestant mrs d napier of toronto registering 51 bnth were awarded silver plated horseshoes mass meeting dont forget the mass meeting sunday evening oct 25th at 7 pm in interest of the u c bible society the chief speaker will be rev mr banfield with a world wide ex perience and a translator of the new testament he will show lantern slides dont fail to hear him no collection will he lifted at this service mr banfield will preach at peachs church at 10 am and at churchill at 230 pm d h rusnell president dates of plowing matches eramosa eramosa tp nov 4 frontenac co kingston oct 2s haldimand co hagersville oct 29 halton co milton oct 30 mount pleasant south perth oct 27 old boys to take pot luck for supper on friday evening this week the stouffville old boys and girls association in toronto will hold a pot luck supper in the public utilities hall 60 bond street tor onto at 6 pm ruthven mcdonald the well known baritone and enter tainer will be on the program while an interesting new feature will b a contest who knows the most news about stouffville points for the most news that others do not know will determine the winncrand the prize well just come and see it thctrlbune hopes that a good repre sentative crowd will go down and hear possibly a few things about the old town that they have forgotten south ont claremont oct 2s peel co brampton oct 23 rerth co stratford oct 23 six nations ohswcken oct 31 wellesloy tp crossbill oct 27 york east agincourt nov 4 york north wilcox lake oct 22 butcher passes out after 30 years in bed this community was startled to learn of the terrible accident which hotel a group of wellknown mark- ham farmers edward night robt agar fred carruthers and percy spofford when the car in which they were returning from toronto at an early hour last sunday morning collided with a north bound freight train at the langstaff jail farm cross ing mr spofford had his right foot severed while the remaining three passengers were more or less cut and bruised from flying glass mr agar sustained a fractured rib and mr nigh a deep cut on the leg mr nigh was driving his own car and before reaching the crossing as they travelled east the men noticed a freight engine a long dis tance to the north and they presum ed the train was well ever the crossing consequently they failed to hault within 25 or 30 feet of the crossing both mr nigh and mr agar in the front seat saw the freight cars flying by and the driver appli ed his breaks but it was loo late the auto crashed into the fourth to last car of the long train the engine of the auto running right under the box car until the windshield crashed against the wooden siding of the fast moving freight contrary to earlier reports mr spofford who was most seriously in jured did not try to get out of the car but according to his own state ment when the auto crashed it turn ed to the right and he being on the right of the hind seat was thrown against the side of the train the doors were torn off the car and mr spofford was found lying on the en gine of the auto unconscious the train came to a stop and doctors were secured from thornhilt and richmond hill mr spofford was rushed to the toronto general hospital where his injuries were attended to and he is doing as well as can be hoped for although still in a precarious condition the sharp encline at this cross ing does not permit of car lights flashing on a passing train and tills mr nigh attributes to the failure of all four men to discern he passing freight in addition to this spot tak ing a toll of life in the past several years narrow escapes are report ed there just recently there is a splendid view ot the tracks in either direction but as stated the sharp encline makes it a dangerous spot after night mr nighs durant car compara tively new is now at strongs garage stouffville and after view ing it one is amazed that anyone ijould have come out of the wreck- ago alive mrs cliff of toronto was a recent guest with mr and mrs n e for- sythe church street mrs thos white of whitevale is visiting with mr and mrs r brown and other friends in town rev and mrs roy gray of stay uer were weekend guests with rev and mrs herbert lee church street mrs w c taylor of 262 glen- manor drive toronto was the guest ot her aunts misses mary aud susie daley a few days this week over last weekend mr and mrs j grose and mrs ralph hamilton were guests of their sister mrs bassingtliwaite at copetown near hamilton mrs a h raymer baker ave w ishes to express her thanks to all those remembering her on her birth day last mondaymrs raymer reach ed her 74th year mr frank baker and daughter mrs rauier also mr and mrs haley motored to caledonia on monday this week note for 800 was burned to ashes friday fortytwo signers are thus re moved from liability to raise 800 for tower fund business mens meeting president accuses some muni cipal officials of shoeing hostility to tower undertaking among the churches stouffvuilk baptist church rev w w fleischer pastor sunday october 25th 1930 1000 am biblo school 1100 am morning worship 7 pm evening service with drawn in favor of bible society mass meeting uxbridge twp council a strange case of rheumatism ended last week when james king butcher passed away at the age of 7 4 at his home in uxbridge thirty years ago mr king took to his bed with rheumatism and was nover able to leave it until carried away in death for 25 years he was absolutely helpless being unable to movo even his legs or arms despite this affliction his mind was keen and he kept abreast of events in a wonderful way when mr king first took ill in bed there was not a motor car in uxbridge and of course he never had a ride in one having a down stair bedroom and by moans of a looking glass placed in a certain position he was able to see a real automobile drawn up before hisbed- room window and by the same de vice he could inspect at long range the cattle brought to his butcher shop by his son when he first under- tpok to do the buying for his father the late mr kinc leaves three children namely mrs neville ot vancouver miss celia and mr percy king who still continues in the butchering business with king knight uxbridge township council met at goodwood on saturday with ail members present the reeve mr cassie presiding minutes of the previous meeting read and approved several sheep valuators sent in reports of sheep killed by dogs mr pickard gave notice that he would at next meeting ot council move for leave to introduce a bylaw to provide for holding the municipal elections for 1932 tho clerk was instructed to have the township hall reinsured the following road accounts were passed david symes drag repairs 1425 elwood carruthers work 125 j jones repairs work 1525 charles feasby work etc 400 louis slack work 19 ss fred redshaw 724 joseph norton gravel 11 so uxbridge hardware supplies 695 cecil wallace graveling 2920 roy morgan cecil latcham ed sheehy grading wm redshaw richard carruthers charles lee ernest lageer 1260 david hockley 250 roy morgan gravel 1960 other accounts passed miss e a mckay h millard insurance w huntlngdonshcep killed r blueman valuator j cooper valuator isaac myers sheep killed wm prentlcesheep killed r blueman valuators reeve clcrkassessor select ing jurors times printing contract on motion or messrs james and catherwood council adjourned to meet saturday nov 14th at 1 pm tor general business 6595 750 1975 850 5600 2000 9 26 125 2s0a 300 100 900 1700 200 1200 21369 mr and mrs fred feasby of ux bridge were in stouffville on sunday spending the day with mr and mrs henry smith south of town miss p styles who has been off duty from the continuation school staff for a few weeks through ill ness is progressing favorably we understand she is expecting to re sume her work again very shortly mr and mrs h w watson visit ed over the weekend witli friends at orangeville and shelbourne mrs watson remained for this week with mr and mrs s h rutledge of orangeville mr and mrs jobe scott of toron to are holidaying at their parental home west of stouffville mrs scott being a daughter of mr harvey clendening mr scott is a member of the toronto police force although their chicken supper is advertised at 50c the ballantrae ladies aid announced a reduction to 15 and 25c now who would miss this annual feast at such bargain prices this week dr ira freel is attend ing the meeting of the inter state fost graduate medical associaion of north america which assembles this year at milwaukee wis when the meeting took place in detroit there were 5000 medical men in attendance councillor and mrs d h rusnell and mr and mrs peter lehman re turned on tuesday from a three day motor trip to fergus arthur mt forest returning via shelburne and alliston mr john dickson who arrived home from western canada a couple of weeks ago after an absence of 20 years reached the bedside of his sick mother just a week before she passed away despite the fact that it was two decades ere she had set eyes on her son the aged mother recognized him the moment he enter ed the sick room on friday afternoon messrs f l button and blake sanders chaperon ed two car loads of ladies to toron to at the home of mrs adair and miss darrach where the ladies on- joyed afternoon tea they brought home to mrs wm todd a large luscious strawberry and three lovely roses all grown in mrs adairs garden needless to say all had a good time while the fruit and flowers were a real treat the tower fund since the last acknowledgement of receipts to this fund 5 has been contributed from both dr e s barker and mr ambrose stover mr amos g lehman 2 and smaller sums from mrs feren and mrs t baston of goodwood to them all wo say thank you a little old tin plate owned by dr ira freel which someono said was obtained from the ruins of king tuts tomb dyeing embers smoulder ing slowly down to a black chare- ness around which about a dozen business men stood was a scene any one might have witnessed last friday- evening had they been at the muni cipal building in response to an invi tation sent out through the press tor a public meeting at which tho note which financed the building ot the clock tower was ceremoniously burn ed to ashes on the historic aluminum- ware battered as it was from long service dr ira freel chairman explained to those present that 42 had signed that note now burned to ashes libelling themselves for 25 each in order to see the new tower erected at the fire hall the financing was accomplished and all expenses met without using the note at all except perhaps as collateral in the bank for a short time dr freel criticised the municipal council in his remarks he said the council hold around 2000 in the water works fund but they refused to make a grant to the tower fund and some members were actually hostile to what had been done this summer a few hundred old brick he said had gone into the interior of the wall and council billed the tower fund 8 for them these brick were recovered from the old sidewalk and were of little or no value the charge made said the speaker indi cated the attitude of some councill ors toward the whole undertaking dr freel paid a glowing tribute to those outside citizens who came for ward with financial aid thus enabl ing stouffville to erect a memorial fitting to consummate the generous offer of the percy memorial clock a vote of thanks moved by mr a c burkholder and councillor rus nell to col herb lennox for his interest in securing the rebate of customs on the clock coming from england was unanimously carried and to dr freel as presi dent of the association which engineered the whole undertaking councillor rusnell being the only member of the council to be present said he thought the council was not entitled to the criticism offered by dr freel and that while he had opposed the water works department making a grant to the tower fund he personally supported the fund by going on the note ho thought council might have thrown in the old brick without charge and was glad business men were able to finance themselves without councils assist ance a fund it was announced is now established of over 100 for the installation of a rest room and on motion of dr barker the president was authorized to interview the womens institute making an offer of this money and further funds accrueing to it if they would estab lish a rest room fund 250 is re quired to install necessary plumbing if the municipal hall site is chosen for such accommodation stouffvelue find church hbul christian churches f ervin hyde minister sunday october 25th 1930 1000 am stouffville s s 1100 am morning worship sunday evening service lifted owing to big mass meeting in the united church in connection with the british and forgeign bible society rev aw banfield will speak 2 pm church hill sunday school 3 pm preaching service in charge of rev a w banfield a cordial welcome to all t t t t united church rev thos laldlaw ma pastor sunday october 25th 1930 1100 am morning worship sub by pastor christianmissions 230 ss and bible classes business mens bible class 700 massmeeting under auspices of bible society rev mr banfield formerly missionary in africa will give an address illustrated by lan tern slides dont miss this 800 p m monday swastikas young peoples society under auspices of literary and social de partment 800 wednesday prayer and bible study the womens auxiliary will meet at the home of mrs alf hoover on tuesday evening oct 27 at 8 pm you are cordially welcomed to all these services t t t t bloominqton and ringwood christian churchbs e morton preacher sunday october 25th 193t your blessings and mine are many let us look at them christ included with both eyes and at our little troubles with but one as we go to places of worship next sunday let us ask what shall i render unto the lord for all his benefits toward me 1100 am bloomington 230 pm ringwood 700 pm altona the mission band rally of the toronto east presbyterial will bo held in the stouffville united church on saturday oct 24 1931 at 230 auction sale saturdayoct24 sale ot house hold furniture and other articles belonging to e j mcmullen new gormley no reserve terms cash sale at 1 oclock a s farmer auctioneer saturday oct 24 credit sale at lot 9 con 2 uxbridge farm stock and implements the pro perty of victor stover sale at one fwsilversidos auctioneer friday oct 30 credit sale ot cattlesheep hogs implements and household furniture to bo sold at lot 25 con 8 whitchurch the property ot matt mckeown no reserve sale at one f w silver- sides auctioneer saturday oct 31 at lot 23 con 2 uxbridge six acres stand ing timber to be sold in quarter aero lots 4 months credit sale at ono morgan degeor owner fw silversides auctioneer wednesday nov 11 at lot 1 con 3 whitchurch farm stock and implements tho property of landon steckley who is giving up farming sale at 1 f w silver- sides and a s farmer auct autumn excursions reduced fare october 7 to october 25 stouffville 130 toronto and return reduced return fares to toronto from all points on gray coach lines routes gray coach lines