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stouffville ontario november 19 1931 local happenings f e graa are you ready for the chicken pie supper at melville church if you intend to order christmas cards with personal greetings printed place your order at the tribune office our printing and designs are high quality aud up-to- the thcuiinute in style dr and umrs d c smith dr neil smith and mr aud mrs rob leslie motored to port hope and cobourg on remembrance day on sunday last rev herbert lee conducted the church services on melville circuit while the pastor rev t mcneil officiated at the anniversary services near kes wick dr patterson announces that he lias resumed dental practise in stouffville all aboard for melville church on friday night for that big chicken pie supper curling club meeting at curling rink on friday nov 20 at 730 pm dr w a sangster president wheat has advanced 20 cents a bushel fioai 40 to 0c on the local market within the past week or j t school well at sandficld two but there is little offering oil umanitoulin island they have considering the fact that dealers gtriiek what appears an oil well tell us there is a lot of wheal in ua shares once in an oil this locality it is a good sign tliat jcoiiipatty which worked the other farmers are able to hold their grain- way they dug a hole in the ground and not be forced to sell coidweather winter will he ieie soon womens felt lined hoots slices and slippers oxford 200 roots 5210 slippers 95c to 100 oxfords in all leather 165 womens juliet slippers 115 all felt hals 5145 these are bargains in new shoes just in will all those that have received there accounts call and settle same as weneed the money and struck water arrangements are being laid for the annual school commencement concert and presentation of diplomas we understand that a oneact play will be a feature of the program now under preparation by the literary society mr a r bartholomew and two sons herb of toronto and allan of newmarket left last wednesday for a two weeks hunt in the north call at porters and sample the tutti fruttihoine made christmas cake and leave your order keep in mind that saturday next is the date of mrs h elsons furniture sale to be held at her home just opposite the public school quilt found west of town owner get same at tribune office and pay for this notice miss dorothy ferguson who lives with her grandfather w p white left ou sunday for fergus where her stepmother is quite 111 music lovers must not miss the king street choir at melville church supper and concert this friday evening the town water supply was in stalled on the farm of garfield kellington on the 9th concession of whitchurch last week the stouff ville main pipe from the reservoirs passes the kellington place which made it possible for them to get the service mr kellington had to dig 1100 feet of trench and lay pipes the entire length in order to carry the supply from the mains to his house and barns but the very day the domestic service was ready for use their old well supply became com pletely exhausted the rate to farmers for this service is 1s per year a g lehman the mutual shoe store terms cash an interesting marriage ceremony was performed at s oclock on thursday evening oflast week at the home of rev herbert lee church street when miss flossie mcnair only daughter of mr and mrs william mcnair was united in matrimony with george stanley thompson son of mr and mrs george thompson of atlia rev mr lee performed the ceremony and it is interesting to note that he also united in marriage the parents of the groom some 26 years ago at the ceremony last week miss evelyn reesor acted as bridesmaid and mr fred mcnair brother of the bride as best man the happy couple are on a honeymoon trip visiting paris toronto and other places best wishes are extended to them in their new sphere of life a quiet and happy wedding took place last wednesday evening at the home of rev e morton when alvin harper and flossie hoover both of stouffville were united to go lifes journey together as the happy couple settle in their new home they have the best of eood wishes from a host of friends a party of hunters from west of stouffville met with fair success chasing deer in the haliburton district last week the group was composed of robt ratcliff donald ratcliff chas atkinson and our local merchant jas ratcliff they brought home two nice animals aid had a look at a few others that their rifles failed to hault mr al pryne the townt uni formed street cleaner was off duty several days last week with pains in his head even though lie is 71 ai has no notion of giving up work he has no use for the- socalled red army the november meeting of whit church township couucil will be held this coming saturday in the township hall at vaudorf the deacon dubbs comedy on wednesday evening this week by members of the junior institute anticipated a packed house in rat- cliffs hall quality service highest prices paid for grain local notices under this heading are charged for at 10 cents per count line the rate should not be regarded as unduly high for in an old issue of the tribune of 30 years ago the rate was 7 cents per count line heres one item that has not advanced greatly and we al most forgot to say that it is one that pays well too the old picture theatre over the i bowling alley in the auditorium is beiug remodelled for a dauce hall to bo opened a week from saturday november 2sth with a 7 piece local orchestra in charge king street united church choir will give a musical program in the melville church on the 6th line of markham in connection with the chicken pie supper to be served by the wa on the evening of friday nov 20 stouffville and district are especially invited to this function supper being served from 6 to s oclock admission supper and con cert adults 50c children 25c several representatives from the united church hero attended the gathering at markham last friday evening to hear dr e h oliver moderator and rev jas endicot speak on various features of the church work wheat sold at 69c a bushel at landon steckleys auction sale last week while the price is considerably above market quotations there is very little offering at the market local buyers tell us means genuine satisfactiof oryour money back lot cc price jj ccusptott w42i35 itarhed urter 4 rc5 at the mens store work clothes for colder weather we carry a full range of mens all wool work sox made from light medium and heavy weight yarns including the almira mill sox which is made from 4 ply allwool yarn moderately priced 25c 35c 45c and 60c per pair mens sweater in coat and pullover styles in allwool and wool and cotton in plain color and fancy pattern price ranging from 175425 something new for boys new style corduroy wind- breakers with breeches to match good looking in appear ance and of quality that will give long hard service just the thing for school wear 6 to 12 years per suit s450 14 to 16 years per suit 575 breeches or windbreaker sold separatelyif desired r e curtis phone 1602 stouffville ont rev dr holling of lindsay president of the lindsay presbytery will take the business and young mens bible class next sunday afternoon and will bring up for discussion a topic selected by him self every old and young man as well as every business man are cordially invited to hear dr holling on a subject which will no doubt create a lively discussion the monthly meeting of the wais was held in the united church school room on thursday afternoon nov 12th there was a large attendance mrs g s vernon of uxbridge president of the wms was the guest speaker a special thank offering was taken tea was served the room was tastefully decorated with flowers and plants only routine business was trans acted at the regular meeting of the library board on thursday evening last but a feature of the gathering was the fact that every member of the board was present a one- hundred per cent attendance at a library meeting is said not to be a common thing the government grant to the local library is 40 less this year than any previous grant received this is due to the reduced number of books bought and to the high percentage of fic tion on tuesday mr percy spofford was in town for the first time since his accident of a month ago when he lost his left loot just above the ankle mr spofford is making fair recovery and his friends were glad to see him in town again flour prices are advancing a limited quantity at old prices bell cow bran shorts are scarce our allotment of 200 bags arriving this week to be sold at the list price wise poultrymen know by feeding a tonic their flocks are kept in good condition such as feeding dr hess poultry panamin or royal purple poultry specific vim feed there is no better feed to combine with ground wheat or barley stiver bros phone 4501 stouffville ontario the extremely mild weather of the past week has made it difficult for householders to even keep their furnaces going without making the home too warm but with them out its a wee bit cool as the scotch mans ditty goes much to warm for whiskey hot and much too cold for beer see the every few days we see some of the town professional and business men hieing off with golf bag over arm but times are different nowa days shakespeare for instance would never have been able to write so many plays if their had always been some person at his elbow to call out hi bill how about a little golf this afternoon many stouffville people held tickets on the new car given away at markham village wednesday evening last week and they will now be able to draw a long breath seeing that the contest is over and the car has gone to toronto tho lucky ticket holder is john crawford of toronto with ticket no 154c despite the lateness in the season markhams big night on the street was successful in drawing a big crowd the mission circle of the united church held a pot luck supper in connection with their november meeting at the home of mrs m e storey on wednesday evening last week whether it was the mere fact that the day was a holiday or the more potent event to the host and hostess mr and mrs storey that it happened to be their wedding anniversary wo do not know but the spread is said to have been fit for a king and who would be a king these pot luck spreads are pot luck in name only and as on this occasion there was not a thing lacking to make it a full course ban quet uper- tove now showing at our hardware its the last word in refinement and service enameled in color but above its fine looks the findlay super stove is a wonderful baker and heater other stoves to choose from also in stock in cookers heaters and furnacettes built especially for farm town homes fyw brathwaite hardware stouffville ontario this store will be open tuesday thursday and saturday evening the weekly press is beginning to talk election but here in stouffvillo everything is quiet and folks are wondering what will be doing on january first next our prediction at this date is that there will be an acclamation with perhaps some shifting of members of council there are those who are openly asking for a change of course in the council and reeveship but so far candidates have not come forth whats your guess following an illness of about six months duration mrs daniel bur nett passed away on saturday afternoon in her 82nd year her husband predeceased her several years and prior to that the couple lived a retired life in the west end of stouffville their active days were all spent on the farm on the 9th concession of whitchurch mrs burnett was a daughter of the late robt stapieton being born in the vicinity where she spent her long life a faithful and loving mother and true ohristlan she was highly prized in the community and in her active years was a worker in the christian church a family of four children two sons and two daughters are left they being herbert and robert burnett on the 9th concession mrs- philip lemon of bloomington and mrs j s dougherty of stouffville until this present serious illness mrs burnett had always enjoyed excellent health the funeral on tuesday this week last week the road bosses of the local council got busy and cleaned up the main street pavement before the expected freezeup we under stand the ditches and culverts are to be cleaned out also the road committee are not going to be caught napping like the old hen that was killed and found to contain ten eggs all lined up for laying her in tentions w good but she was a little late in carrying them cut the rainy spell last sunday pro bably had its effect on the size of the crowd in attendance at the anniversary service held in the presbyterian church at 3 pm rev jas imustard of oakwood delivered an impressive sermon and those who missed it missed a good deal in addition to the special speaker markham quartette assisted in special musical numbers while the congregation which fairly filled the building joined heartily in the congregational singing cream are you getting everything pos sible from an uptodate creamery service f if not try the stouffville creamery co moat efficient creamery service si nee 1918 phone 186 stoottviliih ont we close every night at 6 oclock except saturday night the guest of her brother harvey mr w h mr and mrs s w hastings and i sympathy of the community is ex- family spent sunday in toronto as tended to the sorrowing family in the stouffville hunt club enumerated in this paper last week all arived home last saturday from the northern country each bearing a deer their generosity is appreci ated by all tho folk in town who are enjoying steak or roast from the butchered quarters of uie hunts mens game the party consisted of f l button e a button d f molden v baker edw baker robt hare win armstrong w ward k d woodburn and f d nighswander james muston who went north with a toronto party of hunters was also successful in bringing home a deer clayt tarr who went north with a party of 12 hunters from south markham returned with his deer on monday night but outside of one jubilee chapter eastern star will hold their third euchre of the series on wednesday evening nov 25th at eight oclock communism on trial the business and young mens bible class met last sunday after noon when communism versus captitalism and christianity came in for a lively discussion mr a j ward assistant teachers who took charge of the class blam ed the exploiting of the masses by the czarlst and the greek church regime as the primary cause of the revolution in russia and the establishment of the soviet rule when the meeting was thrown open for discussion a spirited de bate for and against the soviet plan on a modified form took place among the members present leav ing out religion and establishing atlilesm and permitting lax morally were unanimously condemned by all present some held out that there wore certain features in the plan that could be imitated such as no class or social distinction and the methods of employing every citizen of the state the consensus of opinion was that capitalistic system should be so modified as to give the masses of the people a chance in life those who were absent missed one of tho most educative and spirited discus sions heard here tor somo time other shot by art appen of cedar took place to stouffville cemetery i grov0 tll0 party returned with just following a public service held in ule two deel bv twelve hullers the church and conducted by the pastor rev ervin hyde assist ed by an old neighbor of the de ceased rev e c mcleod look good last friday elsie lownsbrough tcdd hoover helen and bruce i rowbotham spent the evening as i guests of twe chinese student friends who were on the staff at lakeview house jacksons point tastf gad d last v iftuj y it was tho occasion of a chineso bazaar at the ymca toronto whore the stouffville young people had the rather unique experience of enjoying oriental hospitality and eaing chop suey and rice with chop sticks as well as sampling other dainties such as chinese grapefruit you should not depend upon your eyes alone to tell you that the stouffville bakerys pastry is of the finest quality do not stop at gazing upon their tempting display of good things but try an order of delicious looking pastries fancy loaves and cakes and you will be assured that when stouffville bakery shows some thing superior in appearance it is offering something superior in tastlness lot your own oxporlence tell you that tho quality of our baking is of the highest grade the finest in gredients are used and the flavors well blended in our specially cooked products tor the selection or those- who recognize and want flavor and goodness call at tho store or phone and we will gladly lay aside any thing you desire stouffville bakery amimiose stover stouffvimie ontario illoilq 181 dr walter a sangster stouffville has been granted probato of tho will of his sister miss edith florence sangster stouffville who died oct 3 leaving an interest ot 150 in land in stouffvillo 1g5g2 secured by mortgages an auto valued at 25 and 81053 other personal estate she willed her estate auto furni ture personal effects to her brother dr w a sangster fur coat and clothing to laura m jerome niece hamilton mrs frank h sangster sisterinlaw silver fox fur jessie sage friend persian lamb furs the income from the residue is bequeathed to her brother dr walter a sangster subject to tho payment of 50 a year to jessie sage so long as she lives for her kindness on his death jessie sage laura jerome receive 500 eachthe remainder going to her brothers john a albert e frank h harold e sangster claremont c j fraser will open a new butcher shop here shortly with a full line of fresh and cured meats all roads leading to claremont seemed to terminate at the com munity hall on tuesday evening november 10th when the congre gation of the united church served a chicken supper followed by a humorous drama sonny janej presented by the allandale dramatic club the savory aroma of roast chicken and other delectable foods must have travelled far for by 530 oclock cars began to arrive in large numbers from most of the neighbor ing towns and villages even the queen city was represented by about fifty of its inhabitants who came to sample the culinary ability ot some of claremonts housewives as the inner man became satisfied and the people assembled in the auditorium of the hall its seating capacity was soon taxed to its ut most until standing room was finally at a premium if the old adage a hearty laugh aids digestion be true there could have been few discomforts from this source as tho three act drama which followed provided an almost continuous stimulant for this healty indulgence the scene tor tho drama centered around certain movements of the inhabitants of tho town boarding house at orchard centre and in the publications con tained in the orchard centre news paper which sonny jane had organ ized and edited under a nom de plume with funds borrowed from some of her follow boarders of the opposite sex between acts instru mental and vocal musical selections were provided by the allandale company the evening was ideal from the weatherman3 standpoint and com ments received from various sources gave one tho impression that the event provided a most enjoyable outing for all who attended roy wilson recently met with a painful accident while on a hunting trip to northern ontario in some manner a kettle ot boiling wator was upset scalding his leg badly somo of tho boiling water ran down inside of his long rubber boot thus adding to the severity of tho burn mr wilson immediately returned homo and is having the burn attend ed to by his local physician the funeral of the late marlon tomllnson nineyearold daughter ot ambrose and mrs tomllnson mt albert held on thursday nov 12th from the family residence to claremont union cemetery was attended by a number ot friends here the deceased was born at their sudden and unexpected ber eavement i h g and mrs mclntyre were in the city on tuesday last when mr mclntyre had the cast removed from his arm the cast has been on since the latter part of august when new bone was grafted onto the fracture which had not knit following his accident in november of last year an xray taken after the cast was removed showed only a partial heal ing of the bone so it was found necessary to put on another oue c a overland has now settled in his new store and residence pur chased recently from l fingold the interior of the store has been redecorated and mr overland has increased liis stock especially in tho dry goods line the drama entitled the path across the hill will be presented in the community hall on the even ing of nov 20th under the auspices of the claremont bypu this is an interesting comedy drama having ten characters music between acts by the niddery trio with their stringed instruments from prospect admission 25 cents there was no service at the united church last sunday evening it being anniversary services at brougham a number of the congre gation went to brougham while others attended the baptist church here rev a mclellan conducted anniversary services at prospect last sunday afternoon and in the evening he preached in dunbarton united church while the rev mr burgess of dunbarton conducted the evening anniversary service at st johns church brougham tho football club held an old time dance and euchre in the com munity hall last friday evening when the sterling orchestra ot toronto provided music for the occasion the attendance was not quite so largo as had been anticipated but those present reported an enjoy able evening we congratulate miss anna for syth on being tho winner this year of the prize awarded at the local school fair which entitles the owner to a day ot sight seeing in toronto the authorities arrange this day to bo of educational value as well as one ot pleasure and anna thoroughly enjoyed it on thursday nov 12th lucky it was the firms annual dance the junior bookkeeper had chosen a very attractive partner by tho way ho volunteered as they danced im glad our manager isnt here tonight hes about the biggest ass of a man one can meet and not fit for intelligence company she stopped dancing and stared hard young man she snapped angrily do you know who i am not the faintest idea ho said claremont where the family resided i easily until about a year ago tho deepest well im the managers wife