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stouffville ontario thursday august 31st 1933 tccmcccsj i local happenings the stouffville school fair will be held in tho arena oa monday sept 18th no paper next week if mistakes wero crimes us would be in jail most ot donald mover and charles nolan have been holidaying at juurlington beach for three days xext monday is labor day and a public holiday it is also stouffvilles big celebration day mr w k tidy one of our west end citizens is engaged on an engineering job up iu the lake of bays district for an indefinite time miss lillian chapman of burlia ton is visiting with dougherty miss tomlimson and miss breen of toronto spent sunday with mrs w a silvester for sale singer sewing machine also wicker gocart both like new phone 162 mrs thos jennings the fall season for lacrosse in the east york league will open in stouffville on tuesday evening sept 5 when unionvllle will play scarboro grad watch for jposters and dont miss this opening fixture miss gladys which promises a fast game in addition to the regular bus stanley theatre stouffville alltalkie friday and saturday september 1 and 2 schools open next week sept 5th miss ted hoover was out from toronto over the weekend quality service j the sidewalk committee of the municipal council are arranging to build some new sidewalk in town or rather to repair some of the spots a farewell to aris on th pre3ent pa helen hayes gary cooper hollywood no4 comedies mrs e w evans of claremont returned home on sunday bavin spent the week visiting har father william stewart mr j b iteesor one of our well known farmers south of town was able to be about again last week following an operation for appendi citis performed at a toronto hospital mrs dorian woodburn has been spending a couple of weeks at arden near napanco in company witli miss verna bingham of toron to and formerly of claremont tho home of mr and mrs james mowat of town was sorely bereaved this past week when their youngest son herbert bruce aged 42 years was taken away in death ho had been very ill for some time back and while his condition was re garded as serious it was hoped that witli youth on his side lie would ultimately overcome his sickness but it was not to be and ho passed away on saturday morning august 19 the funeral to stouffville ceme tery on monday was attended by many old friends and the beautiful floral tokens from his pals and other friends indicated the warm friendships he had surrounded him self with in life rev thos laidlaw had charge of tho service bruce was a great favorite with the folks at home and his death just in the prime of life is naturally a heavy blow to his esteemed mother and father with whom ho lived and who have two other sons living magnus station agent of campbell- ford and alvin a farmer in scarboro township many expressions of sympathy are heard for mr and mrs mowat who are called upon to bear so great a sorrow mr percy tarr and miss vera also miss mary lewis aro spending a week in camp at halls lake ilall- burton county the summer residents are fast leaving lake musselmaii after the usual holiday season and soon the place will take on its normal rural quietness for toronto at 630 in the morning daily an exhibition special leaves stouffville at s30 direct for the grounds and the round faro is only 135 including admission to the grounds as the regular september meeting of tho village council falls on labor day sept 4 wo under stand that an effort will be made to have the council meet in the morning for a short time in order to transact necessary business walter burkholder who acted as lelieving agent at the local cnr station for a considerable time is now relieving at markham while the regular agent is on holidays as he lives here in town with his mother mrs nelson burkholder markham is a very convenient point for him to bo employed at at tho stanley theatre on mon day sept 4th one night only a ken maynard western thriller two shows 700 and 900 on friday and saturday september 8 and 9 a big feature the sign ot the cross at tho regular price of admission monday sept 4th two shows 7 and 9 oclock a ken mayard western visitors with mr and mrs nathan forsyth last week included mr and mrs forsyth from grand rapids mich mrs lawton of toronto niece of mrs forsyth and mr geo bymou of oak ridges tuesday and wednesday september 5 and 6 race track special for ladles at the labor day celebration in the afternoon at the park will be the contests in wood sawing rolling pin throwing and throwing water look out crowd ernie brucos clown band which is coming to stouffville on labor day will provide a barrel of fun all afternoon for the children and the old folks too whose faces wont crack when they split a smile ernie bruce can look like a fool they say but oh boy can he play good music well he was with capt slatter for eight years and at sheas for a number of years also patrons aro advised to take ad vantage ot the first show saturday night and avoid disappointment time 7 and 9 oclock a burned out transformer at 1 1 markham resulted in the local dis- trtrict being without electric lights after eight oclock on thursday evening it put a certain crimp in business for the merchants as it happened to bo open night tho flower show also suffered as tho attendance fell below normal mrs james ratcliff wife of our local merchant met with signal success at the toronto exhibition this week where she placed exhibits in four classes in noedlecraft mrs ratcliff carried off four prizes twp firsts and two thirds the exhibits wero of childrens wear and must have been finely made to win such standing in a field so keenly con tested mrs ratcliff is to be con gratulated on the distinction she has achieved parking space in theatre rear of going to school school supplies we are prepared for school reopening on sept 5th with a larg and complete line of school books and supplies boadways drug store stouffville as part of the big program of attractions to be run off here on labor day a wrestling match and boxing bout will be staged early in tho evening at the park while this is more or less new to a local pro gram it has been a big drawing card at most large picnics and no doubt will attract a few thousand to stouffville ontario champions will participate law sons economy store specials for friday mid saturday august 1 mid 2nd sugar wliilo or brown 10 pounds 72c o cedar wax cremn small size jar 2oc jewel shortening per pound lie cliipso 1 g pkt soap 8 for chlstics butter cookies 2 dozen for lic 25c 13c real bargain in brooms on snlo for geo lawsox proprietor rev mr hooper of london ontario preached in the baptist church last sunday at both morning and evening worship mr hooper is travelling missionary in northern ontario in the bleak country 1000 miles north of north bay and covering a breadth of country that runs to tho manitoba boundary mr hoopers messages on both occasions on sunday had a strong appeal for his listeners friday september 1st is the final date on which to pay your village taxes without imposing a penalty lud lownsborough collect or will be at the clerks office on both thursday and friday to re ceive taxes if the second instalment of taxes is paid on that date with tho first instalment a reduction of 2 per cent will be allowed off half your tax hill this is equivalent to s per cent per annum the collector reports that he received several hundreds of dollars on 1933 taxes as ho was on his rounds distributing the tax bills a breathtaking scene was en acted in a downtown hotel in toronto tho other day when mrs miriam coon relenquished hor baby boy to tho care of its father hud son coon some months ago the mother defied a court order to hand over the child and accordingly tho mr reg button who is engaged at the parliament buildings with the department of education for the holiday season took violently ill last wednesday evening and was found to be suffering from acute appendicitis he was rushed from his place of employment to the welles ley hospital and underwent a successful operation within a couple of hours friends at home will he glad to learn that rog is out of all danger and is making rapid progress toward recovery a resident of campbelltord for the past 30 years mrs effa haigh widow of charles h nadoo was buried in mount pleasant cemetery there on august 11th mrs nadoo was a native of stouffville and was in her 62nd year services were held in christ church rev t h floyd officiating she is survived by two daughters mrs robert ingram of campbelltord and mrs edward mosthat and one son clarence booker of washington d ic the late mrs nadoo when a resident in stouffville was tho wife of the late albert booker who was a son ot rev t booker ono time baptist preacher here mr and mrs booker lived on 10th street south and are quite well remembered by many of our readers miss a n tidy and master gor don king have returned to toronto after a two weeks visit with mrs tidy who with her children re turned to toronto with the visitors to spend a short holiday with mrs tidys mother i fall fertilizers which never fail cil free flowing fertilizers promote vig orous growth of wheat fortify the crop against adverse weather conditions give even stand and uniform earlier heading more bushels per acre more pounds per bushel a cheaper way to control wheat smut a new effective low cost dust disinfectant for wheat ceresan a dust disinfectant costs but 2 cents a bushel it reduces the labor of treating as it is easily and quickly applied stiver bros phone 4501 stouffville ontario robt hare has a field ot corn which runs nine feet high and bettor in spots this is a great field of foar acres for a year when corn is not at its best generally mr hare is on the truman holden farm just south of town the duck shooting season opens on sept 1st and closes december 15 according to a bulletin just issued by the department of games and fisheries for the dominion the open season for ducks geese brant rails coots and jacksnipo in that part of ontario lying north and west of the french and mattawa rivers and also including all georgian bay waters shall be sept l to dec 15 there is a closed season throughout the year on swans and cranes a thing for hunters to remember also is that there is a bag limit on ducks of 15 and not more than 150 in a season automatic guns aro illegal mrs robert curtis passed away on monday toward evening at her late home one door north of the united church she had been in very frail health for some time and it was realized recently that she could not recover mrs curtis was 64 years of age and was an ardent church worker when the family lived on the farm at llncolnville she was identified with the former methodist church and more re cently with the united church in stouffville her maiden name was mary jane jennie allln and be sides hor husband is survived by a family of three daughters namely mrs gordon wethoral alma of owen sound mrs fred winn edna of stouffville and miss the interest displayed in the re cently established private hospit al main street east at the briarbush is clearly indicated by the number of citizens who accepted the invitar hon to visit the premises last satur day over 100 respondedand nany of them expressed great pleasure over the splendid quarters provid ed for sick people separate wards for men and women and private rooms available with plenty ot sun light and fresh air the operating room was of particular interest to the visitors improvements to the building and premises are still to be made and tho front grounds will finally be made into beautiful lawns mr and mrs good wero congratu lated by the guests oh their enter prise in bringing to the community a service such as they are prepared to render among the visitors were tho reeve and councillors who visit ed tho hospital in a body a fairly well known bowler to the stouffville greens mr alex graham of uxbrldge died last week in his 75th year he was a litelong citizen of the northern town and was a prominent oatmeal manu facturer in his earlier days owning the big pond and mill at uxbridge park mr graham was highly re garded here where ho played in many lawn bowling tournaments ringwood authorities had been on the search for her ever since last week she i mary at home also by one son roy gavo up tho fight by giving up merchant of stouffville the funeral possession ot tho baby dospite court on wednesday afternoon was pri orders sympathy ran high for thevate from the late home to stouff- mother as it naturally does in such vllle cemetery for burial rev thos instances mrs coon is tho only laidlaw conducted the service daughter of tho late william cook of stouffvillo and mrs edith cook ot toronto no paper next week farmers i wjr beg- leave to 1 mention youll get prompt attention we anticipate your fall needs months ahead and are now ready to serve you with repairs for your machinery buildings eta that you will require in sept a rare display of hunters supplies guns ammunition etc for the september season brathwaites hardware do you provide the best bread when you supply your family with our full weight 8c loaf you are assured they are getting the re liable staff of life which their bodies require we pride ourselves with putting the rich nutritious ingredients in our loaf that is reserved for more highly priced bread buns rolls cakes pies and special lines of pastry visit our cake shop stouffville bakery ambrose stover proprietor phone 189 councillor d h rusnell andwifo spent most ot last week camping at wasaga beach and while there visited such places as penetangue- shene and viewed the grounds where the battles of 1015 wore fought be tween the hurons and the iroquois and where the jesuit priests were slaughtered and the stone under which the hatchet of peace is buried they also were shown the marked place with a cross where the suppos ed first prayer or christian service was over held in canada they also viewed the remains of the old sail ing vessel tigress which was sunk july 1g 1812 it was just taken out of tho water less than a month ago was built of white oak and tho frame is in fairly good state of repair penetang has a beautiful park and every accommodation for tourists says mr rusnell this is a very ancient town and was inhabited by indians as tho first placo in canada many years before the city of quebes he says we visited midland which is a beautiful town with considerable early history about three miles out we found the martyrs shrine fort sto marie historic home of the jesuit martyrs of tho 17th century this point was tho central station of the jesuit missionaries from 1639 to 1649 six of the eight martyr saints lived for some time and ministered to tho thousands of hurons living in these regions father daniel was murdered in 1648 by the iroquois two days after leaving old fort sto mario father gamier went from here whore he laid down his life for the faith in 1649 and many others laid down their lives for their faith and wero taken prisoners by tho iroquois in 1642 the mutilated bodies of father brebouf and lalemant wore burled here after two heroic martyrdoms in 1649 afterwards fire swept ovor this placo in 1926 tho present church was built and on juno 29th 1930 tho honours of canonization were accorded them thus giving canada and tho united states their first saints thousands ot pilgrims visit tho shrino each year at this highest point is a cement platform which gives one a wonderful view you can seo many miles while passing wo viewed with interest at elmvalo tho house and small barn on the farm of mrs cadleau who shot lr barnes a short timo ago and now is in barrio jail awaiting her trial mrs george valder disposed of tho entire household effects at her home two doors west of the can adian bank of commerce on satur day afternoon last the sale com prised the former furnishings of the home of the late mr and mrs noah b hoover with whom mrs valder lived and the fine old quilt ing and bedding materials had been stored carefully for some time the saf3tartodfpt two oclock and last ed until seven in tis evening and ran about 450 mrs valder has iented her house to the newly appointed continuation school principal who is moving in the latter part of this week from toron to long years ot life together harley wideman and don moyer are arranging to attend high school in markham this term this will be dons third term there and harley who met with signal success at stouffville is going south tor the first time a baby girl was born to mr and mrs william grove on august 21st 1933 sinclairs road house is so well illuminated at nights that it is sure one ot the bright spots on the high way graham johnston of uxbrldge visited his daughter mrs win grovo on tuesday he was accompanied by his sou from michigan who is here on a visit stockleys threshing outfit is busy in our neighborhood and fall wheat is turning out a high yield i farmers report from 43 to 47 bush- 1 crowd who did hear him el to the load and as the price is twice as high as a year ago we ad mit times are on the mend tho crowd at frank bruels sale was extra large and all the cattle were sold mr bruels intends to go out of the dairy business cows averaged over 50 and the highest priced animal of the accredited herd brought 60 mr bruels is one of tho largest poultry raisers in the dis trict and he is a successful farmer iu his line too we welcome mrs roy grove to riuswood while the recent bride is no stringer here she certainly comes to us in a pew capacity and we wish her and her happy husband at the closing service in the mennonite church of the joint sun day school and young pooplos con ference persons were turned away on wednesday evening unable to hear rev dr i h brb deliver his address but for the grace ot god the speaker was worthy of the great groceries plumb jamb per jar 20c green grape jam jar 20c olives large jar 20c chile sauce per bottle 20c baking powder 1 lb tin 20c toilet soap 5 cakes 25c nugget squares per lb 25c a w scott valuable prizes away positively at holdens 1st prize new given free v8 tudor model 44 absolutely free to the holder of the lucky ticket to be drawn at a public demonstration in stouffville on january 1st 1934 or the same value applied on any other new ford car or truck 2nd prize 100 cash value 3rd prize 50 cash value terms and conditions free ticket for every 5 gallons of gasoline or distillate oil purchas ed fre ticket for every 1 quart of oil purchased free ticket for every one dollar in purchase of ford parts accessories free ticket for every one dollar in purchase of goodyear car and truck tires or tubes and accessories free ticket for every one dollar paid in labor on cars trucks tractors free ticket for every ten dollars paid in purchase of new cars trucks and tractors free ticket for every ten dollars paid in purchase of any used car all purchases must be settled for at time of purchase either in cash or by note contest openu on february 27 1983 and closes on january 1st 1984 the employees proprietor and his family are barred from this opportunity to obtain a ford v8 free under this campaign d f ford dealer holden stouffville ont