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famffiriue wxnmm vol xlv no 27 stouffville ontario thursday september 21st 1933 a v nolan publisher flyspray 8 oz 1c oz 25c 49c the old elm treeul collection stockaid fly spray for cattle 100 gallon j m storey druggist the home or quality drugs i medical dr s s ball physician arid surgeon office cor obrleii and main phono 196 corner for york county briarbush private hospital main street stouftville graduate nurse in attendance medical convalescent and maternity cases accepted private and semiprivate rooms weekly rates 20 and 25 inspection invited phono 191 mrs k k good my childhood dreams and fancies my secrets and delights are all wrapped up in tho old elm tree that grew to dizzy heights it was a long survivor ot the slain primeval wood j and was a stately landmark where in stouffville park it stood among its friendly branches iiunk many a proud birds nest and spreading deep shade so far around for the children to play and rest ltwis the gathering centre of the young of the neighborhood where many a wholesome game was played and names carved in outer wood in fancy it told us stories of the indians who did roam along tho bank of muddy york or wherever they chose for home it bus seen a treecovered settle ment change into a flourishing town and the green of tho original land scape give place to roofs of brown it warmed its way into the hearts of all that played thereby and deep was the pang of many a one when it was doomed to die condemned by tho parks com mission tho old elm had to go the stately tree had a hollow trunk strong winds might overthrow lemotmville coming in well collectors real goal is gather the fag end to dental e s barker lds dds honor graduate ot royal college of dental surgeons and ot the university of toronto ohico in grubins block phone s201 markham every tuesday office in wear block d c smith ldsdds neil c smith ldsdds office over tho bank of commerce office hours 9 to 12 130 to 530 phone office 1011 residence 1015 veterinary b t bodendistel vs bv sc veterinarian graduate of ontario veterinary college i oillco nt the mansion house phone 101 successor to late dr j t storey a c kennedy chiropractor church street stouffville monday wednesday and fridays 9 to 12 am mrs sarah spence formerly of tills place is spending some weeks here with friends we are pleased to have her in our midst again mr and mrs hugh kerr of tor onto also son thos visited in town recently imr and mrs k c pennock of stouriville and irev harry it miller of littleton north carolina usa visited mrs m cook one day this week the tap tap tap of the hammers will be heard in tho village on thursday as a bee is on to shingle the south side of tho church the ladies will serve dinner in the base ment and a good piece of work will have been accomplished over 15000 of the village tax levy for 1933 has been paid into the municipal coffers to date by tax tollector lud lowusborough tho total taxes amount to about 23- 000 halt ot which 11500 was due on sept 1st it will therefore ha noted that considerably over half the total levy is paid in to date this excellent showing none-the- less does not mean that every tax payer in the village has met his or her tax demand due on sept 1st tho fact is a couple of dozen or more are in default with their first payment hut then there are so many who pay the second instal ment due in dec witli tho first instalment that the total is swelled so that more than half the total de mand is actually paid all the receipts coming in to sept 1st were voluntary contribu tions as it were that is the collec tor simply had to sit at the receipt of customs and accept the amounts the last few thousand will take more effort to collect than the en- tiro roll thus far in fact it was in order to get the fagend of the demand both lor 193233 that collector was engaged in lieu of the people paying into tho hank about 1500- of the 1932 levy is still uncollected and the newly appointed publican is about to dem onstrate his ability to clean up the situation holiday continues despite the fact that a small local item onpage five announces that the wednesday halfholiday will be ever for stouffville merchants next week the stores will remain closed all through the month ot october on wednesday afternoon as was done last year there will be five more halfholi days before the winter timetable will be roverted to school fair is largest on record claremont a c burkholder insurance canada life assurance co also automobilo and fire vj thomas birkett insurance agency everything in insurance phono 1s202 stouffville legal mccullough button barristers solicitors convey ancers etc buttons block stouffville money to loan harold a sanders barrister solicitor notary public etc stouffville ontario phone iso norman a keys ii scott ritchie ritchie keys barristers solicitors continental life building 371 bay street toronto 2 telephone ad 9767 l e oneill successor to w j stouffvillo mather funeral director and embalmer night and day servico business phono residence phone 9s01 9s20 stewart beare phono markham 2603 or to braithwaltos hardware 9c01 radio repairing a servico you will appreciate ringwood miss minnie barrett of newcastle is visiting her brother j l barrett mr and mrs fraser of creomore spent the weekend with their daughter mrs donald wilson the church was taxed to capacity at the harvest home service last sunday evening lost- top off quebec heater stove between here and stouffville finder please leave at grovess store wm grove and family moved to dixon hill on saturday albert hoover of oshawa has purchased the house and lot where the grove family lived to bad to let the hoy friend wak so far isnt it grace miss alice bacon it n is nursing at richmond hill at present c a overland has been confined to bed for several days with flu charles and mrs macnab of ux bridge spent sunday ylth the formers sister miss margaret dr tomlinson and son won ho honours last saturday in stouffville at the tennis tournament e woodward moved recently from stouffville to levi lintons house at north claremont james evans who suffered a severe stroke several weeks ago is now able to bo out o bed for a few hours each day ernest hinan is having his new home formerly the property of r bowen wired for electricity and re decorated before moving into it the end of this month ed gibsons sale of farm stock and implements held on saturday sept 9th was fairly well attended and average prices were realized his farm has been leased to john neal son of wm neal who took possession last week tho wms of tho united church met at the homo of mrs john flem ing on thursday afternoon last with a good attendance a jmwkkuaiiii and mrs william program was given by tho group in w graham became the brido of george ernest richardson only weddings a quiet wedding took place at the residence of tho rev wm haig at victoria square ontario when marie frances daughter of mr charles dennie and tho late mrs dennie became the bride of mr georgo oarl shaw of aurora eldest sou of mr and mrs s g shaw aylmer the brido looked lovely in a navy blue french crepe gown trimmed with white and navy and white accessories she wore a corsage of talisman roses and lily-of-the- valley and a wrist watch the gift of the groom miss evelyn proeland of toronto attended the bride wear ing a gown of liberty blue crepe with white accessories her corsage was of talisman roses and babys breath mr mitchell jarvis of aurora acted as best man after the ceremony tho wedding party motored to barrie where they had a wedding dinner following a otor trip to montreal and quebec mr and mrs shaw will livo on north yongo street aurora t t t t a wedding of special interest to the vandorf community was quietly solemnized at temperance- villo united church parsonage aurora on saturday sept 9th when marjorio evelyn eldest margare tlehman buried a very highly esteemed resident of stouffvillo for more than 40 years margaret lehman passed away on sunday evening following a rather long illness born with christian fortitute deceased was a spinster and had lived with her sister mrs fred wilson at whoso home sho passed away she was raised on tho farm in the altona district her parents having died long years ago mrs wilson is the last surviving member of tho family miss lehman was an active church worker in the former methodist church and later in the united church here the funeral on wednesday after noon to stouffville cemetery was largely attended rev thos laid- law conducted the service the pall bearers were w c scholl ross kester percy brilliuger ross davis frank hae and p l button lacrosse notes charge and included an excellent paper on faith by mrs rev glover a social hour and tea tho c la re m out canning factory opened for the canning of tomatoes on august 30th the yield in this district will be below tho aver age owing to the intense heat and prolonged drought earlier in the season recent rains have improved conditions to some ox- tent and both growers and can- ners aro hoping for favorable weather during tho next few weeks tho mission circle of tho ux bridge baptist church was enter tained by the claremont mission circle at the homo of mrs rev harton on tuesday evening last the visitors provided a flno program which was much appreci ated by the large number present tho congregation of tho united church held a mooting in tho church basement on tuesday evening sept 12th for tho purposo o deciding on a suitable memorial to the late pev a mclellan a commlttco was appointed to have charge ot tho momorla 1 fund to which a large number havo already contributed others who may wish to do so aro requested to communicate with david dawson or jas mccullough b sept 30th it was decided that tho memorial tako tho form of a bronze tablet stouffville lacrosse team got away to a flying start in the second half of the season by winning their first game against claremont on sept 7th by a score of 6 to 5 and defeating beaverton on sept 12th by a score of 6 to 3 the local boys have secured some of the altona players who have disbanded and with this added punch stouffville will be hard to stop claremont who are playing their home games at the stouffville arena are combining with stouffville to put on a prize ticket to stimulate interest in lacrosse tickets will be on sale at an early date whereby you can win by purchasing a twenty five cent ticket which will admit you to any one schedule game the following prizes 1st 4 ton of coal 2nd order for 300 of groceries 3rd 25 lbs of sugar 4th 10 pounds roast beef 5th 24 pounds sack flour buy a ticket come and see a good game of lacrosse and win your self a prize agincourt will clash with the scarboro grads in an east york fixture in the stouffville arena this fnday night these teams arc- fast and will entertain you to a rousing game york ontario lacrosse schedule the best school fair yet held in stouffville is the way patrons des cribed mondays exhibition by the school children at memorial park twelve schools competed including tho ave rooms ot stouffville scholars which are pitted against each other as separate units there was a noticeable increase in the amount ot live stock this year and this pleased the crowd more table space should be pro vided for the exhibits in fruits flowers etc which would improve the appearance ot the display sweepstako prize winners are ruth lehman daughter of mr and mrs ormsby lehman 1st bruce lintuer sou of edw lintner 2nd fern farrier daughter of herb farrier 3rd winners senior public speaking bobby thomas betty muston marion boston helen tranmer phylis winn elmer grove recitations were keenly contested the winners being edyth grubin kathleen kellington roy brown the chorus provided great inter est and were judged by mr robert leslie being won 1st miss lillian dowswolls room 2nd miss ross room 3rd mr watsons room ssno9 markham entered and made an excellent showing the prize winners weed naming contest kathleen kellington phyllis winn mary davis jean talbot kathleen lee doreen betz skill in handling colt roy zeller skill handling calfdouglas shank reginald winterstein and marion boynton local happenings miss reta paisley is on a visit to friends in stayner for a week do not fail to see martin win with memories of the past in katcliffs hall september 21 the wednesday halfholiday fox- local stores continues through tho month of october mrs edwin redman of smith- field was visiting her sister mrs david watson last week the eastern star will hold an euchre on tuesday sept 26 in their rooms in the ratcliff block prizes all welcome mrs howard morden and two children of toronto aro guests at the home of her fatherinlaw reeve w e morden miss myrtle watson is open for pupils in piano and theory at her home on main street phone 500s terms reasonable rov dr james daley of port hope ontario was the guest of his sisters hero last week misses mary and susan daley misses gladys jessie and jean hill all of georgetown were recent visitors at the home of their sister mrs chas ward obrien ave miss gertrude crossen ot toronto was home over sunday also misses marguerite and doreen hodgius of delaware ave toronto visited in town over sunday the band of willing helpers of the st james presbyterian church re sponsoring a play entitled home ties to be given by tho son of mr and mrs wm d rich ardson of vandorf tho brido was charmingly attired- in hordeau wine triple sheer crepe and lace ot the same hue and carried a large bouquet of talisman roses she was given away by her father and was attended by her only sister clara elsie wearing delph bluo crepe and carrying ophelia roses while the groom was supported by mr john w crawford tho wedding servico was read by tho pastor of the contracting parties rov g w lynd in the presence of tho im mediate relatives the groom pre sented tho bride with a lovely silver fish scale net purse bag tho brides maid with a silver bracolet and the groomsman with a signet ring immediately following tho cere mony the happy couple left for a motor trip to montreal and other eastern points the brido wearing a black cloth coat with grey fur and satin hat to match on their re turn they will take up residence on tho grooms farm at vandorf both mr and mrs richardson are active workers in wosloy united church mr richardson being choir leader and organist while his bride is president of tho young peoples society their many wesley friends oxtend tho best of wlshos for a happy married lite friday sept 22 goodwood- vs beaverton tuesday sept 20 beaverton vs uxbridge stouffville vs goodwood friday sept 20 claremont vs beaverton moiulny oct 2 uxbridge vs stouffvillo beaverton vs claremont thursday oct 5 uxbridge vs goodwood friday oct 0 stouffvillo vs beaverton tuesday oct 10 claremont vs uxbridge beaverton vs goodwood thursday oct 12 goodwood vs stouffville uxbridge vs claremont tuesday octolicr 17 stouffville vs uxbridge claromont vs goodwood goodwood play home games at uxbridge and claremont play homa games at stouffvillo 1st and 2nd team play off to meet runners of spring series bloomington mrs j storry spoilt last week in toronto miss reta paisley is spending a week at staynor dr and mrs j j mntheson of toronto spent sunday with relatives mrs chase of detroit called on mrs h smith ono day last week mr and mrs lennox of toronto visited at mr baxters on sunday mr and mrs fred armstrong of toronto spent several days last week with mr and mrs s rose mr and mrs j stoutter and daughter of toronto spent sunday at mrs laws cornfields orchestra had its first practise at baxters on tuesday night heforo starting on their danco engagements the rally day servico will bo held in the united church next sunday afternoon at 230 every body wolcomo cockerel barred rock lome hoover elsie chamberlain roy zeller jean miller bruce stephens ruth ferguson pullet barred irock dan filyer roy zeller phyllis winn elmer winn marion ferguson douglas shank cockerel white leghorn loui3 heise bruce lintner robert white blanche lintner walter smith don pugh pullets leghorn donald pugh helen barkey wilma smith andrew darlison carl reesor lewis heise dairy calf any other breed marion boynton robt white doris brown freddie holden carson tindall spring lamb bruce lintner harry lintner grant turnericath- leen turner randoph forsythe lamb skill in handling kath leen turner grant turner bruce lintner randolph forsythe billy castle blake forsythe pet class ironald gibbons jim peacock fern hoover jack hard ing eldon boyd frank pipher wheat quart bruce wideman freda silverthorn arthur rusnell bert clarkson ray ferguson reg winterstein oats quart floyd forsyth lola forsyth elmer winn dorothy timbers eugene winterstein barley quart reg winter stein freda silverthorn marion grove ferguson connor allen wells roy ferguson wheat sheaf ruth ferguson marion ferguson ed stephens billy tranmer onions george smith margaret smith lloyd lee douglas shank fred burgess ivan goudie carrots gerald laidlaw katli lee leo eunice woodland luella mcmullon irennald winterstein john lagoer asters ruth lehman betty muston fern farrier marjorio muston phyllis winn don pugh verbenas elmer winn rowena hoover james smith elsie thomp son elmer grove kathleen kelling ton zinnias reginald winterstein geo vaughan isabel fleming thelma grovo adele muston irene holden phlox margaret lewis grant turner james smith clifford betz ed montgomery evelyn byer any fall variety of apple margaret booth dorothy fuller margaret lewis murray vague cleo lee marion booth any winter variety of apple noel storry mary paisley walter smith helen stouffer kathleen jones norma rae plate of plums harold preston ruth loaman jack nigh jessio chamberlain morloy brown fran cis clarkson basket of assorted fruit bruce lintner ellnore goudio erma dowswell ruth dowswell ruth clarkson roe clarkson sheaf oats bruce stephens carl hoover donald pugh harold hare billy tranmer sheaf barloy ralph stephens marlon ferguson roy ferguson billy tranmer sweet corn leatrlce nicholson continued on page s victoria square jr farmers and jr institute in ratcliffs hall on thursday night sept 21st at 815 oclock admission 25c and 15c professor g a mcmullen of victoria university has been secur ed to address the opening meeting of the young peoples society in the united church on monday evening next at s pmspeaking reading will be the subject of the professors remarksthe public are invited mrs myrtlebeebe monks will re open her stouffville class in piano and theory on sept 21st owing to the successful past years teaching mrs monks will have three teaching days here this year thursday friday and saturday eleazer forsyth native of whitchurch following only a brief illness from a stroke eleazer forsyth died on tuesday at his late home lot 16 con 2 uxbridge where he had lived for many years he was 76 years of ago mr forsyth was born in wliit- chrch township but located in ux bridge near glasgow when a young farmer and here he remained until his death ho married jamima todd of goodwood who survives the husband with a family of four daughters and two sons they aro mrs richard foote stouffville mrs chas watson goodwood mrs kin- mear toronto and mrs edw wagg uxbridge also thomas forsyth toronto and charles in saskatchew an the late mr forsyth was a united churchman and his funeral will take place today thursday to glasgow cemetery rev mr burry and rov mr lunau former pastor conducting tho service sale register saturday september 23 housohold furniture antiques etc at former residence of f h sangster albert street sale at 2 f w sllversides auctioneer tuesday sept 26 we will sell at llooo am ono car load of mares and colts including some nico 4 year olds tho entire con signmont will be sold without reserve tho typo of mares and colts in this consignment aro most suitable for farmers to bo conducted at the repository 102s nelson st toronto coultor bros proprietors tuesdav october 10 at lot 5 con 3 uxbridge farm stock implements hay grain apples etc belonging to benjamin talbot no reserve sale at 1 terms cash f w sllversides auctioneer tuesday oct 17 high grade holstoln and ayrshiro cows yorkshiro swine dorset sheop also tho 100 aero farm to be sold at lot 23 rear con 9 entranco con 10 markham tho property of tho cstato ot late john browns- berger sale at 1 oclock a s farmer auctioneer sale withdrawn the sheriffs sale announced to be held at east half lot 11 con 6 whitchurch half mile north of lcmonvlllc is withdrawn as a settlement between the contending parties has been reached among the churches stouffville baptist church sunday sept 24th 1933 1000 am bible school 1100 am morning worship 700 pm evening worship please remember the prayer services wednesday at 8 pm sunday at 615 pm you are invited to all ot the above services tttt stouffville p church rev w h fuller ba sunday sept 24th 1933 200 pm sunday school 300 pm afternoon worship everyone invited t t t t stouffville and church hill christian churches chester o sommer minister sunday sept 24th 1933 stoulivlue 1000 am ss bible classes 1115 am worship and preaching 700 pm worship and preaching wednesday 745 pm meeting for worship and study church hill 200 pm ss bible classes 300 pm worship and preaching thursday 800 pm ce meet ing at the home of mr albert clark topic what has hindered tho success of prohibition all are invited to all services t t t t mennonite church stouffville rev s- cressmon pastor sunday sept 24th 1933 1000 am sabbath school morning preaching service with drawn on account of conference at gormley service at 7 oclock conference speaker expected t t t t ballantrae bloomington lemonville united churches rev ja6 kcu pastor sunday sept 24th 1933 1030 am ballantrae 230 pm bloomington 700 pm lenionville rally day service for the sunday school at each service the young peoples society will meet at the home of mr otto tran mer on this friday evening at 8 pm oct 1 bloomington anniversary rev t laidlaw will preach at 230 and ijjxtg gold and the bmbc orchestra will be with us at 730 on october 4 there will be an entertainment in the church programme and refreshments t t t t bloomington and ringwood christian churches e morton preacher sunday sept 24th 1933 we dig and toil we worry and fret when close above us may be heard a voice saying look up my child feel my smile and be glad- its too late to worry about yester day and too soon to worry about to morrow so services next lords day 1100 am bloomington 230 pm ringwood 700 pm altona iringwood will provide a good pro gram at the harvest home at altona service i we welcome all t t t t stouffville united church rev thos laldluw ma pastor sunday sept 24th 1933 1030 am s s and bible classes meet in basement 1100 am morning worship special rally day service a very fine programme is being pro- pared by the sunday school dont miss this lot us fill the church 700 pm evening service monday 800 pm yps under the auspices of literary and music department will feature professor mcmullen ot emanuel college head of dopt ot public speaking wo welcome tho public to this meet ing wednesday sept 27 a conven tion will be held in united church stouffvillo by the young peoples sociotios ot toronto east rural presbytery a good programme is arrangod for afternoon and ovenhig sessions supper will bo served in basement for all delegates both sessions aro open to tho public thursday 800 pm prayor bible study the womans association will meet at tho homo of mrs george watson tuesday ovenlngj sept 26 at 8 oclock you aro cordially welcome to these services