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stouffville ontario thursday may 7 1936 town topics it will pay you too a ringuood dont forget local stores are now farmer a 1 grove from one in- closed each wednesday afternoon sertion of a small four line adver tisement soid seven hundred baby chicks other farmers report a dozen applications for this or that live stock offered for sale use the tribune adv columns for results we ran across a market report the other day dated april 1ssc fifty years ago the price for butter in stouitville was is to 23c per lb csss 10c to lie dozen chicken 50e pair potatoes 40c to 50e bag apples 10c to 50c bushel anson button has opened a new hardware store in the town of ux oricide his late father was a prominent business man years ago when anson as a young man struck for western canada with his re turn to the home town and the open ing of this business the northern centre may boast three hardware stores george cook edward street will hold a public auction sale of house hold goods next saturday edgar kidd guard at burwash prison and son of former reeve herman kidd at ballantrae has been transferred from the northern citidal to the municipal farm at langs taff mrs maliuda snowden of toron to recently visited in town with mrs henry mcmulleu aud other relatives wanted girl for farm work ex perienced wages j 15 per month apply at the tribune mrs venables left for her home at hamiota man on friday last after being in the old town here for some mouths due to the illness and death of her mother the late mrs clias perry reeve h w and mrs sanders and son mr h a sanders motored to cobourg last week where mrs sanders spent a day with her sister- inlaw mrs wilmott white the men proceeded on to ottawa on a busi ness trip e a grubin ro optometrist and optician will be at his office in stouffville on monday and tuesday ma 11th and 12th the government flag over the post olhce was fiug at halfmast one day last week in respect for the late king of egypt this is pineapple week at the dominion mores get your supply of these beautiful pines only 15 and 19c the young men of rev h lees sunday school class were entertain ed by mr and mrs lee on friday evening at their home on church street girl friends joined in the occasion and all report a royal time mrs keid of isabella man and james stewart of hamiota man are in town for an indefinite time owing to the illness and death of their father the late win stewart theo mad ill who lives in the former hand property on main st east brought to the office of this paper a hens egg or the freak nature while normal in size al though a large egg the shell wos as rough as a plastered wall and was sort of turned out in waves or ripples the egg was candled and found to he perfect so far as its contents were concerned that wonderful marvelite house lamp being shown at l r oneills would be a grand thing for head lights on cars it is such a soft light minus the usual glare if you are troubled with your eyes see this electric lamp sold in various sizes and from the inexpensive to the large living room styles the bed room lamp is specially adapted for the sick room proikuty for sale corner of william st and harold ave westend stouffville house in first class condition every modern convenience pantry plenty of cupboard space up stairs and down large builtin china cabinet with bevelled plate glass doors ex pensive electric fixtures and blinds go witli house a real sacrifice no reasonable offer refused look it over mrs e a hutchinson the tribune mailing list was corrected on friday of last week refer to the label on your paper and see that the date there corresponds to the time your paper expires we appreciate the effort of so many who have looked after their subscription without waiting for a bill from the office of the tribune property changes in town this spring have been noticeably few and while every habitable house in the community is occupied no one is keen on buying however last week mr ambrose stover purchased two building lots from martin tail situate on mill street and having a frontage of 100 feet with a barn on the premises mr tait in turn pur chased ground farther north on the same street from the rae estate and on which there is also a barn girl wanted general housework and cooking for two adults in stouffville apply by letter to box 13 tribune office mr and mis alex mcdonald i hollywood crescent toronto were in town saturday for the funeral of the late george lawsou betty beauty salon stouffville ontario peioiaxext waving nestle xestoll wave 500 750 1000 nestle supcroil 350 fridigiuo wave 350 500 750 eusene wave 750 1000 these waves can be- had in spiral croquingole and combination all waves include shampoo nestle hair rinse and finger wave for appointment phone 3206 this salon will close each wed nesday afternoon excepting by appointment thoroughly clean as it should be a 1 gtj oh 8lc and this gesture on the part of the merchants would be a good move a mr frank stiver has purchased 72 acres of choice ranch laud in picker ing township south of claremont for use ot his fine herd of cattle in markham the larger of the two reservoirs which contain the water supply for the village was cleaned out last saturday by harry burgess and several assistants the floor of the reservoir had an accumulation of sand and mud leafs and sticks washed in during the spring freshets and from wind storms stanley theatre thursday friday saturday may 789 call of the wild starring lorotta young jack oakie clark gable silly symphony mickey mouse the junior farmers girls short course club will meet on the even ing of thursday may 14 in the oddfellows hall at s pm roll call hints on housecleaning papers will be given by anna scott and dorothy mcewen on interior decor ating a report from the delegates to the guelph conference will be given the- ladies please provide lunch cranking the car loel storry son of mr and mrs arthur storry 9th concession whitchurch re ceived a fractured wrist when the crank flew back and struck him loel is now carrying the injured wrist in a cast which is rather un fortunate right at the beginning of seeding but because of his youth 10 years he will make rapid re covery it is expected monday tuesday wednesday may 111213 headline woman with heather angel roger comedy and pryor shorts thursday friday saturday m a y 14 15 1g magnificent obsession starring irene dunne robt taylor one of the most outstanding pictures of 193g also shorts wilbert hopkins announces that he will conduct the annual tin can day when all cans and other rubbish excepting vegetable matter will he removed from the homes to the town dumping grounds the exact date will be announced next week or as soon as the approach to the dump is fit for truck to pass over mr and mrs fred reynolds mov ed into town last week from their farm in pickering township which is being taken over by their son successful in their farming enter prise all their lives or since they be came man and wife mr and mrs reynolds may reasonably look for ward to many more happy and rest ful years as they take on the status of retired farmers in our midst they have rented the harper house on victoria street in the westend mothers day calls for a fancy box of jcny lind candy special box for 40c garden seeds we have a full line of pack age garden seeds also bulk seeds genuine dutch beet seed b 0 a d wa y- s drug store stouffville w boadway phm b paint the floors you cant touch up wornout spots in the linoleum or carpets when its worn thats the end of it a painted floor can he touched up whenever it shows signs of wear its bright and cheery sanitary easily cleaned and the cost of painting is a mcro detail canada varnish paint is the old familiar trledandtestcd re liable paint for the floors that wears and wears and wears its ready for the brush simply stir and spread dries quickly with a high lustre and free of stickiness any one can make a grand job of it with senours floor paint all serviceable colors something to suit every room in the house made in canada brathwaite hardware stouffville stouffville is shortly to lose a couple of longstanding residents when mr and mrs george cook move next week to newmarket at one time farmers at lemonville for a good many years they have been in town mr cook being employed at various works including the old electric light plant and latterly in the garages in moving to new market they will be near one of their married daughters also the larger community may offer more opportunity for employment fare well and success to mr and mrs cook is the wish of all a toronto firm canvassed the village last week for printing or ders but we understand they were all but whitewashed in their efforts the tribune appreciates the manner in which the merchants and others support their nome town newspaper not only in advertising but in reserving all their job print ing for the home office one thing we guarantee on our part and that is our prices will compare with any city prices and in most cases we quote much lower rates especially for the small quantity required in local orders again thank you clerk j s dougherty motored a car load of young folk to the city to witness the grand finish in the six day bicycle race the village clerk is not a man easily perturbed but he admitted that some of those extra spurts were exciting and real thrill ers falling through a trap door in her home near the entrance to memorial park mrs sid schmidt suffered painful injuries on saturday un aware the trap door was open in the pantry mrs schmidt stepped back ward and fell heavily to the floor of the cellar she suffered a fractur ed collar bone and numerous bruises as well as a bad shaking up serious though the accident proved to be mrs schmidt might easily have been more badly injured hence the old saying it might have been worse is again quite true the sale of tickets to aid the veterans vimy ridge fund ended on friday evening when the draw was made at the stanley theatre mrs ab lehman being the lucky person she was given a choice of an electric washing machine dining room suite or a bedroom suite each valued at s5 mrs lehman we understand elected to have the dining room outfit the lucky num ber was 939 after defraying ex penses the veterans report they will have a tidy sum to carry over and it is their intention to inaugurate a similar scheme to further their treasury the aroma of roast pork wafted through the east end homes the other day when some 170 pounds of choice shoulder and side meat went up in smoke and was almost a total loss the owner wm thorne who lives at the corner of main street and 10th street with amos yake undertook to smoke his summer meat in the smoke house owned by lud hoover and which house stood close to the hoover barn at the rear of luds liome when thorne left the scene of the meat smoking for a short time thi whole thing went into a blaze and the main barn was in peril for a time but with favorable wind and ready assistance the fire was put out with only the loss ot the smoke house and the meat whicb turned out as roast pork instead of smoked hams and sides statistics show that 80 per cent of the buying of household necessi ties is done by women thats why merchants get behind a cooking school scheme which is catching on in the small centres as it did in montreal and toronto they show the newest wrinkles in cooking menu planning table setting and homemaking in addition to being a sales getter it is a goodwill build er between merchants and the women of the home stouffville will have its first cooking school on monday afternoon next at the stanley which had been postponed from the previous week owing to the film not being completed this is the first showing in ontario of this picture and the admission is only 15c a nominal fee to help bear tho local cost in connection with the school baskets of valuable groceries will be given away abso lutely free 1 basket to each 50 present read the posters distribut ed at your door and come prepared to enjoy stouffvllles first cooking school this being the month of may re minds us that our l c wideman the veteran marble and granite dealer will be 85 years of age be fore the month ends at least mr wideman although troubled some what with a forgetful memory a thing which bothers men half mr widemans age is real active and may be seen any day down at the little shop on main street near the station where countless head stones markers and other works in stone have been turned out over the years to decorate the cemeteries of this district and mark the last rest ing place of hundreds of those who have passed to the great beyond we extend to mr wideman congratu lations on this his birthday month mr j s baston of houston tex as was a caller at the tribune office on saturday evening he came up from the south owing to the serious illness of his mother mrs john baston of goodwood mr bas ton who is an advertising man is anything but a pessimist when it comes to boosting the state of his adoption the depression he says never did touch tho texans to the extent that it struck most other states of tho union and many of the so called nuisance taxes im posed in canada and most states in the south are unknown in texas here the great oil industry solves the financial riddle with almost ease much as the mining industry is today bringing pros perity to the towns in northern canada where the industry is hiim ing mr baston says the people of texas are looking to a visit from president roosevelt to open their big exposition now under prepara tion mr baston flew most of the way up and made the remaining leg of his journey by rail when ho left his southern home straw hats and linen suits were in evidence every where for the temperature was like our july weather dancing at cedar beach gardens lake musselman north side of lake saturday may 9th featuring lorne cassin o and his orchestra frank busseri and his orchestra will play his opening dance at the midnight frolic on may 24th and will continue through the summer miss m tomliuson ot toronto was a weekend guest with mrs wm silvester clean roadway means cleaner stores and better sanitation especially in the grocery stores where the dirt from the road blows in and gets on the supplies but one thing is needful to put this scheme into operation and that is the cooperation of all the mer chants thats the stipulation laid down everybody in the block must do their part or it will not work at all saturday may 9 entire housa- hold furnishings belonging to george cook edward st stouff ville opposite planing mill no reserve terms cash sale at one oclock a s farmer auctioneer tuesday may 19 sale ot house hold goods furniture dishes etc the estate ot late susanna culp will be sold at the late home lot con 8 markham just south of wideman church no reserve sale at two terms cash a s farmer auctioneer full range of sismans scampers the health shoe for summer on dis play at lehmans shoe store whitchurch township council meets on saturday next for general business the annual business meeting ot the junior institute will be held at the blue bird inn on wednesday may 13 at 230 all members please be present se gra field and garden seeds field fertilizer and garden chick starter chick feeder growing mash coal orders taken now will be filled before the price goes up stiver bros phone 4501 stouffville ont the regular meeting of the womens liberal club will not take place until later in the month the date of which will be announced later ah members of the stouffville veterans association are asked to meet at the fire hall at 1040 am sunday may 10 to parade to the united church for service as this is mothers day and also the anniversary of the battle of festu- bert a good attendance is looked for a new set of bylaws are in course of being drafted for the stouffville cemetery commission and its about time the former bylaws were laid aside one of the stipulations in the present bylaws forbids tieing horses to tomb stones or allowing animals to run at large in the cemetery we are informed that ontario county road commission is arrang ing for a joint meeting with york road commission to discuss matters pertaining to the stouffville road to uxbridge there is such growing and insistent demand for a paved or tarvia top on this much travelled highway that the powers are forced to give heed to the uprising sweep sweep a number ot merchants in the business block from shaws store to boadways drug store made the proposal that they would sweep the roadway each morning in front of their places of business when they clean the sidewalk leaving the dirt in a pile for the road man to lift daily the town cop who is in charge of cleaning the pavement accepts the challenge and is pre pared to do his part its a big job to keep tho road genuine values are available in used cars they have been reconditioned and are all ready for service call any time and look over our used cars and truck s one ford fordor delux radio 1934 one ford tudor 1935 one ford coupe 1933 one ford fordor d elux 1931 one victoria coupe ford 1931 one forid coach 1929 one plymouth sed an 1930 one durant coupe 1931 one durant sedan 1928 two ford 1 12 ton trucks 1930 two ford 1 12 ton trucks 1929 one international truck 1932 also a number of o ther good used cars d f holden dealer for sales and stouffville phone 18401 service markham phone 120 bargain fares may 7 from stouffville tickets also sold from all adjacent cnr stations to cnr stations in maritime provinces prov of quebec new bruntwiclc prince edward island nova scotia may 8 and 9 to montreal 600 quebec city 925 ste anne de beaupre 985 round trip fares r tickets fares transit limits and informafionfrom agents ask for handbill canadian national 1832 i 1936 coast to coast in canada newfoundland jamaica cuba ruenxo mco dominican llkiuhllc new york chicago boston london encland stanaaws of service to genuine help- hlgh standards our clients and a fulness to 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