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stouffville ontario thursday november 19 1936 town topics days friday evening xov 20 dust of the earth will be staged to ratcliffs hall under patronage of the junior institute only 25c just thirty more shopping until christmas mr e j mcdonald of toronto was guest of his aunt on sunday miss sadie stewart miss iluxtable former teacher on local public school staff here fifteen years ago was the guest of mrs ksther ltobinson last week mr and mrs stanley somerrille and two children also mrs james somerville gleuville were sunday- guests with mr and mrs t b rae mr j l llyer of the 8th con cession of markhain and outstand ing bee keeper is in toronto atten ding the annual convention of the ontario beekeepers association little phyliss burkholder 9-year- old daughter of mr and mrs ira isurkholder who has been ill for some time was taken to the sick childrens hospital on sunday for special treatment the dominion store at uxbridge was robbed one night last week the amount of loot taken is not exactly known entrance to the store was gained by breaking a rear window and unlocking a rear door from the inside the rest was easy neilsons chocolates s per pound box christmas cards large assortment of unusual value special offer 12 cards in silvered box 2ac bo ad w ays dm store stouffville ontario v roadway plimb miss mary hay of toronto a talented gospel singer and one whom the lord has been pleased to use in winning souls for him will be the guest soloist at the stouffville christian church ou sunday after the severe freezeup over the weekend any roots left in the ground will only be fit for im mediate reed here and there a farmer has been caught with an acre or two still in the rows steam being kept up continuously at tiie barkey bros foundry for the winter the whistle is again blowing at noon hour and at 1 oclock each business day of the week it does sound good to our ears to hear a factory whistle again ladies of town and district are invited to attend the cooking school in the ratcliff hall on wednesday xov 25 at 230 pm afternoon tea admission 15 cents mrs aitkin demonstrator boadways drug store have a choice of neilsons chocolates in pound boxes 50 cents j v oneill of oakwood has taken a position as an apprentice to the undertaking business with his brother le oneill here mr morgan bakermla gave- au address before the womens liberal club of aurora last week lena rivers the local horti cultural society has secured consent of the victoria square dramatic club to make the delightful presentation in ratcliffs hall ou thursday december srd this fine royalty play has been staged six times this season to large and appreciative audiences reserve the date the blacksmith shoes your horse best the dentist is the safest man to attend your teeth and the news paper office is the best place to buy your daily reading matter we can save you money on any toronto paper published through our clubb ing channel the sudden death of leonard morden of 4 3 muriel avenue toron to on thursday evening came as a great shock to his friends and rela tives he was in his 68th year len as he was so familiarly known was a native of uxbridge and played lacrosse with stouffville in the year 1s99 when stouffville won the provincial championship in a play off with hastings at lindsay lacrosse grounds mr morden is survived by one son william and two laughters mrs l e pugh and mrs a e watson he had lived retired of recent years and on the evening of his death was playing with his team in an east end bowl ing competition he took suddenly ill and expired immediately the funeral on saturday took place to uxbridge cemetery and was attend ed from stouffville by mr w e morden cousin also mrs mcgrogan and daughter dorothy a meeting of stouffville lawn bowling club will be held in the telephone office on tuesday nov 24th at 7 3u pm all members are requested to be present j b sanders presideut t b itae secy- treasurer the personage of reeve rae of whitchurch deputy reeve rennie of markham and reeve sanders of stouffville will be missing from main street most of the time for the next week or so as they are all in attendance at county council which opened on tuesday the new markers for 1937 are gradually appearing in town al though always on a new or near new car the antique gas cans will sure ly look quite pepped up when they become adorned with the red mark ers and the imperial crown which will give a new flash to them but new markers or old well the old gray mare she aint what she used to be old man flu almost downed one of his great enemies last week when dr sangster was forced to take to his bed for few days suffer ing from the disease however he is about again and regaining his normal strength ready to do battle against the little germ which shook his physical being pretty hard for a time xewmarket may draw hockey players from markham this winter as according to the express herald markham will not have a team in the intermediate series mrs aitkin radio artist will pre side at a cooking demonstration in ratcliffs hall ou wednesday after noon xov 25 at 230 all ladies invited patrouage of the oes afternoon tea 15c mrs empriugham of gormley spent the past week with her daughter mrs tilman hoover also mrs emily mason and her grand daughter of 132 brookside drive spent the weekend with mr and mrs hoover stouffville the illness of mrs d j william son church street was giving great concern to her many friends last week mrs williamson suffered a heart attack and was in a pre carious condition for several days but over the weekend she showed satisfactory signs of improvement as we are pleased to report be sure to visit mrs wright at ratcliffs store any day next weei sample the cooking done with the products of the canada starch company you will find it interest ing and instructive at the home of rev thos laid- law in toronto on saturday nov 14 1936 miss ruby ramer of box grove was united in marriage with mr h o kliuck of stouffville the couple are now on their wedding tour and will shortly locate in the grooms home in stouffville congratulations on tuesday this week mr and mrs edw baker and family moved to their new home lu haliburton on the shores of balsam lake and on rural mail route ni 1 out of fenelon falls the best wishes of of the community go with them to their new surroundings in the promising tourist section in which they locate following quite a severe weak spell suffered last week mr d w heise of gormley is making only slow recovery and is confined to his home mr heise has been on the directorate of the bethesda stouffville telephone co since its inception in 1905 hes the kind of citizen whose friendship is greatly cherished mr a c brooks of stouffville has purchased the bryan grocery store in claremont village and took possession last week for some years mr brooks and his family resided on stouffer street and re cently acted as agent on a door-to- door sales proposition having located in claremont we wishmr brooks and his family every success in liis new undertaking 7trefott ground grip tires buttery vulcanizing tire service promptly executed swifts garage stouffville out you need mitts gloves heavy warm leather mitts and gloves are a real necessity on the farm at this time of year and we have them in lines that will stand hard work our assortment is large and is specially adapted for country use call and look over the stock all sizes and a big range of prices brathwaite hardware stouffville ontario the thrilling screen picture the man they could not hang has been secured for a one day show ing at the stanley theatre here on monday nov 23 the story un ravels one of the most atounding cases in the annals of criminal his tory it is a thrilling picture but contains nothing gruesome and carries a deep moral there will be a matinee at 230 and two showings in the evening at 7 and 930 this picture is secured for stouffville at a very heavy expense but wherever shown tremendous crowds hae been to see it note the day one day only monday nov 23 since having a fall a few weeks ago while working on the new silos at the rodanz farms ringwood mr lud hoover was only able to get around by the aid of crutches but he has now discarded the reliable old sticks for a cane this indicates that his bad ankle is getting stronger that wholesome amusing and entertaining play dust of the earth will be given in ratcliffs hall on friday evening nov 20 under auspices of the stouffville junior institute the cast is a local company from pickering and they have been called to repeat the play tiime and time again including en gagements in toronto reserve nov 20 and patronize the institutes evening plowmaker nears his 91st birthday friend of muir alexander james ley york countys best known plowmaker will celebrate his ninetyfirst birthday during this week despite his years he has put many plows in readiness for various contests this fall mr ley who was a boyhood friend of alexander muir the author of the maple leaf forever came to canada as a boy with his parents from devonshire england he set tled in clarks corners as a young young man and later opened a black smith shop at ellesmere scarboro township for the past quarter of a century he has made his home in markham village he became famous by manufacturing handmade plows having a large connection through out ontario for many years he was a leading member of christies methodist church where he con ducted a bible class for fifteen years he still enjoys excellent health west end service station are you a gambler harvey houck and mrs quantz executors of the late f h quantz of markham township are offering the goods and chattels for sale on saturday nov 21 at lot 21 con cession 8 markham and at the same time the property belonging to the estate at lot 26 con 6 will be offered subject to a reserve bid it is desirable to wind up the estate at this sale with everything being sold rev oscar burkholder will preach in the glasgow church on friday evening of this week at 8 oclock mr burkholder is an old stouffville boy and as such many old friends will be glad to greet him in a local pulpit while all who can come will be assured of a sin cere gospel message everybody is invited to this service an article on page 4 of this issue taken from the magazine school progress is worthy of the attention of every ratepayer in town and country it visualizes stouffville as a school centre which takes in a district of six miles in every direc tion and holds that the establish ment of such a district is a means of solving the high school tax rate and providing better facilities for those now in the smaller schools the article is instructive and most interesting quality service dr hess stock tonic week dr hess annual catalog will be in your home this week it will pay you to study this book to get your supply of tonic at the beginning of the feeding season dr hess stock tonic dr hess hog special dr hess poultry panimin dr hess poultry tablets taking orders for corn at the old price are you reading the fulopep egg mash advs in this paper stiver bros phone 4501 stouffville ontario cream summer or winter in all kinds of weather much or little for best results ship to us note we have for you a free booklet on the care of cream which you will find interesting and full of valuable information we close each evening at 6 ocock excepting saturday nights stouffville creamery co phone 18601 it seems to be well known that last saturday afternoon gladys irene hogg daughter of mr and mrs john hogg holt became the wife of wilbert morton son of rev and mrs e morton stouffville the wedding took place in the olivet congregational christian church toronto where there was a good gathering of friends after being across the line for a week wilbert and his beloved wife will make their home in oakwopd where he has been in the plunvbing and tinsmith business for more than a year they have the good wishes of their many friends for only 575 the tribune offers the following special toronto olobe and your choice of three magazines from the following list macleans national home monthly canadian magazine pictorial re view silver screen can horti culture and home magazine your daily paper and three magazines all for one year rural route patrons may phone in their order and leavo the money first time in town this offer good until december 31 we notice that telf rennies truck is doing business as usual de spite the exaggerated stories about it having been almost destroyed by falling over a bridge fact is the truck did turn completely over pass ing over the bridge on the farm of lloyd turner when the bridge tim- hers gave twentytwo pigs were dumped out and went helterskelter everywhere like a pile of leaves be fore a high wind their squeeling i could be heard for a long way but finally they were rounded up when truck driver and porkers were on their way however telf says he is not anxious for another ex perience of this nature pigs or no pigs of courso you are not in tentionally but perhaps you are just one of those who takes unnecessary chances with tho radiator of your motor car fill up now with everready trestoxe and you are protected against freeze ups of any kind prcstonc costs less in tho long run carl boadway opposite the mansion house phone 265 swerving to avoid a couple of pedestrians mrs s w hastings driving from town saturday even ing to her home at lemonville side- swipped a car coming east from ringwood and driven by albert myland then struck a second car driven by bert wallace of union- ville wallace was turned over in the ditch but he and his wife escap ed with only minor bruises mrs hastings was taken from her car which had turned completely around on the road in an unconscious con dition and remained in a state o coma for several hours fortun ately she suffered only from shock and minor bruises a fourth car al most figured in the accident when jerry sibleys came to a dead stop at the rear of the hastings car just in time to avoid further trouble the people walking on the road were reported to be charlie dadson and his wife visibility was very poor on saturday evening and a second accident happened about the same timo near unionville when two cars swipped each other then turned over by christmas the york rang ers will cease to exist as a regi ment so far as york county is con cerned the regimental name is to be perpetuated by its being added to the queens 1st american regiment aurora has been the regiment al headquarters through the order ly room has been in toronto near the county council chambers ade laide street east the regiments present colours are the gift of the county council and hang over the wardens dais when the council is in session since its formation the regi ment has had an aurora company whitrti originated with the old volunteer unit raised in 1866 that companys silver bugle and flag pre sented to the aurora company on their return from the front in 1866 are among the regimental treasures now to be dispersed toronto flashes goodwood mid district in particular the stanley theatre thur fri sat november 11 20 21 big special picture w c fijelds in poppy with rochelle hudson dick cromwell lynn overman short subjects also major bowes amateurs coming one day only monday nov 23rd mat 230 night 7 and 9 tho true life story of john lee the man they could not hang secured for your entertainment an enormous cost also short subjects at tuesday and wednesday november 24 2t5 1000 a minute starring roger pryor edgar kennedy leila hyams short subjects comedy when we were informed the other day that our friend william irobinson was not in the best of health our thoughts travelled hack to the history of the highly respect ed family of goodwood we think of his father long gone the late thomas robinson when the family lived where george stewart now holds forth then we think of williams sister mrs bewell of unjonvihe what a faithful church worker always in her place at the methodist sabbath school in those days she was our sunday school teacher and must have had con siderable to do with moulding character for us and we admire her hanging in me room of the scribe are three pictures which jbring back days of yore in and around old goodwood one of these photos shows the rear of the methodist church of years ago at a time when i count over 150 persons living in the village not to boast a brass band a few of these faces flash across my mind and you will remember them for they include joseph henderson robt wagg isaac wagg john whittleton john jbrown david watson the stafford boys isaac shaver the stouffer brothers and many more turning to the ladies we might mention the collins sisters miss mary stafford and mrs george lee and sister mrs h flumerfelt turning to the second picture we see the old frame school with the teacher as none other than duncan hubbard taught from 80 to 100 pupils who mostly attended only in the winter regularly the third picture reveals four men standing on the hand car or pumper of section no7 gtr and who are they first we brought to the memory of the late wellington pearson and the late james davey father of the scribe for toronto flashes still with us are our good friends daniel baker of markham and george lee of jones avenue sweet memories burn when the old men were young men and we were just boys well dad and the boys will he reading up the sports now from the maple leaf gardens and if per chance you read the evening tele gram just remember that bunnie morgason is one of the quill pushers and thats enough to know we en joy the gardens and heres our dope on the new maple leaf additions keep an eye on alfs fowler and davidson and that new goalie broda they aro all weighty chaps with youth on their side mr and mrs geo lee called at the robinson homestead on sun day sorry to hear our friend mr win robinson is not in the best of health hope he will soon be up and around again the davey family motored out on sunday to view the foster memorial mosque armistice day services on nov 8 were well attended in tho city churches at st clements church jones ave in the morning chief draper placed a wreath on the memorial tablet veterans and the toronto pollco band were in at tendance in the evening the church was crowded to hear rev john bushell former rector of this church several stouffville and ux bridge twp friends were present at these services one more toronto reader has his name on the tribune subscribers list this week yes just to read how the folks are doing out home and to you who each week correspond to this newsy paper keep up the good work lets know what is on your mind miss ivy knight visited her parents in uxbridge miss knight is one of the many young ladies who delights in going back to the old home town glad to say that mrs lang blue- man has improved in health and is now able to he up and around again several motors wended their way to uxbridge filled with folk of form er days there sunday was the anniversary of st pauls anglican church canon plumtree formerly of st james cathedral was booked for the morning service and bishop beverly for the evening service our friend mr fines jeweller on main st newmarket is getting ready for his christmas trade add ing new display cases and a fine stock of gifts for chrstmas most everybody knows mrs fine who before her marriage was daisy morgason of goodwood christ- mas shoppers visiting newmarket will receive a warm welcome from your friends mr gleason and mr mortson from the district of siloam called on some of our goodwood friends here this week potatoes no doubt was the main topic how many of our readers re member the third item of the tor onto flashes column of last weeks issue of the triliune just hunt up that paper once more and read it over this bargain friends is from our editor at stouffville and he has passed it on the correspondent and 1 now pass it on to all our friends here in toronto the tribune to december 31 1937 for 2 nuff said mrs e j hill son hearly and wife visited mr and mrs walter davey on sunday toronto calling goodwood yes we would like to talk to harper the potato king just think folks two loads brought to the scribe and still looking for another load to fill the orders you know folks ux bridge and whitchurch townships potatoes need no advertising one look at the bag with the sand roll ing off and thats enough and folks one store alone wished to place au order tor one hundred bags so we may not know our onions but we know potatoes it5j2e5irable theres only one way of finding out how desirable our pastry is take a cake try a pie and youll say this is fine when youre fed by our bread you will eay this for mine all of the products of our bakery enjoy a firstclass familyreputation stouffville bakery ambrose stover proprietor