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mt tottfftrille twm volxlvii no 37 stouffville ont thursday december 17 1936 a v nolan jp publisher inexpensive gifts radiating hie lvstive spirit or the season there is nothing finer than a parker or waterman fountain ivn and pencil set for belter taste in stationer see our lovely boxes containing fine quality paper cutex and moon clow cuticle sets in the newest cases bibles hymn books games picture books christmas cards markham farmer dies in 75th year ringwood is to bejpeoples church entertained i sees opening here the hamlet to go modern with j j uptodate amusement resort 1 for boxing and wrestling the death of john franklin pipher on sunday dec 13 1936 at his home on the sth concession of mark ham near the wideman church came as a shock to many old friends who were not aware of his serious illness of the past few- weeks he was in his 73th year and was laid to rest at the dickson hill opposue sinclair troadhouse turn oemelery on tuesday afternoon service being ringwood is shortly to have an amusement business if the present intentions of mr j r mckenzic proprietor of the former garage j tin m storey druggist home of quality drugs m a holiday special for a short time only regular 5350 oil permanent reduc to 250 curly ends shampoo and fingerwave included spiral combination croquignole other waves priced up to 750 kinanr wave hair cut 85c 21c 20c oil shampoos facials manicuring bleaching tinting dyeing special prices for girls under ii east end beauty shop marie brown corner main montreal sts phone 176 dental neil c smith ldsdds office over the bank of commerce office hours 9 to 2 130 to 530 phone oilice 1011 residence 1015 e7s barker lds dds honor graduate of royal college of dental surgeons and of the university of toronto office in grubins block phone 8201 markham every tuesday oilice in wear block held in the church conducted by his pastor rev w brown of markham assisted by rev i rrubacher it was most fitt ing and unique that mr goudie should also participate in this ser vice in that he performed the mar riage ceremony over 40 years ago when the deceased took for his wife sarah w raymer of south mark ham the late j f piplier spent all his days in the township where he died he was industrious and worked his way up to be a land owner and when he took his life partner the couple continued to reside in the township he is survived by his faithful partner and by four sons and three daughters the sons are clarence of pickering township gordon and wilfrid at home and rev l r pipher new dundee the daughters are mrs edgar lageer miss bertha and mrs pike wife of rev j pike of badgeros near dundalk three brothers living near orillia also survive a member of the mount joy church where he had served as a trustee mr pipher sought to live the life of a faithful christian thus did his family have the advantage of being reared in a true christian home i out correctly mr mckenzie is now making plans to turn the fine build ing into an amusement house for boxing and wrestling and such other entertainment as may be secured for presentation there a suitable stage will be construct ed with ringside seats all round and some of the best amateur boxing and wrestling boys in the business are j expected to be brought to the new stadium when once it gets under way the building was originally con structed by mr mckenzie as a modern garage but it is believed by some that a more elaborate place was constructed and established than the business of the district warranted and hence it failed to function successfully and after be ing under various managers went into liquidation the place was steam heated and was equipped with church hill insurance h 0 klinck obrien avenue tor your insurance needs in fire life automobile burglary and all casualty lines thomas birkett general insurance agency representing reliable companies including lloyds of london england phone stonffville 25902 a c burkholder insurance oanada life assurance co also automobile and fire e a grubin optometrist and optician will be at his office in stonffville on monday and tuesday december 21st and 22nd eyes examined glasses fitted and repaired phone stouffville 2405 the township nomination meet ing on monday next promises to at tract quite a few from here we were sorry to hear that ivan brethour lias been confined to the house with a sore nose mr jack beach is now at home after having biten engaged near queensville let us all try to attend the christ mas service at the little church on sunday afternoon the pastor will be with us again that sunday the christian endeavour will be held friday evening at the home of mr and mrs ernest lageer topic my appreciation to the jew will be given by mrs eldon smith we were sorry to hear that kenneth nesbitt who is suffering from pneumonia was not so well last week but we hope that he is much improved now the members of churchill sun day school certainly appreciate the rug which was donated to them by some unknown person but who ever it was we thank them most heartily miss grace paisley is in toronto having her tonsils removed we hope that grace will soon be back with us again and that she may enjoy better health as a result of her minor operation an automatic feed furnace cently the heating feature moved hut was 25 years wed mr and mrs ambrose stover are receiving the congratulations of their friends on the occasion of their silver wedding anniversary they were entertained at the homo of their son mr harry stover in commemoration of the event coming events announcements under this heading up to five lines 25c per week the annual concert of the stouff- ville baptist sunday school will be held in the basement of the church on monday evening december 21 at s oclock no admission mongolia school concert will be held on monday december 21 at 745 pm a play whiskers will be given admission 15 and 25c eldon gooding teacher lemonville public school christ mas tree and concert will be held in the school on monday evening december 21 at 8 pm adults 20c children 10c m sanders teacher will hold regular services in oddfellows hall each sun day evening eight re ligious bodies will now be operating in stouitville with the peoples church tor onto commencing regular sunday evening services in stouffville we are reminded that this makes the eighth religious organization to make a weekly appeal to our people in addition to the old established churches including congregational- christian mennonite presbyterian anglican united and baptist six we have services by the faith and truth church toronto and now we are to have a branch of the peoples church an organization which has had a marvelous growth in toronto and is operated on the fundamental principles of the bible and which attracts one of torontos largest congregations each sunday at its bloor street edifice the attraction for so many spirit ual bodies in stouffville is not quite clear it may be the lure of our friendliness which brings them here or on the other hand these alert christian workers have concluded that there is a great scope for the expansion of the missionary work in this particular spot in any event stouitville we believe has established a record in the number of christian organiza tions or separate units operating among a population of 1100 people where in ontario with a similar population is eight religious bodies in operation marriages norton meyers last saturday evening december 12beatrice mae meyersdaughter of mr and mrs isaac meyers became the wife of walter alvin norton son of mr and mrs walter norton the ceremony was performed at the home of rev e morton stouff ville thus so many of our young people seem to be in line with part of the scripturesat leastwhere they are taught to love one another municipal gossip on main street ringwood we a re weather the the tribune christmas gift enjoying real last few days spring makes an ideal jarvis hart at the home of the brides parents mr and mrs chas hart of victoria square the marriage of their eldest daughter dorothy irene to marcus lome jarvis of uuionville son of herbert jarvis and the late mrs jarvis took place on saturday december 5th at halfpast three oclock the ceremony being con ducted by rev john macdonald the bride entered the living room to the strains of the wedding march played by mrs a casely and was given in marriage by her rather she wore a rust transparent velvet gown with accessories of a lighter shade and carried talisman roses and babies breath the bride and groom were unattended following the ceremony a recep tion was held when the brides mother received wearing a royal blue crepe and velvet dress with a corsage of pink chrysanthemums mrs jarvis also received wearing a blue crepe dress and wearing a cor sage of rust chrysanthemums later the bride and for western ontario the bride travelled in a blue wool dress blue coat and navy accessories on their return they will reside ou the grooms farm at unionville gayman lehman lost large green houserug on sth con south of ringwood re ward walter brillinger ph 174 shooting match to be held on the farm of harry pointon lot 3 con 2 uxbridge altonaj friday december 18 for good young geese shot guns only prevailing prices briarbush hospital main street stouffville license no 203 graduated nurses in attendance private semiprivate and public wards ambulance service phone 191 mrs e r good superintendent i ammunition supplied for shot guns shooting match for chickens and gejeso on the farm of fred mantle 10th con adjoining stouffvilln old boyer farm on saturday december 10 1030 shot guns and rifles safe gke kings uxgluoay direct economical leave stouffvil1 a 715 am b 925 am c 345 pm b s40 pm eastern standard time leave toronto b 1100 am c 130 pm e 630 pm c 545 pm b 1015 pm a daily except sun hoi b sun hoi omy c sat only c dally except sat sun hoi attractive round trip fares toronto 155 buffalo 680 new york 1735 mansion tickets and information at house stouff ville phone 161 atha christmas concert monday december 21 at 8 pm childrens program and a 3act mystery drama silver collection edna fockett teacher the school concert ss no 11 markham 6th con will be held on monday december 21 at s pm silver collection miss leta bunker teacher the altona school concert will be held on tuesday night dec 22nd silver collection miss edna steven son teacher melville public school concert ss no 13 will be held ou tues day december 22 at 8 pm silver collection bloomington public school con cert will bo held on monday even ing december 21 beginning at 8 pm come and enjoy a christmas program silver collection l e paisley teacher christmas treats prepared in individual christmas packages on order at ratcliffs store the bethesda school concort will be held on tuesday december 22 at 8 oclock christmas program all welcome mrs chapman teacher wednesday december 23 the 3- act drama look whos here at uallantrae united church by tho mt albert young people admission 25 and 15c skating party under the auspices of the stouffville veterans will be held in the stouffville rink on wednesday december 30 watch for more details next week tho public are invited to tine evangelistic services to be held in oddfellows hall stouffville each sunday evening at 700 pm these services are sponsored by mr gus wobor and his group from peoples church toronto who held services hero each saturday ovening on lloyds lot during the summer mr and mrs george johnson and mrs ross vague spent last thurs day toronto miss jean fraser of toronto spent the holiday with her sister mrs donald wilson roy davis reported on tuesday at tho toronto post office dept for work during the christmas rush of mail dr thos and miss belle mitchell were in toronto on tuesday to hear gypsy smith speak and sing at the peoples church on bloor street we understand ringwood is shortly to have aninside stadium for staging boxing and wrestling bouts the former mckenzie garage is being converted into the new business now that unionville and victoria square have published their re markable records of old people liv ing in these communities ringwood may be heard from next if victoria square looks like a fine place to die well ringwood is a fine place to live thus we have not the num her of elderly people we have how ever 15 people 70 years of age and over those who barely touch or slightly pass the 70 mark are but five namely henry brownsberger mrs brownsberger rev dr thos mitchell albert hoover and mrs thos vague while tliese are but children compared to our eldest they are dearly beloved people we have six people whose ages run from 70 to 79 they being louis browns berger 70 peter raymer 77 mrs john johnson 77 william mitchell 79 on nov 22 mrs william pipher 79 and mrs george fockler 77 four of our people have readied the so mark and are still with us they are alex mitchell whoso birthday comes on january 21 thos vague so mrs milton fockler will ho 80 on january 9 and david h gillham in january one record ringwood can boast of at this time is that three of its citizens will celebrate their soth birthday in january sale register tuesday dec 22 auction sale of dairy cows both fresh and springers registered and grades at the romauclli building markham tho property of g c sparks sale at 2 pm terms cash cows are in fine condition all from t b restricted area certificates for each will lie pro duced at time of sale prentice prentice auctioneers wednesday january 6 auc tion sale of farm stock imple ments hay grain roots furni- n ture etc belonging to george cober lot 31 con 5 markham twp almira salo at one pm a s farmer auctioneer thursday jan 7 auction salo of 30 head of cows mostly fresh holstelns also dual purpose shorthorns tho property of chas harper will be sold at the farm lot 30 con 9 1 mile south of stouffville sale at 1 oclock a s farmer auctioneer melville united church ham was the scene of wedding on saturday december 10 at four pm when marjorie olive daughter of mr and mrs willis j lehman of almira became the bride of mr bernic w gayman elder son of mrs n gayman and the late mr gayman of almira rev john mcewenba performed the ceremony mrs joseph gayman played the wedding music and the soloist was miss luella gayman of stouffville who sang until the bride given in marriage by her father was lovely in a gown of coronation blue crepe a small blue velvet turban hat with veil and matching accessories she carried american beauty roses and maiden hair fern the bridesmaid was miss margaret mcewen of toronto who wore a frock of brown crepe with matching accessories and carried american beauty roses and maiden hair fern the best man was mr bruce lehman brother of the bride and the ushers were mr john night and mr carl hoover cousins of the bride after a reception at the home of the brides parents the happy couple left for a short wedding trip on their return mr and mrs gayman j will reside in almira christmas music in tho united church stouitville on sunday december 20 the music will be appropriate to the christmas season morning organ prelude anthem bethlehem bowkerstickles offertory solo night of nights van de water miss doris ross anthem the wilderness shall be glad pailestrina postlude tho evening servico will be largely choral the program will be as follows organ prelude anthem and the glory of the lord handel solo come to the manger in bethlehem ap perrin mrs kellington offertory unaccom anthem god is a spirit bennett solo and chorus o thou that tellest handel mrs j m storey and choir solo tho star of bethlehem stephen adams miss luella gayman quartette joy came down one morning singing blanche brace mrs kellington miss ida lehman mr vernon atkinson and mr l barrett solo mr rush anthem hallelujah handel postlude ratepayers of stouffville should make it their duty to attend the public meeting to be held in rat- cliffs hall next monday evening and known as the nomination meet ing from 730 to s30 nominations will be received for reeve councill ors three school trustees for two years and one to be elected for one year to fill out the unexpired term of edward baker who moved recent ly from town one cemetery com missioner will have to be named al so the term of k g tarr expires and is open for an acclamation on the school board the following have completed their term of office rev c e mcleod ambrose stover and jake mcmulleu mr m e watts says he is definitely through as a member of tho village council pleading lack of time to attend to the duties mervyn lias given the town some good ser vice and it was thought at ono time that he would go through to the top but of his own choice he declines while reeve sanders and councillors weldon brillinger and brown are not what one would call enthusiastic the press expects that they will be willing to carry on the reeve we are told would give way if mr weldon wished to step up but mr weldon has not express ed any desire for advancement so groom lefti far we have heard of little new timber for the council w e morden has been mentioned as a candidate for reeveship e a button has been approached to allow his name to stand for councillor but he has not consented ira rusnell may allow his name to stand for councillor he stands for expansion of our water system that would do away with the summer shortage h j malloy is mentioned as new blood for the council but so far has not yet decided to make a run for it pat would have the time to de vote to the job if he once stepped into the municipal field mr arthur swift garageman may offer himself for a seat on the coun cil provided there is to be an election but said mr swift i would not consider causing an election mi swift has no criticism to offer of past servants but he contends that there is real vision needed at this time and as a business man of quite a few years he is willing to lay his shoulder to the wheel this year the citizens are looking forward to a solution of the summer water shortage they are generally aware that plenty of water is runn ing to waste and that a means need only be found to house this waste for use in the dry season whether this question will be to tho fore or not on nomination night we do not know but last summer several of the members were pledg ed to do what they could to provide more storage capacity for town water so that the supply would not run dangerously low in july and august as it has in past years there is ample water running to waste to tide over the dry hot weather it it could be taken care of whatever happens the ratepayers should accord the etiring council and school trustees a good meeting on monday evening they spend many hours during the year work ing for the corporation and citizens should he interested enough to come out and give an hours thought to civic affairs mark- pretty births mcculiough at the brierbush hospital stouffville on dec 13 1936 to mr and mrs donald mccullough rr3 claremont ontario a daughter with the churches ciuust church anglican rev f herman rector sunday december 20 1936 4tu sunday la advent holy communion afternoon service 3 pm stouffville mennonixb church rev i lirubacker pastor sunday december 20 1936 regular church seivlce3 appropriate to the season stouffville presbyterian rev w h fuuerba sunday december 20 1936 200 pm sunday school 300 pm afternoon worship everybody cordially invited lemonville bloomington ballantrae united churches rev c b jcffery pastor sunday december 20 1936 christmas services 1045 am ballantrae 300 pm lemonville 700 pm bloomington stouffville congregational christian church arthur greer pastor wednesday dec 16 b pm prayer and bible study meeting sunday december 20 1936 1000 am sunday school 1100 morning worship subj around the cradle of christ childrens choir 700 gospel service subj the christmas sermon christmas music the evening service will consist chiefly of duet and solo numbers by mr and mrs stafford miss dorothy greer and the pastor we invite you to all of our services christmas tree service tuesday december 22 at 8 pm silver collection stouffville baptist church c s mcgrath pastor wed 8 pm prayer service sunday december 20 1936 1000 am bible school classes for all ages regular church services sunday school concert in church basement on monday evening dec 21 bloomington and ringwood christian church rev b morton preacher sunday december 20 1936 the most striking figure used in the new testament to describe a preachers work is that of a fisher- look whos here a threeact play entitled look whos here will bo given by the mount albert young people in the united church ballantrae on the evening of wednesday dec 23 thero are nine in the cast and they are making a real hit willi this drama in addition there will bo christmas carols and santa claus admission 25c children 15c everything is new at cedarena in cedar grove many new improvements this year including new music which has been especially prepared for skat ing skating tuesday and saturday evenings free lunch and dancing on saturday evenings for skating reservations phone markham s604 man we all know that a fisherman lias to deal with creatures that are not anxious to be caught under stand services npxt lords day 1100 am bloomington 700 pm ringwood there is only one gift in which can be found satisfaction that is gods gift in jesus christ how unwise we are if we refuse to accept it stouffville united church l e atkinson minister wed dec 16th 8 pm annual christmas entertainment with a cantata entitled the kings tri bute being presented silver collection sunday december 20 1936 1100 am morning worship subj the need and the promise 230 pm sabbath school 700 pm evening worship musical service special music the special music for the day la detailed elsewhere in this issue mon dec 21 8 pm weekly yps you are cordially invited to worship with us at this happy christmas season sixth line baptist church rev w e smalloy pastor telephone 1903 wed s pm prayer meeting sunday december 20 1936 1000 am sunday school 1100 am church service subject the coming of the saviour mrs gilbert and mrs smith will sing bible thought for this week john 842 jesus said unto them if god wore your father ye would love me for i proceeded forth and came from god neither came i of myself but he sent me radios rcprescntntlvje for victor and strombcif carlson radios new sets 37g0 and up used sets 120 and up expert servico on all makes of radio tubes tested freo ot charge george j storey phone 102