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i tonffiriue vol xlvu xow u stouppville ontario july 22nd 1937 a v nolan j p publisher young cyclist is instantly killed in crash with auto returning from the wedding of a friend in toronto on saturday nigh ken patterson employee at widdi- helds garage- here struck norman petty of cherrywood riding a bicycle along the sth concession of markham right at alvin s wide- mans gate the lad meeting almost instant death his mutilated body was carried some 75 feet to me ditch jack sanders riding in the seat with patterson rushed to the assisance of the illfated lad but the boy died in jacks arms the body was removed to clendenings undertaking parlors in markham and an inquest will he held on thursday evening dr dales of newmarket coroner has ordered the youthful victim only is years old had been in stouffville during the evening along with his cousin arthur petty the lads being accustomed to ride their bicycles here weekly returning on the fate ful night about 1130 they were rid ing abreast at either side of the road when pattersons car came along norman on the wrong side of the road attempted to take up a position behind arthur according to information of the police it was when crossing to do this that the terrific impact occurred pattersons car skidded nearly 300 feet and was brought to a stop on the road the impact drove the radiator of the car back and partially tore the roof the driver of the car told police he did not see the youth until it was too late to avert an accident arthur petty is reported to have stated that he believed norman had miscalculated the speed of the on coming ear other occupants of the car were mr and mrs ed smith of kirkland lake the party had been attending the wedding of mr george smith in toronto brother of ed smith and sons of mrs dorothy smith obrien ave the local constable h quibell was first on the scene with constable- walker of markham later alex ferguson and howard jackson pro vincial ameers arrived a tremend ous crowd of people gathered and there was serious difficulty in slow ing down the traffic coming from the north some cars travelling at a rate of 70 miles an hour after preliminary investigation patterson was placed under arrest charged with manslaughter he was freed on sunday morning when harold sanders acting for the crown agreed to accept 2000 bail for the appearance of patterson in court on monday rail was issued by a v nolan j p at langstnff and w e morden of stouffville put up the necessary bond patterson who was in a weakened condition was taken to the home of his parents in agincourt in court on monday the same bail was accepted for another week when the case will be called dr dales coroner has ordered an inquest which will be held on thursday evening at s oclock dst in the town hall markham village the jury empanelled is james rennie chas hooper ab summerfeldt p s pollard wesley gohn milton pindlay o d hisey peter stewart wm maxwell a g wood george wilson cha todd moonlight excursion the unionville junior farmers will hold their annual moonlight excursion from the canadian national docks toronto at the foot of york street on friday july 23rd 1937 roat leaves 815 sl fare 60c single 100 a couple max boags music tickets at dock evangelistic services an evangelistic tent campaign is being conducted on the pine orchard school grounds by rev d giimore and workers of the brethren in christ church service each evening at 745 sunday after noon at 230 and sunday evening at 7 pm anglican garden party at on the beautiful lawn of s h foote wednesday evening july 28 films cameras expert developing and printing enlargements from your favorite negatives copies made from old pictures j m storey druggist the homo of quality drugs forbes toole a lovely summer wedding was solemnized on saturday afternoon july 10 1937 at the home of the brides parents bogarttown wlien marjorie alina only daughter of mr and mrs charles toole and sister of c e toole whitchurch township reeve became the hride of alan douglas forbes son of mr and mrs james forbes of ingersoll an arch of roses and background of delphinium and babys breath spanned the porch and formed a fit ting setting for the ceremeny which was performed by rev dr d mclntyre of newmarket mrs a m colville played the march and dur ing the signing of the register miss marjorie forbes sister of the groom sang because the bride given in marriage by her father was very lovely in a gown of rose lace moulded on princess lines and falling into a circular train she wore a coronet of pearls and carried a shower bouquet of butterfly roses del phinium and gypsophelia the brides mother received in a gown of navy sheer crepe with corsage of deep crimson roses the grooms mother receiving with her wore black flowered chiffon the guests following the cere mony adjourned to the diningroom where the wedding supper was served the little niece of the bride erla toole wore a frock of pale blue frilled organdy and her small nephew stuart toole a pages suit of sky blue satin later the bride and groom left for a motor trip the bride wearing a smart turquoise blue tailored suit with white accessories on their re turn mr and mrs forbes will live in newmarket hoover families unite here sat next saturday july 24 will be a big day in stouffville for the hoover clan which will gather on that occasion at memorial park from all parts of ontario and from the unit ed states where there is quite a following some five hundred invitations have been issued to families and individuals but if you are in any way connected with the hoover tree and did not get a notice come along without an invitation its hard to get them all on the mailing list says miss marjory mertens the energetic secretary an elaborate spread will be laid before the gathering at noon hour and everybody connected is invited to bring along a basket in addition we understand civic officials have been accorded a special invitation to dine and this includes the park officials the weather has been very catchy the past week but that need make no difference whatever to this historic assembly there is wonderful accommodation to be found in the arena on the grounds if weather is not favorable for out side activities local briefs messrs howard stony and daw son wagg accompanied by misses mary doten and margaret schmidt enjoyed a motor trip to collingwood on sunday the following members of the local masonic fraternity left tues day to attend grand lodge in ottawa jos borinsky n macclean d mcdonald henry slack dr n smith and a v nolan mr fred meyers also daughter and grandson of detroit motored over for the weekend with his sister and brotherinlaw mir and mrs henry mcmulleut also calling on other friends in and around stouffville mr and mrs r jones and son of kirkland lake mrs v sadler mrs jones mrs e palmer and mr 1 boyer of claremot visited with mr and imrs g t lee recently an unfortunate accident befel one of our local boys clayt tarr on wednesday morning of this week when he sustained a broken ankle clayt who is an employee of the stouffville bethesda telephone cc was working just south of gormley at the time and while carrying a heavy pole he stumbled on the rougn ground giving his ankle a bad twist send the tribune to absent friends q 1 d 3qe30e s30e30i ioe30er o n o n o o d o 30e30e the mines perron east malartig sladen malartig senore luost information on requajt j b cane 80 king st west toronto ont phone elginsm 30e30i locaox x0e30i o d 30 a former 9th line resident and late of bethesda james arsenauit passed away on wedneday july 14 in his 42nd year he had been suffering for some time with stomach trouble and had been re moved to the toronto general hos pital for treatment mass was con ducted by father gillion on satur day morning followed by burial in mt hope cemetery toronto mr arsenauit was born on prince edward island and had lived in this district for ten years he is survived by his wife and 11 children 7 boys and 4 girls all living conservatives of north york name mckenzie candidate germ of dictator nowmarket july 19 major alexander mckenzie former eeve of woodbridge was nominated conservative candidate for the north york provincial riding de feating dr c r boulding mayor of aurora only when a second bal lot was taken at the convention held here on saturday of five candidates nominated clifford case was the oniy one to refuse he stated he would seek nomination at the next convention for the federal riding dr s j boyd mayor of newmarket and t a hulse barrister were also nominated dr boyd and mr hulse withdrew when they found they were behind their two regaining opponents after the first ballot was taken each ballot received 276 votes with the liberal federal govern ment and other leaders of public thought throughout the world en dorsing the freeassociation policy of the ontario conservative party it would seem that everyone is out of step but mr hepburn who has surrounded himself with splendid isolation hon earl rowe ontario conservative chieftain told the convention here today he has isolated himself to such an extent that he cannot get an en- dorsation from his own party nor the backing of any member liberal or conservative of the house of commons at ottawa he asserted charging that mr hepburn has be come infected with the germ of dictatorship and this was be coming more evident every day the speaker described the pres ent liquor policy of the hepburn government as sales at any cost and one of high pressure sales manship the consumption or liquor has increased an increase which is due entirely to the frantic desire of the government to raise money at any cost the machinery set up has been utilized in no small measure as an outlet for political patronage pickering native passes in usa frank e gee 71 had lived there 23 years pickering july 17 frank e gee native of pickering township and widelyknown among the older residents of york and ontario counties died wednesday at laguna beach cal in his 75th year he was born near greenwood ontario sept 1g 1sg2 but had been living jn los angeles and laguna beach for 23 years he was the eldest son of the late john e and caroline gee of pickering surviving are his wife a son harold of toronto and a daughter edith of los angeles fall from hay load near fatal falling from a load of hay stand ing in the barn on the farm of mr ieland johnson townline east of stouffville edwin forsyth narrow ly escaped death when he alighted on his back and shoulders he was picked up in a partially paralyzed condition and was rendered first aid by the local physicians and then removed to the toronto general hospital where his condition is re ported as more favorable edwin was handlirg the sling ropes when in some manner he lost his balance and fell to the hay mow which would have been expected to ease the fall as he rolled to the barn floor strange to say the manner of the fall proved very serious and for a lime life was de spaired of when it was feared his back or neck was broken further examination at the hospital indicated that the outcome was not quite so serious although very critical entrance results high school lemonville centre results on both term work and written examinations attreed james abell james baker elaine beech marion boyd vivian clark roy davis morley drewery jack emmerson margaret focklerruby foote betty forfar robert grant evelyn hoover fern kensett robt king corinne mitchell alta nesbitt edward nesbitt irene ratcliff helen reesor carl smith george stewart warren taun orvllle vague imurray winterstein eugene yake velma mnrkliim ss no o forson andrew g lecuyer georgina fuller hazel e hisey arthur macdonald ian whitchurch s s no 7 brown jim cherry joe cober marie conner alan deadman rae wideman allan life membership is presented in recognition of long and faith ful service in mission work es- specially with the miary haig band the womans missionary society formally presented mrs nathan forsythe with a life membership in their organization the presenta tion was made at a well attended meeting which was primarily in tended to be a picnic in memorial park owing to inclement weather the affair was transferred to the school room of the church mrs james mowat in a witty well chosen address acquainted mrs forsyth with the honor being bo- stowed and the recipient made a suitable and fitting reply another feature of the meeting was an address by miss mitchell travelling secretary for the domin ion board throughout canada mrs geo thomas presided over the meeting proclamation in accordance with the custom of previous years and acting on the wishes of a great majority of ratepayers i hereby proclaim monday aug 2 1937 civic holiday for the village of stouftville a e weldon reeve absolve driver i lads death coroners jury attaches xo blame to motorist in fatal crush a coroners jury investigating into the death of alex williamson 15 of victoria square absolved w e matthews of 150 brooksido ave toronto driver of the car at an in quest held in richmond hill on fri day night the lad was an entrance pupil of miss erma holden teacher of victoria square school evidence showed that williamson had been riding his bicycle north on the yonge street highway when ho was struck by the trailer of a car driven by matthews witnesses testi fied that the driver of the car was unable to avoid hitting the youth provincial traffic officer howard jackman of richmond hill told the jury that the youth was riding on the shoulder of the road behind his two brothers who were also riding bicycles the lad had turned off the pavement to catch up with his brothers when his bicycle skidd ed in the loose gravel throw ing him about 12 feet out on the road the officer declared the officer pointed out that the youth landed under the wheels of the trailer ho died before he arrived at the office of dr ralph langstaff coroner dr j p wilson of richmond hill conducted the in quest harold sanders represented the crown evidence was given by- county constable barraclough mail route extends service the rural mail route serving the 7th and sth concessions of imark- ham from markham village has been extended north from dickson hill sideroad to the townline of whitchurch returning by the 7th while the townline is already serv ed by the route no 4 from stouffville the latest extension from markham will serve two and a half miles on tlio two concession lines and will add a dozen more box holders heretofore the courier from markham came north to the dickson hill sideroad and across to the 7 th concession persons north of the sideroad had been getting their mail at ringwood or had a box placed a half mile from home to catch one of the nearby routes they will now be served at their own farm entrances a large gathering honours veteran schoolmaster several hundred gathered in robert ratcliffs park last satur day afternoon to honour their veteran schoolmaster mr isaac pike at the second old boys and girls of bethesda reunion those present who were among his original pupils were ezra clubine abram steckley and c j brodie all of stouffville fred meyers of detroit sarah catharine steckley magill of glencairn mary steckley of toron to and david pretty of newmarket during the evening a program was given with irev levi atkinson acting as chairman two old hymns were sung under the leadership of charlie atkinson a resume of the 193b reunion was read by janet brodie three quartettes rendered numbers the gormley atkinson and ratcliff groups that old sweet heart of mine was given as a read ing by mrs roy grove while anna steckley coleman recited two builders as a tribute to mr pike silent tribute was paid to those who had passed away since the 1936 reunion among these being selena steckley hoover mr and mrs sam p foote mrs byron ratcliff and hartman meyer jess cook sang i often wonder c j brodie re viewed some of the teachings of mr pike and the early days of the bethesda school and presented to mr pike for himself and imrs piko a travelling case of leather in which was inscribed presented to mr and mrs i pike july 17th 1937 on behalf of those present a gift of money was made with the case as well as the register of names of those present at the reunion owing to illnss in the family mrs pike was unable to remain for the pro gram and presentation in reply mr pike spoke of the place bethesda had always held in lis affections and said he would never want to leave it for any other place he told of the outlook which was somewhat discouraging when he first came to bethesda school but hereand there he saw bright shining eyes that bespoke intelligence and gave him heart and of seeing the possibilities he sensed in the pupils later became a realization rev mr shantz of gormley spoke of the joy it gave him to be associated with mr pike as ji brother minister in the mennonite church and complimented mr pike on his influence on the lives and habits of his pupils in the day- school and in the sunday school rev john mcewen of melville peaches and bethesda churches told of the warm friendship he felt for mr pike and said he had coma from a community where there was a man of similar experience to mr pikes having taught for 60 year in the public school as well as be ing an ardent sunday school workef rita chapman gave an appropri ate reading mr pikes eldest son abram of toronto spoke from the standpoint of the teachers son it had its joys and its embarrass ments he being the recipient of the stick both at school and at home he told of what he thought was the secret of successful living tnd which at the same time seemed to him to be the outstanding trait in his fathers life faithfulness his father he said had no brilliant talents but he used the ones he was given in faithful service abram said his parents home was still to him the home where he liked to be and where peace could be found the chairman called on the president john c steckley of brantford who discussed the question of further reunions a motion was carried empowering the present reunion committee to gether with egerton clubine lottie atkinson abram pike ida foote leary and art brodie to select a committee to plan the next reunion junior farmers dance the stouffville junior farmers will hold a dance at the coultlce pavilion south side lake mussel- man on tuesday evening july 27 come and enjoy the music by johnnie moscow and tiis orchestra there will be novelty dances and favours aplenty dancing from 830 until admission 25c ladles 15c births grove at the brierbush hospital stouffville on july 15th 1937 to mr and mrs ezra grove ring- wood a son atkinson at brierbush hospital stouffville on july 20th 1937 to mr and mrs clarence atkinson bethesda a daughter among the churches bloomington mr william hill one of whit church township oldest citizens also his daughter laura are with friends in aurora on a visit mr and mrs grant barnes are visiting in our locality mr barnes is principal of mount albert con tinuation school miss irheta smith toronto is having holidays at the homo of arthur smith miss jessie sage entertained the members of the christian church ladies aid at the home of her sister over near gormley one day last week miss sage who is engaged at dr sangsters is a valued mem ber mrs hazzard of toronto is visit ing miss hanna fairies on her summer vacation grain harvest will commence here this week wo expect a heavy griin crop and all will be anxious to get the heavy cutting done before some bad weather knocks it down christ church anglican rev f herman rector sunday july 25th 1937 sth sunday after trinity 200 pm evening prayer everybody welcome m stouffville presbyterian rev w h fuller ba sunday july 25th 1937 200 pm sabbath school 300 pm afternoon worship everybody cordially invited lemonville bloomington ballantrae united churches rov chas b jcffcry pastor sunday july 18th 1937 1045 am dst musselmans lake 1100 am st ballantrae 230 pm bloomington 700 pm lemonville stouffville congregational christian church arthur greer pastor sunday july 25th 1937 1000 am sunday school 1100 am morning worship though he slay me yet will i trust him what is man that thou art mind- ful of him 700 pm gospel serf ice pastors solo yet thou art mind ful from the disciple church hill 200 pm sunday school 300 pm worship we cordially invito all the old church hill friends bloomington and ringwood christian church rov e morton preacher as we look upon the business and bustle of this world wo may soon feel like socrates when he exclaim ed how many things are here which i do not want services next lords day sunday july 25th 1937 1100 am bloomington 230 pm ringwood 700 pm altona the things which are seen are temporal but the things which are not seen are eternal 2 cor 4 is wise are they whose supremo inter est is in the eternal stouffville baptist church wed 8 pm prayer service friday 8 pm bible class will meet this week at the home of mr and mrs gibson sunday july 25th 1937 1000 am sunday school 1100 am morning worship 700 pm gospel service the services this week will be in charge of pastor j scott of belle ville stouffville united church l e atkinson minister sunday july 25th 1937 1000 am sunday school and bible class 1100 ajn morning worship subject christ our religion 700 pm gospel service subj the set of life wednesday 8 pm prayer and fellowship service you are cordially invited to worship with us strangers especially welcome stouffville mknnonitb church rev i brulhiclicr pastor sunday july 25th 1937 1000 am sunday school 1100 am morning worship 700 pm gospel serlvce on monday evening the scott young people are providing a temperance program there will be an object lesson given on a cigarette keep in mind friday nights prayer meeting sixth line baptist church rev w e sniulley fnstor telephone 1903 wed s pm prayer meeting sunday july 25th 1937 1000 am sunday school 700 pm church service subject where peace and pros perity may be found friday 8 pm young peoples society at the baker hill church rom 51 therefore being justi fied by faith wo have peace with god through our lord jesus christ 11 chron 265 and he sought god in the days of zechariah who had understanding in the visions of god and as long as he sought the lord god made him to prosper