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the tribune stouffville ont thursday sept 28th 1939 page seven glaremont by staff correspondent are you a tribune subscri ber if not youre missing something you can have a copy delivered right to your door every thursday if you live in the village or if in the country how about trying it on our special 40c threemonths offer right now more people in your district are reading the tri bune every week so phone up today and have your name ad ded you will never regret giv ing it a try mrs mighton sister of mrs benj kilpatrick is under the doctors care harry booses lucky numbers for last weeks draw are 6174 6242 6364 6363 60766173 miss peggy overland of tor onto has been visiting at her uncles c a overlands for a few days mrs m wallford has return ed home spending several weeks with mrs b jones near ash- burn it is reported that mrs frank sebeck has taken over part of the wm wallace house here in town and will move here shortly mrs dave dawson recently spent a few days with her sister mrs l ling torance mus- koka mrs w bingham spent a few days in oshawa recently visiting with her daughter mrs higgins mr and mrs morgan hill also mr and mrs henry wide- man have returned home from their trip west mr and mrs dave scott of lindsay were visitors at the home of the formers brother mr w g scott on sunday mr everett hammond and lady friend spent sunday at his home here mr and mrs burg of tor onto formerly of claremont visited friends here during the past week mrsw cowie and her sister miss margaret graham enter tained ielatives from pittsburg last week miss betty pretty is under stood to be well on the road to recovery following her accident of some months ago mr john fleming has been very poorly we understand mr george mothersill spent an evening in oshawa last week calling on his father who is employed there sorry to report that both mr and mrs abram mantle are under the doctors care this week irwin purdy made the seventh recruit to join the army ranks from this district the young people of the bap tist church enjoyed a corn roast one evening last week at the home of miss alma pugh on saturday of last week september 23rd mr and mrs widmer miller celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary at their home here mr and mrs miller received the congratula tions and good wishes of their many friends on this happy occasion pleasing reports are heard of the fine turnout at the local sunday school rally day last week rev i kennedy delivered the message and miss margaret cowie read the story specially in keeping with the occasion the executive reported that the average attendance during the oast year was 98 mr and mrs e w evans mrs beelby and daughter kathleen mrs jas graham and son and daughter attended the 100th aniversary of quak er hill presbyterian church last sunday the mothers of these three ladies all attended sun day school at this church in years gone by mrs c a overland enter tained at a trousseau tea on friday for her daughter marg aret whose marriage to mr lionel douglas took place on wednesday miss isobel tran and miss mildred loyst dis- plaved the tiousseau and gifts mrs h g mclntyre and mrs h porter poured tea while misses jean ward and alma pugh served mrs overland re ceived in blue sheer while her daughter wore crepe of steel blue what might be called a super chirivari parly was staged in this district one night last week when no less than six newly wed couples received a call from some fifty merry makers those honored with the visit were mr and mrs eric hudson mr and mrs sam taylor mr and mrs delbert booth mr and mrs norman graham mr and mrs bob dawson and mr and mrs floyd coates bounteous returns for the visitors efforts at creating a disturbance were forthcoming in each case and the crowd en joyed a hearty repast after all calls had been completed the local tomato acreage is understood to be considerably smaller this year than usual the canning factories are run ning but are finding it difficult to supply their needs from the local crop we understand that mr sam fretz usually a large grower has no tomatoes for canning this year wm knox is the chief source of supply at present he has eight acres of the fruit and has been trucking in several loads a day however when a factory is equipped to handle over sixty bushels in half an hour the supply must be large to keep the plant in steady operation an interesting letter was re ceived by one of our citizens this week from rev h r and mrs stevens of hanwell eng land former claremont pastor and his wife and also well- known in stouffville circles the stevens who live on the out skirts of london are in close touch with the civilian prob lems created by the war and write in part as follows it is remarkable the strides this country has taken in the past year we have been at war only two weeks and already every coal cement place your orders now for coal at the summer prices salt on hand for hay and feed poultry feeds of all kinds cement delivered if requested land tile various sizes s w hastings stouffville phone 169 cream for best results ship your cream to us you can make your own delivery at a premium of one cent per pound butter fat or have our truck call stouffville creamery open tuesday thursday and saturday evenings thing is moving government offices are being moved into old mansions in the country some railway stations are closed and their staffs sent probably fifty miles away to carry on many buses have been taken from our routes and at night it is so dark one cannot see the money for their fare it is a wonder the drivers can see we have had three airraid warnings so far two in the daytime and one at 3 oclock in the morning for the latter we had to get up dress and hurry below to a specially prepared shelter we have our windows sealed wet blankets for the doorsdark cur tains the fireplace sealed and water and sand in place in case j of fire on sunday sept 24 clare monts oldest resident mr tobias caster celebrated his 93rd birthday mr caster was born at goodwood in 1846 but has spent the last 73 years of his life in claremont he was one of a family of ten children of the latejacob caster who was the third settler to come to goodwood the family is remarkable for its longlevity every member but one reaching seventy years mr caster who is the last is pioving no excep tion the family first lived in goodwood on what is now known as the tindall farm later mov ing to the 4th concession from where they scattered to various points mr caster attended the old log school which stood on the four corners just where jack raes garage is situated he worked in various sawmills here and in the states returning to enter the horse business which he continued for forty years the claremont elevators were built by this pioneer business man an estab lishment which he sold out some thirty years ago mr cas ters health is very good and he was able to recall many inter esting notes of the past century he is the oldest oddfellow in the village having joined 73 years ago and has also been a mem ber of broughm- union masonic lodge for forty years and was identified with succouth chap ter uxbridge for 35 years mrs caster predeceased her husband five years ago mr caster mak es his home with his daughter mrs r forsyth in claremont he also has one son j k cast er in toronto and three grand children the home was be sieged with cards phone calls and friends on the eventful day all bringing heartiest con gratulations and best wishes for continued good health the marriage of margaret ashley overland only daughter of mr and mrs c a overland to william lionel norman douglas eldest son of mr and mrs h douglas of babcaygeon took place on wednesday afternoon sept 27th at 3 oclock in the claremont unit ed church the ceremony was performed by rev i e ken nedy while miss anne lehman played the wedding music and miss luella gayman sang handles where ere you walk the bride given in marriage by her father wore a gown of white satin with coat fashioned on princess linjs queen anne collar tapering sleeves and a short train her elbow length veil was caught with orange blossoms and she carried a bouquet of johan na hill roses and lily-of-the- valley miss isobel tran as bridesmaid wore a floorlength gown of queens blue taffeta with a doll hat of maline in the blue shade trimmed in rose she carried briar hill roses miss peggy overland as flower girl wore a flowerlength gown of rose taffeta of mother hub bard style and a rose maline braided band trimmed in blue she carried a basket of mixed roses bruce douglas was his brothers groomsman while the usheis were messrs gordon overland and clare douglas the church looked very attrac tive with tall standards of gladioli and ferns in bright hues the ends of the guest pews were brightened by large bows of love ribbon following the ceremony a reception was heid at oak lodge where mrs overland received wearing blue sheer over rose taffeta with black accessories and corsage of sweetheart roses mrs douglas vas gowned in orchid chiffon over taffeta and corsage of sweet heart roses the house was decorated with roses and mixed flowers for travel ling the bride wore pink crepe with plum coat and hat and black accessories the couple will make their home in bob- caygeon death removed a pioneer of the monteith district when on august 3rd mrs margaret cau- field widow of thos j caufield passed to her eternal reward born in pickering ont 72 years ago her maiden name was margaret odonnell the greater part of her life was spent in old ontario and for many years after her marriage to thomas caufield they resid ed near siloam there their eight children were born and in 1918 they became residents of the monteith district prede ceased by her husband in february 1937 a splendid ciowcl and large variety of entries featured the claremont school fair held n the park on thursday schools represented were claremont altona atha glasgow balsam and glen major prize winners were as follows irish coblers earl anderson bernice hill dooleys maurice binsted beillie binsted man golds vera white keith ward mangolds any named variety donald butler edgar white turnips perfect model louis baker clarence baker turnips any other variety hilda prouse edmund johnston beets marion jamieson lillian red- shaw carrots bobbie nokes george nokes parsnips gord on nokes onions wm mac- kay gordon noble pumpkin any variety gordon noble edgar white pumpkin sweev mary davis jimmie brown squash ruth elson grainswheat any fall variety margaret spang clifford dui- keld oats lena j white lloyd white barley joan hill bill mitchell sweet corn b leh man bob davis soybeans bill mitchell audrey slack field peas evelyn davis barbara coultis flowersaster greta smith shirleydavis zinnias ruth ward phlox dick ward audrey slack scabiosa greta smith bob ward snapdragon ruth davis audrey slack french marigolds audrey slack grant drewery verbena wilfred morley jean lenson petunia margaret lenson jean lenson helchrysum flossie spang betty appleby gladioli greta smith marjorie smith marjorie madill dahlias joyce redshaw grant drewery liv ing room table bouquet bob lewis bobbie nokes fruit northern spy patsy harper helen mcintosh patty harper barbara coultis snow patty harper betty appleby any fall variety named patty harper helen walker snows elwood johnston frank drew ery pears keith ward jack williams tomatoes peggy brown erla jones poultry barred rock cock erel irene pilkev peggy mc- cullough barred rock pullet peggy mccullough jean milton single comb leghorn cockerel eric wallace lois baker single comb leghorn pullet alma pilkev lois baker stock calf dairy eric wal ker ray hill showmanship calf ray hill eric wallace public speaking contest ed mund warden alma davis recitations alan jones helen norton knitting contest bar bara coultis bernice hill bird naming merl slack audrey baker weed naming aylmer brown grant drewery crown ing and tucking rope jack williamsmaurice binsted first aid demonstration glasgow claremont altona atha bal sam glen major brother of the groomwas best man the ushers were harold smith brother of the bride and vern davies brother of the groom the reception was held the park piaza where mrs smith mother of the bride re ceived in a becoming dress of dubonnet crepe with hat to matchand corsage of roses mrs davies also received in a beauti ful blue crepe dress hat and shoes wine shade and corsage of roses the couple left on a trip to new york the bride travelling in a becoming suit of black and white with accessories to match and wearing garden ias on their return the couple will reside in toronto dark victory at the stan ley this weekend a great tragic story beautiful in its simplicity and depth of appeal a highly dramatic plot which arouses emotional sympathy without tragedy the picture is exceed ingly well clone with excellent acting on the part of bette davis marriages st clair united church was the scene of a wedding on wed nesday evening when miss bertha bert smith daughter of mr and mrs e s smith be came the bride of edward j davies of musselmans lake rev j e todd officiated and the wedding music was played by mrs clayson given in marriage by her father the bride wore a gown of french embroidered faille her long flowing french tulle veil fell from lace juliet cap she carried roses with babys breath and maidenhair fern the brides two sisters were bridesmaids miss thelma smith wearing hyacinth taffeta with skull cap of french violets and shoulder veil to match silver slippers and amethyst lavalliere gift of the bride miss isabelle smith wore buttercup yellow taffeta with skull cap of matching flowers shoulder veil to match old slippers and topaz lavalliere gift of the bride ross davies furniture by public auction to be held at the residence of priscilla pipher ringwood sat sept 30 1939 at 2 pm oak sideboard walnut parlor table 3 inclosed wash stands 2 fash stands commode chair 2 bureaus birdeye trim one all maple 6 kitchen chairs 1 large bench childs swing and bath bake tray maple bed and springs single bed and springs two lounges wood boxes with lid and with out storms doors screen doors large step ladder window frames with and without glass 50 feet of wire cable chains grind stone on frame ron pots lantern carpteners tools articles to numerous to men tion terms of sale cash a s farmer auctioneer markh am rair fai the 84th annual exhibition of the markham and east york agricultural society october 5th 6th 7th many grandstand attractions cowboy roping star dog performance over 3000 in prizes eglington hunt club horse show military display by the queens york rangers 1st american regiment trotting races 500 judging horses cattle etc york county holstein breeders show hydro demonstration car markham citizens band special new midway shows on the grounds both days dancing at nite lucky draws saturday evening in the arena highclass orchestra