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the tribune stouffville ont thursday nov 4th 1943 mennonite brethren in christ church jormley and bethesda rev- f g huson pastor anniversary services nov 7 evangelist daniel cairns singer gunner knudsen 1030 am evangelist daniel cairns singer gunner knudsen 200 pm sunday school speaker mrs f g huson with sceneofelt 300 pm speaker rev f g huson 700 pm evangelist daniel cairns singer gunner knudsen bring your lunch hot drinks supplied revival services nov 8th21st evangelist rev m t sellers of lockport n y s services every night 800 pm except saturday sunday 300 pm 700 pm special singing by local talent altona the teacher and the pupils of the school entertained their mothers and friends at a halloween party on friday afternoon last the young folk of the community attended a halloween party held at the home of miss margaret couper- thwaite mongolia when a very pleasant evening was enjoyed by all a pot luck supper will be served in the school here this friday eve ning i bloomington mr and mrs l degeer of box grove spent sunday with her parents mr and mrs percy brown the sympathy of the community is extended to mrs earl davis in the death of her father mr abner baker mr and mrs wa fockier nave returned from a three weeks visit 1 with their daughter mrs mccor- mack at sudbury the christian endeavor held a very enjoyable halloween social on friday at the home of mr and jmrs c lemon miss gwen tranmer of the kitch ener school staff was at the home of her parents over the weekend mr f burnett was a weekend visitor in toronto atha news mrs james spent the weekend with mr and mrs norman lehman mr and mrs norman lehman cele brated their second wedding anniver sary on nov 1st congratulations glad mr norman neal is im proving after his serious illness he is still under the doctors care mr and mrs eli lehman grace also mr j hoover were dinner guests at mr and mrs allen meyers on sunday last mr and mrs grenville wilson had sunday dinner with mr and mrs norman lehman mrs l hoover entertained her daughters and their husbands over the weekend mrsfeatherston and her mother mrs beare spent monday in toronto and incidently were present to wit ness the unfortunate occurrence of a lady taking her own life from the 7th story window of a city depart mental store high school notes turkey supper under auspices of the wesley united church vandorf church basement on wediiesy nov 10 good program supper served from 530 pm admission sac lemon vi lle mrs thos spence has returned to the city after spending the sum mer months at her home here mr and mrs cecil brittain ron ald and gwendolyn had sunday eve ning tea with mrs brittains par ents mr and mrs g w hamm the young people are planning a halloween party to be held in the parsonage this friday evening this promises to be a lively interesting occasion and all the young people are heartily invited mr roy irwin conducted the ser vice at goodwood on sunday evening we are all very sorry to hear of the painful injury suffered by elaine rae daughter of mr and slip stewart rae in stouffville last sat urday evening all best wishes for her speedy recovery latest report from the hospital indicate that it will be two weeks before the full extent of the head injuries can be determin ed and in the meantime nothing can be done to repair the leg fractures mr and mrs earl cook and fam ily are occupying the house across from mrs hutchinson on the seventh line the following officers were elected to the literary executive of stouff ville high school literary society for the year 194344 president ruth gooding vice president ted boadway secretary frances clarkson treasurer lorrhine hisey pianist margaret stover asst pianist beatrice licorish editor benny jones asst editor ken green critic ted boadway press reporter haiold steckley grade xiii rep margaret glover grade xii rep marion weldon grade xi rep audrey slack grade x rep keith steckley grade lxb rep marion sanderson grade ixa rep audrey bell i 6th line whitchurch mrs ted roberts is spending a few days with her mothei mrs j a clarke rev and mrs rowan and family had dinner at the flewell horn on sunday dont forget hlllcrest christmas concert december 20 mr and mrs elmore barkey and family spent sunday with mr and mrs frank barkey toronto last friday evening a crecjutnole party was held at the home ot mr and mrs d ratclitf lucky winners were mrs a paisley mr yake also clifford lockyer and eunice yake mr and mrs chas ratclift spent sunday in toronto last wednesday afternoon the pupils enjoyed a holiday the whit church group of teachers met at ss 9 lemonville an oratorical contest was held and elma ball ss 1 was the winner other contestants were joan gilroy and jean hill mr and mrs f steckley and ber- nice also mr and mrs a steckley and family had supper sunday even ing with mr and mrs robert rat- cliff and howard mr and mrs wpaisley and david called on mr luther allen at the brierbush hospital sunday after noon oxcb pianist now padkk punxdibe a pappy an batubdau alav 6 l fyjeasi it until lmiiwicmciel 2au maoetnhen ii bnaoe men died that you tnitfltt wean it rr dickson hill last weeks budget mrs fred hicks of hamilton is visiting with mrs harvey moyer j we are all glad to hear that ross wideman arrived home from british columbia on sunday after a two years absence j we extend sympathy to mr alex jones and family on the loss of his aged mother who died at the home of her son mr harmon jones of the ninth line she lived in this com munity a number of years ago and will be remembered as a woman of high christian character mr and mrs sam barkey and glenn have returned from british columbia and are visiting friends and relatives here we are glad to see sam look ing as well after his very serious ill ness in the west and wish him a complete and speedy recovery one of the older residents of ring- wood mrs johnson was laid to rest in the dicksons hill cemetery on monday afternoon funeral service was conducted by the rev mrbrown assisted by the rev mr morten and dr thos mitchell the stafford trio from stouffville sang a selection bob schell was home from port credit on sunday mr and mrs berbert wideman and family had sunday dinner with mr and mrs roy moyer mr and mrs ward hallman have been visiting in rochester this week mrs anthony hoover and miss r moyer spent last wednesday in tor- oronto mrs redshaw and family have left the farm and have taken up resid ence in mrs s abells house the halloween party afforded en tertainment for the school children here on friday night the members of the simeon hoover family spent an enjoyable evening together on monday at mr and mrs clarence mcdowells home on the 7th line a number were present at the house warming in the mt joy mennonite parsonage last friday evening in honor of rev and mrs s s shantz who have commenced their pastoral work here this woek mr shantz is attending the miic general conference which is conven ing in kitchener ringwood the sympathy of the community goes out to the relatives of the late abner baker who was buried at baker hill cemetery on sunday mrs mary nighswander of stouff ville is staying with miss friscilla pipher for the winter mi3s joyce johnson of toronto spent the weekend with her parents mr and mrs robt johnson performing halloween pranks one of the younger group from here suffered a nasty cut below the eye which required several stitches to close the wound green river mr wm booth has left the stouff ville hospital and is with his daugh ter mrs murray in toronto mrs wm mcleod of coglan bc is with her father j b wilson and family miss claire forsyth of uxbridge paid a short visit at her brothers eugenes home on saturday mis w t loree has been under the doctors care at the home of her daughter in toronto mrs wm gray has not been very well lately to these and others who have been ill we wish a speedy re covery miss r hutchings entertained a friend at lunch on wednesday frank williams observed his 21st birthday on october 31 frank has been overseas since april 1942 and is with the 5th armed regt 3th princess louise hussars a new brunswick tank regt many happy returns frank one of the most popular young ladies in this district miss christina milne recently became the lovely bride of sidney beare of hillside last friday evening a shower in their honor was held by the commun ity at grays hall many and lovely weie the gifts along with everyones best wishes for a happy future the happy couple responded suitably mrs f turner entertained the ladies aid on wednesday of last week mrs mingay ot markham gave a splendid paper on the word for roll call and an enjoyable solo accompanied byjtfiss reesor who also sang in her inimitable manner miss r hutchings gave a fine reading dainty refreshments brought a pleas ant and profitable afternoon to a de lightful close the word chosen for november meeting is cheer it has been the good fortune for only a few churches to reach the advanced age of one hundred years we aie proud to bring before youf notice the fact that green river bap tist observed its centennary on sun day nov 7th rev dr stewart of hamilton will be the speaker for both services the home choir will sing at 330 and the choir from the wliitevaie baptist will provide spe cial music at 730 we invite you to join with us in our celebration of this happy occasion two or three evenings entertainments has been ar ranged in connection with this event the dates and nature ot such will be announced send your contribu tions to the church treasurer mrs melville draper rjr 1 locust hill baptist were occasionally held at green river as early as the later thirties the vardons turn ers and other new brunswick fami lies which settled in this neighbor hood were loyal baptists and as soon as possible secured the services of such ministers as were available the first services were held in the school house on the corner of the vardon farm one of the earliest who ministered to them was rev thos gostlck who commencing in the year 1843 was for a time the regular pastor in 1s47 thomas l davidson a student of the canada baptist college montreal was called and soon after ordained in that year a chapel was erected on the wellknown brunswick hill and opened and dedicated on may 2sth 1s43 the deaconsat this time were william winter w b clark and robert vardon in 1ss8 a new church was built in the village and in later years has been associated with the church at green river some of the pastors who have served this cir cuit have been revs william freed hugh shaw m e slple e j fc- ewen a c baker r e sales jud- son mcintosh g c lamont and john trlckey squadron leader the irev hmc- sweeney raf padre played with many worldfamous dance bands in america before return ing to his dublin home to join the catholic order ot the friar minions working as bellhop in new york he studied music at night and soon reached the top flight as a pianist he leads a band attached to an raf sta tion in england duties of citizenship mrs clarence hayes of george town on the lecturing staff of the womens institute was in stouff ville jast tuesday attending a rally of the bethesda and stouffville branches in an address on citizen ship mrs ifayes said there are three duties ofa citizen first to vote 2nd to have an intelligent opinion on who to vote for and 3rd tobe ready to take your share in any line ot service to promote democracy de mocracy she said is in peril today because so many people dont want to be bothered doing anything about it the rally was held in the mun icipal hall with sessions both morn ing and afternoon about 35 wo men wereii attendance barbers take oh melville the men of the church had a bee on saturday last to buzz wood for the church and make some repairs on the manse our ypu held its regular meet ing at the home of mr and mrs e nigh with a good attendance of young people a splendid mission ary program was given under the leadership of jack nigh and frank langford and several young took part after the meeting a few halloween games were played and lunch was served by the hostess mrs nigh the united church womans as sociation held its regular meeting on wednesday evening last at the home of mrs k a grant balsam ave toronto and a goodly number of ladies made the trip to spend a very enjoyable evening the business period was under the direction of the president mrs h forrester mrs a miller gave a talk on-thanksgiv- ing and an address was given by miss hurst of the neighborhood workers association musical selec tions were given by several toronto ladies including mrs flumstead and miss haliday if you- see any ot the men folk walking around next w with thtir whiskers long and their hair hang ing like the locksof sampson there may be a good excuse for the evident neglect of their tonsorial make up the call of the northern wilds has taken hold of not only bob snow ball but of thebpposition shearer red forsyth who has detei mined to go north also and roam the wild and woolly country rather than stay home and cut the wild and woolly alfalfa from the heads of their customers after all who can blame these lock shearers they work long hours patiently pouring over the shambles of overlength hair and snarly whiskers wih hard ly a breathing spell for meals we hope both our barbers in the centre section of the town return refiesh- ed and in case they dont recognize their old friends with long beards and unkept tops they will realize just how they have been missed this is the week of boadways big rexall one cent sale i x auction sale of i horses cattle swine im plements etc- the undersigned has received instruc tions to sell by public auction at lot 2 con c whitchurch on tues nov 9th the property belonging estate of the to the late john a nicely horses and cattle bay horse bay mare black cow bred sept 29 full flow pt jersey cow bred june is inilkg pt jersey cow bred aug 4 milkg roan cow bred sept 25 milking red cow bred july 8 milking ired heifer 7 months old black bull 7 months old yorkshire swine v sow due about time of sale sow 10 pigs about 100 lbs implements etc tractor mccormickdeering in good running order 3furrow tractor plow nearly new cockshutt no 8a binder mh s ft with trucks decring mower good repair mh drill 13 disc good drill flow good repair m ii cultivator 17 tooth tractor hitch flat rack steel roller 2 drum wagon gear set farm trucks bain set harrows 4 sections set harrows g sections wilkinson plow no 7 wilkinson plow no 1 plow x no 7 scufller new m h fertilizer drill 13 spout m h mower oil bath 2 high wagon wheels hay rake drill plough hay tedder mh gasoline engine int 1 v hp draw rope 150 ft new- set double harness set breeching harness odd harness 5 grain litters number collars doubletrees 2inch chains set sloop sleighs cutter wagon springs xeckyokcs boring machine mower mccormick gas barrels slock and tackle forks and many other articles terms cash no reserve sale at one pm a s farmer auctioneer r e ratcllff clerk church hill mrs chas maolean spent a few days last week with relatives in port elgin miss almeda tompkins of rose- ville is spending a few days with mrs eldon smith the red cross society hela their first quilting of the season on thurs day afternoon at the home of mrs w lazenby with 15 present who quiltedl large and 2 crib quilts they wish to acknowledge the gift of material for 2 tops from marjorie clark 2 tops mrs o martin and 1 top from mrs lazenby the quilt ing will be held this thursday after noon at the home mrs ted holledge gormley miss pearl bond was at her home over last weekend mr and mrs c doner had supper sunday evening with mr and mrse dixon of unionville sunday evening mrs bruce gene vieve also mrs agar had tea with mrs l hoover and ruth mr and mrs n carrington spent the weekend with mr and mrs geo carrington of toronto mr and mrs whitney johnsou spent sunday with mr and mrs art carrington at oshawa mr r s banbury of regina sask spent a few days with his niece mrs geo leary sunday evening mr and mrs a hoover and family had supper with mr and mrs walter gray of lemon ville sunday evening mr and mrs e doner and family had supper with mr and mrs s n doner fte allan doner who was station ed at montreal last week spent the weekend at home on sunday our gormley quartette accompanied by misses dorothy timbers and helen ddner motored to shrigley where the quartette partici pated in the anniversary services there mr and mrs a leek and miss ella hoover spent sunday with mr and mrs elmer leek they also at tended the anniversary services at headford congratulations to mr and mrs gep kelly of gormley a son gil bert david on wednesday oct 20 also to mr and mrs john gamble nee roxy marshall of richmond hill a son on monday oct is on saturday- evening a group of young people were entertained in the home of mr and mrs chas hoover of unionville the evening was spent in games and contests and a very pleasant time was enjoyed by all the many friends of mr leslie grove sr will be glad to hear that he is again able to be back to work after several weeks of forced idleness caused by an accident in which mr grove lost part of one finger on his left hand next sunday morning afternoon and evening anniversary services will be held at the mbc church everyone will be welcomed and we would like to see a fullhouse on this our twelfth anniversary visitors are asked to provide their own lunch but hot drinks will be provided in formation concerning speakers and singers for the day will be found elsewhere in t paper