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the tribune stouffville ont thursday dec 9th 1943 glaremont and district by staff correspondent local agent monders store mrs m harris and son james of stouffville were visitors with mrs thos condy on sunday miss vivian sadler of toronto was a visitor with mrs e palmer during the weekend a splendid pile of woodhas been cut and is now in the baptist church yard awaiting a bee which is to be organized in the near future- to cut up the supply for winter use mr cbas derusha has been busy wrecking the large barn which he purchased on the miss mary mcnab property this barn has considerable stabling which was used many years ago by the late chas brodie who operated a thriving veterinary busi ness here the womans missionary society of the united church will meet in the basement of the church this thursday afternoon there will be a special program prepared by mrs geo scotts group election of offi cers is also scheduled and tea will be served at the close miss doris dolphin has bcua con fined to her bed with the flu a set of special christmas pictures will be shown in the united church on sunday evening dec 26th you are invited to attend the gobdfellowship class of the united church met at the home of mr and mrs geo middleton on tuesday evening for their regular gettogother miss joyce mccullough and friends from toronto visited at the mccul lough home here on sunday mrs floyd coates of toronto vis ited mrs john coates here on sun day mr and mrs wm slack have vac ated the beal apartments and rented the house owned by mr roy morgan we are informed pete hardy genial driver for the derusha bus line has given up his position here and will drive a truck for a toronto concern we un derstand pete has been very popular with the ajax workers going to and from the plant having been on the route since the bus line was started pte harold coates was a visitor in the village for a couple of days mr and mrs i dopking have been enjoying a few holidays away from their home at the cpr- depot levi linton of perth and former section boss on this line was in clare mont last week visiting with his four daughters e w hammond who has been stationed on the west coast for many months with an artillery unit is ex pected home this- week his wife in forms usi this is only the second leave ftc hammondhas enjoyed in a year friends will be sorry to learn that don middleton ircaf of clare mont has been confined to hospital at his st thomas post with scarlet fever jack ward son of mr and mrs roy ward who is also stationed there has been the only member of his unit which arrived from gait not to be taken down during the present epidemic a collection was lifted at the unit ed church sunday school on sunday for the british childrens christmas fund a further donation was taken up during church services and we are informed by the minister rev ken nedy that the books are still open to receive donations from any others who care to donate deer seen in neighborhood a local bread truck driver report ed seeing a deer crossing the farm of chas empringham east of here one day last week several others have also reported seeing deer in this vic inity bis crowd pays good price for wood one of the largest crowds to gath er for a wood sale this fall attended the sale of mrs win waddell east of the village last week the best bid ot the day was 127 for a quarter acre lot which went to robt ratcliff of stouffville the ten acres disposed of brought over 2000 w a officers elected at the regular meeting of the womens association at the united church held last thursday under the direction of mrs loss hills grpup the following officers were elected president mrs fred redshaw 1st vice mrs n f tomlinson 2nd vice mrs wm evans secy mrs roy morgan assist miss l smith treas mrs roy ward organist mrs leh man assist mrs kennedy oldest claremont resident is dead mrs- sarah wilson lynn widow of the late daniel lynn and the oldest resident of claremont passed away at her late home hore on sunday dec 5th born in uxbrtdge township 95 years ago mrs lynn with her husband moved to the village over fifty years ago deceased had been bedfast- for over a year surviving aretwo sons fred and robert of claremont and annie mrs n linton of uxbridge township funeral ser vice was held at the baptist church on wednesday afternoon with inter ment in claremont union cemetery clover threshings bring mived yields clover yields throughout the dist rict are running about normal we are told by thresher wm eohardt the best turnout reported so far is that bf will slack whose four acres yield ed four bushels to the acre ken reesor also did very well with six bags from five loads on the farm of allen meyers 1 11 bushels was real ized to the acre the present marke for red clover to the farmer is 1350 but he is likely to receive a further instalment for his seed in thesprin if the selling price at that time to the trade is higher than what he has already received there is a ceiling on red clover of 22 a bushel and we understand that the retail price is close to this ceiling so that the certificates cow being issued are likely to be of considerable value married at grkkxwood a quiet but happy wedding cere mony was solemnized at the parson age greenwood when miss velma jean davis daughter of mr and mrs jonas e davis kinsale was united in marriage with anthony gardiner of claremont son of the late an thony gardiner of gormley rev mr mcvey tied the nuptial knot miss sylvia gardiner of toronto sister of the groom was bridesmaid and mr george davis best man a reception was held after the ceremony at the brides home kinsale grandparents of the contracting parties were a- mong the guests which included mr albert davis and miss esther davis of altoua and miss eileen gardiner of toronto next dance date december 15th a new orchestra graydon sheldon the womens institute will meet on dec 15th at 2 so at uie home of mrs dr tomlinson members please remember the shower for the english baby mr and mrs cecil mantle were out from toronto on sunday visiting with mr and mrs percy redshaw mrs a mantle returned to the city with them on a visit other visitors at the iredshaw home were mrs w hopkins mary and john of ashburn family gathers to help mark diamond anniversary therell be leyer this year but you can be 3ure that the christmas cake you order at stovers contains the same high quality luscious goodness youve always enjoyed in addition theres always a variety possibly not as large but enough to help you with those baking delicacies you want for your christmas table and theyre all quality guarded the stouffville bakery ambrose stover prop ilifclong residents of brougham mr and mrs w e holtby marked their sixtieth wedding anniversary on sunday dec 3rd and the child ren and grandchildren gathered at the home to help the couple celebrate the occasion in fitting mauner born in pickering township over eighty years ago the couple farmed for a number of years just south of the 7th concession and over fifteen years ago moved into the village the couple have been a marked asset to the community mrs holtby has been a most energetic worker in the church and sunday school and president of the institute for seven years she is still teacher ot the adult bible class born to the couple were three children mrs milne green riveri mrs axford deceased andg e holt- byon the home place there are five grandchildren and three great grand children the members of mrs holtbys class presented her with a hymn book on the occasion and the follow ing address dear friend on this auspicious occasion your diamond wedding day one of the greatest- days of your life we the fellow members of the adult bib le class would like you to have a momento of the day to show our love and esteem and appreciation of your long service every timo you use it to sing praises to god may it remind you of the unity affection and loyalty of the class which has been due largely to the hearty co operation you have given both a scholar and teacher imay you still- be spared to continue this good work you and your beloved husband have travelled a long road together and arc now descending the hill to wards the setting sun may the years that are to come be free from sick ness care and anxiety leading en to that home which our saviour has promised to prepare for those who love him yours with love and best wishes from the adult bible class stjohns united church brougham stationery is the patriotic christmas gift communications calling and advising you that whether you give stationeiy to a person in or out of the service the result is still the same more frequent correspondence between our armed forces the folks at home see our variety of stationery incidently youll be tremendously pleased at the attractive moderate prices and the wide range stouffville 5c to 1 store 67 foxes bagged in pickering township council is told hugh pugh of the pickering and poll clerks mrs powells lot g send the tribune to absent friends dance in the community hall claremont on wed dec 15th graydon sheldon orchestra township council game committee informed the pickering council in session at brougham on monday that g7 foxes had been shot in the munic ipality so far this year four foxes were bagged by ken reesor within two days mi- pugh and mr silas toole have been appointed to attend the protest meeting on wednesday evening to oppose the government action in issuing county hunting licenses for 25c iwhile the township has been very fortunate in haying few sheep claims this year only about 100 having been paid out one claim was filed at this meeting totalling 18800 for damage caused to the flock of chas puckrin by dog or dogs unknown one other claim was filed by evans ward for one iamb killed 877 the annual election bylaw provid ing for nomination day dec 27th and if an election monday jan 3rd was given its three readings and passed the following are the poll ing booths deputy returning officers kingston ltd f g harris c field pickering w e murkar elizabeth richardson liverpool e w sleep w nicholson mrs geo toy nes ben lotten f bassett cherry wood r davidson e r filkey kinsale r v mowbray vic parkin brougham w cbayles wh ellicott white- vale h e turner sid pugh zion church sth con b jamieson ed- gard ward claremont thos gregg w palmer j o spangs 9 th con j 0 spang ken reesor lome puckrin waited on council regarding the alleged draining of water from the dil plant onto his property ruining he claimed- 10 acres for crop use council dis claimed any knowledge of an agree ment to allow tne plant to place various new culverts diverting the water and suggested that mr puck rin have the firm produce evidence to show any such township agree ment general accounts for the month totalled 2 288 89 road accounts passed were 85345 and relief stood at 9153 court of revision a total of 81 changes of ownership were listed by the court of revision and were granted three appeals all eging overcharging on real- estate were disallowed none of the three appeals from dora iwalkef i ileyine and ie j ridgeway were substant iated in person pugh farm since 1853 now sold dr baraclough of toronto has purchased from mr george pugh his 120acre farm at lots 20 21 con cession 4 pickering twp situated immediately north of the farm now owned by another toronto physician dr roy simpson the farmhas been in the pugh name since taken from the crown inls55 when the present vendors grandfather hugh pugh was the owner this scenic farm has a beautiful hardwood 0- bush with neverfailing creek the dwelling has electricity and bathroom and ttie barns are in fair state of repair the new purchaser takes possession in the spring the heaviest fine ever imposed in canada for hoarding was meted out in toronto court recently when ber nard bercovitz wealthy aircraft man ufacturer was penalized 5000 or three months bercovitz admitted having 200 lbs of butter 100 lbs sugar 100 lbs coffee 100 lbs tea more than 100 bars soap marmill clo for the poultryman who is chiefy interested in egg produc tion and wants more eggs at the season when the prices are best marmill laying meal clo is the standby of many years it has been tried and tested in every way for profitable produc tion and low mortality and has more than proved its worth more and more poultrymen pin their faith on marmill laying meal all the time phone 277 central feed store stouffville