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3 the tribune stouffviue ont thursday dec 23rd 1943 toronto goodwood flashes hiss hattle dawson of markham visied relatives over the weekend in the township word has been received that robert dawson has arrived safely overseas and reported a pleasant journey ye are pleased to report mrs wagg and grace are improving in health sir and mrs clarence naylor of toronto visited with mrs blackburn in uxbridge clarence is an old uxbridge boy mr and mrs lloyd wagg of port credit paid a surprise visit to his parents at goodwood the sympathy of the fourth line folks are extended to mrs taylor and family mr dan wagg has moved into his new house congratulations to mr and mrs chas symes on the birth of a daugh ter mrs e xorton spent sunday with ber parents mr and mrs g brown mrs leo paxton and family are spending a short holiday at the home of her father mr roy quantz mrs r e ashenhurst visited with mrs h norton last week mrs ii xorton and son visited on sunday with mrs h coppins several of the 5th line boys enjoy skating on the pond by mr collins house miss martha stewart was home with dad for a day our friend dick whatmore is visit ing around goodwood sorry to hear our friend clerk john ashenhurst is on the sick list mr walter ibrown visited alex brown toronto on friday also mrs robt brown stonffville visited mr and mrs alex brown very sorry to hear of the bad acci dent of mr prank brown who was gored by a bull while mr brown is injured very badly we hope for a speedy recovery wednesday dec 15th was a busy day at the town hall there was not only council meeting but it was the final day for the payment of taxes many friends attended the funeral of- the late ed taylor on tuesday service was conducted by rev mr atkinson of uxbridge mr and mrs clarence stafford sang and the lol l 572 were present in a body mr taylor will be greatly missed in the community rev mr taylor is still ill the service in the baptist church was again taken by captain mccorkodale he was assisted in instrumental music and sacred song by the three young people of uxbridge choruses old and new were sung and the capt preached a splendid sermon typical christmas scene in rural store and post office markham twp this might be a scene from ring- wood or gormley but it happens to be taken in the corner store at milli- ken where postmaster c whittaker is sorting the christmas mail which has a swelling number of pieces atl during this period of shortages this season of the year here sub- j the rural merchant has been able to scribers of the tribune have their j supply many of the things the house- papers sorted weekly for the south- wives cannot obtain in the city ern part of markham township when the war came the shelves of whittakers store like many others were jammed with the very things that ceased to be made here the postmaster in the roll of merchant weighs a yuletide turkey for mrs v ward green river many of our community are still confined to the house with the flu the war workers dance on saturday evening was well attended the young peoples christmas party held at the home of reta milne on tuesday last was very much enjoyed after the regular meeting mr will sadler acting as santa presented each with a gift from a beautiful christmas tree the next meeting will be at the home of mildred carter the annual christmas concert of the ss was presented to a full house on friday last for some years this has been a joint concert of the public school and the sunday school- a good deal of credit and thanks are due our teacher miss i honey while the ss added a splendid play en titled fetchin faw- around and a pageant entitled hope 2nd line uxbridge we extend our sympathy to mrs taylor and family in their recent sad bereavement mrs waiter beach and katharine spent a few days in toronto recently kenneth wagg of the rcaf is spending the holiday season with his parents mr and mrs j h wagg mr stephen knights has now got his aew tractor which had been on order for some tiime art will be all set when spring arrives gordon yakely who was employed on the farm of jos cooper is now- employed with berton tindall mr- leslie mitchell lome morga- son and willis taylor are busy men besides choring they arc cutting wood for gordon ratcliff may we take this opportunity of wishing our editor and staff also to our many readers a very merry christmas and a happy and prosper ous new year coal for poultry brooders in view of the special requirements or the poultry raising industry the coal controller has made arrange ments to import from the united states an additional quantity of an thracite coal for- use exclusively in poultry brooders and hatcheries in those districts which customarily use anthracite coal to obtain the coal for use in brooders and hatcher ies a form supplied by coal dealers must be filled out the dealer is not permitted to deliver any quan tity of anthracite greater than the quantity which added to the quan- our blessings are as the stardust streivn by the hand of god fa cluster of stars in a winter sky shadows of dusk drifting into night shimmer of snow in the starlight on field and roadway and roof glow of lighted windows patterning the darkness and distant chimes trembling through the stillness fc chrjstmastidc and the new year beckoning v v a fitting season for quiet thought and thankfulness fc for peaceful days and quiet nights for homes secure and the laughter of little children for food enough and to spare for the right to live as free men live i let us be grateful jr for the bounty of the harvest gath ered in for the fertility of our fields j for the rich resources of mine and forest and waterway for the glorious strength of this our canada i let us give thanks jr of all we have eriduredv i the sacri fices we have made of unaccustomed task and sterner effort and of our high resolve that freedom shall forever live let us be proud it in all we shall endeavour in all we must achieve in journey through the darker days that come before the dawn in our unshaken faith in victory let lis be unafraid ic nigh upon two thousand years ago a star led the wise men to the manger- throne at betlilehem there to hail the advent of the prince of peace so may the steadfast stars inspire us to mightier effort and to greater sacrifice that evil may be overthrown and that the day may swiftly dawn v when tear is not and hate is dead when nations shall in consort tread the quiet tcays of peace the hydroelectric power commission of ontario tity on hand will provide a poultry- man with a 90days supply of coal for use in brooders and hatcheries in prison camp aurora resident 10 years mrs thom dirs the death occurred at her resi dence in aurora last week of mrs p thoni widow of the late charles thom mrs thbm was auroras se cond oldest lady and was in her 9th year she had resided in aurora for over 50 years and had been in ill- health the past few years the best results are obtained from rrlhine classified adva z directory dental e s barker ld djxs honor graduate of royal college of dental surgeons and of the university ot toronto office in grublns block phone 274 markham every tuesday office in wear block medical dr s s ball physician and surgeon xray office cor obrien and halm phone 196 coroner for york county dr arthur l hore physician and surgeon general medicine and obstetrics also eye ear nose and throat eyes tested glasses fitted school children tosted free markham ont phone 17 a c kennedy chiropractor church street stonffville monday wednesday fridays 9 to 12 am a prisoner oz war in germany for 14 months after being cap tured at dieppe this is how major charles e page of cal gary alta looked after several months on nazi food he lost 25 or 30 pounds he said upon return to calgary after repatria tion dropping from a normal 150 to 120 compliments of tlio season to our customers e r sinclair ringwood grockry a full measure of happiness to all our friends including victory and peace o m madill fttsiimis compliments of the season to our customers lehmans shoe store stouffville marble granite works orders promptly executed p tarr proprietor phone 4303 brierbush hospital government licensed member of the allied private hospital association main street east stouffviue maternity medical and surgical ambulance service day and night service mrs er good phone i93 r g clendening funeral director ambulance service a markham ontario phone 9000 a s farmer licensed auctioneer 20 years experience 20 20 years experience york county uxbridge and picker ing townships farm stock and furniture sales a specialty telephone stouffviue 7309 address gormley po clarke prentice phono agincourt 53 w3 miluke licensed auctioneer for the counties of york and on tario- successor for- corpl ken prentice of casf and of the late j h prentice former prentice ft prentice farm and farm stock sales a specialty at fair and reason able rates insurance thomas birkett general insurance agency stouffviue ontario established 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