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fdwz i vw r cts- the -tribune- stouffville ont thursday sept 21 1944 glaremotit by staff correspondent district local ngteutilm iters store ioe aoiaoi ioe september bridetobe k miss margaret m wallace daughter of mr and mrs- william wallace claremont whose marriage to lloyd s pugh son of mr and mrs fred pughclaremont will take take place quietly on sept 30 second member pf hitks family reported wounded car of claremont driver brougham auction sale the happy circle mission band household furniture and 10day sentence intposed on accused for drunk driving dishes piaxo tools etc the property of d gaxxox at brougham on xo7 hlghivay word was received in claremont on saturday evening that her husband lancecorporal william hicks had been wounded in italy while fighting with the irish regi ment william hicks has been in italy some six months and went into action on aug 23rd a brother lloyd who is with the highlanders in france was report ed wounded only a few weeks ago two other brothers are also over seas murray being in england and fred in france miss a mcglashen is at present in toronto helping to wait on a friend who is ill we understand sunday services are being plann ed for the claremont baptist church for sunday oct 8th the guest speaker for- the occasion will be dr mclawrin of toronto secre tary of foreign missions who has been in india for some years miss ina usher of toronto visit ed on saturday with her aunt mrs jas leggitt mrs ed gibson is recovering from a very severe cold mr and mrs m j wilker of toronto visited over the weekend at the home of mrs qleeson mr and mrs geo lee of stouff- ville were sunday visitors at the home of mrsesther palmer r your contributions for the clare mont boys overseas boxes will be gratefully accepted at the post- office mr and mrs john graham of western canada are visiting friends and relatives in this village and district the grahams left this locality about eighteen years ago they occupied the present brignall farm just south of claremont serve in the united church was withdrawn on sunday evening in recognition of the farewell service for rev w h bexton of the baptist church the young peoples of the united church enjoyed a corn roast on monday evening at the home of mr and mrs wm evans therell be a white elephant sale this saturday under auspices of the baptist church on the lawn of mr and mrs judson ward proceeds to purchase christmas boxes for tlie boys overseas mr and mrs kilby of toronto visited over the weekend at the home of their daughter north claremont misses story of west hill visited with their brother and family mr and mrs cecil story- on sunday mr arid mrs david gregg also mrs roy morgan were in agin- court l saturday attending the funeral of the late who passed away there recently miss margaret mcnabb visited in uxbridge at the home of her brother and family mr and mrs chas mcnabb last week- miss ilene cooper of toronto visited at her home here over the weekend miss margaret scrivngeor of ajax visited with mrs alma flewell last week mt bert mantle we understand has been t very- poor health of late remember the rally day service in the sunday school of the united church next sunday at 10 am all the parents and friends are invited the regular morning service at 11 am the evening service at 730 pm when slides will be shown subject samuel saul and david everybody welcome cigarettes have been sent by the forgetmcnot club to the follow- ing boys overseas alvin lehman bruce hill stan hardy ralph nor ton jim norton bill collins vic tor plant thos lye- leslye and ted tomlinson friends have been congratulat ing mr and mrs geo scott it be- the occasion last week of their fiftythird wedding anniversary mr scott was a son oft tlie late william scott and elizabeth miller of lot 22 concession 8 pickering arid has served as reeve and deputyreeve of the township mr and mrs howard lotten who have been making their home for some time with mr and mrs marshall lotten north towriline have returned to the city of toron to where mr lotton is employed the couple had originally moved out owing tomr lottens ill health the junior red cross has asked us to announce that they willcon- ducu a paper salvage collection in claremont on monday afternoon sept 25th the members of the good fel lowship class and their families of the united church sunday school enjoyed a corn and weiner roast on mondaynight sept 11th at the home of mr and mrs will evans the night was ideal and a large number joined in playing games after- which all gathered around the big bonfire and sang songs and enjoyed the bountiful lunch of corn welners and coffee the singing of auld lang syne brought a very happy evening to a close the october meeting will be held at the home cf lir and mrs wes lehman mrs john chapman is 90 years old on sept 19th mrs harriet chap man celebrated her 90th birthday at the home of her daughter mrs wm profit aurora with whom she has made her home for some years mrs chapman is still quite active enjoys reading and is very fond of fancy work her husband died in 1914 at claremont there are five children mrs a storey of snowball mrs wm profit aurora mebourne stoutfville maurice deseronto and perry aurora dance draws bumper crowd over 125 couples tapped their toes to the strains of barretts music in the community hall on saturday eveing at a dance being staged by the park board therell be another gala shindig in there this saturday night and you wont want to miss it the admission is 35c per person it farewell for local baptist minister members- friendsn and adherents of claremont baptist church gath ered tliere on thursday evening to bid farewellto their pastor rev w t bexton rev and mrs bex- ton have made their home in clare- moritforthe past nine months and there is deep- regret felt by their leaving rev bexton is going to take a teaching position at bran don college in the west the presi dent of each organization in the churchspoke briefly and rev ie kennedy addressed the couple on behalf vof the united church in appreciation of his work and as token of regret at their departure the couple were presented with a leatherbound baptist hymnary during the evening musical num bers were rendered by- miss jean ward and miss georgie forsyth arid the baptist male quartette while mrs chas gostick gave a reading therell be a dance in the com munity hall next week in aid of the forgetmenot club watch for an nouncement will hold their regular meeting on saturday afternoon in the school j mrs gannon spent the weekend with friends in toronto j mrs w a knox and barbara spent a few days last week with friends in toronto i m m r the many friends of mr thosi wed- scpt- 27 ross redshaw claremont was j beer will be pleased to know she is sentenced to 10 days in the county well enough to return home after gerard heintzman piano stool jail and assessed the court costs j being in the hospital for some morris chair studio couch new or the alternate of an extra 10 days weeks 2 centre tablesl large 1 small mr george burton left onsun2 small tables 2stands day for detroit where he expects bedroom table to remain for a- few weeks with 2 daybed couches good condition in jail when he appeared before magistrate f s ebbs jn police court for judgment in connection with a drunk driving charge re sulting from an accident which took place on no 2 highway near pickering on april 30 his worship added that the accuseds car would be impound for three months and his drivers license suspended for six months the accused represented by a w s greer had pleaded not guilty to the charge it is understood that an appeal is being entered against judgment passing judgment his worship said that he particularly valued the evidence of dr r t maclaren a medical practioner of long stand ing in the community who ex- his brother and sister mr and mrs n f mechin of osh- awa called on old friends over the weekend mrs ross knox of toronto spent the weekend at the wm knox home mr and mis martin routley of brooklin and mr and mrs wm tordiff of barrie visited the latters sister mrs l matthews during the weekend next sunday will be rally day and there will be a united service of the congregation with the sun day school at 2 pm four little tots began their scho lastic career at the school being amined the accused shortly after shirley oung anna philips david the accident dr maclaren had philips dickie wannop testified that the accused was in- the regular meeting of the wi toxica ted at the time and that was hela at the home of mrs nor- there was no evidence of concuss man burton on tuesday afternoon ion there was a good attendance not on a further charge of dangerous withstanding the downpour of rain driving the accused was remanded the president mrs m hamilton to october 12 send the tribune to absent friends oldestablished am as changed hands the general store premises and business belonging to mr and mrs d gannon of brougham had been sold mr william knox is the new owner and the sale price is report ed 5000 mrs gannon who has conducted the postoffice in the store for the last twentyyears will continue to act as postmistress for the pres ent and will occupy a portion of the house at the rear the first postoflice was opened in brougham in 1836 at lot 15 con 5 with nicholas howell as postmas ter while the first store was open ed in 1835 by william bently ee annis operated the present stand prior to the gannons the building was burned clown in 1923 rebuilt in 1924 and sold to mr gannon the new owner mr knox has farmed on the present mcgregor place just north of the corners but of late has been employed at ajax iivivn in the editors mail claremont ont sept 14 1911 editor of stouffville tribune dear sir i would like to reply to the re quest in your last issue for clare mont pedestrians to use the side walks and avoid accidents we would all be very pleased to use the sidewalks if they were in proper condition to do so for over a year there lias been acavedin portion over which it is unsafe to tread especially for the aged who are not quite sure of their footing it would be impossible for- a riiother to wheel her baby carriage over it at other places are cracks through which twofoot weeds are growing heaved blocks with two to three inches raise i know of at least two elderly people who have had had nasty falls over these spots at night when it was imposs ible mo see them fortunately for the town fathers they were not serious needless to say these falls are hard on those luxuries called silk stockings too then again weeds and grass are ridteut and in rainy weather these over hang causing much wet dis comfort if one attempts to walk between is it any- wonder that the white elephant sale a white elephant sale and country market will be con ducted on the lawn of mrs jud ward on sat sept 23rd at 3 pm under auspices of the claremont baptist church pro- ceeds for overseas boxes sew- ing homemade rolls fruit vegetables etc in case of rain sale will be monday at 4 pm large oak sideboard diningroom extension table g real good chairs lawn table no of chairs 2bathroom mirrors bath tub large porcelain sink white enamel dresser white enamel chest of drawers small bedroom rocking chair kitchen stove quebec kitchen stove premier kitchen stove with tank parlor stove bedroom stove no of stove pipes 2 pantry cupboards large small combination dresser white enamel iron bed white bed with springs white bed with springs s size white bed single mattress springs and mattress good small refrigerator barn scales inspected set of butter scales large double venetian blind new no of good window blinds large linoleum 4x3 small pieces of linoleum raymond sewing machine- good 2 oil pumps no barrels cans hot plate kitchen utensils 1 pie social a pie social will be held in the basement of the claremont united church on friday sept 22nd at 8 pm the pro ceeds raised therefrom are to be used to provide christmas parcels for the boys overseas from claremont there will be a program followed by an auc tion sale of pies everybody come and contribute to a worthy cause was in the chair mrs wm gray assisted by mrs poynter mrs w white and mrs hamilton gave a series of papers showing how cana dian industries depend on canad ian agriculture mrsholtby gave colemanlron complete a humorous reading showing thatq of garden tools the farmers wife is quite a gal no large small baskets boxes a contest on vegetables and flow- 3 g00 pi stands on tables ers was conducted by mrs paynterq of lumber a report was given of the recent sale at 130 terms cash red cross meeting stressing the jj rese as property has been need of the work after the war the so ail sales must be settled for regular collection for i prisoner of on the day of sale war parcels was taken and amoun- clarke prentice auctioneer tedto10 manythanks is due mr easton who so kindly conveyed fourteen ladies home in his bus mr and mrs jack morgan and family of brooklin spent sunday with the formers parents mr and mrs roy morgan mr and mrs melvin johnson and family spent sunday- in stouffville are used in preference to the side walks surely the taxpayers are entitled to a little service pride in the home town alone should prompt some action thank you for this space granted to me i remain r yours truly an interested resident stress need for more workers at red cross meeting at the september meeting of the wuhtheormers parents north pickering and claremont redcross branch held at the home of mrsh g mclntyre the need- e ra tional checkup of employ- for far more sewers was emphatic- ers reports on male emplojees by ally stressed by mrs will bwttnaucmal selective service located work convener brougham and total of 245 men not m good claremont branches were represen- fjj jsjs jl ted at the meeting altona -report- latl0ns tn d were ing bv dhone i among nearly 36000 doubtful cases mt zion was thanked for the reported by patriotic employers contribution in sewing their ladies were making broughams loc-a- 1 the branch voted to send 500 to week club has reached- 6063 for j the ontario red cross in future the prisonersofwar parcels clare- the monthly meetings will be held hiont is beginning a new project to in the afternoon the next one be- raise 15 a month it was learned ing for nov 6th at brougham x9 el c come dance dancing commencing9 pm at glaremont eflfi fsifrt lifv sat sept 23 s barretts orchestra round and square dancing j admission 3c r- f jiv auspices claremont community 61w blioparlubonrbjioo cia wotro v xhr3is 5t ik- vrjfesvl t f 3