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tibum full page of classified ads ox page twelve vol 5s no 48 the tribune stouffville ont thursday april 3rd 11m7 twelve pages storm scattered children whereabouts cause alarm more than one home was given a good deal to worry about last week a r breakfast particularly on tuesday when the mirer dreoriasi worst blizzard on record was blow auction successful ing at the time children were going j home from school w hat is known as an after break- i i i okii coifo iri 11 fust farm stock auction was tried llt le jshlzz 3 is here with good success on the xutjz i no end of 1 farm of landon steckley gormley a 1 he hfled w make hen after two unsuccessful at- s afcustomldhour tempts to hold a sale were aban- was learned that shirley had been because of impassable road- given a ride from ringwood school and storm conditions i he sale held fo the outskirts of stosirvillewhere ft 10 flock opened sharply on she was to be let off and expected with as farmer on the b lock to walk down the ninth to her home he completed the auction in little on the former xathan tarr farm more than two hours selling cattle where her parents had just moved horses implements etc to realize the day before on learning of the i v i arrangement mr spence hastened in the afternoon the sarte auction- to the corner of 9th and townline at west end of town but could find eer held another sale of farm stock in still another section of the counl no trace of his daughter school was j n out early to enable the children to horse holds to the track oclock before the whereabouts ofj delays train shirley was learned the farmer how a farm horse was given the who gave the little girl a lift into rightofway over a canadian na- town took her on home fearing toitional railway train was told by let her off in the storm not having i passengers on the stouffviile-lind- a telephone the farmer did not con- 1 say run last thursday tact the parents and they did not when the train was about three learn of her whereabouts until the j miles out of lindsay it had to slow farmer who lives close to town got down for a horse on the tracks to a telephone around five oclock j whistle blowing and bell ringing and gave the information j put speed in the horse but it stuck harvey swain living east of to the track and led the procession town came in for his nineyearold a wild chase still much slower than son attending stouffville school in i the train might have travelled it the meantime master joe secured a ride part way home on blacks truck he was let off at edwin lloyds place quite some time later but the parents could not be advised because they have no telephone lloyds advised elmer fockler neighbor of swains who sent the message by foot to the swain home the lad remained at lloyds since he could not safely face the storm i and it was necessary to keep him there for another day before he could get home a group of students from up good wood way attempted to drive home tuesday night through the blizzard i when they ran headon into another car travelling south russel dows- wells car driven by his son was badly damaged but the passenger held the lead for more than a mile then coming to a cross road it turn ed in its flight chalking up ten minutes late the exasperated engine driver blamed it all on the steed which he regard ed as a plodding farm horse start junior hockey finals saturday night stouffvilles junior o h a hockey squad open the ontario c finals this saturday night against the winner of the orangeville goderich series saturdays game will be played in either stratford or waterloo depending on the winner of the semifinal series it will be a best two outofthree scries with the second game back in oshawa next week goderich won the first game of their series on tuesday night 61 while stoullville has had a twoweek layoff ike harpers boys have been working hard in practice sessions and will work out at osliavrci this wed nesday night and again on fri day morning wherever the game on satur- night a bus will be provided for local fans tickets for which will be available at the local gray coach office orangevillc defeated hespeler for their group championship after five games while goder ich put new hamburg out the locale of a third game should it be necessary will be decided by tossup stouffville will go into the opening game of the series with the regular line up three dc- feneemen two forward linos and one alternate man triple death a mother daughter and sisterinlaw die within one week mrs fred beelby sudden stricken at atha as mother dies at coldwater then sister- inlaw at locust hill sold house second time in less than ten days after having sold the former john ratcliff house at corner of main and albert streets harvey mover for the willoughby agency has turned the property over again recently owned by ints she through assie of ux- f- 11 i bridge who since buying changed l mind about moving to stotili- death stnck with tragic force at j the beelby family the past few days on saturday evening march 30th i i in jjoor health ernest beelbv a sisterinlaw mrsi of locust hill was ville he ordered mr mover to re- ashburn couple celebkat1 50th anniversary coop to distribute gas and oil annual meeting learns rushed to the brierbush hospital lwtf fc suffering from a peculiar malady fcg h 0f g not readily diagnosed she died in dec tne puicnasei hospital monday evening this week j despite the attendance of a specia thrjfff of pickering seed oats three deaths in three days of close relatives is a shocking tragedy not seldom recorded m evi rii vj at the yuinte seed fair held in lsftdwiaus nscentl two ten bushel i lots of prizewinning registered beaver oats sold for over 5 per bushel this is believed to be the highest price ever received for oats sell over 5 a bus at the quinte seed fair from high blood pressure for many years she was only in her 41st year deceased was the former rhoda davis of ballantrae and had been marired to fred beelby for nearly twenty years in ontario county the winning seed was produced on the farm of w h westney de since their marriage the couple pu of pickering township had always farmed in pickering in busy baseball season planned even though hockey has not yet folded for the season already there is baseball chatter to be heard and stoullville will be represented al most definitely by three teams this year a junior oba entry and a midget and bantam squad the local lions club are expected to be backing this summers base ball in a big way and the new executive to handle this work has been placed in office they are manager keg button coach ted edwards sectreas norm baker equipment norm farr transpor tation and grounds don lewis and lou murphy this group will de finitely give their time in handling the two minor groups but whether or not the oba entry will be handled indepondant of the lions club is not yet definite at the close of the baseball season last year it was mooted that the 1917 season would see stouffville back in the running with an inter mediate team and this may yet materialize but there is nothing brewing along this line at the moment so far as we can learn extensive plans are being made for improvement to the ball grounds and a bumper baseball summer looks likely total assets of 3139990 total the vicinity of atha and were identi fied with the green river baptist church besides a husband the late mrs beelby is survived by one daughter blanche three sisters mrs chas carter green river mrs lsallows of coklwater and another sister in victoria harbour also five brothers henry and miiton ballantrae ear of midland walter green river and herman the funeral service on tuesday afternoon was conducted from the mr and mrs robert parrott of ashburn celebrated their golden wedding on march 24 with a num ber of friends and relatives present many tokens of esteem were receiv ed married in w mrs parrott the for draper farmed in the mu 01 kinsale mt zion and ashburn tin- stouffville cooperative association uil a year ago when they retired in ln r f m 22 ashburn thpv hivo throo e- plans for expansion include bulk 1 ey jld ivfrp j distribution of gas and oil to farm- prime of life being in her 17th year a t pennock farmed near here retired builder and contractor angus theodore pennock died mon day at his home in toronto in his ssth year born at unionville mr pennock owned a farm near stouff ville for some years prior to mov ing to toronto 35 years ago an ardent deer hunter he engaged in the sport for over 50 years surviv ing are his wife the former mar- lite home with interment in the gare makins three daughters mrs claremont cemetery the late mrs j morrison mrs f donnelly both davis who passed away at cold- of toronto and mrs w t billard water was a native of ballantrae beverly hills cal and four sons and was brought to church hill norman bernard angus and theo- cemetery for burial she was in her jore all of toronto s7th vear badly damaged but the passengers ashburn thev haw throo plans for expansion include bulk mrs ernest beelby was in the were not injured whereas the other dau yfyprt wi distribution of gas and oil to farm- prime of life being in her 47th year car going to wilcox lake escaped r ornp of a lihn n l n r jl ers and installation of grinding and her maiden name was elsie carter with less damage but one of the i jmvn- mr s tohn riolt fnvssfriv mixing equipment to handle pfemix daughter of benj carter and be- occupants received nasty head cutslr jf oi l feeds in an elevator purchased for sides her husband there survives occupants received nasty head cutslsthhfirftm when he apparently crashed into u ihittr fasussue 0ur ifniunfbz lewis jone jamie site sold for implement showroom and residence sending bones to britain the womens association of stoullville united church is behind a drive gathering clothing for the british isles and are making monthly shipments those who can help in this way will be aiding a worthy cause fred byer of atha has purchased a site just west of town for a sales room and residence and expects to commence building operation just is soon as he can get materials on the ground the location is 600 feet west of the 9th concession corner on the townline almost opposite and north oi the new garage put up by a if mole the vendor is win timbers and off this same property has re cently been sold the site for the pro- rlle many friends of mr ralpl posed memorial hall to be built by f toronto and old stouffville the veterans club there is a 200 y will regret to learn that his foot lot in reserve between jlr condition is not very good mr flint bvers property and wilson has been ill in bed about three thomas garage on the corner i months suffering from a heart ail- mr byer made many efforts ment f which he is not making to buy land more central but there ver recovery simply was nothing available and the town is growing westward so coop president to wed that he estimates he is right in the eraser gee gormlev president of line of traffic at any rate he han- stouffville cooperative association dies john deere implements and will marry winifred mcmath clin- other farm equipment ton on april 2nd until the new place is ready mr and mrs byer have secured tempor ary quarters at atha on the leh man farm pure 5000 recently about 7000 of the 10000 loan unit objective has been subscribed by members during the past two weeks president fraser gee gorm ley said in a report on the present finance drive mr gee urgsd mem bers to get behind the drive and take up the remaining 3000 hwrogers united farmers co operative co service accounting department toronto analysed the financial statement of stouffville cooperative association the two new directors for are mr fred winn and mr timbers returns from south one daughter and four sons family are well known around lo cust hill where they live and where they enjoy so many friends mrs jas h ratcliff has returned from an extended holiday in the south and reports having a very the enjoyable t ime visitors at the rat cliff home over the weekend were miss grace ratcliff and miss t reynolds christie hospital staff enough to make one go bald the man who lost his 7 fedora in last weeks blizzard may feel that the storm was an unlucky one for him but the citizen whose wig blew off doesnt describe the worst storm of years so mildly as he explained to the press 1 carry life insurance accident in surance sick benefits as well as theft insurance on my car and yet 1 have to foot the bill for a 10 head piece that it seems is not covered under these contracts our only comment its enough to cause any man to go bald resident of unionville fifty years for more than 50 years a resident of this district charles mcmullen died of heart failure yesterday while riding in a milk transport driven by mr j mccarter of this village mr mcmullen is survived by two brothers ezra of toronto and hermann of unionville council faces a heavy program this thursday markham man jas penny dies in 104th year markhams oldest resident jas penny died on friday at his home there in his 10 1th year born in cornwall england in 1s11 mr penny came to canada when 2s not open before holiday the business mens association announce that the stores in stouff ville will close as usual at six oclock this thursday evening prior to the friday holiday the old custom of remaining open before a holiday is discontinued new mail contracts indicate better pay for couriers last week two mail contracts were awarded to applicants for the carrying of his majestys rural mail from stouffville fred chessman 1917 the april meeting of stouffville fred municipal council this thursday levelling promises to be a lengthy session if the agenda is completed the building bylaw is due to have some revision made and this may take long consideration since it is a lengthy document no one may build without a permit nor make repairs other than minor changes without a permit while the size of a lot and other considerations re specting the type of building for dwelling purposes will have some changes made in it another matter that council will give consideration to is the engag ing of a maintenance man for the first time a steady man was em ployed last year in conjunction with the cemetery commission but it was found that there was too much work or the work came in such a way that when the town needed he man the cemetery also had to have his services the same day consequently the job is to be se parated a fulltime job is openl for the right person and an appoint- 1 ment likely to be made at this time since a man is said to be decided on consideration will be given at this time we understand to laying out a program for street improve ment roads and sidewalks organize teacher training class a special teachertraining course was given the contract for route has been adopted bv the executive running south and serving the of the markham township sundaj ninth and tenth concessions of school association the course is markham as far as no 7 highway being sponsored by the township f a reported price of 750 the association and will be given in the coverage is 15 miles month of mav on the evenings of myron anderson secured the job james penny the following dates may 13 ii 15 of courier on route no 2 serving years old he settled in markham 192021 icentril whitchurch township par- township where he has lived all the personnel of the facultv will ocularly that area along the ninth his life consist of those who are speclalizf around musselmans lake up to j he had enjoyed good health up ing in this field and will be repre- vivian and back via the sth and 7th until a year ago and had celebrated sentrives of the different denom- concessions the contract price is his 7th wedding anniversary a few nations of the township as far as reported to be s1g50 and the dis- weeks previous to his death possible tance 20 miles j surviving are his widow the for- those who are familiar with the mer mary boyington four sons wee preeaster babe pv of rural couriers in past years andrew james and goodwood sale goqd prices there was a large crowd at pad gett sons sale a mile north of goodwood when a registered hoi stein bull sold for 200 reg calf about two weeks old 05 the ford- son tractor brought 725 and a hay loader 110 all stiff prices oats wont for 05c a bushel a s farmer reports church group sends food to britain led by their pastor rev norman rowan markham second baptist church vivian church and pine orchard church are sponsoring a drive for funds to buy food for britain the campaign was launched a week or two ago by mr rowan speaking before these congregations and immediately there was a splen did response by parties who came forward with their cash to bolster the undertaking i would urge everyone to try and support this campaign said mr rowan this week he explained that the re ceipts would be placed through the salvation army who are equipped to makedistribution in britain some may desire to send parcels person to person gifts and these he said would hove to go via the united welfare chest the campaign is not confined to the three churches mentioned they are merely the sponsors if you can give of your money contact the pastor or any church official in the various districts mentioned trousseau tea for bridefobe on monday evening mrs walter brillinger entertained at a trous seau tea for her daughter beryl william of whose marriage to bud sanderson will realize that present tenders are markham and edgar of toronto ill take place this saturday one of the smallest babies born being received and accepted at four daughters mrs wesley me- mrs brillinger and the brideelect in ontario this year arrived at the much higher rates dowel 1 of markham mrs williahi were assisted in receiving by mrs brierbush hospital stouffville on there were three tenders filed for prince of agincourt mrs bruce sanderson mother of the groom-to- march 27 for mr and mrs donald the longer route given to mvron devitt armadale and mrs wilfred be presiding at the tea table with miller of whitchurch the wee andersonbut the press didnt learn pike of windsor twentvtwo grand- pink and white sweet peas and daughter was placed in an incuba- how manv tendered for the shorter children and h greatgrandchildren lighted candles was mrs bert tor and removed to the sick chijd- route which is acceptable to mr also survive miller aunt of the bride others rens hospital in toronto where it chessman since he is the courier assisting were mrs christie arm- is reported to be holdinc its own from the post office to the depot mr and mrs fred redshaw will strong mrs harry brillinger miss the child at birth weighed but 2 for all mails and will have picntv celebrate their 30th wedding anni- joanne bodendistel miss iaura pounds ii ounces ho keep him busv verarv on fririav april 4th hill and mrs john williamson baker hill easter services there will be special raster ser vices held in the baker hill church next sunday april g beginning at 1130 am and at 730 pm student pastor r mailey will preach and at both services mr ernie rush will sing in the evening mrs oldham and mrs cake will render several duets the public cordially invited to these services pickering orders i second maintainer this years snowplowing costs highest in township history pickering township council in regular session on tuesday placed an order with the adams co for a new maintainer fully equipped for road work and snowplowing at an approximate cost of 13000 no de finite date could be given the coun cil as to delivery but it was hoped to have the new machine in opera tion at the beginning of next winter snowplowing costs this winter totalled 11500 it was revealed th largest amount ever expended it this way in the history of the town ship by 4000 this large amourt paid for the operation of threi truck plows a maintainer and on one occasion four bulldozers in addition to some shovelling road accounts passed for payment on tuesday amounted to 539028 the bell telephone co was grant ed permission to erect a pole on the road allowance between con 1 and range iii at lot 15 council also approved the bylaw passed by ontario county at their last session whereby the county will assume all bridges in the town ship of over thirty foot span county council special a special meeting of york county council is being called for wednes day april 9 for the purpose of dealing with matters concerning the dufterin street diversionary road created on account of the dellavl- land airport sixty years married congratulations are due mr and mrs fred walker stouffville east end who on tuesday april 1st celebrated their 00th wedding anni versary markham intermediates await finals markham intermediate b team are awaiting the winners of the grimbywalkerton series to enter the finals which will begin next week markham it is expected will continue to use oshawa as home ice cherrywood james ferguson died april 2nd age 03 son of alexander ferguson and helen wood husband of the late elizabeth reesor york county calf club members of last years clubs will be pleased to know that at the hoi- stein banquet at buttonville last week ray ingleton and john kennedy of agincourt who as re presentatives of the markham calf club won the provincial champion ship were presented with water man pens by the holstein club in recognition of the honor they brought to the county they also stood second in the dominion com petition with all provinces rev j b cunningham of calgary was a visitor with mr glenn rat cliff and the macgregor family for a couple of days last week friday is a public holiday in town and all stores will close at c pm thursday evening the business men announce the custom of remain ing open before a holiday is not be ing observed any longer so patrons should keep this in mind