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the tribune stouffville ont thursday april 10 1947 local syrup 4 and 450 a gale fair run so far gormley mr and mrs wm heise mr and mrs henr- steckley attended bible conference at the houton mission near tilsonburg miss pearl bond toronto spent the holiday with her parents mr and mrs- john bond miss velma brillinger student at grantham bible college was home maple syrup from ratclifts big here for easter holidays evaporator on the cth concession of miss carrie kpp of toronto spent whitchurch is selling for 4 per easter with mr and mrs c h gallon mr robert ratcliff announc- doner and family ed last week makers in the stouff- mr and mrs harvey castle and villebethesda area have more or family spent the weekend with her less settled on the price mr rat- parents mr and mrs w b hen- cliff said we might exact a higher derson price but we want our customers i mrs b jones betty ann and to come back in less favorable lvnda had supper sunday evening years with mr and mrs c h doner ratcliffs have orders for some- we welcome the return of the thing like 200 gallons which if wilsons who spent the winter in filled will come from the 100 acre j toronto bush in whitchurch that has been attend the youth revival this aaw youth for christ lions entertain oil heating very farmer friends popular here ix stouffville presbyterian church saturday evening in the family for a century or there about a tractor drawn outfit gathers the sap and a fair road is cut through the bush but it is boggy and difficult to travel just now week any night in the mbcchurch mrs edgar stickley gave a sur prise birthday party for her aunt mrs george hilts and her cousin mrs george french some 23 or 30 the price of 4 at ratcliffs and i guests gathered 150 at some other places is regardj mr and mrs warwick and mrs ed as highly satisfactory in view of i anne shell had sunday dinner with what some makers are asking rang- mrs george hilts and vera ing up to s10 a gallon james stephens had sunday din- it takes a lot of wood and then her at the doust home there are heartbreaking things marion hunt nurse in training happen to make gathering sapiwho will shortly graduate has been difficult when the big storm at the home here on holidays end of march came the pails filled with snow some of them froze and burst the bush was not possible to reach and nothing could be done about 600 to 1000 trees are tapped in this bush ami when they have to be dumped on the ground it means a lot of work and loss other wise in 1915 ratcliffs put out about 1200 pails and the year before that 1s0o the run this year on odd days has been very good and a fair run may be expected again this week mr sam fretz west of town has a lot mourville lions club banquetted i believe there are more oil a number of local farmers on mon- j burning furnaces in the homes of day evening at their annua farmstouifville people than anv other ers mgnt meeting held in the highj in ontario so stated mr rc school mr bert kennedy who reblewett of agincourfon thursday cently toured england with our in an interview with the tribune champion plowmen was the guest mr blewett is well qualified to speaker and described in an inter- speak on the matter since he has esting manner what he saw on this installed no less than twentvone to i v e m l ll oid lant1 m date and has more orders booking igartshore of the firestone tire j getting into action again rubber co entertained the gather- after a critical auto accident which jing following the address with i rendered mr blewett inactive for j some excellent colored films some months he named the instal- i a toast to the farmer guests was lation in surrounding towns and proposed bv lion ed logan and re- there is nothing to rommre with the childhood of christ sponded to by wm reesor lion thtmimber of oil unaces in this mas porter tendered a vote of place mr blewett said that so far concerned pur ed of oil since he you with anticipation to see more e l appreciation of the club to undertakes to have their tank or anticipation to ee moie flre3 representative the tanks filled and thereby gives the i las porter tendered a vote oflniace mr blewett esslsftuih chtldof rfth tnallks t0 the s mr k his furnaces are pfhaw tht- nienno iirm vvhue lion fred cai express- 1 chasers are assured leham i his pictuie will thrill pf a of the club toliiiuwrla to h mr and mrs mai ramer 45 yrs wed good friday was the occasion of a hannv surprise celebration of the fortyfifth wedding anniversary of mr and mrs malcolm a ramer the guests gathered at the home of mrand mrseugene lemon bloom- where a delicious dinner like it music alice plays her coronet choruses temporal for you gospel recordings oh yes the mike walks aga come and bring a friend with you altoias women ed for the affair institute cater director x rowan for youth by youth aai xo library graxts a grant was refused to the rich expected to turn out a number of gallons mr atkinson had hoped to use an oil burning outfit this year but couldnt get the parts so secur ed a quantity of wood uxbridge sets 39mill rate the general mill rate for the town of uxbridge for 19 17 has been struck at 39 mills less one mill subsidy from the provincial government the amount of the tax levy is 3950197 on a total assessment of 1012871 tax levy for last year was 3512683 reports to council showed that the assessment completed last fall under the direction of the county assessor had increased from- 675- 5h to he tfresent 1012871 the mill rate of 39 mills is based on assessment of 100 per cent values on the old system of values on 50 per cent basis the rate would have been over go mills messrs fred ramer will reesor sni and gordon ramer before the pre- r from markham and stouff sentation of a number of beautiful y 1braries that are available to inniversarv gifts farmers in the areas of those places an interesting feature was the so fa as the fair is concerned it is presence of three of the original ver much a farm project wedding party mr fred ramer and mr will reesor who supported the service stood up well groom and mrs reesor who was uxder heavy gale one of the bridesmaids brief though frequent interrup- besides mr and mrs reesor and tions in the local hydro service last mr and mrs f ramer others pre- saturday evening were accounted sent were mr and mrs murray for by the 70mile gale around tor- ramer bloomington mr and mrs onto just as fast as short circuits gordon ramer and son alvin col- blew out fuses in the big plant that borne mr and mrs theodore war- supplies this district new ones were der and son evan london and mr put in and the service renewed and mrs howard reichard of tor- onto i mbc hear us i easter cantata horticultural members who have the e cantata rendered in r the stouffville mennonite church on not sent in their choice of premiums sunday evening was weu received yet are asked to let the secretary by a large congregation the musi m mertens know as soon as possi- cal rendition was under the direc- ble tion of mr lambert stouffer alton a mr and mrs ernie davis of bloomington were guests at the home of mr a e davis and esther 11 on sunday mr and mrs earl mcxair and little daughter of oshawa were guests of his parents mr and mrs wm mcxair a number of our local sports at tended the hockey games at strat ford and oshawa recently harold and bob lewis and misses luella harper and margaret wide- man spent sunday at niagara falls xew york altona was well represented at the lions club banquet at stouff ville on monday night- mr and mrs david crosier were guests at the clark harding wedd ing held in seagrave united church on saturday last mr and mrs ernie wilson enter- 1 tained her sister from montreal over the easter weekend mr and mrs wm d malloy and marlene had dinner with her par ents mr and mrs d crosier on sunday mrs conby and little daughter and her sisterinlaw miss conby from the west were guests at vin cent bakers at the weekend owners a direct connectionwith the oil company as a regular customer incidentally fuel oil jumped a full cent a gallon last week and is sell ing in stouftville and district for 12i cents a gallon it is estimated that forty homes in town are heated with oil furnaces and must make a noticeable drop in the demand for coal n w byer son of n w byer son stouftville ontario as an authorized jlouj bnothena jbecdek whether youlrc going to paint a chair a room or decorate- your entire home inside and out it will pay you well to see there is great satisfaction in creating new beauty with paint and a longer lasting more economical job is consistently yours when you use lowe brothers high standard paints varnishes and enamels lowe brothers invite you to meet their new dealer and hope you will look to him for a complete paint service his familiar lowe brothers sign is the sign of good paint and a traditionally friendly service toonio montttal mn3so minnicfg moott jaw cmgapy vandorf miss marion vannostrand of sud bury is at the home of her parents mr and mrs arthur vannostrand for the easter holidays mr harry guthrie spent easter sunday in toronto mr and mrs orval ewart of sut ton spent easter weekend with mr and mrs e ewart we welcome mr and mrs foster of toronto who are living on the gincotti farm there was a good congregation to hear the easter message delivered by the minister rev e moddle on sunday morning five boy scouts from toronto camping on mr mil lers property for the weekend were present in uniform the choir sang a lovely anthem hosanna mrs herbert oliver and mr george e richardson sang he did not die in vain wesley choir are planning a croquinole party mr and mrs switzer received a generous box of beautiful daffodils hyacinths japonica and purple heather for easter they were from their daughters garden in vancou ver and coming air express they were as fresh as though just taken from the garden mr and mrs hawhite and miss ruth white were guests with mr and mrs grant morley on sunday mr and mrs grant morley had 2nd line uxbridge spring must be here at last our roads are again open and once again we can enjoy seeing the mail man making his daily rounds which makes the people of second line feel we are still in the land of the living which for sometime was only a trail in uxbridge township mr and mrs harold mitchell of toronto spent the weekend recent ly at the leslie mitchell home mr and mrs edmond taylor birchcliffe spent the weekend at the bruce taylor home we congratulate mr and mrs willis taylor of bloomington on the birth of their son on easter sunday mr and mrs jos forsyth moved last week to their new home on the tenth north of stouftville we wish this young couple every success in their new home mr carl miller of oshawa is holi daying at the home of his sister mrs bruce taylor master wayne taylor is spending a few days with his grandparents mr and mrs albert taylor ooooooooooooooom trees a w galbraith will give illus trated lecture on trees in the basement united church on tues april 15 at s oclock sale of books cultural flowers by h j moore program reading by miss jean hosie paper on pruning of shrubs by mrs f fairies under auspices stouftville horticul tural society m miss winnipeg auction sale of household furniture lathes chucks tools electric washixg machine the property of the estate of the late mr and mrs geo butterfibld cor wison and water streets markham village on sat april 19 heintzman player piano bench good 270 music rolls 2 grandfather clocks antique floor lamp music stand drophead sewing maehineeatonia 2 upholstered chairs and seat 2 small round tables table corner whatnot walnut wall mirror fancy chesterfield number jardinieres small rug spindle armchair and rocker 2 dinner sets antique cabinet j quantity odd dishes mantel clock general electric fan horn wall hat rack 10 kitchen chairs alarjorie graham is seen here queen of greater winnipeg community clubs was chosen miss winnipeg of 1917 in final selections of the citywide com petition a crowd of 1000 wit nessed her coronation supper with mr and mrs leonard j aneroid barometer tycos stormo brillinger on saturday the march meeting of the van dorf womens institute will be at the home of mrs fred van nostrand miss merle stevenson will speak on an agricultural sub ject the roll call will be answered by a cooking hint there will be election of officers hostessess mrs e foster and mrs a pattenden glasgow mrs wismith is spending a few days in toronto with her son louis miss m lee and morley davis spent easter sunday with his par ents mrs s penin lynda and teddy of weston are spending a few days with her parents mr and mrs w davis we welcome mr and mrs m brethour who are moving into their new home on the w eckardt farm recently vacated by the j mcgillv- ray family we are pleased to hear of lena whites return home from the hos pital and hope she is much im proved mrs godfrey sent a few days in toronto the past week mr jack brisbin of toronto formerly of isabella manitoba visited with mr and mrs archie stewart on thursday of last week roy ebby and kenneth gidlow from the w davis home are snend- ing a few days in the city miss betty godffery is spending a few days at her home merilyn and marie walmsely have returned to live in toronto having lived at the h slack home for four years miss marie pike is ending the easter holidays at her home in sundridge a very pleasant evening was held at the home of mr and mrs r davis last thursday night where a few neighbors gathered to bid adieu to two families the t evans and j mcgillvrays who are leaving the district they were eserited with rex and flamewaro the address was read by mr w 1 smith and the presentation was made by mrs it slack and mrs r davis all wishing them the verv best in their new homes after which a dainty lunch was served i births guide electric percolator 2 8day walnut round wall clocks 2 mantel clocks marble goldie and mcculloch safe treasure cook stove wall clock walnut 8day walnut sideboard 2 leatherseated chairs and love seat 2 oak dining tables paulson mr and mrs harry long heavy plate glass mirror j paulson nee audrey anderson antique kitchen cupboard are happy to announce the birth leathercovered couch leather- of their daughter dierdre ann at covered chair 2burner electric st joseph hospital reading stove 2 chest drawers pennsylvania on april 1th 1017- walnut clock 8day westminster beach to mr and mrs david chimes cupboard beach nee reba cutting at os- bloomington mr and mrs gordon ramer and son of colbourne mr and mrs t wander and evan of london mr t and mrs richard of toronto were i number pint and quart sealers hawa general hospital monday guests with mr and mrs malcolm pots pans and silverware april 7 1917 a daughter ramer quantity glassware 2 toilet sets robinson at the lirierbush hos- mr and mrs a oung and brass bed and springs blanket box pital stouftville on wednesday daughter were toronto visitors for assorted size tables 2 dressers april 2 1917 to mr and mrs 2 washstands record stand graham robinson nee ruth 2 wooden beds and mattress i wagg toronto a son cecilian victrola and quantity of anderson at the brierbush easter mr and mrs beebly of lemon ville have moved into the e a starry farm lately vacated by mr r mills mr and mrs mills are living temporarily in mr r bur netts house until they get posses sion of their own farm mr and mrs h shantz of port credit were holiday visitors at o h tranmers mr g vaughan of toronto was home for easter mr and mrs a w story and mrs jarvis story entertained mr and mrs m rose of ballantrae mr and mrs w topper and mr and mrs n storry for easter sun day also a special is due in the way of birthday congratulations for mrs rose and mrs a w storry missm topper and mr garlick records and linoleum antique wooden lemon squeezer davis sewing machine good edison cylinder victrola trunk kneehole desk hospital stouftvilleon thursday april 3 1917 to mr and mrs bruce anderson stouftville a daughter stillborn large plate glass mirror ice box 2 bed lamps cataract washing machine elec coal oil stove 3burner and oven 3 pair skates 2 bed lamps switch maker hair carding outfit waste paper basket 2 tea trays desk lamp kneehole desk 2 metal tool boxes 2 club bags light oak music cabinet antique walnut rolltop lettejf cabinet letter writing base tropical electric heater mandrel 2 coleman lamps 1 vise good milland electric cigar lighter long mirror dunn at the brierbush hospltaj of toronto spent the weekend with her parents mr and mrs a topper l box camera and brownie mr and mrs canning of torontr 3 wooden tool boxes spent good friday at mr a century 11 tip electric motor ccwies steel ijathe and chucks j numerous emery stones engagement drive shaft and pulleys the engagement is announced of battery charger pr snowshoes elizabeth anne retly daughter of straw baskets and pads mrs r icslie and the late robert oil burner for cook stove leslie of stouftville and owen quantity tools and a lot of other sound to victor edward baker son useful articles of the late mrs swhughson of termst cash 3 toronto the marriage will take place in egllnton united church on j k smith clerk pm april 19h ktm sc clarkr prrntlrc ju tlopcrr stouirville on thursday april 3 1917 to mr and mrs david dunn stouffville a son ferguson at the brierbush hospital stouftville on friday april 1 1017 to mr and mrs donald ferguson nee margaret lewis brentwood farm mark- ham rr2 a son james donald carruthers at the brierbush hospital stouffville on saturday april 5 1917 to mr and mrs randolf carruthers nee evelyn tweedie claremont a daughter norton at the brierbush hos pital stouffville on sunday april c 1917 to mr and mrs william bud norton nee edna taylor a daughter beverley ann taylor at the brierbush hospi tal stouffville on sunday april c 1917 to mr and mrs willis taylor nee blanche mortson rr2 stouffville a son a brother for wayne burnettatthe brierbush hos pital stouffville on wednesday april 9 1947 to mr and lira elmer burnett rr2 stouftville a daughter