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the tribune stouffville ont thursday april 17 1947 i glaremont and district o 0 o inoc miss d by star correspondent i ioc loeai dealers madill 3 tore and overlands store luraoraoc igcaoc sunday school convention apr 23 s 1333 0 kkcokd thaxkofkekixg gift tuesday evening april sth wit nessed the annual thank ottering i supper service of first baptist pickering township sunday j church congregation in gaily decor- school convention will be held in a ted tables after supper singing of st johns united church broug- number of old favorite hvmas was balsam mrs c- jones and myrna spent one day last week in toronto masters john and jim wilson twin sons of mr and mrs elmer wilson celebrated their 3rd birth day april t a number of friends gathered at of the womens missionary on thursday afternoon 10th when the brougham we understand that miss mar- ladies were the guests of the clare- j caret briscoe popular teller in our mont ladies at the home of mrs x bak is away irom her position f tomlinson her talk was very through illness appropriate for the faster season mine ratcliff of stouffville meeting has been visiting with her grand- society parent mr and mrs jud ward j april bacon auction totals near 9000 ham on wednesday april 23 1947 followed by a period of prayer the shaw home on saturday night the auction sale of miss gladys morley of toronto mrsmclntyre assisted by members jnd implement j on the farm of visited over the weekend at her of the society had charge of th home here devotional period a piano solo by- there will be no prayer service mrs t gregg and a vocal solo by on friday evening tins week in the mr- win evans were much aprec- baptist church j iated a social time followed when howard linton of orono attend- the ladies oi mrs tomlinsons ed t funeral of his uncle the late group served a dainty lunch thos linton conducted here last mr- and mrs david gre donald w bacon at claremont on friday totalled thr and ling dennys westminster presbyterian church toronto special music in the afternoon by the altona trio n sloes a speakers there will be a great youth rally it 730 pm music by alvin farmer week we understand mat miss pearl pilkey is enjoying a rip to western canada mr and mrs catherwood were uxbridge visitors on saturday hobt mcleod is having a new roof placed on his apartment house south of the four corners mrs nelson sanderson has been emily elliott mr having a new roof placed on her son and her little house near the sarco plant- friends will be pleased to learn that geo constables father who took ill recently while here on a visit is slowly recovering mrs john coates is coniined to her bed having suffered a stroko while at the home of her daughter mrs robt fuller mr and mrs frank gostick were visitors in toronto on saturday mr and mrs vic shaver of nor land visited last week at the home of her mother mrs mary kawson miss mildred linton of canning- ton visited recently with her par ents mr and mrs xonnan linton the air was shattered last week one day with the noise of an explo sion in the village when the boiler of the local creamery plant blew out shattering a portion of one wall xew equipment is to be in stalled in the building but has not yet arrived and an attemnt was be ing made to use the old engine until the new installations could be made joe malcolmson who worked in this locality some years ago has been in the village recentlv visiting friends mr malcolmson is getting around with the aid of crutches having been seriously injured in an accident in the toronto railway yards last year to further his mis fortune he took a tumble on the stairs at home when attempting to come down on crutches and broke a bone in his ankle mr a giles of claremont is mourning the passing of a brother fred giles who assed away in the toronto general hospital he had been an employee of the canadian pacific express co for man years and was a frequent visitor here interment was made on monday afternoon at mt pleasant cemetery on tuesday evening at the supper hour april stlv the good fellow ship class had a pot luck supper in the united church with about 65 seated visitors past and present members a good program of musi cal numbers and readings were presented following the su and the guest speaker mr wjmurkar conveyed his knowledge of the early times in pickering township and of the surrounding settlements as far back as 200 years in iso the first census taken reported iso people living in the township the oldest building is the old quaker church now the masonic hall in the village of pickering and the oldest in claremont village is the stone structure on the sw of the four corners mrs thomas x of broug ham was the special speaker at the daughters isabel and jean gave their parents a little surprise party on wednesday afternoon april the 9th it being the occasion of their 46th wedding anniversary the guests were mr and mrs thos gregg hugh and mrs gregg mrs condy miss marjorie patterson mrs annie hood misses isabel and george patter- rand daughter nancy ann all from agincourt a nice lunch was served including a large anniversary cake the flowers given to them were very lovely the guests all enjoyed the afternoon spent with the bride and groom of 10 years ago the ratepayers of the north half half of the township of pickering and the south half of the township of uxbridge and all those who are interested in the building of a memorial arena are urged to attend a meeting in the claremont hall on monday night at eight oclock this meeting is official there will be a good threeact play entitled tempest and sun shine in the claremont hall on april 30 under the auspices of the good fellowship class watch for full particulars next week householders and businessmen liked by embitters capers a number of local householders and several businessmen are con siderably irked over the antics of a number of latehour boozers who have been cutting loose in the village recently morning after morning one businessman told the tribune he has to clean up a litter of broken bottles and debris from in front of his premises about every other night we get a regular calithumpian parade up and down the street when everyone is trying to get a little sleep another house holder complained where are these pickering police we hear so much about asked another ol tol approximately j he cormlev male quartette 1000 lory ncadot hereford cattle a illustrated address alco were tne feature attraction of the ami y will be given bv he sale in the livestock department ha whateam of the ontario tei ird cows reached sh0 with year- perance federation the then mgs going at ajoppnceofe9 and wjll lk gjvon b re alves running between s22 and 30i c luffnian greenwood and cows reached s140 with year iiiij ca there were a few horses and one animal brought 10100 chunks sold for s2975 pigs sixty to seventy pounds 2225 and sows averaged 00 each a quantity of mixed grain reach ed 203 a cwt the hay was sold in the mow a quantity of choice seed oats brought a top bid of 75c a bushel the threshing machine and trac tor were the feature attraction in the implements the former selling for shoo and the tractor a w30 me- cormackdeering 995 the jill binder realized 215 and the hay loader 240 there was a big crowd in attend ance with buyers from as far as maple and north of uxbridge the farm has been sold to mr norman of weston and includes the buildings and 70 acres of land the remaining 100 acres and a hard wood bush has been reserved mr bacon and will be ranched bv district farmer gone after lingering illness the death occurred earlv sunday morning of george redshaw go- yearold uxbridge township farm er who has been in ill health for several years the late mr red shaw was born in the township a i the previous meetings after a brief son of mr and mrs john redshaw j business period the meeting was he has always farmed in this local- turned over to the convener of brougham mrs ravin of kingston mr and mrs norman banks and mrs white of pickering visited with mr and mrs fred hamilton on sunday mr and mrs c hubbord of brock rd also mrs c balsdon of pickering were recent guests of her parents mr and mrs m hamilton mrs r ford and little daughter of highland creek visited her par ents wm and mrs ellicott mrs a b matthews spent the past week with her daughter mrs harold crawforth of whitby mrs lloyd white was rushed to the hospital suffering an attack of appendicitis her many friends wish her a speedy recovery mrs d l mairs is improving after being confined to her bed suffering an attack of flu congratulations to mr wm devitt receiving honors at a church musical festival held in toronto recently out- of a class of thirty contestants he was in fourth place gaining 75 the womans institute held their regular meeting on tuesday after noon april sth with a very good attendance the president was in charge after two months absence the secretary read the minutes of please bring your own provisions there will be provision made to warm up hot dishes and a hot drink will be provided atha news several from here attended the hockey match in oshawa on satur day night mrs carruthers family were din her guests with mr and mrs wel lington wideman on sunday misses ella and georgie whitson spent tuesday evening with mr and mrs alberta draper happy birthday to eileen draper who entertained eight young ladies to her birthday party on thursday april 10 a birthday cake with eight glowing candles made a pretty setting for the laden table eileen thanks her guests for their beauti ful gifts and all went home happv mr and mrs m dunkeld and family spent wednesday in toronto mr and mrs sam barkey and family visited the carruthers home on sunday mr and airs sheridan and family spent saturday in newmarket mrs ernie carruthers and ruth ann spent the weekend in stouff ville visiting her sister mrs gra ham robertson also her parents true to its name the village of coldwater last week voted down a proposal to allow the sale of beer in cartons offered by the ontario liquor controls board to that district a petition was filed with the required number of names and the commission referred the matter to a vote of the electors with the result that the proposal was killed and the town will remain true to its name a few years ago a man from cold- sessions at 10 am 2 pm q duets and solos pre an afternf 1 tr asures statement of the money received in the pas year and the expenses paid out of it to date for the stately new church building which i being erected in whitevale last years thank- offering was ss0340 and during the past year an additional 157373 was given to the building fund the statement showed that 2999 was all that remained on hand in that fund the estimate for materials to complete the necessary work before the forma opening of the church was set some weeks ago at 1000 and the congregation accepted this amount as their objective this is believed to be the largest objective ever set before a congregation in whitevale and for that reason a good deal of interest and specula tion has been aroused in this small community mrs sinclair played a piano solo during the collection of the offering and the people sang hymns while the treasurer and the financial secretary counted amongst those present were a number from green river baptist church from mark- and chivarieu the newlyweds mr and mrs lloyd wilson mr and mrs charlie day and baby of toronto spent the weekend at the day home mr kenneth jones has secured a position with a dairy in toronto and commenced his duties monday april 14 mr and mrs gerald harbon and family of myrtle spent sunday with mr and mrs wm harbon mr and mrs lome jones visited sunday with mr and mrs edgar evans the sunday school convention for pickering township will be held at brougham on wednesday april 23 miss marion disney of the tor onto normal school is teaching this week at the seventh school mr d applebv at cedar creek school and mr allan clark at mt zion spontaneous outburst of applause drowned out the statement of the number of cents involved and last ed for a considerable time to this record gift the pastor rev a j heal added a gift of 39000 received from former business associates interested in the work here another ham and from toronto the excite- gift of 500 was recorded and one mem was intense as the minutes of the men present gave the 39c to passed and then the total amount was announced it was 113701 the water appeared in a toronto court on a charge of drunkeness and the magistrate observed that it was a pity the accused hadnt stuck to the address he gave make the grand total of 153300 received by the treasurer in this one evening the doxology was sung most fervently the benedic tion was pronounced and the people immediately turned to one another with expressions of uncon cealed delight and thanksgiving start right with all three w c farrs elevator claremont phone 3lw office res 38j master chick starter is reliable cafeteria poultry mashes peat moss shellmaker 75 cwt order your fence now we have a car load oats barley wheal peas for seed clover seed xo 1 meadow fescue broinc kentucky woods milking machines coolers li ine fertilizer asphalt shingles and salt sooooccosmcokca wanted dvd llonw and cuttle telephone for free pick up telephones stouffville 255 markham 43 r3 claremont 9rl4 uxbridge 27 we pay phone charges gordon yogxo ltd toronto ad3636 ity and resided on the present place 4th concession of uxbridge for over 25 years besides his wife the former mary elizabeth jones deceased is sur vived by one son alvin of clare mont and three daughters ella mrs ivan geer of manchester elva mrs irwin kydd of sand ford and bertha mrs jud todd of claremont three brothers fred robert and edward of claremont also survive and two sisters mrs geo hardy and mrs chas hardy of claremont the funeral on wednesday after noon was conducted from the late home by rev len wenham of claremont baptist church and interment was made in claremont union cemetery the pallbearers were messrs chas redshaw ross redshaw harold redshaw percy redshaw lawrence hardy and ross hardy grand concert sponsored by brougham fl rem ex ix town ball mon april 21st 81- pm artists ben margaret musical magic hazel a nn is elocutionist jack mcclean impersonator difinue marlciie tap dancers west hill and highland creek lions club male chorus consisting of 10 voices in old time and modern songs did i say that with harvey dobbs and don wright recording to be made for broadcast over cfrb vi harvey master of ceremonies entire proceeds for new fire engine admission 50c and 25c select line of groceries canned goods cleanersbaked goods syrups are now off ration claremont meat market phone 3501 claremont agriculture and canadian indus tries mrs ralph crawford who was assisted by mrs ritchie mrs wannop mrs glen mrs ajgray mrs hamilton and miss duncan- the meeting was closed in usual way followed by lunch and a social cup of tea served by mrs w c willson mrs hetu mrs h gray and mrs anderson the sunday school convention which was postponed some weeks ago due to weather conditions is to be held in st johns church on wednesday april 23 mrs t c brown returned to her home here on sunday she is much improved in health and hopes to be able to remain here for the sum mer mr wm knox is confined to his bed suffering a heart attack keep in mind the big concert be ing sponsored by the brougham firemen on monday april 21 this will include such artists as hazel annis jack mcclean ben and margaret tjianne and marlyn tap- dancers of georgetown also a chorus of 10 voices from west hill land highland creek lions club did i say that with harvey dobbs and don wright all proceeds for new fire engine come and help a good cause al harvey master of ceremonies mrs e hogle and mr geo hayes of columbus visited her brother mr frank hamilton on sunday miss b hamlin of whitevale who is student teacher with miss wilkin son during this week is staying with her sister mrs r harden sorry to hear that miss margaret duncan and mrs m hamilton are both on the sick list at present mr joe cassells who is staying with his daughter mrs e e annis is under the doctors care at present mrs w ellicott and little daugh ter also mrs gordon of toronto were weekend guests at the wm ellicott home she certainly showed good taste when she chose 1847 rogers bros canadas finest silverplate just two bags that is all the chick startena you need for 100 chicks then change to purina chick startena good chick growena purina control plan with j j j iudixa bahx sibav purina cow sibav purina household sibav j l smith opposite station on main street purina hybrid seed corn bred to produce deep rowj of big kernels on small cob fieldtested seed oats seed barley mangold seed stiver bros purina products are made not to sell at a price but to produce best results at lowest cost stouffville sand gravel limited are prepared to supply your requirements of crushed gra vel sand concrete gravel pit run delivered or at the bin plant phone js20 office ilionc 370 danforth bus lines daily service effective sept 29th tokoxto east pm sun hoi 915 1010 1020 1035 1038 1040 1050 1100 1 05 1115 1130 boux pm dailv ex suna hoi 545 610 620 635 63s 640 650 700 73x5 715 7 30 d read down pm sat only 200 225 235 250 2 53 2 55 305 315 320 330 345 am sun hoi 1000 1025 1035 1050 1053 1055 1105 1115 1120 1130 1145 am daily ex sun hoi 915 940 950 1005 10os 1010 1020 1030 1035 1045 1100 brougham toronto bay and dundas danforth and luttrell scarboro jet malvern browns cor town line cedar grove locust hill green river brougham claremont claremont west bound am dailv ex sun hoi 845 820 810 755 752 750 740 730 725 715 700 am sun hoi 945 920 910 855 852 850 840 830 825 815 800 pm daily ex sun hoi 200 135 125 110 107 105 1255 12 45 1240 12 30 1215 rarrffl kxikkss oxiht kasterx staxdard tcmk m t read up pm pm sun sat only hoi 530 945 505 920 455 910 440 855 137 852 4 35 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