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tottffirille ufcsbmie vol 59 no 4 the tribune stouffville ont may 29 1947 twelve pages stouffvilie baptists to hold mortgage burning ceremony don head acquires 40000 addition peck prominent farmer and his goats lose o i their home throush fire 3jpii5t churov sioukvie ont the estate of the late a j mit chell has sold the farm of 110 acres a mile west of richmond hill to don head farms a neighboring property in acquiring the mitchell george peck sth concession farmer estate don heads is reported to now at ringwood passed away rather own something like 1000 acres in unexpectedly on friday in his 5sth in delicate health area the report- the mitchell pro- year he had been a resident of the district for only ten years the late george peck was a purpose resident of northern ontario and father as a railroad man being a brakeman on a cpr the corner stone for this fine church was laid in 1026 under the pastorate of rev wwfleischer who became minister of the con gregaiion in 122 he served until jj 1933 when rev charles mcgrath assumed the charge and remained here until 1037 when rev donald macgregor came next sunday evening june 1st all three min isters will be present to participate in a mortgageburning ceremony- when the congregation moved from main street east to the present site at corner of main street and obrien avenue an obligation of s20000 was assumed last of the mortgage has special services morning and evening will mark the event and the progress of twenty years in the present building in the early days baptist min isters preached in stouffvilie but no regular work was established when she was suddenly seized in until 1s73 at about that time when the midst of her work it was soon discovered that she had suffered a stroke and from this she never re- temperance hall jbwurts john in consciousness millard and 11 johnson were instru mental in securing rev jb moore this rich farmin ed sale price of perty is 540000 the fine herd of dual shorthorns on the mitchell estate i followed his will be sold by auction on friday june 27 and will be perhaps the largest sale of registered stock held p out of chapleau when he to in the district for a long time the retired from the business always entire string of fine implements will possessing a love for the farm he also be sold ken and clarke pren- j purchased a flour and feed business tice will have with them on this salel at mt dennis but just dealing with the services of auctioneer franklin farmers was no enough hence he to assist with the offering of the look up aml at rtngbbd and pedigreed herd developed his hobby as a chicken fancier surviving are his wife the former innie logan and an only daugh ter mrs norma wilkes of stouff vilie wife of mr leonard wilkes mr peck was a member of the masonic order and of the eastern star many members of which were present for the funeral on sunday afternoon which proceeded from the late home to stouffvilie ceme tery for interment rev d davis of stouffvilie united church conduct ed the service and pallbearers were messrs walter jacobs oliver hard ing earl davis m connor robt johnson and delos graham owner of 200 acres of barren for some years wilderness or desert land on the sixth concession of whitchurch william linton is staying with neighbors since his frame dwelling was wiped out by fire in broad dayi light evidently from a defective stove pipe recluse 70 years of age linton told neighbors he was sitting by the fire when he heard a crackling noise in the room above and going the stairway found the upper homk ok goats milk axd hoxkv destroyed isv pike ten of family survive mother in prime of life i mrs george kerswell wife of a 5th concession farmer in markham township died with tragic sudden ness on monday about the hour of six oclock in the evening arising as usual in the morning mrs kers well carried on her daily house duties until around nine oclock to her parents lived at unionville she being the former ida may keith come here he soon organized besides her husband there survives i dean left markham 40 years arthur raymer just been paid off and the edifice is entirely free of debt the congregation and a church was three daughters jean doris and built the records indicate in 1s71 muriel and seven sons danieliohn seventythree years ago later rev charlie gordon bruce george and t booker came and the congrega- 1 norman there are five grand- tion grew to imposing strength and children the kerswells have lived i the brick church which stood until il925 was well filled every sunday seeking options the county of york is seeking options on submarginal lands in the county of york especially in the sand lands of whitchurch owners of such properties should contact i av nolan whose address is stouffj viile and who will be in a position i to give them a quick cash deal mr nolan is chairman of the york native of quaker hill mrs r johnston dead on the present farm in markham for twenty years the funeral service this thurs day afternoon will be conducted by rev roseoe chapin of melville un ited with interment in the melville cemetery mrs kerswell was a member of the anglican church at oak ridges resident of pine orchard for the past 20 years mrs robert w john- native of unionville ston passed awav on thursday was prom i xknt importer may 15 1917 at york county died may 22 county reforestation committee by j hospital where she had been a j the death of thomas h middle- appointment of york county coun- patient for 2 weeks suffering from ton sg of kitchener occurred at cil a heart condition mrs johnston thekw hospital xo land is too poor to grow pines i w in her soth year tne son of the late mr and mrs nd other species of trees says thej ne was the former rebecca william middleton he was born at chrysler daughter of mr and mrs unionville may 13 1sg1 he was a silas chrysler of uxbridge fifty retired importer and was an honor five years ago she married robert j member of the northwest com- w johnston of quaker hill who travellers mr middleton piedoaceascd here just four months was an al lawn dowler he was w ai u five children were member of trinity united church t d h wife the former nancy shoe- jean of toronto harold of clare- ilh0k mom edson and walter of pine 10000 orchard she also is survived by one 2500 sister mrs vvm mcneil of ux- 2500 bridge and eight grandchildren 1000 1 funeral was held from the 10 jo chapel of roadhouse and rose 5 00 xewmarket on monday afternoon i with interment in xewmarket nn i com the service was conduct- 0oed by the pastor rev x rowan 500 j taking as his text phil 121 a 500 favorite passage of the deceased associated with the goodyear tire and- rubber co of canada in xew toronto for 2s years arthur raymer died in the toronto west ern hospital saturday native of i markham he moved to toronto 40 years ago an active church worker i air raymer attended the evangelis tic centre on gerrard st east j where he was chairman of the board of elders and sunday school superintendent he is survived by his wife elsie of 39 hogarth ave his daughter mrs david prebble three sons ellwood gordon and douglas three brothers menno oliver and wilmot and one sister mrs ida pike chairman who would like to con tact owners of these waste areas in 50 acre lots or more nothing is too large memorial hall fund 1 reviousiy announced walter brillinger gar lehman hen raxlin ross vague murray paisley mrs esther holmes l t lownsbrough miss a b duncan grant helmkay eliza brown one who remembers 200 total to date s1g1365 the weather is holding up opera tions but as soon as it dries up we are ready to start so send along your donations and help to build a worth while memorial to those who gave their lives off for mennonite brethren in christ general conference early monday morning mr and mrs 0 l heise and the misses freida henderson and vera brill- inger of gorinley left for upland california they have arranged for a stopover in chicago also in mor rison illinois where thev will call on mr and mrs albert cobcr they will also make a brief visit with relatives in hamlin kansas their itinerary included the famous truckers advance prices slightly an announcement in this issue by some seventeen truckers states that new prices will become effective immediately for hauling live stock to toronto which will show a mini mum of 75c for any single pickup and 35c per hundred for larger loads increased costs and higher living costs of course may readily be cited as reasons for the change which appears from the number of signatures is general over the local district engagements mrs william slack of goodwood announces the engagement of her daughter laura merle to norman h dickinson son of mr and mrs harold dickinson of claremont marriage to take place quietly in june mr and mrs arthur topper wish maker predeceased him in 1923 surviving is one daughter mrs bruce kathleen baliets detroit mich john g wideman succumbs to four days illness a man of advanced years john g wideman died at the home of his son leslie wideman just east of stouffvilie on monday following a stroke suffered only four days prev ious to his death he was in his sgth year the funeral will be held this thursday afternoon may 29 at 230 proceeding from the home of his son to the wideman men nonite church where service and interment will take place eldest son of the late christian and magdalenea layman wide- man john g was born at almira in markham township where he grew to young manhood he married mary grove in 1ss5 and the couple farmed most of their active days excepting for a period of six years spent in toronto dur ing farming operations all in the locai district they occupied six or eight different places mrs wide- man died eleven years ago and sur viving the parents is the only son native of stouffville lived life in uxbridge born in stouffvilie in the year 1s72 frank musselman died at whitby this month in his 75th year he was a son of david musselman and his wife margaret kelleybut the family moved to uxbridge town when frank was a mere lad and here he remained practically all his life he married lena beverley who with one daughter mrs orville merrick elizabeth survive him one brother john of uxbridge and two sisters mrs robert taylor of reach and mrs m linton of hali- burton also survive member of the free methodist church in uxbridge he was a care ful living man and steadygoing citizen part a roaring fire being partly j crippled linton couldnt do much but did manage to get several guns out which he valued highly and a few articles and papers once out side he watched the place fairly i melt to the ground as the flames quickly consumed the dwelling xo goats were burned but the bees were destroyed the premises had no barn or buildings of any kind only stock on the whole 200 acres are some 30 or 35 goats and these found what shelter they required and feed troughs in the rear kitchen particular favorites gained entrance to the room occupied by linton however the goats range on the witle acres and now herd in a bit of bushland fire evidently started from a defective stove pipe running through the upper room which housed thousands of honey bees that got there freedom from pass ing in and out the window linton left slightly up for them all season goats milk and honey formed the chief diet of this strange old man who has ample means at his dis posal if he wishes to draw on his bank account it will be recalled that over two years ago linton was walking from his home to ballantrae when he was set upon by a couple of youths who forced him into their car and drove him home where they took cash of 10 and rumaged over the room where the victim lived linton lived very much to him self his goats being all the com pany he invited frequently he makes a trip to ballantrae and calls on an old friend john wright on the aurora road this frame dwelling only build ing on william lintons 200 farm in whitchurch was burn ed to the ground due to a de fective chimney elderly man and his 30 or more goats housed in the place and leanto at rear lost their home while many hives of bees were destroyed in the upper part of the building mr james dixon of lornoville jet will reach his soth birthday next saturday may 31 mr dixon is the father of mrs liodendistel of stouffvilie dislocates shoulder mrs thos klinck aged resident of obrien avenue suffered a fall in her home on tuesday that dislocat ed her shoulder but she intends to be about as usual we are pleased to inform her many friends about 200 participate in love feast service about 100 completed teacher training course the teachertraining course sponsored by the markham town ship s school association and dir ected by rev dixon burns of tor onto bible college faculty reached a successful conclusion last week the interest and attendance was splendid all through the period ap proximately one hundred persons being registered the faculty gave of their best and the instruction was of a high order quite a number will take test exams the sunday school association will look for ward to another such a courst next year crop conditions here border on serious continued heavy rains over the weekend and on monday started a to announce the engagement of leslie with whom the father lived i again this week and colorado springs and also a side their daughter margaret aileen tojdf recent years there a- ll trip to the grand canyon arizona william garlick son of the late mr j grandchildren and one they expect to arrive in upland and mrs william h garlick the on monday june 2 and will be in marriage to take place at her home attendance at the brethren in christ general conference which convenes june 5 to june 9 mr heise and party plan a boat trip to the catahna island and a visit to los anseles long beach hollywood and paedena on june 21st mr and mrs w r stevenson an nounce the engagement of their daughter may victoria to dean aimer focklef son of mr and mrs a l fockler the marriage to take crawford street are seven j nation does not clear up brother by tne emi of tne weok ll wl be come serious indeed in this section ijacob g wideman nine yeai the bright side of the picture is younger than the deceased twoi about half the daughters of the deceased died thev will return throutfi the f jun cral southern states touching texas ongregatlonal church louisiana alabama tennessee kentucky and ohio and are expect ed home by june 17 mr and mrs leslie wideman wish to announce the engagement of their daughter edna to gordon h brown son of mr and mrs j percy brown stouffvilie the mar riage to take place in june mr infancy a member of the wideman men nonite church he was among the very oldest both in years and in point of length of membership plowman grain is sown in and pastures are excellent on the prominent bereaved wife of a prominent plowman ed timbers of armadale mabel j raymer died at her home there on l which would be too late for some monday this week only in her 2ndp mm- i v feanraulpl most people in the locality have other side however there is the odd farm that has not any crop in at all this being the case where the farm happens to be all low- lying i grains are up in places and odd j fields are fairly drowned out in j others but the situation could i very well lie saved if dry weather j sets in immediately and that doesnt mean in a week from now xearly 200 persons participated in the love feast services at heise hill tunker church last satur day and again on sunday morning and evening the place of worship was filled for two spirited services the special occasion opened with a fellowship meeting saturday morning which lasted until noon hour and was presided over by p j wiebe of vaughan township the noon meal was served in the basement of the church and was a time for happy family gatherings of a more social nature where both the women and men folk had an opportunity to visit and converse about the secular things the home happenings etc for a short time two new members were received into the church following a self- examination conducted by church officials this preceded the evening meeting at which the sacrament and feet washing ordinances were ob served as is the custom at all ser vices at heise hill and other chur ches of the group men sit on the right and the women on tne left for the ordinance of feet washing this custom is adhered to the sacra ment service was in charge of bishop alvin winger assisted by bishop ej swalm of duntroon build your altar erect your tent and dig your well this was the order of life as prescribed in the book and outlined by bishop swalm at sunday evening preach ing service which if the big crowd got nothing more they were sup plied with enough food to carry them for many days there is nothing important enough in the task of making a living that should keep gods people away from the place of worship he declared and while god is pleased when his people are diligent and busy he warned that it was essential to dig ones well close to their altar if we could only have people as diligent in serving god as they are building homes as necessary as they may be he said chairman of pltesbvtery v j in hh lliliiilsip jimsbia a in jmm rev douglas davis pastor at stouffvilie was the unanimous choice of the toronto east presbytery of the united church of canada for the en suing year beginning in july mr davis will succeed rev w g hunnisett prominent tor onto pastor the choice brings honor and distinction to not only the chairmanelect but to his church born in pickering a resident of whitby for nearly 50 years mrs ernest harper the former mary x mcbrien died suddenly at her home in that town on friday may 23 she was 75 years of age daughter of the late mr and mrs hugh mcbrien mrs harper was born in uxbridge township fol lowing her marriage close to 50 years ago she came to live in whitby she was active in church affairs as a member of the united church g arthur dack of cobden who passed away at cottage hospital fvmbroke on sunday last was a brother of mrs robert young of goodwood wish to announce the service in the free methodi stouffvilie who has been at the old engagement of their daughter church after which interment wa home in cobden for some days bermce marie to howard albert made in the adjoining cemetery the late mr dack wa a general thaxter son of mr albert thaxter j mrs timbers was a daughter of merchant in hi active days besides and the late mrs thaxte of ux- menr- raymer of mount joy and hs lster a daughter mrs k b bridge the marriage to take place is well and favorably known mcgregor c toronto survives early in june a bit of garden in and plant if and when till more to husband there survives two daugh ters mrs h jarvis iaurena and audrey and one son eugene at throughout the district beside the home predeceased by her husband she fine furnishings and fittings but lis survived by one brother rev god is left out too often edward mcbrien of capreol a step- he warned christians that they son keith harper of toronto and should be careful in giving non1 two grandchildren christians a wrong idea of god by i the kind of life they live and if buys small acreage you have that kind of religion that near glasgow hasnt sent you to prayer meeting i malcolm kitching of toronto has more than ten times in a year the purchased the five acre place near speaker declared that he wouldnt glasgow and belonging to donald give much for its chances of getting perry the willoughby farm vou to heaven agency negotiated the deal