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the tribune stouffville ont thursday august 7th 1947 n i icc30 glaremont and district n long o by staff correspondent i oooi soi madilis store and overlards store aonoaono i the womens missionary society of the united church will hold their meeting at the home of mrs henry johnston on thursday aug 14 at 230 guest speaker will be rev mr wenaam all ladies are cordially invited mrs conuys group in charge of the program visitors at the home of mr and mrs ross watson on friday were miss jessie day of pickering mrs bacon and son douglas also mr wellington lehman all of stouff- ville rev ralph wihson of oshawa with mrs willson and mrwihsons mother took tea with mr and mrs ed lewis on tuesday mr and mrs c a overland visit ed relatives in orillia on sunday mr and mrs robt cowan visited with the latters sister and family mr and mrs duncan dol phin last week mr and mrs wacey of toronto accompanied by her mother mrs carter of claremont are holidaying at barrow rimple lake mrs jas gram of toronto visited at the home of mr and mrs ja briscoe over the weekend word was received here last week of the death of mrs stork wife of the late russell j stork of keswick mrs stork was the for mer miss dunnell and taught school in claremont at one time mr and mrs fred morley and son gordon visited last week at the home of their daughter and family mr and mrs mclean charlotte- town pel mrs ed gleeson we understand is in a very precarious state of health and is under constant medi cal attention word was received at the home of mrs barkis reesor last week of the death of her aunt liza jane pugh 93 wife of mr john dodgson oftilsonburg deceased was the last daughter of the late hugh pugh and was raised on the 6th con of uxbridge she passed away at the home of her daughter mrs henry wilkinson and was buried at 0 trander ont mr and mrs gambrill from trout creek visited with mrs gambrius sister and husband mr anil mrs ed shirk last week miss margaret mcxab and mr chas- cooper have each been brigh tening up their premises with nifty new paint jobs messrs jas bris coe and cliff reynolds are doing the work mrs robertson and children of highland creek visited over the weekend at the roy brignall home friends will be pleased to learn that mrs luther pilkey who has been ill for some time still con tinues bright and cheerful despite her confinement mr and mrs cliff pilkey and children visited in toronto one day last week mrs dick johnson of toronto formerly of claremont visited in town one day last week miss e r cochrane of devils lake nd visited last week at the home of miss margaret graham mr and mrs roy morgan we un derstand will shortly leave on a trip to western canada mrs x f tomlinson visited last week in minden mr r s chambers has been re painting his house will palmer handling the brushwork miss gertrude morgan of toron to visited last week at the home of miss s f evans mr and mrs w clark and daugh ter mary of toronto have been visi tors at the dave dawson home for a few days also air and mrs bill seager of torrance muskoka the claremont post office will close on saturday afternoons each week commencing at 1 pm patrons please take notice mrs r f ashenhurst has return ed to her home in uxbridge after spending a few days at mr john beelbys mr john pallister resident on the townline celebrated his slst birthday on sunday last friends are pleased to see mr pallister about again since he was not en joying the best of health for some time weekend visitors with mrs thos benns were miss dorothy krentzer of mcleod alta and miss sally ede of harrow ont also miss edna benns toronto brougham home and wrecked a radio some farmers in certain areas report crops fattened to the ground by the heavy rain and wind- ratepayers association extends territory the pickering township rate payers association formerly the south pickering ratepayers asso- brdokliri and mrs v wright called ciaiion has extended to rr no2 on mr b beer on sunday pickering to take in fairporl roadi mr and mrs e l crock south and is planning a further ex- toronto called on mrs l matth 1 n 0 tension when and if the expecta- ne day last week 0sha realized the route will be congratulation to miss mildred tr ami dlt iatutll tilt iouic will ih a1nlwtol hoi litl i girl killed on highway near green river running across n i 7 highway 3t 1 green river to be with her mother r fouryearold lynn marie sinstead i of woodbine ave toronto was in- jstantlv killed thursday when struck by an eastbound truck the driver was fred peters of lakeview green river is due isuth of stouftmlle on con 10 tne accompanied by an adult the child had walked across the highway to talk to some friends while waiting foi a toronto bus to take them home after spending a vacation per iod at wilson park they had al ready missed one bus noticing her mother was not with daughter were weekend guests at her lvnn turned and darted back the u m elhcott home across the roadwa v she ran into miss edna benns spent her holi days in muskoka and returned mri wm gamwe aad friend of to her nursing ouues in loromo toromo ca on mrs- d mairs on lightning during the storm last j sunday sunday morning struck the radio mrs woodward was at hamilton aerial at deputyreeve westneys one day last week attenuin strong reunion master kenneth beer and sister sherley of toronto returned home on saturday after a pleasant holi- dav with their grandmother mrs t beer mr and mrs wallace ellicott and mr and mrse crowells of bolly wood florida miss m ellems of v i acr the left rear wheel of the truck attention dairy farmers before selling your surplus dairy stock this fall give us a call for better prices we are in the market for holsteins re gistered and grade backward close and fresh cows and heifers for both export and quebec markets l kahn sons claremont phone 85 r2 one of the largest and longest and with the greatest number of boxes in this province other claims of the association include the erection of a number of new road signs and a speeding up of construction work on the new highway several thousand have big time at claremont field day the weatherman smiled on clare mont monday for the big sports pro gram and night events that were staged there six teams competed in the softball tournament in the afternoon and the final winner will be declared this week when ajax meet dunbarton for the 25 prize in the first round ajax defeated pickering 32 dunbarton downed kinsale and claremont nosed out pickering vets in an overtime game 32 in the semifinal dunbar ton edged claremont 31 rogers electric soccer team won over claremont 20 and they played to a scoreless tie with enniskillen the lucky draw prizes given away at the evening performance went to the following allen caarson s25 h b coates pressure cooker walter wilson 10 mrs chas cooper fishing rod wilda binsted wool blanket w dunn 2 tubes phyllis beelby per manent wave mrs m crittenden pyrex set dick ward 5 gals motor oil r sutherland so d g suther land so groceries mrs l comba 5 mrs gord taylor 5 gals oil ray hill so bob ward 5 gals oil billy wallace 5 access john pilkey 5 gals oil john bayles groceries pearl pilkey case tomatoes norman robinson motor lamp mrs r g carruthers 6 lbs butter len hunt so gloria beverley carton cigarettes mrs geo hammond s3 access john boyles 5 drugs bob redsiiaw tomato juice set mrs t farr 3 groceries mrs j taylor 25 lbs gun grease f a forsyth s2 groc eries jas dickinson s3 cash wm mceachnie mrs cliir reynolds 2 carpenter work earl anderson 5 cash the park board is very apprecia tive of the help given them by the ladies in the refreshment stand the many men who gave a hand and the merchants and businessmen who donated prizes gillman who celebrated her birth day on saturday mr and mrs maben have been visiting at the home of their daugh ter mrs h philip lome and mrs ham and daugh ter of oshawa were recent guests of dean and mrs mairs and family mr howard malcolm is now gett ing around by the aid of crutches as the result of being stepped on by a horse mrs leamen had the misfortune to fall down several steps on sat urday causing a severe shaking up and bad bruises mr and mrs l hopkins returned home after holidayingarbund dor set and enjoying a cruise on lake- ofbays miss norma ramsay accompanied by mr and mrs skilnick spent last week at washago beach mr b dunn and his men are busy working on the new house they are building for mr e jones the august meeting of the womens institute will be held at township hall on aug 12th at 230 pm the guest speaker will be mrs a j brady district president and a good attendance is expected hostesses of the afternoon are mrs n burton mrs g hodgson mrs t phillip and mrs o burton the sale is reported of the jas phillips house and lot just west of the school house the new owner being a mr kelly of toronto mr phillips disposed of his farm a few years ago and came to brougham the place is known as the former dr mckinnon property it is under stood that the new owner will erect an additional residence there mr geo law of toronto called on sirs t c brown on tuesday last mr and mrs ross madill and mr and mrs jas farley visited rela tives in udora on sunday the regular meeting of the womens institute will be held on tuesday aug 12 mrs brady will be guest speaker and roll call will be indoor and outdoor games for the family mr and mrs ross madill also mr and mrs fred madill were in tor onto on tuesday attending the fun eral of the late mrs ralph andrews hewl roads ditches and dust big headache for pickering council endless complaints about road maintainence ditching to be done weeds to be sprayed and dust layer needed all tended to make one grand headache for pickering township council sitting in session on tuesday afternoon the requests for grading and road repairs caused by flood waters all come from the lakeshore roads some of them private roads a petition of a dozen or more names was received from mr walter thompson regarding flooded condi tions between lots 11 and 12 in the second con another lady claimed she got no police protection and that parts of her cottage were being removed even to the entire front verandah there is a second maintainer on order for the township but until its arrival the councils hands are somewhat tied in endeavoring to carry out all the jobs which they realize require attention some effort will be made to use the truck- drawn grader and to engage outside aid resolution from council will be forwarded to the woodbridge vaughan telephone co complain ing of the service being afforded at the pickering village central office road accounts for the month totalled 130927 and relief accounts 10707 two farmers were awarded a total of 10100 damages for sheep killed and injury by dogs hugh miller of the 7th concession was paid s7 for three lambs killed a reg ewe killed and one sheep injured milton burk received 11 for two purebred ewes killed ringwood mr and mrs george gower accompanied by mr and mrs gordon holden and billy of stouff- ville were visiting relatives at stay- ner last week mr and mrs em gower of tor onto spent last weett holidaying with relatives here miss isabel spang returned from a holiday at highland creek last week mr and mrs roy grove were guests at the farthing redshaw edding in stouffville on saturday mrs w e hicks and daughter betty were niagara falls visitors most of last week mr and mrs joe fockler and family were guests at the nigh preston wedding near newmarket on saturday miss gladys vanzant and brother harold of oshawa are holidaying with their grandfather mr albert hoover mr and mrs fred steckley and shirley spent the weekend near kingston mr and mrs wm graham and family of toronto are holidaying with his brother mr delos graham this is the best place to sell your farm produce at this season of the year we are especially good buyers of hens spring chickens eggs spring lambs veal calves if we are not getting your produce now we would appreci ate you giving us a trial you will find our prices equal to or better than those you can get elsewhere pickering farms ltd whitby 3j5g whitby- xiglit or day ontario sam it ineiguues on their way out a couple of girls handed the cashier of a cafe teria a slip of paper with the num ber 10m1s0 on it this satisfied the cashier who let them pass with out paying why i owe nothing for i ate nothing aaa atha news fred birth- j m dealers canadian buyers of scrap claremont will pay 100 for old scrap bat trries delivered highest market prices paid for these goods brass copper aluminum lead iron old radiators horse hair duck feather ticks new duck feathers old bagging all buv sio00 or more called for j mutton claremont phone claremont 23 kk-scc-3-3o3c-d0oc-dc- happy birthday to mr draper who celebrated his day july 30th mr and mrs graham robinson and son keith of toronto and grant wagg spent monday with the car ruthers family the chivario band serenaded the newly weds mr and mrs geo while nee dorothy bunker on fi-ida- night at his parents home mr and mrs david tran and laurie motored to london on sat urday morning and spent the week end with mrs trails sister miss laurie mr and mrs joe tran and family mr and mrs m ounkeld and fam ily mr and mrs gron draper and daughter also mr and mrs fred draper and family spent sunday at fenelon falls mr and mrs robertson and son jack mr and mrs joe tran and naughters spent sundav evening with the carruthers family relatives and neighbours helped celebrate the birthday of mrs ernie carruthers on sunday evening a birthday cake with glowing candles green river recent visitors at the duncan home are bob patterson of wind sor mr and mrs whitman philip and family from sask also miss mina fuller of toronto miss clair johnson of whitevale spent a few days with kay nighs- wander who returned for few davs holidays with her we are sorry geo duncan was taken to the hospital with blood poisoning in the leg last week at time of writing is improving nicelv mr and mrs h ego and family also mrs w ireson have returned from bermuda mr and mrs ywlade are spend ing their vacation here with them the cgit have returned from ashunyoong camp looking well and very happy the girls had a 10 day vacation the weather varied a great deal but they were comfort able and enjoyed it all visitors at mrs r dafos over the weekend were mrs sherrard mrs norman dryfus of columbustenn also miss ivy sherrard of toronto a very serious accident occurred here on thursday when little lvnn marie sinstead was liit by a pass ing truck and killed instantly the little girl was accompanied by her mother but she had run across the highway in front of the truck the newly weds mr and mrs gordon duncan have arrived home centuryold grocery store closes out a grocery store thats been a land mark on downtown torontos king street just west of yonge since 1s35 closed its doors for the last time july 31 reports canadian gro cer the robt simpson company took over lock stock and barrel august 1 and when the stock has been disposed of it is understood fixtures equipment and eventually building itself will make way for a remodelled office building coljohn f michie head of the longfamed michie co in recent years died last february at the age of 70 was served and all best wishes were extended for a happy birthday to fdna implements for sale power binder diamond harrows 1way digger 7ft springtooth cultivator new model john deere tractor on display fred e byer phone l lit greenwood the wms meeting for the cir cuit meets this thursday afternoon at the home of mrs geo wilson mr and mrs chris trimble of winnipeg are visiting at the wesley sadler home we are sorry to hear of the death of mrs w c lafraugh of scarboro who for some years resided on the wetherall farm interment took place to the stouffville cemetery last tuesday mrs ormerod anil friend of tor onto spent the weekend with the ormerod family the many friends of mr john bayles will be pleased to know he is on the road to recovery after his severe illness- mr and mrs p clarke mrs elmo disney and mrs p wilson attended a drama lizzie walks out at enniskillen on monday night mrs disney of oshawa visited with ross and mrs disney last saturday evening mr and mrs j brooks and mi- ken kedda of toronto spent the weekend in the north country mrs coles mother was removed i to the hospital last thursday after suffering a stroke the first of the week her condition remains about the same mr and mrs f byers and mar- jorie mrs p wilson and leslie attended the byersmckittrick re union at erin last saturday mr and mrs nelon lidgett of oshawa mrs levi linton lloyd and ean were callers at the f byers home last sunday afternoon mr and mrs ken elson brant i were visiting a the latters home over iast weekend 80 bbls of pure sugar cane molasses to arrive soon please place your order early wire fence 3000 rods of 8 line even space fence hog fence 36 high h poultry 48 high l poultry 60 high iaitkmont and evening of aug 3lh will be d r n binder twine available 500 550 600 stouffville coop phone 2g9 j weekend specials soups tomatoes 3 for 27 veg bf noodle etc 2 for 23 fruit juices orange grapefruit 20 ozun 2 for 27 roasts rolled ribs prime lb 15 porterhouse and wing h 45 fresh groceries spices vinegars sugar cereals etc claremont meat market phone 3501 claremont