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the tribune stouffvilte ont- thursday august 26 194s claremont and district green river by 3iab correspondent local dealers- maduts store and overlards store widely known stockman dead mrs j peddle and willard have returned home after spending a week with her mother mrs bacon at kirkfield where the latter is having a cottage erected her sons uougias and donald being th master builders mrs sam taylor and children are enjoying a holiday at comngwooel 0utbursl aga i high taxe stayner and singhamton for tne caremonl j levied under the past week j new assessment setup which cul- mr and mrs t stanbury have minated in a public protest meeting ben visiting at peterborough durj al brougham has at least ing the past couple of weeks brought some result to the victims mrs david gregg has been visit- 1 the assessment officers have issued ing with her son gordon and mrs a new assessment on the sarco education roads jnew assessment worry pickering taxpayers brougham gregg at malartie quebec durin the pat couple of weeks and s expected to return home on thurs day plant in claremont indicating a reduction of 3000 in the value of the building the quuremont cream ery property also came in for a mrs rhoten township nurse has reduced assessment a few days ago which will mean lower taxes in 1919 reeve v h westney faced the big delegation that crowded the council chambers wednesday last week said he would do all possible the legion on labor to smooth out any injustices but i that higher taxes were inevitable and that the new system would taken up residence in the com munity at the home of mr and mrs catherwood public school prin cipal remember the big program of sports and amusement being plann ed here day mr and mrs karle beare wbui first for 3 wins mr and mrs pt coppins of oshawa won 2nd for 3 s i inri ni wins mr and mrs e goodman of t new assessment based on nhvi wnnkt for i wihe- rr urift the latest scientitic methoub 01 m ow l awa won s evaluating properties was made for 1 win when claremont greens w unc j tm accommodated sixteen rinks from f ass jl p 1 local municipal assessors to the various tables which apply aimed at the establishment of the mos equitable assessment possible this in turn is supposed to provide for the most equitable distribution the overflow bowling tournament from stouffville greens last thurs day mrs leola beare of mcsport p a has been visiting during the past couple of weeks with mr and mrs earle beare mrs will stevens of toronto has also been visiting at the home of her brother recently mr r mills of toronto favored the congregation at the baptist church at the morning service with a bass solo when jesus comes and the rev w h bexton deliver ed an excellent sermon basing his remarks upon the 1st psalm the annual thankoffering of the mission circle will be received at the august 31st meeting to be held at the home of mrs jas coates mrs edgar wards group will have charge of the program mr and mrs chas tindall from bloomington and mr gower tor onto were recent visitors with mr and mrs jas coates a large number of useful and varied gifts were tendered the recent bride and groom mr and mrs allen taylor at the shower held at the home of the brides parents mr and mrs fred red- shaw last friday evening the womens institute enter tained the kinsale ladies last wed nesday afternoon at the home of mrs w benson the visiting ladies provided part of the program several humorous readings were possible of the costs of municipal county and social services for dwellings the county asses sor used the squarefoot plan and for industries the cubic content basis this means that all buildings were measured and such measure ments utilized as one of the yard sticks for establishment of the assessed value type of building location age use and many other considerations are given in setting the value it was explained by mr johnston with receipt of their 194s tax bills many residents at once blamed the new assessment system rather than taking fully into consideration the large amount of increased expenditures which must be fin anced strong protest strongest protest against the new tax accounts has come from the sarco co of canada manufacturer of steam control units located in the police village of claremont which has a population of 456 people it is one of the only two major industries in the munici pality employing 20 with a payroll of some 50000 per year in 1917 this company was taxed 137 whereas this years tax is given by mrs wagg and contest 5736 the new assessment is 16250 by mrs mclean owing to unfor- seen circumstances some members of the group were unable to be present an enjoyable time was spent by all high class fnrm sold the evans ward farm of 150 acres just west of claremont on the 9th concession was sold last week to mr robert torrance ot cherrywood young and enthusi astic farmer the property is in a high state of cultivation with excel lent buildings and conveniences the place has been in the ward family for 17 years and was owned by evans ward since 1931 the sale price was 12000 mr and mrs ward plan to move to claremont in april where they own a house whereas the old assessment was only 3050 a combination of circumstances has resulted in this unusually high jump one is that the company was given a nominal assessment in 1912 to encourage itjo establish in claremont another is an increase in the requisition of the claremont school section from 1300 in 1947 to 11500 for 191s to finance extensive improvements to the local school one reason for the high educa tion costs in claremont was given as the fact that the local continu ation school costs are about 300 per pupil where provincial grant a flower show will be held in brougham township hall under the womens institute on thursday evening september icth anyone in the community who has flowers house plants or vegetables to exhibit bring them along and make this show a success exhibits must be at the hall by 7 pm mr fred wright has sold his 140 acre farm just west of brougham to mr and mrs- george gray who for several years have been living on the former patterson farm on the 7th concession mr wright expects to remain in the old home living with mr and mrs gray his son-in- av and daughter mr and mrs kenneth pacoe spent the weekend with friends at exeter miss gloria mcguchin returned home after spending a week with her sister mrs ross knox miss bernice mcguchin is visiting her sister this week mr and mrs john knox visited his parents mr and mrs w a knox on saturday and also attended the middletonmalcolm reception miss zella seebeck visited her mother mrs d seebeck on sat urday evening mr and mrs o doten of calgary visited mr and mrs wm knox on saturday mr and mrs skilnick also mr and mrs a ramsay and son ken neth enjoyed a motor trip to port mcxickol during the weekend mr and mrs wallace ellicott and daughter diane spent the weekend with his parents mr and mrs wm ellicott mr and mrs e perrimen also mr and mrs swindlehurst and son gary of acton visited mr and mrs ross madill on sunday and also called on other former neighbors and friends mr grant malcolm of guelph spent the weekend with his mother and attended the middletonmal colm wedding on saturday mr and mrs d l mairs also jack and barbara returned home after spending a pleasant week holidaying in the northern districts mrs bert linderman and mrs elizabeth hancock of florida keys visited mrs t c brown while enroute from woodstock to their home in florida billie ellicott is visiting with his cousins maria and dona ford of highland creek miss atkinson of toronto is holidaying with her friend mrs harey sr mr and mrs hood of green river were recent guests of mr and mrs a j gray miss wilkinson of toronto is a guest of her friend miss mildred gillman mr and mrs h madill and daughter edna visited with his brother colin and mrs madill and family during the weekend mr and mrs al harvey and son john are holidaying with friends at haliburton mr and mrs wm duncan and george also mrs alf treewartha left on friday on a motor trip to windsor to attend the wedding of their nephew j widely known in canada the reg nighswander is holidaying united states and the british isles in toronto with his friend ally a a breeder and importer of bradley j shorthorn- cattle and shropshire revahoffman is expected home sheep john miller beloved hus- from camp at lake couehiching band of the former maude steven- mr frank hoffman of winnipeg is on died at his home in brougham als spending a time at this lake j on thursday in his s3rd year mr and mrs d c parker of the last surviving member of the toronto visited with mr and mrs j family of the late mr and mrs i john miller who came to pickering xi l itownship from scotland over 100 he deceased was born ha farm on the 7th con- ssion of pickering township on wm duncan on wednesday last mr and mrs edwin bruce enter taihed some ninetyseven person- at vea a a shower in honor of a friend from v-f- buttonville on thursday evenin church worker she leaves at the end of this month to take up residence with a sister in renfrew during the course of the evening the group presented her with a musical powder box a daituy luncheon was served to the friends preert aucti0n1sale household fckxitikk the undersigned has received instructions to sell by public auction at cliakemoxt u ov ri saturday aug 28 her son at victoria square f property belonging to three years ago last june mr j carter clarkmont kks1dkxt passes funeral service was held at claremont on august 19 for mrs james harrison kayes born annie hambrook of pickering township who died at her home on the fourth concession on monday aug 16 she was in her 77th year and had been ill for seven vears though not widely known as a breeder of shorthorns and shropshires mr clock miller travelled to the british isles 2 stands with cupboard on numerous occasions to bring i canity dresser walnut lantern back the best obtainable stock of i j2tf5 these two breeds his services as a judge were also in demand by shows in canada and the united g t s in canada and states besides his wife he is survived by i three sons allan of toronto hugh totally confined to bed until a short clarehioin and roben of be kitchen chairs bedroom chair wash basins and jugs chest of drawers arm chair time before her death a daughter of one of the pionee families of this area mrs kaye and her family were widely known she was predeceased by her hus band surviving are fannie mrs charles gostick of claremont hazel mrs alex gray of clare mont mildred mrs walter thom son of windsor edna of picker ing township marjorie mrs hugh michel of claremont and james alfred of pickering township suffering a slight stroke about seven years ago the course of a very active life was checked mrs kayes was a longtime member of whitevale baptist church and very prominent in its womens organ izations she had also been a mem ber of the womens institute rev harry hardy of toronto conducted the funeral service pallbearers were all grandsons namely lawrence alvin and owen gray kenneth petty nelson and james thomson interment was in whitevale cemetery ham the late robt miller of stouftville was a brother also mrs geo miller church street stouft ville was a sisterinlaw to the deceased the funeral was held from his late residence at brougham at 230 pm on saturday august 21 fol lowed by interment in mount pleas ant cemetery concession 7 pick ering township the service was conducted by rev i e kennedy of claremont united church white stove pipes 2 trays 3 ladders 2 water cans clothes horse presentation- made to brooklyn residext a farewell party was given mon day night by eighteen members of brooklin united church mission circle for mrs p l julj who is leaving the village mrs jull has been resident there for the past 10 vears and is widow ofthe late rev p l jul it was a surprise visit to mrs- jull who is esteeemed in brooklin as a valued resident and faithful secretary desk sewing machine sealers pictures rocking chairs lawn roller carpet sweeper ironing board i kitchen stove findlay warm morning coal wood heater dining table fumed oak buffet fumed oak 6 dining chairs 2 library tables dining table and 6 chairs set york cook stove with reservoir cream and green 2 kitchen tables kitchen cabinet kitchen couch small cupboard quebec heater 3burner oil stove electric hot plate 2 burner card table 3 small tables wicker table 2 table lamps 2 floor lamps 2 bed3 2 mattresses feather tick telephone and chair hat rack umbrella stand assorted kitchen utensils pots pans etc assorted china and glassware sale at 130 a terms cash s parmer auctioneer balsam axd mt ziox miss jessie day of pickering visited during the week at the homes of mr and mrs richard day and mr and mrs lloyd wilson miss margaret jones of toronto and mrs j a jones of brooklin visited last week with mr and mrs ire based on a maximum of 150 cecil jones per pupil property owners of the school section must make up the difference wanted fowl chickens eggs highest market prices pickering farms ltd day whitby 336 whitby night or ontario mr and mrs b jamieson and family accompanied by mr and mrs j briggs of brooklin motored to niagara last tuesday mr and mrs wm hatbron left on saturday for western canada and the states misses helen wilson marion disney marjorie appleby and ber nice mcavoy left saturday fora weeks holiday at midland mrs lewis jones spent a few days last week with friends in tor onto grant murray and ronald jones are holidaying this week with relatives at claremont and altona mr and mrs x mcavoy of lay- ton spent sunday with his father mr i mcavoy miss mary mcavoy accompanied them homo for a week sunday visitors at the lloyd wilson home were mr and mrs thomas galbraith and daughter vera and little niece of toronto there was no church service on sunday evening owing to the illness of mr luff man we hope for a speedy recovery banking system exhibition service i from claremont and 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