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the tribune stouffville ont thursday june- 29 1950 clam iiatches on to gosling a gosling with a live clam attached to its foot was the cause of a recent disturbance at the hilance farm lot 8 concession 5 tborah township the family hearing a commotion and considerable noise from a flock of geese swimming in whites creek which passes through the farm investigated what they immediately knew was trouble on reaching the creek they found the entire flock in a state of excitement goslings were just emerging from the creek and one seemed to be having consider able difficulty getting out going to its assistance percy rilance found a threeinch long clam clamped to its toe it was with difficulty that the shellfish was detached but the gosling was found to be none the worse for the experience what surprised the family is that there should be a clam that far from the lake a matter of a good five miles or more xoesoess notice to farmers cash prices paid for dead or crippled animals horses 700 each cattle 500 each small animals removed free for speedy pick up phone banner rendering packing co ltd stouffville 74j2 i w i white eggs wanted a 2c premium is being paid by p hutton for grade a large white eggs cases supplied free pickup and prompt return 40 kenworthy ave toronto gr8970 york county in review 1c151949 progress in the post war period article 10 after the war of 18121814 york county seemed to expand and pro gress even more rapidly than be fore in 1815 the township of georgina named after george iii was opened for settlement sutton pefferlaw udora cedarbrae farm wagon trailer when hitched to truck judge a farm wagon becomes a trailer when it is hitched to a motor vehicle which itself requires a license to operate was the decision handed down by magistrate e a gee in lindsay police court last week when he gave a suspended sentence to charles lambert contains 3g770 acres john mills jackson gave his name to jack sons point vehicles cleared the issue the registrar ruled that a farm wagon hitched to a licensed motor vehicle and driven over public roads automatically became a trailer when it is hitched to a farm tractor not requiring a license it remains an implement of farm husbandry at the same time the ease was at that time mr lambert con- originally heard mr lambert told j tended that the trailer in question the court that he had no objection vachell and jacksons point are its wood charged two weeks ago principal communities today it p an unlicensed nnntainc 1ft 770 ffr trthn fll trailer letter from the registrar of motor at this time the total population a farm wagon could be defined of the township of kins was two as an lm ement of farm hus- hundred and nine j bandry and as such was not sub- the following year 1816 the- t0 licensin the decision of year kingston road opened tne was postponed for two brought serious hardships on the and ln the me a pioneers this year called the sumnierless year snow fell in june and july to purchasing a trailer license if it were necessary he said since many farmers in the district used their wagons in the same manner it was important that a ruling be obtained the common school act was passed by the legislative assemb ly authorizing any town township village or community to establish a school providing a minimum of 20 students was enrolled the inhabitants of such municipalities irrespective of property qualifica tions were permitted to elect trus tees to supervise the administra tion of the schools the legislature also passed an act to erect a jail and court house in the town of york the same year saw the town ship of toronto added to the east riding of the county of york the following year for the first time regulations for specific muni cipalities were passed kingston in 1816 was the first town to be so affected york in the same man ner was regulated for by act 57 george iii chap 2 giving the court of quarter sessions the authority to make a maximum levy of 100 per year to provide for sidewalks streets fire com panies and other local services the town of york now had the status of a police town a stage coach line was inaugur ated joining york and kingston the first fare was 1800 this was reduced to 1000 in 1818 the first methodist meeting house was erected in 1818 at king and jordan streets this is now the site of the canadian bank of commerce the tallest building in the british empire in july the bank of montreal opened a branch in the town of york the first bank to be located here approximately 3500 students were enrolled in the common or public schools and about 220 in the district grammar schools in the home district in 1819 700 was realized from the sale of clergy reserve land this same year the bank of upper canada was incorporated on the petition of robert chas home john scarlett francis jackson wm warren baldwin alex legge thomas rid- out samuel ridout darcy boul- ton jr wm b robinson james cacaulay duncan cameron guy c wood robert anderson and james baldwin first patents were issued to settlers in the township of georgina and alex robbins obtained lots 3 4 and 5 in the first concession jane smith obtained lot 2 on the second concession margaret hess lot 6 on the third concession mary tripp lot 7 on the fourth concession william bou- chier lots 1 and 2 on the seventh concession and william bouchier lots 1 2 and 3 on the eighth con cession captain bouchier the first sett ler had been in command of fort penetanguishene during the war of 1s121s14 he founded the vil lage of sutton the year the second parliament buildings were erected the popula tion of the town of york was 1240 after holding one session in jordans york hotel subsequent sessions of the legislature met in the lawn a residence on the cor ner of wellington and york streets following the system establish ed in england a national system of schools under the church of england was introduced in the central school at york dr strac- han was the leader of this move ment by means of which he hoped to assert the influence of the established church on provincial education later an investigation disclosed the fact that this national school had been establish ed and maintained with govern ment money but without the knowledge or consent of parlia ment benjamin thorne arrived from dorsetshire england to settle on yonge street at atkinsons mills he bought the mill and in this way his name became associated with this place which we call thornhill today he was manager of the tor onto branch of the bank of mon treal and president of the montreal telegraph co he died at thorn- hill on july 2nd 1948 article 11 will deal with further government progress and some statistics americas first newspaper established in 1704 was the first printed colored adver tisement was for a rug the colors most legible at the greatest distance are yellow on black austin is your wisest buy june weddings biltox switzer a very pretty wedding took place at aurora anglican church on saturday june 17th when helen audrey youngest daughter of mr and mrs h a switzer vandorf was united in marriage to george billon of toronto rev whatmough officiated at the double ring ceremony soloist was miss palmer and organist mr gibson the bride given in marriage by her brotherinlaw mr clifford king wore a gown of white organza long veil of tulle illusion caught by a halo headdress she carried a white prayer book with pink rosebuds and white satin streamers the matron of honour mrs j schnell sister of the groom and bridesmaids miss marilyn king and miss mary babcock nieces of the bride were gowned alike in light blue corded taffeta with bouffant shoulders and full skirts headdresses were bandeaux of tiny pink carnations and they carried nosegays of pink roses and sweet peas the best man was mr leonard bilton brother of the groom and ushers were mr john babcock nephew of the bride and mr lloyd bilton brother of the groom the reception was held at the graystones aurora where mrs switzer received the guests wear ing a grey ensemble with a corsage of pink roses assisting her waa the grooms mother wearing navy crepe with white accessories and a corsage of pink roses for a motor trip to florida the bride wore a rose dress matching coat and bat mr and mrs bilton will live in toronto its smart to be thrifty especially in these days of high prices so doesnt it make good sense to drive a car that was specifically designed to cut cost the austin a40 devon saves you money youll marvel at the handling ease and riding comfort of this newer greater austin just touch the accelerator and feel the eager surge of crisp lively power from austins high compression engine made from only the finest materials by skilled british crafts men the new austin is truly the quality car of the year this extra quality is apparent through and through austin the car for canadians claremont garage claremont call in for a demonstration phone 700 stecklev bodex vivian church decorated with ferns and summer flowers was the scene of a pretty wedding on sat urday when mildred irene daugh ter of mr and mrs wm boden of mount albert was united in mar riage with harold ivan steckley of toronto son of mr and mrs fred steckley of ringwood rev norman rowan performed the ceremony assisted by rev gibson brown clarion baker of stouff ville rr2 was organist and accompanied garfield brown soloist who sang because and through the years the bride given in marriage by her fattier wore a dress of bro caded satin with bertha collar fitted bodice and circular skirt with train her fingertip veil was held by a coronet of seed pearls and she carried a bouquet of red roses and babys breath the brides sister mrs philip fockler of shelbourne was the only atten dant and wore a dress of mauve taffeta with cowl collar and softly pleated skirt she carried a bouquet of johanna hill roses and babys breath benson jones of goodwood was best jnan and stewart vague of ringwood and robert boden brother of the bride were ushers a reception 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game your standby is cil ammunition designed for every shouting need reject appeal plan for school budgets proposal to set up a special board to which municipal councils could appeal school board budgets was turned down by york county council last week the recommendation sought establishment of a provincial board of review to look into school bud gets which were too high and not in the best interest of the munici pality it was referred back to the education committee for further study in place of that motion council moved that the federal govern ment consider giving financial aid to the provinces to reduce educa tion costs reeve bruce davis of forest hill said a drawnout appeal board hearing of a squabble between council and school board might jeopardize the financial position of a municipality by delaying bud gets reeve w elmer brandon of swansea saw the review board as a breaking device on school iboard spending but swanseas deputy reeve mrs dorothy hague disapproved council 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