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12 poges rttntttt 3200 copies vol g3 no 15 the tribune stouffville oxt august 1902 council all dolled up for holiday parade council declines to withdraw resolution against lemasurier here is council grand c they pa stouffville ill dolled ivic llolida sed along municipal up in the y parade as aboard the a new municipal truck with maintenance man harry van- kenno at the wheel from left to right in case you can recog nize hem councillors harry ratclilv keg stotlfter harold murphy reeve henry ogden and councillor glenn ratclift local cooperotive changes managers mr cliir salmon who has recent ly returned from australia has taken a position as manager with the stouffville cooperative asso ciation mr salmon formerly of stouffville has had fifteen years experience in the feed and farm supplies business and is very well acquainted with stouffville and the surrounding district he will suc ceed mr jos- galway who is dis posing of his home on orchard blvd more than 1000 attend church service stouffville lady leaves estate of more than 100 the community church service held in the arena on sunday even ing drew more than double the crowd that was expected to turn out and listened to an address by rev duncan macgregor of sault ste marie former baptist minister of stouffville mr macgregor stated that it was noteworthy that such a service was being held at this anniversary time it gave recognition of the men of good and godly character who had served the community in the past we are writing a record of life and this is a historical occasion he told his audience he took as his text psalm 100 they believe in his words they sang his praises they soon forget his works they lusteth exceedingly in the wilderness rev douglas davis acted as chairman and the gathering enjoy- fj ed many of the old familiar hymns rev 11 f branton read the scrip ture lesson and rev g huson gave the prayer vocal selections were rendered by the stouffville ladies quintette comprised of mrs silverthorne mrs allison mrs wagg mrs hoover and mrs cliff hisey mrs lucy v gunn who died recently at her residence on church st stouffville left an estate of 10125437 according to an application filed in the surro gate court at toronto greatest amount of the estate was made up of bank stock and other securities s55 1200 life insurance amounted to soil 11 70 dominion of canada bonds s30s4s4 balance of the estate was made up of household goods a fur coat car and other smaller chattels by her will she bequeathed 150 shares of bell telephone stock to edna fieldhouse 1000 to the fred victor mission toronto si 000 and all clothing except fur coat to the salvation army 1000 to the home for incurables 1000 to the united church at burn- hamlhorpe and 5000 to the womens missionary society of the united church of canada she gave to her husband a monthly income of 75 during his lifetime and use of the stouffville house engagements the engagement is announced of phyllis marie spolford daughter of mr and mrs randall spofford stouffville to garfield thomas jones son of mr and mrs kverett jones of stouffville the marriage will lake place quiellv on aug 23rd mr and mrs william 1 clark of browns corners announce the of their daughters haze madeline to sylvester john savage son of mrs savage and the late archibald savage of richmond hill and lois eleanor to kenneth edward bennett son of mr and mrs edward bennett of richmond hill the double wedding will take place on saturday sept 13th at 3 oclock in knox presbyterian church agincourt markham district resident over half century robert myers died the claremont rest more than 65 years monday at 1 lome after residence in markham and unionville districts he was 92 born in beeford yorkshire eng he served his apprenticeship in scientific land drainage he came to canada with his bride in 1ssg and settled at unionville where he combined his land drain ing duties with the post of mail carrier he drained many acres of land in the area including the site of the present thornelifle race track before mrs myers death in 1015 the couple celebrated their 05th wedding anniversary mr myers was an active member of st philips anglican church at unionville for more than 50 years he leaves a sister mrs george hillaby 90 of agincourt daugh ter mrs fred williamson of mark ham four sons ben and jack of toronto tom of unionville and george in california ask auditor publish letter on markham twp finances on motion of deputyreeve james and councillor hooper the markham township auditors were called upon to publish a statement to show that the municipal fin ances are in order the resolution read as follows on the strength of articles in the press regarding markham township finances i move that the auditor be instruct ed to publish at township expense a letter verifying the fact that our finances are sound i make this motion to clear up any implied insinuations that our finances are neither sound nor properly admin istered a flurry of resolutions passed to the reeve during the heated debate over financial conditions council lors lemasurier and lennie pro posed a resolution stating that in view of the heavy expenditure in 1vc and the million dollars in new- schools in ia3 that council take care of only the absolutely neces sary expenditures this resolution was lost councillor hooper deputyreeve james and reeve timbers heing opposed those opposed took the view that such a resolution was an admission that council was not already seeking to curb expendi tures as much as possible and this they stated was what they had always sought to do i cant seem to get a monthly report on the budge and thats why im putting in that resolu tion stated councillor lemasur ier we should have a progress re port as the auditor suggested stated councillor lennie it would take more staff than we have now we have enough trouble getting out a report at the end of the year replied councillor hooper councillor lemasurier reminded council that there had been a resolution turned down at the last meeting asking that the books be set up in such a manner that coun cil could know how they stand why did you try to fire the auditor councillor lemasurier asked deputyreeve james i did no such thing retorted the deputyreeve reeve timbers recalled the fact th3t investigation had taken place with the auditor present and everything was in order former lemonville resident mrs baker buried at heise hill on tuesday august 5th mis geo baker passed away at her home on 130 salem ave toronto after an illness of two years born at lemonville in the year 1s71 the deceased lived on the farm now occupied by mr fred timbers on the 7th concession of whitchurch until her marriage when the couple moved to toronto she was in iter s2nd year the deceased attended lemonville public school the late mrs baker leaves to mourn her passing one sister mrs ernie heise of toronto funeral service was held in tor onto on thursday afternoon at 1 pm with interment in heise hill cemetery councillor presses for reeve james lema solicitor meeting represented by solicitor donald ptoxton councillor lemasurier pressed for an apology from deputyreeve james over a resolu tion passed recently and asking why he did not tell the truth con cerning an alleged visit to the department of highways when markham council met at union ville on monday afternoon solicitor asked on behalf of his client that tile resolution be with drawn as it could be considered quite serious it was revealed that a letter had been- received by reeve timbers from mr mcginnis of the depart ment of highways stating that he could be in error when he told the reeve and deputyreeve that coun cillor lemasurier had been to his office deputyreeve james stated that he believed something ulterior was in the wind councillor lennie suggested that apology from deputy- surier represented by ends on sour note council hold a closed session for five minutes to discuss the matter but this move failed deputy reeve james finally agreed after considerable argu ment to withdraw his accusation but lie stated that he would not apologize as he claimed that he had made the statement on the basis of information given to him self and the reeve by mr mcginni- of tne department he added that iie believed pressure had been brought to bear on the department representative solicitor plaxton stated that al lie wanted to know was whether or not council would affirm or with draw the resolution at this junc ture councillor hooper called for a motion of adjournment which carried as bitter words passed be tween councillor lemasurier and deputyreeve james ratepayers plan secession move would incorporate residents in the oak ridgeslake wiii ox district of whitchurch township have decided to form their own incorporated village president william hope of the oak ridges lake wilcox rate payers association said tuesday night that a committee of three had been established to study the problem we believe we can handle our own administration and get more for our tax dollar said mr hope an application by residents of the district to form a municipality was turned down three years ago by the ontario municipal board said reeve ivan mclaughlin mr hope said a village with a population of 2500 and an area covering one square mile could be created captain of royal regiment band pleased by reception this was one of the bands most important engagements and wo enjoyed playing here more than at the canadian national exhibition capt walter m burdock director of the royal regiment band told the press following the concert held in the arena here on monday evening the band along with the com modores quartette delighted the great audience of more than a thousand with a concert of vocal solo and full band numbers reeve henry ogden welcomed the many visitors to town in a few brief remarks honor former station agent and wife 50 years married holiday parade real spectacle despite rain august annual flower exhibition next thursday next thursday evening mth is the date of the bij exhibition of the horticultural society the how will be held in the arena with a program of local talent at 830 entries will be accepted from 1030 to 230 doors open to public at 7 oclock silver collection to make this a big event as in past years your cooperation is needed so bring along your flowers and vegetables also sewing and baking for the children there are classes for bird houses school lunches and flowers three prizes will be given in each class the t eaton co have donated a special trophy of a flower bowl sterling silver deposit on crystal value 10 for the exhibitor win ning the highest numher of points in the flower section this includes all shows held during the year the robt simpson co have don ated a silver plated casserole to the next highest winner only those who have never boeri previous top point winners are eligible for the eaton co trophy despite heavy rain which threat ened to wash out all outdoor activities entirely on monday the skies brightened about three oclock and remained so until supper time when another down pour drenched the town the trum pet band of the irish regiment who had been on hand since ten in the morning were prevailed upon to remain and treated to a free dinner as they awaited clear weather the parade moved off about half past four and proceeded through town to tenth st and back two to three thousand people rolled into town in a surprisingly short time and the parade route was well lined with cars and onlookers a the floats passed by it was a case of on again oft again all morning and early afternoon and the tele phone girls were more than busy trying to keep up with the deluge of enquiries as to what was going to happen possibly no float in the long line received as great an ovation as that which brought up the rear and carried the old town band led by drummer vm dougherty one of our towns octogenarians some of the boys who had set toes tapping to john peel for many years here put on a real show and garnered the biggest hand as they went by first prize for the best antique float went to the horticultural society second ves pollard and covered wagon and third the stouffville creamery co for the best looking float the business it- professional womens club with their wagon load of pretty girls took first money the stouffville womens institute second and ratclift co third first place in the clown section went to fred castle second len buckland and third tom ogden paul graham won the pony prize jack pollard and mrs heaton and escort the bride and groom prizes in the childrens section doll carriage- prizes went to nancy brown linda mathewson and jean winter- stein also susan brown surrounded by their family friends and coworkers in whitby baptist church mr and mrs wil liam alexander wilson celebrated the 50th anniversary of their mar riage both are in good health and live in a comfortable large home on the southeastern outskirts of whitby mr wilson is chairman of the board of deacons in the baptist church mr and mrs wil son are former residents of gorm- ley where mr wilson was the station agent for 23 years from the fly leaf of the family bible mr wilson extracted the original newspaper account of their wedding as printed july 31 j002 in the oshawa vindicator rev robert burns minister of metcalfe methodist church osh awa solemnized the marriage of addie cook and w a wilson at the home of the brides parents in oshawa both were born in whit by but have lived in many parts of ontario since their childhood however when mr wilson retired from his post as cnr station agent at allandaje in 1011 they came to their native town to retire busy all the time with his garden or exercising his mechanical ability on friends ears mr wilson finds the days too short to do everything he plans in vigorous health he still digs his own garden in the spring the wilsons have four children donald in vancouver allan in london rena mrs edward ken nedy in toronto and dorothy mrs lome boyle in toronto there are five grandchildren and one great grandchild mrs wilson has one sister mrs frank cawker athol street east oshawa who also celebrated the 50th anniversary of her own mar riage last july 11 mr wilsons brother frank who lives on brock south in whitby was the best man at their wedding in 1902 rifle car diking concert on monday night while the ma jority of residents were attending the celebration concert in the arena thieves broke into the car owned by mr lome tindall of goodwood and took a purse containing a num ber of baby bonus cheques and cash the empty purse was later discovered by mr roy curtis at the rear of his store on tuesday but the money had been taken midnight bloom word was received here this wednesday noon of the death of gordon cockerill formerly of stouffville he expired suddenly at king ontario owned by mr and mrs douglas ferguson 7th con of markham this climbing cer- eus was snapped by the tri bune carmeraman as it opened its blooms at midnight the only time the plant flowers once each year the peculiar specimen has angled branches and large fragrant white rowers it is a member of the cactus family this particular plant is about four years old and bloomed last year one night for the first it was grown from a slip and has three blooms each night which is believed unusual the plants grow largely in bermuda the flower seen here is about nine inches across the plant stands over six feet