fciy i crosier foinilv gathers for 29th reunion the twertyrdrth annual re union of the crosier clan was held in stouffville memorial park on saturday july 1 1961 the day was ideal and a pleas ant time was enjoyed reminisc ing over the years and this be ing the ninth year for the cro sier clan at the above park the motion was carried to hold it at the same place next year two faithful members mr wright crosier of manchester and mr finlay munroe of ep som attend each year many comments were made on the fine park grounds booth and the swimming pool which many enjoyed the sport com mittee provided entertainment for all games and contess for the various ages a nail diiving contest created fun for the la dies first and then the men thought they could do better and all enjoyed a good laugh on them a bounteous picnic supper was enjoyed by all and while still at the table the president mr bob short of toronto con ducted the business relating to the officers for another year when he was reelected and vice president rev mac wilson of trenton was also returned to office it was announced that he had just recently been ordained to the ministry the president also announced that there had just been one death during the year mr f crosier of manches ter brother of david crosier of town and one wedding miss doreen crosier daughter of mr and mrs gordon crosier tor onto and one golden wedding anniversary mr and mrs da vid crosier of town and it was also announced of the approach ing marriage of the samell sis ters in a few weeks daughters of mr and mrs george samells port perry both marrying law yers the oldest woman present was mrs wright crosier manches ter the oldest man mr john albright pine grove youngest baby was little gill st john daughter of mr and mrs gary st john she was presented with a silver dollar tucked in a little package of maple buds this gift had been from the late mr and mrs john crosier of stayner over the years as this reunion was made possible by them they had three sons and one daughter cecil and gordon toronto harold of hamilton and marian mrs ray lister toronto all are present each year and cecil the eldest still presents a gift to the youngest child present in honour of his parents there were 165 invitations sent out over a vast area including madison minnesota seattle washington and hawaii and many other places these not ices are sent out to remind them that the reunion is still carrying on even if the day happened on the holiday this year a good many did not go to their cottage the secretary- treasurer is miss barbara lis ter of toronto their 60th anniversary mr and mrs franklin baker who were married 60 years ago at ringwood celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary july 10th a family dinner was held at the summit view ban quet room richmond hill mrs baker is he former ada bruels daughter of the late mr and mrs will bruels and was born at ringwood mr baker was born at altona and before retir ing conducted the international harvester agency in stouftville recently they have made their home with their son mr vin cent baker woodville and at their cottage kushog lake hal- iburton among messages of congrat ulation was a cable from her majesty queen elizabeth and letters from prime minister diefenbaker premier leslie frost and mr hodgson mp they have four children lena mrs carlton smith oberlin ohio walter and norman of stouffville and vincent of wood ville there are nine grandchil dren and eleven greatgrandchil dren among the guests were mr and mrs john bower san ped ro california and mr and mrs herbert congo sr of three hills alberta mrs gower winnie and mrs congo ed na are sisters of mrs bakers deaths patterson patterson elizabeth jean at the brierbush hospital stouff ville on wednesday july 5 1961 elizabeth jean graham in her 47th year beloved wife of richard c patterson of markham ont and dear mo ther of bill trish and johnny sister of hartley r graham of bevcon quebec service was from the dixon funeral home markham on friday at 2 pm cremation at toronto crema torium auction sale 6200000 furniture rug appliance stock trustee inventory ordered to be sold in detail and without reserve including 250 smoothtop malresscs continental beds in all sizes friday july 14th at 730 pm sharp at 10 yonge st south richmond hill ont all name brand merchandise sale comprises in part of french provincial air foam chesterfields loofc pure nylon hugs all sizes colors quantity of leather settees matching chairs upholstered rockers and swivel clinlrs lied chesterfields daveno bed suites dressers chests 1961 model refrigerators and stoves quantity of domestic oriental rugs and tweed rugs table floor lamps quantify of figurines kitchen dinette suites quantity of modern celling fixtures sectional air foam chesterfield suites late model tv sets 21 and many items too numerous to mention terms cash cheques accepted all goods now on view for information please call av 55901 wideman mr seth wideman of gorm- ley who was taken ill suddenly while driving a team of horses on the alec ratciiit farm on thursdav passed away at the uxbridge cottage hospital on friday july 7 1961 he was in his 70th vear and was identified with the united missionary church mr wiseman was the hus band of the late mary sider who passed away in 1932 and a son of the late tobias wideman and mary miller he was born on the farm where he had been residing and as well as farm ing he worked for ratcliffs in their sawmill for many years surviving are his children the odore of bowmanville walter of minden edward of lansing clara mrs gordon munro of gormlev mabel mrs fred gib son and allan both of bethes- da arthur and lloyd of tor onto margaret mrs harold wood and blanche mrs mer- vin harper of stouffville ag nes mrs murray bennett of victoria square and jean mrs clyde countway of chester basin ns a brother noah of queensville also survives as well as 21 grandchildren and one greatgrandson the body rested at the wright and taylor chapel of the pi- pher funeral home at rich mond hill with service at the gormley united missionary church on monday at 2 pm in charge of rev c hunking and bishop alvin winger the pall bearers were jim gibson den nis white carl reesor john bruce levi steckley and herb moorby interment was in the heise hill cemetery tkn4y jufr 13 1961 the stoufryiui tribune pj j local and personal happenings miss florence hoover and miss marjorie cowan had a holiday last week at msnltouliti islandl miss karen potter of toronto was a weekend guest with mr and mrs ira burkholder mar ket st dr and mrs mcdowell of toronto and mrs parkinson of montreal visited with the tim oneills at their cottage near goodwood during the weekend mr and mrs frank errren are building a new home at the corner of montreal st and boy- er st misses barbara and janet button are spending the month of july at camp onoww near huntsville mr and mrs bernard ter- word and daughters berna- dine and janie spent the week end with mr and mrs bert tait at their cottage in haliburton mr and mrs harvey price former rsidents here d now living in kitchener icit by train for a months holiday in vancouver mrs harvey baker of aur ora who was the bridesmaid for mrs frank baker 60 years ago was also here to attend their golden wedding anniversary on saturday mr and mrs harry ratcliff main st celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary on wed nesday june 27ih they marked the occasion as part of a ten- day vacation at their cottage on sturgeon lake mr ray warburton and chil dren of toronto were visitors over the weekend with their grandparents mr and mrs ira burkholder after a dinner with her fam ily at her son gordons in mark ham mrs murray forgie of church st left by plane recently for a visit in ireland mr and mrs jim mckean and family edward st and mr barry emmerson spent satur day at hollow valley lodge dorset ont where sheryl mc kean and gail nelson are spend ing the summer mr and mrs wes wideman park rd n and his brother mr joseph wideman of castor alia visited at mr herbert lageers brunswick ave to ronto on monday mr and mrs ernie pilkey of victoria st are celebrating their 21st wedding anniversary on thursdav julv 13 on friday july 14th mr pilkey is cele brating his birthday mr and mrs jack oneill and family of belleville visited her parents mr and mrs ab leh man this past week also mr and mrs ronald pollard and jeffrey of chicago visited the lehmans mr and mrs archie nell and family of toronto visited her brother doug ramer on satur day markham village council has increased the salary of their police chief mr fred white to 36000 the recommendation was brought in by the police committee and approved at a regular meeting last week it will make mr white possibly the highest paid policeman in the district engagement mr and mrs george smalley stouffville ontario wish to an nounce the engagement of their daughter gladys marietta to mr kenneth william mckeown son of mr and mrs william mc keown woodville ont wed ding to take dlace on saturday august 5 1961 at 7 pm in mc- cormack memorial church at vivian mr and mrs carlton smith of oberlin ohio were present for the golden wedding annivers ary of her parents mr and mrs frank baker on saturday mr and mrs wallace holmes and family of whitbv mrs e holmes of vankleek hill mr and mrs w moreau and mrs john e edwards of toronto mr and mrs robert speer of detroit michigan were recent visitors with mr and mrs earl keith main st e mr and mrs wm simpson and family of russell ave have moved to glendale california bowling tournament a ladies bowling tourna ment for the simpson trophy was held on the local greens july 5 high 3 wins and winner of the trophy was mrs sinclair and rink from tottenham an other 3 wins went to mrs brow other threewins went to mrs brown and rink oshawa two wins mrs ogden agincourt and her rink 1 win mrs grain ger and rink richmond hill on june 28 four local rinks visited aurora high 3 wins eleanor croseen reta laush- way hilda mlddleton high 1 win winnie elson doris far thing and earla brammer at a jitney in richmond hill on thursday july 6 doris and bill farthing were high 2 game winners birth wideman earl and grace are happy to announce the birth of their daughter on june 27 at york county hos pital newmarket a sister for kenny karen and ronnie editors mail frozen montmorency cherries our shipment of 22ib pails of montmorency cherries will arrive the later part of this month this shipment comes directly from the processor in the heart of the growing district and arrives in a soft frozen state for quick and easy transfer to your own smaller containers the demand for this type of fruit has grown tremendously in the last few years leave us your order and telephone number and we will notify you prior to arrival of this pack black sweet cherries continued from page 5 for our parade and to the pro vincial police the police force of the village of pickering and the police force of the town ship for the excellent job done in controlling trafflc and to the boy scouts who assisted in parking cars mr editor many others de serve mention as a great many people assist in a celebration of this magnitude and if i have missed thanking them specifi- ally it is through an oversight on my part and not lack of ap preciation of their assistance to you mr editor a very special word of thanks for the excellent advance publicity our celebrations received in your paper this publicity was in a large measure responsible for the good crowds and general success of the celebration yours truly j sherman scott reeve township of pickering mr and mrs w e duxbury and family of park drive were among the 200 spectators who attended the saturday evening performance of the kinsale pup pet theatre in pickering town ship the show which made its debut on july 8th was featured on channel 6 tv on sunday night a valuable cow was struck and killed by lightning on the farm property of mr mait spence south of town on fri day morning it was standing in an open field when hit by the bolt the animal is covered by insurance a miscellaneous shower was held at the home of mrs jack beach south st on saturday evening in honour of miss lois martin a bridetobe one of the guests present was miss pat beach cousin of the bridetobe from cornerbrook newfound land other guests were rela tives and a few close friends mrs maggie crosier wife of the late russell crosier of lon don ont is visiting at the home of mr and mrs david crosier town after attending the crosier reunion mr cro sier was an engineer on the cnr for fortyodd years trav elling from toronto to london and stratford via toronto ham ilton and windsor weddings lewis reesor locust hill united church was beautifully decorated for the wedding of esther may ree sor daughter of mr and mrs frank a reesor rr 1 mark ham to harry john lewis rr2 markham son of the late mr and mrs allan lewis rev c shapter was the officiating min ister for the june 3 1961 cere mony the bride given in marriage by her father wore a gown of white organza with a bodice of sequins and lace and a finger tip veil and carried rosebuds and white carnations carol reesor dorothy mclaren and betty roulston were the brides maids and were gowned in mauve organza over taffeta they wore flowered hats and jcarried mauve flowers cathy lewis was the flower girl she wore a green organza dress trimmed with white lace and carried yellow carnations mrs john reesor sister-in- law of the bride of markham was the organist gord lewis was best man for his brother and ashmore reesor and mur ray lewis were the ushers the wedding breakfast was held at the summit view res taurant richmond hill the brides mother wore a green silk shauntung dress and pink accessories while the grooms sister wore beige after a honey moon in east ern ontario the couple will re side on the grooms farm at rr 2 markham this popular variety of fruit to be sure of your requirements let these shipments is in shorter supply us ako call you on this year arrival of ratcliffs iga f00dliner n- mr and mrs paul fawcett arc pictured here following their recent wedding in for ward baptist church the bride is the former viola isobel margaret moss daugh- sls sells ter of mr and mrs clifford moss of langstaff the groom is the son of mr fred faw cett and she late mrs faw- ecu of toronto cadicux studio eagleson harper the wedding of mary miidred harper daughter of mrs har per and the late howard u harper of goodwood to mr robert eagleson son of mr and mrs robert d eagleson of cookstown northern ireland took place in the east chapel at timothy eaton memorial church toronto at 730 pm june 30 1961 the church was decorated with white chrysan themums and gladioli for the candle light service when rev f cryderman officiated assist ed by an uncle rev e beech music was provided by mr mal colm mcgrath the bride given in marriage by her mother and her uncle mr harper beaver wore a white eyelet embroidered cot ton with fitted bodice and cha pel train and carried a white bible with stephanotis and trail ing ivy her veil was held in place by a large white french rose mrs d pagan was matron of honour for her cousin and mrs w ritchie and miss lee mylcs were the bridesmaids they were dressed in turquoise swiss cotton gowns with fitted bod ices full skirts and wore veils with a large matching french rose and carried nosegays of mixed summer flowers in pastel shades the flower girls were bernlce harper a niece and dawn ir win their gowns matched those of the other attendants and they wore tulip shaped hats and car ried baskets of mixed flowers mr robert davidson was the groomsman and mr w ritchie and mr w laldlaw were the ushers the wedding reception was held in clarendon hall to ronto after which the happy couple left by plane to ireland and great britain on their re turn they will reside in belle ville ont for travelling the bride wore a red and white printed dress red shantung coat with white accessories and a white orchid corsage the bride was a grad uate of stouftville high school i macdonald institute guelph the university of toronto and a former teacher at chatham vo cational school and lord duffer- in school toronto guests were present from orillia whitby chatham lon don st thomas guelph good wood stouffville milverton and uxbridge nd toronto mrs l c parkinson of mon treal spent a week with her bro ther and wife mr and mrs t rcnnie child health clinic stouffville child health clinic will be held friday july 14 from 130 to 3 pm in the york county health building main sireetl free immunization mr and mrs gordon holden have returned from visiting their daughter earla mrs bob meclanahan and family of lan sing michigan will the patrons please take note that the library will be closed for holidays from july 24 to august 5 inclusive miss pat thomas of toronto has returned home after spend ing a few holidays with her grandmother mrs g r w thomas church st mrs ella ratcliff has moved from her former main street home to the bourne apartments at the west end of town mrs ella thompson of mark ham spent mondav with her sis ter mrs fred pugh mr and mrs bruce david son con 9 and mr srd mrs cameron kennedy of markham rjl are on a trip to the british isles mr jim newman of brant- ford is spending some holidays with the harry stover family mr and mrs frank burkhold er spent the weekend at the don raymer lodge near dor set mr and mrs elroy schneider and elizabeth of bloomingdale were with her parents mr and mrs fred pugh over the week end and attended the pugh- evans reunion on saturday mrs schneider and elizabeth are spending an extra week here mr and mrs leo wagg and family and mr and mrs rodney bond attended the canadian line material picnic at boyds conservation park at wood- bridge on saturday the wagg children were winners in some of the sports events mrs a grubin church st returned home on friday after spending 6 weeks with her daughter erma mrs l b davy of port arthur and her sister mrs harry carter of fort wil liam prof and mrs j c steckley of burkholder street also mr and mrs arthur march rose avenue attended the funeral on wednesday of their cousin clifford e currey of toronto interment was in newmarket cemetery the late mr currey was a brother of rev erla cur rey of ottawa and rev eld- ridge currey of london ont both of whom are quite well known in this district cecilia murray has been pleas antly surprised twice now with bridal showers in her honour the first shower took place last month at the home of mrs ross garretts when members of the cwl of st patricks parish markham showered her with lovely miscellaneous gifts the second shower took place on fri day evening at the home of mrs alan hathaways mrs hatha way mrs donald jackson and twentyfive other friends sur prised cecelia with a beautiful personal shower rev and mrs don pugh and family of port elgin were homa with his parents mr and mrs fred pugh for a few days last week and attended the pugh- evans reunion at greenwood conservation park on satur- dav the pughs are moving from port elgin to plattsville this week a red cross blood clinic will be conducted in markham village on thursday july 20th in the veterans hall the hours will be from 2 to 4 in the after noon and from 7 to 9 oclock in the evening engagement mr and mrs jos murray wish to announce the engage ment of their youngest daugh ter cecelia mae to mr ronald bruce smith son of mr ever- ton smith and the late mrs emire smith of stouffville the wedding to take place on satur day august 19th 1961 at 11 am in st patricks parish markham ontario public washroonis to heopen cliairman of the municipal council property committee deputyreeve laushway advised council on thursday that the public washrooms closed for a long time due to public abuso of the premises could be re opened for less than 100 council agreed that they should be again put at public disposal to be opened in tha morning and closed at night members agreed that the polic office with three officers was right next door in order to give supervision and the caretaker of the municipal office could al so cooperate in the operation collyer shoes clearance ladies dress black brown white beige reg to 899 ladies dress ah colours reg to 799 flats ladies wedge casuals aa b reg to 799 388 mens desert boots 5 588 reg to 799 mens i loafers and dress oxfords reg to si 095 js mm save save save collyer shoes markham centre