stouffville december 3isfc 1325 local happenings lost masonic apron and jewels finder kindly leave at tribune t now that santa ciaus is not hold ing the centre of the stage we may all find time to give a little thought to the public issues concerning our community will the party who removed the small parcel from our counter on thursday evening containing gloves and laces kindly return to us promptl a g lehman it there is any merchant who doesnt believe the people read advs just let him put an adv in this paper offering to buy cats at a dollar a head and see what will happen after faur years as councillor mr h w sllversides retired this year f w has done very good work and spent many hours of faithful service in the interest of the rate- liayers the public school christmas con- erts were a delight to all the pupils each room was decorated fitting to the occasion and in the primaries the parents were invited by the teacher in charge to attend school will resume on monday jan 4th we had an unusual touch of win ter over sunday when the thermo meter dropped to 24 below zero during saturday night at ten oclock sunday morning it still hovered around 10 below but it moderated some on monday it wa3 hard on the coal bin but then think of the money you save on fly swats during the winter in accordance with hi3 old custom our townsman w h todd presented each of his tenants with a sue christmas goose the xew yeare market on tues day was rather tame after the big christmas market geese were 22 to 23c chickens 25c ducks 22c eggs 50 to 55c and butter 40 to 45e practically no turkeys were offered a baker in england made a christ mas cake which weighed a ton but a west end resident told us on satur day that he had eaten a piece on christmas day which he was sure wejghed a ton also wv j mather undertaker has been notified that the remains of the late thos kay a former resident here who died in western canada on sunday would arrive in stouffville about the middle of the week for in terment at the locat cemetery the extremely cold weather was responsible for the local line of the canadian national railway carrying a tremendous number of passengers over the holiday many who other wise might have motored preferred the comfort of the trains and as a result about 1000 people pulled out of toronto on the three trains com ing this way on thursday for points along the line of course the roads were good for motoring and many took advantage of them despite the cold george m lee truck driver is a better guesser than kaiser bill whose one big guess was that his armies could lick the world back in 1914 the truck mans guess was on the weight of a young heifer hanging in the window of leadbetters but- cher shop the nearest guess to the correct weigh was to receive a goose for christmas and georges figures and the beef were exactly the same being 363 pounds am brose stover came a close second being onlyout 2 ounces elias leh man was third guessing 365 in all several hundred people- displayed their skill on estimating the weight and it is surprising how many came i me5r the mark about 20 guesses were within ten pounds of the cor- xect weight an interesting annual gatherins took place on christmas day at the home of mr a g lehman obrien avenue when the descendants of the late clhoover father of mrsleh- rnan assembled to the number of 51 and partook of the christmas festivities the day was spent in social discourse and singing of fami liar songs the late c l hoover who died in 1918 was a resident of markham township and his descen dants now number over 65 those coming the longest distance to at tend this gathering were mr and mrs earl millerof fenelon falls mr mqler being principal of the continuation school there the other members of the party were re- sdents in and near stouffville auditorium theatre stouffvujje si nigths 2 nigths january 1 2 feature william desmond in the sieddler comedies wanda wiley in looking down red rage s- battling cowboy story admission under 14 ream 15c adults 25o doors open 730 start 816 8 g 90hmidt as foreshadowed in the tribune a couple of weeks ago there is to be drastic changes in connection with the railway service on the line from stouffville to sutton after the first of the year the daily passenger train now in operation will run only three days- a week leaving stouffville every tuesday thursday and satur day at 945 am for sutton return- ine so as to connect with the four oclock train from here to toronto the sutton train will not carry pas sengers to toronto it will be noted but conneots with the passenger ser vice on this line another important change will be the discontinuance of the peterboro flyer which is the earliest passen ger train to toronto each morning and the late train to come back on in the evening with the cancella tion of this train early in the new year it will be impossible to reach the city before noon travelling by rail but the train is probably looked upon as robbing the regular mail train of passengers high school girl requires apply tribune offiee room j purisibn cottrt fa markfiam men- j j dar- jan isur the next court ta i miss m yansfckle has resigned her position as teacher of the first book in our public school new ap pointment was to have been made last night percy b rtsley of zephyr was in- town last week he is a young msin jmploytd by wo law ford dealer percy just recently inherited a for tune of 60000 but despite the fact he has suddenly become rich he states that he is still gftfng to wort and intends learning the blacksmith- ing business at zephyr a quiet wedding took place- it the christian parsonage last thursday morning when harvey topper of uxbrldge township and miss alice graham of pickering were joined together in holy matrimony and mrs topper will make thejr home at goodwood we extend to them our best wishes tor the new year stouffvule will marcs 1st mx be held until small feather purse- was dropped oe die stress in stouffville a couple ot weeks ago cvatainicg small amount o change apply ttibuna office the join ogtoat journal pub lished at wick sfeohand is opy- t which is just to hand contains an item ring to a cousiu of mrs c perry f stouffxilie wjwceitt it says the town council of edinburgh has irfected judge j f robertson senior judge to the important post of convener of salaries and wage committee which is the seconrf high est financial office which may- be held by its members ec deals with the remumeration of 7500 corporation jj employees amounting- to aver a mil lion pounds annually the contract for the new post office at wiarton which was authorized by parliament at the same time as the stouffville post office was awarded last week to a wiarton firm of stone cutters and marble dealers the building is to be of native stone the on christmas day this year the gathering of the hoover clan was held at the home of mt and mrsalf hoover church street stouffville this particular branch of the pre ponderance of hoovers is known as the descendants of ths late daniel hoover who had ten children but the circle is gradually widening thirtyone were present for this letting of the contract having been delayed owing to a petition from the happ christmas festival all enjoy- town people to have the building erected of stone rather than of brick fred stevensons fine team of grays made a mad dash fronr silvesters hardware store on saturday while mr stevenson stepped inside the store for amoment they raced through main street at breakneck speed slowing down sufficiently to make the turn at the ninth conces sion to gethome when they reach ed their ydwn gate however the going was sdgood that they kept right on and wre later captured on a side road south of the stevenson farm fortunately they were uninjured and did no particular damage the team is a lively pair and had not been getting sufficient exercise since fall work ceased ing the good time while the clan doesnt lay claim to ferocious appe tites or to their propensities as great eaters it is interesting nevertheless to chronicle what thirtyone content ed healthy happy people can put out of the way at a christmas dinner and it gees to show that the host and hostess have a good place to stop at there was prepared for the feast four geeso two chickens one ham and a small barrel of sauerkrautas well as the usual christmas dainties dutch sauerkraut is still popular for the supply just equalled the demand with the exception of a few toronto people the guests present are resi dents of this locality iu and near stouffville the anniversary services of the ladies aid of united church will be held on sunday and monday jan 10th and 11th air morley ba noted orator and platform en tertainer will preach on sunday giving a sermon recital in the even ing entitled the lost word human dependence on the divine on monday evening mr morley will give an- entertainment in the church consisting of miscellaneous selec tions dramatic readings humorous monologues etc mrs sanderson cf pickering will sing at these ser vices also our choir will render choice selections come and enjoy a treat admission 35c children 25c cash balances in all departments notice of appreciation to one and all my patrons during the past i heartily extend a happy new year and my sincere thanks for their liberal patronage may our future relations be ever more cordial m hill general blacksmith stouffville v to the citizens of stouffville h the united church sunday school concert and christmas tree in rat- cliffs hall on wednesday evening last week established a record for lengthy program commencing about 8 pm a continuous program follow ed until nearly eleven oclock when santa claus wound up the proceed ings by handing out the usual good things from the tree among the gifts was a handsome cheque for mr joel nendick from theboard and congregation in recognition of his services as church janitor for 34 years mrs truman was also pre sent and was presented with a life membership in the missionary so ciety the kiddies under the direc tion of their teachers seemed to have unlimited talent and provided al most the entire program with the exception of a duet by messes aj ward and reg button which was well received and revealed musical talent we did not know was in town the receipts at the door amounted to nearly 50 i want to express my appreciation at receiving an election for a second term to thereeveship we are most happy to present to our citizens a state ment that shows our finances in excellent shape and a good surplus v also our public utilities hydro and waterworks are in excellent both physical and financial condition and giving perfect public service we too have found it possible to reduce your tax rate 3 mills notwithstanding the addition of considerable v equipment i want to assure you that during 1926 the wellbeing of our town will have my most earnest and careful atten tion with best wishes for a most happy and prosperous new year respectfully f w silvester one of the very old residents of stouffville district passed away last thursday in the person of chris topher john zeller a resident of the east end of the town the funeral on monday took place to stouffville cemetery the service being conduct ed by rov a g warder of the mennonite church the late mr zeller was born on the third conces sion of markham township and was twice married two children survive his first wife they being jacob of port arthur and mrs greenbury of woodbridge to his second marri age there were born nine children all of whom survive together with the mother whose maiden name was sarah cambpell being born in vwhlt- church most of the children were home for the funeral they are mrs sutherland of winnipeg oliver of stouffville miss nina of lindsay mrs ponton of concord harold of toronto mrs lehman of long branch mrs lonegan of toronto kenneth p zeller and miss dorothy of toronto the late mr zeller was an honest industrious working man until he was overcome with illness a i few years ago i the financial statement presented to the ratepayers of stonffville at the public meeting in the auditorium on monday evening showed thatstouff- ville is sound financiallywith only a moderate tax rate and this reflects credit on the outgoing council of 1925 there is a substantial hank balance shown in every department which makes a cash balance in the bank of s3400 with which to start the hew year last year the council started out with a cash balance in the bank of 52700 and this was considered big and this year it has bounded still higher but its not a bad thing to have ever since our electric lighting systen has been taken over by the hydro or as a hydro enterprise there has been no mianf lal state ment given the ratepayers and this seem to us the one weak spot in this years statement even though the government or the hydro electric system of ontario audit the 1925 accounts sometime in 1926 the peo ple who own the local utility are entitled to a statement showing what is being done and how the system stands financially this is done in the case of the other public utility namely the water system the total receipts and expendi tures of the town for the year ex clusive of the school board who will give a statement to the people in february and the hydrosystem of stouffville as mentioned above are js follows receipts cash in bank 2704 80 resident taxes 17660 27 nonjresident taxes 479 93 dog taxes no 00 school purposes 1339 90 licenses 7 00 rents 31 00 debentures t 685 61 electric supplies 478 16 miscellaneous 1118 55 cement walk 30 05 fines 1 00 stouffville hydro electric 15 00 system 15 00 quality service 24726 77 expenditures salaries and allowances 756 00 printing postage and advt 228 72 roads and bridges 351 36 charity 54 25 school purposes 7114 90 debentures 3720 85 pire protection 352 40 county rate 3161 55 street lighting 2139- 00 board of sfealt a 114 05 deposited in sinking fund stolen debentures 932 30 miscellaneous 1115 83 electric supplies 348 01 public library 557 o walks 380 56 cash balance 3400 19 24726 77 a good old fashioned happy new year to you and yours is the sincere wish of stiver bros stiver bros flour feed and seed merchants phone 4501 see these new year dry goods we invite you to call and look over our new lines of handsome prints chintz for coverings fac- tory cottons 40 wide white shakers- all yard goods at attractive prices mens durable warm winter shirts and pants watch us for attractive prices and most reliable goods take a look at our window dry goods and groceries successor to j j rae phone 1602 the quicker better method of stable cleaning ak vv with one of my toronto litter car riers one man can clean your stable v fast as three in the old way do it too without the unpleas antness and muss of the wheelbarrgw method chimp the manure into a pile where you want it or direct into the manurespreader when desired the toronto litter carrier has several special features i know will appeal to you let me explain the advantages of its chain pull why it turns on the smallest radius fe unleakable bucket and others i have other toronto stable equipment which will make for cleaner and healthier cattle bigger profit ask me about it as well i have some interesting literature rvv-jvirs- free for the asking r a d holben the masseyharrla agent phone 18 c stouffville ringwood garage phone 167 appreciation not only as a time honored custom but in sincere apprecia tion of the splendid patronage accorded us in the year now drawing to a close we take this opportunity of tendering our hearty thanks and in wishing our many pat rons the compliments of the season and express the hope that by prompt and efficient service our business j relations may grow in mutual accord and confidence bf ringwood garage phone 187 ji