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vi t k f tj vol xxxiii no 43 stouffville ontario thursday december 28 1922 business cards legal mecullough button barristers solicitors con veyances c buttons block stouffville loney to loan dental dr d c smith dentist stoaftvllle honor graduate or chicago and toronto university and the royal college of dental surgeons office over shaws store phone office 1011 residence lolo no outside appointments dr e s barker lls dds dentist stouffville honor gradjrlte of royalcouege of dental surgeons antfotfne univer sity ol tqpottlox office houjjfct am 2 to 5 pm qflfceyfii grubins block jphsne 3201 for all calls markham every tuesday office over m whites store drss bali physiciajandsllrgeon office corobrien and main phone 196 a c kennedy chhpraotorj- will be inills office otfchurch st from 9jt0 to 12lfm on monday wedneday jufa friday v travel bx canadian pacific for full particulars tickets and reservations appiy jo h- w- sanders locll agent phone480 also cprrandcunard line ocean tickets thousands paid for poultry town nominations the stouitville christmas market there was a lively interest taken in the town nomination this year and a contest is on for reeveship between a g lehman w e mor is growing in popularity due no den apd j s dougherty follow doubf to tho good prices pa to tl3 farmers vhllo another mpbrtaat fejure is that jeoyle like to thop in stouffville wieri liberal bargains are offered and a square der1 as sured to everyone 7 early christmas market morning the crowd began to assemble until about 11 oclock the street was jammed with people the tribune made a careful es timate of the apiount of poultry sold and we find it to approximate eight tons and the amount of money j j hj malloy gt lee received by the farmers must have iwasangster fadales fxbutton been about 4500 in addition to councillors tag is the names of those nominated with their mover and seconder for reeve a g lehman i reaman hsanders w e morden wo brillinger dm heise js dougherty wc brillinger s armstrong d c smith s armstrong w c brillinger fw silversides joel nendick s armstrong this a large quantity of butter and eggs marketed is not considered in geo t lee dm heise f w sil versides no twp election there will be no election in whit- church township this coming janu ary the old council was re-elect- j ed by acclamation as follows i reeve wm crawford deputyreeve morgan baker councillors abner baker geo h leary and e dennis the clerk w h clark was ap pointed chairman of the meeting fol lowing nominations the first speaker was exreeve foote who advocated road work by tender mr foote moved the nomi nation of reeve crawford and john hope was the seconder- j mr crawford spoke briefly at this juncture and gave reasons for the big overdraft this year two large bridges costing over 4000 had been built but next year he promised that this overdraft generous gift from local uf 0 the disastrous fires which visited the new liskeard englehart charl- j ton and contiguous settlements in ontario in the early part of october j wiped out c50 farm settlers hou- j ses with their whole contents out j buildings of all kinds together with the seasons crops were wholly or almost wholly destroyed on the de- vastated farms most of the live stock however escaped under the i conditions to be faced these animals were bound to be lost through starvation unless help was given j early and unless such help shall continue to be given throughout the entire long northern winter an appeal was mad to the local branches of the ufo throughout would bere- the province to come to the assist- these figures nor is the fowl consul- scott w waddell w c rril uced ance of their suffering fellow-farm- ered that was sold to private parties j j depi reeve baker dwelt chiefly ers of the stricken areas and this lii w i 7 7 t with county matters he explained appeal has been and is being gen- or delivered direct to stores ratcliff co of this town pur chased 6800 pounds of poultry and paid out in cash more than j2000 this firm was the heaviest purchas ers although another buyer bought about 5500 pounds of fowl wb sanders w york team wins judging trophy linger fw silversides a quantz j atkinson fl button a scott fc hessell wc brillinger f l button w e morden fl button a scott geo dowswell be beebe f w i silversides geo ebaker hj malloy gt lee be beebe hrj mallow g t lee geo coilard be smith gt lee the annual stock judging com- i the council is elected bv accla- jjetition was held at guelph on dec being fw silversides alex 12th this year the manning doh- erty trophy was keenly competed for by twentysix county teams york county again came to the fore and stood highest with a fair margin of sixtyfive points thereby proving that the beautiful silver cup would remain in york county for another year york county was represented by thos hastings markham john kennedy agincourt richard- bay croft aurora while lambert wilson scott geo h lee and b e bebee for school trustees donald c smith f c rowbotham truman holden harvey baker a e booth geo coilard mor- ley barker first three named are elected by acclamation cemetery commission reelected isaac reaman f w silversides auoloneeby having upjjnse foyork and on tario counties jmake a specialty of pedigdred stock and am in touch with tjrejbost prominent breeders phoiujsfouffville 507 for v and terms why he voted against mr craw- erously responded to fords resolution in county council the stouffville branch of the u to transfer a road between vandorf f o took the matter up in october and wesley on the 4th con to the at a special meeting a number of good roads commission every j canvassers were appointed to solicit time this thing is done the munici- donations owing to the fact that palities- adjacent to toronto get 3 this is not a haybaling section a or 4 grants this rocd is in good baling machine had to be brought in condition when the time is right from a distance one could not be there are other roads that should got heye before -dec- 19th on that be assumed in preference to the date it began operations and con- have you got your nyals galander oming you market drug store geo coilard druggist stouffville ontario one spoken of he had consulted many ratepayers who advised against taking that road into the county system the speaker advocated a reduc tinued steadily until noon on the 2rst in all there were baled 31 loads of hay and six loads of straw these with the grain contributed fil led three cars to capacity the then opened on the road commis sion as reported elsewhere in this as the nominations were held at of aurora went with the team as j noon a public meeting was held in spare man hastings did honor to ratcliffs hall that evening which himself and his county by standing lvas exceptionally well attended and issue highest mah in the competition j tne press takes to itself jome ere- i councillor abner baker gave a dit for working up this interest v i careful resume of his stewardship t last year was his first experience frlfckajj ub 1mb iali mr f bu was appointed in municipal life he thought next william mitchell chairman and after preliminary re- j year with the knowledge he now had marks called on former members his services on the council would be of the school board mr james even better holden spoke briefly and was fol- j when councillor leary said he lowed by dr smith who advocated tion of constables employed in the first of these was shipped to the county it is costing 50000 or northern fire relief committee at thereabout to pay these 28 or 30 englehart the other two were men and a proper reorganization of shippedon the 21st one to the com- the department would save 15000 mittee at charlton the other to annually to the county the muni- cipalititiesl adjacent to toronto should employ the extra constables themselves lie thought mr baker the funeral of the late william mitchell took place last thursday afternoon when many neighbors and friends attended to pay their last tribute of respect to the deceased he kai1 0le was hss t0 de located told he was no good because he gentleman he was laid to rest at at claremont and why not one fori wouldntgive certain grants a retort dixon hill cemetery n stouffville and vicinity the saniti i from the audience said that wasnt mr mitchell was a man of genial objection is raised about these around home yes it was said kindlv and courteous nature much schools as was heard respecting i mr leary had tried to act in the best inter- consolidated school for this town ests of the people and had been new liskeard the following donated either hay or straw enoch honsberger kg tarr r spofford john brownsber- ger abner baker cecil wagg wh ratcliff russell johnson chas har per w p johnson wm rennie david meyer isaac lehman james irfennie a wideman e forsyth eli lehman w reesor p nighs- wander simeon hoover albert ree sor geo winn g middlebrook barkis reesor david nighswander abijah brown jos williams j b reesor wellington stouffer art williams ralph connor wm rea man sw knight james wagg 2 loads ross barkey geo lewis the following contributed grain jos winterstein philip lemon r burnett john farthing abram stouffer geo taylor fred banks it would cost too much yet the j second term on the council wanted the cost of baling including the mails yielded a profit of over a mil- i the people to know he approved help hired amounted to 7600 this beloved and in appropriate words rural nai when it was inaugurated mr dennis who is serving a and herbert burnett the rev mr young of stouffville presbyterian church who conducted the service paid tribute to the de ceaseds many qualities the church choir attended and gave a splendid rendering of that wonderful hymn peace perfect millinery at half price christlas novelt and finejeleinrmrof wool on hand mrs m watts lawsons block stotuffvute stoufiviulodqe no 384 1 meets every slonday evening y t at 8 oclock 1 in the oddfellows hall visiting brethren welcome ralph baker w r sanders n g secretary j b hanna financial secy prepare for a business career j itllius tonge and charles sts toronto winder term opens january 3rd this school stands today with a cleancut record for high grade work every graduate of this year secured employment write for catalougue w j elliott principal auctioneer david a pugh graduated c m jones school chicago lifetime experience with pedigreed stock block and ring work all kinds of sales promptly attended to terms reasonable phono cio claremont r r no 1 claremont ont christmas school report ss no 9 uxbridge in order of merit iv sr wilbert irwin evelyn paisley kate van home margaret paisley ill sr gladys wagg velma jlelmkay nellie odgen ill jr howard hayiies lome tindall ruth hope irene storry norman cowper douglass bacon donald bacon teacher alice r milne was a hollow one the doctor advo cated the cooperation of council and school board to make the local school a consolidated immediate action he thought was necessary before the rural schools in the vicin ity of this town were absorbed in other localities where consolidation is being pushed he claimed for consolidation a low school tax kindergarten domestic science agri cultural technical education etc such as is impossible to teach under the one school one section system now prevailing the transportation problem can be made most satisfac tory dr smith has been a mem peace the pall bearers were mr wilbert and mr wm greenaway toronto mr frank rae stouffville mr j grove ringwood mr a p ingjes toronto and mr harland huntley gwillimbury left to mourn the loss besides the widow who was miss woods of north gwillimbury are a son and daughter stanley and lila mitchell and two sisters and four brothers mrs nixon brantford miss bella mitchell vancouver mr alex mit chell ringwood cunningham in cleveland usa the rev albert in vancouver and the rev thos of new westminster bc dear to our hearts tne blessed memory of blameless days lived to a blame less close and dearer still the priceless legacy of faith and love we find it hard to lose farewell till daybreak and the sha dows flee with trembling feet we seek to fol low on thou shalt riot come but we shall no deserved credit for holding go to thee tne ratg at 33 mills with the in we too may reach the light where i creased county tax when he re move careful not wishing to cause an election mr kidd said he would withdraw but he opened a live topic when he criticized the marsh bridge on the sth line he characterized it as a disgrace the condition of that road although an unsuccessful candidate last election he thanked the elec tors for past favors reeve crawford got a chance to answer his critics on county matters chiefly his attitude toward the york commission then the meeting came to a close i thou hast gone the year 1023 for the incoming year the tribune looks for great i ad vancement in the newspaper businsts we intend to pub lish a still brighter and better home paper than in the past it costs a lot of money to proilucu the class of paper we desire to publish and we re quest our subscribers to get their renewals in promptly for 1s23 there are still a number in arrears for 1922 and we must ask fpr prompt settlement look at the label on your paper ion last year so that the argument i good roads but oouncil must be amount within a few dollars has been received no doubt the balance wil be forthcoming the following contributed money in amounts varying from 200 to 1000 miss anne burkholder richard williams wm lee thos diller j g wideman d smales j r mckenzie peter burkholder floyd fairies nathan tarr lloyd turner thos vague w jacobs alonzo allan wm swain levifor- syth and f h sangster several more loads or hay and straw were promised the canvassers but for varying reasons the subscri- j bers were unable to deliver while j the baler was here no doubt at a ber of the board 12 years and stood cils action on the library question later date these and others will for reelection j they had by motion of council mere- desire to assist free freight vpn rail- in respect to the reeveship dr ly promised to pay about the same ways ceases at the end of this month smith stated he had been approach- amount as has been previously paid however we understand that the ed by ratepayers to allow his name i to the library board and the came- northern fire relief committee will to go on the ballot he could not gie were satisfied with this pay all charges of baling and trans seo his way clear to do so owing to i some good natured crossfiring portation where necessary professional duties was heard when councillor silver- mr h baker stated thathe was sides was speaking he was chair- not anxious for office and none man of rioads and bridges and dr others wishing to speak mr button dales declared from the audience called upon the municipal nominees that never a cent had been spent on the retiring reeve amos lehman the street he lived oh in the whole said he had served ten years on the year council and no council ever had a mr silversides yes there lias cleaner record the council he no there hasnt retored the doctor i beg your pardon said the coun cillor i paid you 150 for three pills mr silversides claimed he had reduced the cost per foot of cut flowers and ferns weddi uets bo j5 funeral designs muston nurseri stouffville phone 7001 church notes marked only 1650 had been col lected as dog tax a ratepayer in the building cement walks and was audience declared there- were that right on the job to carry out the many dogs on his street alone work he relieved he was qualified some cross firing arose when mr to rub shoulders with the slick gen- frank sangster interrogated mr try at county council and prevent lehman thus some believe certain thein sticking up our assessment men in this town are escaping their i such- as they did last year income tax if you are elected will i mr silversides finally said ho you endeavour to collect this in- would remain in the council an- vote morden for reeve adv farmers sales notes dranches of this bank in rural sections render valuable service to fanners by acting as cus todian for their sales notes or by discounting them and making collections when due standard service makes the farmers finjuwj easy l standard bank or canada total assets over eightythree millions stouffville branch a c burkholder manager come mr lehman answered in the affirmative and the same qrfes- 1 tion was put to every candidate all agreeing they would endeavour to have taxes collected in a proper i manner mr sangster called attention to an unjust item in the receipts of j 1022 which he declared was taken other year if reelected councillor scott and lee decided to stand for reelection and give a square deal to all if reelected in the opinion of f c hessel the supplying tot water to muttons was no mistake the green houses were a real asset to the town lack of time prevented him allowing his mevnoxm w m mcguire pastor stouffville sunday dec 31 1922 11 am regular service with eld er s goudie in charge 830 pm watchnight service with elder c raymer in charge note there will be no 7 oclock service methodist rev geo coulter pastor there will be a special service in song next sunday morning and even ing the drewery family of dundas will assist in the musical program at 11 am and 7 pm you are invited from the profits of the water works name to go on the ballot he paid a and added to the general account j tribute to stouffvilles domestic he held that by this practise tho water service and said that if jh water users were helping to pay the taxes of those who drew their liquid from the well the chairman of light and water committee w e morden was next speaker councillor morden dealt chiefly with his own department the previous council he said left nearly 2000 in unpaid accounts and thus the 1922 council hadf a bad beginning in shouldering the debt he put the high cost of drain to mustons green house down to tho ratclff did nothing more for this town than procure this water service as he did when fft the reeveshipit was a lasting memorial to him mr geo dowswell thought that had he been nominated for reeve he would stay in the field and he said it so sincerely wo didnt takejt as a joke in answer to mr silversides reeve lehman declared he did his best to keep the assessment down but it couldnt be done every village fact that work was started the pre- with the exception of markham got vious fall and frosty weather set in i a boost last year before the job was completed with mr j s dougherty made a few tho result that some work had to be romarks but held no criticism for gone over in the spring again the tho out going council he would actual cost was 1229 water meters stand for reeve are being tried out on the larger users such as mustons and stouff ville creamery no apology was due for the coun- the meeting closed with the na tional anthem births mctavi6h to mr and mrs george mctavish ringwood on dec 22 1922 a son the unionville skating rink has been leased for the winter by tho local band wish you all a happy new year ambrose stover j wo deliver to your borne findlay bros have purchased the queens hotel unionville from r sisley and get possession on fob 1 mr sisley who has been running tho hotel for the past four years to tho general satisfaction of tho public was forced to sell on account of mrs sisleys health vote morden for reeve adv vote morden for reeve adv dru ift vote morden for reeve adr the late a good sha ose from in the newest 3 hosiery stamped goods sweater wools mrs f wilson a