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stouffville july 12 1923 hydro power at last county taxes less what does this mean to yout to properly avail yourselves of this almost urjhmited supply of electrical energy you will probably find it rfecessary to have your buildings wired or rewired we are- experts in this work and have been doing electrical work in all parts of the province long enough to be absolutely reliablel weiinvite you us to estimate your requirements which we will do cheerfully without obligation to you if we do not happen to call upon you personlly call us at r hfhe 147 days 143 nights aurora onttat our expense or write box 405 aurora matson co limited electrical contractors aurora ontario returns you want to get the most out of the money and labor you are putting into fields of com and beef and dairy cattle then you cant afford to be without a good silo like my toronto silo it supplies the equivalent of rich june pasturage all through the winter it quickly pays for itself in more milk and healthier cattle toronto silos are made of double tongued and grooved staves of selected spruce treated with creosote silage juices do not affect treated wood you get 1 5 extra capacity due to the special toronto hip roof construction ill be glad to talk about these splendid dividendpayers at any time n lanktree stouffville ontario the total tax rate of york county for 1923 which was struck at the final session of the council friday afternoon is 6 mills or one mill less than last years the total involved is 44296093 the various purposes were given as follows general purpose tax 521382020 industrial home 25- court house debenture and interest 483773 road improvement deben tures and interest s62s3 road im provement construction 150000 i road improvement maintenance 18 to allow 000 and road improvement interest 25000 the total liability estim ated by york county for provincial roads in 1922 was given as 195- 08s50 the various municipalities share as follows in the tax rate town ships etobicoke 2755442 geor- gina 575340 east gwlllimbury 1280119 north gwillimburv 10- 18290 king 2511111 mark- ham 2842451 scarboio 32793- 80 vaughan 2631227 whit church 1517478 and york s1s3- 59951 towns and villages aur ora 771299 holland landing 61520 leaside 640492 mark- ham 261173 mimico 1211175 newmarket 1059354 new tor onto 10s57 richmond hill 3 21562 stouffville 270034 bloomingtox mrs breckin ofjtoronto spent the week end with mrs a law miss lena tarr of lemonville spent sunday with miss vera barnes mrs johnston and daughter of toronto are visiting at mr booths the misses fairies attended the stonehouse reunion at toronto on wednesday of last week dr j j matheson and wife of toronto were guests at mr e a storrys on sunday ton 229403 weston 1446978 and woodbridge 166584 a resolution that the provincial government be petitioned to finance oil provincial highways was passed without opposition the resolution specifying that the cost of these highways had become a pressing burden upon municipalities adja cent to and through which they run i mimicos grievance i warden geo b padget and reeve wm keith were appointed a om- mittee to visit mimico and investi gate the dissatisfaction of that town lincoln v1lle master reg winterstein entertain ed his little friends of the neighbor hood on july 3rd to celebrate his 4th birthday with him we have some moves in our burg mr albert elson participated in the prize given for the threelegged race in stouffville on dominion day mr and mrs austin wagg and daughter thelma visited at j win- tersteins on sunday a number from our burg attended the recent christian church confer ence held at oshawa and report the sessions very fine the camp meetings by the men- nonite brethren in j j browns bush were much enjoyed by the com munity people who attended our corners folk were quite de- lighted with the program given in ctff11 on- stouffville park on july 1st the community singing in the evening and hand music was much appreci ated lightning hits a house in town and shatters chimneycausing excitement for a few minutes hits a tree and leaves its mark hits and burns a barn last year there were 1012 unprotected buildings struck with a 784000 loss for ontario alone ask for an estimate on your house or barn phones 1790217903 how can i rrotcct my family the mutual life americas supplies every insur guarantee insurance mdestlife incompany maximum insurance xo stockholder obrien avenue surplus 1922 over ce need atisfacwsn rly 3 vfllious 3miilions unexcelled dividexds fail to consult k l i n c k district manager stouffville ringwood residents will be interested to know that dr- r g law who has purchased the late h a leach pro perty is one of three soldier sons of the late prof law knox college october 1914 saw all three boys on their way to the firing line all three saw active service and all three happily returned to the land of their adoption the laws are scots the regarding value returned for county doctor went overseas with the 19th rfnl- yrt infantry was twice wounded first county is threatened the clam be- at ypres and again at corsalette inspiring days of the camp was that his injuries on the second occasion j of wednesday in charge of the city confining him to hospital for nine mission president elder s cress- i months he is a graduate of on- man and a most devoted staff of tario veterinary college and prior sister workers the spirit of the to enlistment farmed for three years j meeting reached its climax at the in western canada he comesnot close of the afternoon service when altogether a stranger to the district two young men and is young women his late scholarly and honored father voluntarily dedicated their lives un- having been associate minister with conditionally to the masters service the rev thos mitchell at old st thursday and friday followed andrews church toronto almost with interest and spiritual tide stead- needless to add mr mitchell is an ily rising old ringwood boy dr laws fian- j saturday was a day full of inter- cee miss janet hyman of toronto is est addresses of missionaries from a graduate nurse of the royal vic- j africa and india followed the mis- tario hospital montreal the last sioriary sermon by rev a b yoder week in july is the time set for the marriage a cordial welcome awaits th coming of the happy pair mean while heres wishing them the old old wish health wealth happiness and all prosperity geo e baker stouffville ing made that for over 12000 in county levy only around 6000 comes back to mimico the amount of 250 was granted the york county hospital at new market the salary of major brun- ton county police magistrate and juvenile judge was raised from 3000 to 4000 high constable r w phillips was given an increase of 500 the salvation armv was granted 100 for reforestation in york coiintv the purchase of lot 2s con s whit church for 4000 was authorized this farm contains 197 acres with a large area of pine ana hardwood i at present and is watered bv two streams planting will be done by the provincial government a sug gestion was forwarded to the pro- j vincial authorities that 200 acres be added in york county every five years a bylaw was passed authorizing i a levy for the care and upkeep of neglected cemeteries in the county council met at unionville on mon donations of lands given for such day last week with all the members purposes years ago being now with- j present and reeve padget presiding communications were read from markham tp council under the mo- act were re-ap- aocaoc aomoc ioe30e 30e30e 30e make your car earn money by driving to goodwood to do your shopping arrange your grocery order we have a nice fresh stock and very low prices in dry goods boots and shoes groceries deal with us it will pay you to come to our store a few of our everyday prices shreeded wheat 2 for 25c corn flakes package lie tiger brand salmon large tin 25c honey mixed 8c lb lard pure 19c lb reindeer flour per bag 5400 mens raincoats only great value 975 genuine army leather boots for everyday wear 460 bran and shorts on hand highest market prices paid for butter and eggs goodwood economical general store harold borlnsky proprietor out guardians representatives thers allowance pointed under request of col ff clarke dso of the york county rangers it was decided to publish as an appendix to the county council re port the known names of hose who served overseas the lists being ac cording to school sections and muni- palities so that additions and cor rections may be made for historic records several engineering companies re estimates for putting in pipes for water supply for subdivision adjoin ing richmond hill the council directed the clerk to send out notices to parties interested j that the township engineer had fixed the hour of 2 pm to attend at lot 11 con 5 to examine the pre mises and site of ditch required to 1 be opened under the provisions of the ditches and watercourses act mr smith was appointed a coin council adjourned until november missioner to investigate grievance at lot 32 2cth at 2 pm on used oars we can quote you surprisingly low prices on used cars they are so cheap it will pay you to have one for rough weather and save the more expensive car ninth line mr w grant has purchased a new chevrolet car miss luella holden of toronto is home for the holidays mr and mrs mcelwain were citv visitors last thursday born to mr and mrs l ham on june 2lst 1923 a son mr edgar hobbs of toronto spent the past week with his cousinjack silverthorn mr and mrs jim thomas of markham were guests of mrand mrs peacock last sunday mr w h thomas and mrs h thomas entertained the markham presbyterian ladies aid on thurs day of this week mr t eagleson entertained the choir last thursday night they were served with strawberries cake and ice cream mrand mrs hugh boyd of stouff ville and mr s topham of the sixth line were sunday visitors home of mrs bait a large number from this line attended camp meeting last sunday mr and mrs middlebrook and family spent sunday at weston mr jas mccrelght was married june 27th to miss reeve of toronto formerly of markham we wel come the bride to this vicinity 1 graydort firstclass touring car a really second hand car 1 ford touring 1917 model 1 ford touring 1918 model 1 ford touring 1915 model 1 ford touring 1915 model 1 ford touring 1916 model 1 maxwell 1916 model good finish and good mech anically 2 ford touring 1914 models at low prices call and see them ford dealer brown stouffville school report promotion exams of ss no union school ringwood class jr ii l0 sr iv hazel bovd elsie watson marion stouffer sr ill to jr iv ale ratcliff fred foster recommended joseph housser jr ill to sr ill murrav sinclair recommended john housser sr ii to jr ill edna sinclair gordon reaman beatrice cook sarah hoover norman cook gordon aitkens recommended jr ii to sr ii- ella gould dora wildgoose pearl cook all recom mended irene wildgoose passed jr i to sr i harry davis clara miller mildred cook evelvn wat son jr pr to sr pr herble edna gould primer ruth davis gordon rat cliff wm e smith teacher con 9 and take- what action he thinks necessary the clerk of richmond hill wrote thathe corporation would supplv j water to elmwood park subdivision at 3oc per 1000 gallons up to 10- i 000 gallons and at 25c per 1000 i gallons for all over 10000 gallons markham township to pay all costs of connection the treasurer was instructed to pay henry hooper gormlev s00 for one lamb killed the treasurer was ordered to pav ground bryant thornhill 27067 for building culvert between lots 5 and 6 con 5 general accounts hospital sick children mainten ance verna laidlaw 31 davs4650 brown bros supplving mrs ful- ier 5252 bruce bros 391 yds gravel 9775 t hobbs s4 yds gravel 2100 h jarvis 36 yds gravel 900 cj martin 150 yds gravel 3750 lesley comisky fixing road con 2 3000 the pedlar people l culvert 2000 t the ca bros repairs culvert con 3 600 stiver bros balance due on coal supplied mrs fuller n 00 allen bros gravel for bridge be tween lots 5 and 6 con 5 73 1 fred gould 4000 ft bridge plank a 53500 4 road acconnts div 1 r j cunningham 6 yds stone and 14 hours man and team 1140 geo hoshel bal due l 0 div 2 e a hood work on 4th con 3950 g dennis as per statement 75s40 div 3 rllotten per stt 49330 alex duncan 82910 div 5 a williams per sttsis35 john fisher per statement 61123 div 4 hcrcesor per stt 12570 fred cole per statement 2120 j a mitchell overseeing and mile- a 11030 council adjourned to meet on tuesday august 7 an impressive feature of the day was the baptism service at altona conducted by the local pastor rev w m mcguire there were 26 can didates on sunday the closing day l j lehman delivered the afternoon address and made a deep impres sion on the big throng of people who could get within reach of his voice tile evening speaker was rev mr rich who closed a triumphant meet ing with the penitent bench filled with seekers the big tent proved quite inade quate to accommodate the people who came to hear and it the camp is to be continued here even more ela borate preparation will have to be made the hallman bros leaders in song were especially pleasing throughout the whole camp they have assisted in such services in other parts of canada and the uni ted states and prior to entering this work they were homesteaders in western canada card of thanks ave desire to convey our de appreciation to the public for t many acts of kindness- extended di ing our recent berjearement and the choir anbeighbors for th kind assistance mr and mrs wf st jo tent to rent e s barker pii stouffville i 8 6 201 oot or wa 340 for pump and log right george stouffville sale xir 20 fee phone t s 12c 2 fc horse and ft aattreed phcme 7 whitchurcit sale 2sh gow s14 lot for 12 sa cc 2 teacher wanted protestant for lemcjhsille m pubic school saflarys1000 dm to commence sofatstate experien s w hastingsasecretary stou ville r r 4 car for sale ford coupe aiaint tires uph stering and engiiie good s300 cai m moorby gofmleyf phone stou vile 1513 ysj p furxiture for sale six octave organ one extensi table centre tabler2jarge leath covered rockers 2 small rocke glass cupboard parloroak heat apply mrs johikjimiller 7th cc markham phone 4914 stouffville 20 mount albert rev and mrs dyer are spending their vacation at sault st marie miss waterman of ottawa is visit ing mr and mrs w t russell this week there was a large attendance at the garden party at case bros last wednesday evening mr l shuttleworth of the dom inion bank staff is spending his hoidays at his home here misses marion and evelyn cook of woodbridge are visiting with their aunt mrs d cook mr and mrs ferguson and mr and mrs shier of uxbridge visited with mr and mrs herb hall on sunday the memorial and decoration was held in the cemetery on sunday evening there was a very large attendance the union picnic of the methodist and presbyterian sunday school will be held at musselmans lake on wednesday july 11th dr brown of tottenham has located here as a veterinary surgeon we welcome dr and mrs brown mr w t russell who has been in charge of the bank here for the past six years is leaving the bank to accept a position as manager of the bank at fort frances ont mr and mrsrussell will be much missed in the community mr bimmy of brampton succeeds mr russell as manager of the bank here car for sale a ford truck with puncture pre tires can be turned into touring c apply w h sfertth phone 2308- tire lot hercules tire 30x3 lost on toy line whitchurch and uxbridge b ween gravel hill and mount alb please notify david watson gp wood for sale bain wagon box 42 inch spri wagon for one or two horses a some store pigs apply to jbcooi lot 34 con 6 markham phone 6 pine lumber a car of 2x6 and 2x8 norway p also 1x7 10 16ft no 1 sidi also some cull pine this car is pected to arrive in near fun place your orders at once by ph ing robt ratcliff 4809 gould camp meeting the mennonite camp meeting held in stouffville june 29th to july sth has gone down in history as one of the largest and in many respects most successful ever held the at tendance on sunday alone was estimated at over 5000 one of the most impressive and silos silos silos sold factory to farmer also sash and doors farmers silo company markham ont horse register golden west king pure bred cly desdale stallion golden west king 23675 thoroughly inspected and properly enrolled sir lamp- ton imp 15299 27339 dam blossom of ringwood 32925 g dam golden west queen 32924 gg dam lady ordo imp the pro perty of abner m baiter will stand at his own stable nd tues day noons at gilbert bros lot 12 concession 6 whitchurch friday noons at robt wintersteins lot 9 concession 10 whitchurch to insure a tfoal 12 p for sale alfalfa and mixed hay for si alfalfa is the best hay for any mal it will put road horses in t ter condition than timothy not the time to put in your supply will sell it cheaper now than 1 i have also mixed hay will tak cattle to pasture phone 7805 betz stouffville ufo notjce farmers are requested to pato their needs in shingles fencing coal and binder twinel we wish to place your order i can save you money allen closson phone 309 secre for sale cheap ah kinds of wagons harness farm implements in good or also sereral heavy and light sc cook stoves and heaters hfg prices paid for live poultry est cash price for hides woe horse hair h herman ville phone 1903 hand sitlkers now that the hot weather it is a good time to give your for a mccartney hand milkerjl can milk two cows at a time i they are guaranteed to do the 4m properly and the price is wjl reach of all come in and wel give you a demonstration n laxktll sole agent for masseyharrls m lnes and repairs a few seal hand machines at bargain pricijl