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stouffville june 17th 1926 jlocal happeningsj the horticultural society will give a prize for the best kept lawn this summer are you in the running will the party who took a rake by mistake from the cemetery grounds on june oth kindly return same to john mckinnon caretaker we understand the local orange lodge is making big preparations for the celebration of the 12th of july in stouffville almira bowling tournament will be held on the stouffville green next wednesday june 23rd we under stand that the womens institute will serve meals on the grounds market prices neld firm last thursday for butter and eggs on the stouffville market potatoes seemed to be in better demand than for some weeks and sold at 225 and 250 per bag as many of our farmers have suffered loss from cliicken thieving it would be well for poultry owners to look into the merits of the bur glar alarm system advertised for aale in this issue the expense is very small the slight reduction in hydro rate3 handed the stouffville users last week was also made it mark- ham village where rates are even a little more favorable than those existing in stouffville as that town has- had hydro longer than us north ern neighbor the house rate in markham is 5c per kwh and in stouffville it is 6c markham village council have taken action to have the post office in that place remain open to box holders on wednesday afternoon during the half holiday season the council thought no hardship would ensue ifthe front doors of the post do not brng sufficient help to con- were left unlocked so that box trol them thus lawns are badly cut up at times farmers as little words of welcome with a friendly smile make the visitor sure the town is quite worthwhile a curch street resident seat away 1 to find out how to save gasoline bills he was advised to paste them in a scrap book or hang them on a hook in the garage the young people of the baptist church mission band held a social evening at the home of mr and mrs edw i utier last friday dr grenfell said that we should live our religion not argue it with such deplorable controversies going on among the heads of our churches in canada and being aired in the press it is lamentable that dr gren fells advice is not heeded the regular meeting of the hor- ticultural society will be held on thursday june 24th in municipal building at 8 pm papers will be read on interesting subjects this week mr jos mowder of this town hit the 77th mile stone of his life he first saw the light of day on a farm north of vandorf glad to see him in good health watch for the concert to be held on friday june 25th in ratclifts hall stouffville the play is en titled the young village doctor this play as been showed several times keep the date open june 25 we notice in the local papers that the councils in both uxbridge and markham have iad tw hydranu painted this spring lc is a good preservative and al30 adds to the appearance of the community how about r application of hydrants in stouttvule 3 iu io the school children have little time for running the streets this week during the evenings as too many of them are deep in study for examina tions which commence this friday and run on until the end of the month may none of them be dis appointed in their honest efforts mr jacob w- peesor has disposed of his store business at mongolia together with the house and lot to mr john cowan of browns corners we understand the sale price of he property is 4000 nd stock is be ing taken this week to complete the sale of the business end of the deal j w intends to resume his former pursuit of farming this fall complaints are to hand that the flower beds placed out by the hor ticultural society are being trampled by cattle some citizens also state that farmers driving cattle to town holders could go in and help them selves at ther boxes the matter is being taken up with the postal department at ottawa on friday evening last mr r j rogers of newmarket was in town when he met representatives of the school sections participating in the stouffville school fair this coming september arranging for the prize lists there will be no soliciting for 6ubscriptions this year the expense beng borne by the school boards and a very liberal donation of 20 from the stouffville womens instit ute any citizen desirous of giving a special prize is welcome to do so well as townspeople are asked to cooperate in making th home tovrn beautiful ting the air win wagg who carried mail from uxbridge to port perry ss years ago was in tiswn on thursday with his cousin james wagg who lives just north of stouffville a mile and a quartw william wagg car ried his imajd6tyfs mail for 40 con tinuous years vwhen geo thomas harry sawyer and herb porter at tain a record like this they will no doubt be more keen to retire than mr wagg who was forced to quit because of his eyesight owing to wet weather the base ball match between the locals and willovvdale scheduled for saturday afternoon at memorial park was postponed tuesday afternoon stouff ville played in newmarket and de feated them 5 to 0 auditorium theatre stouffville pridayand saturday june 25th and 26th featuring taming the west hoot gibson perils of the wild chapter 10 century comedy gridlrov gertie wanda wiley admjssiox adults 25c children 15c s g schmidt prop dont miss the stupendous picture the phantom of the opera juijy 123 quality servicb- do you know what the cod liver meal and oil do in fulopep chick starter the results are 1 decreased mortality 2 better diges tive condition 3 smoother tighter feathers 4 stronger bones 5 more rapid growth we have a sup ply of fulopep starter and chick feed on hand also baby chick grit and charcoal big sixty beef meal and bone meal seed corn seed corn road oil was placed on oni half the roadway through stoulfvillo last saturday but continuous rains held dp the completion of the work until after monday so far as househol ders and store keepers are concern ed the delay met with their ap proval as the one side got fairly well set before the remainder was applied the dominion government is calling tenders for coal for the new post office up to the present time the government has not supplied and contracted for the coal in stouff ville but now that we have a public building for post office purposes we come under a different ruling local dealers will have a good opportunity to supply the stouffville office in car lots s at 230 pm last wednesdayjune 9th the happy couplevincent wagg andveola stapleton in company with their parents met at the chris tian parsonage where the young couple were made still happier as they were tied together by the ties of matrimony mr and mrs wagg will make their home on the farm in the township of whitchurch best wishes are extended to them by a host of friends superior groceries mclarens peanut butter toy p 18c pine tree matches 3 for 25c toddy 8 oz 35c puffed rice per package 17c puffed wheat per package 14c- kraft cheese per ib- 37c arrowroot biscuits per lb 29c neilsons ice cream and chocolates fruit and vegetables a w scott phone us your order no 909 we deliver the gooda last week messrs f c rowbot- ham and j r hodgins on behalf of the horticultural society placed on the principal corners of the town and in front of the postoffice halt a dozen stands of flowers the stands are made from large lard tubs raised on feet abwt two and a half feet from the ground they are covered with vines ibegpnia etc and will grow more beautiful during the season it is the duty of the citizens hoys and girls to see that these stands are protected through out the summer the stouffville womens institute are planing to fix up a rest room in our town the western canada subscribers are responding well to our former request that they refer to the label on their tribune and remit if in arrears keep up the good work and we will all be happy many of our citizens are to be complimented on the splendid ap pearance of their lawns and boule vards this summer the town never looked better but it may look better when all householders take pride in cutting the lawns and boulevards r mr noah hoover has had the fence removed from the front of his property next the standard bank which adds much to the general ap pearance of the street it also re moves favorite roosting place that the boys and men have long enjoyed it has been suggested that warn ing signs be placed either side of the public school bearing the word ing drive slowly school ahead we noticed a sign recently which read drive slowly you may meet a fool thats good heres one even better drive slowly two fools may meet riverdale silver band of the sal vation army spent an hour in stouffville on saturday evening en- route to uxbridge where they held special services on sunday and at port perry in the atternoon the openair service of the army band is always welcomed by a big crowd in stouffville and a liberal collection was given them by the people along the street recent tests have shown that only a small percentage of seed corn is fit for seed we have a stock of no 1 seed corn on hand leave your order now for this stock it will be hard to replace orders taken and filled for spring coal stove nut and pea sizes 24 lbs pastry flour 95c stiver bros flour feed and seed merchants phone 4501 sm dont forget that we are well stocked with dry goods boots and shoes and mens furnishings you will be surprised how reasonable our goods are priced visit our store why pay more note we sell the famous doctor boots for men j l little next bank nova scotia stouffville phone 177 ontario our friend jacob w reesor of mongolia is generally regarded as a great joker but this time it has gotten into his henery on thurs day he went to- gather the eggs and low in one nest was asample of hen fruit which resembled a duck egg in size one of his rhode island reds had laid an egg weighing three and three quarter ounces andalong side it was another egg so small that a robin would be ashamed to own it this also was the product of a ri red as that is the only breed mr reesor believes in the eggs were brought into the tribune office for inspection full gospel services in stouffville you are cordially invited to special service in the auditorium this thursday june 17th at 8 pm rev o e crockford will speak many of those whom the lord has healed will be present to testify it is also expected that miss c sherrick who has been so recently healed of can cer will be present and give her testimony jesus waits to save and heal all who will come to him the sick are invited to this service flies -and- moths- are enemies keep them out our splendid stock of screen doors and windows will do this- all sizes and various prices the big annual event known as the union school picnic will be held this year as usual in cedar glen park at lake musselman on satur day june 26th in addition to some 25 racing and jumping events for boys girls fat men and square women therg will be a foot- a member of one of the longest balltournament and a ladies softi established native born families to wind up the 12th of july cele bration in stouffville this year the orangemen are putting on a concert in ratcliffs hall victoria square dramatic club will present the drama between two lives which has a great reputation as a big fun maker and the play is said tocarry a good moral the speakers for the afternoon meeting in memorial park are being selected and will include some outstanding men announce ment of this will ba made next week and by posters cheese finest canadian new 25 ib rowntrees cocoa ibtin22 beans with pork aylmer2 clarks 2 23 fancy quality shrimps 19 c tin bacon machine sliced 45 f ball competition for which valuable prizes will be given special football competition for public school team3 the stouffville band will furnish music come prepared to see the teachers run and the fat men shake their sides no one barred from admittance so far as they can furn ish a quarter dollar to pay for stand ing room anyone wishing further information concerning this eventful day may secure some from tom simpson the burgomaster of vivian or consult the large posters quakercorn flakes3 macaroni and spaghetti 3 25 shelled walnuts afeje 23 it victory dirifl 17 c brand i llmjlij large bottle sour sweet mixed mixed 39c ghehmfs 40r chow yi onions i7c a 5 choice 0f a q quality jtjcjw no 4 81m 1u j slu n 2 si i 16 19 22 fancy head rice 3 ib29 extension ladders everyone on the farm should have a good extension ladder we have from 22 feet to 32 feet strictly first quality very best prices see us for iron pumps miss ruby s nlcholls mus bac aago of uxbridge gave a recital in the united church of that town last week at which parents and friends were present by invitation in addition to a number of artists from the toronto conservatory of music the pupils of miss nlciiolislpi also participated in the program passed away here on monday morn ing june 14 1926 when the great summons came to mrssamuel burk- i holder at the home of her daughter mrs a h lawson church street she was in her 86th year and was born at bloomington a daughter of the late john pockler who also was born in the same township his father apming from pennsylvania long before stouffville had its first settler mrs burkholder spent all her life in this section living in stouffville tor many years her husband who passed away eighteen years ago conducted the undertak ing business here during his busi ness career the late mrs burk holder was of a family of eight children only one sister still sur vives her being mrs nicholas j christies arrowroot biscuits 29c wonderful value in teas richmello 79it select 735 dslbulk 63 dominion stores matches pocket site 211 castile soap 9 cj 25 theeo price in effect for one week from date of this paper i29c p boadway mgr stouffville new low prices bros during summer we close each wednesday atnoon open tuesday thursday and saturday evenings this is what the uxbridge journal says concerning one item on the pro gram in which a local musician participated miss nlcholls class gave a somewhat lengthy con certo in g minor by mendelssohn with miss vera halbert at another piano riving orchestral accompani ment miss lehmans and miss gor dons playing showed what can he accomplished by continuous train ing the selection was difficult the artists playing separately and toge ther blended the notes exquisitely the skill of miss lehman in inter preting the moods of the great com poser brought forth rapid fincerlng the combination of notes producing every conceivable musical effect with exactitude whose deceased husband conducted a general store business in the east of stouffville and did auctioneering at one time the deceased was a faithful member of tho christian church although of course her great weight of yearsprovented her from attending divine service for some time bnck she leaves three children namely mrs lawson dr j f burkholder of chicago and kelson ijurklioider of stouffville the funeral on wednesday after noon was conducted by the pastor of her church rev e morton and interment took place at stouffville cemetery 1n the presence of a large i number of lifelong friends of the family we invite you to see the latest model 6cylinder overland coacn the- 4cylinder coach or coupe on any of the open model overland cars we have them on exhibition and you may try them out astoundingly new low prices the big reliable overland engineis famous for long life and power- the body of the car should be inspected by you w h todd stouffville ontario buggies harness spreads also wheelbarrows etc