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stouffville- july 29th 1926 ilocalhappewngsf how many homes in stouffville put down strawberries this season at the prices which prevailed one of the chief attractions at the lennox picnic on august 2nd will be the baby show all uabie3 one year and under will bo eligible dr davles new dental parlors will lie opened every friday and satup day commencing aug 6tb over the standard bank phone 156 new potatoes are being offered at the stores at 60c per peck home grown miss edna watson daughter ot mr and mrs george wat3on ha3 taken a position on the post office staff at stouffville the regular monthly horticultural society meeting will be held in the council chambers on thursday evening of this week a good at tendance is requested a full crop of sweet cherries plums and pear3 are anticipated in niagara district this next few weeks tout the peach crop is said to be be low normal stiver bros have put a new truck into commission at stouffville to assist in the delivery ot coal dour and feeds and the added service will no doubt deappreciated by tlieir customers we understand that one of our citizens is ready tp crusade for the closing of every race track in the country he is said to have bet his money on a horse which after los- ing the race was knocked down to a milk vendor the water planes which left to ronto last friday for balsam lake to aid in the search for the eleven bodies of the young men who were drowned there the fore part ot the week passed thl3 way and were seen iby a number of people at lomlonvihe and other parts of whit- tchurch as they flew northward citizens who allow weeds to grow about their premises in town were given a timely warning by the chair man of the roads and bridge com mittee in our last issue and those who fail to take advantage of it shpuldhave the law invoked there are too many unsightly weed bads to seen in different parts of the town the voters list for the corpora tion of stouffville for the year 192g has been issued by clerk john s dougherty and is quite a formidable book this year it contains all the voters in part iii which is a list ot those entitled to vote at elections to the legislative assembly onlyacd which for some years has been issued as a separate book this years issue totals 40 pages we notice by the list that the name hoover pre dominates there are no less than twentyone persons on the list bear ing this original name mr george saunders expects to occupy his new premises formerly the post office corner early in aug ust and will open with an import ant sale of boots and shoes robt mckinnon lost no les3 than 4000 cauliflower plants thi3 season on his garden lands adjoining town due to a grub diseise the same ground is now raising a promising patch of cabbage a new postmaster and a caretaker for the new stouffviile post office are not likely tobe made for a cou ple ot months although the present postmistress miss n rae has asked to be relieved of the position only four weeks to toronto ex hlbltioa time then fall the fire works this year will ex cel all previous records at thii len nox picnic the beautiful sunshiny weather is testing the loyalty of many christians on the sabbath day and some churches are rather badly depleted whitby board of education se cured a partially new public school teaching staff for next term at salar ies of 800 and 850 and a princi pal at 2000 auditorium theatre stouffville friday ami saturday july 30th and 31st bvjind- husbands stoheinw wonder play quality service wanda wiley in won by- iaw baby peggy comedy three rinks of local bowlers par ticipated in the bowling tournament at north toronto on wednesday of this wek tie skips being messrs blake sanders jas h katcliu and herb porter at lite same time two other rinks left for port perry where another tournament wa sche duled horticultural membera wishing to compete tor the best kept and most attractive farm lawn should send in their names to miss m merten3 be fore aug 5 th farmers in need of good milch cows or young cattle will have an poportunity of securing stock at the cattle sale to ibe held on saturday at the stouffville stock yards mr hawtin the owner has a reputation for handling a good grade of ani mals and is giving five month3 cre dit as sale terms it t3 to be regretted that- in com piling the prize list for our horticul tural exhibition the prizes offered by mr a j ward were o verlooked members are therefore advised that first second and third prizes con sisting of gladioli bulbs are to be given to the winners in gladioli grown from bulbs purchased from the donor delbert hohlen the local ford agent is a hustler when it comes o making car sales so far this season he has sold fiftyone new ford cars and at the same time turned over twentyone second hind oar nakirig a tolai- car yale oi seventyone busses thj wartime sales are repeating themselves when customers stepped into a dealers and ordered a car without more consideration than if it only cost the price of a dozen bananas mr lloyd turner who recently moved into the arthur williams farm just south of tunn on the 10th concession will be required to move after this- years crop is off as mr williams fntends to oc cupy his place again having decided to return from toronto where ha is now living at the lennox picnic to be held at island grove on august 2nd hon mr meighen prime minister sir george parley sir henry drayton hon hugh guthrie minister of de fence and other distinguished speakers will be present in addition to the speakers there will be a won derful program of sports consisting amongst other things of boxing bohts by four canadian champions on monday mr f w silversides received word of the death of his uncle charles silversides of utophia in his 86th year the aged gentle man at one time wa3 a wellknown stouffville farmer having occupied the lands at lincolnvflle now owned by mr richard williams deceased is survived by his wife who was a miss barkey of the ninth of mark- ham when a maiden the funeral on tuesday was held to the orillia cemetery admission adults 26c children 15c s g schmidt prop all places of business closed next monday it being civic holiday safety razor blades sharpened satisfaction guarauved or money refunded single edge 3c double edge 4c boadwayss drug storo in addition to the rt hon arthur meiehen there will be other diatiu- guished public men to give addresses at the lennox picnic from ali over canada including halifax quebec city montreal and ontario fui0pep growing mash the worlds record for two years egg production is held by a fulopep raised pen of birds if you want to raise a jot of pullets that are large in frame solid in body that lay well and look use fulopep growing mash another car of schumacher feed just arrived this is the fourth car this month which speaks well for schumacher feed 3ell cow bran and shorts on hand stiver bros flour feed and seed merchants i phone 4601 a station agent here forty years ago mr os goodrich accompanied by his wife who was an aurora girl are here on a visit they spent the past eleven years in hollywoodcal mr goodrich was also cnr agent at uxbridge for many year3 k considerable repair work is being done at the public scnool during this holiday season there is- plaster loose in nearly every room on the main floor and this is being repair ed in addition to the painting of the hall walls mr cedria watson the newly ap pointed principal of stouffville pub lie school is suffering from an attack of rheumatic fever but his physician ntorros us that he hopes to have his patient in fit condition again by sept 1st when school opens superior groceries specials this week lomons per doz 20c zinc jar rings 2 doz- 19c certo per bottle 32c superior baking powder 25c post bran flakes per pk llct horse shoe salmon large 1 39c fruit and vegetables a w scott neilsons ice cream and chocolates pit gold medal twine yes we have a tremendous stock of that oldreliable best art-ttartt- u i binder twine in the world reliable ball in your twine can means money gold medal let us sup- in your pocket the other ply you as usual and avoid trou- kind means wasted twine and bie in the harvest field best serious delay congratulations are due miss greta smith daughter of dr and mrs d c smith or this town on obtaining the baspecialists course at the ontario college of education in modern languages with honors miss smith thus completes her col- lege course with signal success and tie kemptville high school where she has been engaged for the coming term will have a capable teacher as specialist in modern languages mr alex stuart of stuart bros contractors of hamilton came back to town on monday co put on a few finishing touches to the new post office which completes his work and entitles him to draw his contract price in full from tne government mr stuart leaves stouffville with a firstclass reputation as a skilled mechanic in the building trade and he leaves behind a i host of good friends ihade during his short so journ here last fall a very fine gathering was at the stouffville christian church last wednesday night to hear rev w h denison dd from dayton ohio mr denison was here speaking on stewardship the five churches of the district joined in the service fifty tons of poconontas coal was placed in the stouffville public school on monday at a cost of 845 per ton fob stouffville station this is calculated to keep some 200 kiddies warm next winter as well as the students of the continuation school as forcasted last week the bowl ing tournament held on wednesday was the best ever staged in stouff ville thirtyfour rinks entered the contest with ideal weather condi tions throughout the day carnegies port perry rink carried off first prize mellows uxbridge second and whitby and toronto third and fourth the prizes were military brushes and comb outfit for first silver candle sticks for second theimos bottles for third and bou doir clocks for fourth prizes mr harry sawyer has been tem porary appointed as caretaker of the new stouffville post office being en gaged by the inspector when that gentleman was in town on monday mr sawyer will hold the position until a permanent appointment is made probable in a couple of months time on saturday afternoon the stouff ville baseball team administered a bad drubbing to the aurora boys in their home town by beating them 12 to 2 despite the efforts to stem the hitting of the visiting team by trying out different pitchers aur ora could not stop the good work as a result of this wfn stouffville is the most promisingteam to win the siincoeyork league this season every man knows this the possible prices 600 or 650 draw rope and rope thing is to find the reliable len fcuid slings plymouth twine has satisfied thousands and will satisfy you it does not tangle or fall doton and its even in size i plymouth runs full length arid ties more bundles than other brands buy it this year rnd order early yesel it silvester bros ie mil vm under auspices ot the stouffville mennonite church a baptismal ser vice was held at lake musselman on sunday afternoon last the spot selected for th service was along side bakers pavihonand some seven teen persons were administered the baptism by rev a g warder pastor of the church he explained the purpose of baptism and read a short passage of scripture before some 1500 onlookers consisting chiefly of campers and others who seek sunday pleasure at the lake side the stouffville school board seems determined to have an orchard in the school for next term miss norma orchard the young school miss from port perry who accepted the position of third book teacher here after being selected from among 190 applicants has decid ed to remain with the school at coboconk where she taught last year and that board have substanti ally increased her salary to retain her services in her stead miss dorothy orchard of seagruve who is of the same lineage of orchards has been secured by the hoard miss dorothy orchard comes with eight years teaching experience and is highly recommended by those who know her ability last year she taught at gormley and it was the desire of the trustees there to retain her services com coal coal no matter where you go every dray is hauling those i black diamonds to and fro the local downward adjustment of coal prices stimulated a big de mand for coal in stouffville last week and this with the result that every available dray wagon and truck are pressed into the delivery of coal people are quick to catch onto a real bargain such as prevails in the coal market in stouffviile the presbyterian cnurch garden party held at the home of mr alex mitchell on wednesday evening of last week proved highly successful from every angle the evening was glorious for such an event and the spot chosen appealod to a large crowd being central for people from both stouffville and markham village which were both well repre sented notwithstanding the large crowd there was enough and to spare is the culinary department and during the program mr thos underwood fairly split the air with going goinggone and how much am i offered in the capacity of auctioneer the program was ren dered by duncan cowan of toronto geo musgrave fred alexander also of toronto vague bros mr boyn- ton soloist and miss lillian wags soloist mr james dickson acted as chairman the proceeds from admission tickets booth and sale of cakes totalled in the neighborhood of 200 which will leava a nice sur plus after expenses have been met mr edwin dixon taxidermist showed the unlonvills 150 slides on porch dresses and aprons a general sale- of these nifty dresses suitable for street and afternoon wear see them in- our window 100 to 350 dress apron 50c and upwards j l little next bank nova scotia stouffville phone 177 ontario where quality counts quality goods at reasonable prices follow in line with the million and more satisfied custom ers who visit our stores every week visitors and tourists are cordially invited to make comparisons of our values no more a luxury to the average housewife california prr state tin 21 try it on toast with a plain melted butter sauce a whole meal in a can try them cold beans with pork aylmer 2 no 2 tins 19c clark 2 tint for 23c delicious mild cured picnic hams 25c per lb light nourishing food for tho kiddies djsl corn flakes 3t29c domino tea 73 lb delightfully fragrant please the palate quality beyond comparison smokers special pocket matches doz for once let your kiddies be tho judges christies arrowroot biscuits 29c per lb for your healths sake eat britannia spinach 10c per tin these prices in effect for one week from date of this paper a 135c p boadway mgr stouffville a dollar is saved when it is in the bank and tho sooner it is deposited id tbo bank the greater tho as surance of its doing savod a saving account is a magnet or tho money that ordinarily sllph through ones flngersand an incomepaying guarantoa for tho future the standard bank of canada stouffville branch a c burkholder manager subbranch at goodwood a highly instructive address on the feathered creatures in ratclifis hal on wednesday afternoon last week the views and the address were worthy of a much larger aurlence north american birds and delivered and the womens institute under whole auspices he appeared will likely endeavor to secure him again this coming fall mr bixon has a collection of birds eggs of 1000 or more species wich created a big interest i