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stouffville december 16th 1s26 a we were never better prepared with goods of fin est quality procurable and also lowest prices thursday morning terms 200 a ylr in advance 250 to the united states a v nolan publisher stouffviule ont ocwmpcw tea kettle estray the home town store one item of special interest is a fortunate purchase of an orange that is very hard to procure viz florida navals this wonderful fruit is the last word in quality in oranges california navals from 25c per doz to 60c florida pineapple oranges thin skinned juicy and sweet at popular prices red emperor grapes the pick of the crop christmas candies in a wide range of variety and in price from 12 he per lb up malaga raisins in pound packages with the bloom of the fresh fruit still on them mixed nuts taragona almonds washed brazil walnuts and sicley filberts 23c per lb apples mcintosh reds delicious and jonathans choice new dates marachino cherries and new peels of exceptional quality editorial comment york county council at its clos ing session last week boosted the salary of the warden to 1000 the duties ot a warden may be worth the increased salary set but the annual supply of applicants for the position doesnt indicate it as during the election campaign iucic s will be a reduction of 500 on auto mobile licenses for 1927 the reduc tion is applied to passenger cars only and not to commercialized ysbjrjes any car that is used for business purposes cannot qualify for the re duction there are at present 340- 000 passenger cars owned and oper ated throughout ontario this reduc tion will amount to about 1700000 in the aggregate the 1927 markers will be ready for distribution about dec 13th albert elson lost his wifes tea kettle after filling toe radiator of his car one day recently he set the kettle on the running board where it remained forgotten and unno ticed it may not have boiled over but it fell off the running board for when wrs bison prepared to make her husband a cup of tea that even ing there was no kettle in which to boil the water a predicament which had not confronted some women who have been married seventy years as albert is longing for another cup of tea from the old reliable alumi num kettle he would be obliged it tha finder would return the kitchen utensil to his farm home on the 10th a indicated by premier ferguson conc ov or to butns e ing the election campaign there uit i 0i discount s for i december only aylmer tomatoes 2 lb tin 2 tins for 25c m for one week from dec 10 to 17th m ratcliffco we deliver phone 7112 i m christmas goods womens galoshes the 4buckle cashmerettes at 350 to 400 or 2buckle and 2 dome fasteners 350 to 435 fine zipper overshoes prices 415 to 550 overshoes for men boys youths and misses fancy hosiery for men and women boys and girls shopping bags all leather only 175 a complete line of mitts and gloves none better we sell at live and let live pricesr m cmf wyp cmf w we sell at live and let live prices repairing as usual y a g lehman stouffviiie the peoples shoe store good coal is voura warmest friend j one on whom rr7mui you can r-m- dtertnd coal the coal we sell produces a friendly heat that will add a note of cheer to your home our fullweight ton will add a note of satisfaction to your sence of saving s w hastings proprietor telephone 16 9 residence 3 7 1 5 more money for the farmer 7 can be had this winter by keeping more dairy cows your cream will always find a ready market and best results at the stouffviiie creamery co we close at 6 pm daily excepting saturday nights the prsrineial department of pub lic highways pursuant to its policy announced several years ago intends each year to extena the snow clear ing of the highways it is planned this year it normal weather prevails and conditions permit to keep open for motor traffic the liighway from w widdifield elected iv xoi5th ontario by too the election of deo 1st last creat ed a distinct surprise in tho minds of the supporters of government control nany of whom were conn- niit if i majoriy n ijvbnuge for the conservative candidate mr t d bell of cannington but were completely staggered when tiio re- 1 turns showed a majority of 105 for widdifield the east ward giving him a majority of 13s and the north ward 36 the west ward being the only one to give a bell majority of 9 likewise the majority in uxbridge township and for that matter all the windsor through londonwoodstook riding were surprises mr j w hamilton toronto bowmanville belleville and on possibly to king ston and also other portions of roads up to a total of about 1000 miles of highway the department is in a better position than ever be fore to effect this clearance having added a considerable extra equip ment to what they had last season in the shape of heavy motor snow- plows and much new antisnow drifting fencing and other effectual appartus but why should the pro vince as a whole pay for this in la widdifield the sitting member roll ing up substantial majorities in jbt every township except rama which jyrf gave a majority of 51 for bell while r cannington his own home town could only muster a majority of so i for him and beaverton gave 711 kl mara which has always been a strong liberal and ufo stronghold drop- mf ped a usual majority of well over ft 400 for widdifield down to 87 st the official returns are not yet w available and we have only beenljj able to secure the majorities byjgl just treatment to other parts of the townsn are as follows province where the citizens wade through snowbanks on the roads un less the local councils cause them to ibe cleared those directly bene fitted from clearing the highways should foot the bill h ere an dth ere widdifield uxbridge 193 scott 302 brock 119 thorah 73 mara 84 rama uxbridge town 165 cannington beaverton bell as a rule a great many stores raise their prices for the christmas trade but for this christmas i am going to put on a genuine bargain sale and give 10 off every article in my store the farmers have had a big loss this year so i am going to take my loss as well come in and see the beautiful goods we have for christmas you are under no obligations to buy remember every article to go at 10 discount all goods marked in- plain figures here is a few illustrations 20 ladies or gents watches 1800 15 ladies or gents watches 1350 12 ladies or gents watches 1080 14 mantle clocks 8 day half hour strike 1260 600 alarm clocks lum dials 540 450 big ben alarms 405 450 ivory bedroom clocks 405 30 diamond rings 2700 s20 diamond rings 1800 15 diamond rings 1350 every article in the store going the same also specials in glasses 15 double sight bifocals all ground in one lense 1200 12 famous crooks tints 900 10 reading or distance glasses 700 all glasses come in dark or light shell trame round or oval a pair of glasses make a very acceptable gift for father or mother our stock is new clean and up to the minute what we do not have in stock we will get in 48 hours goods laid aside on small deposit until christmas see me and see better adam r yake optometrist watchmaker and jeweler 2 doors west of railway tracks phone 156 stouffviiie the third great international ex hibition of leather gloods will be held in milan italy from january 22 to 29 and promises to be a greater success than either of tha former exhibitions held in europe business transacted during the first two exhibitions amounted to over 13000000 y 939 l majority for widdifield 787 152 all taxes formerly required to b paid in italy on hotei bills baths and medical attention in health re sorts have been abolished accord ing to recent information given out by the royal consul general of italy such information will prove interesting to tourists contemplat ing a visit to that country shaws gift specials for christmas quebec what is said to be a record shipment of eels 168 tons left this port for new york recent ly the last of eight consignments since the beginning of november all for the same city new yorker3 have acquired a partiality for the eel from the region below quebec and the trade is growing each year one of the largest farm sales in several months to a single immi grant family was recently effected in the purchase of a 720acre tract five miles southeast of brandon by a lutheran farmer and four sons the purchase price being 28800 according to dr a t connell tho farm is well equipped with stock and buildings j sheep from the prince of wales alberta ranch southwest of cai- gury are superfine aciording to walter charles priddy of the cor- ricdale sheep co gridley cali fornia- he has just purchased forty head of imported shropshircs from the royal ranch as well as fifteen from other flocks in the district asbestos waste as a soil strength- ener is the latest in the line of by products early this year the de velopment branch of the canadian pacific railway undertook an in vestigation and inaugurated a se ries of experiments in the use of this material macdonald collefrp actively cooperated and results si far show that this material has a real value when applied to certain soils a valuable consignment of twenty- six silver black foxes valued at ap proximately 20000 was handled by the canadian pacific express com pany in montreal recently the an mals were shipped directly from the meritt silver black fox ranch at meritt bc and will be for warded to messrs baullon and paulin grenoble france to a new fox ranch of wkich this brit ish columbia shipment will be the nucleus linen dept a great variety of irish linen guest and bedroom towels white and colored borders bath towel sets in pink blue mauve and 1 gold cluney centerpieces beautifully hand em broidered luncheon sets real irish linen colored bor ders and all white hand embroidered we have a large range of ladies scarfs in all shades at exceptionally low prices pure silk hose bitex in all the new fall shades mens ties in all the newest designs and shades at very popular prices a large range of mens neckscarfs plain silk wool cashmere in scotch and swiss material mens allwool sweaters in red white heather camel navy and brown our china department is complete mens overcoats in a big range of colors i and prices sfie our grand display of ladies and mens linen handkerchiefs in all jj styles colors and prices seven more shopping days until christmas shop early to avoid tho christmas rush and while the assortment is new store opens tuesday thursday and saturday evenings