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1 stouffville december 18th 1930 s5s5xs523s 5 local happenings nr i send in the names ot your christ- fias visitors to the tribune pair hockey skates aud hoots jize i tor sale see them at rihuno office with a sudden drop to aero lier again on monday tnomins ry haste is being made with the preparation for ice at the local rink ml mr clayt baker the manager opes to open before this issue of lie paper is publishes make this a mas home christ- childs white enamelled crib in good condition for sale phone 9920 annual rural school meetings will be held this year on the last wed nesday of this month just one re week i ost kcimans fur mitt be tween jlafaui stouffville and altona t i eagleson or tribune office mr and mrs f h sangster have een in toronto several days owing o the death of their soninlaw mr jarfieul lane who died very cdenly on friday of last week it pyjust two years ago since the de- eased was married to muriel sangster who survives her husband he late mr lane was treasurer and ssistant to the president of the iioodyear tire rubber co ot panada and his funeral on monday vas attended from here by dr and diss edith sangster new names mooted for municipal i honors at the coming january election are messrs mervyn watts and dclberl holden these men have been urged to stand for oilice on previous occasions but have declin ed again they are in the limelight although the weather has since turned considerably colder local farmers were plowing last week in the district all about stouffville christmas plowing is rather unusu al in this locality auditorium theatre stouffville friday and saturday december 19 and 20 excess baggage william haines our gang in rainy days tuesday and wednesday december 23 and 24 the charlatan th chap a final reckoning comedies reeve w c colin of markham is i prospective man for the warden- ship of york in 1931 should he ho returned to county council by the ratepayers and the wardenship he- stowed on him he will fill the office with ability and dignity surpassed by few if any of his predecessors headquirs for santa cuus supplies ittandies orange nuts and ree ojrations in bulk or fancj boxes pcms store j p jidy the massey harris igent hid very attractive calender this chrnias whicn will be ready for distrdiou the end of this wees farmerslre asked to call at u- m ii oik and secure a copy free 7 if tljweather of the past week has raid to echo the christinas spirit he local merchants are at least he to it as is indicated by the my well decorated windows and ery shop laden with christ mas bds special price during winter months for permanent waving at hardings barber shop reduced to 50 w windsor 42 the champion steer t the chicago show sold for 250 pound a good sized roast of ti animal would be about equal to bting a half share ill a brindle e glares p w silversides the auctioneer at recent sale coming events christmas market on saturday ringwood annual christmas tree and concert at the school tuesday night december 23 bethesda school concert on monday evening december 22nd at s pm silver collection a if t that will last all the year thngh is a subscription to the ucuf town paper to your distant triids or relatives who are inter est in our town and community if v ate all ready a subscriber you a 7 entitled to a second copy at 50 keep in mind the shooting match at j o spangs farm today thursday decenmer 11th 20 geese offered as prizes on friday evening r 5 a pleasant surprise was given mr and jlrs harold taylor who stay ing at the home of i am mrs george taylor albert street stouff ville a large number of friends from stouffville scartoro and tor- ctito presented the young couple with a gorgeous miscellaneous shower the party participated in a few pleasant games refreshments were served a deputation from port perry was in town on monday looking over the trl imissiontadults 25 children 15c in a 1 dont forget the christmas enter tainment and tree to be held in glasgow school on friday dec 19 admission 25c and lac quality service more eggs with less money by feeding fulofef egg mash dixon hill is holding their christ mas concert on friday dec 19th a good program is being prepared come and encourage the school ad- park with a view to establish similar base for several g w the scugog town secured shortlv after the war ended butlike the stouffville implements 0 war have long been begging for a suitable resting place the memorial christian church p are presenting the christinas intata given allens christmas on riday night dec 19 at s pm ho public is invited a cordial wel- ome to all silver collection the the serious illness of mr wilmot brown of toronto who suffered a lias caused great inm christmas supper for the what are you going to do dec 22 why not come to the baptist ichurch and see the quest a christmas cantata to bo presented by the imisslon band friday and saturday december 26 and 27 the 13th chair stroke last week lias caused great- concern to his many friends here members and friends ot the sunday we are glad to announce howeverschool will be held the same evening that our former citizen was able to leave his bed on monday although colltrarv to announcement in this his condition is very critical mr j and mrs blake sanders called atf er iast wock the chairman ot the the stricken home on sunday and school board a v nolan does were able to see the patient not retire from the board this year his term of office is not out until stouffville may not lay claim ta december 1931 the three trustees any bear stories such as swept the who will have to secure a new lease district of gormley but another un expected bush ranger has made it appearance in the form of old mr porkey on the farm of audrey bai tholomew last weex one of the prickly little animals was diseovet ed by the dog who came in wit quills sticking into his head aftc making an unsuccessful attempt 1 kill his prey the animal was son located and killed with a stick mans happy christmas what would make a man or boy more happy on christmas morning than a gift of something to wear only gmore shopping days before christ mas and our suggestion to you is to shop early while our stock is complete select your gifts from this list mens warmwinter overcoats 1750 to 30 mens fancy sweater coats in all the leading colors 275 to 500 mens dressing gowns 495 mens broadcloth and flannelette pyjamas 195 to 398 mensrayon combinations 125 and 175 mens fine shirts collars attached and collars to match 150 to 400 mens lined gloves 185 to 400 mens scarfs in checks plaids and plain colors in gift boxes if desired 150 to 395 mens initialed linen handkerchiefs 35c and 50c i mens fine sox in all wool and silk and wool 50c 75c and 1 mens ties belts braces garters arm bands cuff links etc in gift boxes at various prices boys overcoats sweaters shirts underwear golf sox ties etc give things to wear this christmas r e curtis jtliis election time are dr ball and messrs j w mcmullen and am brose stover all three trustees are being urged to stand for reelection a liberal consignment of snow fencing has been sent into this dis trict for use alongside roads of the toronto york road commission all ready we see these fences are in place down in scarboro township ready for any wind that blows show fencing is being used this year all over ontario along the government highways as a means to induce the snow to pile up in the fields adjoin ing the road rather than on the roads themselves vacuum cleaner for rent the findlajr stove no other stove ever made could give toiy better satisfaction and few there are that equal them no matter whether its for the kitchen dining room or parlor we have the correct style hundreds of satisfied users right in and around stouffville we can give you names 10 you can interview them if you wish come in and see thefindlay any day make your home immune from cold floor drafts and chilly rooms by putting in a finplay f y w brathwaite hardware stouffville ontario the stouffville womens association wish manv friends of surrounding district who generously contributed to their donation to the fred ictor mission from which institution a letter of thanks has been received the letter also states that such guts jive great encouragement to the workers as well as a blessing to the needy families a widely known citizen ot ux- hridge township was bereaved 0 monday in the person of duncan morgan of claremont who mourns the loss of his wife who died in her 75th year on that day mrs morgan had been in ill health for sometime jmanv old friends of the family w attend the funeral at claremont 0 thursday afternoon this week rev dr a philip brace field sec of the sons of temperance was in town on monday in the interests of temperance education several in town would like to see a division of the sons of temperance organized here and dr brace has promised to return later to hold a public meeting for the purpose ot advancing the interests of total abstinence to thank n announcements of christmas stouffville and scn concerts are charged for in ithe tribune at 50c teachers should see that these small items are settl ed for promptly after the affair is over you will want to see given allens christmas at the memorial christian church on friday night december 19 at 8 oclock it is a christmas cantata put on by the young people of the christian church sunday school the public is invited a silver offering will be taken in keeping with almost everything else the price of cattle is down as evidenced by the auction sale held at the stock yards last friday when a bunch of milch cows and feeding cattle were disposed of for a j hawtin by auctioneer silver- sides the best priced milker realiz ed sl20 and will find a new home on the farm of win merrick at uxbridge prices sagged from this peak however to as low as 75 while 2yearold heifers brought 45 the sale was very successful consid ering the times we are passing through the water light and gas com mission of the town of barrie has turned in over 1000 to the torn council to he applied to the general funds of the corporation how about stouffville council making use ot surplus funds in the water shootixg matches a shooting match for geese will be held on friday december 19th at my farm on 10th con whitchurch open to all albert elson a shooting matcn will be held on the farm of joan lewis 7th con whitchurch lemonville on satur day december 20th shooting for geese shot guns and rifles allowed open to all what will i give him or her will be easily solved if you come to porters wonderfully attractive boxes of highest grade chocolates creams etc a gift that will appeal to any heart schumacher feed bell cow bran bell cow shorts tankage is a great help to hogs fed along with your own grain dr hess improved stock tonic and royal purple specific on hand stiver bros phone 4501 stouffville ssssssssisiisdssssssssi ents stock stock for sale three milch cows used implements melotte separator 2 gasoline engines vesset grinders power cutting box note we have again taken over the agency for r a lister co and are carrying a full line of repairs and new separators and washing machines good ford coupe for sale frank baker stouffville mccormick dervii a phona 15204 seventh line markham use ot mr bruce tennyson and his r works miss ada tennyson journeyed itwt he home of their sister mrs ray surplus tunas in 1110 issj t0 tne home of their sisier n iw department to reduce the inevitable burroug 0 wednesday it was the tax increase that will come next occasion 0 the latters birthday ana year with the pavment starting on bruce and ada report a very en- iovable time mr and mrs allin lewis and family were toronto visitors on thursdav ive drawn the conclusion that as john went down to see st nick allin just had to go too he refused pointblank to tell us whether or not he had shaken hands the avidity with which this section is being combed of recent winters for old horses and the multitude of decrepid equities that are going in on foot and by auto truck to toronto fertilizer plants shows what the end of the trail has in store for the local nags with the s as the average price paid fori these beasts on arrival at the shambles they are not valued too highly by those who know the ropes and the time and expense involved in handling them but the dust that tomes back labelled fertilizer is where the horse gets such a boost that a colt might be excused for feeling proud and chesty at the value that its grandfather assumed in this form after death that will come next payment sturthi our new road despite the fact that there was a great strain on the water department this last summer demanding heavier cash outlay than heretofore there will be a surplus this year in the hank of 600 when the year comes to a close with 8ji months water rates due on the flrstuith his majesty of the year v are feeling very much in- ifllcted over the compliment paid us there passed away on fridaylby the dumbbells in last weeks december 7th at the home of her spasm we like people to say nice daughter mrs p t johnstoiijiar about 80 we imt for best results ship your cream to the stouffville creamery co our prices are the highest our service is the best stouffville creamery co closed at 6 oclock daily excepting saturdays an unequalled creamery service since 1918 the remains of the late mrs win avery aged 73 years who died in toronto on friday last were brought to stouffville for burial on sunday afternoon the family are well known here having been resi dents of this place fifteen years ago when mr avery conducted the blacksmith shop on im ill street now run by murray hill mrs avery is survived by her husband and two sons herbert and hoy and to them the sympathy ot the community is extended in the loss of their dearest friend the annual meeting of the womens missionary auxllary of st james presbyterian church stouff ville was held in the church on dec 10 the president mrs w j gorrow occupied the chair the var ious reports for the year were sub mitted and showed the total contri butions for all purposes to be 209- s9 11254 was sent to presbyterlal treasurer for missions and a baie valued at 94 to presbyterlal sec of supplies mrs sneddon general interests secretary was speaker for the afternoon and a letter with greetings from miss mina sommcrvlllo was read the election ot officers for the yoar 1931 resulted as follows honorary presi dents mrs hand and mrs gerrow president mrs fuller 1st vice mrs g watson 2nd vice miss e whltson treasurer blrs c morris secretary mrs murchlson supply secretary mrs ferguson glad tidings sec mrs w morris press secretary miss monkhousc welcome and welfare sec mrs gerrow aret little beloved wife of the lat david d ferrier in her 91st year she was quite active up until a few months ago while talking with some ot her family a short time be fore she passed away said i am go ing home to be with jesus and after a few words closed her eyes and fell asleep those left to mourn her loss are three sons and throe daughters gordon of stouffville david of tor onto and joseph of uxbridge mrs j dell of south bend intl mrs george scriver of toronto and mrs p t johnston of uxbridge the funeral service was held on monday and was in charge of rev j it baldwin and itev imr casement the funeral cortege proceeded to siloam cemetery for interment uxbridge time mines auuut us ou tie truth were greatly overestim ated radio service complete up-to- date equipment for work on all battery and electric sets for ebicient prompt service at reason able prices it will pay you to investi gate phone markham 2603 stewart bre markham chapter oes held an- otier of their euchres on wednes- ol dec 10th prize winners were hiii score imr w petch and miss m calvert low score mrs r- davidson and mr benedick among those present we noticed the stouff ville tonsorial artist mr j b xjnten and we were surprised u r that ben didnt run in the money cheerio theres another day we were very much shocked to learn of the death of miss ella isabel nash eleven yearold and only child of mr and mrs robert tately whatever it means a swarm of bees finding one of these trees to be hallow remodelled it in to a nice uptotheminute bee- bungalow and hereby hangs a tale as the cat said when he sat on the afternoon last we i cavetrough the tree in question is preston i directly on the linehalf belonging to other half j nash ot tiiis line the funeral was held on thursday interment in elmwood cemetery markham our most heart felt sympathy is extend ed to the bereaved parents christmas meats our prices are very attractive choice pemeal back bacon cut 3 to 5 lbs in piece 33c choice all pork sausage guaranteed fresh daily per lb only 20c legs fresh pork 12 to 14 lbs per j 20c 20 lbs pure lard guarantee satisfaction or money back only 16 ac now is the time to buy that quarter of beef we are offering hind quarters for oily 15c per lb extra special on large can tomatoes while they last only 10c come in and see us we sell quality and save you money and best of all make you satisfied early ordering means early delivery h schell phone stouffville 200 opposite post office stouffville was and town- otc until u and were forced to make stable to warm up and it was warm i 1 cicero was a rank amateur compar ed with a gentleman who was hold ing forth they done this and theyd done that and by the beard of the prophet he was going to lind out just what it cost a nomination we expected to hear a chorus of aniens and hallalujahs when he had finished but everything silent for a matter of seconds another spoke his version a ship council was the bone of con tention and it wasnt markham but their fate was certainly sealed another group from somewhere were harranging what we want is annls out of that and jimmie stewart in his place said one this met with violent opposition so it goes they all raise a tremendous kick before but on nomination day the proverbial mice would seem boisterous in comparison it makes wonderful entertainment because its a wellknown fact that the ones v howl the loudest suddenly lose mean senseless in order that he might extract it with a lniuitiiuin number of stings two other gents beat him to it made a hole in the tree and away with tho bees winter supply of groceries and its causing considerable furore in tho minds of several who have hurled accusations right and left against folks who didut even know it was there theres an old saying look before you leap and it might be well tor these vindictive wouldbe honey gatherers to find just where it went before they do too much broad casting well say this and it is be yond question that those who got the honey didnt livo on the seventh and by the hole they made in the tree one would think they had taken out a couple of elephants and a flock ot grizzly bears after reading so much in tho news papers about unemployment bread lines soup kitchens etc wo are tempted to relate a little experience whilh fell to our lot some time ago it happened in toronto one sunny afternoon in november we were ambling along front st just east of tho st lawrence market feeling very much at place with all the world we were startled when some thing loomed up directly in front of us it was a man this hayfriend accosted my companion who has a more prosporousappearance than myself aud inquired in a stage- whisper if we could loan him ten cents this poor unfortunate wasnt hungry he was thirsty it was a inorniiigaftertho night before thirst and he lacked only one dime of having tho necessary wherewithal to purchase another six quarts of sir henry draytons cough syrup if you have tears prepare to shed them now we refused aud how i lie coaxed and pleaded and threaten- cd but all to 110 avail not that we jwerc hardhearted we just couldnt i see it from his point of view just i a difference of opinion seeing tho bottle lost he glared at us through its a u- who howl the loudest their powers of speech when con fronted with the chance to express themselves where it would be listen ed to mr wm pellatt the local huck- ster ran into a rather unfortunate mishap the other day walking down the steps of mr allin lewis bunga low on friday williams feet de cided to go on ahead and william satyeslaid down at full length on the veranda he had in his arms two crates containing tho exact number of thirty three dozen 39b cackleberrles the lids came off henfruit rolled to all points ot the compass all that was left of them left ot thirtythree dozen but heres tho part that makes it worthy ot note only four eggs were brok- ion in the first place william was vory lucky he caught his face on tho pump in his hurray to get down and in the second place stiver bros sell a vory hard brand ot oystoi 8hen i borne losi ne theres war in the camp at the a weeks growth of foliage turned four corners 1v1 miles sonth of ion his heel and proceeded on his peachs corners there are a number 1 way ot stately poplars well call them the scribe