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stouffville july 28 1932 1 local happenings our fruit department has variety at interesting prices week dominion stores bis choice new potatoes for sale by this bag or basket robt stewart phono 1 1208 stouffville the frequent rains of the last few there will be a mixed bowling weeks has relieved the necessity for tournament on the stouffville greens further oiling of the roads iu town on civic holiday monday august at dominion stores this week pull lines for canning fruits and vegetables mr john rateliff dr d c smith norman mc lean and disteu mcdonald motored to kingston to attend the masonic grand lodge of ontario which was in session last week for this season at least mr harold a sanders has re turned to practise and has opened a law oilice at 26 illoor west toron- lst valuable prizes the following pupils of miss anno lehman were successful in passing the midsummer exams- to where he will be pleased to meet introductory grade kathleen tur- anyof his old friends mr sanders elementary grade beryl brill- professional card will be found on inger kathleen kellington lion the front page of this issue this being leap year and the teach ing profession being badly congest ed the markham economist sug gested that a lot of female teachers should turn their thoughts to primary grade ruth lehman grade mrs geo maye jr louis brownsberger is making fair recovery after being struck by a motor car near his home at ring- wood last week he was rushed to matrimony if they could meet withj x hospital where deep any success it certainly would help cuts about the head were revealled som0- land attended to louis is a twin brother of our mr george browns- motoring to island grove last berger of town and is 70 years old saturday we saw some very line fields of fall wheat and every field was ready for the binder if the on friday evening this week july 29 a garden party will be held on the lawn of mr robt english at bloomington the womans associa tion of the united church heartily invite one and all to attend ice cream and cake served from c30 the utica young people will give a play entitled headstrong joa the only stouffville rink to figure in the prize uwards at the big bowl ing tournament held here on wed nesday last week was skipped by mr a c burkholder his assistants were thos rae frank rae and george saunders and they were each presented with valuable car rugs civic holiday celebration it is just 50 years ago this month savs the whitevale correspondent crop is as good as it appears from a of l0 p news since the passing automobile then the farm- j tw g was put lii- td uso in pickering township the ers- are harvesting bumper ono right now the local produce market was steady last week eggs firming to lfi and is cents a dozen while cream ery butter is in bettot demand and slightly up in price dairy prints are not going so keenly and all the toronto buyers offered last thurs day was lgc a pound so many people are out of the ejies these days that demandis poorcattlo was disappointingly low last week some farmers who sent their critters to the toronto market had to bring them homo again as demand was so poor if this ottawa conference is able to create a better price for the farmer it will have been worth while machine was purchased and operat ed on the farm of thomas pugh father of the present township treasurer and a large crowd gather ed to see it work the performance was said to be excellent and a new- day dawned for the farmer of these parts tho regular games in the york- ontario baseball league came to a close here on monday evening when uxbridge came here and held the erstwhile unbeatable stouffville nine to ji tie game 22 the play lacked interest possibly because it had no bearing on the league standing which is headed by the locals al though stouffville has come through the entile double schedule without losing a game they must now pla liomcandhome games with ux- bridgo who stand second in the league for the championship of tho district tho first game will be on tho stouffville diamond on civic holiday at newmarket last friday stouff ville cleaned up on a 5 to 2 score against the yongo street aggrega tion stouffville had s hits and 2 errors and newmarket 2 hits and 2 errors a triple play in the fourth accounted for the visitors winning tho game jack pennock pitched on friday and bruce lehman on monday against uxbridge messrs william waddell and georgo lee drover of stouffville also councillor william rennie of markham were among the farmer group to visit ottawa on the recent pilgrimage to interview premier bennett councillor rennie says that tho premier made a big mis take and was very inconsiderate in not meeting the farmers or sending one of his ministers miss agnes mcphail was the hero of the hour and struck a responsive cord said mr rennie when she told the big throng of 4000 farmers that they were of vastly more importance and worth to the empire than the fifteen or sixteen men in premier bennetts cabinet the famous lennox picnic will be held at island grove lake sim- coe on monday august 1st toron to civic holiday when there will be bigger and greater attractions than ever among the speakers will be the prime minister of ontario together with six other ministers of the crown and several members of both houses of parliament also boxing and wrestling baby show ladies softball quoits pitching champion j swimming contests dancing fire works etc everybody invited everything free keep an eye on stouffville where preparations are underway for a big civic holiday celebration on monday august 1st afternoon programme semifinal bcseball uxbridge vs stouffrille lacrosse match carnival and street dance in the evening arnold hoopers millionaire 8 piece colored orchestra of detroit with dancing clowns and calleroff ford new 4 coach given free to bolder of lucky ticket admission ticket 25 cents auspices stouffville athletic association dr wa sangster dr ss ball chairman secytreas miss ethel byatn called at miss daveys home island grove lake slmcoe on saturday bruce stover young son of our loocal bread manufacturer is nurs ing a sore foot as a result of a deep cut received when he stepped on some glass at the- lake last friday afternoon no serious results are anticipated messrs armstrong william and christie with their sister mrs woods of toronto have left on a motor trip to alberta where they will visit other members of their family living near margaret they expected to make the journey out in three or four days in a new ford car and will return before the middle of august quality service loans wanted on real estate in stouffville sound security jacob yako real estate agent progress is all right only be sure you are progressing in the right direction tho stouffville school building is getting its semi annual coat of paint this week as a special novelty feature to amuse the kiddies and entertain the iu people who do not dance the corn- ay mittee in charge of the street dance august 1st has engaged the wray brothers professional circus clowns to entertain on the street before the dance begins this team of entertainers has appeared before the public in many countries being fifteen years in the circus business appearing in the ring with bells floto shows ringlings barnum and bailey and several carnival organ izations the wrays have settled in toronto but the saw dust ring and the smell of grease paint still calls these veteran jesters and the wrays admit they get as much fun out of it as the public do the garden party held under the auspices of the presbyterian church on the grounds of james mustons home was marked by gratifying success the entertaining artists were mr ira shank baritone solo ist danforth united church ac companied on the piano by miss ruth roberts markham the radio artists al and bob harvey and the ladies quartette of stouffville unit ed church mrs r leslie mrs g r w thomas miss lehman and mrs thomas laidlaw with miss hoover as pianist rev mr fuller minister of the church presided and the committee responsible for the success of the affajr was james rennie george watson and allan gray a booth on the grounds was provided where refreshments were served supervised by the band of willing workers and the wms did you say stouffville manager wins in dominion stores contest this week pink salmon 3 tins 25c mr ben raxlin sold a binder this week to mr brignall of brook- lin for shipment to his brother-in- law at oxdrlflnorth of port arthur the used implement was sold by the local dealer for 50 and the freightcharges from stouffville station jj its northern destination a distance of 1200 miles was 40 king bug killer a dry powder for dusting on potato plants cabbage rose bushes celery onions tomato worms asters gladiola climbing bushes shrubs mex in animal the soil for grubs and cut worms stockaid spray kills and flies and lice repels dr nelson tonillnson of clare- nioht suffered a bereavement last week when his younger brother b c tomlinson died suddenly at norando the unfortunate young man was enjoying a meal when ho was suddenly overcome having up to that time eaten heartily ho died almost ot once does not taint milk stainless sprays freely nonpoisonous stiver bros wet weather on tuesday stopped harvesting operations locally rain set in around noon hour and con tinued all afternoon mrs george lee who has been suffering from an injured limb has been visiting at the home of her sister mrs esther palmerclaremont members are asked to attend tho regular meeting of the horticultur al society in the hall this thursday evening lend a hand by being pre sent at this meeting midseason clearing sale straw hats brand new hats in sailor and snap brim this seasons most popular styles and shades all finish ed with neat ribbon band values up to 225 special clearing price jpl3y mens hats of fine chip straw in snap brim style light and durable for the warm summer days also a few sailors in this assortment reg values up to 150 rq special clearing price z7c come early while the assortment is complete r e curtis the lawn bowling tournament held on the stouffville greens on wednesday last week drew a large crowd of bowlers 12s bowlers or 32 rinks the weather although threatening proved ideal stouffville entered nine rinks but captured only one prize a e glass of richmond hill skipped the winning rink winn ing three- games with 50 points a c burkholder stouffville won second with three wins and 4g points mckennelly of the toronto thistle club with 2 wins and 44 points got third and mr gavalio of new market with one win received 43 points and got the last prize beauti fulspreads motor robes and linen pieces were presented to the winners by mr e m still president of tho local club the ladies bowling club served tea on the grounds and were highly praised by the visitors on tho quality and of the meal served some visitors accused other visitors of eating five and six pieces of pie next monday having been de clared civic holiday for the village of stouffville all places of business will be closed excepting of course restaurants and ice cream parlors the public auction sale of dairy cattle held at the stock yards last friday afternoon proved a highly successful event for the owner mr j a hawtin the wellknown cattle man the top priced cow an ayr shire went to a pickering town ship farmer for 70 a more popu lar price was around 46 to 40 while only a couple of animals went at lowdown prices those who pre dicted that a sale of fresh cows would not amount to much were entirely wrong as depression prices were not in evidence phone 4501 stouffville ontario ioe aoezoi xoexox be prepared i the regular monthly meeting of altona womens institute will be held at the home of mrs l hodg son on wednesday august 3rd at 230 pm the programme will be in charge of tho stouffville womens institute the east toronto t danforth ave silver band came to stouff ville on sunday afternoon and fav ored our people with a brief sacred concert this splendidly uniformed group of musicians had charge of the evening service in tho united church at markham village and thus were able to give stouffville a friendly call- earlier in the day what is believed to be the long est bicycle treck ever attempted by a stouffville boy was oommenced this week when hugh thomas ton of mr g r w thomas set out for quebec city at peterborough he will be joined by his cousin kenneth moyer and the two lads intend to cover the 500 miles to gether when they will visit tho ancient city that holds so much in terest as well as ottawa and montreal the boys will camp along the way when pork and beans do not be discouraged with the present cream prices for times have demonstrated that prices can quickly advance keep your herd of cattle up and be prepared for the upturn which is sure to come whether prices are high or low for ship your cream to best results stouffville creamery co open tuesday thursday and saturday evenings phone stouffville 18601 i0e30z xoexox xoexox s o o d g i 9 mighty healthy place in which to grow old the names and ages of and i those referred to are as follows a few delicacies will form their chief billofare plenty of motor camps will minimize thoir lodging problem no doubt phone 1602 stouffville climax and delora bug killers ocedar fly oil for cattle guaranteed not to burn or stain will last longer than any other kind f y w brathwaite pew men are moreactive at so years of age than our citizen mr robt stewart who reached his four score majority on monday of this week his only son who for nine years has been on the teaching staff of the central technical school toronto with his wife and family left their summer camp to personally pay his respects to his aged father mr stewart is a man of remarkable physique for bis great age not really because he has to but because be honestly loves work does he cultivate a whole acre of vegetables and is an excell ent producer ho was born in aberdeenshire scotland but came to canada in 1881 landing at old quebec and coming direct to the township of markham where he commenced- farming over half a century ago among the farmers of the sparse neighborhood fortytwo years ago he chose a lite partner in elizabeth duncan who has down through all these years proved a faithful wife and to this splendid couple the people of stouffville ex tend their congratulations on this auspicious occasion mrs stewart is a sister of mrs alex mitchell of ringwood tho only two survivors of a family of six or seven children for long years mr and mrs stewart farmed on the 9tb concession of whitchurch on the place now occupied by ed green but 30 years ago this coming november they retired to town whore mr stewart enjoys his work as a market gardenor thoy both have beon faithful workers in the presbyterian church and are among the main supports of st james in stouffville both the stewarts and tho duncans had been closely associated with tho old kirk in scotland hence their perception and love for the faith of their fathers is deep rooted and strong mr and mrs stewart are among our best citizens long may they remain with us citizens who are not in the habit of frequenting obrien ave should not fail to strolo down that beautiful avenue just at this time to view the wonderfully well kept lawns and gardens we doubt if there is an avenue in any village in this county that has not had pro fessional upkeep that will show such a wonderful array of flowers and foliage as the north side of this avenue the residents are to be congratulated on their laudable enterprise many people from stouffville attended decoration day service at goodwood on sunday some of thoso present included officer alt pugh and mrs pugh robt brown and wife mrs stanley mcdonald and children councillor georgo dowswell and wife mrs d watson mr alex scott mrs milton storey mrs john lee mrs geo robinson and principal cedric watson and father and mother mrs george lee and mr and mrs david pugh while stouffville is not by any means a village of old peopleshomes we have none the less a number of venerable citizens of whom we axe all proud and whose ages are really marvel to those of a younger generation museing over this matter the other day wo were able to gather in b short time the ages of fourteen stouffville residents all 80 years or more old with a combined total of more than eleven hundred years there may be other people in town who have attained this great age but this group is re markable in itself and a record that ought to show that stouffville is a mrs john hamilton 01 abram yake flo mrs jacob fockler 90 mrs jane williams s7 wm stewart 80 mrs joel nendick 85 george urquhart 83 mrs georgo robinson s3 dan miller s2 elijah pennock s2 thos williamson 81 lud wide- man si john atkinson so and robt stewart 80 total 11s1 years there are possibly a few more people in town over 80 years of age whoso names have not como to our attention stouffville horticultural society was represented at tho district pic nic held at orillia last friday by somo 10 people from here in addi tion to visiting the beautiful couchi- ching park a motor drive was con ducted to some of the beauty spots in and about orillia and this great ly captivated tho visitors it is- rum ored that tills picnic may be held in stouffvillo some year those who attended from here were president j r hodgiusand wife and friends miss m mortens miss cora wide- man mrs ben doten mrs w burnett mr and mrs david crosier and mr and mrs harry stouffer 10c a pound reduction on- domin ion store teas all week the swastika club will bold a picnic at elgin park uxbridge on saturday afternoon of this week miss luella gayman pupil of mrs zillah gilbert was successful fit obtaining 1st class honors in voice junior grade at the recent toronto conservatory of music examinations the largest open air show in canada sutton horse show races the large frame building adjoin ing the rear of tho undertaking establishment of l e oneill at corner of main and church streets is being torn down this week and will be replaced by a modern solid brick garage the old building is be ing removed by mr f c rowboth- am who acquires all the available land recovered by reason of taking down the large frame when the work is completed it will be a de cided improvement to the entrance to this modern residential street while mr rowbothams proporty will be greatly enhanced also word reached here on monday of tho untimely death in winnipeg of bert wallis who passed away in his 43rd year a native of whitchurch township he was well known here where he has many relatives he married verna cook a daughter of tho lato hamilton cook formerly of lemonvlllo who survives him with two boys of tender years the lato mr wallis suffered from cancer of tho stomach a disease hl3 father died of in winnipeg some years ago his mothor is living in tho manitoba capital sho being a sister of mrs seneca baker of whitchurch august 456 1932 hunters jumpers saddle horses standard breds agricultural horses and ponies also cattle sheep and swine t steeplechases every day harness horse races august 5th august 6th 230- 222 trot or pace trot or pace purse 10000 purse 15000 226 216 trot or pace trot or pace purse 15000 purse 15000 admission 50c tickets on sale at 3 for 100 up to the evening of aug4 street dance evening august 4th grand performance front of grand stand august 5th and 6th each evening bands in attendance write for prize list hon prestjs sibbald prest jas sedore secytreas w j kay