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stouffville august 11 1932 local happenings whitchurch township council will hold their regular august meeting on saturday of this week the members of mrs iudouts sunday school clato held a picnic in tho local pari on friday after noon tho kiddies most surely enjoy ed it prize lists are now ready for dis tribution for the 9th anuua horti cultural society exhibition see that you get one from the secretary miss m mertens the garret mission circle hold a picnic on wednesday after noon at the farm home of mrs s xv hastings mr e m still manager of the local branch of the canadian dank of commerce is on his annual three weeks vacation which he is spending at his cottage near orau ville ontario tho frequent rains are retarding i toronto exhibition opens two an early grain harvest in this sec tiou but no serious damage from sprouting is reported thus far miss maxine anderson grand daughter of mr elijah pennock was removed to the toronto general hospital last week where she will undergo treatment for some time coming p e luke 107 yonge street torontos eyesight specialist lor glasses at roadways drug store thursday august istli prices lower than the lowest quality con sidered the tall catalogues are making their appearance we are informed on reliable authority that one largo toronto house is issuing 4i car loads at this time which will be shipped to all parts of canada lofty lennox who pitched ball so successfully for stouffville a number of years ago is doing the twirling for lindsay this season lefty must bo sustaining his previous good works to find a place on the block with tho lindsay group tho sutton horse show attracted a good attendance from this locality last week tho events were as good as ever this year with each days program proving highly popular bradford lighting fixtures limited have changed their busi ness from the simeoe village to markham the old speight factory is being remodelled for the new concern 20 men are expected to be on tho pay roll a supply of the new postage stamps has been received at the local post office which commemor ate the imperial economic con ference in session at ottawa dr e s barker is in attendance at te annual meeting of the on tario dental association and will be absent from his office during the days of the convention weeks from tomorrow thimble berries for canning place your order early at simpsons sunny side gardens edward street mr w jack who has been in the fort william hospitalis now on the way to recovery f quality service on sunday morning mr chas boadway who recently moved to town from toronto rendered a solo in tho united church on sunday- he possesses a rich tenor voice and will be a valuable addition to the musical circle in this community mr john brownsberger livin south of mongolia and a highly re spected farmer of that locality is seriously ill at his home on the 10th concession the steady progress made by mrs e j davey toward better health is a matter of great satisfaction to her many friends mrs davey all will bo glad to know is now out of the danger zone and is well on the way to recovery again following her recent breakdown dr d c smith is in attendance this week at the british canadian and ontario dental association meeting at tho royal york hotel toronto this is the first time in the history of canada that british empire dental association has been hold there are also dele gates present from united states and france next year the local baptist congregation will have an opportun ity to celobrato its sixtieth year of service in so far as establishing a regular ministerial charge in stouffville is concerned it was back in the year ls7o that h johnson j b wurts john millard all now- deceased and others were active is securing tho service of tho late rev j b moore tho preacher soon organized a church and after preaching for a time in the old temperance hall there was erect ed the church on main street east which was demolished seven years ago when the present building went up at the corner of main street and obrien avenue so far as we can learn thero are no living members of the original congregation to participate in the diamond jubilee that might fittingly be observed next year mr and mrs e a button witb john and janet spent the weekend at windermere on tho muskoka lakes this northern trip is proving very popular for a number of local parties this season mr and mrs c pipher and the misses rao were also guests at windermere this week in the last issue of the ontario gazette notice was published giving tho names of some 50 ministers to whom certificates had just been issued authorizing them to solem nize marriage in the province of ontario in the list is the name of rev maurice gillion bobcaygeon ontario mr david smales has greatly im proved the appearance of his house on corner of main street and baker avenue with a sheeting of imitation brick this is a new form of this material with a tongue and grove which prevents any possible chance of it lifting besides having an extra thickness adding greatly to its warmth this new form of sheeting is being put on by the stouffville planing mills for the next two sundays august 14 and 21 bishop lucas of toronto will have charge of the services each sabbath at 3 pm in christ church anglican this will bo his first visit to this parish all friends are welcome as the price of whiskey is up and the price of tea is down wouldnt this year of financial depression be a good one for consumers of intoxi cants to get together and decide to cut out the cup that inebriates for the cup that cheers there are a great many people who cant well afford both why not decide on the cheaper and better fine new swimminolefqr the boys is in full operation as stouffville boys now the marriage took place on wed nesday evening august s 1932 of miss edna mae pugh youngest daughter of constable alfred and mrs pugh church street to mr james wilton dixon son of mr and mrs james dixon of woodville the ceremony was quietly performed at s oclock at tho united church parsonage by rev thos laidlaw ma in the presence of only the immediate family the happy young bride looked very attractive attired in a biege georgette and lace en semble with hat to match touched witln green immediately following the ceremony the young couple left on a short motor trip to niagara and other places amidst good wish es from a host of friends midseason clearing sale mens flannel trousers of superior quality in fawns greys and biscuit shades the sort of wear for outing occasions exceptionally well tailored and cut in smart styles regular 450 and 500 special clearing price 395 mens and boys bathing suits mens and boys bathing suits in one piece speed and regular style knit from all wool double thread yarn that wears well and are fashioned to lit snug colors maroon uluo black mens sizes reg 325 hoys sizes reg to 225 198 119 mens and boys rayon ipolo shirts buy two or three of these comfort- ablo polo shirts of very fine quality rayon very popular for men and boys for summer sport wear in short sleeve style shown in white tan blue an green mens sizes reg 100 boys sizes reg 75c 79c 59c mens plus4 knickers dredging operations at the rat- cliff pond straight west of town have been completed and all work so well advanced that a cum in tt in llf f t li rv limi st enjoy the winter sheet of ice on this pond they re now permitted to enjoy it fpjybathing it is said to be a really safe place for swimming and as it is fairly convenient to town the lads here as well as in the surrounding territory will bo tickl ed with the prospects of the good times they may enjoy mr ratcliff is to be congratulated on his public spiritedness in making such a bath ing pool possible a hail storm of unusual severity- peppered down in stouffville mon day afternoon but caused no dam age at ringwood the road was quite white for a few minutes to commemorate the extraordinary- event roy grove the merchant rushed out and gathered a few pails of the icy pebbles and tis said he packed the ice cream freezer with them after a few weeks holiday rev f e hyde resumed the pastorate ot the christian congregation here last week in addition to attending a summer school during his absence mr hyde visited in and around norfolk virginia his old home section weather conditions in the south he told tho tribune are much the same as here in stouffville better times too are on the horizon for the southerners one big govern ment undertaking is taking on hun dreds of men right now mr jesse byer king of tho bee hives in this section for one of the largest producers in ontario in forms the tribune that first quality honey will not be plentiful this season ho has however in his new stock just being put on sal a qual ity which would be hard to beat any year both as for flavour and color its as near first quality as tho bees can make it the regular meeting of the senior womens institute will be held on wednesday afternoon august 17th in the stouffville park there will be the reports from the delegates to the district annual and a social time with a pot luck lunch every body welcome on thursday of this week dr neil smith leaves for a holiday in the north country he will motor to beaverton where he will be joined by mr wm armstrong son of mr sam armstrong of this place when the twain will travel as far north as moosenene the new northern out post formerly known as moose factory whiile no time will be lost on the journey north the travellers intend to return in a more leisure ly way trying the fishing in the numerous northern waters the pleutifulness of which has scarcely been more than sampled by white men the round trip will cover about 1200 miles well mado good looking all wool tweed golf knickers well stitched at all points of strain very serviceable for outing year regular 395 special to clear 325 r e curtis phone 1g02 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 after spending a few enjoyable weeks at her old home in stouff ville mrs robt b duncan accom panied her son and daughter returned to warkworth nor thumberland county last week where rev gordon duncan will re sume his pastorate in tho presby terian church there just a month ago or on july 7 mrs duncan leached her s2nd birthday and her friends were pleased to note then the advancing years had failed to deminish her ardent spirit nor dim the radiant life of this long standing resident of the old town although actually a resident since 1s94 mrs duncan spent all her great life in the neighborhood mrst duncan was a daughter of the late james mustard and his wife isabella bell and grand daughter of tho late capt james mustard who was one of the first white settlers in markham town ship having located in 1801 oppos ite the church at melville sho was born on july 7 1850 over half a century ago this melville maiden married the late robt duncan who died a comparatively young man they spent most of their married lifo at gormley to them were born two children rev gordon duncan a presbyterian minister at wark worth and one daughter miss annie moving to stouffville thirtyeight years ago mrs duncan continued to reside here until four years ago when with her daughter they went to warkworth to live at the manse following tho death of the wife of rev gordon duncan her only son the old homo in stouffville in the interval is reopened each summer when tho family return here for holidays mrs duncan has two sisters mrs r a stiver of unionvlllo and mrs thos martin of northport wash one other sister is dead mrs j h mitchell ringwood and mrs robt stowart of stouffville are her slsterinlaws being favored with many more years than tho alloted span mrs duncan is able to use them pro fitably and her friends in tho old town wish for her many more birth days on which occasions sho may be at filmore sask the home town of mrs ross anderson who is hero visiting her sick mother mrs elijah pennock eggs have been selling for five cents a dozen for many months and butter brings only s cents a pound the creamery there- is pay ing but 9 cents for butter fat on top of this many farmers lose their grain crop through one cause or another mr e sherrick who was hailed out last year at didsbury alberta informs us by letter that lie has excellent prospects for a good crop this year mr sherrick says that table cream in his market town only brings ten cents a quart its amazing to most easterners how the western farmer hangs on out there with so many adversities last week when we reported mr daniel miller as 82 years of age we underrated his years and herebv make correction mr miller cele brated his 86th anniversary last june and has high hopes of reach ing many more before he gets a call to a higher world he has a very bright mind for a man of his years and as he explains if it was not for a couple of wobbly legs he would be as good as any man of 0 0 dan miller was born in markham town ship in what is now the old black smith shop almost opposite the wideman mennonite church on the sth that wits his fathers home at that time and much of the old building is still doing service it is 40 years since this veteran citi zen moved into stouffville and he was not here many years until he built his present house just south of where the old baptist church stood on main street a visit among the home folk al ways holds a secret delight for former old boys and so when wo motored to beaverton on sunday in company with dr d c smith and mr norman m mnclean it was not hard to perceive the merry twinkle in their eyes as they greet ed scores of old friends from omemee woodville eldon town ship and other local places there it was tho occasion of the 100tl anniversary of the stone church congregation the old stone struc ture that has served for 90 years was not able to accommodate the crowd on sunday afternoon the service was transferred to the pleas ant grounds adjoining the nearly century old buiding like john wesleys famous church on the out skirts ot old london the old stono kirk has a high pulpit one must ascend a winding stair of 10 or more steps to reach the sacred desk we overheard an old gentleman telling how when ho was a boy his neck ached as ho sat in second to front pew and was forced to look upwards for an hour at a stretch as tho preacher delivered his sermon dr a w hare present pastor con ducted tho services tho right rev dr robert johnston moderator of the presbyterian church in canada delivered tho sermon the rev d macodrum brockville asslstedand tho rev mr w s smith clerk of the presbytery spoke the prayers nover in my life said dr john ston have i spoken before such a great congregation there is more than stono and mortar in a little building that can draw such a multi tude together ho spoke on loyalty ablo to enjoy further visits among to tho home state and church instl- hcr lifelong friends here itutlons truly divine with the samo longing for tho truth as king charlie ii had for an enquino when he called a horse my kingdom for a horse was the predicament of charlio ward on thursday last when his wife informed him that a telephone message from whitby in formed them that they were the lucky owners of the now pontiac six coach given away in the draw at the ontario county- town tho previous evening charlie is said to have dono some wild shuffling for his two tickets to confirm tho numbers given over the telephone and then did some quick figuring ho wasnt long finding out that a practical joker was at work the car had been given to one stanley carkeek of albert street oshawa who held the lucky ticket and was present when tho draw was made charlie wasnt long thrown off the track by the joker and with the sagacity of a whole battalion of scots ho promptly ferreted out the real facts of the draw and then put his better- half and all other well wishers right on who really won tho car hence tho hope that springs eternal was really short lived on this occasion king bug killer a dry powder for dusting on potato plants cabbage rose bushes celery onions tomato worms asters gladiola climbing bushes shrubs mix in animal the sodl for grubs cut worms and stockaid spray kills and flies and lice repels does not taint milk stainless sprays freely nonpoisonous stiver bros phone 4501 stouffville ontario ioc 30e30e re 1932 rural fairs school rural school fairs will bo held in york county as in the past very- few changes have been made in the prize list despite tho fact that the department did not supply free seeds this year the usual grants from tho school sections townships and tho womens institutes and other organizations are being re ceived to finance the prize list tentative school fair prize lists have been forwarded to the teachers notifying them to have all writing d o be prepared 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 best results ship your cream to stouffville creamery co open tuesday thursday and saturday evenings phone stouffville 18601 xoexoe i0e30i and drawing done in school and for warded to the department of agriculture newmarket beforo holidays these exhibits will bo judged by the inspectors and placed on exhibition at tho school fair the final printed prize lists will be mail ed to all schools at an early date tho following are tho dates of school fairs for tho county september 12 thistletown john leslie retires john leslie vice president of j finance and treasurer of the canadian pacific railway after more than 68 years of service with that company and its subsidiaries will retire from office under pension rules on july 1st according to an announcement made by e w beatty chairman and president mr leslie will be succeeded by mr e e lloyd presently comp troller of tho company l b un- wln assistant comptroller will be appointed comptroller and e a leslie assistant comptroller will be appointed deputy comptroller the directors and myself desire to record our appreciation of mr leslies long loyal and efficient service mr beatty said in announcing mr leslies retire ment mr leslie has given a life time to railway work in this coun try he became a railroader as a boy of 16 when in march 1877 he entered the service of the toronto grey bruce railway as a junior clerk in their toronto office he became vice president and comp troller montreal in january 1926 and vice president in charge of finance and treasurer on febru ary 10th 1928 mr lloyd who bucceeds mr leslie a3 vice president and trea surer commenced his railroad career with the canadian pacific at winnipeg in december 1887 when he became a clerk in the stores department he became auditor of stores mechanical accounts at montreal in december 1904 and after holding different posts in that department became auditor of disbursements in march 1918 assistant comptroller in february 1921 and comptroller in february 1928 mr unwin who succeeds mr lloyd was first a clerk in the office of the assistant superinten dent at chapleau ontario in 1908 and served at chapleau white river and schreiber until tho out- a e e lloyd 4 e a leb break of the world war he eaily j answered the call to arms by en listing in the first contingent mr tjnwin was awarded the military cross earned his ma jority being demobilized with that rank in april 1919 on july 2 1926 he was mado assistant auditor of miscellaneous accounts and on february 10th 1928 he was ap- pointed assistant comptroller i e a lesjie who becomes deputy comptroller is a bon of john leslie and followed his dis tinguished father into the service of the canadian pacific railway company in 1912 he succeeded in winning a canadian pacific scho larship at mcgill university and became a student of transporta tion he graduated in 1916 with a bachelor of science degree mr leslie immediately enlisted with tho canadian artilleryand after serving in england and in france was demobilized in may 1919 with tho rank of lieutenant july of the samo year found him back in harness with the canadian padflo as clerk in the general managers office in montreal mr leslie was promoted to tho post of assistant comptroller in february 1928 g g j 13 scnomberg 15 glenville 1g maple leaf 19 vandorf 20 unionvlllo 21 stouffville 22 vellore 23 sharon 26 peferlaw 27 belhaven 28 agincourt