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jkmfftnlle tetowe volxlvi no 52 stouffville ontario thursday march 28 1935 a v nolan publisher nyal buchu- juniper kidney pills a most valuable remedy in the treatment of dis eases of the kidneys and urinary organs inflam mation of the bladder and kidneys gravel pain in the back etc 25c 50c boxes pioneer farmer borne to grave j m storey druggist the home of quality drugs legal harold a sanders barrister solicitor notary public etc stouffville ontario phone 1s003 a c kennedy chiropractor church street stouffville monday wednesday and fridays 9 to 12 am m m gibson ontario land surveyor agincourt ontario briarbush hospital main street stouffville license no 203 graduated nurses in attendance private semiprivate and public wards phone 191 mrs er good superintendent medical dr s s ball physician and surgeon office cor obrien and main phone 196 coroner for york county dental d c smith ldsdds neil c smith ldsdds ofllce over the bank of commerce oilice hours 9 to 12 130 o 530 phono office 1011- residence 1016 in the deatli of john yake which occurred at his late home on sun day march 24th 1935 a farmer who has been no stranger to pioneer toil leaves the scene that has known hint for more than four score years jile was born in december 1s52 on i the farm where he breathed his last and was therefore s2 years and four moms old j the deceased had always enjoy- ed reasonably good health up until almost the time of his demise and the end came as a gradual wearing out of the system although lie re tained his good physical appearance almost to the very last the late john yake it may be said never changed his abode from the parental farm during the long years intervening his birth and de mise excepting for a few years spent at highland creek he was one of eight children born to the late john yake and susan kester his wife the father died in 1900 and tlio mother in 1920 she was a daughter of one philip kester of the eight children born to the first john yako there is today living only abram who was second in line and who is now 91 years old and jacob living in the east end of stouffville and one time jeweler of tlits village jacob was the second to last son and john who died on sunday was third to last born when a young man john yake about whom this sketch is written united in marriage with christina boyer who predeceased him about ten years to their union three children were born all of whom survive the parents they are wes ley at home miss mina also at home and mary mrs harvey tay lor of highland creek mrs taylor has been at home for a couple of weeks assisting to nurse her father during his last and final illness a staunch liberal john yake was ardent supporter of all liberal principles and never departed from them the funeral on wednesday after noon of this week was from the late home to stouffville cemetery for interment rev e morton conduct ed the service at the home and graveside when all that was mortal of this sturdy type of progressive farmer was laid in its last resting place in the sacred plot frank j barkey marriages e s barker lds dds honor graduate of royal college of dental surgeons and of the university of toronto ofllce in grubins lilock phone 8201 markham every tuesday office in wear block h 0 klinck obrien avenue for your insurance needs in fire life automobile burglary and all casualty lines a c burkholder insurance canada lifk assurance also automobile and fire jones bell on wednesday afternoon march 13th 1935 the marriage ceremony was performed- at the parsonage goodwood of miss verna laurena bell only daughter of mr and mrs william bell pine grove and mr clarence fredrick jones son of mr and mrs george jones goodwood the bride was attended by miss mary reesor while the groom was supported by his brother gordon jones after returning to the brides home a dainty luncheon was served only tho immediate families being present on their return from a short honey moon mr and mrs jones will reside on the fourth of uxbridge on mho ii iroach farm best wishes for a happy and successful life on thursday morning march 14th mr frank j barkey passed away at his home on north broad way street tilsonburg after s lengthy illness he was in his 67th year it was the second death in the family within a week mrs barkey having been laid to rest the thurs day previous deceased was a well known and highly respected citizen born at green river pickering township and had been a continu ous resident of tilsonburg for 51 years in 1ss9 his father the late david barkey purchased the tilson burg electric light plant and later handed the business over to his two sons frank and william who carried on until the advent of hydro deceased was an accomplish ed musician and organized and directed a brass band at green river at the age of 16 years and when he moved to tilsonburg assisted in the organization of the odd fellows band later the citizens band act ing as leader for over 19 years he was a charter member of the maccabees and also a member of otter lodge no 50 ioof mr i barkey was an adherent of st an drews presbyterian church surviv ing are one sister mrs w a mc- xeilly of brooklyn ont and a bro ther william of tilsonburg two aunts imrs john blair and miss susan barkey and one uncle abram barkey all of markham also many cousins in markham and whitchurch townships the late frank barkeys mother was a sister of seneca bakers mother while his father was a brother of imrs malcolm haulers father the funeral was held at his late lesidence on saturday afternoon and was very largely attended many relatives and friends from a distance being present to pay their last tri bute of respect to his memory the service was conducted by rev robert bruce and the pallbearers- were the same as officiated at the funeral of his wife the previous week as follows w c brown w g pow w w mcguire charles minshall h f johnston and r a darrow members of otter lodge no 50 ioof attended in a body and tiie cortege was headed by the citizens band playing tiie dead march from saul the impressive odd fellows service at the grave was conducted by w popham ng and r j flynn chaplain the following relatives and friends from a distance were in attendance mr and mrs w a mcneilly of brook- lin miss ada barkey of ringwood mr and mrs leo jaynes mr and mrs w webb mr and mrs harold fleming mr murray jaynes toron to imr fred jaynes oshawa mr and mrs l w sanders of buffalo mr wesley pipher of markham mr william leathers of new dur ham mr george parker mr geo longstreet of hawtrey mr and mrs howard lehman and mrs leh man sr of delhi and mrs lockie of brownsville interment was in the tilsonburg cemetery tory candidate is to be named several names mentioned possible opponents of mulock childrens aid in york county the third conservative conven tion called within two months will meet in newmarket town hall on saturday afternoon march 30 the annual business meeting will take place on the same occasion tho meeting is called by j e nesbitt and arleigh armstrong president and secretary of the north york liberalconservative association the first convention came to an end when clifford case aurora former provincial member objected that there had not been proper notice given the second did not take place when earl lawson fed eral organizer said that it was premature apparently there is no lack of possible candidates names mem- tioned as possibilities include den ton massey of york bible class tame and federal organizer for on tario joseph mcculley headmaster of pickering college and bruce davis toronto barrister and son of mr and mrs aubrey davis of new market it is generally expected however that harold a c breuls who fought the byelection last fall will secure the nomination interest is added to the north york situation with the announce ment that frank regan toronto barrister contemplates running un der ccf colors mr regan recent ly scored a heavy vote in the toron to board of control fight col w p mulock the president member will be the liberal standard bearer big cattle deal one of the largest individual cattle dealers closed in this district for a long time was made here last week when mr w f ratcliff springhurst farm just north of ringwood sold fortyeight head of prime beef cattle for export or the united states market the sale price was 720 per cwt pounds tho highest obtained here for more than five years for cattle of this type and breed fred ward of claremont was the purchaser although a dozen promi nent buyers were on hand at the ratcliff farm ready to bid the price is regarded as high and will average around 85 per head as messrs a d bruce and a v nolan members of the york county childrens aid society attended a meeting of this organization at tho county buildings on adelaide street last thursday afternoon later the society members 14 were guests of the toronto childrens aid at the granite club where lunch was served and an admirable address heard from mr burn w- heise an old stouffville boy who is attached to the welfare dept of the ontario government mr heise reviewed the history of this particular work since the late j j kelso undertook its re organization a new departure is the grading of societies in the province and closer supervision by the government tho grades run from a to e and draw- grants from 2000 for a grade a society to 100 for b grade york county starts out this year in e grade and a strong recommendation from hon david dolls department that we pep up the work of the organigation the newly reorganized body of 14 directors are moving fast but evi dently not fast enough during the period that the former society fail ed to function enormous work piled up there are 322 children under the care of the society with many more cases to be investigated about 30 children are in the home at willowdale 16 in adoptive hemes and 13s in free homes 98 are in boarding homes york county council paid 1s000 for maintenance of the society last year and will be called on for 25000 in 1935 even this increase will have to be augmented by private funds if the work is to be enlarged to meet the demands a campaign throughout the county is to be launched this spring in an effort to secure private funds and the help of various organization years illness has fatal ending local happenings mrs ben benynon of oak ridges has been spending a few days in town with her sisters mrs nathan forsyth and mrs herbert lee bethesda si ooo cask for seven horses thomas birkett insurance agency everything in incurance phono 25902 stouifville ont e a grubin registered optometrist will be at his office in stouffville every other moday and tuesday april dates 1st and 2nd 15th and 16th 29th and 30th may dates 13th 14th 27th 2sth eyes examined glasses fitted and repaired phone stouffville 2405 l e oneill the public auction sale near iuuionville on the farm of wesley coh- johnson con 7 markham drew a huge crowd of enthusiastic buyers from near and far the sale was conducted by alvin s farmer and commenced sharply at ten oclock and consisted of choice percheron horses registered ilolstejn cattle all kinds of farm machinery and a quantity of household furniture the seven horses which were cash brought in about 1000 one team sold for 47500 a twoyear old colt 20750 five year old mare 15200 the top prices for cattle was around 7000 all the animals wero registered or eligible to register threshing machine sold for 44 0 and ihc tractor 2s5 tho proceeds of the salo amount ed to ovor 4000 mr johnson who has farmed on the seventh for the past fifteen years was well satisfied with the prices of the day ho has rented the farm to his son lorno who has been on a rented farm south of tho homestead for tho past year mr johnson is expecting to remain on the farm for a time at least and enjoy sooing his neighbors plow their flolds and scatter the good seed on the land stouffville funeral director and embalmer night and day service business phono residence phone 9s0i 9820 lemonville business young mens undenominational class will meet in oddfellows hall buttons block on sunday afternoon at 230 rev thos lnhllnw sla teacher come and find tho help you need in the way of fellowship and christian truth miss jean stewart of lmarkham was the guest of miss helen hast ings farmers are hustling about pre paring for an early seeding with the fields drying so fast it certain ly looks like middle of april seeding mr and mrs thos drewery miss scynthia cook and gordon lemon spent a day in toronto last week mr albert nolghorn of montreal has been spending a week or ten days on his farm here gordon lemon and austin yako are reckoned as real card sharks and one night recently took on robt snowball stouffville barber and chas barkoy of altona who claimed they had never been beaten hut our boys whitewashed their opponents it may have looked like a con vention or something of the sort but tho assemblage at the home of mr and mrs dan hall on sunday was largely just their own family and their offspring it was the first time the family was ever so assembled including the eight sons and three daughters they included william c hall wife and two sons mr and mrs norman hall and son mr and mrs warren rae mr and mrs dolmar kidd mr and mrs n claughton with their families also mr and mrs g w harrison of mount albert it certainly was a wonderful evont to have this lino large family of 8 sons and 3 daughters all assembled under the parental roof at ono time double residence for sale dosiriblo double house on main street central wator and lights installed priced low reduced to 1500 for quick sale apply at tribune office we are glad to report that the victims of the measles are recover ing the school has been closed for a week due to an outbreak of the measles mr and mrs levi atkinson and family from beeton visited relatives here on saturday afternoon mr eldon bolender has received notice that he is to serve on jury in toronto starting april 1st mrs snider and imiss clara sherrick spent a couple of days in this vicinity last week calling on numorous friends these days smoke can be seen rising from three local hushes where the owners are engaged in making maple syrup the run so far has been very poor house cleaning time is coming if the men are requested to lunch in the woodshed with a sandwich in one hand and a cup of tea in the other dont object because when tho better half is set in her ways disastrous results may he avoided by assuming a meek and mild disposi tion signed by one who knows mrs s w hastings attended a tea given by mrs e r hastings at the university womens club tor onto in honor of miss lolita burgess whose marriage is an nounced the women of the missionary society of the united church stouffville will hold their easter thankoffering on thursday april 4 in the lecture room of the church at 245 mrs trickey tho new president will be tho guest speaker also mrs hastings will speak this an open meeting to which all women aro invited while preparing to retire tor the night in the home of her daughter mrs saunders in toronto mrs joel nendick was seized with a slight stroke or fainting spell when she fell to the floor striking her head against the furniture several stitches were required to close the wound lmrs nendick is heading for her ssth birthday and up to the present has been battling against old father time in a manner few have been able to do her daughter mrs b doten was in toronto the other day and reports her mother recovering from the spell following a year of ill health which developed a dropsical condi tion imrs joseph mertens passed away on saturday morning on the farm just west of tho village where she had spent nearly all her 42 years of married lite mrs mertens was born on the second concession of uxbridge township her maiden name being emma hoover daughter of pioneer parents mr and mrs henry hoover she is the last of a family of five children as a girl she came to stouffville and was a tailoress in the shop of the late w b sanders in 1s93 she married joseph mertens tho couple having the- nuptial knot tied in toronto they settled on the mertens homestead where they spent practically all the intervening years to this union two daughters miss lmarjorio at home and ina mrs fletcher goudie survive to gether with the husband a woman of more than average hospitable instinct the mertens home was ever a rendezvous for friends and relatives and her reputation as a housewife was known far and near she had no superior in this and as evidence it may be pointed out that her make of butter always demanded a premium on the market in fact it has been sold privately and custom ers were retained for 25 years in town mrs imertens was a great lover of flowers a fact that is right ly endued in her daughter miss marjorie secretary of the local horticultural society thus the mer tens home garden is something to see each summer when in bloom on tuesday afternoon the funer al took place to stouffville cemetery following a private service at the house the remains were conveyed to the local mennonite church which was filled by sorrowing friends and lifelong acquaintances rev wm mover former pastor preached the funeral service in the absence of the pastor rev s cressman and rev s goudie both of whom were absent through illness the pall bearers were all relatives of the de ceased and the floral tributes were a silent testimony to the worth and respect of a devoted mother house wife and true friend with the ch melville bethesda pbaohs united churches rev j mcewen ba sunday march 31st 1935 1000 am peachs 1115 am melville 730 pm bethesda t t t t stouffville presbyterian rev w h fuuer ba sunday march 31st 1935 200 pm sunday school 300 pm church service the pastor will be with us we cordially invite the public to worship with us t t t t lemonville bloomington baxilantrae rev c b jeffery minister sunday march 31st 1935 1030 ballantrae 300 lemonville 700 pm bloomington t t t t stouffvtjjle mennonite church rev s cressman pastor sunday march 31st 1935 the sunday school session will be lifted this sunday communion services conducted by the presiding elder m bricker services beginning at 10 am praise meeting and ordinances 11 am preaching regular service at 7 pm utev mr bricker will preach at altona everyone welcome t t t t melville ringwood a good programme is on the way being prepared by tho senior girls sunday school class ringwood to be dolivered next monday night at the monthly missionary meeting in the ringwood church mr harry worllng will give a message the public are invited to enjoy this service mrs w mitchell is mourning the death of her mother mrs emma sheppard who died in south edmonton last week the mother had lived at newmarket but last summer left to reside with her daughter in tho west the remains wero brought back to qucensvlllc for interment there she is survived by two sons d s sheppard of tor onto and r s sheppard of van couver and three daughters mrs john sprague sutton west mrs 20000 cash one does not have to cast about very far to ascertain that conditions are improving throughout ontario and right here in our own district there is distinct advancement evi dent as compared with the dis astrous conditions of 1932 and tho present time particularly is this notlceablo in the price of farm commodities this month there were three farm stock sales hold within a week on farms located wlthin six or eight miles of each other wost of stouff ville the proceeds of which threo auctions totalled over 10000 spot cash tho steckley estate salo was one of these while the other two were just over in markham twp a few days later it is a fact that the total proceeds in cash from seven farm stock sales held in a short radius of stouffville during march brought in around 1s000 or 20000 five years ago all this would have been transacted on credit with many a heart acho before pay day but that is another matter the point wo arc most pleased about is that our farmers could muster 20000 bucks to buy miss margaret mcewan and miss dorothy shadwick were home on sunday mr and imrs baxter of toronto were visitors at batemans on sun day mrs robt mill who has been em- employed in the city during the winter arrived home tuesday we are pleased to report the gradual improvement of those in flicted with measles in this district our school was closed last friday owing to the illness of miss brown who we are glad to say is back on the job again a largo attendance enjoyed tho guild programme last wednesday the topic was ably taken by mrs foote several selections by the ratcliff quartette and readings by mrs winterstein were gratefully appreciated a social half hour was spent at the close of the mooting in which a delightful lunch was served the favorable weather is hurrying the season here the farmers aro rushing around getting everything in readiness for an early seeding levi smith was plowing alfalfa ground last saturday we hear rumours of people getting the land ready for seeding now wont some one tell us they are spraying their potatoes stouffville united church thos laidlaw ma pastor sunday march 31st 1935 1100 am morning worship is religious faith a real privilege or only a problem 230 pm s s and bible classes 700 pm evening service jesus christs concern for our selfrespect monday 8 pm y p s wednesday 8 pm prayer and bible study you will find a hearty welcome at all these services t t t t bloomington and ringwood christian churches rev e morton preacher sunday march 31st 1935 love is the motivepower of the christian life if we truly love qod we will be anxious to express that love for him in service and worship and selfdenial luke 923 2 tim 212 services next lords day 1100 am bloomington 700 pm ringwood both services will be full of the spirit of praise let us enter his courts with praise he welcomes all w mitchell ringwood and a and implements from their daughter lulu in south edmonton neighbors tho past four weeks in mcnioriiim hood in loving memory of a dear wife and mother mabel hood who passed away march 28th 1933 time rolls on wo aro reminded of a day our hearts wore crushed when god took you oh so quickly and we in gloom wero thrust in tho bloom of lite death claimed you in tho pride of early days but wo hope to meet you some day and be with you ever more sadly missed by husband and son permanent wave croqulnolo special 8105 supremo oil croqulnolo ki0 genuine nestle waves stoo s750 si 000 ml abovo waves include finger wave and shampoo i keeping phono 8114 4 doors east presbyterian church t t t t stouffville baptist church charles 8 mcgrath pastor sunday march 31st 1935 1000 am sunday school classes for all 1100 morning worship 700 evening service a short song service of old familiar hymns before the regular service wed 800 pm prayer meeting prayer is a strong wall and fortress of the church it is a goodly christians weapon which no man knows or finds but only ho who has tho spirit of grace and of prayer the bible class will meet at the home of mr and mrs g wo heartily invite the public to all of our services t t t t stouffville congregational christian church harry worllng pastor sunday march 31st 1935 stouftvillo 1000 am bible school classes for all 1100 am morning worship 700 pm evening service short song servico of old time hymns church hill sunday march 31st 1935 200 pm biblo school classes for all 300 pm church service a hearty welcome awaits all who i attend these services