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t0ffiwlte vol- xlvii no 15 stouffv1lle ontario thursday august 1st 1935 a v nolan jp publisher creophos strengthening tonic iuilder and tissue- general debility nervous weakness summer colds lironchitis asthmatic conditions locals drop game with sunderland towns oldest male citizen died sunday j m storey druggist the home of quality drugs at the theatre showing at the stanley theatre this friday and saturday is the screen version of the largest selling novel of the day private worlds most people are fascinated however reluctantly by tho odd and danger ous point of view of lunatics so you will arid the goingson of this picture uncomfortably absorbing the chief characters are charles boyer claudette colbert and joel mccrea and while they are all calm and competent and soothing when the picture opens it isnt long before the life of such a mental institution gets them down its all fairly eerie and you may come away thinking you hear voices yourself this program rates very high in the years entertainment j a big holiday special has been secured for the stanley theatre j on monday august 5 rkos on wednesday last stouffville succumbed to an s5 defeat at the hands of sunderland to tie these two teams for first place iu the oha league although the local nine took the field with the greatest of confidence the visitors appeared to have the edge from the start stouffville made a good start in the second when clark and clenden- ing hit sately reesor walked and pennock went down on an error to start off with three runs this lead was short lived however as the northerners took pennock tor four hits in the third which netted them live runs before the side was retired stouffville scored their linal two runs in their halt of the third on hits by cook and button sunder land scored again in the fourth and twice in the eighth to put them out in front by three runs pennock was j relieved in the sixth by b lehman who also had some abrain yake conducted extensive apple buying business here at one time built houses after so years old in the death of ahram yake at his late home on main street at 6 oclock on sunday morning july 28 1935 the towns oldest male inhabitant is removed from us imr yake would have been 93 years of age had he survived until november 2s next he was a remarkable man small of statue yet was over so years of age he bought an old frame house and remodelled it into the premises in which he died he also built a modern cottage on north church street after he was 80 years old his was a long and active life the funeral on tuesday afternoon was in charge of le oneills parlors proceeding to the mennon- clnirch for service and to big mennonite camp swimming pool idea opens thursday evening stemming the hardhitting visitors junkin replaced fair for the visitors and had the local sluggers com pletely stumped keslick umpired the game stouffville had several good chances in the seventh and eighth innings to tie the score hut they faded away when a couple of poor plays retired the side a snappy double play by button and boad- way showed to good advantage in stouffville cemetery for interment dillicirlty in rev a m stewart of toronto had the seventh hits runs kits sunderland 12 s 1 stouffville 10 keslick and davis umpired the game today wednesday port perry meet sunderland in the final game of the league schedule and the locals play oshawa in a return musical success the gay divorcee exhibition game with ginger rogers fred astire and a host of dazzling beauties two shows at 7 and j oclock tuesday wednesday one showing s15 fretz family liked the park so pleased were the fretz clan with the conditions at stouffville memorial park that at their annual reunion held here last saturday a resolution was passed thanking the park commission and congratulating them on the cleanliness and quiet restfulness of the place visitors were present from various parts of the niagara district where the clan first settled early in the last century including local mem bers of the clan about 150 were pre sent and many of them participat ed in the games and program contributed during the afternoon tho oldest man present was menassah fretz of imarkham father of our sam fretz living east of stouffville while the youngest present was none ther than the little babe of eleven days born to mr and mrs veryl gambrill mrs gambrill is a daughter of our mr martin reesor living opposite the school promises president of the fretz organiza tion is edward fretz of vineland and secretarytreasurer jos fretz of baden advertisers of over 50 years ago altona mrs g young and dr grace richardson of toronto visited over tho weekend with mrs frank wagg grain cutting has commenced in this district several farmers have threshed alsiko which looks like a good yield the august meeting of tho womens institute will he held on the first wednesday of the month august 7th at the home of mrs e lehman at 2 so stourfville junior institute will he the guests and pro vide the program motto the world is full of beauty and its days ore filled with music roll call a canadian beauty spot all wel come to this meeting mansion house stouffville ontario now open redecorated single utoom and meals per week sfl00 two in resm and meals per week s100 ladies and gents rest rooms tlm- m m gibson ontario land surveyor agincourt ontario it is just 58 years ago since one james wideman established a weekly newspaper in stouffville call ed the alert our attention is drawn to the fact because mrs john lee brought to the ollice of this paper the other day a copy of the alert of january 10 1s7s the issue is filled with interesting news of the village and province there had been an election for the council and the result was that james dougherty was elected reeve dr s freel j g reesor r gibney and j j rae were councillors elect ed james speight was made reeve of markham and geo wheeler of uxbrldge k wheeler of stouffville is build ing a skating rink says the local column and continues the item if the weather continues as it now is he will also have to build a freezer to make the ice reeve dougherty and his wife served a supper to their supports after the election which proved a very popular affair mr dougherty won the election by eight votes but the alert does not indicate who was the losing candidate among the advertisers in the alert were james a urnuhart painter c ii chant cabinet maker and undertaker daily shaw opposite wheelers mill gibney son foundry j allan watch maker phillip wideman ringwood issuer marriage licenses s v bray- one door west obriens hardware for general store goods g graham hardware james obrien hard- ware w p hartney lime shingles etc j g hoover butcher w b sanders bros crockery boots and shoes wm keetch dry- goods s m warriner manager laidlaw ti co general store j j rae grocer and dry goods wm brown carriages and cutters richard roan druggist charge of t lie service iu the death of abram yake the last of that pioneer family has passed away he was the second eldest of a family of eight children born to john yake and susan kester and he survived them all within the past four months two other brothers died john and jacob originally the eight children were adam abram nannie michael barbara john jacob and daniel abrams father john yake was horn in 1818 and died in the year 1000 lie married susan kester who was born in 1820 and who prede ceased her husband she was a daughter of the late philip kester who lived on t lie 10th of markham abram followed his father in the hotel business conducting the premises on the north west corner of the lotli concession hut his activity in this line was short lived he became an apple packer and did a tremendous business buying for white co toronto forty years ago there were many orchards and mr yakes activity extended over a large territory he would have as many as four gangs picking over a great area and lie rode about on a bicycle visiting the different gangs arranging shipments and inspecting the fruit the firm had great confidence in imr yake and his pack was usually markpd for export trade speaking to the tribune about the apple trade one day mr yake pointed out that there did not seem to be as many pests 30 or 10 years ago as there are today beautiful orchards thrived without so much as a spray but as time went on the spraying became abso lutely necessary- before good apples could be grown uniting in marriage with emma flint daughter of one matthew flint mr yake is survived by two daughters and one son his wife having predeceased him by nearly 20 years the daughters are mrs emma creighton of toronto and mrs ada echlin of blenheim and the only son mr daniel yake of toronto the big menuouite camp meeting opens in memorial park stourfville today thursday several hundred people are under canvas and they are coming iu every hour until the large parking space is likely to be taxed every possibley convenience and courtesy is being extended the visitors by the park commission and the big gathering will he accorded every courtesy by the local people generally the big arena has seating for 1000 people and many more can be accommodated here the open ing meeting will be held this even ing in charge of presiding elder bricker rev frank e arthur of chicago will he the evangelist and lie too is expected on the platform for the opening session special committees are appointed to have charge of parking ar rangements for which there is ample room provided west of the arena building where soft ball is frequent ly played the big eating tent will be under the supervision of imr noah baker whose past perform ance in the oflice makes him a valuable man for the position some of the campers furnish their own meals at their tents while others will take all their meals at the public dining hall over which mrbaker will be chief host it is ex pected that around 0 0 tents will be pitched by this evening and sever al hundred people from all over the district will be iu camp more than 7000 people attend- sunday services in the the last time that the held forth in special meetings here and there was no camp meeting at that time the affair was purely an evangelistic meeting next sunday should see record crowds here again the camp will continue until august 11 a popular one here locals in auto crash have a narrow escape ed the arena mbc summer when it was urged in these columns last week that a swimming place should be provided in stouff ville we had no idea that the suggestion would meet with the approval of so many people men and women prominent citizens business men have intimated that they approve of the idea and would like to see a move made to carry out the project the logical organization to do the ground work is the parks com mission aud if that body gets busy they will have the moral support of practically every ratepayer the proposal has been made that a suitable place could he establish ed east of the skating rink utilizing the water from the spring creek which runs parallel with the premises east side of church street north still another business man would like to see a tank built on the stream but on the north side of imain street near james morans premises or just across the road to the south if the idea of the creek for water is given up a cement tank could be erected in the park and filled in the spring and at intervals when the town water is running to waste at the reservoirs it is also claimed that the creek referred to in the last paragraph could he diverted to almost any place in the park by the use of a ram one business man is reported to have said he would donate 50 to ward a swimming pool and that is very generous and shows- an execel lent spirit but what is required first of all is a plan dr d c smith says he is of the opinion that members of the park commission would be prepared to visit other towns where such pools have been installed to secure infor- ation about costs and ideas about construction flower show to come earlier a safe investment the township of whitchurch is offering debentures for 1200 to provide funds for building the new school at ballantrae tho offer conies through the township solici tors messrs naughton jenkins and appears on the back page of this issue ul the town is interested in the big annual flower show but one scarcely realizes that it is but two weeks away coming earlier this year than heretofore the dates are august 15 and 1g and the prize lists are now in the hands of the printer to be issued this week all the special features of last year will be on the list again aud the space for the special displays at the south end of the arena is to bo enlarged while an entirely new- program will he given in the even ing on the night of july 15 dick tho amateur gardener who will judge tho show that day will speak and answer questions ho is well known and popular on the radio over ckoc and will be a drawing card for the local show on the first evening on the last evening july 16th the danforth united church orchestra under the leadership of mr honsberger will provide a pro gram this musical group is very popular in toronto and will un doubtedly make a hit stouffvilles flower show is one of the largest in ontario a fact due to the untiring efforts of the officers supported by the exhibitors who como in increasing numbers do your part again this year by show ing your best blooms vegetables and by coming yourself myra holdon passes in sleep the family of the holdon aged 54 years were shock ed on the morning of july 19 to find their sister in bed lying still in death she had passed peacefully away in her sleep as a result of a istroke she had not been in good health hut was about as usual the day before her demise the funeral was held from her late home in agincourt where she had spent many years caring for her aged mother and later making her home with her late brother albert blatch holdon on the 8th concession of markham rev mr mcdonald of agincourt olliciated born april 1ss1 on the 0th of pickering myra christina holdon was the youngest daughter of the late sinclair holdon and mary jane sheppard of balsam and later of agincourt of a family of eleven children there is now living four sisters and one brother two sisters and threo brothers predeceased miss myra on sunday afternoon when and mrs nathan forsyth and mr and mrs hugh boyd started for a motor ride together intending to visit relatives near quaker hill west of uxbrdge they had no idea that they would end their tour with such disastrous results as hotel them when turning a corner near uxbridge a car driven by a toronto man ran into them from tho rear turning the forsyth bus over twice and probably three times mrs forsyth and mrs boyd riding in the rear seat were both badly shak en up and mrs forsyth is still suffering from injuries to her back she was brought home in an ambulance mrs boyd escaped with lesser injury but was severely shaken up the two men were not badly hurt but mr forsyth was cut by flying glass still according to a description of the accident it s a marvel that someone was not killed the accident happened on the stouffville road at the corner of the ssxtth concession just at joe kennedys farm as they neared the corner going east it was decided to take a short cut to quaker hill and thus mr forsyth turned his chevrolet across the road making a left hand turn north the toronto car a whippet was coming behind at a good speed it is said and not sensing the forsyth route north was not prepared for the situation with the consequence that it plough ed right into the rear or side of the stouffville car occupants of the toronto car were uninjured both cars looked ready for the scrap heap the local bus was shorn of its top almost completely and every glass broken while the toronto outfit looked as though it had been doing tank duty at the front constable vessey of uxbridge was called to the scene and is investi gating i never heard or saw anything until the impact said air boyd to the tribune continuing he ex plained we decided to turn onto the sixth concession mr forsyth was at the wheel driving his own car land we never heard any warning late myra t we were almost round the corner when struck 1 believe with the churches stouffville presbyterian kov w h fullerba sunday august 4th 1935 300 pm church service mr rev f g cornell of thornton will preach sunday school withdrawn wo cordially invite the public to worship with us t t t t stouffville mennonitb church rev s cressman pastor sunday august 4th 1935 wo heartily invite everyone to join us in our camp meeting services in the stouffville arena bethesda not ah trucks in the sabbath ban necessary vehicles exempt says highways minister in enforcing its order against operation of unnecessary commer cial vohlcles on sunday the ontario department of highways hasnt any intention of interfering with tho operation of such necessary vehicles as fire trucks police vans ambul ances and trucks carrying milk and other perishable foods hon t b mcqucstcn minister of highways said we are not interested in vehicles such as these he said tho notice to commercial vehicle owners is in tended to cover only trucks and vans operating on sunday for profit mennonite brethren in chrfst camp meeting stouffville park august 1st- 11th 1935 evangelist rev frank e arthur chicago illinois special singing and specia i meetings daily sunday by the pm interesting young peoples meetings each sunday afternoon from 130 next monday will be foreign mission day with returned there will bo stirring messages given on evangelist beginning at 10 am 3 and s missionaries giving the addresses a great spiritual feast is expected each day special announcements made at in the dining tent at each service a nominal mea is charge served overcame great obstacle george titus formerly of ux bridge town died in toronto this week and will be hurled at ux bridge this thursday from the home of thos linton george frequently came to stouffville from his home in toronto for medical attention at the offices of drs freel ho was a- re markable lad in his day born of humblo parentage a confirmed cripple he swaggered about ux bridge on a pair of crutches ono leg completely wound around a crutch and he looked a hopeless care at tho ago of 15 or 10 this crippled lad struck off with a dog sleigh worked his way to toronto and got tho ear of the sick childrens hospital staff ten years later ho could stand erect and without the aid of crutch es he obtained work and made good for himself married and leaves a wife and family georgo titus is a shining example of what grit and determination can do for anyone his career is in marked contrast to tho laxidlsical methods of many youth today who lie about crying there is no work and contented to accept relief strenuous childhood undoubtedly shortened his life for ho was only 52 but ho made a place for himself against seemingly un- surmountablc difficulties next monday is civic holiday the young people must be con gratulated on their attendance at the young peoples society the past few weeks keep it up blanche atkinson has taken to a cooler climate by going north where sho is spending a few weeks at lako of bays muskoka mr gordon tidsbury has secured a position at mr robert ratcliffs we wish you success gordon mr and mrs ross chapman and bruce also mildred hall motored to owen sound over the weekend imr and mrs percy winterstein from detroit visited with mr and mrs wm burkholder on saturday mr and mrs ernest steckley and family were the guests of mr and imrs mcginn at their summer home long branch wo understand that kverett preston has purchased a motor cycle keep the road clear everyone until he gets his machine trained we are glad to report that ethel empringham who was rushed to toronto last week to be operated for appendicitis is improving wo hope she may soon return homo harvest will soon be in full swing tho crops have suffered much from tho wind and rain still it looks like a bountiful gathering fall wheat is being cut in the district our sunday school attendance is lowering has tho novelty of having it in tho morning worn away everybody como next sunday morn ing and bring a friend all visitors are welcome wo hear that good progress is be ing made in tho building of the township council chambers at vandorf and that the new building will he ready for occupancy in september walter and edward wideman motored to stayner last thursday where they spent tho day picking huckleberries wo hear that they returned with a number of laden baskets but whether the berries were plentiful or the boys ex ceptionally industrious we have not heard lemonvillb bloom1ngton ballantrae rev c b rettery minister sunday august 4th 1935 1045 am dst muaselmans lake ballantrao 1100 am st lenionville 3 pm bloomiugton 7 pm the public are invited t t t t iluioomington and ringwood christian churches rov e morton preacher sunday august 4th 1935 tho cross is not in our view simply a testimony of the fathers love like the flowers under our feet and the starry heavens above our heads but the altar of the great sacrifice which rostoies man to god and god to man bloomingfon 1100 am ringwood 70u pm these services will he in charge of mr bert serrick t t t t stouffville united church rov thos laidlaw minister sunday august 4th 1935 1000 am ss bible classes 1100 am morning worship rev herbert lee will preach evening service withdrawn during tho month of august we heartily invite tho public to our morning sessions t t t t stouffville baptist church c s mcgrath pastor sunday august 4th 1935 1000 am sunday school classes for all ages 1100 am morning worship 700 pm evening service wednesday 8 pm prayer meeting friday night s pm bible class t t t t stouffville congregational christian church harry worling pastor sunday august 4th 1935 stoultvliio 1000 am bible school classes for all 1100 morning worship no evening service this week wednesday 8 pm prayer imeetlng friday 730 pm childrens meeting church hill sunday august 4th 1935 200 pm bible school classes for all 300 pm church service tho christian endeavour will meet this thursday evening in tho church a hearty welcomo awaits all who attend these services births smith on july is 1935 and mrs abraham smith markham a daughter to mr con 7 4th line uxbridge mr and mrs george jones and mr and mrs clarence jones spent sunday with friends at locust hill mrs rev clayton kitchen with harold and gordon spent tho weekend with mr and mrs r feasby mr mac tucker of apsely spent the weekend at air a ashenhursts imiss hilda ashenlmst and friend were holidaying on georgian bay mr algera mayo visiting with mr and mrs bert mayo on sunday mr george wilson is visiting with his brother imr perry wilson on sunday mrs thomas feasby is spending a week with her son irussel mr and mrs dan norton visited his sister miss maude norton on sunday miss florence feasby and howard spent saturday at port 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