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Home Team Lost The First Game The baseball season opened here on Wednesday evening with Aurora as the visiting team. The home team ended the sixth inning when the game Was called on account of darkness with the small end of a 20-14 score. The locals lost the game in the first inning when Hard- ing who has not got into his usual form yet walked ten men and twelve runs were scored. Eric White went into the box in the second and turned in a good game. Hale started on the mound for Aurora but his arm got sore in the second inning and he was replaced by Brown. Gifford did the receiving for the visitors. Chevrolet and Oakland RICHMOND HILL THIS THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY Consiéemg that it was the first mt n13 LOLCOL,,LVI/Icuy luuu "I 0 "FOR HEAVENS SAKS MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY Our Gang Comedy, “ASK GAMMA” ’vol. XLVIII. Inf/{13:45 test, ComedgL Riot iovering Canada’s Best Suburban District NORTH TORONTO V THEATRE 2492 YONGE, AT CASTLEFIELD DAYS MAY 31, JUNE 1, 2, 3 AND THURSDAY MAY 27, 28, 29. apitol W. G. BALDOCK, Limited game of the season the Richmond Hill boys made a very credible ex- hibition and they were handicapped by playing on a very rough diamond. The infield was very tricky and should be put in better shape before the next game. The Richmond Hill line-up was; Clarence My]kes,c;E. Wall, 1.b. Bruce R055, 2 b.; Bryan Sharpless, 3 b.; Percy Young, 5.5.; E. Harding, r.f. B. Grant, l.f.; Grain- ger, c.f.; E. White, p. Too Rich You never can tell. Even the fel- low Who has married an heiress may discover that rich things don't agree with him. Mother worries about her figure at home while father worries about the figure at the bank Dealers “In Essentials, Unity; In Non-arsentials, Liberty; In All Things, Charity.” RICHMOND HILL, ONT., THURSDAY, MAY 27, 1926 Baseball Club ‘A meeting of the local baseball club was held at the Hotel Richmond on Thursday night last. Plans for‘ the year were discussed and it is hoped that the coming season will prove a successful one. The treasur- ery of the club is not particularly rich in funds but the boys are de- pending on the fans around town to give them a start. To all those who have contributed the management ‘VVlSll to extend their sincere thanks and to all who have not yet done so Wish to advise that subscriptions will be taken by the treasurer. As the team were out of organized ball last year the organization is making a fresh start this season and is faced with considerable expenditure in the way of equipment, etc. The officers elected for the year were: Honorary Presiden+, T. Stephens; President, Gordon Sloan; Vice-Pres, Stewart Grant; Sec.â€" Treas., Bruce Ross; Manager, Wes Middleton; Executive, Elmore Hardâ€" ing and Bruce Ross. Concert and Dance on Victoria Day largely attended A large crowd attended the con- cert and dance here On Monday night May 24 and a verv pleasant evening was enjoyed. A first class program was given in which several promin- ent and well known artists took part. The entertainers included Gus Kenn- edy, the Scotch Comedian, Frank DeRosie Clever hard shoe dancer, Miss M. Berry contralto and pianist. and Messrs Yule and Jeeves clever comedians. After the concert which ‘was held in the Community Hall ‘there was dance which was much en- joyed. Music was provided by Styles’ orchestra. A WORLD RECORD The oldest man on the grounds on Monday was Mr. F. Button, Thornhill. who is in his n'nety- third year and who has the ,iproud record of having attended the Richmond Hill fair seventy-six years out of the seventy-seven which it has been in existence. This we claim is a world record for continuous attendance at any fair. Mr. Button is a veteran of the Fenian Raid and is still ac- tive and bright and enjoyed the fair this year as much as he did seventy-seven years ago. In con- versation with the Liberal Mr. Button said that he could not just remember how it came about that he missed attending the fair one year but he thought he must have been sick as nothing short of that could keep him away. We sincerely hope that Mr. Button may enjoy health and strength and be spared to visit our fair many more times. District-Deputy Shore of Wood- lxidge paid an official visit to the local lodge on Tuesday night and a very pleasant and profitable evening was spent by a large gathering of brethren. Dr. and Mrs. Routley left last week for a two weeks visit to Washington. (Special to the Liberal) The twenty-fourth of May was celebrated by the youth of our dis- trict with the usual demonstration of fireworks. Percy Mason of Winnipeg who conducts a large wholesale grocery business with branches all through Western Canada was home for a few days visiting his mother Mrs. Will- iam Mason. He reports business in the West to above the average and prospects as very bright. Mr. and Mrs. William Irvine of Toronto visited over the holiday with Mrs. Norman. Mrs. Carmichael and daughter of Toronto visited with her brother J. L. Jenkins. H. McClement of New Toronto visited over the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. James McClement. ' mnx McDonald and family of Sutton spent the holiday with Mrs. McDonald here. Wiafnes R. Carr and family visited with Mrs. Carr’s parents in Port Hope over the wqelf-end: _ A very successful and largely at- tended meeting of the Young Peop- le’s League of the United Church was held on Tuesday night. A splendid speaker from Toronto showed views and gave a very interesting address on th work of Summer Schools in Musko a. f ifihmml. (Special to The Liberal) Elected Officers Maple King IDEAL WEATHER AND LARGE CROWD FOR 77th ANNUAL FAIR The seventy-seventh annual fair of the Richmond Hill Agricultural So- ciety was held on Monday, May 24 and will go down in history as one of the most successful days in the life of the organization. The weat- her was ideal with a bright sun and a cool breeze and it is estimated that there were well over three thousand people on .the grounds. That it was a real event for the whole district was shown by the fact that every section of the community for miles around was represented in the great gathering. The entry list was larger than last year and the quality of the exhibits well above the average in every de- partment. All the details of the Large Entries in Every Departmentâ€"Splendid Showing of Heavy Horses Was A Feature of the Day. management were carried out in a thorough and systematic m'anner by the officers and directors and every one in attendance went away well satisfied with the days. outing. The showing of live stock was especially good and the entries in many classes included winners at some of the large fairs on the con- tinent. There was keen competition in the heavy horse classes and the quality of the entries was the sub- ject of very favorable comment by D. D. Gray of Ottawa who did the judging. There were not as many light horses as last year but all en- tries were of good appearance and ‘showed to advantage their good breeding and training. Shorthorn jersies, and holsteins were represented in the cattle clas- ses with the dairy breed predominat- ing. Prof. Bell of Kemptville who judged the cattle spoke very highly of the type and quality of the herds represented. “What was lacking; in quantity in the various classes” he said “was more than made up in quality.” ' The main building was an attract- ion which every visitor to the fair enjoyed. Everything in tbe huilding was laid out and arrangements for the exhibits were systematically car- ried out. There was a large entry list of home baking and fancy work. The judging of the ladies’ work was done by Miss M. Galbraith of the de- partment of Agriculture, who gave complete satisfaction in carrying out ‘her work. She was assisted by Mrs. W. Hall and Miss Monkman of Rich- mond Hill. A ,feature in the main building; was a very interesting display of a collection of wild game horns and of other curios from Rodesia, South Af- rica, which was shown through the courtesy of J. G. Paisley of Richmond Hill who spent several years in Af- rica as a missionary. As well as ex- hibiting his splendid collection Mr. Paisley had interested groups of listeners all during the day as he told of the Work habits and marvellous accomplishments of the tribes in the liar ofl‘ land. FAIR NOTES Among the visitors noticed on the grounds were Hon. George S. Henrv M.P.P. and William Keith, M.P.P. The ideal weather induced a few the more venturesome to come ‘forth in their new straw hats. W. Kenny of Bolton showed a fine Heavy Draft team which won first prize in keen competition at the Clairville fair on Saturday. Caulfield’s Dairy, North Toronto, was represented by a handsome bay team of roadsters as well as a chest- nut roadster all of which won.places in the classes in which they were ex- hibited. A. W. Mowat of Eglinton showed a yearling in the Heavy Draft class which took first at Markham as a colt last year. Among the big winners at the fair was E. T. Stephens who had twelve horses entered including sev- en Clydesdales and five Percherons. Among the lot were Royal Red Tape; and Hillcrest Queen, both prominent prize winners at the Royal Winter Fair; also a general purpose team which won first prize at Woodbridge and Markham fairs last year, and one of which won the championship at Toronto Exhibition. Mr. Stephens was also successful in winning many AND USED CAR SPECIALS G. A. M. Davidson of Unionville was on hand with a large string of horses and ponies. His handsome pony “Starlight” secured the sweep stake championship. Mr. Davidson was also the winner in the gentle- men’s roadster class and the small drivers class. Some of the horses had won prizes not only at the larg- est fairs in Canada but also at Chi- cago. prizes here as in shown ‘in the list of prize winners published eISeWhere in this issue. Miller and Armstrong of Armiâ€" tage had a nice Heavy Draft team which weighed 8325 pounds. There were only four horses for the racing event which was won by Darkey Todd owned by James Mc- Dowell of Toronto. The other conâ€" tenders were Burt Abdell owned_by G. Rowntree, Westun, second; Jim Kitchener, owned by Dave Bosworth of Aurora, third. and Patty Bingem, owned by N. Goodison, Dixie. fourth. The track was in fair condition and the time made was about 2.39. J. W. Palmer 21ny officiated as starter, John Brett time keeper, and H. A. Nichols, Dr. G. F. Kelly and Reeve J. Lunau as judges. John Palmer was the oldest horse- man on the grounds. He showed Chilcoot who won the sweepstakes for the best light stallion on the grounds and one of the best known horses in the country having a mark of 2.04%. Mr. Palmer has been an exhibitor at fair for over 50 years. One of the classes 1 spectators was that and gentleman fiders v...“ o v._ .7 V Keen competition was evinced and steeds and riders‘ both earned the applause of the spectators“ Miss Patsy McGregor, of Toronto, on Out- ward bound, a smart stepping grey pony, carried off the red ribbon, Miss Fern Harris, on Voxglow (owned by B. Baker of Toronto) just beating Miss Patsy Beardmore, on Dainty for second prize. Sandy,- owned by George B. Elliot, of Newtonbrook proved to be a ribbon winner. He bore Edward H. Young to the first place in the class for gentlemen rid- ers, and Miss Hellen McGregor to first place in the lady riders class. In the latter class Miss Fern Harris and Miss Patsy Berdmore were second land third respectively. Winning the first prize for the second time in the lady drivers class Mrs. Lloyd was unable according to the rules to claim it this year. The second prize was awarded to Mrs. Hennesey. An interesting softball game which attracted a large crowd was played between the girls teams of Bolton and Stouffville. The final score was 19 to 16 in favor of Bolton pretty well indicates the play. The Stoufi- ville girls had a nice lead tucked un- der their belt in going in for the last innings, but in their over anxiety to win, or due to excitement or some other unknown cause made many costly errors which cost them the game. B. H. Eaton of Thornhill act- ed as umpire with complete satis- faction to all. The teams were: Stoufl’villez, R. Hare, A.'Walker. N. Tarr, B. Slack, M. vrr, E. Jarvis, M Hodgins, E. Wh Bolton: M. Armstrong, Olive H ,iderson, Mable E§6g§étt, fioris Johnston, Nellie Net- son, Hazel Boyce. Gertrude Hutten, and Stella Beamish. Porter Brothers of Richmond Hill and George G. Jackson of Downsview were the main exhibitors of Dairy cattle. Porter Brothers had thirteen head in all including some which had won prizes at many of the large fairs of the Province. C. Burr of Gorm- ley hada couple of nice Jerseys and J. W. Porrill of Maple who still be- lieves that there is nothing quite so good as a good Shorthom won prizes with a fine registered cow and calf. The cow, Millview Rosalind, had a record of 10,000 pounds per year. The judges were all men and wom- en of outstanding ability and proven reputation. D. D. Grav who judged Continued on Page 5 2â€"1925 Ford Fordors With Ruckstell Axles. In perfect condition. 1â€"1924 Ford Fordor. Good tires and mechani- cally perfect. 1â€"1925 Ford Tudor. New Last September. , This is only a few of our Used Cars. the classes popular with the s was that featuring lady Single copy, 3 cents J. LOCKIE WILSON Superintendent of Agricultural So- cieties in the Province of Ontario who was a visitor at the Fair here on Monday. Aurora Defeat Richmond Hill 27-21 Aurora ladies’ softball team de- feated the local representatives in the Yonge Street League in a reg- ular league fixture here on Tuesday night. The score was 27-21 but al- though the local team have tasted their second defeat of the season they showed much improvement over their first appearance on the dia- mond. The errors were not so nu- merous and a better brand of ball was played. Aurora have two wins to their credit. and are going strong ‘for the championshi of the first series. The official tanding of the league will be published next week. The teams were; Aurora, E. Davis, M. Elliot, M. Cousins, C. Goulding, E. Saigle, E. Scott, V. Watson, J. ‘Goulding, D. Dennis. Richmond Hill; I. Cowie, D. Hart, Miss Cruikshank, L. Burns, V. Hunt, M. Tyndall, M. Simms, F. Batty, M. Ellis, M. Helmkay. A R.Hi]lâ€"â€"4 4 5 2 05 J. Crossier officiated as with B. White watching the The score Aurora â€"4 (Special to the Liberal) The banana social held last Satur- day night was a very successful event. There was a good attendance and a splendid program was given. Among those taking part Vere: Miss Edna Wiltshire of Thornhill, W. Williams and Miss Broadhead of To- ronto and Mrs. E. Usher of Edgeley. The lucky ticket holders for the two quilts were Mrs. James Hoover and Gladys Smith. Mi'ss Edith Fowler of Toronto spent the week-end with her friend Miss Beaulh Smith. The Editor The Liberal Richmond Dear Mr. Smith E. Brown spent his mother here. Thos. Coabes is all smiles these days as he is the father of a new bouncing baby girl. Congratulations. $1.50 per year in advance. Through your valuable paper I wish\ to congratulate the Board of Directors of the Rich- mond Hill Agricultural Sociéty on the success of the annual Spring Fair. The thousands that attended, show that the community appreciate the ef- forts put f0 th by the efficient officers in charge of the classes, that were well filled. I would respectfully suggest that as a large number of women and children attend your fair, you should provide benches on dif- ferent parts of your grounds for their accommodation. This. I know, will prove a popular expenditure and add much to the comfort and welfare of your many patrons. A few seats around your judging rings would also be an imâ€" provement. Wishing the Society every success in the years that are to come and with thanks for the many courtesies extended to me by the Board, I remain, Faithfully yours, Parliament Buildings, Toronto, May 26th, 1926 J. LOCKIE WILSON. Superintendent Edgeley No 48 by innings; Hill the 7 holiday with LANSING 3â€"- 27 1â€" 21 umpire bases.