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it” ‘I Try a “For Sale” Ad. in the Liberal Chevrolet and Oakland RICHMOND HILL MONDAY, TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY JUNE 149 15 AND 16 The usual matinee Saturday at 2.39 19.111. TOâ€"NIGHT THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY JUNE 10, 11 AND 12 Comingâ€"Thursday, Friday and Saturday, June 17, 18 and 19, Reginald Denny in “Skinner’s Dress Suit”. Positively His Best. ROLAND \VEST’S ~ H product/on _\\ r ' ‘ 'I":f.'.".:'\:_i ,. leuéhmg and guessmg This picture is especially interesting Capitol News. Covering Canada’s Best Suburban District Vol. XLVIII. NORTH TORONTO Comedy: “HOLD YOUR HAT” Comedy: “MAMA BEHA VE” W screamingâ€"shrew ‘3 laughing and uessmg at this Sensational inem stery 'Melodrama-YOl/Jff If! Y JON/HT! V THEATRE 2492 YONGE, AT CASTLEFIELD apitol fl t0 children. . BALDOCK, Limited Dealers Fables. /Y‘/26 “aim éwmve “In E5;entials, Unity; In Non-essentials, Liberty; In All Things, Charity.” In referring to the newly elected president [the paper states that Mrs. Allen since moving to Alhambra a- bout five years ago has taken an ac- tive part in the work of the club havâ€" ing held many important and respon- sible offices. ers. Allen is also a member of the Round Table Club and was at one time viceâ€"president of the organization. Two years ago she was membership chairman of the organi- zation and is now active in the drama section work. She is also one of the pioneer workers in the Alhamlsra San Gabriel community players and when the organization was formed last fall she was‘elected recording secretary. The Liberal has received a copy of a California paper which recorded the election of Mrs. Fred G. Allen, formerly of Richmond Hill, to the office of president of the Alhambra Woman’s Club. Mrs. Allen is a sister 6f Mrs. Hér- ry‘ Stirling of Richmond Hill. Farmer Resident Elected To Gffice Mrs. G. Fred Allen Is President of the Alhambra Women’s Club thoroughly enjoyed. The prizes which were donated by James Mc- Lean and A. G. Savage were present- ed to the winning rinks by J. E. Smith. The prize to the winners was a pair of candlesticks and to the run- ers-up a dainty cup and saucer. The green was in excellent shape and the members of the club are looking for- ward to a very successful season. The members of the winning rinks were: Mr: Wylie, Miss Endean. F. J. Mansv bridge, E. T. Stephens, Skip; Mrs. E. T. Stephens, Mrs. J. E. Smith, A. Eden, W. \Vellman, Skip. Willowdale, June 5.â€"Only five of the 25 appeals on assessment at the North York township Court of Revis- ion yesterday were allowed the're- mainder being adjourned until June 12. In the meantime the assessors will examine the property again and make a report. The appeals were for the most part on small amounts. The local lawn bowling seaSOn was officially opened on Monday night when nine rinks took part in a ladies’ and gentlemen’s tournament. Rain threatened to spoil the evening, but it proved to be only a passing show- er .and play commenced shortly after seven o’clock. James McLean, the president of the club, officially de- clared the season opened and made an appeal to all the members to make an effort to make the 1926 season the best in the history of the organiza- tion. He announced that the Monday night tournament for ladies and gen- tlemen which had proven so popular would be continued and he urged all to be at the green at seven o’clock. Rinks in the tournament were skip- ped by Messrs. E. T. Stephens, Wesâ€" ley Wellman, Harry Naughton, God- frey Willis, James McLean, G. Mood- ey, A. G. Savage, A. E. Glass and N. G. Glass and after the smoke of bat- tle had cleared away it was found that the rinks of E. T. Stephens and Wesley Wellman were tied for the honors of the evening. The play of!" which necessitated an extra end reâ€" sulted in a win for Mr. Stephens. Afâ€" ter the games dainty refreshments were served by the ladies which were In announcing the winners of the York Historic Sites competition last week we commented on the neatness and good penmanship of the winning essay. In order that our readers may see the quality of the work we reâ€" produce below an exact copy of a portion of the combosition. Miss Bowling Season Officially Opened E. T. Stephens’ Rink \Von The Tour- nament. RICHMOND HILL, ONT., THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1926 Appeals Granted York Historic Sites Competition son, grandson of William Ferguson, younger brother of Thomas, who gave interesting information in re- gard to the collateral branch of the family. Also the eldest clansmen preâ€" sent gave their recollections of Grand mother Ferguson. The program was closed by the singing of “Faith of our Fathers” and prayer led by Rev. Walter ‘Amos, for blessing in the years to come. Thomas Ferguson was born in the parish of' Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland, August 26th, 1790. Kath- erine Kerr, his wife, was .born in Glasgow, April 9th, 1793. '1nus their childhood and youth covered the whole period of the Napoleonic wars, he being 25 years of age and she twenty-two when the battle of Wat- erloo was fought. Of their early life present decendents know practically nothing, except that he mastered the trade of a weaver. They came to this country a young married couple in 1818, landing in New York, where in 1819 their oldest son John was born. But they were bound for Canada, and their second son Thomas was born on Yonge street in Markham township in 1820, anathcr son Alex. was born in 1822, but died in 1824. In that year the eldest daughter Margaret was born. Another son was born in the home on Yonge street, June 12th, 1826, just one week after the purâ€" chase of the future homestea . On the 5th of June 1826 homas Ferguson purchased lots 4 and 5 in the second concession of King. These lots had been granted to James Mar- cauley in 1802 and by him bequeat- hed to his daughtersrAnn an? Sarah. They were sold by Hon. James B. Mocav“°y. "r-‘Hnfl‘ in behalf of his sis- ters. He afterwards bought out their Clalnl. In connection With the pur- chase each party gave the other a Last of all came an ample and ele- gant repast provided basket picnic fashion. Before scattering a commitâ€" tee was appointed to bring the fam- ily history into permanent form. great interest to all present werp made. by H. S. Ferguson. who had access to the\family archives, by Thomas F. Burrows, eldest son of the second (laughter Catherine, who had enquired carefully into the family history while the actors were still living, and by William Neil Fergu- the chair. After a reading from the 01d Book, an early Family Bible,’the singing of “O God our help in ages past,” and a prayer of thanksgiving for the goodness and mercy of a bun- dred years, reminiscent speeches of An interesting gathering took place at Maple Avenue Farm, King, on the afternoon of Saturday, June 5th, beâ€" ing the 100th anniversary of the pur- chase of lots 4 and 5, second conces- sion of King, by Thomas Ferguson, who with his wife was the founder of the Ferguson family in King. About 150 descendants and connections by marriage assembled in honor of the occassion, most of the number making new acquaintances among their own relations. Among the decendants Vic'toria Square, the oldest son of t oldest daughter Margaret occupi Marion Pegg who was awarded the first prize in the contest is only 12 years of age and is writing her en- etrance examination this year. She is a pupil at the Hope School, West Gwillimbury, and ner teacher is Miss Mary Evelyn Terry. The winning esâ€" say is published in full elsewhere in this issue. FERGUSON CENTENNIAL AT MAPLE AVENUE FARM, KING One Hundredth Anniversary of the Purchase of King Township Property by Late Thos. Ferguson Celebrated by Family. 111 AND ring came to order ab USED CAR SPECiALS Mr. Walter Scot atâ€"grez founde mt he hter Mary Larmont in 1837. Mr. Ferguson felt the burden offas large a farm as 400 acres, which must remain unproductive until clear- ed, and of the financial responsibilâ€" ity involved,/so on June the 12th. 1832, he sold off 100 acres each to Henry Stewart and‘ Barnes Beynon. The lots, were divided cnossways to carve out these iarms so that each farm consisted of one quarter of each lot. As he had not yet complet- ed his payments or received his deeds these transactions took place by ar- rangement with Hon. Jas. 3. Ma-- cauley under whose name they were registered. Mr. Ferguson completed his pay- ments and received his deeds in 1844, 18 years after the original purchase. Long ere this the axes of his stalâ€" wart sons had been producing a great effect upon the forest, and this con- tinued long after. The clearing was now large, and a fine fruitful orchaer was flourishing beside the house. With payments made, deeds in hand and 200 acres greatly improved in full and undisputed possession, the family stood at the threshold of prosâ€" verity. In this house his son Hugh was born in 1828; his daughter Catherine in 1830; his youngest'son Mark Lar- mont in 1833, and his youngest daug- hter Mary Larmont in 1837. I Mr. Ferguson felt the burden of as Thomas Ferguson died November 7th, 1849, and Catherine his Wife De- cember 15th, 1857. Their daughter Mary followed them April 5th, 1860. The estate had been left by will to the five sons after providing for the mother for life. Rather than divide it however all sold their shares to Alex. and all except the youngest married and went out from under the old home roof to make their own ways in the world. , , He set up his loom in the big roqm upstairs, half the size of the house and when not engaged on his farm plied his trade as a weaver. In this house his son Hugh was born in 1828: his dana‘ntpr Catherine Alex. was so profoundly ‘afl‘ected by the death of his sister Mary that he decided to leave the country, He left his estate in the hands of his youngest brother Mark, and after some time spent in travelling in Eu- rope and the United States he set- tled in Illinois, where he married, and later removed to Missouri, where his decendants still are, and where his widow. the last of that generation still survives him. He disposed of his estate in Canada by a gift of 3 acres with a house to his sister Catherine, or Katy; by making over 92 acres with the heuse and barn and all the outbuildings on very generous terms to Mark, and selling the remaining 100 acres without buildings to John. is still occupied by his decendants The only changes made during t‘m hundred years have been the remov al of the capacious fire places, thi substitution'of weather boarding f0: rough cast, and the placing of 21 Gel lar underneath. bond, Mr. Ferguson bindingrhimself to pay 200 pounds by June 5th, 1834, and Mr. Macauley binding himself under penalty of 500 pounds to hand over the two lots free from any en- cumberance. Both bonds are dated June 5th, 1826. \ The Iots were forest heavily ti ing with swamp ing with swamps. Mr. Ferguson ‘once set about the building oi dwelling, and the large frame ho he then built stands to this day. : is still occupied by his decendai Mark in 1865 married Agnes Scott who_1ived until 1925, surviving him 40 years. The hundred years of life on this farm has been enriched and blessed by the influence of two’noble women, whose lives spanned almost the whole period. Grandmother from 1826 to 1857, and Mother from 1865 tb 1925. Maple Avenue Farm, so 'named from the avenue of Maple trees plan- ted by Alex. in the spring of 1858, is occupied by Thomas A. and Alice A. Ferguson. Thomas J. the oldest son of John, still lives on the adjoin- ing half of the old farm, which is worked by his‘son Lincoln. Other members of the family are scattered from Saskatchewan to Florida, and even to China. While we are enjoying compara- tively cool weather this week with frequent cooling showers it will be recalled that some of *the hottest weather of 1925 was in the early part of June. A year ago Sunday last, the temperature reached as high as 95 degrees. 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. bered and abound Mr. Ferguson :1 hlg tIme gm Another very contentious matter will be the proposed forming of a Metropolitan school area comprising school sections contiguous to Toronto. One of the difficulties in solvingathe problem will be the probable attitude of county council members who are not resident in what may be thetMe- tropolitan area. It has been suggest- ed that these members do not vote on the question but leave it to the mem- bers in the area affected. York Market Will Open Next Saturday On Saturday, June 19th, 1926, at 8 a.m. the York Market on North Yonge Street will be opened by War- den P. W. Pearson of York,. Mayor T. Foster of Toronto with “LC. Gohn, chairman of the York County Mark- et committee, as presidiynrg'igfiicgr; This market is the old North T0< ronto Market which for years was operated near the C.P.R. Yonge street station and is now moving to a new market building, erected at the ter- ryinal of the City cars and the Rad- ial cars at North Yonge Street. York County Council Meets Next Week While the market building and by- laws will be controlled by the munici- pality of North York, the regulations will be largely framed by the produc- ers selling on the market. It is ex- pected that only producers will sell and then direct to the consumer. In this new market producers of York should find a convenient and ready market and the buyers of Nor- th Toronto and the Township of York should find that they can secure fresh produce at reasonable prices. The county council of York- will open its June session in Toronto on Monday, June 14, and on Tuesday the county councillors and their friends will be guests of Warden P.W. Pear- son on a boat trip to Niagara Falls. The June session will be an im- portant one as many important and contentious subjects will come up for discussion. It is probable that a By- law will be brought in to provide for the county’s share in the con- struction of the Leaside bridge, the Batlmrst street bridge and the Lamb- ton bridge with a probable county grant for these three structures from $200,000 to $300,000. The outstanding contentious item however promises to be the proposed re-organization of the county police force. The county police force at pre- sent consists of a chief constable and six constables and '1: has been sug- gested that the force be increased s1 as to consist of a chief, a deputy, six inspectors, five of whom will be sta- tioned in the south and one in the north and a force of 36 men. This is such a radical change involving con- siderable expenditure that it will pro- bably occassion lengthy debate. The first section of the market house, which is completed, is 44 feet by 28 feet and makes ample revision for 28 producers to display t eir pro- duce, while there is also room on the grounds for a dozen or more vehicles from which vegetables may be sold. As conditions warrant other units may be added. Members Will Be Pearson on Boat tentious Matters Hon. J. S. Martin To Speak in County For First Time Single copy, 3 cents The York Jersey Breeder’s Club are holding their annual picnic in Markham township on the farm of Mr. Fred Baggs, 2% miles north of Unionville on Tuesday, June 15th. Hon. Jno. S.'Martin, Minister of Agriculture, will be the speaker of the afternoon. This Club extends a very cordial invitation to breeders of other breeds of live stock to come at noon with their lunch basket and to be present for the afternoon speaking. Since this is the first time the Hon. Jno. S. Mar- tin has been speaking in York Counâ€" ty 3. large attendance is looked for. Yonge St. League Official Standing Aurora. . Thornhill Lansing . . . . . Rxchmond Hill The official standing of the Yonge Street League is as followes;â€" Ladies’ Leaguer Richmond Hill Newtonbrook Thomhill $1.50 per year in advance. Men’s League No 50 Guests of Warden Tripâ€"Some Con- to be Introduced LANSING Won Lost Per. 3 0 1000 2 2 500 2 2 500 W‘on Lost Per‘ 1000 750