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BY DORIS M. FITZGERALD tannounced but it is safe towhen Wm. Parsons died, Mr. later John H. Francis, buildei After more than a century Of'predict that this old landmarkiPurkiss was appointed Thorn-lot the Francis Block, was kille( continuous use a Thornhill store will eventually be torn down to:hill's second postmaster. Theiby a radial car. J. "Ed" Francis has been closed, perhaps for- make room for a more modernipost office was moved to a cor-‘died at the good age of 94 it ever. Recently Mr. Russell T. structure. ‘ner of his shop and remained11960. He had embarked on : Elgie sold his Village Hardware The white stuccoed building‘there, despite change of owner- second career in insurance ant and the deep lot on which it was erected by Josiah Purkiss, ship and postmasters, for 42 real estate. and. as the membe.‘ ltands, to an undisclosed pur- an Englishman. on land bought years. Mr. Purkiss. a promin- of many committees and as : chaser. No plans have been by him in 1851. Ten years later. ent member of Thornhill Meth- Thornhill Village Trustee. a1 .odist Church. had a daughter ways took a helpful interest it jnamed Jemima who married J. the commmunity. and in Thom ‘H. Martin a well known local hill Methodist tlater United .builder. Their grandson Cecil Church. His daughter Miss Lil- JW. Martin and his family lian lives in the village. “16“: sun.- “.9 7 514515;, 41“; uvv .. and the deep lot on which itlwas ere stands, to an undisclosed pur-ran Englishman. on land bought years. chaser. No plans have beenlby him in 1851. Ten years later, eted by-Josiah Purkisglship land. postmasters. for 421 Mr. Purkiss, a promin- .named Jemima who married J.. .H. Martin a well known local‘ builder. Their grandson Cecili ‘W. Martin and his family, moved a year or so ago from‘ Centre St. to Willowdale. , Following the death of Josiah‘> Purkiss the store was bought: in 1885. by John T. B. Lindsay' and his brothers-in-law, John H» and J. Edward Francis of New-1 tonbrook, and became one of' the best patronized mercantile houses on Yonge St.. doing a big business in groceries. dry goods. boots and shoes, flour ‘and feed, hardware and stoves. The partners ran a stage coach to carry passengers and mail bags between Thornhill and the railway station at Concord. They were responsible also for bringing the first telephone to the village. Mr. Lindsay died in 1895 and the Francis bro- thers carried on the business until 1911 when they sold out to a Mr. Johnston. Some years i FORMER VILLAGE HARDWARE STORE Yonge St.. Thornhill ‘real estate. and. as the member ent member of Thornhill Methr of many committees and as a was remodelled. new shop win- .Thornhill Village Trustee. ail-1 dows were installed and the odist Church, had a daughterlways took a helpful interest In. metal awning. supported on the commmunity. and in ThornJ wooden posts above the board hill Methodist tlater United! sidewalk. was removed. This Church. His daughter Miss Lil- lian lives in the village. Mr. Johnston kept the store for only a short time. selling it in 1912 to John L. McDonald of Markham Township. who had managed the store in Concord. and spent a few years farming before coming to Thornhill. The McDonalds four sons Neil.. Bruce. Craig and Hugh helpedl during this period the interior around the shop as youths. and‘ was modernized. In 1946 Mr. Frank Charlton Clerked Ithereware store in the village so theyiand Mrs. Russell T. Elgie who for a long time before buying‘dealt chiefly in groceries rather‘had owned a store in Erin the Grice’s grocery store ‘ Yong? 8‘ C°1b0me S‘s. (nowlln 1917 Mr. McDonald replaced the grocery and property, and Thornhill Paint Suppliesl- lhis horse drawn wagon with a Wib Smith. a returned man Because of advancing age Mr.!truck for daily deliveries who had clerked for them be- and Mrs. McDonald retired inlaround the village, and bi-week- fore the war became a partner 1937. We remember them as‘ly trips to the Westwood Lane in the business. a dear old couple. always and Steele‘s Ave. areas. In It had always been custom- pleasant and obliging. To a 1920 the annex at the south end ary for local residents to pat- former city dweller their shop of the store in which the Lind- ronize village merchants when with its dark woodwork, bins say-Francis firm had kept stoves possible and some families even and barrels for bulk goods. andiand hardware. was torn down traded week about with the drawers full of fragrant spices.land in its place a commodious grocery stores. However the particular canopy was rather inâ€" teresting because holes had been cut in it to allow the branches of a nearby tree to grow through. When the McDonalds retired the shop was rented. first to Mr. M. L. Brown of Willowdale. for two years. and then to Mr. iand Mrs. George Russell, and JOSIAH PURKISS Thomhlll‘s Second» Postmaster at one time by a casket maker.‘ atithan in general merchandise. Ontario. for 23 years. bought ‘50 they decided to become hard- ‘ware merchants instead of ‘grocers. When Wib Smith left ‘to open his own hardware in Newtonbrook Mr. Elgie took his son Wally in to the business. fiVallace and his family live in Nobleton and he is now a real ‘estate agent. After the Village Hardware was sold Mr. Smith bought the remainder of his 1former partner's stock. so clos- iing the store was a compara- .tively simple matter. Mr. and Mrs. Elgie. now com- fortably settled in the house .‘they bought on John St.. are ‘enJoying a well earned holiday ‘and rest. Doubtless they will {sometimes miss the daily con- tact with customers. and cert- ainly they will watch with inter- est any developments on their former property. "We had a lnice garden," said Mrs. Elgie. “and both the shop and house were well built. Even the old barn where we kept the car was lined with tongue and .groove boards. There is still some hay in the loft from horse and buggy days.“ Illlllll“llllllIllllllll‘lllllllllllll‘llllllllllllllllllllll\llll\llllllllllllllllllllllllll“llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll 'llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllIllllluu1mm““minim\nullllllllmmulllllllllllllll“llllllllllllllllllllllllllllll‘llllllllllllllllllllllllll“m“llllllllll“llllll“mllll“ll“l‘m‘llllll‘mlllllllmllmm“ll“mll“l“ll“lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllhllllmmlmuulluumun“mnmmmmimmm The annual vestry meeting of St. Mary’s last Monday night elected the following officers for 1965: A. W. G. Farwell, rector's warden; W. D. Ross. people's warden; H. Stanford, warden emeritus; J. D. Brodrick. treasurer; D. Fettes, J. 0. Graham. J. D. Miller. delegates to synod; S. D. Gadsby and G. L. Lewis. alternates; C. R. Williams. en- velope secretary; L. T. Wain- wright. chief sidesman; M. Ashk‘anase, stewardship chair- man; D. L. Little and H. C. Montgomery, committee; W. Lennox. finance chairman; J. M. Langton, planning and de- velopment chairman; J. B. An- derson, vestry clerk; S. Appleby and D. C. Smith, parochial tri- Anglican Church- bunal; K. C. Rulfman. church school superintendent; Mrs. A. L. Loughridge, Anglican World Mission representative; D. Mid- dleton, W. Bedford, G. Taylor, S. Tinker and K. Turton (elec- ted). P. Monck J. Hinks. J. Collins, W. Kedwell. and J. Nicol (appointed) members of advisory board; W. E. N. Mann, legal advisor: W. H. Hutchin- son and W. C. Mathieson, aud- itors. Members appointed to Great Chapters were: J. Stock- all, L. Bradford. D. Allen. D. Dyson, R. Ratcliffe. The financial report showed all obligations met and that the congregation had responded ad- mirably to the added demands of its building year. It was re- nnrfnrl Hoof nvnr and :thD tho Water Color Artist At langstaff S. S. That classroom Walls are; moving outward is evidenced by a program being carried out in the grade 11 art classes at Langstaff Secondary School. Interest is focussed outside the school to an extensive degree by providing personal contact with unique individuals in the field of creative arts. 0n the morning of January 20. Harley Parker presented a demonstration and talk on wa- ter colors to the grade 11 stu- dents at Langstaff. They were joined by the grade 11 students from Thornhill Secondary School. All gave most rapt at-l tention to the brilliant discourse of rtJhe talented guest, who is general display chief at the Royal Ontario Museum, is con- nected with Exposition '67 and the Centre of Culture and Tech- nology. and is concerned with the curriculum for art and lit- erature. 13 THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hm, Ontario, Thursday, Feb. 4, 1965 St. Mary's Anglican Vestry Approves Biggest Budget Ever An earlier event in the ser- ies. which involves bringing creative artists into the class- room, featured Abel Lee. who gave a talk and demonstration on graphic arts, prints. lino cuts and mono prints. Mr Lee is an Estonian artist, who has exhibited in New York. Mont- real and other large cities. Reflects Building Debt Notice is hereby given of a hearing to be held by the Town- ship of Markham Committee of Adjustment at the Municipal Offices. Buttonville. on Thurs- day. February 11th, 1965 at 7.30 pm. The application to be heard has been submitted by John M. 6: Isobel M. Barbour, owners of Lot 65. Plan 2368. Release is requested from the provisions of By-Law 1442 as amended in order to erect' a commercial building 30 feet from a high- way rather than 40 feet as re- quired by the by-law. Relief is requested in order to allow the present building to be demol- ished and removed and a new building to be erected in ap- proximately the same location. STOUFFVILLE: Mrs. Betty Ac~ ton, a prominent speed skater came out of retirement to win a silver medal in a 200 yard race at Rumble Pond January 23. Her 11-year-old son Kelvin won two silver medals for the 220 and 440 yard races. Signed Written submissions on this application will be re- ceived by me at this office prior to the hearing. TOWNSHIP OF MARKHAM NOTICE OF HEARING CA/65/4 Committee of Adjustment I M‘ A. N. Shenfield, Secretary. Township of Markham Committee of Adjustment RR. 2. Gormley. Ontario. More Than Century Of Service Ends For T hornhill Landmark The financial report showed ‘ all obligations met and that the ‘ congregation had responded ad- jmirably to the added demands of its building year. It was re-‘ ‘ ported that over and above the regular budget the new church had been completely furnished by memorials and thank-offer- ings. The vestry approved the budget for 1965, presented by Grant Farwell, which is the highest in the history of the parish and reflects the heavy demands of discharging the 'debt incurred by the new 'church building. The rector1 expressed appreciation for the support and loyalty of so many in facing up to the meaning of 'being a member of the church in the ’60‘s. Reports were heard from the church school super- 'intendent, K. Ruffman; the Ana ‘ glican World Mission represent-i 'ative, Mrs. Loughridge and ' Ron Ashkanase, manager of the 5 Fragments Coffee Club. Re- : tiring Churchwardens W. R. ' Kedwell and H. C. Montgomery 'commended the congregation ’ on their faith and vision. Some families outgrow our beetle Nature. We made the 1500 to seat five peeple. Or an almost infinite number of small, dirty faces. And to get everyone where they And some people will never get used to the idea of being seen in our Smtion Bus. Human nature. So it was second nature for us to bring out ihe Volkswagen 1500. If your family is too big for the beetle, and too shy for the bus, I78 Yonge Street North, Richmond Hill AV. 5-359] â€" Toronto you’ve iust given yourself the best reasons for looking into the Volkswagen 1500. :dV “1: annual meeting of York County new Branch of the Canadian Mental ,ctOr Health Association. The meeting the is scheduled for next Tuesday mm, at St. Andrew’s United Church, 5, nf Main Street. Markham Village. W. & P. SERVICE Following l(he death of Josiah Purkiss the store was bought. in 1885. by John T. B. Lindsay and his brothers-in-Iaw, John H. and J. Edward Francis of New- tonbrook, and became one of the best patronized mercantile houses on Yonge St., doing a big business in groceries, dry goods. boots and shoes, flour and feed, hardware and stoves. The partners ran a stage coach builder. Their grandson Cecil Church. His daughter MiSS Lil- W. Martin and his family lian lives in the village. moved a year or so ago from Mr. Johnston kept the store Centre St. to Willowdale. ,‘for only a short time. selling it Dr. Stuart E. Rosenberg will dresses reach thousands of be the speaker at the seventh people. At his synagogug, in ad- Coffee will be served at 7:30 p.m., with the meeting starting promptly at 8:30 p.m.. President Mrs. R. L. Moore has announced. Dr. Rosenberg is rabbi of Beth Tzedec Congregation, To~ ronto, the largest Jewish con. gregation in Canada and one of the largest and most active in North America. In the course of a week his sermons and ad~ Mr. Goodhead suggested that the township close its dump and enter into an agreement with Disposal Services Limited whereby Disposal Services would ac- cept garbage from all town- ship residents and business concerns at the rates pres- Mr. Goodhead with I partner. Max Solomon, operates Disposal ServiCes Limited. Their landfill site is immediately adjacent to the township‘s on Conces- sion 3. Former North York Reeve Norman Goodhead appeared before a finance commit- tee meeting of Vaughan Township Council last week and objected to the town- ship operating a garbage disposal area in competition with private enterprise. Goodhead Opposes Dump Dr. Rosenberg CMHA Spea/rer We got a good grip on ourselves. And left the 1500's engine in the rear over the drive wheels. wont to go at a clip Ihot's alniost undignified for us to memion. (Our TS engine zips from a standir’mg start to 50 mph in 12 seconds:) But we didn't get carried away COmpletely. And We cool it with air instead of that we” known wet siufi. And you still Mr. Johnston kept the store for only a short time. selling it in 1912 to John L. McDonald of Markham Township, who had managed the store in Concord. and spent a few years farming before coming to Thornhill. The McDonalds four sons Nell, Bruce. Craig and Hugh helped around the shop as youths, and Frank Charlton clerked there for a long time before buying the Grice’s grocery store at Yonge 8; Colborne Sts. (now Thornhill Paint Supplies). later John H. Francis. builderiseemed agreeably old-fashioned, of the Francis Block, was killedgbut actually they had been by a radial car. J. "Ed" Francisykeeping up with the times. Mai] died at the good age of 94 injorder shopping had become 1960. He had embarked on alpopular and there was a hard- second career in insurance and » real estate. and. as the member of many committees and as a Thornhill Village Trustee. al- ways took a helpful interest in the commmunity. and in Thorn- dition to members of his own community, Christians of all deâ€" nominations are in regular at- tendance at the Sabbath ser- vices. He is author of a weekly column “Lines on Life" which appears in a number of daily newspapers and of nine books which include “A Time To Speak” and “Bridge to Brother- hood!" He contributes fre- quently to various American, Canadian and Jewish magazines and periodicals on subjects of general and scholarly interest. Dr. Rosenberg was an official observer of refugee operations When this was reported at Monday‘s council meet- ing. Reeve A. H. Ruther- ford advised that he has just had a complaint from a trucker about the condi- tion of Disposal Services dump. It is in such poor condition that he refuses to back his truck over it. “He's had so many flat tires there that he says he wouldn't dump in their property even if it were free.” reported Mr. Rutherford. Conditions at the Disposal property were so had last fall that the township threatened to close their operation down. Messrs. Goodhead and Solomon ap- peared before council early ently being charged by the township. don't have to buy anti-freeze because We still don't have any radimor. So don't let a beetle or'a bus owner say you're not driving a VW when you pull up in a 1500. You might have a little more family. And you might have a little less bravado. But you've got as much Volkswagen. ware store in the village so they‘; dealt chiefly in groceries rather‘ than in general merchandise. In 1917 Mr. McDonald replaced his horse drawn wagon with a truck for d a i 1 y deliveries around the village, and bi-week- 1y trips to the Westwood Lane and Steele‘s Ave. areas. In 1920 the annex at the south end of the store in which the Lind- say-Francis firm had kept stoves Several ratepayers at- tending the council meeting also entered the discussion. “Should there be a private dump at all?" asked Dr. N. G. B. Taylor of Concord. “This is a service usually provided by a municipality." Council declined to take any action on the matter. and has travelled extensively‘ visiting Iran. North Africa, Aus- tria, Italy. France and Israel at the invitation of the joint dis- tribution committee. In the spring of 1961 he toured the Soviet Union and is the first Canadian rabbi to study the cul- tural and spiritual situation of Jews in the USSR on the spot. "If we are taking custom- ers away from him, it is because we are operating an efficient service and he isn't" said Mr. Rutherford. Councillor Warren Bryce was in firm agreement with the reeve. “Our industrial area will need these facili- ties. We shouldn't give them up“. he stated. With this background, the local branch feels they have secured a speaker who will bring a message worth hearing to those attending the annual meeting and invites all people interested in mental health to attend and hear this distinguish- ed speaker. this year and promised to abide by the regulations and keep their dump in better condition. TU. 4-4221 ‘CNIB Founder Kty. University grey brick residence with in-‘many newcomers moving in to terior trim of chestnut woodithe district had no such in- was erected for the McDonalds grained loyalties. Elgie and by Wm. Riddell. Thornhill. Smith realized they would soon builder. The space above there competing with the super- store, said to have been usedlmarkets moving in to the area. at one time by a casket maker,’so they decided to become hard- was remodelled, new shop win- ware merchants instead of dows were installed and the grocers. When Wib Smith left metal awning. supported onito open his own hardware in The founder of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, Col. E. A. Baker addressed the‘ January meeting of the York County University Women’s Club, held at Kingcraft House. Losing the sight in both eyes in bhe First World War. Col. Baker secured the help of prom- inent Toronto people and opened up an office, a training centre for war blinded called Pearson Hall and a one-room library. From these humble beginnings the CNIB came into being. spread from coast to coast and now has a registration of 25,000. The CNIB has organized teachers to instruct the blind in their own homes, has estab- lished newspaper and refresh- ment stands operated by the blind. operates a placement‘pro- gram to place blind people in industry and maintains workâ€" shops for those unable to fit into the outside world. After Col. 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