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i// f Bridge Parties We have a large assort- ment of gifts suitable for prizes at reasonabie pricea. W. T. Allen Big 20 Bookatore Bowusanyille Ont. THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1928 PAGE EIGET NEWCASTLE COUNCIL HeMd Inaugural Meeting Monday The new municipal council met in the Council Chamber on Monday ev- eaing and after the usual formalities of tàking the oaths of office, settled d9wn seriously to the year's business, with Reeve W. F. Riekard in the chair. Chairmen of the various committees were named as follows: Finance-J. E. W. Philp; Sidewalks -J. H. Gîbson; Roads--O. A. Park- er; Bridges & Culvert--J. H. Jose; Property and Parka Committee-J. E W. Philp and J. H. Gibson. Mr. J. W. Bradley and Miss Muriel Bradley were re-appointed Municipal Auditors and Mr. H. W. Dudley was re-appointed a high school trustee on the Board of Education. Mr. Fred Fligg was granted a month's extension of time L'or the collection of taxes. Council spent a haif hDur's prac- tical discussion on the maintenance of roads and sidewalks within the rnunicipality. Quite a number of ratepayers were preslent anà took a keen interest in the proceedings. YOUNG PEOPLE'S LEAGUE Young People's League held a very successful meeting, the first of the new year. On Monday night ful explanations were given concerning the contest; which la to b. held this year betwtfea the two sides, the boys on one, the girls on the other. At- tendance, new members, visitors, and discipline will be taken into con- sideratiova> along with a set of ques- tions and answers on the evening's topic. The leaders are Florence Ashton and Austin Turner, and sec- retaries for each aide, Bernice Gil- bank and Wilbur Baskerville, Charlie Glenney was elected Recording Sec- retary for the League as a whole, the position being left vacant by the withdrawal of the Secretary, form-1 erly elected. The program was.in charge of the Missionary Vice President, Miss E. Hancock, who gave an excellent explanation of the features of Africa. The topic "The Life of David Livingstone", was.tak-1 en by the President, Misa Lillian Clemence. Questions were asked, followed by a short discussion. Other numbers were a reading by Gordon Ashton and a violin duet by Wilbur Baskerville and Gordon Ashton. This first meeting of the year gave prom- ise of many pleasant and profitable evenings to corne, and an invitation is extended toel£1, to corne and make the year a success. NEWCASTLE Mrs. S. VW. Sutton and Master Vance, Coîborne, visited at Mri. 'r. M. Gibson's this week. We are pleased to know that Miss jMarjorie Jones is împroving nicely after her serious ilîness. ,Mr. George Jones has returned te jChicago after spending the holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. H. Jones. Friends in his home village are sorry to learn that Rev. John Bona-! than is jîl with diphtheria in a Tor- ento hospital. Miss Winnifred Rickard is nursing a broken right arm as a resuit of a faîl while skating on Bowmanville indoor rink one evening last week. Mr. W. Rosa Strike, Bowmanvile, addressed the young men of 'Mrs. (Rev.) E. B. Cooke's, S. S. Class at the annual business meeting on Tuesday evening. L.adies' Aid of the United Church will hold its first meeting of the New Year at "The Grange," the home of Mrs. W. F. Rickard, on Thursday afternoon, Jan. l2th. Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Galbraith re- turned last Friday from a month's1 enjoyable visit with their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Wheeler, Boston, Mass.4 Citizens are once more reminded of the annual meeting of the Horti- cultural Society in the Community Hall on Friday evening, Jan. l3th.1 Corne and elect the officers and dir-, ectors you want.t Mr. Thos. Douglas, who is pro-( prietor of a garage in Indian Head,t Sask, has corne east for a part of the winter and is alternating his visit between his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Douglas, King St., and his sis- ter, Mrs. H. J. Ragen, and family, Toronto. Master Carl Fisher has been very ill for a week past with pleurisy and congestion of the lungs, ini conse- quence of which his mother, Mrs. E. C. Fisher, organist of the Uvnited Church, was not at her usual post on' Sunday, Miss Beatrice Bragg taking the organ in the mornîng service and Mrs. Howard Allun in the evening. Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Burley who have been visiting his people and alsot ber parents, Mr. and Mrs. Merkley, Clark, during the Christmas and Newt Year's holidays, returned to theirj home at Delhi, Ont., on Mondayt morning. Mr. Burley bas been un- der treatment by a Port Hope doctor for bloqd-poisonîng in bis hand, 'but before returning home was declared quite free of the trouble. .5o far this is a snowless winter in this locality, witb very little ice either. It was a green Christmas, and la still green the second week of January, with a f ew days' cold snap between around New Years. The boys with the new skates and the hand-sleighs think it's punk. There is nu sign of any ice harvest yet, but, yeterday morning one could bear the familiar cbug, chug of a fisher- man's motorboat out in the lake... Mrs. Thos. A. Rodger wife of Principal Rodger of the public1 school, was startled on Monday morn-1 ing to receive a telegram advising1 ber of the deatb of her father, Mr. William Lowney, in Osbawa. Deceas- ed contracted tubercular trouble some months ago and altbougb his case was considered serîous the endt came more rapidly than expected.2 The late Mr. Lowney was a carpenterr by trade and before moving to Osh-t awa, was a resident of Orono. He was fifty-eight years of age. During the summer vacation Mrs. Rodgert was bereft of ber brother, Gordonr Lowney, and now In this second bereavement within a space of six months. She has the deepest sym-9 pathy of aIl the citizens of Newcast- le. Mr. and Mrs. Rodger attend- ed the- funeral in Oshawa on Wed-s nesday, the Board of Educationt granting Mr. Rodger the day's leave of absence. 3 In their election by acclamation rof the municipal council for the en- suing year the electors of Newcastle h ave nlot put their trust in any of the 1more recent arrivais in the village, wortby tbough they may be, but have 1 banded the reins of local government to' members of families long estab- lisbed and well known in the com- munity. 0f the reeve and four councillors it may be said Newcastle knowa tbem and their bistory well. It knew their fathers and mothers. It knew the grandmotbers and grandfathers of tbree or four of them. While in the case of one councillor it can dlaim, an intimate knowledge of the family for at least four generations back. The fact is Newcastle bas seen fit te en- trust the management of her munici- pal affairs toeniembers of families that have from sixty te one bundred years or more been intimately iden- tified with the lîfe of the village and surrounding country. It is a fact Worthy of some thought that in this comparatively new land where the personnel of the population is always changing, with people coming and people going in an effort to better their circumstances, that Newcastle has been able to bold many of its best familles te find these families ail the while taking part in the many lo- cal activities and to find members of these familles willing to devote some of their time and ability to the car- rying on of the aff airs of the village for the common good. W. F. Rickard Take Mr. W. F. Rickard of "The Grange", the reeve by acclamation. In electing hlm, Newcastle did a wise and logical act. It bas closely watcbed bis services to the commun- ity as it advanced him step by step and se quite naturally it conferred upon hlmn in recognition of these ser- vices, the bighest honor in its power -the Reeveship. Grandson of John Rickard of Devonshire, England, who settled in the neighborhood around 1840, and 3on of Mrs. Rickard, Church St., and the late John Rîckard, he bas remain- ed true to the agricultural proclivii- ties of his ancestors. As proprietor of "The Grange" he has been more than ordinarily succesaful in the lînes he has followed-mixed farming, ap- pIe orcbarding and the breeding of Shorthorn cattle. As one who would stimulate and keep alive an interest in better agriculture in general he has always taken an active part in the affairs of West Durham and Clarke Agricultural Societies, serving on the boards of directors and in other officiaI capacities. He was alsd a President of the Durham Shorthorn Breeders' Association and a success- ful manager of the annual combina- tien sale of pure bred stock- In fraternal circles he la a member of Durham Lodge, A.F.&A.M. He bas pasaed tbrough ail the chairs, has been a Worshipful Master of bis lodge and a District Deputy and bas been a leading figure at several Grand Lodge meetings. Reeve Rickard la a member and an official of the United Church. Amidst ail his other activities ho bas found time to devote to voice culture, and as a baritone sololat bas been in much demand at concerts and enter- tainments in and out of the village. He is aiso leader of the Newcastle mixed quartette wbich bas a reper- toire of both secular and sacred musiîc. As a hobby he bowls on the village green, being one of the f ew farmers having membersbip in the Newcastle Bowling Club. During the past season he was skip of one of the teams contending for the John Doug- las Trophy and at present is tied wlth Postmaster Geo. Jamieson and his team, the season having closed before the laat decîsive game could be played. The steps 'in his more public car- eer leading up to bis present position are as follows: Member of the Board of Education, Chairman tf the Board, member of the Village Cotin- cil, chairmanuf varlous commnittpcs, member and chairman of the Manag- ing Committee of Community Hall, and now Reeve, and a memnber of the Counties' Council of Northum- berland and Durham. Ho la in hist early forties. John Henry Joie Mr. John Henry Jose who 15 now serving his second year of his -econdj term as councillor is a direct des- cendant tbrough his mother, Eleanor Wallbridge Jose, of one of the oldeat familles in the village, the Wallbrid- ges, who settlpd here con.sderably over 100 years ago. Their exten-t sive land holdings reached from the t lake into the second concession of James E. W. Philp Mr. James E. W. Pbilp is now ento.ring upon bis third years as coun- cillor. The Philpa, father and son, bave been identified with the Grand Trunk Railway, now the C.N.R. ever since tbere was sucb a railroad tbru these parts, the late James Pbilp, Sr., having been a telegraph oper- ator on the line froin the beginning of tbe service tbrougb here and bav- ing ridden on the first passenger train from Belleville to Toronto. The Philps, fathor and son, lookod after the -intereats of tbe road in succes- sion, as agent and operator at New- castle station, for fifty years, until J. E. W. retijred from the service on pension two, years ago last faîl. Then at the first opportunity bie was grabbed by the citizens as good material. for the municipal couneil. He waa also elected by popular vote, a member of the managing committee of Community Hall, and opi the de- parture of Mr. J. Scott Montgomery from' the village was prevailed upon to take over the duties of secretary- treasurer of the committee. As figures, reports, casb and accounts are te hlm as ice cream and candy to the small boy, tbe village couldn't find a h:etter man. He bas both the time and the talents. ,He is a member of the United Cburcb, and Secretary-Treasure3r cf the Maintenance and Extension Fund. As a former Preabyterian bie was for a long terni of years right up until the Union, treasurer of bis church. He is also treasurer of Durham Lodge, A.F.&A.M., baving been re-elected to the position year after year for many years paat. He takes an active interest in ail tbe affaira of the Newcastle Hoi-ticultural Society and la one of the village's enthiusiastic bowlers. Ormie A. Parker Mr. O. AX Parker la juat entering up)on bis municipal career, bis en- trance being made easy by the peo- ple's acclamation. He, too, is a pusber and a booster and la still in bis early tbirties. It is doubtful if any man ever found Ormie asleep. He la tbe grandson of the late Flb- enezer Cooper of this village, well known bible student, Metbodist S. S. teacher, and leading gardener in the d4«s of the Masseys here. Orme's mother, Mrs. R. Rarker, now livos in the now house on bier late father's gardjn property on the bill. Start- ing out in bis chosen pursuit of agri- culture in this garden hoe has advanc- ed steadily on a larger and larger %cale. First he rented a little more ground bere and there, then lie pur- cbased tbirty acres of the old David Arnot farg, thein the fanm and or- Me Q-aa Wm. Rickard, ex- ah fif, aia il i bas leased the remainder of the David Arnot farm from Mr. Brown, brother-in-law of Mr. John Douglas. He is thus car- ryin.g on succesaful farming opera- tions on a big scale both in Newcast- le and Clarke. He la also a good mechanic ,and as al bis neighbors know, can do nearly any-thing in a pinch and do it well. He is a member and officiaI of the United Church, librarian of tbe Sun- day Scbool, and treasurer of the Young Peoplo'a League of whicb bie la also a past presideat. He lsaa member of Newcastle Lodge S.O.E. B.S., in whicb bie bas served in sev- eral offices and is now and bas been for some time, an auditor of the îodge. He la the bachelor member of tbe council. John Harvey Gibson Mr. John Harvey Gibson is a des- cendant of one of the oldest and moat numerously brancbed families in the neighborbood, being grandson of the firat Francis Gibson wbo set- tled on Lot 26, Concession 3, Town- ship of Clarke, "Windsor Lodge", and inberited by the late Hugli Gib- son. John H. Gibson's father, the late Captain Francis Gibson, was for many years one of the best known sailing captains, both on sait water and the great lakes. In bis later years lie aerved bis village as muni- cipal assessor. John H., wbo bas inberited hi s father's property on the lake front is a bouse decorator and la widely 'known for bis taste and ability in this line over a considerable portion ofj the province, having filled some large contracta for the C. P. R. in particu- lar in past years. He la also New- castle's and South 'Clarke's chie«f wholesale ice merchant. One son, Rev. J. H. Gibson, is an Anglican Missionary in India. Another son, Alden, a veteran of the Great War, married Miss Ida Bowen, sister of Mr FI W. Bowen, M..F. Tbey live juat west of Newcastle in the Sbaw's sec- tion, and their four cblîdren are of ,the fifthe generation of Gibsons in this locality. Newcastle HighSchool Report The following is the report of the Christmas Examinations of Newcastle High Sehool. Names are given in alphabetical order: Form 1 Name Casweil, G...49 Cowan R ....... 59 Garrod, B. ..72 Gibbs, R. .......76 Graham, A. .. 70 Hendry, J. ..62 Holmea, J...54 Lockhart, A. ..78 Nicholas, R.5 Pearce, A. .. 73 Randaîl, E...40 Rickard, J. ..58 Roblin, T.-.76 Rowland, B ...56 Samis, M........ 55 Shaw, R ........ 72 VanDusen, J. . .68 Walkey, G...75 Wilson, B. ..75 87 93 90 68 76 90 86 78 52 86 86 79 91 85 85 85 90 94 76 74 Form Il Name Batty, L ......... 56 Butler, M ........ 71 Cowan, R....8 Dudley, D ........61 Gaines, G......70 Jones, R.....8 Law, M......... 80 Lycett, H. .......78 Parnell, C.....79 Samis, M ......... 58 Wright, D......72 Form 111 Name Anderson, E. Blackburn, F. Butler, F. ý....... 66 Cooke, Eileen . - - .75 Cowan, M ....... Cowan, R.... Deline, R.. Demaio, A......71 Garrod, N ....... Henderson, M. Martin, A....5 Rickard, D. Spencer, D.5 Thackray, C. 85 80 60 88 80 76 89 77 73 91 82 81 81 84 88 80 66 84 75 62 75 73 90 92 52 96 82 92 99 70 98 82 74 95 95 92 87 97 93 86 66 92 80 89 92 85 94 91 48 59 nC 958k 4 8 94 10 9 65 96 5 96 94 8 84 66 96 7 94 8 95 6 9478 Who's Who In Newcastle Council 735 61 71.3 76.3 731 85 71.4 74 76 83.6 74 77 83.2 82 83.5 79 64 73 bc 8.2 80.3 88.2 88 578 7. 6 72 Be Sure to Attend Our Biggest Dress, and. Coat Sale Starting This Thursday Morning at Nine o'clock. Dresses ail reduced in price and embracing al the newer tendencies of the mode. Dresses of Fiat Crepe, Satin Faced Canton, from $10.00 up. Dresses of Fiannel, Wooi Jersey Cloth, Poiret Twill and .Serge from $4.95 up Dresses for the "Little Women" that are shorter in the sleeves, not so long in the waist line, but fuiler in the hips and bust Dresses that wili fit any sized woman and dresses with STYLE. Dresses at Wholesale Cost and in many cases iess. Make This Your Opportunity. New Specials Every Day. Women's and a few Children's Coats at Manufacturers' Cost Coats at Manufacturers' Cost with ail profits eliminated. A few coats at $ 10-00. A few at $16.50 and somne higher Priced, but ail reduced. LOOK! FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY ONLY Two Dozen Only Women's Hat& The balance of our entire stock of Hats that were priced as high as $7.00, On Sale $1.49 WOMEN'S UNDERWEAR 69c Watch for the Clean Sweep Sale of Women's Underwear. Our entire winter stock must be sold at once. Vests and Bloomer. made by Woods and bearing the Lavender Line Guarantee, Any Garment 69c Use Your Phone 106 and we Deliver S. W. Mason & Son Phone 106 Dry Goods and Ladies' Ready-to-Wear Bowinville The N w ateIridiepieniderît THURSDA'Y, JANUARY l2th., 1928 18 15 17 16 3 14 9 il 4 12 2 10 1 8 ,\% Do Not Fail To take advantage of our JANUARY CLEARING SALE Wonderful BargainsOlffered Here Men's and Young Men's Overcoats, Regular to $35.00 for $22.50 Regular $25.00 for $13.95 Men's Ail Wool Underwear, Shirts or Drawers, Regular $2.00 for .............................$1.29 Men's Overalis, Black or Blue, Reg. $2.00 for $1.49 Men's Heavy Work Rubbers, Reg. $3.75 for $2.89 Men's Work Sweaters, Reg. $2.25 for .......$1.59 Ladies' Flannelette Nightgowns, Reg $1.35 for 98c Small Girls' Serge Dresses, size 3 to 6 years, Regular $2.50 for .............................$1.59 Men's Lined Work Gloves, Reg. 75e for ....49c Flannelette Blarikets double bed size only $1.98 pr Checked Tea Towelling, Reg. 20e for 121/2c yd Pure Linen Roller Towelling, Reg. 25e for 15c yd A, DILLICK Kig & Division Ste Bowmanville -jqýç