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V F\ J Si^OO a year In advance; $1.50 to United States. BOWMAN VILLE, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JANUARY 1,1914 Vol. LX. No. 1." M. A. JAMES & SON. Proprietors. Couch, Johnston Si Crycterman wish all their friends and customers throughout West Durham A trappy and Prosperous ^5 New Year. \ND TRUNK syst"m y le Table Changes îeral change of time will be made fanuary 4th, 1914. Time Tables intaining full particulars may be _id on application to Grand Trunk ' Wents. RATES TO CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA AND THE SUNNY SOUTH NOW IN EFFECT The Grand Trunk Railway is the most direct route from all points East \ |Dugh Canada via Chicago, Detroit Buffalo. Fill particulars at Grand Trunk Ticket Offices, Offices, or write C. E. HORNING, D.P.A,, Toronto, Ont.* J. H. H. JURY, Local Agent, Phone 78. Meadow Brook Meat Market Will fill your order promptly, satisfactorily and at reasonable ; prices for all kinds of meat and poultry for the holiday season. If you are not a regular custom- LAnd us a trial order to-day. my trial orders make for us ,r customers. ;é butter, fresh eggs, best ods and cooked meats stock. will be appreci- ■~u BANK OF MONTREAL ESTABLISHED- 1817 Incorporated by c4ct of 'Parliament Capital -- $16,000,000 Rest -- -- $16,000,000 Undiv. Profits 1,046,217.80 Savings Bank Department Head Office, Montreal. J. A. McClellan, Mànager, Bowmanville Branch. Mutton ^BWàmerly Challis & Motto»).. Homey Block - Bowmanville DON'T PUT OFF THE INSURING OF THE HOUSE OR CONTENTS. DELAYS ARE OFTEN COSTLY DO I T | N O W. I INSURE EVERYTHING ENTERED INTO REST. Patrick King, Bowmanville. The remains of the late Patrick King, Port Bowmanville, were interred in Osh- awa R.-C. cemetery Wednesday morning, the funera taking place from the residence residence of Mr. Thomas Bottrell, Liberty-st, to St. Gregory's Church, Oshawa. . Deceased Deceased was a son of the late Patrick King, formerly of Darlington, and. was one of a family of twelve children. He was an industrious industrious and quiet living farmer and was respected by all who knew him. For some weeks past he has been ailing with hardening of the arteries and a couple of weeks ago went to the hospital but nothing could be done and he passed away Monday morning aged 50 years. Besides his aged and sorrowing mother he leaves one sister, Mrs. P. Rossiter, Toronto, Toronto, Toronto, one brother, Mr. Thomas King, Oshawa, to mourn his death. One sister, Mrs. Shea, Toronto, died about three months ago. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTO.RIA 6 -- TO Harry Cann The Insurance and Real Estate Man Phone 50, Bowmanville Distinctive is what we stand 1 for. Every garment is tailored tailored to the individual requirements of each customer, customer, thereby ensuring a more perfect fit than could otherwise be possible. possible. All our customers are satisfied and we can satisfy you. < |[" Up-to-date methods and good of the best quality only used. % Ladies' materials made up. Try us with your next order. Cleaning, repairing, and pressing promptly done. A. Crossman ! High Class Tailor : | Jr Horsey Block, Bowmanville S mm --y..,: . THE EDITOR TALKS. We wish for every reâder of this journal journal a happy, healthful and prosperous New Year. . At this season many fonder residents of Bowmanville and Durham County are elected to municipal councils, school boards and other public offices. We shall be pleased to receive names of all such with particulars of their elections, previous previous positions, public rectird, etc. Send reports promptly please to The James Papers. We desire to keep in touch with all Durhamites who receive public honors. How very nice for people to remember the dear "shut-ins" in their long hours of loneliness. Some fresh token of remembrance remembrance each day affords new subject for thought and meditation. We heard of a sick lady the other day counting the leaves, petals and colors of flowers sent to her--she worshipped the thoughtful gift of sympathizing friends. Remember the shut-ins this festive season. A number of newspapers have commented commented on a paragraph in this column that appeared a few weeks ago about girls in the Central School coming out ahead of the boys in the monthly reports. The Calgary Daily News offers this comment : "In conversation with a school teacher thé other day I was surprised to hear the remark "that in all the classes the girl pupils are far ahead of the boys/' I was told that in every class this was noticeable. The young woman had no explanation to give except that "the boys never seem to take the interest the girls do," but the fact stood out that in evèry study, in all classes, the girls were much more advanced, advanced, more alert, more responsivé than their brothers. That evening my attention was drawn to the following clipped from Bow.- manville STATESMAN, which only goes to show that what the little teacher said will stand for other parts of the country than the spot we live in. Here is the clipping." Our remarks were then quoted in full. A NEW YEAR'S GREETING. (Exodus 33: 14.) This welcome New Year's morning May you rejoice to see That He who is your Keeper Will, always with you be; And may you claim that promise Which meets the heart's request--► "My Presence shall go with thee, ^.nd I will give thee rest." - _ „ T. Watson. ' - Iona Station, Ont. 1913. MUNI CIPAL ELECTIONS Cartwright--Reeve, James G. Hooey; Councillors--Andrew DevitV Joseph For- der, Frederick Hyland, Arthur W Van- Camp. Darlington--Reeve, W. E. Courtice; Deputy-Reeve, Rd. Woodley, both elected elected by acclamation. Polling will take place for three seats in the Council between between James Stanley and George A. Stephens, former members, and Thomas Baker and Jos, Clatworthy, new candidates. Bowmanville--Old Council re-elected: re-elected: Mayor, Dr. Hillier; Reeve, A. Tait; Councillors, A. Barber, L. Cornish, John Grigg, John Percy, L. A. W. Tôle, P. C. Trebilcock. DRINK AND INSANITY. Why do people handle their money so carelessly when it is so difficult to get enough and why are people so diffident about making known the fact that they have lost money carelessly or otherwise ? People who lose money and advertise it seldom do it over their own name. Why? Because they are ashamed to cotifess that they have been careless? Whatever the reason may be, a great many people lose money if we may judge from the number of applicants who come to inquire about money advertised. An honest young working man brought us some money he had found and requested us to advertise it. We have been advertisii » i t two or three weeks and several p: r.sons have called to say.they had lost mon, ÿ but so far no one has "proven property" correctly. correctly. Â few days ago a lady engaged in a shop picked up $75 on the street and immediately took action to find the rightful rightful owner which she did very soon. -We mention these facts to let people know that if they must lose money once in a while that Bowmanville is a good place in which to lose it as our citizens are honest and do unto others as they would that others would do unto them under similar circumstances. A resolution that all citizens of our Beautiful Bowmanville should make today today and live religiously up to it is to do all their shopping with Bowmanville merchants merchants for 1914, or at least all they conveniently conveniently can. Occasionally they may not be able to get exactly the thing they want; but to buy generally at home stores. We believe there are not many who habitually habitually shop out of town. It was a great satisfaction to the writer when on a recent recent journey to Toronto to ^see only one or two Bowmanville ladies on the train who would be likely to be going on a shopping expedition, but on the train's arrival at Oshawa a crowd of females with the conventional shopping attachment attachment made, a rush for the rear coach, and on reaching Whitby the scene was repeated repeated only to a less extent. Be it understood understood that it was not a satisfaction to us to see the many ladies from these sister towns going to the departmental stores, but to see hq w very few r in comparison went from Bowmanville who had the suspicious suspicious look of "out-of-town shoppers." Let us hope that during the lucky year of 1914 that there will be less out-of-town buying done by our citizens. Editor Statesman,--We read of the destruction that walketh" at noon-day and suppose it applied to some distant time, whereas it is here now among ourselves. Open your eyes and see for yourselves jails, penitentaries, poofhouses and asylums so filled that there is constant cry for more room. It is said that $200,000 are to be spent adding to one asylum a- lone and not one dollar to prevent the great cause of it all. More room, thousands thousands to make more room for the destruction destruction wrought by the saloon and not one dollar to enlighten the people as to their danger. You say it isn't all due to the saloon. Just listen; after Kansas had been under prohibition for thirty years most of that time poorly enforced she had 87 counties out of 105 that had no insane. If that keeps up in a few years the asylums of Kansas will be nearly empty. That fact alone should be enough to rouse the most indifferent. Only that we have become become so hardened to the slaughter that piece of news would start a vigilance committee committee on horseback to wipe out the destruction destruction that worketh all day and most of the night. Vigilance « committees have been started for much less cause. But listen farther. A short time ago Kansas had 53 counties in which the jails were empty of prisoners and 38 county poorhouses vacant. Thus Kansas has proved that the great cause of insanity, poverty and crime is the drink habit. In view of this fact we must be mad to go on making criminals and building prisons to shut them up in. I have only mentioned facts that anyone can verify for himself and that should stiffen the backbone of every man who goes to the polls to vote only for men opposed to the destruction of the people for the enrichment of the few. The liquor traffic as at present conducted conducted is à system of slavery. Let us cast off this horrible burden and give men their freedom. H. ArnOTT, 18 Ontario-ave. Hamilton, Ont. Dec. 18, 1913. BOWMANVILLE CËMETËRY. Interments During the Year 1913 (John 16:22) Most precious still to us are those Whose faithful souls have found repose Since last glad New Year's time; Then shall we hold in grateful love Until we meet in realms above And share their bliss sublime. T. Watson. Iona Station, Ont., 1914. Our plea for home shopping is based on the belief that there is scarcely any article article reqiiired in the ordinary family that cannot be bought in Bowmanville and our experience and observation to confirm the belief that they can bûy just as reasonably in price here, too. It is generally the dry goods Stores which suffer most from the city departmental and in this respect Bowmanville citizens are highly favored for there are three as up-do-date and complete dry goods establishments as will be found in any town--McMurtry & Co, Couch, Johnston & Cryderman, and S. W. Mason & Son. These firms keep all classes classes of goods in their line and when they bave not the correct size r quality or shade they will often obtain it for their customers. customers. We have al ways found them desirous desirous of pleasing customers in every possible, possible, way. So as we see it, and our women women folk agree with our views, there is no good reason foregoing to Toronto to shop from Bowmanville. It does not require proof to convince all reasonable persons that the surest way to make our town gro w arid .prosper is to be loyal to it and to our /merchants, whd; are contributing much'to its upkeep and, expansion. The Kingston Daily Standard' yery truthfully and succinctly says: Hie is a «poor citizen., and a foolish one, who does not help his own merchants and his own city by buying buying at home !..vv ; >'; v . W&ïM îOhilSterii Si-SgSFBB FLETCHER'S C AS TO R I A RURAL LIFE IN CANADA. Four weeks ago Rev. Hugh Munroe, B. A., of Toronto, lectured before the Bowmanville Canadian Club on "Some Canadian Problems' ;nd told his hearers that he had gleaned much of his information information froiti a recently published book of intense intense interest to every true Canadian. He created such a keen appetite that we have since obtained the book. The price is $1 in cloth, 50 cents in paper, and may be obtained from The Board of Social Service Service and Evangelism, 626 Confederation Life Building, Toronto, or at bookstores. Every Canadian should read this interesting interesting book. It is called "Rural Life in Canada" and was written by Rev. John MacDougall, M. A., Spencerville, Ont. The book consists of 246 pages, divided into eight chapters. Chapter one deals with the depletion of the rural population and treats of the numerical diminuation of population, the social strain, the moral danger, thé bearing of the situation on the church and the relation of the Church to the problem. Chapter two gives the Causes of the Depletion. Depletion. The author says : "The decrease in rural population is not due to the departure departure from the country of farmers alone. The decline of two other classes contributed to the result. First the village crafts and now village commerce is waning. waning. "A village forty years ago was industrially industrially a better place than now. Each hamlet had its corps of trained and skilled skilled workmen with sturdy independent homes, making the rich contributions to community life that skilled craftsmen bring. The '•essential industries were everywhere represented. The village had a fairly self-sufficient economic life. Chapter three gives the economic solutions solutions of the problem. .- Chapter four deals'with Social Causes of unrest, the author claiming that soirie of the seasons are the unsatisfactory conditions conditions of labor, the lack of healthful/ recreation recreation and means of social life.. Chapter five.is devoted to'the church; chapter six to the country church program; program; chapter seven to students for the ministry-and rural problem; and chapter eight to rural uplift èlsewheré, citing incidents incidents in the re construction in Denmark;- thé advance in Ireland through co-operation co-operation and rural fife-moveirient in thé United States. ; / •/: a y :/•-/:/// ; It has jbeen'the custom of this journal to publish in the first issue of the new year a list of the persons with date of deathand age, buried in Bowmanville's beautiful City of the Dead during the preceding preceding year. In accordance with this annual annual custom we give herewith the list of persons who have "passed on before" and left to their relatives an endearing memory. memory. A most remarkable feature of this list is the advanced age at which the majority majority of the persons died: January 8-- Ida Maud McDonald, 40 years; 2-- Polly Ann Henry, 87 years; 9-- John Chaplin, 76 years; 11-- Mary Jane Barrett, 67 years; 12-- Ann Barrable, 86 years; 15--Peter Deyman, 75 years; 15--Minnie Jane Brittain, 49 years; 21--William Winter, 79 years; 25-- William Shaw, 73 years; February .4--Adelia Jane Noble, 45. years; ; 4-- Màry Ann Truscott, 88 years; 6--Laura Jane Scott, 59 years; 9--Henry William Killick, 20 years; • 12--William Henry Lane, 74 years; 11-- Joseph Fletcher, 73 years; 18--William Rundle, 90 years; 24--George Kerslake, 82 years; 17-- Amelia Yuill, 60 years; 23-- Lena Foster Fligg, 29 years; 27-- Sophia Puley, 67 years; 28-- William R. J. Williams, 8 yrs, 6m:.- March 3-- Mary AnnHoSkin, 63 years; 6-- Reginald L. Hockin, 3 mos; 7-- Robert H. McCaw, 66 years; 10-- Mary McGraw Munson, 80 years; 12-- John Robbins, 41 years; 13-- Maria Ruse Kerslake, 70 years; 13--Anne Younie Anderson, 73 years; 18-- William Lawrie, 83 years; 20-- Susan Bowen, 60 years; 21-- Mary Holmes, 93 years; 22-- Wilhemina Higginbotham, 49 years; 24-- --Henry Killick, 49 years; 30-- Mary Pethick, 06 years; 31-- Mary Ann Smith, 58 years; 31--William Aldsworth, 84 years; . April 1--Mary Murdoch, 81 years; 8-- Nellie Paddon, 95 years; 8-- James Moore, 82 years; 1-- Helen Morris, 89 years,- 13--Elizabeth Mitchell, 78 years; 29-- Agnes Fanny Armour, 53 years; May 4-- Winnifred Stacey Avery, 11 mos; 6-- Margaret Scott, 80 years; 12--Flora Beacom Coulter, 42 years; 11-- George Smith, 54 years; 22--Gertrude M. Lockhart, 53 years; 22--Louisa Villiers Leavens, 85 years; 25-- Charles Darrall, 93 years; 28--Walter C. Goode, 53 years; June 3--Lillian Maud Hart, I year, 6 months; 10-- Allen Hershall Richards, 12 months; 12-- -Malcolm McTavish, 81 years; 16-- Walter Henry Foley, 61 years; 18-- Phoebe Ferguson, 76 years; 25-- Rose Ann Turner, 78 years; 24-- John Rutledge, 71 years; 17-- William Heard, 77 years; July 2-- Robert Richards, 21 years; 9-- Sophia Munson, 85 years; 22-- Cornelius Osborne, 67 years; 28--Mary Eugene Trimm, 7 months; August 13-- Marmaduke Barclay, 48 years; 26-- Norman George Marsden, 3 months; 31--Mary J. Chaplin, 83 years; 14-- John Thickson, 70 years; September 1-- Bessie Ay re Darch, 55 years; 7-- Thomas R. Fennell, 55 years; 8-- Elizabeth Younie, 88 years; 8-- Harriet Manning, 79 years; 11-- Margaret McConochie, 69 years; 17--Barbara Yellowlees, 80 years; s 19-- Therza Pear! Terry, 3 months; 23-- Lucy Jones, 27 years; 25-- Catharine J. Thompson, 49 years; 25-- Emma Painton, 82'years; 26-- Sara Rundle VariCamp, 75 years; October 2-- Martha Cousins, 80 years; 22--Esther Heard, 69 years; 22--Mary Hannah Kivell, 59 years; 26--William Henry Cawker, 37 years; 26-- Mary Jewell, 88 years; 27-- Richard Foster, 72% years; November 7--Jesse Yeulett, 27 years; 6--Mary Aldridge, 30 years; 6--Fred Chappie# 34 years; _ 2--Charles Victor Spicer, 19 years; 21--Thomas Robins# 68 years; 27-- George H. Barrett, 51 years; 28-- Richard Brimacombe, 93 years; 30-- Kelman, infant; December 9-- Maria Morsehead, 82 years; 12-- Archie Stalker, Orono,[68 years ; 20-- Elsie Lenora Dilling, I month; 25;--Mary Jane McNeil, 84 years; 26-- Thomas Mutton, 85 years; 27-- Margaret Rae A berne thy, 83 years. The Churches. > Watch-night service in St. John's Church at II.30 p m Wednesday the last night of the old year; all are cordially invited invited to attend. Rev. W. N. Arnold preached splendid Sunday to good congregations. Miss Helen Johnston sang a beautiful solo at the evening service which was enjoyed. "The Good and Faithful Servant" will be the subject of Rev. W. N. Arnold's morning sermon at Disciple Church Sunday; Sunday; evening subject "The Joy of Thy Lord." Rev. W. E. Rice, Ashburn, has received a call to the Presbyterian Church in Brig- den, Sarnia Presbytery. Before leaving he was presented with a purse of money and an address. Kev. H. B. Kenny, pastor of the Methodist Methodist Church, will take a New Years theme for his subject Sunday morning. In the evening he will preach on the Fourth Commandment. At the Christian Endeavor meeting Monday evening at Disciple Churcl Mr. S. Davey took the chair and gave the address. address. An enjoyable evening was spent. Contest between the Reds and Blues resulted resulted in success for the Blues. The reds will give a free social Monday next; all welcome. The subject discussed at Methodist League Monday evening by Rev. H. Kenny was "Lessons taught by the Q| ing Year." Mr. Clifford Wilkinson alsi gave an address and Miss Allie Brai sang a solo very nicely. Miss Eva Smit gave an instrumental solo, and Mr. Harry Rutter rèad the scripture lesson. Miss read an appropriate poem "The Old ar\ç the New.'" Subject next week "Mak\ the most of our opportunities." evening IN THE EDITOR'S MAIL. Readers of The James Papers everywhere everywhere are invited to send brief items of human interest about the locality in which they reside, people known to our reàders in this town and county, opinions on current current events--anything that will be of general general interest. Do not exceed 12 lines unless unless it is something very important. Name and addres to appear with the paragraph. I have been reading The Statesman for over sixty years, so that altogether apart from its merits reading The Statesman has become a habit. Good luck to you! James L. Hughes, 47 Dun- donald-st., Toronto. A The book is a decidedly interesting one indeed it is more than; that, it is/a' book that a thoughtful person will ponder river/ arid the facts laid bare . by Mr. MacDoug- . atiywill indeed bç a startling revelation to , many who peruse its pages. /. /.v/ZZ/Z U Mrs. Andrew Brown, Orillia, who was hère caring for her mothér, Mrs. Beacock, and sister, Mrs. A. W. Pickard, who have both been quite ill, was called home on account of the serious illness of her husband.' husband.' ' ■ - ' •> '• , Almost every trade and profession has its newspaper or journal looking aftér its special interests." There are several farm •papeîs/jdfutîonly one that can be truly: It seems good to'get the news from the old town every week. I see by your paper paper that you are making big imprvements the last two-years. Chicago people i.av. not had any winter weather so far. Compliments Compliments of the festive season to all my old friends.--GEO. T.Lorriman. Chicago, 111. A devoted nurse and companion of a "Shut In" known to several of our readers readers as "Little Lizzie" of Northam, Devonshire, Devonshire, writes Dec. 8 : "My patient is only able to sit out in a chair , an hour or so each afternoon but she is so bright and cheerful; she says she has so much for which to be thankful that there's no time for grumbling; her room is looking so attractive attractive just now adornéd with lovely flowers sent in by friends; yes, even in this month of December, she has sweet pea < ', roses, cornflowers and chrysanthemums. chrysanthemums. We are both exceedingly fond, of flowers." HIGH SCHOOL NOTES. Classes will meet on Jan. 5th at nine o'clock. Temporary arrangements are being made to acconi nodate all classes. This can be done by using the assembly hall. In two weeks from Saturday,--that is on Jav_. 10--the builders promise to have rooms II and III ready for occupation. occupation. This will give us fair accommodation accommodation for all classes except science. Upon the science classes the blow falls most heavily because the science room will not likely be ready for a month or more. Insurance Insurance adjustment was made satisfactorily satisfactorily on Friday, for both building and equipment. The insurance appraiser, Mr. Kay took practically our estimate of loss, particularly on apparatus, chemicals and equipment. Through these "notes" the principal of the school desires to express the appreciation (of the pupils and the teaching staff) of the splendid assistance rendered by the Goodyear fire brigade, and also by the town firemen in checking the fire in the building. Five minutes more and the builAng could not have been saved. it is g book • galled ; The Farmer's Business Paper, ~ ' That 'paper is The Weekly Snn. Every farmer should subscribe for The Sun. ..It will;he found very helpful and pay for itself manyjimes oyer. The Stratford Daily Beacon quotes the "bright girls" paragraph with this comment comment : The editor of the BOWMANVILLE. Statesman reads a homily to the hoys of the Central school of that town for allowing allowing the girls in every one of the seven classes to head the honor roll. After publishing publishing the comment the Beacon editor no doubt remembering his own school days oat in Cavan township, for like some other good editors, he is a Durham County County boy, writes thusly : "Editorjames winds up by advising the boys to get a move on this month just to show the girls what the boys can do when they tr y. It seems remarkable remarkable that a girl should excel Jn every class. It does not require anv discussion of the respective brain power of boys arid girls to conclude that there must have been on the part of some of the boys a share of that old disease, which it is to be feared is growing in these days, laziness, or lack of application. Couch, Johnston & Cryderman call particular . attention to their very fine stock of velvets in plain, shot, corded and brocades also the 1 wide silk ve vets for dresses and mantle plush for coats. The finest stock of these goods ever shown lit town. . ./ '--V/V/tv: /Vf- if?" vH-;:. I