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m m m BOWMANVILLE, UCT. t i model grocery CHANGES HANDS The Churches. Mr. T. H. Knight has sold his Model Grocery to Mr. James Owens of Belleville--the transfer having already taken place. Having faith in the future progress of Bowmanville I have decided to locate in this town, and will put forth every effort to keep up the high standard of QUALITY, EFFTENCY and SERVICE, SERVICE, which reputition Mr. Knight has justly earned for The Model Grocery. In conducting the business it will be so run that when goods are purchased at my store you will be sure of getting highest quality and best values on the market. With this end in view I well be very careful in selecting my stock. All goods are marked close so that I am safe in saying, WE CAN SERVE YOU BEST. Mr. Knight will continue to assist me in the business, and I solicit a continuance of the patronage of his many customers: JAMES GWENS, Phone 72. (Successor to T. Hi KNIGHT.) Bleaklev Block. Bowmanville. El © More "^uMViU\\\i\* : l • \ it 1111111 f: Un an t 11 ut né Bread--the staff of life--is about the cheapest cheapest article of food on the market to-day. You no doubt are aware of this fact but never looked at it before before from an economical economical standpoint. Eat more bread and you. will require less of the luxuries and expensive foods. Tod's Bread is Nourishing as only the best flour is used in its manufacture. All ingredients ingredients which go into Tod's Bread are of the highest quality quality and it is baked under scientific and sanitary methods. Be Loyal to Your Own Community Buy TOD'S Bread 6c the loaf or 17 tickets for $1.00. 1231 THOMAS TOD Baker and Confectioner Bowmanville £ l ) V I t Î F ï X ^2' I T will soon be rubber time™ the r damp rough weather necessitates extra precautions in the matter of keeping keeping your feet dry and warm. Our rubbers are the best we can find cn the market--and we have canvassed it. well. 7 hey are made with extra heavy soles and may be hid in styles and shapes to conform with the shoes you JPear. Rubber boots also --and arctics of wool and rubber, rubber, in fact anything in storm shoes you may desire. CHILDREN'S RUBBERS, LADIES' RUBBERS. MEN'S RUBBERS BOYS' RUBBER BOOTS, MENS ARCTICS. MEN'S HEAVY RUBBERS Best Quality at Lowest Prices. GERMAIT CRUELTIES CONFIRMED. Newcastle Methodist church, Thank- offering services will be held Nov. 1st. Miss Kathleen Morton, evangelist, Toronto, Toronto, is conducting special services m Port Perry Methodist church. Methodist Church--Rev. H. B. Kennv, pastor, will preach at both services, evening evening subject, "Modern Theology. Don't forget the District Epworth League Convention at Orono on Friday, Nov. 13th. Full particulars next week. Rev. R. A. Whattam, Orono, delivered an eloquent and helpful sermon in Mill- brook Methodist church SundayMirror. Orono Epworth League anniversary Nov. 8 and 9. Rev. C. G. Williams, Con- secon, who served years in the navy, will lecture Monday evening. Rev. A. R. Sanderson, pastor of West Belleville Methodist Church, gave a most interesting address, on his travels in Europe, at Wesley Church, Ba side, re cently. Early in 1914 Rev. R. J. Patterson, founder of the great "oatch-my-Pal movement, will- begin a great Gospel Temperance and Pledge Signing Campaign, Campaign, starting in the city of Winnipeg. His abilities in this work are marvellous and the magic of his name and personality are its mainspring. Hampton Epworth League meeting Friday evening was in charge of the third vice president, Mr. Hilton Peters. Lesson was read by Lloyd Ward and the topic, "Generosity" was well given by Mrs. F.T. Allin. Masters Oscar W*rJ and Harold Salter sang nicely "Little things count." Mrs. J. E. L. Cole gave, a very interesting reading, "The vision of the Soul which completed an interesting progiam. Mr .T. Salter presided and the president, Mr. F. J. Groat, closed with the benediction. Next meeting will be of a social nature; splendid program; everyone welcome. Mutual Aid was the theme discussed by Rev. A. H. Drumm, pastor in St. Paul's Presbyterian church on Sunday morning when members of Court Pr.de of Ontario, No. 6000 attended divine, service. The brethren were marshalled by Bro. Chas. Rowe and made a fine appearance on the street in their pretty green sashes and white gloves. The members of the Juvenile Juvenile Court were an important part of the procession. They wore handsome badges. On returning to Foresters' Hall votes of thanks were passed to minister, church officers officers and the choir of St. Paul's. All were agreed that the sermon was most appropriate for the occasion as many practical lessons were contained in it. Mrs. C. A. Cawker sang a suitable anthem in her rich soprano voice. A yearly event, eagerly anticipated by all concerned, took place at the Methodist Methodist church Monday evening when the High School students were entertained by the Epworth Leaguers. The guests turned turned out in large numbers, all the teaching staff and most of the pupils being present. The pastor, Rev. H. B. Kenny, conveyed a hearty welcome and invited the B. H.S., Principal, Dr. J. B. Dandeno to take the chair, which office he filled to the satisfaction satisfaction of all. Thè guests contributed the program which was.as follows : humorous and well given readings by Misses Esther Stevens and Louise hardy; Patriotic solo by Miss Reta Cole, and a solo "My Task" by Miss Florence Li VanNest; a piano solo and encore by Mr. Lloyd Rice. At the close a social time had been arranged and the B.H.S. students were made to feel at home while composing poetry or essays on various subjects assigned. The results were all that could be desired, several groups deserving special mention. We shall expect to hear great things of them in the musical and literary circles later on. Refreshments of cake and ice cream were enjoyed and the pleasant evening closed with the National Anthem. Mr. W. H. Wild, baker with Mr. 1 hos. Tod has received a very interesting letter from his sister Mrs. Paul Darrah, in Maple Bridge, Derbyshire, near Manchester,England. Manchester,England. . • Letter tells of his sister's children who lived in France but who have been sent over to England for safety as thousands of others haVe been. As an indication of how English women are working for refugees from the Continent Mr. Wilu's sister says "I am very busy with Red Cross Work having been made Township leader of Ludworth under the. Duchess of Devonshire who is President of Derbyshire. Derbyshire. I am also oh the village relief committee assisting to distribute necessities necessities to the refugees. We ladies are all helping Belgian families who have come here. Cottages have been rented and we are contributing towards the furnishing. The gent'emen pay a small weekly subscription subscription towards rent. There has been a generous response. We do the buying of supplies so that the Belgians do hot handle the money. At one cottage are father, mother, boys 10 and 1% yrs and girls 12 and 4. They lost one son in the fire at Lovain; another family consists of parents and three children from 6 to 2 years and still another of mother, three girls 17 to 8 years and two boys 16 and 10 yrs. This gives some idea of the refugees. People all round are sending in lots of clothing much of it being made by sewing parties. We have difficulty in conversing with them as the men speak only French and the women Flemish which is neither German German or French. They told a lady who can understand, that the reports of cruelty ; by Germans such as have been reported are true such as cutting hands oft, etc. mmmtemmz West End House The Fine Dress We have found that many men who were more or less ti >y HOSPITAL'S GOOD WORK Annual Meeting Hears Satisfactory Satisfactory Reports--Board Re- Elected. LIQUOR AND WAR careless about their dress before they started wearing 20th Century Brand Clothes TV have never been careless since. Once they knew and felt the satisfaction of good clothes they continue to demand Satisfaction THE STORE OF QUALITY SL SERVICE London Times in its issue of Sept. 25 : "The trail of the German troops is marked, as innumerable witnesses testify, j by myriads of empty bottles. Their once proud soldiery is now typified by the colonel colonel found in a st'u; or amid his unconscious unconscious men beside a cask in an Eperr ay cellar. We may contrast with th.s picture picture the spectacle presented by the Allies --Russia absolutely forbidd ng the sale of vodka and beer throughout her immense dominions, France forbidding the sale of absinthe; the British soldier marching through the best • vineyards in existence and temperately deihanding, as many letters letters tell us, his cup of tea. The great victory victory over drunkenness in Russia has received received far too little attention in this country. country. Since China proscribed opium the world has seen nothing like it. We have been well -reminded that in sternly prohibiting prohibiting the sale of spirituous liquor Russia Russia has already vanquished a greater foe than the Germans. Is it fully realized yet that for the Allies, and for the first time in history, this is to aU intents and purposes purposes a "teetotal" war ? We hope that the mdiscreet people who insist on "treating" "treating" our soldiers and sailors on their return return from the front will realize it very quickly. "The fight sternly waged by all the Allies Allies alike against intemperance symbolizes the other victory. which must eventually be theirs. Troops-who march obey n g the Tsar's Ukase against drink, who carry in their knapsacks Lord Kitchener's admonition admonition to ad jure Wine, already have an immense moral advantage over those armies armies whose officers set their men the example example of looting .every cellar they find. In the vinous excesses of the German fore es we see a hint of their coming overthrow." overthrow." u \ It is .interesting to note that:: since the publication-of this editorial it >bas been announced in Petrograd that the prohibi- bition of thefBalf: of vodka. is to b&contin- ued indefinitely^eVep-a ftetpthe end of the war. This order' î^bàsed principal ly on the tremendously- ; improved condition of the country, since the Emperor issued the edict prohibiting traffic in this liquor. The Russian authorities are so impressed with this startling regeneration of the peasantry that they believe it is likely to have an important effect on the social and economic conditions of all Russia. When will the Canadians awake to the grand work and duty of making Dominion-wide Dominion-wide total prohibition of the_ manufacture manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors ? Attendance at the annual meeting of Bowmanville Hospital on Tuesday evening evening in Council Chamber was not large but representative. Rev. H. B. Kenny, President, President, occupied the chair and J. C. Wilkinson, Wilkinson, Secretary, read the minutes of last annual meeting which were on motion confirmed. In his remarks President Kenny said the operations of the hospital had been very satisfactory and the institution was well conducted and a positive credit to the town and surrounding country. Brief remarks were made by Messrs. J' W. Alexander, J. B. M.tchel, C. Rehder, | Thos. Tod, L. A. Tôle, Dr. J. C. Devitt, F C. Vanstone, W. B. Couch, M. A. James and others. Secretary Wilkinson read the annual financial report which shows amount of revenue $7851.71, a loan of $1000 being included, also a balance of $384 44 bank from previous year. The chiel items of revenue are: Govt, grant $230.80, Counties' Counties' grant $200, Town $512, Darlington $25, fees from patients $4700.11, donations donations $661.32, other sources $138 04. Principal items of outLy are: Salaries and wages $1682.17, meat $536*27, butter and eggs $273 27, flour, bread, and meal, $117.27, milk $47 25, cow $90, tea and coffee $28.90, vegetables $10055, groceries, groceries, etc, $627, drags $395-35. surgical appliances appliances $142 37, instruments $70.15, spirits $18.72, bedding, napery $528.73, brooms, brushes, soap $67.63, fuel $432.19, light $237.30, water $58.10, hay, straw $48.11, ice $43, printing, postage, etc, $ i 57-57» laundry $722.07, installing water and sewage sewage $470, repairs $241.74, contingencies $97.39, bal. building contract $4"4.10, at credit in Rc yal bank $214.47. The splendid offices of the Women's Auxiliary is shown by the amount of their contributions in goods, napery, etc., $483 60. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded accorded the ladies for their much appreciated appreciated assistance^ The officers of the Women's Auxiliary for the current year are: President--Mrs. L. A. Tole; 1st Vice--Mrs. E.R. Bounsall; 2nd Vice--Mrs. Thos. Tod; Rec. Secretary--Mrs. Secretary--Mrs. F. J. Manning; Cor. Sécréta- y --Miss M. J. Bassett; Treas-- Mrs. A. L. Nicholls; Members of Executive--Mrs. C. Rehder, Mrs. W. C. Washington, Mrs. J. M. Fowler, Miss C. Allen; representatives to General Board--Mrs. L. A. Tole, Mrs. Thos. Tod, Mrs. W. H. Martin, Mrs. B. M. Warnica. The liabilities on Sept. 30 were: Bills payable $1000, interest $20 80, outstanding accounts $765.08--total $178388. We may state that the sum of $1842.00 was a balance of unreported accounts not included included in last annual statement -of liabilities. liabilities. Assets are as follows: due from patients fnot current accounts) $189.4°> cash in bank $214 47. Total $403 87, showing a deficit of $1,382 01. A vote of thanks was passed to the auditors--Messrs auditors--Messrs J. A. McClellan and W. E. Gerry for their gratuitous services. Outstanding liabilities areowing-almost entirely to local merchants. The directors and hospital staff were voted very enthusiastic resolutions of thanks for their efficient services The Norfolk and The Continental 9 Are you having trouble getting clothes that just suit and satisfy you ? Ask the man who wears 20tli Century Brand Clothes. He will tell you that his clothes troubles are over, Ready-for-Service or tailored to your special measure from your .:,-7 choice of hundreds of fine fabrics. We Are Exclusive Agents t \ ; :1 il t • ; : J r RONTO Just to show you how very handsome this quiet staple 20th Century Brand styles can be made. This is the coat that thousands of good dressers wear every year. It has no frills, its exceptionally smart appearance is due entirely to clever designing and expert tailoring. Looks very handsome tailored in Black, Brown, Blue or Grey Melton or in any of the new soft faced cloths. Truly a Grand Ulster Tailored in your choice of scores of exclusive weaves • in Grey, Brown, Blue and Fancy Mixtures and in the newest fabrics including Shetlands, Elysians, Aôtrachans, Montenacs, Bouch Curls, Polars, Naps, Witneys and the new Velour finishes. Lined with silk fur if you wish. This is the latest touch and adds an attractive richness to the garment. r: McMurt 1.5 F : n X) Phone 83 The Big Departmental Store Bowmanville h _• 4 HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. The annual meeting of the Horticultural Society will be held in the Council Room, Bowmanvi.le, Tuesday, November 3rd, at 8 p. m., for election of officers and other business. Every member is requested to attend. Wm. Trewin, 2w President. Jas. Deyman, Secretary. FOR ECZEMA instant- Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S D A S T O RiA The Board of Directors was re-elected as follows : President--Rev. H. B. Kenny; Vice President--C. Rehder; 2nd do-- F. C. Vanstone; Secretary-Treasurer--J. C. Wilkinson; J. W. Alexander, Dr. J. C. Dtvitt, Thos. Tod, L. A. Tole. Miss M. E. Bruce, Superintendent, by reqtiest expressed great satisfaction that the Board had been re-elected, as they had worked together very harmoniously during during the year. She was gratified bv the appreciative words that had^ been spoken and would try to. render still better service service the coming year. Use a mild soothing wash that ly stops the itch. We have sold many other remedies for skin trouble but none that we could personally recommend as we do the D. D. D. Prescription. If I had Eczema Eczema I'd use AUCTION SALES. Friday, October 23 -- Mr. C. W. Souch, lot 24, con. 7, Darlington, will sell all of his farm stock, implements, etc. Also a quantity of household furniture. Sale at .1 p m. See bills. L. A. W. Tole, auctioneer. SEED GROWERS AT GUELPH Provincial Winter Fair, which is held at Guelph early in December each year, has many educational features, one of the most valuable being the seed exhibit. Space has been increased, more classes have been provided, and $300 added to prize list. Farmers who have good.seed for sale can advertise it by competing for prizes and will h ys a good chance to dispose dispose of seed to a vanta je. OOMS TO RENT--Some of the best livii.g rooms in James Block are now vacant--two flats, electric lighted, over Photograph Gallery. Gallery. Rent moderate. Apply tg Norman ti. B. James, Statesman office. R Auto for Hire When requiring the. services of an auto send us your order. Rent by the hour or day. Terms right. Leave orders at Cole's Barber one door east of Bowman House. Shop Bowmanville Arthur Cole, Proprietoi. D. D. D. Prescription. Jury & Lovell, Druggists Bowmanville. No increase in prices. Notwithstand- heavy increase in cost of important ingredients ingredients price remains the same. Fall Suits & - Switches - Switches pay for themselves by increasing the life of your tungsten tungsten bulbs. Look over your lighting system and have a few more switches cut in by us. Leave your orders at W. H. Dustan's Hardware Store. KO. Whyte Electrical Contractor Temperance-st. - Bowmanville Next St. John's Church. Overcoats W hat is More Invitin or Than a Comfortable Chair, Cheery Warmth and a Good Book $15 UP It's time you were ordering ordering your Fall Clothes. We have some splendid materials at prices ranging from $15 00 to $30.00. Our list of fall reading Hs unusually attractive. It includes includes the best • work of several several of the most popular authors. Below are a few typical offerings.' Please fed at liberty to come in at'your convenience and look over our entire srock. The Eyes of the World Harold Bell Wright V V The Law of Life Carl Werner The After House Mary Roberts Rinehart REMEMBER, we guarantee guarantee every suit that we make. Ladies' and Gents' Tailoring. HORSEY block. Ariadne of Allan Water Sidney McCall Helen of the High Hand Arnold Bennett The Women's Law Maravene Thompson The long winter evenings are coming--join our Circulating Library. W. T. Allen "Big 20" Bookstore rj