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, -Cv> ■ j s 'T-TT e^r- - : ,-:^7 .-r ... - .-?•>-• •>_-<r&5r7 .: f~Lr'V ^STTf^rï^îçr--. - " 'TT,:.:; .. V . -'. 1 - -. r . ~:~:~ £■;. j C $i ,oo a year in advance ; $1.50 to United S* res. BOWMAN VILLE, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1914 Vol. LX. No. 46 M. A. JAMES & SON, Proprietors <L J " -Z « ! X Couch, Johnston '& Cryderman are now showing a superb stock of NEW FALL and WIN TER GOODS--Ladies' Suits. Coats and Skirts, all made up in the very latest styles. Dress Goods and Suitings, newest weaves and colors. A big stock of Black a.nd Colored Silks, all bought before the recent advance in price. Underwear of all kinds for men, women and children. An immense stock of Men's New Suits and Overcoats, no better styles and no better value anywhere. Silk Velvets and Velveteens of all kinds in all colors Furs of all kinds at very special prices. Large Frame Building For Sale. There is plenty of good lumber in this building which will be sold at a. bargain. If you want the lot, which is very desirable and centrally located, will also be sold at a great sacrifice. For Rent Furnished Home, every convenience, convenience, owner leaving town for the winter. Insurance t ct i |3>- Fire, Life, Personal Accident and Liability. The best in the .world. Harry Cann The Insurance and Real Estate Man Phone 50, Bowmanville Xz" / 5000 ROLLS of Wall Paper 1915 PATTERNS Received This Week All the newest designs and colorings for next season at reasonable prices. It will pay you to do your paper- - --j- - ing this Fall. W. T. Allen, << Big 20" Bookstore Bowmanville Gr OOD, strong, well-made shoes for men and wo- men in the latest Fall styles--shoes that look well and wear well, and will keep the feet warm and dry, are offered here this week at prices remarkably remarkably low considering the quality. 'Ibey are made o7>er lasts that 'will conform with every foot requirement and meet every demand for foot comfort. Various sizes and widths to suit even the hard to fit, All the popular leathers are represented iü the assembly, including vici kid, patent colt, calf, suede, etc, in both black and tan, and in the fashionable button or lace styles. MEN'S SHOES RANGING FROM $2.00 TO $6.00. WOMEN'S SHOES RANGING FROM 2.00 TO 5.00. THE STORE OF QUALITY 5. SERVICE THE EDITOR TALKS. We sincerely extend fraternal greetings to an old Durham boy and friend of our boyhood days. Editor Richard White of the Milton Reformer who last week en er- ed upon his 30th year as editor and publisher publisher of that newsy, clean weekly family journal. We wish Brer. White many more years of opportunity to publish a bright, helpful newspaper that will prove a blessing and influence for good in the community. OUR BOYS IN CAMP Barrie is a good business town and con- taing wide-awake business men, but it is by no means good enough or large enough to support four printing establishments. Two are ample for all requirements, we are very sure. We were pleased, therefore, therefore, to see that our old friend and former Darlington boy, Mr. I- A. McLaren, has joined his paper, the Barrie Examiner, with the Saturday Morning, published by Messrs. Walls Bros. The plant of The Examiner, one of the best known local papers in the county, was burned last Summer. We wish the bew combination abundant success. Is there anything significant in the fact that after this journal called attention to the condition of the water-collectors at Skinner's Spring that the engineer was sent for and taken out there by His Worship Worship the Mayor, but no report was made j or any action taken at the last meeting of Council. If the structures, as we saw them a few weeks ago, are the same now and have been accepted as a fitting and proper head and supply for our $150,000 water and sewage system, we have no hesitation hesitation in saying that it is a most crude, amateurish and undignified piece of workmanship to be an important part of a municipal system that is to last a lifetime. Messrs Couch, Johnston & Cryderman the largest importers of carpets in this county, have, handed usa copy letter from John Crosslev & Sons, Limited, Halifax, Halifax, England, dated Oct. 29,1914, being a reply to aa article which appeared in Toronto Daily Star on "Canada's Opportunity" Opportunity" in which if was stated that the English people could not make seamless rugs but that the Germans were the only people who made seamless Brussels and Wilton Rugs This firm states distinctly that they have manufactured these rugs, 4 yards wide, since 1884. The looms for weaving these rugs weigh about 40 tons, are designed entirely at their works in Halifax, Yorkshire. Since 1879 they have been engaged continuously in the manufacture manufacture of seamless Tapestry and Tapestry Tapestry velvet rugs woven on their own premises. premises. Thus it is proven ^bat the Germans were not the first td^tfpply, these seamless seamless rugs, but that they were made England many years before. in FROM BERMUDA Pte. Robert Bird of Bowmanville High School with Royal -Canadian Regiment A letter ifiarked "Passed Censor, Bermuda", Bermuda", dated "St. George's, 23 Oct., 1914, Bermuda", and headed "H" Company, Roval Canadian Rifles, Prospect Barracks, Bermuda, came to hand last week addressed addressed to Geo. W. lames of The Bowmanville Bowmanville News. After introductory sentences sentences Pte. Bird says: I was certainly pleased to get the papers you sent. It I enlivened my spirits. I felt as if I were back in dear old Bowmanville again when reading the home news. Has the war made much difference to the factories and and to business ? I suppose you heard that the Third Canadian Dragoons left Valcartier Camp on Sept. 6th to join the Royal Canadian Regiment at Halifax. They needed 400 recruits to strengthen the regiment. The officer who was mobilizing for the Regulars Regulars stated that they would be the first regiment to leave for the front after four weeks' garrison duty at Bermuda. Of course we all volunteered and here we are till after the war. It is said we may be sent to West Indies, Africa or Egypt. An effort was made to get us to join the Regulars Regulars at 50c a day; as we had been promised promised $1.10 a day before we left Valcartier we did not enlist--only about IO joined of noble 400. After doing three weeks' drill at the barracks two of our companies were moved to a little island north of Hamilton, Hamilton, called St. David. I was among them, also the rest of the Dragoons. St. David contains about 500 inhabitants. There are two small stores. The island is well fortified. The fort has four 9.2 guns, two revolving searchlights which cover the water to the horizon, and two batteries. At night we do duty as outposts and pickets. pickets. We are all supplied with 150 rounds of ammunition. Stanley Avery is on one of the Maxim guns. Smithy is out of the hospital. I rather think George Hughes would just as soon be back on his dad's farm, but I guess Spry and Manship would just as soon be down here enjoying the salt sea breezes and the luscious native fruits which are abundant. Best wishes to all my school mates and the rest of the boys at home. EMINENT COIFFURE SPECIALIST IS COMINI} Prof. Dorenwend of the Dorenwend Co. of Toronto will be at Hotel Bowman, Bowmanville, on FRIDAY, NOV. 13TH, when he will be in consultation with their many patrons in this vicinity. The Dorenwend Dorenwend Co. is well known throughout the Dominion and their visits here are always signalized by activity in their line During the visit there will be shown a sample stock of the most fashionable hair- goods and the latest modes in everything pertaining to the hair. A specialty will be the Dorenwend Sanitary Patent Toupee, Toupee, an invention which should be examined examined by every man who is bald. A cordial cordial invitation is extended to the people to {call and inspect these goods. A letter is to hand from Lieut. R. W. F. Jones, Transport Officer, with 2nd Battalion, Battalion, 1st Brigade, Canadian contingent, at Bustard Camp, Salisbury Plains, England, England, giving an account of the voyage across the Atlantic on S. S. "Cassandra." He pays high tribute to Rev. Wm. Beattie, B.A., Chaplain with the contingent, who conducted the Sunday services. Speaking of how the Bowmanville boys stood the ocean swells, he said they were not seasick, seasick, but several of them were deathly pale and food had no charm for them then. The sight ol thirty odd steamers with the convoy of war craft and gun boats was a grand one. Plymouth gave them a welcome welcome that words fail in describing. The girls, smartly dressed and pretty, too, were so o'er joyed that they actually kissed some of the Canadians, not excepting some of the officers. The Bowmanville boys took to it nicely, too. The march to the camp from the depot gave the troops a touch of real soldiering. British rations are not quite up to the Canadian brand dispensed at Valcartier. Concluding, he says : "It has rained here for three days. Every day now brings us nearer the trenches on service and the seriousness of the situation appeals to us more keenly as we meet the wounded soldiers and see the sorrow of the bereaved. We one and all at the same time appreciate the honor of being British soldiers, and I am glad to say a soldier occupies a high place here now in the regard of the people." It cannot be denied that many of the Canadians serving with the First Contingent Contingent are having experiences in the Old Country, which to say the least, are novel and original. The relatives of a Canadian boy have just received a letter from him, in which he states with ingenuous frankness frankness that while looking at the Nelson monument monument in Trafalgar Square, London, during during a visit there for dental purposes, a Belgian lady threw her arms around his neck and kissed him repeatedly. She could only speak broken English, but managed managed to explain that she recognized him as a Canadian soldier and . wished to express express her gratitude. The letter did not state whether or not the ladv was young and pretty. Already one member of the First Contingent has married a young French lady; it is probable that another may marry a Belgian. A POPULAR PREACHER. Cartwright Methodists have been singularly singularly fortunate in the ministers the conference conference has sent them of late years. Their present pastor is Rev I. Snell whose wife was Miss Sybil Comstock of Kendal. Last Sunday his Nestleton congregation held a Thank-offering service in place of the old fashioned bun feed and asked for Rev. H. B. Kenny, Chairman of Bowmanville District, District, as the preacher for the day, and Rev- Mr. Snell took his work here and we are pleased to say to the vëry^ great delight of two large congregations that heard him. His morning text was Psa. 106:19. "They provoked him to anger with their inventions, etc." In the sermon Mr. Snell condemned some of the innovations that some people would introduce for the delectation delectation of church .audiences instead of the old evangelism and simple gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. The sermon was very favorably commented upon. In the afternoon Rev. Mr. Snell taught the Alpha Club and won golden opinions as an expounder of truths in Bible study. A large and attentive audience greeted the Cartwright preacher in the evening, many young people being present and the sermon sermon was specially suited to them. The text was Isa. 55:2-- "Whèrefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread ? and your labor for that which satisfieth not ?" Several useful, practical lessons for old and young were drawn from these words and the life of service for others was emphasized. Rev. Mr. Snell certainly certainly won the attention of his large audience and gave them some ideas to ponder over thru the week. The man or woman who did not desire to live a more useful life and be a better citizen after hearing this timely and practical sermon must have wantonly missed the blessing that was shared by so many. This kind of sermons cannot fail to do much good. Rev. Mr. Snell was guest of Mrs. J. M. Brimacombe and Mr. Fred R. Foley, "Green Court," during his stay in town. The Churches. Rev. R. Bamforth, Port Perry, preached preached anniversary services at Uxbridge on Sunday. TEMPERANCE MEETING. Base Line . Union Sunday School will hold their Christmas entertainment on Tuesday, December 22nd. < Rev. H. R. Pickup,-J3.A., has resigned as associate pastor of College-st. Presbyterian Presbyterian Church, Toronto, on account of ill- health, intending to go West to recuperate. Bowmanville Methodist church, Rev. H. B. Kenny, pastor: Morning subject Sunday--"Israel in Bondage;" evening-- An address on "France and Her People." Strangers welcome. Two Darlington old boys took active part in the Epworth League District convention convention at Kinsale recently--Rev. H. W. Foley, B.A., B.D., Brooklin, and Mr. W. D. Dyer, Columbus. Rev. R. A. Whattam, Orono, was one of the big speakers. Mr. Clarence Penfound, 1st Vice President President of Bowmanville .District Epworth League, addressed the King-st. Methodist League Monday evening with much pleasure pleasure and profit to all who heard him.-^» Oshaiva Reformer. Rev. H. W. Foley, B.A., B.D., Brooklin, preached missionary sermons in the Meth- oeist Church, Pickering, on Sunday morning morning and evening, and at Audley in the afternoon. Delegates from the Sunday School Convention at London say that Rev. Mr. Foley gave an excellent address there. Rev. J. D. P. Knox, Colborne, was absent absent Sunday, preaching missionary sermons sermons in Warkworth, while Rev. F. H. Howard, S.T.L. of Warkworth, gave very' interesting and instructive sermons on this circu t. Eden congregation responded liberally, giving over one hundred dollars for missions. OUR BOYS AT KINGSTON Pte. Oliver Roberts, "G" Company, 46th Durham Regiment,-2ist Battalion, Canadian Canadian Expeditionary Force, Kingston, Ont., writing under date of Nov. 9, says : We left Port Hope on Tuesday morning--69 men and 2 officers. Bowmanville con- . tributed 30 or 31 men. Port Hope citizens citizens deserve our lasting thanks for they did splendidly in their efforts to make us happy and comfortable. They gave us a right royal send-off, too. We cannot thank them enough and shall always remember remember them with feelings of gratitude, but be assured that nothing that has been done or that ma) 7 be done for us can obliterate obliterate from our memories the kindness, thoughtfulness and generosity of the dear Bowmanville people. "Well, I am glad to tell you that all our Bowmanville boys have passed the medical medical examination except one, who had very reluctantly to return home. This shows well for Dr. B J. Hazlewood who passed us there. Most of us have received our kit. The inoculation of the members of the 2lst Battalion against typhoid fever will be started Tuesday. There will be no ambulance corps formed in this division division for service with the next contingent. The corps will be made up of men from the other districts. Lieut.-Col. W. S. Hughes has a most capable staff of officers. officers. Seven or eight speak French and English and several can converse fluently in German as well. It is doubtful if any detachment sent from Canada for overseas service has a more thoroly trained staff of officers than has the 2ist Battalion. Bishop Bidwell addressed the soldiers at the services in the armouries Sunday afternoon. The parade showed the strength of Lieut.-Col. Hughes' detachment detachment to be 993 men. We were joined on our way down here by men of other towns. Cobourg sent 170 men, Brighton about 20, and at Belleville the station was crowded with people to see their boys off, there being the town band and Salvation Army band to plav and cheer the boys as they wended their way out of the city. The boys here are a very happy bunch and have a lot of fun at times--no dange' of being homesick here. I noticed Harold Bone in town on Wednesday. He used to work in the Goodyear in Dept. 5. I think there are four boys belonging to the other Co'y who worked at the Goodyear when I was there. Bowmanville boys are like Goodyear tires--they are all over the place. The James Papers went like hot cakes last week when the parcel came--had hardly enough for all the boys but they pass them round. I guess they are still reading them, for I have not seen any in the waste paper box yet. Please let people know our address here, as our letters are placed in the dead letter box if not addressed right. Address Address us: Name, rank, "G" Company, 46th Regiment, 2ist Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary», Expeditionary», Force, Kingston, Ont. All the boys are "well and comfortable. They appreciated the visit of Sergt. Humpage and Sergt. Moore. I noticed Rev. S. F. Dixon in town on Friday. Saturday Nov. 7 at 1.45 p.m. a member of "G" Company of 2lst Battalion, stationed stationed at Kingston, was drowned by falling falling in the dock. The life-saving crew was soon on the scene, but the body was not recovered till near 4 o'clock. The man's name was Donohue from Ottawa and was attached to the Governor-General's Governor-General's Foot Guards." The Union Gospel Temperance Service held in the Salvation Army Citadel on Sunday afternoon was a success. Capt. Ginger occupied the chair and announced the hymn, "Rescue the Perishing," and prayer by Mr. F. A. Haddy and a selection by the S. A. Band. The chairman's remarks remarks were to the point." He said that no one desires to follow in the footsteps of a drunkard. There was a possibility of men being induced to follow the example example of the moderate drinker because there seemed to be the color of respectability with it, but which in the end might lead on the down grade line, ^hat we needed was the genuine grace of God in the heart to control the worst passions that were part of the human. Miss Reta Cole contributed a solo in harmony with the spirit of the meeting. Rev. C. G. Weisman said that he had always always been interested in temperance work and had associated himself with an or- ganizaten to strengthen the temperance force. He was always ready to help in any cause that lifted men to Jesus Christ. All can help together. His message was one of self-denial for the sake of others. No sacrifice is too great to help the man that is down. We need consecration to Jesus Christ. The evil of intemperance is a great curse. God has called us not to judge but to be Christian in deed and in truth. "If any man will come after me," Christ said, "let him deny himself. If meat make mv brother to offend I will eat no meat while the word standeth." Newcastle Methodists enjoyed having Rev. Dr. T . N. Baker, Principal of Albert College, elleville, at their Thank-offering service Sunday Nov. I. The male choir in the . ening gave excellent satisfaction their noruses being along the battle song line ,nd went with a swing. The Thank- Offering amounted to $300. Members of Enniskillen W. M.S., ^eel a great loss in the removal of MrszC. J. Pascoe from their midst as she has responded responded faithfully to eyery need of the church. The very efficient manner in which she has filled the office of Recording Recording Secretary since its organization has meant much to the success of our auxiliary. auxiliary. We trust she will speedily find a church home in Lindsay and that what will be their loss'will be others' gain. Sunday, next, Nov. 15th, Bowmanville Presbyterians will celebrate the anniver- saryof St. Paul's Church, the minister for the occasion will be Rev. Robert Law, M.A., D.D., Professor of New Testament Literature and Exegesis, of Knox College, Toronto. No doubt large congregations will be present on this interesting occasion as Prof. Law is one of the outstanding preachers in that city.. Services at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. A very cordial invitation is extended to all to attend these anniver- A cornet duet was given by Lieut. Lux- ton and Mr. A. H. Fletcher. Mr. E. Skitch, Missionary Secretary of the Royal Templars, gave lan earnest and forceful address appealing to the audience to be united in the great work of temperance and prohibition, and gave facts and figures showing the success of the work during recent years. A couple of verses of the hymn, "Take the Name of Jesus With You," was sung and the meeting closed with the Benediction. Miss Reta Cole and Miss Greta M. VanNest presided at the piano. CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOL. Honor Roll For October in Bow manville. Sr IV--Greta Muir, Eileen Cousins, Aileen Hazlewood, Cecelia Lowe, Enid Souch, Marion Moorcraft, Ethelda Hazle- woood, Vilda Symons, Helen Worden, Stanley Hardy. Jr IV--Jessie Worden, Grace Boddam, „uth Martyn, Harvey Cord en, Victor Greenfield, Margaret McMurtry, Philp Tilley, Marjorie Plummer, Beatrice Devitt, Ted Pethick. Sr III -Norman Dickinson, Vera Veale, Herbert Goddard, Mary Findlay, Edna Thickson, Ermie Grant, Helen Lunney, Laurie VanNest, Eva Corden, Marjorie Bounsall. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTO R 1 A Jr III--Jennie Merchant, Dorothy Bellman, Bellman, Ross Tilley, Arthur Spicer, Lawrence Lawrence Mason, Leslie Rowe, Leighton Souch, Leonard Richards,Nellie Bounsall, Selwyn Rombough. II (A)--Gladys King, May Jackman, Hilton Pearce, Frances Worden, Myrtle Cole, Irwin Piper, Albert Anderson, Florence Florence Morris, Thelma Gilders, Maÿ Man ning. II (B)--Sybil Burk, Helen McGregor, Doris Foster, Helen Osborne, Charles Pethick, Hannah Mason, Marion Clough, Ernest Moorcraft, Edna Jewell, Doris Roberts. R. D. Davidson, Principal. OUR INNER PAGES Some articles of local interest are on inner pages of this paper--Town Council report and Durham Boy Commands. That pretty poem "Bird with a Broken Pinion" is also there. Several war articles will be of interest just now, too, including "Canadians in England." sary services. Hampton Epworth League meeting Oct. 30 in charge of the president was opened by singing and prayer by Mr. F. Corden. An instructive address on "The war of to-day and the cause" taken by Mr. F. J. Groat. Papers on the different countries concerned in thé war were given given by Miss Mary Katerson, Germany ; Mrs. J. E. L. Cole,Russia;Miss L. Reeves, Servi a ; Mr. W. Horn on Belgium. Nov. 6th. meeting was in charge of Miss Rhoda JohnsJ first vice-president. Lesson was read by Miss Pearl Ranton and the topic "Getting out of ruts" .was read by Mr. Milton Avery. Music by Miss Reta Ker- slake and E. Ward. After Roll call, singing singing and business the meeting closed with the benediction. Shiloh Methodist congregation, on New- tonville circuit, had an experience Sunday which they will not soon forget. The church had been closed for repairs and was re-opened Sunday, large crowds attending attending the services which were being conducted by the pastor, Rev. R. L. Edwards and Rev. W. Down, Omemee. Just previous to the service the floor at the rear end began to sag and in an instant instant the people on this portion of the floor, with two box stoves, were hurled to the basement, a distance of eight feet. The church is 40x28 ft. and the damaged portion is 13x28. The joist were found to be badly rotted and too far apart. Albert Campbell was in the basement and suffered suffered most serious injury. He was taken to Toronto Hospital. Miss Elva White, Elizabethville, had a leg broken* in two places, Miss Stalker, Mrs. R. N. Smith, Mrs. Bullied and Mrs. Amos McMullen were also badly injured. The fowl supper supper which was to have been held there Monday evening was held at Kendal. Mr. W. G. Butson, the new Mathematical Mathematical Master of Bowmanville High School, who has already won the confidence and respect ot the students, has been unanimously unanimously elected President of Bowmanville Epworth League and took the chair on Monday evening. A large attendance of members greeted him and his opening address address was very highly appreciated. The League is fortunate in having such a capable capable and enthusiastic executive head and all look for a very successful winter term. The attendance and interest in the League meetings have been good but there are many more young people in Bowmanville whose presence at these Monday evening meerings is sincerely desired. The subject subject discussed Monday evening was "Consecration "Consecration and Missions" presented in a splendid paper bv Miss Lena Haddy. Mr. Elmer Beckel read a very suitable poem, "If we eat our morsel alone". Two duets were splendidly played by Miss Zuem, B.A., teacher of Classics and History in High School, and Mrs. H. W. Burk. Mr. Fred J. VanNest sang Tolsti's "Gopdbye" in fine voice. The scripture lesson was read by Mr. Frank Field. Next Monday will be a Ralph Connor evening. A cordial cordial invitation is extended to all young persons not connected with other churches. churches. A sincere welcome awaits you*