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-ry^irs^a y- .-zyv v^^v.c-vrt-t^-SK^^ -->•-'. '•.*• •:>;i• -••*■ - : ; ;»> ; agKSPSr"-'. SB^- 7 Wgæ: i -- - ----' u X $1,00 a year In advance ; $1.50 to United.States. BOWMAN VILLE, ONTARIO, CANADA, THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 1915. Volume. LXI. No. 26 Couch, Johnston 66 call special attention to their Superb Collection of Summer Dress Materials Ratines, Crepes, Bedford Cords in thé Celebrated Duro Dyes, Plain, Figured and Striped Voiles, and Crêpé de Chines. Beyond question the finest lot of Summer Goods ever shown in town. V A| Holiday Suggestion L| 1ASHION prognosticators -*■ long ago gave warning that this was to be a white year in ladies' shoes, and we took them at their word, with the result that we are showing the most beautiful styles on the market in high white shoes, oxfords and pumps. Some made of fine white calf, others in suede, Nubuck or caribas, Styles that will attract every Tfroman who admires novelty and neatness in foot- wear. Low priced, too, as these will prove : > V Women's White Canvas Pumps and Colonials at from $1.25 to $2.00 Women's White Canvas Boots ...... $1.75 to $3.50 A full line of white Outing Shoes on hand for men, women and children THE STORE OF QUALITY Si SERVICE Don't take your good watch to your Summer Camp, but carry one of our Special $1.00 watches, which will give you good service, and "you need not worry about giving it rough usage. This will also give you a good chance to have your good watch cleaned and regulated regulated to be in good shape for Fall and Winter use, when the correct time is essential. essential. The best place to have both these matters attended to is C. H. Haddys Jdtoeliy ~ Watch c Repairing BANK OF MONTREAL ESTABLISHED 1817 Incorporated by c4ct of 'ParOamev Capital -- $16,000,000 Rest -- -- $16,000,000 Undiv. Profits 1,046,217.80 Saving» Department Heajd Office, Montreal, J. A. McClellan, Manager, Bowman ville Branch. CONFERENCE ECHOES. Oshawa papers gave half-tone- portraits portraits of leading officials. After The new King-st, church was greatly greatly admired. It was the Conference church The Jitney service was well patronized patronized by the delegates--10c to any part of Oshawa. Days in Trenches DanD's. Letters Full of Interest--Wants, "A Bowmanville Name GirlV' Miss Greatrix wasin on charge of the conference post office and telephone and gave efficient,and prompt service. Rev. J. R. Butler, Cavan, was elected elected chairman and M. A. James, secretary secretary of conference missionary committee. committee. The Methodist Book Room had on sale a large collection of books for.min- isters and made many.' sales during Conference. The automobile owners deserve praise for responding to Mayor Sinclair's Sinclair's request to show visitors over the "Manchester of Canada." The conference photograph is good as far as it goes but unfortunately the Stationing 'Committee are not in it, being in session when it was taken. Its a pity 1" The plan for obtaining dinner at Welsh's restaurant gave the delegates a fine opportunity for a social hour together, together, and they linger long over their cups as a rule. The few talkers talked and the brainy men sat and criticised but with too many of them "Silence is golden." It is som- times, but the "man who knows and knows he knows" should speak, his thoughts. • ■•* x Rev. S. C. Moore, Pastor of Conference Conference church, Mr. J. W. Borsbery, Secretary Billeting Committee and Messrs A. R. Govne and ' John Bale gave every attention to the delegates and made their stay in Oshawa pleasant pleasant as possible. The spirit was certainly fine and no serious controversies arose. Perhaps in the deep sorrow of the Empire the members were drawn closer to each other as friends. The spirit of fellowship fellowship was emphasized by the excellent addresses given. The invitation system seems to be growing apace. It lightens the work of the .-'tationing committee but sometimes sometimes ties ministers that are needed elsewhere. The adjustments made seem to have met with general favor this year. Just as the spell is and strong in the minds of the delegates they are apt to say ' 'This has been the best conference ever." Oshawa conference was a splendid one but the Bay conferences conferences are usually good. The brethren being of one mind in one place enjoy the companionship -of others like- minded. Rev. John Garbutfc, ex-President, spoke on the State of the work and the deep spiritual tone of his address seemed to. grip the audience in a remarkable remarkable sense so that a holy influence influence seemed to pervade the place. While the spell was on Rev. J. W. Cannon of Canton and Rev. W. Lambert, Lambert, ex-PresiJent, Oak wood, made brief responses and so sacred was the hour that several desired the session extended which was done and then more extension still was wanted. WEDDING. ' Wilkinson--Skuce. An interesting event transpired at the home of Mr Alex Riley, Wilberforce, on Thursday, June loth, when Mrs. Riley's daughter, Miss Mary Skuce, was united in matrimony to the Rev. Henry W. Wilkinson. Wilkinson. Miss Letitia Skuce, sister of the bride, acted as bridesmaid, while the groom was supported by his brother, Mr. Fred Wilkinson: Port Perry. The bride who was given away by her step-father, Mr. Alex Riley, and was daintily dressed in white silk trimmed with shadow lace and pearls, wearing the customary veil and orange bLssoms and carrying a bouquet bouquet of white roses. The bridesmaid wore a hand embroidered crepe de chene gown of palest green, while her flo wers were pink carnations. A beautiful arch of evergreens formed the canopy under which the ceremony was performed The bridal procession entered to the strains of the wedding march. Rev. Geo. C. Grant, Jamaica, B. W. I., a college chum of the groom officiated. ' After the marriage service the guests^ sat down to a dainty luncheon. A goodly number of close friends and relatives were invited. The bride and groom were the recipients of somé pretty and useful presents for their new home. They expect to leave in a few weeks for Enniskillen, north of Bowmanville, Bowmanville, where Mr. Wilkinson has been stationed for the ensuing conference year by the Methodist church. MAPLE GROVE Division will meet Wednesday June 30 when strawberries and cream will be served. served. All welcome...... Miss Annie Cox, town, visited friends here Sunday ... S. S. anniversary splendid success. Full report next week. Editor's Note--Interest in Dan D's letters from the war does not abate but seems to grow in intensity. He now tells us that one of his recent letters was carried all thru that awful battle in which so many brave Canadian boys fell and others were made prisoners prisoners of war by the enemy. We are glad that our readers are writing personal letters to Dan D. but would suggest that they do sign their name and give their correct address for it is curious satisfaction to a soldier 3,600 miles away to get anonymous letters from his home ttwn. Should any of our readers desire to write or to send papers or parcels to Dan and the boys his address is: Pte. Dan Douglass, No. 8433, No. 3 Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Brigade, Canadians in France, Army P.O., London, England. Somewhere in Northern France, June 2, 1916. Dear Mr. James--I do find it hard sometimes to find something to writ e to you about that will make it worth while, for often there is such a sameness sameness about this life. We have just come out from the trenches after nine days in "the holes in the ground". Of course it is quieter to a degree, as one does not have to "duck" every now and again to miss shells. Germans seem very fond of shooting at ruins and trees--at least that is mostly what they hit. If they see a man walking about they put a dozen shells or so after^him, and not once in a hundred times do they do anything but make a noise and disturb the dirt. The last three days we were in forward forward trenches where we must not be seen, so we had to keep down in our cramped quarters--and they were that --during the day. We could not get a wash all that time, and we did not shave, so I leave it to you to imagine what we looked like when we came out. "Hoboes" were respectable looking looking people compared to us. Still, we had very few hurt while there, and those were only chance shots. We had one shell fall just behind our rear trench, which did not explode, our boys dug for it. They h id to go eleven feet down to get to it, and they then found it was an eight-inch shell. What would have been the result if it had gone off you must guess for yourself. yourself. It is sufficient to say that they blow a hole big enough to put in that water tank by the Bowmanville town hall. The shock of the explosion shakes everything like an earthquake. I never felt what an earthquake was like, but if it's like being in a boat on a rough sea--that's it. One's ears ring for'five minutes afterwards, and he feels like hanging unto the grass for fear he will slide off. We are having a well-earned rest, tho what we have done to earn it I don't know. The shell fire tries the nerves, it is true, but one gets used to that " We have all been eating goodies these last two days, owing to Clarence Hall having some kind-hearted friends in England. The way the boys share their good things speaks well for campaigning campaigning anyway, for we hear the cry "Dig in, boys" when a parcel is opened. opened. We are well-treated that way by the folks in England, and of course they can do it easily. The cost of sending things from Canada prohibits such things and we do not expect it, tho we very often get surprised, and it is like a glimpse of home. To see the pleased look on the faces of those re^ ceiving such mail shows that really all the time they are ^'sighing for the Homeland". I got a "kink in my system" whilst I was last in the trenches, and broke into prose. How I know this is that I left it behind me when I came out all ready for the post. We got a call to iro into the forward trenches and I left my writing pad with my mail behind in the hurry. You may. of course, get it yet, as someone may send it for me if they find- it. . It was foolish stuff, but I felt like it at the time, and I wrote it to ease my mind. Everyone is in good spirits at present present and we hope all are the same at home. You will have heard of "Biscuits"--G. "Biscuits"-- G. H. Graham of Lakefield-- getting a "push on the head" from a piece of shell. He didn't get much benefit benefit from his promotion so far, did he ? He has to come down to our dug-out to get a sleep, the last I saw of him, as ihe "Huns" would put shells wherever wherever he tried to lie down. Ira Scott is back with the machine gun section again, and he still carries that same old smile. He is bigger than ever, arid all the boys do is to pity the horse he rides. He drives the wagon containing containing the guns for the company and looks as big as the cob he drives. Talk of the angels arid you hear their wings, Right here is the big chunk of happi- néss now, standing beside me as l'm writing, but he. has no news. He asks for the papers for the last few Weeks, ' - " of hear that to. leave-- ever he may be. Sorry to Rev. H. B. Kenny is going he will be missed by many. Dan D. With Canadians in France, June 5, 1915. Dear Mr James--I can explain to you right away why my letter dated April 23rd was so late in reaching you. We were called away in a hurry, so the mail for that day was not collected collected as usual, and Roy McDonald had taken charge of all my mail writ ten on that day, as well as his -own, so that letter with others was carried all thru the big battle, and the later fierce shelling shelling when the Germans found that the Canadians had stopped them from going going thru to the coast. That accounts for a week's delay in the posting. I have received some nice letters and cards from townspeople thanking me for writing so soon to tell of our casualties, casualties, but what else could I have talked of under the circumstances, seeing that that was the thing uppermost uppermost in my mind at the time. Guess I will be getting the name of "sky pilot" now thru that last picture of me in my,'6hoir surplice that you gave in your paper. The boys are suggesting suggesting now-that-Lpose for my photo every w'efekjij? that I may keep the people postemàs to my looks. They must have their jokes. We are in splendid billets at present with refugees from Lebasse and the lady of the house cannot do too much for us. Its "Coffee, Monsieur?" about four times a day, and fried potatoes (the lady says "fritz" I think) whenever whenever we ask for them. This is the best place that we have struck yet and we enjoy it. The endeavors of the boys to make themselves understood would make you smile often. Clarence Clarence Hall is coming along fine with his French for I heard this conversation this morning. He took a dirty towel out to "Mother" who was doing some washing, and- said 1 Washee, vous ! Wa<hee vous !" "What the do you say for towel, Mac?" But by that DOMINION DAY IN OSHAWA The second annual athletic meet of St. Gregory's Athletic Club will be held in Alexandra Park, Oshawa, on July 1st. i baseball and football, also tennjs tournaments, tournaments, Tunning and motor cycle races. All the best athletics in Canada will compete. compete. will reward himself as the inventor of same--something in. the way of powder powder stronger than Keatings. . Glad to hear business is still fairly good in Bowmanville, and hope it stays "so. Best regards to all in the home town. Suppose New York gets more like Bowmanville every day now. Ted Moody wishes to be remembered to Herbert VanNest. Kind regards to staff, and my especial thanks to Mrs. James on benalf of some soldier who- time it had dawned on the lady what he meant, so she said "Compre we". Clarence looks up with a self-satisfied smile as if to say "How's that for talking talking French?" and walks away quite contented. If I could only remember all the cases likè the last it would make a good book, for by the way the French of some of our boys gets twisted twisted you would hardly recognize it from Chinese. Things are very quiet here again-- hope it is not the calm before the storm for us. All the boys are in good spirits at present. It now sounds curious, the tone of my last letter before the battle, doesn't it? But there was a greater coincidence coincidence at my own home. My mother and four sisters, on the day of the battle and . he following night, were all so unstrung that they all met, tho living some distance apart. The Scotch mental-telepa! hy one reads about perhaps perhaps accounts for it, as it is not the first time this has occurred at home, to my knowledge. Mother could not rest so made inquiries at the War Office, I believe, and no doubt gained enough knowledge, as usual, to make her worry. I, of course, wrote her at once and told all particulars. If I commence to talk of the hospitals hospitals again and the angels in charge, I will require another pad, so let it be sufficient to say that I was cared for as much as was possible on this earth. Hope all are doing well as regards business. People of the small towns here hardly know if they are on their heads or their heels when the Canadians Canadians hit them, for they generally get sold out in the first hour or two of everything that's to be eaten. Kind regards to staff and all at home. Dan D. Here is my answerjbo a card received: Dear "A Bowmanville Girl"--How can you write such a mysterious card under a "nom de plume ' that could never be recognized ? If it is worth while to send a card to me, surely it's worth just as much to send your name, too. What makes you hide your identity identity ? You know me pretty well, for you mention part of "Pinafore" which means you knew me some time ago tho you did send the card from Toronto. Toronto. I t hink too much of any person writing rrie from Canada to "shout it from the housetops" so yoù need not be scared that it would cause a scandal.by scandal.by making mention of your name. Now, please be plucky and drop another another card with your name, and you will satisfy Forever, Dan D. WILL REPAIR BRIDGE. Counties' Bridge. * Committee visited Bowmanville Bridge, King-st, West, on Monday and after inspection held a meeting meeting in the Council room and decided to lay a new plank floor and make other repairs, repairs, cost running well Up to $700. The delegation consisted of Messrs A. A, Col- will, Warden* Geo. S. Thorne* Reeve of Cavan, Jaities Stanley, Deputy ReeVe of Darlington, and Archie Tait, Reeve of Bowmanville* Mayor Hillier and Councillor Councillor Tole* Chairman of Roads and Streets, andC. F. Gibson, Town Engineer, accompanied accompanied them. Mr. Geo. Fair, Millbrook, aiitoed over with Reeve Thorne. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S G ASTO B I / SOCIAL EVENING AT NORWOOD PLACE Rev. H B. Kenny Given an Easy Chair bn Alpha Club. A pleasing social gathering was held at "Norwood Place", the beautiful home of Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Foster, Liberty-st. north,, on Monday evening when the members members of the Alpha Club were entertained by the members of the Young Ladies' Bible Class of Bowmanville Methodist Sunday School. The weather was fine and the spacious verandahs, beautiful grounds and convenient rooms of the home, all illuminated and decorated for the occasion, afforded ample accommodation accommodation and convenience for the 135 guests who assembled to enjoy the outing. One important object of the gathering was the presentation to Rev. H. B Kenny, who is about to sever his connection as teacher of the Club, to go to his new field of labor at Cobourg. After all had assembled order was called by Mr. A. Mitchell, President President of Club, who addressed Mr.. Kenny as follows; Mr. H. B. Kenny : REV. AND Dear Sir--As President of the Alpha Club of the Bowmanville Methodist Methodist Church and on behalf of the members, members, I am very pleased to have the privilege privilege of giying expression in as few words as possible to our love for you and appreciation appreciation of your interest in the members individually and collectively. We feel we could not allow you to depart from our midst to take up the labors of your new appointment without giving expression expression in some tangible way. And, just here, permit me, on behalf ef the members of our class, to thank Miss Haycraft and the members of her Bible Class, also Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Foster for making this occasion more pleasant and at the same time to show their love for you as their pastor by contributing and arranging this very pleasant social gathering which have all so thoroughly enjoyed, would, therefore, ask you to accept easy chair, not for its material value, someihing for you to have to remind you of the many pleasant associations with the members of the Alpha Club while in Bowmanville, and we hope that you may be permitted to spend many a pleasant and restful hour therein, and while so doing we trust that you will often think of the members of your Bowmanville Bible Class. Our earnest prayer is that you may be spared for many years to labor in the Master's vineyard and continue continue to lead many precious souls to Christ, and may God continue to bless you in your labors. The address was also presented in typewritten typewritten form signed by Mr. A. Mitchell, President, J. C. Devitt, Vice President, H. M. Rutter, Secretary, and all the members. members. we We this but At the proper time Dr. J. C. Devitt and Mr. R. M. Mitchell presented Mr. Kenny with an elegantly upholstered leather easy chair as an expression of the Club's esteem esteem for their teacher during the past four yeârs. Mr. Kenny made a very kindly kindly reply expressing appreciation of the gift and also of his pleasure at being in any measure a help to the members, and of his enjoyment at being present at this social gathering of both classes. Three cheers and a tiger were heartily given and all joined in singing "For he's a jolly good fellow". Brief speeches were made by Mr. Wm. Trewin, superintendent of the school, Mr. C. Rehder, assistant superintendent, superintendent, Mr. F. C. Vanstone, Miss Hay- criaft, teacher of the Young Ladies' Bible Class, Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Foster and others. Dr. Devitt moved and Mr. Rd. Snowden seconded a hearty vote of thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Foster for opening their magnificent home to the young ladies for entertaining the Club. Mrs. Foster made a very kindly reply. The Sunday School orchestra, under leadership of Mr. D. Morrison, with Miss Reta R. Cole as pianist, pianist, furnished a number of pleasing musical musical selections during the evening, • Miss Ethel L. VanNest also contributing a couple of so'os accompanied by Miss May- me Shaw. A social- time was then enjoyed enjoyed and refreshments of sandwiches, cake, ice cream and lemonade were served by the young ladies which everyone seemed seemed to fully enjoy. Before leaving Mr. Fred J. VanNest and Mr. Harry Rutter expressed the appreciation of all to the orchestra for their kindness in favoring the company with their presence and music. The gathering dispersed at a seasonable hour feeling that the evening had been a most pleasant one and with best wishes for the future of their retir ing pastor. NO HOLIDAY WEDNESDAY On account of next Thursday (Dominion (Dominion Day) being a holiday Bowmanville merchants will keep their stores open all day Wednesday June 30 until 10.30 p.m. A number of the merchants are offering some extra special values next Wednesday, Wednesday, so come to town prepared to participate participate income of the best bargains ever offered. ANOTHER BIG FEATURE After considerable correspondence and a very large expense the Special Attraction Attraction Committee of the Port Hope Dominion Dominion Day Celebration has secured the services services .of Professor Hardy, the world's most celebrated high wire walker. Mr. Hardy was recommended to the committee committee by Mr. J. O. Orr, manager of the Toronto Toronto exhibition and Mr. Git's recommendation recommendation was that Mr. Hardy had no equal. He performs stunts on the wire that would appear almost impossible. A further further recommendation of his ability is the fact that on July 4th he opens a season's engagement at White City Chicago. A special train service on the C. P. R. has been arranged from Bowmanville. Train leaves Bowmanville C. P. R. station at 1046 a.m. and special 'returning leaving Port Hope at II p, m. Return fare 65c.