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jA r- •; fi,oo a year in advance ; $1.50 to 1 United States. BOWMAN VILLE, ONTARIO, CANADA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1916 Volume. LXlIi No. 1 h!- 8 IV Couch, Johnston & Cryderman i find that they have too many Ladies' Coats on hand, and to make a clearance will from this date sell all Colored Coats at exactly HALF-PRICE and will take one-third off the price of all Black Coats in stock. Furs of all kinds at greatly reduced prices. ir DRUG STORE NEWS CUT GLASS High Class Brass Goods HAND BAGS You probably know of some We still have a few expensive Our sale of these has been friend who is to be married brass ornaments and vases suit- big this year. We are clearing soon--select a nice piece of cut able for mantel pieces. These out every bag at big reductions. glass now 25% discount. Our will be sold irrespective of cost. A big serviceable bag reduced stock is the largest and best in Jury & Lovell, to 25c while they last, others town. Jury & Lo veil as high as $5. Jury & Lovell. Some Unusual Gifts _ ' , . , c, • , Tj , i i Brush and Comb Cases A Cut in 1 Skirt Hanger m neat leather T» a rr-E'xrrr Mi?nTrTTVi?o case, lx2-| in., a very useful ar- e are c earing out this line PATENT MEDICINES t - c ^ e £ or j^dies ■ at prices that are irresistable. Dodd's Pills 35c . * We have sold a large quantity Oin Pills Sôf 2 Folding Coat Hangers and this year and will close out the . Rexall Kidney Pill's j" 60 "in box, Pante Hangen, strong and ser- balance regardless of cost. These pills are without doubt viceable, and to d into a leather Jury & Lovell, the best on the market and you case a ou x £ in. get 60 for 50c 3 Metal Mirrors, as flue as any Easter will soon be here Pink Pills 35c glass mirror and they never Buy your Easter Perfumes Dean's Nerve and Blood Build- break now. We afe clearing some er, 50 pills for 2 c _ lines at half price. Little Liver Pills, 2 boxes 2 c ^ Dainty.little Statuettes slight- Jury & Loygll, Castoria 2 c ^y damaged, 3 for price of 1 xtrriii°"' n TabletS "on! 6 1 only Radioptieon, better CHOCOLATES 17° than any magic lantern, will en- This has been the biggest year rn * Q ; n - :T-;V oi C lar g e an 7 picture post card and we have ever had in the sale of L,! SiT'T"' reproduce it on any screen, no high class chocolates. We have Tamarac Cordml, family size, kiU required. $5. 'had to get a new supply for our no remedy has ever given better s J :, satisfaction ..........50c. 6 Royal Crown Derby China, u Ti ® Zu n ! Baby's Own Soap 8c 5 o'clock set, 3 pieces, $15, thé LI! *5® fiaeS ' Infant's >light . 8c lowest wholesale cost po s.ble quahty w,U find an ex- s; ® cellent variety in our stock. (W Jur 7 & Love11 - Jury & Lovell. Jury & Lovell. IRôge^s 1881 Silver at Half Price Big Reductions in New Year Gifts In orders, to introduce the famous fully Wefare clearing up a lot of odds and ends ^guaranteed Bfexall Remedies into new homes a Some are going at half price, some at half the big deal has been pub through which enables the COST price, others at discounts of from 10 to gRexall Stores to offer the celebrated Rogers 1881 30 per cent and during this week every purchaser ^Silver at half price. A coupon will be given free will get 4 coupons with every $1 worth of goods -with every 25c purchase of Rexall goods. Call or 1 with every 25c purchase. Do not fail to and get particulars. Jury & Lovell. call and get some of those snaps, Jury & Lovell. We thank you for the largest Xmas trade in our 59 years' business career. 2 We wish one and all a Happy and Prosperous New Year. Jury & Lovell The Safe, Satisfactory Druggists and Opticians ^When We Test Eyes It Is Done Properly DAN D'S XMAS PUDDING Parcels for the Boys Arriving Early. Dan's letter just to hand is dated Dec. 7th from "My Little Dugout in the Mud". He was too busy, probably answering other important. letters, and attending to sundry matters in addition to his regular duties, to write a letter of usual length to the editor previous to Chris i mas. We shall expect expect more "meaty budgets" after this festive season is over. Dear Mr. James--It looks as tho 'the breezy' letters are going to be eclipsed, by the letter published in the last paper received. That's just how I'd like to write a description of a irip over. I think the first view of the English coast, especially the south, is glorious beyond description. The beautiful patches of green, with the hedge surrounding like a pencil line, are not to be seen anywhere else. I always feel so proud of being an Englishman Englishman when I hear a person praising England. Then again, I feel'like a plate of oatmeal porridge' when a person person says "Scotland forever!", and, to finish things, I slam myself on the back when I'm connected with the 1st Contingent Canadians. Suppose I.am many-sided, but why shouldn't a fellow belong to as many countries as possible possible ? Now, if I were a naturalized American, I, too, could be 'too proud to fight'. We're enjoying life as much as ever, and things are comparatively quiet. You see, we're quite content to be quiet till 'Fritz' gets busy, then if our artillery gets busy, too, and we generally generally finish last. The boys are having a real busy time every mail now, as the Christmas parcels are arriving in great numbers. Clarence Hall has j been transferred to Divisional Post j Office now, so he'll be good and busy ! for a month or so. Roy McDonald I hasn't returned to. us yet, but his let- i ters are coming back marked 'returned : to duty' so he'll be along soon. Guess lie's in the rest (?) camp where they let you waste the nights sleeping. One of the boys heard from Harold Carey--he's at the base in England just now. I guess by this time Bowmanville will be looking quite gay. The shop windows will be a dream, no doubt. By the time this reaches you, you will be over the strain of Christmas business. business. Tne boys with me just now helped me to spoil the good looks of a Christmas pudding sent by my mother, mother, so I can't say how they'll* Là. by to morrow. One thing I do kuuw : --it was good--this statement seconded in a very indistinct manner, owing to the fact that they forget their home manners manners g,nd endeivor to talk thru the aforesaid pudding*. All look forward to Christmas, and all hope you will enjoy enjoy yours as we will ours by all accounts, accounts, if we are safe then. I really have nothing of interest to tell you, except a very pressing request from Lieut. H. W. Cooper to go to see him and the 21st boys--haven't managed it yet, strange to say. Hope business will boom 'worse' than ever thisChri.-t- mas, and the New Year prove to be the best yet' for all. Many thanks to all for wishes received received by post, and for those to come, too. Will write again soon, and I'll promise it will not be poetry (?) Yours, Dan D. 35 yards from the Huns, Somewhere in France. Dear Mr. James--I had just put my pad away for the night, when a little bird (or perhaps it was a rat--we have both here) said "Just a note M. A. to say you're enjoying life, etc". Now, if I followed the advice of that bird or rat I'd be telling a fib, for I'm not en joying it. The man who can , stand up (an impossibility in this dug- I ont) and say tie enjoys this particular spot in 'sunny France' deserves to be : kept here for life, and a day or two ' be any THE EDITOR TALKS. We. notice that some of our newspaper newspaper exchanges at midsummer and again Chris mas week skip an issue. "No paper next week" is the announcement. announcement. In the 38£ years that we. have been in control of The Statesman it has never missed, an issue. This week was odly five working working days, so the quantity of local news is somewhat less than usual as itjs impossible impossible to crowd' six days' work into five days. Members of our office staff have been working far into the night to get out printing orders on time and, so far as we know, every job has been out whem promised. This has been our rule and we hope will continue to be. Prompt service should be rewarded rewarded by prompt payment. Then everybody everybody feels that work is a delight. It is very gratifying to see by the result of the municipal contest shown thru the ballot boxes on Monday for mayor and reeve, that citizens realizing realizing the importance of selecting the man best fitted by education and municipal municipal experience for the most responsible responsible and honorable office in their gift at this particular juncture in this town's history, disregarded personal friendships or personal enmities, did apy exist, popularity or position socially, socially, financially or otherwise. The main question evidently was, as it should be, Which candidate for Chief Magistrate is best equipped for this responsible position, which man will be able to discharge the onerous duties and render the best'service to the corporation corporation while in the mayoral chair ? We believe, therefore, that no mistake was made by the ratepayers in electing electing Mr. Mitchell, whose previous four years' record was marked by energy, progress and efficiency. Some very pressing problems face the new mayor and council that will hardly wait till the inaugural meeting on January lOtli at 11 a.m. Any person who reads The James Papers must be dull of comprehension if he or she does not know that Bowmanville Bowmanville is outstandingly a musical town. Scarcely a week passes that some musical event or function is not recorded. How much this condition is due to such leaders in past years as Miss M. M Armour, Miss Percy, and other lady teachers of music, and such men as Messrs. E. R. Bounsall, David Morrison, W. H. Grant, bandsmen, H. J. Knight, Major A. E. McLaughlin, McLaughlin, and other choir directors we shall never know. The future prospects are eveg;.brighter than the past, for the town is full of music and musicians a bugle band being our latest organization. organization. In an interview with Mr. Laugher, he gave expression to his opinion of the musical standing of Bowmanville and quote.! the town at the present stage as being greatly privileged above very many other places of his knowledge knowledge by the musical standing of the artists of different departments and recognized soloists. He made mention of the high qualities of vocalists here, of stringed instrument players, brass instrument players, and of piano departments, departments, adding that most places of this size do well to hâve a good piano students' standing, but people of Bowmanville Bowmanville have no need to go out of town for any department of musical tuition. Thank you, Mr. Laugher. This has been our opinion for a long time, too. ■ after, for the other plape can't worse, I'm sure, When we came in (we're hi a new j spot) there was mud to our knees, and j we hadn't our rubber boots then. If J you spoke above a whisper, you'd get a reminder that there were people across the way who objected to your being there. Someone started to warble warble in a low tone that Irish song "Then I'll settle down forever, and I'll leave the old mud--never, and I'll. whisper | to my sweetheart, come and kiss your boy goodbye". Not the correct wording, wording, it's true, for many's the time I've heard 'little Keg' warble that same song to the sniffs (real or imitation) of an admiring crowd of kahki. I've not spoken much about him lately, for the simple reason that I see him once in a 'blue moon'. The machine gun section is quite apart from us now, and it's only on special occasions that I get a glimpse of that little man who is 'so small, and neat, and round'. He looks well on the outside, and I shouldn't be surprised surprised if he's a Sergeant before 'your humble servant'. I heard last week that Roy (the minister) minister) is in England, so he'll be enjoying enjoying Christmas as they do there. Jack Edgerton is still on the same old job, but his cough doesn't sound good to iue--neither do any to my idea, but his is bad. The mud and weather must get us at some time, and Jack has surely surely done his share of the roughing up to date. Ira Scott I see very seldom, he being on the transport all the time, but I believe he's still as big and industrious industrious and good-tempered as usual ! I had a whole pack of" cigarettes passed to me ' from "Bobs" Wren whilst in here, but as a good many have gone back, I'll have to get rid of. them to other boys--hope the people in the.Patriotic Club will not object. Charlie Romans is still busy shepherd ing No. 9 platoon (ours) and he has his hands full generally. I had a letter from Major A, E. McLaughlin McLaughlin to say he hope-, to be with us soon. Major L. T. McLaughlin is T® [ on his way here by now. He sent me co 1 a fine box of cigars for 'the boys'. I don't know of anything of special interest interest just now - as usual. I'm past poetry on Mud, it's not in. the least poetic stuff--but it is cold. If it were not for the rubber boots we could never stay herp §4 all, and the trenches are not much of ft pictui'A înok fta they will Q ()n ti nil ally fall in, owing to yne wet, and the bags rotting. It's just an everlasting 'fatigue' now, and I guess we'll be at it till the end of the war--say Xmas, "this year, next year, now, never" as we used to say when skipping. I just wish I could have a skip now, for my "tootsies" are solid ice--at least, they feel like it. They've a new idea in this most marvellous marvellous army--that of giving every man a clean dry pair of sox every day --some contract. But to have a dry pair of sox to put on at night is like a new lease of life to a chap, believe me. Many thanks to friends for cards and parcels. I will answer when I have time--can't do it here. I've eaten three 'Merry Xmas'--at least parts of them--in icing so I'm on the way for a good time* Where did you get the news of 'Sergeant 'Sergeant D' ? How the boys do go on about iti and I get letters every post. One officer said he would have made me one years ago. Guess I'd have been like the 46th of those days, drilling drilling at home--nothing against them doing so, tho. They had sense to wait and see--we didn't. Oh, well! we're here now, and perhaps we'll come back all the wiser for the next war. Merry Xmas to everyone, as I said in my last letter, I think, and a better, quieter (as regards war) and more prosperous New Year to you all, with a bigger circulation for yourself, or rather for your papers. Doesn't the 'wee sheet' travel, tho ? I had a parcel parcel of papers from some might as well tell you) young ladies in New York and enjoyed same, but they went missing missing before I could get the names: Dec. 15, 1915. Dan D, Pte. Dan M. Douglass, No. 8433,No. 3 Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Canadians in France, Army P. O., London, England. PROF. C. C. LAUGHER Appointed Teacher of Singing in the Public Schcols. It affords us great pleasure to announce announce this week the engagement 1 v the Public School Board of Prof. Ü. C. Laugher as Teacher of Mu<ic and Singr ing in the Public Schools of Bownian- viile From the grand reception accorded accorded Mr. Laugher in all his musical efforts since coming to this town, and his remarkable success in training children for the entertainments already already held in connecti n wiih the Methodist Church in which he is organist organist and musical diiector, we feel a-sured that the children of Bowmanville Bowmanville will attain thru his instruction a greater musical education than has ever been given here. We commend most heartily, as we believe every parent parent of young children will, the Board on making thi< wise and, we believe, popular appointment. Perhaps we may be pardoned if in this connection we may review some of the efforts put forth by Prof. Laugher Laugher within the brief period of four mon ths. His work and results obtained show the possibilities of a single individual individual whên he is master of his profession profession and a natural instructor. Mr.. Laugher's capac.ty for work seems to have no limit, as the following outline of work here will indicate. As organist organist he has undoubted ability as shown by his handling of the Methodist church organ, especially last Sunday evening at the recital. In his individ-" ual work on the violin, cello and cornet we can only judge of his skill as one who enjoys his music, rather than as a critic, but his praise is in all mouths, so to speak. Of his almost phenomin- al success we can testify, as director of the children's choir which takes oc-. casional Sunday services, the Men's Choir which has been commented upon at various times in these columns, the Bowmanville Instrumental Trio which has already an enviable record, and as a military bandmaster he has had much experience and carries his musical proficiency to the body of players under him. Surely no man ever got such a grip on our citizens before before along musical lines and gratifying gratifying success seems to attend every undertaking. undertaking. SOLDIERS TO MARCH THRU WEST DURHAM Major S. B.. Scobell, junior, major of 136th Battalion, is arranging a 50-mile route march for Bowmanville recruits, numbering now over 100 men. Headed by the new Bugle Band, they will march thru West Durham, the object being to stimulate recruiting. Solders Solders will be billeted in the different- villages visited, and recruiting--meet- ings will be held each evening when prominent-speakers will take part anti a musical program given. The Company Company will be in charge of Lieut. Leon S Lumas and Lieut. Geo. J. Bray, and will leave Bowmanville Four Corners Corners at 2 pm. Monday Jan. 10th entente entente to Newcastle for the night. Juesday to Oronb; Wednesday to Tyrone; Tyrone; Thursday to Blackstock; Friday to Hampton, and Saturday morning return here. Short stops will, also be made at Burketon and Enniskillen. People living near the above named villages are urgently requested, to attend attend the evening meetings. PAST YEAR'S PROGRESS THE TOWN ELECTIONS Six councillors, only the required number, having qualified, the voting on Monday was for mayor and reeve. Three can I ida tes; all experienced councillors, councillors, were in the running and» like all threè-cornered contests, the outcome* outcome* was problematical. The revelation revelation of the ballot boxes, ho weyer,showed weyer,showed that the citizens, being seized of the importance of placing the man best qualified and most experienced in tt*e office of chief magistrate, voted for Mr. Mitchell, who had served the town faithfully and well ft@ mayor for four years, SO that they were taking no chances in placing him again in the chair, After the result was known the Mayor-to-be tvâB asked to make a speech which he did in choice language language promising that he would give his best energies to the duties of the office to which he had been elected by such a substantial vote. He had not sought the office, having very reluctantly consented consented to stand for election, but he was delighted to know from the expression expression given thru the ballot boxes that citizens still have confidence in him. He would try to prove worthy of that confidence. He w 7 as glad also to know that a good council had been elected and he hoped every member would work harmoniously for the advancement advancement of the town's interests. The vote for mayor and reeve as given in each polling sub-division is as follows; For Mayor W W N W r No 1 No 2 J.B. Mitchell 120 100 114 L.A.W.Tole 38 17 32 John Grigg 11 8 14 Nineteen sixteen does.not dawn under under skies altogether black. It has always always been said that war and social Drogress w'ere incompatible and on general grounds this is undoubtedly true. In Canada, however, and particularly particularly in Western Canada, war and social reform seem to have come together. together. -January 1915 in Saskatchewan, for example, saw the liquor traffic still holding its placet 1916 sees the private sale of liquor in that prov.nce entirely abolished and only twenty-three Government-owned Government-owned shops left. January 1915 in Alberta saw the liquor liquor trade still powerful; January 19l(> sees it overwhelmed. It has been voted voted out of existence by the people, and the doors of every bar and shop will close on July 1st of this year and aflev thal da-e there will also he no club licenses. January 1915 in Manitoba saw the Roblin Government still entrenched. 1916 sees the Norris Government in 'power and pledged to the most far- reaching social reforms, including tbe early submission of a referendum on total prohibition During the past year in British Columbia Columbia the Liberal party under Mr. Brewster has taken on a new lease of life and has also adopted a definite stand in favor of a Referendum for total prohibition. It will be interesting interesting to watch wk :t the Bowser Government Government will do. East of Great Lakes the progress has not been quite so spectacular but nevertheless nevertheless it.has been real. Prince Edward Edward Island already is dry. Nova Scotia is dry with exception of Halifax. Halifax. New Brunswick has only a little over one hundred retail licenses and and in Quebec more than three-fourths of the parishes are dry, and notable victories for temperance have been won during the past year, particularly in Lachine and Three Rivers.. The Ontario situation is improving steadily and the results of Mr N. W. Rowell's campaigns of education, combined combined with tl\e world-wide opposition to the. liquor traffic with the advent of the war have had a strong influence. The year has seen the inauguration of the Central License Board, also the significant new movement of the nonpartisan nonpartisan Committee of One Hundred, which aims for an "Ontario dry by the first of July". card of thanks, I desire to express my very sincere ^ thanks tQ the ratepayers for electing me by such a splendid majority on Monday in the contest for the Reeveship. I fully realize the responsibility of the office and my constant endeavors will be to guard well the town's interests at the Council Board and at the Counties' Council at Cobourg. Wishing you all the season s greetings, I remain, Faithfully yours, Geo. W. James s w 89 25 60 Tot'l 423 112 93 Plurality for Mitchell 218 For Reeve G.W. James 99 5 77' 97 94 367 Fred R. Foley 70 45 59 72 246 Majority for James 121 The Council for 1916 Mayor--John B. Mitchell, J.P. Reeve--George W. James. Councillors--Lewis Cornish, R Copeland, Copeland, F. H. Mason (former members) Thos. S. Holgate, Thos. H. Knight and Thos. Tod (new members) all elected by acclamation. -- All reeves and deputy-reeves, by virtue of theii; office, are members of the Counties' Council. WILL DEMAND AN APOLOGY The rush was beyond all expectations and we were therefore unprepared to handle such a crowd as attended the opening opening days of the great sacrifice sale of men's and boys' clothing and furnishings. We knew we had cut the prices away down below regular prices, and evidently the people appreciated this fact, and realized realized that never before were such real genuine genuine bargains in men's up-to-date clothing offered before. We apologize for not being able to give the customers more attention attention and better service. This week, however, our staff of salesmen has been increased, so come along to The Anderson Anderson Clothing Co's store, bring along the men folks from father down to his 5-year- old son and we will outfit them better and cheaper than they have ever been clothed before. We intended inserting another big page advt this week telling of the wonderful bargains, but we simply haven't had the t me to write it. Look up the list in last week's paper or better still; Come to our store and see the goods and values being offered. Remember, we must raise $10,000 and we are going to do it. ANDERSON CLOTHING Co., Bowmanville. Bowmanville. AUCTION SALES Only one knocker in this world is worth while and his name is opportunity with a little sign on his door labeled r, Push". MONDAY, January io,--Mr. John Pen- found, lot 33, Concession 2, Darlington, will sell by auction all of his farm stock, implements, etc. Sale at 12 o'clock sharp. See posters. Jas. Bishop, Auctioneer. V .X' ÉÉ 953b* i