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rilE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILs..K, THURSDAY, DECEM&ER 30, 1926 PAGE SEVEII Words of Appreciation To our faithful oid friends, to our new, appreciated friends, and to those whom we striVe to know, we tender most heart- iiy a Happy and Prosperous New Year. C, M. CAWKER & SON Victoria Building Butchers Phone 64 Bowmanville Our 1927 Wish Whether you have been or intend being a customer of ours that's not the point. But we do wish you Ail a Happy and Prosperous New Year. J. A. HOLGATE & SON Lf Season's Greetings To ail those whom it has been our pleasure to do business with we extend- Season's Greet- ings, ail in simple rhyme; sincere, hearty, true and cordial, to last as long as Time.. The Bowmanville Bakery Succeas orst Chrlstiels Bakery Bowmanvilie horere nne railroads uer Trlck equal. ebeemboats &t that turne. My faJer r.-Garnet McLaughh*n, Ml ld- and brother Jeon walked and drove red Adamns, Marjorie Abbott, Bilhie the. stock. M y mother and my aie Slingerland, Doris Dean ie. ter Mary and brothua, Matblxew and Hartntt, Ruby Trick, Orlad "Bail- 1. betngt the baby, came by mtue t.e e. Port Hope and from thèn. lu a wae - H*fflurs. t-Absent lor more gon on oyez r«&d amoat 1npmabl; tian ont. .ocmtlon. Buuttw. rrled osf.ly and inaia Main G. a. Wardoe, tfacber.1 Cartwright Pioneers MATTHEW EMERSON AND WIFE sbqrt time my father got a log bouse ANN GARDINER, CARTWRIGHT buflt. He could not get lumber, ________but lie split long sbingles for the. James Emerson Their Son Writes A roof and pîne slab8 for the floors; be Brief History of Hia Father's was very handy and a good maxi witb and Motber'a Paieple the axe and fixed things up good. He chopped and cleared soe land and Here's to tbe beart of friendship, sowed some grain and planted po- tried and true, tatoes. At that tima the settier bad That laughs witb us when joys oui to go to Port Hope for flour, pork, pathways strew; groceries and ail other provisions. And kneis with us wben sorrow, The people did not cleax their' lika a pail, land verY fat, about four or five Ensbrouds oui stricken soula then acres each year. As soon as there amles tbrougb ail was any grain to dispose of tbey bad The midnigbt gloom with more te take it te Port Hope; they drew than buman feith. it witb oxen and wera two days get- My athr ed mthe cae fomting eway a smaUl load. Many of Myeraeithe a C outy cmf ramtbem succeeded in securing 'bappy WEngl n they f ater fDuamam, shomes for tbaemselves and famiie,, Mngahew Meysonahrndayioner as others got discouraged and left for Maidaewnamerwsnan Gardiner M other places; whila some got the fiatherwtsa ermer nnadnewredMyague and others fevar and a number fti. ws ied iesinte widter Thinof them -died. The people had lta go telead re i th e wie wjT he o Port Hope for a docter and leadorethee wa mied ithsilver; tberefooee could not be attended te as ho was doing very well. About this te hud time a great many people were îeav-thyscl. ing their homes i England and go- The. first Griot Mill and Saw Mill ing to Canada. was built by James Deyell in Mill- My otber' faherandmoterbrook. The first Minister, Rev. Mny omeofeirfamîly and on- rJoseph 'fliompson, was sent out -to and omeof hei famly ad on-Canada by a wealtby EngJ.isb gentle- cluded te trir their f ortune in Cen- man, and peid a good salarY as long ada, and my fethar and mether se h. lived, te work as a eCurcb of agraed to go with them. Tbey thenEgadMsiamh eae n bad three children-Jobn, Mary and England s s an r; p acedsi Matthew. Tbey loft England aarîy my te gr's ouseandherulac-âs i the summer of 1817. They sail- 1cutilhe gobt on LotrcNbujit-Jon ed frein Sunderland. Weaibher w cbthrcb wanesbuion Lot No. 1laoe stermy and becama 50 terrific tbat the lOtb Cn ioh ndgtatnpac the. shlp was wrecked among the Ork- m father nernd ixother ad gried- ney Isad. Thb.e o teh bapytized my brother Thomas and people were all saved, but thea bas. e of propeirty wes very great. The m Te. fm ehdstmnse had to wait a long time to get an-'TefrtMhoi mnsrwa other ship going te Canada, and fin-1 Moses Blackstock, and the Metbod- allythe di an metver strmy ists preacbed for years in my Uncle weather once more. Théy were MthwGrie' os. Oeo w.-ecked on te banka of Newfound-' bis girls Mary, was obristened by land, but there were no livers lbt.I Eder Case and Faniny by Rev. Egar-1 The tby wre p aaint i, tyton Ryerson. This Mir. Ryerson wiasl could not get another ship, se my Sch foundysem forpesn na father and uncles agreed te, purchase Scbool Syst e tra Mnse a large boat. They succaaded i n lefrt Pestean Mntr getting a fine one, the French celledi was Rev. James Douglas-the Pres- a Batteau, in this tbey packed alI tbey byterian Chm-ch ws bulit on Lot bad lefz, and started on their long o4don-e9t ocession . n teMThe voyage up the gulf of thxe St. Law- ds nte9hCnein h rence and- up the river to the City ofi first docter was Dr. Hutcheson, who Quebec. Sorne turnes tbey sailed did not stay long and moved te Pat- and then they would bave to ow erboro; after hlm caine Dr. Wbeeieri Tbey landed evary nigbt on the bank wbo' settled in Millbrook and livied of the river, started a ire and spent there until he <ied. About five the night as best they could. years after this other doctors came Some turnes they suffered from the. in. wmoegitileadan br ramn and cold, at others for want of Tw oegitmleadanme food. The settiers along the river of saw milis were built. Marcbants lived mostly on fish. At one time get stores erected but the credit sy- our people bad te live tbree days on stem practised did mucb barm, some a few pes, couid not get anything of the settiers lost their land by it. else but fish. Some pintces the fish1 Blacksmith abopa were built, and ai- were corded aiong the banks of -the. o tavernis. Tbe public bouses ware rive lie wod, he ogeand neaded in some places, but not the ani ve like w s d, the ogaandhog Wik nd they cauàed a great deai The eope wre renc, culdnotof drixiking and miaery, made drank- The eope wre renb, oul no ards, ruined young maxi and brougbt taik much Englifah, but were kind suffering anid want into many homes. and generous. Time passed se1 About this time, 1825, the popla sowly the voyage was long. One dayi would bave wbiskey at tbeir iogging wbiie sailing et a good speed, 811. becs and wixan they buiit their bous- trying to cheer up and, take fresh1 es and barns, which Was often the courage, the boat struck a Sharp1 cause of sttif, and quarrelling. My snag of timber wbicb broke a bole; father built e log barn and other in the boat, the water came rusbixig buildings. i.Tbey get to the benk of the riveri (To be centfnued) as fast as they couid, and found theiri_____ boat badly damaged. They bcd noi means to repair it, and did not know wbat te do. They were infermed NESTLETON STATION that there was a Priest living ineari and that they bcd better go end sec Annpai Presbyterian Sunday him, hae migbt do somatbing for Schooi Concert on Decemnber 21lst, tham.- consisting of recitations, dialogues, My father anid uncle Joseph Gard- drills, etc., was a real succees. The iner went, and tbe Priest was very chldran who took part i tbe con- kind and genereus. Thay teld hlm cert and the ones wbo trained the of their circumastances and of what cildren deserve wortby praise. Pro-1 had bappened te their boat. He at ceeda $3. ... .-Mms. John Dickey la once sent a 'man for bis carpenter to recovering from peuonia ... . Mr. <-oma and bring his toola, the man and Mrs. Robert McCaui, Toronto, was soon tbere and ha was teld te bave been spending the boiidays et take his tools and sucli things as ha the home of Mms. MoCcui's father, mght need and go to tbe river and Mr. Jos. Nec! ... .Mr. and Mms P. G repair the boat wbicb was darnagad Oliver, Orillia, are visiting ber aunt,1 and make a good jo-b of it. Mms. L. L Falis.. . ARl are glad toi This was doina and wben tbey went see Rev. Walker back again to bis! to pay -the Priast bie would not taka charge aitar a week of illnes. .. .Mr~ anytbing, and said thati s rat and Mrm. Jas. Nayior and femily, pleasure te hiim te do 'twa iigrea Lindsay, spaent Christmnas witii Ms.1 could for tbem. 0f course thcy were Naylor's paetst, Mr. and Mms. R. very grataiui. Then tbey packed Mcee.... Miss Lana Dickey, Tor- their goods into the boat and staited onto, bas been spending tbe bolidays with renewad courage on their voy- et ;home. age te Quebec. Indiens were cemped on the banks of the river in great numbers they BURKETON were wviid but navet- did our people âny harm. Our friands bcd bad Mr. Wiliema Hudson, Welland, with seme9tt-ange experiances about this bis parents; Miss Dorothy Short- time, many tihings occurred te cause ridge at borne; Miss Mabel Abbctt,ý joy and sometimeaserrow, wbich we Toronto, et borne; Mr. and Mrs3. Jet-- will navet- know anytbing about as ry Henry, et tlheir daughter's, Biack-i that littia beroic company baveaail stock; Mr. and Mrs. Robert PQiip et passed away. Mr. John Lcrmer's; Mr. and Mm. Theyweresixwaeks in maiing Green et bis fatber's et Lindsay; Missi Th npheywr iX ýp fm1ýýý ',1Blanche Parkins Bowrnanviile, at1 NESTLETON Mr. J. Murray Emerson ia spend- . ing the holidays with bie daughter,l Mrs. Wilton Cread, Gravenhurst....1 Mr. William Porteous spent the holi-' day with friends in Millarook .. Santa Claus had a very- busy time, last week attending ýthe verious Christmas trees and entertainments in this part .... On Tuesday evening &n enextaiuument consisuing of read- ings, recitations dialogues, music, etc., follo'wed by Santa Claus unload- ing the Christmas tree was given in Ihe Presbyterian Church, NesU~eton Station ...On Wednesday evemng Miss Sara Arnmstrong and lier pupils of No. 9 Public School gave a good entertainment in the scho.ol which reflecited much credit on tée teacher for lier painstaking work. Presents were distributed to many present.. .. *. On' Thursday evening a Xmas tree and entertainmenit ini connection witb the United Sunday School was given in tbe Community Hall, con- sisting of pantomines, drills, motion songs, dialogues, music. Program cbiefly given by the Junior classes reflected mucb credit on those in charge. You should bave seen the countenance of the younger part of the audience when Santa came in to give around the presents with which the tree was, well laden. Mr. Sam Cawker, teacher, aiso sent his pupils of Cmesarea school home happy with kind.remembrances on Wednesday evening...Our mail courier bas been off bie route for a week owing to illness and his wife very iii; botb are recovering. Mr. Lewie Fallis took the route. ... Mr. Clarence Fer- guson, Victoria University, Toronto, a Cartwrig'ht boy, occupied the pulpit in the United Church very acceptably on Sunday, givlng us a good Christ- mas message. Hia brother Merrill accompanied bim here. Owing te itie severe ilîness of Mrs. Griffith, R.ev. J. E. Griffith bas been unaible te take hie work recently. They bave our sympathy and we hope for, a speedy recovery. Christmas visitors: Mr. William Forder and bi% son, Manitoba, with many Cartwright friands; Mr. Harry Cbapmian, Brandon, - Man., with friends; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Shef- field and son Robert, Windsor, and Miss Mabel Jackson, Windsor Public School staff, witb their parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Jackson; Mrm. Roibert ~Doak, Windoor, with ber parents, Mr. and Mns. George Nesbitt; Miss Grace Gordon, near Uxbridge, Mr. and Mrm. Payxxe and family at James Gordon'a; Mr. and Mm. Herbert Taylor, Lind- say, et Mr. S. H. Malcohin's; Mr. and Mrs. Alex Wight and Misa Ada Wight at Mr. R. W. Pbi-p's; Misa Ru.by Veale and Miss Grace Veale, Toronto, witb their parents; Mr. Fred and Miss Ella Crawfooed, Tor- onto, at home; Mr. and Mm. Josaphi Campbell visited their daughter, Mms. Davidgon, Manvers, and their grand- daughter returned home with them; Mrs. James Malcolm and son Mar- ehaîl, Port Perr, Mr. Percy and Miss Eunice, Toronto, spent Xxnas witb Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Joblin; Mr. Allai Gordon, Oshawa, at bomne. c AUNT SUSAN'S WEEKLY LETTER MyDear Nf ace -Il quite egree wihyen in your ambition for your cbildren. It is semething te 1f va for, but we muet net f orget thet there are a great; mcny geod thinga right et home and around the littie rfarm-stead. MoI send oe of your boys te a dis- tant- privete scboei would b. advan- tageous in some -respecta-and nei deubt bis manners and language e 'onld improve.-but, if that is yeur .e nly objective in sending him awaY fromberne I tbink whet ha misses will.ba a lheavier loss than hbis gain. A chi id awcy freinborne cnd re,- turning oniy weekenda loeas a great deal that is educational in many things. The two days ecch weak serves for the child lia sec bis home only as already cet-h. klnews littie about the manner of sctting. Always seeing things in certain ways.-ready putý as we might say-ba tekes i-t fer grantad. Thle parents, too, and the. otber cbiidnen, are strangar than hua owxi scboolfelows witb wbom ha associates ali the week. Another drawback I sce-particu- leriy in your poition-is that; th. advaxitagaa gained now may net ba adventagas leter on. -If it is neces- *'-ary te keep Ihim home sitar b. leaves *tih wn scbool you will find that in meat cases thera is a sort of seara-tien between yeurselvs and tlxat cbiid. Yiou wiil bave iived in Li diffarent ways and tha humble rustic- ityý of farin lifa will net suit hlm; ;neither will thae nes et home cara for the weys of the privete school chfid. If fact cnd belp coni be practised eon both sides, and tibe different moids and temperements mat baîf way, al1 well and goed, but unfor- tunately lin mest casas thera is im- patience and sarcasin, ending in rows and separatien. A cbiid ettendig a nearhy day school may lose somcthing in associa- tiens but with cereful home training much co en .cernbatted that la dis- rapprovad by the parents. Thare ia, too, mucb training miss- . d in the upsaend dewns of boern rhlfe in whfcb a c1buld imperceptibly learns how te meet witb disappoint- mants cnd disturbances, wben, lin comparison, a boarding scboei is atrictly ergenized. The xxough cnd ready commanda and instant obeJ~exice; tii. give and take amoxigst home surroundings and the combining tegethen te make tue home a reai home is a wenderful adu- cation te c chld. Then thera are thie many useful thinga lie cen do which furtiier train bis home instinct, especiaily on a amali rnixed farm sncb as yours. Whatcver objections yen may have te the day acheel, ramemben ho can icarn bad manners anywlxere, and home linluenc. in alwaya to ho préfenrrd. Perfect manners and speech rnay be a »M «»atlIn after 11f., but >eau hoeaalily acquir.d by the aven. «oe lad I eeun.Your lovlng1 Amau m. i An Appreciation With keen appreciation of the pleas- ant business relationship you have per- mitted us to, enjoy in the past we take this means of wishing you ail the com- pliments of the season. MASON & -DALE Phone 145 Popular Hardware Store Bowmanvllle Much Thanks For the liberai patronage of the yeaý much thanks! May joyousness abound for you and yours at this season and happinesa and contentmnent journey with you through 1927. W. G. Nelles Phone 62 Bowmanville A New Year's Wish We wish for al our customers and friends the Season's Greetings and that they- may find it very pleasant travelling through the comig year. Corbett Motor Sales MeLanaidin. Oldsmobile and Pontiac Cars and Atwater Kent Radios Phone 248 Bowmanvîlle New Years Greetings This organization takes this opportun- tunity of extending very cordial New Year Greetings, not only to those with whom it has had the pleasure of doing business, but to ail the citizens of Bow- manvilie and the surrounding country. McCLELLÀN&CO LIN ITED LUMBER 6eFUEL BUILDERS MATERALS .OFFICE PHONE 15 Buldera' Supplies and Fuel Phone 153 or 202Bwmnle Season 's Greetings During this glad season we neyer fait to realize that it has been the patronage of our friends, who have contributed to our succesa. To ail we extend season's greetings for a joyous and prosperous 1927. r ARC HIE TAIT Phone 65 Bowmanville L k. THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, fflWMANVILý.E, T-HURSDAY, DECEMBER 80, 1926 PAGE «VICN BowmanviBe