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PAGE TWO --~V~~Â .tI~ TH CNAIA PAi'qMTJ nCV7TAý.T1rT T , ONAIO't'uTTPJJmlAVdu"'Tdu, 19 f Mdtor 's Note - The Editor is taking an editorial holiday tIs week and is turning over thùi colurn to Captain Elniore Philpott and his thought-pro- voking commienta headed "As I Bee It' As 0 ee Et By Capt. Elmore Philpott WELL DONE, CANADA In oui' anxiety to gret an all-ont war effort we tend to coiicentrate too inuuch on criti- cismi. \e ofteîs overlook %what C'anada lias done-and doue iwell ini this -war. An examiliation of the facts of the war effort nust include these items on the eredit side: Canada lias the finest air-crew training plan of any country at ivar. Cani- ada is turîîîng out relative- ly more an d letter-trained fliers than any other coun- try at war. Canadian aircraft pro-. duction, after manv mis- ~ takes, bottleneeks, ansd de- ~ , lays. is now really bezi- fling f0 '"roll'? ini earnest. The planes now actually Coningc off tihe assembi ulnes are the equal in quality of anything made aîîywhere. One model, about which we ean say ino more, is expceted to become world famoiîs as a fig-hter. The Canadian armv overseas is traîned. armed and'led so %well that if it goes into action at any moment (as it may) it wil do so as an equally strong, or strontrer force than the famous Canadian Corps of World War 1. The Canadian navv continues to (Io oseý of the finest silent jobs5 of the whole war. There is nothing dramatie about if. But no country at war is doing a more usefuil job on the seas than is Canada, Canada is hielp- ing to holà tise very lifelinie of civilization. Canada is carrying a share of that joli far beyond possihle prpsent public information about if. INDUiSTRIAL PRODUCTION Cansada î5 nom- rodueing three tiînes more war materials than she was onie vear ago. and the production one -,-ar ago ivas grreater bv far tlsai at aiiv tiin iithe last war. TIse shipbuilding uîdustry Isas been the most Iiackward in hlitting if s paee. But ini the productioni of sniall naval eraft (and the new mies are îîot s<> snîall) the ships are slidin- from tise ways at an atîilis rate. Merchant vessels are now- being lauîîch- ed at the rate of fen per monfh. The best rate of building so far recorded( iii Canada is only haîf as good as the 1esf rate reeorded 80 far ini tise nited States. Nevertheless themi are growiîîg signs on everY lsand that the shiphîildling bsusiness is goiîig fhrou-lh the saine process as aircraft production went tisrougbs. The early muddles. ujistakes are al] part of the process of .-eftiisg tîndex- way. They are being smnoofhed out as w'e go along. If evervyone conceriied inisi)uldn li eluding flie general public ) realizes tlîat we may win or~ lose thLîs war 1w liaving or nof having enugli ships fuis tinse next year we coul(I see a uiarvell>us difference iii out- put. WELL FINANCED The country as a m-hole is ini a better position fiîîaisially thaîs if lias ever been. From coasf to coasf the provincial and muis- scipal freasuries are redueiuîg their nïet deht, and generally setfing their houses ini order. The IDominion of Canada hias increased its public debt by lîuge amntîs. But flue greatest change in listory bas takenl place. Our former large exterual debt has beeus completely liquidated, except to the United States. The infernal debt meaîss nofhing in the way of a reai hurdeus. W~e owe all the extra money f0 ourselves. From eoast f0 coast thLîs countrv is dotted with buand iîew factories whvuel did flot even exist wlîeii war beg-aî. These fac- toi ais prodice. uscfuîl fhiugs just as ekasilY as tiicvcOan produce thse issteriaIs for w-a r. Tliat us wli *v a biî-dsevc views of Canada, froi nfie f0 tine. will tl( us aIl good. We lave tg) (Io tw<)tiug before fuis (uitr (tan really ))egiu to live as it should live : ïk gà0abiarn gttit#iu Established 1854 AN INDEPENDENT N'EWSPAPER With which is incorporated The Bowmanville News, The Newcastle Independent, and The Orono News. 86 Year's Continuons Service To The Town 0fBowmanville and Durha ony Member <* Audit Bureau o f Circulations /IiL Weekly Newspaperse Association Class A Weeklies of Canada SUBSCRIPTION RATES $2.00 a Year, strictly i advance. $2.50 a Year in the United States. GEO. W. JAMES, Editor. Tevicfory at Ypres w-as one of flic most significatf of the war. Max Aifkeu (now' Lord Bcaverbs-ook) w-as then Canada's of- ficial publicity ageunt. He couîvinced tise world. iuciuding Canadians, thaf tbcy ivere the fincst figlîting m'en ii crcatioîs. The i-cal vicforv 10sf nothing in thse telling in thse way Max told if. Over a pcriod of many înths iun France pafniofie leaders of ail ranks-fîred by fthc real spirit liddcuî is decent Cautadian lsearts -forged a great force. fuder ftsc test of baffle the good mesn came f0 the top. Thse misfifs isere shown up. But if fook fiuuc to wec(1 ouftIshe political appoiustees. tise susaîl towvu snobs, tise peace fime officess who were ouly in the au-nsy because tiiey liked f0 struit ini uuiform iun peae fiuse-ans( could usof iuake a (luiek cusgîs retaw-ay wh-eis ivas- carne. But in ii se tise iausgoves-s froi otteil (Caîadian ptolities were-e cia<ieafe(. Tise ('anadiaus cou-ps lsad a sosîl, bhiud a feun- l)died steel fronst tisaf auisated ever-v seal soldier. If ivas fisat spiitifwh madle flic iames of Viuiv Aminius ausd Ypr-es mucauu wliat fsey always wil. So wheuî people fell me that ('ausadians are a selfisis people - graffers - political heelers by iiafurc-who dais uever rise above tîseunselves. 1 think of those I kusew' wlo said quilv, "lil go. Let me do if," and w-cnt ouf with opens eycs f0 certaini deatb. 1 tisink of Mac, the fiusest figusre of a mais I ci-en saw,- who said at tise advanîced dress- in-g stations,"Dois't bothes- wifis me, Doc. If s no use. Anybody-(got a cigarette?" OUF. OWN ENEIflES rrlafis,w hi',if I lis e fo be a buidu-ed, I icvcu- exl)ect fo hecouuse recouîiled fo pauty l)olitics. I eau neyer defacis uyself froun the niensou-*v of the fime sx'hsu, jusifise ('ais- ada fîsat made tse unaune meaiî souîefling, "noise was for the party auîd all vere for flic state." There isever w'ould bav-e been a Causa- diau c<>ufederafiou had moftue bi- meus in aIl pastics suuk their differcuces fempor- arily for the cornmous good. There uever was a real Canadiaus Corps f111 flue fierce iseat of baffle brought the political scusm f0 tise surface and enabied if f0 be skimnscd off. Tiiere neyes- will bc a uîited Caunada ius this w-as- unless ansd until the people sav foi aIl parties, "a plague ou al yousr isouses. Gef fogetiser or get ouf assd ]et somebody else acf for ALL the people ansd uof just onec selfisis party of joib-holdlers." VETERANS' GUARD afternoon when recruiting repre- shaw, Internment Camp, Bow- RECRUTINC RIVE senfatives o! the Veterans Guard manville. RECRUITING DRIVE o!fCanada firomi the district met _________ »OW UNDER WAY with the senior recruifirig officer TetoNgowmnwr Kingston, July 28: An inten- their recruiting programmes. discussing their financial affairs sivethre wek ecrutin drve, Speaking of the Veterans Guard af a bus stop when one was heard siv fhee eekreruiingdrieo! Canada and the prominent role to say: "I dun fol' my mistress aimed at increasing the strength played by them in the present that Ah wouldn'f mind being so o! the Veterans Guard of Canada, war, Colonel MacMahon stated: poor if it wasn't so inconvenient." has begun in Military District No. "The V. G. o! C. are playing a 3, if was announced by Lieut.- very definite part in the Second A mighfy ruler was strickenI Colonel W. H. D. MacMahon, Dis- World War as they did as young- with a strange malady, for whichj trict Recruifing Officer. er men in the Firsf World War, the physiciarîs could find no re- This drive, not solely a district If is hoped thaf many who have medy. A sooth-sayer told him endeavour, approaches a national not yct answered this second caîl that if hie wore the shirt o! a sCaadaputtig fory th ctsame Jl oin aswth ouras comrss Whbfeshhap hopea , he kingeoderd Caa wit i infry ditricsm in ill do sou on as orssible. hhapma , le kwoulderever effort. now!" the couintry searched for his hap-j Plans for the campaign in M. D. Among those present at the picsf subjcct - but alas! When1 NO. 3 were discussed late Frlday meeting were Major C. G. Brad- they found him hie had no shirt! THE RATLWAy AND T We have to %vin flic war whatcver the cost ansd wherever we have f0 go to win if -for uiles-, we (Io that we al l]ose anîd we losp ai]. We bave f0 wi the peace by lsarnessing tlie whlole productive macliierv of Canîada fo flic supplviuig of buman uieds-pustting b)Cliu5d us ainy outworn political doctrines or etonioiic flîeories ii-hidli obstruet fliat ensd. ONCE UPON A TIME Wlîen ùeynical jourîsalists write tisat flic appalliîig pettiness of our political life iii Clanada is du1e f0 the appalling petfiness of ourselves as a people if is proof f0) me fisat flie.- ksow notlsing of the hiddeuî soul of Caniada. )nc-e uîpon a fime this young country found its sou]. If found if far aisav aeross the ocean in aîîothler war. No onse wlso had no share in that discovery can fully know bow truc ansd greaf if w-as. But eî-eryone wlîo shared if will know I speak the frufis. Wheus the C'anadiauss ieut overseas ini the Iast war tises did isof thiusk foo msseh of fhemselves. They w'ere fing-ed Nith the ini- feriority complex whîclîis is ee lronie cuirse of (Canada. The%. dîd not fhink miiehs of fhemselves as ais aruss. The,-% sang. like soldiers always siusg. as thie.% marebed dowîî tIse road. But tise sonigs fhey sang poked fii at fleimselves as Cauadiau soldiers: 'We are Sam Hughes' army. a Iiiundred tliosîsand men- WVe cainîsof mardli, wve causîot figiit-w-iat hloodvy ise are we?1 But %%-ie;i ive g-et f0 Berlin tise Kaiser lie ivili sas-, Hocîs. hoch, mcini (oft, -w-la ta bloddy- fine lot, Tise Canadian infatry.-' Theus came thbe famions Second Battie )of Ypres, and the first -as attack li historv. Tise Allies oui the flank gave w-ay ansd left the line widc opens. The Causadiauss were ferrificallv osifnumbercd. The-v foughit b% instfinct n;ore tisan the 1)00k of. rules.7 If %vas instiuuct thaf fold them - Defeuice is not wortis a daîn-us. The wvy f stop the Huns is to hit back af fhscm w-itis cvcrythissg y ou have gof. Thec3 did just fîsaf. GREAT VICTORY-PLUS MAX Dear Folks: Since I have writfen you I have received letters 8, 9 and 10.1 have reccived 12 let fers fron you. As long as I continue f0 get them wifh tise same regularity I wili be safisfied. I hope you don'f fhiuk thaf because this is only your 10f h letter thaf haven't been wrifing often. Since 1 have been over here I have wrif feu 80 leffers and cards. Tha- makes over 2 leffers a day andI fry f0 write at ieasf 3 pages in every one. If reaily brings re- suifs f00, because I received 8 letters from 6 different sources in fhe lasf shipmenf o! mail, and 1 get thse news from ail over On- tario. I st iii have not receivec any parcels so I guess we car count those sent. in Aprii as a tofal ioss. I amn ioping for some more cigarettes soon becauseI arn running iow agaîn. Thse Eug- lisis cigarettes are terrible and they make my fhroat sore, s0 you can sec how much I count on reccîving thse Cauadian cigs. I fold some o!fthe kids in fheir leffers thaf I expccted. a move from here preffy soon but I don't kuow if I wili or not. I want fo go with cither tise Fort Garry Horse from Winnipeg or tise Lord Strafhcona Horse from Calgary. The Sfrathconas are a permanent force unit and I fhiuk my chances o! sfaying with fhem affer tise war would be better tisan wifh any other unit. However my job here as Assistant Records Officer kecps me busy. Jack Coleman fromn Whifby and Doug Chant from Belleville (is father is a doctor) are going fa thse Governor Generai's Horse Guards tisis week s0 that wiii leave me very mucis by my loue- 50 me. Iu tise lasf draft tisat came in Donald Brooks was in if (former B.T.S. lad) and tic seems f0 be doing al ighf. Lew Wiseman dropped in fa sec me and he has donc very well for himsclf. He had jusf been promofcd f0 Staff Sgt. He is in fhe Provosf Corps now and is sfationed in a Cana- dian Detenfion Barracks. Lewie says fisaftisere are about sixteen former training scisool boys in tisere and he menfioned a few names thaf I recognizcd. I had a letter from Harold Longworth. He came over about a monfis affer I did and is sifuafed about 75 miles from here. He came over on the same boat as Wally Braden, Bob Bird, Jimmy Knox and Mike Mason. He liad received a huncis o! clippings1 from Bill James' lafesf Stafesman.1 I stili have nof seen a Germani Plane nor have 1 been in any air Ca d'sW rEfr raids. If is so quiet here, I offen ________rEfor wonder if there is a war on or whether Vm over here for a holi- A weekly review of develop- day. I haven't been able to usemetonheH eFrt:Jy any of the films I've brought over 16-23, 1942: because most o! the cameras are 1. Canada's synthetic rubber 620's and the films are 616. production for 1943 expected f0 Well folks, I guess this winds reach 14,000 tons. Eventuai an- up my liff le colurnn for tonight - nual production estimated at Write often and may we see each 40,700 tons. other again son 2. Canada f0 produce 65 mer- Love - Bill. chant ships by December 1, 1942. Twenty-five now delivered or ready for delivery. Be! ore the jSoldiers' Letters Wally and Jack Payne, Toron- tof, formerly o! Bowmanville, Jwrite te their grandmother Mrs. John Clayfon, and Uncle George Clayfon, Elgin Street. Dear Uncle George and Granni-: Jusf a few lines f0 let you know that Jack and I are fine and hope this finds you both the same. I received your cigarettes and was awfully glad f0 get fhem. Cigar- et tes are 48e for 20 here now, so in other words you sent us $24.00 worth o! smokes. By golly, Uncle and Granny, when this war is over, fhe Payne boys are going f0 give you each a big gold medal plus a big party for what you've done since we've been over here. We appreciafe if more than words can say and we're nof fooling in the leasf. I know thaf we'd have been ouf of cigarettes completely if if weren'f for you bofh. Some day we'll try f0 show you how we really do appreciafe it and you can bef on that. Jack is away now on a Driver-Mechanic course and when he gefs back I'm going f0, fry f0 gef him in my section. I need a good lad around once in a while. How's fhe horse doing, Uncle? I bef if sure keeps you busy now thaf fhere's 50 mucil work f0 do. If keeps Jack and me busy as hell over here frying f0 gef ouf o! work. ha! ha! Really fhough we've been gefting if harder here lately. We have a new Major and he even wanfs us f0 dlean our - fingernails. When the Sergeant fold me f0 see that all their nàils were dlean I asked hlm could .1 go around and kiss them good- nighf. I gof the deïyil for thaf but if was worfh if. I'm on guard dufy to-night. I get if once every t wo weeks. If's getting dark and I've got f0 change my guards, 50lMIl close for now. Thanking you again for the cigarettes. I remain your loy- ing nephew and grandson, Wally. From Lieut. Wm. J. Brown, 3rd Armoured Regf., Canadian Army Overseas: June l7th Along with ail else, efiquette has suffered a war change, In this ncw chivalry, a fellow gets up and gives a lady his seat at a lathe. "Mother," asked little Peter, when the family had guests for dinner, 'lis the dessert too rich for me, or is there enough f0 go around?" A sports page photo gives us a group of golf champs' wives, those heroic women who follow their men to the wars, and have to keep all that silverware pol- ished. war, snîpouilding ran to, only a few thousand tons annually. 3. Ahl but 200 o!fthe 1,267 Japanese fishing boats detained by Dominion authorit les when Ja- pan enfered the war are again ouf fishing but under non-Japanese ownership, charter or lease, 4. Coastal defence of Canada considered at secret session o! the House of Commons (July 18). Situation explained by three ministerd o! Defence. 5. Since war began, 7,920 Bni- . V'for VictOrg> î8the s>m.bol these c.ranes foyWL inon-e of three large m.arsktiIlinq gèrdsfor wax mateyriais thet bre iocaed on. the C&rteadian .Nzýfionrj 5ystemn.TKey arcth.e Ibrqest rJilcoay war Vardsin Cana~da, tish children have enfered Can- will be used, announces Depart- ada. Of them, 1,532 camne f0 Can- mient o! Munitions and Supply. ada under a Government sponsor- ed scheme; 5,630 under private When a man lets the baby have arrangement; 758 are remaining its own way, he's spoiling if; when permanentîy. he lets the wife have hier own 6. Staff, guesfs or inmates of way, he's doing exactly right- hotels, inns, clubs, serving meals, according to the ladies. staff dining room and hospitals are now required to have sugar The youngest son who wants f0 ration cards. be a soldier might be consfitufed 7. Japanese in British Colum- a task force of one and ordered bia have been moved from areas to tackle the lawn with the old considered by military authori- mower. fies to be parficularly vulnerable. 8. Purchasers applying for es- A family bicycle for six has sential maferials under new Al- been built by a, man in California. location Priorifies systemi must A majority vote of the five back- continue to indicafe the exact seat pedallers decides where the Hydrauîts ..... Bank binerest EXPENDITURES: Power Purchased ..................... Pump House Operation................. Pump House Mainstenasnce .......... Mains & Ses-vice Maintenance .......... Meter Maintenance...................... Hydrasît Maisntensance .............. Meter Readinsg, Billissg, etc. . ........ Geuseral Office Salaries ansd E xl)eu ses - . .- - ......- ........ Utilify Equsipusseut Maitensance Debentuse Principal .- - ......... Debeuture luîtei-est .... ....... Ussdisfsibufed Expeisse.........-...... W. R. STRIKE, Chairnian; M. J. Elliott, G. A. Edmondstone Members of Commission ME WAR Dy Thurston Topham BOWMANVILLE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION Waterworks Dept Statement of Revenue & Expenditures for the Year Ended December 3 Ist, 1941 REVENUE: Consum ers ........ ..- ..... ............S 14 794 .q7 3,906.00 57.05 $ 18,757.42 442.23 314.50 114.98 729.48 26.97 341.52 1,336.29 600.33 10,580.43 1,817.45 49.97 Operatin-g Profit fos- Year $17,152.02 1,605.40 $ 18,757.42 Electriec Dept. SOLDIERS OVERSEAS WRITE LIONS CLUB Following are two more letters received from Bowmanville boys overseas in appreciation of cigar- ettes sent by the Lions Cl!sb. Harold Siemon, Capt. R.C.A.M.C. Oxford, England Canadian Army Overseas Today I received another plea- sant surprise in the form o! 300 Sweet Caps from the Bowman- ville Lions Club. These came at a time when I was jusf about on my last packet, so are doubly ap- preciated. Thank you SO much. 1 have just spent a week's leave on the South Coast and feel as fit as a fiddle. The wea- ther has been perfect for about two weeks now. If is just like a Canadian summer but everyone keeps warning me that if won'f last 50 I'm prepared for tihe worst. My very best regards toalal my. frîends in the Lions Club. Lieut. W. J. Brown, 2nd Arm'd Regiment (Ld.S.H.) Canadian Army Overseas June 29th This is "littie J. J." expressing his heartfelt tilanks for the cig- arettes I received today. They came at a time when my throat was almost raw from smoking fhese saw-dust rolled articles they have the nerve fo caîl cigar- ettes over here. As you can see by the lefferhead I arn now a member o! Lord Strafhcona's Horse - The Royal Canadians - Canada's foremost regimeut. Be- fore the war thcy were cavalryý aud wcre a permanent force unit. They came iostly from Calgary and Winnipeg, and high morale is prevalent throughout the regi- ment. We have quife a distinction in having our Divisional patches changed by Royal request. When the King was inspecfing the di- vision rccently he came fa fthc Sfrafhcona's and noticed their maroon patches with the green letters L.S.H. writfen on thcm. Hée remarked that he would ra- ther have the abbreviaf ion Ld. for Lord and asked if if might be arranged. Who could refuse such a requesf as this, 50 we now proudiy wear our divisional paf- ches wifh Ld. S. H. ou fhem by Royal Command. Where I arn îow there are numerous local fellows and I have been te, see quite a few o! them but still îaven't been able to go aillfihe rounds yet. Elgie Harnden is just across from our training area;- .ewie Wiseman is up the iroad about 500 yds.; Bill James wifh he Fort Garry Horse is jusf a liffle farfher on, and in nearby towns are Ed and Ron Hooper, Paddy Welsh, Ross Rice, Mac Hart, Scofty Cameron, and ail the est o! the boys who joined the Cobourg battery. I have had let- rs from Jack Allun and Harold Longworth and arn trying f0 ar- range for a weekend in London wifh fhem shortiy. Back af the reinforcement unit, Jack Large, >oug Wiseman and Don Brooks are waiting f0, be placed with nits. Everyone I have seen is loking fine and wishes f0, be re- îernbered toalal at home. Every- ne would appreciafe a line drop- ped fa them if you have a spare moment. Again I wanf f0 thank iou for the cigarettes and I wish iou the bcst o! luck in ail your oming events, including fthc car- ival. Keep up thse good work )oys and let's have plcnty o! cor- spondeucc travelling across the EXPEN DITURES: Pow'er Purchsased.........--........ Sub-Sfatious Opgratiou ............. D)istribution Sysfem Maiusfcuauîce Met er Mainteunance .................... Ti-ansformer Maintenance.......... Billiusg & Coilectissg. Off ice Salar-ies .....,....................... Sts-eet Lightiug Maintenane ........ Cosssumiess' Premises Expeusse Pr-omotioni of Business ......... I)ebsstusre Pilîcipal ....... Debeuture Iuitcrest ........ 1)epi-eciatio n ...... ........... ......... 'Uiidistribssfed Expeisses (iuslud- in- aIl iiîsurance ps-eiiums) Opeu-afiîg Pi-ofit for Year - $30,816.32 10,&W0.44 62,343.54 3,902.28 1,561.92 868.53 426.23 263.78 20.53 $ 111,053.57 $80,126.60 63.40 2,942.80 416.00 134.51 2,522.54 2,967.68 406.74 1,306.48 134.45 5,000.00 300.00 2,954.00 892.21 $ 100,165.41 10,888.16 $111,053.57 G. E. CHASE, Manager. M 1 I Bowmanville Public Utilities Commission i 1 REVENUE: Domestie Lighît........... Commercial Liolt ........... Commercial Power ... ... ...... Str-eet Lightiusg M eisehandli.e ....... ............. S to res - ...... ....... ......... T r u c k ............ .... ..... ........ Issferest -- ........... ....... Buildinsg . - . . .......... N THE DIM AND From The Sta FFTY YEARS AGO From The Canadian Statesmail, July 28, 1892 Locals: Avery Johnston -spent Sunday in Port Hope... . Arthur Hoar came down from Toronto on his bike, Saturday. . .. At the meeting of the Local Union of Christian Endeavour Societies, Monday evening, in the Methodist Church, Mr. John Joblin, presi- dent, gave a brief account of his visit to the great convention of Endeavourers in New York. Kendal: Joseph Sharp is doing a flourishing business in the Pat- rons of Industry Store. Courtice: R. E. Osborne and sister Ethel are visiting their sis- ter, Mrs. J. H. Oke, Wilfred.... Blake Courtice spent Sunday with friends in town. New Haven: Miss M. Williams, town, visited Mrs. Jesse TrulI. Newcastle: The severest hall storm that ever visited this sec- tion passed through here to-day, ruining all Jas. Rowland's grain and smashing the windows o! his house. Tyrone: Sunday evening a hymnological service will be con- ducted by Rev. A. J. H. Strike. .. John Colwill arrived home, Sat- urday, from a trip cross the At-1 TFR CANADIAN STATEsmAN. BOWMANVTI.,r.p. nwm,&nlrn THURSDAY. JULY 30 iniq iDISTANT PAST Ltesman Files TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO From The Canadian Statesmnan, August 2, 1917 Capt. Elton Hughes wins the Military Cross for bravery under heavy fire at the front. Ten sons in khaki is the.prouý record of Mrs. John Davi, Bowmanville's populatioîrnears the 4000 mark. With this issue M. A. James enters -upon his fortieth year as editor o! The Statesman. This paper was founded in 1854 and Rev. John Climie, his son, W. R. Climie, and M. A. James & Sons have been its only owners. Mrs. B. M. Warnica is home from Roseneath. Miss Stella Mason, Toronto, isý holidaying with her father, Mr. J. J. Mason. Dr. A. C. Crews gave two ex- cellent addresses in farewell to Bowmanville Methodists. on Sun- day, and Miss Reta R. Cole sang very appropriately. Enniskillen: Dr. and Mrs. C. W. Siemon left August lst for a two weeks' holiday at Algonquin Park. Maple Grove: Mr. Thos. Baker and granddaughter Helen, Solina, visited his daughter, Mrs. L. C. Snowden. Ebenezer: Miss Lyla Osborne is home from Bowmanville Hospi-