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ana fan t ate~in an. TEBMS :-I1,00 Fer Annum, ~~OuR TowN AND COUNTY FIRST ; THý. WORLD APTERWRD..A.AMS ONPrrios In Advance. BOWIMANKVILLE, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, JANIIARY 8, 1908. VOLUMELV o2 .*.4m,*@*VAS*um* , # 5IG - Rij * - IG ISCUvNT SALE i LADIES' CLOTE COATS Cloth From to-da w ill seil ail Ladies' and Misse s' CohCoats at frorn25 to331%- per cent discount a very J choice lot ail bought this season. * ..FurGoodas. Ail kinds of Fu.rs at gréatly reduced prices. Corne early and get the 'first choice. s _ _ BANK 0F M0NTRÉALI -0-, Established 1817 Capital -814,400,000 Rest - $11,OOO,0OO Total .Asaets -$16 8»01,173 savings Bank hea:1 Office, NMontreal -o- J. A. McOLELLAN,j Manager, Bowmanville Branch. 44 Qua1ity ~Acdllraoy lave madle ... Our Pharniacy what It ls--a s8afe reliable drug etore that has won the confidence or our GLDDFLL0WS INSTALLATION. M.W. ARKSEY, DISTRICT DEpuviT GRAND MýASTE,INSTALLED OFFICERS OF'FLORENCENIGHTINGALE 1,..DG- CORINTHIIAN LODGE DEGREE TEAM 07' OS11AwA EXEMPLIFY FLOOR. WÜRK OF' SECOND DEGREE-BAýN- QtJET AT THE CLOSE. Wednesday evening was the occasion of the officiai visit of Mr. Williama Ark- sey of Brooklij, the nçwly elected D . D. G. M. of OntarioDistrict NO 29, to Florence Nightingale Lodge, No 66, Independent Order of Oddfellows Six mnembers of Beethoven L)dge, Brooklin, accompanied the insta'ling officer and assisted in the ceremony._ Mr. M. A. James, P.D.D.G.M, filled the office of Grand Marshal. The new officers %çe: Noble Grand, F, C Peck; ic' !Grand, F R. Folev; Piîst Grand, T, Wesley Cawker; Rec, Secretary, J. J. Mason;Financial Secretary, Harry Allun; Treasurer, M Maser; Warden, W. j Jeffery; Conduetor, F. Burden; Inside iGuErl, Norman S. B. James; Outside Guard, Jas Johuston, R S.N.G, Ed Osborne;L V N.G.. F'. Battlle; R.S O.G., C. H1. Anderson; L S.V G., S. Colek a S S., Dr. Devitt; L S S , J. Dilling; Chapiain, Richard Allen; Organist, Cecil Osborne; Marshall, Wilbur bar, son. iule Roenigk. Visiting Commitee-F. R Fo ey, Dr. Ddvitt,. R Allen. F. Had dy, Thes. Rick- ard, Chas JeweIl. 1Propertv Committee-W. J. Jeffery, Wm Edger, 1'. F. Morris. Finance Committee-T. C. Jewell, J. elîvar. F. A. Haddy.' Membership Committee-H, Allun, F. Foley, F. Battle, S.ý Cole, F . Burden, C. Osborne. SKATING RINE. IMr. Ale-x. Ta-,locr anneiuces te the publi'c that he bas firted the Drflil Shed for a, skruicg rink andl it will be ready sý,horIlv for skatinz. Price e! tickets as fo l'O i : Famllv S5.0(0; Gents; $2,00;, Ladies 81.50; elîdrea $1 25ý. WEST DURHIAM AORICULTURAL SOCIETY, The annuel meeting of West Durham Agriculturai Society will be helId in the Couacil Room, Bowmaniiîle, on Wed- ueEday Jan. 15. 1908,at 1 p m te recelve the annual report ef the auditors for 1907 aad the electliofo officers for 1908, Ail interested in Agicultural work are invited te be presenit THOS BAKER, J. S. MOORCRAPT, Presîident. .Secretary. THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. £DITOR'S SPECIAL REQUEST. Durham Boys are leadjers wnbrever feund: At the electicns many of them have won positions We wanit frienda of TuEi STÂTESMÂr' everywhere>to send us names and particulars, marked papers will do, of any Durham Boy Who has been elected te anty municipal or ether office, It wlll bei regarded as a very speeial favor if ail such news le sent us early as possible, We want te keep track of ail the boys. BOWMANVILLE 40 YEARS AGO. FROM rHE STATESMAN JAN, 2, 1868, CoXneil matters were the feature of TuE STATEISMAN Of Jan. 2, 1868-40 years ago., This paper announees the 'fetiremnt f George Haines from the ,otest leaving Col F. Cubitt, Mayor; ""Pt. .K Bre, Reeve; Wm. Thopso, Deputy 'Ieeve; John Me- Ijieugatl, Councillor In West Ward; S. f . Bradshaw in North Ward and R. R. oüscombe, John Frank. W. Ptiley and John Allun, candidates in South Ward John Allhn receivyed 44 votes out of 140, anàd was re-elected the composition of tpe Council being the same as la 1867. 4 Sons 0f Temperance New Years Tea was attended by bad weather but Chas. Toci catered for 850 people la B, C. Church basement. Robert Armour, Barrister, was cliairman of the publie meeting.,. Revs. Jolliffe, Reikie, Smith and Whiting made speeches. Temperance LMusical Union sang. Orono Metho Iist Episcopals held a Xmas tree, taking $100. W. W. Trul was chairman at a second tea next evening. Speeches were made by Revs. Hicks, Mullen. Curts and Wilson. A similar tea was held in M. E. church TLpgk,,vd-R.v. W. A. S;;Ii. ntor. Miss MATeR-T H Spry baH vic-L A W Tôle COUNCILLORS-L Cornish, 1. De yman, John Êýlliott, Capt. W. C. King, W W Taiablvn, R. Worth Vote L.r Reeve-ToILe 218 J amecs 166, Trebilcock 91 REE -John WN. Mcbapughlii. DEPTY-EEV-.-îeXWight, COUNCILLORtS-vW E Courtice, Eber îMilîson, Rich. Woodley. The vote was: MilIeion401, Weodley 399, Courtice 371. Neil Smith 268. HOPE REEvEý-B. S. Diekinson., DIEPUrY-RpI2vH -b. Capna.ý COUNoîLLORs-J. Greenaw'ýay, R. Cald-. well, G. W. Martin,_ PORT HOPE MAYO-W, HL Giddv. .COUNCILLORS-H1, B. Rose-vear, W R& 4I t I k S,' B wmÀN viLLE,