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£ M. A. JAMES & SONS, Publishers, $1.50 a year in advance. BOWMANViLLE, ONTARIO, CANADA, THURSDAY. JANUARY 30 1919 VOLUME, LXV No. 5 THE STORE 0F QUALITY Couch, Johnistion & Cryderman-Ltd. More ays of Extra Special, Values In Plus72.h, an ld %Cloth Coats We are making the last three days of Bowmanville and vicinity--such money- saving values have been unheard of. It is the final windup of- our 'gigantic January Clearance Sale. The balance of Women' s and Misses' Coats are being cleared regard- less of profits. It is our i*ntention,,not.to have a single coat left when we start-stock- taki nge y ouH Save $6toe$15on a Coat-j Balance 6f our Ladies' Coats, reg. $18.00 for $12,00 21.00 "14.00 24.00 "16.00 2)8.50 "1 9.ý00 40.00 "26.67 AIl other coats in proportion. GjreatValu e s InîFurs! Neyer before were such furs offered at sncb unparalleled low figures. These amazing baî'gains are beiing ofièred with but one object-to clear the store befoLe the season ends. Yotu must sece these furs to appreciate the real gertuine bargains. Siberian Wolf C4 $16.00 " $00 c c 20.00 l Australian Oppossum 13.00 25.00 " 17.00 American Oppossum 20.00 13.00 Taupe W'o1f ce 40.00 " 28.00 "50.00 " 3.00 Black Wolf, extra fine" 60.00" 45.00 Natural Wolf Set, Natural Wolf Set, Ans tralian Fox LinolIeums reg. $18.00 for $12.50 de 35.00 " 25.00 "45.00 "-30.00 a d d Oloths Notwithstanding the scarcity of Linoleums we a re stili range of patterns in both two and four yard widths, also 1, widths in Oilc]oths. showilng a fine 11 and 2 yd. Overcoats and Suits 15 per cent Discount Every Overcoat and Suit in the store is included in this sale, and there is a large assortment to choose from -of-latest styles and shades of cloth, higli grade ready- to-wear, smart, distinctive, gentlemanly,-they are all marked down 15'/,, below regular prices. --It's a good in- vestment to buy right IIow. Couch, J ohnston & Cyd(erman, Limiteds TH I DT 10.R T ALKS. BONNY SCOTLAND. CANADIANS IN GERMANY. ST. PAUL'S ANNUAL MEETING A~91i e~rê qanouc- TRIE' TO THE LANDQ1L)or TH~ E A_ýTHER, O. SERGT. 11A,1. MAX QJICK. 8051317, Annual business meeting of St. IPaul's Th Troit aily Star oi INTELLIGENTLY DESCRIEDE Y A 4THI COMPANY, 2ND. BATTALION, 'Church was held Thursday Jan. 23rd at îïe TeSa s(ionfi the DAIRLINGTON BOY. 1iST. Drv isiox, EASTERNONT0 I 8 p. im-attendance large.- Reports cov- ~ ad i ant t $ ayea by--REGIMENT, C. E. F.,LAHOMER, i ered ail activities of the congregation and oi-iii ande heardnwith i3tarest and gratification mail.,~'TSA or NEW-,s and Daily Srgti. Orville J. Ilenderson, 3060517, GERMANy.thiteet n gaifctin Starfor$1-25. Readtheadivertisement., G. Co., Srd C. E. R. B., Seaford, Eng.i disciosing results of a verv prosperous writing to bis mother, Mrs. W. W. Writing to bis father, Mr. W. vear's work. We have received notice from thé Henderson, Bowmanville, describes in Quick, Elgin-st., Bownianville, Com- Board of Managers was proud and Department of Agriculture tha aadian an instructive and attractive narra- panv Sergt. Maj. Max Quick, sends happy that night-reporting a current farmers and gardeners are protýcted from tive a trip that he took when on mucli information tbat will be read revenue of over $3000,'ý After the floating the evils of planting inferior seed of many leave in the autuman. Continuing bis with interest by Caniadians every- debt and ail current expenses were paid, kinds of crops imported from other -narrative fromn last issue: where. In lis letter dated Germany a smalbalance-remained on hand. countries, by an order-ins-counïcil that We were called next morning at 4 Dec. 8, 1918,,he savs: Missionary and Benevolent Committee came into effeet in the autuman, prohibit- o'cloik and given breakfast before DEAR FATHEa AND ALL:-YOU Wlll reported contribution amounting to $295 ing importation of unfit seed of clovers, taking the-train. Up>tili now we had see by th1s letter we have arrived in -an increase of $40 over la t yeiar. grasses, vetches, rape, other forago plants, been favoured-with splendid weather this much hated country and will be Women'sMissionary Society surpassed field root and garden vegetables i n lots of, but on this Thursday morti , ng there surprised to learn that the people their own fine record by raising, in al ten pounds or more. was a faîl of drizzly rain Judging cannot do too mucli for us. 'I really $261, besides sending to the North-West f romn appearances this north-eastern believe the (Uermans treat us much two boxes of clotbing valued at, $53. Mr. and Mrs. were flot uscd 75 years promontory is subjeût to very fre- betteî' than the Belgians did. Two Life Memberships ini the Général ago for ordinary people-only frteqetrifî for the sadi oty W crany hv o euloe Society were given (val. $5o), one to the gentry or wealthy People. Page two very low and damp.; Farther north,, marching lately-anywhere from 20 President, Mrs. A. L. Nicholîs, and-one in contains an obituary of SamunelHO- beyond Keith where we had to change to 40 kilometers a day, when we are memory cf the late Mrs.Andrew Jackson. in which ehows how bis fellow cou--ntry to the Highland Railway, the samne on the mio-e. We have ouiy two Younger Women's Missionary Society folk were mentioned amongth slv wet. conditions prevailed. The sea- days left before we complete our raised $99. Besides supplying fiowers for es, Christian namnes of husban'd and sons1 up among the, Highlands are journey's end and 1 do not think there the Church, the report speaks of the wife being mentioned. I;u the Old very snort but 1 did not notice any is any man any more pleased than pleasure it afforded them to be able to Land Master and Mistress werle lsed very marked change in température. myseif. I was- to leave this country send fiowers to those who were sick. for employers cf labor only-christian Paesing along the southern côot of for England for my Commission the' Women's Association also' had a very names being sufficient for servants. the.Mray Firth through the town day news came of the Armistice being prosperous vear, their receipts being In Canada "Jack isas good as his Ms of Elgin, Forres and Mairn-a lovely signed,-so., of .coure, ,ve7 thing- was $ Thpi- 1-11- w~ m~h ppe ~ tn 'w longerintheÜ-- - -jft -ccanoeileci for tue present. Quite a few ciated as also was theif- gift to the Church made between -them. Highiands, viz. Invernessa bu who left a week before are stillinif of a Union Jack and a Service Flag. _____________10 a. m, Blighty and their Commission le called Sudycoorertdaicesd Right Hon. R. E. Prothe:,ro, Sec- Here again the firet thing we did off. udyShorert ainesd retary of State for Great Britaiin wasto seek our good friend the We crossed the border into Ger. average attendance and total receipta reply to Dr. Creelman's reqitee-ït for a Y- M C- A. where we received full many on Dec. 4th., 1918, at 8:20 a. m. amont mh ong to $265.uil message to the farmers of Canada and kindly instructions as to what and marched inland for soine odd RepMsonds fr te ogpefofe'sGid said that Britain wants our chiilled was of most interest for us toe se. We kilometers. The country is pretty work. The total gifts for Missions were beef and that Canada shoul!d develop visited the old castie and several rough and there are miles of woods $7.0 the chilled beef trade right away in other places throughout the city, then known to ail the wonld for the game. $7-0 preference to the live cattie trade. after dinner we walked up the bank We passed one Summer Hotel called The stipend of Rev. D. W. Best, M. A., He urged that there should 1be no de- of the river Ness to a park among the Buffalo Bill, supposed to have been Minister, was increased bv $i00. lay. He aiso said that after the war isad>nterie. Tî saloeyweeodKasrB1sae while on Session reported total additions of 25 Great Britain would not dévote so -spot-gravel walks winding in and out his holida'ys there. The road we communicants, making a net increase of much effort co raising hogs5 because among the trées and across bridges marched on up to yesterday was the 20 on the roll of members., Cordial votes thev could beý fed cheaper on this side fIrom one littîs island to another. It samne road on which the Germens of tbanks were unanimous ly- passed in of'he tlati an aslon a sh ca l one of the most beautiful resorte avace to ern-o oPanisl recognition of valuableservices rendered. get ponk produots fnom this continent, ever saw. We counted horse after hiorse they Refreshments were served and the she would be satisfied to do so. We left Iihvyxue t88ad'the had to kill-used up. Through Bel- meeting promptly resolved itself ilt followed a trip which I hetve-always giumn and tili, we left the noad he- very bap'py social gathering. Cobourg and Port1 Hope magistratès longed ýto take, a ride 'thbough the retired . on, we pasged thousands of have had some rathier diMcült til centre of the Highlands, the country hie big auto trucks left behind and Tecmn and women to rise above of late for burgianies committed by ai you rsad about. Time and space will damaged by the civilians for want of their handicap. gang of boys, mostly sons of resec-.1i nlt permit me to give very minute Gasolene. I ie r ulavrs!Ahnr table homes, Small fines after keep- détails of the scsnery. Anyhow The only reason Bull asked for an Ihen dos aed-den'tps rtigst bcA ue igthem on the gridinon for somes words could not do justice to the Armistice was because hie armies wereth omarscce tîme have been the punîahment. grandeur of the bonny bres and felîs, routed and there was nothing to stopthwrsaescce Some people think the punishment the echoing glens and winding delîs, us from narching on to Berlin. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Hubert M. Foster and Mr., does not fit the crime. Wehaet cast a nsw light oli< the famlous only wish we could have given them a and Mrs. W. Claude Ives were in Toronto givenpenolgy cosicration1 poems of Scot and Burns whîch in littîs of wbat poon old France hadtoerngaryLursng froin the view-point o a teach'en, a !ny school-boy days often moved my put up with from the Boches.- People A case of smalîpox is reported fromn parent and a mnagistratc and sttong. ,muner spirit wiïtb an ardent desire to here really expected ws would, too, the township of Hope the victim being ]y advocate leniency for fiest ofecs ese the reality. Now I have seen iit, when they heard we were on our way Mr. Blake L. Symons of Weicome. Fatherly counsel to sncb r ~~ii) part at least, and have painted on here, so they were tickled to find us Mr. and Mrs. Hlarry Cox, Port, Hope, will often show th>,em te no (Aiy <f y nmmd a picture WhIoh the, tide of nuot the e1ass they thought. Wý'hen attende-d ite Progresý,ive Enobre ParXy their actions and the terrible rieke time can neyer washaa. h eman troope came back thro under auspices of the Purple Guards. they take lu committing cimainal We changed again at Perth and Belgium they told the civilians that What means can be used to induce acte. For certain serious offences we arrived in Glasgow at about 10 p.,m.we were colored troope and they really Bowmauvlle's citizens to take more in-. strongly favor the lash in preference Glasgow is not as fine a city as had them scansd of us,, terest in civic affairs-their own business, to long termes of imprisonmient, espsc.- Ediuburgh from the tourist's point o f I am glad you received my letter reahly? ially- in cases where female are the view. It is 'Scotland's commercial fromn Asbburton, Devon, and 1 shahl Mr. J. W, Bickle, Cobourg, Inland Rev-. victime of misdemeanors. Public centre and consequeutly thene pre- neyer forget the good time I had down eu eatet rsctdfu ae whippings are fax greater detenrants vails a bustie and a din togethen with there, I guess before 1I left everybody efnegDeptmen plc naroeenfur ctams to evil doiug than fines on imprison- a smoky atmosphere ail of which are kuew me, If I am spared, I intend to ofnegaale tile inlandsrevenercstms ment. entireiy absent in the capital city. go back to Devonshire again. I think ontxeva rils. byT.Lidsy ercBhants. Stili it has a fun esidential section, I shahl neyer forget ohd Mn. Blithe up Rv n r.W T iktBtay MUNICIPAL J OTTINGS,, and several beautiful parks. at the bridge,. I also met Mrs, Orr attended a familv reunion at the home of 1ddntseagetdaofGagwand family.- ber father, Mr. Win. Yeo, Little Britain, di otss retdelofGaso New Years. A very pleasant time was Reeve T. S. Holgate is atteudiug for next morning, Fniday, I went lu a It is just as well you did not send ejyd Counties' Councîl at Cobourg. party from the Soldiers' and Salions' the box of apples as there are about 12 enMre. A .Lvl ftefr fJr Citizens should make, it a point toF Club, where I staysd, for a trip to tons of parcels for this battalion watt- M.A .Lvi ftefr fJr attend the coucoul meeting Monda y Loch Lomond. Taking the,-train to iug lu rean tili we get to our destina- Loveli has been, appointed examiner for night, Feb. 3rd, as much, important ac t the southeru snd of the tion. next examinations held by the Canadian busnes whlbe raeaced Loch about 45 minutes ride from <To be continued next week) Colg-fPamc n iesing, Mî J S Mocrft Tw TeaurrGlasgow, we got a littIe steamer, Toronto.______________ Mr .S orrfTw rauepreviously anrauged for, wbich took Pte. Harold Courtice, son of Mr. W. L. was in Toronto- Satunday delivering us for a lovely trip ail around the to the public. Our guide on the tour Courtice, who returned from overseas ou thsossarpu CanC.rued nteres t. h Loch and among its numerous, pic- was a well educated and enthusiastic the Olympic on Friday last, arrived at sold a par lus acrued nturesque. , littîs islande. Hene we Y, M. C. A. wonker. He could strng the home of bis parents on Tuesday and A fav orite topie with certain mem- fe=s our' eyes on scenes of rarest off hietory' by, the yard and in a most is now spending a pleasant holiday with bers of the "Knockers' Klub" le the beauty, although it was a littie late lu interesting manuer,, related to us facto them.-Pîckering N1ews. condition of our roade. Why not put the season to ses them at their best. and incidents relating and pentaining J. B. McCoîl, Barrister, is re-elected the stone-crusher lu operation again Stili thene was the unchaugeable to the towen ever since the commence- president of Cobourg Central Exhibition, and give some of. these wise road magnificence of the littis hake nursed ment of its construction in the ehevenith No show was heid last year but a big one builders a job sorting the -gnaniteware? lu the laps of sunnounding mountains, century by William the Conqueror. is plauued for 1919. President McCol's Questions which the councîl might loftiest and 'lord of whîcb te ohd Bsn Among the spots of historic inteneet address occupies a column in local papers profitably investigate and dîscus:- Lomond. In and out, ws wound oun wee-the site of the scaffold where and is well worth reading. Oats and Paving of King street. way on the ghassy water among the the executions took place, the axe and fodder corn are crops for competitionà in Civic Emphoyment Bureau. ises, chad in bnacken and foneets, of blockon which Queens Aune Boleyn standing field crops. Selliug the Chemical Engins. autumu hue, whils here and there and, Katharine Howard, wives of1 Rev. Alfred S. Rogers, pastor of a smahl herds of deen heisarehy gnazed Hsnry VIII, Lord Hastings, Lady Methodist Church lu Halifax, N. S.,whose Adequate pay for the firemen. anîong the heather. We etopped at Jane Grey and many others lost their wife i8 daughter of the late Rev. S. H. Solve McGiil Bequest pnoblem. the island of Iucb-lonaig and gatbened heads; the room un the Bioody Tower Rice, and niece of Mrs. John Rundle, Treatment of netunned soldiers. some heather as a souvenir of oun in which the littie princes Edward V town, Mr. W. E. Pollard and Mrs. F. T. Moortrckfo fnedearmet. trip. and bis brother Duke of York wene Fitzgerald, Salem, Darlington, writes a Moto truk fo lie deartmnt. Retunning about 6 p. m. to Glasgow, supposed to have been murdened by very iuteresting altho pathetlo letter to Permanent road-building policy. I took the 8.45 train for London an: their uncle the Duke of Gloucester; Rev. A. J. Terrill, B. D., Welliugton, Policy for gstting more industries. ivirg lu Enston Station at seven the dungeon lu which Sir Walter Ont., which is published lu iast week's Suitable memorial for faihen hen>oes. o'chock Saturday monning. As I had Raleigh spent twehve yearp of im- Guardian ou the Halifax catastrophe. te take the 10 p. mi. train for Camp 1 pisonnisut, and the four-foot-square Read it. Ways and mens of lowering taxes. wanted to make the very inict of my space te which Guy Fawkes was Buying teama of borses for town use, rnmaining day. A strauger iu London chained ni-ion to bis execution. Iu the Durham couuty boys seem to find a Funther beautufying cf Bowmanvilis. is ike a sbîp at sea, without a rudder White Towen we saw every weapou high plane of activity and get-into re- Advrtsin Bwmavile udclos-but 1 knew where to go for guidance, guu and piece of armour that bas been sponsible public positions wherever they Advetisng Bwmavile juicius-used for centuries past. We biad locate. This fact was impressed ou our ly. Taking the tube to Charing C ross lunch in the Tower and then pro- mnd by two money letters that reached Contract with C. P. . te use water- 1 walked down the Strand to the ceeded te St. Paul's Cathedral. This this office Saturday morniug ' n the same works. Canadian Y. M. C. A. head-quartens at le a magnificent édifice, the second mnail-one from Mr. J. D. Hogarth, Col- Conducting town's affaire by a Com- Beaver Hut, This is a fine inst-1tution largeet cathedral lu the wonld, the lector of Customs, Norwich, son of the missuon. witb svery umagunableaccommodation haro-est being St. Peter's, Romeé. 1 late Daniel Hogarth, Solina, the other ProotngBordof rae e o-for the boys, eveil to a theatre. Somle shah net attempt to deecribe it. That Mr. W. J. Coleman, Postmaster Notary uPenat ith Bourdo rdet people lu Canada speak very citicîz- would be a task difficuit enougb fo Public and Real Estate Dealer, Vanguard, oProvîdmg reiunenaiv po. ingly of the work of the Y. M. 0. A's, the expert anchiteot.o Sask., son of Mrs. M. A. Coleman, recetit- Provdingrerunertiv empoy-but I believe they cannot be fully Prom here we went to Westminster ]y of Ibis towu. -1 ment for returned soldiens. cuitdwt t. As fan as I Ahbey, anothen beautitul. building, The religious services as weii as other Camaig toindce itzen tolu-bav gns t Iheyhave been of i--luitwe -awthetobe f-il.he-ne:rquremutlua usialwyofth