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'Innn4 M. A. JAMES & SONS, Publishers. $1.50 a year in advance.'BOWMNVILLE, ONTARIO, CANADAý THIURSDAYIý,,JULY 24 199VLMLV o h Exquisite Display o! Sommer1 Wear"ing Apparel Von wiII be Correctly Dressed- if Von Wear our StylishiGarments. The hot weather demands light cool clothing. We can please you in style and qualitY. PRETTY VOILE 'WAISTS We lave a very fine collection of these dainty blouses, neatly trimmed wiîl filet lace and embroidery, in ail sizes., Prices........... $1,25 to $4.50 VOILE DRESSES In a great varietY, of colors, in fancy floral.and plaid designs, beautifully -made -and neatly trimmed, -ail sizes. i, .. ~ -LOt-L.0 GINGHAM DRESSES Made of a good quality of Scotch and American Ginghams, in attractive plalids and checks. Sec these model dresses. Prices ........ $4.50 to $8,00 CHAMBRAY DRESSES They make very pretty poreh dresses, vcry dainty in shades of pink, bine and green. Sizfs 34 to 44. Special ................... $7.00 and $8.00 WASH SKIRTS Made of fancy Gabardine, Pique, and Repp-a splendid skirt for outing The styles are bound toattract. Prices...................... $2,.00 to $7.00 NEW VOILES In a clarming range of floral designs of mauve and white, purpile and white, blue and white, and rose and white; 40 in. wide, special 60o ta $1.25 CHILDREN'S DRESSES Dark colors as well as the lighter, daintier ones usnally associated with ginghams, great variety of colors, from................ $200 ta $7,50- NEW ORGANDIES New organdies, very fashionable, sand, green, grey, pale bine, pink, ai 75e yd COTTON FOULARDS Cotton foulards, Lin, variety of cln n patteýrne, 42 fin, wide, at 60c yd Couch, Jo1hnston& Crjýydermllan, BowmanvIllie Phone 104 Everyone ShuldTk On Tkheir Vacation2 1lst. Black Fly an I Mosquito Pi-tvenitativ6 very, neat, and handy. Thle finest thing on the matrket. 2nd. l3athing (?à>ps and'Shoes. 8rd. Jonteel Talcum and Creams. 4th. Rexali Shavinig Soap and Lotions. 5th Crearn of Violets for Sunburn, 6th. A pair of Sun glasses to eut 'Ont the glare of heat rays 7th. Thermos Bottie. 8th. Fountain Pen. 9th. Safety iRazor. Also adhesive plasters, Ointment, Liniments, etc. JURY &LOîVELL When We Trest Eyes k h-Doue Pmper1y Jury & Lov'eli- COhicago Ophthalmic College Graduates of NewYork SÈ hool of Optios Detroit Optical College ICanadian Optical College Lïmitecl. Seasonable [lints A Founetain Peu for yonr vacation trip. We are offering speciai vaines. Jury & Loveil. People ai tle Lake should try that Rexaîl Remedy for Mosquitoes. 25c ai Jury &Lovell's, Going Fishing? Take along soma Skeeter Skoot. Lt wili keep you free from black' flies ,and Mosquitoe. Jury &Loveil. This is tle last week for aur Big Soap Sale. Hnndreds of people are getting bargains. Have you secuired yours? Jury & Lovell. Jonteel Talcum is without except- ion thc finest and most delightfully perfumed Talcnm Powder on the mar- ket. 35e at Jury & Lovell's. It )#ill be too laIe i f you failta get some of that 15c soap this week. Lt is nearly aIl gone. Only 3 days more at 2 cakes for 16c. Jury & Loveil. If you value your sight as you shonld you wouid consult -Jury & Luveli every 2 years. An ounce of preventative is worth a pound of çure. If you have not yet tried Jonteelj Talcnm, Toilet Cream, Face Powder, etc., you ,slould try them. People ail over Canada are enthusiastic over it. Jury & Loveil. Going to the Lake? Going Fiel-j ing? Going on your vacation? If you wish to enjoy, yourself take a tube of Rexaîl Mosquito and Black Fîy Claser. Jury & Lovell. For 35c you can get Jonteel Talc- -uni-. Ih_ esn 50e-kind-tlat equalsJ it. Just try a-,pa5kage. If -you do not agree with ns we gladly land back your money. Jury & Loveil. 30 years of experience in some of1 the largest towns and cities in Ont- ario in fitting complicated cases of eye troubles for other Opticians and l in constant practice in our own Op- tical Departmmenit enables ns to give 1 erieand values tlat cannot be I, found elsewhere. Jury & Loveli. THE EDITOR TÂ'ALKS. PeclD yD I A city ils a bad place for ýbi ringing up- afamily of cluldren. lndteed, it ils a Ibad place for grown ilien and women, Gra W rVe ras ar too. Prof. C. A. Sissorns in Canadian Gra rVe rnsir, Magazine for July telle this story Sports at Port whicli slould make an1ry parent slnd- der: Statistics show thatîý in Londone, England, only 86 per cent. of ffle men examîned were phy.sieftl!y fit for Signing of Peace Treaty was 1 çele- E combatant service. Inan mrtality brated on Saturday July î9th ., according figures for 1917 sho-w île rate in to Royal Edict by citizens of Bowman- Letclworth bo have been 86 0 th Le ville and surrounding, country, many 1000 while 'that in inety-six large former residents-coming from Toronto urban centres was 104 to the 1000 and other outside Places. Weather was serve to indicate in a mieasure île clear and warm and tle rush to the lake- preventable waste attendant on bad side was general witb citizens. It is housing. many a moon since s0 many people of al ages -and stations in life were se en ait We do not know low île price of Bowmanville-on-the-Lake. The elderly men's suits will bc effected by the and the very oId were there and youth recent merger of ilree old established and beauty were everywhere. wooilen nulîs under the tile of C-an- The'-program was opened by singing adian Woollens, Limaite4. They are the Doxology, prayer and scripture read- the Aubâurn Standard and Bo)nner ing by Rev. C. P. Muirliead of St. John's Wortli plants. Canada grows the Church, and a splendid 15-minute address wooi-and farmeresbsoufld raise stili by Dr. Charles T. Paul, M. A ., Presidentc more sleep-and a big ig w0uld of the College of Missions, Indianapolis, t ,surely be effecdted by mnufcturing Indiana, who with Mrs. Paul is visiting the wool in Ontiario rtIer than 5l'ip- his mother and scenes of his- childlood. _ -pipg it-Bri-sm-as raw nîuterld an4 The address was enthusiasticaily receivied,h back to Canada as ciQil, tl;us saving being an oration worthy of the man and s commissions to two or three middle the occasion. The G. W. V. A. Band men. Canada imported 2,895,787 played the National Anthem then the t yards of tweed@ in 1917, If freight spiérts scheduled for the day were begun ti two ways and two or mr commis-1 under direction of the Committee. sions are saved by producinjg the hear.cmasamlpodin finished product In tbi s country tîl e ed unred and ws arelad po notein price of woollens sbould lbe consider- vtat n misa occu ad ot s ably lower to consumuers. tanomsp curr -ed during the day t _____________and evening. The water sports were the n great attraction, the higl diving, tipping One instance of toü imuch, "fuss for a the canoe, swimming races, walking the P few feathers" is the sY-SteM of tle greasy pole, etc., were very interesting. Education Department requairing that It is very strange that with such excel- resuits of ail entrancee exaMiinttons in lent beaches and convenient wat er-front c connection witl coll1egiat es and high the citizens do not get more benetit from sclools be sent to Toro,-nto before the lakeside. f being announced iin tle local papers. LAND SPORTS: c Sudh fool action ils, in eff-ect, a wantG of confidence in public school inspec- i00 yd dash-D. Tucker, P. Muirhead, tors and other enembers of île exam- Boys'sackrace-A Anderson, R.Shrubb i ining boards. No one is simple Women's race-Miss Ruby KePmn enougl to imagine for a moý-ment thai Miss Carnie Curran.B île work of the local examiners le Girls' Race-Guelda Boajz, Florence gonle over in tle Deparnment before Laugher. the lists are returned to the respectivei Veteran's wives and daughters race-R. 9 boards. It is jusi onje of tae pieces of Kelman, C. Curran.V red tape tlat a.fflicis tibis Province, Fat man's race-G. N. Carter, Leo Jw ee-ucationally-a sort of Kaiserisn Greenaway. g tlt las been in vogue for )some years.- Smoking race-C. Smith, J. R, Milne. Tlese resuits are kuown )y manyof, G. W. V. A, race-J. Langdon, K. ni thbe pupils and teachers kbutt mjust not I Fletcher. M be publisbed lii1te Education De-ý Married man's race-N. Brummell, J. R r palrîm-ent givespemsin We have lne.sr lad in ouipsssin 1c lisîs of1 Tug-of-war-"AII Corners" defeated the! rueesfu ciriatec, whieh wa Veterans in two :,straight p1us, r dare not publisl. It is cruel t0 keep1 Boxing-Kenneth Fletcher won decision students and parent s -so long- in su- over O. B. Crowell. F. C, Pethick, referee. d( spense to no good<' purpose s0 f ar as Masquerade Carnivai -Ted Pethick, cl we.can soie. "Hula-Hula Girl"; Master Carlton, "Geo- rge Washington."& A UCESFU DUG -ST. 1 wim WATER SPORTS tr A SCCESFU DR GGt SwMcGr.ing dash-Ted Pethick, R. M.W Some 40 odd years ago a stripiing of Tub race-F. Dilling, J. McCullough. a lad made lis flrt visit to Bowman- Swimming race-Ted Pethick. Esten V ville and secured employment as an Darch. fr appt entice in the apotlecary slop of Canoe tilting-E. Darch and H. West- !1 the late John Higginbotliam, To-day'away, P. Mutton and H. Wakelin. Prizes Mr. J. H. -H. Jury, tîrougl strict equally divided. application to business and squarej Canoe race-C. Mutton andI Thos. Ly- w, deaiings witl tle public,î controls one mer, E. Dardh and Ray Watt, cf of tle iargest chain of retaidrug Skiff race-Walter Earl, H. Westaway. Ri stores in the Province. Witl Bow. Motor boat race-A. Sutton, G. N. vi manvilie as lis leadquarters, ie lias Carter.di established drug stores in Peterboro, Girls' swimming race-Jennie Merchant, Coilingwood, Straiford, Owen Sound Neliie Bounsaîl. 1G Oshawa, Letlbridge, Alta., and four Lady's Fancy Diving-Mrs. D. Smith., w in Toronto., Obstacle swimming race-Ted Morris, wl Ris policy las been to place young, jack Hoigate. ha capable druggists as local managers of Fancy diving-O. B. Crowell, Ted yc eacl store wlo lave made creditabie Pethick. records ai the Plarmacy Coliege,, High diving-O. B. Croweli, Esten t several winning sclolarslips and Darch. "t, others honors. At the saine time Mr. Cigarette race-Esten Darch, Ray Watt d Jury insists that their practical exper- Greasy Pole-P. Muirhead. W ience warrants tlem in keeping up Decorated Boat or cance-Esten Dardh, « the high standard of quality and Frank Bottreil. h efficiency which is claracteristic of aill _CE___ of lis stores. After serving lis ap- PEACE DAY CELEBRATION NOTES. prenticeslip and graduating as a full- Velaswnaiodynubro h fledged dhemist, Mr. Jury entered into prizes. partnersbip with tle late Mr. David p Stoti in 1880,and a year later acquired Canoe sailing race was cancelled on tIq full control of île well-known firm of accaunt of "no wind", VE Stoti & Jury, wlicl became a bouse- The gross receipts for the day are ex- bold namne in this county from the pected to reach over $900. de time tlat cilîdren began to "dcry for Merchants very wiliingiy donaîed 8PI Castoria," prizes for the varlous events. A] Mr. Jury is held in higl esteem by Aif. Shrubb's son and heir is faliow- i the members of his profession and lias ing in lis dad's footsteps in racing. C hld île higlest offices in île- gift of Arche Tait's staff of<clerks were kept Bc the druggists. For île past 18 years bus) from daylight tili after midnighî. Bn le las been a mem ber of tle Council 1 h rnigwsvr ev-eeai of.the Ontario College of Plarmacy, 11 rnigwsvr ev-eea two years of whidh le was President, wefls were pumped dry during the dav. reý representing District No. 3, whicl Veterans' Band did splendid service th( includes the counnues of Northumber- considering tle short notice its members Ce land and Durham, Ontario, Victoria had to practise. h and Peterboro. Helias again been As a boxing referee and promnoter P recentiy elected by acclamation to "ýTex" Rickard las nothing on our own ke this position and next to Mr. Henry "Barber" Peîhick. Bo Waters of Ottawa, wlo las- been a O. B. Crowell showed in tle water col member of the Board for over a events that hie is nat as old as lis silver , quarter of a century, le stands next ilocks would indicate. p12 in years of service on île Council. He was one year President of the Dom- "Diffy" Tucker, who recently returned anl inion Druggiets' Association. Mr from overseas, made them ahi take lis As Jury is also a member of Bowmanville dust in the ioo-yard dash, thi 4iH 'igScoloadForceStnwsai te Cel o ,,monstration.' 'y Out Good Program' 0f> Bowmanville. supper time with happy, lungry hot little groups of famili, s and friends. Traffic regulations were handled admir- ably by Veterans Frank Jeunings, Gea. Keirnan, Harry Clough, G. Parker and P. Martin. Messrs. F. C. Pethick and O. B. Croweii assisted tle veterans very materiaily in arrangi ng and carrying oui the day's program. Harbormaster Thos. Hoar said lie neyer remembered such a large crowd at Bowmanville Beach as was there Satur- day afternoon. Goodyear Athletic Association, who lad charge of tle dance at thc Pavilion, contributed the entire proceeds, $30,90, to the Veterans' treasury. Who would think tIat Roger Fishleigh ha-pass e le lLcentury -mnark-to -see him in the high diving contest? Roger simply wili not grow oid. Besides donations already ment 'ianed tle G. W. V. A. acknawledges with thanks from: Reeve T. S. Hoigate $25.00 and Fred, R. Foley $5 Mrrlmnest Oliver, traveiler for Wilkin- ion & kompass, 30 McNab-st. S., Hamil- ton, donated. the auto dhams to the wîn- ner of married man's race., Annette Kellerman might just as wel pull down the curtain in lier bathing bouse since Jennie Merdhant beat ail comers in île girls' swimming race. Great'credit is due Geo. W. Humpage for much of the preparatory work in connection with île dav's pragram. George is certainly a great little worker. Others assisting île veterans in conduct- ng the program of sports were Rev, C. P. Muirhead, Drs. J. C. Devitt and B. J. Haziewood and Alderman Ernest Relder. Few spectators witnessed the basebail game in R. H. Hamley's field between Veterans and Town Team-former team winning io-6-,other attractions were too great. Dr. G. C. Bonnycastle, Presiden t Bow- nanville Brânch 1G. W V. A., wsz ý busy man, keeping in touch with aIli dpart-, naents seeing tiýat everytinig was going mrootlly. Many comnplimentary remiarks werel nadeon the appearanýce of the minatuare S. S. "'Vindictive" which Esten Dardh lesigned and camauflaged. i was a clever gel-up. Messrs. C. H. Anderson and A. H. Scobell had a big probiem witl the ranspart service, but few complainîs were reported except excessive charges by some outsiders. Members of Women's Auxiliary G. W. V. A., did a rushing business in tle re- freshment booths and are deservîng of nuch credit for their assistance in mak- ing tle day sudh an unqualified success. Tle field kitchens of île 23511 Bn., were on either side of the pier with plenty of lot water for the picnickers. Oliver Roberts and Wm. Tait, botl worthy veterans, were in charge and gave splen- did service.1 Wlen île veterans last île tug-of-war, Gea. Kelman,'who with three of lis sans were overseas, gai even with the victors. wIen lie was leard to remark, "Yau may have pulled us over the lîne,,but we beat you 'lover tle top". The Girls' Patriotic Club again came to île front, raising aver $300 by 'tagging". Have vou ever heard of any- hing this club undertoal in which it ras nat a successa? Stand up, If you àave. Audience remains seated. J Tle generosity of Messrs. W. F. and ,las. Depew, fishermen, in placing their arge launches ai île disposal of the ?ublic, was much appreciated. Over 760 )opIe enjoyed the boat rides and $76, Ie entire receipts, were given to the 'eterans.t Many of the cottages were very prettily c fecorated and amang those deserving af i )ecial mention were: Messrs. J. W. t _lexander, Geo. W. Grant, Dr. W. E. c iliey and F. C. Vanstone on île east de, and Mr. Joe Dilling and "Sandhurst ottage" occupied by Misses Neilie 3otreli, Marjory Westaway and Lepha rîd Jean LYncaster, on tle west side. When Dr. John Hoskin, K. C., Toronto,, -ad in THE STATESMAN iast week tIat je Veterans were holding a Peace Day L ,elebration here- le sent the Editor of his journal $io.oo to go towards the E rize Fund. Tle venerabie Doctar stili reps in close touch witl île activities af 3owmanvilie and is always willing t0 c =tribute towards any wortly cause., A number of citizens owninfg autos [aced ihem ai îlte dispoqal of tle Veter- c ns for the day. TIe G. W. Veterans', ssociatian wisl it distinctly understood e sat tle jitney fare was I5c each way. ,oppiainîs have been made that some a -depedeîtofth G. W V- A, er Mr. T. M. Fairbairn has rçturned from trip- -to ew -Yerk-and-Mus<6ka andý ient Monday with his sister, Miss Fair- îirn. He has now gone to Banif, Alta, here he wili enjoy a holiday before re- urning to his home in Mexico. Mr. Fred R. Foley, our progressive shoe nerchant "on the sunnyside", is -attending he first convention of the National Shoe Zetailers' Association in Toronto and has )en eiected a member of the Executive ,ouncil. He wili also attend the National ;hoe and Leather Exhibition at Kitchener :s week, iooking upj the latest styles and )est values for his cuisomers. That's ýred ail over.1 ci ga is .Qa RETURNING SOLDIERS Mr. Reynolds Cousins, (Bricks), who recently returned, fromr overscas with the 2lst Bn., is enjoying the lake breezes at_ Port J3owmanville. While overseas he married a Scotch lassie and they are residing in Tor. onto where li s with the head office staff of the Standard Banli. Pte. Gordon S. Jury, son of Mr.' and Mrs., J. H. H. Jury, returned from overseas July i1 th af ter three years of military service, about 24 months of which was spent in France. H1e flrst offered his services as a Chaplain, but later enlisted with the Queen's Am- bulance Corps going to England with this unit as a Sergt.- In France lie was attached to tle 9th and lôth Stationary Hospitais. Previous to en- listing Gordon was pastor of the Baptist Ohurcli at Cobourg for three years, and af ter resigning his charge there attended Yale University wlere lie received lis M. A. degree. Pte. Clarence J, Hall, one of the "Originals"' who leit Bowmanv'ille August 16, 1914, returned from over- seas last week. H1e served in France -from-tm rary- IethVtlieïëZdYRat- talion, and took part in engagements, at St.. Julien, Festubert, Hill 60, Zillebeke and Somme, H1e was with the following boys from this district, who were reported killed or missing- Ken. Martin, Mat Dewell, Harry Ireland, Alfred Oxley, Fred, Kerslaw, Alex. Wrenn. E1e was also with "Dan D" who was, wounded three times. 'Clarence evidently had a charmed life for le camne tlrough it aill witliout once being a, casualty. For the past two years lie was employed as Battalion Postman. 11e spent five weeks in Germa;ny and tliree long weary monilis in England awaiting his return bo Canada. Like ail other men wlio were witl the 2nd Bn., le speaks in the highest ter 's of Lt.-EJol. Lorne T. MeLaughlin, C. M. G., D.S.O. IL wiii be reïnembered by our readers LIat Clarence was married at Covent- ry, Engiand, Mardl ilst. H1e and lis bride are now witl lis sister, Mrs. R. M. Cale, Manvers Road, and brother, Mr,. Win. Hall, Kingston Road West, BOWMANVILLE HOSPITAL. The gond la dies'of Bowmanville and Darlington are true and generous friends of the Hospital as is evidenced by thli continui rememnbrantes of a materlal, and practical character.lt is a b)usy ,and important institution that owing 10 its moderate rates and the high prices pre- vailing for supplies finds di-fficulty in meeting financiai demands so that every gift helps along. The question is often asked "What could we do without our splendid Hospital?", for, realiy, it does seem now indispensable. Recent, don- ations'are hereby acknowledged. Mrs. J. H. Jury-steamer. Mrs. John E. Allin-3 ibs, butter, bag apples. Mrs. J. B. Martyn-4 doz. cookies. Ladies' Hospital Auxiliary-tea kettle, coffee pot, 2 mixing bowls, 12 doz. tumbiers, 2 doz. cups and saucers, 3 sauce pans, preserving kettle, pail, doz. sheets, 4 doz. draw sheets, 2 granite basins, 2 scrub brushes, 4 cream jugs and sugar bowls, I1/ doz. tea pots, 2 soup bowls, Ice cream freezer, tray, 2 paring knives, dcx. operating room towels. Mrs. Fred. C. Vanstone-2 flower vases. Mrs. R. Snowden-fiower vase., Mrs. Wmn. Jeffery-basket of apples. Mrs. W. J. 'Clemens-jar pickles, dcv- onshire cream.1 Mri. John H. Munday-basket apples, jar fruit. Mrs. Geo. W. White, Hamnpton-bag apples. Young Ladies' Class of Eldad Sunday School-i doz. 'cups and saucers, V2~ doz. sait and pepper shakers. Hampton Women's Institute-pair toweis, 2 hinders, loaf bread, raisin loaf, loz, bunis, 4 sections honey, potatoes, on- ions, carrots, beets, appleS, 21 jars fruit, bottie ketchup, can tomatoes, can peas, 2 loz eggs. Miss Reynolds-basket apples, jar pickles. Mrs. Jos. Clatworthy-bag apples., Milton Elliott-cash $i.5o.'- Russel Hooey-2 doz. eggs. Norman S. B. James-4 bales hay, 2- baies of straw. Mrs, A. L. Hagerman-2 jars fruit, boutle ketchup. Howard Couch-raspberry bushes, doz. currant bushes. Mrs. Thomas Hefighton-2 jars fruit. Mrs. M. J. Holman, Newtonville-jar cream. Mrs. J. Chas. Hancock, Clarke-2 doz. eggs. Mrs. Jos. Clatworthy, Hampton-bag il