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■"\-5£r%£*- : *•' •- IT'- - ' ^^-r?--^:v >vî -jQgb;?-: \A- '^gyfy?&kÇ&ïi: ,.v ; : - '..;"' / r ' ■: •-;.' ',' " : ' * 'v •-';I ; -V *'-'**.L..> w £rh V -, Si.cd a year in advance ; $1.50 .to United States. BOWMAN VILLE, ONTARIO, 7 HURSJDAY, AUGUST 2t, 1913. Vol. LIX, No. 34 M. A. JAMES & SON, Proprietors. COUCH, JOHN>ST.ÔX & CRYDERMAN will during July and August give Great Bargains in Ladies' and Children's white and colored Cotton Dresses and will sell a lot of Colored Voiles and other Wash Goods at about .>. Mén's Two-piece Suits Men's 2-piece Suits, regular $8.50 foiv. $6.00 11 00 11 7 ko 19 Kf) il • ) Q 00 JL m4 +J\J eeeeee ••••#• • • • e • • • •••#•#•••*♦ • • e e • ••• t'» V/v and 20 FER CENT OFF all Men's and Boys' . Suits during this sale THE LAMENT OF THE ELMS An Elegy of the South Ward All Ladies Suits at Greatly Reduced Prices Couch, J ohnston & Cryderman Phone 104 BO W MANTILLE Written under and concerning the two giant elms in the northwest corner of Frank's field to ones' left going lakeward.at the jnncbnre of the Base Line and'Wharf Road; BOwmariville. The centre of the larger tree , has been cleft by the winds. - - Twin guardians of mÿ childhdbd's hour, Three decades' winds your arms have : swayed Since I first sat beneath your shade % >And found that shade a sheltering bower. Though far I've roamed o'er sea and land* And known the changes Of the years, " ; Home you have stood through storm's careers-- Once more my gratitude command. The sunlight shimm'ring thro* your green Kindles again thé golden joy, Which glowed for me, a. yearning boy, v In vistas of your azure sheen. But since you're just as dear as when You smiled on me so long ago, , Tell me why heaves your bosom so, . Have you, too, learned the grief of men? Your zephyr strain is clear and sweet, So. is the creaking of your heart-- Dear Elms ! It broken gapes apart ! Your moan is with your music meet ! For dear remembered days you sigh, For scenes and forms long passed away, Like fleeting scent of new-mown hay, Blown from the fragrant fields hard by. 0 guardians of my childhood's hour, 1 sense the sadness of yoiir dreams ! ' "Rag Castle" now no longer gleams "Where once it stood in pomp and power. Dead in the dust its splendor fell ! Dead its hale king and mighty thane-- *"Fisherman John" f strand and seine, Who oft reposed in your sweet spell. Nestling low in its lilac h dge The snug white cabin of "Capt'n Bill" j* Ends the path through the meadow still, To the' creek with its reedy sedge. But "Capt'n Bill" with his wizard smiled Bronzed old skipper of raft and scow, Big trapper sage with bushy brow, Fared out to sea from "firewood isle." .- Dead and drifted far from the lear-- Captain Bill and Fisher-King John Sailed away to the' seamen's dawn, Far out to the uttermost sea. This the plaint of the soughing wind Through bending boughs and bosom cleft: "Of childhood's castles soon bereft, Captains and Kings we leave behind." Swing low, sweet Elms,'blow lilt and woe, ^ing me to:sleep upon your sod-- They rest in mem'ry and in God, Castles and men of long ago! - -^-Charles T.Paul. Bownianville^Aug. 15,. 1913. < * The Late J ohn Fletcher, t The Late William Norton. ' HOTEL BOWMAN LIMITED; Directors Declare Dividend of Five . 1'- Per Cent; : The annual meeting of Bowman Limited Limited was held in the Council Room on Monday Monday August .18 with John McMur try; Presid en t, in the : chair and à Iarge représentât représentât ion of shareholders ; prese ht including including several ladies. Mr. R; JD. Davidson, Secretary-Tr eas- urer read the annual report :'; which was very gratifying and was unanimously adopted after free and open discussion and a hearty vote of-.thanks was afterwards afterwards accorded the Board of Management. Management. • '> V 'V' . Thé report shows that in addition to regular monthly meetings seven specials were held, that the Balmoral Hotel was sold last December, for $10,000 and ; the furniture at a valuation of $1099.25, all of which has been paid, that on June I, 1913, Mr. S.D. Ross became leasee of The Bowman at a rental of $1200 and taxes, payable monthly, that during June and-July the hotel was thoroly renovated, many rooms being( repapered and floors carpeted. A detailed and clear statement of receipts receipts and expenditures up to the date of meeting was presénted showing a balance in bank of $1,785.50. This being the last meeting at which Principal John Elliott, B. A., is likely to be in attendance an enthusiastic vote of appreciation, moved by F. A. Haddy and C. M. Cawker .was passed and presented to him for his helpful and valuable services during the Local Option campaign and in a general way in the cause of temperance on the public platform and otherwise. The resolution was loudly applauded and drew forth a nice reply from Mr. Elliott. ._ The new Board of Directors are : John McMurtry, G. Rehder, F. A. Haddy, J. H. Cryderman, F. C. Vanstone. • . . LOST FARM BUILDINGS AND YEAR'S CROPS Lightning's Freaks Work Great Destruction. NOMINATION TO-NIGHT. BEST BREAD AND PASTRY FLOUR, BRAN, SHORTS, CHOP, CORN, OATS,' ETC.. ALWAYS ON HAND. CM AS. P.ÏÏONE 129, r. 6 r- h.lii f' I niiu.-.i] mm : Every 'Auto owner should, in sure his car against Fire Liability _ Property Damages Côllision Citizens are Called to attend nomination nomination of candidates to fill the vacancy caused by the removal from town last Spring of Councillor J. J. Moriarity this (Thursday) evening in Council Room from 7.30 to 8.30 o'clock. Nomination forms are supplied by Clerk Lyle and nominator and seconder must be present in the room and sign their own names to .nomination paper. Any candidate-nominated candidate-nominated who wishes to be elected must 'make a declaration of his intention and statutory qualification before the Town Clerk who is Returning Officer any time before 9 o'clock the following evening. We have not heard of any prospective candidates but no doubt the council has a man in sight after waiting three. months to find him. HIGH SCHOOL NOTES relieving ow.ner of all worry. All information and rates gladly gladly furnished by Harry Cann, The Insurance and Real Estate Man Phone 50 - Bowmanville BANK OF ESTABLISHED 1617 Incorporated by çAct of 'Parliament Capital -- $16,000,000 Rest -- -- $16,000,000 Undiv. Profits $802,814.94 From Kitchen Chairs, Tables, Bake Boards to Kitchen Cabinets, at prices to suit you. Just arrived eight Parlor Suites, from $20.00 to $50.00. A splendid splendid selection could be made just now. - Our new Baby Carriages are arriving and are best in quality and lowest in price. We have asplendid range of Iron and Brass Beds from $2.50-up-all zes Savings B>anK Department m L. Morris & Son. Furniture Dealers and Funeral Directors. Ambulance Headquarters. Phone 10 Head Office^ ■ ...y., . y ■ - Montreal, " J. A. McClellan, Manager, Bowmanville Branch. School will open for the. Fall term on Tuesday September 2 at 9 a,m for information information as to the school and courses of study consult the principal, Dr. J. B. Dan- derio. "... Norman -W, Reynolds of this year's Fourth. Form deserves special mention. He carried the full work of the Upper School throughout the year combining the honor and scholarship matriculation with entrance to the Faculties of Education; Education; he obtained honor standing in both the departments of Mathematics and Science and was awarded both parts of the Faculty Entrance examination. , Trustees, teachers and -students have reason to be. proud of the showing made at the various examinations this year; we doubt if any other institution in the. Province Province has a better record in proportion to the number of students, in attendance. Bowmanville High School seems to be living up to its jnotto: "Non quantum sed quale"--not how large but of what kind; A summary of the reports for all the .examinations follows: - Lower School examination, Part I Entrance Entrance to Normal Schools--Allin Annis, Vernon Baker, Alan Gale (honors), Ruby Jewell, Gordon Mannitig; Gre ta Morris, May Reynolds, Cyril Souch. Middle School Pârt II, Entrance to Normal Schools--Leta Bragg^I Orville Henderson; Kate Percy, Manon M. Van- Nest (honors), Roy ' Waruica (honors), Alice G. Werry, with full. fftàtriculation standing; Roy Warnica all except French composition;"Thomas Oakley, all except Physics; Kate Percy, standing allowed on eight papers. - y - . Upper School University Honor Matriculation--Bruce Matriculation--Bruce Honeywell, honors in chemistry and mathematics; Reginald Jolliffe, honors in English, biologv and history; Thcmas Oakley, honors in .English .English and French; Norman Reynolds, honors honors in mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology; Upper School; Entrance to Faculties of Education: Part I^-Gladys Cousins,., (hbnors), Naricÿ Johns, Ross Lang, Norman Key holds, MadelineSteph- ens : (honors) ; Part.II---Norman Reynolds, Edna Staples. / Not a bridle left to put on a horse, machinery, implements, tools, and all the year's hay and grain crops gone up in smoke. This is the plight in which Mr. Stephen J. Honey found himself on Sunday Sunday morning last. Between 7 and 8 o'clock Saturday evening an electrical storm passed over Darlington, and a ball of fire shot from a streak of chain lightning was seen to shoot into the big barn on the Honev homestead and almost instantly flames burst out from every part of the building. Mr. George Honey saw the lightning strike and gave the alarm when he, Mr. Honey and the hired man rushed out and got a horse each out of the stable but forgot a colt in the box stall which was burned; the pig pen door was opened, but the ten hogs rushed into the yard and were roasted alive; the animals all seemed dazed with the electric shock which also affected folk in the hou e. . Neighbors rushed to the scene of the conflagration ànd by their exertions succeeded in saving saving the house; had rain not fallen to wet the roof it is doubtful with thé cinders blowing in clouds of fire over the dwelling dwelling if it could have been saved; but men got on the roof with buckets of water and wet cloths and succeeded in saving it. The barn had an iron roof and had- been recently fixed up, but only the foundation walls and a mass of smouldering straw and ashes, today mark the site of the extensive extensive farm buildings that stood" there. Mr. Honey* had good machinery, implements, implements, wagons, harness and almost every tool and contrivance necessary for use on his 200 acre farm and he had sheds and store-rooms for their preservation, so that nearly every working machine and tool rwere within the confines of the buildings that fell a quick prey to the flames; the buildings could not be placéd" there for $4,000; all of thé season's crops with contents contents of buildings destroyed will probably bring thé total loss up to between $§000 and $6000; " and besides the actual loss there is thé labor of getting together another another farming outfit, the erection.of new farm buildings, and the inconvenience of •having no shelter for the.stock or a bushel of grain or other food for them. "Truly, it is a disheartening condition of things to facè a man on the approach of winter. Unfortunately, too, Mr. Honey had only $2000 insurance on all his buildings and contents, so that it is not likely that the insurance on the barns will exceed $1000; Mr. and Mrs. Honey and family have the sincere sympàthy of their friends" and neighbors in their great loss. ■ Mr. Edwin Jennings, an Englishman, on Leith farm, Maple Grove, makes a very timely and practical. suggestion to fellow far mërs and others to be acted upon now when Mr. Honey's severe loss is fresh in the minds of us all. Mr. Jennings Jennings writes: " . - Dear Editor-7-We farmers have our bees for assistance; to onë; another, why not have a big bee for hts assistance ? Not all readers are in à position to donate a check to a re-building fund, but a load of hay, some grain, or straw drawn in before winter would, I feel, be acceptable, or if not gifts, work with teams and men to clear and help rebuild stabling -before winter; I and my partner having à silo filled will be only too pleased to fill his silo free of charge. I am sure readers will agree that Mr. Honey and sons would be the first to respond to such a call for a neighboring farmer who had received such a blow. NO SALE FOR DEBENTURES The Town Council are great financiers ! What sane man would .enter upon a $200,-. 000 expenditure before he knew where the money was coming from ? This is practically practically what our Council did, how they are; forced to sell debentures at a tremendous tremendous sacrifice because contracts lyere let,, the: work is being done, and the town .will fôëè'thousands of dollars... The bank hai, refused to advance more money and thé best offer monetary firms w ill make is 88 cents for every dollar's worth' of debentures. debentures. Why didn't they' sell the debentures debentures before entering upon the cbntiacts for waterworks? This Council has run our taxes up to 33 mills on the $ this year besides sacrificing the debentures. At the pace they are going going and the bungling of business they will bankrupt the town in short order. A GREAT FAIR Are you planning to be an exhibitor at Bowmanville's great Fall Fair ? Say what our competitors may everybody who attends attends local exhibitions knows that West Durham has the best county fair in matter of live stock east of Toronto; stock men come to this fair if they = re looking for good animals to buy, so that every year several stock sales aré made as a result. Thé aim of the Directors has ever been to make Bowmanville Fair a leading exhibition exhibition of farm stock, a. purely agricultural agricultural and live stock show; with this object in mind they have increased the money on animals from year to year. This year a further increase is made as shown in the printed prize list which may be obtained from J. S. Moorcraft, Secretary," Secretary," Bowmanville, for the asking. The Board of Managérs has added a new section to the grand, stand this year at the south end as the seating capacity was severely taxed for years, so gréât crowds come to this Fall Show. It is intended intended to make the convenience of exhibitors exhibitors still more acceptable by the arrange-? ment of the exhibits in the buildings. Exhibitors should be anticipating the Bowmanville Fair now by getting their stock and products in condition, as the 16th and 17th of September will quickly come round--less than à month away now; if you;have something that is extra good enter it at this show, for it is by the contributions contributions of the many that the exhibition is made up. The more who help to swell the better; look thru thé_ prize list and see in what classes you can be an exhibitor. Dolt now. ANCIENT ORDER FORESTERS Demonstration at Port Hope. The Churches. Mr. A. Barber preached for Newcastle Methodists last Sunday and next while Rev,\G. R. Clajre is having his holidays at Bloomfield. ; . . "The Spiritual Cupboard" will be Rev. Wi N. Arnold's theme at thé Disciple church next Sunday morning. Evening .topic-r-"Two-Talented People," rÀt the regular meeting of Deseronto Quarterly Official Board of the Methodist Church, the members of the board added $100 to the salary of the pastor, Rev. R. Burns. ' ; , ' . Kendall Presbyterians netted about $120 :from their ice cream social August nth; Morrison's Goodyear Orchestra was present present and were royally entertained as well as entertaining their hearers. An ice cream social under auspices of the Christian Endeavor of the Disciple church will be held on . the church lawn on Tuesday August 26th from 8 to lb pm. Admission 15c. Public cordially invited. Rev. Audrey L. Brown, who has been in charge of the Memorial Institute Fresh Air Home at Bowmanville this summer, lectured in Port Hope Baptist Church Monday night on "Lights and Shadows of a City Slum", illustrated. Rev. H. B. Kenny, pastor of the Methodist Methodist Church, is enjoying a holiday trip as far west as Regina, Sask;> returning by way of Chicago, III., visiting friends who will take him on an auto trip of some hundreds of miles thru Illinois and Iowa. Rev. A. R. Walsh, Orono, now located at Hart, Sask,, writing to friends at home says he has just completed a 70 mile drive from McTaggart to Bengough and then thirty miles in the saddle to Ten Miles South A, Willow Ranch, near the border. A small per cent of crop, but good, many sod shacks; weather very' hot and dry.--. Orono Neivs. Rev. F. G, Andrews, Norwood, student at Albert College, Belleville, who supplied the Methodist pulpit so acceptably last year during Pastor Kenny's absence on holidays, will preach at both services The next two Sabbaths; Mr. Andrews made many friends here last year who will be pleased to see and hear him again. __ Rev. H. B. Kenny took for his subject Sunday morning in thé Methodist Church "The Common Courtesies of Life" em- Court Pride of Ontario No. 6000, Court Pride of Durham Juveniles and Maple Leaf Circle Companions of the Forest, with a goodly number of the citizens of Bowman Bowman ville attended the "Field Day'-sports and Demonstration in Port Hope on Wednesday Wednesday Aug. 13th the brethren of Court 6000 and the Juveniles led by the D. O. Sc P. Co., Band marched to the station, leaving leaving the Hall at 8.30 a m. The brethren looked as they always do; "up-to-date" in their handsome regalia and the boys were certainly attractive in their neat badges. Bro. W, C. Rowe marshalled the procession. procession. At Port Hope station they were met by Court Pride of Durham No, 7682, led by Bro. S. Yeo, and escorted up town. At one o'clock procession formed at Russell Russell Square and marched through the principal streets' fo the park making a detour detour of the race track where the Courts and Juveniles were judged for the trophies given for.. best appearance. Court 6000 was awarded the cup for Senior Courts and Campbellford for Juveniles. The C. R. Bro. Alban Jones introduced R eeve Burnham who on behalf of the town welcomed the visitors in a neat speech. The programme of sports was a long one and was very nicelv conducted by Bros. Walker; Deviney and others. The utmost good feeling prevailed so much so that One. would have been led to think that it was one large family -gathering. Canton band discoursed sweet music- during the afternoon. The D. O. & P. Co's and Pet- erboro bands contributed their quota towards towards the success of thé occasion. Several Several of Bowmanville athletes took part in games. The Foresters Tug-of-war team consisting of W. Hall, W. H. Woods, R. Battle, A. W. Bowen, J. R. Nicholson, R. Hall; W. Painton and F. Densem carried off the prize. The baby show was an interesting interesting feature of the day. Seventeen little tots were judged by J. S. Walker of Cobourg, N, E. Deviney of Trenton and A. Ward of Campbellford. The prize fell to the infant son of Mrs. Geo. Lewis of Charlecote. So the sports for the day being being over the Bowmanville - contingent returned returned on the special at 7.30 p m. The Executive are loud in their praise of the conduct of our members and Juveniles all through the Demonstration and. those present not all Foresters, determined if spared to be on hand next year at the annual annual Field Day Sports. phasizing sterling character rather than wealth, education, etc, as the criterion for forming estimate of men. God is no respecter of persons, looking for and rewarding rewarding real worth which is often found in the lowly as well as in many of the wealthy men of to-day. ' Methodist League service ' on Monday evening was m charge of Misses Ethel L. VanNest and Theressa Jones, President Rd. Snowden presiding. Mr. Harry Rutter Rutter read the scripture lesson, and Mrs. B. M. Warnica read a splendid article taken from Epworth Era on the topic "David and Jonathan";*à duet "My Father knows" nicely rendered by Misses Ethel VanNest and Florence Allin completed the program. program. The sessions will be short during the summer evenings-- come and %enjoy them. _JSIr... John Elliott, B.A., formerly Principal Principal of Bowmanville High School, • gave an address Sunday evening in the Methodist Methodist Church from the text "Sir, we would see Jesus", giving a clear, concise version of what the world is desiring these days as exemplified in the lives of true Christian Christian people. This will probably be Mr. Elliott's last public address here before " his removal to London where he has accepted accepted a position in the Collegiate in. that city. He paid many tributes to the people of this town and vicinity for their kindness and consideration during his seven years here. Rev. H. B. Kenny, pastor of Methodist church, preached a thoughtful and impressive impressive sermon Sunday "evening on "The Church and Labor". His ideas on the question of capital and labor are pretty well known. He has no use for the bloated bloated capitalist, the userer, the employer who grinds down his men and works them to the last straw; he deprecates child labor in factories and many of the conditions under which young girls are forced to work in shops which has a tendency to lower rather than to raise to a higher plane of living. The sermon was an excellent excellent one and should have been heard by every working man in town, and employer employer also. But it is rather a peculiar condition of affairs that it has not been the so-called church that has in the past been the prime mover in the reforms for the toilers of the land and workshop; the church has always been an ally of the capitalist capitalist and worked accordingly. The working working man, so far, has worked out his own salvation in the matter of getting his rights; just notice how much right there was in the question before the working man got a seat in parliament; since that time his rights have been slowly but surely coming, and will; but as far as we understand understand the matter the church has been conspicuous conspicuous by its aloofness all along this important important question.--Bowmanville correspondent correspondent to Orono Newsr Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S 3 À ST OR 1 Ü CARD OF THANKS. FIVE BETTER THAN THREE. > Mr. S. J. Honey and family wish to thank all their friends and neighbors who so ably and willingly assisted them in saving their house and contents on - the night of the fire and for their many kindnesses kindnesses to them since. : " Bowmanville Waterworks debentures are now on the market and the investment investment of Trust and Estate moneys in them is an ideal one and sanctioned by Government. Government. They furnish an Undoubted security, bear interest at the rate of five per .cent and have been issued with coupons attached attached so. as to mature in any number of years up to thirty and be sold in. sums of $500.oc andupwaid. ' J Full particulars can be secured on application application to J. S. MOORCRAFT, Treasurer.. Town Hall, Bowmanville. 2i-tfsr A CONTRADICTION Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S 5 AS TO R IÀ Re Piano Contest. In last week's issue: of The News and The Statesman the following article appeared: "All parties purchasing goods at the Anderson Clothing sale during the piano contest and not wishing to use the coupons themselves would confer a favor by giving them in favor of the Hospital; Mr. Anderson will be glad to care for all that are given for this purpose." This was published without the knowledge knowledge of Mr. Anderson. In fairness to contestants Mr. Andèrson wishes that the hospital, library, or any club will not be îccepted as a contestant, but individuals only. '. v ; ' Y.- Note by the Editor--The paragraph n question was inserted on request- of Superintendent of the hospitah and was published by us in good faith. .... £■ ■ - >j c i i 1 v < A < Â •■3 I < I 1 -1 j i * I AM I ; g - ■ - - É | | § -"7 Y H Y h ': ... A----,: ... :