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EiSÉSESSiEfSÊiSSS Wm r-î*,;>VX •-' 34S^££22sSg8 ,\-v v " - V* ' V. ' • ; - . : • ' ^ "- p-V. ^xy Si. do a year in advance ; Si.50 to United States. BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16. 1913. Vol. LIX. No. 42. M. A. JAMES & SON, Proprietors. IMPORTATIONS QOTJCfî, JOHNSTON & CRYDERMAN are very busy this week op] ening out their FALL IMPORTATIONS, and they give a special invitation to all their friends to call and inspect inspect their wonderful array of New Goods. New Dress Goods, Silks and Velvets in plain, shot and brocades Elegant Stock of Ladies' and Misses Coats Never before have they shown , such a varied and elegant stock of Ladies' and Misses Coats, an immense lot but hardly two the same style. Men's Clothing A Big stock of Men's Clothing made in the latest latest fashion cHicLi.11 the newest materials and colors. Couch, Johnston Cryderman Phone 104 BOWMANVILLE Come In and See Them Without doubt we now have the largest and finest assortment of watches we ever had and can showJ^ou anything in South Bend Watches from the thin, stylish Chesterfield to the sturdy Studebaker railroad grades. of these You would enjoy owning one fine South Bend Watches, for they are such splendid timekeepers. One of our customers Who bought a South Bend Watch of us has named Never Lie. : And you will feel the same towards yours after you have carried it awhile. Mr. ' •Every South BwidWatch guaranteed by *both 4he Factory and us. guarantee with a South Bend "You get a double w , "Watch for the factory guarantees the watch to be an accurate and «. reliable timepiece. We guarantee every South Bend Watch to give absolute satisfaction or your money back, and you know that we always live up to our guarantee. We could not afford to guarantee a watch in this manner unless we knew that it would fulfill all requirements. requirements. It's the watch you frozen~in solid ice. know that keeps accurate time It's the kind of a watch that you will be proud carry. Come in and look them over. c. H_. HADDY, Jeweler Bowmanville, Ontario. \ék£ ' Whitby has secured two new industries and Cobourgis, negotiating with two or three with bright prospects of securing them, while Port Hope with the best natural natural advantages of them all has secured nothing.--Port Hope Times. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S iTORIA CA James Fowler, Ororio, was fined $10.00 for passing a funeral on Walton-st, Port Hope, in his automobile contra to the Ontario Act.--Times. C. J. Thornton, M. P., accompanied C. S. McGil'ivray, chief Inspector of Evaporators, Evaporators, on a tour of Prince Edward, Hastings Hastings and East Northumberland counties. A part of a. shipment of fruit from the eastern "county, the first from Canada to South Africa, was confiscated and des- , troyed.--Port Hope Guide. HOSPITAL ANNUAL MEETING to Rev. H. B. Kenny the New President --Eighteen patients Being Cared For--$1000 Indebtedness was Reported. Reported. "Best meeting yet" was the verdict of Rev. T. W. Jolliffe, Vice President of Bowmanville Hospital, who presided at the annual meeting Tuesday evening. A large attendance and free and profitable discussions characterized the meeting. Bv resolution the Board of Governors was enlarged to seven members and Mr. W. Alexander, donor of the hospital ) and grounds, and Dr. J- C. Devitt were unanimously elected. Rev. H. B. Kenny was chosen President, and Mr. P. G. Nixon Secretary for the ensuing year, President Jury, who is confined to his homely illness, sent a letter declining re election and expressing good wishes for the future operation of the hospital. Mr, John Lyle, Secretary, read the financial statement which showed a deficit of about $1000. No municipal grants have yet been received and the members of town council got some adverse criticism for not responding to the appeal of the Board. Coun. Tole favored $500 and was sure it would be at least $300. Coun. Trebilcock was not so sure about any grant this year as council has no money and will have a deficit between $3000 and $4000 at end of yean ' The striking committee appointed to recommend names for the Board reported and the Board was elected and is composed composed as follows: President--Rev. H. B. Kenny; Vice Pres--Rev. T. W. Jolliffe; Secretarv--P. G. Nixon; Treasurer-- F. J. Mitchell; Directors--Messrs. Directors--Messrs. J. W. Alexander, C. Reh- ABOUT TOWN DEBENTURES ! SUNDAY SCHOOL PROGRESS The editor of this journal has been the subject of considerable adverse criticism because of an unfortunate error in the amount of debentures sold contained in a paragraph which wrongly appeared in The Editor Talks in our issue of Sept. 25. While the figures stated were given the Bowmanville and West Durham have many zealous and faithful Sabbath School workers and they carry on every department--the department--the modern, up-to-date kind--but speaking from a wider outlook the Sunday School of the early part of this 20th century century has no greater task than that of re writer of that paragraph by a man who | adjustment. To-day it is far from what should know what he was talking about the editor-did not discover the error until too late for correction in that issue, but had the type lifted out so that it did not appear in The News of that week. We repeat here the amount stated in that paragraph paragraph was not the editor's own figures. We took the first opportunity of presenting presenting to the readers of The Statesman a. correction of the amount, which was in the next issue--October 2--when at the head of the same column, equally prominent, prominent, appeared the following, explanation and correction: "The editor unfortunately overlooked a statement that was somewhat mixed and erroneous and wrongly placed in this column column last week in one edition. The information information was received from a man who should know the facts, and his statement was accepted without question. The bylaw bylaw authorizing the issue of waterworks and sewage debentures named $150,000-- not $200,000 as was mentioned. We understand understand that some $31,000 worth of the debentures were sold at or near par, and the balance of the issue to Ames & Co at about 88c on the $. Treasurer Moorcraft claims that the total sale averages rather better than 90c." What more could any man expect us to do to correct the error than was done by us? But the day following the publication The Churches. der; Thos. Tod, Dr. Devitt, L. A. W. Tole. A resolution was passed requesting the new board to make an appeal to Clarke, Darlington, Newcastle, Cartwright and Bowmanville municipal councils for a grant to the hospital as these municipalities municipalities are all served by this hospital. Ex- Mayor Mitchell said council should have made provision for a hespital grant before before the year's estimates were struck. Votes of thanks to retiring president and other officers and members of board and to the Women's Hospital Auxiliary, were passed, and a very strong resolution of appreciation of Miss Briice's services as Superintendent and of her staff of nurses was accorded her, to which she responded in a very nice speech. The ladies of the Auxiliary were present present in large numbers and took an active interest in the proceedings. This organ! zation has been of inestimable help to the Board and too much praise cannot be given the ladies for their good work. The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. A. Gully, Oshawa, will be sorry to hear of her serious condition. She is now in Toronto Toronto Hospital where shè^ias had her left lower limb removed at the hip. BANK OF MONTREAL ESTABLISHED 1617 Incorporated by cAct of 'Parliament Capital --- $16,000,000 Rest -- -- $16,000,000 Undiv. Profits $802,814.94 Savings DanK Department Head Office, Montreal. j; A. McClellan, Manager, Bowmanville Branch. of The Statesman with this correction there appeared in an unfriendly . print a letter bearing these headlines in large type: "Town Treasurer rebukes M. A. James i for Untruthful Statement" and ending ^with "Truth Will Out." This, mind you, after the truth had been out thru this paper 24 hours. It may be stated here, too, that no letter had been offered to us for publication"till AFTER we had asked Treasurer Moor- craft for particulars of the sale of debentures debentures so that we might give the public the truth on his authority. We at the same time told him that we wanted the particulars particulars to use in correcting the error in our paper of the previous week. This will explain why we refused to permit a town official to "rebuke" us in our own paper deeming our own confession arid desire to correct the misstatement all that the pub lie required to set the matter truthfully before them. To show our readers how near the truth our statements have been--excepting been--excepting the figures which we corrected as soon as we could after they appeared-- we herewith publish the information obtained obtained Oct. 4 from Mr. Moorcraft: STATEMENT $24,300.45 at par $ 24,300.45 $5,899 76 at 92, realizing...... SAV-77 $119,79979 in broken series at various prices, averaging 88 * and realizing 105,423.82 making average price $90.10. .$135,152.04 Mr. Moorcraft has since informed us that the debentures represented in the amount $119 799>79 were sold to Ames & Co., Toronto. We reproduce here the statement made in the offending paragraph that readers may see how nearly the truth was told: "It is reported that Ames & Co., Toronto, Toronto, has bought Bowmanville's waterworks waterworks and sewage debentures at 88c on the dollar." The public may very justly inquire why it was necessary for the Treasurer to "rebuke" the editor, and for the Mayor and Councillor Percy to reiterate the "re- îuke" at the session of council Oct. 6 so _ong after an acknowledgment of the error had been published in this journal ? Was it not a very childish action On their part ? These men knew as well as all others who made so much ado over the error that we would not wilfully misstate igures that could be so easily proven to >e incorrect. It was purely an accident for which another man was responsible altho the editor and publisher gets the blame--another case of spite, that's all. The South Bend Watch is the most closely time*! watch we know of. Stratford's population 1ST6453. Mr. C. H. G. Fletcher, 11 Frizzell-ave., a gentleman well known in the East-end, has just returned from a few months' tour through the British Isles, accompanied by his wife, when they visited -England, Ireland, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Mr. Fletcher has joined the progressive real estate firm of D. M. Johnston Co., cor. Pape and Ger- rard. -His numerous friends will wish him much success in his new business relationship.-- relationship.-- Toronto East Ender. Real Est ate A small House to be bought cheap, small payment down. This is a rare opportunity for any one to secure a home on easy terms. Don't wait, come in at once. it was in our youth and equally different from what it will be a generation hence. It was then regarded as a school for children, children, commonly called the "Nursery of the Church". Now it is struggling to enforce a new ideal: the "school of the .Church" or as Bishop Vincent, of world-wide fame, has set it "The Church studying and teaching teaching the Word of God. It is not novel that those who grew up in other days and in due course "dropped out" of. Sunday School, find it difficult to return. That rapid strides are being made in enlisting the interest of adults in the Sunday Sunday School is seen in the fact that whereas in previous trenniums the increase in the Sunday School enrollment of North America America was told by a tew thousand, the report report of the last trennium showed the increase increase to be in excess of 1,000,000. The cause of this increase is the"rapid growth of the "Adult Bible Class" Movement. Ontario alone has now passed the 1500 mark of individual classes which are recognized as having come up to the Standard Standard and secured the International Certificate Certificate of Recognition." Not in the matter of attendance or enrollment enrollment only is a real difficulty experienced, experienced, but in modernizing its methods of work in an effort to keep abreast of the recognized advance made in secular educational educational work and other movements in the interests of the "Unfolding life". For more than a decade the Sunday School Cannp of North America was divided as to the need for an improved curriculum. The contest resulted in optional courses of study known as the "International Uniform" Uniform" and the "International Graded" courses of Sunday School Lessons. The latter of these courses is materially assisting assisting in the solution of several long time problems, but others remain. The Sundav School vision of to-day is not limited to any one hour on Sunday afternoon, but .is a "seven-day opportunity", opportunity", a continuous process, taking account of every available means to influence clean living. The Provincial Sunday School Association Association is organizing a special campaign in co-operation with the Ontario branches of the W.C.T.U. and the Dominion Alliance Alliance to secure 100,000 guaranteed pledge signers in Ontario in the next two years The attempt of Sunday School workers to provide for the social, literary and athletic athletic interests of its yoùthful element are becoming acute problems before this "Bible Study" department of the chuich Much attention has been given in the Iasi ten years to this problem. The recent joint session of the affiliated Allumni o the Theological Colleges of Toronto University University devoted one-half day to this phase of the Church's work. Truly the Sunday School of to-day with all its limitations an 1 feebleness is larger in effort and outlook outlook than last century. For at least fifteen years the statement that 85% of all additions to church membership membership come from the Sunday School constituency has been generally accepted. Present day statistics abundantly prove it. The dual Sunday School conventions at Ottawa Oct. 22 to 24 and at Owen Sound Oct. 28 to 30 will have special addresses covering the broader interests that confront confront the workers, not only in Durham county but all over this continent in the evangelical churches. Thanksgiving Day Service will be held in St. Paul's Presbyterian church on Monday, Monday, Oct. 20, at II a. m. Sunday, Oct. 26th^_Mr. J. M. Denyes, B. A., will conclude itlje Missionary Campaign Campaign on the remainder of Tyrone Circuit. Rev. A. M. Irwin, B.A., B.D..,Canning- ton, will preach"at the Thankoffering services services in Newcastle Methodist Church Sunday. Sunday. Rev. J. R. Black, a former editor of The Kingston News, has resigned his pastorate of the Harwood and Roseneath Presbyterian Presbyterian churches. Upper Canada Bible Society branch will meet at the close of the prayer meeting meeting in the Methodist lecture room this Thursday evening. Important' business. Rev. E. C. Currie, Richmond Hill, has been called to the pastorate of John-st.^ Presbyterian Church, Belleville, successor to Rev. A. H. Drumm of St. Paul's church this town. - . Capt. A. McAmmond, late of Sudbury, who was in charge of the Salvation Army here about three years ago and "whose labors were so successful, is at present in charge of the 27th Corps. Rev. R. A. Whattam preached in Oshawa Oshawa Sunday, Oct. 5, exchanging pulpit? with Rev. Benj. Greatrix, who occupied the Methodist pulpit at Orono delivering able sermons in the interest ol missons. Methodist Church--Rev. H. B. Kenny, pastor, will preach a Thanksgiving sermon sermon Sunday morning and in the evening lis subject will be "The Tragedy of a ife." Strangers welcome to all services. "Echoes from the Toronto Convention'^ will be Rev. W. N. Arnold's theme at the Disciple Church next Sunday morning; subject of the evening sermon "How and up ! Seats FORESTERS AT CHURCH. GRAND CONCERT COMING ! Insurance Fire Insurance is cheap, and. surely every household requires this ; protection. Why don't you attend to this to-day and not take a chance of loss which would burden you for. years. Come in and see how small the actual cost is. Harry Cann The Insurance and Real Estate Man Phone 50, Bowmanville The Venetian Serenaders, engaged by the Epworth League of the Bowmanville Methodist Church to give a concert on Wednesday, Nov. 5, are associated with sdpraho and tenor vocalists, all under the leadership of Signor Lacerenza. Bontani afiSDarpe, soprano and tenor, who have created a fame in Venice, will be. appreciated appreciated by all lovers of voice music. Sig nor Pace, solo violinist, is an artist and^ a special feature of this organization. Signor Signor Semane, flute soloist, comes direct from Italy where he toured as flute con certist with the Italian Royal Symphony. Signor Verni, trombone soloist, is recognized recognized as the peer of any Italian trombon- Serenaders also include the Court Pride of Ontario No. 6000, A. .O. O. F. attended service Sunday morning at the Disciple church, where Rev. W. N. Arnold, the pastor, preached an appropriate appropriate sermon on "The Measure of a Man basing his estimate of a man's worth ofi his morals, sympathy and heart to do good to his fellow men. The choir conducted the service of song. Miss Florence Allin who assisted sang nicely "Just For To- Day" and Mr. Rod'k. Mitchell, choir director director sang "Comfort One Another" in his usual good voice. The altar and front of the sacred edifice was prettily decorated with flowers. Attendance of members was large and the long parade looked inspiring, inspiring, the handsome regalias showing in the bright sunshine to splendid advantage. Mr. Fred Densem, jr, was marshal and he performed the duties so well that he was praised by officers and given a hearty vote of thanks. A resolution of sympathy with Bro. M. Murdoff who recently underwent underwent an operation in the hospital for appendicitis appendicitis was passed and the Beadles were instructed to send a bouquet 01 flowers to him on Wednesday--his birthday. birthday. Votes of thanks were passed to Rev W.N. Arnold for his excellent sermon, sermon, to the choir and church trustees. The Juvenile Court was well represented under direction of Mr. John T. Hooper. Mi* W. H. Woods, Chief Ranger, and Mr. Toh'n N. McDougall expressed appreciation appreciation of the large turnout of members and ist. The . Mendelssohn Trio, the String Quartet, the 1 "y" he hone that there, might be a Venetian Orchestra, thy .Gondola^ String j exPv ^ onr , anrft at t h e regular meeting and Voice Quartet, and the Band and Orchestra. Combination large attendance at of the Court on Wednesdays. the second and fourth CARD OF THANKS Messrs. John and H. B. Foster wish to thank the Dominion Fire Insurance Co. through their agent, Thos. Bingham, Bowmanville, Bowmanville, for the very prompt and ' satisfactory satisfactory settlement of loss sustained _ in their recent fire, haring received the full amount of their policies--not two-thirds as is the custom in mutual companies. great interest shown IN THE PIANO CONTEST Prof. Chas. T. Paul is soon to begin a tour of the colleges and universities of the United States to make an appeal for 1000 of America's best young men and women to prepare for missionary service in non-Christian lands in College of Missions, Missions, Indianapolis, Ind., of which he is President. The contestants are working day and night to win this splendid piano--and it certainly is well worth working for. Number 32 made the greatest gain last week--c ming from 4th place to 2nd. There are three or four districts in which there are no contestants working, Ld as all the other districts have two or three in each--the person entering the contest from any of the fern® », stand a splendid chance to win--come in to The Anderson Clothing Co s Store learn where these districts are and enter the contest. When are the dead raised ree; strangers welcome. St. Paul's Presbyterian church, Sunday, Oct. 19, the Rev. A. H. Drumm will take for his morning subject, "In the Beginning God--and What Else ? In the evening, 'Life's Merciful Retrieving--a Message for the Man Who has Failed." Rev. H. B. Kenny was at Little Britain last week attending anniversary services. He conducted anniversary services at Powle's Corners Sunday and lectured Monday evening, and Tuesday evening lectured at Shiloh churchy in Clarke. Peterboro Review says: Rev. J. R. Butler, "has completed his first year as pastor at Fairmount church, Cavan circuit, and under his guidance . the church has made very rapid progress. The' Fair- mount congregation is to be congratulated congratulated at having so able a leader. Special week-end meetings will be held in the Salvation Army Hall hereconduct^- ed by Capt. M. Rees,daugKfe£_pf, Commis- sioner Rees, and Capt. Hodgson of territorial territorial headquarters, Toronto. Good music and good addresses. Come and hear these officers and enjoy the services. Sunday, Oct. 19, Mr. Fred Newman, Picton, Chairman Missionary Committee of Picton District, will conclude the Missionary Missionary campaign at Bethesda, Salem and Prividence. Mr. Newman is a wholesale merchant of Picton and a zealous worker for the cause of Missions/ His presentation presentation of the cause from the standpoint of a layman will be well worth hearing. About 30 members of "H" Company, 46th Regiment, in charge of Capt. L. T. McLaughlin and Lieut. Cooper, held their "annual" "church parade, when they attended attended St. John's church Sunday morning. The Goodyear Band in charge of Bandmaster Bandmaster Robt. J. Lpwens marshalled the regiment. Rev. G. Warren, Archdeacon of Peterboro, preached a very able sermon sermon on "Regeneration" or "Awakening of the Higher Life." Rev. John E. Bedford, Fenelon Falls, preached in the Methodist Church Sunday and tho suffering from a very severe cold, gave two practical and helpful sermons. , His morning discourse was based on the words "The Lord God is a sun and shield etc, and in the evening his subject was "Deep sea Christians." Rev. Mr. Bedford has been a very enthusiastic worker, and has lately had the honor oU starting and completing new churches at Lakefield and Fenelon Falls, and of doing splendid work in the cause of humanity. The subject at Methodist League Monday Monday evening was Home Missions in Canada Canada and Newfoundland", being very interestingly interestingly presented by Mr. Wesley Redman. Redman. Mr. Robert Dickinson read» the bible lesson, and Mr. Elmer Beckel gave. a patriotic reading. Miss Helen Mitchell rendered a piano solo, and Messrs. Doug- las and Living gave a vocal. duet, both selections being _ thoroly enjoyed. Next^ week the League service will be held on Wednesday evening when the Mission Circle will have charge of the program. The Epworth Leagues of Bowmanville District will meet in annual convention at Newcastle on Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 20 and 21, with morning, afternoon and evening sessions. A good program is prepared and it is hoped that each League will be well represented. One of the best authorities on Epworth League methods, Rev. S. T. Bartlett, Toronto, General Secretary of Epworth Leagues and Sunday Schools, will be in attendance attendance and his addresses will deal with practical League problems. All interested interested in this department of church work are invited to attend. The Harvest festival dinnèr Monday evening in St, John's Parish Hall was a pleasing success. An appetizing dinner was served in the basement which was nicely decorated with flowers, fruits,, grain and vegetables, the fables being prettily arranged with bar-berries, flowers, flowers, etc. An excellent menu of various kinds of meats, fowl, jellies, salads, pickles pickles with bread and butter, pies, cakes, etc . provided a most tempting and appetizing appetizing meal that everyone thoroly enjoyed. enjoyed. The sale of fancy work, candy, bouquets, etc., will net a mcejmm for the workers. The ladies are to be congratulated congratulated on the-splendid success of 1 nual event. 1 ' 5 X' this an- - ' • ' mug: ' -L'