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y $i,po a year in advance ; $1.5° t° United States BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1914 Vol. LX. No. 38 M. A. JAMES & SON, Proprietors' Couch & Cryderman Have had a very successful Summer Sale and are now very busy opening out Fall and Winter Goods They are already showing a superb stock of Ladies' and Children's Coats made up in the very latest styles HOW THE WAR STARTED Said Austria, "You murderous Serb, You the peace of all Europe disturb; Get down on your knees, And apologize, please, Or I'll kick you right off my front curb." Said Servia, "Don't venture too far, Or I'll call in my uncle, the Czar; He won't see me licked, Nor insulted or kicked, So you better leave things as they are." Said the Kaiser, "Push in that Serb's face, It will teach him to stay in his place; If Russia says jboo, une, too, New Dress and Silks all bought before the advance in these goods caused by the declaration of wai. New Linoleums in two, three and four yards at old prices. I'm in the ga-- And right quickly will settle the case." The Czar said, "My Cousin the Kaiser, Was always a good advertiser; He's determined to fight, And insists he is right, But soon he'll be older and wiser." "For forty-four summers" said France, I have waited and watched for a chance To wrest Àlsace-Lorràipe From the Germans again, And now is the time to advance." Said Belgium, "When armies immense Pour over my boundary fence, I'll awake from my nap, And put up a scrap They'll remember a hundred years hence. Said John Bull, "This 'ere Kaiser's a slob, And his word isn't worth 'arf a bob, If I lets Belgium suffer I'm a blank bloomin' duffer So 'ere goes for a crack at 'is nob." Said Italy, "I think I'll stay out Till I know what the row is about; It's a far better plan Just to sell my banan', Till the issue is-plain beyond doubt." Said our good Uncle Samuel, "I swaow I had better keep août of this raow, For with Mormons and Niggers, And greasers, I figgers have all I kin handle just naow." WEST DURHAM AT BO WiTAN VILLE BOWMANVILLE FAIR. What May Be Seen on Wednesday. Tuesday and Wednesday Sept. 22 g 23 One of Canada's Best Agricultural Fall Exhibitions Bow- The increased prizes for live stock and poultry should make this yearis man ville Fair "bigger and better than ever" sure. For many years West Durham has had the honor of holding one of the very best purely county farmers' agricultural exhibitions m the Dominion, and it has been by the enthusiastic co-operation of the progressive West Durham farmers, stockmen dairymen, fruit raisers, birdmen, ladies and others that this enviable rep- ! utation for excellence in their several branches has been so splendidly maintained. This year is expected to even surpass any former exhibition in Bowmanville. THE EDITOR TALKS. Couch, Johnston & Cryderman BOWMANVILLE PHONE 104 OBITUARY For Sale as Cottage at tlie Beacli, west side This cottage is a bargain owner does not intend to use ifc next season. For Rent Furnished Home, every conven- leaving town for ience, owner the winter. Insurance Mrs. Robt. Willis, Whitby The death occurred Wednesday, Sept I 9th, of Emlyn Souch, relict of the late Robt. Willis, Whitby, in her 8oth year, after an illness of only a week's duration. Deceased, who was born in Darlington, was well and favorably known here, having having been a resident of Whitby for the I past 57 years. She was a woman of a quiet disposition, a kind neighbor and I friend, and always ready to help those in I trouble or need. Her husband, who taught in the Henry-st. school here, predeceased her 16 years ago. She was a member of St. John's (Bay) Church, and had always been a faithful worker. She leaves to I mourn her loss two sons and two daugh 'ters--Misses Mary and Fanny at home, Mayor J. E u of Whitby, and Jack, of Tor- l onto. The funeral took place Friday to Union cemetery.--Gazette. appeared to be resting comfortably, but quietly slept away about four o'clock in the afternoon. His daughter, Mrs. Chas. Fitzwalter, with whom he resided, and son, Mr. Thos. J. Motley, London, arrived Saturday evening and on Monday morning morning accompanied the remains back to the city where for half a century he has resided, resided, the funeral taking place Tuesday afternoon to Mount Pleasant cemetery. Besides his sister, Mrs. Somers, he leaves one brother, Mr. William Motley, Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Man. The relatives have the deepest deepest sympathy of the community in this sudden and sad bereavement. Away back north in the progressive city of Collingwood lives a man once prominent in the industrial and agricultural agricultural activities of West Durham, especially especially in the centre and surroundings of Solina, the village where Dr. Tames L. Hughes, Col. the Hon. Sam Hughes, Minister Minister of Militia, and others of this distinguished distinguished family received some of their training training and ideas. The birthplace and home for all of his boyhood life, too, of Lawyer Chas. M. Bice who writes such instructive and interesting articles for this journal on the great European War struggle. But the man of whom we now write is Mr. W. A. Tom, the Manager of the Great Northern Fair which holds its annual exhibition exhibition at Collingwood from Sept. 23 to 26. With his usual enterprise a whole page about the Fair appears in the local newspapers--the announcement being the very best that we have seen of any fall fair. We congratulate Collingwood in the business energy and enterprise shown by the Fair executive. TWO DAYS' PROGRAM FIRST DAY, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22nd Exhibition Grounds and Buildings open at 7 a.m. for reception of exhibits All exhibits in Class E and Classes G to P inclusive must be in their places at II o'clock, when the buildings will be cleared for the Judges. 7 P.M. CITIZENS'NIGHT All Departments in Main Building and Poultry Building open for inspection. BAND CONCERT GRAND STAND PERFORMANCE Perrel Troupe European Trained Lady Gymnasts. A New York Hippodrome Feature. Patrick and Francisco Haywagon Rubes--a laugh in every move, and moving all the time. PATRIOTIC CONCERT. Fire, Life, Personal Accident and Liability.. The best in the world. Harry Cann The Insurance and B-eal •Estate Man Phone 50, Bowmanville Nelson Dingman, Pickering. Nelson Dingman a most highly respect ed resident of Pickering died Sept. 5, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Wm. Morcombe, in his 8ist year. Mr. Dingman Dingman was born in Markham township on April 23rd, 1834, and in . early boyhood moved to Bowmanville with his parents where he engaged in farming. In 1877, he moved to Pickering. Two years ago he ' resided A patriotic concert was held at Newcastle, Newcastle, at which $150 was realized for the patriotic fund. Col. John Hughes, New- tonville, was chairman. Mrs. C. A. Caw- ker and Miss Martin, Bowmanville ; Mrs. Roy, Mrs. Otton, Rev. Mr. Penning, Mark Allin and Mr. Senkler gave solos and duets, and Miss Gladys Jackson readings. In a brief address Lieut G. W. Jones appealed appealed to the young and able-bodied men to train for home defence. Col. Hughes reviewed the causes of the war. Sergt. Smith of the 21st Lancers, who was at Omdurman and saw much service in India, gave an exhibition of sword play, and Brigade-Major A. E. McLaughlin gave a brief address. The VTilmot medal retired from active woi k and reside a m ^s'preTentedTo Mr". Geo. Farncomb for the village until last spring, when he went highest standing in Newcastle to live with his daughter. When living at taxing mgn= ~ ^ ^ I Bowmanvi le he mairisd Miss Eliza War rant, who survives him. He had three of a family, Mrs. Morcombe, Pickering, Wil- I liam of Whitby to vrship, and a daughter who died young. He is survived by- a brother, Warren Dingman, B iwmanville, taking highest standing in Newcastle High School. Eight girls in Red Cross nurse costumes acted as ushers. After a young man has obtained a practical practical English education such as our public schools should afford, if he does not enter on a course of higher education in a high school we strongly advise a term or two in a good business college. The cost is not very great and the benefits are incalculable incalculable to almost any young man or woman, for it matters very little whether future activities are directed to agricultural, agricultural, industrial, commercial or professional professional pursuits the money and time spent in diligent study at an up-to-date business college will bring positive returns. We speak from personal experience, for early in our pedagogical career we spent a short erm in a business school and what we earned there has been worth many times the cost. Hence we say to all young men who can afford the outlay and it is small compared with the benefits--take a course in a business college. All business col- eges in these days must be good to exist, Dut some time ago we were privileged to visit the St. Catharines Business College, owned and conducted by Mr. T. F. Wright, formerly a very successful teach er in West Durham, and we doubt very much if there is a better school of its class in the Dominion. Several students have attended from this county and in every case have only high praise for Principal Wright and his staff. Judging of horses and cattle in the rings in order as shown ,n Prize L,st. 2ND DAY, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23rd Music, acting and mirth. Finest band music as usual. Cattle of all popular breeds. Friends of your school days. Large display of fancy work... You'll be sorry if you miss it. Floral designs of great beauty. Musical instruments and music. Citizens' Night is Tuesday next. Growing plants and cut flowers. Swine of best pedigreed breeds. Fine horses and fancy turnouts. Sheep from best breeding pens. Invite absent friends to the Fair. Attractions and side-tenting fun. Poultry, waterfowl and pet stock. Merchants' merchandise displays. Agricultural labor-saving devices. Fruit in great variety and quality. Educative and profitable exhibits. Products of garden, orchard, field. Women's work and decorative art. ^Reduced railway rates will prevail. Elegant exhibits of fancy and useful. Paintings, photographs, carvings, etc. Ask for excursion tickets to the Fair. Order your papers from us Fair Day. Acrobatic acts that catch your breath. Going to be splendid exhibition. Come. Weather permitting a big crowd is sure. Factory, workshop and hand-made products. products. I Come old, 3 r oung and middleaged--all come. Forget the war next Wednesday and enjoy Bowmanville Fair. Tuesday evening all departments of Ladies' Payilion open at 7 p.m.--I5Q* Wednesday Sept. 23 everybody come to Bowmanville. It is the big Fair Day. Ladies, take our advice and get to grand stand Fair Day before.it is full of men. Trustees, instruct your teacher to close school Wednesday and attend the Fair. Reserve seats in advance for grand concert Fair night--35c to all parts of the ; House. "Mr. Francis C. Desmond is excellent. ---Toronto Saturday JSiyht. "Mr. Des- • mond was very humorous as Touchstone. --Mail and Empire. "Mr. Desmond revealed a keen judgment of possibilities I of his solos and finished acting."--Toronto acting."--Toronto Star. "Mr. Desmond's sketch was the feature of the evening and proved a distinct distinct novelty."--Hamilton Spectator. Dont fail to hear this popular humorist at Fair Night Concert, Sept. 23. Go with the crowd to West Durham's I big Fall Exhibition next Wednesday, Sept. 23. It has a reputation as a live stock show that may well be envied. There's where you see fine horses, light and heavy, and the best cattle, sheep, swine ànd poultry this part of Canada possesses. You. see the big live stock breeders there picking - up the best animals. It is a sale mart as well as a show. Arrange Arrange to attend and meet old friends. Reduced fares on all railways, excursion tickets. Ask for one BAND CONCERT Performances Before the Grand Stand Perrel Troupe Patrick; and Francisco CAMP VALCARTIER ûtrnS^wm te 25 = C „iitkd to one' admîssi cm on presentation and relinquish-1 wè,rsatish=d with t^r tirlfpt. -^22 Loup- hppn making good scores at the rine Valcartier, Sept., 8. IQI4; The Bowmanville boys here desire through your paper to thank the ladies ot Bowmanville for the useful presents sent here last week. The boys are all well ana ment ot a member's ticket. Each two-horse carriage and driver Each automobile and chaffeur Each single vehicle and driver. v * " ' ' Each additional person in automobiles or carriages. • 75c • 75c .50c .25c have been making good scores at the rifle ranges. Signed on behalf of 46th Regt, Clarence J. Hall. Tickets for Grand Stand, 25c. Entries mus, be made iSr than Thursday, September I?th. Five cents will be chargea that d Exhibition Hall will be closed at 5 P-m. on Wednesday before which time no We are busier than ever at this military camp, almost working night and day. "Alarm Call" was blown just now and the regiment was on parade in five mm- I utes, over 1500 strong; quick work, en t Sorry some of our boys were not quite up to the physical standard required here, which is very high indeed. They may be ORONO FAIR v BANK OF MONTREAL 1**' -V ESTABLISHED 1817 Incorporated by o4ct of 'Parliament Capital -- $16,000,000 Rest -- -- $16,000,000 Undiv. Profits 1,046,217.80 Stvin^f Department Head Office, Montreal. J. A. McClellan, Manager, Bowmanville Branch. Clarke Agricultural Society's Fair to be anïa'tister: Mrs.Clinton Giff^rdi Torontoj held at Orono, on Thursday and Friday, four grand children and three great grand 1 Sept. 24 and 25, publishes the largest list children. His funeral to Erskine cemetery was very largely attended and was conducted conducted by Rev.J. Bedford of the Methodist church, of which he was a member. His brother, Miss Dingman and Mrs. E. W. Pattinson from this town, attended the funeral on Monday week. of premiums yet offered by the Society. James Motley, London Mr James Motley, London, aged 82 years, passed away Saturday afternoon as the result of an accident sustained about 0 aun. the same morning. Deceased is a brother of Mrs. John Somers and came down on a visit a few weeks ago, staying most of the time with his niece, Mrs. W. T. Bragg, on account of the illness ot Mrrj and Mrs. Somers. Being a carpenter by trade, and an active and industrious man, he was anxious to employ his spare time fixing up things, his last job being painting painting a wagon. The supply of paint being exhausted, he was anxious to go to town -for more and, as the horse was quiet, was allowed to do so. When about a mile east of the Nursery Corner on his return journey, he endeavored to free the line from under the horse's tail, and in doing so turned the horse and cramped the wagon, upsetting it. In the fall he struck his right breast breaking a rib which pierced the lung. Medical aid was summoned summoned immediately and he was taken to Mr. Bragg's home where he was able to explain-how the accident happened, tie) VI [Ji V/iiiiuiiAvy «7'"'*' ~ , J The agricultural community never had better chance to show its wares or take larger premiums home. In live stock fruit, vegetables, dairy produce, ladies work, and other lines the premiums are attractive and numerous, while the specia prizes and entertainment features promise two very enjoyable days for all who attend. attend. Base Ball game afternoon of first day between Port Hope and Orono. BApple Naming Contest open to bovs and girls of Durham County, Live Stock Tudeing Competitions, Milking Contests, Bee demonstration, Prize Stock Parade, and many other regular and special features features will be interesting to all. The "farmers' race, turnout, Lady drivers, and riders good prizes are offered. Before the Grand Stand one .of the comic attractions will be the Punchionet- tes, while the big concert on Fridav even- ing (second day) will include the noted Pigott-Southall entertainers. Send to Secretary for Prize List, attend Orono Fair and get the biggest 25 cts. worth of entertainment offered by any Fair. Return tickets on C.N.O. Ry._at single fare. Adolph Henry, Secretary. ryAUlUluou ****** WI11U11 Id v vi j ** - - Q r r _ article can be removed. _ ,hens W E Jewell, James Devraan, John just as highly thought of as thosejnat are Executive Committee Geo. A. Stephens, vv. l. jewc , j chosen, and they volunteered. Who can Lyle, J. S. Moorcraft * - 1 - Lionel Sam held a review ot In his splendid war article in this issue Mr. Cbas. M. Bice gives an opinion about the cause of the war that will be news to our readers. Wfiile it has the appearance of plausibility it is not easy to accept it in the light of subsequent events. The late Pope's death was presumably accelerated accelerated by grief over the out-break of this bloody conflict and the sympathies of Catholic Italy are unquestionably with the Allies. In the Province of Quebec the French-Canadian Catholics are noL only ardent sympathizers with the Anglo- French in this war but are ready to. send a contingent of soldiers. to assist them Only to-day it is stated in a Quebec despatch despatch that there will be held this week a meeting of the Catholic archbishops and bishops of the Province of Quebec, for the purpose of discussing whether or not it is necessary that a pastoral letter be addressed addressed to the faithful indicating the duty of French-Canadians during the war, as it is known that the Catholic authorities are very much annoyed at the anti-British campaign of one French newspaper m Montreal. Further, Cardinal Begin s clerical clerical organ in Quebec urges that as a matter matter of duty French-Canadians should .support .support the cause of Britain as strongly as they., can. All this goes to show that whatever Austrian Catholics may have done to foment this terrible and cruel war, Canadian Catholics are not sharers in their allegejd crime. Wednesday Evening-Fair Night OPERA HOUSE, 8 p.m., grand concert Amer- Parker's Entertainers will furnig thejvhoje Entertainer; Drew D Mrs. Mosher, Canada's Peerless Society Dancers. special Railway Rates at reduced rateras usuà^ gmxi^^* Tnesday ^nd^Wednesday^Sept^^ ^and 6 ^}. and to return on Sept. 24 do more ? Colonel Sam held a , the infantry yesterday afternoon, and the troops made a very creditable showing acting like regulars. Tomorrow we have a big field day to be fought out on the west side of the Jacques Cartier nver between between a raiding enemy and a defending force, both forces to be made up ot all arms All the 46th men are doing good work, and putting on flesh daily. Government Government is very good to us here. xAeut W. F. Jones is now a mounted officer having having charge of the transports - quite a job, too, with 63 horses, 16 wagons, and two water carts (with only water in them, of course) which will be good news to our W.C.T.U. Agricultural Society Officers for 1914 President--Geo. A. Stephens, Bowmanville. . t st Vice President--James Dayman, Bowmanvill . r 25 years' experience in fitting spectacles in the best towns and cities of Ontario has fitted us to fit you--when we test eyes it is done properly--Jury & Lovell. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S C ASTO Rl/ Directors Darlington--T. Baker, W. E. Jewell, A. Ayre, A. Allin. A. E. Clemens, H. Green- lees, G. J. Northcott, Bowmanville--j. Lyle, M* A. James Clarke---Norman Allin, J. F. Osborne, Fred Lovekin. Honorary Directors Miss Mary Elizabeth Jardine Toronto died Sept. 2, from goitre. The body was taken to Omemee for service in the Pres byterian church, before P 1 ? 0 !?! 1 ?® ves Emily cemetery for interment. Shele a ves to mourn her death, her father, Mr. W. W Tardine. one sister, Flo., ana two brothers, Kenneth and Will, besidesahost of friends and relatives. Mr. W. W. Jar dine was formerly, Principal of Newcastle High School. Saturday night about n o'clock while Mr J B Martyn's. delivery, wagon was L. A. W. Tôle, C. H. Anderson, J. A. Me- | ^ie^ewe^dk* M Mr. Hon. Robert Beith; D. B. Simpson, K.C.; W.F. An en, J.P.', C. J. Thornton, M.P.; Samuel Allin. W. E. JEWELL, Manager. J. S. MOORCRAFT, S.«r,t.ry Box 398, Bowmanville, Ont try's residence. Two sewers were open- one at Mr. Geo. Powers on the east and the other on the west, and it ^ said th_ y J. H. Devitt, M.P.P.; | fieuny wa P s r experienced e in extricating the ammal Çom^nous^nd narrow con- horse walked out after about two hours work. One hip bone was injured and the animal considerably bruised. i 'M ) v> -j > l •> x u