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dTHGB5andJXIPPEB5 o^ôr £IFT<5 A Few Suggestions For Xmas Gifts For the Baby Soft sole boots and moccasins in all colors priced from 25c to 75c For the Boys andsGirls Hockey boots, every pair solid at old prices. Slippers in felt with soft sole and padded heel at 75c and 85c Buster Brown book cases at 60c Rubbers, moccasins, and boots at the lowest prices For the grown-up Son and'Daughter Club-bags and suit cases in leather at $5 00 to $15 00 Also in good imitation leather from $1 00 to $3 00 Slippers will be popular, they always are. Our showing is the most comprehensive we have ever made and includes the most fashionable fashionable novelties as well as the regulation house styles. DARLINGTON LIBERALS Liberals of Darlington Township will meet in Town Hall, Hampton, on Friday Drc. 8th, at 2 p. m., for election of officers officers and general business. Every Liberal is invited. A. J. Reynolds, A. L. Pascoe, President. Secy-Treas. ( comfortable For Father and Mother What could be of more service that a pair of warm, slippers or felt boots and overshoes for outside wear? Knox's Shoe Store The Store of Quality And Service. BOWMANVILLE HOSPITAL Will you kindly do your bit again this year to help our hospital:? The Board is building a wing and installing a laundry in the basement which will eventually keep down expenses. The Woman's Auxiliary Auxiliary ask you to make it one of your Christmas considerations. Any donation, jvhether large or small, will be gratefully received and will help to make the Hospital Hospital more efficient. Please remember--The Bowmanville Hospital belongs to this community. Its one aim--its only aim--is to be of service to every man, woman and child in this county. No one knows who will need its care tomorrow. Why not nee that year by year it will become more and more useful and efficient? and whatever yon will give will help to make it so. Kindly enclose your donation in the Hospital Envelope which will be left at your home Tuesday Dec. 12 by one of the ladies, and it will be called for by one of the members within a week. 4 Only 21 Shopping Days to Xmas. THE HONOR ROLL A few weeks ago we reported the death of Pte. Arthur W. Wellington of Fort William, a former Bowmanville boy. Mrs. Wellington sends us the following letter received since his death which explains explains itself: Dear Mrs. Wellington--The Commanding Commanding Officer desires me to convey his sincere sympathy on the death of your husband 199354 Pte. Arthur W. Wellington Wellington who was killed in action on Sept. 27th. Death was instantaneous a piece of shell penetrating his body. He was buried near Courcelette. Owing to the strenuous fighting taking^plape around that quarter it is impossible"at present to erect a cross. He always showed himself to be a brave soldier and was very popular amongst his comrades. His loss to the battalion and especially to his platoon is keenly felt S. A. Hope, Capt. and Adjt. 16th Battalion, The Canadian Scottish, B. E. F. Oct. 7, 191b ANNUAL XMAS SALE Hand-painted China, Water color Pictures Pictures and Booklets--Dec. 6th, 7th and 8th --Wednesday, Thursday and Friday-- hours. 10 a. m. to 10 p. m. .Ethel Morris, Morris, Horsey-sL, Bowmanville. 48-2W GIRLS* PATRIOTIC BAZAAR On Wednesday Dec. 13th from 3 p. m. to 10 p. m., the Girls' Patriotic Club are offering a fine assortment of small and inexpensive inexpensive articles suitable for Xmas gifts for all members of the family in their Tea Rooms. Home-made candy, for sale. Afternoon tea served. Come and help a good cause. 48-2w THE 247th BATT. IN TOWN. Senior Officers Have Already Seen ! Service In France--Duty of The Ineligible. On account of the orders issued at Head- 1 quarters, Kingston, that any battalion in I this Division may recruit in all the terri terri tory, 'the 247th Battalion is here Iookiug for men of fighting calibre. Many of our Bowmanville boys have already already served with Lt-Col. Ackerman and j Major O'Flynn, in the famous Eastern Ontario 2nd Battalion, and they want the same kind of men from our town to lead into France again. Lieut. Raymond is here appealing to the | eligible men of the town, and is pointing ] out that the end of the war is not yet in sight, nor will it be until YOU realize your | own responsibility and act. To the ineligible ineligible he is appealing that they pledge themselves now to secure the name of one eligible man, argue with him, until you have convinced him of his duty, and see 1 him in uniform. So there is work right I now for all to do. Young man, are you | doing your bit? If not, why not? re- Y. We are opening out some excellent Holiday Goods and have what you are looking for--practical and sensible gifts. NOW is the time and THIS is the place to buy the Newest and Best. Don't fail to see our window displays : One of One of Ebony Goods Ivory Goods We are always pleased to show goods and will be glad to have you come in and inspect. Our expert Optician Looks into the Eye With The Electric Retinoscope R- M. MITCHELL &. Co., Druggists and Opticians Agents for Victrola and Victor Records. Camera and Photo supplies--Rapid service in Developing and printing. Ask about it. Stationery--Sheet Music--Chocolates and Cigars. Phone 92or 280 Leave your calls for Niehts and Sundays Dominion Express Sole Agents for Neilson's Chocolates m J. T. ALLEN, TAILOR At Rear of Standard Bank Bowmanville J. T. Allen announces that he now makes suits to order at lowest prices. Ladies' suits cleaned and pressed. Gentlemen's suits altered, repaired, cleaned and pressed. pressed. All work guaranteed and prices right. Give the old reliable tailor a triaL Sec the variety of washing machines at F. O. Mason's. Do you need a new cutter? See A. W. Pickard before buying. Farmers save 25% by buying blankets Bt F. O. Mason's as they were ordered a year ago last August. Couch, Johnston & Cryderman are still showing a Superb Stock of Ladies' and Children's Plush and Cloth Coats, allmade up in the very latest styles. OBITUARY Mrs. Mary Robbins Mrs. Mary Robbins, widow of the late William Robbins, and mother of Aider- man W. D. Robbins, Toronto, died Tuesday, Tuesday, at the residence of her son, 503 Carlaw avenue. Five years ago, Mrs. Robbins suffered from a paralytic stroke from which she had never fully recovered. She was born in Devonshire, England, 84 years ago and came to Darlington, Durham, where she lived until coming to Toronto fifty years ago. Her husband died some years ago, but she is survived by the one son. After a private funeral service at the home, conducted by the Rev. R. Corrigan, Corrigan, of Simpson avenue Methodist church, church, the body was taken to Bowmanville for interment on Thursday at Hampton cemetery--Telegram If you need a new Cutter, see Pickard. FRONÇ, FLORIDA A Very Interesting Letter from Mrs. G. A. Parent, Walkerytlle (nee Minnie Haines) Formerly Formerly of This Town. My Dear Miss Haycraft--I jusfc cannot at this minute remember any of the other teachers in Bowmanville Sunday School, and as you will see from the ensuing part of my letter, I desired to remember some one who would be interested in the contents of the small box 1 am today mailing to you. We are spending the winter here and as we motored from home we have the auto to make short trips in any direction we wish. On Tuesday we motored to the "Big 9" orange grove owned by Mr. Nord- man& Sons, called "Big 9" because the number of the section is 9, because he owns nine groves, this being the ninth Mr. Nordman very kindly showed us over the grove. We saw acres of oranges, lemons, mangarines, tangar- ines, guavas, grape-fruit, dates, figs, comquots, bananas, etc., growing, and sampled many of the fruits right from the tree. You people in Bowmanville would be pleased, no doubt, to buy your oranges and grajjpfruit as reasonably reasonably as we do. We pay lc each for I oranges, dandy big ones too, 2c each I for great big grapefruit, and other 1 fruit in proportion. j While in the grove we observed some " men carefully wrapping some leaves ; and addressing the parcels. These , they explained* to Mr Parent to be "new dresses" they were addressing j to their wives; but to let you in on the , secret they were fig leaves. Another ; young man was showing two ladies (evidently Northerners, because they j wore heavy cloth skirts) over the grove. They wer e looking up into the trees at the different fruits and he was ■ leading them through all the sand urs he could. Sand spurs are burrs e points on which are tough and ; hard, and the name spur is quite apt j When they came back to the. auto their skirts could not be seen for spurs 1 and he was so sorry. Aren't men the mean things to play such pranks on one ? After we had seen the wonders of the grove Mr. Nordman showed us the j bamboo canes growing,^hd then the j tall shrubs, a piece of which I am ; sending you. The reason for this un- j expected note is that it was from this ; same kind of wood that the crown put ! on the Saviour's head was made. You j will notice the horrible, long, hard thorns. I thought perhaps you would like to show your Sunday School scholars and the other teachers of what that crown of thorns was composed. composed. Next we visited the packing house and the kitchen in which the fruits are pickled, spiced, made into jams, jellies, marmalade, syrup and crystallized crystallized grapefruit and comquots. We went to the canal and while there had some target practice, Mrs. (Dr.) Munro of Jackson, Mich., having highest score, and Mrs. Creech, Daytona, Daytona, second honors among the ladies. After bidding Mr. Nordman au revoir we returned to the Beach just in time for dinner. Thus we spend the days. My nephew, Haines Cox, is doing very nicely here and is enjoying the schools which appear to be very good. Music, manual training, etc., are taught as well as the regular courses. Yours very truly, M. Parent. Daytona Beach, Fla., Nov. 22nd. HELP Y. M- C. A. WORK Editor Statesman,--I have just ceived a strong appeal for help for the M. C. A. work among Canadian soldiers. Can any cause be more worthy? Yet we find that while Bowmanville and vicinity has been most generous along other lines very little has been given to Y. M. C. A. work. If you will be good enough to give the following a space in your paper it may prove a "God send" to many a young man in the trenches for if your readers only knew of the great work being done, we are certain their purse strings would loosen loosen up. Contributions may be sent direct to the Provincial Treasurer, F.H. Deacon, 15 Toronto-st., Toronto, or handed to me. In all cases an offiejal receipt will be sent from headquarters; TheY.M. C A. needs money badly. No'matter whether it be $1.00, $5.00 or $100.00, send it quickly, J. H. H. JURY, Cor-Secy., for Bowmanville. Rowell, K.C., M.P.P., says the opportunity of seeing the work of the Y.M.C.A., for our Canadian forces from the training camps in Canada to the positions at the front, and everywhere I went I heard soldiers speaking of the work in the most appreciative and grateful way. The huts provided, where the men can spend their leisure hours in reading, writing letters to the friends at home, or engaging in games and pastimes, mean much to them, as do also entertainments, concerts and services held. The Y.M.C.A. has rendered a most important national service. I heartily congratulate you on the splendid work you are doing in this war." Mr. N. W. "I have had something of DARLINGTON COUNCIL. The Canadian Statesman and The Bowmanville Bowmanville News are pnbliahed every Thursday and Friday morning, respectively, at The Statesman Office, James Block, 28 and 27 King-st. West, Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada. M. A. James & Sons, Publishers and Proprietors, at 81.60 per annum, payable in advance; $2.00 after first three months. Town Hall, Hampton, Nov. 25, 1916. Regular meeting of Council held this day, members all present, Reeve James Stanley presiding. Minutes of last meeting were read and approved. Communications-- F r o m C. P. R. re complaints of W. R. Pickell at October meeting, stating that matter of complaint would be looked into--filed. From G. T. R. re their application to Board of Railway Commissioners to have its station at Darlington moved from lot 24 to lot 31 and asking. Council to file its consent to or disapproval of by the 25th inst--filed. E. L. Williamson applied to build wire fence for bonus--granted. . M. Munday, sr., asked Council to have taxes on S. of T. Hall at Maple Grove refunded--no refunded--no authority to grant request. W. E. Stevens applied for damages for a lamb killed bydogsin May last As.the owners of the dogs were known, Council had no authority to pay damages and Mr. Stevens was referred to the owners of the dogs for damages as per law pertaining thereto. J. D. Hoar complained that C. P. R, had placed a culvert ou the north side of their overhead bridge on side road between lots 4 and 5 in the 2nd concession, thereby diverting diverting water from the east ditch to the west ditch causing to overflow on his lands, and also of having built a dam in east ditch about 100 feet from their right of way in order to conduct the water through their culvert, for which they have had no authority to build. Clerk was instructed instructed to notify C. P. R. that the said dam must be removed and cause of complaints complaints remedied. By-law No. 747 was read three times, signed and sealed for the holding oi Municipal Municipal Elections for 1917. * (See posters). These orders were drawn on Treasurer: Ed. Virtue, posts, road guards $ 1 00 John Martin, gravel, I 12 G. A. Henry & Co., nails, I 35 W. H. Webber, gravel I 75 Mrs. J. Somers, " 3 00 Jas. Sulley, „ " 3 88 J. H. Wilcox, repairs grader, etc 4 55 A. J. Souch, gravel, 9.37 J. A. Sykes, lumber, 10 00 Pedlar People Ltd., culvert tube . 10 50 John Oke, gravel, 10 60 S. J- Honey, " 12 37 McClellan & Co., lumber, 14 96 J. Clatworthy, bal. cement bridges, 428 25 Mrs. J. Somers, wire fence bonus, 3 75 J. G. Burns, . " " " 4 25 John Baker, " " " 6 00 W. J. Collacott, " " " 8 75 T. Trull, " " " 10 62 E. Foley, " ". " 12 50 Hubert Foster " " " 21 25 Mrs. Ç. J. Kerslake " " 3125 J. G. Bums, salary sheep inspector 6 60 S. D. Souch, sheep damages 10 00 Robt. Hodgson, " " . . 10 00 Dr. Beith Estate, certif., re J. Wade 6 00 Bank of Montreal, exchange, 7 50 N. F. McNachtan, Counties Treas., Counties rate, Prov. War Tax, 20,212 50 Council adjourned to Friday, December içth, at 10 a. m. W. R. Allin, Tp. Clerk. West End House The Big Departmental Store JUDGE YOUR YOU CLOTHES t THEY FIRJT JUDûE YOU BY YOUR CLoTHEJ BECAUSE YO.UR CLOTHE J ARE THE FIRST THINd PEOPLE SEE WHEN YoU MEET THEM. MANY A dOOD MAN HAS FAILED To dET A POSITION OR BE ADVANCED IN THE POSITION HB 1 HOLDS BECAUSE HE DID NOT AND WOULD NOT "Look the part." We have a splendid lot of Men's and Boy's Overcoats in the new styles at special prices. Tweed Ulsters for Men at $11.50 to $20.00 Cheviots and Chinchillas at $15.00 to $24.00 Boy's Tweeds and Chinchillas $5 to $13.50 \ These goods were bought before the advance in woollens. Special This Week 10 dozen pr. Grey Wool Socks at 25c pair. 20 dozen Fleece Lined Underwear, heavy weight, all sizes, 50c each. 10 dozen Fine Merino Underwear, worth 75c a garment, this week 50c each. , ~ f 3 dozen heavy Military Flannel Shirts $1.75 each The biggest and best assortment of both light and heavy Rubbers in Bowmanville at all old prices. McMurtry Si Co. Ltd. Thé Big Departmental Store Phone 83 Bowmanville. DR. J. C. DEVITT, DENTIST, G raduate of Royal Dental College, Toronto. OFFICE ; King St. East, Bowmanville, OFFICE HOURS; 6 a. m. to 6 p. m. daily except Sunday. PHONE 90a House Phonb 9Qb Fresh Meats, Fresh Poultry Have a look at our window and see thp tempting display of meat and poultry. Leave your order for a chicken, duck, roast of beef or lamb, etc., apd we will guarantee guarantee finest quality; and prompt delivery. delivery. Sausages, jellied meats, cooked ham, prime lard, etc., always always on hand. C. M. CAWKER & SON Phone 64 Bowmanville 1 Insure Harry Cann, Insurance and Real Estate Phone 50. - Bowmanville. Insurance Office Agency for : Sun Life Assurance Company, also best lines* in Fire, Accident, Sick Benefit, and Automobile Insurance. Insurance. Conveyancing done at reasonable reasonable charges. Mrs. Edith V. Scobell, Bowmanville Box 308 Phone 189 P H O N E If y ou ha re any gu ests at your home, are going going oui of town for a visit, or know of any interesting news, let us hear from you. We always appreciate appreciate such favors. 53 \ - j' Winter Term opens Jan. 2nd Strike for a Better Position by taking a course in the Popular LLIOTT TORONTO, ONT. This school stands head and shoulder; above the ordinary business college and when THOROUGHNESS OF TRAINING is considered, ranks among the best on this continent. Handsome Catalogue sent on request. Yonge and W. J. ELLIOTT, Charles Sts. Principal TAKE COMMERCIAL COURSE at Albert College BELLEVILLE, Ont- Our courses in Commercial and Stenography are Thorough and Up-to- Date. Practical Routine Office Work is specially emphasized. Each student receives individual instruction. instruction. Privileges pf the College are open to Commerci/l Students. Write for Calendai/and full particulars. particulars. E. N. Baker, M.A., D.D. 45-4W / ' Principal.