20 Bicentennial Edition, Wednesday, October 5,1994 II»Ile Hais* Pal of Famous lie fan Supplement of The Canadian Statesman Fopilas Bugle land Formed in'iili Members of the 136th Bugle Band are pictured on the front steps of the St. John's Anglican Church on Temperance St. The band was formed in 1915. Front row, from left: Bill Wilkinson, Fred Lewis, Ken In the latter half of the 1800's, Bowmanville had a very active rifle club. The objective of such marks- Fl?^ er ' Scotty Taylor, George Gooch Potter, Percy Greenfield, P. Killman. men was to make the Bisley team and compete with about 2,000 of the British Commonwealth's best Mjddle row: fifth from left, Wm. Henry 'Gaye; 7th from left, Howard Pingle. Back row: fifth from left marksmen each year. The Book Bowmanville: A Retrospect, notes that over a period of 31 years, Bow- Julian Goodman, seventh lrom left, Jack Bridle, manville sent 33 representatives to the Canadian team for competition at Bisley (or Wembleton as it was . called in earlier days.) Several members qualified more than once. They include: Maj. W. King, who qualified 10 times, Lieut. Frank Morris (5 times) and Lieu. Horsey and Cap. Windatt with 4 each. When it Comes To Home Electronics, You Should Be Coming To Statesman Article Leoks Back At Price el Seeds During 1800s oo o ; Television Microwave Ovens FACTORY . AUTHORIZED SERY1CENTRE FOR MOST MAJOR BRANDS OF VCR'S, TV'S, AUDIO and MICROWAVE OVENS AUTHORIZED SALES AND SERVICE FOR - Fisher - JVC - Panasonic - Sanyo Hitachi - Sony - RCA -- Technics 697-0310 todie fteelt Dealer IS King St W., Bowmanville From Page 11. counts always exceeded cash, in fact, at times doubled it. In amount, such accounts rarely exceeded $25 and the merchants's wholesale accounts rarely over $100. The number of such local accounts varied from 30 to 60 and names represented a fair cross-section list of the local community. I was interested to see how my father's father's (Charles Williams') record stood and found that only once did he register on the final monthly draft. In reading the accounts in 1869, bottle of coal oil 20-cents prevailed, but in 1873, 1 gal. coal oil 47-cents was in the ascendancy. The young couples courting didn't turn down the lamp so low as time went by or more lamplight was used in general, to the less of candles at 13- ccnts per dozen. In youth, I always had to go to bed by candle - it was safer and I noticed by the books nobody ever bought more than one "lite glass" at a time though frequently they cracked. I suppose when a shoelace broke they put in a string, for what's the sense of buying another pair until the otlicr lace breaks. Above all, I would eulogize Day Book penmanship. With fine steel pen-points, Spencerian hand looking like steel engraving it puts to shame our vaunted education today. Imagine such artistry to enter: "lamp-wick 2- ccnt account"! I can recall being impressed impressed by the account-book penmanship penmanship of J. B. Martyn, Avery Johnston and Wm. Mills. As to variety of stock: Brandy $1 Havmg just mentioned the Guide per bottle, Gin 90-cents, and choice of Board, I noticed an item: Charles Rog- hair oil or castor oil 20-cents, pork 6 ers, per David: 1/2 lb. umber 10-cents, 1/4-ccnts, cedar posts 10-cents, dried putty 5-ccnts, sandpaper 7-cents 1 1/2 apples 9-cents, butter 14-ccnts, eggs gal. boiled oil, of May 23,1873. 10-cents, wood per cord $3, all on credit side of the books. Wm. Barton was credited with, "1 cow bought of him $34 in 1873." The Day Book always mentions both purchaser and for whom, as Mrs. Wm. Mills, "1 cow chain 45-cents." The young couples courting didn't turn down the lamp so low as time went by, to the loss of candles at 13 cents per dozen. Mr. Wm. Martin of Caesarea, bought 1 boy's coat $6, 1 pair gaiters $2. The merchant often bought bank notes to the credit of accounts for interest interest was 6 percent. Dr. James McLaughlin, later M.P.P., in 1872 bought 1 oz. Cream of Tartar 4-cents. Stephen Cotton bought 1 pair harvest harvest gloves 35-cents. He sold the saw mill on the Podunk Creek bend of Concession 7, west of the Guide Board, to a man named Tom Smith. Smith was later sent to build saw mills in Chili, South America, by a firm in Brantford, Ontario. The young lad, to become later Rev. David Rogers, originally, in 1865 as a boy on his own initiative built and painted the famous Guide Board and perhaps this item has to do with his later renewing it which was again rehabilitated by Dr. Cyrus Slemon, Slemon, and a year ago under Reeve Roy Nichols of Darlington Township. Young David Rogers must have been the local handy man for I see him credited with "by work on clock $1." I see Dad was charged with hops 15-cents. Must have been a poor season, season, for on the farm we grew our own hops and mother made her own yeast. The Enniskillen Merchant credits Robert McLaughlin (McLaughlin Carriage Carriage Works) Dec. 1872, by 1 cutter $49. . I notice in those five years of day books (1869-1873) there was quite a change in character and quantity purchased. purchased. Less whip lashes, less castor oil, more prcnella Sunday shoes, more tea (price less) more dress goods, especially especially ribbons. Well, Mr. Slcmon, all memories of Enniskillen wish you well, congratulate congratulate you on your enterprise and if you celebrate a century life of your store which I would tliink ought to be most anytime now, I hope to be around for and ice cream coiie "on the house.". 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