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TERMS :- $1.50 PER A)[NUM. OUR TOWN AND COUNTY FIRST: THE WORLD AFTERWAR DS. M. A. JA MES, E nrro1t AN·Il PRoPRrn'roR. VOLUME NEW SERIES, NUMBEll 33D. BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 1885. LOCAL NEWS LETTERS. CA RTWRIGII'l'. Mr. Morga,n Wood is improving. The .Johnston estate is to be sold in parcels 0 11 the ()th prux:. Mr. William Willis is blessed with the prese11ce of a new b~by girl in his family. MiHs .Jackson, of C1tcsarea, and Miss Hammett, of Cadmus, are reportecl doing well. M r ..J ohu At kins, th e veteran disciple of St. Cr ispin, has increased his active force hy one a.nd cbims tu be doing a good busin ess. "Sprees" are all t he rage arounJ us. They commenced witn ti gmnd stag dance on the First con. l\fr. Mason 's bidl, t·n Friday evening last, is the last aud best we have heard of. Cartwright O rn.nge L odge No. 13:.l, of which Mr . .John H . D evitt is M aster anc M r . George B artley Secret<iry, boasts o lmviug th e nicest and best appui11 tecl L odge room in the County. An energetic member of th e Scott Act party has alrendy offered to open up ttC commodution for the trnvellingpublic here provided tho hotel keepers refuse t o do s" a t rensunablc rates, should the Ac t carr y. . The sportsmen wh o took part in t he shooting match last week succeederl in burning- considentblc powder, but they were ve1y mer ciful to the birds, as 59 out of n. to tttl of 8.4 1 1re rnport ed to luwe maclc good thei1· escape. Barrett the J>J10tog rapher t.alks of removing soon . H e i~ much pleased with his succesa so far and no wonder. If anyone should m iss licaring of his excellent W f'rks and intended departure, so much for 11ot r eading the STAl'J!;S.l'lA)I. Mr. J a mes Scott, of lots 13 &14,!} COil. Cart wright, who l 1as been suffering from tm ti:bscess on the r oot of his t ongue, as well as from :.m nttack of jaundice,a nd who has lrn.d a yery close call, we are glad to unclcrst:a.nd, is now out of danger. Quick horseshc,eing in Oa1·twr ight. A. farmer came to Mr. A. \\rood 's horseshoeing cst.~ blishment last week in a great hurry and asked how long it would take the m to shoe his t eam ; after bemg tuld he said "Go-ahead. " 'fwo young men of t he shop started and shod the team all round in less than 28 minutes. Who can beat this r ecord ! At. <t R oyal Arch meeting couveued by L . o ,Lodge N o . .I 33, 0 11 Tuescltty evening v1 bst week, six ca.ndida.tes presented( thcmselv"s foi· advancement and ·were duly iniatitecl. ·Among prominent Orangemen in our village that day we n oticed the following: l\1r..Tohn H. Dcvitt, Councilmrn, Coun ty Master; Mi'. J olm McKee, D c1rnty Reeve, District M;ister; James Parr, Esq., Reeve; Mnj or H ughes, J iis. H. Freeborn, Jnmes White, &c. &c. 'l 'he District Lodge held its mmua.1 meeting on t he same dat e . About 40 visiting bretheren took tea at the Commercial H ot el that evening. Miss Lizzie R o binson has returned to T oronto. A s hooting match and ball cam e off at t he Royal on Frid11y. Mr. Henry Gibson is r ecoY er ing from his recent se1·ere illness. Miss Matilda Edgerton, of Mcdonte, is visiting friends in Cartwright. Rev. l'tfessrs. Down 11nd ·w oodger exchanged pulpits laet Sabbath. ML .T. Hushell's services as teacher, are r etained in Devitt's 11chool. Mr. Henry Watson, jr., of D akota, is visiting the scenes of his youth . Successful revival seryices ar c in pro· gress in Cadmus Meth. Church. Mr. David Bingham's ham and co ntents were destroyed by fire Jan. 12th. Mrs. John James Watson, of Cartwright is very ill m1d not expected t o recoYer. Mr. and Mrs. 'l'hos. Lawson have ret urned from a llleasant visit to F enelon . We hear thn.t Mr. 0. .Jackso11's fanning mill factory is shnt do wn for stock taking. We have an efficient brass ba ne! in our 'burg. The boys are not stingy over th eir music, either . 'vVoe betide the verbose cor. of the HT. D. N eir;s 1f the sexton of S r.. John's c lnuch gets his hands on l>im. Communion of the L ord's Supper will lie di~pensed in the F irst Presbyterian church, Car twr i~ ht , Jan. 25th inst. Mr. Geo. vVilsou, our n ew teache r, i» getting on Y ery nicely. He is a g < ,od disciplinarirm u.nd thorough worker. We WOlJder it the money earned at a l umber sh an ty east nf hers is equal to t he m oney ~pe nt for whiskey1 We don bt it. Can it be stopped'? All the Councilmen in Cart wright si!med the petit ion a.gi.inst the 8cott -Act, with the exception of one worthy son of an old townshi p officer. A M)cial will be held in t he Presbyterian ch urch !\t Ballyduff on Friday next. Tea served from 3 to 7 o'clock. An excellent pr1·gramnrn will be presented. Mr. Hannah's b oy who met with such a serious accident on Dec. 5th, (both legs were b roken by bein~ cau~ht in t he tumbling rod of the machine,) will s hort ly be able to get around. A shor t t ime ago the memben of St. John's chnrch choir met at Mr. N. Jeffrey's aud presented l1is brother Samuel with an alh nm as a token of their nppreciation of his serviCdB RS a tenor singH. The next d:1y he left for a trip t o Old XXXI. NUMllER 4. Goods to be SPECIALLY ·SLAUGHTERED during the BREA T CLEAR/NB SALE I Angola Shirtings, Checked Winceys, Cretonnes, Dress Goods, Cloakings, Tweeds, If Carpets, (Tapestry Carpets worth $1.00 for 40c.) · Tapestry Mats and Rugs, Lace Curtains, ($12.50 Lace Curtains for $5.) Floor Oil Cloths 36 in. wide, at 40c., worth 60c. ·F URS will be sold at half price. W"ool Shawls, Fancy Knitted Shawls. OVUR TlCE. One stor my oveniug last week a couple of young gentlemen from Hampt011 in tu rning the corner a t Cuurtice 11pset their buggy in the d itch ; some k ind friend came tu their ttssistance and mat ters wer e soon righted. W c will keep "mum" boys since yon st udied so har d to conceal your ident ity. The anniversary of tho Y. P . C. A., at Ebenezer, came off on T uesday evening uml was very successful, considering the coldness of the weather. T he program renderetl in the church, was well sust.·ined th rough:iut; a striking feature of it was the singing of lit tle E\·a Courtice, a girl four years of age. Proceeds about $45. Mrs · .T. Whitl" ck, who has bBen visit ing Mrs. M orris in B owmanville, is nguin a t h ome . We a.1·c pleased to have in our m idst Miss F lorence Court icc <ifter a11 abs ence two weeks. Mrs. C. L ent g111 ·e an oyster supper t o some friends on ~at unby even ing . \ Ve learn that the mumps have broke out in this sec ion . On the evening of the 22nd inst., the R ev. J. ' Vh itlock will commence a series of revival ser vice:,; <tt M t . Carswell · school house for tho special benetit of those in that part of the section who are not con· venicntly situ:lted to a ny clrnrch. Mr. and Mrs. C. P ower, of C11rtwright, have been spending it few days with their friends in t his vicinity. BEN. NE WTn NVlLLE. The w ind s torm la.st Friday n :gh t blew part ot the r oof ot Mr. Mo!fat1 '11 baro / away, i ~ ~loo. b ~ ow in th.ti 11ash of Mr. ·fas. {_/ L rJch.hart s s1 tt1ng room t1nd cooled th ings off a little. M r. S. Ila,tes ,ou r l ilhio butcher. IS rnnving into tho com fort~ble · residtluce lately occupied by Mr. Geo Wilson. Mr. Geo. S mith who wa3 severely kicked by one of his colts is im pro,ing slo wly. A 2nd P ope h"s arrived i n town with all t he pomp imag inable. Mr. Wm. H,eid has m oYed iut o his beMitiful reRidonce in the vi!l:1"e. vVe wish him ,. pe·ccful old acre and " also his partner i n l ifo. The B:nd turned ont the other eveni ng arid aere1rncl ~d them, afte r ~hey were th rough blo wing they wern m vited t " partake vf the !."ood thillf>'S pro vided by t he aged CJ11ple, " A meeting of the h ra uch Bible Society was held in the 1\iethoLlist church last T uesday ni ~ht. 'l'he chait- was occ upied by t he P resident of th e Society , H-e v. S. S11lton, a nd a t elling and eloquent ad dress was given by the agen t, the ·Re v. Ch&s. Duff, of T oromo. O ne of oa r bttchelord keeps tlrn road welt brnke betwee n here and K endall · we .l:'tilL~S. wish J ohnny every euccess. ..----~----.. -· .. ------ KIBBY. The p upils nppear to be very fovou rably m pressed with their new teacher, Mr. M cDowell. Our Missionary meeting was not largel y a ttended. The addresses were highlv i nt erest ing aml instructive. · R evival ser vices aro being held in the M etho<liet chu rch. We hope t he people will turn out and put thR t "better mtital" in ti fie ld of usefu lness. M r. J ames Br own h as been quite ill bnt is lm pt«Jving itt present. ' Mr . R . P. L into n rejoices over a n heir. M r. A. 11hom1 n o11 is 11.h o to be con,.rat1 ;.t ..t ed. " Mr. M . S. 'rhornton and wife, of Woodstock, were hoine on a visit a sh0rt t ime smee. Wh at we would like to kno w:-1'he !de1 nity of "Wax~?" If J ue s till vi~its P opl:i.r H ill? Whnt t he O ..Jda nd cor. me a nt b.v "Historical N eig bbor h,><>d ?" If W ill s till d cials in p;neee? fl.o w th(l Enterprise cor . m:tuages to write s uch tr;·sh l ScouT. - - -·ENb'IELD. .. -----~---· ---- In teis department goods will be sold REGARDLESS OF COST. . R. H. TURNER. McClung Bros'. old stand, King St., Bowmanville. Mrs. John F ox, o nfl of our veuera ble residents, is de ,~d aud w11s buried in the Hampton Cernetery. Prof. Chas. R use has organized a singmg class here of o ver 30 members. One of our e ne r~etic farniers undertook to pike aho'ls on h is horse at the bktc ksmith 's shop a nd lamed his h o r~e. Tbera was a fierce st ruggle here between a man a nd a boy 0 11 L he 13th inst . Mrs. , V, ~farton and Mr, W, Orm iston, j r., arti r eco veri ng . One of our ti me-honoured citiy,eus is as· piri ng to dentistry . M r . Dan;el Bl'oad, of M110itoba, is visit iog friends here. Ou the night of th e 12th inst., M r. D · Dyer met with a !J£infu l ttccident whilo returning fr o m M r . Mar tin's grist m ill. On t hat most m1ser1 1,ble ?Pot, comrnonl,Y k n own ·as B ucks to u s 11111'. Mr. Dy ~r s horse~ suddenly fel l, and whtle atte m ptmg to prevent all. bei ng pr ecipitated into t he ca1·e belo w, !us h~ck aud ,?tie of lur a r1111 were seYerdly bru 1~ed . ~ our corrospondent h1u freque1~tly f«lt n.,rvous . 0n this spo.t aud w~ t hrnk t hat the Counc1!lon for whic h Da_rlmgtou .has so m uch reiIH lCt o~tght to improve us much dread~d conc htwn. _ __ .___,_ ..._...._ _ WESTWARD HO! ........ ~~~~~-- - - - - - ·-·-- ---- · KENDALL. _...._.._................. --~~~~~ If you want to get WAY DOWN BARGAINS in DRY GOODS go to t he "WEST END HOUSE," the Best an d Cheapest place in t own to buy Staple Goods. J 'l::J' !~i lll!:l[lWl A. ~Fl. x 1'YRONE. Bible Society Meeting will be held here on Wednesday 28th .fan. Mr. Luke Mar tin, of Port H ope, has been visiting friends l1cre. Mr. Richard Cawker and Mr. Charles Gaylor expect t o start for Chirago shortly. Dr. Mitchell may now be seen daily in our u~ually hea lthy village. A large amount of sickness prevails. Mr.H. B rant on is slowly recovering from typhoid fever. Speciiil services conducted by R evs. 'W alker and F errier are a great success. Between 30 and 40 have alreudy mado a sta.rt in t he good way and t h e meetings are in creasing in influonce and p ower. ~ E X> I ,A a nice line, which was bough t low and which are beina GREY FLANNEL, sold at a very small margin, 28 inch flannel .at () cents up. Splendid lines, nearly one yard wide and heavy, at o and ;3 cen ts. 'W INCEYS from our cent Cotton worth 5 cents up. FACTORY COTTON from 12k cents. · B LANKETS, A new lot jm1t received of those splendid blankets which we have . been selling so cheap thjs fall. QUI LTS from $1 up. 25~ 1 1 S<}e 10 Messrs ..J . D. F11llis of K endi.ill :md S. P orteous of Newtonville were up to Toronto last week and purchased the instrumcmts for our hrnss band. The K cwtonvi.lle banc l boys c1~1ne out last T uesday mght and gave us some excellent music on the K endell instruments. Mr. R obert .Cowan's i nfant 50 11 d ied last Saturday. The funeral on M onday wa1.1 largely at tended. · Master H ughie Bryson is rccoycring. Some well known roughs 1SHrn.s]1ed Mrs. P owers store door t he other night. Such charact ers should be punished. . 'fhe teamsters are lrnsy hauling in logs smce the last snow came. Mr. W. H enry has ren ted the farnl la tely occupied by M r . W. Kelley when> he intends mo\·ing in t he spring. Mr . vV. G . Carscudden lrns retmnecl from Midland having taken unto himself his Detter half. S1·Y. ----- ···~-- L E8KARD. One of our resp~ted cit i:>:ens, M rs. David Bell, d eparted this life on Wednesday morning, 3ht ult. D eceased had baen ill for t he past yea.r, but her frieods were h opi o~ for her ultimate recovt1ry u n ~il a n unfavourable change brought; a bout a fot&l result . M rs. Hell d uI'lng lhtl past years haa lived an earneAt Christia n life nod "nclearetl herself to 11ll her acquaintances. 8 he was o. ~le.voted member of the .l\i'lthod is ~ church . H er remains were interred i n the Orono Cemet ery iu the presence of a 1 11.rge concourse of aorro· ful frien ds. She leaves u h u~ baud and tl1ree helple ~s children to mou rn her loss. Her fun er.J sermon was preachdd on Snndny last to a 111rge congregation. T he bersai·ed 0 00a h a v0 the deep sy mpttt hy of ·he whole community in their sad. berea \'emeot . Her end W ltS peace. 'The stock of D ress Goods, Hosiery, Gloves, Shawls, Tableclothing, Oil Cloths, Corsets, Buttons, etc.; etc .. is very complete and will be sold surprisingly low. PROVIDEIVCE. J\fr. \<Vrn. Johns, of Gesto, Essex Co. , is visiting h is former friends here. The school here is pretty well a t tended and is progressing satisfactorily under the direction of Mr. 0 . Combe. l'tlr. J ohn Allin, of Solina , has favored our r esidents with a visit r ecently. · A splend id new library was opened t o the S:ibbath School scholars last Sunday. lHr. Byron Blackburn and Mr. W . ,Johns have been visiting friends on Scugog Island. USHA WA. Gents, now is your time to buy tweeds. Cheaper than ever! We are selling good Double Breasted Shirt s, and Drawers at 40 cts. ea ch. Our White Dress Shirts are very cheap. Cal1 everyone and' be your own j udge of the bargains being offered. ·No TROUBLE TO SHOW GOODS. Yours truly, WM. McMURTRY, N. B.-Four Button K id Gloves at 40c. 1884. · west End H ouse. -~885. 1 . CHAS TOD would call att ention to his stock of <JONFECTIONERYI which comprises all the leading lines from the best houses in Canada. 11'. DO\t'n's A als amic .. cure \ for Cou1ths, Cold11, Croup, Wh ooping· O<Jugh, Catarrh, Hoarseness, Influen'za, Spittinl! Blood, Bronchitis, Aethmtt, L ung Ftlver, Pleurisy, a nd all diseases of the T hroat, Chest and Lungs. As an Expectorant 1t h as no equal, Consumption ]1as been cured tunes without number by its timely use. I t heals the ulcerated surfaces, and curaa when all other remedies fail. Fifty-six years of constant use ha.s proven its virtues. Every family should keep it in tba house. Sold everywhere. Henry , Johnston & Lord, Proprietors, Burlington, Vt. Dent·y Dax t c i·'s lll andrakc Jlitten.·s are a sure cure for Costiveness, Biliousness, D yspepsia, Indige..,tion, Diseases of the K idneys, Torpid Liv<1r, Rhenma.tism, Dizzine~s, Sick Headacht>. Loss of Appetite, Jaundice, Apoplexv , Palpitations, E ruptions and Skin Diseases. Keep the Stomach, B owels· and Digestive Or gans all i~ work ing order, and perfect health will be the ;esult. Ladies and others subject to Sick Headache will find relief a nd permanent cure by the us" of these Bitters. Being tonic and mildly purgaoive thev purify the blood . For Pale by nil dealers in medicine. H enry, Johnston &. Lord, Proprietors, Burlington, Yt. · n : V~g·efable -~.~xi~ ;8 ~positive A Mrs. MtLrtin, formerly of Oshawn, has eloped wit h a J no. Madill, of Tor on to . R ev. Thos. Mann ing, of P eterboro, lias accepted a call t o the S lmcoc St. Meth . Church, Oslunva. Ontario County Council is composed of 21 Grits and 13 'r or ies. Two Curling Rinks from B owmanville defeated two Oshawa R in ks last week by 11 points 'l'he Oshawa F armer's Inst itute was a 11plondid success, beiug well attcml cd. ENNISKILLEN. Th e B o wmauville pru,ying band is to be at the ~Ie thocli~ t Ch urch here ttll day next S abbath . The annual B ible Socioty mcet in" ls t o m Chu r~b. here be held in the Prosbyteriz T uesd M y ev& n ing 27l h inst . Addr~s s to be delivered by the Rev. C. D uff, M. A . 'l'he late Mrs. S. M ills h ad her life Insured in t he " Canad ian Mutual Aid" for about $3,000.00. It is n ot certain yet what am ou nt the family will receive fro1n the Society. Scott's Emulsion o f Pure Co d. Lhe r Oil. w ith H y111>1>1tos11hltes. Dr. .. -. .. MAPLE GfWVE . 'fhe anniversary of M aplo Grove D ivision S. of 'l'. will be held o n Monday evening, Feb. 2nd, when an oyster supper will be served frou 4 to 7 o'clock , after which a splendid musical and lite-rary p rogramme will be rendered in the church. Tickets 25 cents, children 15c. GoDEY's LAnY'i:l BooK never appear ed '0 A K E S · in vaneties too n umerous t o mention . ' For A ncwmin (md M arn,smu.sin chiklre'n. Dr. W . D. GRN"l'HY, Kanet\· City, Mo. says : ' 'I have m ed Scott's Eruulston years, a.ad for consumption and 1 m aemie pa tiento1 ancl children with 11o1arnemus ha ve found it very reliable . Have fre~ q~ently g:ive11 it whe n p atienlf! could retam nothmg else on the stomach. " A call is respectfully solicited fr>;>m nil his old customers and as many ne"' ones Henry, Johnston & Lord, P1·oprietors of as possible. . Arttlc a and .Oil l .. ini~n~ntf.for Man and Beast. T he best external remedy for Rheltmat1sm, N euralgia, :3pr~ms, Bruises, Burn! and Scalds, Sciatica., 'Backache, Fl'Osted Feet, a.nd all. other p ·ins and Achee. It is a safe, sure, and effectual Remedy for Galls, Strame, Scratches, Sores, &c., on H orses. Orie trial En ~la.nd . will prove Its m~rits. . Its e.ftects ar.e in ~ost cases iQ.stantaneous. Every bottle! Your paper is very popular i n Cart. warranted to gtve sahsfact1on . Prices ~fo cents a nd 50 eenta per bottle. Sold wri~ht since you have :iuch au able cor· -·1 884. B.A..K.:R A.XDCO:NFEr.'rlONER. 1885. everywher e. respondent. S.PJIYNX . fo; Wedd1ng Cakes to order. CHAS. TOD, to btltt11r ad vantage than it does under its present ma.nagement. Every month it offers some new attract.ion, and wins fresh laurels . It is one of t he pub lica~ions t hat grows old gracefully, ren~wing ita youth with each coming generation, L adies cn.n :.:h·ays tlcpend upon findin.,. and se1m1ing, like the Phcenix, to be born a choice stock of dress goods a t Couch: for eternity. · J ohnston & Cryderman's.