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PÂME - TITE CANADIAIi STATESMA!~. EOWMA!iVTLL~ O1~TARIO THURSDAY, SEPT. 4th, 1931 News from Devonshire Papers of Local lnterest To Dur Statesman. Readers %o w w w a From time to time the editor 1 receives English newspapers from Levonshire which often contain articles of special i,.«- terest tic him. Recently he ne- ceived copies of The Western Times and Gazette and also the Cornnsh and Devon Post. From these papers we are reprinting a couple of articles which a:- pean elsewhere in this issue Uf The Statesman rcferring ta Mrs. Fulford Oke, a relative, beîng appointed the first lady Pont- neev- of Holsworthy . The oth'.,r articlce gives the hi stony of the Town. Crier o! the same place, wvhich civic officiai is of spec- ial inerest ta Bowmar.ville ec'tizers since Walter De Geor acd ir that capacitv at oc'r Centen,îial Celeb-ation. Sc2nrnini thc pa',es of thesc Er.g 1i zh pap2rs furthicr w 1 founrd eve"al other illuzt'ratadl storiis of local interest as th" rho'crs contaired pictunes of rep~ ~ hid v-itrd in Po~vv ivEc.or wlio lhad liw-j in Dt'rham Count". ciQeit or not. the fir.7t phioto \Iichi caughit Our atte i-- t:on w.- h-Žiaded 'Can?,dia". 1E:rj1ý and sh'wýcd * four-gelieration group t-3keI a'. Hamlptun, ight he-e in Due7- han County, Canada, whi'-h, had these lines of explanation: "The ahove photo, published in~ 1929, shows Mr. Richard G:I- hart \Yestaway, a native of SIut- - M IL-i- Duties of Town Crier combe, near Holsworthy, who group of men and women celebrated his 92nd birthday Jn %whica1 reads: "Mrs. Stanley that year. He lived with his Rowiland presents Miss Janet I daughter. Mrs. Joseph Clat- Parsons with the cheque at the wortny. at Hampton, Ontario, Pretty Maid ceremony held at after c-migrating to Canada at Holsworthy." Mention is made the age of 17. Also in the pic- of this as Mr. and Mrs. Row- ture a:-e Mrs. R. B. Cunning- land, on their first trip to Cati- ham (g'-and-daughter) of Cam- ada last October to visit their eron, Ontario, and Grace Cu.i- daughter-, Gillian, living in St. ningham (great-grand-daughl- Catharines, spent a day in this ter)." There was no explana- district calling on Mr. and M-.-. tioýn as to why this photo was Geo. W. James and also Mr. printed again, 29 years later. and Mys. Ernest A. Werry at We stand to be corrected but we Enniski]]en. think M-rs. Ha-land Truli, liv- This article would not be ing ;i Hampton, is a daughtcr complete. as far as the writer of Mrs. Clatworthy. of this story is coneerned, wîtli- Next was a photo of Mrz. out mentioning spying a large FuldrdOke th lay Frt-advt. ir. the paper fo- "Tre- reeve. rd OMr. W.eattheort-leaven ~Summer Sale." The teee aond Crer, in hewnamc "Trele aven" îmmediately theifown. takniere nhsale- brough'tot my mind Treleav- uniori, takn bfoe te ae-en's Ecot and Shoe Store (op3- tasti~ cermony.erated by Robt. and Mike) ini On 'lhe sanie page vwas a -1- Bowinanviîle 50 years agu coluinn group picture Of civie' wherzý Stanlcy's Cafe is now officiais wvhich rcads: "Mr. Tori locatejl. We also recalled a; Ve3ta~'aY, landio7d of tUic pleasant mcnmory, the. occasion Crown and Sceptre HoIcl at bein, durng the Finst World Holsworthy, pas2es thc ale for War-whcn on leave in Englanid the Ale Tasters' approval, aftec ve visited Miss Maggie Tre- the Court Lect session held if Icaven, sister of Robent and conreW,ýon xvith olsworthy- Mikýe, at Straton, Cornwall. St. Peter's Fair."' Older Ci'i- 'iheir brother Joe operated tacŽ zcnis ray rcrnermber that more farm south of Hampton. now than 10 ycars ago Mr. Westa- owned. by Sid Cornis .h. WillI1 way visited relatives in Bow..- ever forget thie tender juicy manvflle and Hampton. roast of beef she served that Thc other photo. also 3-1 day. along with Yorkshire pudJ- columirs wide, shows a large 1Iding'- G.W.J. Devonshire Woman Shatters A l2th Century Custom By, Beîng the First Portreeve Many Statesman neaders, af the Canadian Weekly News- panticularly those in Durham papers Association.-i County whose ancestors came If vour interest has been suf- fnom Devonshire, England, ficiently anoused by these in-1 whene many local pioneers wilo troductory comments the real settled in tis county came story from the Times and Ga- fram, wiil be interested in tle zette follows: foiiowing article which appear- THE FALL 0F VET ANOTHER ed in 7he Western Times and MASCULINE STRONGHOLD Gazette in its West Devon Edi- Temdl er itî tion.century will be nemembened in Ir. orcien ta give this stars' Holsworthy as the time when a local touch it should be men- womnen first occupied the fore- tioned that the "heroine" af most positions in the town. this story featured in the article, In 1953 Mrs. E. M. Evans set is Mrs. Fulford Oke of Hais- an example for other womnen wonthy, Er.giard, who visited ta copy by becoming the finst ber cousins, Mn. and Mrs. Geo). woman chairman of the urban W. James, here several yas council, a position which she ago or. her finst trip ta Canada occupi ed for three yeans. and lie nite Staes.This year another masculine On this particulan tnip n stronghold feul and Mns. Fui- was accompanied by another fond Oke became the first wom- native of Holsworthy, Mrs. Ma- an ta hold the important office ry Bray Coombe, ai London, of Portreeve. which was creat- Engia:îci. who visited her cou1- ed by one ai the Saxon kingi, sins, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Ethelred, who neigr.ed fnom A. Westaway, B1owmanville, and D. 86C ta 871. Mrs. Gladys Whattam af Osh- Mns. Oke's duties as Part- awa. reeve are slight compared withi Oldc-r readers may recail, t03. those of the office in canier that the late M. A. James was years. In Saxon times they in- born in Devonshire and or. fis cluded the collection of tolsl numenous tnips back ta his "be- an.d the naising o! military le- loved Devon" he wrote inter- vies, t1n. name meaning stew- esting articles forteSae- ard of the "Pont" or enclosed man or, bis observain n town. people he met. In tine l2th century many There is anothen more recent Portreeves became Mayons, but connecling link ta this story the Holswonthy Portreeve con- wher. Mns. Gea. W. James vis- tinued and in the l3th century ited Mrs. Oke in Holswontby jr. the town became a seignonial Octobh-nro! 1956 when on the bonough unden his noie. He pre-1 trip ta the British Isies and: sided as Judge, with 12 * juoas, Europe with the press partv at the Court Leet-an ancient Court o! Record belonging toaa IHundred - instituted ta deal wth cases af encraachment, n ui z a nce, and fraudulent weights and measures. There will be a meeting next Monday ai this Court Leet, which is held once a year an the eve ai St. Peten's Fair in H-olsworthy. Nowdays no wrnrg-doens a,'e Icalled te account for the!.in ac- tions befone the court. Instead petitions ai a humorous char- acter are preser.ted and discuss- ed b.y its members. This yean they are being eall- ed on ta explain the fonctions of the offices they hold, the members ai the Court Leet are the town crier and beadlc, three ale-tasters, twa janitors, three constables, an officen --f weight-, and measures, a hay- wand, Parker, lane driver, ne- viewer af encroachments and nuisances. bnead weighen, piiî- dan, sea-cher an.d sealer ai hca- then, bouse viewer, hed-ý- viewer, and keeper ai the rc- cords. Moýst o! these offices ha-je now been taken aven by the statutory authonities an.d are purely nominal. Drink Or Taste Thr- only office ai the Court Leet which has survived othecr than that ai town crier is that ai the ale-tasters, who set about their duties immediately aiten the meeting o! the Court Leet. Preceded by the town crier, tne ale-tasiers visit every inn and hotel ir. the town, and if they give their approval ai the quai- TaKçing Vitam ins? Take the kind that give you 9 vitamins. liver, and 12 niineieIs. Rexali Super Plenamins can help youx w hole famffly inaintain resistance to infection during these congh' and cold daÏs 1 Arp you feckin.- as well as k .......... you îliink y)Ou 4iould? If vou tire ca4iv . ..ifyou catch colds too rcatlîlv, vou i ay \\;-, rvrel aivitamîr. stîpipl(umenýt. A dailv Super Plenamins taltci tiîaddc<l Bu. anti iroin, 13hcs g housa1d tof mecn, '% tncn andti ljdrrn to kep tnp îicir rcsistancr to 7"ýno C rrritamn nprrdýict kr.o1 n i- t\o merc f or )your molev tii in IteaiI Super lPlenanîttîis.1'hey're Canada's most popular vit.- ~ ~ " nîins. (;uarantccd ta satisfy or youur moncy back. Super PlenamIns Regular Cost as litile as 5112e per day. Fanilv-size bottle of 72 tablets..$4.79 Econ',mv botie of 144 tablptq. $7.95 Five wecks supply of 36 tableu. * $5 U~ ~ For rIiltrpn 6 ta Il V~TUI~% Super Plenamins J"IJor ~ITPi9 -itamins. 1'alcxun, phosphorous and iron MWeMMuou 7-f ............ $3.29 111 lalt, ..............$5.49 M ~ 36 tablets ..................... $1 .79 '~'~ -~- «~"- Gel your family stipply today! AvajIqbje oqlIy qi yow Rq>xct Drug Store JURY & LOVELL Phone MA 3 -5778 Bowmanville Citizens will recaîl the open- 'You know how it is with ing ceremonies of the Bowman- the sea-one minute it is calm ville Centennial Celebration in an.d there is littie noise, the front of the Town Hall on June next the waves are breaking 28th. when the Lieut. Govern- or there is a sudden gust ai or of Ontario, Hon. Keiller Mac- wind to carry your words kay, was present to officiate ut away." the openif g ceremonies. fBf are reading a proclama- Thorez wha were present this tion, Mi. Matthews believes in historiýýzl arad memorable occa- catir.g, whenever possible, some Sion will likely hold uppenmost boile'J onions. "They're the best i n their memnory the digr.ified thing eut for youn throat," hie and niost impressive part plav- believes. ed b.v the Town Crier Walteýr Studies Acousties De Geer as hie read the Cenl- He aiso likes ta study the tennial Proclamation. Lt was acousties of the place fromn probab'y the first time most' whicli he is ta read the pro- people in the audience had seen caain ota i a ho the eplca o a eal nglishhis voice to greatest effect. It Town Crier in action carrying iîs a base voîce, and its owner out his official uties dleckcd 15 if demar.d as a singer. out in the aniet negalia of DnrgteHiwnh t his important office. DrnteHlwrh t To iveou reder abito!Peter's Fair, Mn. Matthews backgne und tedes arit ofwill te kept busy in his office backmun of he dtiesandof town crier. Immediately a!- life or' i Town Crier in. bisna ter thic meeting ai the Court tive han;ilet ir. Holsworthy, De- Leet he leads the ale-tasters vonshire, we have clipped the on their round of the taverns, followi ne article from the West ringing his bell and demand- Devon Editior. of the Westcrn ing 'iiat the landiord should Times of Exeter, England: produce aie. A VOICE TIIEY LISTEN TO "It iý a pity that town cniers Much Better Than a Poster are utsed so littie niowadays," On fine sommer evenings says Mn. S. J. Rowlan.d. the the people ai Holsworthy wiho keeper of the Records of the are at work in. their gardens or Court Leet. "People take no- walking through the streets tice af what a town crier is may otten hean the voice, and saying, but they don't always even the words spaken by Mr. look at posters." Mattlicws, who is out "doir.g a Editor's Note-Mn. Rowland, spot of practice" a mile-and-a- mer.tioned in the above para- balf away. graph, with his wife visited Mr. Matthews Is the town their daugchter, Miss Gillian crier and beadie, and hie usual- Rowlar.d at St. Catharines the ly spends about two evenings past sommer and spent a day a week practisine his diction hene as, guests of Mn. ar.d Mrs. and improvir.g the carryir.g Geo. W. James. p'-operties of his voice: and for- this he goes out ir.ta the cour.- try, ta a bihl-top slightly higher than Holsworthy itself. When people stop himn next day and say that they have heard bis words clearly, hie feels that bis practice has not been in v.ain. Mn. Matthews 'believes that hie is the only town crier in this country who is also an urban councillar; hie also has what is probably the oldest town crier's bell in the country, dat- ted 1154. Matter of Luek Last year he cornpeted for the iirst time in the town cri- ens' national championship at Hastings, and he intends to do sa again this yean:- last time he had a sore throat and cauld not do himself justice. lie says. "We each have ta do :q set iiiece fromn the end af the long pier, and the judges are on the shore. ity of the aie produced à buneh of ivy is displayed outside the' premises. There was a long and humor- ous discussion in 1939, when the Portreeve ruled at the meet- ing of the Court Leet that the duties of aletasters wene con- fined to tasting and flot drink- ing. No one has yet defined where tasting ends and drink- ing begins, and there is no lack of applicants for the posts of ale-tasters. At eight o'clock next Tues- dy, on the morning of the first day ot the fair, the Portreeve, membpr" of the Court Leet, and ivhoever else is stinning. hear the charter of the fair read hv the crier. Tt is repeat- ed at noon. and this yearat 12.30 Mrs. Oke will opeýntile exhibition that is being staged by the Holrsowthy Chamber of Trade. Mrs. Oke's late husband was very in Lerested in local history, and she considers that hen ap- pointment as Portreeve was Smade larely in his honour. Mrs. Oke wvas an i&rban coun- cillor for six vears until this year, and was chairman of the Housiwg Committee. She k a member of the Methodist Chu-ciî choir., ice-chairrn-f the Hvekworthv Golf Club, an.d was *,-e pro .ducer for man,'.' v cars for the lot-ai amnateur, dramatic company. 1 If your fuel tank Rain Halves At Port Hog Ramn for an hour at noon cut the crowd at the Port Hope Agri- cultural Society's annual fail fair to about hait last yean's at- tendance Saturday, spelling a fnancial lossfor the society de- spite the fine wveather which fbrightened the Port Hope Town Park during the later afternoon. Sulky races and a square dance cantest Friday night brought a good crowd and so- ciety officiais feel that had it not rained Saturday would have been a banner day. More than 1,000 prizes were awarded in many classes shown at the fair. In the heavy horse class the $100 stake and the Percy Clarke challenge cup for a team in harness hitched were both won by Heber Down, R.R. 1l, Brooklin. Winners of the most points in all the heavy horse classes in the order of number of points were Russell Cochrane, R.R. 2, Burketon; Heben Down and Leonard Ste- phenson, R.R. 2, Burketon. Light Horses W. H. Lindsay, R.R. 2, Camp- bellcroft, won the light horsçt $100 stake, and top point win- ners in light horse 'classes were Miles Benedict, RR 5, Belleville, first;- Ivan Cochrane, RR 2 Nes- tleton, second; and John Sheri- dan, Stirling, third. Winner of the saddle horse class was Grant Henry, RR 2, Millbrook. Top winners in the children's saddle and harness classes wene Harvey Boughen, RR 2, Port Hope, with three firsts, Dave McDonald, RH 3, Belleville, with thnee finsts, and R. T. Cur- nelly, RR 3, Port Hope, with three seconds and two thirds. Shorthonn cattie shown by Garnet Rickand of Bowmanville led their breed, followed by John Riekard and son of New- castle, and Gloniadale Farms, RR 1, Port Hope. E. Rosevear, RR 4, Cobourg, swept the Here- ford classes, and Malcolm Bai- ley, RR 4, Uxbridge, dominated the Aberdeen Angus classes. Agicultural Society's Chal- lenge Cup for the grand champ- ion dairy cow of the United Counties, which was limited to Jerseys and Guernseys this year went to Wayne Kerr, RR 2, Campbellford, who also took the Lionel Massey Cup for the best Jersey herd and the Mrs. L. V. Massey Cup for the best Jersey bull. Gordon Macklin, RH 4, Co- bourg, won the most points in the Holstein class, followed by William F. Moore, RH 4, Co- bourg. With relatively few sheep breeders showing at the fair, Lloyd Ayre of Bowmanville The Statesmnan SoId At Following Stores Recg. Edmund's Store, Bethany Johnson's Drug Store, Newcastle. T. Enwright, Newcastle S. Brown, Newtonville Porter's Gen. Store, Ncwtonville C. Pethick. Enniskillen T. M. Siemon, Enniskillen F. L. Byam, Tyrone G. A. Banron, Hampton Trull's Store, Caurtice A. E. Ribey. Burketon Blyth's Gen. Store, Blackstock Keith Bradley, Pontypool C. B. Tyrreil, Orono Wm. Turansky, Kendal Henderson's Book Store, Oshawa House That Jack Built R.R. 4. Oshawa - Bowmanville- R. P. Rickaby - "Big 20" W. J. Berry Jack's Smoke Shop Rite's Smoke Shop Goheen's Handy Store Jury & Lovel The Statesman Office I 1V - - MfLWA&~1N Phe Bible Today "And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy ceok also;" so read a zealous young ,J Communist who was a college graduate, spending some time mi an Indian prison ceil. - An Indian Evangelist gav the prisonen a copy of the New Let "experts" help YOD select the right shoes for school Why not tune in on what the younger se# has to say on a subject like this? I o lways 11ke My end b.coemforiable"f Candy Kids value VSiyI. I Uer firkt real "party" shoe. Chaice of strap over instep or folded back ta make a dressy, pump. We sincerely believe that here are the best -buys" of, the season. Why flot drap in and convince yourseif of, their many plus feature-. W. fecture Footwoor by &-îrWETSORW of CANADA: Lloyd Ellîs Shoes 19 KING ST. W. BOWMANVILLE amemmoa~am or coal bin is as empty as this ad if*s time to oe Il STEPHEN FUELS COAL - 24 hr. service -QIL MA 3-5410 * I - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Testament and asked, "WCU .Cro wd how's that- for real Commrun- Crowd hatwas tebgnig o pe's F rstran&eý hs odso eu swept the Southdown, Suffolk ways been taught to fight far and Hamnpshire classes, and his nights. He nead and reread Harold'Skinner of Tyrone dom- it, experieflcing a violent tul. inated the Oxford and Shrop-' away from old values and amn- shire breeds, with Russell H.. bitions. He has recently wnit- Dow, RR 4, Bowmanville fol- ten: "For yeans I have looked lowing close in with Shrop- for the way of lufe expresf, shires. in the Bible. I hiave searc K % R. R. Green and Son, RR 2, preaioe n f uh an ex-n Nestleton, led 4n Leicesterprsina 2.'hefud sheep, followed by Keith Van the answer lWli.completely Camp RR, 3, Bunketon. In Don-ne aofle. set seep, Everett Mack and Son of Little Bnitain and Char- les Lane of Oakwood fied as * ýbot m top scorers. i 0" THE CANADUN STATEMAN. BOWMA"ff,=. OIRTAMO TEMRSDAY, SEPT. 4th, 1938 f --d PAM ýý à Swlne Classes1 Top scorers in the Yonkshire' swine -classes wene C. L. Mc- Neil, F'rasenvffle, Keith Van Camp, and Don W. Heath, RH, 1, Stirling, in that orden. Ever- ett Mack and Son led in Berk- shire swine, followed by Don W. Heath. Leslie Taylor, Burke- ton, swept the Tamworth breed and E. C. McDowell of Mill- brook dominated the Landrace swine classes. In grain and seed competi- tion Mrs. Fred Bowman, RH 1, Coboung, won mast of the pni- zes, and finst prize for a sheaf of corn fnom the field crop com- petÀtion went ta Roy McHolm, RH> 1, Pont Hope, followed by Lloyd Campbell and Ross Scott, bath of Campbellcroft. -Exam- iner.