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Couch, Johnston & mm. ■BOWMAN VILLE, ONTARIO, CANADA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1915; Volume. LXI. No. 49 Cryderman Are showing a splendid collection of useful and fancy goods suitable for Handkerchiefs, plain embroidered and initialed, Ladies' and Children's Gloves and Mitts of all kinds, Ladies' Fancy Collars, Ladies' and Gents' Umbrellas, Men's Ties, Braces, Gloves, Socks in Silk and Cash= mere, Ladies' Hose in all kinds, Knitted Goods, Bibs, Bootees and Knitted Coats FURS in Mink Marmot, Natural Wolf, NaturaHFox, Black-Fox and extra fine Sable Muffs and Stoles Ladies' and Children's Coats and Men's and Boys' Overcoats and Suits in all styles, no better value anywhere. Ç ■' DISTRICT EPWORTH LEAGUE CONVENTION i-V . k Buy Ebony Now For Christmas Hair Brushes 10c and 25c; Tooth Brushes lc each THIS WEEK ONLY To start Christinas selling off with a rush, we will sell any Hat Brush, Clotnes Brush, Bonnet Brush; Crumb Brush or Military Set in the store for 10 cents and 25 cents. OUR PLAN Buy any Brush worth $1.00 or less and we will give you another another for 10 cents. Buy any Brush worth $1.25 or over and we will give you another another like it for 25 cents' Buy any Tooth Brush worth 35 cents or less and we will give you another of equal value for 1 cent. Do not miss this offer, and do not come in next week expecting expecting it. The offer closes Saturday night of this week. You get two brushes worth $1.00 for only 10c more, and you get two brushes worth $3 or $4 each for 25c more than the price of one. Come early and get your pick JURY & LOVELL The Safe, Satisfactory Druggists and Opticians Phone 78, Bowmanville <" ÎE- Bi Brush, Comb & Mirror Cases Beautiful sets in real Parisian Ivory Ivory or beautiful rich solid Ebony. Our values will surprise you. Gold Spectacles for Mother and Fathér N othing nicer if you get the real Jury <fc Lovell quality. By oar special plan we can fit exactly, and you can surprise yoar parents at Christmas with a present that wiU last a lifetime. A Kodàk for Christmas We are the agents for sole the Genuine Eastman Kodaks. Prices $1.00 to $100.00 Wheti We Test Byes It Is Done Properly Christmas Suggestions Jury & Lovell are setting aside Fancy Brush, Comb and Mirror Sets already for customers who know how much better it is to select while stock is large and varied. Our Xmas boxes of Chocolates Chocolates are superb. Beautiful ribboned ribboned boxes filled with finest quality Chocolates that skill can produce. Do not forget a Victrola for Xmas. See the big advertisement advertisement and remember we have them from $21.00 up to $500.00. Records to fit any make of disc machine. € Fountain Pens, Waterman, Swan and College, 98c up. Jury & Lovell. Gi'lette Safety Razors and Blades make splendid Christmas gifts for soldiers and others. Jury & Lovell. Gold Fish--We have only a few left. If you want them for - Xmas we will keep them for you, but our stock will not last many days. Fine big globes and fish, complete, $3.00 down as low as 25c. Jury & Lovell. Do not overlook our sale of Ebony for Xmas. Just think of it. Brushes worth $2 00 to $4 00 and you get two alike for 25c more than the price of one. Jury & Lovell. Tooth Brushes 1 cent each. If you want Cut Glass for your friends for Xmas, now is the time to select it. Our stock is large and we are giving one- third off. Jury & Lovell. Perfumes, Chocolates, etc., in great variety for Xmas. • Jury & Lovell. Hand Bags as follows at Jury & Lovell's. 50c line for 35c $1.60 line for 69c $2.00 line for $1.38 $3:00 line for,..... .$2.10 Jury & Lovell The 26th annual convention of the Epworfch Leagues of Bowmanville District was held at Ebenezer Thursday Thursday Nov. 18th, with morning, afternoon afternoon and evening sessions. The first session was opened by a prayer service conducted by the chairman, chairman, President James Vinson, Osh- awa. The roll call of Leagues, Senior and Junior, was very satisfactory, many societies reporting unusual interest interest ift the work. Pastor R. A. Delve of Convention Church offered the woi ds of welcome in*a happy manner. r J he Nominatipg Committee was elected as . follows-- Rev. John Gar butt, Rev. R. A. Delve, Mr. Clarence Penfouud, Miss Frances Conley, Mr. Claude Ives. The only address at morning session was delivered by Miss E. M. Werry, Tyrone, on "How to get the best out of the Convention". It was a thotful presentation of an important subject for consideration in the opening hours of convention, and laid à good foundation foundation in minds and hearts of delegates for the good things that were to follow. One most encouraging feature was the unusually large number of. delegates delegates présentât morning session, about 100 sitting down to dinner. No doubt this was largely due to the untiring efforts of President Vinson who, within within the last few weeks, has visited many Leagues and stirred up enthusiasm regarding this coming event.' The afternoon session opened at 1.30 p. m. when Rev. J. J. Mel lor, Black- i stock, took charge of the devotional exercises. exercises. The reports of the District officers were received, a full Executive being present, and each told of the various Leagues he had visited, and the encouraging features of the respective respective departments as viewed from a District officer's standpoint. The President President read a report received from Mr. Levi Halfyard of Victoria University, Toronto, who campaigned this district during the summer in the combined interests interests of the Epworth Leagues and Sunday Schools with the object of uniting these two organizations in the support of Rev. Geo. W. Sparling of China. The report had a very optimistic optimistic tone and showed that a goodly number of the societies have the missionary missionary enterprise at heart. An address on Junior work was given given by Miss MarionRowlandiNewcastle. With few exceptions, there-, is always opportunity and. material for a Junior League in a community. The speaker referred to the need., the. wqrk, and the •results' This organization'a$£grds the primary education for future ' service. What they learn is not as important as directing them toward channels of right thinking, and the development that follows forms the basis of a good, clean, helpful life. This address was followed by a discussion. Rev. Frank L. Langford, Toronto, Educational Secretary of Epworth Leagues and Sunday Schools, conducted conducted a profitable Round Table Conference, Conference, and congratulated the Executive Executive on the splendid representation of Leaguers présent, saying it was the best convention he had attended this NEW DURHAM BATTALION 136TH BATTALION WANTS 1000 RECRUITS FROM DURHAM COUNTY. Lt.-Col. R. Wallace Smart, Port Hope, in Command of the 136th Durham Overseas Battalion. year. W ith the aid of a large map of China, Miss Marion Burns, Oshawa, took her hearers on a visit to Province of Szechwan. Szechwan. There are ^wonderful opportunities opportunities open to those who invest their lives in China, and Miss Burns spoke of the splendid work and manifold duties of Rev. and Mrs. G. W. Sparling. Sparling. It was moved by Rev. J. A. Connell, seconded by Miss Frances Conley, and heartily endorsed by all, that the District be responsible for the support for another year of two child- renin orphanage at Chungking, China. In the ab-ence, thru illness, of Rev. J. E. Beckel, Tyrone, who was to talk on'the work of the South Oshawa Mission, Mission, Rev. W. H. Truscott, pastor of the Mission, took up the theme, and described the splendid results attending attending their labors there. He thanked the Leaguers f.ir their assistance during during the year, and stated that there was still an indebtédness of $1000 on their new church. In the discussion which followed a plan was suggested by which Rev. Mr. Truscott should make a tour of the District, giving lantern views, and receive some contribution contribution from each League. The district delegate to Bay of Quinte Summer School held at Albert College, College, Belleville, Miss Luella Oke, Oshawa, Oshawa, gave an excellent report of the week's sessions, and the social life of the school. This district had 21 delegates delegates last summer, and it is hoped next year evëry League will be represented. represented. It is a splend'd plan to invest a few dollars each year in this way--4, results are far-reaching, and the benefit benefit received by delegate and local League is incalculable. "Howto Make the Christian Endeavor Endeavor Department Helpful" was subject of an address by Rev. J; A. Connell, Newcastle. This is the weakest department department in many Leagues, and one which requires the earnest endeavors of consecrated young men and women. It forms the basis of the true value of an - Epworth League to its members ancLcoinmunity. - The report of Business Committee, consisting of Rev. R. A. Delve, Rev, J. Garbutt, Mr. Kenneth Courrice, Miss Marion Burns, was presented as follows: follows: Moved by Rev. J. Garbutt, seconded seconded by Mr. K. Courtice, that in view of the gigantic endeavor of our beloved province to rid itself of the terrible in cubùs of the Liquor Traffic by July 1, we, as the Bowniànyille District 1916, Epworth League in annual convention assembled, forward a communication to our Provincial member a df Parliament Parliament urging him to give his strongest (Cofffintied on/ourthpage) Following out the recently expressed idea of. Sir Sam Hughes, Minister of Militia, to recruit 100,000 additional Canadians for overseas Forces by next summer an organized recruiting campaign campaign on a larger scale 1 ban ever before before planned in this country, is being arranged throughout Canada. The different military divisions are being divided into districts and a battalion is being authorized in each of these districts or counties. These battalions will likely be sent overseas as separate units. Every officer appointed will be expected to act as a recruiting" officer until his battalion is brought to full strength. This will bring men from the same district into the same Company Company and Battalion, whereas previous to this time men were liable to be drafted into any unit that happened to be mobilizing. There are now eight battalions authorized authorized in this division, the numbers and locations being: 59th Kingston, 77th Ottawa, 80th Belleville, 93rd Pet- erboro, 109th Lindsay, 180th Perth, 136th Durham, and 139th Northumberland. Northumberland. It is understood that battalions will also be authorized for Hastings to replace the 80th in Lennox and Addington, Addington, Frontenac and Leeds to replace replace the 59lh, and in the Ottawa district district to replace the 77th. These three battalions will likely be sent overseas in the spring as part of the Third Canadian Canadian Division at the front. The 136th Durham Overseas Battalion Battalion will be in command of Lt.-Col. R. Wallace Smart, Port Hope, who was formerly an O.C. of the 46h Durham Volunteer Regiment and latterly second second in command of the 39th Overseas Battali m which has been stationed in England for several months. Col. Smart was one of the first to answer his country's call, and before he left for the front the citizens of his native town, Port Hope, presented him with an address and a beautiful _ cabinet of silver, showing their appreciation and high esteem in which he was held by his fellow citizens. He has always been very popular in military circles and loved and respected by soldiers serving under him, which has been amply testified by letters received recently recently from Sergt. C. W. Meath and Sergfc. Alex. Beith of this town, who have been closely associated with him since becoming attached to the 39th Battalion. Col. Smart inherits his military spirit from his late father who also attained the rank of Colonel. This is not the first time that Col. Smart has seen active service as he is a veteran of the North-West Rebellion Rebellion of 1885, and, among other medals, possesses one for long service. Previous Previous to enlisting Col. Smart was Bursar ot Trinity College, Port Hope. In a recent letter to this office from an old Duihamite, now living in Western Ontario, this reference is made to Col. Smart: "Tell the young men what a privilege it will be to serve under him, and- say that for the honor of the old loyai county every man " must do his duty". Col. Smart is on his way home from England to take up his new duties duties and is expected to reach Port Hope in the early part of next week. Lt.-Col. Win. Farrell, who is to be second in command of the I86ih Battalion Battalion ne, ds no introduction _ to our readers in the immediate vicinity of Darlington as he has lived all his life in this township. He was born near the villagë of Tyrone July 17, 1868. His father was of the sturdy Irish stock coming from Nova Scotia, . and his mother was of Scotch descent. Col. Farrell's military career dates back to the good old days of 1885, whei^ still in his teens, hejoinëd the famous 45th Cartwright Regiment. At that time tl|e officers included Col. F. Gùbitt, 0,45. ; Major Sam Hughes, Adjutant, [now Minister of Militia); and Major John Hughes (now Brigadier-General). Lt.-Col. William Farrell, Tyrone, Second in Command of the 1 36th Durham Overseas Battalion. From the ranks he was promoted step by step from a non-commissioned officer officer to a Lieutenant. For 9 years he was Captain of uhe Cartwright Co. in the 46th Regt. until April 1912 when he win promoted to Junior Major. When Col Smart enlisted with the, 39th Overseas Battalion and resigned command of the 46th Durham Regiment, Regiment, Major Farrell received the appointment appointment and was also commissioned a Lieutenant-Colonel. During the 30 years he has been connected with the militia he has only missed one annual training camp"and hns proven himself an efficent and capable officer. For the past 11 months Col. Farrell has been stationed at Port Hope as Recruiting Recruiting Officer for this district. Besides Besides his military, activities, which has been his chief hobby, he has also occupied occupied some of the higher offices in the Orange Order including District Master, County Secretary, and at present present Deputy County Master. We are informed that up to the resent over 550 men and 33 officers ave enlisted from Durham County and are now attached to Overseas Battalions. Battalions. Taking these figures into consideration it will be no easy task for the officers of the 136i h Battalion to recruit an additional thousand men from this "right little, tight little" county, but it is expected by those in authority that full strength will be reached by spring or early summer. Already about 40 recruits are stationed stationed at Bowmanville in charge of G apt. C. H. Anderson, and new recruits are being added almost daily. Another company of recruits is also in training at Port Hope in charge of Lieut. L. S. Dumas of this town. Complete details regarding the organizing organizing and recruiting of the Durham Battalion, as well as the appointment of officers, will not be announced until Col. Smart's return. However, it is expected that Port Hope will be chosen as headquarters, and recruiting depots will be established'thruout the county with Port Hope and Bowmanville as mobilization points. Among the men from Bowmanville and vicinity who have already enlisted enlisted with the 136th and are in training are: Lieut. L. S. Dumas, Sergt. G. W. Humpage, Corp. E. E. Brummell, L. Clayton, F. Taylor, Fred V. Baker, L. A. Gerrard, J. Goodwin, F. J. Lewis, F. J. Piper, C. P. Mutton, A, E. Brook- ham, Tone Novelli, J. C. Samis, F. M. Quick, Jos. Childs, Wm. G. Kelman, Percy Kueller, A. E. Smith, J. J. Kelly, Alf. J. Trimm, Geo. Crombie, Jos. Clarke, Chas Potter, Wm. Wilson, F. G. Wagg, Frank McMann, Ernest Matthews, Chas. L Gerrard, John Graham, Fred J. Moore, Fred J. Terry, Thos. Moss, John Aldcroft, Francis Jennings, Thos. Ham es, Archie Moore, H. Edgerton, J. Clough, Frank Tucker, Tucker, Corp. Percy Greenfield, Percy Kelman, Kelman, Alan Luxton, Wm Quick, Fred Cowper, Howard Pingle, Albert E. Jeffries, F. W. Gibson, E. W. Watt, 500 SOLDIERS COMING Half of the 84th Battalion, in charge of Major Weir, which is stationed in Oshawa, will march to Bowmanville on Friday, arriving here about 12 o'clock noon. They will be met by the local military officers, recruits and band and escorted to the Methodist schoolroom, where the ladies of the town are making arrangements to feed the 500 soldiers. The local officers looking after the entertainment of the visiting soldiers are : Caph C. H. Anderson, Anderson, G. C. Bonnycastle ahd R. J. Gill, and Major W. C, King. Citizens are requested to "turn out" and cheer the boys as they march into town. See notice of Misa Morris annual sale of hand-painted china, pictures, booklets, etc. BELLEVILLE IS ALIVE Opening Local Option Campaign-- Galt Grows Under Local Option--Soldiers ' Visit Alpha Club Sunday. - 'Belleville has a very much alive dai.y newspaper called "The Daily Ontario '. it contains so many articles articles of real timely interest to the general general public that to read it we have lately had to sit up an hour or so later to get thru with all the papers we want to read Monday's "Daily Ontario", for instance, instance, contained three quite extensive reports of special events in which we are deeply concerned, as indicated in the sub-head of this article. The opening opening of a local option campaign in Belleville Belleville occurred on Sunday. "Belleville on the Pay" is a beautiful city of nice homes and many excellent citizens, Imt it has been cursed like many other S laces by the licensed liquor traffic. Tow the citizens are making another effort to get rid of the incubus. One feature of Sunday's meeting was exceedingly exceedingly gratifying to us as we are sure ii must be to the citizens down there. At the mass meeting in the Griffin Op ia House ably piesided over by Dr. H. A. Yeomans, who. made a very appropriate opening speech, the first speaker called upi n was R. J. Graham, Esq , ex-Mayor of Belleville. It is gratifying to h ive in a city a man of the energy, business ability and high moral ideals of Mr. Graham who made a capital speech dealing in a practical way with the relationship between labor and temperance. temperance. "The Ontario" reports his splendid speech quite fully but this sentence struck us forcibly: "It is a great privilege to be identified with such a movement as this as it enables one to hold up his head with a clear conscience". Mr. A. M. Peterson. K.C., Cobourg, was the speaker from the outside and, as many Bowmanville people know, he is a very forceful, lucid, practical speaker, and he gave an address on this occasion that was often applauded. Lord Kitchener's famous summing up of the situation was quoted: "Sobriety, efficiency, victory." Editor J. O. Herity of "The Daily Ontario" visited several local option cities and towns recently and publishes publishes nearly four columns about the city of Galt which has had five years of local option. His interviews were with leading men on both sides of the question but those in favor of local option and profuse in its praises are in the majority. We have space only for one paragraph. The manager of Galt's greatest industry which employs 500 men is thus reported: "We now almost almost never see a drunken man on our streets, but one can occasionally be seen on the radial railway leading from Prestpn. This is mostly confined to the old-timers. The general effect is a very manifest improvement. I was in Oshawa not very long ago purchasing purchasing a car, and I actu illy saw move diunkeness in Oshawa on that Friday than I have seen in Galt in all the years it has been in effect." Rev. S. C. Moore, B.A., B.D., formerly formerly of Kiug-st. Methodist Church, Oshawa, is pastor of The Tabernacle Church, Belleville, and " on Sunday afternoon the Alpha Club held a service service in honor of the members of the Club and Church who are now at the front or in training. The 80th Battalion Battalion now in that city was invite'd, and almost every man was present. Principal P. C. MacLauren, B.A., delivered delivered "The Ontario" says: "one of the most interesting and instructive addresses to which the Club has ever listened--an inspiration to all who heard him". This is the feature that interested us and prompted this reference, reference, however: "Rev. S. C. Moore made a few remarks and after complimenting complimenting the regiment on the fine turn-out, referred to the absent members members of the Club dr Church who are now fighting for us on the battlefields battlefields of Europe. The names of 29 young men were read out." We may add: Rev. W. G. Clarke, B. A , came from the Tabernacle Church to Bowmanville Rev. H. B. Kennv. as did also HEAR DR. WORKMAN Sunday next, Dec. 5, is Thank-Offering Day in Bowmanville Methodist Church. Rev. Geo. C. Workman, M.A., PhD., Toronto, Toronto, will preach morning and evening. No other event in the church year is looked forward to like the Thank-Offering anniversary. For 25 years this annual free-will offering has been taken. Fathers, mothers, and children, old and young unite in this annual expression of gratitude gratitude to the Great Head of the Churchy Overflowing congregations both morning and evening attest on these occasions the keen interest in the result of the anniversary anniversary offering--$1000 is asked for as usual. Special music is being prepared by the choir under Prof. Laugher's leadership and a great day is anticipated. The pubTc in town and countryside is most cordially invited to worship at these services-- 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. A GOOD PLAY AT OSHAWA "The Lion and her Cubs" under auspices auspices of Simcoe-st. Sunday School, Oshawa, under auspices of Miss Gladys Shibley, B.E., Toronto, will be repeated in Martin Theatre, Oshawa, Dec. 2. Doors open at 7.30 o'clock. Plan opens Thursday Dec. 2 at 9 a.m. Admission 25c and 15c; reserved reserved seats 35c. Half the house reserved for rush seats. This spectacular play was put on by these young people Friday night last and was a great success, many being turned away unable to gain admission. admission. Phone orders to H. C. Bradley, Oshawa. ■<$ 1 -i 1 it 4 \i ■i 1 -J 4 1 -'I: •8