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Constable Greer had Deayon Giovâ€" anni before Justice of the Peace Montâ€" gomei‘y last week on a charge of beâ€" ing drunk. The fine imposed was $ and costs. ' Mr. Geo. S. Lowe was elcected the People‘s Warden of the St. Matthew‘s Church last week, in succession to Dr. . W. Otton who has enlisted with the Army Medica! Corps. All members of St. Matthew‘s troop of Boy Scouts are expected to assemâ€" ble (‘n uniform) at the club rooms on Siunday imorning next at 1045 for the surpose of attending divine service. Among those leaving this week to report for Military Service at Toronâ€" to was W. Oke, who left on Tuesday morning for the city. last week, the charge being laid by Constable Melnnis. Five dollars and costs paid. er‘s chealth foreing him to give up business for a time. «~Mr. Wheeler is back in ithe Camp this week after spending some days in Belleville where he was taking medical treatment. For gambling, Osear Bora was beâ€" fore Justice of the Peace Montzomery Messrs. J. Dalton and J. Cunningâ€" ham have purchased _ the Wheeler Livery at So. Poreupine, Mr. Wheelâ€" Chief Clark and Constable Greer arrested two women in a lunch room L i on Third Avenue at an early hour on Monday. _ The women are charged with immoral 4living and are out on heavy bail until Thursday when they will appear ‘before Magistrate Atkinâ€" soOn. Last week 424 aliens reported at the police station as required by their unâ€" dertaking. This number is a few less than ‘the previous month, but the difference is due to those who have taken out permits to leave the Camp. Next month the number will be still further reduced as about 60 have hbeen transferred so that they will report to Constable Melnnis at Moneta, instead of here. Mayor 8. G. MeCoubrey, Magistrate F. K. Ehbitt, Town Clerk A. J. Hodgâ€" son, and Mr. R. J. Hart, of Iroquois Falls, were visitors to Timmins Wednesday. ere they had a busy time, attending the meeting of the Liberalâ€"Conservative Association for Cochrane District, beld in the Council Chambers at 8 p.m., and later beinge visitors at Golden Beaver Lodge, Many wouldâ€"be humorists ask. the question : â€"â€"“\\ hen the whole counttry goes * boneâ€"dry‘ in April, how will they manage to make up the revenue now derived from diquor fines?""‘ _ One answer, perhaps, comes from New Lisâ€" keard. â€" Ten Néw Liskeard citizens were fined $10 and costs each a week ago for allowing their dogs to run at large. Trust the towns to find ways and means for gathering fines! And trust the people to deserve fines some way or another much of the time. <If every man in this town having a dog runnine at large were fined $10 and running eosts th tax rate Sam Saschuek, an Austrian, is unâ€" der arrest charged with issuing worthâ€" less cheques to the extent of $200. The complainant is Andrew Manchuâ€" ruck, and according to the story Sam borrowed $100 to go back to the Soo, giving a cheque in place of the cash reeewvd. He was later found by Anâ€" drew as not having gone to the Soo, and he explained that he had lost hat $100. so Andrew gave him anâ€" other $100 eash and Sam issued anâ€" other cheque on the Soo bank. Sam wilB have further opportunity to exâ€" nlain hbefore Magistrate Atkinson on wilb have plain hbet hursday ‘‘The Birth of a Nation,"" the Grifâ€" fiths masterpicce in moving picture plays, was here on Thursday of last week and drew good houses. . The play was through here about a year ago and it is a proof of its fame and exeellence that on this second appearâ€" ance it should still be a big drawing eard at high prices. â€" The orchestra of four from Toronto was one of the features of the event, although many expecied a larger orchestra. On Friâ€" day night the show was given at Sehuâ€" macher and on Qaturday night at So. Poreupine, drawing large crowds at both these places. Owing to the railway service the picture did not reach Timmins for the event advertisâ€" ed for Wednesday night. ‘*We are very sorty about it,"" the agent for ‘*The Birth of a Nation"‘* told The Advance, ‘*but it could not be helpâ€" ed, and we are the losers and the only losers of real money over it. Everyâ€" one who bouglit a ticket for Wednesâ€" day night ean secure their money back ; they are entitled to it; and we stand the loss." * Timmins News in Brief large were fined $10 and week it would reduce the little. Bornâ€"At Ailsa Craig, Ont., . on Thursday, February 14th., 1918, to Mr. and Mrs. W. R. daughter Mr. N. Racicot returned last Wed nesday from a week‘s visit in Sud bury. Lieut. J. E. MéCuaig, formerly Mayâ€" or of Haileybury, has been promoted to the position of Officer Commanding of the 7T2nd. Canadian Overseas Forâ€" estry Corps. Mr. H. C. MceDonald, manager of the Timmins ‘branch of the Imperial Bank, was a visitor last week to Torâ€" on{o and other points south. Pte. Joe Brennan spent a few days furlough in town last week, returning on Friday to his military duties in Toronto. Miss McLaughlin who has been on the staff of the Imperial Bank here for some months, has been transferred to the Cobalt branch. During Lent special services will he held in iSt. Matthew‘s Church every Friday evening, commencing at 7.30 o‘clock. Subject of the addresses :â€" ©Clmist‘s Threeâ€"fold Temptation."‘ Pte. Ken. Degacon, who has ‘been in England for some months with one of the Forestry Drafts, has been honorâ€" ably discharged on account of physiâ€" cal unfitness for active rservi('e, and will likely be home here again in May Dr. S. W. Otton, who recently left here totake up his dutics as a member of the Army Medical Corps, is meetâ€" ing with rapid advancement in that service. â€"HMe has been promoted to the rank of Captain in the A. M. C. Writing enroute to St. John, N.B., Corporal P. M. Bardessono says, aâ€" mong other things:â€""T‘im Jake. 1 never felt better. All the boys in the best of spirits. I have charge of 50 men, 10 of them from Timmins. _ Was used white in Toronto, So long for time being.â€"Pete."" FPollowing the new fael regulations cthe New Empire Theatre will be elosed on Mondays, the start being made on Monday evening of this week there being no show here. Schumacher movâ€" ingâ€" picture show is also elosed «on Mondays. § Mrs. Morley, of Moneta, received a telegram â€"yesserdaymorning asking her to come to Toronto as her lmsfi)and is in a serious condition in the hospiâ€" tal there, the recent injury to his leg for which he went to ‘Torom:o for treatment â€" having. developed _ into While in town last week Mayor Meâ€" Coubrey of Iroquois Falls, received a wire from Mrs. MceCoubrey giving the that her brother was aâ€" mons the U.S. soldiers on the liner. Tusceania sunk off the coast of Ireâ€" land. Tt was not known at the time whether he was among those savod or not. By an cdd coincidence all the soldiers saved from the boat were landed at Larkin, and Larkin is the old lromeâ€"town of Mrs. MeCoubrey and her brother. The latter has been aâ€" way from home for fifteen years and chouzh often urged to come home for a visit, he always deferred that visit time to time. _ Maving enlisted with the U. 8. Army it was his intenâ€" ‘"‘tion, of caurse, 4o visit his old home while overseas, but it would be an odd coincidenco if this visit were so unexpectedly hastened by the German attack on the Tuscamas. R Throu, enjoyed during t has rett only fair to state that i all been caused south apparently,â€"on the G the Bay and the City. times recently trains 0 hbave been eancelled alt count‘ of the hopeless had of getting through had of getiing througa tigâ€"COlIG, snowâ€" storms from Allandale north. / Last week Cobalt had a big snow storm, the inhabitants waking up at noon qnly to ‘~e forced to get ap and dig thcn' way rext door through five or sx feot 0f1 swmow to borrow a frying p.m «to get breakfast. Timmins has so far this winter escaped all the severe storms that other metropolitan centres have suffered from. This place, of eourse, hbas thad a few spells of the ‘*Forty Below‘ stuff, but otherwise it has been beautiful weather. This prompts €# optimists suggest that this Camp be used as a summer resort during the winter for the poor benighted â€"eitizens of the frozen south. The pessimists, on the other hand, say that q;e corâ€" ruzated winter is not over yet and it is tempting Providence with the mail serviece from Toronto in view. _ uzh the poor railroad service 1: {or otherwise) â€"by Ti nmins the past few weeks, this town trogressed to the positipn of ally having only two or, three a week from ‘Toronto. : It 18 ut‘ Ol ~HE pORCUPINE ADVAN nto. 18 trouhle has North Bay i. between Â¥o or three of Toronto er pn aAacâ€" 1co$ they old snowâ€" WANTEDâ€"GIRL FOR GENERAL housework. Mrs. R. W. Robbins, 15 Hemlock street. 14p. WANTEDâ€"EXPERIENCED COOK ; MONEY ‘TO LOAXN,â€" STPRAIGHT MORTGAGE, on impraoved Town property. _ S. Alfred Jones, K.C,, Bank of Hamilton Building, Brantâ€" ford, Ont. FOR SALEâ€"HOMESTEAD, Mountâ€" joy Township, Con,. 5, Lot 5. Easy terms. Apply on the premises or ICE PACKED AND DELIVERED to hotels, restaurants, private famlhes, etc. Also for shipment @utside in cars. ~Apply A. J. Jackson, Box 641, Timmins, Ont. 13â€"16 MO $ The Hattagami Garage 6 is now open {OI' busme S. lf ; 3 Mattagaml Heights wtoomwowwmonw oo n e io nAAA to is now open for business. If your car needs overhauhng have it done now. Don‘t wait until the spring rush as I have only a limited amount of floor space, and cannot take more than one at a time. First comeâ€"first served CHAS. J. HILL P.O. Box 321, Timmins. 13â€"14p \{_QQ_}T;}/]/\_‘Q\ q Next Post Offic WANTEDâ€"A ~Cook General. â€" Good wages. Apply to Mrs. H. J. Marâ€" shall, 12 Hemlock street. Parents or Guardians. who â€" have children attending Public School and are not supporting same please take notice ‘thast after Easter Holidays aeâ€" commodation can not be provided for them. 14 Timmins Public Séhool Board. Tenders will be received up to and including Friday, March 8th., 1918, for the north part and the southâ€"west quarter of the south part Lot 3, Con, 1, Mountjoy, containing 120 acres, more or less. Each tender must he accompanied by a marked cheque for half the amount payable to the order of the Provincial Treasurer and the balance to be paid in three annual inâ€" stalmeunts with interest at 6 per cent. The land to ‘be sold subject to settleâ€" ment regulations and the successful tenderer must file an application on the form now in use by ‘this departâ€" ment. The highest bid not necessarily acâ€" cepted. Tenders must be addressed to the Honorable the Minister of Lands, Forests Mincs and marked *‘ for Land."‘ Toronto, Feb. 13th., 1918. ALBERT GRIGG, _ Deputy Minister TIMMINS LGOGE, 1.0.0.f. No. 453 Meets every Tuesday evenâ€" ing in their lodge room on Third avenme. Visiting broâ€" thers recquested to attend. W. G. Smith, A. H. Cook, GOLD NUGGET REBEKAH LODGE MNMo. 173. Meets every Second and Fourth Thurâ€" day in 1.0.0.F. Lodge Room on Third Avenue. Visiting Sisters and Brothâ€" ers invited to attend. W. Salmon, N.G. K. Peters, R.S. In the Estate of Bli Soini late of the Town of South Porcupine, District of Temiskaming, Carpenter, deceasâ€" ed. Take Notice that all persons having claims against the estate of the above deceased are to file the same duly verified by aflidavit with the underâ€" signed on or before the L5th ddy‘ df March, A.D., 1918. And Take Notice that after sard date the ‘estate of the said deceased will be distributed having regard only to such accounts as shall then have been filed. Dated at South Poreupine this *E day of February, A.D., 1918. 4. COOK MITCHELL, _ Solicitors for Fanny Soim1, 13â€"15 A dimministratrix of!said estate. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. U