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\BSERVATORIES are continually testing the watches / * . UA of the world to determine those that keep the. ./ ~ > best tlme.Of the: gpany watches thus tested, the: . / Congines watch has a better record, has won more s ied on 1 0. Dbrmai in uk UAL Violin and ] Burton Holland\ Dorothy GC. .. Al branches of Music taught, mcludmg, 4 '1‘" mony, Theory, Counterpoint, Fuge, etc. current rates Exchang Whenyouwmhtoremltsmall sums of money ask the" teller foraBankMoneyOrder 3 Strin Instruménts .... Violin and Piano 15 Wilson Ave. â€" j wording in one: of the | in ‘one of the prayers in the church serâ€" The big storm just about noon on Sunday id one bad bit of â€" ige. Lightning struck the aerial of a radi set at 54 Vimy Road, and travelled down kno the radio set into twenty pieces that could be counted and some others that were not countâ€" able. The lights in the house were also blown out and there was a badly _ But it is different in this North _ . oo ) j _ At the present rate of progress, and lack of progress, we bid fair to arâ€" rive at the point where there W111 be neither woods nor roads. ; The noxt open air band concert will be held at the new band stand on Sunâ€" day evening, August 16th, after the church services, _ A. speclal prox gramme has been prepared for the occasion. ‘The last band concert on Thursday evening was largely attendâ€" ed and much appreciated. As noted before in these columns; on account of several members of the band being on different shifts, in order to get a full band for each concert it is necessary at préesent to have the events on alterâ€" nate Thursday and Sunday evenings.. Settlers have to clear the land. to make a homestead, and then to often they have to clear out to make a livâ€" . *Roads, roads, and more roads‘‘ is the greatest need of the North Land. Particularly is the need for roads for settlers a big need. . Withâ€" i)ut roads the settlers Wlll have to eave. vme, and so every Sunday he repeats to himself ;:â€"‘* Grant us. Roads in our tima M T 1)? The N orth Bay N ugget thus des- cnbes ‘*our changmg country‘‘;:â€" . 1825â€"â€"All woods, no roads. / . 1925â€"All roads, no woods. That may hit it off, for :the country around North Bay; is j ie The forests are being cut down and burned down and blown down.. It would be a good thing all round to keep a fairer balance between roads and woods. No country can prosper and progress on all woods or;' all roads. . j ,'l.. a P «s L N tm + damaged sheet of gyprée The: gypâ€" roc, fireâ€"resisting and. a nonâ€" _cpndnctor, no doubt prevented serious afie to the house, the gyproc takâ€" e force of thé ‘lightning all to 1tse ning. The storm lasted only about half an hour. But that was,,ple'n,ty long enough. _ As a consequence of the storm there was a break in the regular service of the light and telephone companies. . PRETTY OON THE NORTH .â€".. NOT HAVE EITHER ‘The North has. enough woods to. go along on for a long,time. Roads now wanted, needed, demanded and abso~ lntely mperatlve! w t C on C L 3 am 4t nssm ® _ â€"One thoughtfnul, longâ€"headed Angliâ€" can in the district has altered the The storm on Sunday was one of the worst of its kind to visit this part of the North Land. . The rain came down in torrents, hailstones being inâ€" termingled with the shower. It had every indication of the typical clondâ€" burst.. There were heavy rumblings of thunder and vivid flashes of lightâ€" A.N OTHER BA.ND OON OBRT _ _ON SUNDAY BVBNING ~ Elsewhere in. this issue will be| found a list of visitors from the North i at the Old Home Week at North Bay. Here are a number of others that ‘ were registered at the new city:=â€"J.l Bartehnan Mrs. Cecil Knott, Miss| A. Gaffney, 6. a. Torrance, Mrand Mrs. H. H. Duncan snd daughter, J.| B. Whaley, eodore G. Emery, Hyaâ€"| cinthe Forr , J. B. Forréster, Mx.| and Mrs Roach, KQHYs . A).lworth H. New, Mxr. | ‘and Mrs B MeDivitt, Clilbert Lee, C.| Byrnes, Mrs. Lena Knott W. J. Arunâ€"| dell, W. F. Arundell, Myra Arundell, | Eddie Arundell, W. R. Rinn, S. Atkins, L. D. Atkms, Dr. and Mrs. A. P. Brennan, Mrs.: C. Beattie, W. MeCracken, A. Lachlan, L. St. James, P. R. Wilson, L. A. Wilson, Tlmmms ,- Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Connolly, . i’nanght "H. ~B. ‘Owens, Geo. E. le, Jas. J. Ctordon, South Porcupmo Mr The dance‘given by the Caledonian Society in the Hollinger Hall on Monâ€" ‘day evening of this week proved a very pleasant and successful. event. There was a large attendance and everyone voted the evening as a very ‘enjoyable one: from beginning to end. Popular modern dances were featurâ€" ‘ed, while there were also the favorite .Old Land dances. Music for the ocâ€" casion was furnished . by Bridge‘s :Orchestra and proved the very best. The ;'efi'eshmcants, served as usual unâ€" der the expert supervision of, Mr. A. ’Roberts, proved a specially pleasing. ;1tem on the programme. The event waunder the direction of the Ladies‘ Commttee and the ladies are to be congratulated on the allâ€"round success achieved. The dance was held as a :sort of prelnde to the other big annuâ€" ‘al event this week â€"the annual picnic ‘at CGolden City, to be held to-daye ~(Wednesday). One réal optimist said, ‘! Well, anyâ€" way, that the rain has put a damper on any bush fires in the district.‘‘ This was quite correct at that. There were a.couple of fires noticeable west of the town on Saturday. After the storm there was no sign of . smoke even. Y us BIG OROWD AND GOOD TIME _~AT. CALEDONIAN DANCE Considerable dt'unage was done to electrical apparatus in town through the violence of the storm. The lightâ€" ning burned out the coils in the gong at the. waterworks pump station and also in the gong in one of the fireâ€" men‘s houses. The lead wires leading into one of the transformer houses were also burned off.© About 150 telephones were put out of commisâ€" sion for a time through the work of the storm, ' B m n CA : will prove more convement w B _ _and. satnsfactory for you all round _ i' The price will not be any more, .and it often will be somethmg .!ess, than charged by outside firms A .for a less convementwservwe. wok A full line of. samples may be ‘seen at ‘The Advance Offloe. Just call up P?"',,ne 26 and have these facts proved to your en tire satisfaction, ‘ ing fourâ€"round bout â€" between P G°’d°n Bl°°‘ O’Nellll1 ax:id C. Jessoml,) th lfittj;eg winâ€"| L. _ ning the decision. olland beat| "Dutch‘‘ Johnson. in four rounds. The Caledonian Another special was the fourâ€"round| ‘ exhibitions put on by the Pearce _ tz w Midgets. ' nnn.c d a -Aâ€"‘:.'n i‘;n- _ A man went mto a store and asked for a comb. ‘‘Do you want a narrow man‘s comb?‘ «*No,"‘‘ said the customer. ‘""I want comb for a stout man W1th rubber teeth.‘‘ Exchange. WAV Y Memberslnp i’ee, $2.00 per year for ordinary members and 50c. per year for assqcmte members. D. MAOKIB P., LARMER, Presxdent ‘ ... _ Secretary. * Ilw of Nee‘ t