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beâ€"at in ts c brade at1 C n n t .â€"-v ceX Cw ud dadded asset to the oountry To emâ€" â€"â€"ed th post office service here. Som __ person may suggest that The Ad'v,' y Ten years ago The Advance cmtlcxz-_ has not chamged much in the pagt fen years in this respect. Some. other more sarcastic individual may say that the post office hasn‘t changed much either. To be fair it must be admitted thaf the points upon which The Advance_levelled the criticism ten years ago were: duly remedied within a reasomniable time. The Adâ€" vance ‘objected particularly to the . post office beingsclosed sharp at eight o‘clock, and. boxâ€"holders thus being unable to get their mail affy eveoning. the train happened to be httle Jlate.: 3 were very frequently late those. days and the inconvenience was a ~serious one. ‘The Board of Trade, the â€". ‘council and other bodies and indiviâ€" duals; however, ‘kept up an agitation, until better service was secared. Here « are a couple of sentences \ "~om an editorial in The Advance tin years' ago, these being applicable toâ€"day in. the struggle to sectu‘ey a new post. â€" office for Tunmlgs” â€"=Post offices are. â€" supposed to be maintained for the acâ€" commodation ond. conveniende of\the people in general ‘but it would be 2 lively imagination that could conolude. that these purposes were generally â€". accomplished by the local post office, _~ The Advance believes that the Board .. of Trade and the town council should. RC earnestly take up the whole question, Te consldermg ‘only :the . pnbhc advan- _ tage and convenience.‘‘. hoqghtle’és people :s metlmes comâ€" §lpm about the service on the T. O. Railway. The word, ‘‘thoughtâ€" â€" less,‘"‘ is used advisedly, for a little -,,._.thonght ill eonvmce an‘yone ‘that . nnder its present managen _ T. N. 0; is: :giving. a general service that is a creditâ€"to the raxlway and a entthe "Let the Clark Kitchens Help You" TIMMINS BRANCH, 9 'amze ‘this fact, The Advance quotei .ifrom its fyles ten years ago:â€"‘‘The new time table went into effect on the T. N.0. this week, and the public are chsappomted and irritated by the â€"service.. Summarized the train serâ€" vice now amounts as follows:â€"â€"For the mail for the south there is only one train a day, at 6.:15 in the mornâ€" ing, and the only mail from the south reaches here after ten o‘clock at night, too late to. be secured by the public until the following morning, In addition ito. these two trains there is only locaal service leaving here at 12.45 and going as far as South Porâ€" on four days a weekâ€"Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturdayâ€" while on Wednesday and Friday this service continues to Porquis Junction to:â€" connect with the National:~‘ Then, as now, the Porcupme branch was the Aimportant section of _ the: railroad from the financial returns. The Adâ€" vance was so annoyed that it stood up. on its: hind legs and told that railway ‘commission just what the people thought of such a service. _ Phe old fyles ofâ€"The Advance ten. years ago are tinted a fiery brown in their old age. . Ten yearsâ€" ago it was an advenâ€" ture\to go to Cochrane or Iroquois Falls. Usually it took nearly as long then for a passenger to make the trip as it does now for a letter to travel "the few miles concerned. The Grand Trunk Railway was blamed for . the ‘-‘change in the T. N.O. service, it beâ€" ing alleged that the G. T. â€"R. had _changed the train from North Bay to Toronto. The Advance pointed out ‘the plan to ‘*get back"‘ at the G.Tâ€":R., and.éscape the long wait involved fo;: ‘travellers from here to Toronto and returnt ‘*The. method is to buy A s«C.P.R. roundâ€"trip ticket at the station ‘hére and thus travel CP.R.,"") said The ‘‘By this plan ~you legve here on the 6.15 morning train and go through to North Bay~ reachâ€" ‘ing there at 5.40 in the: afternoon \Then ‘the C.P.R. locgl leaves North Bay at 5.50 p.m., and as it will wait ffor eonnections, as usual with the train from the North, and so land ip .pmnfo at 7.30 next morning. . This servxee means no waxts, and the trains dation of the very b@t‘ ~Follow this plan and it will not be long before the G.T.R. will be movâ€" Acting Manager. ‘On Feb.22nd, 1917, Timmins Board of Trade ‘held its annual banguet in the Algoma Hotel. â€"‘A very pleasing dinner was provided by Mr. D. Laâ€" prairie, who had everything upâ€"toâ€" | date and spotless, and who made a name for himself by the abundance and quality alike of the good things on the tables,‘‘ said ‘The Advance. Mr. T. F. King, president of Board of Trade, did the honours as toastmaster with tact and grace. Aâ€" mong the speakers for, the evening were:â€"D. Ostfrosser, 5. Kennedy, (South Porcupine), Dr. J. A. MeInnis, Mayor J. P. McLhaughlin, J. W, Maâ€" chon (Cobalt]), J.~B. Sullivan, Counâ€" illor Chas, Pierce, J. A. Devaney, L. { Newton and D. Laprairie. iIn a letter to ‘Theâ€" Advance ten j’ears, ggo Mr. H. H. Clemens, District presentative of the Department of griculture, and superintendent of the Monteith farm, advocated the keeping of bees by the settlers and_‘ ‘townspeople of this North. Mr. <«Clemens pointed out that bees thrived in this North Land and that the grade of honey produced was specially good. ~With proper study and attention he believed fl;’a‘_t’f‘bee‘swould prove a very profitable sideline for settlers and others in this country. 'Y"" P hob ie t af P 0 in d t s t Bs ts i it from the posmon of a pror spect to that .of a pron duc.mg copper. mine.. It is that the ore is so rich of. the trangport of the Or serious deterrent to the imn veLopment of thg property ,A.M., on Monday. evenmg m their hall in Golden City; The evening was a very pleasant one for all who enâ€" joyed the hospitality of the Poreu:â€" pine . Masonic . brethren. Aâ€" large number were present from Timming, Schumacher, South Poreupine . and. other district points. . Appel‘s orâ€" Chestra furnished the mnsxq\’ ‘\_‘‘The Cabalt Am::mi Dramatgso Sogxeltxy gave a suceessfu pre.senta n of the| ting side "by side.‘ comedy, ‘‘Charley‘s Aunt,‘‘ in th stl?x%ynd lwv{ §1Whatat;w(;)lslg New Empire theatre on two evenings, they will be able to have!"‘ This oneâ€" is from The M man and his wi ing:â€"‘‘Citizens of Schumacher reâ€" cently petitioned Chairman Englehart, of the T. N.O. Railway, to appoint a night operator at the station in that town.‘‘ ‘‘Fire Chief Borland,â€"of Coâ€" balt,; is expected here this evening (Wednesday) to.take up his duties as fire chief of Timmins.‘‘ "At the regular meeting of the South Poreuâ€" pine Oddfellows on Monday. notice was taken of the expected departure of Mr. Geo. A. D. Murray, Division Court Clerk, Reférence was made otf his good qualities as a man, a citizen and an. Oddfellow, and many were the expressions of good: will to him and to Mrs. Murray in their new home in the West. After the regular meetâ€" ing of the lodge a banquet was tendâ€" ered to Mr. Murray and he was preâ€" sented with an address and a handâ€" some gold tie pin emblematic of the ‘Order.. He made suitableâ€"réply, exâ€" pressing appreciation of â€"the . good wisles and the kindly words. . Mr. Murray expects to leave for his new. home in Winnipeg on W.ednesday next.‘‘ ~‘‘About 75. conples enjoyed. the pleasant social ‘evening and (Jlance given by the Porcupine Lodge, A.F. Among the local, personal and disâ€" trict items of mterest in The Advance of Feb. 28th, 1917 were the follow- ‘This one is from The Mail Emâ€" man and his wife are sitâ€" ting side ‘by gide.‘ mt Hall, studying law." What swell arguments with good attendances,. â€" Among those taking: partâ€"were:â€"Roy Feldon, Roy Douglas, Joe Jackson, Wendell Brewâ€" ér, Bill Irving, C, P;‘Cross, Missa Liliâ€" an Hylands, Miss Grace Hylands, Miss Gladys Hylands, Miss Lila Bowman. The proceeds â€"were for patriotic causes.‘‘ ‘‘Timmins bowlers defeatâ€" ed a team from Cobalt and Hailey: ~bury, 848 to 704.‘ Bob Coffey 18 leaving the Schumacher Mine.‘‘ ‘«Mr. ‘‘Happy‘‘ Longmore is now assistant superintendent of the Hollâ€" inger mill.‘‘ ‘‘Congratulations are beâ€" ing showered upon Mr. Mndy Shea, shift boss at the North Thompson, on the birth of a beautiful, bouncing baby daughter.‘*" ‘ At the parsonage, Schumacher, on Tuesday, February 20th, by Rev. $. M. Beach, Mr. Alfonâ€" so ‘Bille and Miss Angusta Piccin, bothâ€"of South â€"Poreupine, were united in marriage.‘‘"In the past some peoâ€" ple who wanted to go past the police stationâ€" stopped there. against their will, while others who were anxious to find the place might easily pass it without notice. For the benefit of the latter class there is now ‘a neat sign. over the front door, saying*in clear, plain letters, ‘‘Timmins Rolice Staâ€" tion.‘‘ The sign was put up last week for the convenience of the public by Chief 8. R. Craft, who also was the artist who painted the sign himself.‘‘ ‘Munro and his bride (formâ€" Miss Lonise Stevens) returned from Toronto to South Porcupine on Monday evening. ‘The marriage took place in Toronto on Friday last, and friends of the couple gathered at the End shation to welcomeâ€"home these popular yaung people this week. A pleasant social time was spent after wards ‘at the â€"homeâ€"of the bride‘s mother, Mrs. Stevens.‘‘ ‘"A farewell party was given last week at the home ‘of.Mrs. Starling, South Porcupine, to ‘Mr. Frank O. Cartwright, who has ‘been on the Dome office staff for some â€"years ~past.. A ~pleasant time was spent‘ by all the many friends present; the one matter for regret <being the expected leaveâ€"taking of the guest of the evening. Mr. Cartwright left this The first load of coppe omrom‘ _the Potterâ€"Doal mines, pasged ugh Matheson on Feb. 19th, According to the Matheson correspondent of The New Liskeard. Speaker last week. The eorrespomdent. > car: load will be shipped. to the. smelâ€" ter during lthe next few days ‘‘~ ~This would indicate that no time: is being: Jost in turning the Potter-Doa.l claims from the position of a pmmlsmg- proâ€" spect to .of a pmmlsmg proâ€" ducing copper mine. It is understood that the ore is so rich that the cost: of the tnansport of the ore is not serious deterrent to the immediate deâ€" velopment of the property. week to take his new position with the Braden Copper Co., Sewell, Chile, South America, where in one kind of weather he may know that his many friends here in a different temy ture remember hun kindly.‘‘ ; COPPER ORE SHIPPED\â€"/ _ ‘FROM POTTERâ€"DOAY MINE For Sure Results Try Our Want Ad Colwmn «. â€"_ The cost of carrying Mutual Life insurance is _ reduced by the profits. The Mutual Life is run on ~‘~a sound business basis and earns a substantial surâ€" : ; plus:. There being no stockholders in this company /. <surplus Pfofi,t‘s,,,ager“ reserves are cared for, accrue . the policyholders. Write for the Mutual Book. Royal Bank Budding. TORONTO 2 Montreql > Qucbec ./. 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