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Ten years ago there was a gathering of the friends of Mr. Gordon Wilson assembled at the Hotel Goldfields to express regret at his expected early departure from the camp. Mr. Wilâ€" son was the local representative of the Canadian Explosives, and like the equally famous ‘‘Lap‘‘ of the CX.L. toâ€"day, he was very popular. _ Mr. Wilson was presented with an elegant club bag, and an address expressing the appreciation felt for him and the regret at his removal. He made effecâ€" tive response, telling of his own regret at leaving the many good <friends made in the camp, but pointing out that the move had to be made to folâ€" low the line of promotion for him. Brief addresses were also made by Messrs John W. Fogg, C. E. Hall, D. Ostrosser and C. G. Williams. Later, the party repaired to the New Empire theatre where a special run of picâ€" tures was put on the sereen in honout of the oceasion. Mr. Wilson left a few days later to take up his new duties at Nelson, B.C. ‘‘Deloro continues to give promise of developing into the second greatâ€" est township in Poreupine,"‘‘ said The Advance ten years ago in a front page article on that township and its prosâ€" pects. Until a few months ago it apâ€" peared as if that propheey would come true, but with the development of Kamiskotia Deloro may have to wait to take such high precedence. However, The Advance was at least right in prophesying big things from the mines of Deloro. It may be noted in passing that ten years ago the Kamiskotia area also received much favourable attention as a probable zold producer. Among the local, personal and disâ€" trict notes in The Advance ten years ago were the following:â€"‘‘Last week at the annual meeting of the Byrnes Presbyterian church, the following were elected as the Board of Manageâ€" ment for the ensuing year:â€"Dr. J. A. Mcinnis, G. R, Vary, K. F. DeLong, L. E. Dorway, Gordon Irving, J. W. Faithful, D. Mackie, J. K. Moore and M. B. Sceott. There was a good. attendance at the meeting, and the review of the year‘s work showed a pleasing â€" growth and â€" progress.‘‘ ‘©The Mclntyre Mine has subseribed. for $100,000 of the mew Canadian loan.‘‘ ‘‘The Sladeâ€"Forbes Asbestos (‘o. shipped a ton of asbestos by exâ€" press to Cincinnati last week. The asbestos was worth $600, and the exâ€" press alone amounted to $90. _ The A Special Train Will Run Pu b l ic A u ti ?3'?‘?7' q :":*f-‘: ‘l \ f T 0 w n L 0 t S at NORANDA OQue. Wednesday, April 6th and Thursday, April 7th Train equipment will consist of day coaches and a number of colonist cars if available. Full particulars as to fare, etc. may be obtained from iocal Ticket Agents in Timminsg, next to King‘s Amuseâ€" ment Parlours.‘‘ ‘"*A fire started on Saturday morning at Dalton‘s livery and gave the firemen another little practice run. It is thought the fire originated from two wires left withâ€" out being properly disconnected after the removal of a machine in the livery. The fire was very quickly qput out, and Mr. Dalton was ready with good words for the new Fire Chief and the fire brigade."‘ ‘*‘The North Land is suffering this week from the wirst snow storm of the season. Traffic on the Poreupine branch and on the main line is snowbound, no trains getting in or out, since yesterday morning.‘‘ excitement was caused by the finding of pools of blood on the railâ€" way track near the Hollinger power plant this morning. At first some thought that somebody might have been done to death, but later it was found by Chief Craft that a dog had been hit by and killed by a engine last night, the body being buried in the snow.‘‘ â€" ‘‘Mr. Jos. Hewitt left this morning for Cross Creek, B.C., where he has a good position with the Burnt Hill Tungsten Mines. _ On Saturday his friends gave evidence of their regret at his departure, and expression to their appreciation and regard, by a presentation made to ‘*‘The production for the Poreupine for 1916 was $9,800,000, thus bringing the value of the gold produced up to Dec. 31st, 1916, to the sum of $28,â€" 652,277. ++ ‘*Fire Chief Brady, reâ€" ('ont y of Brockville, has assumed his duties as fire chief at Cobalt." ‘*+Mr. J. E. MeCuaig, mayor of Hailâ€" eybury, has enlisted in the Forestry Draft being raised by Major Gordon."‘ ‘*Mr. Harry Wilson, late of the elecâ€" trical staff of the Dome Mines, is now at the West Dome Mines.‘ *Mr. Jos. Sullivan has sold his South Porâ€" cupine bowling alley to Mr,. S. A. Tripp, who is now conducting the business.‘‘ *‘*‘Mr. Albert Demers has been transferred from the Northern Ontario Light Power Co. at Timâ€" mins to the office at Cochrane.‘‘ ‘‘Mr. P. Woodward (‘‘Cut‘‘), who condnets tailoring businesses in New Liskeard, Cochrane, Englehart and Schumacher, has opened a tailor shop company is %alking about installing a mill to handltheir inceasing producâ€" tion.‘"‘ _ *‘‘Chief Craft is holding a series of tag days for the dogs these days.‘‘* *‘*There are 5345 names on The Advance honour roll for the Porâ€" cupine for soldiers serving overseas.‘‘ DeMartigny Bruneau Tuesday, April 7th Tuesday, April 5th Bank of Toronto Bldg. 60 St. James Street DIRECT to NORANDA Through the courtesy of the Canadian National Railways discussion at the meeting in regard to the proposed changes in the buildâ€" ing byâ€"law. The chief changes in the former byâ€"law are that brick veneer buildings and cement plaster walls will be pemitted in the fire limits, and that no building of more than ¢two storeys should be erected anywhere in town exceept of fireâ€"proof type and materials. Full plans and specificaâ€" tions of the proposed building were also required, instead of a sketch as formerly. _ Council Brazeau, in sugâ€" gesting the permitting of brick veneer and cement plaster walls, said that Timmins could not afford to prevent people from building, and the enforeâ€" ing of the regulation requiring solid brick contruction would mean no building. . He quoted authorities to show that cement plaster was permaâ€" ent and had reasonalble fireâ€"protection features. He recommended the use of 4â€"ply asbestos paper under all metâ€" al roofing. Mr. Secord, at the reâ€" quest of council, explained that 1!%4 inch cement plaster would stick on a threeâ€"storey house building all right if properly applied. An inch of good cement mortar, he said, would stand nearly anything. He did not forces, thought that a returned hero from this war deserved a better posiâ€" tion than that of subseripiion canâ€" vassing, so he offered Pte, Martin a position on the Hollinger staff, and the matter was all arranged and setâ€" tled in a few minutes, and Timmins thus has another _ returned soldier who has given nnusual service for King and Country and Humanity.‘"‘ *A list of all the officers and men of the 150th Battalion was fvled with the town clerk this week."‘ At the town council meeting ten vears ago this week, there were many matters of importance dealt with. Mr. Cooke, who had been appointed tax collector and assessor, having declined the position, Mr. W. 8. Macpherson was given the place being engaged at a salary of, $100.00 per month as collector, and allowed $400,00 a year extra as assessor. There was much discussion at the meeting in regard him. â€" Mr. Chester 8. Bass, of Ottawa, is taking Mr. Hewitt‘s place at A. Brazeau‘s.‘‘* _ **Marshallâ€"Ececlestone Limited, are building an extension to their fine big store building on Pine street."‘ ‘*A bill introduced by Hon. Howard Ferguson provides, among other things, for a close season for the setting out of bush fires, this close season to be from April 15th to Sept. 30th.‘* *‘*Private N. Martin, who was gassed at St. Julien and wounded at Flemantinge, was in town representâ€" in the MaecLean publications. _ He struck a pleasant sunprise when he went in to canvass Mry. A. R. (Giobe, assistant imanager at the Hollinger. Mr. (GHobe, who is himself an old soldier, having served on the Imperial forees, thought that a returned hero THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARIO on the following schedule Exclusive Selling Agents for Townsite Subject to change without notice Leave Cochrane Arrive Noranda Leave Noranda Arrive Cochrane Laughlin, had to give the casting vote and by his vote the brick veneer conâ€" struction was allowed. Ten years ago, Lieut. Gordon, senior lieutenant of the new forestry draft, opened a depot at Timmins to secure recruits urgently needed. _ The men he specially required were bushmen, teamsters, sawyers, setters, mechanics, engineers and office men. We en = % Ten years ago Mr. V. Woodbury received word of the comparative good fortune that attended _ Mrs. \\ oodbury and their boy in a misforâ€" tune that occurred to a train on which they were travelling from San Antoâ€" would be at least twenty or thirty years, so permanent buldings were justified. Also they were necessary for the safety of property and life. No reduction in fire insurance rates could be hoped for, he said, without a stringent byâ€"law. He suggested three fire zonmnes, with varying degrees of restrictions. Councillor A. R. (GHlobe was strong for fireâ€"proof buildings in the centre of the town. Dr. Moore pointed out the fire menace to the town from outside the municipality. Councillor Brazeau said that plaster, think that any material would stand a big fire undamaged, instancing the ruin of threeâ€"foot stone walls, to sa nothing of brick structures. Mr. J. \ . Reid said that from his own experiâ€" ence a 12â€"inch tile brick will cost only 20 per cent. more then a frame strueâ€" ture. He also mentioned that he was not sorry that he had build a solid brick hmldmg He did regret that the cost had kept kim from putting in. cement floors. Councillor C. G. Williams thought that it was a case ‘‘not of what we want, but what we can get.‘‘ Hao believed it was better to have a fairly lenient byâ€"law and live right up to it, rather than attempt 1 hurdcnv.mne hv- aw that would be constantly ‘broken. He had every faith in the longâ€"continued life of the town, but did not believe that the general welfare would be advanced by regulations that were too stringent. Dr. Melnnis said it was acknowledgâ€" ed by all that the life of the camp would be at least twenty or thirty years, so permanent buldings were justified. Also they were necessary for the safety of property and life. No reduction in fire insurance rates could be hoped for, he said, without a stringent byâ€"law. He suggested three fire zones, with varvine degrees of Train will leave on arrival of Canadian National Railways, Westbound train, thereby avoiding overâ€"night stop and proâ€" viding through connections from all Ontario points Phone Main 2504 P. 0. Box 201 |nio, Texas. They were on their way to visit friends at El Paso, Mexico, and some distance from their destinaâ€" |tion one of the railway bridges had been broken down. It is thought that either the engineer did not see the destruction of the bridge in time to safely stop his train, or else he thought he could safely bring his train across the gap at a high rate of speed. In any event the engineer and fireman stuck to their posts though they could have saved themselves by jumping from the engine. ‘The engineer was killed and the fireman mortally inâ€" jured. The train was wrecked and in 1the resulting destruction all the bagâ€" ‘gage was lost. Mrs, Woodbury and son escaped allâ€"injury, but lost all their ‘"This latter loss, however,"‘‘* says The Advance ten years ago,""‘ failed to impress Mr. Woodbury when he received the news here, as he could only find expression for thankfulness that his family had escaped injury in the aceident."‘ According to the article in The Adâ€" vance, the destruction of the bridge was blamed upon Mexican insurgents. Une of the questions that came up tfor special discussion at the last Doâ€" minion election campaien in this disâ€" triect was the matter of the Age Pension bill. _ Conservative speakers said the bill was really a fake one, and so had been turned down by the Seâ€" nate. The Liberals claimed it was a fine affair and that the Senate should be ashamed of itself. The Conservaâ€" tives also suggested that the King Government were about sure that the OLD AGE PENSION BILL PASSED BY THE SENATE * .. o it it .“.“.“. * “.“’ #* * % ##4 @ #% Cad # La *4 * #% #4 * # #+ + % #4 # #4 * *4 # La #4 + #4 # 4 #4 * 4 *4 # © “. * *4 # .“.00. #@ “. *4 # La #* @ *4 * < *4 4 4 *#+* + # #4 * + *4 # < #* + «o *4 + *4 # # #* @ < #4 *..*, 0“0 “.“.“.“.00. “.“ * 4 5o 282 2*22*2a*2 4* *4 *4 *# + *# *4 #4 1e 4 .“.“.‘ Buy your provisions and camping outfit right at the starting point to Chibaugamau Gold Field, thus saving freight or express charges from other centres. We always keep in stock the best of provisions, strong and reliable canvas canoes, EVINRUDE and JOHNSON Canoe Motors, Sleeping Robes, Tents, Etc. All information as to water roads will be given with pleasure. Prospectors to Chibaugamau Gold Field General Merchants and Traders Oskelaneo River, Quebec. Thursday, March 31st, 1927 Pension act was given third reading by the Senate. It now awaits the Royal assent. _ Rapid progress was made with the bill during its latter stages in the Upper House. The bill was given second reading after a diviâ€" sion which gave a majority for the bill of 61 to 14. Three Liberal Senators voted against second reading of the bill, Messs Turiff, Sir A. Aylesworth and Wilson. by the Government who desired to make a gesture, as it were. In view of all this it is interesting to note that last week the Government‘s Old Ago According to an item in a recent issue of The New York Sun, Roy Worters, formerly goal tender for the Timmins hockey team, has a lively bunch of admirers in Pittsburgh. The Sun‘s item says :â€" ‘*Roy Worters, clever custodian of the Pittsburgh Pirates, was presented with a new Pontiac by his many adâ€" mirers from the smoky city. _ Roy said they surely picked a good car and will appreciate it very much."‘ ADMIRERS PRESENT ROY WORTERS WITH NEW CAR Samples may be left at Gordon‘s Drug Store, Timmins, Marshallâ€" Ecclestone Hardware, Schumacher Samples by mail promptly attended to. House Phone 757â€"J, Schumacher. CHEMIST Office: Room 2, Post Office Block Timmins CUSTOMS ASSAYER AND Geo. C. Murphy â€"13â€"â€"34