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Porcupine Advance, 29 Mar 1928, 2, p. 8

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ty 2 Kss o . South Poreu pme, Mareh 27 th, 1928. ‘Speeml fio_ The Advance. We rdkret very much to hear that . 0. Gillette are leaving es, Mr. Gillette having hiz conneetioQ with the mill. Both Mr. and Mrs Gilâ€" lette have made man K friends during their stay here by their kindly conâ€" scxentmus living and we feel it will be a losg indeed to the community to have r. J. Peeqtah, of Iroquois l'alls, spent tbfi week-end m,town. + Last® ‘the bridge c it. ors, while Ms. Alexander and Mrs, E. Davis,‘ of Pottsville, became the bride of Mr. Robert_ Robertson, only. son of Mr. and Mrs. James Robert» son, ‘of ‘Wishaw, Scotland. ‘Mr. Robertson, who is a nephew of Mrs. John Fell,,;of the Dome Mines, came to Porcupine in 1922, and resided here. and at Kirkland Lake until several second da" fr. and Mrs. E. F Davis." of Pottsville, beeame the mmhs ago he went to the Central Maritoba Mines at Wadhope. The bride has lived with her, parents at Pottsville since the early days of the camp. Bogh young people have been §‘ Mens,re arfi?.Oflto%ZOO i 4 2 P [.‘ Mostly a.ll Sults have Two Pair Pants 3 x; ; i k > °C '5?"_~:“_.",t fx ** ‘5: Fu:? we'”,joi;t thvir host of 'tnenasm y on hk .+ M h y 55. dols 3 > / The time allotted for the licensing ‘of dogs is fast drawing to a close. This is the last week. Those who have dogs they value awould do well to ‘seae about this in good time and so ‘avoid the consequences of a summons ‘for not having tags for their dogs. â€" sashes. â€" In police court on Thursday last there were three drunks who paid the usual fine; one man was fined $5 and costs for sallowing a dog to run at large contrary to a case of breach of the Highway Traffic Act was dismissed. " _ The council of Tisdale township met on Monday, March 26th. Reeve Gallagher is still in Toronto on busiâ€" mess so Councillor D. Kerr acted as reeve; all the other councillors were ‘present. A requisition from Schuâ€" macher Fire Brigade for suppliies in the way of hose, etc. was granted. It was de@ded to again write Mf. ‘Clement of the T. N. 0. Railway in regand to a drain at the west end ‘of the station in Schumaecher. This Bornâ€"At. South Porcupine, to Mr. and Mrs. Toivo Haavista, a son, on Baturday, March 24th. s Now $9.95 r’$2250 to $30.00 â€"_â€" Now Men‘s, regular ‘$82 00 to $4000 Mensr Suits are our complete stodk-â€"none reserved. Boys, regular $13.00 to $21 50 Now $24,50... -ieter mas wdfl as wm _...- ‘“AA large amount of. : _ per service mfim%ufluher was again comâ€" mented upon. "The assessor was ask- ed if the tax roll would hbe ready by the stipulated <time and. answered that strong efforts were being made to have it so and lhe judged that it would be. A suggestion for employâ€" ifig married: ‘q:m for township work in preference to single men was made by Councillor Laforest, (Complaints were made in regard to the scavengâ€" ing in Schumacher. A large amount of time was taken up in discussing ways and means of making the road improvements necessary this summer. i e o A communication from a tractor comâ€" pany offering 3 trailers for our tracâ€" tor, at a reasonble price, was considerâ€" en e t C 500 o tm ed as very feasible and the clerk was instructed to write and see if were still vailable. These with some kind of a loading machine would reâ€" duce the eost of roadâ€"making at the rate of nearly $1.00 per yard, the horsesâ€"andâ€"wagon method being so slow especially on‘ long hauls that it runs into money very quickly where much work is to be done. Where trailer dumpâ€"trucks are used the work could be much facilitated and the and salaries,.were _A royal welcome honte was aceordâ€" ed the Porcupine hockey club when they artived.. on . Wadnesday . last. The Poreupine Goldfields hand ',glaye' ed a welcome as they stepped off the train. Not only the station platformi, but available space around was thronged . with . citizens. The boys lined up with the large handâ€" some bannér, présented to them in Toronto, carried ahead of thein ind were escorted to waiting cars, while the band on a truck headed tae proâ€" cession which started for down town. They were driven around town. while the music heralded the fact that they were back. Then they were taken to the front of the council chambers where Counncillor Kert, acting on . half of the absent reeve of Tisdale,| â€"~ gave them a civic welcome back, menâ€"] . tioning the repute and honour they | had brought to our township ‘and hopâ€" | . ing they would stick togethér and‘ go still further next year. Mr. Jamieâ€" son, manager, on behalf of the club, replied, voicing their appreciation of ‘the warmth of the welcome given them. Then on Thursday evening a splendid banquet was Arra ~ at the High School auditorium. The Porâ€" cupine Goldfields band were also preâ€" ‘sent at this banquet, which was enâ€" | (tirely stag affair. . Fifty plates | were laid and Chief Montenson, who | acted as caterer, spared nothing in making it pleasing to the inner man. ‘as well as it was to the outer man by the tasty arrangement of everything. The ladies committee had the hall | most tastefully decorated with the: 1 Poreupine colours, and everything |. ‘was so smoothly carried out that it has been reported as one of the hapâ€" piest, jolliest affairs ever taking place | ; in this part of the camp. Councillor | Laforest proposed the toast to the Porcupine Hockey Club, voicing the pride of the whole camp in their exâ€" ploits. Manager Jamieson replied, giving highest credit to the boys for their gentlemanly conduct all through and tharking both them and their supporters for their loyalty to him. He stated that they were‘} the most pleasing team to manage that he had ever had the good fortune of takig to Toronto. Mr. W. Rayner, preâ€" sident of the club also replied. Dr. Russell for the Dome Mines voiced his regret at not getting down to see the games. Mr. Charles Roach, on behalf of Timmins, expressed the apâ€" preciation felt for the boys in that part of the camp. The toast to the Porcupine district was proposed by Mr. Percy Richard# of the Dome Mines and replied to by Mr. J. Shewan of the McIntyxre Mines, Schuâ€" macher. At nine o‘clock the general | public was admitted for an evening of bridge, euchre and dancing. orchestra supplied music with the real pep that made everybody happier still. After lunch was‘served a huge l.eake in dark . and golden colours was brought in. It was iced so‘ as to have the name of each player on the sides and Porcupine Hockey Club on: the top. Each section bearing the ‘| player‘s name was presented. to him, ‘the section. being. the size of an orâ€" dinary cake. _ Mr. Sarsfield, mining recorder, also donated a large pan l of bread to each one. The beautifut banner given the boys in Toronto for their participation in the welcome to the Varsity Grads hung in a conspicuâ€" l ous place.. The Poreupine Hockey | Club were especially requested to take m esd 4 a place in the procession formed to welcome the homeâ€"coming of these world champions on Tuesday evering. Their banner was prepared: for them and wearing their gold and black sweaters presented to them last year, they marched with the other sporting organizations of . Toronto â€"and ~all along the route were given a lusty cheer nearly: equal that which greeted the Grads. It was the gest piece of appreciation given them by a city that used. them while all through their stay. Mr. Jamieson, on ‘behalf of the Poreupine Hockey Club, wishes to thank all those of Timmins, Schumacher and South Poreupine who so kindly wired encouragements to them during their series of grnelâ€" ling games. Timmins was particyularâ€" ly thoughtful in this respect, messages. being received from A. F. Kenning, M.P.P., C. Roach, A. Sauve, Chief Borland, C.. Hall, Homer Gibson, Office, A. Ross and many others, some of them sending messages after each game. Iroquois Falls, Haileyâ€" bury, Sault Ste. Marie and . Owen EGound were also generous in their enâ€" couraging wires, . These messages were a welcome balm after the games, while the bruises of the evening ware nursed. â€" The hearty support of all parts of the camps has been one of the most pleasing features in their ;Mr Colquhoun, architect for the epartment of Education of Toronto, Hiigh School branch, was a Timmins visitor this wegkf\ for v .\ MR.G. A.REID has recently been . appointed supenn tendent for the Indus%rml Branch of The London Life at Timmins. Mr. Reid cames to this city after a period of: successful service as superintenâ€" dent for the company at Lindsay. D. W. Neill, C.L.U., is district euperâ€" visor for the ordmary branch of ‘the Lopdon Life at Timmins. A.5.0. HAS €000 LEAD 1N THE FRATERNAL LEAGUE Kiwanis, Sécond, and 1I.0.0.F. and fitoose Tied for Third Place . Now ... in Bowling Leuu,e e sn The following is the standing of the teams in the Fraternal Bowling League:â€"AS.D., 14; Kiwanis, 11; I. 0.0.F., 8; L.O0.0.M., 8; Y. P. L., 7. The honour roll :â€"T. Feldman, 750 ; Skelly, 658; Daher, 645;, Leamen, 641 ; Campbell, 632; Platus, 629. i The bowling on last Monday night was a little better in spots, some of the players and teams putting up nice scores while others were all off. The 1.0.0.F. who were trying hard to catch ‘the league leadership, startâ€" ed off like a house afire, rolling 1162, but lost the next two games, to only get two points, while the A.S.D. won three points from the Y.P.L. to increase their lead. "The Y.P.L.. started out nicely, winning the first game, but lost the next two, when Abrams and Cohen fell down badly. T. Feldman tried to break his high single of 343 but fell 8 pins short, a blow in the second frame costing him a real big game. The svtan‘ding of thae individual last week. Jacobs ........ "160 Wingrove, ... .. Bart‘....;.% ... "32 Walsh Belanger‘...... 239 Platus .is COhen ....'..‘... 3 1.0.0.F Carson ...... .. 163 Cooke ..... 210 Leamenâ€"........ 278 Skelly ........ 280 Campbell ...... 222 Brough ...... Brennan Pierce ........ Fyre ...%....... Dickson ....... Handicap .....; Totals ...... 1038 1170 Totals ..... . 1168 ‘A.S.D. wins 3. â€" .. 1093 Handicap 4. .. 75 Handicap ... Totals Hours 10 to 12 am. . 2to 5 p.m. \â€" _T to 0 p.m. x i1 PHONE 607 Handicap ... . Feldman .... 335 Abrams‘ ... ..131 Abrams .. ..‘ 187 averages are the same as 1L.0.0.M. .. 6 . 214. ‘ 119 y 934 1052 104118 4C 886 96L 972 970 1064 2061 990 1084 3021 116. .201 7 T 3} 983 3201 185 928 3057 170 175 632 263 £07 575 esb M y . sys

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