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se D PA l BP P W C ~ L _ 4 gPAID CIRCULATION LAST{ WEEK 3036 § 2 Sections â€" 12 Pages | Timnmins Cup Competition Commences on January 5th Pacific Railway, sends out an nriginal style of Christmas and New Year‘s card. *=~_ Is pictures the bringing in of the Yule 8PÂ¥ jas and has the charm of the oldâ€"tim ®Christmas. If J. Harry Smith sent ‘Ine fr‘t Ccuriing COMDCUbiv. season is announced. It is mins Cup Competition to star day, Jan. 5th, 1931. Yol. XVI. Thirtyâ€"two Rinks in the Compe Curling Rink. â€"List of Rinks, w and Leads.> Schedule of Games 11)c83t;‘tion of the Season. Finals th. ktker The rinks.have been drawn as the list giving in each case the name of the skip first, then the viceâ€"skip, than the second and then the lead:â€" 1. Rev. Fr. Theriault, skip, J. R. Walâ€" *ter T, 0. Farnum. 3 I A. Soloxhon, S. A. Wookey, R Richardson, Dr. C. E. Taylor. Grant Wy C., M. Grant. f No M e e e n a on 6. J. E. Sullivan, J. T. Heffernan, J. curling rink Gurnell, J. B. Hamilton. forms may 7. W. King, W. Arundel, G. Johnson, i1. W. Hook J. F. Burke. |__The follo 8. S. A. Caldbick, W. M. Widdifield, competition W, White, B. Carnovale. , Mon 9. D. Sutherland, J. Davis, Dr. Harriâ€" 6.45 p.m. son, L. K. Picerce. ‘solomon vS 10. E. H. Hill, C. G. Keddie, J. Stokes,. King vs Cal C. Desaulniers. > 9 p.m..â€"â€"S 11. Rev. Fr. O‘Gorman, J. Knox, G. Gorman vs Jones, M. McChesney. ‘Prout Lake «J WiALsJ, ANÂ¥A, _ NAE RALI ELt «J * I 4 12. H. E. Montgomery, W. S. Jamieâ€" | Tuesday, Jan. 6th son, A. Tracey, L. Pare. | 645 pm.â€"Jackson vs Pritchar{1; Mcâ€" 13. J. S. Brough, H. G. Laidlaw, A. Guire vs Langdon; Francis vs Ra®mSay, Stirling, "Chip" Ball. |L. Walker vs Ostrosser. | 14. A. E. Prout, H. E. Waddle, J. Mcâ€" [( ‘g p.m.â€"Ececlestone vs Lowe; Rin% vs Grath, H. Dunfield. Watt vs McCoy; Togid, vs . 15. Geo. Lake, R. H. Hall, S. Bucovetâ€" .T. Walker. 3 gky, C. Hillyer.. __â€" | Thursday, Jan. 8th 16. G. H. Gauthier, R. E. Dye, H;) g45 pm.â€"Sullivan or Hill yS Fr. Oâ€" Fuke, J, Burt. ‘Gorman or Montgomery; FSrough or 17. H. N. Jackson, N. Blahey, J. Arsâ€" |\ Prout vs Lake or Gauthierf Ecclestone cott, A. J. Shragge. ‘or Lowe vs Rinn or Huckab/one; Watt or 18, W. H. .Pvit,ch'ard, J. Gray, De® | vs Todd or S. T. WaAlker. Kester, K. Fitzpatrick. 8. _ Tharlianue. Ors Lang â€" vs 19. J. S. McGuire, M. Belanger, S. Shankman, J. Parfitt. 20. W. O. Langdon, W. T. Montgoâ€" mery, F. Byck, J. Skelly. 21. . F. Fancis, A. F. Kennix?g, K. Eyre, A. W. Pickering. 22. C. P. Ramsay, W. R. Sullivan Col. Scobelil, F. Rogers. 93. L. E.. Walker, â€"C.. (i..â€" Pirig, . Dr. Honey. J. Tremblay. 24. D. Ostrosser, J. Amm, F. Mcâ€" Grath, J. Clemens. 25. W. Ecclestone, Dr. Porter, S. C Platus, J. W. Fogg. HOLLINGER PAY DAYS 10 BE WEDNESDAYS IN 1931 Change in Pay DBays Will Likely Mcan a Change in the Regular Weekly Half Holiday During the Summer Months in S E.YE C ¢> ) 08. esw . Hollinger pay days for the year 1931 will be on Wednesdays. For the past year or two the pay days at the Holâ€" linger and some of the other mines have been kept to Tuesday. This new year, however, the change has been made to Wednesday. The first Wedâ€" nesday pay day will be on January "th, 1931, and pay day will be thereafter on each succeeding second Wednesday, the second pay day being on Jan. 21st, the third on Feb. 4th, and so on. The pay days are every two weeks. For several years past the regular weekly halfâ€"holiday in town has been held on Wednesday throughout the summer. The change in pay days may mean a change in the weskly halfâ€"holiâ€" day. It is possible that the merchants may decide this year to have the holiâ€" day on another day of the week, proâ€"| bably Thursday, to avoid having the holiday on the pay day. The pay day used to figure largely in all calculations of the business men of the town, but it ' is doubtful if it has as much effect toâ€" l day as it once had. At cone time a sports event or even a band CCu(t’lt‘ would draw less returns if held immeâ€" diately before the pay day as compared, to one held after the pay day. Vems ago merchants used to find pay days and the evenings of pay days as well as the days following to be especiall Brisk for business as well as for thi settling of monthly accounts. In more recent years merchants say that the ao not ncotice as much difference in t regard as in former years The to has settled down to a basis where the importance of the pay day is not immediate. Pay day is necessary and’ appreciated on any day, but the parâ€" ticular day of the week has less bearâ€" ing, perhaps, toâ€"day than in years gone by, as the town settles down on a more established basis, Hugh, Leo Mascioli. . A. W. Young, W. L. Hogga usual, J. Harry Sm e nress bureau of t AY TDrt ly in ail Ccaicuia n of the town, } s as much effec > At one th ven a band co »turns if held i nay day as ecomi shewan, W. C Stenhou in the Competition at the Timmins ist of Rinks, with Viceâ€"Skips, Seconds »dule of Games for First Curling Comâ€" ason. â€" Finals to be Played on January Th fune morning to »mith, manager@ths RC. c [ the CanadianÂ¥saying requ out an nnginal eral was l New Year‘s ard. wers many in of the Yule of the oldâ€"time Smith sent one Mr. and nineg, forn he Timâ€" on Monâ€" the Dougherty, FP. Carson *" W . Rinn. C... A. Simpscn. 28. W. H. Huckabore, D. Newlands, T. Blackmasan, R. Eddy. 29. J. Watt, H. J. Marshall, F. Feldâ€" man, O. McLeod. 30. S. K. McCoy, H. W. Hooker, R. Smith. Dr. Mocre. 30. S. R. McCoy, H. W. Hooker, R Ihgford. Hedlsy Mcore, Francis Weodâ€" Smith, Dr. Moore. ! ury, Garth Teeple and Lsonard 31. J. R. Todd, I E. Dunn, F. Fm”l% dden. Thz lads werse given a very Icng, W. Morgan. hearty welcome to the lunchnson. The 22. S. T. Walker, G. N. Ross, A. G. SDreeldeqt of the boys‘ club, Garth Carson, C. W. Hodgins. f Tesple; responded on behalf of the lads, Skips are requested to get in touch{ and his brief, bright and effective adâ€" with their players. ~dress delighted the Kiwanis who were Any new players wishing to join thq‘ impressed particularly by the ability of Curling Club will be welcomed at this young man. furlmfl rink any evening. ApplicatiP" ; The speaker for the day was Kiwanâ€" orms may be had from the secreta; 4 ian R. E. Dye who gave a talk specially 11. W. Hooker. ~ ‘to the boys but listened to with deep The following are the games in {th8 jntierest by all present. Mr. Dye spoke competition :â€" ‘ of the necessity of all having a definite 645 pm.â€"Fr. Theriault vs Jâ€"A08; an â€"aim, there was not the proper inâ€" Solomon vs DPrew; Young vs Suilflivan; 'centlve for progress and development. King vs Caldbick. He urged the lads to aim high. Even 9 pm.â€"Sutherland vs Hill; K: O‘~)|if the aim were not achieved, the very Gorman vs Montgomery; VS fact of striving for high things made Prout; Lake vs Gauthier. T‘fe better and happier. He touched alâ€" Monday, Jan. 5th, 1931 ¢ ‘aim and purpose in life. Without such Monday, Jan. 5th, 1931 / 645 p.m.â€"Fr. Theriault vs ng Solomon vs Drew; Young vs Sulflivan King vs Caldbick. { 2 # 9 p.m.â€"PFr. Theriaul Sclomon or Drew; Yo y3 King or Caldbick; Friday, Jan. 1, 2, 3, 4 versus 6 9, 10, 11, 12 versigs$ 13 14 15 16. 17 18. 19, 20 venfsus 21, 22, 23, 24. M Slmd y, Jan. 18th 230 pm.â€"FPimals to be played. Wellâ€"Knofwn Early Resident of Tim,p mins pissed Away on Friday Evenâ€" ‘ ing, fAged 75 Years. Had Lived n Timmins Since 1910. f QF FRANK DESORMEAU OLD/TIME RESIOENT HERE years well k mins. vears Ther was general regret here at thei death in St. Mary‘s hospital on Friday ‘ evening last of Frank Desormeau, Sr., s resigGent of Timmins for over twenty years | The late Mr. Desormeau was well kwown and highly regarded in Timâ€" mins. { At the time of death he was 75 years fof age. He was a native of Aylâ€" mer, jOntario, and came to Timmins in 19/10, remaining here until the timg of his death. He moved his family here in 1915 and they have besn resident in Tiyimins since then, with the exception of Khe fact that five of the sons spent seyeral years each overseas n the Canâ€" Army, and one son, Frank, has regently been resident in Sudbury. one son. Harry, gave his life on the ba'»ttlefields overseas. ‘The bereaved widow and seven sons a}nd one daughter survive. The sons gre:â€"Frank, of Sudbury, and Oswald, Â¥.awrence, Jack, Arnold, Eddie, and ‘mmett, of Timmins. The daughter is rs. Psote Laverne, of Timmins. To kne bereaved family the sympathy of 5 i ve lail will be extended. n q4iid 1 Tiyimins sin« of Khe fact t cpyeral years aqlian Army, be: The late Mr. Desormeau had been i! less than three weeks previcus to his death. For some years past, he had not enjoyed the bost of health at times, but had recovered from several illnesses and a month or two ago seoemed to be enjoyinz good hsalih and strength. Had Mr. Desormeau lived until next May he would have been able to cele> brate the fiftieth anniversary of his IXAQ i2102 MY.â€" LCA AL O Â¥CDLQ _ _ CA Amd staff of several of th» :industries in the :own at various timés, but was perhaps best known in his connection with the municipal public works staff here. He also served for some years as caretaker of the municipal building here. He was in the »mploy of the town cf Timmins in different capacities for over nine mornil holidays Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Sullivan, of Winâ€" ninpeg, formerly popular residents of Timmins, are the guests of Mrs. Sulli«â€" van‘s sister, Mrs. R. Allen, during the Th> funeral took place on Monday orning to St. Anthony‘s church and e RC. cemetery, Rev Fr. Theriault ying requiem high, mass. The funâ€" al was largely attended and there â€"o many beautifu) floral tributes. . De A. R. Harknes k; «fackso or FLangco M. BOYS THEAGUESTS MONDAY OF TIMMINS KIWANIS GLUB At ’Monday’s regular weekly luncheon at tjhe Kiwanis Club a number of boys of the town were guests of members of the Elub for the occasion. G. N. intréduced as his guests, Phil Laporte, Pat urphy and Victor Salomaa. R. Dye mad Basil Davis and Ross Davis as his Auests. V. Woodbury‘s guests inâ€" cluq?ed a wiac‘e boy‘s club, comprising Victor Mullen:, Hector McKinnon, Tom (_};c:’xman. Bill Dunn, Harcld Wallingâ€" inka, R. Parnell, Fred Orr, Ges. Walâ€" 1C s> on the importance of men learning t> make their own decisions and stickâ€" ing by their decisions when they were made. Effort and honesty of purpose paid for themselves apart from anyâ€" thing they might achieve. Mr. Dye reâ€" ferred to the need for character in life and persistence and sincerity in seekâ€" ing advancement. The boys listened to the address with rapt attention and appeared to appreciate all that was said. Members of the club also conâ€" sidered Mr. Dye‘s address as particuâ€" larly helpful while at the same time interesting th#oughout. Community singing was featured durâ€" ing the mgeting and the boy guests specially enjoyed this part of the proâ€" gramme. The appeal from the snap judgment in regard to a number of the members of the club who were blamed for the paor service at the post office, or wor ds to that effect, was postponed to the next meeting on account of the illness of A. W. Lang, the learned counsel for the defence, who was unable to be presâ€" ent. The members concerned are also understood to be planning mock actions for mock damages for mock prosecution in connection with the case started at the cilub against them some weeks ago. so, considerable more fun is expected rom the matter. On account of the holiday The Adâ€" vance is printed this week on Wednesâ€" day. Last week it was issued on Tuesâ€" day on account of the holiday time. Next week, however, The Advance will be back to normal and will be issued as usual on Thursday. In the followâ€" ing weeks throughout the year it is hoped to issue as usual on Thursdays. The past year, like most of its predeâ€" cessors has seen little variation from the programme of publishing as good a paper as possible and publishing it on time. This is also the resolve for the new year. With the interference causâ€" ed by the holidays out of the way, norâ€" malcy is to be resumed. In the meantime, and hereafter, to one and all a very happy and prosperâ€" ous new year. /:d, R. Pa nsgford, He Miss Margares Parks, dGaughter of Rev. J. D. Parks and Mrs. Parks, now of North Bay, was a holiday visitor with friends in town. nbye Makes Inspiring Addrvess s at Monday‘s Ciub Luncheon ble Response to Welcome by Garth Tesple. > Advance to Issue Next Thursday as Usual TIMMINS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JANUARY 18T, Â¥TMH to Fn 3 CV CV W C I W‘“ PI Th youtr King Gg@0: the title of he celebr month. T was Princ Victcria a King. DNLY FIFTY APPEALS AI COURT QF REVISIQN HERE Smallest Number of Appeals on Assessâ€" ment in Several Years. Only 35 Appeals Against Valuations. Most of ‘the Assessments Confirmed. The court of revision on the assessâ€" ment for 18931 met on Tuesday morning, being composed of five members of the council, including Mayor Geo. S. Drew. There were 50 appeals, four of which were withdrawn by the appellants. Out of the remaining 46 only 35 were actual appeals against valuation of lands or property. Some of the appeals were simply to be transferred from separate school to public school support, or from public to separate,school. A couple of the appeals were simply for the purpose of securing allowance for vacancy of buildings during the past year. _ The number of appeals is thr smallest for several years. Most of the assessments were sustained but a few were slightly reduced as the assessment in those latâ€" ter cases was considered as a little tco high by the court of revision. It may be noted that the 1931 assessment as now confirmed shows reduction on the *brevicus year‘s assessment. The assesâ€" sor is now starting to make the assessâ€" ment for 1932, the plan of the town beâ€" ing to have the assessment made and eonfirmed the previous year, this being found to be the most satisfactory plan all round:! EIGHTH ANNUAL POULTRY SHOW, JANUARY 14 15 Event by the Porcupine Poultry and Pet stock Show to be Held in the Marâ€" kct Building, 95 Third Averue on Jan. l4th and 15th. Formal announcement is made of the eigl:th annual show of the Porcuping Poultry and Pet Steck Association, to be held in the market building, 95 Third avenue, on Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 14th and 15th, 1931. FTormer shows have been interesting to poultry fanciers and to the genera* public and the event on Jan. 14th and 15th promises to be even beser than its predecessors. _ The printed prize lists will availah‘e <hortly and will show Th> youtEkful and popular son of King George, may take to nimself the title of Duke of Edinburgh when he celebrates his birthday this month. The last holder of the title was Prince Alfred, son of Queen Victoria and uncle of the present King. 3 wWw. T. Montgcmery. Busine:s committesâ€"H. Lloyd, A. D Pearce (South Porsupine), J. Robertâ€" â€"â€"n (Dome Mines), G. Hendry (Dom Bcard of direcior:â€"L. McLauchlan D. Greer (Schumacher), H. Parnsell Chief Borland, A. G. Luxton. Finance committeeâ€"L. McLauchlan J. K. Massie. P lt Nm"'m'mm All will be delighted to know that Mrs. J. Dailton, who, has been in St. P.O. Box 1916, Timm‘ins ivg csocmmil.e>â€"1. R.. C. D:marcs>s, K FREE INNOGULATION FOR â€" CHILDREN PREâ€"SCHOOL AGt For tImng DPase â€" U12 â€" WMAECuLiCAi Health Officer, the doctors of the town the public health nursss, the teachers and others have bezn coâ€"ojerating to protect children against the dangsr of dipth heria. Medical sciencs has perâ€" fected a method of immunizing agains: diphtheria, and with the general adopâ€" tion of this safeguard the dreaded disâ€" ecase would be complestely conquered in a short time. Socme towns and cities where diphtheria was at one time quite prevalent have been able to practically banish the disease altogether. It is said that with the full coâ€"operation of .Mrs N. Landriault Passes _ Away on Tuesday Morning Fo Safeguard Children Against Diph theria, Incoculation May be Had at Clinic on Wednesday Afterâ€" ncons During January and February. vyounger cnes, and gives lleâ€"IOn$ proâ€" . tection from the disease, it is easy tC see how interested the parents should. be. In the past year or two there has been a largo measure of immunity from danger of the diseass through inoculaâ€" ticn of children going to school. Dr. Mcore, MH.O., now plans to extends the campaign against diphtheria to inâ€" clude the immunizing of children of preâ€"school age. Accordingly children in Timmins of preâ€"schocol age may reâ€" ceive inoculation against diphtheria at the clinic, Fourth avenue, on Wednesâ€" day afternoons between 1.30 and 2 o‘clock during the months of January and February, 1931. It should be not~â€" ed that small children suffer practicalâ€" ly no pain and no inconvenience from the incculation and they are safely guarded for life from danger of conâ€" tracting the disease. There is no danâ€" ger to the child involved in the treatâ€", ment, and the immunization is particuâ€" larly efficacious in the case of youngâ€" sters of preâ€"school age. Accordingly, it would appear to be the part of wisdom for parents to see that their children of preâ€"school age have the advantage of the free inoculation offered at the clinic,; without cost, on Wednesday af â€" ternoons during January and Februâ€" ary. 31 There will be very general and sinâ€" cere regret at the news of the death on Tuesday morning of this wesek, Dec. 30th, of Mrs. Landriault, wife of No# Landriault, of the Timmins police force. Mrs. Landriault who had not been in the best of health recently, was in Montreal some weeks ago for hospital treatment and returned to town much improved in health. Some days ago it was necessary to take her to St. Mary‘s hospital, Timmins, for treatment. On Monday she was operated upon, the operation being carried through sucâ€" cessfully and hopes for her recovery being of the best. Monday evening, however, she took a turn for the worse and on Tuesday morning 11 o‘clock she passed away. The late Mrs. Landriault was a young | i I woman who had many friends in town ; and who was very highly esteemed by all who knew her. In addition to the bereaved husband she is survived by three children, the oldest of whom is‘ only six years of age. The deepest sympathy of all will be extended to the‘ husband and family and the other relatives and friends in their sad loss. The funeral arrangements have not been made at the time of going to press, but it is likely that the funeral will take: place on Friday of this week to St. Anthony‘s church and the R. C. cemeâ€" tery. Mrs. S. Breslin, of Toronto, is visit ing her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. Sil ver, of Timmins. cular iblic blic in general and parents in lar., it would be possible to comâ€" eliminate diphtheria in Canada. immunization is particularly efâ€" with children, especially the r _cnes, and gives lifeâ€"long proâ€" from the disease, it is easy to past ths Medi { the town 12 teachers serating to : dangsr of s has perâ€" ing agzins: According to information secured by ‘‘The Advance from official sources at Cochrane on Wednesday morning of this week there are nine known to be dead through the fire at the Queen‘s hotel, Cochrane, on Monday morning There may be other deaths discovered later. So far ning bodies have been reâ€" covered from ‘the ruins of the buikling and it is believed that there may be three or four other deaths likely to be diszsovered from the fire, The known | dead are:â€"Mr. and Mrs. Charles Palanâ€" gio and four children, Victor, aged 14, Nita 6 years, Debby 4, and Betty 2 vyears. Three men, one of whom has inot ve!t been identified, are aiso known |rane, was discovered about 4 o‘cl:ock on l‘\/ifncmy morning and before the alarm was given the fire had progressed beâ€" yond control. Although the bu'ldinr |had a brick front, the structure was C Iframe It is described by those who knew the structure to be a fireâ€"trap by reascn of its construction and also Ccia ;account, of its layâ€"out. The smcoke and flames were very soon all through the building making it impossible for rescue work to be carried on or for the inmates roused from slesp to escap2. The hotel register was destroyed by the fire so there is no means of knowing exactly how many people were in the building at the time of the tragedy. It is underâ€" I stood, however, that between sixty and seventy men were sleeping in the baseâ€" !ment of the hotel, in addition to tho:s in the hotel rooms proper. The men in the basement were among the firs: i to make their escape. They were tranâ€" ;sients in town chieffy, taking the opâ€" portunity given for a sleeping place for ‘the night. It was feared at first that inumr:)erq of these transients might have ‘met death in the burning building, but | it is understood now that most of them, !if not all, made their escape in safety, though some of themâ€"suffered slight burns. The fact that many of them Aslept without. undressing made their escape easicr. Nine Known Dead in Hotel Fire at Cochrane Monday Early Morning Fire Burns Down Quieen‘s Hotel at Coch: rane. Charles Palangio and Wife and FPour Childre Burned to Death. Three Other Bodies Recovered frgm Ruins. â€" There May be Deaths Resulting from Cochrane Fire. Maybe a Hundred in Building at Time. identifi In the other sleeping when given were no Palangic, Er., In the other part of the hotel those sleeping when the alarm of fire was given were not so fortunate. James Palangic, Sr., the priroprietor of the hotel, escaped from the burning buildâ€" FIRST SENIOR HOGKEY AT TIMMINS FRIOAY EVENIREG Will Play the Oldâ€"Time Rivals from Iroquois Falls. Probable Lineâ€" up of Timmins Team. â€" Good Hockey Expected This â€" Winter. The hockey fans in Timmins and | district are pleased these days because | after several years out of the game, Timmins this year again has a team in | the Senior N. O. H. A. The first gamc. at Timmins for the season will be at the rink here on Friday evening of this . week, Jan. 2nd. The puck will be faced | at 8.30 p.m. | Iroquois Falls and Timmins will be, iLc . PMA ENY : : sherl ie ) Ne Mn es o ul n o on s t c l .n Te o i2 the c?)ntending teams on Friday evenâ€"| ~C"C caught in the fire. Jamesl Pal ing, and an interesting match is exâ€" | 810. " S'r., conducteg aanme?arll;pa%%m pected between the two oldâ€"time rivals. f‘fifia ; "_;;‘Clmg?zgkc eap Iroquois Falls is reported to have 4 * good team and to have a lot of hockey [ talent on tap for the season. Timmins"!FIRST MEETING OF THE NEW expects to equal or surpass the Falls in TOWN COUNCIL ON JAN this respect, so the oldâ€"time rivalry is reviving in friendly fashion. The first mesting of the 1931 t« EV M MBE s 12 T i it Leonard Traver, who was injured in a recent accident when he was struck by an automobile while riding a bicycle at the corner of Sixth avenue and Hemâ€" lock street, is making excellent progress to recovery from the injuries received, he Queen‘s hotel, Cochâ€" vered about 4 o‘clock on ag and before the alarm fire had progressed beâ€" Althougzh the building mnto wos a*®° ned, aAre f the three PAID CiRCULATION LAST} W EEK | 4 3036 2 Sections â€" 12 Pages. ; sen and JY jumped on the clothing, escaping any hurt. Another tried ia similar plan but split all the toes on one foot as a result of his jump. Mike and Carman Palangio, sons of the proprietor, were able to make their escape, as were Also a niuunber of other peopie sleeping in the hotel. Most of those who were guests at the hotel upstairs have been accounted for. Eignt of the transients in the basement who were believed at one time to have perished in the flames repiorted themselves safe on Tuesday. Reports that there were forty or more deaths were due to the fact that on acâ€" count Of the loss of the register there could be no checkâ€"up of those in the hotel. . Wednesday morning it was beâ€" lieved the death roll would not exceed ten or at worst fifteen. The fire raged trom 4 a.m. until noon and during that time nothing could be done in the way of searching the buildâ€" ing, nor for hours afterwards. The police were busy all last night searchâ€" that when the firemen reached the says that when the firemen reached the scene in prompt response to the alarm, the building was a mass of flames. Charles Palangiv, he said, had already broken his way back inside to rescue his family, but perished in the attempt. The firemen could not aid him nor could they save the building for it was then enveloped in fiames as was also the adjoining drug store. The damage to the hotel is estimated at $75,000.00, with $12,000.00 insurance in force. _ _The origin of the fire is not known, but it is thought to have started in the front office of the hotel. It was not likely from the wiring as the system was inspected and pronounced all right a few days before. The building is pmwactically a total loss. An investigaâ€" tion into the fire is under way by the provincial police, and there will be the coroner‘s inquest in addition, with the possibility of the provincial fire marshal also being called in to see if the cause can be determined. There was only one stairway connectâ€" ing the three floors, the top stories beâ€" ing of light construction. There was one fire escape outside. Chas. Reeves, railway brakeman, was one of those early on the scene of the fire. "I heard people shouting and screaming, then a sheet of flame and smoke billowed up from below and* the, shouting suddenly stopped," he is quotâ€" ed as saying. Mr, Reeves noticed several attempting to escape from the windows, and he describes the pouring out of the unemployed men from the basement of the building. "They were dragging their clothes and shouting," he said. He did not think any of thein were caught in the fire. James Palanâ€" gio,â€" Br., conducted an employment agency, and gave cheap meals and bed to those in ill luck. old The first mesting of the 1931 town council will be held on Monday, Jan. 12th. It is likely that the council will follow the usual procedure of meeting in the morning to be sworn in and to appoint committees, while the regular session will be held in the afternson commencing at 4 p.m. CHRISTMAS SERVICES AT THE VARIOUS CHURCHES There were special Uhnristmas services at the various churches here, all atâ€" tracting large congregations and being much appreciated. As usual there were particularly large crowds at the midâ€" night mass Christmas Eve at St. Anâ€" thony‘s and at the Church of the Natiâ€" vity, the services being particularly atâ€" tractive. Christmas Day services were held at St. Matthew‘s Anglican church at 8.30 a.m. and 11 am., with special music by the chsir. The services a United Church on Sunday were we tended and particularly approp The Salvation Army held its Christmas Week events and drew audiences. Christmas was ly observed at the Baptist Church Wolves are reported as very p‘en:iful in the district around Co: na rinere Renfrew County. Their howls can bs heard for many miles around ary evenâ€" ing. This is not very pleasant for in people in the district, but it worse for the deer of the distrlc _ his pyJamas. OW i the hotel and roprietor‘s sons, J escaped â€" safety, slight burns. Jamf PRICE FIVE CENTS f the apariment occupied Dy langio and family soon fell to the fire below. The ocâ€" . room at the kotel threw his m the winiow and then nes but â€" suffered s Palangio, Sr.,. eye well atâ€" ive been or him. inied by of riate. usual