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Porcupine Advance, 15 Jul 1935, 1, p. 1

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Provincial Police Constable Alan Stringer and Coroner W. J. Grummett investigated. An inquest will be held on After having ridden a bicycle for only a week, Lawrence McGarth, aged 15, of Matheson, was killed on Friday evening about 6.45 when he was unable to stop his machine before it went into the side of a heavily laden truck. The lad was thrown off the bicycle into the path of the dual wheels angq was terribly crushed about the head. The truck, driven by Philip Faumur, of Ansonville, was proceeding south on the Ferguson highway at a specd estiâ€" mated at 25 miles an hour. A heavy load of cement was being carried. Lawrence was apparently coming onâ€" to the highway from a side road and a little hill leading qgown to the main road made it difficult for the inexperiâ€". enced lad to stop the "wheel." He sideways into the truck after attemptâ€" ing to stop, but was unable to get out of the way in time., Death was instanâ€" taneous. Matheson Boy on Bicycle Runs into Side of Truck at Porâ€" quis Junction Last Week. Has Head Crushed. Death was Instantancous. Boy of Fitteen Killed at Porquis Last Week tw oL LLilCe Were Nnurt in any way and those were minor injuries treated some hours later at Kirkland Lake. They were bound for the Twelfth of July celebration at Kirkland Lake and had left chere about seven o‘clock in the morning. Word was sent back to Dalâ€" ton‘s here immediately and a bus desâ€" patched that picked up the travellers and took them on to Kirkland. One estimate of the damage to the bus placâ€" ed the loss at about $1,000. though not a window was smashed. The car, a Of the 18 passengers in two or three were hurt in those were minor injuries hours later at Kirkland were bound for the celebration at Kirkland L left chere about seven 0‘ morning. Word was sent ton‘s here immediately an patched that picked up t has serious bruises as w nose injury. Both we shocked condition for s( the accident and will from the hospital for a it is expected. Mrs. Bask, is suffering from tured skull, it is reported from son, as well as chest injuries when she was thrown violently against the steering wheel N Two Timmins people w Injured near Ramore on 1 ing @bout 10.30 when the they were travelling cras into a bus carrying 18 ot] people. The injured pers and«Mrs. E. J. Bask, of 58 north, who were travellit bound for Timmins when occurred just about two m Ramore on the Ferguson h Two Local People Hurt | in Busâ€"Car Crash Friday Vol. XX. No. 53 The Pioneer Paper of the Porcupine Established 1912 on Frida the car i it re in a ime tim not be Ti T mile ns a 58 Birch bicycle for Friday, but i 1€ Mr. in whic headâ€"3; Timmin a fra Math mort To Have Excursion â€"Rates to Moosonee rates will be in effect from Timmins and all other T. N. O. points. Return is made each Monday from Moosonce. If you want to see Moosonce this summer, the T. N. O. is offering a real opportunity to visit Ontanos salt water port at the lowest possible cost. Beginning on Friday, July 19th, and continuing all Fridays throughout the rest of July and August, centâ€"aâ€"mile T Beginning on Friday This Week there will be Weekâ€" ly Centâ€"aâ€"Mile Exeursions to James Bay Port. 1 !down, oullit i | road as pos: about 45 feet. The lef to the right of the bu ered, though the bus w harg travelling only »ten the top of the hill down when the car distance from the said to have hit, to the crash occurred of the frame frame and m h¢ OaC The bu 16 wWnen ULNhe car came in sight., T ce from the washout the car o have hit, to the point at whi rash occurred, was found to 45 feet. [The left of the car w right of the bus, it was diszo hough the bus was standing ve o the right hand side of the roa t it is nol ill be laid. one of the passengers in id after the accident, was nly ten milés an hour at he hill and actually slowed the car came in sight. The Every M remark C t s1X ed the bu: ushing t 11 the ri d1 i it ame i vall whic t Timminea, Ont.., Canada NDAY and THURSDAY ind ht sid the 1 _ front the en inches n ‘ _ engine of hes on the igine about front part 11 hat an 1J do 1¢ it )Wn the m Aln car 1s which to be ir was of Aare brid dri 11 Al lows of t very oad. ntly the and the bu.: hill md the ind hi A horrifisd "Oh!" came from the lips of hundreds and screams from a few women in the audience at the cireus on Thursday night, when Vivian Rosard, aerial star of Al. G. Barnes‘ big tent show, fell forty fest to the hard earth of the ball park. Miss Rosard, unconscious, was taken from the ring immediately and rushed to St. Mary‘s hospital in an ambulance. Latest reports from there indicate that her condition is much better than was at first expected. She is under the best of care, and though the bones in her| left foot are badly broken, hope is still held out that the member can be saved. Many xâ€"rays have been taken and Miss Rosard is well off in Timmins for' pecialist attention as she would be Girl Performer Falls Forty Feet at Circus cluding Afric northerly part Atlantic scean the extreme n Vivian Rosard in St. Mary‘s Hospital, Timmins, Suffering Badly Broken Ankle and Sprained Wrists from Fall. Under Skilled Care Here Making Good Recovery. begin to emerge. By 2.47, the eclipse will be over. During the "totality," a pericd of one. hour, 43 minutes, there should be excellent opportunity to obâ€" serve this wonder of the heavens that so amazed the ancients. The eclipse will be generally visible in many other parts of the earth, inâ€" Al 1115 if you‘re watching closely, you‘ll see the bright, full moon begin to _darken, as the shadow of the earth beâ€" gins to bite into it. That shadow will take in more and more of the surface of the moon until at nine minutes past midnight, a glow behind a dark spot in the sky will be all to indicate where the moon was. By one o‘clock toâ€"morâ€" row morning, the moon will be at the centre of the shadow (the earth‘s shaâ€" dow is 1.761 times as large as the moon) and at about two o‘clock, the moon will begin to emerge. By 2.47, the eclipse will be over. During the "totality," a pericd of one. hour, 43 minutes, there should be excellent opportunity to obâ€" soerve this wonder of the heavens that Will Start at 11.15 This Evening. | At Nine Minutes Past | Midnight the Mocon will he Fullv Eclipsed. Should be of â€" Special Interest. At you‘ll darke Timmir forded tt total c night is â€" was. Pre sky will D At 11l.1; Total Eclipse of Moon Visible Here Toâ€"Night from child and : Badly Scalded Child (Hollinger Appeal to Survive Accident Here on Wednesday mIimi § Africa, except the extrems Tly part; southwest Eurape; the ic ocean; North America, except treme northwestern part; Scuth 11 hC as JUst Deginning to swing, outhpiece slipped, as far rned now, and she crashed Her foot struck the side of soden ring, and such was l1 is possible i with only m the oth Nineâ€"] Inadve JCLOrs agree. s were badly sprained in nsither was broken. She n shock to some degree no internal injuries eviâ€" cther complications as yet. 0t not struck the edge of s possible that she would with only the two sprainâ€" i the other hand, if she ust two feet farther out e would in all probability _back injuries from which recovery would have been L _people will toâ€"night be afâ€" ‘ «Opportunity of witnessing clipse of the moon, if the s clear a one as last night ent indications are that the cloudless, or very nearly so. A 1c nfined to hospital here eks, Dr. O. J. Stahl and ded her and were asâ€" cus‘ own medical man, Boyd and Cliff Macâ€" tafif remained in Timâ€" ay noon. hich the accident ocâ€" rarded by circus people ive performers in the 9{ 1Y i of Skin Monthsâ€"C ertent Syp 1J the il ceurred ivertan burns iA € urvive riously aid of careâ€" Miss Rosard, and Marchal ‘rial butterfly LTPrC irold usly it intly ca of one TIMMINS, ONTARIO, MONDAY, JULY 15TH, 1935 Spilling onth when aLe n Bu: Old IF prompt te that 1 the accid« disabled. peoplile The bOp of ‘alde little st r n boilin pilled 0; kin abou alded I 5hed| Her father, who is an oldâ€"timer in nce. , the show business, was at Boston at the that | time, and was notified immediately. It was | is understood that he had been worried best | about his daughter and had wired askâ€" her|ing after her safety not long before still | the accident. ved. Miss Rosard has been with the circus Miss | for three years and was one of the most for | popular members of the cast. Having be ; the reputation among her confreres of being cheerful under all conditions, the in circus people were much affected by She ,' her misfortune. old ‘ock e hope reports rned Reports recsived at 2 p.m. toâ€"day from Matheson hospital on the conâ€" dition of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Bask who were injured in a motor accident on Friday near Ramore, are that both are resting quietly in the Matheson hospiâ€" tal. Mr. Bask is expected to retover rather quickly now, but MrSs. Bask‘s convalescence will be slightly more proâ€" longed. out and Mr, and Mrs. Bask Making Recovery from Injuries vIOwWw aclLet spiendldiy. inhere was no really loud outcry, no confusion, and not a woman fainted, though some adâ€" mitted afterwards that they felt someâ€" what sick. It is estimated that less than a third of the 6,000 people in the tent at the time saw her fall, though the word travelled quickly around the stands and many eyes turned upward where the dangling mouthpiece still hung. The crowd acted splendidly. There was no After she fell, the show did not even hesitate. The other artists, high up in the tent at the same time, glanced over as they heard the exclamation of horror from the crowd. But they carried on in the true tradition of the circus. Their own act went through to a sucâ€" cessful conclusion without an apparent tremor, though they did not know how badly injured their fellowâ€"performer was. the ent of It was not Miss Rosard‘s first fall of the season, though at other times, she had not fallen directly to the ground. No safety nets are used in the act. the force appeared back. It is understood that both the bridge at Hoyle and the one at Connaught are both in ordinary use now. When a heavily loaded truck went through the flooring of the bridge at Hoyle on Saturday afternoon, traffic into the Porcupine was ‘held up for about an hour. Temporary flooring was laid promptly then, to take care of immediate needs, and later in the evenâ€" ing new stringers were placed in the bridge as traffic was again held up for about an hour. Heavy Truck Goes Through Bridge at Hoyle Saturday The sight should be a beautiful one. The imoon, at such times is usually a coppery colour, due to the refraction of the sun‘s light passing through the atmosphere of the earth before lightâ€" ing the surface of the satellite. The moon, at the time of toâ€"night‘s eclipse is about 225,000 miles away from the earth, which is much nearer than the average distance the moon keeps. Pacific. The ending, though not visible in the Bastern hemisphere, will be seen here. LMlars America, and the eastern part of the court BUut ! Court Timmins at two o the appt their ince It is cor appt ourt on W Hear ment appeal of | ass: _ _confidently will have n to sustain t] i¢ mine. Ma are involved. heard at C« of the impact, that her body to rise again before settling s will o‘clock of of f Revision >dnesday at : Appeal from _of other assessment Revision vision for the Town of be held this Wednesday in the town hall when the Hollinger against ssossment will be heard. ly expected that the no other course of action the income assessment Iany thousands of aolâ€" ochre ane * c cases ~roll ands of aol _will probab n Hollinger‘ of 1 be heard. that â€"the se of action assessment to p.m. to Assessâ€" eals will A cigarette butt or a match not proâ€" Speedy S¢; perly put out is blamed for the }$10| The trains did not a: damage done in a room in the Reed |till 10.30 Thursday, o0 block on Thursday night when smoke| at Hailleybury, yet by poured from a room occupied by W.) first act in the big te: Dalzell. The fire department was callâ€" ‘ performance wasn‘t 0 ed but were able to extinguish the small , eleven in the evening blaze without the use of chemicais. were on the at 1 4 A cigarelte perly put o1 damage don A short se day at Walk to entrainme other service at the Cobd Millar condu Fire at Reed Block Due to Cigarette or Match Just last Sunday a daughter, Shirley Joan, was born to hIr. and Mrs. Arsâ€" cott at the South Porcupine hospital. The child is in good health. In addiâ€" tion to her husband, there is another son, Gerald. A sister, Mrs. Wilson Blackwell, who came to Timmins yesâ€" terday, lives in Cobden, and another sister, Mrs. A. J. McNair, lives in Sasâ€" katoon. Four brothers, Jack, of Winniâ€" peg; Alfred, of Detroit; and George and iRobert of Cobden also survive her. Mrs. Arscott was born in Cobden, Maâ€" bel Smith, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Smith. She lived there most of her life until coming to Timâ€" mins with her husband. She was 39 vears of age. A highly regarded member of the United Church, and a popular member of the Fireside Club, Arscott took an active interest in church affairs and through that medium made a host of friends throughout Timmins. She was for several years one of the most valâ€" ued members of the public school staff here. In 1929 she was married, Mr. and Mrs. Arscott making their home on Elm street south, She had the repuâ€" tation of being a faithful friend and a good mother, The sudden death of Mrs. J. I. Arsâ€" cott on Saturday evening about 11 o‘clock came as a distinct shock to her many friends in Timmins. She had been in the South Porcupine hospital for some weeks, and was thought to be making a gooqg recovery from an operaâ€" tion, from last Sunday on, until Friâ€" day night when she weakened. Wellâ€"Known and Highly Esâ€" teemed Resident Fails to Recover from Recent Operation. Mrs. Arscott Passes Away on Saturday The park has been slightly reâ€"arâ€" ranged during the past few weeks and a cement sidewalk built atâ€"the base of the Spruce street terrace, but there is still no provision for any kind of seating. The concert had bseen scheduled for Thursday but owing to the counterâ€" attraction the circus, it was postâ€" poned to Saturday. It was impossible to hold it on Sunday evening owing to the fact that many of the bandsmen were on shift. The Timmins Citizens‘ Band gave another of their series of outdoor conâ€" certs on Saturday evening last at the bandstand in the station park. Band Concert Given Saturday Evening Programme Pleases Many who Heard it. Another in the Series by Timmins Citizens‘ Band. ervice was hsl ker‘s funeral ient for Cobde ien cemf icted the member of the popular member Arscott took an at noon toâ€" arlours prior 7, where anâ€" before burial Revy. Bruce 1C were on the way at 1.30 a.rm the zx while set uy load the cireus trains ar big top; and what would pageant be without the sw and graceful occupan:s? The coming ang going Barnes‘ circus attracted â€" much attention as the sm threeâ€"ring show Iitsolif Y pessibly show ha Record Crowds Enjoy Al. G. Barnes Circus Here O0Kk i "It‘s Elephants earn th route in more tha USt 1ICOK At that ons animal there who‘s got better advertising ideas than the rest of them. Who could resist those twinkling eyes and that wide open triangular mouth?" "Elephants," said a friend at the cirâ€" cus, "get all the breaks. All they have to do is stand there and let people throw peanuts into their greedy mouths Or take them in their trunks. And just look at that onz animal there _ According to accounts from Sudbury, the incident was probably due to the blowing out of a tire. Mr. and Mrs. Sheehan were driving home to Sudbury after being at the Idylwyldo golf course. Children who saw the accident say that the car was coming along all right at moderate spsed and then suddenly swerved as if out of control, hit a stone and then smashed into Trapeze Work, Elephants, Rare Animals, Clowns, Aerial Acts, Music, Ring Parade, Among the Features. Six Thousand at Evéning Show. Unfortunate Accident to One Performer. Friends in Timmins will deeply regret to know that Mr. and Mrs. Charles | Sheehan were critically injured on Friâ€" last at Sudbury when the car in which they were riding tumbled over a |bank"after striking a rock on the road. Mr. Shetehan suffered concussion of lthe skull and other lesser injuries but his condition is reported as favourable to recovery. Mrs. Sheehan is suffering from a fractured skull and also from fractured limbs while her face was batâ€" tered almost beyond recognition. Mrs. Shechan is said to have only a ten per cent. chance for recovery. She was re-’| ported yesterday as about the same. | Dr. Josgph Sullivan, nose, and throat specialist, of Toronto, arrived in Sudâ€" | bury on Saturday and an‘ cperation on the injured woman on Saturday afternoon. If Mrs. Sheehanf appears able to stand the journey she | will be taken to Toronto. Former Timmins Man and Wife Badly Injured Published at Timmins, Ont., Canada Every MONDAY and THURSDAY Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Sheehan Critically Hurt when Car Tumbles Over Bank After Striking Rock. Hopes for Recovery of Mrs. Shechan after Operation. eâ€"rIng snow I1Lscif who gazed in wid great Siberian k s. tigers, zebras, a h own in even ltss Speedy Setâ€"Up ins did not arrive Thursday, owing bury, yet by three in the big tent w e big own he bi one â€" @ittenti n getter the id and unâ€" set up the an oriental peopl( of nzg thron OrC _ _A Gelay clock the on. The i1 nearly 2e trains Kirkland musk ¢ ibou WOn{ work road, some places they play afternoon only, other places night only, but usuâ€" ally they give two performances a day for 192 days. The programme changes, Oof course, A few accidents will happen every year, despite every precaution. But by and large, the performers g0 through their paces about 400 times. Yet the show always seems fresh and new. mome a Looting and incendiarism seemed to conclude the third day of disorders at Belfast, Ireland, where Catholics and Protestants had clashed following a Twelfth of July parade. The total dead is given at five, while 46 were more or less badly injured. Twelve houses were damaged by fire and 38 others robbed or damaged. At 10 pm. Sunday the police reported that quiet had been restored. some months ago being promoted to the post of general mine foreman of the Frood Mine. "Charlie" Sheehan was for many years a very popular resident of the Porcupine camp and was prominent in sport circles, especially baseball. He has literally hosts of friends here, all of whom will deeply regret the accident. In recent years he has been at Sudbury, @ike bound the ditch. The force of the impact was so terrific that the head of the car telescoped and both occupants were hurled into the rear seat. The children promptly called aid for the injured couple who were rushed to the hospital. "Charlie" Sheehan was for many ‘ive Dead and 46 Injured in Trouble at Belfast le faces, a few acts, and a little (Continued on Page Eight) PRICE THREE CENTS3 bc*‘w“mm‘

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