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Mrs. E. Hill is Cobalt. Mr. 8. Sky, in Toronto on Munro who is says he is alw the people fri figure in the mir north, who has he several months, l the Newray Minc position. At the home of Mr. and Mrs. Osecar Knutson, Dome Lake, on Tuesday, Feb. 27th, Miss Mary Pilkie, of Hailâ€" eybury, and Mr. Wm. Hanson, capâ€" tain. of tho Rae Mime. were united in l he The > ian church will give in the new dhureh on temember the ineeting of the Board of Trade Thursday evening at 8 p.m. this week. EVERY ‘citizen in town is urged to attend, as a matter of special importance at this time will be brought to the atiention of the meeting hy President King. It is understood that the Standard Bank will shortly open a branch at Schumacher. _ This will make the second bank for the neighboring town, the Bank of Commerce being already there and receently enlarging its banking hours to the usual full hours common to hanks. Mr. 8. Sky, South End is in Torâ€" onto â€" making â€" special arrangements with different suuit, coat and dress hlouses for a special demonstration on the Spring Opening Day, March 26th. This Spring Opening willâ€" be sumethine out of the ordimnmary. There was a wellâ€"attended meetâ€" ing of the Woestern Tisdale Ratepayâ€" ers, Association in _ the Moneta schoolhouss Monday evening. Counâ€" cillorâ€" Mackie was one of the chief speakers, outlining the work of the Council> at thelast three meetings and _ explaiming proposals contemplated for the benefit ~and progress of the Township. With its eustomary enterprise, the New Empire Theatre has secured the oflicial moving pictures of the Battle of Courcelette, ‘‘The Canadian Army in Action, and the Advance of the Tanks,"‘ for Monday and Tuesday, March 19th and 20th. Toronto and Montrcal newspapers. elass this as the of all war films. In adâ€" dition to the evening shows on the 19th and 20th, there will also be matâ€" inees each afternoon at 3 p.m. Five Hollinger employeesâ€"Messrs. Jordan, MeLean, O ‘Connell, Spellrich and â€" Faneyâ€"went to Toronto last week to join the Royal Flying Corps, but found that there were no less than 280 applications before theirs waiting for places. As a consequenee they were not able to sign up just at presâ€" ent, and Mr. MeLean went on to Hamâ€" ilton, Mr. Faney came to Cobalt, while the others remained in Toronto with an eye to watching their chanee in their chosen branch of service. Poreupine Crown and Dome Lake hockey teams this wk tried concluâ€" ‘sions .as to which knew most about the game in a practical way. The zame was a strenuous one, and there was much interest amang the spectaâ€" tors atound the Poreupine Crown‘s tine big rink, The result at least shows that the Poreupine Crown boys know all about hockey, for they wan by the score of 11 to 0. (Good evenâ€" ing!~ But even defeat lost its sting for the Dome Lake players when it came to the supper afterwards proâ€" vided by the Porcupine Crown team, andâ€"*then "the pleasures of skating were enjoyal by all for ar hour or two. ‘‘wlute sox"" are not seen as freâ€" quently on the streets or elsewhere as they ‘‘used to was.‘" SNome of the ladies explain it as due to a change of fashion, but a mean man says it is due to the socks not changing, the weather heing too cold for much earâ€" rying of water, and so the socks do not stay like‘the beautiful snow, or they never woere of that lack of eolor. There are some male men who preâ€" tend an anxiety to Jlearn why the ‘‘wlute sox"" are not seen as freâ€" quently on the streets or elsewhere as they ‘‘used to was.‘" SNome of the ladies exvlain it as due fto a change your toJccos, s Amusement F nee to win the of $40. Timmins Ne Sky, of South End, who is Mrs. 1. 0O in Florida. r O ‘Donmnell, a wellâ€"known the mining camps of the ) has hbeen in Timmins for nths, left on Sunday for i ( the Byrnes Presbyterâ€" l give a grand concert rch on Friday evening, hen an interesting and ram will be rendered. business, has met J looking well. **Jac ays glad to see any m the North Land. visiting friends in Pa rlor igars, ete., at rlors and get monthlvy eash en u1 Y IS~ * Jack"‘ e any of of Auxiliary of the St. Mathew‘s churceh at the home of Mrs. P. A. Robbins from 3 to 5 p.m. on Thursday afterâ€" noon, March 8th. .A sale of homeâ€" made cakes, candies, ete., and a mustâ€" ‘al program will also take place at the same place and hour. There was a pleasant ‘‘snowshoe"‘ party started out from Mr. C. G. Meâ€" Laughlin‘s on Thursday night for an enjoyable evening‘s walk over the beautiful snunow. Two of the party are reported as being lost, but as they each had the right sort of company neither of them seemed to mind being lost at all. The contest at King‘s Amusement Parlors on Wednesday nght drew a crowd of fully three hundred people, all of whom apparently were thinking they would be the winners. The first number drawn was 15709, but, accordâ€" inz to the rules, the holder of this ing to the rules, the holder of this ticket not being present the first prize of $25 vent: to No. 1571, held by A. Belanzer. For the second prize of $10, the holders of Nos. 1412 and 1399 mot being present, the prize went to No. 19097, held by Pat. Blair. The thfrd easit prize of $5 was won by Dan Smith with No. 2617. 7. Mageau, M.f’.P., of â€" Riurgeon Falls, charged in the Ontario Legisâ€" lature las?: week that ‘‘pure waste"‘ for graft and patronage occeurred on the expropriatians for eolonization roads in New Ontario, and that the money was fised to keep Conservatives in the north country in good humor. Mr. Mageau would need to make out a strong ease to support such a conâ€" tention, for everybody knows that it is a notorious fact that no one in the North Land ever grafts, no matter what may occur in the wiecked south, where the Lord‘s Day Alliance operâ€" ates more activelyv. Frid of skates bet End. P Advance office. OFFICE ‘FO NEN‘T in the Reed Building. _ Apply J. W. Reed; ‘phone 110, Timmins, Ont. 15tf FOR SALE.â€"Two Sleigh Dogs, harâ€" ness and sleigh. Price $20.00. Apâ€" ply Box 619, Advance Office. 17â€"18 Canadian Patent No. 173156 is hereby offered cheap for eash or on deferred â€" payments, subject matter being a double acting and reversible air feed applicable to mounted pneuâ€" matic lhammer drills of the water Leyner type. The object of the inâ€" vention being that the machine is fed forward by means of compressed aiur on the same prineiple now used on the wellâ€"known stoping drill until the drill is run out and by reversing the valve hamdle the machine is brought to its retracted position in a period of two seeonds, the slow and eclumsy feed screw being entirely eliminated, and the efficieney of a machine being increased from 15 to 20 per cent. Must be seen to be appreciated. Can be applicd to machines now in use. The owner of this patent ean easily eontrol the Drill trade of Canada. Correspomdlence solicited. _ Address all communications te J. C. H. Yaught, 467 West 22nd etraet, New York City. 15â€"17 POsSITION WVANTED Lost, between Timmins and Hayden Mine, small handbag containing a cheque issued by the Hayden Mine, payable to T. W. Stewart. Amount $47.50, No. 42597, and endorsed by him. Warning! No person to eash the above. Finder please leave same at The Advance office.â€"T. W. Stewart. â€" 16 OSTâ€"A ~black foxâ€"tait off muff. Finder kindly return to Marshallâ€" Ecclestone‘s. â€" Reward. vs in Briei grapher, wit bookkecping. cal ~experience. Apply to Box 600 Timmins. CHEQUE LOST. WANTED â€" By stenoâ€" with good knowledge of ng, â€" Four years‘ practiâ€" ience. _ Best_ references. Box 600, Advance office, 3’0 vyen BV tine St. Mathew you spead a cash prizes he W o PC nOUPLNL ADVANCE % The Service we Give With Our f ’ Leased Wire ©@000000000900000000800000000000000400006000000000060080800064640 WWQOON: And it will PAY yot; to buy what you need for Sipring at our store. We are after a big volume of business; to get the big volume we\r make our PRICES little. Right up to the las;t tick of the clock are the :;ty|es\o‘f our new spring suits; and top coats. Just come in and see them. Then you wil{ buy the new outfit you NEED and when you wear it vou wull feel PROUD. We tell only the TRUTH about our goods. 404004 #44044¢404%4%044