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was this yvear. The Masquerade Ball in the Oddfelâ€" lows‘ Hall on Friday last was witho it a doubt a complete suxccess. Never before were there â€" so many people turged onut in costume to celebrate Hallowe‘en night.. Music was furnâ€" ished by Pypher‘s Syneopaters and it was «w@Wlaimed to be the best ever renâ€" dered by this orchestra. The dance eontinued until about 2.00 a.m. and ail reported having a good time. lars. The fire fighters had hardly zot back and retired for the night when the fire alarm rang againg, This was at 2.00 a.m., and the call was to Mr. Melntosh‘s barn, which is about three hundred feet to the west of the place in which the first fire oceurred. There were four horses cand eqiupâ€" ment burned. At one time it looked as if all the buildings in this vieimity would be destroyed as the building was a mass of fAdimes before the fire was discovered and this _ stable is completely â€" surrmounded. by. buildings owned by Drs. Smith and Barry, Mcâ€" Intosh‘s _ Store, _ MeKinley‘s Drug Store, Provincial Jail, Fred Laforâ€" rest‘s residence and blacksmith shop and Bucovetsky‘s store, which are all in close proximity. ‘These fires were started in each ease mt the western end of the buildings and the panty or parties responsible, hadâ€"an eye to theo way the wind was" blowing and meant to make a clean jobâ€"of that part of the town, and if it was not for the promptness and the good management of the fire brigade that part of the town would have been wiped out comâ€" pletely. If the parties responsible for the dast ten or twelve fires are not brought to justice, there is mo telling where this will end, The auâ€" thorities are following certain inforâ€" mation which they hhive received and it is to be hoped that they will not stop until the matter is satisfactorily cleared. The citizens should take an active part and give any information which they may have to the authoriâ€" ties, no matter how trivial it may seem. â€" The smallest clue often proves extremely valuable. An order was placed last week with Beare® Sons Ltd., of Toronto for several new instruments (Perfection Model) for the Poreupine Goldfields‘ Band, and delivery of same is expestâ€" ed in a few days. The rocking of the New Gover ment Road has been finished as far the South Poreupine Station and is 1 deed a great asset to the town, Wo has been discontinued the road f the winter and it is to be expect that Â¥here will not be such delay getting started next spring as the was this vear. cendiary fires which have been taking place at the rate of two and three in the one night in this town. Since the last publication there have been two fires in the one night, bhoth being in buildings where there are no stoves or fire of any kind. At eleven o‘clock Hallowe‘en night a piece of tin which was used in place of a pane of glass in the window of the hay shed longing to the Union Coal Co., on RHailroad street, was pried off by some unknown person or persons and a fire started. Luckily Martin Harkness, a passerby, on his way home, noticed an illumination in the building which he thought was too great for a light or a possible reflection from a stove, and upon investigating discovered the place was on fire. ‘He immediately werlt over to Jim Huddleston‘s and sent in the alarm. Harkness and Huddleston took a large fire extingâ€" usher which was in Mr. Huddleston‘s hotel and kept the flames under conâ€" trol until the fire brigade arrived, when the fire was quickly extinguishâ€" ed. There were two families living upstairs in the building and if Mr. Harkness had not discovered the fire at the time he did, there is no doubt that they would have all perished as they had all retired for the night. The damasge is estimated at fifty dolâ€" ‘wu{h Poreupine, Nm 4,.â€"Special to The Advance. It is rumored that an option has beentaken on the Jamieson group of eclaims.west of Timmins in the Kaâ€" miskotwa Lake district, where a Jarge body of silver ore ha.s been found. 1f the above report is correet and we have every reason to believe it is, there will no doubt be a very active camp in that section during the coimâ€" ing winter and spring. Several claims have been staked in this section lateâ€" Iv, while others have been held by their respective owners for the past ten or twelve years, awaiting some active development on the most promâ€" ising properties. The residents of South Poreupine feel quite nervous over the recent inâ€" South Porcupine Citizens Alarmed Over Recent Fires Two or Three Fires in the One Night Not Unusual Lately. Fires Start Apparently Through Straight Incendiary Work. Correspondent Takes a Fall Out of the Toronto Star. Social and Other Items From South Porcupine. In answer to numerous request rovern the '.ifl” severe NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHEER GILVEN that on and after the 20th day of December, 1924, the said Exâ€" ecutor will proceed to distmbute the assets of the Estate of the said deâ€" ceased among the parties entitled theret© having regard only to the claims of which it shall then have had notice and that they will not be liable tor the assets of the said Estate or any part thereof so distributed to any person of whose claim it shal} not then have had notr:ce. DATED this Twentyâ€"seventh day of" October, 1924. Holden Murdoch, 603 Royal Bank Building, Toronto, Ontario. davit day of June, 1924, are hereby required on or before the 20th day of Decemâ€" ber, 1924, to send by post prepaid or deliver to the undersigned Solicitors for the Toronto General Trusts Corâ€" poration the Executors of the Last Will and Testament of the said deâ€" ceased, their names, addresses and desceripti@ns and full particulars in writing of their claims or demands and statements of their accounts and the nature of the securities, if any, held by them dulyv eertified hy athâ€" that alk Creditors and others having any claims or demands â€" against the Estate of the said Thomas Sinelair Clark, who died on or about the 8th IN THE MATTER OF the Estate of suant to the Statutes in that behalt to the theatre early, as a large crowd is expected. In a recent issue of the Star, there appeared an article stating that a great fire occurred in Gowganda and upâ€"to time of going to press had don» half a million dollars worth of damâ€" age and was not yet under control. It seems that the Star always goos out of its way to report news that is harmful to Northern Ontario. The above report goes to show how well posted the Toronto Star is on Northâ€"â€" ern Ontario generally. Had the enâ€" tire town of Gowganda ‘been burned to the ground, there could not have hbeen more than fifty thousand dollars worth ‘of damage done, as there is only a very small wvillage in that camp., the large bulk of the business being done in Eik Lake, which is at the end of the steel. The true reâ€" port is that a small cabin owned by Mr, Howard Dugan was burned with an approximate value of five hundred dollars. There is considerable talk in South Poreupine of boycotting the Star as well as organizing a Northâ€" ermn Ontario Association with an obâ€" ject of boyeotting Toronto and in fact all of Southern Ontario until such times as the North can get jnusâ€" tice ‘both from the Government and the Press. Up to date the North has been a Milk Cow for the South through the exploitation of Timber, Pulpwood and Royalties from Mining and held up to derision by the Southâ€" ern Press.â€" Let us draw a line at the C.P.R. We are more than selfâ€"susâ€" taining, so why feed the South, which appears to he our biggest drawhack to South Poreupine Social Club are putâ€" ting on their play ‘*Safety First‘‘ at the Majestic Theatre on â€" Thursday Eve., November 13th. This play was given some months ago and was so well â€" received by the public, that it was decided to put it on again. Ticâ€" kets will be on sale shortly and the prices will be 50c for Adults and 25e for Children. All those wishing good seats f‘or this ensertainment should #o Experienced Workmanship Solicitors for the said Executor. 14}â€"48 in Antique Restoring Upholstering Shop Fitting Interior Decorating Repairing Musical Instruments. By Lambkin and Roberts, P.O. Box 839 49 5th Ave. 41â€"54 p Thomas Sinclair Clark, late of the City of Toronto, in the County of YÂ¥ork, Chartered. Accountant. NOFICE IS HEREBY GIVEN purâ€" 1t sNalil [nNen nave they will not be liable of the said Estate or f so distributed to any e claim it shall} not of the Star, there e stating that a in Gowganda and to press had don» rs worth of damâ€" the said deâ€" ties entitled only _to the then have had l not be liable Mrs. Olive MeCoy andâ€" daughter. Phyllis, of Timmins â€" were .yisiting Mrs. Olive Cross at South Poreupine last week. Much exceitement was going on in tront of the Majestic Theatre on Haiâ€" tastefully _ arranged, was _ awaiting them. Both homes and the tables were beautifully decorated with the Hallowe‘en ecolors. The prizes for Bridge were asâ€" follows: moatl and was won by Mrs. Lang 0 che New York Poreupine Mines, Ltd The Second Prize was an antique Tap Measure won by Mrs. Frood. Th Consolation Prize was awarded t Mrs. Fairhurst, (a Weather Prophet) The merry making was continued un til midnight, when they ail san: **They are Jolly Good Fellows,"" an the jolly good party was ended. Mr. Arthur Pinder, late of Thes advancement. Anr aeroplane passed over Poreupine on Monday mornin ed South. No doubt the maeck cearrving freâ€"rangers who are it was, not long before t porter was successful in that it was none other ths terious Alice. Mr. Shakespeare, of Fainhurst‘s Bakery, left on Sunday for a short trip to. .['01'0nt0. The most unfortunate incident that oceurred last week was that when Mrs. Cunningham, who, while atâ€" tempting to get a pail of water from the Poreupine River nearn the bridge on Rarlroad street, lost her hbalance and fell into the water. It is beâ€" lieved that the unusually strong wind which had been blowing so hard on Saturday was partly responsible for her misfortune, although some who knew the aged lady report that she was very feeble and could not help herself. Mrs. Cunningham has only been in the country three weeks, comâ€" ing from Pennsylvania, and was stopâ€" ping at MeNulty‘s. The remains will be shipped to Pennsylvania for interâ€" ment. The fire brigade answered a hurry call to a chimneyâ€"fire in James Boyle‘s residence on Connaught Hill, at 745 p.m. last Saturday and extinguished same before any damage was done. Who was the ’fireman with the Big Nose, who was so Nosy as to break his Nose finding out where the fire was on Friday night. Proverb: He broke his Nose chasing the Hose, but everyone Knows it was a False Nose. (Falseface). In view of the fact that so many exciting incidents oceurred on Halâ€" lowe‘en night, someone suggested that they change the name of Hallowe‘en held on the same night, many exâ€" pressed their regret at not heing able to enjoy this unusual treat. The ladies of the School and Home Society report that a nice sum was turned into the fund after all expenses had been paid. The money is to be used for inprovements on the Children‘s Playâ€" erounds. THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARIO were awarded ‘rTize was a C s a UCUuft Ulass won by Mrs. La Poreupine Mines salon, and at present with the staif of the Imperial Bank at Timnmrins, visited friends~ in Southâ€" Poreupiae last week. The severe wind which was blowing on Saturday finally decided to pick on Sky‘s Store for a stopping place. In fact it stopped so abrupt thai it blew in one of the hig plate glass windoys Subscription Ratesâ€"â€"Payable in advance. _ THE MAIL and EMPIRE anywhere in Canada by mail $5.00 Per Year. Delivered ty carrie> boy in Hamiilton, $6 per year. Rural Route Subscribers 10. Subscriptions (both new and renewal), in advance of $5.00 per year by mail delivered by carrier boy in Hamilton, will be necepted. However, in qualifying for the $1,000 BRours Rewards at least one. new subscription must be sent in. 11. A new subscriber is anyone who bhas not been receiving The Mail andâ€" Empire since October 25th. 12. All answers will receive the same regardless of whether or net Mail and Empire is sent in payable or £6,00 per year consicderation subseription to The 14. Three prominent Toronto citizens having no con:â€" neetion with The Mail and Empire will be sele ted to aet as judges, to decide the winners, and participants agree to accept the decision of the judges us final und conelosive. 15. 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