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is £ ” Whe Caledonian Society of 4 l Timmins. \\ Open to nativeâ€"born Seois and Scotswomen and those of Seottish _ descent. " Membership fee, $2.00 per year for ordinary members and 50c¢c. per year < for associate members. Meetings every second and fourth f %r;l(}ay, at the Hollinger Recreation . * >« * y l " m U . on ‘, wW. D. WATT . LEX WILSON \ TIMMINS â€" LODGE | No. 1815. \ _ United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners will meet every 2nd and _ 4th Friday of each month in the J Miner‘s Union Hall, Ind Ave. at 7.30 p. m. |I t J. W. TURNBULL, \ Timmins Golden Star L. 8. 6. A. Lodge, No. 677 ‘ Meetings every second and fourth | Wednesday in the Parish Hall. Club Rooms over Pierce‘s Furniture Store. 42 Third Avenue. i Meets every third Monday of each month in the basement of Bt. Matâ€" f ew‘s Church, All visiting members welcome. CATHERINE BONNELL, W.M. LIZABETH TOWNSEND, Rec. Sec. Visiting Brothers and Sisters always welcome. Elliott, Edna Arnold. Meets on the Second and Fourth Thursday of each month at the Schuâ€" macher Union Church. All visiting members welcome. J. C. BONNELL, â€" JOHN WEBBER Schumacher L. O. L. NO. 2975. The Lanceashire Club of Timmins meets in the Hollinger Recreation Hal the first and second Saturdays in each month at 8 p.m. Lancashire people are weicome and may bring friends by invitation only, which may be obâ€" tained from the Secretary or Presiâ€" dent on application, or from any member of the Committee. Timmins Gold Nugget Rebekah Lodge, No 173 Meets every Thursday in the month in the Cadfellows‘ Hall, Third Ave: Timmins Council, No. 2403 TIMMINS LODGE, 1.0.0.F. No. 45$ Services :â€" Sunday 11 a.m., Sunday School 10 a.m. Wednesday afternoon 4.00 p.m. 32 Hemock Street. 8. C. WHEELER T. H. HOWARD, 81 Pine St., South P.O. Box 1037 P.0. Box 203 Meets on the First and Third Friday of every month, in the Hall at the corner of Kirby and Spruce Street. All visiting members welcome. W. Isor, W.M. C. Weir, R.S. VISIT!~.. BROTHERS WELCOME Meets every Tuesday evening in the Oddfellows Hall, Third _ Avenue. Visiting brethren requested to attend. Christian Science Meetings ODDFELLOWS‘ HALL All Damp Garbage should be wrapped in paper so as to avoid freezing to the % cans. All gbbage cans should be kept covercd so as to prevent snow getting into the garbage. Any garbage containing snow or ashes will not be taken away. This part of the sanitary byâ€"law must be adlered to or prosecution will follow. ' " CHRISTIAN SCIENCE Second Section TO NCUSEHOLDERS Lancashire Club Timmins L.O.L. President. Pres. Subject : BOARD OF HEALTH Financialâ€"Secretary. Sec.â€"Treas Ree,. Sec THE â€" PORCUPINE â€" ADVANCEF The homes were generous, indeed, in their hospitality in those days. One little home had twenty people all told for the Christmas dinner, Some of the decorations had to be taken down to make. room for the guests to move around. But it was a wonderful Christmas! _ Such a turâ€" key! and cooked to delicious perfecâ€" tion ! .. And the salads, and the wonâ€" derful + dressing! and the roast poâ€" tatoes, just right! And then the Christmas .pudding, homeâ€"made, all but part of the sauce! This was a wonderful> Christmas! + peo The Home Christmas in 1915 at Timmins was just the same as Christâ€" mas at home any place and any time. Hundreds of homes here had such a Christmas, with laughter and good fare and frolice and the wonder of children! _ And Christmas Trees! They were in plenty and convenient, and free for the taking. Just a few steps from the house, and their was a Christmas Tree for the cutting and hauling. On the road to the Whelpâ€" dale! On the road to Schumacher, or to the Crown, or just past Moneta! CHRISTMAS IN TIMNMINS TEN YEARS AGO But with the best will in the world 250 homes can not make Christmas for 2,500 people. And so for many, the hotels and restaurants had to make Christmas. _ Restaurants and hotels rose nobly to the occeasion. There was "elass‘‘ at the Christmas at the Hotel Goldfields, and Mine Host Mulheron saw that everybody there was well filled with good things and happy during the Christmastide. _ At the Frontenac Hotel, the Algoma, the Central, and St. Charles and the Windsor, there a jolly, wellâ€"fed Christmas for all. Down at the River John Power‘s Hotel saw to it that none lacked there for Christmas cheer and gladness. To Many in 1915 the Grecting was "A Melly Clistmas." â€" But it was a Good Old Christmas after all. Some of the Incidents when Timmins was a Threeâ€"yearâ€"old.. Whoen There were Stumps in the Streets. Three Proud Men. Visitors To and From the Camp in the Early Days. Some of the Business Men in Timmins in 1915. They were Advertisers of Course. That‘s why they are Tormed Business Men, Reviewing the Town of Timmins as it was a Decade Gone by. The Advance‘s Good Wishes of 1915 Still Hold Good in This Year of 1925. Of course, the Dining Hall conductâ€" ed by L. S. Newton put on a bountiâ€" ful Christmas for all the patrons of that oldâ€"timer. The rest of the resâ€" taurants were conducted by Chinamen, but the Chinamen evidenced a kindly and earnest desire to make for all a ‘Melly Clistmas!‘‘ All the cafes were gaily . decorated;â€" there were special menus, special mottoes and special good wishes. ‘‘Melly. Clistâ€" mas!‘‘ There was Fat‘s Lunch, next to â€"the Ideal Poolroom! The Club, with W. Wing in charge, in the buildâ€" ing next to the Reed Block, and now a part of that structure! The Paris and the Canadian Club, on Pine Street, and the Boston and the Toronto, opâ€" posite the Empire Theatre (not ‘‘old"‘ in those days)! Many a man who yearned for home that Christmas time, found so much of the spirit of good cheer and kindness that the Christmas of 1915 after all remains in memory as a Merry Christmas. Christmas tide is the greatest uniâ€" versal ‘*Old Home Week‘"‘ yet inâ€" vented. At Christmastime everyâ€" body goes home,â€"if they can. But the population of Timmins being drawn from the four quarters of the earth, and the ordinary , man here in 1915 being from 500 to 5,000 miles from his old home town, only. a small proportion were able to enjoy a Home Christmas tiiat year. It is interestâ€" ing to note in the columns of The orcupine Advance of December 17th, TAMARACK STREET, TIMMINS, A S IT WAS IN 1915, TEN YEARS A GO. Among those from Timmins and South Porecupine who went to their old homes in the South and the East for the Christmas holidays The Adâ€" vance. mentions the following :â€"Mr. W. H. Hayden, president of the Hayâ€" den Mines, to Buffalo, N.Y.; Mrs. P. J. Mackay, to Cobalt; Dr. and Mrs. R. H. Brown, to Toronto and other points; Mrs. J. M. Hadwin and daughter, to Haileybury; Mr. Harry Asseltine, to Toronto; Geo. 8. Drew, to Cannington; Mr. J. A. Devaney, to Toronto; Mr. Geo. Preston, to Owen Sound ; Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Bannerman, to Matheson; Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Black, to Renfrew; Mr. Cliff Jemâ€" mett, to Cobalt; Mr. H. G. Carmichâ€" ge‘.to Montreal; Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Sceli, to Ailsa Craig; Mr. A. 8. Fulâ€" ler, to New York; Mr. Wilfred Brown, to Owen Sound; and Mr. Geo. A. D. Murray, to (Greenlands, Mich.; where he was to be married to a young lady there who was formerly a resident of South Poreupine. There did not appear to be many in those days who came to the Porâ€" cupine Camp for the holidays. The only cease of this sort mentioned in The Advance was that of Mr. James E. Boyle, who was duly reported. as coming from Haileybury to spend Christmas at his home in South Porâ€" cupine. was only the Empire Theatre and King‘s Theatre among the amusement places. The New Empire was not built until 1916, and of course there was no Goldfields Theatre at that time. ‘The item referred to was as follows :â€" In another issue of The Advance there was an interesting item showing how the Christmas spirit was abroad in the town. This item referred to a presentation made to the manager of the Empire Theatre. _ In 1915 there ©On Christmas Eve., after the show the staff of the Empire Theatre surâ€" prised Mr. Peter Bardessono, their employer, with a very handsome gift in the form of a silver thermal deâ€"â€" canter and stand. The presentation speech was made by Mr. Martin in his usual felicitious style, and Mr. Barâ€" dessono thanked the donors in a few wellâ€"chosen words.‘‘ Timmins has always been a great town for giving the children a good time. This is particularly fitting at Christmas time, and apart from the various home and church Christmas Trees, the youngsters in general were thoughtfully considered in 1915. In the following paragraph from The Adâ€" vance of Dec. 24th, 1915, will be found the story of one big Christmas Tree greatly enjoyed by the. youngsters. The Advance says :â€"â€" "*Tuesday afternoon will be marked down in red letters by the children of the Public School in Timmins, who were guests of the School Board at a gigantic Christmas Tree Party and Concert. The theatre was packed to overflowing, the seating capacity being exhausted before the programme beâ€" gan, Parents, guardians and friends were delighted to see these little men and women of toâ€"merrow as they trod the stage in high glee, yet with the precision of military discipline. The programme was carried out splendidâ€" ly, reflecting great credit on the children‘s teachers. _ The Christmas Tree was a huge success, and every little boy and girl was made very happy by some gift from good old Santa Claus."‘ For three men at least in the Porâ€" cupine Camp the 1915 Christmas was a proud season:â€"Mr. Dayton Ostrosâ€" ser, of Schumacher then, having a daugher born on Dec. 7th; Mr, Herâ€" bert M. Martin, of Timmins in those , ONTAR RIO, THURSDAY, DECEMEER 24th., 1925. The chief amusements advertised for the 1915 Christmas season in Timâ€" mins were skating and the movies. The Timmins Skatine Rink was under the management of Mr. Hugh Mulâ€" hberon, and many enjoyed the good skating of the season. For Christmas Day, there was a special programme at the Empire Theatre, including: a Pathe fourâ€"reel drama in colours, *‘The Adventures of a Madeap,"‘‘ with Jackie Saunders in the star part; oneâ€"reel war news feature showing Lord Kitchener and General Joffre, and the boys in the trenches; and Billie Ritchie in a sideâ€"splitting comâ€" edy, called **Life in the Movies.‘‘ Anâ€" other form of amusement ten years avo seemed to be that game still popâ€" ular under the name of Municipal Election Talk.. In 1915, the late Mr. W. H. Wilson was the Mayor and Mr. H. E. Montgomery was Secretaryâ€" treasurer of the town. The late Mr. Chas. Dalton was one of the Town Council for 1915, and during his term on the Council he made famous the phrase, ‘‘Let her go as‘ she looks."‘ Whenever discussion threatened to drag out indefinitely, Charlie induced action by his famous phrase, *‘ Let her go as she looks."‘ days, a son bhorn on Dec. 7th; and Mr. B. V. Harrison, of South Poreupine, a son, on Dec. 6th. There were only three churches in Timmins in 1915. The R.C. chureh was a humble place compared to the magnificent brick edifice of toâ€"day. The Presbyterians under Pastor Allan, held a special Christmas service in the Empire Theatre on Sunday, Dec. 19th, commencing at 7 p.m. At this service, Mr. Allan gave an gwecount ef his stewardship for the year and delivered a message appropriate to the season. On Christmas Day at 11 a.m., Rev. J. Douglas Patterson, who has just been appointed rector of St. Matthew‘s Church, was duly ordained to the priesthood in St. Matthew‘s Anglitan Church, Wide difference indeed may be not Wide difference indeed may be noted between the Town of Timmins at Christmas 1915 and Christmas, 1925. Few towns can show so great a change in ten short years. In 1915 there was only one brick building in townâ€"the Reed Blockâ€"and it was only a twoâ€"storey structure then and occupied only about half its present area. There was no sewer system, no incinerator, no disposal plant, no library, no high school, only one small hospital, only a few strips of sideâ€" walk. no motor fire truck, and only an indifferent fire protection system. The town included only a small part of its present area. The streets were scarcely more than passable, and in the lower part of the town stumps remained to show how recently the whole area had been part of the bush. In 1915 Timmins was only three years old, and while it had made great proâ€" gress, it had a long way further to go to reach its city status of 1925. In 1915 the assessment of the town was approximately $1,000,000.00, with a third of the income assessment. Toâ€" day the assessed value is around the six million dollar mark. Ten years ago the residence of Mr. P. A. Robbins, General Manager of the Hollirger, was assessed for $5,500.00 â€"the highest assessed of any resiâ€" dence in town. Next in order of asâ€" sessment was the home of Mr. R. J. Jemmett, on Eim Street, assessed at $5,000,.00. Mr. Jemmett‘s house was considered the ‘‘classiest‘‘ residence in town. It is now owned and ocâ€" eupied by Mr. Silver and properly rated as a very desirable residential In 1925 the frame structure now used as part of the freight sheds was the Timmins T. N. 0. depot. There have been important changes in the business men and business places of Timmins in the past ten years. «A glance at the December, 1915, fyles of The Porcupine Adâ€" vance is of much interest. From the fyles the following notes may be made :â€" Chas. Pierce Son‘s general store was more: home-hke in 1915. You did not have to go outside to expectorate; there was a stove always handy. This store carried everything from a needle to an anchor. Another important store was the Marshallâ€"Ecclestone Company, furniâ€" ture and hardware. In 1915 they adâ€" vertised gramophones; toâ€"day they keep the orthophone and radios,. property, but there.are scores of more imposing homes now in this town. The Rexall Drug Store on the corâ€" ner was kept by Chas. See. A note in one of the December issues of The Advance said that Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Meyers, of Toronto, had just maved to town. Mr. J. P. MelLaughlin‘s big store was the highâ€"class business place of the town. It was advertised as the * House of Quality.‘‘ It was so spotâ€" less and cityâ€"like that a fellow felt he had to walk to the door every time he wanted to spit. The premises are now occupied by the Hollinger Stores, Limited, but even with added modern touches the big store is â€"all right now because this is a young city toâ€"day. On Dec.. 20th, Mr. F. M. Burke opened a drug and stationery store in the Reed Block. He was all ready for the Christmas lastâ€"â€"â€"minute rush of shoppers. He says the same for 1925. The jewelers of 1915, were M. J. Roche, opposite the post office, and A. Biscornet, next to the post office. The post office itself was never a jewelâ€"er anything like that. â€" Chas. G. Cummings was the town‘s tobacceonist. The bank was the Imperial Bank, with Mr. K. F. DeLong as manager. Messrs Sullivan and Newton and E. G. Dickson looked after the insurance and real estate.. Messrs Simms and Drew looked after the Timmins office of E. G. Dickson. Among the other advertisers in The Advance were: â€" Ostrosser Co., men‘s wear; G. N. Moore‘s livery; Homer L. Gibson and A. 8. Fuller, stockâ€"brokers; Cecil Culbert, and W. D. Pearce, South Poreupine; Ben Croskery; Dr. McelInnis; Cook and Mitchell, and J. W. Mahon, barristers ; Misses A. K. Weiler, dressmakers; Mrs, Christie, ladies‘ wear; Hotel Connaught, South Poreupine; Laub Stockwell; J. K. Moore, baker and confectioner; A. Brazeau, plumber; Classic Shoe Store; Geils the Tailor: John W. Foggâ€"and M. Boivin, lumber dealers; Hobberlin.â€" Tailors; Dorway, tailor; and S. Wheeler, livery, South Poreppine. J. R. Gordon‘s grocery was one of the live spots in the town of 1915 Mr. Gordon did a big business on merit. . He backed his business by advertising and backed his advertisâ€" ing by service. Dalton‘s Livery was sleepless then as now, and Ernie Schletter, the garâ€" ageman, locked up the town. Someâ€" times Ed. Leslie helped him. Both of them have neglected the duty in recent years. There have been nights when the town has been open all night. P The Timmins Retail Merchants‘ Asâ€" sociation advised all to buy in Timâ€" mins. Good advice, too, through the ten years to this year of grace! Great changes between 1915 and 1925, but no change in the sincerity of the good wishes of The Advance,â€" to one and all a very Merry Christâ€" Mathesonâ€"Thursday, March 18thâ€" Friday, March 26th. Larder Lakeâ€"Thursday, Aprii 8th â€"Friday, April 16th. Englehartâ€"Monday, April 18thâ€" Tuesday, April 26th, New Liskeardâ€"Thursday, April 28 â€"Friday, May 7th. Instruction will be given in the practical identification of minerals and rocks, and in elementary geology and mineralogy. Classes for Mining Prospectors will be held under the direction of the Ontario Department of Mines, as follows :â€" Sault Ste. Marieâ€"Monday, Nov. 23, â€"Tuesday, Dec. 1st. Sioux Lookoutâ€"Thursday, Jan. 28 â€"Friday, Feb. 5th. Timminsâ€"Monday, March 8thâ€" Tuesday, March 16th. Kirkland _ Lakeâ€"Monday, March 28thâ€"Tuesday, April 6th. Franzâ€"Thursday, Dec. 3rdâ€"Friâ€" day, Dec. 11th. Chapleauâ€"Monday, Dec. 14thâ€" Tuesday, Dec. 22nd. Sudburyâ€"Wednesday, Jan. 6thâ€" Thursday, Jan. 14th. Nakinaâ€"Monday, Feb. 8thâ€"Tuesâ€" day, Feb, 16th. Cochraneâ€"Thursday, Feb. 18thâ€" Friday, Feb. 26th. Galettaâ€"Wednesday, Nov. 1l1thâ€" Thursday, Nov. 19th. Port Arthurâ€"Monday, Jan. 18thâ€" Tuesday, Jan. 26th. Practice classes i in spotting minerals and rocks will be carried on. Classes Free.â€" Conducted by Dr. W, Deputy Minister of Mines. L. Goodwin, late Director of the School of Mining, Kingston. THOS. W. GIBSON, Toronto, 23rd October, 1925. BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, ETO. Gordon Block Officeâ€"Room 5, Gordon Block If you are thinking of sleighs or a cutter this winter, see these beâ€" fore you finally buy. Prices are all right too. P.0O. Box 1581 Phone 640 Chartered Accountant câ€"o HOLLINGER MINE BLACKSMITH, ETC. Cedar St. Timmins. Next to Hamilten‘s Livery Now open for business. Firstâ€"class rooms, and steam heated All upâ€"toâ€"date conveniences. Reading and Sitting Rooms. Sample Room for Travellers. Best dining room in town. Meals at all hours. Frank J. Kehoe 2 Cutters 1 Light Delivery Sleigh 1 Dray 1 Duplex pump, 4 x 6 cylinder. Glasgow Baritone Concerts and Parties Tom Richardson CLASSES FOR MINING PROSPECTORS IROQUOIS FALLS, PARIS HOTEL G. Blough Second Section Timmins, Ont.