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ced oc .; FRANK BYOK Corner Third Ave: and Birch St. * NÂ¥ *Â¥ *Â¥ 2. 3. 8. .*.2 28. ectastactadtoctad welectectectoctects Mr. James MacLean, of Waba Waâ€" . wa, Ont., is visiting his son Mr. J. D. MacLean. Just before coming here on the visit Mr. MacLean had the migâ€" fortune to fall from the mow in the barn at his farm, breaking his left arm. All will wish him a speedy reâ€" covery. SPECIAL CHRISTMAS SERVICES AT UNITED CHURCH There will be a short service at the United Church on Chris#kmas morning at Â¥1 o‘elock. Everyone welcome. Special Christmas services were also held at the United Churech on Stmday, Dec. 20th, The morning service was featured by special music by the Children‘s Choir, and a duet by Masters W. Shewan and F. Woodâ€" bury, these talented, young vocalists giving a very pleasing rendition of ‘""‘HMoly Night.‘‘ The sermon, by Rev. J.; D. Parks was appropriate to the season, the subject being ‘‘Peace,‘‘ and the discourse being a thoughtful and helpful one. At the evening service there were two wellâ€"rendered anthems by the Choir and an excellent solo by Mr. J. Geils.: Rev. Mr. Parks preached an able and inspiring sermon, the title of his address being **The Unwelcome Christ." We * k ie o6 n«‘ n 28228228248 * ézo # t # BEST 50 FAR OF SERIES OF BAND CONGERTS HFRE The special ‘‘Cornish Night‘‘ Band Concert, under the auspices of the Timmins Citizen‘s, Band, in the Goldâ€" fields Theatre, on Sunday evening after the church services, proved a reâ€" cord breaker from every viewpoint. The theatre was filled to capacity and between three and four hundred peoâ€" ple had to be turned away for lack of further room. The collettion exceedâ€" é4 all previous records in total amount, though it must be admitted that when ~totalled up it worked out less than thirteen cents per head. The programme was also a recordâ€" breaker. There was not a weak numâ€" ber on the whole programime. It was well worthy of the big attendance and it was thoroughly enjoyed from beginning to end. The ‘‘Cornish Night!!‘ was the first of a series of ‘‘National Nights‘‘ planned for the Band Concerts. Apart Had to be Trrned Away From t Sunday Evening, and Concert Nell Worth the Big Attenâ€" dance. THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TIMMINS;, ONTARIO from the band and the chairman, every person taking part in the proâ€" gramme was ‘Cornish. There are many Cornishmen in the Band, and these, with Bandsmen W. S. Johns, as chairman of the Committee, were resâ€" ponsible for organizing the event. A very high standard, indeed, was set by the Cornish for Ahe proposed ‘‘National Nights.‘"‘ R There were three selections by the Band â€" ‘‘Merry and Bpight," a march; and ‘‘Melodious Gems,""‘ and "Sounds From England.‘" These were given with the talent and efâ€" fectiveness now always expected from the Timmins Citizens‘ Band. They won the heartiest appreciation from the big crowd. The pianoforte solo by Mrs. Wilkins] was a delight to all lovers of good music. It won such pronounced ap-‘ plause that it was necessary to exâ€" plain to the audience that on account of the length of the programme enâ€", cores would not be possible. Despite this announcement _ however, the apâ€" plause given to each and every number amounted to a decided encore. In the: of Mr. Varkar the audience simâ€" ply insisted on a recall. In the case of Mrs. Wilkins, the promise was made that her gifted work at the piano would be heard later during the evening, and this was the fact, as her unusually able work as accompanâ€" ist added greatly to the affectiveness of the programme and was a decided feature in many of the selections. An outstanding feature of the proâ€" gramme was the earol singing by Male Voicesâ€"Messrs E. R. Street, A. Jenkin, E. Jeffery, P. Reed, A. Steâ€" vens, W. Hawkey, A. J. Snow and S. Jolhns. These numbers included :â€" "Lo, He Comes an Infant Stranger,"‘ and ‘‘Hail, Sacred Day."‘ Good voices, harmoniously blending, and singing with talent ‘and expressiveâ€" ness, these carols were very attractive ‘The soloists for the evening were: Mrs. Barrett, Mr. A.J. Snow and Mr. A. Jenkin, all three winning and deâ€" serving the very heartiest approval of the, big gathering. Mrs. Barrett is always, very rightly, a favourite with Timmins audiences, and her gifted singing on Sunday evening won even more than the usual appreciaâ€" tion. Mr. Snow in the bright ‘‘Corâ€" nish Floral Song,"‘ made a decided hit. Mr. A. Jenkin rendered ‘‘The Star of Bethlehem,"‘‘ in very effective way and won noteworthy appreciation. In each case the audience was turned from insistence upon encores by the reminder that these artists would be in further numbers on the programme. Mrs. Barrett and Mr. Snow won hearty appreciation for their rendiâ€" tion of the duet ‘‘Larboard Watch."‘ Mr. Jenkins was one of the talented members of the Choir rendering the excellent cearols. Bandsman Carl Johns again showed himself a gifted cornet player by his talented rendition of the cornet solo, "©‘The Flight of Ages.‘‘" The hearty applause given was well merited by the good work of this young bandsâ€" man. Mrs. Barrett played piano acâ€" companiment for this number. EPW T Om The reading, ‘‘Jan and Betty‘s Courtship,‘‘ given in the Cornish diaâ€" lect by Mr. P. Varkar, Dome Mines, was one of the outstanding popular numbers on an altogether appreciated programme. Mr. Varkar‘s clever rendition of this humorous selection was noteworthy for its effectiveness. The audience was taking no chances on hearing him later in the evening and msnsted on a recall then and there. His number in response to the enâ€" core was another treat, being **Jan and Betty‘s Marriage,‘‘ as related in the Cornish dialect. * . ho sc 2t P The audience showed vary decided favour for the instrumental duet, euitar and violin, by Bandsman \V. Poad and Mr. Trudgeon. This was a very pleasing number, sweet and bright, and violin and guitar alike were in very skilled hands. This was another encored number, and one‘deâ€" serving fully the appreciation shown. One of ‘the specially outstanding numbers of the evening was the violin selection by Mr. Wilkins. He gave a masterly rendition of a popular part of ‘‘Il Trovatore,"‘‘ and the fact that he played this lengthy selection through in perfect fashion, with scarcely a glance at the music, indiâ€" cates his knowledge and special gifts. This selection was a genuine treat to the musicâ€"lovers and they were unâ€" stinted in their applause. At the conclusion of the programme the President of the Band extended sincere thanks to the artists for the excellent programme, and this was very heartily supported by the auâ€" dience with "extended applause as a mark of special appreciation. _ LCC a) «s The next ‘‘National‘‘ Band Night will likely be about January 17th, and will be ‘*Lancashire Night,‘‘ in charge of Bandsmen Cornthwaite and Hornâ€" by. If is admitted that they will have a difficult task to equal the ‘‘Corâ€" nish Night,‘‘ but they have also a fine array of talent, and expect an equa‘!ly pleasing evening. The plumber worked and the helper stood helplessly looking on. He was learning the business. This was his first day.. ‘"Say,"‘‘ he. inquired, ‘‘do you charge for my time?"‘ ' ‘©Certainly, boob,""‘ came the reply. ‘‘But I haven‘t done anything.‘‘ The plumber, to fill in the hour, had been looking at the finished job with a lighted candle. 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