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tflpto P hadanmtérestmg e; Her" time, with varied In the list of officers of the Vicâ€" torian Order of Nurses as given in in itheâ€"last issue of The Advance Mrs. B. L. Longmore was given as second viceâ€"president. It should have read *Mr. E. L. Longmore;"‘ A\._.Mr. C._B. Alton, of Iroquois Falls, spent the weekâ€"end at his home in CMr. J. K. Kenned% u)a weekâ€"end jmitor to oqums Messrs. Chas. Pierce and . J lint left last week for a visit to erce Camp just north of North F POWDER PUFF BEAUTY SHOPPE I‘m intensely interested in the health of your baby. The infant needs all the attenâ€" tion that a g'ood physxclan and an upâ€"toâ€"date drug store can give it. It needs properly borated talcums for its ‘delicate skin and the purest of drugs for its little ny;"*" ‘Hecond Floor of Goldfields Block Phone 656 Shore Road, Hmleybury, caused ‘conâ€" siderable imconvenienee and damage last week. The water had to ibe shut off for several days while the leak was, located and remedied. \ ; Sewing class of the Evening Clasâ€" ses here will put on a «display of ithe work done during. the past term, the display to be in the window of Rinn Bros. store, Gordon block, Pine street, Friday and Sa?nrday of this week. . A broken water mb,-in "on the‘ Lake; Mrs. M. B. Seott, who had the misâ€" fortune to fracture her leg in a fall on the icy walk ne fi‘ the Hollinger Stores,y making good progress to reâ€" covery. \ . Melville Noble is spending .a week at his home here, being from Lower Stnrgeon where he is on ‘the staff of the Northern Canada Power. Limited. \ j 20 o EC d \Unnumerable friends here were deâ€" week says lighted ‘last week to see Mr. and Mrs.| Montreal, E. Scheletier back in town after an bâ€"| Mr, Chas. sence of a comple of years. +; return ho of Miss Alice Mangon, visitor to town last week. t se YA : ied *( + ol se in ifi L l op m oo i ioi 2 + se ce AAOUQUUCILLLA Y AUUUCLALVIVLILILUUL _ 11 tehee as among the r rosp Rebekah Dance mithe O.F“ZB'MI Thursday »xsening, April 8th f the new 801 conntry ""‘If Sha were. alive today Shakespare ,he“ would. be Jooked upon as remarkâ€" fble _ man.‘‘â€"Lecture. Sure. : he ,.uld be over 300 years old.-Chxongo Cochrane chelds its annual Bogard of Trade Banquet last week. â€" Among the‘ speakers from outside were:â€" Mr. Wilson, President of Toronâ€" to Board of Trade, Mr. Geo. W. Lee, Chairman of the T. N. O., andBr Banting, the discoverer of msuhn as a cure for diabetes. : 4 event <being Miss Mary Boyd and Messrs Pickering and Belanger. <Anâ€" other announcement ~way the dance being held on Easter Monday, by the Girl‘g Auxiliary â€" of <St. Matthew‘s Church, in the Masonic. Hall when music for, the dancing will be providâ€" ed by the A.S.D. Orchestra. ‘ The, committee in charge of the Surprise Night event were Messrs J. M. Belanger and A. W. Pickering and to them goes the credit for the great success of the evening. : * us Among the announcements made by president C.â€"G. Pirie was the St. Patâ€" mck‘s Night event next week, Miss Mary Boyd and Nellie Studor and Messrs J. Jacobs and H. Shantz beâ€" a big hit. (Mr..Price donated pmes for this event, the winners being Miss Roberta Gray ‘and Mr. Norman Leaâ€" ~men. a Lucky Town Foxtrot, this number being somewhat similar to the lucky number foxtrots.: Mr. Lehan donated prizes for this number; the winners were Miss Birdie Hill and Mr. Harry Boyd. . Another special was a Miliâ€" tary Twoâ€"step, this proving a popular number., Another npumber> directed by Mr. F. Lehan was a Ballon Dance; this was a ‘""scream‘‘ in more ways than one. The Charleston, under the supervision of Mr; J. K. Kennedy was another popular and humourous numâ€" ber. Another number under the Total cre collect101 pointmer Mr. F. Lehan was inâ€"charge of | Salary for year Salary for year Salary for year Salary for year Sherman work, 1 To cases reduced, dants . direction.of.Mx. C. Pnce was a Musiâ€"]. : cal Chair dance. The winners of the prizes donated by Mr. Pr I(_: for this pleasing number were s. Ingrid Hakala and Mr. J. Cran. One of the most successful and pleasmg of the evenings held by the A.S.D. this winâ€" ter closed at one o‘clock, -Fihes al from Ju 1926 ... 1926, inc . j fines . ... ind «> bat ~~The A.S.D. Club Orchestm prov1d- ed their usual good music for the dancing, â€" and the refreshments in charge of Miss Birdice Hill were no surprise; they are always an en3ov- able part of ‘the programme, The zsplendid evening‘s entertainâ€" ment vroav‘led at cue Surprise Night held by the A.S.D. Club dast night, the variety and allâ€"round good time enâ€" ~joyed by all would aungur well for a reâ€" petition of this form of entertainment at some future date. The programme for the evening was provided hy ‘a number of the members of the Club, seach suggesting some particular forin of entertainment and taking charge of the number suggested. This was the first event held by the A.S.D. Club ‘in which members had charge of parâ€" ticular parts of the programme. | .. In addition to the customary foxâ€" trots and waltzes and the old reliable Paul Jones, a rye waltz was announcâ€" ed as the first of â€"a long »string of specials. A Cinderella Dance Foxâ€" trot, in charge of Mr. :C. Price, made and a half at Dunnville, Ont., will be interested to know that he has been promoted to the position of accounâ€" tant at the important branch ‘of the Bank of Commerce at Chatham, Ont. He leaves in the course of a few days ifor ‘his new post. . Very ready sale is being found for the tickets for the recital of the Hart House String Quartet at the Goldâ€" fields Theatre on Tuesday, March 23rd. Those who have not already secured their tickets should do so at once. Tickets may be purchased from any of the members of the Timâ€" mins Kiwanis Club, and the plan of the hall for reserved seats is at Meyâ€" ers‘ drug sbore. f £ A N nmben' of Other Attractive Proâ€" grammes Announced for Future Dates romommepsepmte a The Advance suggested at the time of his dismissal that the reason given for allowing the Chief of Police.to be changed was not likely to be the real one. Every Chief of‘ Police who iz honest and efficient makes many eneâ€" mies.. Mr. Parcher appeared to be hardworking and capable and fair and square to alk He was not afraid to prosecute offenders against the law. Just previous to his dismissal he made what is termed a ‘‘clean up.‘‘ _ The consequence naturally would be that he. would incur the wrath of those who like to be favoured while they make illegal and illâ€"gotten profits from the public. In such a case the only thing that will save a Chief of Police from dismissal is the support 6f decent people who desire the law observed and refuse to be cajoled or tricked by the cunning of these ‘‘good fellows‘‘ who want to break the law to make a bunch of dirty money. Thoughtful people who know Chief Parcher, of Cobalt, are not likely to be deceived by any of the camounâ€" flage that may have been employed. Their opinion will be further strengthâ€" ened by the following statements by . Mr. Parcher :â€" _ \FEriends of Mr. T. M. White, for, merly accountant at the Bank of Commerce here, but for the past year and a half at Dunnville, Ont., will be interested: to know that he has been promoted to the position of accounâ€" tant at the important branch ‘of the Bank of Commerce at Chatham, Ont. He leaves in the course of a few days ifor :his new post. week says:â€"‘‘Dr. S. H. Bernstein, ‘Montreal, who is visiting his brother, Mr, Chas. Bernstein here, expects to return home toâ€"day. He has been spending several months in Timmins recovering from an accident which he met in automobile crash.‘‘ A‘The first diamond drill cutht to go into the Red Lake camp is being taken in by Reed Ryan, of Timming Mr,., Max Ryan to be in charge of the outfit. The Dome and . Melntyre claims in the Red Lake district, it is understood, will be extensively diaâ€" mond-d:rille‘d’.\ ; € Wfimds of Mr. T. M. White, for, merly accountant at the Bank of Commerce here, but for the past year Jn a letter to The Advance last week Mr. Aaron Parcher, formerly Chief of Police at Cobalt, says:â€"â€" ‘‘Owing to the publicity given to my discharge as Chief of Police for the Town ‘of Cobalt, and this publicity arising from certain press reports stating that my dismissal was through inefficiency, I feel that you will give me square deal in publishing the attached statement, as this is a stateâ€" ment covering my three and a half years as Chief of Police for the Town of Cobalt. I worked alone in the town with a population of 4,300 and over.‘‘ Mr. Parcher encloses three brief statements that show that he handled a difficullD position with effiâ€" ciency and with profit to the town that engaged him. bmtn;g Trequently mentioned in desâ€" | _ g es as among the r rogpectom Shows the Amount of Fines, Fees, BtC. ‘the new gold conntry j Collected D tggz His Term of 1 6. '.l‘he N orthla.nd Post of; Cochrane last ; es t y u> c a 4 vâ€" _E "CZ year 1923 .........l1.... Licenses collected durmg ‘year 1924 .............. Dog Taxes collected during 1924 .............. Poll Taxes collected during ut year 1924 ......s........ Liicenses collected _ during year 1925 ............... Dog Taxes collected during year 1925 ............... Poll Taxes colleeted durmg year 1925 ..s....¢....... 700. 00 ; es $12805 74 -Fmes and costs. received l ' from ~June 1922 to Jan. * 1926 ..... n e s $15237.00 Salary and maintenance from June 1922 to Jan. 1926, including rebate on fines esn l s 12805 .74 Total credit from fines only during my appomtment as Chief . .$ 2431 .26 huccd year 1922 ..... es ie 9 Licenses collected durmg year 1923 .......... Dog Taxes collected durmg year 1923 .............. Poll Taxes collected during Licen_sg,fs_ * collected during Dog Taxes collected during for year 1924............ Salary and . maintenance for year 1925 ........... Sherman Agency, speclal work, 1925.............. To cases appealed and fines reduced, retiirn to defenâ€" dants i.4 i STATEMENT NO. 1. Total in fines and costs imâ€" posed during my tenure of ~office .......... $17637.00 . Total of fines and costs J handed over by me to the Town of Cobalt, whilst unâ€" der appomtment as Chief â€" :of Police .........:....... $15237 .00 Total amount of Licenses, ' Dog Taxes and Poll Taxes eollected by me and handed , over to the Town of Cobalt . 8577.00 Total amount handed over s to. the Treagurer of the Town of Cobalt from June 1922 to Jan. 1926........ $23814.00 Salary and maintenance costs, including the Sherâ€" man Agency from June j 1922 to Jan. 1926........ $12105.74 Total credit from fines and collections during my a pomtment as Chief of Pohce $11708.26 STATEMENT NO. 2 and maintenance Dlsbursements and maintenance 1922 ts n ...3 andâ€" maintenance 1923 0â€"0 o o t e 0 0# ce o s s ifi- 4: 818. 42 2317 .46 4257 .76 2287 .33 2424.77 A fire which appeared to be a burnâ€" ing house on Fourth avenue was the :cause : of considerable excitement on Thursday night of last week.. The firemen promptly responded to the note of danger sent forth by the big whistleâ€"and hurried in that direttion.: Upon their arrival they were delightâ€" ed to find that the fire fiend was not devouring some peaceful cottage, but that a huge flaming cross was illumiâ€" Mrs. Belanger, of Elk Lake, was in town during the week, the guest of her ‘daughter, Miss Jacqueline Belanâ€" ger, of the Public School staff. . Mr, Kalmar, an enterprising resiâ€" dent of South Poreupine, is erecting a public bathahouse on Second avenue. As ‘‘cleanliness is next to godliness‘‘ this in another step forward in the right direction. Every modern equip ment will be installed. Mrs. T. McNamee and ‘‘Patsy‘‘ arâ€" rived home from Montreal on 2nd inst, Mr. Albert Foy hasybeen mdlsposed. during the present week.. - Mrs. J. Chatson has returned from North Bay where she had been called by the illness of her niece, Gwendoâ€" lyne King. «We regret to report the illness of Mrs. Herrington, who was taken to the Timmins Hospital, recently, sufâ€" fering from/ an attack of pleuroâ€" pneumonia. hx s ie s io Mr. E. Kimberley, a former wellâ€" known pioneer resident of this disâ€" trict, made a few friendly calls upon old acquaintances last week while on a business trip to the Camp. Mr. Kimberley is now a prosperous fruitâ€" grower ~near Beamsville in the Niaâ€" gara Peninsula, but being a typical son of ‘the North sometimes caun scarcely resist that magic call to the rugged land of Temiskaming. _ _ . Wt 0. 0A P o hi s COARLAY _ N AA _ dA O CA Lh avcuuc, east. Despite the efficient service of the fireâ€"fighters considerable damage Was done to the interior of the buildâ€" ing before the flames were extinâ€" guished. A fire that might have developed into a very serious conflagration but for the prompt arrivAl of the fire brigade, occurred about 3.45 on Tuesâ€" day afternoon at the residence of Charles Maki, on Railroad avenue, riflé, snowâ€"shoes and other supplies gathered together. The little boy took the rifle and then procure%a cartridge from a supposedly inac sible place and put it in the weapoun. In some unknown way the firearm was discharged and the bullet passed through the arm and body of the un fortunate little girl who was near the table in the room. ~ The little girl died a few minutes after. The mother hearing the disturbance causâ€" ed by the accident made strenuous efforts to do something to help her little girl, but the course of the bulâ€" let made all attention and skill of no avail. It is hard to realize the great suffering experienced by the griefâ€" stricken parents and family in such a tragic death of a dear little girl and the entire community extend the sinâ€" cerest sympathy in this sad bereaveâ€" ment. The funeral was held on Wedâ€" nesday afternoon and was very largeâ€" ly attended, the citizens expressing their deep sorrow at the accident and their sympathy in the sad death. a heavy calibre rifle in the hands of her small brother, a child of about seven years. It is understood that the father. was preparing for a prosâ€" pecting trip to Red: Lake and had his A very sad accident occurred on Monday afternoon of this week, when Phyllis, the fourâ€"yearâ€"old daughter of Mr. and Mrs., Richard Dawson, was killed by the accidental discharge of Schumacher, Ont., March 19th, 1926, Special to The Advanoe Gun in the Hands of Sevenâ€"Yearâ€"Old Boy Discharges and _ _Causes Death of Little Sister. Schumacher Saddened by Tragedy This Week. Father was Preparing to go: . to Red Lake... Other Items of News from Schumacher. @ * ¢ Cl Ne e e ty SssR sn “Hfi's!»\ '\:‘ ul Mr. Albert Courtemanche, some years ago Chief o?rPohce for FTimâ€" mins, and who has had considerable: expefience as a police officer, left last week for Ansonville where he will be. Chief of Police in successmn to S. Newton: RYANâ€"MURRAY DRUG STORE. This week Mr. P. M. Gordon, of South Porcupine, has taken over the drug store and business known as the Ryanâ€"Murray Dyug Co., Limited, in the Reed Block. Mr. Gordon will conduct an upâ€"toâ€"date drug store,. with quality and service featured. Mr. Gordon is wellâ€"known in Timâ€" mins, and is one of the popular skips of the Timmins Curling Club. His many friends here will wish him every success in his proprietorship of his new ¢ uM e o MR. P. M. GORDON PURCHASES { | Mr. J. J. Denny,. Mill Superintenâ€" dent of the McIntyre, Mme, has reâ€" turned from Montreal. Mrs. Barnett; Miss Anna Barnett and ~‘Dana, grandâ€"daughter of the former, returned on Sunday evening after an extended visit of several weeks with friends and relatives in the Niagara Peninsula. 3 Mrs. W. P. Olton, of New Ray left on Thursday morning for a visit with her daughter, Mrs. Cripps, of Cochâ€" rane. s . Mr. Peter Reid and family, of Timâ€" mins, have come to reside in our town. been ill for some time; and it was thought advisable to enter a city inâ€" stitution for special treatment. Her many friends will be glad to hear of her quick restoration to health. Madam Jones, a singing evangelist from Toronto, sang three songs for the teachers and children at four o‘clock on Monday evening. .Every one, enjoyed the selections. _ * Mr. Charles Arnott and sq‘h, Bric returned on Monday evening from a business trip to the Queen City. Miss Dorothy Carey, attended by Nurse MceLeary, left on Tuesday for Toronto, where she will be a. patient in thenflq'spital. The young girl has nating the southern landscape No damage was done, and the mystery remains unsolved. Mss Pauline Belanger, of South Porecuping, was a weekend vxsxtor with friends here, T4#