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The staff of The Advance is 2e n 2a*s.s* . 28 AR C i o e i o s e 1 e e w i s t l o o o io i i n s n o i ie n s 24e 2P s n i2 n ie 2l n 2822002202282 it 00000000000009000003.000000.oooooooooooooooouvooo.oo'ooooo:oooooooooooooo0000000000000000000o000000000’o‘o‘o‘b‘o‘o‘.‘b‘.‘o‘ooww nesday as usual. To leave the pubâ€" lication until the end of the week would crowd the following issue, especially in the holiday time, so it has been decided to forego the one issue altogether. In past years it has been customary to miss one issue durâ€" ing the summer months, but this year every issue has been published up to date. The missing of next week‘s issue will take the place then of the regular summer holiday plan, and as it will come in the regular holiday week it will be of little inconvenience to advertisers or to subscribers. The office of The Advance will be open as usual for business on every lawful I1] St1 In The Advance of Degember 19th, 1917, there was a paragraph prominâ€" ently displayed, as follows:â€"‘‘To ermit of holidays for the staff, etc., there will be no issue of The Advance next week. In view of the fact that it is Christmas week, and Christmas holidays coming before the regular publication day, it would not be posâ€" sible to issue the paper on the Wedâ€" 1 V [f OUIHK policily is to serve our clients with a high resolve to merit their confiâ€" dence and gratified appreciation. Opposite Goldfields Hotel CLEANER and DYER 21 Fourth Ave. i Sinclair the Valet Since 191 has â€" made s â€"made Yyery: forward,â€" . toâ€"day paidâ€"inâ€"advance subseriber nes what it was ten year advertising patronage four times that of ten staff of The Advance 1 SIMMS, HOOKER DREW Cheaper to Clean and Dye Than it is to Buy (Agents for Confederation Life Association). Funeral Director and Embalmer 12% Pine St. S. Phone 51 Houses and Lots for Sale on Terms., on â€"~CVery â€" l@awiELlu the town of Tim very â€"â€" remarkable the pub Alex Freeman, of the Frontenac House, on nomination for councillor, but the time for nomination having formally been declared closed previâ€" ously, he was too late to have the name accepted. The election of pubâ€" lic school trustees was also achieved by acelamation. There were four places to fill on the board, and the following were the only iuur nominâ€" ated :â€"Samuel Bucov etsky, merchant; Len Hill, contractor; Roy H. Brown, dentist; R. J. Jemmett, accountant. The public school board is now comâ€" posed of the following:â€"D. Ostrosser, E. L. Longmore, Anathe tour nd.u*d In the township of Tisdale, howâ€" ever, there was nothing approaching an accelamation for anybody. In tlus connection, The Advance says:â€"*‘ At the nomination meeting at South Porâ€" cupine on Monday there were thirteen nominated for reeve of the township of Tisdale, and twenty for places on the council. Of the thirteen nominâ€" ated for reeve, only two are standing â€"â€"Messrs J. T. Easton and J. E. Boyle, â€"both with municipal experience, but. with the preference in favour of Mr. Easton, perhaps, who has been especially active and able during the past year, and who is aiways ready on the spot when something needs to be done for the advantage of the district. Mr. Easton will make <a firstâ€"class reeve, if elected, and this is said withâ€" Albert Brazeau, tinsmith; Charles Gunning Williams, mine superintendâ€" ent; H(-rmzm Henry Moore, physician: John Archibald \I(*Inm\ physician : Charles Pierce, mmcha.nt, Alexande: Rankin (rluho, mine manager. Dr Minthorne offered the name of Mr councillors by acclamation, and s( save the cost and annoyance of ar election, as well as assuring a municipal council for another year In any event there were no othe names formally nominated on Mon day, and the following were accord ingly declared elected by acclamation Mayor, J. P. MeLaughlin ; councillors Albert Brazeau, tinsmith; Charle: Â¥ears Ago in limmins." In 1917 the mayor and council the ensuing year for this town of 1 mins were elected by acelamait In referring to this fact The Adv: said :â€"‘*Nomination day for municipal elections passed off :1 quietly., Apparently the public greed with the suggestion of The vance a couple of weeks ago tha might be well during the present ditions to return the 1917 mayor councillors by acclamation, and save the cost and annoyance of election, as well as assuring a 0 municipal council for another y In any event there were no o names formally nominated on N Although there was no issue of ] Advance ten years ago, there v news in this week as usual. T news was taken care of in the issue January 2nd, 1917, and from this sue, The Advance toâ€"day will tak few items for this column, ‘*‘4 Years Ago in Timmins."‘" four times as big as it was in 1917 The Poreupine Advance has kept pae« with the growth of the town and the district. MOTOR EQUIPMENT Residence PHCONE 135 the mayor and coune zx year for this town of elected by acelam g to this fact The Ad omumnation â€" for Timmins The Adva y. »for ed_ off â€"v > public muunceil for vyear other wixs Phis L1 iC holiday season saw many trains away off schedule time, the National on the Friday evening before Christmas perhaps taking the prize, as it was only 16 hours late in arriving at Porâ€" quis Junetion.‘"‘. ‘‘Mr,. H.â€"M. Paull spent Christmas in Timmins with friends here. He was on his way back to The Pas, Manitoba, after spending some days in New York with the dirâ€" ectors of the English syndicate which he represents. Mr. Paull reports on esmm mm mm but it was handled with such prompâ€" titude and skill that it also ‘*amountâ€" ed to nothing.‘‘ On Wednesday evenâ€" ing of this week another alarm came From the Cottage hospital where the nucleus of a bad fire was discovered in a mattress that had caught fire in some manner or another in one of the rooms used by roomers. The chemiâ€" cal tank, however, finished this little fire without any particular damage In December the firemen had seven prospects as very promising on the| runs, and the New Year is starting out properties secured by his company in the West, and looks for big developâ€" ments when the war is over and the manexy markets of the world resume|] upon lively, but luckily Fire Chief Borâ€" land and his men are the skilled and competent kind that may be depended to keen the no acâ€" prospects as very promisIng ol Lt properties secured by his company in the West, and looks for big developâ€" ments when the war is over and the money markets of the world resume a normal condition. â€" Mr. Paull has had a number of experts prospecting north and west of The Pas during the past year, and many desirable cluims' have been staked. Most of the prosâ€" pectors employed by the Syndicate were old Poreupine experts, but the: claims include many other minerals besides gold, which is the Poreupine‘s specialty.‘ ‘‘Mr. and Mrs; A.: G. Carson and daughter, Evelyn, spent Christmas at Swastika.‘‘ The Advance ten years ago referred to the loss sustained at Christmasâ€" tide by Mr. J. A. Hough, mines reâ€" corder at Matheson, and member of the local Exemptions Tribunal. His parents suffered even greater loss at the time. H1s family being in Toronâ€" to for the season, Mr. Hough decided to spend Christmas with his parents at Charlton. He was enjoying himâ€" self Christmas Eve in the old home with his father and mother, both of whom were in their seventies. His mother had shown him the fine fowl so skilfully prepared and ready for the oven, and the pudding already cooked, and all the other cheering Christmas fare. After the Christâ€" mas Eve supper at home Mr. Hough had occeasion to go to the station and on his return he saw the home in flames. The fire had started apparâ€" ently from a defective chimney or overheated stovepipes, and nothing could be done to save the building. Charlton having no form of fire proâ€" tection, the fire simply had to burn itself out. The house was one of the first erected in Charlton ard it was dry as tinder. Consequently, it burned very rapidly, and to add to the disâ€" comforts of the misfortune, the weather was intensely cold. Mr. and Mrs. Hough, Sr., were only able to escape from the burning house, and nothing could be saved. Mr. J. A. Hough lost all his clothing, but what he wore, while his parents were in the same plight as regards this, and in adâ€" dition they lost their household efâ€" fects, their property, ete. _ Only a small insurance policy was carried on the house, other policies having reâ€" cently been allowed to lapse on acâ€" count of the very high insurance rates."‘‘ down to 40 degrees Dbelow Zero on Thursday might, and the wind was blowing a gale that made even warmâ€" blooded religious people say ** Merry Christmas!‘‘ Many on the night shifts of the Hollinger and other mines had fingers, ears and noses frozâ€" en on the trip home from work. _ As one man said, ‘‘there is no sense in carrying a weather joke as far as 45 below, nor running as fast as 45 miles an hour in raw wind.‘‘ ‘*‘As usual the holiday season saw many trains away YÂ¥ear‘ from m. In, MCcloy, Lormeriy with the Hollinger, now an officer on field service in France.‘‘ ‘‘Lieut. V. H. Emery, of the Canadian Engineers‘ Corps, was a Christmastide guest of Mr. A. K. Globe. ‘Lieut. Emery exâ€" peects very shortly to leave for overâ€" seas service."‘‘ ‘*The thermometer was down to 45 degrees below zero _ on Thursdavy might, and the wind was out any disparagement of Mr. Boyle, who has given good service in past years. .Of the twenty nominated for the council, there are seven contesting the four seats. They are:â€"John Angrignon, Robert Campsie, J. B. Hutehison, C. B. Morgan, A. E. Philâ€" ipps, B. M. Walton and D. Mackie. from this group the township should be able to select four ceapable men, especially when one,â€"Mr. D. Mackie, â€"should be considered already as a first choice in view of the unusually able and alert services he has given the township during the past year."‘ in Ofltawa.‘‘ National Fruit Christmas at | stance, the record could easily have been serious, but by their usual speedy response and able handling of the fires the two blazes on that occasion were promptly put under eontrol, though the conditions frightened most people with thoughts of possible disaster. One of the fires on that occeasion was at Sam Shubb‘s on Fourth avenue and the other call at 55 Fifth avenue. On Sunday morning a small fire also deâ€" veloped at the Cottage hospital, Fourth avenue, opposite the fire hall, During the past few days the Timâ€" mins firemen have had an unusually large number of calls. It was much the same ten years ago, that is, of course, with consideration for the proâ€" portion of the town then to its present size and business. In reference to the number of ecalls on the firemen ten years ago, The Advance said :â€" ‘*In the past week the Timmins fire brigade has had several calls, and by their prompt response and skilful work they kept the fires as affairs of no particular importance. In view of the high wind blowing and the intense eold on Firday morning last, for inâ€" Christmas at his home in Toronto."‘ ‘*‘Among the greetings received last week from the soldiers overseas was ‘+Merrvy Christmas and Happy New THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARIO M hristmas in Bridgeburg, Ont."‘ M. Donaldson spent Christmas ‘r pareirits at Cobalt.‘‘ ‘‘"Mr. _spent Christmas at his home hristmas Mr. Ma istmas at his . r. Marion, of Produce Co., : and Happy New MceCoy, formerly now an officer on ce "* .‘ "IMieut. :V. iadian Engineers‘ mastide guest of PSONA 1C€ al item 0o in r¢ spent wWere £ iT year when he was discovered by a New York Rangers‘ scout. He is fast and a good stick handler. Houston Postâ€"Despatch:â€"We could not print what some of our hogâ€"callers call the road hogs. eompetel upon to count."‘ Is one of the finds of the season. He was playing for Port Arthur last ind all n 1917 The Advance wished one l all a very happy and prosperous w Year, and toâ€"day, ten years latâ€" the wish is repeated with all sinâ€" itv. XART. CHAPMAN ed with such prompâ€" hat it also *‘ *amountâ€" On Wednesday evenâ€" ) cce i cnmemee ) ces i1 () o Ecclestone Hardware, Schumacher. Samples by mail promptly attended to. House Phone 757â€"J, Schumacher for information as to Schedules, Fares, Reservations, Etce. District Passenger Agent, North Bay was spending the recess period in the play room provided and in some way got a severe bump against the wall. He was taken home and Dr. Jackson was summoned. â€" The injury proved to be somewhat serious and the boy was taken to the Red Cross Hospital in the afternoon, where he is being taken care of." HAILEYBURY BOY HAS SHOULDER HURT AT PLAY The Haileyburian last week says:â€" ** While at play in the basement of the Public School on Tuesday mornâ€" ing, Walter Johnson, aged 14, whose home just now is at the Children‘s Shelter here, was badly injured in the shoulder. With several other boys he was spending the recess period in the play room provided and in some way W all survive the bla Samples may be left at Gordon‘s Drug Store, Timmins, Marshallâ€" Office: Room 2, Post Office Block, Timming CUSTOMS ASSAYER AND CHEMIST Geo. C. Murphy 1CK JC North Bay Connectionâ€"SOUTHâ€"10.45 p.m. T. N. O. Agents or E.. G. BISHO J ournal nion Ja al:â€"Chicago can lack better than All Steel Coaches, Tourist and Standard Sleeping Cars, Dining and Compartmentâ€" Observation Cars. Westbound From Eastbound 6.33 pm. Porquis Jet. 1240 p.m. Montreal â€" V ancouver Both Directionsâ€"DAILY We Buy and Sell, all Kinds of 14 Wilson Avenue Thursday, Dec. 29th, 1927 New and Secondâ€"Hand Furniture, Stoves, Etc. 119 Wilson Avenue TIMMINS, ONT. Telephone 375â€"J. Phone 785â€"J Auctioneer Goods.