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Porcupine Advance, 12 Jun 1941, 1, p. 3

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Wedded at Kirkland Lake Spend Honeymoon Here In its issue of Tuesday The Northern News, of K has the following repori . event : â€" THUREDAY,. JUNE 12TH, 1941 ATTEND 137 Pine Str¢get North Pageâ€"Mvers Nuptiais This Sunday is FATHER‘S Day OSTROSSER CO. m Je cCO w e @ih Remember DAD This Sunday! QUALITY MENS WEAKR Â¥ l eP P BP L L AL L ALâ€"ALCâ€"AC LC â€"AL LC â€"ACâ€"AC C â€"AC C P P CA LA l PP “‘. ““\' .’\ uk \,“ (~““ yTE8 22.00 ‘3’50 |\ _ The marriage took place Saturday evening, at St. Peter‘s Anglican Church ‘or Clara Myers, daughter of Mr. A. F. Myers, and Don Page, son of Mr. 7. ~Page of New Westminsier, Britisn Columbia. The service was conducted ‘by the Revy. H. A. Sims and Mrs. A. Chambers played the wedding music. The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a charming redingoit | frock of pale blue with small white hat and a corsage of Buttertiy She was attended by her cousin | Mics Tess Scanlon who wore a blue | dress with white accessories and a corâ€" |sage of pink roses. Mr. Don McGregâ€" ‘\or was best man. Give HIM Something to WEAR Dad will love a gift from Osâ€" trossr‘sâ€"for he knows theiw reputation â€" forâ€" quality . and fair dealings. And don‘t forâ€" get! Ostrosser‘s have one of the â€" FINEST â€" selections of Men‘s Wear in town, Woman with Nine Children Buys $100 Victory Bond Following the ceremony, a reception was held at the D»lmonica Banquet Hall where Mrs. H. A, Scanlon, aun of the bride recgived. Mrs. Scanlon wore a mauve dress with navy and mauve hat and a corsage of lilies of the vallecy. Mrs. D. Casas, the mother of nine children, and proprietor of a small grocery store near Sudbury, has purâ€" chased a $100 Victory bond, with the plan of paying for it on thne instalâ€" m('KFT ter Mr. and Mrs. Page left by cai Timmins. on their return they will in Kirkland Lake. it of town guests were Mrs. R. nes of Ot‘tawa, cousin of the bride Mr. Harold Seanilon, of Toronto, C 0“‘““ iD . _ 1241100 oN 50\' \1\\“' KITS K“\ $49 §g10GNnr mMLE* p1Â¥AÂ¥ AT* /. WEATN AT C ouneN Phone 115 OO 29 w A TARY syaAVER® Charge Man of 77 With the Murder of Four Children Attorney â€" General‘s Dept Consulted Before Charge: Laid. ment plan. *‘This country good to me, and I want to it," said Mrs. Casas, who w Spain, but considers herself Canadian and British now. the Casas children go to sch buying War Savings stamp so the Casas ‘family are C quite a bit to the war effort Elsewhere in this issue will be found reference to the fact that Jeremiah Dorvilliers, T7 years of age, was reâ€" manded until Friday of this week on a charge of vagrancy. It was underâ€" stood that the charge of vagrancy was simply to hold the accused in custody, pending the probable laying of murder charges. The case against the elderly man arose over the death of four children in a fire in a cabin in Buck township in the Cobalt area. The origin of the fire seemed obscure from the beginning and police investigation only added to the suspicion that there was something radically wrong about the origin of the fatal fire. Eventually Dorvilliers was questioned and police state that after some unusual answers to official questions, he confessed that he had started the fire. Following the confession the arrest was made. The 00 ~o was ‘born in t completeiy ‘. seven of hool and are ps regularly contributing ‘as underâ€" was in custody. of murder the elderly ‘‘": of ~*TOUut THE PORCUPINE ADVANCEK, TIMMINS, ONTARIO from ation there about Pansies adorned the tea tables at the Legion Hall on Wednesday afterâ€" noon. when the members of the Ladies‘ Auxiliary of the Canadian Legion enâ€" tertained their friends at a pleasant afternoon tea in aid of the Comfort FPund for soldiers overseas.. Fifty dolâ€" lars was the amount realized by the event. a very worthy contribution to a fine work Mrs. Robt. Hardy, president of the Auxiliary, received the many guests, while Mrs. L. McClure, Mrs. L. Mason and Mrs. Walter Wilkinson presided at the bake table which was completely sold out, Mrs. J. Shaw, Mrs. H. Pope, irs. Mennear, Mrs. Harry Turner, The meeting was called to order by Captain Bailey, followed by inspection and rollâ€"call. The Guides â€" formed Horseshoe and the Snowdrop Patrol marched on the colours. After the Event Yesterday Raised the Pleasing Sum of $50.00. accused was held on theâ€" vagrancy charge, but the inference was that as soon as sufficient evidence was forthâ€" coming other charges would be laid. Word from Toronto yesterday was to the effect that four charges of murâ€" der have been preferred against. Dorâ€" villiers. Theâ€"complete story is told in the following despatch from Toâ€" ronto :â€"â€" "The murder of four Buck Townâ€" ship children, near Halleybury on May 31, yesterday was charged against Jeremiah Dorvilliers, 77. following a conference at Queen‘s Park between Deputy Attorneyâ€"General C. L. Snyder, K.C., and Dalton Dean, Acting Crown Attormey of the Temiskaming district. its connection by Prof. Joslyn Rogers, Iniversiiy of Toronto. Out of the same conference came a decision to charge Agnes McAnaul, at present held in Haileybury, with the death of 11\91' infant child. Dr. â€"W. A. Burr, Toronto, performed postâ€"morâ€" tems in the fire case, and on the body of the infant. National Anthem and the Guide Prayer the girls praciiced drilling for a while. They then went to the patrol corners for study. The meeting closed with Attractive Tea by Ladies‘ for Comfort Fund "The children, sons and daughters of Harry Van Tant, widower, were burned to death in a fire which destroyed the farm home. Van Tant was in Timâ€" mins, working, at the time, and the four were alone. They were: Louise, 17; Jacob, 14; Maria, 12, and Oliver, 10. "Dorvilliers was arrested June 5, and since has been held in the Haileybury Jail on a charge of vagrancy. *"The result of this morning‘s conâ€" ference was, that the accused is now being charged with four murders," said tant from the one which was destroyed. He was not seen at the time the blaze was discovered, and it was stated then he had spent the night in Haileybury. The case was investigated by Provinâ€" cial Police Sergeant Victor Reed and Constable A. H. Souliere, and by Inâ€" The Guides of the 106th 1LODE. Company held their weekly meeting on Monday in St. Matthew‘s Hall. spector P. S. D. Harding, of the Fire Marshal‘s Department, Toronto. Cerâ€" tain scientific tests have been made in the Deputy Attorneyâ€"General. ‘"The basis of the charge is that he deliberâ€" ately set fire to their home. He will be _brought before the magistrate on the four charges, and if he is comâ€" mitted for triai he will be tried at the FPall Assizes in Hailleybury." It is alleged by police Dorvilliers‘ act arose from differences of longâ€" standing. with the Van Tant family. The Van Tant family lived on a farm owned by Arthur Dorvilliers of New Liskeard, son of the accused man. Jereâ€" miah Deorvilliers, an oldâ€"age pensioner, occupied a small cabin a few feet disâ€" Mrs. L. Nicholson, Mrs. W. A. Devine} and Mrs. Wheeler, were the capable‘ members who took charge of the servâ€": ing, and in the kitchen, Mrs. Jean| Smith presided over a willing and enâ€"| ergetic group who did much to make the event a success. Those in the kitâ€" chen were Mrs. 8. Tilley, Mrs. J. Wilâ€" son, Mrs. Alex Borland, Jr. and other members. | C.W.L,. Strawberry Bridge and Five Hundred Party A special attraction was the teaâ€"cup reading by Mrs. E. George. Kirkland Lake Golf Club Honour Mr. and Mrs. White Toronto Telegram: Men can‘t live by bread alone. HMHe must have some dough. j Members of the Board who arranged the party are M. W. Hotchkin, Da®Rd Rankin, George Honer, G. A. Howes, Walter Currie, Eric Holt, E. Walmsley and C. C. Ames. Mr.â€"Holt was in charge of the entertainment. Interesting Meeting of W.M.S. Branches at Schumacher Funeral Toâ€"day of Jacki:e Thompson Fifteen Years Old Display of Articles of Clothâ€" ing, Bedding, Ete. An unusual event to take place on June 21st is the Strawberry Bridge and five hundred party which will be held by the Catholic Women‘s League in the ‘basement of the Church of Nativity. Many beautiful prizecs will be awarded, including a door prize, and five hundred and progressive bridge will be played. A dainty lunch is anâ€" other feature of the event. / The services will be conducted 1 Rev. H. Slade at the Baptist C] The remains are resting at hi home, 6 Cameron street north The members of the Schumacher Women‘s â€" Missionary Society _ were hostesses on Wednesday afternoon to representatives of Timmins and South Porcupine branches at a display of arâ€" ticles of clothing, bedding, and layettes being sent to Norway House by this presbyterial, which includes also Cochâ€" rane, Hearst, Matheson and TIroquois Falls Fifteen members of Timmins WMS. enjoyed the hospitality of the Schumacher women, and were interâ€" ested in the fine collection of articles displayed. Funcral services will be held at 4 o‘clock this (Thursday) afternoon for the late Jackie Thompson, 15â€"yearâ€"4#lid son of Mr. and Mrs. HMHenry Thompson, who passed away at St. Mary‘s Hospital on Monday., June I9th. "Jackie" as he was known to his friends, had been #11 for some time, but the death came as a shock to numerous friends of the young lad. Mrs. Leck, president of the Schuâ€" macher. W.MS., presided during the afternoon, and members of her branch presented an interesting onseâ€"act play entitled "Community Friendship in Action." Following the mseting, a dainty afternoon tea was served to the visitors. (From Kirkland Lake Northern News) The exvressions on the faces of the spectators in this picture of a secâ€" tion of the crowd that filled the stands of the Hollinger Ball Park to see the District Track and Field meet on Monday shows how interâ€" esting the contests were, Timmins won the meet after a struggle with Kirkland Lake athletes all the way through the meet. Athletes from south Porcupine and Iroquois Falls also competed. be conducted by the he Baptist Church. resting at his late . s . o i i i i in i n n in n n o. n n . o. C C C C s o K C3 8 851414554551 * *4 * * 44444414445 3 %A44544 * 1414 41 "My Garden" was written by T. . Brown,. and iis ten simple little lines tell the story of the feelings of every "gardenâ€"fan". .. . at this time of it seems quite appropriate, and should be a pleasure for both men and womzn of Timmins, who are out these days, helping to make our town more beauâ€" tiful. Among the guests at the event were members of the Rebekah Lodge and Eastern Star, of which Mrs. McCarthy is a member, and members of other lodges which list Mr. McCarthy as » member . .. and a very special gues: was Mrs. J. E. Burke, who has known Mrs. McCarthy since the time when she was a little girl . . . and then, i was grand to see the threeâ€"tier weoâ€" ding cake as the centreplece, with, nearby, a bouquet that was presented by Mr. McCarthy to his bride of foriyâ€" five years ago . . . who looked charmâ€" ing in her ensemble of royal ‘blue crepe with a corsage of gladioli and lilyâ€"ofâ€"theâ€"valley. Fund . .. to take place at the former Finnish Park on the Mattagami River This will be a very active weekâ€"end . . . beginning this evening with a milliâ€" tary dance at Monteith . . . toâ€"morrow the Annual District of Cochrane meetâ€" ing of the Women‘s Insitute . : .. which commences at the Hollinger hall at 10 o‘clock . . . the Queen‘s Alumni dance on Friday evening at the Riverâ€" side Pavilion . . . to which are invited all Alumni, their friends, and the aluâ€" mni of other universities . .. Saturâ€" day has its regular endâ€"ofâ€"theâ€"week dancing . . . and Sunday brings . a picnic in aid of the Bombed Victims‘ There were people of all ages out enjoying the street dance on Pine street last night, but probably the youngest of the large crowd was a little lady about four years old, who made a pretty picture as she twirled and with her imaginary partner . . . dark brown curls bobbed beguilingly a rosebud mouth twinkled into an °enâ€" ticing smile . . . and her pretty little pleated dark skirt and soft white anâ€" gora jacket set off the large dark brown eyes . .. certainly a future beauty representative of this town, Best wishes to, Mr. and Mrs. James Kelly of 47 Cody Avenue who today celagbrate their twentyâ€"fifth wedding anniversary . .. they were married at Val des Bois, Quebec, on June 12th 1916, and have been popular residents of Timmins for eighteen, years Mrs. Kelly was the former Lovine Morin . .. Mr. Kelly has been a valued mill employee of the Hollinger Miwc during their residence in Timmths and they have one daughter, Miss Mhary Kelly. and one son, Albert Kellyv, A gardeon is a lovesome thing god wot! Rose plot, Fringed pool, Ferned grotâ€" The verriest school Of peace; and yet the fool Contends that God is notâ€" Not God! In garden! When the eve is cool? Nay, but I have a sign; k "Tis very sure God walks in mine. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. J. J. McCarthy, of 168 Elm street south, who on Tuesday celebrated their fortyâ€"fifth wedding anniverâ€" sary . . . they‘re grand people . . . no wonder so many friends visited the popular home during the afterâ€" noon and evening ... twentyâ€"three vears thev‘ve spent in Timmins, and for each year they have inâ€" numerable friends . .. ana they‘re the proud parents of one son ana six daughters, as well as the grandâ€" parents of fifteen youngsters who are mighty proud of their "granny" and "gran‘pa." Miss Kathryn Young, a brideâ€"toâ€" be of this month, was guestâ€"Oof~ honour on Monday afternoon at A miscellaneous shower at the home of Mrs. W. H. Pritchard, Hemlock street . .\ about forty friends spent a pleasant afternoon, and wisheft the popular brideâ€"toâ€"be every hapâ€" piness. At that District Annual meetâ€" ing of the Women‘s Institute in the Hollinger hall on Friday, there will be present two delegates from Toronto, and six from Hearst . .. as well as members of other Cochâ€" rane district branches . . . general matters of importance t6 branches of the Institute will be dealt with, and problems of mutual interest will be discussed . .. and the local president, Mrs. P. G. Howard, hopes that every member of Timâ€" mins branch will be present at the meeting. And the adults, too, seemed to enjoy this event better than any street dance presented in this disâ€" trict before . . . perhaps it was beâ€" cause they were free to dance and enjoy themselves at an event sponâ€" sored by the Victory Loan commitâ€" tee . .. and with no fear of enemy terror . .. and Henry Kelneck and his orchestra, with vocalists, Eiveâ€" lyn Clarke, George Essery and Joe Mitchell added their bit to the evening . . . for those who didn‘t dance, the musicians put on a Dropped Between Stitches "show" with novelty numbers . . . and many feet in the sidelines perâ€" formed a few intricate sieps . . . when their owners thought that no one was "looking." Fifty dollars Byv Ann Tax CoHections are Higher for the First Five Months of Year 114 which MA able am( other counclil cil asking thet that section Birch and M and Fifth ayv tm( for Work hy La Federation des Fommes Can.â€"Francaises ‘The Rober Down comm Show:s LIV e lant build the 1 Councl scout a menda RyV clh 11( Arm( Timmln the Lo thi U 414 ¢ 1 ) T‘iim Fund afte: ha O kn All M i it his > tt etal a illivan rap n N1 € ef acdm in, who 1 th but int ricd 11} 11 A 1 11 1) 11 LA pPIC venut 1v¢ f1i¢ irt] eceived from M. C. the council that hs ‘ was ungable to carry with the town in reâ€" hase of all the scrap erator. He had made he town to purchase roctal and since that ont had set the priée d had pegged it. As unable to buy the ut losing a considerâ€" mnoney. He made anâ€" he council but the that they would ask ‘or the scrap metal. received by the counâ€" to construct lanes #A11 he town bordered by and â€" FPourth s. The petition was een of the property uncl had no alternaâ€" and construct the it was decided to ts of the petition and vould be all right to 1 feet wide instead of 1113 11 asked to appoint to L. °6. the Army last week, ‘e assistant. As it eman‘s department d that they would or a week and give mnan a chance to ring Jn some recomâ€" 1 having to do with i number of sewâ€" as a public works i Page One) 1 as the Diamond ; it had the blessâ€" irtment the counâ€" ey could have a in the »] Downey of the wrote to the it they publicize e a lot of do%s n Timmins an4 t at home they the town‘s dog cided that the the information porters himself. râ€"rebates were er of overpaid The third readâ€" byâ€"law was deâ€" at the meeting » had given the a the Hollinget i _ theâ€" Timmins chall park as nmins children. order construcâ€" seball and softâ€" roperty for the supervisor, d that they will fore school gets MIt for knitting, wish lere _ and her rdently in the 1nd i by the Canadian + _ af those i) affairs w d provided " for their ary comes ers of the he Legion aturday to mmitteée also would underâ€" the streets of s leading to . ‘The counâ€" his idea. president of nmes Canaâ€" Mrs. H. W. d Mrs. or «â€"the . last leck sweater, I civ tmirs of ‘lletier, Mrs Poulin, Mrs TJel Ciidice Comfort by the » T»gion an ce

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