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‘Langdon Langdon t only would pubhcity give a bad 1mpr%sion but there is noâ€" desire: to ruin the young man‘s life." Harkness thrust out his jaw. "Even if I* had the money I would not pay 16,". he sald "For the simple reason thgt I am absolutely innocent and I‘m pt‘epared‘ to prove the fact openly." “Think it over," Mr. Cooper advised sternly ‘‘These gentlemen will keep their mouths shut for the time being. It :will be in the interest of all of us to settle this amicably. Until toâ€"morrow ufiomlngp Harkness. @KCou+r arey ‘ #% course, q’uspended in E aepantfiaefi’f sStill bgwilderea by the fantastic acâ€" cusation hard Harkness left the ofâ€" fice, his white, set face causing comâ€" is «6%, *E*”:Sf .hgd a0 further : interest in the. proâ€" cQEdlngs. inen one. of" the strangers sporke: ._,e is a discrepancy of £5,000 in stepped back, his mouth _,“_,‘lng «in astonishment.. His silence seemed to confirm their worst susâ€" is. ‘The three men gave him no to recover. Books were placed jh,_'}him with a mass that ed beyond dispute there had been A”htions > L(,f? said Harkness hotly, "this 'ls §culous.. You:Inow as/welt as I do, per that I am not, respensible *"The fiooxs have: been .t‘ahqd t bhe :'“w?-‘: : fetorted.> “Only you* eould ye the opportunity "I know ‘notthing whatever about the matj;er firm is short by £5,000. If you replace it immediately we may avoid prosecut.ing * -.â€"â€"-â€"--â€"â€"-â€"_._U- One of the auditors spoke up, comâ€" plaining that _ such.a procedure. was etmivalent to compounding a felony. ‘Mr Cooper waved the interruption askle ~"The affair can be settled withâ€" out going to extremes.” he remarked, ___” E: ye the opportunity “But not the incllnqtiqn, sir.‘ i <"please don‘t interrupt. Mr. Jees«onf and Mr. Thorpe have been making a confidential audit overnight. Now let us have your explanation.‘" Tha.t w all Mr. Cooper said before lem back in his chair as though hs hnad no Tutrther: interest in the. proâ€" .......... £5,000 THAT VANTSHED :. ~"Will® you step into the manager s‘ office, please? +Richard â€" Harkness kndcked at the door with no other thought ° in â€" the: world than that Mr. Cooper, manager of © Trensham‘s,â€" the store where he worked â€"wanted to discuss department= With the manager were two â€" other men, both strangers. S MacBrien Bailey "‘The ~auditors would like a word BARRISTERS and SOLICITORS l@re is a discrepancy of £5,000 injsaid Harkness. â€" ie dger accounts," he announced. |...So what? They make mistakes, too. @rkness ~stepped back, his mouth If the booksâ€"don‘t tally get them to go. mng «in astonishment.© His silence|over them again." â€"« . > e med to confirm their worst susâ€"| .. Harkhness shook his head “I’ve seen is. ~‘The three men gave him:> no‘ the ibooks..I don‘t .dispute we‘re short, jff ‘to: recover Books were placed though I haven‘t had any hand in it. te.him with a mass thatlwell that‘s that! :If T ‘don‘t put ‘the. yed beyond dispute there had been‘stipulated sunt back in the funds I‘m ‘ations. _‘ _ for the cells." 1 @ * said Harkness hotly, "this is "What are you going to do:about it?" guloua . You:know asg!well as I do,â€" ‘Stand my trial and hope for the "‘Coo per that I am not responsible ‘bekt."â€""Afd ‘he â€" put on «his. â€"hat . and Phis."‘,.=, . cthd strode huniedly from the' fiaoolgs have been .t‘ahqd i the store; I 107 'r retorted. "‘Only Giving careful’ consideration to the. e the opportunity.... e . whole affair during the rest of the day. Author of Barrister, Solicitor, Ete, Bank of Commerce Building 8. A, Caldbick ... and South !.’orcupine risters, Solicitors, Ete. MASSEY â€"BLOCK PROFESSIONAL CARDS By Leslie Cargill : "‘The Surprising. Sanc Montelli?" ete., etc Ont. ~14â€"28 ‘become few and far between. Often the warnings had been no more than precautionary. . 3 4‘@ *ip E * 3 omm % > There fep d.Jaughy by.tne pres llominawve !Alart‘! cifenal whlnh meant move. .: Ag chtlirried: along, the wai of girens told publicly that enemy air craft were in the vicinity. . ‘ f “No@ at all thmigh Iâ€" haven‘t much further to 1go,‘. .. ... i 8 c ""Dull job, being a warden, eh?" "Don‘t you believe it! I‘ve had plenâ€" ty of excitement on nights that btga*x calmer than this." Richard. optimistically, decided . that it would not be so difficult to clear his name after all. The worst of it was that once havinf been accused, howâ€" ever unjustly, it would be difficult to live down the notoriety. And â€" just when he was beginning to do well. ‘A business career, under modern â€" conâ€" ditions, offered many excellent opporâ€" tunities And he had been rapidly climbing the ladder, Owing to a leg injury,~ contracted at football when he was a boy â€"he ~had been turned down for active war servyâ€" ite, thougth the slight lameness ha;. not prevented him taking big part in civil defence. In fact, he was on duty that night. No threat of prosecution hanging over him was going to interâ€" fere with .his service at the warden‘s post. so in the evening he went along to the post as usual. But much as ne tried to keep the trquble in the backâ€" ground t gid i?r}ufiei_, to the ex‘tpnt’ of making biri more‘ subdued thansusual "In love,.or :something . he: was asked. f liminary "Alert" signal, which meant that those on patrol had to go to their _ Harkness: gaveâ€" a sickly â€" grin,. "Ill let you into a great secret," he said. "I‘ve pinched £5,000 from Trensham‘s. Oh no, you needn‘t grin. <I‘m telling you on the very best authority,.. Prett7 soon it will be public knowledge." "Don‘¥ Aft: man.«For. one. thing it: couldn‘t" be done, and even ‘were it ‘possible you wouldn‘t :de It: ‘You never were a one to have sticky flnga'n." But he knew by the grim set of his frleml' face that he was serious. \. ofi dtrats. _ A man standing at the corner of Portsmouth was â€" incautiously. lighting a cigarette. 3 s "sorry," came the response. "I was dying for a smoke, and there doesut seem to be anything doing.‘" "You never can tell." | "Any objection to my cigarette now it‘s burning?" "That‘s all right £10 long as you‘‘e careful." _ "Thanks!.I‘m.going yourâ€"way. Mind if I walk with you?" BVUAUIU P‘ 3 Mrg m th 4 As NHe 2 ést?lb;‘rie PA o nove. along," the wail "What‘s up?" Tom Fawley asked, outright. He closely ‘associated with Harkness in the Men‘s. Outfitting and. was concerned to see how bad his immediate. chief was looking. â€" % $ w ul d "I‘ve just been with the auditors,," said Harkness. â€" * "Careful with that match," Richard told him, mildly. _ [ Arch:Gillies;B.A.Scâ€".0.L.S ments as he strode through the storé . ds Third Avenue Empire Block ; Ontario Land .Surveyor Swiss Watchmaker Graduate of the Famous Horologh:al Institute of Switzerland "Tell you all about it some â€"otheér CHABTERED ACCOUNTANT Sanctuary," "Was It hadhcth.. 4 Inftck <\.2d : seemed tppenpne,ed for Exc ts Sefiou* raids %fi few and far between, Oftan | According to his own account. Perry | Chetwood was in food distribution, ; "An essential service," he confided. "Keeps me in ciyvvies for the time beâ€" . Iing. And I can‘t say I‘m sorry." "Feels as though half my face had gone." ‘ ay :‘,Dear mb. hothlngm dreadtul is :+ 2 As the ays passed, however, ‘came clear that the wounds were ex=â€" tremely disfiguring. They healed well but the tissues had become so affected that when Richard was well enough, they broke to him gently the fact that "What has happened?" he. murmtuyâ€" ‘ed.â€"It was :difficultâ€" ally His face was swathed in bandages, and it required ~a great effort to move his mouth. 1')' about, he Said. ;"Notnmg aA t a 4. g\cQ km and Te supér t:’iatglm?1 bp * '3‘.3 to you after th "No doubt that will return laterâ€" either ‘gradually as the brain begins to function normally, or suddenly folâ€" lowing some kind of shock. Perhapa seeing yourself as you weére will help." "Carry on, then. If this doctorâ€" what‘s his name?" "McFarlane." If McFarlane thinks he can make. ‘me â€" as good as new I‘m willing that the experiment should proceed." "It is hardly in the nature of an exâ€" periment," the doctor protested. "Although not a specialist niyself I have read a good deal about, the treatâ€" ment and I have seen some of the results. Anyone with the reputation of The senior of the medical men smiled reassuringly, "Nothing to worâ€" ry â€"about," he said. *‘Nothing at* all d 10e Tape 2l _A s usn ~ 2e f."..-k‘ one of a number of war victims who would have to begin ilfe all over aga ~~On one occasion he was) ShoOWn â€" a photograph. "This was picked up close ‘"None whatever. But it is a â€"useful thing to have." uWhy?,o "For one thing it may eventually lead to your recognition, For another I have mentioned your case to Dr. McFarlane, one of our best facial surâ€" "I‘m trying . to recollect â€" things ... Where was I?" And then desperately, "Who am I?2... ; <The note: in his volce grew frant‘c. "Yes tell me who am I? I can‘t think ....Pleasr tell me." The nurse, held his hand. "It will all come back," she said. "My f{face is injured, isn‘t it?" "The doctor will ‘be round soon $4 "Badly?" . ""Now gon‘t ask questions Go to sieep.. . g ‘?Cai’xt I want to know w “'I‘he Aoctor; will be round sqpon." ‘rhe ‘‘Aoctor came. Trviere were two of â€"them, but they did not remove the bandages i1 you tflm\e thg ’wotst?" per-r s ERichardJ ~>~ 3. 47 + - inside his brain. . . "It looks famillar n‘ he admlttpd. "Who is it?"":> cÂ¥ io 24245 "We believe it to pe a photograph of yourself." "Good heavens, am I absolutely unâ€" recognizable?" j The dnctor nodded., m nds n T K L A. a an /0 on mm “‘- "I would rather have my memory back." it would be a shock when he looked in the mirror. That the past remained blank seemed much more serious. . Is there any name or clue on â€" the picture?" . "Keep quiet and you will be fit and well in next to no time.‘"‘ "Was there an accident?" "A bomb expoded near you." A bomb?" ‘_"You shouldn‘t talk," the nurse inâ€" sisted. | sleep.‘" By this time they were pressing hiin to exert any latent powers of recoliecâ€" tion. Neither name, address, nor any associations could be revived. He was geons. It is possible we may be able to restore your features to something like they were before the bomb damâ€" "Of course!" â€" | | At that moment it happened. The drone of an acgroplane engfine overs« head was succeeded byâ€"a whine that grew increaslngly moreâ€" menacing "Get down!" Harkness snapped.© Chetwood was slow in â€"obeying and companion pulled the edge of his coat smartly. Doing ~so was the last thing he reâ€" membered éexcéept for a blinding flash the sensation of chokingâ€" and the heavy blackness that came over him.. ~~CHAPTER II ... ... When Richard regained consciousâ€" ness the sun was shining. He was lyâ€" ing in the scrupulously~ clean surâ€" roundings â€" that could only. be a hos-.- pital ward.. As he groaned a~ nurs> bent over him. ' EiT uzs "I‘ve always regretted my game leg," Harkness retorted. "Takes all sorts to make a world " Chestwood : said. "I reckon I‘m doing my â€" bit, And a big bit it is helping to feed people., Hullo, what‘a that?" â€" / The unmistakable thud of a bomb was close enough to be unpleasant. "Yay: should tend to." ~_ "Reckon we‘d best go to cover," Chetwood went on. es pnsh all he promises "Which is?" "That depends on the nature of the hals itat nc â€" "Not. very likely. The Luftwafle . is being t busy elsewhere. Nevertheâ€" less,, we‘ve got to be prepared for all| emergencies. SBome of the smaller injuries." shows have been unpleasant in certain "H‘m! Is it very painful?" â€" localities...: "More tedious. There is grafting The fellow accompanying him toozx|of skin from other parts of the body the conversation. Soon they were exâ€"|and the healing process is necessarily ;'Bopbwesfim'tcetahoddoaetfils[mm ihoureétotqkeup‘a ifter the incident," he was told. photograph stirred ~something . I have my job to atâ€" goodMeg® my task is reHabilitating Qfi)fifi fnjured in war and industrial accidents. T ‘do not pretend to be a "beauty doctor. Give me a natural },?cguntenance and I‘m happy, § ‘Coming back to the personal, you ean hardly look forward to being known as Mr, Portsmouth Row for the rest of your life. As you were picked up there that is the best we can do in the way of a name for the prescnt. "You will take the case then?" inâ€" quired the hospital doctor. to, Peberdy. I am on my met- al. <The wounds although superficial, are. far more disfiguring than one «would . suppose. Building up on this photograph .will provide an experiâ€" ment of considerable value."‘ "It has an odd ring. Your point. is that some old friend out of the past may eventually hail me as Mr.â€"Mr.â€"" "Yes yes." "I can‘t think of anything else." McFarlane smiled. "You will," he said confidently. "It was almost on the tip of your tongue." "I may be married?" "Quite likely. Or engaged Or a milâ€" Honaire." "Or an escaped criminal _ ‘"More remote, considering you “'CI'L on sir raid warden duty at ‘the time. tell me there was hope of tracâ€" ing you by that. Only.... j what?" Lloyd Kramp, the 16â€"yearâ€"old son of Mr. and Mrs. Kramp, 5 Birch street, south, who was seriously injured some weeks ago while skiâ€"ing is now at his home making the best recovery from the injuries sustained. While on the ski trail on Feb. 11th, he fell, hitting a stump in the fall. He was hurried to the hospital where it was found that while the only external evidences of any injury were bruises on his abdoâ€" men, he had suffered serious internal injuries, his liver, kidneys and bladder being ruptured. He was operated on, and due to the skill of the surgeons ~North Bay Nugget:â€"If dencing is tb- m of motion, jitterbugging must Harkness examined the photoâ€" graph again. "Can‘t say I‘m altogcthâ€" er>â€" satisfied with my looks "he critiâ€" cized. "It can hardly hurt you in the cirâ€" cumstances to know. There were very heavy casualties at one post, Peberdy informs me. Few of the victhns could be Mentfiied propea'ly * A @2 -_...!_ A#2 2k "Is it absolutely necessary should ‘be so scrupulous?" "YÂ¥ u weren‘t really bad Iboking. Be mtigned 30; what naturés intended ‘to ve had to tell that to some patients who asked meg to tranâ€" sform them into film stars, Thank C o i o ie +325 o dn 1 We Mn x 0 _ "Then it is quite on the cards that I may be able to trace myself from that point?" "When you have a face to recogâ€" nize," McFarlane reminded him. (To be Continued.): The characters in this story are en- tirely imaginary. No reference is inâ€" tended to any living person or to any public or private company. _ and the care and attention of the nurses, he is making excellent recovery. Although he will be confined to his home for a few weeks yet the many friends of this fine young fellow will be delighted to know that his recovery at an early date is now practically "In this instanceâ€"yes. You see, you do not : know anything about yourself and the possibilities of recognition reâ€" cede in proportion to the differences in looks. It should help considerably in establishing your identity when we get you back to normal." â€" * Lloyd Kramp Making Good Recovery From Injuries n ce tn afiiiarh ol woloat ... _ patted him gently on the shoulder. "Don‘t worry," he said. "I will stake my â€"proféssional reputation on making you présentable. Where the difficulties arise â€"are in restoring you to this original ‘appearance."‘ “Eipérhnent'?'"â€" “(iu_eriédâ€" Rchard. "I understood: that the treatment was more a routine matter." .o V.-v’ w“ e "I‘m surprlsed The noseâ€"-well that ha:; been broken as I may be mistaken Also Iâ€"sAould have expected less fleshy tissues on the chin. Let‘s have a glance at the lips. M‘yes. Yours are pulled out of place by muscular conâ€" traction, but maybe we can get them back. This is going to be an interes:â€" ing job."‘. . "I‘m an artist " he told his patient. "Instead of modellmg in marble: ‘or wax‘ I use living tissue. And, let me tell you, it requires almost as deft a éraftsmanship as any sculptor, repreâ€" diucing the features of a famous man. For. preference I work from a recent photograph taken shortly before tha injuries were sustained." | "Will this one do?" â€"â€"Dr. . McFarlane examined the print critically, comparing it with the marâ€" red face from which the bandage had been removed. "How recent is â€" this?" he asked. raid I can‘t say. My memory ° is gone. I don‘t even knew who I am." "Of course. But you‘re sure this b a likeness of yourself?" "So they tell me." "H‘m! Is it very painful?" > "More tedious. There is grafting of skin from other parts of the body and the healing process is necessarily slow. In addition you have an injury to the bony structure of your nuse which, I imagine will require attenâ€" tion. â€" Suppose we wait and see what McFarlane advises?" â€" ‘The expert in plastic surgery turned cut to be an efficient young man wich a wonderful enthusiasm for the possiâ€" bilities of his work. will, youâ€"may be assured, acconâ€" J We K m > > > .. yO The other unusual phenomenon was an â€" earthquake. In regard to this earthquake, however, the people did not know it was an earthquake, until it was all over and the scientific zents said that there had been an earthâ€" quake. More blasting at the mines, was the general explanation of the tremors felt here between 9.20 and 9.30 p.m. on Feb. 28th 1925. There was a meeting of the Dog Race Committce in Dr. MciInnis‘ office that night and it was noted that a table lamp did a lot of swaying while a* high bookcase seemed also to shake a little. â€" Some present for a minute or two had resclâ€" ved to change their bootlegger if such a thing happened again, but all were comforted by the explanation thait mining operations were in progress under the town and that the tremors: might be due to this cause. There. wasn‘t anything definite to worry anyâ€" one and no one had any thought of an: earthquake until afterwards, when seâ€" veral knew that that was what it was all about. On February 28th, 1925, Timmins, had two natural or unnatural pheneâ€" mena, or what have you. One was a good old snowstorm that tied up trafâ€" fic on the T. and N.O. Raillway, â€"and on this account The Advance was af.â€" ter the "people‘s railway" with a wzn-l geance. The "kick" was not about the smow or the tieâ€"up of traffic, thougn Gordon was chairman, and Mayor Leâ€" the railway was not blameless in that regard, having put off for some years "tors. Wilson Lang told of the days of the purchase of proper snowploughs tof handle unusual amounts of snow. What The Advance very strenuously , ’ sSouth â€" Porcupine _ Kirkland Lake, Hailleybury, New Liskeard, Cobait, Enâ€" glehart, Rouyn and North Bay. The Timmins rinks were skipped by I. A. Solomon, W. Lang and F. Francis reâ€" spectively. At a social evening in conâ€" nection with the bonspiel, Wesley: A. P omm Salt Ste Marie iheâ€" route | shc rocky road al route that seet be impractical | Among the 1 ‘ in‘ The Advar were the follow ens, of Cobalt, _mins last week 1967 when a curling match was play. ACcompanied b ed on Lake Temiskaming at Hailey. this . morning bury with the Timmins Brothers Wes. Both Chief M. of Haileybury welcomed the visiâ€" sbjected to was the fact that on a stal. ) leYy Gordon and himself and ‘others Ar€ on the sic led _ train of T. and among the oldâ€"timers of the North {eflm _fm'n N. O. the Passengers were al.| taking part. * 8 ; Bo[ m-la?d 192 lowed to shift.. for theselves in the| The Goldfields theatre was, filled to| 4) y /o ;3 matter of measl and other accomodaâ€"j|capacity twenty years ago for one of minsâ€"a daug tion. In view of the fact that this parâ€"| the regular band concerts presented by "Miss * Eiwilda 4 ticular train was three days late in the Timmins Citizen‘s Band nderâ€"the ; reaching Timmins, it will be seen that . the people travelling those days did not have a very good time, The Adâ€"| vance thought it scandalous that the passengers should be left to shift for themselves in such a caes, and the fact: remains that whether or not the "howl" of _ The Advance did| any goodâ€" or not, the same‘ trouble has never occurred : again; Indeed, delayed passengers on a train a couple of years ago, spoke in the highest praise of the way they were looked after by the T. and N.O. After that big snowstorm, the T. and N.O. got busy and secured additional upâ€"toâ€"date snowploughing â€" machines so that a similar tieâ€"up has not ed since. The Advance got some comâ€": fort out of the fact that tht chairman> and some of the T. and N.O. Commisâ€" sion were stalled north of Cochrane. With the usual T. and N.O. luck no one was seriously hurt in the dislocaâ€" tion of traffic. There were some minâ€" o0r mishaps to ‘‘"passengers, howeve;s, and this worried the railway, because the T. and N.O. always prided itself in all its many wrecks of years ago that it never killed a passenger and seldom hurt anyone. One passenger in the 1925 affair however, had a badily sprained arm following a rearâ€"end ; collision with the Transcontinental in a blinding snowstorm, and a little girl the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Angus Kerr, of Moneta, was jarred into bitâ€" ing her tongue rather severely. Morrison," Master.Carl Johns gave ; leadership of F. J. Woino, In addition | :“?‘;;zfg?:“:ug; to the selections by the Band, Master . Jack Neilson played violin se'l'ections.l geo(.} Rm‘?} Harry McCulloch sang solo, "Maiy 3'1‘,‘01@8. 1left th cornet solo, and Mr. Larkin favoured $WhebeMrs W with a vocal number im * . +] will: sincerely. in the Advance of twenty} speedy return years â€" ago siys:â€""While assisting > in" «yrp < Nehâ€" Pay the work of the Lodge at the‘ Odd*! was a visitor â€" fellows‘ meeting last night, Mr.. W« Mâ€".+ "wrp <and " Mrs. Whyte was suddenly overcome, antl 0N week for a vis medical aid being secured it was found} a+; #ima | Wast that . he had suffered a~ pargiytbic) wf "Lawlor ane stroke. He at the home . of pnome ‘last we daughter Mrs. R. Edleston, and mak=| ing as good progress as could be CX=! pimy for‘an abs pected. Mr. Whyte, affectionately} retum-'journey knownâ€"as "Dad" to hundreds: here, is | visfting *Mrs.â€" one of the most respéected and beloved i otyep relatives of the 'old-pmers of the camp." : A rict."‘"‘"While. Major Knight, Divisional Commantâ€"| the band conc er of the Salvation Army, whose Headâ€"} Mrs. Mervyn S quarters were at North Bay, visitedfto fall on a : here twenty years ago and commissionâ€"| walk on the 4 ed seventeen officers here. A numberling her head of Senior and Junior Soldiers were châ€"|â€"renderedâ€"unco rolled at the same meeting. two gentlemen to Dr. Joyal‘s "When the fire bell rang on one of C the evenings of the big storm,"said the‘] was given. Mi Advance twenty years ago, the average| en to her hom citizen piously said ‘A terrible night. practically recd for a fire!‘ and then he went back inâ€" 'fepts of the 1 strip of sidew; to the house, carefully closing the door.‘‘ However, the firemen did not|.â€": sls suffer unduly; indeed, they (didn‘t| â€" mowassan in k at all; as they had only.} , ; + {n-.(.i.fge.‘.ye.e.n_t.a.a.-x.‘ja.‘su.-‘zl...... -..i.ya"" nke.a' pair .O.t T wenty YearsAgo The Goldfields theatre was, filled to lC 2 _ l2 2 o. maasa . capacity twenty years ago for one of| 13 Lake Shore Road, Timâ€" nsâ€"a daughter> (Ma Y." the regular band concerts presented by f,ml ® ;lvfl dagGaueu( ofr{heoé\ax:{sur y the Timmins Citizen‘s Band nder. the. taff of the Belt Telephons Co., is on leadership of F. J. Wolno. In addition , * to the selections by the Band, Mast.er’ a week‘s holiday with her sister, M’m Jack Neilson played violin selection.,.! geoG R:}m‘:laf, ‘f’l‘’r h:; dbme"% JJ Harry McCulloch sang solo, "Maiy i Morrison," Master. Carl Johns gave ; gfix lz: t\:%l‘ now::lllzl ;eorunde J’uoé cornet solo, and Mr. Larkin favoured ; 9 with a voest number. care‘ of "a spécialist for a time. A‘l +) will slncerely wish Mm wOlno ‘a An item in thaâ€" a#â€" twantyw s S t L K# . of Timmins, were among those presâ€" ent for the ceremony,." At~ the big bonsplel at© Halleybury twenty years ago, there were thirty yinks in the contest. These included The A. S. D. Club had plannéd a. skiâ€"ing and snow shoeing party for an evening twenty years ago, and it turned out to be one of the stormilest nights of a stormy week. The young fellows, however, and the young. ladies . of that club had nothing of the “sissy" about them and they carried through the programme as if it were the loveâ€" liest weather. Of course‘ they had to keep fairly well together to keep fronit the chance of being lost in : the blind= ing snow, but they made the trin al} right and just had a. happy tim«. They went dut to the golf course: and. after a session on skiis and snow slides returned to the Oddfellows‘ _ Nall where they wound up a. busy even"lg with a dance and suppeéer. glehart, Rouyn and North Bay. The Timmins rinks were skipped by I. A. Solomon, W. Lang and F. Francis reâ€" spectively. At a social evening in con«â€" nection with the bonspiel, Wesley: A. Gordon was, chairman, and Mayor Leâ€" of Haileybury welcomed the visiâ€" ors. Wilson Lang told of the days of 1907 when a curling match was playâ€" ed on Lake Temiskaming at Halley. bury with the Timmins Brothers Wesâ€" ley Gordon and himself and others among the oldâ€"timers of the Northn taking part. A "When the fire bell rang on one of the evenings of the big storm,"said the Advance twenty years ago, the average citizen piously said ‘A terrible night for a fire!‘ and then he went back inâ€" to the house, carefully closing the door.‘" However, the firemen aid not suffer unduly; indeed, they didn‘t mind the week at all; as they had onjy a couple of calls during the storm, and neither proved very serious. â€" k + ‘Twenty years ago the Advance was: urgently pressing the claims of, this,. part of the North to be on the propoced route of the Transâ€"Canada â€" highway The matter was taken up by the Tim { Major Kn%wht Divisional Commam’- er of the Salvation Army, whose Headâ€" quarters were at North Bay, visited here twenty years ago and commission-, ed seventeen officers here. A number of Senior and Junior Soldiers were enâ€" rolled at the same meeting. r-}mtm Board of Trade . and hy Boards of Trade, ‘but every once in a while the Sault Ste Marie folks would get something going to a monkey wrench.into the works, Salt Ste Marie being determined that theâ€" route should be by way of the rocky road along Lake Superior, a route that seemed to The Advance to be impractical from every standpoint. â€" Among the local and personal Items in The Advance twenty yeors ago, were the following:â€"‘"Mrs, A. S. Stevâ€" ens, of Cobalt, was a visitor to Timâ€" mins last week." Miss Laura Lacksse accompanied by Mrs. A. L. Shaw, left this . morning for a visit to Detroit." ‘Both Chief M. Greer and Mrs. Greer are on the sick list this week, sufâ€" fering ©from the prevalent gripps." “Bom--m Timmins on Tussdaty, March 3rd, 1925, to Mr.and Mrs. J. B. MacLean, 13 Lake Shore Road, Timâ€" minsâ€"a daughter~ (Mary Gladys)." "Miss Elwilda Gatieu of the Sudbury staff of the Bell Telephone Co., is on a week‘s holiday with Mrs. Geo. Regimbal, and her brother; Mr, speedy ‘ return to complete health‘‘ «‘Mr. Neh Faulkenham ‘of: Matheson, was a visitor to Timmins last week." “Mr and "Mrs." Geo. Lake : left last week for a visit to. Mrs. Lake‘s father at Elma . Wa.sxhlngton U. 8. A." "Mrs, M.* Lawlor and son, Arthur, returned home ‘last week from Toronto where Arthur underwent : a successful operaâ€" tior for an abscess oh the leg. ‘On tite return: joumey theyâ€"spent a {éew days visiting: Mrs. Lawlor‘s mother an\l other : relatives in Sudbury and disyâ€" rict."‘~"While: on her way home aftér the band concert on Sunday evening, Mrs. Mervyn Salley had the misfortune to ‘fall on a cztrlp of ‘ treacherous ity walk on the Third Avenue hill, strikâ€" ing her head on the walk. She was renderedunconscious by the fall and two gentlemen passing by carried hor to Dr. Joyal‘s office where medical aid was given. Mrs. Salley was later takâ€" en to her home where she iss now practitally recovered fully from the efâ€" ‘fects of the fall on the dangerous strip of sidewalk,. Powassan . News:â€"Most . reformers, like a pair of trousers on a windy clothesâ€"line, go through a vast deal of vehement motion, but stay in the same place. ' t CIean Rooms Day or Week Cor, Spruce St. and Third Ave, PHONE 324 TIMMINB The King Edward â€"â€" _ Hotel Very Beasdm_able Rates Quiet Atmosghere‘ /