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4, tion, other officers being as _ elected honorary presidents. - live Junior entry to' give Cobalt . efforts were being made to come which will be necessary - change according to the schedule. of the T. & N. O. for five years; was alimost instantly killed on} THURS., DECEMBER 5th, 1929 tee. THE ALLEY BURIAN | Local Hockey Meeting Draws | _ Large Crowd of Enthusiasts/ Will Enter Junior Team . Likely to Have: Team; May be Fown -- League Operated Election of a new slate of offi- cers and the decision to enter a} Junior team in the N.O.H.A. this winter, featured the annual meet-! ing of the bury last Friday evening. There was a large attendance of fans. Haileybury is assured of Junior hockey fare this forth- coming season and it is probable Strong, of Kirkland Lake, return- that a Town League may be formed to provide further games, while encouragement of Juvenile hockey by the formation of a four-team league was also en- dorsed by the club. 14 Leslie Fleming was elected as president of the club by acclama- fol- lows: vice-president, Ed. Wells; secretary, Leslie McFarlane; treasurer, Allan Murray; execu- tive committee, W. Bagshaw, Russell Murphy, Lee Bryan and Mel. Bennett. Messrs. W. A. Gordon, W. Charbonneany, D. H. Angus, G. A. Bagshaw, J. W. N. Bell and Wm. Shillington were Following the election of' offi- cers there was a general discus- sion of hockey prospects for the season of 1929-30 and the opinion was unanimous that there was more than sufficient material for a and New Liskeard battle for the group title. Vice-president Dunc. Sutherland, of the N.O.H.A., who was in attendance, stated that to an arrangement whereby lack of a rink would not necessarily Haileybury Hockeyiry stepped in the path of the en- Club, held in-the Hotel Hailey-!gine; which was proceeding ten- |One of .Leading Scorers -- _-in Nat. Hockew Teague in N.O.H.A.; Liskeard x raat gine in charge of Hostler Pres- ton. According to a report of the accident received by W. A. Griffin, superintendent, Mr. Mer- der first. dent. : ' At a,coroner's inquest held on Saturday afternoon, Dr. Arm- No: one saw the acci- ed a verdict of accidental death, attaching no blame to anyone. HEC. KILREA. OTTAWA Town Reservoir Gets Semi-Annual Cleaning Davitlebackone Res The town reservoir got its fall Passes at Toronto cleaning on Monday, when the big cement tank on the hillside west of the T. & N. O. Railway| David Fasken, K.C., prominent was drained out and the accum- |in affairs of the North Country ulation of dirt removed from the for many years, died at his To- walls and bottom in preparation ronto home early on Monday of for the winter months. The work this week after a lone illness. is done twice yearly, in the spring |He was 69 years of age. and fall, and requires the services} The late Mr. Fasken was per: of several men for some hours. 'haps best known in the North _ During the time the operationithrough his being one of the is being performed the pumping | founders of the Nipisssing Min- is done directly into the mains in'ing Company and the founder Name Twin Boy After. Founder of the Family Mr. and Mrs. J. B: E. Proulx, Lake Shore Road, South, are re- ceiving the congratulations of their friends on the birth of twin sons, which took place on Mon- day, December 2nd. Both Mrs. Proulx and the boys 'are doing well. Names for the boys have _al- teady been chosen. One is Jean of an ancestor who came from France very many years ago and founded the Proulx settlement in Baisviile, Que. which was the cradle of the Proulx family in Canada. This early adventurer into a new land was named Jean Proulx and he was the son of Claude. Thus one of the Hailey- bury boys bears the names of both. The other little fellow has been named Laurence. A radio announcement on Mon- day night from Toronto stated that Dick Pearce, editor of The Northern Miner, and another member of the. McAlpine party which was lost for two months in the Arctic, had arrived at Cran- berry Portage on their way home PUBLIC NOTICE! My wife; Mrs. W.,M. Shepherd (Gertrudé 'Asselsting); having left my bed and board without order that there may be no ins! and president of the Northern terruption of the supply. The | Ontario Light & Power Company | cleaning is only one of the mea~jand the Northern Canada Power sures taken to insure that the! Company. He took a great in-| S s ae i : water supply of the town is clean terest in the development of the) and pure and there has been very | North Country in its early stages. little trouble in this regard for! Besides many other activities in many years now. the business world he was, at the E. W. Neelands Will ' Hie of his death, president of ithe Excelsior Life Insurance Co., to give up much of his work ow- hinder the entry of a New Lis- keard Junior team. Fire Chief Jos. Marcella, repre-j senting the rink committee of the: Haileybury Fire Department, an-' nounced that the comittee would! split 50-50 with the club on the! gross receipts of the usual games but that in the case of the big! drawing cards the precentage; would be raised to 60% in eae of the club. This offer was deem-| ed highly satisfactory and accept-} Formation of a Town League; was left to the executive for: consideration and a report on the, possibilities of arranging such a] local league will be submitted to} the club at an early date. It was felt that the Junior series would not provide sufficient games dur- ing the season and that a Town League would not only provide good hockey for the fans, but would also assist in the develop- ment of players. A similar view was taken tothe proposal to lend every possible assistance to Ju- venile hockey this year; by way} of building up a strong list ~ of| players for future seasons. At an executive meeting fol- lowing the general session it was decided to appeal to the citizens of the town for support in the form of moderate donations in order to raise the sum of $250, to get the club away to a good start. Bill Bagshaw and Russell Mur- phy were chosen to coach the Junior team and Milt Austin will be asked to handle the Juveniles. Practise nights for the Juniors were arranged for Monday, Wed- nesday and Friday evenings from 6.30 to 7.30 subject to acceptance by the rink committee of the Fire Department, and subject to Some two dozen players turn- ed out to the first practice in the yink on Tuesday evening of this week and some likely looking material was in evidence as_the coach put them through their paces. The team is well equip-| ped, last season's equipment hav- ing been turned over to the club by the former executive. -- For the past few days aspirants for the team have been busy signing applications for playing certificates and amateur cards. Sectionman Killed . | "In Englehart Yards An. Englehart despatch on Tuesday says: "John C. Merry, 55, a section man in the employ Saturday morning in the railway yards when run over by an en- A ; Be Fi It is less than Four Weeks till Christmas; do your \keard; a resident of the North: will assume his duties in the Mr. and Mts. McCurd: ae -_ jing to ill health. He was a na- TN -|,52 . t E. W. Neelands, of New Lis ltive of Ontario, born at Elora, 'where the funeral was held yes- for many years and formerly £0" 'terday afternoon. Survivin rs gineer for the Northern Develop-!,- : iS Se Te iene ren aeaeotedtaipas ine widow, one son, four sisters, eee eatotne tetas and four brothers. Department in Newfoundland and Eastern Dominion early next spring. His departure from this district is 'generally regretted, but the fact that the ' position which he will take is one of great responsibility has been the occa- sion of congratulations from his many friends in the North. Honored by Friends On Sunday evening of last week a number of friends gather- ed-at the home of Mr. and irs. Wm. McCurdy, Rorke Avenue, to extend their best wishes onj the twenty-fifth anniversary of their While Lake Temiskaming is|there were about forty friends of Go to Newfoundland :>"t more than ten years ago had|' wedding. It was a surprise event}; still open, there is some ice form- ed at the-upper end and along the shores and a freeze-up appears to Mr. and Mrs. McCurdy present, who brought as a token of god wishes a beautiful silver tea ser- be imminent if the present cold|vice. When the presentation was weather continues for a few days|made, Mr. McCurdy thanked the gathering, on behalf of Mrs.-Mc- f age __|Curdy and himself, for their Consistent Advertising im|great kindness in remembering The Haileyburian will the anniversary. After an even- . 3 ing of music a dainty lunch was Bring Business eenveds oe 10, 15 or 20 years or for her lifetime, your wife can be assured a stated INCOME through Mutual 'Life INCOME Insur- ance. Because of its mutual principle all profits from every source are distri- buted, to policyholders. Let a Mutual agent advise . you: ie cae ASSUTBINCE Co. Canada KM. Stephen DISTRICT AGENT. 6A reasonable cause on or about the} 4th day of November last, the} public are hereby warned that I am not responsible and will not be responsible for any obligation incurréd by the said Gertrude Shepherd from and after the said Ath day of November, 1929. Dated at Cobalt, this 3rd day of December, 1929. W. M. Shepherd Claude 'and the name is in honor| , Mayoralty Contest... _.. Gives Town Publicity on Radio Broadcast. ' : { Haileybury. was "on the air" oralty election, which has caused considerable interest since the nominations on Monday of last week and in which two ex-mayors were at odds as to qualifications. The broadcast, which was picked up by a number of radio fans here came from the office of the To- last week as 4 result of the may-}- tonto Globe and gave some par- ficulars of the contest, which, al-_ -though net. quite accurate, show- ed that the event had attracted the attention of the outside world. 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