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S C (t. B. Chocolates â€"Mr. Skidmore, the Water Works Superintendent, will shortly place at each public fountain a lion head from which a constant stream will ffow for the thirsty. 10 King St., Berlin, Phone 47. Oranges, Bananas, and Pine Apples, â€"The season for pickerel fishing opens May 15, and for bass and maskâ€" inonge on June 15. â€"Mr. John B. Snyder purchased the factory, plant and property formerâ€" ly owned by the Graybill Manufacturâ€" ing Company and intends to carry on the business in the future. â€"The total number of Oddfellows in the world is 1,572,384. â€"We are pleased to notice that Mr. Arthur Pequegnat is moving in the direction of establishing a watch case factory in Berlin. A SPECIAL ORDER To choose from.. A call is respectfull solicited. STEISS & GOOD, â€"Great bargains in {general dry goods, groceries and boots and shoes at P. Zoeger‘s, Killer‘s Block, comâ€" mencing next. Saturday. â€"Slaughter sale of Kern‘s bankâ€" rupt stock commencing next Saturday the 20th inst. â€"Six and twoâ€"fifths acres have been purchased by Stratford for a pleasure ground for $2,100. â€"Mr. David Devitt has gone to Buffalo to look after the commission business conducted by his deceased brother. Tt is likely that Mr. Devitt will continue the business. â€"The Young Peoples‘ Alliance o the Hespeler Evangelical church, drove to Berlin on Monday evening last and were enthusiastically . entertained by their friends of the Evangelical church, Berlin. â€"A special meeting" of the Town (Council was called for Monday evening but there was not asufficientnumber preoâ€" sent to constitute a quorum. The mayor had some important business to bring before the body which we understa,ndb will suffer by delay. : Select Stock Notice of changes must be left_‘at this office not later than Saturday noon. _ The copy for changes must be left not late thanTuesday noon. _ Casual Advertiseâ€" ments accepted up to noon Wednesday of eachweek. â€"The report on drainage shows that 58 municipalities in Ontario have borâ€" rowed $2,582,576 from the Ontario Government under the Municipal Act and the Ditches and Water Courses Act. â€"Mr. Riener,ftailor of Berlin, is putâ€" ting up a fine brick store and dwelling on Frederick street, _ Mr. Reuben Bowman. has the contract for. the carâ€" penter work and Mr. Pinke for the brick and stone work. â€"A little item in a newspaper may sometimes make an enemy to the paper for life, but it will not stop him from reading it. It merely changes him from a subscriber to a borrower. Every publisher can recall the names of citiâ€" zens who come under this head. â€"The Star Laundry, Waterloo, is a new business starting in our midst and will, no doubt, be greatly appreciated by our citizens who will find the Launâ€" dry conveniently situated in Boehmer‘s block, under the management of J. Echars. See advt. and give him a call â€"A decision has been given in the Court of Appeal for Ontario to the effect that a passenger on a railway train is not compelied to show his tickâ€" et to the conductor even when asked to do so.. This is clearly a case in which law is different from common sense. Celebration LOCAL NEWS. WE WILL ALSO HAVE A FOR THE 24th of May TO ADVERTISERS FOR THE CELEBRATED WE HAVE PLACED OR GROCERS, â€"The Dominion (Governmen# has passed an order in council prohibiting ‘all employees in the post office departâ€" ment, and postmasters of incorporated towns" from seeking or accepting the municipal office of mayor, alderman, councillor or school trustees (public or separate). â€"George F. Wrigley, formerly ¢ Drumbo is amongst those summonet, at Toronto on a charge of alleged swindâ€" ling in connection with magazine priâ€" zes. â€"Some agents down east have been violating the law in respect to the soliâ€" citation of life insurance. Agents must not give rebates on risks over $5,000. It has been learned that an agent in Napanee wrote a risk for $10,000 and threw off his commission. The matter will be investicated. â€"The Patrons of Industry have nominated ‘ candidates in South Perth for both the House of Commons and the Local Legislature. _ Mr. Donald of Blanshard was chosen for the House of Commons and Mr. Robinson for the Local House. Donald was formerly a Liberal and Robinson, a Conservative. Orrra.â€"The Opera, "Der Freiâ€" schuetz yon Camerun" will be rendered in the Liedertafel Hall next Monday evening under the direction of Mr. B. Poehlman. â€" The admission will be 25 and 35 cents. Plan of hall at A. L. Kumpf‘s bookstore. There will be a social dance after the concert. SpaventEr Sate.â€"Mr. Peter Zoeâ€" ger having bought the bankrupt stock of dry goods, groceries, boots and shoes etce , will be open for business next Saturday morning, May 20th. Look out for bargains as these goods will be rushed off at slaughter prices. To CorrEspONDENTS.â€"Next week we go to press on Tuesday afternoon in order to give the employees a holiâ€" day on the 24th. _ Our correspondents will therefore be good enough to send in their news letters a day earlier than usual. â€"The Berlin Daily News came to hand last Monday in a much enlarged form. We are pleased to note this evidence of prosperity in our lively contemporary. _ It is no flattery to say that in the Editor of the News Berlin has had a warm and true friend who never lost an opportunity of saying a good word for our sister town and who has also been an outspoken advocate of every measure having for its object the town‘s welfare. â€"Three boys were fined last week for loitering around streets. . It cost them $2.50 each. The boys who want to set at defiance law and order and make themselves a general nuisance to the quiet citizen will find their lines cast in hard places this summer. _ It is the intention to have them very sumâ€" marily dealt with and the boys would better submit to the powers that be. PorsoxEp By PArNt.â€"Mr. George Randall lost two thoroughbred Jersey cows by poison on Monday evening. A few days ago they were taken‘ sick and kept growing worse in spite of the efforts to save them. A post mortem revealed the fact that death was caused by eating rags saturated with paint which they had picked up near his residence where painters had been at work for a few days. The animals were valued at $250. Street Ramway Marters.â€"The Canâ€" adian General Electric Company with whom Mr. Burt, manager of the Berlin and WaterlooStreet Railway Company, has been negotiating for some time with reference to putting in an Elecâ€" tric plant have not yet decided upon their course of action. We trust, howâ€" ever, that this Company or some other will soon take hold of the matter and put in an electric system. Horse cars arc & Iililet«c sicw to suit our modern ideas. Boarp or TrapE.â€"At the meeting of the Council of the Board of Trade, on Monday evening, a resolution was passed to urge the Town Council to place themselves at once in communiâ€" cation with the Railway Committee of the Privy Council with reference to putting a watchman at the G. T. R. crossing on King St. In shunting cars the danger of accident is «very great and recently there have been a number of very narrow escapes. No time should beâ€"lost in getting an order from the Railway Committee to have a watchman stationed there. Trx Deer InorEasing.â€"The Mount Forest Representative says:â€" A full grown deer was seen by Mr. J. S. Woods, Tuesday morning, the animal having come right up to his barn on Sligo road and seemed to want to get in the yard with the sheep. â€" Deer are, we understand, becomiug quite comâ€" mon sight throughout this section, and if properly treated may become quite numerous again. The game law should be strictly enforced in their behalf and any one found killing or running the beautiful animals should be promptly prosecuted. We might say Mr. Wood made no attempt to harm his rare visitor, but on his approach the deer disappeared across the fields. . Gorne to GopertcH.â€"Mr. T. gBut of whe Queen‘s Hotel, has leased thef® Briâ€" tish Exchinge Hotel in Goderich and leaves for there in a few days. fMr. Tilt has been a resident of Galt filr a number of years and during that fiime has made a large number of very wiikm friends in Galt and vicinity. We fare sorry to see him leave town. YThe Queen‘s will be run by Mr. Wm. Iilt for some time.â€"Reformer. Passen SucerssrULLY.â€"Among tgm list of the candidates who have suceosâ€" fully passed the recent examinatiqn held at the Education Departmentdc find the names of Mr. Henry Ward, principal of the Ayr Public Publi¢ School and Mr. A. Weidenhammer, 1% . assistant of the . Waterloo Central School. This examination is the profes‘ sional first and will also entitle the successsul candidates to teach as High School assistants. MWe congratulate both of these gentlemen upon their well merited success. Garr & Prestroxn Street Ratnway â€"Mr. Jennings, chief engineer of the C. P. R. and assistant, have completed the survey of the road and staked out the proposed route. The levels and a general map of the road was presented at a meeting of the stockholders held in Galt last week together with the estimated cost of the road fully equipâ€" OverworkEp _ StuDpENTS.â€"Several students writing at the examinations now in progress in connection with the university of Toronto are reported to haye broken down from overwork. The practice is too common of sitting up to study during the greater part of the night, after putting in six or seven hours a day at the examinations. As a consequence many of the students are in a condition . approaching nervous prostration. â€" One man is said to have lost the power of speech, it is to be hoped only temporarily : another was carried out of the examination room in an epileptic fit, the rasult of his overâ€" wrought condition ; a third has been ordered to stop all work for a year, and several others fhave stopped writing owing to the seriousness of their condiâ€" tion. The papers set this year, with the exception of one or two departâ€" ments are said not to be exceptionally difficult. The trouble lies more probaâ€" bly in the students attempting too much.â€"Globe. ped. Mr. Burt feels confident that the work will be commenced at once and says that when completed it is to be a model of its kind, as everything is to be brand new in the way of equipment. The present capital stock is $50,000, and shares are going well. To Writre ur tar Tows.â€"Mr. A. L. Anderson, special representative of The Mail newspaper, was in town this week. He purposes writing up the town for a special Saturday edition of the Marr. Application has been made to the Town Council for a special grant to defray the cost of preparing cuts of a number of our public buildâ€" ings. There was no quorum on Monday evening otherwise the application would doubtless have received the favorable consideration of the Council. The work on ‘the Saturday editions of the Mait is invariably weli done and we can rely upon Mr. Anderson doing our thriving manufacturing town ample justice. .. A SwinptE.â€"A resident of Chicago, writing to his brother in Guelph, warns all Canadians not to be early â€" in visit ing the World‘s Fair at present. In one paragraph he says a large quantity of exhibits have not as yet been taken out of the customs, and the exhibits, as far as shown are in a chaotic state. Hotel keepers and others are charging exorbitant prices for everything, and at present it is nothing more or less than a grab game. He says although working not far from the ground, he advises no one to visit the place till the latter part of June. By that time everything will be in its place. If all countries had been, like the whole proâ€" vince of Ontarioy everything would have been in its place, and the exhibits of his native province more than surâ€" prised him, and the more he looks at them the prouder he is of being a Canâ€" adian.â€"Mercury. The Manager of the African Choir, Struck. by a Cricket Ball, Dies. On Monday afternoon the ~African native choir which recently gave an: entertainment at Berlin were at Woodâ€" stock and accepted an invitation from. the local cricket club to play a friendly game of cricket. While practising before the game commenced, George Clarke, manager of the choir, was struck at the left ankle by a cricket ball, which pained him so severely that he was unable to stand while taking tickets at the door of the Opera house last evening. â€" Before the performance was concluded he went to his hotel and retired, requesting to be called at 7:30 o‘clock this morning. At exactly that hour the porter of the hotel, not being able to arouse Clarke, opened the door and found that he had died during the night. Mr. Clarke was an Englishâ€" man, and appears to be about twentyâ€" three years of age. Barkwell‘s sure corn cure will cere any corn, wart, bunion or mole. ODD CAUSE OF DEATH aterloo County Chronicle Mr. Thos. Gowdy and son of Guelph and Mr. P. E. Shantz of Preston, left on Monday evening for a visit to the \World‘s Fair. The journey . from \Guelph to Chicago on the new vestiâ€" bule flyer is made in 13 hours. '\ Rev. Geo. F. Salton, of Brussels, was im.town on Monday. :On Sunday he }{reached the ‘anniversary sermon of Cambridge Lodge, I. O. 0. F.,\ Preston. Fle also preached the anniversary serâ€" mions of the Epworth League of Norâ€" folk St Church, Guelph, on . Sunday morning and evening. Miss H. Pearce who. has been stayâ€" ing with friends in Whitby for a short time returned home on Saturday last. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Doering spent Ascension Day in Elmira. Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Hallman, of Wilmot, visited friends in Berlin on Friday and Saturday of last week. Miss Melvina Breithaupt left for Racine, Wisconsin, on Friday last to visit her sister, Mrs. Augustine. Mr. and Mrs. Richard. Roschman returned on Friday morning last from the World‘s Fair, Chicago. Mr.. Ezra Eby of Waterloo, was visiting friends in Elmira last week. The Rev. Christian Staebler, pastor of | the first Evangelical chuich in Buffalo, is qisiting; friends in Berlin and Waterloo. P a large number of choirs inviting their coâ€"operation. . Favorable replies have already been received from a goodly number and moreâ€" are coming in with each mail. â€" The prospects for a large turn out and a splendid programme are excellent. . So far the great majorâ€" ity of the choirs favor Sarnia as the objective point. The grand choruses chosen this year to be givenâ€" by the united choirs will be the "Gloria" by Mozart and the "Hallelujah Chorus" by Handel. The grand choruses will by given by nearly 1000 voices and will be supported by an orchestra of 40 or 50 pieces. : Besides the grand choruses the programme willl contain numbers by individual choirs as well . as solos, duets, etc. The Secretary Mr. Winter, has just ordereÂ¥l a large number of copies of the "(Wloria" â€"and the "Halleâ€" lujah Chorus" whict. [RWilli‘be | mailed to the different , is in z{ few days. Practice will bea most immediateâ€" ly. \ \ Excellent prospects for a large turnout and a Good time.â€"Sarnia the objective point. Mr. C. A. Winter, the secretary of the committee, appointed at Goderich last year to" arrange a Union Choir Excursion for thiy year,is indefatigable in his efforts to make this year‘s gathâ€" ering a grand success. Circular letters were addressed about ten days ago to UNION CHOIR EXCURSION The Emma Wells Comedy Company which gave a series of entertainments in the Town Hall during ‘ the past week under the auspices of the Waterâ€" loo Musical Society‘s Band was greeted with large and appreciative audiences. Miss Emma Wells is a remarkably gifted lady being an excellent performâ€" er on the piano and able to sing with splendid effect in four different voices â€"â€"baritone, ‘soprano, : tenor and alto. The other members of ‘the Company are all artists in their several specialâ€" ties. The Company welk deserved the excellent patronage they\received. The News says: â€"A sp%ial meeting of the shareholders of the Berlin Piano and Organ Co., Limited, ‘;va,s held in the Council Chamber on Thursday evenâ€" ing last. Among those present were J. M. Staebler, president, in the chair, H. S. Bochmer, M. Grebenstein P. S. Lautenschlager, F. G. Gardiner, Geo. Bramm, C. E. Moyer, A. A. Pipe, Ed. Smyth, R. Smyth, P. E; W. Moyer and others. \The object of the, meeting being stated, a long discussion ensued relative to passing a byâ€"law | for= the issuing of new preferential stock, with an eight per cent. dividend guaranteed which, on motion of P. E. W. Moyer, seconded by E. Smyth, was undnimousâ€" ly confirmed. The vacancy \in the board of directors caused by the death of the late J. C. Bowers was filled by the unanimous election of Dr Lackner, Mayor of the town. ‘The present Board is therefore composed of J. M. Staebler, P. S. Lautenschlager, C. E. Moyer, H. S. Bochmer, F. G. Gardinâ€" er, Geo. Bramm, and Mayor Lackner, The prospects for the present year are very excellent. Considerable saving has been effected in various ways, and the goods sell rapidly. From present appearances the next annual meeting should show a good balance on the right side of the Ledger, THE BOOMER "WINDFALL." Some time ago an item was going the rounds of the papers to the effect that the Boomer family had fallen heir to a large and valuable estate in Nova Scotia. â€" In order to obtain particulars a "Chronicle" reporter called upon Mr. A. Boomer of Linwood who is Divisâ€" on ~Court clerk for the township of The Emma\Wells Co. The Berlin Piano Co. Personal Mention Elegantly Ornamented â€" Family Sewing machine. â€" All the working parts are made of the best material and case hardened, and the head drops below the table, thus forming a NEAT STAND. I will place it on its merits and ask your careful examination, or challenge comparison with others in any respect. The demand for the"New Home" supports me in the assertion, that after a trial you will be convinced it excels all others. NoT YET.â€"â€"â€"I will first tell the public about the "New Home" Every "New Home" machine. is WARRANTED PERFECT by the Co., and should any part prove defecâ€" tive it will be duplicated free of charge. We next enquired as to the accuracy acy of the reports of the Nova Scotia Estate, to which Mr. Bâ€"â€" replied :â€" "Since the reports appeared in the newspapers I have been in constant correspondence with our friends both in Ontario and Nova Scotia, and from the information I have been able to gather from these and other sources, I am now quite satisfied that we are the legitimate heirs to a very large and valuable estate in that province. Our friends there have made a careful search in theregistry office andappear to have no doubt whatever as to our rights in a certain estate of which they have had a valuation made and $164,â€" 000 is said to be the value." Wellesley ete and found him busily engaged in his apiary, which numbers some 45 colonies. Mr. Bâ€"â€", by the way, is an enthusiast in‘ apiculture and in reply to our enquiries as to his method of wintering he replied that he preferred outdoor to cellar wintering, although the latter plan was much less trouble and where the cellar posâ€" sessed the proper requisites they might be wintered as successfully there as in packing . cases outside. He further stated that the bees had stood the past winter very well, that he had not lost a single colony, and that they were now in fine shape for a successful season. "Is the estate all in oneâ€"parcel or has it been subdivided ?" was then asked. "The estate," replied Mr. Bâ€"“was‘ originally in one parcel, but appears to have been very much subdivided which, will no doubt make it very difficult and expensive to . work out. I may say also that. since the discovery of this estate was made we are informed that another and very valuable estate is open to us in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England, the birth place of our grand parents." "What steps do you purpose taking to realize upon these properties ?" our reporter asked. «Well," replied Mr. Bâ€"â€" "we have instructed a solicitor to take the necesâ€" sary steps to that end at once ; but as so many of these reported windfalls fail to materialize according to expecâ€" tations we are not building upon them as yet, and intend plodding along as usual. If anything should come out of it we shall of course be pleased ; it nothing comes out of it we shall not be disappointed." â€"For cheap bicycles, new and second hand, go to Henderson‘s, Berlin. Changing old style wheel into late pneumatic tires a specialty. . He competes with city prices. â€"A large ,stock of underwear â€"and top shirts at. bottom prices, to: be cleared out within the next sixty days at Leon Snyder‘s: f â€"The large stock of suiting and panting of Leon Snyder‘s will be sold at a bargain â€"Tweeds .at 30 cents per yard and upwards, sold by the yard or made up into suits at Leon Snyder‘s â€"Tiesâ€"two for a quarter at Leon Snyder‘s. Everybody is pleased with the fine work Huber of Berlin, the City Photographer, is turning out. If you are thinking of having some photo taken, first visit his studio. He‘s sure to please you. Itch, Mange and Scratches of every kind, on human or animals, cured in 30 minutes by Woolford‘s Sanitary Lotion. . This never fails. â€"Warranted by Ed. M. Devist. Drugâ€" gist. Somernunc New Acam.â€"L Van Camp extracts teeth without pain, by the use of an entirely new remedy. Away ahead of anything yet discovered. All _ who have tried it are delighted with it. He is still making those beautiful and life like new teeth with the equalized plate. . Office number 50, Queen Street, Berlin.â€"19â€"3 t. â€"The Cigh Grocery pays the high est cash pr ce for eggs and sells firs class groceries at a small margin Terms, Spot Cash.â€"H. A. Scheuer. man. 18â€"2 mo. DROP HEAD. â€"Take H. . C. for coughs, colds 2roups G. A. WANLESS, DEALEE. WATERLOO SPECIAL MENTION. DROP IT ! Just reseived a large consignment of builders‘ supplies of and General Hard ware in greap variety.at very lowest market value. Stoves, Tinware, Eavo troughing, Plumbing, Gas and Water Fitting. \ the strongest wire fencing made; only sold by me at a lower price than any other, We are as ever showing a complete assortment of Wall Paper, Shades, Baseballs, Bats, Footballs, Baskets, Hammocks and Sole control in Waterloo for Doyles Fire Proof Paint. I am prepared to offer this 50 per cent lower than any other paints; it is a filler, paint and ceâ€" ment combined and a better preservative of wood than any paint yet made, beâ€" sides being actually fire proof as many who saw the test made on the market square last April market day will admit. Come and see, will give a fire proof test at any time. PRESTON‘S@BRAIDED BARBLESS FENCE WIRE _Mâ€" B6 W. H. Becker & Co‘s Combs and Brushes at Clearing out Prices, also Many Lines of Wall Papers at Clearing out Prices Notice to Ladies. Fire Proof % Sugars have taken a big jump, but not our prices. Having unloaded & car a few weeks previous to the recent sharp advance which is as yet untouched we are prepared to share with our customers the benefit of the fortunate purâ€" chase. SAlMJ. SALL, Arrivals for this week We makea specalty of field and Garden Seeds of every description in bulk and packages, 1 car salt in barrels; lcar of fine salt in bulk; 1 car of coarse salt in bulk; 1 car Caledonia land plaster; (the best in Canada and the ONLY recommended by the Minister of Agriculture. Business in our Dry Goods and Boot and Shoe department is daily fast increasing. The cause can only be attributed to the inducements we ars giving. Don‘t tarry. . The stock will soon be closed out. It will pay you to examine it and we will be pleased to show you through. Cash and farm produce "ONLY"‘ will secure for you these goods at exâ€" cceedingly low prices. All other considerations will be regretfully answered in the negative. Headquarters for all kinds of Farm and Garden Seeds. GARDEN TOOLS! Fancy Goods Store. King St., Waterloo. Ladies‘ white skirts, night dresses, chemise, drawers, corset covers. Ladies‘ and Children‘s aprons, Babies‘ robes and skirts, babies‘ jackets and bootees. You can get ready made clothing consisting of : All homeâ€"made, and of the best materâ€" ial, Also the best lines of Ladies‘ and Children‘s corsets. HASENPFLUG‘S City Grocer & China Hall. J ACOB CON BR 12 King St., East, Berlin. Telephone 150. PURSES VERY CHEAP. For Spring Goods. roof Fire Proof _ PA TN TL CROQUET SETS, GARDEN TOOLS! W ATERLOO