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râ€" 10 King St., Berlin, Phone 47 â€"Huber of Berlin is making photo graphs for $2.00, be sure you go to Huâ€" ber of BErum. Notice of changes must be left_at this office not later than Saturday noon. _ The copy ‘for chauges "must be left not late thanTuesday noon. _ Casual Advertiseâ€" ments accepted up to noon Wednesday of each"week. A SPECIAL ORDKR . B. Chocolates â€"â€"Miss A. Scheuerman has successâ€" fully passed her examination and received her diploma from Berlin ‘School of Shorthand , a branch of Galt Business college. â€"We have been requested to anâ€" mounce that a meeting of the Women‘s Christian Temperance Union will be held in the Methodist church, Berlin, on Thursday, June 8th, at 10.30 «o‘clock a. m. _ Mrs. Thornby of London will speak in the evening. _ Everybody invited, especially the ladies interested in temperance. The Sun, was sold out the other day for $54.60. â€"The Guelph Field Batteries will go into camp at Galt on June 19 for ten days‘ drill. Will confer a favor by remitting the amount due us on subscription on or before June 10th next. Consult your label. Address, Oranges, â€" Bananas, and Pine Apples, To choose from. A call is respectfull solicited. STEISS & GOOD, â€"Berlin had a little educational sensation, all its own, on Tuesday afterâ€" noon. â€"The party who exchanged paraâ€" sols about a week ago can get her own parasol by leaving the other either at Bricker & Diebel‘s or Zoeger‘s store. â€"The long expected Fast Time Special bicycle can be seen at C. L. Henderson‘s office, Berlin. It is a high «grade English wheel in reach of everyâ€" one, costing only $105. _ It is the best value offered in the County of Waterâ€" loo. â€"Mr. M. Stricker, blacksmith, has ‘sold his shop, stock and dwelling to Mr. Christian Heuhs, of Logan for $3,000. Mr. Heubhs is well and favorably known_ in Waterloo county, having lived here many yoars ago. His son, W. Heuhs is a firstâ€"class blacksmith. "The liberal patronage extended to Mr. Stricker can be given with confidence to his successors. â€"Council meeting next Monday nicht. Select Stock â€"Messrs Scott & Bowne, New York, the manufacturers of the standâ€" ard proprietary medicine, Scott‘s Emulâ€" sion, have just erected a twelve story building on the corner of Rose and Pearl streets to accommodate their wast business. _ While the high reputaâ€" tion of their preparation has done much to advance their interests, they ascribe a good deal of their success to extenâ€" sive and judicious newspaper advertisâ€" â€"It is the nasty habit of pitching out of the back door a paitful or a dipâ€" perful now and then of Greasy water, and a handful of pm‘ings and the genâ€" eral waste of the |kifchen that breeds evers and bilious diseases. The waste appears for the Fnost part in the soil, i that is the Iwey to the mischief. b soil gets ful}}:fter a time and ferâ€" ts, and thehot sun breeds gases h surm\fi;uul enter the house. Is true/not only of poorer homes 1“.‘\’1&’5 families, but wellâ€"toâ€"do people have spots behind ouses saturated with slops and atable breeders of disease. â€"The Toronto annexationist paper, Celebration SUBSCRIBERS IN ARREAR AND CREAMS. LOCAL NEWS. WE WILL ALSO HAVE A FOR THE 24th of May TO ADVERTISERS FOR THE CELEBRATED WE HAVE PLACED DAVID BEAN, Or Waterloo, Ont GROCERS, â€"The 24th May passed off very quietly at Waterioo. The sports went to Toronto to witness the Woodbine races and others went to Berlin to enjoy the music and witness the games at the Band demonstration held there. â€"You cannot afford not to take a daily paper when such a paper as "The Buffalo Morning Express" can be bought at the rate of 2 cents a copy or 25 cents a fortnight. It is cheaper than going without a paper if you want to keep in touch with the times and not be looked upon as an ignoramus. "The Express" is bright without being pert ; critical without being captious ; interesting without being sensational. New Subscribers for one month or more will receive a new and valuable map of the United States, or any State they wish. â€"The News says : Mr. Jacob Y. Shantz returned home from Michigan on Friday, and reports good results from his labors. . He has been away some five or six weeks and has secured the promises of very manyâ€"especially former Cenadiansâ€"that they will proâ€" ceed to the Northwest this summer or fall, and if it turns out as represented, they will send on their families, and many of their neighbors will follow as soon as they can get away. The Canâ€" adian Northwest is at present consiâ€" dered by all who have given it any investigation, the best place now open anywhere for energetic and industrious people to make a success in. Court or Revistox.â€"The Court of Revision for the town of Waterloo was in session on Monday afternoon. The following reduction on assessments were made : $400 off the Breithaupt Farm property ; $200 off the Killer property, and $100 off Wm. Hoeflin‘s residence. 9 Earty Crostxa.â€"During the sumâ€" mer mouths the business men of Vaterloo will close their stores and shops at six o‘clock every evening, Wednesdays and Saturdays excepted. Aurorux Assizes.â€"McMahon, J.â€" Owen Sound, 11th September ; Walkâ€" kerton, 18th September ; Goderich, 25th September ; Stratford, 2nd Ocâ€" tober ; Berlin, 9th October ; Guelph, 16th October ; Brantford, 23rd Octoâ€" ber ; Woodstock, 30th October ; Orâ€" angeville, 25th September; Milton, 2nd October ; Brampton 5th October. Remarkasee Sucerss. Mr. J. E. Seagram was wonderfully successful at the Woodbine races last week, winning the Queen‘s Plate for the third year in succession. His winnings aggregated $4,862, over 25% of the whole, and he was also winner of the Walker Cup valued at $500. He has undoubtedly the finest string of race horses in Canâ€" ada, and in many of the races at Torâ€" onto the horses of his competitors were certainly not in it. Caxaptax SarxarrBuxp.â€"On Wedâ€" nesday, a Canadian Saengerbund was formed. Numerous delegates were present _ from different parts of Ontario, all of whom were in accord with the scheme. The following offiâ€" cers were elected :â€"â€"%}?resident, Karl Mueller ; Ist Vice Prés., Max Klee, Toronto; 2nd Vice Pres., Carl Wagner, Hamilton ; 3rd Vice Pres., H. L. Janzen, Berlin ; Secretary, H. Rathâ€" mann ; Treasurer George Allendorf. The next meeting will be held in Berlin in September next, and also to hold a Saengerfest in the same place in 1894. The delegates were given a cordial reception and were greeted with the song, "Brueder reicht die Hand zum Bunde," by the Berlin Breâ€" thren. The Directors of the Ontario Mutual Life Assurance Company entertained the officials, the agents and a few inâ€" vited guests to a dinner on Wednesday evening, May 24th, at the Zimmerman House. About fifty sat down with I. E. Bowman, {M,. P., president of the Company in the chair, and Messrs. Wm. Hendry, manager of the Com:â€" pany, and Dr. J. H. Webb, Medical Referee, in the vice chairs The spread prepared by mine host, Mr. Zimmerman, was a. magnificent one and included all the choicest deliâ€" cacies of the season. He fully mainâ€" tained his reputation as a firstâ€"class caterer. After substantial justice had been done to the good things provided a short time was spent in pleasant social conversation. _A number of toasts were then proposed and enthusiasticalâ€" ly honored,and speechifying was indulgâ€" ed in for a few hours. "Her Majesty the Queen" was proâ€" posed by the chairmaa and was followâ€" ed by a verse of the national anthem. «"ThePresident and Directors of the Onâ€" tario Life" was next proposed by Mr. Hendry and a number of excellent adâ€" dresses were made by members of the Directorate. _ "Our Agents," elicited spirited replies from Messrs Sipprell Burrows, Jones, Ewing, Ford and Muir. "Our Sister Companies" called forth a witty and neat speech from Mr. Hilâ€" liard, manager of The Dominion Life. An occasional song was interspersed between the addresses. The gatherâ€" ing broke up about 12 o‘clock. Ontario Life Dinner. Mrs. W. H. Bowlby returnedl home on Friday last from her trip to the Southern States after an absence of nearly six months, with her health greatly improved. The Rev. Meyer, late of Waterloo, now of Sebringville gave the CrroxtcLE® OrrFICE a friendly call on Meonday last. Mr. J. F. Gardener, manager for the last few months of the Branch office at Berlin, of the Bell Telephone Co., reâ€" turns to Toronto. _ He is succeeded by Mr. J. M. Donaldson, formerly of Stratford, but for some time in charge of the Stratford office. Miss Lizzie Dickert is home from Buffalo on a visit to her parents. Mrs. J. S. Good, of Canada, Marion Co. Kansas, is a visitor among friends in Waterloo and Berlin. Mr. and Mrs. Dr. MeArthur of Berâ€" lin, left on Monday last for Omaha, Neb., where Mr. MeArthur will attend the annual meeting of Railway Surgeâ€" ons to be held in that city. They exâ€" pect to be away for several weeks. Dr. W. F. Savage, of Elora, will locate in Guelph. are 1 man Mrs. Dr. Reynolds of Chicago and her grandâ€"daughter, Miss Ruth Jaffray, are the guests of Mrs. Israel D. . Bowâ€" Chas. Froehlich, Geo. Wegenast, Harry Simpson, Geo. Bouteiller, Fred Halstead and several others are off on their bicycles to Hamilton. Adonmol U calling on ‘his old friends.. During his stay here he was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Colquhoun. Mr. John Bean and daughter, of Haysville, spent a few days last. week visiting friends and relatives in Berlin and Waterloo. Jacob Huber of Stratford is spendâ€" ing a few days calling on friends in Berlin this week. Mr. C. J. Alteman left this mornâ€" ing for a week‘s visit to Hamilton and Niagara Falls on business and pleasure combined. _ Mr. Shoemaker of Conésâ€" togo will have charge of the Corner Jewellery store in his absence. Mrs. Lizzie Frantz and Mrs. Lydia Musselman of Lancaster county, Pennâ€" sylvania, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Shuh. A football match of more than usual interest was played on the Athletic grounds, Berlin. on May 24th between Ontario and Chicago. â€" Referee Crawâ€" ford of Seaforth centered the ball between the following players :â€" The Rev. S. Carruthers, of Toronto, spent a few days last week in town ie i1 wIns ul Mfi Chicago Mark Bates (%. Aston @ Sampbal (J _ ~ .. \Blake H. MeDonald \ N. McArthur J. Dewar J faives {F Stephens G. Williams E. C. Senkler 6: aifd } Left {I). B. Murray Tom Gibson Centre _ W. Thorapson P. McWhirter \ ; D. Duncan T. Taft Y Bight {Buckingha.m The playing was keen and spirited throughout and reminded many of the spectators of the palmy days of the veteran Rangers. _ All pronounced it a fine match, the result at the close being 6 to 2 in favor of Ontario. Raxarrs vs. CHicago. A football match was played at the Athletic Grounds on Saturday afterâ€" noon last, between the Chicago team and the Berlin Rangers. The match was well contested and resulted in favor of Chicago, the score being 3 to 2. The home of Mrs. Sheard, Wilmot township, was the scene. of a_ very pretty wedding on the afternoon of Tuesday the 23rd of May when Miss Mary Sheard, the daughter of Mrs. Sheard, was married to Mr. John W. Lint of the township of Canboro, Rev. J. Showers of Hawkesville officiating. A number of the friends of the bride and also of the groom gathered to witness the event. _ Rev. G. W. Houseman acted as best man while Miss Maggie Stoltz assisted the bride. After the ceremony was performed the company retired to the dining room where the table was heavily laden with delicacies of the season to which ample justice was done. The hours of the afternoon were afterwards pleasantly whiled away listening to choice selecâ€" ‘tions of music and singing. Mr. Lint returned to his home on the 25th and was followed by his good wife on Saturday the 27th. May the divine biessing of our Heavenly: Father rest upon the newly wedded pair and may they be spared long to enjoy fthe bliss of married life.â€"Com. â€"The Cish 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. â€"Mr. Huber of Berlin makes a specialty Pphotographing wedding groups. â€"Take H. C. C. for coughs, colds croup Fersonal Mention Wedding Bells Ling â€" SuEarp FOOT BALL Backs Ontario. Goal H. J. Sims m.oll â€" if Ellict Waterloo County Chonicle The Rev. W. M. Rogers of London East, will preach in the Waterloo Presbyterian church next Sabbath. Miss Clarke, a Congregational Miss sionary to Africa, died suddenly in that far off country. She was a daughter of the Rev. W. F. Clarke, of Guelph, The Rev. Theo, Spetz, C. R., D. D., lectured on Sabbath evening last in St. Louis Church, Waterlo0, on the subâ€" ject "Did Christ establish a visible church with a visible head {" Dean William Lawrence has written to Rev. William H. Brooks, D. D , acâ€" cepting the Bishopric of Massachusetts to which he was electad in succession to the late Rt. Rev. Philips Brooks. Mr. Quirmbach of Berlin will preach in the Methodist church, Waterloo, next Sunday morning at 11. o‘clock, and not in the evening as announced from the pulpit last Sunday. The evening service has been withdrawn. The Rev. Joseph Umbach occupied the pulpit of the Berlin Evangelical church on Sabbath last, while the reguâ€" lar pastor, the Rev. J. G. Litt, filled Mr. Umbach‘s appointment as presidâ€" inv Elder at Dashwood. The old Mennonite Church of Canaâ€" da held their Annual Conference at Berlin last week. By rotation it is held in Berlin every third year. The attendance was large and _ much interâ€" est was manifested in the Conference proceedings. ‘ Revs. Brackebusch, Rembe, Litt wien and Meinhold, all attending a synodical meeting in Philipsburg, were the guests of Rev: ~R. vyon Pirch on Sabbath last and the first two preached excellent sermons to St. Peter‘s congreâ€" gation, Berlin, both at the morning and evening services. Rev. J. W. Holmes, of the Central Methodist Church, Stratford, having signified his intention of applying to the President of the Conference to be given another station next year the Quarterly Board will ask the stationâ€" ing committee to appoint Rev. G. F. Salton now of Brussels and formerly of Waterloo to the pastorate. The Revs. E. G. Smith and J. E. Shute, graduates of Rochester Univerâ€" sity, spent a few days last week amongst their Baptist friends in Berlin. On Friâ€" day evening last they gave capital adâ€" dresses to a large audience in the Bapâ€" tist Church. These brilliant young men are about leaving for far off India as missionaries. Charges of heresy have been served upon the Rev. S Truax of the Courtâ€" land circuit of the Canada Methodist Church, signed by Revs. W. Watson M. A., John W. Cooley and I. R. Clark of the Norwich district. The trial was held in the Methodist Church, Courtland, on Friday 26th ult., at 2 o‘clock p. m. There are ten charges and many subâ€"specifications in the inâ€" indictment, but the particulars have not so far made public. At the seventyâ€"seventh annual meetâ€" ing of the American Bible Society held in New York it was stated that the disbursements for the past yearamountâ€" ed to $536,537. The total receipts from all sources were $578,930. It was announced that the Society was making an exhibit at the World‘s Fair of the Bibles and Bible portions printâ€" ed in 242 languages and dialects which it prints in the Bible House. A souâ€" venir pamphlet has also been issued containing the verse John 3:16, in each of these lancuages. The annual meeting of the Galt Disâ€" tric cof the Methodist church was held in Galt on Tuesday, May 23rd. Memâ€" bers presentâ€"Rev. W. S. Griffin, D. D., in the chairâ€"Revs. George Richâ€" ardson, John C. Stevenson, J. C. Pomâ€" eroy, B. A., Financial secretaryâ€"Wm. C. Caswell, W. H. Harvey, B.. A., Robt. H. Hall, Wm. M. Bielby, Thos. Grandy and Messrs. T. â€"McQGivern, E. P. Clement, Thos. Hilliard, J. W. Marâ€" tin, Calvin Green, J. N. Cober, M. Durrant and A. Boomer. The young men on probation preâ€" sented their examination papers. Wm C. Caswell was passed on his second year, F, J. Mathers on his third year. Wlex. J. Irwin, B. A., B. D., was recommended for ordination at Conferâ€" ence. One minister, Rev. Jas White of Hespeler, had died during the year and an obituary was ordered to be preâ€" pared for Conference. The schedules reported the membership of the Disâ€" trict as 1849, a net increase for the year of 137, the largest increases being reported from Berlin, Waterloo, and Galt.~ The amount raised for missions was $1253.26. Total amount for all church purposes, $15870.40. Rev. George Richardson was elected on the stationing committee. _ Rev. J. C. Pomeroy and E. P. Clement on the Sunday School Committee, Rev. Thos. Grandy and J. N. Cober on Epworth League Committee and Thos Hilliard on Missionary Committee. The following were elected lay deleâ€" gates to the Owen Sound Conference : Messrs. R. T. Williams, P. E. W. Moyer, E. P. Clement, ~C. A. Winter, Thos. Hilliard, Calvin Green, M. Durâ€" ant, J. N. Cober and Robt. Rowe. GALT DISTRICT MEETING Dr. Griffin‘s appointment as Treas Uhuren Items NoT YET.â€"â€"â€"I will first tell the public about the "New Home" Elegantly Ornamented _ Family Sewing machine. _ 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. urer of the Superanuation Fund involâ€" ving his retirement from the pastoral work it was moved by the Rev. J. W. German, seconded by Mr. Thos KHilliâ€" ard, Resolved "That this district meetâ€" ing desires to congratulate its esteemed and beloved chairman, Rev. W. S. Griffin, D. D,, upon his appointment to the very responsible position of treasurer of the superanuation fund ; and inasmuch as this appointment involves his retirement from the pasâ€" torate we would express our high esteem for him as a pastor, a preacher, an administrator and a legislator in the highest court of our church and we would join in prayer to the great Head of the church in his behalf that length of days may be granted and great grace vouchsafed to him in his new sphere of labor, that all may redound to the good of the church and the glory of the Master." Galt 563â€"Increase 33 Berlin 300 t 86 Waterloo 121 4 44 Preston! 286 £ 3 Hespeler 287 C 6 Elmira 108 § 6 Hamburg 20 Decrease 10 Wellesley 155 & 31 The Financial District Meeting will be held in Berlin. The following figures from the differâ€" ent circuits in the district will prove interesting :â€" 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. â€"Tweeds at 30 cents per yard and upwards, sold by the yard or made up into suits at Leon Snyder‘s Itch, Mange and Scratches of every kind, on human or animals, cured in 30 minutes by Woolford‘s Sanitary Lotion. This never fails. . Warranted by Ed. M. Devitt. Drugâ€" gist. â€"A large stock of underwear and top shirts at bottom prices, to be cleared out within the next sixty days at Leon Snyder‘s. â€"Ties,â€"two for a quarter at Leon Snyder‘s. The annual meeting of the Ontario Mutual Life Assurance Company was held here on Thursday last and an acâ€" count of the proceedings will be found in another column of this issue. The reports submitted show that the past year has been a very prosperous one for the company. After paying all running expenses, putting aside an ample reserve for the benefit of its polâ€" icyholders, paying in death claims and in _ endowments no _ less a sum than $116,450 and returning to its policyholders in dividends over §$65,â€" 000 the company was able to increase its surplus by $20,740. The surplus now amounts: to $176,301.30. The cash income for 1892 was $614,951. The state of affairs as exhibited by the reports must be highly gratifying to the policyholders and is due to the careful selection of risks by its splendid staff of agents to careful and economical management on the parts of its officers and directors and to the safe and profâ€" itable investments of the funds of the company. _ The Ontario now holds first rank among the life assurance comâ€" panies doing business in Canada and is deservedly popular with the insuring public. Will visit Baden the first Thursday and third Thursday of each month. Elmiraâ€"The second Thursday and Friday and fourth Thursday and Friday of each month (Thursday noon, to Friday noon) The Waterâ€" loo Office will be closed every Friday afternoon during June, July, August and September. DROP HEAD. G. A. WANLESS, DEAKLEE. WATERLOO FOR PAINLESS EXTRACTIONS SPECIAL MENTION DROP IT ! WELLS, L. D. 8., C. W WELLS, D. D. S., DextisTs, WaTeRLOO. The Ontario Mutual 287 o 6 108 § 6 20 Decrease 10 155 8 31 Members. QDONTUNDER. Mission fund. $387.41 204,74 114.40 115.00 168.15 §3.85 22.30 67.41 Total amt raised.Z $4101,00 3288,37 2280.27 1830.75 2007.20 1253.74 716.83 Notice to Ladies. Mâ€"â€"RS Lawn Mowers! lower than ever. Come and see the Seamless Hose, guaranteed to stand double the pressure of any other. Building Hardware of all kinds. prestons Braided fencing wire is the strongest wire made. Stoves, Plumbing, Gas fitting, &e, Sole Agent for the celebrated Pease Furnaces, and every Job guarâ€" anteed. HOT AIR FURNACES. â€" We are as ever showing a complete assortment o Wall Paper, Shades, Baseballs, Bats, Footballs, Baskets, Hammocks and Combs and Brushes at Clearing out Prices, also Many Lines of Wall Papers at Clearing out Prices Arrivals for this week SiLl; SAM): Sugars have taken a big jump, but not our prices. Having unloaded a 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. 1 car salt in barrels; lcar of fine salt in bulk; 1 car of coause salt in bulk; 1 car Caledonia land plaster; (the best in Canada and the ONLY recommended by the Minister of Agriculture. We makea specalty of field and Garden Seeds of every description in bulk and packages. Business in our Dry Goods and Boot and Shoe department is daily fast increasing. â€" 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€" ceedingly low prices, _ All other considerations will be regretfully answered in the negative. Headquarters for all kinds of Farm and Garden Seeds. 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. 12 King St., East, Berlin. Telephone 150 PURSES VERY CHEAP. For Spring Goods. . Becker & Co‘s CROQUET SETS, BECF wers! Garden Hose and Sprinklers OB TCON RA W ATERLOO