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WELOCOME T0U s etc We take pleasure in announcing that on the above dates we vr{ll show the very latest novelties in Millinery, Pattern â€" Hats, Bonnets, Ete. . All are cordially invited. is complete in all its Branches and prices as well as quality will be RIGHT _ Fall Opening. THURSDAY and FRIDAY, SEPT. %. and 22. Special Aitention gliven to the Collection of Commercial 6apor, and Farmers‘ Sales Notes. « Best PORTLAND CEMENT, GOLDEN, HYDRAULIC CEMENT ‘ and PLASTER PARIS. Plumbing, Gas. and Water Fitting on shortest notice. HOT AIR FURNACES. â€" ; If possible do not fail to call during this special exhibition of the above, we have opened out for your special benefit the entire stock and spared no efforts in arrangiug it so that you can see all the lovely and fashionable things in a very short time. | § * â€" BOEHMER & CO, 44 KING STREET BR ‘ pEepoSITS OF $1.00 AND UPWARDS RECEIVED, AND CURRENT RATES OF INTEREST ALLOWED, INTEREST ADDED TO THE PRINCIPAL AT THE END OF MAY AND NOVEMBER IN EACH YEAR. & t CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE MANTLES and DRESS GO0DS, Thursday Ey‘ g, 21.inst A GEenERAL Bankina BusinEss TransAcTED. FArmMEers Notes DiscouNtED DRAFTS ISSUED PAYABLE AT ALL POINTS IN CANADA, AND THE PRINCIPAL CitiEs |t1 THE UnitED StATES, GREAT BRITAIN, FRANCE, RERMUDA, &c. ESTABLISHED 1867 HEAD OFFICE, TORONTO. CAPITAL (PAID UP) SIX MILLION DOLLARS resmt . . l6 l o 0 2e is L N e M I . | I w‘ y h ho Sofe Agent for the Celebrated PEASE FURNACE every Job guaranteed By the carload, and will be sold at prices to defy competition. : My stock of ve nd continued over the following week. VOL. XXXIX.â€"â€"â€"NO. 37 HARDWARE, STOVE and TINWARE J ACOB CONRAD, and following days. C. Steuernagel. SAVINGS BANK DEPARTMENT B. E. WALKER, GeNneRAL ManAgEr. Materloo Comnto Ebronicls WATERLOO BRANCGH commencing AAST THE H. J. GRASETT, ManaagERr. s ‘W ATERLOO®Q $6,000,000. â€" ‘~ i 00,000. BERLIN, WATERLOG, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING SEPTEMBER 21, 1893. After keeping their secret for eight months Mr. James Houringan, of Dunâ€" das, and Miss Mary Maddigan have been forced to admit that they are man and wife. The young people attended a business college in Hamilton, and they were very much in love with each other, They got married last January but they didn‘t give it away. â€" The cereâ€" mony was performed at Waterdown by Rev. Father O‘Leary. The secret would not haveleaked out had it not been for the best man. The bride was not more than 18, and the groom is a year older. A Guelph dispatch, of the 8th inst., says: | Toâ€"day is the 66th anniversary of the arrival of Mr, D. Stirton, postâ€" master, in this city. He is one of the two or three surviving settlers, and is, in fact, a walking encyclopedia of all that has transpired in this section from the time of his arrival in Guelph in 1827, when it was a forest, with only a few unfinished houses, up to the preâ€" sent date. He is specially acquainted with the history of Guelph and Puslinch townships, and knows almost every inch of the ground in them. Mr. Stirton was connected officially with educationâ€" al and municipal institutions as soon as they were organized in bis towhship; was a reeve of Puslinch a long time; a magistrate for about 30 years, and reâ€" presented South Wellington for 19 conâ€" secutive years under the old Union of Upper and Lower Canada, from 1857 to 1867, and under the Union of all the Provinces from 1867 to 1876. In May of the latter year he was appointâ€" ed postmaster. About six weeks ago Mr. Wm. Rose of the 10th concession of Bruce, lost a steer. Search was made for the animal but in vain. _A few days ago the proâ€" prietor came across the long lost bovine entangled in a bog, almost buried. The brute was still alive and able to walk when taken out. He was‘ quite fat when lost, but when recovered he bhad dropped about 200 pounds. How he lived throngh the dry month without féed is a mystery. All the water he had received was what he had got in the swale, which was dried up when the steer was found. W. G. Rochester, a young engraver of Ottawa, has sold a patent for $60, 000 to a firm in Germany. The patent is for a printing and lithographing maâ€" chine that will make as many as 30 printings of different colors at thelsame time, if required, something unknown to the history of printing, Ezra Wood, a Chatham teamster, beâ€" came enraged at the attentions paid his wife by Chas. Hammond, a painter, and following the couple as they went out for a drive Monday night, fired four shots at Hanymond but without effect, Hammond and Mrs. Wood esâ€" caped without injary, and the affair is now the talk of the town. Messrs. Kastner Brothers, of Sebâ€" ringville, have lost their fine coach horse, "Kuno." They imported him from the States about sixteen months ago at a cost of $1,500, but, as he was owned by five of the family the loss will not be so severely felt. Mr. W. H. Wegenast has opened a jewelry store in Drumbo. He has also purchased the harness business from R. Shields, and intends running beth busiâ€" nesses. A little fellow named Willie Nichol residing in Brantford, filled his father‘s pipe with tea, and was having a smoke when his little brother knocked the pipe from his mouth,,. setting fire to his clothes. The mother put out the fire, but both were badly burned. Mr. Louis Wigle of Leamington has zold the well known pacing stallion Cornsracker, 2.18}, to Messrs. Buchnnâ€" an Bros., of Ingersol), for the reported price of $2,000. David Watson, of Southwold, Elgin county, has an eight acre field of onts which yielded 61 bushels per acre, 40 pounds to the bushel. The Messrs. Walker, of Walkerville, have a 100 acre field of tobacco which looks fine. Thirtyâ€"five men are engaged in harvesting it. Miss Theresa Salter, of St. Thomas, stands first on the list for drawing and writing at the World‘s Fair educational department. Strathroy‘s rate of taxation will be 18 mills on the dollar. The Parkhill salt works ship 100 barrels daily. All the News of the Connty and District earefally summarized and put into nttractive shape. NEWS NUGGETS. BUDGET FROM CORRESâ€" PONDENTS AND OTHER soURCES. U. M. Diefenbacker has been reâ€"enâ€" gaged for ‘94 at a handsome increuse. His trustees appreciate good work in the proper manner,. J. J. Hendricks is in town again. Misses J. and J. McCulloch have reâ€" turned from a two weeks‘ visit among friends| in Galt, accompanied by Miss J. Harvey who is spending a fow days with them. Hugh McCulloch and Herb. Lackâ€" ner lefo for Chicago Saturday night. They were accompanied by Mr. Wim. Hufener who returns toZhis business in Boissevain, Man. There is to be a grand Harvest Home festival in this place on the evening of the 27th which promises to be the treat of the season. The Bright Orâ€" chestra, Mr. Parr, Mr. Johnson, B. A., and others will be present to enliven the evening. Thos. Hall M. E. has returned to Cornell University to continue his studies. Allen Davidson left last week for McGill, Montreal, to put in his final year. _ _ mCP _‘The bridge over Spring Creek at Washington has been repaired and is now safe. Mr. Stephen Hall who has been very poorly is, we are glad to say, very much improved.. _~\‘ se3 . i A very interesting breach of promise suit is likely to be tried at Goderich shortly. | Mr. Doig, a school teacher at No. 6 section of McKillop township, Huron county, and Miss Wilsey, daughter of one of the trustees of the school, are the parties concerned. The whole country side is excited over the affair. The wedding was to have taken place in the summer, and the wedding cake and. the bride‘s / trousseau had even been made. The expectant bride had been very mueh affected over the alleged perfidy of her lover, and now she asks for $5,000 as the balm that will soothe her wounded heart. Both ‘the young people are well and favorably known. Miss Wilsey is the daughter of a wellâ€"toâ€"do farmer, while Mr. Doig also owns a farm. It is said that the defendant will admit the proâ€" mise of marriage, but will give reasons for his refusal to carry out his contract that may prove sensational. Mr. J.T. Garrow will prosecute and Mr. M. C. Cameron will defand. ~ _ AmrackEp By A Tramp.â€"Tuesday morning an eleven year old son of John Jaffray, of the 8th con., Puslinch, was proceeding to No. 4 school section by way of Hammersley‘s corner, he was accosted by a tramp, The lad was orâ€" dered to give up his boots, coat, school books and dinner and was allowed to go. As soon as the lad could he ran home and gave the alarm. . Mr. Hamâ€" mersley, along with a number of the neighbors, {started on the search but failed to find the tramp. He was dressed in a dark suit, black Christy stiff hat and a red necktie. The boy was badly scared and was in a sad state when he arrived home. Mrs. A Cunningham who has been suffering severely from neuralgia for a long time has gone to other parts for the good of her health. Mr. F. Mingle and Mr. R. Calwell of Bobcaygeon were visiting friends in this vicinity. Mr. John Hall and family of Neâ€" braska returned home lass week. A son of Postmaster Blair, of Stratâ€" ford. pleaded guilty in June toa charge of abstracting letters containing money from the mails. Restitution was made to the Post Office Department by the boy‘s prrents, and, upon a‘petition beâ€" ing presented to the police magistrate, signed by the Mxyor and prominent citizens, the voy was allowed to go on suspended sentence, _ The County Crown Attorney Objected to the lenienâ€" cy exhibited by the Police Magistrate, and at Osgoode Hall a motion was made before Chief Justice Galt for a mandamus to sentence the boy. The motion was refused. The bridge on the St. Clements‘ road has been completed. _ _________ _ Jas. H., Cunningham is attending the Model School at Berlin. Mr. Simon McDonald, of the 6th concession of West Zorra, bas bought Mr. James McBurney‘s farm of 50 neres opposite his farm, for $3,000. _ And Mr. McBurney bought Wm. Stewart‘s farm in North Ewmbro of 112 acres for $6,000 D. S. Cla:ke, of Chesley, came near losing his horse one morning recently. A pet dog is in the habit of carrying meat bones into the stable and after devouring the meat leaving the bones lying there. _ On the morning referred to, Mr. Clarke went out to feed his horse and was surprised to see a large boue sticking in the animals side, _ Dr. Johnston, V. S., was called and found thit the lining of tha stomsch had been penvetrated, and it is doubtful if the animal will ever recover. Washington, Hawkesvllle Mr. Showers occupied the pulpit in the Unit«d, Brethren church on Sunday evening. ! 8 On Sunday morning sacramental services were held in the Baptist church Rev. Mr. Gruetzner officiating. Several of our most enterprising farmers last week ‘paid a visit to the Guelph Experimental Farm, Surely such a trip means a day profitably spent. â€"It is to bethoped that more cf the farmers may do likewise and also take their sons with them and thus do much towards inculcating a love for the farm and a feeling of gre\ respect for its lords. Xinwood. Rev. J. D. Richardson, late Colleaâ€" gue of Rev. Thos. Grandy on this misâ€" sion spent Sunday with the family of Mrs. Wm. Hawke and will visit other old friends on the mission this week. He has consented to supply tor Mr. Mr. John Bechtel of Kossuth has an appleâ€"tree in fu_ll bloom.. < > _ ! ; Ho ! ye hunters, the season is now here for Bobâ€"tails. Scour your muskets, Chalk your breeches, Give your coat A few more stitches! Mrs. Scanlan bas returned home afâ€" ter spending three weeks at her home in Stratford. 5 A well to do farmer not five miles from this village could not afford to pay the luxury of one Dollar for a newsâ€" paper. He is inquiring how to raise large turnips. We would say, "Take ‘em by the top and pull, that ought to raise them." { Mr. Josiah Moyer, traveller, and the Misses Moyer from Mildmay were the guests of Mrs. Lena Moyer of this villâ€" Agene o poalipc mt o OO aee ena Lt Rev.Mr. Brubacher of Lancaster Co. Pa., preached a farewel! sermon in the Old Mennonite Church on Sunday night. â€" The house was crowded. As Mr. John Schultz was on his way to Berlin on Thursday afternoon last to leave for the World‘s Fair, his horses took fright and ran away. The occuâ€" pants of the buggy were thrown out, the buggy was considerably damaged and the horses somewhat bruised. Noâ€" thing daunted ‘however, Mr, Schults continued his journey and we wish him better luck at the other end of his jourâ€" ney. Miss Bingeman of Plattsville who was taken ill at Mrs. Cressman‘s funer: alflast Sunday has so far recovered[that she was able to be removed to her home last Thursday. Mr. Chris Warner and wife of Peel are renewing old acquaintances in this vicinity. Tne Blue Nose band of St. John passâ€" ed thro‘ here en route for the World‘s Fair. ; __Mr. Menno Shantz and wife of Badâ€" en were visiting at Mr. Jno. Shantz‘s. Mrs. Bechtel of Michigan is visiting friiar}ds_in phrisAr{eighborhoodr. hss _Mrs. E. Kinzie of Caledonia, Mich., is visiting friends in .this lochlity. Dr..J. S. Waldrage en route for the World‘s Fair made a call here. Mr. Cyrus Erband wife of Preston, spent a very pleasant time at Mr. D, Bricker‘s Inspector Pearce visited our school this week. , Mr. Jacob Betzner went to Toronto on business last Wednesday. aae MNirs. Appleby was the guest of Mrs. A. S. Gieger on Wednesday and Thursâ€" day. _:"~ 'Miss‘M. Clarke, teacher, went bome to Stratford on Friday returning on Saturday night. Misa Susie Witmer has resumed work after spending a week visiting her sisâ€" ter Dianah in St. Jacobs. Mr. Ernest Klem of Berlin was callâ€" ing on friends in town on Sunday. Mr. A. C. Hallman has again returnâ€" ed from the Toronto Exhibition with flaring colors. The competition in Holsteins this year was unusually keen, The popularity of the breed is rapidly increasing, Mr. Jno. F. Shoem#ker threshed 216 bushels of wheat off of 6 acres of ground, Rev. Mr. Stauffer was here on Sunâ€" day. _ New Dundee. On Sunday last Rev. J. B. Detwiler returned from an extended visit through Penusylvania, $ Several companies from this vicinity are visiting the World‘s Fair. Mr. Isaac Moyer and wife of Rosenâ€" dale and Mr. J. S Betzner and wife of Breslau are visiting near St. Catharâ€" ines. Miss Laura Hilborn is spending her holidays in this neighborhood. Mr. Solomon Gole and wife are visâ€" iting the Niagara district. ‘ The following are spending this week at the World‘s Fair: John Master, Josiah Cassel, Ben _ Bricker, Isasc Bricker, Alexander Thompson, John Thompson, Richard Bass, sr, John Hall, Andrew Hall and Mr. Cammings. Breslau, A rather unusual spectacle was witâ€" nessed on one of the street corners of our village last evening. When the congreâ€" gation of our churches were dismissed they were rather surprised to hear a preacher addressing a small crowd who had collected on the street. They all gathered around him and your corresâ€" pondent learned that he was o brother of the Messrs. McAllister‘s of Bloomâ€" ingdale. His home is in Ethel, Grey Co., and he is spending a short time with his brother who informed us that he neglects no opportunity of preachâ€" the gospel, hence has appearance in Winterbourne on Sabbath evening. Wel._lesley. The concert last Friday evening was a grand affair although the attendance might have been & little better, still there was a good turn out. Worthy Messrs. Geo. Bowiman, Jacob Cuntz and Jacob Schweitzer tookithe Chicago Elyer, at Berlin, last Friday for the World‘s Fair. Mr. Good‘s son, Edwin, is sick with typhoid fever. .. Prrsonans.â€"Messrs. Wollis, Pirie and Wilkingon have gone tothe World‘s Fair. Mr. Arthur Mackie of Red Bay is visiting friends here. Mr. Geo. McRobb is back again in Winterbourne for a few days, 7 Mr. Chas, Durrant has gone to the London Fair. Baden. Our young frieed Adam Kaufman was very successful with his exhibits at the Industrial, Toronto, having seâ€" cured three brovze medals and one second prize. He took first in building construction,2 architectual _ drawing, and Industrial design, and second in perspective drawing. _ For bis Natural History collection an award will be given as no prizes were offered, differâ€" ent arrangements to previous years havâ€" ing been made. Rev. 0. Nitardy will make an ex tended visit. to Oelwein and \Grafton, Towa, and be present at the wedding of his sisterâ€"inâ€"law. He wi l return by October. Messrs. Weiler Bros., are fixing up the builaing formerly occupied as furni~ ture ware room as a pasting room for their cigar boxes. â€" Mr. William Wright of Ratz‘s mill Elmira is home on the sick list. . Joseph Uhrig moved into the house vacated by John Dahmer who took up his abode in the house until lately ocâ€" cupied by Mrs. Freemaz. Te Messrs. Decher & Co., are covering their new store with British Columbia shingles. Coxnvaresornt.â€"The many friends of Mr. Edgar Hawke, implement agent, will be glad to learn that he has been sent home from the hospital at Strat: ford quite recovered from a severe atâ€" tack of typhoid fever, and is now able to go about visiting his friends who heartily congratulate him upon his reâ€" covery. In the abzence of Rev. Nitardy the Rev. Jno. Langhoitz of Philipsburg will occupy the pulpit in the Luthera® church on Sunday evening. Mr. Walter Findlay, student at University College, Toronto, is visiting Mr. N. S. Bowman‘s. The picâ€"nic at the rocks could scareâ€" ly be called a success. The threatenâ€" ing appearance of the weather in the morning prevented a good many who would otherwise have gone from venâ€" turing out and those who did go had to contend with difficulties which marred their day‘s pleasure considerably. When: ever a shower visited them which was quite frequently they were compelled to seek shelter in the caves and dens of the earth or of the rocks rather and when your correspondent visited them in the afternoon they were about as sad and sorry a looking crowd as could well be imagined. In the latter part of the afternoon & portion of the young people secured the drill shed and spent an hour or two in tripping the light fantastic after which they started for home. Mr. Jobn C. Baker late of Newton has opened out a tailorshop in Mr. H. C. Burlett‘s block and will be glad to have a call from â€" his old‘ associates and others here. Wahave now thre: tatloring shops bere, and if Mr. Baker should meet with the same measure of success that has attended the others he will have no reason to regret his reâ€" moval here. It is now very generally well understood that if you want a nobbhy well fitting suit go to Linwood. Mr. A Boomer attended the London Exhibition this week. Read aavt. of V. R. Berlet in anothâ€" er column. Miss Eila L. Poomer has resumed her situation at Milve:ton. Crowle here next Sunday evening come and hear him. Miss Barbara Pollock, milliner has returned from Toronto. Winterbourne. Conestogo, WHOLE NUMBER. 2012 ‘Everybody‘s Mr. Dickeuson having now come out over his true signature we have at least theâ€"advaatage of knowing whom we are fighting, but there is not much pleasure in having a disputation with a man, who after being convicted of wilfully asserting what he knew was untrue, as also of making garbled quoâ€" tations from my letters, is not man enough to acknowledge his sins. In my last letter I showed as plainly as need be, that this man erred in the manner now charged, and I domanded (as I believed I had a right to,) & square apology and retraction of hi@ false statements and quotations, but what do I get? Nothing but mere equivocations and twistings, accomâ€" panied by an insolent intimation that his solicitors will accept service of & writ if I choose to proceed against Walter and Edith McCutcheon are visiting their uncle J. Webster, Dr. W. Glaister is home for his holidays. * For the CHRONICLE Mr. Wilhelm was able t» go and stay with his parents at Wilmot Centre for a short time before resuming work, .Messrs. H. Alteman and A. B. Smith were to Toronto last week atâ€" beri(_l_ingrthe Fair. K. ns We also note that Mr. Achterberg is on the sick list.â€" His eyes were afâ€" fected and he had to see some specialist. We wish him the best of success. St. JacoBS.. tai. Our mill resumed operations Tlast week, after lying idle for almost a month, to undergo changes and reâ€" pairs. CrosshiII & A great improvement has been made in the road extending from the gore down to Mrs. Manser‘s corner. A heavy coat of gravel has been placed on top of the spring grading, making this road which was for so long the poorest in the vicinity, one of the best. _ Mrs. Smith is now village. of special mention was the Columbian May Pole drills by Miss Morton with 20 and 12 childrenfrespectively _ Mr. Fax‘s part was a regular treat and was really enough to make the most serious laugh and grow fat. The accompaniâ€" .cents played by Miss Zinkann were also very well executed and the music furnished by the band was good as usual. _ Mr. Louis Forler of the Crroxtors staff spent Sunday at home _ C _ _A large number of our citizens took: in the Toromto Exhibition last week. Messrs. Funk and Metzger were in the village for several days last week with their steamer and thresher, to give the villagers an . opportunity to have their grain threshed. Mr. Peterson having left for Hepâ€" worth, Mr. J. ‘T. Ellis, our station agent, has secured Mr. George McKay of Hamilton as his assistant. Mr, Wm. Hauck moved into his new home oa Monday. | ‘ Mr. W. Manser and family returnâ€" ed to Crosshill to reside in their old home. Jno. Gutteridge intends moving inâ€" to the house of Mrs. G. Manser who is going to Toronto to reside. At the array of carpets we hive now in stockâ€"astonished at the variety, the qualâ€" ity and astonished especially at the wonderâ€" fully low prices. Think of it! We can sell you good Brussels Carpet, $1.00. per yd.. Tapestry, 30c per yd. Floor oil cloth yard wide, 28 cts. B ERILILNL Grand preparations have been made for our show. Miss Maggie Reitzel spent last week atToronto, taking in the Fair and visiting friends and relatives. THAT BUSH MEETING. (Continued on 8th Page.) Astonished a resident of our