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CHRISTMAS GOODS LINENS. Wpaa rhuarial .cc a. . 2de per doz. «Napkins, all linen, solored .. .. 5c each "©__ pure linen(white) 90c per doz i &E extra large ....,. Mnkeeaisene.s....$1.95 per doz Drawing linen, double... Fancy border, hemmed......1}¢ each & i extra quality . .3 for 10c t * hemstiched . ..5¢ or 6 for 25 Plain white hemstich ........Jc¢ each Fancy drawn white..........5¢ each Embroidered white..........5c each Special embroidered (worth 20c) at 10c & (worth 25 and 35¢ B s reisntne se nsc n n c aces . c 198 All linen, embroidered, lovely goods, at fromp.s........s 130 to 50¢ each Napkins, fancy colored, all linen Best PORTLAND CEMENT, GOLDEN, HYDRAULIC CEMENT 5 Â¥ and PLASTER PARIS. is complete in all its Branches and prices as well as quality will be RIGHT. Plumbing, Gas. and Water Fitting on shortest notice CAJSofe Agent for the Celebrated PEASE FURNACE every Job guarante HOT AIR FURNACES. â€" CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE p&Posits 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. Special Attention givon to tho Collection of Commercial Papor, and Farmers‘ Sales Notes. Interesting prices for the Holiday Trade. A GenERAL Bankinga Business TransActED. FarmERrs Notes DiscountTED DRAFTS ISSUED PAYABLE AT ALL POINTS IN CANADA, AND THE PRINCIPAL CiTIE8 IN THE UniTeD States, GreAtT BRritAin, FRANCE, BERMUDA, &o. ESTABLISHED 1267 HEAD OFFICE, TORONTO. CAPITAL (PAID UP) SIX MILLION DOLLARS THE By the carload, and will be sold at prices to defy competition. §My stock of VOL. XXXIX.â€"â€"NO. 49 HARDWARE, STOVE and TINWARE J ACOB CON RA 25¢, 35¢, and 50c per yard ‘ BOEHMER CO., SAVINGS BANK DEPARTMENT B. E. WALKER, GeneRrAL Manacer. WATERLOO BRANCH BOEHMERS. T1HE Silk Handkerchiefs. Cream satin brocade.......... .. 10c dapanese silk emb‘d.............10¢ ©__ white and colored emb‘d.12%c _ extra omb‘d and drawn work 15¢, 20¢, 25¢, 30c. 35¢, 40c and 50c Japanese, plain hemstitch silk., .. 25¢ Men‘s mufflers, cashmere. ... .. .. . 25¢ t fancy silk stripes..15¢ & all silk, fancy and plain FURS, CAPS, From now till 1st January we will slaughter the balance of our stock of Our stock of shawls is twice too large and will sell at cost fancy striped shawls ab....0,. i. .ls ies ... .000 Extra large sizes at...... ... ... $1.00 Fancy silk mixed at. ... ... ....$1.50 Hoods, Fascinators, Toques and Tam O‘Shanters at cost price. GLOVES. Ladies‘ extra heavy cashmere. ... . 25¢ "*~_ extra heavy»lined silk..., . .... LADIES‘ and WOOLENS. Don‘t fail to see us during this great sale. There are bargains in every dg partment throughout the entire store. at ‘CHILDREN‘S COATS. of Berlin (Limited) kid mitts (fur cuffs). silk knitted mitts. .. H. J. GRASETT. Manager W ATERLOO® CLOTHING, mibts. . 5.... . $1,.00 extra heavy .. $1.50 $65,000,000 00,000 50c and 75¢ es stee ATERLOG, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING DECEMBER 7, 1893 A BUDGET FROM CORRESâ€" PONDENTS AND OTHER SsOURCES. Mr. H. G. MeMicken, of Toronto, re presentative of the Great Northern Railroad, while getting off the train at Stratford, recently, dropped his pocketâ€" book, containing a $50 bill and severai railway passes, Mr. McMicken gave the purse up for lost, but was very agreeabiy surprised next day on having the purse returned to him. It had been found by Mr. Daurdell, of the Grand Trunk Railway train service. . Mr. Mc Micken rewarded the honest finder by giving him $20 and a Thankegiving turkey. All the News of the County n1 carefully summarized and attractive shape. A county school teacher was befor> the Brantford police magistrate, on Saturday, on a charge of illegally pracâ€" tising medicine. It appear~d that he had graduated on the other side of the line and had gived treatment to some friends. â€" He was fined $25, Good sleighing the last few days has made business quite brisk round our corners....Owing to the large chopâ€" ping trade at Perine & Co.‘s mill, Mr. Walker has been obliged to buy a lot of wood which is coming in very fast.... Mr. A. Eby‘s saw mill is now finished and he is now prepared to buy all kinds of logs for which he will pay the highâ€" est market price. Mr. R. Schill has been engaged as head sawyer and comâ€" menced work last week. Mr, Quickâ€" fall is also prepared to pay the highest prices for all kinds of logs at his mill and will probably commence sawing in a few days.... Mr. A. Ruggle is busy opening out his stock of Xmas goods. The stock is the finest ever seen in Floradale and will be sold at prices to suit the times....Our three black smiths have been doing a rushing busiâ€" ness the past week. . . . Literary society meetings are again becoming quite inâ€" teresting. Mr. Murray, of Newton, at present attending the Normal school, Toronto, has been engaged as teacher of the seniâ€" or department of the school here for the coming year, at a salary of $300. This is the lowest figure paid for a teacher of this department for many years. Mr. Murray comes highly qualiâ€" fied. We understand Mr. F. Turnbull, the retiring teacher, intends taking a medical course. ... The piebiscite conâ€" vention, pursuant to advertisement,conâ€" vened in the lecture room of the Methâ€" odist church on Friday, 24th ult, Comâ€" mittees were appointed for the differâ€" ent municipalities. The members of the Milverton committee are Revs. Tonge," Kay, Dierlamm and J. G. Grosch. In the evening a public meetâ€" ing was held and addresses were deâ€" livered by Revs. Williams, Henderson, Tonge and Dierlamm. Rev. J. Kay filled the chair . .. . The Patron convenâ€" tion held here was fairly attended. About a dozen prospective candidates are now before the organization for parliamentary bonors. They meet in Atwood on Dec. 12th to make final selections....Owing to. the opening services in connection with the new Evangelical Church, there were no serâ€" vices in any of the sister churches on Sabbath evening last.... We are pleased to note that D..C. Munro, of this place, has been appointed head master of the Indian Industrial school ... . Mr. Joe Heaver.y hbas bought the house and lot belonging to Mrs. Robâ€" ert Ferguson.... Mr. Gotliecb Meyers bought the house and lot where Mr. Wendal Staulbaum hbas been living in Limerick from the old Jady Mrs. Staulâ€" baum ... . Mr. Ailbert Coon is wearing all smiles this morning, it‘s a boy. Freep ort. The Temperance lecture held at this place last Thursday was very well atâ€" tended, but owing to bad weather some of the speakers were absent. Mr. S. Detweiler acted as chairman for the ocâ€" casion ... . Mrs. Jac. Gottsleben: and Mrs. Joe Heaverly have been on the sick list for a couple of weeks with La Gripps....Mr. Joe Bray and wife have keen visiting his sister, Mrs. John Shiry of this place....Some of our young ladies have taken a trip to Presâ€" ton and HMespeler for a week. We hope they will enjoy themselves.... Mr. W. Underwood and Mr. H Ellis of Bridgeport called on Mr. S. Hilborn on Saturday . . . . Mr. J. Shoemaker and Miss Emma Johnson of Strathroy spent Sunday with friends at Freeport.... Mr. and Mrs. Joel Clemems and daughter are on the sick list the last two weeks, Glad to hear they are imâ€" proving but not able to be out as yet. NEWS NUGGETS. Milyerton. Fioradale. and District d put into at Regina, N. W. T. He began his duties on the first of this month.... Mr. John Wood has been engaged as teacher of the 5th line school at an inâ€" crease of salary, and Mr. Sam Gray «gain holds his old school on the 7th, for 1894....Jacob Schade has purâ€" chased an 80 acre farm in Michigan and intends moving away shortly, Petersburgâ€" Mr. Anthony Wunder, having sold his property here to Mr. Louis Brauk of Crosshil‘, moved to Baden on Tuesâ€" day, 5th inst. Mr. Wunder built a fine brick residence for bimself in the latter village last season. Goodbye Tony, we are sorry to see you go, but you take with you the best wishes of the entire community.... Mr. M. E. Shantz has bought another farm near Waterloo. _ He and Nelson, his oldest son, have 300 acres of the most fertile laud in this section and we suppose the new farm is to be for Cleason. Mr. Shantz is oue of our most successful farmers and has held the office of Sec. Treas. for this section No. 14, Wilmot, for a quarter of a century .. . . The busi est men, now a (ays, wa believe to be the doctors. Dr. H. G. Luckner of Berlin, and D . Nichols of Baden, are daily in our midst. Upon the list of invalids we might meption Mrs. John Lippert, who is very sick with inflamâ€" mation of the lungs, Mrs. H. N. Milâ€" ler, Chr. Roach sr., Clive Roach, Fritz Knipfel, Mrs. Henry Lang.... Mr. James Gilby and family of Dakota, are spending the winter at Mr. Jac. Schaefâ€" er‘s, and the Wunder Bros, of Denver, Colorado, are also spending their winter here, among their numerous friends and relatives . . . . Mr. Jac. Martiny jr., of Stratford, spent a few days last week in our village. He is very popular here, and was kept busy calling upon friends and renewing acquaintances. .... Mrs. A. J. Brandt presented her busband, night operator at the G.T.R. station here, with a fine, healthy boy, ast Saturday, (so the ladies say). Again mother earth is arrayed in her cool, white mantle, and the merry jingâ€" ling chime of the sleighâ€"bells is gently wafted on the chilly, frosty air. ... La Grippe is making its annual visitations in this locality at present. Several families bave received calls....Mr. Danicl Smith is suffering from a slight attack of fever, We hope he may soon be alright again . . . . Miss Dodge, teachâ€" er of No. 1J, Wiimot, spent Saturday and Sunday with friends here. . , . Miss Nurse of 8. 8. No. 4, spent Sunday with her friend Miss May Smith. Washington. The Washington church will be reâ€" opened on Sunday, the 17th, by the Kev. J. L. Williamson exâ€"president of the Niagara Conference, who will preach both morning and evening on that day. On the Monday evening following the Rev. Theo. J. Parr B. A., of Ayr, will deliver his lecture on the World‘s Fair, its sights and scenes. Muxtcrrat MarrErs.â€"Considerable pressure is being brought to bear upon Mr. Josiah Hallman to induce him to become a candidate for the second deputy reeveship in the township of Wilmot. We know of no one better fitted for the position than Mr. Hallâ€" man and, no doubt, he would prove a valuable acquisition to the Council. As Mr. Hallman has been a member of that body in the past he is conseâ€" quently no novice at the business, and his experience would . undoubtedly prove benefivial in its deliberations. Wilmot Centre. The teachers and scholars of the Sunday school are preparing for a christmas festival. They expect to have it in about two weeks..,..Quite a large number are attending singing schoo! cenducted by the Rev. Mr. Sours. ... Mr. Henry Feich was up to Walkerton on Saturday. _ His brotherâ€" inâ€"law Mr., Kanneman is very low. His _ recovery is â€" doubtful...... Mr. D. C. Frame was in Stratford on Saturday visiting at the Central.... Mr. and Mrs. John Zinn, of Hanover, are visiting at her fathers.... Miss Addie Witzel returned on Saturday from a visit to Hanover. ... Mr. Walâ€" ters of the Liquid Slating Co., of Berâ€" lin, was at the school this week repairâ€" ing the blackboard. ... Mr. Jno. Haâ€" macher spend Sunday in New Hamâ€" burg. .. . Butchering hogs is the order of the day. Everybody is at it.... Mr. Gideon Hamacher is home from Indiana and Washington Territory ... Mr. J. Kropf and a number of his carâ€" penter bands are in Winterbourne working at a mill....It is rumored that one of our young men will join the benedicts before long. St. Jacob# Mr. Menno Strome, of Berlin, moved into our village last week. He has bought the house belonging to Mr. H. Gildner, of Berlin, and until lstely ocâ€" Bethel cupted by Mr. Edward Dermil, now of Waterloo. Mr. Strohm represents variâ€" ous Organ and Piano firms and also the Singer Sewing Machine Company, Any one desirons of making a deal in these lines will find it to their advantage to call upon him . . . . The Evangelical Asâ€" socintion here held their quarterly meeting last Saturday and Sll;\du}'. P. E. Rev. M. L. Wing presided. On Sunday morning he preached in Gerâ€" man and in the evening, in English, preaching excellent sermons in hoth cases. The attention of the readers of the CitRoxâ€" ICLE in New Hamburg and vicinity is directâ€" ed to the advt. of Mr. Russel, photograph r, in anothe= column of this issue. Mr. Russell is an excellent artist, and will carry out his promises to the letter. The Ontario Poultry Association wil hold its anvual show in this village from Jan. 1st to 6th, when $1500 in prizes will be completed for by the best poultry fanciers in the province. It is expected that this show will eclipse all former efforts . . . . Mr. Zurhmgg bought Mr. Gco. Graffs stock of groceries which had been seized by a Hainilton firm . . . . There are candidates louning up daily for the reeveship. _ ‘The names of Messrs Beger, Pequegnat.Goebel and Plum are frequently mentioned as proâ€" bable candidates. _ Each of the above gentlomen would fill the chair ably and with decorum.. ... The annu«al examinaâ€" tion of our schooi takes place on Friâ€" day Dec. 15th, : All are cordially inâ€" vited to be present....The average attendance of our school for November was 186.... Mr W. H. Weber of the New Hamburg cheap store has sold his Baden business to Mr. Henry Hartleib. .. .. Mr. Chas, Kraft, tinswith, died on Tuesday night, after a ten days‘ sickâ€" ness of typhoid fever. .. Mr. Ferdinand Merner, teacher, arrived from the North West on Tuesday last. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Groff were visiting in the neighborhood last Sunâ€" day.... Mrs. Jacob Kramp is able to be around again.... Miss Minnie Treusch is suffering from la grippe: ... Mr. Jacob Poutler‘s is recovering from the injury sustained to his leg a short time ago.... Mr. Joseph Shantz bhas sold his farm of 50 acres near Fisher‘s Mills to Mr. Christian Snyder of Wil mot for the sum of $3000....A num ber of farmers in this vicinity are feedâ€" ing their wheat to their stock boping in that way to realize a better price for it. .. .. Mr. Chas. Paulitzki is preparing to build a new barn next summer.... Mr. Henry Dedels and family have la grippe.. .. Things in general were very quiet during the past week probably on account of the rough weather. A young people‘s rally will be con: ducted by Rev. W. H. Harvey in the Methodist church nextSunday morning. All welcome. Temrperance Notes.â€"Arrangements have been made whereby Rev. Mr. Keitlewell, Grand Councillor for the Royal Templars, will occupy the pulpit of the Methodist church on Dec. 17th, addressing the Royal Templars in the morning and after evening service he will address a mass meeting to be held in Glick‘s hall. _A cordial invitation is given to all. Personars.â€"Wm. Phin is spending a few days with his father here.... Principal R.H. Knowles is confined to the house from la grippe and there will consequently be no school in the senior division this week.... Mr. Fanning a temperance lecturer delivered an adâ€" dress on temperance from a labor standâ€" point to a large gathering in Glick‘s hall on Wednesday last. ... Mr. A. E. Prand, weaver for Brodie & Co. has been suffering from la grippe. ... Rev. Mr. Beattie a former pastor of the Baptist church here, preached to that body last Sunday. _ He is on his charge in Nova Scotia. A very pretty wedding took place at Linwood on Tuesday, Nov. 28th, at the home of the bride‘s stepâ€"mother, Mrs. Lydia Stricker, when Miss Maggie Stricker, eldest daughter of the late Michael Stricker, was married to Mr. A. E. Reonie, third son of Mr. Alex, Rennie, deputyâ€"reeve of Wellesley. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. W. C, Armstrong, Ph. B., of Hawksâ€" ville. The bride looked charming, in white cashmere trimmed with lace and carried a boquet of roses. The bridesâ€" maid was Miss Lizzie Stricker, sister of the bride and the groom was supported by his brother, Mr. Arthur Rennie. The invited guests, numbering over eighty, were principally the relatives and friends of the contracting parties in the vicinity. Amongst those from a distance were noticed, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Clarke,of Ingersoll and Mr. and Mrs Henry Suyder of Maryboro. The cere mony over and the hearty congratulaâ€" tions of those present having been offerâ€" New Mambure Mespeler. Kossuth Linwood. ed, the wedding party sat down to al most delicious wedding brenkfast. The band did not forget to serenade the happy couple and played a numbr of‘ beautiful airs a short diâ€"tance from the "festive home" to the great delight of the many guests, _ A very large number of young*men,friends of the bridegaroom assembled in the evening to verform, if necessury, the old4â€"rime charivari. _ But these young men conducted themselves so courteonsly that they were invited in and treated to many of the good things that had been provided for the occasion. The bride received many rich and eleâ€" gant presents which filled to over flaw ing a large tiable and the mift of the groom‘s _ habyâ€"brother, Master Alvin came in for a large share of jocular comment, it being a "Rollingâ€" Pin" and w "Potato Masher". _ The bridal couple on the return fromtheir honeym.oon trip will live on the old homestead of Mr. Alex. Rennie, Linwood. The Sunday School committee of the township m t in the Sunday Se ol room of the Methodist church here on Monday afternoon and arranged the prograinme for the forth coming conâ€" vention .. .. Mrs. Win. Schlighter livâ€" ing rear the village bas been in a very precarious condition for the past week, but under the skilful and very close atâ€" tentlon of Dr. McEichern it is hoped that she may pull through . ... Mr. A. Boomer has been confined to the house for some days by a somewhat severe attack of the prevailine epidemic.... Mrs. Robert Rowe has been similarly affiicted .. .. Miss Ella L. Boomer bas returned from Milverton .. ..Splendid sleighing now and the village full of farmers and their wives and daughters marketing their poultry and making their Xmas and cold weather purchases A Harmurss ScarE. â€"A few evenâ€" ings a mother and a daughter (living wlone) were enjoying not only a very social but very. confidential conversaâ€" tion. All of a sudded the paino in the adjoining room Legan to peal forth some of its most thunderlike notes.. The young lady turned pale, and it is quite safe to say that the old lady‘s condition was not very mnch better. The first impulse was that of real fright. The second was almost like unto it, the only difference being that it bad slightly changed to a simple fear that some friendly neighbor quite unaceustomed to the paino had quietly intruded their presence to the parlor without the usual formalities attending such calls and had quietly possessed themselves of the inâ€" formation the keeping of which in the family was just now so very desirable. The young lady fled to the kitchen but as soon as the old lady was able to summon sufficient courage, she opened the door very quietly, holding it so that should it prove that any unfriendly intruder were really there, she could suddenly close it and make her escape, also when to her vary great, great relief pussy came squeezing out through the aperture when it suddenly flashed upon her quaking sensibilities that pussy in search of prey in the darkness had sprung upon the treble end of the 7} octave piano and alarmed at the strange sounds under her feet had made a vigâ€" orous stanipede for the other end every stamp of her four little feet banging down the keys beavier and hbeavier until the utmost limit of her musical freak had been reached ... . Mr. D. H. Williams, the undertaker, bought a fine span of jet black horses, 16 hands high, which he drives in the hearse. On these are mounted an elegant set of harness and the whole appearance is most superb. Mr. and Mrs. Rutherford have reâ€" turned from their honeymoon. They have taken up their residence on the Tth con. farm. Mrs. Jas. Ferris acâ€" companies them. We sincerely with others hope they will be enabled to still take their classes as usual and not let them drift away . . .. Mrs. Rutherâ€" ford and Misses R. take up their resiâ€" dence in the vacated house of Mrs. Ferris in this village. So welosenone ofour old friends, only a slight exâ€" change. .. . Mr.Thomas Hawthorne is not making that progress towards reâ€" recovery that his physician and fends would wish. But patience is a virtue which he possesses. ... Mr. Joseph Gibson of Elma Centre has been payâ€" ing a visit to his many relatives and friends around here.... Miss Maggie Rutherford has been reengaged to teach the Topping school at an advance in salary . . . . Mr, Crawford of the 11th con. of Wellesley and Annie, youngest daughter of Mr. George Thompson of the 7th con. of Wellesley were privateâ€" ly married on Wednesday.... We have had a heavy fall of snow this week. _ Sleighing is improved and wood should be cheap.. .. Here is a whopper of a pig. Mr. Merklinger, con. 3 Wellesley killed and dressed a pig weighing 600 lbs. . . . Miss Blanche Ferris of Crosshill and Miss McConkey of Tralee is visiting at her grandma‘s, Mrs. Jas. Ferris. Millbank. WHOLE NUMBER. 2023 Everybody‘s At the array of carpets we have now in stockâ€"astonished at the variety, the qualâ€" ity and »stonished especially at the wonderâ€" fully low prices. _ Think of it! We can sall you good Bâ€"ussels Carpet, $1.00 per yd. Tapestry, 30¢ per yd. _ kloor oil cloun yard wide, 28 cts. &. D. LANG an Mawksville , Rev. F. W. Spies has fitted up a very commodious dwelling above his score, into which he moved last week .... Mr. A. Feitsch has moved into the house lately occupied by Rev. F. Spies . . . . Mr. Wm. Boyes and daughtâ€" ers of the Townline propose moving into house vacated by A. Feitsch.... Though very slowly, we are pleased to learn that Mrs. Jas. Hall, wife of our worthy merchant, is recovering . . . . The village is alive these nights preparing for the Christmas entertainments. ... The lumbermen are still at work in this vicinity....The annual meeting of the Bible Society will be held in the U.B.Church, Thursday evening, when Rev. Livingston will address the meetâ€" The above companies are amongst the largest and most popular compaâ€" nies in the world. Representing the London and Laneashirg, North British and Mereantile, Phoenix of Brooklyn, Rates Low. Call on or write to ing. ... . Mr. Jas. Muir of the Ontario Mutual is in town.... Latest reports say the ladies are tickled over the goâ€" ing out of the Farthing. . . . One of the chief attractions of the coming teaâ€" meeting on Christmas night in this place will be a quartette by the Big Four of "O‘d Hundred"choir. The Child‘s Life of Christ by Hesba Strutton, is a fine work containing 50 full pages of halfâ€"tone wood engrayâ€" ings and these are so realistic that a child can read. the whole story from the pictures. â€" Charles Beckman,agent, New Dundee. & That unwelcome annual visitor, Mr. Grip, has been with us several weeks. He is a hustler and has already visited the principal families of the village. Those who have thus far been overâ€" looked need not feel slighted as it is undoubtedly the caller‘s attention to see all before bidding adieu. There is no mistaking the presence of his imaâ€" jesty.‘ Upon entering a home he straightway approach«s one of the famâ€" ily and with a friendly grasp scatters a dozen and twelve chills throughout the carcass and sets them racing to the farthest opposite points. He next seizes his friend‘s throat and warms it, and then whispers consoling words which soon deve‘op into something like a cross between a sawâ€"mill and a boiler foundry. At this point the victim feels like shouting, "By jings it‘s a mixtery."....Our enterprising young merchants are this season supplying their stores with a larger assortment M. S. HALLMAN. Fire Insurance. th (Continued on 8th Page.) M. S. Hallman, London Mutual, Handâ€"inâ€"Hand, New Dundee. Chronicle Office, Waterlo® Prompt attention given, Astonished