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Phner rope hing. ‘hed ideries and â€"Chairs . Kte. YOouUu ichel. Store, eit times vorth of sed af wWOcr we (real. Laceg xceriesg to say s that ocal Qur ind > Luth Battalion Band gave '. Poj ular and efficient leader Mr. Leller, a bencfit concert last Thursday eveninc. _ The programme was a good one aimd the concert was very successâ€" 1 and tinancial part of it encouraging. Mr.Noah Zeller is due the very efficient state of the bands of the sister towns. â€" {imce Eden, the little Georgia Wond. v, and sister of Annie Abbott who cuused such a sensation at Berlin a year ago, is with Eden, Fontanr Combination which appears at the Town I[ali next Monday evening under the ui _piccs of the Watericqy Musichl Society, _ .A‘=o Professor Fontans, the wondertul hypuctist, Madam FontaD@s, mird reader and Chas, KeBMy an old time Waterloo favorite in bass iolq, guitar and mandolin solos. Li W $TEISS&GOOD, 113 Vé Chocolates â€"T+> Water‘co Bicycle club held evting on Monday evening. Deleâ€" < were appointed to attend the anâ€" nvention of the _ Canadian e uoon‘s Association on Good Fri 1+ was decided not to bid for C W. A to meet on the Waterloo WHY ? 1LOC.A TL NEWS. Creams. < Clara Boomer, Berlin, enter ‘t Sunday school class consistâ€" 1 boys, on Tuesday evening. »leasant evening was spent in ud other amusements. â€" After 1 » sumptuous repast the boys , feeling pleased with the s entertainment. GROCERS. ovm on Monday night and ient drifts, prevented most iers from coming to the reguâ€" y cattle fair on Tuesday.The owas very small and little W 0 AuVERTISERS tectionery trade is inâ€" reasing daily. V aterloo _ Musical â€" Society ted arrangements with the ina Combination, for one of tful and pleasing entertain ‘Town Hali, Waterloo,next ning, February 19th. muse our goodsâ€" are s fresh, and we keep hers but the b(‘St on 11 11 tansa@t ~querade ball given by 1 .\lu‘mhy night â€" week id vdmissions. .A very y was spent. l Berlin®"nip fires in the vent â€"what â€" otherwise cermible â€" cootflagrations. all please make a note en and young women to tike a course in n! ege should attend thel usiness College _ and itate stands at the head } Call or write for cireuâ€" Business Cn“ég(‘, Galt, ’ Evangetiecal church, licated about the lst The seating capacity potatoes in Its last vold snap will, how. o hilling operations r three weeks. st U LI be left at this office urday noon. _ The ust be left not late Casual Advertiseâ€" o noon Wednesday M LIIN N int vrlin at hoe ist week by i lay seriously vice on Tuesâ€" 1 u'(‘l()(‘l\' })(‘- reached Ber: oying a City 19, with the J loca! conâ€" and timely in its last uneil seph‘s | A report of the proceedings of the oth annual meeting of the [stockbholders of the Dominion Life Assurance Co. held at the Company‘s Head Office, ‘Town, will be found in anotber column of this issue, _ The past year‘s record is bighly satisfactory. The growth in new business has been steady,the death losses very light and the nmanagement sound and economical. _ Tho Dominion shows a surplus for the first time this year and ios expense ratic, despite the | youth of the company and a large preâ€" | liminary expense recount to be wiped olf, is less for the tive years‘ of its exâ€" |istence than that of any other Canadian | company for the same period of time. â€"The annual congregational meetâ€" ing of the Waterloo Presbyterian church was held on Monday evening. The reports submitted showed that the church is in a very prosperous conditâ€" ion. After the meeting a lunch was served in the basement by the ladies and ; a very pleasant sozial _ time was spent. The attendance despite the inclement weather was quite large â€"The Pink and White Social given by the Young Ladies‘ Ciub in connecâ€" tion with the Methodist church on Thursday evening last turned out to be a very enjoyable affarir. The attendance was large and the financial result highâ€" ly satiâ€"factory,over thirty dollars being realized which will be used in payment of tables recently added to the 8. S. furniture and in desorating the room. Taking ‘the returns of ten of our leading banks, we find the percentage of cash and immediately available seâ€" curities to total liabilities is as folâ€" lows :â€" Bank of Montreal 38.01 Canadian Bank of Commerce 20.57 Merchants‘ Bank of Canada 31.02 Bank of B. N. America 6 20.15 Quebec Bank . 35. 72 Bank of Toronto 30.00 Molsons Bank 13.05 Dominion Bank 35. 84 Imperial Bank of Canada 41.41 | Traders Bank of Canada 38,05 The congregation of Georgetown and Limehouse extends a call to Rev. L. Perrin, of Pickering. The stipend is ®1,000 in advance. Mr. Ranton, ho has been holding revival services in the Methodist churchâ€"here for ssveral weeks past closed Friday evening with a reception service for his new converts, one hundâ€" red and fortvy of whom have been reâ€" The last published government reâ€" turn of Banks doing business in Canaâ€" da under Dominion Charter (dated Dec. 31, 1893), shows that our bankers are fully alive to the necessity and deâ€" sirability of keeping a good round amount of their assets in cash or imâ€" mediate available securities. â€" _ The Flesherton Advance says of Mr. Chas Kelly,~ His unsurpassed will is a charm of which one would not easily sire. _ Miss Eden a pretty little woman stood on one foot and detied any iman to shove her off her balance. Five men would not lift her from the floor. Prof. Fontena‘s experiments in hypnotisn» were highly entertaining. AsstGNED.â€"Mr.James@Melross,Galt, after a careful examination of his afâ€" fairs has thought it best to assign in justice to his creditors. The tremenâ€" dous competition of mercantile life and the thousand and one expenses to be met out of the sale of goods at little or no profit is the cause of the failure. ceived server. Rev. Dr. Gieq. Douglas, President of the Wesleyan Theological College, Montreal, died on Saturday last: Dr. Douglas was facile princeps, the best orator in Canadian Methodism. The Rev. A. Y. Haist, of St.Jacobs, will preach in t11)e Evangelical Church, Waterloo, next‘ Sunday morning. In the evening the Rev. M L Wing, P. H., will preach in English. The Rev. Mr. Kreh will conduct quarterly services for Rev. M. L Wing at Gainsboro. Canadian Banks Still Show Good Reports. Has tastes medicinally, in keeping with other| luxurizs. .A remedy must be pleasantly acceptable in form, pnri- ly wholesome in composition,truly ben ficial in effect ard entirely. fro: every objeofioâ€"w; b;; A ill he consults a ph} ; if constips â€"The singing school conducted by Mr. Peter Shupe, st Martin‘s,was very largely attended on Wednad‘n.y night. â€"A word to newspaper® borrowers. â€"Is it worth while annoging your neighbor every week by borrowing the paper when you can have the Waterloo County CnuroxtcLE for your edification for less than two cents a week? A moâ€" ment‘s thought will invariably bring the answer "No! it doesn‘t pay to borâ€" row." SwEET SIxTEEX,.â€"The Berlin Nes was sweet sixteen last Friday, the first copy having been issued Feb. 9th,1 878. The Yers has always stood loyaily by Berliir and ably advocated its interests. These figures are taken from the Monetary Times, Toronto. | Syrup of Figs. :.+ into the church.â€" â€"Sarnia Obâ€" The Medern Invalid Uhurcn items pooilinait onoup M::;* e nds * ie ces ol i ols 38.01 20.57 31.02 20.15 35.72 Mr Shaefer, of Wallace township, is spen(]ing a fv\\' weeks with his sonâ€"inâ€" law, Mr, Solomon Kaufman, of Berlin. The â€" Misses Fry, Copetown, who have been gpending a week in town the guests of ‘he Misses Buckberroughs, returned home yesterday. Mr. J.B.\ Hughes, bpecial Canadian Agent of ANetna Fire Insurance Comâ€" pany, has gone to Hartford, Conn., on a business | in connection with the Company. | Mr. ]i.J.{’. Smith of Toronto, who was one of the fast bicycle riders who attended the «Bicycle meet her last August was in Town this week, and says, for a teal good time, he will not miss our n4xt one if business will alâ€" low him to be here. Mr. Chas, Lindsay, representing the Edenâ€"Fontana Combination, was in town on Wednesday, and booked his excellent company to appear here next week under|the auspices of the Waterâ€" loo Musical |Suciety, Rev. E l[. Bean, Rodney, called on Berlin friends on Tuesday. a Miss .\Iu;_d;gi-s Harifeld, of Drayton, paid a flying visit to friends in Berlin on Tuesday. Messrs. H.S. Dickert of Woodstock and Georgé I. Schoellig of Zurich gave the CroxtctE office a friendly call yesterday. 1 The â€" Mi have I»een? guests (if returned ht Every cquple getting married in Waterloo County and who get their photos taken at the Russell Studio, New Hamburg, Ont., right next door to the postâ€"oftice will be presented with handsome wedding present of a 16 x 20 enlarged| crayon portrait of themâ€" selves free of charge. Remember the cabinets are only $3.00 per dozen and the large pjcture which is‘ worth #7 from agentsy is given free, Also all babies born in Waterloo County will receive the game privilege if â€" they are brought to| our studio. _ This â€"offer holds good all the year round. Mr. A. Pattullo then read an interâ€" | the wheel of the cart, and? the jerk esting papet on "Good Roads," in | threw her with the head betweéen the which, after|referring to ths importance | shafts and the wheel. Fortunately she of the subjfu{t, he said that the United | got off with a few bruises. States have| surpassed Ontario in the| ‘Brer ScrarE.â€"One of our citizens matter. Fourteen States have recentâ€"| finds himself in a queer position at ly passed new laws on the subject and | present. The story as it goes seems to others are moving in the same direcâ€" | be that 7 or 8 years ago some of the tion. He |favored an organization | villagers wanted co make merry and as with cleer and well defined aims.â€" Such | a little lager seems to facilitate the proâ€" an organization.should get information, | cess they got a little keg and coming to should keep jup the work of edu?kn, the crossing they set it off nng unhitchâ€" should interpst the Department of Agâ€".] ed, but im&ginfl‘r;)w they felt, when riculture and ‘get Government aid to | they csme‘b;gk and ghw.t:{uw flwi)r‘k‘q guide the course of legislation. _ | â€" * | was gone} , Now they claim that, they Miss nah Winkler went to Hamâ€" ilton on & four weeks‘ visit to Mrs. Mrs. Beger and Miss Minnie Heppler, New Hamburg, ‘gre the guests of Mrs. Ri 1 Miss Zelta Guggisberg, Walkerton, is spending a week with her cousins, The Misses Bean. ject The immediate formation of county associations is recommended. County secretaries will be appointed by the Executive Committee. Preston| Progress: Miss Rossa Walms: ley, of Waterloo, is visiting at Mr. F. Toronto, | of prominen province wh proveiment 0 ian Institute forming an their views . be known as Association. The main are 6. To obtain and publish full inforâ€" mation regarding methods of roadâ€" building as {)ractised in various parts of Canada, the United States and other countries. 7. To secure and ‘furnish to local asâ€" sociations at reduced prices all valuable publications|on the subject of roads and road legislation. _ Mr. Allan McDougall made the opâ€" ening addre%s, and explained the purâ€" pose of the gonvention. The meeting was then organized, when Mr, A. Patâ€" tullo, of th¢ Wou.dstock Sentinelâ€"Reâ€" view, was églected chairman and Mr. Allan McDgugall secretary. 1. To cor persons eng reform. 1 3. To rerive, publish and discuss any wellâ€"considered plans for local,proâ€" vincial or national action. i. To aid in providing for a proper road exhibit and instruction in road making at all Farmers‘ Institutes and other association meetings,. 5. To obtain and spread information regarding recent legiglation‘ for road Next door To Brides and Bridezrooms and Babjes. To awaken interest in the subâ€" Free Standing Offer Imp ersonal Mention. our studio. _ This ~offer 11 the year round. I‘nxs Russecm Stupto, objects of the" association ‘eb, 9.â€"A large number ; men from all parts of the ) are interested in the imâ€" E roads met in the Canad: toâ€"day with the object of association to disseminate m this question. It will "The Ontario Good Roads oved Connty Roads, bine the efforts of all iged in the work of road New Hamburg, Ont. postâ€"office. t f. on Mr, Mahon, Bouth Wellington; S P. Zavitz, Middlesex, and L. Buckton, Welland, gave their views on the statute labor system and the mode adopted in the several places of hddlng roads. s %}‘E'A.W.M 1, of»‘IgS.,l(‘Jh.E;A., ~M. , city ~enigineer t. Thomas, E’m.d a very exhaustive paper on "Imâ€" ‘provement of C_fdnntry Roads " _ As we write a blizzard rages ; Driving winds unfold their might, Dundee folks have not for ages Seen, op heard, or felt the li%ce. Crooked, crippled, spavined mortals, . Who afore had never run, * Huimp their backs and reach their port ils, (iet there, Eli! heaps of fun ! P The terrible storm on Monday night prevented the mailâ€"carrier reaching our town on Tuesday,. The consequence was our literary inhabitants were left minus their daily papers....On Tuesâ€" day evening of last week Mr, Poehlâ€" man, Manitoba, preached in the Bapâ€" tist church He was formerly stationed in charge of this work. On Sunday evening Rev. Mr. Schulte of NewYork occupied the Baptist pulpit. ... Mr. Kilty is home again,. He was in Clinâ€" ton during the greater portion of last year . . . .Considerable ice taken from the mill dam has been stowed. away for summer use . . . . Mr. E. H. Schiedel went to Berlin on Monday where he has secured a good situation in the Berlin Shirt Factory as shipping clerk. Executive Committee, James Beatâ€" tie Campbeliton; Allan McDougall, Toronto; J.C. Judd, Leeds; A.Hunter, Frontenac; William Jelly, Shellburne; F.Reid, North Grey; D. Derbyshire, Brockville; James Sheppard, Lincoln; P.Mahon, ; Pusliuch; James McEwen. Drayton. President, A. Pattullo, Woodstock; first vice president, J.F. Beam, Black Creck; second vice president, A.P M«â€" Dougall, West Middlesex; sec.â€"treasurâ€" er, K. W. McKay, St Thomas. _ _ ._ _ On Friday evening last week Mr. and Mrs. Jac. C. Hallman were visited by a party from the village, A very pleasant evening was spent. ... The special school meeting on Saturday was well attended. _ Mr. Israel Cressman reported on behalf of the Trustees, in favor of selling the present school site and purchasing 11 acres from the Wegenast farm, opposite Mr. Poth‘s. The present site will in all probability be sold by auction. .. ..On Tuesday of last week Mr. A. C. Hallman attended the meeting held. in Toronto of the Holsteinâ€"Fresian catclemeno. MrHallman was clected Viceâ€"Presgident of the assoâ€" ciation, The farmers in the vicinity of New Dundee haveflong been known as among the leading stockmen of the country. ‘Many are the honors they have annually won in competitions at the ~various agricultural exhibitions. We have recently visited the stables of one who possesses as fine a collection of thoroughbred Berkshire hogs as may be found in the country. Mr. Israel Cressman has for several years importâ€" ed from England superior animals of the "Longstop" and "Windsor Suâ€" preme" blood. _ He does not exhibit at the fall fairs, believing as he does, that the heavy feeding necessary to prepare the stock for exhibition: does them inâ€" jury for breeding purposes. Mr. Cressâ€" man has a number of animals descendâ€" ed from {English stock of distinction, and owns a halfâ€"sister to the female that took second lonors at the World‘s Fair, also a halfâ€"sister to the male that captured the World‘s Fair Sweepstake prize. All lovers of good stock would be profited by a visit to Mr. Cressman‘s stables. S _A constitution was. then adopted and permanent officers elected as folâ€" lows :â€" 4 Willlamsbuarg. Quite a blizzard struck our vicinity on Monday morning. The side roads are well blocked up and the others are bare making very disagreeable roads. On Friday night we had quite a thunâ€" derstorm. _ Wonder if all these freaks in nature are due to the Patrons in the South Riding of Waterloo bringing out a candidate. [f our strorg party papers ... . The four year old son of Mry Gec. Wanaer is very sick with a sore throat. Dr. Wright is attending him....The Hunsperger boys are making their farewell visit in the neighborhood just now. They will soon go‘ to Uncle Sam‘s domain again .... Mr. Henry Kummer who had been cutting wood for Mrs. Hagedorn has left again for Brown city, Mish.â€"â€"As Mr. John Amos was taking his little girl home from school the horse got his foot in the wheel of the cart, and?! sthe jerk threw her with the head betweéen the shafts and the wheel. Fortunately she got off with a few bruises. can prove that then the North Riding will do well to consider very carefully before they take the allâ€"important step. Br:er ScrapE.â€"One of ‘our citizens finds himself in a queer position at present. . The story as it goes seems to be that 7 or 8 years ago some of the villagers wanted co make merry and as a little lager seems to facilitate the proâ€" cess they got a little keg and coming to New Dundce Blankets 40c a pmmd} prices ; Dress Goods 42 worth 75¢ at 25¢ a yard| galt Cotton just arrived selling close ; prints (fa# a yard ; German prints i TRAD] for a few week prices right a In alk parts of the "New Home" is know ever it is cntered in with others, shows its LOOK OUT FOR P We have our new pri and a choice lot they ar and takes the honors. The "New Home" « who use it, and for fam it is without a peer. _ For sale by G. A. WANLESS, See those. black an goods just arrived ; th rect styles for spring. D are going to be the le: spring. Call and see Bargains in Winter (}oj to make room for Sprin less of cost ; room and i we want. | BOOMING We have some great spring ; will tell you lat drained the contents thereof. These gentry now threaten to prosecute if the said beer will not forthywith be paid toâ€" gether with the inte on the same. This sounds rather hard for our village and we hope there is no truth in it, but if it is true it would supely be no more than right if the perpetirator does not wish to pay it, if he waould go and buy two kegs and invite the others to help to drink it. Excuse me, I forgot that the majority are prohibitionists. I suppose the law must fake its course. ... .It is reported that we will soon have an auction sale of a lot of fine sheep,, fat steers, milch cows, etc., in our néighborhood, but |more later on $1 00 will buy*"*® pair ® men‘s cogrse shoes all solid leather, guaranâ€" teed to give satisfaction. $1 50 will buy a pair +U0UV men‘s fine Dongola gaiters, all solid leather with "Hub Gore" Elastic. We are reducing our stock to make| room for spring| goods. NoteY cheap ca Kranz & Son‘s Old Star $2 00 will buy any.pair * Gent‘s or Ladies‘ fine shoes displayed in our window this week. NEW _ _ S HQ. The Annual Meeting of the Berlin Branch ‘of the Upper| Canada Bible Society, will be held in the Meéthodist Church on Monday evpning, the 16th February 1894, at: .;%fock. \The General Agent of the y, the Rev. J..B,-.%:ly. will deliver an address on bThe Fountain of for: the SUPERIO J U. CLEMEN heapp(hoe ash Store Voelker Bro‘s. Ritzer‘s Clothing Store, Waterloo A TN C Bible Society Meeting. the confiden HOMK. King St., Berlin. ish store. if all wool mill lin(:h all wool ; 3 bales Tenâ€" which we are t C()IOI‘S) for b¢ educed Jow id white dress y are the corâ€" ack and white ing shades for them. _ Great Lds; must go er WoORLD the n,. and wherâ€" .competition s Goods regardâ€" money is what S & (00., 18 | e of RITY mily sewing its opened out uickly 2d left. ARGAINS. , cutting values for the Our New Stock hasg arrived and it contains the finest and la in all qualities and prices. &Z»~ We keep the ingrain papers. Telephone 150. Wall Paper. Wall Paper. Dressing and Wash Stand Scarfs, Splashers, | _Mâ€"RS. ET RL YCCS. Of stock of Dry Goods, Clothing, Boots and Shoes, Etc., bought at | Fiftyâ€"Eight Cents on‘ the Dollar. NOTICE : The partnership heretofore existing between Pedâ€" die & Ernst having been dissolved, the stock has been bought at 58 cents on the dollar and will be sold off at the old stand King Street, Berlin, by the undersigned. | NEW GOODS. By inspection, which is invited, the goods will be found equal in quality to any in the County and byâ€"the‘great reduction at which the stock has been purchased, ‘will admit of guch reduction in the prices of all goods in the shop that will astonish every one. ___As none of these goods will be sold to jobbers in large quantiâ€" ties the people of the County of Waterlo6 will have an opportunity of buying Dry Goods, Boots and Shoes and Clothing for less than half the usual prices. _The sale will commence on Thurgday the 1st February and all those who intend buying should come carly as there will be a big rush to secure the cheapest goods ever before pffered tor sale. There are Stoves and Stovéé. Some are very good LOOKERS but 8})or COOKERS and nothing at all as BAKERS. e can point with pleasure to the very large number of Stoves Ere have sold during the past three seasons, every one of which is Buy your stoves from us and we guarantee gou will be pleased. We handle the BEST STOVES made bg the BEST MAKERS and put them up in %ood s af)e, aranteeing every one. And then OUR PR CEgl;re what catch. We are right every time. J. W. Fear & Co‘y FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE. STOVES. W. H. BECKER & CO‘Y, Also Roman and Filo and Washing Silks, and a great variety of other novelties. | . H. BECKER AND C0.‘S BOOKSTORE. GivingGood Satisfaction. GREAT CLEARING m o SALKE :: Fresh and Choice Confectionery & Groceriss BOOK SELLERS AND STATIONERS, The Great Bankrupt Store. Now is the time to buy your Wall Paper and the place to buy it is at HOUSE ERNST & CO‘Y. A fine assortinent of sbam;*ad lined Goods : KING STREET, â€" BERLIN. B Tray Cloths, always on hand at Tfixnnns will bereceived by the under | signed ull Marth 1st next,for the purghase ‘ HOUSE AND BARN TOR SA LE ir further particulars apply to | GED:; WRGENAST signed till Marth 1st next,for the imgw" ;mc house and barn situated B on King St, adjoining the proper ty of LK Centrepieces, 12 King St., Berlin. at the Outario Life Office, Kg ie Doylies. t patterns