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y and, aturday, CH Mantl ING, BODY £D, ND 4 s1f1$8&600D, LACE ON o ] & 31. Chocolates Creams. WHY ? Ma it & cost of having had at tQueen City. Ha ) Wha t sR 4 4 is mc 2 2. is hcdncetcaiiienthndrtainiiiienies uied iation has received a letter from Mrs W. H. Howland, Toronto, thanking them for a 210,000 cheque, the amount of Mr. Howland‘s policy. Mr. Noble Also showed us a marked cheque for \rs. Catherine Reichert of Berlin for 21,000. 1t 31,000. t ‘ By order of the Galt Hospital Board the Sunday afternoon services at that institution are in future to be discontinued _ The Board found, this course necessary owing to the numbers of people who visited and !rrqirotd the place on .m . Sunday‘ afâ€" ternoon to the discomfort «of :fit'p tients . ¢ t« 4 s t|, N~EW 3. Between thirty and forty memâ€" s of the Orpheus Ninging Society ut to Toronto on Monday to be presâ€" at the opening of the "Lnederkranz ll" in that city, which has been built & cust of 227,000. They) report in liad a right, rovyal time in the market GROCERS. umoth Dry 6 ily repay you ectionery trade is inâ€" reasing daily. J AUVERTISERS use our goods are ; fresh, and we keep ers but the best on \lvl'l and UN it \11 U ution ehimer at dre al of V OR W tion A L W omn.1I U d t it t Th Massachusetts Benefit M 11 ust be left at this office Saturday noon. _ The a must be left not late mn. â€" Casual Advertise: un to noon Wednesday H y of the Ancient Urâ€" f Calt, the Lith Bat: Hamilton will spend in Gult. . ert Acheson L.B. minisâ€" ‘ on xanday night. Three agzo he fell on the ice ; severe fracture on the [ was well up in years »ered from the effects. u is divrected to the advt. ‘r Co., Berlin, announcâ€" pe«s goods sate, _ A care the list of bargains and of the goods in Berlin‘s D 11 Llil M P1 n WiLN® 11 U 1 the hotelkeepers t Ontario will hold n â€"theâ€" firstâ€" shot will be fired. <tratford assizes this + trink has been n« to his home along nday evening, Mr. ied on _ the sidewalk Mill and fractured !| be laid up for some roods Emporiam will hCs 11 SW eUs Lt utlemen went to to make gmluirim\ | cost of maintenâ€" it that place. i lad of fourteen _ killed an aged ctown and afterâ€" iap will be tried M be prewnt(‘d in the Town p\' tllt‘ l)Q‘\‘t, alsike and on hand at C.M.Taylor, ernoon services in future to be ard found, this to the nu bere and mqu:oudf m o ©#nc l ag in Berlin l Easter te beautl Humane I â€"The Berlin Male Quartette will give‘ a concert this (Thursday) evening in aid of the Hospital. â€" Miss Detta Ziegler, Miss Nora Gibson asd Mr. Chas. Howd will assist in the proâ€" gramme which will no doubt be an exâ€" ceptionally good one and will no doubt be well patronized by Waterlooites. â€"A runaway took place here on Monday. _ Mr. Jacob Bricker aod Mr. George Rudy were driving to the scene of the fire at Mr. Groff‘s when a wheel came off the buggy and both | gentleâ€" men were thrown out. Mr. Rudy beâ€" ing severely injured about the face and Mr. Bricker escaping with but slight injuries. The horse after a short run was captured. â€"Stratford Herald : "Berlin has a | scheme on foot Ifor the 1)uildl;llg of a! hospital and on Monday . eudry,\ . M. Taylor, W. R. Travers, Dr. Minâ€" chin and A Mueller came to Stratford to have a look through the | hospital here and made enquiries as to the manâ€" ner and cost of maintenance. They were much pleased with the completeâ€" ness of the institution." | â€" Attention is directed to ithe advt. in another column of the Service of Praise to be given on Thursday evenâ€" ing, April 5th in the Trinity church, Berlin. _ Mr. Harold Jarvis, the famâ€" ous tenor and Miss Detta Ziegler, soprano soloist, will take part. Prof. Berks of London will play the accom:; paniments. * ‘This will be a rith musical treat and will undoubtedly be largely l putrnni/.ml by citizens from MWaterloo. â€"_The meinbers of Epworth League in â€"connection â€" with the Methodist church of Waterloo and the Young People‘s Alliance of the Evangelical church were vere, very socially enterâ€" tained on Thursday evening last by the Christian Endeavorers of the Watâ€" orloo â€" Presbyterian church,. In spite of the inclement weather the attendâ€" ance was good and the literary and musical programme . was rendered in fine style. _ The tasty viands prepared | by the ladies were heartily enjoyed . by |\ the campany preseut. ‘i _â€"(On Monday evening the Young ning U‘ lg â€"()n Monday evening the Young People‘s _ Alliance of the Evangelical church, Waterloo, gave a social to the inembers of the Berlin Alliance. There were upwards of 100 present from Berâ€" lin} and the Watorloo contingent swolled the number to about 200. . A fine literary and musical *programmeé cesy rendered after which refreshments was rendered a! were served in church and a v SWls CC DR Te D OACE CE IOIO ECc were served in ‘ the basement of the church and a very enjoyable hour was spent in svcial conversation. All conâ€" veded that the affair was one of the C 00 unccessful catherings held in most â€" successful W aterloo for sot Prof, Jones, the English phrenol- ogist who has for the last seven weeks been in Berlin and Waterloo, leaves the latter place toâ€"day for Elmira. During his stay in this neighborhood lhis consulting rooms have been crowdâ€"| ed by those desirous of being consulted by him, and numbers are grateful to hin for the advice and benefit they have received. His rooms at the O‘ Donnell House, Elmira, ought to be well filled with those desirous of being grided in regard to profession, marâ€" riage, health or the training of their children. _A small suar invested with No Emufessor intlortain to produce groat children. _A the professor results. â€"Mr. Joseph Mickus, who has lived for a number of years in the village of Heidelberg bas taken up his residence in the town of Waterloa. Mr. Mickus has been steadily gaining in popularity as an auctioncer and is now considered an all sides as one of the most noted auctioneers in this and surrounding counties. â€" His services are eagerly sought after :o that hardly a day gasses by but Joe wields the hammer someâ€" where or other. _ His thorough knowâ€" ledge of the value of things, his famiâ€" liarity with the English and German languages, his fine physique, his splenâ€" did voice, his ready wit and genial disâ€" position, make hiin as once i general \ tavorite amougst the public. Tur Hosrrram,â€"The canvassers apâ€" pointed to solicit subscriptions in Watâ€" erloo have not yet made their rounds but soon will do so. We are rather pleased that the Hospital Trust is moving slowly. The Hospital | when built should be a, model of convehience and the sanitary arrangements should be perfect and nothing will be lost by giving the whole scheme the most careful consideration. Nothing will be gained by undue haste aud the Hospital when built must be a‘standâ€" ing monument to the intelligence and lar geâ€"hearted liberality of the citizens of the sister towns. | SURrPRISE AND PresExTATION.â€"Ane| members of the choir in connection with St. John‘s Lutheran church and the Teachers of the Sabbath| schdol went in & body to th¢e n‘nidennof Mr. A. Weidenhammer | on Tuesday. the 20th inst., bnd'pngthd hin ‘with a valuable and beauti 1 marble clock as C ut af the appreciation‘" in which a mark of the appreciation: in WMICA his services.aro held as.choir leador and superintendent of the 9: Scboo‘“m- A pleasant social titme was aFMNA _ spenit. Mr. . Wei o o noaprnnonge. for some time. will no doubt | aterlooites. \ place here on ricker and Mr. | Minuixery,. â€" Opexin6s.â€" Waterloo has its millinery openipgs this week. Mrs. Steuernagel, Mesers. Bricker & l)iebel and Messrs. Dogring Bros. have each a most magnificent display of spring hats in all the latest styles and our readers will find their most fastidâ€" jous tastes met by a vigit to these seyâ€" Ieml establishments. [A write up of the several ‘openings will be given \ next week. Couxty Councit Mrerixa â€"The County Council held a special session yesterday afternoon on the call of the | Warden, to receive and take action on the award handed in by the County Judge re the "Nithvale Bridge" in the village of Ayr. The award was conâ€" firmed. It was also arranged to have the sewer/extended to the Poor House in accordauce with, a report of the Standing Committee of the House of Industry and Refuge, Birx Burxt.â€"On Sunday evening the large bank barn of Mr. Andrew | . Groff about one and & half miles north | * of Waterloo, together with all its conâ€" tents was consumed“fy fire. The famâ€"| C ily was just about revire when the | J alarm was given and by putting forth | I extraordivaay efforts managed to get out horses, cattle and some of the pigs, | but some ‘of the latter together ' with the turkeys _ and chickens fell victims to the flames. an| the implements, grain, hay, etce, were burnt. The ldss will be heavy. We understand that be carried an inâ€" surance of $1700 on the building in the Mennonite Conmpany but had no insurance on the contents. The sky was brilliantly illuminated for many miles around. The alarm was given both in Berlin and Waterloo and the) fire companies were promptly out but soon ascertained that the hose wouldn‘t & w sAz . reach,. _A great number of people in:â€" cluding many ladies from Waterloo gathered at the scene pf the fire to withess it. We understand that the Rev. M.| Arendt of Desboro to whom a call was extended a few weeks ago by the conâ€" gregation â€" of ~St. John‘s Lutheran‘ 2 0A 140 u0 0 ;_’,l!’?‘"-uu_u. Nn PC church has accepted the call and will assume pastoral charge of the work about the middle of April. The Rev. J.H. : Bowman, one of the bishops of the Evangelical Association, will deliver a lecture in the Waferloo Evangelical church on Saturday evenâ€" ing, April l4th, at 8 p.m. Subject : "The Inspiration of the Seriptures." Admission 15 cents. â€" This lecture will be a rare treat and should be liberally patronized as an opportunity seldom occeurs to hear such an eloquent speaker as Bishop Bowman. The New Megnonite Conference 18 | in session this week at Berlin, The Ministerial Session was held on Tuesâ€" day and the Conference proper opened on Wednesday. | The sessions will last through the entire:© week. Rev. M. Bowman, P.E , | presides. There are some twentyâ€"five ministers present inâ€" cluding & number from Michigan and one from Manitoulin Island. ; The annual Easter Vestry meeting of St. John‘s church was held on Monâ€" day evening. | The wardens presented & report showin% a balance of $200 in the treasury. The following officers ‘ were elected jfor the next twelve months : â€" Clergyman‘s Churchwarden â€"â€"D.S8. Bowlby, M.D.; People‘s Churchâ€" wardenâ€"J. Cook ; Auditorsâ€"Messrs. T. Pearce and T. Bridger ; Lay deleâ€" gates to the synodâ€"Messrs. John Fenâ€" nell and D.S. Bowlby, M.D. ; Sidesmen _â€"â€"Messrs. H.G. Brown, Kilgour,Ziphe, (Gilhuly, Cowan, Grassett, Bridger and Bowwan. | The congregation of St. Paul‘s Luthâ€" eran church, I{erlin, decided by a small majority to agcept the resignation of the pastor, th¢ Rev. P. Andres. _ Mr. Andres will accept a call from a Luthâ€" C PTE in Cte PA LUEDVS COODC Cns 2PR eran body in Munroe, Mich., and St. Paul‘s will extend a call‘to Rev. Mr. Merkle of Philadelphia, Pa. The annual conference of the Evanâ€" gelical church, will this year be held at Zurich, |commencing Thursday, April 19th. dishop Bowman will pre side. The Wellegley spring exbibition of entire horses|wiil be hold in the village of Wellesley, on Thursday, April: 13th. Prizes will |be swarded for heavyâ€" draught, agricaltural and general purâ€" ; ose horses,aiso for carriage norses and rosdsters. BFor particulars see large posters. | t. f. On the: third Wednesday of every month all children under‘and up to three years ) of ago are photographed free uf c at the Nax*« doof‘db polbofiee. Ubhurcn Items. Welleef;ley Spring Show. 1 This is for You. Eutt® StUDIO, . [__ New Hamburg, .Ont ‘ Miss Ella Krug has been spending the past week in town, the guest of \ Mrs. Flynn. [ Mrs. Johnson of Toronto, formerly |added which adds very Miss Freeman, stenographer at Mr. effect of the music. â€" Seacram‘s. spent the Easter holidays n at Mr. J.B. Mr. and Mrs. James Lawrason of Troy spent Easter in town, the guests of Mr. D. Buckberrough. Mr. Harvey Sims of Toronto spent Easter in town, the guest of Mr. Jas. Lockie. 4 Mr. Sam Cork of Toronto spent Sunâ€" day with his parents. Mr. E. M. Devitt spent MonGay i4 P ; iri Teronto. o:v_e;-1 it }\15 cntered in competitio Mr. C W. Schiedel spent Monday in with others, shows it8 Braniford. I Mrs. G.F. Salton of Stratford is SUPER ORITY risiting Mrs. Geo. W s w#uns hts (’eo. use and takes the honors. Miss Anthes is spending the week | _ ‘The (New Home" quickly in Toronto I Mr. Geo. Cork, priucipal of our Gâ€" A I L\â€"I S Central School, is attending the Proâ€" mM d ¢ vincial Teachers‘ Association in Toâ€" e confhdence 0 ronto. Miss Bella Moore is spending her Easter holidays at home, Miss Helen Hogg has been visiting her aunt Mrs. H.J. Grassett, during the past week. Miss Claribel Webb, of Miss V eal‘s boarding school, Toronto, is home for the Easter holidays. + Mrs. J B. Hagey has gone on an °Xâ€" tended visit to her parents in Stouftâ€" ville. Miss Laura Wegenast, Wellesley, spent Easter in town. Mr. Hérbert Snyder, teller of the Bank of Commerce, has been confined to the house for the past few da_v's through illness. t£. Mr. Gaddes, V.S., Berlin, has gone to Indianapols. He is succceded by Mr. A.B. Campbell, Mr. Chas. Ge Easter at home Miss Nelda Heintzman is visiting her aunt, Mrs Geo. H. Hutchison. Mr. Burt Hutchison, Toronto, is visâ€" iting his brother, Mr,. Geo, H. Hutchâ€" ison, barrister. Mrs, Wm. Young has been visiting friends in Harriston during the past two weeks. spent Easter in town, U sister, Mrs. W.J. Mellen. Rev. G. F. Salton, | the guest of Mr. $Geo,. | terday. Mr. and Mrs. Emil Braun returned to Toronto on Wednesday. . Mr. and Mrs. Heory Gleiser, of Milverton,, spent Easter with hbis parâ€" ents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Gleiser. Mr."Andrew â€" Weidenhammer is in attendance at the sessions of the Onâ€" tario Education Association, Toronto, this week as delegate of the Waterloo County Teachers‘ Association. Mr. G. G. Shoemaker, head miller for the King Milling Co. Sarnia, spent }Ea.ster with parents and friends in Berlin. , Mrs. Bickle, Petrolia, visited daughter, Miss Bickle, on Good day. Mr. Ed. Davidson, Toronto; SP8"*| Q1,QU men‘s fine DOn§O!Â¥ Easter at home. in to gaiterS, all golid leathpr Mr. Boyd of Lucknow was in tow" \Sojn «pfup Gore" Elasti1C. Mr. U. J. Upton gHA Te U YE N CA n C o es a few days during the past week. The spacious altar and pulpit of the | 4 Methodist church were most artisticalâ€" | / 1y decorated with Easter lilies and a variety of other flowers which shed a most delightfal fragrance through the entire auditorium. Miss Marie Wegâ€" = enast and the other young ladies who | asisted her in performing this delightâ€" ful work deserve very great credit for the taste _ displayed. The third annual song «service brcught out a â€" large _ and appreciative _congregation notwithstanding the blusâ€" ter of snow and the cold Easter winds. The following musical programme . was rendered in addition to the hymns sung in ordinary services :â€" AXNTHEN, â€" ‘"Hosanna to the son of David" Cuom __ Macfarren TExor §010 "The Holy City." Adains Mr. M.9. Hallman. j AxtTH®A "It Ye Then Be Risen." _ Carr f C#otR. ° ~ | CoxTRALTO SoLo "At Zvensong." Lorwthian Miss Axna R. BEANX . ANTHEM "I Will Lovg the Lord," _ Straub CnoIR. _‘ "Texor Soro "The Dream of Rethi¢chem:" Mr. C. A. WinTekr WirH‘ Vi0â€" Rodney Lix Osricata By Mr, HaLstED. 1 ANTHEM *Consider the Lilies." Werschkut . ChoIR. | | Personal Mention. ln«nbenâ€"uhdies and 11 gentlemen. ue w A small orchestra has recently been " ‘The pastor, the Rev.J. C. Stevenson,| AT _ THE _ COURT _ HOUSE, The pastor, the Rev.J. C. Steve {A a . préached an eloguent and imv:;::'e IX THE TOWN OF BERLIN, FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE. monAfis.fiMd&fimhl: uw Em‘ fi; “. m h yY . on o is on ant paner |Ronoats ArRIL L 9 ofi tonat | & it nearaicrentine M. Devitt spent Monday in FHaster Song Service. German, Stratford, spent Salton, Stratford, â€" was do you pa 50c for . Geo, Wegenast yesâ€" Why saÂ¥ne gl())O%’S 5 . Emil Braun returned Noted cheap cash store. of Alliston, Ont., the guest of his "NEW "Ladies‘ Capes In all parts of the WORLD the "New Home" is known, and wherâ€" ever it is cntered in competition with others, shows its her Friâ€" who use it, and for family sewing it is without a peer. For sale by J. U. CLEMENS & 60 BERLIN. SILKS and DRESS GOODS we cannot be beat. ,f$1 00 will buy @& pair‘ «UV men‘s coarse shoes .\ all solid leather, guaranâ€" i\ teed to give satisfaction. a will buy_a pair $1°50 men‘s fine Dongola \waiters. all solid leather We ‘sell that \ CORSET _ at 39cts., SHOES! Rilzer‘s Clothing, Store, Waterloo $2 [m will buy any palt * Gent‘s Or Laéies’ fine shoes displayed in our window this week. We are reducing stock to make room spring goods. J U. CLEMENS & 00. We are Leaders in SPRING ASSIZESI Couxty or Ware®RLOO,} NJ To Wit : is Court ot Oyer and Terminer and Ge Delhvery and Assize and Yisi Prius f County, will be holdon Call and see them . WANLESS, Voelker Bro‘s. heap ud Mantles. 1068 ore much : to the _A LL Rex. King St., Berlin, OTICE is hereby rius for the said w WHY NOT BUY NEW GOODS. Dressing and Wash Stand Scarfs, | Splashers, MRS. ERL : Easter Cards, a Birthday Cards, Invitation Cards, ; ‘ Fa yX w w BECKER AND 00.‘S BOOKSTORE . for We make a specialty of handling fine taining to a Book and Fancy Goods store PUTLIERICEK S PATIEERNXS. Ma i quu zo ie wl Seem seem to be aware tha every month and pay | Fresh and Choice Also m.\Meyer’s Royal Cattle Spice. |GEO. HASENFLUG. w. H. BECKER & CO‘Y, where you can get just what you want and always guaranteed at right prices ? wE HAVE IN STOCK Clover, Timothy, Alsike, Mamâ€" moth, Lucerneé, _Alsike and Timothy Mixed, and all kinds of FIELD and GARDEN Seeds. LAND PLASTER BOOKSELLERS AND always on hand. Roman and Filo andâ€" Washing Silks, and a great vamiety of OUN novelties. Loh and Choice Confé#etionery & Groceris § EED®S A fine assortment of HOUSE lt Bag M 6 9. e d Abe eiiicaneniete on that we keep these on hand ay special attention to this li1 City Grocer and China Hall. Z7 O U EB tr.0 Tray Cloths, always on hand at P‘OERH stamped lined Goods : g fine goods of Lll d_cscriptions pér- store at populgr prices. . _ Many of our customers do not co an hand. We get a shipment WATER LIME AND STATIONERS, Berlin. Centrepieces, ‘Tavern and Shop Keepers â€" O all persons ud licenses for the ¢ "I‘fl,.é e ..’.'.‘::..‘g'*'&. Te 0 Apoil 06 atice ereby that application must [ .. be mage therofore befor the PS EIEST BDAY OF APRIL, 1s94. a to Benj Devitt, Secretary Board of Li 7 w«mdm'.flm‘?fi' great variety of other line LTCENSEESE. Doylies. ix!