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g Ulsters, hers it C sold during Deâ€" ged Suits to $10.00, all tt by January 1 mistaken. now $5.00 LLINERY ! bel, ys from 4 to going at this to make the AXAmag. ollars, fit boys from ;oing dumng newer hear tg 8r 1st, ’L J S . | j USteiss balance of : C &oC., in xactly ONEâ€" I‘ollowing â€"The annual convention of the Western D«irymen‘s Association will be held at Stratford, on January 15th, 16th and 17th. _ An excellent program has been prepared for the occasion, â€"A Democrat in Buffalo, who wagâ€" etred that he would roll a peanut a mile with a toothpick in the first snowstorm if Ntern was defeated for Mayor, paid his bet on Thursday, much to the amâ€" usement of a thousandZstreet gamins, â€"lHlerbert Hurd accused of stealing 2250 in money and a promissory note of 28U0 from 1) Pollock of Linwood at the "Progress House," Berlin, was arâ€" rested at Detroit by Detective Klipâ€" pert. â€"â€"A. Rockel & Son, dealers in furâ€" niture, have assigned for the benefit of their creditors to J. M. Scully. The assignment, it is said, was caused by the failure of Wegenast & Co., to whom they were largely indebted. â€"There are some customers still $s ; o asking for credit at the City Grocery which is impossible for us to give unâ€" less we break our new rule ; we want and are bound to offer you values which will induce you to invest your money to advantage here â€"1t â€"AMr. H. P. Moore,editor of the Acâ€" ton Free Press bas issued a beautiful calendar for 1895. It reflects credit on the ottice for the manner in which it is printed. The workmanship is neat and tasty _A first class likeness of the ediâ€" tor surmounts the calendar, together with the announcement that the Free Press in only 21 per year. â€"Nincefthe City|GroceryShas started strictly casb, we might say to our many customers that we will now .be in a position to give you as good valâ€" ues in all kinds of coffees and teas as we do to our Berlin and surrounding friends from tke Empire Tea Store, Berlin.â€" 1t Setriarare Seoor TrustEEsâ€"‘The folâ€" lowing trustees were elecred by acclamaâ€" on : North Ward, John Fischer and Frank Nobisch ; South Ward, Bierschâ€" bach and Adam Seyler; East Ward, Frank Walz and Jobn Giuter; West Wardâ€"John Baumgaertner and Jacob Baill. RtpttrEn axp DEFORMED PEOPLE. â€"Charles Cluthe, Toronto, the expert in designing trusses and deformity apâ€" pliances, will soon visit our neighborâ€" hood. All deformities of frame corâ€" rected and made natural. He defies ADy rupture he cannot bold with ease. To have such an experienced man comâ€" ing so near to us is of importance and his judgment in your case should be sought forâ€"which requires personal examination and measuring of the proâ€" per article. Will be in Elmira,O‘Donâ€" nelj nH(:gse, on Ftfi_‘], Jany. l1th iloronto :â€"Berlin and Guelph, Jan.24; Palmerston and Listowel, Jan. 25 ; Stratford and London, Jan. 26 ; Galt and Brantford, Feb. 4 ; Toronto, Feb. 9 to12; , Gex.Bootu‘s V istts.â€"The following i a list of the points at which Gen. Bosth will touch before he returns to a.q 4,_ . """s 9n ARMUKY, J and Berlin, Walper House, Rew. oc on ~The eighth aunual convention of the Wellâ€"sley Township Sabbath School Association will be held in the Presbyâ€" terian chureh, Crosshill, on Thursday, February 7th. day, Jany, 13th, C1 BERLIN, : ONMNT H Steiss and Good‘s, iW ard â€"â€" Miss Weaver of St.Clements, who as held on a charge of concealing a irth was tried before Judge LaCourse n Friday and discharged. nder is n LT ‘FRUITS:â€" â€" CHOICE â€" QNFECTIONERY LOCAL NXEWS. rlinâ€" W aterloo Hospital concert t in the Town Hall, Berlin. | Jarvis, tenor ; Miss Street,vioâ€" Miss Gibson,reader ; Miss Shipe, atilst. > + Meaford Town Council has 1 the contract for constructing irks to McQuillan & Co. The TO AuVERTISERS wee â€"â€"AN TD â€"â€" inges must be left at this office than Saturday noon. _ The changes must be left not late day noon, _ Casual Advertiseâ€" epted up to noon Wednesday [~.262 THE CROCERS, Tonawanda, N.Y,, January 3, 1895. With pleasure I remit $1 to pay for renewal of my subscription to Chronicle for 1895. I am well pleased with the paper and trust that you will retain all your old subscribers and obtain many new ones for the New Year, Wishing you the Compliments of the Season, | Lodge No. 155, A. 0. U. W.,held Jan 2nd 1895, the officers were installed for the ensuing term by Bro. Chas. Stark, Past Master Workman : Bro. Clayton W, Wells, P. M. W. Many subscribers in remitting their subscriptions include with the $1 a good word for the Chronicle These words of appreciation coming often from places far remote from Waterloo are very gratifying to the editor. Among the many letters of & similar character received we have room this week for only two. woULD NoT BE WITHOUT IT. Miami, Manitoba January 1, ‘95. For inclosed $1 please send along the Chronicle as it is just the paper a person wants who wishes to know what is going on in Waterloo Co, and we would not be without it for double the price now asked. + Judge Elliott of London bas made an important decision affecting the asâ€" sessment of insuranse companies. The companies interested in this case was the Sun Life, the Staodard Life and the London & Lancaghire Life, They were assessed on a total income of $12,500, but contended before the Court of Revision that they should only pay taxes on the balance of reâ€" ceipts _ over expenditures, _ which amounted.only to $2,393.63. Their claim was disallowed, and they ap: pealed to Judge Elliott, who .decided against them and in faver of the city, The insurance companies will make a test case of it in a higher court. The funeral of the late W.J . Freeland of Stratford took place last Thursday. The P.S. Board attevded in a body,and took charge of the arrangements. Ovâ€" er 1,000 pupils marched in the proces: sion, and there was a great concourse of citizeos, _ Mr. Freeland was a resiâ€" dent of Stratford for eight years, darâ€" ing which time be seaved as a music master in the schools.; He was a pioâ€" neer teacher in Canvada of tne tonic solfa system,of which he was an able exponent. His genial and exemplary life endesarared him to thousands, with whom his work made him acquainted. His death, though not unexpected, cast a gloom over the community. The remains were taken at noon to London for interment. maximum size must correspond | as nearly as pcssible to the size of ‘the ordivary Canad«a postcard now in use The minimum size must not be Jess than three and a quarter inches by two and one quarter inches. The cards must not be folded. (On the addrers side upon which the postage stamp in prepayment must be fixed, nothing may be written, printed or otherwise impressed except the name and address of the person to whom the card is to be delivered, and the name and address of the sender of the card and the words "‘private postal." PrivaTE Postat Carps.â€"With the New Year an important change in the postal {reguiations was inangurated. The use of the private post card is now legal in Canads. With a one cent atamp attached any ordinary card may be sent through the mails as well. as the regular official post card. The cards must be composed of ‘ordinary cardâ€" board, not thicker than the material used for the official postcard and the At the regular meeting of Waterloo it 1t Funeral of W. J. Freeland. Hy. D. Schmidt, M. W. J. 8. Thomas, Foreman. Dan Sherer, Overseer. Henry K. Snoyder, Recr. Hy. I_{oo-. Fi_l_x. Wm. Rickey, Guide. (Geo. Lackenbauer, G. W. Geo. Boiduc, U. W. Jas. Currie, Trustee. C. W. Wells, Representative to Installation of Officers. An Important Case. What They Say. WELL PLEASRD. Yours for success, Yours very truly, [Grand Lodge. The Wheat Market. One of the most satisfactory features of the grain situation is the advance in the price cf Manitoba wheat. Unâ€" fortunately, as the farmers in the west bave disposed of nearly all of their holdings, the benefits that have accrued from the advance bave been lost to them, the middle men being in this case the parties who profit by the rise in the market. In Ontario the offerings of wheat are not as large as they were some time ago, and there is talk of higher prices for wheat in our own Province before long. It is a well known fact that a great deal of wheat has been fed to animals in Ontario durâ€" ing the past year, and there are those in the grain trade, well conversant with the situation, who say there is no more whest in Canada now than will suffice for home consumption before the next crop begins to come to market. If the prediction is anywhere near the mark we shou‘d see higher prices for Ontario wheat this winter. A lot of winter wheat flour has lately been reâ€" ceived at Montreal from St. Louis,and, while the present unsatisfactory state of the flour and grain trade in the United States continues, it will be difâ€" ficult to advance the price of wheat *‘Winter and "Summer" were never more charmingly Piehmd than t.b‘y are this seaâ€" s n of Hood‘s Sarsaparilla‘,;Calendatr. â€" This cn endar is male in the shape of a hâ€"art and Soutga Warpâ€"Haedke,94; Bechtel, 55. Soute Waroâ€"Hespeler, 120; Bauâ€" er, 119; Snyder, 92; Allward, 81; Steckle, 17. West Warpâ€"Maier, 114; Uffelâ€" mann, 95; Kuampf, 77; Good, 68. The first three named inâ€"each ward are elected. West Warpâ€"Noecker, 74; Schade, 71. North ward South it West n Majority for Duering, 151. FOR COUNCILLORS. Nortt Warpoâ€" Hutchison, 114; Conrad, 100; Froehlich, 92.; Jago, 43. East Warpâ€"Bricker, 151; Bruce, 114; Kaufman, 108; Moore, 107. North ward South _ » East n West _« The town elections passed off very quietly on Monday. ‘The candidates of course, made an effort to get out the vote, but beyond this no especial interâ€" est was manifested, There was no contest this year for the Mayor‘s chair. Mr. Simon Suyder, who served in the capacity of reeve to general satisfaction last year, was elected Mayor without opposition. The following is the vote polled : Miss Sylvia Diebel has returned to resume ber studies at Whitby Lidies‘ College. Miss Stells Bechtel is spending a week with her parents at Burford. Mr. Alonzo Gleiser, Rochester, is spending a week at home. Mrs. Washburn of Port Huron is on & visit to her sister, Mrs. Wm. Washâ€" burn. : | Mr. J. H, Ratz, B. A., returned to Toronto on Monday to resume his stuâ€" dies at the Toronto School of Med:â€" itine. Miss Carrie Welliver, Detroit, spent ber holidays with friends at W aterloo, Eimira and Hawksvilie. Mr. Walter Coggeshall, representaâ€" tive of the Canadian Entertainment Bureau, calied upon his Waterloo friends on Thursday evening last. Messrs. Fred and William Weidenâ€" bammer returned to Toronto on Monâ€" day to resume their studies at the Uniâ€" versity. â€" \ Mr. Walter Guggisberg, Walkerton, was the guest of Alex, Bean »during the past week. Miss A. Zoellner, teacher in the Oshawa Ladies‘ College, spent her holâ€" idays with herâ€"parents, Mr. and Mrs. B A. Zoel‘ner, Mr, and Mrs. Henry Dickert of Woodstock visited their friends in town over the holidays. | MrJ. S. Bowman, we are pleased to note, was elected Deputy Reeve of Liistowel by acclamation. aterloo County Chronicle, Th 327 Majority for Suggitt, 96. Personal and Social FOR DEPUTY REEYVE, sCHOOL TRUSTEE, Town Election. FOR REEVE. Suggitt McBride 96 81 12 78 Duering Roos 70 60 103 38 92 69 87 34 327 231 231 38 60 88 45 When onca the fire had established itself in this vast warehouse, it spread with lightning rapidity. Inside of five minutes the earth and sky were fire and flamesâ€"the atmosphere was smoke. A perfect burricane was created in Jordan street, and drew the fiery. bilâ€" lows with a screech through the narrow street as if it were sucking them throuugh a tube ; great sheets of flame literally flapped iu the air like sails on ‘hispbom of sparks, intermingled by blazing brands, were borne aloft.by one eddy of: the breeze, snd rained dowh into the streets fully half a milet by the next, while each glowed s momâ€" ent and was Igone, or burned sullenly in the snow, which an hour or%wo previously had covered the earth â€" like a shroud. Boofiz became detached in great sheets and drove down the skyâ€" like huge blazing arrows. In John street, three blocks distant, & large Threeâ€"thirty o‘clock had just struck, and a sudden puff of the variable wind blew down a curved wing of the great golden red cloud above the firemen‘s heads. It fell upon the sevenâ€"story warebouse lately erected at the southâ€" west corner of Jordan and Melinda streets by 8. F. McKinnon & Co. In a second a red glare shot up, as if the blow had fallen on a helmet and sent up & glitter of sparks and a spurt of blood. The wind speedily piled ‘up a pyramid of rustling flames and smoke into midair. Eddies that made theeye dizzy were formed, which sucked up blazing brands and embers into their momentary whir!, and then flung them eastward. In such & fiery maelstrom bhad a shower of sparks and large fragâ€" ments of detached roofing been huarled on the roof of the McKinnon building. The skirmishing was over, and man and fire were now grappling in earnest, where the prize was millions of money., Fanned by the southeast wind, the flames extended across Melinda strseet, and instantly the rooffof Harry Webb‘s restaurant was in flames. Twenty streams were at this time being drawn from nydrants within [a small radius, but water could not be thrown to a greater height tham the fourth story of the Globe building. THE SPREAD OF THE FLAMES. In the meantime the flames bad spread rapidly in all directions, Webb‘s was quickly doomed as the fire was soon into the heart of the building. The drygoods establishment of Nicholas Rooney, adjoining the Globe to the south, was filled in every departâ€" ment with goods of a highly inflammaâ€" ble material, No one entertained a bhope of this building from the beginâ€" ning, and the fears of the multitude were justified, as the fire swept through and left the walls standing without a single vestige of attachment. The fire spread rapidly, and while the freman were engaged in erecting the ladders a long, cracking sound was beard and the whole mass of brick and iron and fire fell outward into Melinda atreet. One fireman was killed and others severely injured by the falling debris. In the half hour which had interâ€" vened since the discovery of the fire the flames had made?rapid progress. The air was flecked with burning cindâ€" ers as high as the eye could reach, the flakes of half consumed wood dropping like a ficry snowstorm, while the sparks in sbowers of flaky yellow and spangled red were driven hissing and eddying for many blocks. It ran along the tindery roof, it sent out curling wisps of blue smoke under tha eaves, it smashed the glass in the windows with an angry crackle and gushed out in a torrent of red and black ; it climbed in delicate tracery up the facades of the building, until it burst through the roof with a rattling rush and hung out towering bloodâ€"red signals of victory. A raging snowstorm had made the streets alnfost impassable for the heavy reels and ladder wagons, but no time was lost in reaching the scene, So swift had been the spread of the flames however, that by the time the outlying sections arrived the building was pracâ€" tically enveloped in fire. Fire and falling walls, combined with a lack of proper appliances in the way of steaim fire epgines, were on Sunday morning responsible for the heaviest financial loeses ever sust.ined by the insurance companies in the hisâ€" tory of Toronto, as well as the loss of one fireman‘s life, the ‘permanent maiming of & second, and severe injurâ€" ies to three others. The fire, which criginated in the b.sement of the Globe building, destroyed half a dozen buildâ€" inga, involving a loss of $750,000. The fire was discovered by the nightâ€" watchman at 12 minutes to 3 o‘clock. He at once gave the alarm but in a few moments the fire bad shot up the eleâ€" vator shafts and the windows on the fourth story were shining with the glare of the ascending fiames. â€" The fire brigade was promptly on hand. One Fireman Killed and Four Others NEARLY $750,000 WORTH OF PROoâ€" PERTY : DESTROYED, A Toronto Conflagration. Sepiously Injuredâ€"Graphic Desâ€" eription of the Most Costly Fire in the History of Toronto. The Globe took up temporary quarâ€" ters on King street and appeared as usual on Monday having accepted the hospitality of the Empire office where it is set up and printed. Miss L Shelly of Berlin, spent her her ‘Xnias with Eils Luts, of this place ;-oom B.“‘M d .f ‘, 9 was calling.opn. friends, _here..oR ; Year‘s day.... Mr. and Mrs. 8. | Robert +Bowery, killed ; Chief Arâ€" dagh,. Silas Smedliey, Robert Foster,and Frank Forsyth, injured. The flames were fought in a most systematic manner, and to this alone is due the comparatively early victory of the firemen,. The Portland street secâ€" tion was assigned to the corner of Jorâ€" dar and Melinds streets, to prevent the spread of the flames from Webb‘s and Michie‘s buildings to J ordan Chamâ€" bers. It was thought advisable to run a ladder to the third story of the Brough building, that a stream might be turned on the fire, where it threatâ€" ened connection with the premises of Miller & Richard, and the Portland street section was detailed to this duty. The men were in the act of hoisting the ladder, when the western wall of the Globe suddenly swerved outwards and fell. Toronto Lithographing Co... 120,000 N. Rooney, dry goods ........ 90,000 8. F. McKinnon, millinery..s 220,000 Brough Printing Co.......... Three blocks were now burning,and for a time it was feared that the blaze would spread northward from Webb‘s to King street, south from the Globe and Rooney‘s to Wellington street, west and south from McKinnon‘s to Bay street and Wellington. The snowfall of the early morning, however, aided the firemen, and the sparks were exâ€" tinguished as they fell. ' Globe Printing Co............$ 140,000 The firemen fought the fire bravely and at 5.30 o‘clock the fire was under control. Our holiday trade was good but our stock was large. There is plenty left. You can make a neat saving by tradiog now No stream of water could he throwu to a greater height than the fourth story, and when the fire had eaten its way down to that flat it had reached such a volume that nothing could stop its spread. THE FIRE‘s SPREAD S0UTH. To the south of the Globe in J ordan street, the buildings occupied by the Brough Printing compauy, and Rober, Sadlur & Haworth, leather beltings, fell beneath the onward sweepâ€" of the flames, All the files of the G!obe are burned. In fact nothing was saved including the records of the office. In the evening the (Globe vault was unearthed and the business books of the company extricated. string to a wedding trosseaun I The panorama was grand and magâ€" nificent, and presented an imposing spectacle to those who had cooluess enough left to appreciate the vividness of the stene. _ On every side the forked fHames were shooting up, filling the air with burning embers. The crash of the falling walls would at swift inter vals drown all other sounds, and almost blind the spectators with dense masses of smoke, Great billows of flame swept across the blocks, countless myrâ€" iads of sparks and burning brands filled the air, while the framework of the various buildings, fretted with fire, looked like a goiden drapery. Still the firemen labored like heroes. Grimy, hoarse, soaked with water, time after time they charged up to the blazâ€" ing foe, only to be driven back to anoâ€" ther position by the increasing fierce: ness of the flames. Everything frim a shoeâ€" From the top story of the McK innon building the flames gradua‘ly worked their downward course through the seven stories until only the tlackened walls remaiqed, is the time torush things and so we make a After the Holidays THE KILLED AND INJURED, LOSSES AND INSURANCE. 10, A GRAND SPECTACLE. at J. Uffelmann‘s MUST 60 AT ONCE Sale Loss. Insurance $ 90,150 $478,150 8ir Knight, % Hv-éldmm, Com,. inmaiindliceatinttioee malcerondiname at m + eier, w n n J. Heldmsrn, Rt. F K. " & COPPER n _ n _ A, Kaufmav, Treas. Have your old, worn tableware re 5 â€"| 2 }gih \}:’WI‘::R ‘[:' £ ‘;{""A plated to look and wear as good as new. t n . Franc, 1st M. 0. G. s a M Fr:('l‘ Scl‘:nid:flud on o '"k cumm w n l!,l. Zsi;nmerma;. iemine.. chnrgn Reasonablc. n n b. Schmidt. Picket. . , , a iA frer the above installation. an adâ€" f Office above Simon Snyder‘s Drug Store journment was made to the Queen‘s Waterloo, Nov. 28th, 1894. hotel where Sir Knight H. Forler had â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" prepared a splendid oyster supper and o one that would have been a credit to SPECIAL NOTICE Harry Webb. The evening was ple&sâ€"‘ + can show you the handromest pipe, the i se ols tinins sn in en prpeeantermatn earenh es “{d;“ went home pleased with the est s Snoker‘s t.?‘,l the best soeke{xr‘.ue.m love evening 8 ww‘----me’ lup- violin, the s an ,ne'“ accordeon of the same nature took place on M‘&Wfifi“flw& End.y evening at the Central botel mhsical inftrument in the County, where the P. O I. had asssembled to;, FPipe Repairing a Specialty. . *WW‘SPWWW‘ W ATERLOO PIPE & Tosacco Exror by mind host, Mr. Witte. i “Ki’."&'ih‘flgfi".”m born and A. Hilborn Preston, W. Hilâ€" born of Blair, J. Shoemaker of Zion, and Miss E. Slater of Little Faradise, were the guests of Mr. Sam Hilborn‘s on New Year‘s day . . .. Master Clayton Hilborn spent last Sunday with friends in Berlin . ... Mr, Isaac Shupe of Torâ€" onto, was in the village on Friday.... Mrs. Hy. Walder of Ayr, was visiting at Mrs E. Hewitt‘s this week . ... Mr. Wesley Cornell of Bluevale spent affew days of last week with his relatives in this vicinity . . . . Mise Edith Krampeine of Blair, spent New Year‘s under the parental roof.. . . Miss Alice Daniels of Haysville, is staying with her aunt Miss Pogson at Preston.... Mr. Amos Clemens and his daughter spent last Thursday with Mr. 8. Hilborn . ... Mr. M. Krempiene, spent New Year‘s with Mr. Shoemaker, in Breslau....Some of the young people of this section were amusing thenselves on New Year‘s with skating on the Grand river, ... Messrs. Meck & Gimbel are busily engaged layâ€" ing in the stock of ice for next sumâ€" mer‘s use. .. . There was no church bere on Sunday morning owing to the dediâ€" catory services in Sbeffield . , .. Mr. and Mre. 8. Hilborn,were in Galt on Xmas day attending the china wedding of Mr. and Mrs. St. Clair, of that place. BADEN C. A. Fuller‘s Comedy Novelty Comâ€" pany will give one of their entertainâ€" ments in the Opera House on the evenâ€" ing of Jan. 10th, (Thursday.) All are invited to spend a pleasant evening, popular prices....Oyster suppers are the order of the evenings here at preâ€" sent. One of the above events took place on the evening of Jan, 2nd,in the Queen‘s hotel. Baden Tent No. 40,K. O. T. M. at a meeting had their officers installed by the Provincial Commandâ€" er Sir Knight F. Holwell, of which the following is a list : 8ir Knight, C. Heldman, Com, A HAPPY AND We take this opportunity of thanking you for the liberal support given us during the past year. Allow us to remind you that Manufactured only by W.W.Waliten & Co., 492 Queen st. w., Toronto carry & large stock of Blank Books ani Office Supplies. A good 1000 letter book for $1.75. Keystone Ink, 75c a quart. This is one of the best,inks in the market. Prices at our place you will always find right. * admitted by all who use it to be the best in the market. _ Oxr Sprooxrurn goes as far as three of any other and does its work better, _ Guaranteed absoâ€" lutly pure. Mobody should be without it. Happy & Prosperous New Yéar. Every Housekeeper in Waterloo â€" o =â€" =__â€" _ Should Use Only The People‘s Baking Powder PROSPERCOCUS . , . _ NEW YEAR. _Mâ€"RS. _ We Wish All Our Numerous Patrons a W. H. BECKER & CO. Sold in Waterloo by Bricker & Diebel. wishing to have beautiful light pastry during the new year BOOKSELLERS, TEENGâ€" S°TF., PB EREILIED. Wishes her many cutomers Te & Bemis & Roos, The Electroplaters. Are now ready to do any and all kinds of plating in G@OLLD, SITL Wear the English Giendew a1d Grandu, the most poYulAr collars, best va‘ue at 50 to 60c in i dozen lots. SILEK SCARFS. We have lust received a large aseortment of silk scarfs which we are selling at wholesalo gxe-isoes, having bought them chean. This is the t present you can buy for husband, brother or somebodyelse‘s brother, for the money, _ _ Ties, Ties, Ties. The finest assortment to bo found in Berlin. For the fivest fiu,lnfi suit in the county call on us. We make up fine Sootch Tweeds from ?u up. Canadian EL&O up, We can‘t be beat or fine ordered cloths. S uecar J. APPEL 4 ©0, | Walper Block: FOR XMAS TRADE i7 # | ‘ j \wt:,."’ # NICT G & CC Berlin. t §@a .