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surpriwe TIONS, tim, therviore, "here G, in it. og your ' our Knees so " limbo]; , " vu- cannot. d by Any con- n]! One hund, the dollar.” MS Fades, iery, :0. dre. Cash - Goods, HSNSE IN G. ran have received examine AV N L' A I, 31 Ermsts--The annudmeet- ing of the Waterloo Musical Society will be held at the band room, Devitt's Block, tomorrow (Friday) evening, " 5.1-3. All members of the society and others interested in our excellent band are u rgem tly requested to be trrmeett. f?"sTPoxrm.---Th. ale of farm ttock and implements of hue M. Clemens, one tmle west, of Piston, on the Ber. lin road, which was to have taken place on the Sch ins m ned on no. count of the IS,',', uwmnhy Wb. 18th inst, - , al, gt 12 o'eloek 30011. This u " Ai" 'iitTa ale-ad than Wishing to 01:1: . 'I . mmld do ,rell to "tand.--" ing of the W Will be held an Block. fAmn-w To ftr:x11--That handsome store in Kiarr, Block, Waterloo, Intel] occu- pied by Doering & Co. Apply " once to Geo. H. Hutchison, Waterloo. tf uhxrhv,--Aat business. Mustl 11st and German Snydcr, Waterloo, trade mark In England when a lady asks to g' t' black dress goods, the clerk says: "Prie-stley’s of course, Madam I' "Cer- amly,” is the prompt answer. There, 'r‘rir-wzlcy’s black dress goods are the 'fllotlym for beauty of appearance, and pr'rfect tittinst qulliby winch gives the tirurrs graceful contours. On this side Prlvstlvy'i dress goods are fast rushing into turor. See that they are wrapped in "l",. “unis/led Board." That is the POST mun Asxchr l l bun-h as reprL,2tu/vii, to the Ladies' tuxiliary of the Berlin and Wsserloo t1~~pml and are at, present collecting fur tlu, Hospital Fund. (Jn Friday evening 1'eb.2:2od,Prof. w, lhuvser, M. A., of Toronto Univer- dry will lecture in the High School Hm on “Glimpses of Italy," The lec- t gr» u ill M illustrated by calcuim light .lr'" _ This is one of the regular counsel uf "rvture_ to be given this term. tum], have, been appointed by the mm; Md Society of tit. Louis R. C., Mrs. A. Device wishes some pupils fwr musicul imtruction. For terms, " , apply at Mr. Beuj. Devitt'e tf A. J. Heart, who for the past two “mums has [wen an inmate of Berlin Ami for posting circulars, was dis- l hum-J on Saturday, his sentence hav In; t wired. BERLIN, 2 ONT Swiss and Hood’s, -:FRUITS:- - CHOICE - (Mli'liMllillim J.W. I; Mee. W. Il.lliddellsnd Mrs.Louis [:rer hockeyists were defeated g» by a genre of ll to 2 last week. ll, J acol, I} Hag»): will hold his u- school examination on Saturday Vii) irst. All invited. t' w'n week M EETING- Lt )CA L N EWS, -Aa apprentice to the drug Must be able to apalr__Eng- llwmhy noon --u TO AUVERTISERS mnges must be left At this office 'r than Saturday noon. The C changes must. be left not late ngough. the inimitable arc- lay "non. Casual Advertise- epred up to noon Wednesday --uLCUrTD--- m caucus, , Apply io Sizzle; Bu tutu modiéindly, in lmqi withottidehtxmtU6 A I'm-1 hoping“, Wail! " , pa lr but week. . . .Linbbn , cheese helm, will probably become a - in the near future. . . .Tho organizer of the I. o. F. In: a Lisbon hut, we under- stand, could got no» tojoin. . . .Thore rumors of In approaching wedding. For fun try n sleigh ride through the It "“ moved by Mr. Conrad "a pitch holes from Philip-burg to Wed- Iecpnsied by_Mr- Me. that the letsler..prr., Thoma Hickey M " Pane-ml be m-tructed to purchase . Jacob. wu visiting friend. in thin vi- nut-bio globe sud mp of Africa. cinity. . . .Mr. Thoma, Pam, Inspec- Itoraa moved by Mr. Conrad, leo- tor, visited our scppol , on Tue-d” of oudad by Ire. mt.dkex that tiger chum The Epworth Lagos will be "U bome"to the young people of the church tomorrow (Friday) evening. ' [ NEW JERUSALEM. " The Rt. Rev.F.W. Turk will pmch next Sunday morning at 10.30 o'olook in the German 1asttgtusgs,The Rev.LouiI H. Tefel will lemma in the evening " 7 o'eloek in the English language. ab, ject: How can we reconcile the omnic potent love of the Lord with to eternal, hell 1 l Next Sunday the Rev. J. A. Me, Lachlm will preach missionuy sermon: on the Alma circuit. The pulpit here will be (ite morning and evening by the Rev. homes Gee of Alma. In seem-dance with an arrongement. made by the Mitsutarirl Association of Guido: a. fraternal exchange of palpita the Rev. Dr. A. G. King of Gut, will preach next Sunday morning and even- mg in the Waterloo Preabyterian church. The Rev. Mr. McNair mm preach in the U, P. church Gnlgin the morning ,tbrtd in the Baptist church in the evening. After the business wu finished the congregation retired to the basement, where they engaged in s delightful tea, provided by the ladies, and had pleu- ant intercourse together. Mly we have many such happy gatherings. 1 852.00 for the Knox College Jubilee Fund; 815 50 for the Northwest Manse Fund. fly the Ladies' Aid Society $167.09 or a new mouse; by Snbbsth School $74 80; by the W. F. M. S. 3156 34 tor the women's department of Foreign Minions; by the Mission Band $9.00,nlso for the Women's department of Foreign Missions; by the Y. P. S. C. E, 828.44, of which 813 00 was sent to the Knox College Missions " Society. The total revenue: raised "by the cou- greg'tiort for all purposes wasSlB33 50, an average of $55.00 per family, and of 820.00 per member. This money was raised and distributed as follows ----Br the congregation 81253 83 for minU. ter's stipend and Ordinary expenses ; $76 50 for the schemaa of the church , It was recommended that a box be placed at the door in the church to re- ceive voluntary contributions for all cases of need in the congregation. Twenty-six enteredinto full commun- ion with the church during the year, thirteen of whom were from the Sab. bath School. Reports were heard from the differ.. ent orgputizatiomt of the congregation of the work done during the put year, and each showed a marked advance on any previous year, and looked hopeful. ly into the future. There wss a. huge attendance and great interest manifested in the pro- ceedings. After devotional exercises the pater was called to the chair, and Mr. John Killer elected Secretary. The seventh annual meeting ot the Waterloo Presbyterian church was held on Monday evening February 11th. mencing " 2.45 p.m. -_ ti ' Rev. Mr. Ridley of Galt, conducted the church of England services in Wap erloo Sunday. CHURCH " ENGLAND. Hereafter Church of England ter- vices will be held regularly in the " terloo Presbyterian church, every Sunday, commencing at four o'clock in the afternoon. The Rev. Mr. Stem of Ber. lin will oth'eiate, The Sunday School will be held at the same place, com- mencing " 2.45 p.m. ti ' " apt-pd _ 9"srTrtrrroRTuut,.--ruadiarn. ed investigation into the Babe; malt cue, Berlin. was resumed on undsy The three tiremen Masai, Dougie and Seibert. were commuted toe trial. The drfeudnnu were “wiwards arraigned before the J udge, They pleaded not guilty. The prisoners were admitted to bail in the sum ot8200 web and two aure'ies of $100 each and February M, I was fixea as the day of trial by which 1 time it in expected that Bishop win be able to appear again-t the prisoners. I Vmu. Surnames --'rhe DivisionBe- gistnr of a. town-hip of Wallaby re- Porto that there were in that munici- pality forthe you ending Doe. 31st, 189t aa follows I Births, 120 --51 male and 69 female; deaths, 44-28 mule and 16 fanatic ; manages, 37. {no-mum NEW PRUISIA METHODIST. The Churches Pttt%rtYTtnttAN . . _ -- "r.-- - mow-v w . . . Call at V. R. Berlet's, Merchant T.dior, 'oo wss sent to everv good woman who presides over a. t','l'rt'e'd,'1T',tgi'd"s1'd',t"g,xptt wheleyou will find a iarve assortm- nt of onnry Society. bowie. With its gas rouge, well-np- rtsf bl M Ch . tScb lie Sullivgs curd Overcmltillgs just mound. " finished the pointed soullery with hot and cold wa- go If“: Ii, . 'h' tie Il l r Good burg“? "e aturured. w the basement ter “slwsys on tap" and every other frcmd M; svx 'd ll n more ore 1hmtstntAU.--Mr. end Mm. Melanie aiiiii"iiiiiiii", convenience, it is indeed most com- 03“: h” ozgegg 11l't Cl Ugggt, ofGeorgetown,whowere visiting friends and had pleas: plete. . , t Ill',," ' 'ghtr', ht ere ore in town last week have returnedxhome , Mny we have Upauirs are three roomy bed- angina!" to me e " way fl'". I . . . . . .Mr. Stewart and sister of Wood/ rings. chambers, bath room and servant's n t fl'ltd G"l'l'llr, i ti',' yftlmefvzzs bun, htorey been spending a few weeks, n arrangement room ;and in the attic is s large well- upon 'l . Odo, fth tr 8d y ch 2'.8 e at Mr, Robt. Roseau. . . .A very tur Association of lit room, splendidly adapted for a bil- mm" mm 810 "e..ftl'ftl "'3 ter, m’ WWW“ of l s. 2'htr,', ft!',', en a of al its lisrd room or children'. play room. town w“ Been att tsAnnna owt" P g 0‘! at Swill The house is finished throughout in W . e d'hv,1r,e,aifj, t M Th s. 8. Convention held Itat Thursday in him; and even- querter~cut oak, highly polished, which e ar g . 1 h. t r. tM. Crosshill... .Mio fitall. Godbolt of Presbyterian gives it an elegant sppearan‘ce and is 'l,'g,igtit,t'i', h'l'l'l i) 21 ortuoste Berlin is " 'tretreat theguest of her trite Mchir wtll "a thing of beauty and a. joy forever." persons of, attt n (TI, i.hyr no" trr, Mrs. D. B. Williatms. . . .Mr. D- rch Gslt,in the We trust Mr. and Mrs. Wegensst 'tfc1t,t,'ttf, s2tltlf, "'ll2;, Eli: Williams and Mr. Sharp of Pisttsville, tist church in any live long to enjoy their beautiful will attend a. n’ieeting at (in); ehsrehold- 'lt.'"d.t"pigt,tf"ig tb week with Mr. home. r are of the Nickel _Mines. . . .Mrs. Mc- Mr. John Strong who was unfortu- ' ----_------- Leod of Strstford " melting her cunt, nate enough on Wednesday evening v. J. A. Me, Waterloo Public School Board. Pr 1Gigls.ts ot/he Grand “Wm,- last, not only to get foundered in a angry sermons - It 'f ”we time 'tnot, the P'op?spt this, snow drift in the intense cold of that " pulpit here The Public School Bosrd met on 'tNttiott of the country were visited by evening, but to get his shoulder broken d evening by Mondsy evening in the Council Cum. '0 'mp."'. 3 It.er.m " that of laet Irri. or dialooated. He managed however Alma. her. There were present Messrs.8huh, day night, Thir storm " well " the in the dsrkness and cold to make " will be “st Conrad, Dr. Noecker. Taylor, Heedke fact that the d? Obefore we had. tb way to Mr. Robt. Hosea’s near this lot the church and Stark. Mr, Shah occupied the temperature ot M be”? zero! gtvetr place ins perishing condition, where j ng. chair, and it wss moved by Mr.Conrsd laat week . chsmcter Thitl.t. wilt long histeam was cared for and medical help ' " end seconded by Mr. Stark, that, ow- be remembered. ...ght, Nith..va.11eF secured forhimaett. Johnnie had been l M. . ing to the absence of Mr. Davidson, Creamery held ita tutnutU me.it.yr laiit imbibing a little too freely. .Mr. John 1 ft will presch Mr. Taylor act as secretsry of this Tueedsy t!ttrttoonv.-lrys Iatersry Kyle of the 6th line, slso hads very l 10.30 o'olook meeting. Society held its meeting last Monday narrow escspe from freezing to death the 1Uv:Lmi? It was moved by Dr. Noecker, sec- Bvernrtg at.the residence ot Mr. Wa . on Friday evening lest. Mr. Kyle we: t he 'tvetnutt " ended by Me Conrad, that the Secre- The following ,tll aeleoud were?” returning from Visiting friends at Glen, I ".9ege Stty tary’s and Principal’s reports be T". well named out: l, Selection, alien, but when within at mile of this ' c119 the omm- adopted. mil Smiling 1r.t-dl!tt Club. 2. “we his horse aUo toundered in a - ', ith " cternsl Moved by Mr. Haodke, seconded by Ptymstel.--u.r.yu Puddioorntm 3. drift, and it was with some dittienlty I Mr. Stork, that the following accounts Radius-11!" Tye. A. Instrumental that he got the animal detached from - be paid: M. B. Snider, $8; McMaster -Mi" Wnlker. 5 . Vocal Duet-- the cutter, and out of the drift, at this ' " a 00., $5.05. or Mom-- Ashton spwlda» 6, retry- juncture, Mr. Kyle found that at least 'l ethrough the It was moved by Mr. Conrad and mental 1)“me Lv.sy ed Bmaie one of his bends and his ears were fro. . Mt to We]- seconded by Mr. Heedke, that the Tres 7. Bolo, I“, the (Peet-say Ben. He made his wayas best he could t Lickey of M. Principsl be instructed to purchsse a Walker. . 8. Discussion of Martin to the nearest form house (Mr. Patrick S ls in ttfm vi- suitable globe and map ot Africa, Cltuzalmrt't Yr the C,',',',',?,,; 9. Instru- Rysn’s) but when he resched there he I one Inspec- Itor" moved by Mr. Conrad, seo- 'mmtai---Mi" J.ye tm. io. In. was so‘completely oxhsustsd thst he a iiiiUii; of coded by Mr. Heedke, that the choir. atrtttmtettl-Mta ue, Trs. was unable tospesk,but ,'lat',tet, - factory man, socretsry. Inspector, Principal ---""---r-- ' condition st once setto work to iere sality in the and Mr. Stork be s committee to ' NW PP""", his Wind and cared for him and his in, of the I. saltwater sod acerbic whether OBmusw--We are and so record animal until Stand-y. when he was l! we under- there are any changes that could he the death ot our esteemed townsun, brought no this piece by Frank Baker, bl lin....Thoro mode in connection with the school Mr.0hristianRits.sttsr every short and although My _ttttetaidemtir w wedding. that wouldbointhe interest otit '1l.ney.fmyeesotteo!f6itiisria 'eotterarhminiuGiiiriiiiiii'ik l T I toli‘sadopsedbythisBoards-dropoutMr.Bitshsdhosntsssningicefurnishessincebeenabletohelnwsd‘I -. _ i' subcontracting. .. l. thedamsndcsu‘htlscoldwhichfln.tobishone....Noliailhss-e8aturdsyd use .5 cameraman.“ Mr. sliymltsdfin‘inflsnnsfimotyfisorlondsy....w We: in ttt Sterkitwssmovedthst “(proposal tttter-iii-Artis.' 'tdit iiiti'i'tfiit?ii?tii?.lli, chm h Tttt oer.MnordMn,btoaohthowssnwpll hitriyhaihjf,. ' . tMitt, t"")Hi,ttrift )lii I, in» 2et#tt.ltk14!or+timtiliiinli, ii'iit'i'ii'iht,hiilti11iirili', debate mummy,“ y?teLtrtt oeittrttfytPtitteirettrd. ' Ihlyl l , an... hum... nu” It win moved by Dr. Noecker. lee- onded by Me Conrad, that the Secre- tary’s end Principal’s reports be adopted. Moved by Mr. Heedke, meander! by Mr. Bark, theta the following neonate be paid: M. B. Snider, $8; MoMuter a ths, $5.05. "_ The house is auGi "tiiloiiiirit in We 'ure glW,1r,eaih, Mr 1hoa il . tt . . . qfvgtgztzt $23821, 1t,iglg'ef"t, Puddlcombe is one ol the fortunate B 5: thing of beauty Nigeria! forever " persons ot Aurt Friday’s Rub?" MOV ti We trust Mr and Mrs. Wegennet dent, WE: escapes, $31?“ "Ill,',,' I? TI C. . . . . wuon awry u uryw re 0 If"? live long to ertlor their beautiful will attend a meeting all theehsrehold- 'g ome. ' etc of the Nickel Mines. . . .Mn. Ins ----_------.. Leod of Stretford is visiting her aunt, m 3 Waterloo Public School Board. Mrs. Knights of the Grand View. . . . la _ - It in came time linee the people of this w The Public School Bond met on action of the country were visited by at Mondey evening in the Council Cum. Mt “Ye” 3 tter.m " that of laet Irri. or ber. There were pro-eat Meesrthuh, day night, Thu storm " wellns the in Conrad, Dr. Noecker. Taylor, Huedke hot that the Gr chef?” we had. " m end Mare. Mr, Shah occupied the temperature of M be")! zero: swe- pl chair, and it wns moved by Mr.Conrad laat week . chnmater Thit?. wilt long hi and seconded by Mr. Stark, thus, ow- be remembereci. . . Ahts Nith Valley " ing to the Ibsen“ of Mr. Davidlon, Creamery held ita tutruttU meeting laiit ia Mr. Tnylor not " Iecretnry of this Tuesday t!ttrttoonv.-lrys Liter“! K meeting. - Society held its meeting hut Mend" ...‘ The house is finished throughout in quarter-cut oak, highly polished, which gives it an elegant uppeamn‘ce and is " thing of beauty and a joy forever." w, trust Mr. and Mrs. Wegenut may live long to enjoy their bountiful home. -. Upstairs are three momy bed- cbambers, bath room and servant's room innd in the attic is a large well- lit room, splendidly adapted for a bil- liard room or children? play room. leanng the library {on next find yourself in the dining-room, which is to the east of the library and connected with it else by double sliding doors. This is 3 large, welrlit, bright' t'00m-- " becomes a good diniastioom--an and he: a large, comfortable bay win- dow. Off'thU is the kitchen, a model place, which would rejoice the heart of every good women who presides over a; house. With its gee renge, well-ap. pointed soullery with hot and cold wa- ter “always on tap" end every other convenience, it is indeed ,moet com- plete. - roomrdornnd with a tile flrtspltsee and, .11 to d, is about the coeiest corner in the isoatse-an ideal place in which to commune with one’s favorite authors and give rein to the fancy. To the south -of tier a}a;i:é};m, and connected with it by two alidinc doors, it the Piblfag-y. This is a welrlit One of the prettiest as well as moat conveniently arranged residences which our town can boast is the new home of Mr. and Mrs Geo. Wegenaet. On entering you find yourself in a hall of moderate size, a good feature of which is that the stairway ascends from the back of the hall, making two turns. At the end ot the hall is an entrance) to the dining room while to the right, through double sliding doars, Cl enter the drawing room where you nd your- self casting admiring glances at the mantel with its pretty tile fireplaee, Mr. C. Kumpf, postmaster, has been confined to " house the last, few days. The Old Folks Pedro Club enjoyed the hospitality of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Fear on Tuesday evening. To-nighc Mr. and Mrs. Fear give a, Valentine party in honor of the Yoyng People's Pedro Club, Mrs. Whitwum of Hamilton, in the guest of Mr. and M rs. J. W. Fear. M is: Sloan of Toronto is visiting her friend Miss Estelle Bricker. On Thursday evening of last week Mr. and Mrs. Geo Wegenut entertain- ed a number: of their married friends at progressive Crokinole. Many com plimentnry remarks were made about their pretty new home. Waterloo County Chronicle, Mr. Fear was conGed to the house for several days this week with a. severe cold. I Mile Annie Florence Suyderhu been vieiting friends am New Hamburg. Miss Lizzie Mean of Toronto, is the guest of Mm. Pear, of town. Mu deeper of Baden, is visiting Waterloo tnend: this week. Mr. Con-hold, Inspector of the Inn. whim Fire Insurance Co., of Toronto, was in town on Wednesday. MnByI-en E. Beehtel,mo"tst home" to the lady teachers of the Weterloo Central school on Wednesday evening Per-om and Boom .YI Creamery held its tunnel meeting In: Tneodny Mtentoon . . . . The Literary Society held its meeting last Maude evening at the residence of Mr. Wendy. The following well selected programme we: well “carried out: 1. Selection, mil Smiling Morn-Alles Club. 2. 1ntrtmmental..-.Mie Pnddioombe. 3. Reading-Jib. Tye. 4. Instrumental --Miae Walker. ' Vocal Duet-- Menn. Ashton end'Fiela. 6. Instru- mental Dues-Mi- Lucy and Beanie Tye. 7. Solo; In the Glo-ina-are. Walker. 8. Discunion of Martin Chuzzlewit by the society. 9. Instru- 'mmtai---Mi" Puddioombe. 10. In. atrtttmsatl-Mta Lucy Tye. ed ; the made being blocked therefore was unable to make his way home. . . . On Mondey evening a. jolly time was spent It John Stabley's by a few of the nanny friendszof their daughter, Clam, "gdist...-.hirs. Bertha Huether from ;Neuat.ndb, after a two weeks' visit _ amongst friends and associates,returned to her home last week. . . .Our Public School Inspector, Mr. T. Pearce, paid our schools a visit lust week end re. ports _ftvorabl, . . . . Mr.[Chrint Scbelter from Hawksville has been here fora few days longer than he really enact-l -J.AL- ._-~_Ir ‘77! " . . _ - . WELLESLEY lecture was'given in aid of the Me l The sale of farm stock and imple- chsnics’ Institute. Mr. LG. Pequeg- ments of hire Lichty, held hurt Wed- "it. Vice-Pres. of the Assoc1ution,iillid needsy, was not so well attended as it the chair T . Mr. J..Uebig of SLLOlliB would have been had it not been so is visitinfhis sister, Mrs. Hartmann. dreadfully cold; however, fair prices Mr, Whig is an old Hamburg boy, were realized. . . .Mr. John Schopp of and remembers welt the time when ' Berlin canvassed our town in the in. thtr--to use his own words--"homrea ', teret of the Dan: and Weekly Record were not so grand," and “Hamburg _ and Deutsche Zeitung of Berlin.... F" only a. small place,” (1hie 'Pr Last .Friday our Mr. C. F. Ottmsnn some thirty Phbr8 NN and time works come very nearly hsving his shop tstgood many things for the better. burnt down, owing to the lath coming We Fre pltstused to 809 you Mr. Loebig in too cloae contact with the stbve- and trust New Hamburg memories pipe through the ceiling. The lath may be ever dear to you....The Bap- caught fire and all was . blaze, but titrt Convention noted last week has fortunately the occupants being pres Cotnty and gtha. Among bhr, delegates out, extinguished it before much dam. we were pleased to Bee our old friend, age was done. A part of the ceiling Mr. p. Knechtel, of the Knechtel had to be torn down to accomplish it Furpitm Mtusutaeturing Company of . . . .0n .ccount, of rotuhe being blocked Hanover. . . . Mia, Daisy Miller is visit- we could not get mail on Saturday and tng friends in Berlin . . . . Mr. Henry this morning Charlie attempted to go 1hntrt gave 3 mesquerede party at his but of no avail until a load ot snow house of Friday evening hurt; the 003- [ shovellers made their way through and tttmea were nicely tttttteat up. . . . Mr. l was tthen able to p oceed. He red F.C. Meyers of Toronto was in town burned at about 6 o'clock. ' ' .Last this ,eelr.looking up some of his [ Wednesday our Juveniles spent a friends...,Two cars of the pausenger I pleasant evening at M. &suubu... . trainldue here at 9 20 on Saturday 1 Mrs Klein is on the sick list for the morning last, was stalled in a snow I last few weeks, Mrs. L. Sebaub " drift at the "bend" about a half mile I also confined to her room. We hope from the tion end could not pro- they may soon be able to be around oeed till thirds] tstterttoon, The 938- t dreadfully eold; however, fair prices were realized. . . .Mr. John Schopp of Berlin canvassed our town in the in. wrest of the Daily and Weekly Record and Deutsche Zeimng of Berlin.... Last. .Friday our Mr. C. F. Ottmann come very nearly hwing his shop burnt down, owing to the lath eoming, the northwestern sates end territorial, . Attended by intensely cold weather. , The minimum at Prince Albert In: 50 degrees below zero on the morning of I the 3rd, end on the following morning I 62 degrees below. nu: LOWEST IN runs. These great storms moving up the Atlantic have found a gradient through- out nearly the whole continent, for I continuance of high northwesterly Ind _northtsrly winds, and the result has been one of the most severe, if not the greatest and most general cold spell that has ever been. recorded on this co atinent. Nearly all places have ex- perienced the coldest temperature for years ; and what is perhaps the most serious feature of the cold is that it has spread so far to the southward. Even Florida has had a general and heavy frost, with a minimum of 14 degrees at Jadeonville. Orange trees are prob- , ably destroyed, also all vegetable crops I and half a. million quarts of strawber- ( ties beginning to ripen. Tennessee and the neighboring stetes’ temper» l tures have been below zero. Great I snovntorms have also occurred in the i Maritime Provinces, as well Min many I portions of the United States. t l During the put {reek three import- ‘un atoms h-ve pdeped northeutw-rd up the Atlantic can». The second one was more severe than the tire, end the third by far the moat ”were of the ser- ies. At the same time a greet anti. I cyclone system bu coutinuod to cover rpm-easy iiubiiiiiiiiit td. Them wuu mu D uu-y IIWTBOOD. The p58- sengers made themselves comfortable as far as the storm would allow.» tery. We tender our heartfelt gym pathies to the widow and sorrowing hmily. _ On Tuesday evening last; Mr. H. Spencer Powell, Esq., of Galt,delivered one of his popular lectures on the Sandwich Islands and the Volcanoes of the Pacitie, Illustrated by maps and a splendid collection ot curiosities, to a _ fair and appreciative audience. Thel [Our holiday trade was good but our “took was large. Thvre is plenty left. You can make a neat saving by trading now Everything from l thoe. string to 3 wedding “one“ is the time to with things tutd so we nuke s After the Holidays , LINWOOD. at J. Uffelmann’s MUST GO lf ONCE Sale only: KILLS _ Wannma BELLS. - On Tuesday, {February 12th, At the midonce of the "trider'. Mats. Mus hutild. E. Weber in! united in wedlock to Mr. Adam A. Meyer. Mr. Jacob B. Snyderpcted u [momma and Miss Lab It. Weber, “or a! the bride, as bride-add. The wedding gift- who many, metal and beautiful. he Rev. Elia Weber of Bra-lug Hid .ttto knot. After the cou- mony ta. wedding Petr indulged in a (II-in MW Thu - lun- till up shod. on: Gun-a 1%. W. my!!!) m hubs-2 the germaof thediaeaae. . . .Electorsof South Wnterloo be lure to attend tho Patron meeting " Rounlle on the evening of Friday the 22nd ine. I" - ,__. "Pt'"'" I"! ”Clue . . . Mu. Dan. 8tauirer has been on the nick list for the last two weeks. She is not able yet to love her bed. We hope she mny coon be well again. . . .Quite . few ere still down with I. grippe. It name the cold weather did not freeze fhoesr-.-The last week’s storm was s hustler. The made are in a. bad shape end it seem. most of our people ore a little Mmid to use the shovel. A few ‘dnyl' thaw would improve the road: u Ito doubt then would be some work done which its badly needed in some places. Let us have the thaw then by all menus. Mr. Geo. Hagedorn told eight acre- of land, known as the old Dilmunn property, to Mr, Henry Lindsay for the mm ot 8300, Henry Will now be claw ed Among the ttllriledged farmers. . . ' I WILLIAMSBURG omrvor.--m is our and duty this week to chronicle the death of the be. loved wife of Mr. J Mob Becker of neu- Gowanatown. The sad news came very ‘suddealy to the sorrowing friends as they had known that she had been sick with la grippe but was again almost well, The deceased was well known in these parts on a respectable young lady and her huubend is a son of Mr. Henry Becker of this place. We ex- tend our heartfelt sympathy to the be. reaved ones. Mr. Good has already two new buggies under construction for next summer .- . . Mr. Henry Ebel, our enterprising ssddler, was so pressed with work that he had to angsge another man to help him through. . . .A third blacksmith "shop was opened in our village by Mr. Valentine Gies, who lately rented his hsther.in lsw'sjarm. He intends spend- ing his spare hours in his shop. . . . We are almost furnished for want of mail matter not having had any Toronto mail on Saturday and none at all to. dsy, Monday. This is the firat trip our _ mail-driver missd. l fl - - ”‘"" "l"l""““ Ito the tschool recently by Mr, N. S. Bowman. . . . Mr. Geo. Stroll was man ried to Miss Ries of Clifford, last, Tues. day. He will take up his abode on the old homestead. . . . Min Catharine Mc- Kenziewent to Elam ten-day to attend the high school there. . . . Mean-s. Haas & Kienzle have just built a tine Quick» fall sleigh for Mr. Daniel Weber. . . . _, Mennonite chureh,evet ySaturdayeven- iag or perhaps it would be plainer if called a singing achool,his termsare 50c for men,25c. for women. He is evident- ly not a. believer in woman‘s rights or he would not have thu difference in his tuition fees . . ' . Mr, Geo. Schinbein made a business trip to Listowel this week. ...Our teachers say the best maps they have seen are those supplied ‘A‘L_,,. .. --, and other blanks used in conveyancing. try us. _ try envélopes twi, packages for 50. w, Natepnper'and envelopes are mother one of keep.the very best and latest. We have mm: nnnm» "" - Selma] Books, Slates and -iriiiai"iii. A HAPPY AND f PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR. in... CNEEt,E1. CEirlliR,ira""eiiir" . Mortgages, Deeds, Leases, There is no doubt that we carry the m of these. We have scribblers for I cent (200 pages) 4 cents and 5 cents. 'KING- EMI?, BERLIN .BECKER & CO Wishes her many cubomers "--- -uw vi uul BOOPIC We have new paper as cheap as 5e We keep also the latest forms of 2.-u Baal-m, Feby. um. 1895. FROM the best trromrrs in Apply " New Seed Beans. to advertise these well as on this depends greatly the success of the sale. The Waterloo County Chronicle FOR mam- FIVE nuns Auction Sales AuctionSales 'iliigigiiigiiiiiiigial l For Good goods at moderate Read " What is TOURIST CAR Worth Knowing covers the field by reaching more inhabitants in Waterloo County than any other' paper published. Leave your orders for bills and advertising at the CHRONICLE toffice. Canadian Nite Ry, DUNN’S iAKlNG "' WDER will soon be conducted throughout different parts of the bounty. I t pays a For the Paeitie Coast via North Hay Hundredfold LEAVES TORONTO EVERY Bee Page 8. 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