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ts t;’“‘; § h * : t $ [ 1\ yc .. f * > ~y>‘ 4 s ;‘;." A at A B f:a]_ P S $ Remember 0 The . monthly â€" ing ‘of the Board: Th ?}M 1 was held at â€" the . with Mes Rope. Smyth, | D. h Dev ,‘.'ou'au.':.;. & m, 6. H. Mills, n 9. °U Ciémens and were ‘ilc't:r of â€"members . of s oard of present, viz., Ald . H. Collard, Ald. J, Ooelrnl.'l.‘ . Cleghorn, G, M. DeBus, Dr. 8 B * See F. C, Brandt, of the Co â€"operative Furniture Co. was present and was asked to outline the propoâ€" fon made.to the Town Council in 6 that the Board of Tradeâ€"might intelligently give its endorsation . of ‘the bylaw and use its influence â€"â€"to wecure ‘its passage by the necessary ~wote of the ratepayers. i F":,'fi."‘"‘ that it ul, ram ;:::oxmh. . waterworks, wl purpos company to app t disposal departâ€" t for the m&zc‘"o of m-molm'l. The â€" members church and school furniture, flnwâ€" were agreed that at least two .comâ€" pany to be capitalized at $30,000. | missions should have the supervigion : "f‘,‘,» has been subscribed â€" by |of theso departments, one to control workingmen of Berlin to the amount|the waterworks and lighting plant, ‘of $10,000, and if the bylaw is pass=|and another the sewerage system, red, another $10,000 will be subscribâ€" |and.elect men for longer periods than ‘ed next year; The managers of "h’lone year terms. A resolution . was company are coming from outside. It ; unanimously carried endorsing the is intended to erect a building valued |action taken by the Town Council at mt $10,000 and the machinery to be its last meeting to memorialize the Ans will cost about $5,000 ‘â€"or; Government to. provide for the apâ€" 000. The company‘s shareholders pointment of a sewerage commission, ; mre n entirely of Berlinites. independent from the Council, Mr.:° Brandt said the company had° Mr. Mills submitted to the Board Je that all of the other furniture a copy of bylaws which the Retail in Berlin intended . to Merchants‘ Association desire ° tc eppose the bylaw, and he felt that if ‘have incorporated in the bylaws of such was the case it would in future the town. On the advice of the a} be exceedingly dificult" to enlist the dermen in attendance Mr. Mills wil : of the workingmen in Berâ€" submit them at a meeting of _ the ~%o render aid to 'ext! companies Town Council when theâ€"Consolidated & may desire to 10Bate in Berlin. Bylaws will be fimnally adopted. hoped the Board would use its in â€" securing the furniture to support the bylaw, and | if. was done he felt sure the bylaw would be passed by the ratepayers. © An informal discussion took place Mr.. Brandt‘s proposition, . Wwhich there appeared to be a feelâ€" that it was somewhat of an â€" inâ€" te ‘that the large furniture manâ€" ture should not allow the Coâ€" rative _ Company to manulacture ~than church and school furniâ€" # by S. J. 2 5s "Hebwalet Q_.nom\um.wl proposition made to . the own 1 the Coâ€"operative Furâ€" niture ;pfiymm &- "is being submitâ€" %o the ratepayers and will use its influence in . securing the passing thereol. a Board of Trade Will Use ‘~â€"â€" Its Influence. Remember Our Wise O0ld Santa Claus Will Buy 1 SLIPPERS f Free Site Byâ€"Law He considers Slifi':n one of the most useful Xmas Gifts that can be made the Industria) Committee would en deavor to secure the endorsation 0 :u bylaw by ‘the Jurniture manulac urers. ¢ resolution, which was aunani Secretary â€" read a mmâ€".fimm dressed to Mr. L J. Breithaupt, in which he pointed out that there was a good opening"in this community for the organization & joint stock =.- with from $50,000, to $75,â€" tal. /A _ building, he says, could be put w a cost ol between se mm marent would equip a very large lactory. ‘The gentleman did not offer to start the concern by mhflibl%wo large block of stock himsell. commuâ€" nication was referred to the Indusâ€" trial Committee. s . An invitation was read ~to _ send delegates to the Chamber of « Comâ€" merce Congress to be held in Montâ€" real in August of â€" 1903. The secreâ€" tary will write that delegates will represent Berlin. ; Commissions Endorsed, . President R. ~ Smyth asked the Board to express its opinion regardâ€" ing the appointing of commissions to control the waterworks, lighting plant and mn%'Lfltnld départâ€" ments of the ‘The â€" members were agreed that at least two .comâ€" missions should have the supervigion of theso departments, one to control ‘the waterworks and lighting plant, Lud another the sewerage system, &llld elect men for longer periods than one year terms. A resolution . was unanimously carried endorsing the Mr. Mills submitted to the Board a copy of bylaws which the Retail Merchants‘ Association desire ° to have incorporated in the bylaws of the town. ~On the advice of the a}â€" dermen in attendance Mr. Mills will submit them at a meeting of . the Town Council when theâ€"Consolidated Bylaws will be finally adopted. independentâ€" of the Council. iT WONE *© ‘The will of the late Caroline Berâ€" tram, of Berlin, has been filed for probate, leaving an estate of $2650. Her son, Chas. H. Kochn, is named as executor. ~ Alsoâ€" theâ€" will of the late Elizabeth Clark, of Berlin;, with an estate of. $1046. Her â€"sisters, Mary and Catherine Clark are â€" the executrix. * A ‘Binder Twine Factory WILLS PROBATED No other Shoe Store in Waterioo County pays quite so much attention to this branch as we do. Come and see. 9 in relvots, felts and patent leathers, with pretty oat ateal backlea, and rhineatone ornament®, light, soft leather soles, some all felt " soles. Ary kind or all kinds are here at Ladies‘ Slippers h-d‘.u'mullmmnJ warm, and easy o1 the hfl-.d‘m, fn‘\“bo:.r:d and on« too at prices any pt ween. wmnov.nmh m t. ‘1'n and take ‘a look what One Dollat will do hare. * For Home Comfort. Shoes for Babyâ€"all colors, warm lace and battonâ€"come in and see the protty shoes we have for baby. r;muu.uâ€"l"& C If You Give HIM the HINT. For girls wo have shoes or alibpers at 35, 500 and 81. For children wa have shoes or alippers at 40, 500 to $1.50 For Her at the ings are Steadily gaining favor with &mn.uu*w meet and discuss of tion and to gain by the sym patily ‘and c0oâ€"0per Ot_ tellow workers. Mr. Euler, a former teacher of the staff, now principal of the .Berlinâ€" Business College, Berlin, engaged the nm\mdfiws:nm mmmqm Vertical Pen p vs, Spencerian. Mr. En let having had the advantage of wide axpeflncembothqm.zuflh a competent judge, and his opinion walued accordingly, He summed . up the case in a very few words claimâ€" ng legibility and rapidity as the two ‘The subject ol arithmetic also â€"reâ€" ceived ‘his attention for a short time. In his estimation accuracy and raâ€" pidity in the four simple rules were the strong points to be © emphasized in the teaching of this subject, A hearty vote of thanks was tenâ€" dered Mr. Euler for his able address on these importaat questions. . The meeting then dispersed . after having decided that in future a certain porâ€" tion of the time should be spent by the teachers of the same grades formâ€" ing imto separate groups and discussâ€" ing the subjects of special interest to peed Give a Sensible, Useful Gift and You Can‘t Go Wrong. Many a young man gets to . the front by securing a job as a motorâ€" on & trolley car winning over of, the ‘ ol es k es > ' ‘ improved. At ‘present this piece of roadway in front . of the County buildings is a disgrace to the town and the county. â€" lthmm'ghic‘r\fi Countyâ€" Councitiors . M Galt knows a good thing the electors will send Mr.â€"Geéorge Laird as theirre presentative to the Council Tor . anâ€" other term, He is ‘looked upon as the best member of the Council, At present there are four ‘candiâ€" dates in the field at Galt tor County‘ Counciliors, : Messrs. . R. â€" ~~Gilholm, Geo. Laird, J. C.:Deitrich andâ€" Dr. Radford.. Wonder if theyâ€"all want to be élected because _ the â€" Wardenship It is probable that Counciliors L. Bowman and A. Peterson will be reâ€"elected by acclamation. The Christian Guardian, in * comâ€"| menting u?the incident in the Ni agara ~Falls Methodist Church, â€" to which the liquor firm contributed to‘ a church, says: ‘‘What is the lesson to ‘be: learned? The nphuug‘tnci-“ dent will do good.ilâ€"it turns ~0ur church organizations away from‘ such methods of raising funds, and brings them to rely on simple, direct methâ€" pds.. For eight years the ~Christian Guardian ‘has been advocatiag the change, and urging it upon our Ofâ€" ganizations.; The General Conference of 1894 â€" passed a strong deliverance in {avour of direct, systematic and proportionate giving," . # to Galt in 19047 May the two . _ You can‘t do better:â€" Slippers always mal‘o & SPLENDIDâ€"Xmas Gift. Erery man onjoys the comfeâ€"rt there is h.mf. You are likely thinking of a Christmas gift for a hasband, a son, & , m brother or someone ela¢‘s brother. Wa certainly hay e the slippers that will | Noase "Him". _ Give Him Stippers. For Men. 2 "a and $1.00 ‘.%num::%n:‘mm:i:u*:a{; te 5 " e oo rver tz Mensay good things mbout out shoes. â€" Newest mmm.da-.-; Our Ladies Shoes. We have fine shroaâ€"sboes that sait our lady vatroos, jatent and id tipped, light and »we‘il cxtension solés. ‘We ‘ 25 to ‘5 and any prics certainly can plemse her at ® between. Obristmas slippe rs for everybody.â€"If wa have negiseted to buy any good atyle for our alipper stock come in and tell os about it. ‘A_." a 'l....f" s 02 weurls se . b ‘The insane treating: habit accounts for much . of the injury done by the barâ€"room. Why should sensible .men stand up at a bar and ‘"#reat. call round‘"‘ any more than they should do the same thing at the lunch counâ€" tert It the treating chabit were supâ€" pzuud'" _ excess in drinking would largely disappear and new recruits to drunkenness would be rare. It is this senseless sotial feature of the. barâ€" room that causes _ most evil. Why not ‘organize an antiâ€"treating «elub? > Worry About* Â¥mas Gifts. { I > â€" / 2 MADE y ~â€""\BBErs gpar S Tt CANADIAN RUBBER Co. roast, a fine turkey or pure pork Call at J, M. Sohnelder‘s for a first class Xmas Choice mont, specially cured, always on hand TREATING. J. M . Schneider, Remembor Our Santa Claus is Happy and Hearty For Him and he wants everybody else to be so. He‘s a common sense old fellow and believes a useful Christmas Gift is the one a man appreâ€" ciates most, so he has placed on his lists _ â€" ’thas ’ Meats King St. 8t d w 1t Krafft Bros. If you want a cboice roaat. of beef or other meat for the Christmas« dinner . visit our sbop, >Nothing but the finest animals slangbtered. All kinds of cared and sinoked meate, sausages, oto., conâ€" stantly on hand. d 3%â€"â€"® 1t 1.“““ P Ae Beriis, Ont. Waterloo * COMPANY . . ., HEAD OFFICE, _ WATERLOO, O#T. Dominion Life Assurant Ww. Snider, #, T. Ort, lospe0ia#, _ .;> + Meare. Bowlby & Cloment Soticitors BUOKBERROUGE & OÂ¥ owufiomm.mwmnm~ e have increased our Paidâ€"up ital trom $64.000 to £100,000, â€" > We have placed all our old busi on at 4 per cent. Resefve Standa e. have increased our Surplus or @# all Lisbilities from $21,210 to ? We have increased our Assets from _ $416.897 to $530,206. â€" fau .. noie . fice for pa E2 se 1 SPRING fignmuwm‘, Mchwords, t 489+ We have increased our Subsc fea lat»st in Bpring bats, the Erhau »n} best rasiety in the Twinâ€"City , is the stock to be seen at ~ RITZER‘8, the Cent‘s â€". We can the most Fnstifoor viide." ver ied All forms of regular sound life a d rdowment assurance ml# See any of onr agents or wirte Head CHvrCBILC®. . .. King St.. i _ Waterioo, FORTABELE Kixzo Baixp saod Progress in 1900. John Ritzer, [E' HATS. &# Â¥o 4@« dn t fas