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? _ R. Pinke v. Trustees of St. Peters ~Â¥% mwâ€"h«-» 4 ment Reserved. l Z7 seae«»»>~Reinhardt Pinke, P Respected Sir :â€" Assises opened at â€"1 o‘clock Tuesday. There were only ‘two cases on the docket, oune a jury and the otherâ€" a e t P be e Cld a * nonâ€"jury case. In the first case John Williamson, a young man from Galt, was @harged with seducing Mary Beatty, of the same town, the girl‘s T ts U ‘Haâ€"tte haing pl &g.-, Henry Beatty, being the plainâ€" in the case. © The jurors were Anâ€" ‘drew Wilson, Wellesiey; Oscar Evans, Galt; Heary Ebel, Woolwich; 1'1 &w; Aaron Baer, Wa 100; ; George Scott, North Pumifries; William Wiltord, Wellesley; mwm, Wellesley : township ; Oclschlager, . Berlin; Fred Schultz, Preston, Joseph Wuest, Bet lin; John S. Frey, Woolwich. JSustice MacMahon reserved judgâ€" ment at the conclusion of the case of R. Pinke v. the trustees of St. Peter‘s church in the assizes at noon toâ€"dayy and as there wete no more cases to be heard the court ar0se. ‘A great deal of interest has been disâ€" played in this case and it was listen~ ed to by a large number of people. Mr., E. P. Clement, K. C., acted for "the plaintiff and Mr. Alex Millar, K. C., for the defendants . s $1,000 DAMAGES. In the action of Henry Beatty v. ‘John Williamson, both of Galt, in which the defendant was charged with seducing his daughter Mary Mty:"t.;;‘;;ry ;;ought in a verdict of guilty assessing the damages | at ‘llooo:* x Mr., Clement in opening the case pointed out that St. Peter‘s church is an independent church and Mr. Pinke had no chance to go to a highâ€" er church court. The action was inâ€" stituted on the ground that the trusâ€" tees of the church were not justified in expelling Mr. Pinke without giving: him a chance to defend himself. In the statement of claim it was set down that St. Peter‘s Church was independent of any synod or unâ€" fon of churches, but was a sellâ€"govâ€" erning church with its own constituâ€" Ee 7. EeS oi nB3 Beélore Justice tion or book of ordinances. The plaintiff had for thirty years been & member of the church and contributâ€" ed regulatly and systematically, & fair and proper proportion towatd the support of the church and toward the installation of the pipe organ and chime of ‘bells. "On August Stit piaintifi hadâ€"receivâ€" ed & letter which read as follows :â€" Berlin, Aug. 4th, 1904. " I regret to communicate to you that the Trustees by a resolution have expelled you as a member, out of the Evangelical Lutheran St,. Peter‘s Church. Respectfully, FR. BORNHOLD, Secretary. . Â¥F. Bornhold, with seven others conâ€" stituted the Trustee Board of the church. The clause in the constitution unâ€" der which they assumed to act was that . relating <to discipline which provided that in case anyone guilty of crimes or scandal, the pastor â€" can refuse Holy Communion, but such an one can be given a chance to improve and be again received into communâ€", fon. But if a member lives in open sin and disgrace the~trustees have & right to exctude such a person from membership and anyone thus excluded. Joses all rights to property and right to participate in Holy Communion or as a withess at infant baptism. ‘The plaintifft, however, had not been notified by the said trustees or any authority of the church -th,c any charge was to be made or that he lived in sin and open disgrace. ‘The plaintiff had not been present at the meeting when the. trustees assumed to expel. him nor had he been given any notice of such meeting. and he m_m called upon to defend himâ€" The plaintiff caused a letter to be written ~to the© defendants . pointing out that their proceedings were conâ€" trary to natural justice and the laws Of "the land and asked them to <resâ€" cind the resolution and to give him i dlmance to delfend himsel{. A ~reply ;u-rnmnonmuo«m Board that a special meeting lhind been called at which it was : deâ€" cided to take no action in the matâ€" The presént action is to have the wmuw; tor damages ; for an . inâ€" gunction restraining the defendants FALL ASSIZES. from interfering with the plaintif! in it M n uket td Th chn e h + for costé of this n(:-. STATEMENT OF DEFPENCE, of It. was set down in the statement ioh Sitarto in the dhenth and % & m:m;w and formed 8t THE PINKE CASE Fall of "‘"‘m',"-',"" gregation and had adâ€" Mum*:“"" guit sg.m'och-flndutduh& nistic and injuriously to that church: Plaintif never had any right to pro perty of the church * The first withess beard ~was the plaintif, R. Pinke. . He said he Came *o Canada thirty five years ago from the church twentyâ€"three years A8O, but : had previously attended : ‘the Mflfl“m‘h‘mueflr tributed© towards its support. He gave evidence along the line of the statement of claim and. : in cros§â€"6xâ€" aminatiop. by / Mr. Millar, was quesâ€" en vcmtpcncnia h s irPiman Te vO% / tioned respecting deposits amounting wmx.nmumw to Mr. Pinke‘s private account. . He said these deposits had been made a!~ ter he resigned the treasurership and ‘mmmmwlfllub&ncm‘* ted to his account instead of to the church account inadvertently. â€" Whesn he found out about it N6 a" PMMK ”gehquhrtbmtuh p.flomtomchumh. Mr. Pinke was the only witness for the prosecyâ€" tion. ‘The first witness for the defence was Mr. Alex. Merner, the present treasurer of the church, said there was a balance of $8.01 when he tool over . the books. ~He . kept the cash book at his office and the bank hbook at the bank. â€" Subsequently F. Bormnâ€" hold deposited $181.73 at the bank and < this amount Mr. Merner entered in the cash book as cash on hand. Not long after that he received a noâ€" tice from the bank that the church account was overdrawn. Then it was learned that the $181.73 had been credited to Mr. Pinke‘s account. He was consulted with and settled only after belnfntold that if he did not, a writ against him would be issued. ‘Then be gave a cheque for $181.73. Mr. Merner stated his beliel that Mr. Pinke had transferred the money to his account to annoy the congregaâ€" tion of St. Peter‘s. f ‘ EVIDENCE RULED OUT. ‘ Mr. Carl Kranz was then called and began to give evidence to show that the trustees were justified in expelâ€" ling Mr. Pinke but Justice McMahon interposed, ruling out such evidence on the ground that it had no connecâ€" tion with the action being tried. This was simply whether the trustees had taken the just and lawful manner to expel Mr. Pinke. Counsel for the deâ€" fence then stated that all the witâ€" nesses he had intended calling were to give evidence along this line, but the court would not admit it and afâ€" ter some argument the defence clos ed. Judgment was reserved. Farming,.â€"‘*"The harvest is\ past, and the summer is gone"â€"sccd.n;,l threshing, rootâ€"pulling, fall .plowing, and no more will be heard of the farâ€" mer f{ill the robin comes again, °xâ€" cept at elections and school meetings. However, he will not be altogether idle, as there will always be the di verting occupation of picking over his potato:sin the cellar, this year being a particularly bad one for potato rot, at least in ‘this vicinity.â€"We are pleased to note that one of out l:.rm- D m L2 205 Toal b ers, Mr. John Bierman, hasbeen highâ€" ly successful at the fall fairs, a great many prizes having been captured by Briefs.â€"The Game Protection Soâ€" ciety has been fairly active of late. W;mingunotim to hunters have been plentifully sprinkled over a wide aréa. â€"Mr. Eugene Schnarr, who has begn: seriously ill, is, we are glad to say, on a fair way to recovery.â€"â€"A large number of the friends and relatives of. Mr. Philip Luarad were his guests on ‘Sunday last, the . occasion being a christeming. A %ul‘et. but . cnjoyable day was spent. We bâ€"1eve a llmil‘a: PUuns Bd c e ce s 9 n ols baan 4Nib nWd t t 9 k event took place at the home of Mr. Henry Heir. Rev. H. Petschke . was the officiating glergyman. . A Disturber of the Peace. â€" The Peace of our usually &:*:t village was somewhat rudely. br a few . days ago by a certain young person from somewhere of other, who took aA great fancy to drving as swiltly as possible back and forth along Main street. Aliter getting into‘a general ::ib with the horse, harness and ries, ‘he suddenly, found himself involved with several of our peaceful and hvâ€"sbldln;‘m who had {a!â€" h-nmmvealnolhlrt', bring» ing : the . wnoie business to a short stop, much to his astonishment. . He was then quietly requested to come down and clay a while, which.invitaâ€" tion he kad np choice but to accept. ‘Instead of being put in the cooler,. which fate .~«id have beep. his in most plaves, he was merely allpwed to promenade ‘with his steed (minus the hg) up and. down Limborger Lane for a M&* «considered unsafe to trust with his. rig. Aiter a benéficial nap, his more sober tourâ€"footed companion alto resting and in the -.;.u-:. he deâ€" & m hope, a * ‘ out about it he at once ERBSVILLE mank, . ORFnmp k . CCCE Ts qs invited his cousins to spend the ternoon : with kim.. About 4W four responded to the invitation Fred Bivour has received the .$ ling intelligence that y. m..."_i'* W iul "Her recovery is ed "ofo â€"The work of Mr. Wilhelnr‘w] ;’;d is completed and °T I 4 we W mâ€"mt., e v brick l%:d. teady for â€" the tin roof. C, R. Gingrich and ‘John Wagies of CrésshiH went to ‘Stratford â€" Saturday last to purchg$8 a windmill. â€"> Mrs: A. Kelterbo went to the Guelpb Hospital Tuesday where \she. will undergo an operation, We trust it will be successful~Mr James Kert wasémade the happy® {a» ther of a little danghter last, Sutut day.â€"‘Mr. ‘Joel: Jantzi was to Miss Boshart of F Sunday last.. Rev. Jacob Â¥. performed . the ceremony.â€" Ligh , but as the strike was a cold one no much danage was dong, other than a small.bole in. the root. _ ‘Personal.~â€" Miss Helena Fleischhau» er spent Sunday at Berlin â€"Miss Saâ€" tah Roceder, together with two other ew Hamburg young ladies,â€" were the guests of Miss. . A.. Froelich. Miss Maggie Kaufman of New Hamburg spent a few days at her home.â€"Rev. D. Lochner left Tuesday on a week‘s trip to,Ottawa to attend the Synodâ€" ical Conlerence which is in session for a week,.â€" Alvin and Vera Ott mann and Mrs. Leaper of Hawkesville spent Sunday here with rehnm.â€"â€"l Messrs, Ed. Riener/W, B. West and John Baltzer started on a trip to the World‘s Fair last zza:u;â€"-fim‘ Julia and Aleda Ot of: Wiarton are spending a few days with rela~ tives here. Mr. ~and Mrs. Henry Koehler on‘ Sunday.â€"Mr. Noah Ramâ€" guests of Messrs. Chas. and Louis Koek;er on Sunday.â€"Mr. Noah Ramâ€" seyer and Miss Bender of Tavistock visited relatives and renewed old acâ€" quaintances in this community.â€" Mr. Eph. and(thé Misses Lavina, Lydia |and Lena Zifkann and Miss Lucinda | Bellinger spent Sunday in Berlit® Wellesley Fall Fair. â€"Our annual fall fair was held last Thursday, and Friday, September 15 and 16. The weather was all that could be desirâ€" masse, yet the gate receipts ‘were only about $15.00 more than. last year, â€" The exhibit of live stock â€" we believe, exceeded â€"any . former year. They were well represented and good specimens. The mechanical, domestic fancy work, root and other departâ€" ments in the interior of the hall were sparingly represented. ° Fakirs and other confidence men were on the spot, but «could not accomplish what they expected.~The New Hamâ€" burg band furnished the music during the afternoon‘s proceedings. The conâ€" cert it the evening was fine, but we regret to say ‘the attendance was not very good, the hall being only partly filled. _ _‘ f ®* _ Sept. 19. Notes.â€"Miss Ethel Whitiock enter tained a numbef of her friends on Thursday evenu;lg pript to her leayvâ€" ingâ€" for the Northwest, Mr. All. Jeanerette moved into his new block on Friday. . Alf. has now .a yeryâ€" nice jewelery store.â€"Messrs. Hedrick and Jeaperctte are having the old landâ€" mark, namely, thit property© they have putchased un Front street, known as the Winger estate, remoÂ¥ed to the west cnd.of the town, and inâ€" tead niting 1t ap for (& good _ dwellâ€" ing.â€"Mr. and . Chas.. Hofman and family and Mr.. Pembroke Htm. of Waterloo, were the guests of Mrs. Amy in town on Sunday. _ _ _ bighess Abhag Aoade i hen 22 E990 C Address and Presentation.â€"At Monâ€" day evening‘s Epworth League meetâ€" ing the members of the League, as well as the junior bible clase of . the Sunday School, took occasion to surâ€" prise one of their ."'l'lb‘f' in tt_n pe: Pm Mmet o Py . in gon of Miss Ethel Whitiock, by callâ€" ing het forward arfd presenting her flfi,mwotddddrmud a bvd{ t pin, prior to her leayâ€" ing for the Wost. ‘The address was mp CESIT C Sn pcnks read by Miss BlUsa Luckhardt and. the presentation was made by Miss Alva Donke. We‘ are sotry to lose Miss Whitiock, as she was always ready to lend a helping band\ . in ::Lod»ut- ment of the League or I. . ‘Fhe hest wishes of all go with her. 3 A Busy Factory.â€"The Elmira Coâ€" operative Furniture Co. are kept runâ€" ::::'My all day and part of Abé trying to fill their orders, and cannot :;un as they would like. This speaks for the now firm, w‘ tl'ct their goods mfa';t Ska â€"It all is true .we w.':‘-mm'm\o a reality here this winter, We bope it will be, as the mmb of the town need Robert B. Puddiconibe, one of : the ””‘d“o‘“"m burgk, at his home in that village ..mzmli'fi!.‘ yeat. PEATH OF R. 8. PUDDICOMBE ELMIRA by . four Smith. sang.â€"+woâ€" 80108 net accompaniment, . y E 2 4 .'EW L â€"al P mfl"\lwt ‘@ numbeér\ ‘Svii*"" Mr. W . Al of ‘:. gave a m‘( ng which were <€X: Ay Jad â€"and wery well ve ecived. 'ood'lfil orchestra also %“ a number Well rendered se Tlections. â€" Miss Otilia Contad asd ‘Miss Maud Hilliard acted as accony naniests. $tter the entertainment . & fimim L visiting her sister, Mrs. J. MiNeT, ol Sealorth. â€"Mr. E. Loeder an@ son Al bert spent a *# h{s with friends in Lakeside â€"Miss M.. Kreater mil!n C,. Jungblut t Friday at Welles ley fair.â€"A ;x:w from hev@ took in the London Fair last: week.â€"Mr. J. Bunck, of Wiarton, is visiting bis parenats.â€"A . musical entertainment was beld in the Town Hall on Friday evening by Messrs. Stewart â€" and B.rnsdale, of Straviord, accompanied by Miss Holman as pianist. ; Obituary.â€" We regret to chronicle the death. of Mrs: August Seibert, who died at her ‘home on Wednesday evening at the age of 75 years, after an illness of several months. Three soms and two daughters remain to mourn her loss. They are : John and August of Detroit, Mich., Herman at home, Mrs. H. Miller, Stratford, and Mrs. J. Wikkie of Rostock.. The last remains were interred in the !_.nthet- ;n e;cge‘;; _at Wartburg Sunday morning at 10, o‘clock. _‘ 5 died un Saturday eve at the age of 80 ~years afid 5. s. A . wile seven â€" sons and | four‘ ‘tozs : ~reâ€" main to mounah;s loss.‘ His Jast reâ€" mains were interred ‘in the Mcthodist cemetery here on Monday aiterngon at 3 c‘clock : . P Â¥" Personal â€"Mits Minnic ‘Schutt is In the "police court Wedhesday Hy. Foreman, of Breslau, was t?c comâ€" . plainant in cases in which‘ Wesley| Break, â€" Albert Geiger, _ George‘ Fiby | and Jeremiah Break were.. charged ; with assault and battery.. The first case called was that againgt Wesley Break, of Breslau. ..= > ,;<l~ f all in . when . the went . %0 press. Mr. W. M. o'i‘.':':. acting fbr‘s"“""-"‘“ Hawkesvilie, Sept, 9th, the prasecution and Clement & cml l::::. .zn:u agoed 32 yeats, 6 ""“ % L* s apit. .. -3'_:__...__;; ; Kooester.» At Btgw- Man.;" Sept. f 1st, Charles Kocktet, formerly. ot CHECKED BY : neat Watertoo, 16 yeats, .. J RUSS CAVALRY. Wiiwet â€"Atâ€" New. , Bept. 16, St, Petersburg, Sept..21.â€"Gen. Kuâ€" : Clarence Eugene, eldest son of â€" Jaâ€" ropatkin | telegraphs that the J cob Witwer, > years, 3 mos: nese yesterday twige attacked thg and 17 dayss °" Y 3 sition occupied by the‘ Rusgians : in | Mattin â€"At Gal Edith thn'flepul.mlh{\hq tre| . E.. Ma ter of© M‘ pul and . their Aurn % n"*g inâ€" {‘P & a.& by the Russian Willson â€"At &, Sept. ith, Mrs. machine guns. ie # -‘v,_m%nwll FORTRESS TO FALL , 6 i f C l an a FORTRIGHT. mâ€"# 15, William w«.s,;c. #1,.â€"The Tokio cor.| .. N#tSO®, years. .. Kogr. respondent | of the» Reutot Telegram | POVO®â€"AF / Sopt. 16, the in Company Shys ‘It s ‘predicted in Toâ€"| fant, som Of _ Mt: and Mrs. . Harry kio that the redgction of Port Ar Mx * x Thur will be accomplished "within 2| Koch.â€"At Borl! m_mu, «t the hmi‘;tt. m "! mds e A r" l omge SMn ‘}oel. aged THR ‘”Amt & o uns , youngest daught ;‘ Gus ‘.WC. Chetwo,: s h c dnc Regw |. Mobwe eAg Berin, Sept. Ath, Mrs. Fierervezed i it Lo m t x" a ‘»" ky M’g{*fl" [ e to vid aN a FORTKIGHT. London, sgs. #1 . â€"The Tokio cor respondent the» Reutet ‘Telegram Company‘ #ays ‘it is predicted in Toâ€" io that the redgction of Port Arâ€" thur will be accomplished ‘within a fortaight. s s oA THE ATTACK ON . 80 gian 2c was helg ROSTOCK on ht s h Meran | ele ons Wogbeie); pege 19. ie ue oah. Zelics and Sayder | EiÂ¥.â€"In W ~ hagt" 18. P ME mb mt |cogoe . i eeaious ds 3 C fi:fi:fifi were x1 r. and Mré,. m#. & son. _ very well re Bli.â€"h Wilmot, Sept. 4, to Mr, and iward‘s orchestra also ts. Reuben Eby, a gaughter. $ D â€" Esnn C CC bRreana Ts Rest Zorra‘ Sent.. 6. to : for the young â€"pOOP Mrs. ‘J. Miller, of te § mfia , Aug. $3, to "| _ Mr. and m a son. i| Brubacherâ€"Near Hoidelberg, Aug, 23, / |" to Mr. and Mrs.: Menno M. Btubsae ~1\ her. a £0H. x 4 f e Koch â€"Near St. Jacébs, Sept: 6. 60 E ::m Mrs,. Menno Km!‘ifl Betred TAs Bt. Jaeobs: wq :’w‘: in Phmieg ‘{a* Eix.~In Umt:h' ‘Sept. 13, to MF. sg‘.‘â€"r- Wilmot. Sept. 4, to Mr, and eaenrree,. . ‘;:x?.' and % ‘Christ. fifop;. & Racey â€"At Lion‘s Head, Sept. 5, tc . Rev. and Mrs. °R. A. Facey, forâ€" : m'z%jp.,’g fi?’a’-f 1 *81, to Rev_ flmmm & daughter. 4* x Johnson.â€"At Galt, Sept. 11, to" Mr." and Mrs: J,, W.._Johnson, a daughâ€" Horst~ At Strasburg, Sept. 19, to Mr.and Mrs. Enoch Horst, a som. Weber.â€"At Bloomingdale, Sept. 8, to Mr. and ~Mrs» Isaac C. Weber, a Dippel.â€"At Centreville, , 11, . Mr.. and . Mrs. Henry fippel. & daughter. ~ * Kraatz.â€"At Berlit, Sept.. 10,, to Mr. and Mrs. Herman ‘Kraatz, a sou.* | . ‘ Zuber.â€"At Berlin, Sept. 9, to Mr: and Mrs. Chas. Zuber, a daughter. Becker.â€" At Bertlin, Sept. 8, to Mr. . and Mrs. D. F. Becker, a daughter. Musselmanyâ€"At St. Jacobs, ‘Sept. â€", to Mr. and Mrs. David ~Musselman, | B Kerr.â€" At Wellesley,>~Sept: 17th, to Mr. and ‘Mrs. ‘James Kerr, a daughâ€" daughter. | JBinton, both ot Galt, 3 B _Strickerâ€"Koehier. â€" At Berlin, Sept. i 7th, by Rev _ C. Hoflman,* Alonzo ’ Stricker, to Elma Koehler, both of Berlin. + ; Scheretâ€"Totzke.â€"At ‘Berlin, Sept.. . . | ~by Rev. C. Hoftman,; Alfred Scherer to Edith Totzke, both of Berlins _ Jantziâ€"Bosbart.‘â€" On Sept. 18, by Rev. Jacob F.:Lichty, Joet Jantil of . Wellesley Tp., to Miss Boshatt, of Philipsburg. > §" Abs MARRIAGES udobs, . Aug. 15, to non ‘X. Bownian, a “ , Mrs. w “' g.‘?gul"'l’. * DPA %, Hept. 5, 93 years, 1 16, :Bricker & Diebel Interestin%to_ ;fi;; Ladies of Berlin ~~~â€" and Vieinity We have just put into stock Ladies‘ Ready to Wear Buits, Jackets and Waists which are now on sale and at very hm’m? # .. See Our Ladies‘ Suits at $10 00, $11.50, $12.00 to $15 00. _ .. See our Jackets at 6:50, 8.50, 10.00 to 1200 . See our Skirts at _ 225, 275, 325, 400 to 500. San anr Waints at 150. 200. 250 to : 5.00. â€" When buying Drbss Goods or Suiting Mat:rial you want the newe‘t ‘as will as the most reliable.‘ Womohowingtheval‘dutfiurnh in the trade with all the new trimmings to match and we will feel pleased to have you call and see theee when ever it is convenient for ‘~ Dres& Goods and Suitings Our Carpet and Housefurnishing Department is one of the most important in the business. â€" We show here all the m&hgm podundnliob:s:od.hvinghndmmyymoloxpofitoooin theso lines and we cheerfully invite comparisons as to quality and pri¢és. «\See our Wall P;pen. Curtains and Draperies. â€" ~â€" a w Carpets, Rugs, Mats and Oil Cloths, > FALL MILLINERY OPENING ‘LANG BROS. & CO.. ‘ At The Old Reliable Friday and Saturday, Sept. 23rd, We éxtend a cordial invitation to the ladiss of Waterloo vicinity to visit our‘show rooms,t where we\ are prepared to / the latest desigos in Paria and American Millinery, < .â€" .. 8â€"10 KING ST. Wall Paper Mrs. C. Steuernagel‘ See our Waists at Paper ty are mt saitng of we‘ are o at tly red prices . > . Bllg:l‘..dl of m at HALE Otheras at 20 to 25% LESS than regular prices _ . . . . Our Millinery Opening . takes place on FRIDAY . and SATURDAY, Sept. â€" 28rd and 24th, when all . the Latest Fashions will _ be â€"shown «>=... * t ; ~‘Carpets and Curtains Reasooable Pricts 1 h4‘ Ra .e..n"% *' o id 1,50, our sToOckK or School Books Slates Sehool Opening : A*d General Sohoot en is gor plete. Watch for 1 in *« FOR â€" Lsasad Panaills WATERLOO 144 fl"x_"’ id /