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n e uon rmmigae yoal i Boehmer‘s 8â€"10 KING ST. No cffrts have bo;nll'mrzd :o lâ€"\ suit all C‘assce. Marc‘\ 3lat. and April 1at.. + The diaglay will comprias the latost Paidiin and Ame fear designa i~ Ind:nr‘,. ho parlora are aleo heâ€"Cquartera tor dreas t imming«. x Mrs. C. Steuernagel‘s MillineryOpening $4.50, $5.00, $5.50, $6.00, $650, $7.00, $3 00, $9.00 and $10.00.. ~Each price shown are cxcellent values. Take a look through our stock. It will pay you. $ j Sign of the Gold St: Our stock is largeâ€"complete and at popular mation Suits. They are in 4 button sick and d knickers â€"and long pantsâ€" the weaves are serge . | They raoge at * © PRICES $6 59 to $12 and 8114 to $18. j SPRING OVERCOATSâ€"Ia the short style are meeting with great favor among good dressers. __Weare showing beautiful coats in long styles (ra n coats) as well. â€" Price $7.50, $:0.00 and $12 00, loth3s, Shcoee, Hats,Cape ard Men‘s Feriishings. Noxt Post Offe: ; Waterloo County‘s Greatest Store. g MRAAA RLE 218844240400 2044040 248 Confirmation Suits. A. WESELOH & CO., HT‘3â€" MADE MILLINERY of this week and showing of DRESS GOODS, SILKS ‘"and MANTLES, LADIES‘ WEAR, MUSLIM3 and other novelties. THURSDAY, FRIDAY: and SATURDAY. BOEHMER‘s ; AFTER ALL TBERE‘3 N9 PLACE TO SHOP LIKE THE BIG 8TORE. . IXMild fans, Jtar THE CHRONICLEâ€"TELEGRAPH. _ 4 button sick and doub‘e breasted in the weaves are serge, and clay worsted, «leot the latest and pretii. st novelties to OPENINGC. We Mc ailintnl icb mtc tviche efi ceb lt 1 Comz and see what we have preâ€" pired for you. We are pesitive tha *your eyes and good ju‘gemâ€"nt will at once convince you of the cxcellerce of ourstcre and the fairness of ow qprice. Single and double breasted. styles are very popular this season; Sharrow aid nide stripss and over checkel eloths. It‘s Jiffrent from most elcthing. We don‘t buy what most manufacturâ€" ers makeâ€"not we. We select our own styles and patteins and we dictate waat shall go into our suits from the inside linings to the outside buttons, WATERLOO FOR US. prices in Confirâ€" BERLIN , BERLIN Notes.â€"A new boiler _ is being inâ€" stalled in the creamery, Indications point to another successful season. Mr. Jacob Keller, the Company‘s head man in the creamery departâ€" ment, has made extensive preparaâ€" tions and improvements, which :will enable him to turn out even more buiter daily and of the same high Exams.â€"We were unsuecessful in securing the results of the recent proâ€" motion and review examinations, as the papers were not yet completed anxiously awaiting results. A. Close SI;?xt-.â€"On Monday afterâ€" noon last, orman Lichty, son of Mr. Levi Lichty, fell into the mills race while playing about on the bank. His cries attracted the attention of Mr. Eugene Burgess, head millet in the mill, who immediately came . to the rescue and provided little Norâ€" man with a plank and gave him di rections to free himself. With so.ne difficulty he was able to rescue the little lad, who by that time was heâ€" coming numb from the cold and scy water, and ran home burrindly‘ to tcll his parents his experjience. t «‘ ould however, prove a good ‘esson to patâ€" ents, who should teach their irt‘e chldren the danger of playing about water, no matter be it shallow _ or deop. ( ‘ r- ; News ©¢000 ¢ é Notes.â€"A broad smile man and wil ing conferen turned home $ news that h er year. . Mr at the conf sale on Mon High prices erary societ spite of the and had a v debate was 1 itable.â€"Jac. weeks at hor J. R. Schie days ander t E. Richert v Toronto.â€"H Every availa taken.â€"Mr. er and pape busy <this se selling lots « ns mss ter, always the week before the Elâ€" mira and Linwood fairs. The proâ€" moters of the scheme are endeavoring to make it a sucess, and we wish them unbounded success, Monthly Fair.â€"Something that this been lacking here for some time is at last being established, or at least an effcrt will be made to establish it, and that is a monthly fair, The first market will be held next Wednesday, April 5th, and every month thereafâ€" ~Literary.â€"The address given last Friday evening by Messrs. E. W. B. Snider and Rev, Mr. Grenzebach were listened to by a fairly crowded hall. The practical point~ derived,. from the addresses was ‘to make all possible use of the gifts that are within us. A short program was also given.‘ The subject for this week‘s debate is ‘"‘Resolved that fire is more destruct. ive than water." There are a ‘few new speakers on deck this week, who wil make their first appeargnee onl the public platform. Floods.â€"In our last week‘s corresâ€" pondence we expressed the wish that nothing serious would result on â€" acâ€" count of the high water and ice, but our hopes have been sorely crushed, not en account of any serfous floods and ice jams, but that the millâ€"dam about a mile or more up the river gave way to the extent of about forâ€" ty feet, and when the wafer again lowers it will prove a serious drawâ€" back to the mill and electric â€" light plant. It is believed that the cause of the dam giving away was due to insufficient water to carry the ice ovâ€" er the mill dam and consequently the large amount of ice on the top of the dam crowded so much that it finally had to . give way to the enormous weight crowding at the backâ€"of the dam. A large number of people were ; there Sunday to see the break. It is,: not yet decided, whether the dam will , be rebuilt, but we trust it will as it : would be the means of firstâ€"class fire|, protection, which is secured from the : mill. 4 wi‘e, of Markham, left this morning for home after a week‘s visit here.â€" Mr. M. A. Stengel has gone west to accept a situation with the Woodâ€" stock Milling Co. Kinzie came home a few days â€" ago with a number of choice general purâ€" pose horses.â€"Mr. A. Mader is imâ€" porter of hard American corn.â€"Mesâ€" srs. Geiger & Co. have been successâ€" ful in disposing of their winter stock and are now busy as bees on stylish rigs for _ their summer trade.â€"Mr. Schaffer is improving his plant byi an addition to dry â€" bricks by the steam heating process. Mr. Schaffer is bound to keep up with the times. Notes.â€"A Macder is wearing a broad smile. It‘s a boy.â€"Rev. Cressâ€" man and wife, who have been attendâ€" ing conference at Stouffville, have reâ€" turned home and brought the good news that he is stationed here anothâ€" er year. Mr. M. Devitt was delegate at the conference. â€" Mr. Joe Culp‘s sale on Monday was a great success. High prices were realized.â€"The litâ€" erary society met last Thursday in spite of the bad roads and weather and had a very good attendance. The debate was very imteresting and profâ€" itable.â€"Jac. Break is spending a few weeks at home.â€"The four sons of Mr. J. R. Schiedel are spending a few days ander the parental roof.â€"Mr. A. E. Richert was on a business trip to Toronto.â€"Houses are very _ scarce. Every available habitable house . is taken.â€"Mr. Haug, our village paintâ€" er and paper hanger, will be very busy this season.â€"J. R. Schiedel is selling lots of clover seed this seasâ€" on.â€"On the 19th inst. the ice on the Grand River broke and . the water rose rapidly, overflowing its banks. No damage was done.â€"Mr. Simon ib&iffi};y" Neighbo News Notes Gathered by Industfious Correspondents * ; in County and District s WATERLOO, ONTARIO, ST. JACOBS. . BRESLAU R._Y. Fish‘s mills, past the rink and up John street until it strikes the Guelph and Goderich line, where the _ station will proâ€" bably be creeted. . The survey continâ€" ues north up to Dorking, where the survey of the Northern route is used to Listowel.â€"A number of young peoâ€" ple were cntertained at Mr. Geo. Lackner‘s at Hawkesville cn Thursâ€" day night of last week.â€"Miss Stonc of Hawkesvillc has been visiting at Mrs, Wm, Carpochan‘s during the past few weeks.â€"Mr. Frank Baker has started paper henging and tlgui painting and gcneral painting. He makes a specialty of sign painting, and several splendid signs a‘l along King street show that he is a master at his trade.â€"No debate was held , last Friday night on account of the roads, but the committee is arrangâ€" ing for a good one for Friday night, March 24th, eMAMMMAMAMMMHAN OMAAA _ Notes.â€"Master _ Alton Baker, of Stratford, spent the early part of last week visiting friends in Linwood. â€"Miss Russel, ‘of Guelph, arrived in the village on Saturday. Miss Rusâ€" sel is the head trimmer in the T. Ruggle Co., millinery department, and her return anpofinces something good for the young ladies of this place.â€"The Linwood Enterprise apâ€" on Sunday.â€" Miss . Ethel Reynolds spent a few days with friends in EJâ€" mira. Miss Lillian Menger, of Berlin, spent Sunday under the parental roof. â€"Mr. Joseph We’stwrod, who was employed in the felt works, left on Monday for Port Union, to work in his father‘s carpet mills.â€"Inspector Pearce, of Berlin, made his official visit to our school on Monday. He reports everything to be in a satisâ€" factory condition, which reflects credâ€" it upon both teachers and scholars.â€" Mr. and Mrs. George Oberho‘tzer spent a few days with friends in Berâ€" lin.â€"Mr. Samuel Haug, of Toronto, visited a few days at .the home of his sister, Mrs. William Hauck, prior to leaving for. his former home in Oklahama, _ Japan.â€"Mr. F. B. Filâ€" singer, of Toronto, was home for a few days.â€"Miss Edith Heckedorn, of Elmira, spent a few days with her sister, Miss Emma Heckedorn.â€"â€"â€" â€"Miss . Louisa lflningierr,roâ€"l‘ lil;l'â€"lâ€"i;l. was the guest of Miss Olivia Winkler Personals.â€"Miss Lizzie Bender, of Berlin, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Chas. Denges.â€"Mr. John Smith, <of Bufflalo, is visiting his parents and other friends. John was a schoolâ€" mate and deskâ€"mate at school of your correspondent, who is. pleased to learn that he is doing well in Buflalo, where he has been for several yurs.‘ Look At Your Label class quality as before. We‘ underâ€" stand that six teams are out gatherâ€" ing cteam and secure the cream of a large percentage of farmers, who are aware that they are doing business with a straightforward, reliable firm. â€"The felt factory is closed down this week for general repairs. Our subscription 1i 1 been careiull n lists have §‘ Flood.â€"The wat i ¢ f e i poneny e ad | m e n o ho amine ist. day mornin s ther nogs and if e your label $ th " The biy prig tbemd--teunot c ohmre e average. The bi ather above Mfii,the officein ordetdu: the village i i. sather 6 mnnpeoone oo amen es Tc ondition s in rather a dangeco now and then wi‘l creep r ice began About ten days a; he despite the utmost vigilan " € with it 1 to rise on the rive u: 3 he se uricflof.mme ith it the center pier of river' hi ld._“"’*_...l"‘°"e ns 3505 On Friday of | last week ttIl.Ie Sirage ;uc:"“ h“"h("l + ;elttlcd back into its old pl o and on "go. per year . eb tint & sur urday. | tho. remicr. of the Bridge Jour dane is hopt well in ad. * iempormnity Tebul it has ‘been Tance . Make Temptance by $ tratic. from Ispaired so that post Dffcr, Money Order or :(r)afltil;:e from the south °m1';'°co ::KM n‘“n 'n.' COnCl‘SSi(::I“:O‘fi"Ie l’l:‘)‘::hbridge OI:' l";:: S es m _is in a somew for conunps _ in a somewhat similar condition. notify the officein order that it may be setright. Anerror now and then wi‘l creep in despite the utmost vigilance. THURSDAY MORNING MARCH 30, DAVIOD BEAN, Waterloo, Ont. LINWOOD. wl MMMAMAA vil tri # vil f Me las * Ki slip rec on lists have $‘ _ ® revised and rea March 21st. day : your label the s not correct the a order that ‘conc on f m 1 creep in 5 st vigilance. $ Wit! price of the On aph is $1.00 ;ettu ce otherwige ati See thit sunk well in â€"adâ€" temj mirtance by traff ty Order or to 1 conc AN, is in erloo, Ont. | Bri our y ly. il Notes.â€"Mr. our pioneers, ’rs auction sale fects next M has sold his to Detroit fo eral of his ate ;:tock sale eet 2 og l s . Owing to the railway bridge â€" at Blair being damaged by the annual spring rampage of the Grand River, there was no traffic on the Galt branch of the G. T. R. between noon on Friday and noon Saturday, _ The bridge is now fully repaired, Personal.â€"Meesrs. Jacob and Frank Brenner, St. Clemments, left on Monâ€" day for Canada‘s great west. They are bound for Roston, Saskatchewan, where they expect to stay till next fall.â€"Mr. Joseph Arnold left on _ a trip to Chicago, III., anmd expects to stay for some time. . OFebitntrionteP t t ts oi 8k c3 l0 45 Bascball.â€"A mecting of the local followers of base ball will be held at Schneidet‘s Hotel, on Thursday evenâ€" ing the 30th inst., for the purpose of organizing a team for the coming summer. All lovers of base ball are invited to be present. Annual Mecting.â€"The 3rd annual meeting of the St. Clements Spring Iforse Show was held at Boegel‘s Ifall on Monday, the 27th inst., at which the following officers were elecâ€" ted, viz.:â€"President, John K. Meyer; vice.â€"pres., Casper Boegel; Sec.â€"treas. Victor Heric; directorsâ€"J. Schneider, "X. â€"MattcH, ~Joln~ Walter, Jos. Z. Kocbel, Henry Arnold, Jacob Runâ€" stetler, Jacob Lorentz, John Boegel. The.date of the show was not finally set. It is, however, expected to take place some time in April. The comâ€" mittee of management will give all further particulars in due time, Briefs.â€"Mr. Frank Burgess, cne of our township councilliors, is seriousâ€" ly ill, and no hopes are held out for his recovery.â€"The milling company suffered a setere loss in the recent spring floods. About sixty feet â€" of their dam washed away, which means an outlay of a good few hundred dolâ€" lars to repair, â€"Messrs.: Welker and Gable, of the village, have secured the mail | conâ€" tract from Gowanstown to Wallaceâ€" ville.â€"Mr. Bem Greer attended â€" the Mennonite _conference in Stoufiville last week.â€"Mr. Jesse Bowman, near Kurtzville, is lying seriously ill. Very slight hopes are entertained for his recovery. » J Ipieifibtstaaatiieictetsirtrintiihasabindith id 1 3A 4100 Scott, and purpose having an auction sale on ~the ~29th.â€"Quite a number have tapned their trees in this secâ€" tion, but so far no great run of the sweet liquid has been reported. Personal.â€"Mr. and Mrs. J. Campâ€" bell, of North Dakota, spent a _ few days at the home of Mr. John Alexâ€" ander, prior to their departure for their homeâ€"Mr. Ed. Karcher is spending a few days in this section, having been to Berlin and other plaâ€" ces during the past week.â€"Rev. H. Dicrlamm was unable to fill his apâ€" pointment in our village last Sunday owing to the bad state of the roads. ‘ ber of farmers got a sni:fil; to re plenish their ever ‘decreasing grain pile‘._â€"lflesir;. Cross Bros. have rentâ€" chasers are Mr. C. E. Coghlin, Jas. Simpson, â€"Louis Adolph, Richard Chamney, and others. â€" Mt. John Schaffer unloaded a car of corn. at Gowanstown last week. Quite a numâ€" mer weather, the roads will soon be in a fit condition for wheeling.â€" An epidemic of ~la grippe seems to be prevalent. in this section, although none have proved fatal. We trust that all may have a speetly recovery. â€"Mr. Walter Hamilton is pushing the: selling of" National cream sepgntorvl these days. As Mr. Hamilton has had considerable experienceâ€"with difâ€" ferent makes, while attending the Dairyâ€"School, he can recommend very highly the National. Among his purâ€". Items of Interest.â€"Little or no traffic is being done these days owâ€" ing to the impassible condition of the roads. The scarcity of snow in the fields accounts for the unusual large amount on the roads. However, with & continuance of the past fine sumâ€" their cellars.â€"Rag and quilting bees are the order of the day before house cleaning begins.â€"Mr. M. Koehler, eldest son <of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Koehler, who has been visiting friends for a short ‘time, returned on Monday to his home in Detroit. our pioneers, will hold an unreserved auction sale of all his household efâ€" fects next Monday, April 3rd, as he has sold his property. He will* go to Detroit for some time, where seyâ€" eral of his family reside.â€"A jo‘nt stock sale will be held on Friday next at Mr. L. Schaub‘s Hotel.â€"The Wellesley Spring Show will he held on April 14th next. A large nunber of entries are expected and keen comâ€" petition is looked for.â€"The roads are at present almost unfit for traffic and a great many tomplain of water in ST. CLEMENTS. PLATTSVILLE. .â€"Mr. Carl Gorselitz, one of WELLESLEY. WALLACE. WATERLOO When everything is relieved of the dust and dirt which accomuâ€" lates dnrin1 the winter, then a can of Sherwin Williams Paint or Varnish will bri1hwn up the floor, chairs, furnitare, o%:., and make everything look ke new, ® M. Weichel & Son, ttra mr®oy AA ow L0 t Sweepers.. ... Mop sticks .......... Wringers ... Sorub brushes......... 5 Stove brushes ........ 10 White Wash brushes 15 Paint & Var. brushes 5 Window brushes...... 2 Window rubbers. .. .. Wail and hair brooms.1.00 Feather Dusters...... 2 Have you laid your plans for the allâ€"important Spring Cleaning? If not, it 1! neceseary that you gather yourself to&m and -I:l preparations for same. We are Jolng to make a big bid for this bllll; ness this spring and you will find our "House Cleaning Department .1"?;:. with the best goodsâ€"bought rightâ€"displayed rightâ€"and sold rig! + Our goods are the best that mon+y can buyâ€"standard goods with a guaranteeâ€"made by the Doaclh,Bry’.n. x..! and Meakias factories, These goods all have a repatation and every house keeper knows that these names stand for "The Bast." EVERY PAIR GUARANTEED Solid Leather and Stiffenings. All feet can be fitted here Saturday. if anything goes wrong. ; We bought a new line of Men‘s, Boys‘ and Women‘s Waterproof Shoesâ€"so the maker guarantees them. Now, its up to you to test them, and the on‘y way to find out is to get them on people‘s feet RIGHT NOW when the melting snow and Spring rains will test them as nothing else will. _ Here‘s our proposition to you : We have ’u big lot of these on order and the price is going up, and in order toâ€" get them at old price we must take them very soon, but before we do we want to know if they will stand the racket; that‘s why we offer you these SPECIAL LOW PRICES for SATURDAY, April 1st., but remember von woan‘t ha faâ€"1.3 1s____ ___VA*VCAUAL, OW brirbo a_ /7 _ @GBR wiy 0 you these SPECIAL LOW PRICES for SATURDAY, A but remember you won‘t be fooled if you come here Saturday. APRIL New Wall:Paper Look over this list, then come and let us serve you L3 nasitian 4. _3_:__ 6° °C# P=oNC that we are f qn.ininnpo-ifiontoeh.imflntplminnuhunhfi.‘ 48 to Wall Papers. E We are showing without doubt the largest and best lime of | _ general Wall Papers ever seen in this city and don‘t say _ it boastfully,but as a fact. Our stock is made up of suitâ€" 4 able papers for any room in the home and at.prices withâ€" > ; in the reach of all. a Splendid bed room papers from 5¢ to 15¢. 5 Splendid hall and dining room papers from 10¢ to 25¢. & Splendid drawiog room papers from 12}c to 300. <â€" _ Hand pressed papers (beautiful goods), per roll _ $1 50. : Room moulding to match all papers. Q We have large connections with paper hangers and em 4 none but the best of workmen. We AdVilg::.ll that snfli:! a terested to come at once and avoid the usual rush of the ,'g busy. season. We l!e‘ Smyth Bros. But You won‘t be Fooled if You Buy these Shoes Saturday to the genera‘ WHOLE NUMBER 26322 HOUSE Cleaning Time is alm ost Here. 1 Leather Soles, Insoles Saturday. Money back ELMIRA,