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| «t $ Â¥ At some period there will be milâ€" Lonsâ€"inâ€"itâ€"forâ€"the owners of "The magâ€" mificent building sites, but at present they are unproductive. The president of the York Loan, Mr. Phillips, says that the real estate is estimated . by some experts at $10,000,000. Ore of the drawbhacks is the lack of couvenâ€" ient stteet car facilities. A Nominal Surplus, Much anxi¢ty is felt:and freefy exâ€" pressed â€" by â€" shareholders.â€" That the nominal assets exceed the liabilities with a large surplus appears _ to . be assured. | How far this surplus will shrink under the valuation of the arhâ€" itrators representing the York Loan, the selling company, and the Dominâ€" ion. Perimnanent, the parchasing\ instiâ€" tution, is the unknown euantity, The result of the valuation will fix . the pro ‘rata value of the York â€" Courty Loan shares. sitarebolders ‘will realize every dailar they have invested. The last balance sheet placed the real catate . at cost at $914,909, Mr. J. R. Stravton, president _ oi the Dominion Permanent, says that the York Loan sharcholders will. be paid in permanent stock in his comâ€" pany to an amount exactly equal to the value of the assets of the â€" York Loan C€o., as ascestained by valuaâ€" tioum. > f The. shareholders â€" WaWld naturally like to get their money back â€" dollar for dollar in‘ the sbape of cash, _ but onlyâ€"aâ€"comparatively ~small portion ol the _ shares have matared.â€"The monâ€" ey for these is paid subject to the eprditions of notice. The question which will be . before the York Loan shareholders at "the special moeting on January 1tth will be one of trauSierr=ag their assets 1o the Dominion Perimanent with the asâ€" surance of receiving adequate . credit pro rata, or of having the company wound up. dtâ€"is a feregone conclusion that the offer of the Domiribn Permâ€" anest will be accepted as with strong conservative management <the maxiâ€" mum ofâ€" value will be possibleâ€"and the loss per share may prove small. To Eix\Valtes. I Mr. F. M. Holland, general managâ€" er_ofâ€"the Dominion Permanent, veriâ€" fies Dr. Munter‘s statements that the assets will beâ€"valued by arbitrators. DEATH 0 F MRS. J. HALLMAN hne quality, but York Loan is no up, by the public ‘The small shareholders~ will get the Dominion Permaneni stock in terminâ€" ating shares, but the larger ones will get debentures. Too much money secured for _ too limited a period proves to have been one impediiment to the continued proâ€" wress of the York County Loan & mavings Company. Large tracts . of vacant land between â€" Parkdale ang Hizh Park were parchased.. To lead wil the development of the district the York Loan erected a rather imposing head ollice building, several fine brick residences and a factory building. for piauos,. and had another large brick building partiafly cousn'uch‘!. A visâ€" i+ by The Telegram to the vicinity showel that the real estate is of very hne quality, but that the tead of the York Loan is not yet being followed The death of . Mrs. Haliman, the beâ€" loved wife of Mr. Jacob S. Malliman, took place at ‘the farm, _ two. miles south of Petersburg, at 9 o‘clock on Friday evening. _ The, deceased . had been a sullerer from asthma â€" for . a némber of years, but death was «ue to paralysis. WIFE OR _A WELLâ€"KNOWN WATâ€" ERLOO _ TOWNSHIP_FARMER PASSES AwAiyÂ¥ oN. FRIDAY EvVâ€" EXIKG..â€" WAS ILL â€" A: . LOXG TIME. W t2] YORK LOAN SHARE VALUES. Menno Sbantz, 6 Shantz, on the A veased was a dov Mennonite enurch day aftetnoou at 1 0C aw‘s meeting: house, â€" for service and intern On Jan i a pavers .. of _ boids t the company to | Jor n rot NESS. â€"â€" HAS _ MILLIONS 18 REAL ESTATEâ€" EFFECT OF THE TRANSFER. . OME REASONS WHY THE .COM PANY IS GOING OUT OF BUSL NEW INDLSTRY FOR FORD. (Toronto Telegram ) ‘ressman), _ near Haysâ€" la (Mrs.‘ Geo. Snrith), near Baden. _ She. is alâ€" y two sisters and â€" three : Mrs. Nathaniel Bergey Mrs. David Snyder, of s _ Sbantz, _ Mannberm ; ., Brestan and Joshua e homestpad.. _ The deâ€" devoted: methber_of the BAUBU neai cont of $28, uTe . Win coumpat Gilehti ut pit thay wl ll-! o Lat anahet TR AT wi of _ The Beig and Waterloo Hospital Board will again be assisted in the management of the institution by a strong and active Ladies‘ Auxiliary; which was disbanided several â€"years ag0. .A largely attended meeting of representatives sclected from the varâ€" ious churches in Berlin and Waterloo was held at the Mospital on Wednesâ€" day afternoon.. They were met _ by the President, F. Colquhoun, Treas. Q. Rumpel, Directors 4. B. Hughes, W. M. Cram, E. P. Flintoft and Geo. Bruce, who addressed the ladies on the object of the gathering and _ reâ€" quested the reâ€"organization __oi__the Ladies* Nuixiliary, which was a grea‘ assistance in the management of the institution in its palmicst day. Mrs. Geo. Rumpel was moved â€" 40 the chair, and it was unanimously deâ€" cided to reorganize and the meeting proceeded 149 clect â€"eficers as follows: Presideniâ€"Mrs. G. Rumpel, electod vnanimously . mann, .. > Commit tees representing t! Berlinâ€"ard W of looking aft tions and seeu ure of support the various de mittees appedir The Railway â€" Commission sat | in Stratford on Mouwday afternoon, â€" and dmong the cases heard was a protest from the Grand Trunk Raifway Co. objecting to the removal of. rails off a G.T.R. switch at the King street cressing by the Berlin. & Waterloo St. Ry. Co. agfew weeks ago.. Presâ€" ident W.IL Breithaunt, of the B. & W. St. Ry. Co., appeared before the Comumission and explained his action, ent Nt.~ Louis dell, Pres.; Mennonitc Pres.: Miss RALLWAY cCovMmIss10NX AT STRATFORD ORDERS BERLIX REPLACK THE RAILS RENMOYVâ€" ED ATâ€" TK â€"KIXG STREEYT CRORSIN( } Large and Enthusiastic Meeting of Twinâ€"City Women at the Berlin and Waterloo Hospital on Wednesday Last. Lutheran â€" Mrs Pres.; Mrs.â€"Â¥. K.. Exanseticaltâ€"Nirs Prés.: Miss Wesen« Presbyi« Miss â€"1.. °H LADIES‘ AUXILIARY ~St. Johnt: Auglicanâ€"Mrs. \J .: toss, Pres.; NMrs. M. Bricker, Secy St, â€" Peter‘s ©Laithetan â€" Mrs, O| a0g. u_ â€" Corr.â€"Seey.â€"â€"Mrs. W.,M. Cram. Asst. Corr. Neey.â€"Mrs. (C. Ruby. Treas.â€"Mrs\ Cath@rine Breithaupt. Asst. Treas.â€"Mrs. (Dr.) A.F. Bazâ€" ; (Pronounced SIâ€"KEEN) The marvelious results of which are now being rapidly reaâ€" lized by sufferers from discases of Theoat and Lungs, Consumption and all Chronic and Wasting Conditions, Pneumonia, La Grippe, Bronchitis and Stomach Troubles. h n e ? £ ¢ t xi ho & nB 6: S m oz t A K > 6 % kal wut t Bs R C G NS V M P T I O N Isiâ€" Viceâ€"Pres.â€"Mrs. W. L Bowlhy andâ€" Viceâ€"Pres.â€"Mrs. Colpuboun, 3rn Viceâ€"Pres.â€"â€"Mrs. J. B. Spidet. 1th Viceâ€"Pres.â€"airs. H. Krug., 5th Vieeâ€"Pres.â€"Mrs. E. P; Clem St Mc Seey.â€"Mrs. Geo. Wegenast Asst. Seevy.â€" Mrs. Geo. For sale by all reliable druggists at S1.00 par hattic. For further advice, in formation, otc., writefor‘call Pr. Siccam, 179 King Street West, Toronto, Canada, mavic Miss Hugbes, St odist â€" Airs.â€" 11 Miss A. Bricker FREE SAMPLE BOTTLE ON APPLiCATION. bpern! 1 The Scourge of this Country and Climate is Tuberculosis or Mi eB â€" AY & NwWrIous cur ts thi for the Mrs. â€"€C. K.. Shin Snvdor ut rhor rterlor Commission. sat wday. afternoon, heard was a pr Trunk Railway were Mi Mr * W. Schiedel, Recy. â€" 1. Howie, Pres. Mc ienthly collecâ€" fullest measâ€" hospital from ons. â€" The comâ€" », Secy ce We Hus! ecy No ppointod rches . of ~purpose Dr. Stocum Co. T am. sending you my photo.and testimorial herewith for your great remedy PSYCIIINE, Yes, your remedies did wonders for me. 1 was about 28 or 30 years of age when I took PSYCHINE. The doctors had given me up as an incurable consumptive, My langs and every organ of the body were terribly discased and wasted. â€" Friends and neighbors thought I‘d never get better. â€" But PSYCHINE saved me, _ My lungs haveâ€"never â€"bothered â€"me â€"for 16 years, and PSYCIHINE is a permanent cure.> Hilliard Thig is but one out of the thouâ€" sands of letters on file at this office testifying to the unparâ€" alleled exceilence of Psychine in eradicating and preventing disâ€" eases of the Throat, Lungs, Chest and Stomach. WAS REâ€"ORGANIZED. Doerin Henrich , Secy \Wobet H Krauz, Pres.; Mrs. Merrick, Secy English Baptistâ€"Mrs. W. H. Joyce, Pres.;. Miss Alice Clarke, Secy. Methodistâ€"Mrs. (PDr.) Karn, Pres.; Mrs. C. 1. Mills, Secy. St. Mary‘s R. C.â€"Mrs. John Lang, Pres.; Mrs, W. Mots, Secy. New Jerusalemâ€"Mrs, C,. A. Abrens, Pres.; Mrs. HM. Zinkann, Seey. St. Matthew‘s Lutheranâ€"Mrs. Tobâ€" ian, Pres.,‘ Mrs. Scuilling, Neey.â€" St. Paal‘s Lutheran â€" Mrs. Boese, Pres.; Mrs. Schmatz, Secy. Zion Evangelicalâ€"Mrs. J. €. 3reitâ€" haupt, Pres.; Miss Evelyn Breuhaupt Secy. f German Baptistâ€"Mrs. H. L. Janâ€" zenu, Pres.; Mrs, A. O. : Boehmer, Neey. Alma St. U. B.â€"Mrs. W. I1.. Heckâ€" er, Pres.; Miss Ella Y aver, ~cey. Church St. U, B. â€"â€" Mss â€"â€" Ruchael Weaver, a‘res., Miss tiren, Cery East End Mennomic â€" Mrs. Isidor Snyder, Pres.; Mrs. Simeon Brubachâ€" ab, Meey. f New Mennonite â€" Mrs, H. 8. Hall man, Pres.; Mrs. J. Bingeman, Seey. Church of the Academyâ€"Mrs. Ruâ€" doiph Roschman, Pres.; Mrs, Stroh, Secy. j Presbyterianâ€"Mrs. C. Kranz, Pres.; Mrs. J. McDougall, Seey. _ _ First Church of Christ, Scientistâ€" Mrs. S. J. Williams; Pres.; Mrs: Steâ€" phan, Secy. s 4 The membership fee was fixed at a ininimum of fifty éents. Ladies in Attendance. Those who were present :â€"Mrs. G. Rumpe},. Jirs. A. J. Roos, Mrs: J. R. Schilting, Mrs. ~A. ‘Pobian, Mrs. (Dr.) balbyeisch,. Mrs. Dr. Hilliard, . Mrs. 8. Fiyun, Mrs. A. Howie, Mrs. C. A. Abrens, Mis. Chas. Ruby, Mrs. H. s Janzen, Mrs. J. H. Gorman, Mrs. Fred. Doering, . Mrs. Wm. Cram, Mrs. (Dr.y Karn, Mrs. Carl Kranz, Mrs. W. ho Bowlby, Mrsg J. T Marshall, Mrs. J. K. Shinn, Mrs. C,. A. . Henâ€" rich, Nrs. Myeglin, Mrs. C. W. Schieâ€" idel, <Alrs. F. Good, Mrs. H. D. Macâ€" Kellat, Nrs. Colquhoun, Mrs. J. M. Seullr, Mrs. J. A. Ross, Mrs. . J. B. Snider, Nirs. L. D. Merrick, Mrs. H. z10 Bathurstâ€"St., London, July 19, 10904 Seully, Mrs.J. A. Ross, Mrs. . J. B. Snider, Nirs. L. D. Merrick, Mrs. H. Kranz, Mrs. E. Bricker, Mrs. â€" John Rittinger, â€" Mrs._â€" Andrew Schiedel, Mrs: W. A. Ziegler, Mrs,L. J. Breitâ€" haupt, Mrs. D. Kolb, Mrs. J. Hallâ€" man, Mrs. Philip Boehmer, Mrs. Horâ€" man Bochmer, Mrs. (Dr.y Honsbergâ€" er, Mys. A. 0. Bochmer, Mrs. E. P. Ciement, Miss Bella Moore, Miss G. Aiter leaving Stratford the itinerâ€" ary will be as follows ‘â€"Sarnia, Dec. 6; Windsor, »ee. 8; Toronto, Dec. 11. After concluding.at Toronto the Comâ€" mission avill go to Montreal and open a session on. Dec. 14. A large proâ€" portion of the matters for consideraâ€" tion will be recommendations of the Canadian Manufacturers‘. Association er, Miss A. Bricker, Miss Wegenast Miss Oclschlager, Miss Maggie Bruce Miss Lizzie Bruce, Miss Minty. but the Commission ordered that the rails be put back. F 4 The case concerning. the crossing of the Guelph Radial. Railway byâ€" the Guelph and Goderich branch of the C.PIR. ncar Guelph, was also taken up and judgment was reserved. / regarding freight Tares MRS. LIZZIC CARSIPC. UHRONICLEâ€"TELECRAPH, THUNSDAY, DECEMBER ?7, 1998, PAGE 3, MEMOIRS OF A GREAT DETECTIVE. (Continued from page 6.) ‘ where h:Ju me, with a nearty iund‘ shake a laugh when 1 thansed him. The school teacher hat sunsides, except to remind me occasionaliy that 1 would, sulfer for treating an inzoâ€" cent man in this way. He may have realized how close to death he . was on that station platform, . Marshal Campbell met us at the train at one o‘clock in .the morning in St. Paul: bell "UpBspoke the schoolâ€"teacher, as if hbe were about to shout again fezr a crowd of rescuers. "It shook Campbell, _ We stepped aside. "‘Are you certain he is Herres?" asked Campbell, ** ‘*My name is not Herres; my name is John Walker,‘ be said. _ *Someone will pay for this.‘ ***l am not certain, but I‘m fairly sure,*said 1. *His hair is lighfer. But I‘ll be responsible,‘ ‘‘Campbell locked up _ the _ school teacher,. _ John Walker immediately sent for Colonel Kerr, of St. Paul, 10 defend him. He also engaged . a fighting lawyer oamed Ryau. They wanted to get a change of venue.. 1 had United States Districtâ€"Attorney Gieorge N. Baxter as my counsel. In making the affidavit on the applicaâ€" tion for a change of venue they swore the school teacher to it. HMe signed it. Campbell and 1 eagerly looked at it. The signature was J. K. Herres! The marshal and 1 silently shook hands and went out and had a drink. _ It took a great load off me. The court denied the change of venue sought on the unjust allegation that Commisâ€" sioner Spencer was a friend of Canaâ€" dian officers. Then began a battle for extradition. "It was fought to a finish. Herres‘ cousin in White Cloud joinecd Colonel Kerr and Mr. Ryan. Herres was comâ€" mitted for extradrtion, _ HMis counse} applied for a writ of habeas corpus before Judge Nelson. It seemed that when Judge Nelson‘s father _ was Judge of the Supreme Court a man named Kane bad killed someone in Ireland and escaped to Minnesota. The British Government / sought to extradite him, and the case was carâ€" ried to the Supreme Court, »which held that it was necessary to have the President issue an executive manâ€" date to give the Commissioner powet to iry the case. The counsel for Herâ€" res claimed the proceedings in the Merres, case was irregular, and Judge Nelson discharged â€" Herres. _ We ap pealed from the decision of Judgt Nelson and carried it to the Circuit Court, before Judge Brewer, now Justice Brewer of the Supreme Court of the Umied States. Judge Brewer wrote a long opinion reversing Judge Nelson‘s judgment and: ordering _ the prisoncr back into my custody. This case is an authority in extradition cases, and is reported in Fedcral Re ports of the United. States, No. 33, page 265. We fought the matter + in theâ€"courtsâ€"tihrough November and Deâ€" cember, 1887, and finally the â€"warrant of, surrender arrived; and on Jan. 17, 1888,.1 leit St. Paul with Shetâ€"black Herres, and handed him over in Berâ€" lin on Thursday, Jan. 19th. He pleadâ€" ed not guilty to forgery at the Spring Assizes, but was convicted and senâ€" tenced on March 20th to seven years in Kingston, | where, his ‘dingâ€"iong mustachee‘ vanished before the razor of the prison barber. i8 43 Death of Ciuelph, Dec. 4.â€"James Lowes, former well known resident of Guelph is dead as a result of injurics, sus tained in being struck by a falling tree at his home, 12th line, Peel. Or Friday Mr. Lowes, in company witl his son and others, were in the bus} chopping wood. _ They were cutting down a tree of unusual size, when it broke in two and fell. One portior struck _ Mr. Lowes across the back, and several of his fibs were ‘broken and he sustained severe internal in jurics. The unfortunate man was removed to his home and medical assisianct summoned. _ Despite r\‘:fl eBort, however, he succumbed to his injur ics on Saturday. Doceased was 69 years of age, arc a man of many good qualities. Dut ing his residence in Guelph he sad: a host of friends who will be griever to hear of his sad end. «Besides a «widow, three . dauginters and two sons survive. They are Mrs. Lippert, of Berlin; . Miss _ Ad: Lowes, at home, Miss Lowes, ‘sow Westminster, B.,C.; William Lowes at home, and George Lowes, of Okla homa. Everything at selling out prices a Weseloh‘s, Berlin. Come and see. "This is Merres, 1 sard to C‘ampâ€" James Lowes. The December session of the Town Council on Monday evening was of a listless and uninteresting character. The business‘ was largely routine, exâ€" copting the decision to give the Berâ€" lin & Waterlco Street Railway Co. the statutory six months‘ notice that the town purposes negotiating _ for the purchase of the systent, and also the refusal of the members to _ inâ€" crease the grart of the Berlin Poulâ€" iry andâ€"Pet Stock Association from. $25 to $50, on the ground that the Finance Committee did not bave the money.. There was a few minutes when things were a la Public School Board _ fireworks, _ when _ Chairman Bricker did not give ‘satisfactory anâ€" swers to Alds. Halhn and McKay rcâ€" garding the Board of Works‘ properâ€" ty, such as tools, carts, etc., used in ithe construction of ~sidewalks and crossings. BERLIN TOWN _ _â€"â€"COUNCIL MEET. Secrelary H. J. Sims submitted a resolution passed at a recent meeting of the Board ‘of _ Trade, asking the Council to submit a byâ€"law providing for the election in future of. the counâ€" eillors by ward system instead of the present system. No action was takâ€" ¢if, as the proper petition was â€" not presented. All ~the members of _ the Council were present, excepting Ald. Gross, who is laid up â€"with an attack of typhoid fever: Secretary ‘Sims also forwarded the resolution asking the Council to give notice forthwith for the purchase of the Berlin & Waterloo Street Railâ€" wayâ€"asâ€"perâ€"statutory recuirements. eodore _ Murowski informed _ the Cauncil that according to his assessâ€" ment notice, his assessment was for $1,200, whilé he had been paying taxâ€" cs, by some mistake, on $1,300, and asked for a refund of $1,90,.. Referred to Finance Committee. Herry Dictrich wrote that he had. been assessed on his dwelling _ house on Ellen street for the sum of $1,600, which ‘he. considered excessive on acâ€" count ‘of the house not having been completed until April, 1965.) He was of the opinion that he should only be assessed for half, the amount, and askâ€" ed for a reasonable rebate: Referred to Finance Committee. John Boyanosky, Mill street, owned a house valued at $895 and was last year assessed for $750, and this year was increased $25, which is only $100 less than its. cost, whereas â€" houses: worth $1,000 and $5,000 are ouly asâ€" sessed ‘at $1,500. He also pointed out that the assessor is supposed to ga to the property which he is asâ€" sessing, which he did not do in (his case. e asked for a refund and his rate lowered. Referred to â€"Finance _ Superintendent Hymmen submitted a resolution _ passed by the Water Commission accepting the cheque. for $86.50 in payment of the stall at the fireâ€"hall, upon â€" condition that . the Council agree to provide the Commisâ€" sion â€"with a stall as soon as a change 4s made at the fireâ€"hall. Christmas Market. A petition was presented from some 60 merchaits, asking that the Christâ€" mas market be held on Friday, Dec. 22nd. This step has proven a . conâ€" venience to the merchants as well as the buying public, in preventing . the crowding of the Christmas rush ail in one day. The request was granted. John Lewis, on behalf of the Jewâ€" ish Synagogue, asked for a refund of taxes on their building on Queen St., amounting to $6.80. Finance â€"Report. The Finance Committee recommendâ€" «d the payment of the following acâ€" counts :â€" * Sprinkling â€"Committee..â€"â€"â€"â€"~& 2.2% Market Committee.. .. ... .. _ 14.95 Fire & Light Committee .... 1150.20 Board ‘of Works (loc imp.)... 1712.35 Board of Workd (gen.)... ... 151.97 Jemetery Committee ... .. â€" Police CommMitt@@... u2 se 2e C.B.K. Toh HUCK..‘... ... .cs Klocpfer & Co., charity... ... G.â€"D.â€" LACONESC,â€"0Oâ€"mmrâ€"aâ€"â€"r+ Telegraph Pig. CO..0.u usw C. E.. Moyer, printing... ... ... H. Aletter, expenses.. ..... .. Starnaman & Son,: frames.... W.3.9W. Toh C€Beull. mss . M. Hachnergard, Voters‘ List H. 8. Hallman, Voters‘ List Rittinger & Motz, do....... News Record, to Dr. A. B. Camphell..... .. ... ‘The report was adopted. MARKET COMMITTEE., Ald. C.C. Hahn, chairman pro tem of the Market Committee, reported, cecommending that the request of the Berlin Poultry and Pet Stack Assocâ€" iation for the use of the market buildâ€"} PIPING HOT© Communications Try it with a dash of Cold Milk § £2.361.15 41.95 150. 20 112.35 151.07 5.00 30.00 40. 47 §1.95 14.00 1.35 13.12 EW TT 00 49 15 4 ing on Dec. 26th, 27th and 28th lor‘ the holding of _ their exhibition . be granted, they to clean market huihlâ€"“ ing and put market tables in their proper places again. ‘ No Action Re Braun Claim. . The special committee appointed to investigate . the cl&iny againet the corporation, laid. by _ Mr. Casper: Braun, reported that no action be taken in the matter. w GIVING STATUTORY NOTICE. _ Mayor Kranz took up the communiâ€" cation of the Board of Trade and anâ€" nounced that Mr. J. A. Scellan, secâ€" retary of the special joint committee appointed by the Berlin and Waterloo Boards of Trade to look into matters pertaining to the franchise of the Ber lin & Waterioo St. Ry. Co. was pres ent and was asked to give a report of the work that had been done by the committee up to the present.. ~ Ald. Uttley â€" informed the Council â€"hatâ€"heâ€"hadâ€"become what us known as~ an **Aldermaniac Shylock" and . was looking on all sides for revenue for ‘the town. HMe favored the ownership of all utilities, and when the people of a town make a franchise valuable they should receive a portion of it. 1 the taking over of the lighting plant bad proved a syecess a year ago ~ he bad no doubt the ratepayers would be in favor of taking over the‘streot railâ€" way system. The ratepayers, howevâ€" er, had haa their fingers burnt, and looking at the temperament of _ the people it would be a brave man who would advocate purchasing aud opetâ€" ating the street railway system as a public utility. He, however, favored giving the notice _as requested ~by the Board of Trade. Ald. Schneider favored ‘giving the notice. HMe was satisfied that if the town operated â€" the system there would be better accommodation, and new rates would prevail, . Mr. Scellan presented a report simâ€" ilar to that given at a recent meetâ€" ing of the Board of Trade, which was published in the Telegraph at length, Mr. Scellan referred to the fact that in order. that Waterloo might be able to give the necessary notice in case Berlin did not, it was better for this year‘s Council to deal with the matâ€" ter. Aldermen Express Themselves. Mayor Krsanz stated that as this would be one of the leading questions to be dealt with nest year, and as it was probable the aldermenintended secking reâ€"clection, it. would not be out of place to express their opinions on the. question. the townâ€" to take over the plant, but would allow the Town Council of nex» year to enter.into a new agreement, Or to purchase the system outright, and reâ€"sell it again. Berlin should reâ€" ceive a revenue from this franchise. Ald. Febranbach endorsod the reâ€" quest of the Board of Trade. He hopâ€" ed the street railway system would be purchased by the town. He â€" did not know what revenue there is in it, but he thought it could be made a paying investment. Ald. McKayâ€" was _ not _ preparâ€" ed t0 givean opinion on the matte; as a member of the Council, but _ inâ€" dividually he was an advocate of muâ€" nicipal _ ownership. Alds. Weber, Gardiner and Hahn favored giving the notice, and Ald. Gardiner complimented the Board of Trade upon its enverprise in securing the information that had been sumâ€" plied by Mr. Scellan. Addition to Committee. 1t was moved â€" wy Chas. C. Haln, seconded by F. (. Gardiner, that the mover and â€" seconder, â€" AMds. Uitiey, Bricket â€"and Fehrenback, be appointod a committee to act _ in conjunction with the committee of the Board of Trade regarding the taking over of the Betlin & Waterloo Street Railâ€" way system, Ald, Bricker favoredâ€"giving the noâ€" at the expiration of twenty years from the time of passing the first byâ€"law which was acted upon conâ€" ferring â€"theâ€"right â€"of â€"Ataying â€"rails upon certain streets in the town of Berlin, to assume the ownerâ€" ship at the Berlin & Waterloo Street Railway and all real and personal _ propeity in connectton with the working thereof, on payâ€" ment of the val«e thercof, to be determined by arbitration as in the said Act set forth.. Moved by A. Bricker, seconded by W. V. Utftley, that the Mayor is hereby ~authorized ~to instruct the Town Solicitor to give nottee ta the Berlin & Waterloo Sttect Railway Company that, pursuant to section 41 of "The Street Railâ€" way Act" this corporation intends Notice is Given Poultry Show Grant. A supplementary report of the Fiâ€" nance tommittee recommended that a grant be made to the Berlin Poulâ€" try and Pet Stock Association. Meésâ€" Sr«. J. Hallman and. H. A. Hagen were present and in addressing _ the Council pointed out that the means of collecting funds for the Associaâ€" tion are limited, as the merchants and hotelâ€"keepers had refused to subâ€" seribe to the furds, and it was necâ€" essgary that the town increase the grant to $50 in order to continue. Alds. McKay and Weber urged that Ald. Uttley, of the Finance Commitâ€" the Council make the extra grant, but tee, reported that funds were tow and it was too late in the ygar 10 inâ€" crease the granif A vote was taken on an amendment to make the grant $50, but Aids. McKay and Weber were the only supporters and â€" the Council adopted the Finance Commitâ€" tee‘s report. \ Ald. Bricker said he. did_not have the list of articles with hith, but he knew what belonged to the town and he had given .instructions . to have ~them returned. * m Y President Hagen told the Council they could keep the $25, as there would not be a show this year, _ Municipal Elections. A byâ€"law was passed selecting the polling booths and reurning officers for the municipal elections, and |the blanks were filled in as follows :â€" North Wardâ€"Schmiedel‘s store, J. L. Meisner. + Centre wardâ€"B. & W. St. Ry. offâ€" ite, J. D. LaCourss. South Wardâ€"Sippel‘s shop, _ Alf. Lindner. Ald. McKay _ thought it was the chairman‘s duty to take an ‘inventory at the beginning of the yeaf, and at the end _ of the season‘s work should be able to report what was on hand and that things were in their place. structions used in t sidewalks inventory town. The nominations will be held ‘this year on Friday, December 22n¢, comâ€" mencing at 7 o‘clock in the, evening. + Town Property. * Before the Council adjourned Ald. Hahn asked Chairman Bricker, of the Board of Works, if he had giÂ¥en_inâ€" East Wardâ€"Old Council Chamber, Hy. Aletter, 4 ‘ West Wardâ€"C. Braun‘s office, M. Schicdel. + Lhe Council adjourned . at 10.20 o‘clock. s & There were some warm passages beâ€" tween the three aldermen, and . Ald. Bricker intimated that unless the artâ€" icles were returned ‘immediately . he would send a constable after them. They‘d go out in the morning clad So. tidy and so trim; At night, they‘d come home looking My kittens three were white and gray ‘Twas hard to Keep them clean; No matter how I worked each day, ‘The kits looked very mean, One hour of the day _ _ _ When they were in the field or street, _ With other cats at play, f Just use the DIAMOND DYES, 49 4t s y I could not keep, them tidy, I then procured the And made a dye And to my kittens I dipped then» in Toâ€"day my kittens all are dressed In Black so rich and deep; I mourn no,more, and now am blessâ€" The moral of my song is plain, To women bright and wise; If you would pleasure, proft gain, sad, With clothes so soiled and grim. Whene‘et 1 roam of sleep, A FELINE DITTY on DIAMOND DYES. e construction.of roads and returned, andâ€"if he bad an of what. belonged to the To have all DIAMOND DYES bath hot,. . great surprise, the pot, the property