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"Ai The . Berlin :The Berlin Land 'foo hutrr.veJretyli m. m cm dni us. with h Mid lather snlep. sizes 3 Mfg, 'zt,GTC'.".', A.. I". ... was}: Gil-If and Children's Me worsted ovetatoek'rttte, " Ill". Zioglor'o ...............6 w...................................... Yemeni .100 high rut, full len th, but" cloth] in ' awe Zimler'vn ...... ...... .8... ............ .t.P.t.'1'.t.?.t? We have not overlooked the SHOE WANTS, or the FELT SHOES either, who require tlexibU and easy Shoes with comfort in every curve. Style isn't, tvueritieed either. We bought these Show for GBAB’DPA and GRANDMA. 1ntanta' 75c white and choeoUte, h?“ out. not” In! mnoca Ins. wry Bott and warm lated all through with fleece, sin: " to 5. "gala-75c. Ziegler] ...... ........ ...... m..... m..... ...... ...... Infmta‘ 'me so". ooh d red leather lame boots, in black and an kid _ warm tunnel lined all through, size: " to 4, Z‘egln'u . . . . . .... Many an OLD foot is now wishing for a NEW pair of warm. comfortable, easy Slippery. _ - ' What a Joyous time the Christmas Season is, and more especially a s home going time. Going to Visit Them? Whan tttnhiag your Xmas pun-buns do not for.“ to (In our Furniture Department a. cull. Tbit ttttttqrttmmt ll under the IMO management of Mr. Bmttshaupt. He has mu, Xvnu suggestions to offer, con tiling of Fancy 'Ntrtao, Nude Cabineu. Judlniom Bantu, Chin. Ctsttinote, Luna! Sectoral“, Rockers, Hall Bach, etc. an: dreda of thirst: no di pmyed he", and nmly every one in tb any mention for a gift to the limo rum. Come only 3nd noun timt choke. Mertrou yin-1:9 fiud Aisrruyed the pun}. 9|de glut. . - - “i Urn; car, cliom this 'rar are the 01101an no In" our Ind. Try our Hind Canada Bt so. lots, 12 1 2s per lb. Jne( e few Mtotrpttre den between now end Christine- .thlnk of tt I We no prep-red to [the you good sen lee end 3001 value. Our department' ere 'Sl twin: ehoiee Chrienes can, end can pleue you no newer who no 3 or Our Toy Section in the Basement FURNITURE DEPT. RIlmjLrlS NOTICE OLD FEET (lllllitlUliillt'8 Mercantile Go. ms: cl Ii"iit"'i')'/' F0ll18 p, . ii. ia. it,ittt". k' 'l " tll AT HOME k {Y lXICIITOI. DON'T FORGET THE and Property Brrroynlooi, Mercantile Co, And large " Midi-Pu iiv,"ii,1,i' Ont. THE cfilR0lh0cLEa-TELE0RApn Shorthorns for Sale One Bull ll mambo old and m" 8 may!" old, hoth rod. Also a low {ugh 'w'nh new. size- " to ti. 39 [ boots, in black and an kid, loco: Wttrietu..... ...... '54 , natty desi no.wilh heels 1 overtrtockht 3. all sizes. beaver cloth It in a site- J.r.Tf".'l'.'.."f'.fr.".1".'.". .79 ht El [EDIE Henry Humilton lost A volume more last week trom blood poisoning. VOur young people no lining n grand time shun; on the dnm which is in excellent condition. Itesiigrtauon.-Mr. John Pomeroy has resigned his duties " principal of ihe public school. Winterbourne, and has been engaged in g similar capac- ity at Bridgeport at an nth-once ot naiary. Mr. Pomeroy will in missed very much in this place. as he took a lively inieresi in all mum ot a social, volition! and religion mine. Mr. sci-wort oi Mneion has been en- mell as mot to Mr. Pomeroy to min and clinic the 3'th - d [hm Mrs. Benjsmin Baker, ot Winnipeg, has urn/ed on t visit to her old home, Mrs. Wilkinsort's, to spend the winter. She In: two lovely children with her. . The Christmss nnnivcrury of the Methodist church will be held on Thursday evening, Dec. gut. A good programme has been prepared. Tea will be served trom 8 to 8. Music will be lurnished by the choir oi the Methodist church, Elmira. Admission " cents. Mrs. Smut-l Burnett Is Mill very low annexing trom congestion ot the Inngs. Her daughter. 'Mts. Robert Lat her. Several ot our prominent Lamas attended the Guelph FM, Stock Show last Thursday, among them being Messrs. C. Stretcher, D. Streicluri', D. Gascho and Dan. Liebokl. Mr. and Mrs. John Whiz. ot Win- ton, an: spending . short, time here visiting $rienda and telltives. Miss Emma Doering, of Piulipstmrg visited friends here tor stun ten days, and during her Stay made man; menus. Mr. Geo. Miller, ot Gretna, paid us a. firing visit Micro taking may: of his business at Walkcrton. Messrs. C. k. and Peter O'lmnn were at Berlin last week on businos. Mr. Hy. Briekert loll our midst on. Saturdzy last to aeeept I position as watchman in gay crtr, Mich: Mr. John Lehman and Mr. Chrisit- in Ballet are on an extended unit to friends in Lewis County, Few York, and are not expected tc return hetero February next. A T Mr. trnd Mrs. Schwab Ire visiting their son Norman at Mildmar to: g The sick.-utd mother Schetter is on the sick list.-LBvina Ottman is confined to her bed with intianunatory! rheumatism. her heart being also very much atiected.-We are pleased to he able to report that Mrs. P. Schmidt is improving, and was able to be cpl after an illness of over two months.- Mr. Ed. Schaub is on the sick list. I 'our boys, will be played on the Mth Sing a song ot winter, snow is in "text, when atast game may be ex- the air. pected, as the Beavers are practicing Loud and long and shrill)", the nor- '\ory hard in order to beat the lounis them trumpets hlarc; on their own ice. Bold Jack Frost is tapping at the Visiting Day will be observed in window pane. our public school next Wednesday, "Here am I," he's saying. “Heroam while aconccrt. will be given in the I again! eveuingr A- grroepr0gramme. is in -Btrrutieatids and lasscs, who will come course ot preparation by the teaeh-, with' me, ers. l Through the woods and meadows my Mr. Fred DeBus has sold his tiae handiwork to see? residence to Mr. Andrew K. Free. I've eased the moss “mi crystal. I've corn. _ l . strung the grass with gems. The siek.-utd mother Schetter is I've crowned the mm, and beeehea on the sick list.-LBvina Ottman is, with shining dladems." , (he Beavers,_ol St. Clements, and our boys, will be played on the Mth next, when afast game may be ex- pected, as the Beavers are practicing Mary hard in order to beat the lounis on their own ice. disposal df. --- 7 ___ The return hockey The auction sale ot the balance of Poem.-Let Mr. Jno. N. Zinkann's stock,- which ot poetry on was conducted in the Town Han last correspondent. Friday and Saturday evening by Mr. propriale to Joe. Mickus. auctioneer, was a de- poetry in sea cided smug, and cumming, was tilled: -F--FF J We regret that the concert by our Milverton triends advertised for last Wednesday evening was called on, the attendance being too small. and it was thought amiable to do so in order to avoid further unnecessary es- pcnse. Our skating risk in not yet com- pleted. but the shun; is excellent on the mill pond, and our juvenilu are mixing good use orit. Mr. John Lehman has severed Illa tiomseetion as partner with the tirttt ot Rata, Flttitsetthatutr a Cod us- the bum In luture will be carried on by East. Ratz sad Fieitsehhatter. Mr. U. F. Uttmnnn attended tuneet- ing of the directors of the North Wa- terloo Farmers' Institute " minim last Saturday. Mr. Geo. Brenna, the usual: We" drilM! Hawksville, And his men, very fortunately struck a satisfactory now of water at Mr. John Heipcl's at a depth ot 150 feet. We wish the readers at the Chron- ‘ Greetings-A Merry Christina end 1eie-T'etegmptt n Wrrr Christina. e Happy New Year to an renders ol Our skating rink in not yet com- the Chrottiete-Telegraptt. The halide! meted. but the shun; is excellent an season la taat appronetting end may the min pond, and our juveniles are will be the family uttering: ground muting good new“. the old heartturtotte. Not elone ere Mr. John Lehman has severed his the children ensluuely evening its connection as partner with the tirttt coming but else grown up people who ot Rata, Flttitsetthatutr a Cod no the will then tay aside their care: tor btttrirte6 In luture will be carried on the part yen. end Join the younger by Messr- Ratz end Fieitsehhatter. members ot the family in their lee- Mr. Geo. Brenner, the amt”: Well tivitles. May you ell enjoy your hol- drilM! Hawkeville, end his men, ideye. New...» WWW MWMMCO'MM A Merry Christmas to All Our Readers l ot llamiltén. is at present with Our Busy Neighbors WINTERBOCRNE. WATERLOO, ONTARIO, TBURSDAY IlORNlNG DEC. " WELLESLEY lynch betw Gathered by Industrial: Correspondcnb in County and District. Mr. M. Amos. out pmmiar Inch". we are sorry to report itt unable to mend Io his duties at school on Ic- count ll sickness. an. Hy. Poll, who ban m rot! low wnh Upheld, we an plead lo “I __reerrveridtt. _ In! Ames, ol bodflinéMn. " Visit- in; at the home of her son. Mr. M. Ania. Mrs. Coleman, ot Crotushitt, visitor It the home ot Dr. Smaller lust Sunday. Mr. Elma I'. Mailman. ot Airdrie, Atta., In visiting [nond- in this vi- cinity. V Meeting ot Crystnl Springs Cheese Asstt.-The ennual report And trou- urer's fintuaeial statement of the Cry- stal Springs Cheese Association Watt read to e goodly number ot patrons who attended the meeting on Satur- day last. The report showed the val- " of cheese made during the your amounted to “0,130.28. Two prizes were uttered, six dollars to the 100 acre farmer sending the moat milk, and 84 to the titty acre turner lenti- ing the most milk. The prizes were won by Thomas Poster end T. M. Diotenhnker respectively“. week Mr. Norman Grunt-l, ot Berlin, Wu [Eisner hare Int week. Thoma Wilkinso; amid}?! the Fat Stock Show held at Guelph Int Thus says Jack Frost, and gaily the children venture forth, They love the lusty music, the wild l winds of the north. Sing, hurrah! for winter mornings, sing, hurrah! tor eventide, When rosy laces gather the hluing hearth beside, When chestnuts leap and splutter uni merry tales are told, And all within is cosy. despite the wintrv cold. . Sing a song of winter, and let your _ voices ring, P Till root and ratter echo the lusty song you sing! _ Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Thompson are spending the week near St. Mary's. While there.they will attend the wed- ding of the latter's brother, which takes place Wednesday. The Presbyterian Sabbath Ichool will hold an ans tnttertmittment on the evening ot the Mitt Inst. A good programme is being prepared. Mrs. Cornell, ot Dehorare, is spend- ing some time with Wm. Peterson'.. Mr. untl Mrs. Noah Sude1turuer in.. tend to move to Elmira. shortly. in. Sun-cl 35M who in in Hockey Arrattgetnents.-4htr hockey enthusiasts are making arrangements tor some games during the holiday week. The river has afforded splendid skating, ot which mod advantage was taken. The rink is last becoming . certainty. Poem.-Let us submit a. few lines of poetry on a winter song. Your correspondent. always think: it up- propriale to give the readers some poetry in season. The poem is en- Announeementtc-Don't target the dates ot the Christmas lestimls. Sat- urday, Dec. 23rd, in _the Evangelical church. and Monday. Dec. 25, In the Lutheran church. Both entertainments commence at 7.30. All cordially in- vited. HAWK ESVILLE. NEW DUNDEE, ST. JACOBS. l m, ha .. _ iifii.iiTisiCy=-at.cczecD1lytt) 100 "uata'"tt.E.kF-sd doa. knives I and f o r k t that must In .old before the holiday. I a“ ox er. To do thin we have cut the . p ice to the bone. almost in fuel. by one In". For irsklcs we to'd an IFtasut Imi'n and ,fork for .300 a clean The Xmas price I: new 81.90 q , lame. "e - - doz. We have n dandy Tea Spoon canon!” Iold for ".01 data). Ber. gain prire--tkr our ttemrtsirn Table "ieit with anon; other um, . AV] nice 10c new. See our Bargain Tables for iie, lots, 150 and tlie Novelties. WATERLOO O'Donn- Bnttpr Knives. ete, will bo mid to- gsrdlnu of Cort. Come in to"! [rake ter;,',',,'.',,",.: on toms of them. We nd Sugar Btreir, for 10c and Butler KI in: 15". about I r . known the worm aver. . Every 0 n e in GUARANTEED. The biggest and tttae" Assortment ever shown in the County. Bee our burg-In ooun'ex- of 500. 45c and 36c minor: for Mt, each. here varying in pr ce from 56 lo ".50 and: BratiquPe n-I yuan: Ikuivu! for 27e, tojiLri;cuach. Call in And are our dirptt Lots of clinics. Km]; "ri. Heb. ttneat tttt toe gain-Elf Raglan-rs IG,' buy. awn-H tsvodrs that rrtml any- :hm Jia,' 't.tio. Oar rpeciul price for ...- ' ... _ _., <:zmglgligBrs, t-GTii'r'ii"iriiieiii L -... 'thnn a RO' d pocket “- - knife. Lott, ot them III; STORE has done eomething that u very seldom eeen in hardware stores. We have n store 100 feet long ind ennther addition 80 feet in length. Along the whole length of the Main Build. ing we ,heve placed BARGAIN TABLE“, upon which the goods we advertise ere diepleyed. Every Brtiele% tiruked in plain tigarum so that buying is made easy for our customers. We Ire trying to make it pleasant to shop at Ott" store ; C 1 tom ire are cordially welcomed and are ‘not urged to I)!!! until they ere ready. la a. good year like this, the annual scramble for holiday goods towed: the end in practically certain to result in disappointment for the very leterbnyere, Select yuu- goods room We tri I can them for you until amaa.-- ' -- "W ' Tho bank is now tttted 'nr-tod", with [lacy woodwork, and we must WV " is; credit. to out ,'drt The patronage they have noel ll be yond their expectation. V The good smell ot "Brod-wttrtst" which no." through our village It every noon-hour their: that commer- able numbers ot grant“: hue been massacred this tall. The Sunni” School Icholusol the Luther-n church are preparing a good rrognmme tor their Xmas Ila-tin]. which will be held on Christina eV- wing. qi, understand A wedding will he solemnlzos at -phonc tlo. I some time this week. 1lhiyioher's 'ttt News hid up with Mood poisoning Io: the Ian welt is {warming Quite 1 numhe'r KG young no rle us um; mining at the good s'ra_tiatr on the lute. M. WEICHEL & SON m, got it. a =llD nice shipment of Lhne the . Alt/REL PLATED Xmas A nervicoablo Irma, Ytt. “In have gone tiwough "m. that k nrd melee}; ll m of th e A good {Int elm PnrhrMillfor 66e tend Irozhor loch "It. the Mylo we “on! you: onto Itrreiftt M','. of 2thvaurtr, Npthlng nicer ltd Good Goirds. tral tell you hammer; I poiith H, :CLAUSE Spoon: a llore from so yptl.00 S tteoAi, h err y Sui JG. Slug”. cord we tsGrGkiairiG%ic"a"g, -.. or " the vandal-d the wm Id over. [anally .10.] I..- Ix.- ---- sr-_., n44 On _ K n a a d Thus. We can not}? ymn wah any nine or mine. Spec nl tips at htrlCttour's notice. Xmu Prices. loc, 15c and 'doc each. I t r n n tt Wire Egg Banal-u. We have two kinds. Xmu Price-- lk and so each. _ . Strictly Cccr:t:ara'"" “at. grade, TCLI.',.".; a 'l t iii: p e d mm o n e CCY-CO p i e c e of Meri, inside highly pofilhed. XIII-a price. 7 l 2 met: :5..- tauth, 10 inch Me each. Stu-fans. Oar Km»: pic. on them Will be luv. tu, and “Hench. Clum- msatrre, . one of thet beat tummy! ' and whilo,dur Mr, ’d- not . Br, you " was mode Brrou. 'tis . true, pm no upon ttra tron no pro-ems rich Ind run; yo: tleaao bo kind, Ind bear in mind, In With the gitte no more. We now Illh nil, the short and all. young, ttttttdies-ttttod and any , to. 7 7 - _‘-_ 7“" .1..va Wand”. \\'oemynlmmuuuwckol was In. anal-3M IN, 121-3. Me. 180, mo. so to 60tt, oa't,t,"gg, '1't'n1'ltttl,tt,'tdtsl1t,ri, War it“ 1%ite, nu. n ' 0!. tom m I. tg2"tht',' and and tho durum nah. Gal: only. Ono Pas.%ia7iuiis" Elm-e. SoutlLside King Street. Ill-d -tmtamed Do a... hand embroidered In. cut... but] a. W Hua- “out. 53nd embroidered “but... 'ldltu'lffl'h= “I. and 830101.. M'tttt bud wu'vroéden-d stln t'povesew-.a large stock a! an. Who and Yet.': to much " you want anything in Linen. (in our dock. We - [this mm from we mien . 11ANrrttErtdmttetrtg. hull-f nod chlldnn'n (any " Andr- plain an! hemotltohed. 1’de and be. than“ Hmdl'v. "no "non Hawk‘s. lute trimmed, prion mun. be. Tr, so. IN. " I-N, Mr, we. 25:- to Cl “ch. 't"d'g'ghu',e%t,, I black In F ood Glo (my “at ' on n ' w tet Rin w ,' v and whlk. polo. 'ru. we. Ne. t tr a. KID GLOVES. . lunch Kid Glove. from tho but anion. We gnu-mm "or, pd: d hid glam which to no" at .1 and much. new 1tey,31trApatctiruuiiss. Worth coming miles to see, abbund in every part of our store mm " on? GIVBR‘. Do your Christmas Shopping early the Hob, white. black " man, A In", Christan Day. our customers to cut up their mince meat. D Xmas Priet--1 knife tie, 2 knives 10c etch. " You ARE WISE You will do your Christmas Shopping here. Lou of them here f: y This XMAS BARGAINS _$M_Y_TH BROS. Low Prices. show you a JOIOI Jttsront kindld Nice Roi: ood/r. We sell lots of those " the tatt tabla every day. The on." prim on the trick. 6tt and Inc ouch. WHOLE sauna a66t W Fitl, in} y; Gia a good emu-cut aw F'ite., , Git, for Mh: each. We Inn Bntesher Shel- on our bar gain (ounbut tor tae and ate Ouch. , his a,-, 250 tttch. reserve one for you. 'Thiliol-i-t'. Granite Cullender for 2se. . It i ,13519‘xu5, Price we Ci' $15,149le " no Price 10c and 153 cub. P.et ttnd Fine! “In". Print: . left but from tho of a. few days a'o. sun 17x12110§ ELMIRA =- ind Suit -rG-. A few of them, " the Bales Price loft ati, Idiot: There u a ship- ment of Cullen- dera on the way. " you was on. before they " rivedunu- your ntun I ttttt we wil x"... is. ".1 partying. Po. A good hand 1d “chi-w To, do, tho BERLIN A V 'hi. van XII" Keep your B r e A .I In ml ab.” for Km". 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