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AVINGS BANK _ _ DEPOSIT Ptenkst ongoiren RY 3 MonTHS OB HESPELER 'R“” look around for a se Dress Hat, We have them mflfin‘ook«u and prices to p ntrses. Come in and look Molsons Bank You Desire A Woll Made Suit ‘ ‘C. A. BOEH M ress Hats Boar Signature of to Buckberrough & Co. Bsta) Fizhed 1304. aterloo Mutual Building, Harrison d Wright, Secretary Mall, Inspector <|.King St. ‘,;omoe 240, House 200 . solicited for first cli companies. }fiegf gent‘s furnishing Oapital /.. .. ... 200,000.0° sit with the Dominion â€" i....,......... §117,140. ‘guaranteed by the London mmnm Company s of $16,306,638. , Watarios Sranch juble to show goods Pt Undertaking Co. Insurance Agent, rcantile Fire io Company PaRATED 1875 fico â€" Waterloo anital 5.. ..... 250,000.0( ‘ers and Embalmers. wered day and nieht. ig Street, Waterica, Ont. Repay You District Agent Ont. Fhone 249. HEADACHE I RITZER, Tallor, Waterloo visit to us in stock Ge ',nfi Hagersville, fathâ€" o. wflm' is visitâ€" tew weoks. .D. Gordon, . of FKBBENBACH in Berlin on Sa > | Berlin _ ds SHO M y L. in HAKIE Li» nk " l ‘-.1_:&’: .. 38 ts ,‘w," \4":4‘ m the focmal tonsent of â€"tae ~Loard, but by securing the ‘permission of 10â€" Sn in tome ‘ . gave seroial . mem bers an opportunity to express theis ‘Oajection to the I win Cjiy Minister al Association meeting in the Boatu rooips. {It was contended that us organization was sectarian in:smuck 28 it was composed â€" ol â€" ministers vi Protestant churches. ~Rev.â€"W. A. Bradiey_ stated that the W&d the Associat.oa _ is open _ to> denominations and> ho reason the Library tooms were . used. was on accountâ€" ol. then being .com fortably ~ peated ‘on Monday morning, while in the various churches . the fircs. _ were allowed to go down. lt was .decided â€" that all . organizations ‘deciring ~ the use of / the various rcoms in ‘the Library: must apply to the Library Board. In the absence of Chairman Muciâ€" ler and W, M. Cram, Chairman pro: tem.â€" the â€" chair. was occupied b\ Rev. W. A. Bradley. Rev. J. Sch weitzer, H. W. Brown, R. Reid, W J. Motz and D. Forsyth were th members present. W. M. Cram arri ved later in the evening. A communication was received TOH the Citizen‘s League asking | for th use of the Assembly Hall for thei meetings ‘at $1.00 per night. Th request was granted. . ‘The financial report presented show ed a balance of $246.05. The monthly report of the Librat in showed that a _ total of 198 boo‘s were taken from the institu tion during the month of . November of which 1425 were classed as fic tion and 150 as German. An avet age of 85 boo‘s were ty zn out pe day. Fortyâ€"four new ta"cts wer added during the mouth. Accounts were passed amounting 10 $64.93. Messrs. Cram, Forsyth and Bradley were appointed a committee to _ I€ port as to the cost of fitting up the ladies‘ room in the Library. The tender of C. Braun to build a redâ€"pressed brick mantel with a coal grate and frame in the smoking room was accepted. ‘ It was moved by W. J. Motz, seeâ€" onded by H. W. Brown, that the Berâ€" lin Library Board extend its heartiest congratulations to its chairman, Mr. Karl Mueller, on the occasion of his Hanover; Germany, and also that the marriage, which took place in members of the Board express their willingness to partake of the oysters as soon as convenient â€" after . the Chairman returns to Berlin, and that the Secretary be instructed . to forâ€" ward a copy of this resolution to the Chairman. The Board adjourned until Thurs day. Dec. 19th. Delegau's Staufier, S ie. _ Alternatesâ€"A inger and Dr. OFFICERS ELECTED The â€" members â€" of _ St. Patrick‘s Court No. 1015, Catholic Order of Forresters, held their election of of! cers Tat Berlin on ‘Tuesday with a big LECTION OF OFFICENKS A: MUST ERECT NEW FLAG STAFF Owing to the flag staff at the Court House being out of commission _ the fNlag was not fying as required _ by the statutes of the Province. The attention of the Property Committee has been drawn several times to the condition of the high pole, but beyond fixing the pulley no action has been taken to make it serviceable. Sheriff Motz _ informed the Teleâ€" graph on Dec. 13th that someY.of the High Court judges will not condit eourt unless the Union Jack is afloat and some of them would not hesitate to summon the Sheriff, Governor of the jail and Warden of the County for contempt. of court. _ _ e _ F w.‘.;_&,;;._';m fying last week while the County Council was In sesâ€" of Libraty Bo to â€" Grand _ Councilâ€"S E. Mover and Alex How glis w here e month. passed amounting to A. Moyer, M. Het J. F. Honsberger. was received fron RBerlin Council, Ca informed the _ Teleâ€" th that someY.of the s will not conditt IInfom Jack is afloat ing, after th been confet) and Joh we Owing to the busy t seaâ€" | $ There is one thing _ will oints *o the" w .\ | f cure itâ€"Avyer‘s He e ing i ‘he Board of Coun. | [ It is a‘regular séaipâ€"medicine. meet cil on ‘l‘hnd‘y pÂ¥cainl .. Pnd‘aJ At It quickly dutroylt t:: germs Sime presided oud Meoute . . f [ [wnich causo.this discase @. M. 'W?Ady;n%?, J?Hunfl::: Thc.unhelhby scalp becomes wers present. healthy, ‘l‘be d;pdml Clll’. _‘A letter was read by Secretary ‘“.- from: :x. Q'-“l:ls;% in reply. m. om local. manulacâ€" turers asking to have a change in the time schequle of the train north of Georgetown, which leaves bhall an hour earlier than for and it is impossible to make and considerable time is 10%8, Comâ€" pany states that the _ to an earlier schedule was response to big petitions and he ‘out pracâ€" tically"no hope for© the granting _ .of the Berlin request. 4 B. Studer, ‘a German, French and English correspondent and â€" bookkeepâ€" er, recently out from Switzerland, inâ€" quired to léarn whether there is an opening for such a man here. . â€" A quotation was réceived for a comprehensive report and trade _ inâ€" dex, but the proposition is considered rather beyond the financial â€" reach of the Board. The total eost for 10,000 copies â€" distributed would â€" be over $1500. The prganization of a Canadian Club was again discussed. President Sims is of the opinion that if a Club is organized it should be a departâ€" ment of the Board of Trade. ‘This will be a topic for discussion at the annual meeting in January. of the next annual banquet was brought up. President Sims was conâ€" fident that provision would be made in the supplementary estimates when brought down. â€" An effort will be made to arrange the meetings of the Board of Trade and Town Council so that they will not conflict. The Board is anxious to have members of the Town Counâ€" cil on the Board Council, and at preâ€" sent the Aldermen are very _ often busy at committee meetings. The promise of the new Post Office lock was recalled when the question There was a free and easy talk over matters in general, including the post office box rent increase, and the work of the Citizen‘s League. . One _ of the members asked who the officers ate, and felt that publicity should be given. â€" BERLIN HAS A The police are on the lookout for a "Jackâ€"theâ€"Hugger," who has been causing considerable annoyance _ in variqus parts of the _ town recently. e is apparently exceedingly bold, judging from his performance on Thursday evening when he walked up to one of Berlin‘s most estimable women and put his arms around her neck and kissed her while he was vassing her almost in front . of the Grand Union Hotel, King street, about 5.40 o‘clock. The woman was vadly frightened «nd while the deed was witnessed by several people no attempt was made to arrest him. It is said, however, that no difficulty will be experienced in dentifying the man. It is also reported _ that liberi have been taken with young . wom in the vicinity of the G.Tâ€"R. depot WILL WAIT ON At the meeting of the Finance Comâ€" mittee of the ~ County Council _ on Thursday it was decided to recomâ€" mend that the Council serd a delegaâ€" tion to act in conjunction with those sent from other counties to interview the Government of Ontario regarding the establishment of provincial hospiâ€" tals for consumptives, and the _ folâ€" lowing were appointed: Councillors Lockhart, Jafray, Peine and Uttley. In view of the large number of chilâ€" dren (23) wards of th Children‘s Aid Society, being cared for at the St. Agatha Orphanage this year, an . CXâ€" tra grant of $100 will be recommenâ€" ded. e The grant set aside for the Nortb Waterloo Agricultural Society will be divided by giving the Berlin Poultry Show $30, and the other foutr agriâ€" Woolwich and South Waterloo $17.50 cultural societies, Wilmot, Wellesley, cach HAD AN ENJOYABLE TIME Nearly 100 Berlinites took advantâ€" age of the cheap excursion to Torâ€" onto on Friday evening under the auspices of the Grand River Lodge, A.F. & A.M. The G. T. R. placed two beautiful coaches at the disposal of the excursionists and the trip . to and from Berlin was made in good time. The Masonic brethren _ were hospitably entertained and banquetted ‘hy the members of Georgina Lodge in Toronto and a very delightful evenâ€" lngwu ;pc:nt.â€" The ape(;ial reached W. S. Calvert, M. P., will likely he app tee on ul th county and two in Waterloo county. ® Rev. Mi/ Miller desires to state that the Children‘s Aid Act â€"provides that in order that an agent of the Society may not be nandicapped . in the performance ol his m he may be appointed as a constable.. _ .. Rev D also reported _ thatâ€"libertics d of ng t mad: tailways and canal C. R. Millet has _ re trip through Perth and s in the interest of the Aid Society. While in he investigated a sad c f a young girl, who was of the Society. g the week ten chi‘dren made wards of the S JACKâ€"THEâ€"HUGGER ted chairman of the commit oF TR THE GOVERNMENT m ty women ng to recomâ€" f‘o J. A. Brundel,; pleaded guilty . to a delegaâ€"| the charge at the Police Court with those and was sentenced to nine ; interview | months‘ imprisonment in Central ) regarding | Prison by Police Magistrate Weir. cial hospiâ€" | Peter Wey who had pleaded guilty the _ folâ€"| to the charges of forging a $5 note Councillors | and securing money on false pretences nd Uttley. | was sentenced to two months in comâ€" ber of chil | mon jail on each charge the sentenâ€" Idren‘s Aid fces to run concurrently, and on the . the _ St, |charge of forging the $10 note he was ir. an exâ€"fallowed to go on suspended sentence. returned and Bruce the Chilâ€" in Porth B made SMALLâ€"POX 18 STAMPED GUT 1N BERLIN _ At the regular meeting of the Board of Health on Friday evening Dr..J. F. Honsberger, . Medical. Healthâ€" Ofâ€" ficer, reported that there have . not been any new cases of smallpox _ deâ€" veloped in this town during the last three weeks, ahd this week the quarâ€" antine was lifted ftrom all the houses which contained patients or persons who had come in conta«t _ with â€" the disease. There are two cases in .thc Isplation Hospital, which are conâ€" ivducent, and will be allowed â€" their liberty next. oty The Medical Health. Officer _ also submitted his annual report which will be forwarded to the Town Counâ€" cil on Monday evening, â€" Accounts amounting to $414.75 were| presented and passed, among which were paysheets for sanitary constaâ€" bles, amounting to $185; Dr. J. F. Honsberger‘s account for . attending smallpox cases and vaccinating poor children $104.50;, and Norbert Leyes $25 for ten days‘ work. fumigating hjuses. _ healthy. "The dandruff disap» pears, had to disappeat. A healthy scalp means a great deal to youâ€"healthy hair, no danâ€" ‘druff,no pimples, no eruptions. The best kind of a testimonial The Board . passed a resolution again drawing the attention . of the Light Commission to the unsanitary sondition of Schneider‘s Creek, whici is being polluted by oil and other reâ€" fuse from the gasworks and insist on a proper filtration system being imâ€" mediately installed in connection with that plant. TOr IPNC Dandru GALT‘S BOARD OF Galt, Dec. 12.â€"The anpual meeting of the board of trade was held this evening. _ President Fryer‘s address was the best in the: history of tht board, and showe@ a very succtessfui year. The officers elected were as folâ€" lows:â€" Presidentâ€"F. S. Jarvis. Viceâ€"presidentâ€"John Sloan. Secretaryâ€"J. H. Hancock. Treasurerâ€"F. S. Scott. Councilâ€"H. Cant, F. H. Hayhurst los. Staufier, R. GQ. McCulloch, Dun an Murray, Dr. J. S. Wardlaw, W BORN. GROSZ.â€"In Berlin, Dec. 12, to Mr. and Mrs. John Grosz, 59 Schneider Ave., a daughter. Henry Trupp, who was arrested at ‘lonestogo on Wednesday evening by ‘hief O‘Neill on a charge of having tolen a furâ€"lined overcoat belonging yers Royal Household Flour over 1.0. Ayer Co., $ sARSAPARILLA KADE OFFICER: PMLLS CHERRY PECTORAL CHALK dust is fine and white, but it won‘t make good bread. Fine, white flour is all right as far as it goes, but if it lacks nutrition its other qualiticsamounttonothing as far as baking is conâ€" cerned. is not only the finest and purest of flours But also the most nutritious. It is milled by a process which gives you all of the nutriâ€" tious properties of the w heat in the best form for sobbers:‘ The boys in â€" es sesszion hundreds of keys w! m them â€". access . to almost any: SL0Fe they wished. Burglars‘ tools, includ ing chisels, pincers: and deadly loow inz weapons, formed part of: the at from your grocer. Ogitvie Floar Mills Co., Ltd. V Moyrecrar »er to revolvers and razof ‘The police force were bal spite <the inctreased stafl of â€"HMundreds _ of _ dime novels sto}ct rem a local boo"store, were . forns itowed . away beneath the Aoor, Doâ€" urd of â€" boxes "of olr.w o pacseges of ~ cigatettes, . z&m skates, raZors, u'v“olve(l. es, ~/i1 .act enough to . stock a store. It is believed ~thatâ€"the boys h« en carrying on their .nefatious 0; â€"rations > â€" for mouths. Aheir lates tobbery was at the wholesale . gro sery on Downileâ€"street, several #2t« t goods baving been stolon, MWhih ceturning m?v.- with one: of thes. sacks Hocltzje was pvertaken i Chief McCartby at midnight, but hi managed to escape in the darkness the Board of Directors of the Canâ€" ; 2AE adian National Exhibition yesterda) y NY O NY NS UVAAA y y Y a financial statement was presented e ‘2 howing receipts totalling $202,42%,â€" u itu + § 58 An(gl the expenditure was {161 F Pn Pe t .;:'gg' I.;’.a;":_ic;ms ?:lel};:d O:hf Tgl As Xwas Presents. What is more suitable or appropriate, thean & EOe . in & <Ad ; includ pice pieee of furniture es a present. > f }owmg items â€"A miss.lc'l:’l fees, includâ€" We have a large variety of aney Rockers, chaire, Parlor tables, ing grand stand, exhibitors, dog and yarlor suife, worria chaire, couches, chine cabinet, ball racks, cat shows, $144,757.85, of which thi umbrellas tards, jardineets. deeks, to cclect from, general and grand Stand admission We want a big turnover of goods for December and accordingly amounted to $139,074.05; admissio; bave marked prices cown to rock bettom. fees to special shows, $30,492.65 les: If you contemplate buying furniture see OUR goods ‘and get the percentage, $22,536.33, or $7,956.3. benet of OUR IOW FPRICES. 4 net; subscriptions, including Governâ€" ment grant of $2,500, $6,760;, con * + * % * 4 ‘ sesbtone, $28,722.28; | entry feea and IMDSON S “Pmtm)e grerooms space charges, $9,222.15. The expenâ€" 7 ; ditures include: Prise account, $10, 096.17; fireworks and special attrac KING STREET, * BERLIN tions $20,450.71; _ music, $8,879.20 ‘ A wages, $16,453.27; general expendiâ€" EZ¥°UNDERTAKING and FEMBALMING. _ Special attention ture, as per detailed statement, $35,â€" given to this branch of the business, . â€" 354.58; â€" profits of the Exhibition, Day phone 37 factory office, nighs Phons 653 L Seibert‘s house. $40,626.03. °C 4 h. d hm th p AA FORONTO FAIR MADE MONE\ Toronto, Dec. 14.â€"At a meeting of What proved to be an interesting as well as an instructive programm« was rendered at the Y.M.A. meeting at Methodist Church Berlin Friday m â€" which Mr. A. Musscelman gave a pleasing talk on ‘‘Pleasure;" a subject which was handled by him in a vory able imannet Mr. Dewey, of Waterloo, spoke On "Poetry,"" and emphasized the readâ€" ing of the proper class of poetry. He drew â€" contrasts of poetry â€" and prose and gave splendid | examples of where the former often conÂ¥ey a broader meaning. The Grand Trunk Railway _ trains on Saturday were not delayed _ to any considerable extent by the snowâ€" storm. The 3.30 train in the afterâ€" ploughed through the drifts bet ween e W on PX OM ion Ovos wa n S } 'l‘or:nto and Berlin and was only ten minutes late. Lf C BERLIN Y. use ou can get it M. A. MEETING Py NY y _ ‘ fFurniture k. As Xwas Presents. Whatis more suitable or appropriate, than & C pice picee of furniture es a present. 2P We have a large variety of aney Rockers, chaire, Parlor tables, i yarlor cuife, worria chaire, couches, chine cabinet, ball racks, umbrellas tards, jardineets. deeks, to cclect from, We want a big turnover of goods for December and accordingly bavre marked prices cown to rock bettom. $ If you contemplate buying furniture see UR goods and get the benet of OUR IOW FPRICES. % Simpson‘s Furniture W KING :; STREET, â€" BERLIN ‘ E¥°UNDERTAKING and EMBALMING. _ Special attention given to this branch of the business. Day phone 37 factory office, nighs Phone 653 L Soibert‘s house. NAAARAAAANRAAAALAAAAAA AAppAtvA ) Hockey Skates, Hockey Sticks, | Hockey Pucks, to $974,000. _ The latter have a â€" $ capital of $3,610,000, The _A C. Bochmer, Limited, Berlin cal ized at $40,000 is one of the companies, have ait agg!® $074,000. _ Th THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE B. E. WALKER, President ALEX. LAIRD, General Manager A. H. IRELAND, Superintendent of Branches SAVINGS BANK DEPAIRIMENL 91 Deposits of $1 and upwards reseived ; intercst allowed at current rates and paid quarterly. The depositor is subject to no delay whatever in the withdrawal of the whole or any portion of the deposit. Branches throughout Canada, and in the United States and England A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS TRANSACTED COMMERCIAL AND FARMERS® PAPER DISCOUNTED SAVINGS® BANK DEPARTMENT ar Waterloo Branch J. Moorman, Manager Th Gazette la HEAD OFFICE, TORONTO Hardware Stoves,Tinware, Plumbing ard Pipe Fittirgs Store near Post office, Phone 142, Berlin. ini pT incial chart w â€"FIVE YEARS® SUCCESSFUL RECOK 4Â¥ 4 simoss miraculous cures of the _ most difficult . intricate cases of throst, m and stomach hufl% a Peychine‘s: record. of cases given doctors as hopeless and incurable have w f eough-.uzoldp, bn?ri:hli:yg (a 'h::n-mpdoll. fose of spiporfic and all wastng dinsrocs oc hoee o o ooo . Sicedis Uinndiguntd Sn se 9. hn = â€" e ie mn t Psychine Never Fails _ Psychine has no Substitute AT ALL DEALERS, 50¢ and $1,00 A BOTTLE . °.. . DR. T. A. SLOCUM, Limited, 179 King St. W., Toronto . E. POTTER The Right Kind at BOTTOM PRICES . Sagaine ceorores poveaaiiel focted af wonderiel tnd h ha it Paidâ€"up Capital, $10,000,000 Rest,| â€" â€" â€" 5,000,000 Total Assets, â€" 113,000,000 The new sweeper purchased _ some weeks ago by the Street Railway Commission, did good work on Satâ€" urday during the heavy smowâ€"storm, and the track was kept dlear. . The cars were kept rumning almost . conâ€" tinually, although _ the _ timeâ€"table was not strictly adhered to. DID GOOD WORK Amin morth ooE sB t M Bridgeburg, Ont _ _â€"â€" ; _ [ _ ; "okepenint mred m ie "â€"a. wat ESTABLISHED 1867 49â€"A a