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AVINGS BANK .EDEPOSIT EBEST CREDITED Molsons Bank Mercantile Fire d Office â€" Waterioo Wed ... . .. . 250,000,00 peit with the Dominion Et vay aye »ens c «. $117,140 es guaranteed by the London cashire Insurance . Company ste of $18,306,638. . : Y 3 MONTHS B HESPELER E t Undertaking Co. kérs and Embaluiors. wered day and uight. R Streot, Waterloo, Ont: ‘ess Hats t. W 2ierico ranch > A BOEHM : hw Agent, sor to Buckterr>ugh & Oo. © @stablished 1964. | 1 ‘aterloo Mutual Building, ’Sus' ng St. e ss Office 249, Hou | 209. s solicited for first class "Ceompanies. #!CK HEADACHE ou . Desire A l Made Suit 1 Wright, Secretary Hall, Inspector fieof gem‘l furnishing Ept in stock us time to look around for & Dreas Hat, We have them s and colors and prices to irses. Come in and look Repay You s. Knochtel Arohitect f District Agent Ont. __ Phone 29. to show goods olleiting for Canada and States. RITZER, Tallor, Waterio visit to us Company RHATED 1875 drawings made for FKHARENBACH Berlin ut . the cf-ii.‘.‘%' itning the C !p“"l objections to â€"s wite in Beriin, forwarded to A. D. C pany‘s objections to interâ€"switching in Berlin, forwarded to A. D. Cart m Becretary of the Dominton Cu.ii-to-. was sent : to Secretary J. A. Beélign for informs tion _ and . other obsecvations. . 1t teads â€" 2s follaws: _ Dear ©Sir,â€" In reply to yours â€"of & inst., lflfl&u&d to kay that, while most desirious . of comâ€" plying â€" with and adopting:, to < the fullest extent, any suggestion of â€" the Chief Commission@r, due regard being had"to the interests of the Conipany, the management fcc! that thsy should hot enter‘~into an arrangement for nterchinge switching with the: elecâ€" tric railway in question. £ B aftregeton o mitves * ieA sidings at the points covered by the apylication.‘for the purpose of deveâ€" loping manulacturing ‘and otpher in dustries and thus . putting them on the most economical basis for theâ€"hand ling of â€" their raw material and proâ€" ducts. ~That being theâ€"case, it is folt that we â€"should not be called upon to give the use ol these sidings to ‘a competitive railway,. namely, the Canadian Pacific, which as was shown ‘is realty the purpose of â€" the applicaâ€" tion. \ Arrangements heretofore entered inâ€" ! Geo® Martines WiN€ | to. for . interswitching. at difierent | Ceo:. Hatiison.. JGt points haye been based on the 8+\ â€" Upon ‘taking the chair Mayde U ; sumption that the advantages . Wert / delivered his inaugural ade m more: or less.equal, but notwithstandâ€"| Jows: -, thiy8 ng all that was said by those vnw! $ s C & gave evidence at Hamilton, our: traâ€") Tt the Members of the _ _ ic officers after â€" careful ~and thor-‘ Town Council; # f ough â€" investigation. and considcration 4 is2 t | of the whole situation, are assured | ‘Gentlemen:â€"You have beenâ€"elected that the effect of the whole arrangeâ€" by the ratepayers of Berlin to. trans ment would; ‘on the wnole, be greatâ€" lct_thc business of the municipality ly to the disadvantage of this Con:â€"â€" déring the year 1908. I trust . that wany and that the net result would be Cach.of you assumes office resolved to a substabtial decrease in theâ€"Â¥plume 8iVC of your best thought to the serâ€" of traffic, in other words, that th 1 Yite uporn which â€" you are. benefits to be derived by the compet | Whether or not there is to be. honer ing Company under such . a practic J Accruing to you a year hence : will would be very greatly in excess c | depend upon the manner ‘in. which any which might come to the Gran you discharge your. public dnth & Trunk. That being so, and especial} safe. rule to follow is to sink differâ€" in ie of the prospective falling o | °0008 and place the welfare . of the in business genéraily ‘and the consc m above any personal likes or disâ€" rnings, while esB ~_A ‘t‘::ntu‘m‘:u ttl:: h'o?muf.; expm: Speaking for. myself, ;I take this must remain high, the managemen seat without a shadow of iliâ€"will toâ€" rega:ds it as incumbent upon ther ward any person. Unlike the "Armâ€" to endeavor; so: far as they degati | ©008 Licket‘, I am not camped out can, to‘protect the sharcholders <ag :"‘p‘m"m l;;"'en;dma do : h?e:hwt: ainst further loss of revenue. s nlant mÂ¥ nfnrnonts c@ui6 ts So6. â€"| Chronic Coughs Cured ~JIn arriving at this decision, â€" "th interests of the manufacturers at th: points named have not by any mean: been overlooked or distregarded, . but it is believed that by means of _ th: €onnection ~between this Company‘ lines and those of the Canadian Pac ific Railway which has been order® put in Berlin, any inconvchience which they may have hitherto suftered> will be obviated, at least to a very great extentâ€"if not altogether. . 4 Yours truly, . After a â€" brief discussion the leitei was referred to the Railway Comuritâ€" tee to take the necessary steps > tc secure the infâ€"rmation and submit it to the Commission. : Onâ€"Wednesday evening about a score of the intimate friends. of Mr, Geo. R. Dolan, classical master at the B.‘ C.~I., tendered him a. banquet at the : Berlin Club lnthlfnor of his recent ¢nâ€" trapce into ranks . of beneâ€". dicts. In addition to m& their hearty © cangratulations . ang good wishes they presented Mr. Dolan with a handsome grand{ather‘s : clock as a token of the high esteem in which he is held by his friends. . A . very pleasant evening was spent in speech and song. _ Mr. Dolan acknowledged his appreciation of the kindness â€" of his friends in suitable terms. > FORMERLY LIVED IN BERLIN Mys. Mary Tilker, widow of / the late Philip Tilker, ofâ€" Wallace, died suddenly at the home of her daugh tor, Mrs. Mark Eaves, Palmerston on Jan. 2nd, aged. 85 years. Th decegsed was ‘boro _ in Germany, where in the year 1850 she was marâ€" ried (o Philipâ€"THlker= and the . next year emigrated to Canada. After a douple of years‘ residence in Berlin they moved to Wallace, ‘where they lived till the decease of Mr, Tilker six years â€" ago. ‘The widow then took up her residence with her daughter, a.'uewl, in Listowel, until her in 1905. Since then she has lyed with Mrg. Eaves, Three son and one daughter survive, John, | of Fordwich; Charlie, of Hanover, . Auâ€" gustus, of Kurtzville, and Mrs. Maty BRaves, ol Palmerston. Mre. Junst Eecles of Dromore, says: ‘!1 took 4 or 5 bottles of Paychine, and a eufifi:uthu“y for nine months d .. It is the best n.d’y for soughs that I pver Uving withesses proâ€" Efl- T4 stt ‘a prient modiâ€" prtcc B + TE n es phays Mon treal, D& w. H. HicGar 190 F * tedgnstokn 2s Nn‘ a inaugural seasion â€"of CBe town ® COMICL for 1008 opeued Ned imp two o‘cloock on M>nday. . memâ€" “"‘:'z bers © were somewhat in "‘geiâ€" z”‘ us ting dogether‘" and when %he nour a1â€" M tence rived ‘for the Mayor â€"cléect 40 ‘.gk.l The bo the chair there were several absenâ€" | bee n The â€"members signed the arations and were duly s M were 1 .‘» C “;\fi_"' e«;' : outside of the Tetiring Maygr, Mr. A. Uttley.. Theâ€"retiring mayur express ed, the hope . that the new Lounti] would transact the business of _ the town in a harmonious and creditable manner, and asked them ‘to give> his successor their hearty support â€"durâ€" ing his < term of office, He aivised themâ€"to be economital in . their busiâ€" ness: fransactions tiks year. '.r“:‘ -\ ". B 'mv‘lh toogs trom md:'am? Reeve, I» Cochrane ~ e Deputy Reéeve=C. C. Hahn. ~‘~Deputy Reeve_A. B. Campbeil Deputy Reevo F. G. Gard * H. ml ' ,‘,"é ~< H. A. Detrich â€"|_> C. B. Dunke _ _ E. W. Clement "\_; F. W. Sheppard . D. Gross, Jr. _\ P. Gies. 3 Â¥u% Geo. Harrtison.. \/\\ Gentlemen:â€"You have beenelected by the ratepayersâ€" of Berlin to. transâ€" act the business of the municipality déring the year 1908. I trost . that each .of you assumes office resolved to ‘â€" Regarding the year‘s> work, 1 strongly urge that you adopt a policy of. retrenchment. _ Everyâ€" comnmittee should practice strict economy‘ . until the estimates are brought ‘down, and I afterwards live within itsâ€" estimates. The Council asâ€"a whole should deâ€" cide to keep ~the debenture ‘issues down to a minimum. Where it is necessary to make expenditures. _ enâ€" tailing the issue of debentures, â€" we should endeavor to provide the money. before undertaking the wotk.. Ig is suing fifzfiuru, the rate they should bear Id not exceed 5 per cent. Local improvement debenlures should, so lar as possible, be sold to our own citizens. ‘They are. a first classâ€" â€" in vestment. Speaking for. myself, ;I take this seat without a shadow of iliâ€"will toâ€" ward any person. Unlike the "Arâ€" zona Kicker", I am not camped out on anybody‘s trail; nor do I maintain a private graveyard . in © which _ to plant my opponents. Life â€" is | too short for this sort of thing. Briefly, my policy will be to assistâ€"you â€"to give ~Berlin: good Municipal ~Governâ€" ment. Such Anfluence â€"as â€"1~ possess will be exerted to promote law, order and decency in the community. Outsiders often ask why bas Rerlin forged to the front? There are : sevâ€" cral good reasons.. One of themâ€" is that while its citizens may differ and strive mightily to carry their views, once they are decided, th>y closeâ€"up their ranks. andâ€" work unitedly. â€"for the upbuilding of Berlin. ¢ 1 have obtained a statement of the town‘s indebtedmess to the Bank _ of Commerce and note that whereas Berâ€" lin _ owed $54,820.94 on the 3ist of .Dec., 1906, it owed the sum of $48,â€" 988.40 on 3ist Dec., 1907. It will be seen from this that the town owes The bank $5,644 less now than it did & year ago LEAVE OF ABSENCE : FOR SUPERINTENDENT ‘The monthly meeting of: the Berlin® Waterloo Hospital Boatrd was held o'l Friday evening at which President W, Schmalz, Messrs. J. B. Mughes, Dr Minchin, R. D. Lang, J. J, MacsCal: lum and . Secretary Eby were preâ€" sent. * 1 The â€" Lady Superintendent‘s report showed _ 158 days for free patients and 255 days for pay patients; 17 were admitted and 21"discharged; 14 patients in on _ Dec. Sist, receipts amounted . to $194. _A donation of $5 was received fror Sheriff Motz. d \'; 4 President Schmailz and Dr. Minâ€" thin were appointed a committee to secure furnishings for the Hospital out of the («omation of $50 received trom the Berlin Old Boys‘ Associaâ€" tion of Detroiv, * % A hearty vote of thanks was tonâ€" dered to Ald. John Cochrans for his donation of three fron chairs for the hospital l@Wie. c.0oou2. 80 0_ The recommendation of the . House Committee granting the Lady Superâ€" intendent leave of . absence for three months to enable her to tate â€" <# Retrenchment This sum of $48,088.40 o ce wenitet ts 119 en oo mds 1hs i O pnioe +fi 4 Ciieg + se 3 es : ts s 2t 5s fi“.‘ obtained from the bank, is o» ed y aftter u-!huovug;’:uo&- w.‘.r nemâ€" %WM in "‘geiâ€" town has to di of. The b hen Â¥hemour .râ€" 18 an ‘overdraft, the reason . ft â€"elect io _ <ake ¢xistence of which you are fami! usual docl us . fol the _ House o enb o.« .\ coupliiy in / 19â€" onl existence of !oun‘nfil- [ . The bondbolders who held â€"$30,000 ‘fiuz the . Street Railway, have, . a lew exceptions, been paid. The ‘nouvllulnthbukto meet _ all ‘unpaid boud claimw. . <~ ==.. ; :tw::*l- nuni “tfi ty â€"is~ Anancially m th‘?lt time, owing. to of money market, the gn should shortcn sail.. The differâ€" t boards, who receive their . "sinâ€" ews of war‘* from the Council, should éoâ€"operate with us in conducting the k:;l't business â€" on an economical basis. Among the questions -alq your consideration â€" are a -3m- ~isola tion hospital and a fire station mid~ way betweéen Berlin and Waterloo, to be and maintained . ~by the towns. ‘Your representatives to County Council should be instruct. ed to press for the adoption of a good roads system in this county,â€" since by â€"its adoption, the vropcrzy‘ owners on the thorough{fares embracâ€" ed in the system would receive from the Government oneâ€"third <of. the cost of permanent roadways. laid: down.. In the meantime our main streets should be cleaned at regular intervals and crossings kept free of snow, slush and mud. ‘The Board of Works requires to be a strong committee this year ‘and should complete the corporation yard cundertaking, mnaugurated â€" last year. Rerlin: might. well apply _ to â€"the legislature for an amendment to the Municipal Act to enable centres which own and operate public utilities, . _ to place two or more under one comâ€" mission, it desired. â€"~ Theâ€" municipalâ€" ity would be better off, for. instance, were it able to place the water and sewer plants under one management. It will be necessary for you toâ€"day to appoint two men to the â€" Sewer Commission, so as to complete the representation ‘on it. â€"* Upon ‘the town officials and assessâ€" ors should be impressed the necessity of their taking every care in preparâ€". ing the Assessment Rolls and Voters Lists. A considerable number of perâ€" sonsâ€"men of standing and long . resiâ€" denceâ€" were omitted: from _ either the Assessment Roll or Voters List, or both to ~their great â€"annoyance, The man who pays taxes should: be given the opportunity of. exercising his franchise; ho oes All agreements entéred into between former Councils and Industrial ~wonâ€" cerns, should be honored and lived up to by you. ism It will be necessary to appoint a Coutrt of Revision to deal with Asâ€" sessment matters not already . dealt with. This Committee can only. deal with questions brought before it beâ€" tween now and July ist. Before the assessors begin their work, they should be aupplied with a list of firms which have been granted assessment concessions and requested to allow such assessments to stand atcording to agreement. . f The Fire and Light Committee may find it necessary to increase the numâ€" ber of street lights in the outlying portions of the town. > . _ _ The town Auditor should be apâ€" pointed to audit . the books of alt Poards and Commissions . and â€"to cotntersign all cheques issued by your Council. & u Smail committees of five . membetk each, and a finance committoe .comâ€" poscd of all the members . of . the Coupril, are recommended to . you, in view of the size of the Countil; and semiâ€"monthly meetings in view of the growth of the town‘s _ bustâ€" In conclusion, let us endeavor to work harmoniously, It is too~â€"much to expect that you will never differ in opinions.. Combat, without bitterâ€" ness, the argumentâ€" not the â€" man. In conforming to the rules governing deliberative bodies, you will help . to expedite business. gy caroful, _‘ eatnâ€" est effort, try to cause the Council ol 1908 to be remembered as the best _A teacher in one of the . primary grades of the public school had noticâ€" " a striting platonic friendship that t between Tommy and little Mary, two of her pujfls. f C y was a bright enough youngâ€" ‘ifit, but. he wasn‘t disposed to pr0Sâ€" ccute his stydies with much . of vengeance, and his teacher saw that unless he got a hustle on him before the end of the year he wouldn‘t be promoted. & We ud uo koi4s ol many good ones, 6A /o+A fi- must study harder," she told Stor else you won‘t pass. . How would you like to stay back in this grade anotrer year and . have little Mary go abead o(_!ou?" 7 s tone, "I l‘m-" MOULDSâ€"ASHTON.â€"In Berlin, on January 8th, by Rev. J. W. J An« drew, Mr. Frederick Orval Moulds and Mise Myrtle Aston, both . of New Business, on inriniis ahrees says ‘Tommy, in a . blase ss there‘ll be other little MARRIED VCou;;fi; ‘There are at present 15 prisoners in in view the County jail. â€" + â€"* bustâ€" [ nar mz znc e BALL WAS A The annual ball given by the Prinâ€" coss of Wales Chapter Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire on Friday evening in the Concordia Hall was a~brilliant and very successlul event. About a hundred and filty . â€" people were present lnclli:‘-:fi from Guelph, ‘Toromto, Wi and other Points. _ The spacious hall was beautifully and appropriately decorated . with fags, bunting and Aowers and made a very exquisite and inviting appearâ€" Dancing commenced about 0 o‘clock and continued until a seasonable: hour this morning, the musi¢ being _ proâ€" vided by the 20th Regiment orchestra whose services were greatly enjoyed, Supper was served at 11.30 o‘clock. The costumes> worn by the _ fair dancers were elegant and~ attractive, the music exquisite, the girls: beautiâ€" ful, the men numerous, and altogeth» er the event was one of the most de lightful ever held in Berlin. . _ A largely attended meeting : of . the shareholders of the Ontario _ Sugar Co. was held in Berlin . on ~Friday |‘afternoon at which it was decided to accept the proposition of the Wallace burg Sugar Co. to operate the local plant this year. 0 0000 ~~>~ The card room was presided over by Mrs. J. A. Ross and Mrs. C, H. Mills. ‘The proceeds, which‘ amount to a handsome sum, will ~go ~to the Victoria Monument Fund. It is the intention ol the Wallaceâ€" burg firm to make a thorough canâ€" vass : among the. farmers in. this county to grow beats for next ~seaâ€" son‘s campaign and in addition it is proposed ‘to import raw sugar . from Germany and put it through the granulating process during the sumâ€" mer. months. & The sharcholdars â€" expressed . . theit confidence in the Wallaccburg people being able to put the Bertin factory on ‘a paying basis. QUIETLY â€"WEDDED, A~ quiet marriage . ceremony was performcd at the Methodist parsonageâ€" 30 ° Ahrens _ street, at 4 o‘clock _ on Wednesday afternoon, by Rev.â€"8. E; Marshall, when. Miss 1da Nalhrgang, daughter of Mr. Josias Nahrgang, o‘ near Breslau, was united in marriage to Mr, Elmer B. Doert, son of Mr. Adam Doert, of Berlin. The young couple ‘were supported respectively by Miss Viola Cressman, of Breslay and Mr. Lanson Nq‘m They â€" will lake upâ€"their â€"I on Brubacher AT THE COUNTY JAIL the poorest organized _ of â€" all the States. $ 4 streeb â€"Unskilled union laborers claim 11,â€" 824 women among their membership in Germany. Jron and steel products afford a livelihood for 5,580 persons in ~Canâ€" ~Eight women in the United States follow The occupation. of boilermakers. CHANGE IN MANAGEMENT Form I!1 defeated Form II by _ a score of 7â€"3 in a game of hockey at the open air fink. Sil B. C. 1. NOTES. The results d'p recent sessional examinations Wlfleu and they will be at an carly da be. The â€" Coltegiate Institute opened Monday with a large attendance and with the same staff as last yeat. _ Most of the students, home for . th holidays have returned to their re spective colleges. .. _ Miss Forsyth, Varsity, Miss B Hutchison, Macdonald Hall, D. M Kay and G. Otto, to Queen‘s _ Uni versity, W. P. Clement, Victoria, M Pequegnat, and O. Wing, and O Forsyth ta the S.P.S8. The miners of West Virginia . are We have no secrotel the formulas of all our your doctor BRILLIAKNT SUCCESS ers i. A Tollet Luxury th 50c of Frost King Weather Strip A SPOON GOES FREE WITH EVERY POUND YIU BUY Successor to J. A. GOOD & CO. BERLIN, ONT SIGN OF GOLD STAR. PECER 2O O CORC O OO e ss, 0 On This Our Second Anniversary in Business yore aldesire to nce to patrons and customera that" We shall continue to merit ‘ thaie cum m first class and ubommup-w-dnh)tock and all classes of will be found at this Specially reduced prices. Did U'."w piece bf hrmn_,_ ould be? Will save you many a dollar in coal. BOTTOM PRicES â€" _ _ Hardware Stoves,Tinware, Plumbing srd; Pige Fittinrgs Store near Post office, Phone 142, Berlin. * G. E. POTTER GOLD SEAL COFFEE Market â€" Grocery M. WILDFANG R. Weber & Co. EDWARD ~LIPPERT A Suitable Pad A‘ll $10,00, $12.00 to $14.00 for $7.88, All $10.00, $12.00 ‘and $18.00 Men‘s Suits for $7.50. C o p J ce TRY A POUND OF OUR GIVE US A CALL Sale Saturday lith and Young S er what an approplate Gift BERLIN, ONT NeR Bsce $ Aavalae Ts Gift a mee Berlin #, %.‘fa;?% eE $1 + 4 \%