mourn her loss.. ... We extend our ‘mpathy to the bereaved. Person: ?ti’: Aunie Snider, . of onestogo, 1 t of the Misses 2"7 Edna ‘K‘n'::r. : iretta Weiss, of the Lawes & ,‘.Cnedln, visited Sunday, at e home of g?‘enu. Mr. E4. G onï¬!nt several _ days giting in F1 e, ** 4 §8 + Emm Levens _ our Public ool Principal, resumed work again er a sho iiness: ¢ z examinaticns were held i :0 e pubue sthool last week. Iteâ€" â€" Bave proven very satisfactory . x, Ruében Steiss, Berlin, is spend ‘Weveral days under the patenial > fungral took place on Thursday moon when the remains were inâ€" the Luthoran cemetery. She . three sons and three daughtess b ,g,»"l .â€"â€"Death â€" claimcdâ€" anothcr % ‘;‘? ctims in the person of Mrs. P. imar at the home of her daughter Â¥s. Val. Elahn, on Monday Match & Deceased was the widow of© the Peter Vollmar and reached â€" the wage of 77 years, 9 nsonths and \Baturday, March 7th the ~Epâ€" h League of the . Methodist *:n pred at the home of Mr. ’?‘{ iporn previous to his ° deâ€" Â¥e Tor Gueiph, and _ presented . with & set of "military brushes, "On Sunday, March the 8th. * ~Moved‘ by Mr. Hailman, secondcd by e Mr. Abra, that the Clerk be and is _ _ â€"__ ELMIRA. hereby instructed to prepare a Byâ€" 0 t C ce o s law to be introduced at next session Oscar Metz has disposed of.his *of Council to open up a new _ road fence to Mrs. Jefferson. â€" Mr. Wm through the lands of Jacob Kramp, ‘Bas also sold his property 02 in an easterly direction, thence north ‘AÂ¥cnue to Mr. Oliver D. Sniâ€" through the lands of Wm. Kramp and or 4 {Neorge Binder to the Guelph road. . Harry: Moogk is able to be out ! ~ Moved by Mr.~Abra, seconded by after his recent m:zs. | Mr, H@lliman, that the petition _ of \ Geoa. Miller has accepted _ > a | J. Goudie and others regarding the diâ€" on in a furniture factory at New | vision of road beat No. 24 be received iburg. | _ © and laid over till the next segsion of UGstardav. March "th the "Epâ€"‘ Council. 5 â€" h League of ithe . Methodist |._ Moyed by Mr:i Staufier, seconded by h gathored at the home. of Mr.. Mr. Abra, ‘that the petition of David i Hilborn previous to his | m»!sm, Ecnjamin Shoemaker and . U Â¥e for Guelph, ‘and presented / B. Adier, asking to have their lands . with & set ol prushes, ‘ detached fromt mmflg No. ipani¢d by ‘2 {d Tés, : 5 11. and aiflrbj ‘to ol Section m blé toâ€"te ont No. 6 be weceived and laid over â€" for i alter six woeks‘ ilincss. further consideration." ces §8 Hattis Ruppel was a visite.â€" . Moved by Mr. Hallman, seconded by brlin for ; several days. â€" ‘ Mr. Abra that Byâ€"law No. 940 <to . ‘Hy. Oppertsheuser and . two appoint Overscers of Highways â€" Aor iren of: new Hamburg are visitâ€", 1908 be read the first and _‘second "relatives hore. [ time. _ C o. % . Â¥y: Melitzer has purchased the |â€"‘ Moved ‘by Mr.â€" Staufer, _ scconded " formeriy occupled by Mr. Jos.) by Mr. Hallman that this Council go M one mine east of West MOnâ€"|into Committee of the" Whole . on â€" mother. .Two brothers, “vd Lisbor, and Michac _ Spokane, Wash.,â€" also . su1 _ The late Mrs. Niergarth wa @ ;‘_ugghtent member of th. cal ‘church.. The funeral too m.flu prevalent in this te Mrs. Niergarth was botu ~ bifo % n , â€" about â€;’; 0. _ &q-vu-wrum Nierg wbout 45 years age x w‘ farm near Jos g 1 of mv;umm, to. 20 years ey moved ~to ’:*‘ # m down on & ar ‘F City, where they bavc mided . She Jeaves a sorrowing A > id nine childremâ€"seven sops ig daughters, all grown upâ€" h. the loss of a devoted wife anu Â¥ Lauta ; Lackner is spending Levi , of Waterloo,spent '8&'&?3... is spending m:\ ‘het sister in Berlin. x Iroodlove, ‘of. Guelpb, James Thompson iting Triends in St Lattie . Wilkinson A Kentie and son, Grant, ving wnder. the patental . roof. MrS: Julias Stadelbater,of he, spent a few days with _ ; ergarta. â€" was: feee cte 445 â€" whe . de of . Margarc« : of Jacob Niergar(h, nex. ., M , and sister of Ni K> .. of this place. Ah leath was apoplexy. . h ooft~: health cuntilk : Mozda, , when she suflered a sro.« wo- until 1 h«rsda. when she peacetully passt time if our burg last Thursâ€" e Patty.â€"On Tuesday evenâ€" n friends of Miss Eleanâ€" }{ Basantly surprised her at of her. sister, Mrs. Albert . T ~evening was well hummerous games and~ some es ‘3..' T“ m 'M ats ~until the bour of . depatrâ€" ie Winn, â€" of Berlia spon‘s 4 his home here. t> Mes, Levic Frey attenicd ~of is sister, which took a 7 Walh nsteim, . . Aeft for Eimira HAWKESVILLE HEIDELBERG is spending some We extend our here. jetlin spen ard <family, Maty®.. is visiting Israel Gocd Sam Thoman sday Benjamin SHhantz _ Hermap Hertel > inâ€" Menno Shiry Wim. Mader She E. W. Geiger David Gimble â€", nte.s Moses Bechtel. ; Isaac Reist i ou; John Claydon: Ed. Moyer Henty . Ludwig Jas. Hilbotn, jr. of David Groh _ _ John L. Rosebrook isses Aaton Hagey Levi Snider Samvel Markle â€" John Ra.twuck Chatles Bitscheg=" Jolin War| 3\ *T\ Andrew Thaler â€" / Jolin Warner ‘*~ ...John Hergott Nathaniel Wildfong days Wesley Eaton <‘Abram Rudell */_ Henry Baumgartner Wo. F, Evans ublic Wm. Harkness Ben Johnston igain Jesse Bechtel Saml. Robertson .. Isaiah Hoim U. B. Ellis .., John Brown Daniel Weber . * | Albk _ Members all â€" W'l .. Mz. shaw. ‘ihe Reeve in m j minutesâ€"of proceding session . were read and approved. â€" Boa ts " ~ moved by Mr. _ 100 . . 0Y ar. Hauman that k. Ate Divimon<bo. 4â€"A0 * No.â€" 1 sevexteni.d easterly . to the Wook wich foad, abd Mm Jasids â€" of Jacop Vook be trom Road Viv. No.‘14 and attached 4o Road Div. No. 4, and that the Cleck make whe necessary changes in the «descrmpâ€" tions of sauid Roadg Divisions. go tmicâ€"-m of the» Wholg on «Je Auditors‘ .Report dm uret‘s Account of the finances of this municipality. for 1907, â€" A. C. Hallâ€" man, chairman, Moved by Mr. Abra, seconded ‘ï¬z Mr. Hallman, that this Council,ndw We your committee begâ€" leave â€" (to report that â€" we bave examined the Aud.tors‘~ statement .of the â€" Treasâ€" urer‘s account of the finances â€"and Clergy Reserve Fund of this municiâ€" pality for theâ€"year 1907, aud â€"found the same â€"correct. â€"All of © which ~ 4s respectfullyâ€" submitted. ® Moved by â€" Mr. Staufier, seconded by Mr. Abra, that the report of the comumittee on the Auditors‘ report be received and adopted. & C â€" Moved y Mr. Staufier, â€"seconded by Mr. Hallman that, this Council go into Committee of the Whole on Byâ€"law No. 940 to provide for. the ‘wppointment ol Overseers of‘~ Highâ€" ways. The Reeve in the chair. _ Council resumed and the Committee of the Whole reported having filled in the Blanks in Byâ€"law No. 240 with the names of the following . persons as Overscors of Highways for 1908:â€" John N. Sptes Frank Beattie ‘l Debrush Wm. Henderson Isaiah Wiemer â€"_ R. J. Veitth â€" Aug.. Weidenhammer Lawrence Spitzig Simon Thaler Ephraim Cressmanp Wm. Kramp Rudolph Reinhardt Allen Kraft Leander Snyder, Harty Shsppard â€" Menno 8. Smyder Andrew Bennnger Titus Snyder Allen Sn,der Geo. Gole ° k John Randall Wm. Zuber Henty Fchrenbach Jacob Kloepfer,jc. Marcus May Matthew Beitt * Andreéew Humitocl ~Frank Kléin Chaties Meier *~â€" Allen Quickfall Enos. Honsberger | Chris. P. Martin Amos Groff _ _ Noah Weber Jacob Clemmer _ Sotomon Lichty, Moses Berringer . Ezra Bauman William Ks Knart Valentine Schmidt Eugene Schnart _ John Holtz Pius Helm Jacob Bisch _ Wm. Hause 4; _ Eldon Hallman .. Isracl B. Gingerich Menno Heckerdorn Louis Einst Allen Shooemaker Charles Wanklin _ Noah Bechtel Abram Swarts . George Kuntz Daniel Kesselring : John Schaeter Alex. Schaefer _ Jacob S8..Bnider Joseph Cressman â€" David Shub F John. Habermchi . Wm. Wooiner John Moss David Thaler S. 8. Detweilet _ Chris. Kesselring Herbert Panmabaket 4 k. A. C. HALLMAN, Chairman In Elec. Div. No. 1 Elec.: Div.. No. 3 Elec. Div. No. 2 Elec, Div, No. 4. Elec. Div. No. 5 ovel., :£ 2 & ; 358 r. Abra, sgconded: by that the limite of Road CMBMI'."lo. 1 easterly . to the Wool id that the â€" ladds â€" ol Report. Sam Thoman Hermap Hertel Wim. Mader David Gimble |, Isaac Reist Ed. Moyer Jas. Hilbotn, jr. John L. Rosebrook Levi Snider Allen Shoomaker Geo. F. Mr. John L. Weber, who has retit ed from facim lile moved into Ww w'm spent Bunday nder the pafental 100. , Mussehingnâ€"ot beclin, was the guesu of Mr. amtâ€"Mrs. G. Oberho!tzer over Sunday . Miss lrene Brubacher of Berlin w home for a few days. |â€" #55. C t. and Mrs. 0. W. Haug, of ’l‘:»« anto, ‘ are w ‘a . weok atâ€" lhe hoihe of Mr. JA .\ Widemab. Mr. Harry ‘Tatum and family moved *actner porth in out village smto «h. houseâ€"lately <occupied: by â€"â€"Mr. Emi. "aliss Susauma Martin; of Mortistc#, is the guest ofâ€"her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs, F. Mast. lor a . saort time. Wagoner‘s, who moved into ‘tThir new dwe.l.ug. on Laure! street, Prestbn, several weeks â€" ago..~ ... .. . > <.~ ° ‘Mr. George Laur, of Lynden Aile, N. Â¥., renewed . old uaintances &b Galt ~ god z»-fl iq, spent ..a short time with Mr. John 'nsg.-;a 2 A merry party of young people mel at the bome of ‘Mr. and Mtrs . Al pert: Peck Friday and. sponi a ... yerty mjoyahle.. evening. + A : number\ of the .. ladies (of this tommunity . attended‘: . the: monthly meeting of the â€"~ Woman‘s Institite, held© at. the hbome of Mrs. George Tilt â€", Blair on Friday affeinoon. f The practical educational work Carâ€" ried on by the Ontario Agricultural College, through the Experimental Union is now well known throughout Ontarse. Ahousands ol . people . in both town andâ€"country interested in farming, {ruitgrowing or . gardening ate carrying on experiments under the direction of the College â€" and __are ngnï¬ailgy the axpeflemp: ' ‘The seeds or plants for theso _ eXx~ periments and full instructions _ for conducting themare furnished free.on. the understanding that each experi« menter â€"will report the results of his experiment at the end of the season: Any person in Ontario who : wishes to join in this â€" coâ€"optrativeâ€"testing may choose any one of the> ‘experiâ€" ments above mentioned. and send â€" in his application_for the seeds ~and inâ€" structions for conducting the . same. ‘These will be sent by mail â€" free | of charge, but each applicant must agree to follow the directions furnished, and report the results at the end of the season, whether. successful or not.. Applications will be filledâ€" in the order they are received until . the supply of seeds is exhausted Address all applications to, ~= .. <_ ‘ Mrs. David <â€" Hagey‘s many‘ friends will be sotry to learn Of her" s0tiQ«s Jiness with pneumobia, : " Owing to the great demand for the experimenis with fruits and the limitâ€" cd funds for the purchase of plants for this purpose, the supply of ‘these for this year is already â€" _ exhausted. But. we have on hand a good supply ol seeds for : the experiments . with vegetables and hope to be able to furnish these to all interestcd in . the growing of the best kind ol garden vegetables. f se ~ Three â€"of the leading varietios .. of each of the following kinds btv:ï¬ tables are offeredâ€" for testing â€"* spring, viz., berts, carrots, onions, lettuce, early tomatoes, and _ later tomatoes. j JOHN MORTIMER DEAD John Mortimer died at Gueliph Monâ€" day. hight, aged ~53. |.‘"John‘" as be waus familiatly" called, was one ol theâ€"best knowm mon in that csty. He was for about 25 years reporter fo: tie @Guelph Mercury. His comnection with that paper was severed shorlh. alter the retirement of> the date Jait es Innes, M.P., gince which time be has actcd. as lotal correspondcnt, ol the ‘Toronta Globe, keeping ~ up . a faithinl service 40 that paper to the last, his inal item, on Saturday last in reference to the international Base bail League being sont from his house which h: was unable . to leave pwing to fast failing health,. ~ : . ~.@~ Moved by â€"Mr. Staufter, seconded by Mrâ€"Abra,â€"that the following aCâ€" counts be paid. and the Reeve grant his ordor on the ‘Treasurer for _ the several amounts, Â¥izâ€" . ; Caspoer: Jacobs, binding ‘assm$ â€"= . > Moved by Mr. Staulter, neonfl by Mr. Hallman, that Byâ€"saw No,. as now filled in in Committce of .. the Whole, be read a third time and passâ€" rolls $3,00} dividends amounting fo provablyâ€"â€" 50 Muntcipal world subsciiptions to 13.50| per cent.. so that the majority of the Jotn Stearer, gravel ( 1907) . 4.80] permanent sharehoiders .will get 1: ac« Jonas B, Enydr, $ paygravel tically nothing out Jof. the windiagâ€"up Woolwich town line 11.50] after paying as contributories. j Corporation of Berlin, trcatment ‘The first dividend can be arranged of ‘destitute child at Isolation for as soGn as Mr. Om‘lpflb hospital 28.50] the referee, has given his Oï¬- Matthew Durrant, 4 pay dite® on _ | jon, which will ne next week.. It will Tp line 10.00] take, however, between six months Wm. Meisel, clips for smow grard and a year to make out the accounts Frecport Bbridge 11,20| of the 120,000 sharcholders so that Anthony Mattes, putling saow it will be about the end of the year (hens o . Ablie m eanine ui a EXPERIMENTS WITH VEGEâ€" TABLES, Win, Westwool, of liis biothery. Joe, Aor .x >‘ ic M llUéfl' % Ontario Agricultural College, a wv m 4 LIMERICK that C Toronto, : March â€" 17.â€"Pormanent shareholders â€" of â€" theâ€" defunct _ York Loan Co.,whose stock was â€"not fulâ€" ly paid, tmust ecniribute the unpaid portion ol their shares. ~ "Phe prospect of* the shareholders getting a good dividend wten all is settled up, is now considec:d _ much Setter than at ArSt,â€" 4 The great majority cof the LettmAâ€" ment shareholdets had paid fot only half theit stock. They will, there« fore have to pay in, or be «thited with practically 50 per cent of their gubscribed â€" stock, * The T.nd body‘ of the snarcholdâ€" ers will, it i8 thought, receive total «ividends mflzfn provablyâ€"â€" 50 per cent.. so that majority of the permanent shareholders will get 1} acâ€" tically nothing out Jof, the windiagâ€"up alter paying as ‘contributories, j other . sha Tt is possible~ that : sonie of â€"the jumqw' of the rcleres may be apâ€" pealod. Notice ol appgal has betn giver in the case of tlie Nova.scoâ€" tia ‘sharehoiders. This wond .â€"}¢ heardâ€" by a single judge at. Osgood Hall, but it wasâ€"said byâ€"one. of u0 counsel this morning that the sppeal may ‘tor be presged. . ... ~>=~.> ‘ Mr. C. B. Scott, salicitorâ€" for "he liquidator, the National Tiaust Comâ€" pany , a(ated today that the claums and . counterclaims * existing between the‘ Â¥York Loan and the National bife had 'Tt' been settied yï¬t out thiy would likely : bevietticd witho it "goâ€" ing to court, â€"â€" 3 } DIVIDEND MAY »i@ey ~ BE 50 PER CENT. out . of I ; March 17th, 1908. . _ l PDDRNLLPNLNLILLILLAILLNLILNLVAANANAANN NRA RALAAPAPAALA The . funcral * of the late Wm. E. daslam, who passed away on Monday at â€", Betlin took place _ Wednesday :crom‘ his _/ late nl;dtm, 48 Cmnailel: treet, to Mount Hope cemetery, The ieceased was born in the.Sstate. of .owa,"on July 23rd, 1863, and was § yeats ol age. He has been & itâ€" .ident ol Berlin for twenty years and .or 18 years gave faithfui service Al he G.T.R, King street crossing. _ A oving wife, two sons and . his moth= x and one. brother, who resids _ al etour, Mich., are leff: to moutn his Guelph, March 17.â€"The four prisâ€" oners at the county jail, John Cox, of Q@usiph, and Heatherington, . Mceâ€" Alyun and Daveling, of Palmerston, who were found guilty of attempting to break jail on Saturday, March ?, were brought up for sentemce before Justice Chadwick, at the . county court this morning. ; ADD;THREE MONTHS John Cox : was the Itflm brought in, hthhlmhu oufted. Alter Judge ha Lows ~Carr, of~Beamsville, sentenâ€" vd to three months,. has been . Patâ€" omed for his rashness in giving pois ned cavdy to a toy.= * e 3t DDPPPPOOPODPNDNIIIDINIDIIAIIEDSIODOOLAIDEO , + . LA“!ES ,7__? "~__.__ | This spece is too small to tell about our spring 4 ; | cotton goodsand you will require to see ‘them to Sl’olTS & SPBING JAGKETb ppreciate all the very desirable lines in White m“fl&‘ï¬,,mï¬fmn“m{‘:ï¬: Uoods for dresses and waists, White Gmwn: for To inn caach toeo an auaï¬ki‘&xiï¬ underwear and Colored Cottuons tor dresses and 6, ©7.50, . w For T3 molee e on d h00 | "np . donke it .. k We ask you to see our d stock ama abécial low prices on CARPETS, . (° cmnnis. RUGS, wxrg'mns‘, OIL ULOUTHS and LILNUOLEUMS, We want to remind the readers of the Chronicleâ€"Telegraph of the great pre« parations we have made tor this Spring Season‘s trade, and that we are ready with the best stock of dry goods, espesially such lincs as Dress GO0GS, Cotton Goods, Linens, Ladies‘ Spring Jackets and Skirts, blouses and Ladies‘ Furnishings, also Carpets, Rugs,Curtains and W ail Papers. ; All our Goods are bought for CASH from the best manufacturers and tor quality and value no rtore crn offer better service than we do. i TO SENTENCE stk BERLIN‘S _ UPâ€"TOâ€"DATIE STORE Central priâ€" Lang Bros. & Co. ‘in. NEW DRESS GOODS ____" We are now prepered to show all the Nev + stâ€"Styles inls in Thmw and Fall: Leagth l‘dï¬.‘w Shower and Rain Pr¢of Coste. _ y Light and dark Lawns, Mid MH and Oxfords \ ‘* at the popular prices $5 to $10. _ f P Priestleys Cravenétte is without doubt the finest as : well u;g mojt durable material used in making bork s :.ï¬ Shower Proof Coats made to order in our Dressmaking Departr * â€"â€"â€" on the Shortest Notice: > +o ut s S. B. BRICKER & CO. _ We a‘so carry in stock 18 shades of} Priestley‘s Gravenette There must be a reanson for averything This eclkool IS successfal. â€" 8So are tho students K sehool like ours could not succeed if it did not give a trainio uhnmothrrdoolmginhjuuhom «~way,â€"business from firsk to Inst. * Shower Proof Coats All the u"‘e-t shades of : Lawns, Grey and Tan These come in all the newest Shades of We make a epecialty of dress goous ‘and our stock shows this. . We have the newest g0ods in the most reliable kindas compmising uwll the intest coiorings at popuinr price8. . All woul French Venetuan auitings in all eolors worth 50¢ & yard 10r = ® All wool Extenuine iberges, panama cords, eto. worin 6Uc to 60¢ & yara s0r . coalce 69&; All wool stiting cloths in French, British and _ German makes, the chuicust in the: trade â€"_ | special at _ ~> _ â€"~ _ 1,00, 125 and $1.50, A e h DikSss TRIMMINGS, newest braids and wimminge for costumics and stites to mauttch al culorings, eiegunt Sty ies at ‘10¢, 15o, 20¢, 2be to oue a y d. € & < ak cOTTON COODS BERLIN