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\‘ _‘ Bubsoribed Oxpital ... .. .. 250,0000 u. ._ Depost with the Domjfion _ ament 'fl ... ... $117,140. fi Lancashire Ingurance Company | .. With Asscte 0f $10,900,008, " . ; _ Aartrod Wright, Secretary ‘n‘wm Ont. â€" â€"~Phone 249. ‘;3 s Seo Pacâ€"Stuile Wrapper Bevw. The Molsons Bank SAVINGS BANK DEPOSITS â€" ENTEREST CREDITED EVERY 3 MONTHS Capital Paid Up.... Reserve Fund . .. . â€"â€" JACOB HESPELER Manager. Waterioo Branch Lfiuâ€"lu-u' 40 tike as sagar» The Mercantile Fire Carter‘s Business â€" solieited for first The Missos Fobrenbach â€"NEW MILLINERY. * Our trimmer has" returned from: the second openings, and we. are prepared to §how ese n '.;’ NP . . 4 S sive sty] m s “yks‘ new «and ex» Insuranse Company _‘ _ _SNCORPORATED 1875 v:Kk; _a lot : of children‘s uhune(d kaw. < The Missos Fehronbach General Insurance"Agent, Suotestior to Buckberrough & 00.3 OBlce, Waterloo Mutual Building) To United States M Subscribers e " Owing to the~ new Postal Law which came into effect, May 8, 1998, postage to the amount of one cent OH @ach copy ol the Chronicleâ€"Tele= is â€"required : on all papers mail« ed to United Stares points and . we 1 thensfore . beew duliged Lo in m the subscription to United N subscribers to $1.50 par yeat payable stricliy in advance. SHEEP AND boG& tection on dog5, such tax a bitei. M ep who will make ent oh the. kiling of sl The of any sheep by a dog (Ntor : andâ€" the Bumness Office 249, Hou Must Bear Signature of CVUBK S!CK HEADACHEL 23 King St., East ~~ Berlin, Ont. C. A. BOEHM Cenulino id yere t â€" Waterioo .$3,372%,500 ‘e3.372,50) when she read of the horrible~ der:. committed on ‘Friday mormng‘ : ‘ and however, that during the last" four ‘m_& had been agitated andworâ€" : ried on account of his wife‘s. persisâ€" {tent refusal to come toâ€"Preston and ‘ho wrote frequently urging her â€" to _ liveâ€"with him. During all that time _ hehever mentioned a: ~word. â€" about his brotber Ezra, and ‘she was posiâ€" tive that he never had any idea that his brother‘s relations with. his wife were of such a natypre as.to ‘prevent her from living with her husband. ]; Ne m Wâ€" P ‘;;Q wv'?-‘a. ~ Smil ,cg'&-fl‘: in a fit of g&l died : from â€"revolver . shots fired by his own hand." ‘The above verdict was rendered by thy: coroners jury at Huntsville on Friday evening at the inquest . of. the death of the late Mrs. Nelson ~Smith alfter hearing the evidence of â€" memâ€" hers of the hnfll.:d Ezera A. Smith a brother of Ne Smith, â€"who shot his wile and afterwards himsell. A: Telegraph sentative visited . ing Ma- wm 14 Piemnray aron s 4 . ~were the opinion that it was not jealousy on the part â€"of:â€"Nelson _ Smith that eaused . bim â€" to ..commit <the â€" act, but he was angerea at nis. wile‘d te fusal (to live ~with _Rim. in Preston where he had a good job and could furnish ber and their children with..» good home. ® | go to Preston andâ€"also informing bim ; that ‘she had been told thatâ€"if he set ; his. foot on â€" her . parents‘ â€" preâ€" mises he would :‘be shot. â€"Smith pac _ ed the floor of his room all Wednesâ€" ~day ~ night and went to work> on Thursday morning. . At noon. helcan "to is boarding house and â€" told Mrs. | Dennis~that He could not work" and ;he was going to Huntsville on tl_p 5.20 leaving Berlin. He ate mno: dinâ€" ner, but went to his room, changed his clothing and proceeded to arrange ‘his belongings in his trunk. . _He put all the letters he had‘ received â€"from 3!1-:. Smithy in his pocket; and. wrote a note on a piece of paper directing _ whoever‘ may h;mm that . any money ‘he may in his possesston !â€"and Iys insurance should be . left â€" to On May 2nd Nelsonâ€"Smith=appearâ€" ed. to be more cheerful than usual as he ‘had received & letter that > she would come alongâ€" with her : children. > He immediately sent hr the sum â€" of $20â€"to pay her fare and was expectâ€" ing her to arrive in .Preston â€" early last week. _ On Wednesday. evening Smith received‘ a letter which he read to Mrs. Dennis, in which Mrs. Smith stated that her parents had locked up her clothing and had forbidden her to his children. When bidding Mrs. Denâ€" nis farewell he said "Mrs. Smith will gome back with me or there will be something doing.‘"" <She urged . him not to do anything rash and he. ~asâ€" sured herâ€"that everything would . be all ‘right and he would be . back . on Saturday afternoon & Smith â€" told Manager .Whitney: . and Mat Kirkwood,â€"of the Gâ€"P. & H. St. Ry. that be was compelled to go to Huntsvilleâ€"owing to a letter he reâ€" ceived from that place on Wednesday ard promised to be ‘back in time to start work on Monday. He was : a good workman and was promoted to the position of conductor last Wedâ€" nesday, and was earning about $80 a month. Norman Smith and . Miss Nmryi Smith, brother .and of Nelson: Sdth,mwifimflb on Satnrdo%wmhcmdfihmn- ing. funeral of their .. brother tookphgoo-mm and was largely .. Inâ€"conversaâ€" tion with a Telegraph representative at their home â€" ~+â€"r â€"t ‘hfiymt- »d ‘that they were recetved with every kindness by the Goldie © family on their arrival there.â€" It was _ explaint ed to them that the message sent by Alex. Goldie on Friday, which read ‘‘Nelson is dead and buried" <meant that the deceased would be butled there. is Hade ‘They were told that when Nelson wrrived he appeared somewhat excited but after . he was affectionately teâ€" ccived by his wite and the brief . inâ€" tersiew he had with her _ and Mrs. (Goldie he was cool and . showed no sign of his evil intention. When Mrs. Goldie left the parlor another daughâ€" ter was about to go in to meet Smith but was told * ‘to leave them alone by her mother.. While she was in the hallway she heard Smith . say y AMacthe, L want to b: 'i;t't; you will go back with me to ton,"*. and the answer ho utvu was "No, Nelson, I will not." an instant she screamed at the top of her voice and three. shotsâ€"followed in quick sucdession. When. ‘Miss Goldie opened the door she found that Smith had held the: revolver againat _ "his wile‘s broast m@fio noise and he was holding her in his â€"arms after eomumzf‘mmud. ‘He let her down on the floorâ€"â€" gently, ‘appeared to come to his~ senses: and realised what he had done and withâ€" out saying a word passdd out to the ;’:Wl“::.llotmm the heart, â€"He did not make any enquiry or sav a word from the time be onâ€" t 9t Have Returned. l Â¥ Baex Smitth nad boee‘ in Montreat to ks‘ invitud" oT B fi“'i“‘“ P »n,._s«'n*c for a io Q'r*f_s.;?;ww fe , h% cted _ over: t] lations with the murdere * woman ;m such as to cause h m;w l jealous of him. in ... 4 P 7 ‘The Jury Summoned: ; > > Coraner Casselmsn summoned â€" th ‘followiwt jury: J. K. Reece foreman, T. Lush,; J . P. Smith, W,Martiny L H. Ware, J. Calderwood, W. Bes (wick, (Gâ€" Hutchinson, J .. Parliamen tJ. D. Thomas,, <H. E. Rice, Câ€" Mc \Cleary, and A. O, Trutler Th jury went to the house and _ afte: :vlewing . ; and â€" search‘ng ~the bodi¢s "adjourned until"§ "p.m. in e en enc oowm Mrs. 3;&. 'ififi er; ~Dr. Hart, the family â€"phrsician and E: Smith, of Berlin, brotberâ€"o the deceased . man, Smith, $ Gitl‘s Brother Testifics. .. The story of. the witnesses catovid ed almost in every detail with">â€" th account as given above. â€" Alex® Gcl die, the brother, was at th=‘ stabkt when he was called: by chis &ister Ag No Cause tor Jealousy. .. E. A. Smith, brother ‘of the dead man, was called apd was very closels questioned as to his relationship with the family, and© particularly with th dead woman. â€" Smith was a clerk. in a . cigar stote at Berlin, and cank. to Heatsville about two weeks l{’ uyon the invitation ot the woman Hc. produced a ‘post card written by her ‘asking that he come. of Thursday. He did ‘not tell his folks where he. wad gone and the information was evidently © kept from the . husbani Smith. He denied that he had betr unduly attcative to his deceased bro. ! ther‘s wite, saying he had only shown her the "ordinary atterticn and cout> _ Aesy due to a ststerâ€"in. law ‘*_He adâ€" neitted having. recaived . letters from nes, ‘‘Alex.â€"come here: ghick!"‘ Rush ing to the house he passed the body of Smith lying cn the lawn, and,, nOt â€"now nz what the trouble was, said "Hello Smith, what â€" are you . doin; here?" 4 5 He entered the ‘home and. Tount the body of ~higsister lying prostratâ€" on the parlor floor. . Returaing . 4« the lawn ~be foend Smith deoad. _ ~The. stoe : of hn e n aa ao the houschoid \ corrotorated these de tails. 7 r ~â€"On the body of Smith were . found| a numter of letters written by â€" bis wife, some of. which were couched in triendly, if _ not affectionate terms.| Ca# in particular : written about Apâ€" ril 23rd, stated that th> hored 18 â€"return to him about the middlo _ of June, ot. as soon as they would finish | bousecicaning. _ This appcars|. to have been written belore the bro ther n’Atl\’cd h.re. > ‘ f+e Fatal Letter: Us May‘6th another Jlettot told an emirely differint story.vin this . she said she would have wothing fuc ther, to do with him, that she would look, after herscll snt he could u..‘ 1 same. She referred to mGuaey matters and to his apparont inability to kcep! himself, much less her and the !a,m-,' iy. . Sho also requested hb m to send ner no money that she couid look‘ atter hersell."" and that it be wantâ€" |ed the childrea ho could have them.. | It appears that upon ‘the redeipt of | wis letter he determined to put .. &n fend to the whole thatter by taking (her lite and his own, fot he â€"came . Fat once to Hunteville. + A W% > J About foor afoloock on ‘:; 1 afterroon : a f |received by E. !m at the Golâ€" | dte «pome from Berlin, which . read ; "Neleon left for<Huntsville last 4 night; beard you were thare." â€" _ _ t :: telegram was ;: n evidence : | uy the Crown Aieg and jury to , fconvey @ wataing to E.. A. 10 s ::'ulh d., > Khe m_ ' 6 t. é not so read, buat imaâ€" s | ginzd it ~was a notification of her which . were: written only. 18 ~a sisterâ€"inâ€"law would be oxpected Ao write. . ‘These heâ€"had burned up on toccipt *Famjly Defcads Brother. 1 ‘Thé mambers of the household were cuchltou!“fitbeucwldpoâ€"’ sibly be" no feeling of jealously .. ar> ‘oused in m_m-h?;';.wv owing to the attitude of i biother. ABH S‘-LM. however, that for some time _ past Mr..and : ~Mré. Nelson Smith bad . not got on TD pintonned U shin naubies * Bathe the Baby SKIN SOAP mARK aforsrERES. well togeth» ‘ To be eligible to yote <on the pro o anne _ 18) & Ainitish mitigecs." * ***_ _ (8) A resigent im Canedafor= *z least one ygat. ‘ (4) /A fesidentâ€" inâ€" the town Tor & least one.ygmL. & ioi en Smd : edottch N apueblt ce t ir ols ds (4) A ...f.':.f..&ww "a ces s o 10000030 ‘#ast ~three. months â€" previous to h ~Rev. atd Mrs. E. Ko,¢r, ol Aowâ€" last day Aor â€" registration, May 28. ©| Yille,. are_ spendingâ€"afew| days with »Studonts who are tesidents "of thr | MS.. N.~Zellersâ€" .gi_ud who are registered in : any ‘IW"‘.'“. on contre ‘are vligible (for (tegis | * wiyd & 5 s iration Were om retuirn from ; n; ui | | Ataat Wolfe, Dick Clemcon: and Peiv iversity ot. college. in the Dominfon | Fasson, ~ all of ~Galt, were charged I youâ€"are ~a. lodger and ‘mat [# .m-&'fl *der, _ report at: the ~Libera cothimittes rooms, &hove: Hin‘s of N¢ ~a Scotia, where the enorgetic seor( tary wiXl give you foll particulars h Somnecticn with eligilility, tims / a~% plate <of ~registration and voling, ce .â€" The same thing> 4pp! to. houseâ€" ho ders " movias lllwwlh. div isions, _ Make ~sure. ~that. _ your name . is in good>etanding. Den‘t take . any: chance in‘ the matter® Re port at the cominittee rooms . and get tull Auformation; , "Again,: let the: %‘“ who â€"beâ€" ieve â€" themselves eligible for registr ition not wait to te bunted up.. The committee â€"rcoms are .opzt every <evâ€" Paing abd the: secretaty .will be glad to. give: you information. t?» Finally, "it you are not absolutely wre Abat you are in good _ standing, he ‘place for~you is at th> Liberal tcoms, where you on soch fud ont. Keep in min@ the dates for rcgistra tion, May~18, 19 and 23 ard the plaâ€" ‘The ifls of babyhood and childhood. are many and. may. prove ‘scrious ~af 10% promptly "cured. ~In : homes whore‘ Paby‘s..Own Tabletsâ€"ars kept. there: is a prompt cure at hand . for suct troubles as : indigestion, | sour â€" stom a h, ~~colic, : constipation; diarrhora, xorms, â€"teethipg. trowblcs andâ€" other minor ailments and~ th: ‘Tablets car be ~administered asâ€" safely. to & now toro baby. as to the well grown chiH Mrs. â€"Octave Paulin, Caraquet, N.B., says:â€"‘‘I have ased Baby‘s . Own. ‘Tablétsâ€"for both my little boy. â€" and girl for (the various ailments of, childhood and, have found them alâ€" ways a splendid micdicife. . No moth er‘ should . be ~without the Tablets in the : home.".___Sold : by: medicine dealâ€" ers â€"or by mail at_25 cents a box from the Dr. Williams‘ Medicine Co., Brockville, ‘Ont. ILLS OF BADYHOOD Rev. R. E. Knowles, of Galt, is a Orm betiever in outdoor. ‘exercise and in order Atofurther enlarge. his opâ€" rartunities ~ in this pursuit he has bought a handscme bay saddle horse, Cumberland" ~ Maid,â€" â€" fromâ€" Messrs. Crow ‘and_ ~ Murray, Toronto.. The réverendâ€"‘ gontleman expects that < in addition to being a soutrce of pleasure, will also be: of cons dâ€"rable advin tage m-v‘zfq_; the members â€" af his congregation who reside â€" at . some distance from town. set .â€"The tody of: Smith. was placcd in a â€" rdugh tox syd conveycd, to the S'd::rk undertaking: rooms on Friday xi ht. e $ ue Tok Cakee in Nolson‘s coming /C Med To Let Him In. . § The agcd mother was seen by & cofl'esxdut «t the ‘m%‘i;o‘fl‘l'y after. {h; Shooting, and was. groatly agitated over: the terrible affau: "I saw in Snuth‘s face when ho ©amt| Hanover, whete. ho. wil / 6, £ to the door a #uspicious look," she wmmvmtomunz: asa, sa‘d, "but what could I do when he | Ind., where he will reside in fiiture.. ga .ed to see his wile, I simply â€" had |" mw is announced â€" _ of to let. him in." $ P Edith * daughter Q? Roâ€" "Ie . spoke to me 4# Kindly of alt, and of the Jate Mr. Geo. h>r," centinucd Th: Râ€"@rtâ€"brokinâ€" moâ€" ; Brereton . mfi of _ Torâ€" thr, "while _we sat in the patior , onto , to Allan J, a«wailing her arrival.. He told . me Goodall, B.A., accountant, â€" Imperial what ‘a gocd wile she was, â€"and how | Bank,: Galt. The marriage will take gentle and kind sbe was as 5m ‘o;_place early in June. man, but oh, the fendisbnets of bis Messts. Simon: and Albert. Huber, lart." The aged Jady broke dawn :a 'la:‘;-c, g ma:“vum. “uo b * d 7 in sobs. Lfi en .‘2‘-. nh A-nfl:lm at® ‘Telling ‘of her experion~e after. the th>oting stoâ€" said: "I rush d into the ‘ room, found â€" my daughter lying on : the floot and Smith . standing with his back to the wall, Such <a countemence! I «Shall mver. forget h s oxpression. 1 rushcd at him . caught him by the collat and shook. . h‘m saying, "You vm.l_q,. how ge .y:n enter xt ) u. t QUALIBICATIONS for ; bearing appeals on 1¢ Called Him "a Vilain AND OF CHIHLDHOOD on villain, how dare . y0o# home and do‘a thing like tho a»&orn on the latin was about i on e mocd aftet â€"the â€" Igaac‘ Woife, Pick Clemcns and Peic.â€" béfore ‘Polise Magistrate Welr Frida morning: Mt borse . and using . profane &:« on the ma n street in Now Du (#% Marc» 1vt).â€" The evidence . submitted failed to con mict two of the accused, Wole Lid Easson put enough was givon o con vict Clemens, who _ was rot is u:ut, h':'la( left Gammwme pre vious the charge laid. Re . S!iuxa.,o( New i‘m.deo laid the charge ant .an e€ort will t« mad: to secure . Clémens. tion . Hotelâ€"and tookâ€" on May ht,murlepn-Wu' Weir on Fridayâ€"obarged" wivh sollâ€" ; ing liquor after hours on .â€"May 2nd; P. C. Walker .and Heiser both said> that on :Saturday Mg;ibwt 1.50 a. m. the blinds were sown. and the ‘bar was lit up and when . they tried" to gain an entrance through the doors they found them locked. . Mr. A..B. McBride, â€" in defence, ~stated that no drinks were sold but that stock was being taken of the wines id Jiquors. The case was remanded untilâ€"May ‘15thâ€"at 10 a.m. for further .. ‘President H.<J. Sims, of the Board of Trade, received a letter from Postâ€" master General Lemieux | on ~Friday stating that the bill to, reduce the dropletter rate to one cent applies to all towns and cities with the free postal delivery and ©â€" includes â€" Berlin; This will be welcome news to the business men ol this town. . Mr, _ _Arno Delion, . of Toronto, i spenditg .aâ€"{ow days at ins hainc i town: . =~<=> 4. se ts Mr.~ Chas: ‘Knechtél, of ~Borlin has beci engaged by St. Gcorge‘s vestry of New Hamburg,| to d:sign a door _ and vestibule for the cast (nd oft the church, which will cost in the ncigh bothood of two hundred and .. (fsy @olars: _ The present is a front ca trance and the vestry consider it in the interest of the congregaticn~ to ‘have both ffont and‘rear entrances. Mr. J. Alex= Nafe, of Canon City, Colorado, who. has . becn spending thi past dew . weeks . with relatives : in Preston And Berlin, returned to the gathering taking thko nature of . " iJ farewell ham on Friday at the "~~‘ lh:;? of ~his uncle, Mr. :i Matk ar« "% 4 Road, at which a nunâ€" her olmlh !l?:lda tcr: np:: ! See s mt. ' o 0! the _ Chut of Police Levan, ot Preston, â€" Ferry‘s. was a visitor in â€" town Tuesday, es Nt. J. A. Macdonald, of the Inter: national â€" .Correspondence. _ Scino., Strattord, was a business visitor <i: Berlin »u€; | _ _Mr, Geo. Leves, of Hamiltcn, passâ€" through â€" Borlin S cn. route . t Hanover, . whete: wiX 6y &# week previous: to going to J"‘LL Ind., where he '“Lmngmd . The k Mn "taariee (of dite. Reâ€" Adolf Reu!f, who purchased the sta g&i. Galt, and of the Jate :r geo reretom MM orâ€" onto and Hamilton, to Mr. Allan J. Goodall, B.A., accountant, â€" Imperial Messts. Simon and Albert. Huber, NA ces OF â€" A lays ate renewing fim&“%~ Tices â€"‘ Mrg. John Hardman and Miss Marie Wunder ol Baden are spending a few days with Berlin friends. . _ . Reports from the Hospital Friday are . that: Mr. Zélier passed a_ very good night and so° far as knowli thore is a vety Wlbflm that the foot willâ€"be of.. The firs graitirg operation performéd . some tlin¢ ago, was in a" measure successâ€" Berlin News Items Black W atch Chewing Tobacce MAAA AAAAALAAARR®AA : The ladios of Waterloo and vicinty are invited to vizit my Abow 1 have regertly â€" renovated =the sbow rooms > and nade : aitorations which enable me to better cater. to the wants of my . ctous patrops. ) > .. o hex ..~ * In addivion to millinery L have placed in stock a full Hine of skirte 1 blouse walsts and also carry an extensive stock of dress trimmings. Â¥You & inviged to inspect these goods. s ' â€" ~MRS.C. STEUERNAGEL _ King St. j ~â€"___‘«â€"While it lnstge $54° +. > 10 ton of the Best No. 9 Galvanized Wire â€"â€" â€"â€" $225 por 1( Seed time is here and ourâ€"stock consists of a large var Of the very best,. Steele Briggs‘,~Simmer‘s, Rennie‘s Successor to J. A. GOOD & Co. â€" _ BERLIN, ONT,. BIG BARGAINS away down. If nire furnitaure, it will ou tofcalland see u &v’:fim CIEM- are being -oldp.?h’u lhn‘mm ) What we want is a big turnover of goods, and have marked all â€"â€" gIMPSON FURNITURE 60. UNDERTAKING, ETC. . â€"â€" BE tul, but there is a large. sur face to'”dfld m;?l must bo gtat ted ~ that several . other operations uk. © witl) *: Jlapelle, newest creation for ‘spring in‘ neat‘ stripes and * checks; "shades, brown,‘ grey, _ »blue and blacks ‘at *A ‘é $12,$15,$18 & $26C Messrs. A. H. Haller and E. ~M. Shif@rio®, * . orgailet . ‘and choirlcaiet f ot . Trigity Methedisi oue SELP n P P SPTd N Pis SIGN OF GOLD BTAR oV Plas C en o Gouacrt i i en t ~9f Bulk Seeds of all kinds and Set Onions. te Store near Post office, Phone 142, Berlin. © _ 90 King St, Kast. Districh‘s Block _: _ Berlin, Ontk . G. E. POTTER Ever Shown in the Town of Waterloo M. WILDFANG Star Clothing Store E SPRING MILLINERY . hecessary> before <thero will bréat: brocfits.=â€"@uclph © Metâ€" SEEDS! SEEDSI! New Line of Goods R. Weber & Co. . A. S. HALLMAN, Grocer, BIG DISCOUNT Red Ticket Sale of 3 FURNITURE _ _ A SNAP The Largest Stock of BOTTOM PRICES ) Had Piles are catily and quickly cha with Dr. mo:n'-mwm‘; prove it I will mail a small % raccp.: "a,! ress > + suraly would 3“'\‘ a i $t . ts BERLIK, BERLIN ady