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~ Mrs. J. M. Scully and Miss Tyson, Wwere nostesses ol a very ~delightlul | Progressive Euchre party on Wednesâ€" . day evening, fora number of . their idy friends. The games were most spirit and interesting throughout, nd the fortunate prize winnets wete s, Reginald Morley, Mrs. Herbert Enyder and Miss Jessic Bruce. _ A ‘"Wainty supper brought a most enjoyâ€" xeamg to a close. a . â€" Lodie $1.50 shoes $1.00 at Zick‘s *év he services at Saviour‘s Church, Sunday, were largely attended and of w interest. . Rev._â€" Rutal Dea {Mt’ ol Brantford, preached P ,:::.' t sermon at 11 a.m. and the fenerable . Archd acon Mackenzio _ of ‘Brantict _ delivered., an impressive @iscontrse at the evening service. _ Rev. W.â€"G. Hanna, Secrotary of the Ontario Lord‘s Dayâ€" Alliance ‘gcoupied ‘Abe pulpit of the Presbyterian church _ somnga ) ‘m‘ & special meeting of the Town i will be held on Thursday evâ€" » degth occurred at Gueiph . of . W,. Wilson, who some .years as a resident of Wateklo0. n‘s ;$3.50 shoes $3.95 at Z ck‘s White Sox baseball team will the Park Nine, of Guelph, at _ For bargains in footwear see the . At the Market Saturday: morning, ‘buiter sold at 250 a lb. ani CégS§ W 15c and 16¢ per doz. A cord of waood was offered at $4.50. ‘ Plow shoes for $1.00 at Zick‘s.. â€"| SORP""M*~ â€" Mr. Franklin . Good shipped two mc conamim mc o arloads of cattle from St. Jacobs COMMISSION ME] of Mond :mufi:‘t were the snn > "best and choicest 10% « 3\0- ShiP~| A1; a meecting of ihe (Bed from here for some time and WeL® | gor and ug\n‘cm fed by Messrs. Simeon Good, TilMma® | artarnoon, _ the folloW! “l‘dfllflfin, and aVer~ | were passed: ~Abs. M fed by Mt. Water Accou Tilman Shantz had an average gain > Co., 860 Ibs the last five months and 3: !b::hwm T e (the others averaged. over 300 ‘Tbs. Collector Customs, duty . Leap Year Ball and Garden parâ€"| Wm. Harris, labor f will be given by the Harmonie Soâ€" | Collector: of Customs,‘ clety, Kibg St., on Friday eveming. } Callector of : Customs, g‘lbn't miss Zick‘s special cash sale: ~_‘The Talent Tea under the auspices ‘of the Waterlop Presbyterian Ladies‘ Aid Society Wednesday afternoon at m home of Mrs. Hiowie, was very " attended, and évery one seemâ€" ed delighted with the privilege of seâ€" icuring some of the homeâ€"made delicaâ€" cies for which these ladies areâ€" $0 famous. ' WÂ¥. W. D. Lee acceptably occupi¢d pulpit â€" in the Methodist Church morking and Rev. Mr. Hall Men‘s, Women‘s, Misses‘ and chilâ€" dren‘s tan shoes and Oxfords, at the J. S. Roos Shoe Coy. ':a first home games in the T"‘&" City League Baseball series will be ‘ iyed at the Waterloo park on Saturâ€"| alternoon. ‘Ihe first game will "com at 8 o‘clock, when _ the lm and Beavers meet and at 4 C the Alerts and White: Sox will play. 24 wor Fischer, Geo. Suggitt and Town , A. B. McBride were in :-» representing ‘the yA ap for an order against e Grand h‘ * Railway for addiâ€" j m rotectio l:}thl King street sing which was argued . belfore minion â€" Railway Commissioners. udement was reserved. â€" Local News. The regular monthly meeting of the ‘(“: »o Free Library Board was hLeld Monday evening.. There were preâ€" Mr. J. G. Stroh in the chair, | Messrs, W. H. Riddell, Rev. W. < Benj. . Playtord, . Chas. iehnel . and Rav. Father Spacts. New books were ordéred to h N of $60.00 and the . Secretary . also instructed to order $75.00 th of new books to be sent on - gas holder bsing: erected, L«ym completion, , ‘of Berlin, preached in the evâ€" LIBRARY BOARD MEET THE ‘:ADIES OF WATERLON _ _ AKD VICINITY. mumber of accounts were also 4 reductions for Friday and y at the J. S. Roos. Shoe #17, _ Beuteche Apothoke itt‘s Drug Store ENT WAS RESERVED itter desires to snuounceâ€"té ;/ Of ‘Waterioo and vicinity, us apeced on 8 ship a* m Mrs. Bracey, Jonn . $+., S Eit eS Oe Pene on P ns L. Bean, pianiste. The ball was filled My evinzed their appretiatiin .. and tondercd the perforners a cordlal re ception. | : _ F5 & The ocuasion was graced by . presence â€" of h.,m‘t_,,lfia who made his first appearance befori & Wamko.-mgmum sell~ a siuger of lins ability. His. first number comprised a group of o e o ie ns wike old Seotch, and Irish, which were delightfully typicul of the music dear to the hsarts of the people of _ the old country. ~Inâ€" the sclection ‘"Ode to the‘ ~Evening Star‘" trom Tanp hauser by Wagner, he revealed that quality of voice so nxcessary to the proper interpretation of this. beau tiful . composition. â€" ~*‘The Mad . Dog Song‘ ‘*Glorious Devon‘‘ and â€" &; *Two Grenadiers." were fid martial spirit. < ‘‘The g song, which requires a great ‘ of voite was splendidiy sung . and revealed in a markcd degrce the wonderful fexibility> . of his yoice. Mr. Shn;:h the possessor _ of a vaoice adajpted for the singing. of both. the heavier and lighter composiuons, His lighter numbers ~were bright and illuminative ‘and were © aA;°, in . & delightful manpner, with both warmth of . colot and spontaneity. In _ th: renditicn of his heavier numbers he displayed . much power and a propcl conception ol the spiritâ€" of th:â€"comâ€" positions which were most effectively sung. The contributions â€" ot= Mrs. J.. â€"B. Hall to the programme also added much ~to the pleasure of the evening. Her beautiful voice found. expression in the songs : ‘"Angus MacDonald.‘ ‘‘Could 1k and the lovcly selection from Tannhauser by Wagner entitled ‘‘Elizabeth‘s Trayer" whith dhph{ed the rate quality and sweectness of hs voice. Eho . was‘ obliged to respontâ€" to seteral encores. ~ . â€" * Miss Emma L. Bean, A.T.C.M. al so contributed sevetral piano numbets which â€" indicated her profickn:y as a pianiste. In the group of thtce numâ€" bers *‘Placid Lake‘" snd. ‘"‘Forest Sounds‘‘ by Denee and "Lerccuse‘‘ by Chopin she secured a lovely tonc and: the compositions were very artistically played. The selection ‘Paraphtase Sur L‘Oprta "Eugcne Oneguino‘ by 'l‘cluiwl’.hn. which is a comâ€" position demand ng a resourec{ul techâ€" nic. : was~ played with finish ~rmd abarrlon.. Miss Bean a‘so acted as accompanist {nroughnout the evening, and presidedâ€"at the piana with fine judgment. 3 During the evening Hu‘. n:m ..'n»d AEa NmssP( LRT Miss Bean were prescatod with bouâ€" quets of lovely ~rases which . wert gracefully acknowlcdged by the reciâ€" pients. * The Epworthk League of the. Mcthâ€" odist Church vader whoss auspices the concert was given have reason to teel gratified over the concert which was a success both financially . and therwige and a neat sum will be bulk teas show the grocer a latge! profit thar "Salada‘" but few of them 40 CunRee MAE 4n ~Â¥he consumer, was a success DO°N MUAMEDARE D O otherwiso and a neat sum will be netted the piano fund of the League R. O. Dobbin, wages= Lhas. W. Dobbin, wages Harry Cornish, â€"wages Tienry Heet Liphardt© Bros. Daily Citizen < W. Hogg, Chas. Kreutziger M. Weiche! & Son Korr ‘Engine Co. Valve Waterloo Mig. Co. J. M. Seully, _ disburse Garlock: Mig. Co W. Glaister s At a meeting of (the Waterloo Waâ€" ter and Light Commission on Friday afternoon, . _ the . following . accounts were passed: > Water Accounts. a Light Accounts R. W. Chisholmâ€"& Co. E. Dermul, gas #ank Gordon Wober, wages . 0. Dobbin, wages R. 0. Dobbin, wages T $. Broadfoot, inspecting maters 26.00 C.TR. height 7 129 Collector â€" of Customs $.230 E. Dermul, coment for ton‘t ., 377.22 G. Wober, wages 25. 00 Moogk & Kumpf, rerairs is August May Tm M. Weichel & Son +M C. ‘Huchn, "temt a5.08 J: M. Seully, électric light Ab kett Murray Mig. Co. 1000.00 e Cl raa e / i+ K4. . coment and latot 24058 E> Dermwul, on contract at8.37 ti. Ruprel . * > * JBE W.: Hogg, coke & coal Absolutely all p_u:m teas and most COMMISSION MET FRIDAY much satisfaction â€"to â€" tht labor i Customs,‘ duty ... Customs, W on disbursoments tent .. 377.42 25. 00 its 10.75 9 42 on OR on coal $717.9) 100.0t coal 90.1+ 37.50 38.07 8.16 $7.00 5.10 22.97 §3A45 3.%5 14.90 81.6 20.0¢ §4.17 22%.8° 14.84 1.94 44 in Decomber last and was gince com fined to her bed. ; *The late Mrs. Contad wasâ€" boin in Garté, on the River Oder in Prusâ€" sia, _ Germany, January #5th, 1880, and ~came Ao Waterloo in the yeat 1857 where she married Mr. :Jacob Contag the following yeat. .~ A tamily of . twelve children ~were born to ‘Q‘ m‘mnh ol :. whom _ survive, viz:â€"â€" William, Caro.ine, â€" Wilheimine (Mrs, C. Huchâ€" nergard); Elizaboth (Mrs. A. E. Sanâ€" Mrs. )l‘ilum'ow N Fred. & ), Otillia (Mrs. . Weidenhammer); il\w&‘h {Mrs. Horbert.Smith). : A brother, Mr. Wui. Kriesel, Now Dundee, and 13 grand ‘hildren also survive. The. â€" funeral= was held . from the fesidence King Street, north on Monâ€" day afternoom at 2 o‘clock to.~ St. Jo%n'l Lutheran : Church_ for service, thence to Mount Hope ceméetery lot interment. The .;funeral was priâ€" vate at the house. $â€" She . was of a qui6t and loving disâ€" position and : a faithful mewber: of the St. John‘s Lutberan Chutch.." .. A Liberal rally was held in ic comnuittee rooms on Saturday eveg~ ing at which there was a large and enthusiastic gathcring. ‘The Liberal candidate, Mr, Dan Rutz, of. Elmira, was present and in course of a . splenâ€" did address urged the necessity . â€"â€" of earnest work and> united. action, and if his supporters worked deligently, be: was confident that the Riding would return to the *Liboral colump. It elected it would be his earnost ¢ndcavor to forward the best intérâ€" ests ol the North Riding of Waterâ€" J. C. Haight, Levi Staufier â€" and A. B. «McBride also @clivered. briel addresses. x loo In the speaketr‘s opinion Woaodstocs ardl London had peihaps, the finest testâ€" dential streets he had seen.. The lecâ€" ‘ture was ilustrated with stercoptiâ€" can view& of" some of the Lno resiâ€" YHences, parks and residential streets i‘m Ontario +n1. Prol. Hutt poinced out how toâ€"plint: trees andâ€" _ what kind. would.be _more uniform in apâ€" pearance. He â€" advised those plant Mectings will be held in the comâ€" mittee rooms King St. evcrty even ing .and all supporters‘ of the: Lib cral cause: are cordially invited: to attend. RETURNED FROM! THE WEST Mr. ‘Oliver Scheifele returned (this week fron» a > several weeks‘ â€" trip to the wm..sdl&u fat as â€" Saskâ€" atchewan. He will locato. on â€" his farm‘ near Conestogo, recently purâ€" thased. _ Mr. Scheifele reports (K: present â€" , prospocts â€"very bright . for a prosperous year out west. :Practicalâ€" 1y all seeding was completed the first of the month and if weather condiâ€" t:ons continue favorable, there is evâ€" ery reason to anticipate a period of prosperity, â€" Thorg. was a goodly number in atâ€" tendance at the Town Hall on Tucs day evchingâ€" to hear a lecture given by â€" Professor Hutt, of ~the Ontario Agriculturp ~College, Gueljh. Prol. Hutt â€" came to â€"Waterioo on the invt tation of : the officers of the Water_ loo Horticultural Society, whoâ€" ‘ate to be: comn=nd>d on secur ng such a iplendid speaker. Make the Most of the Town Lot.‘ and gave, exc»lient advice on the planting. of . ornamental . trees ani shrdbs and <preparing Nowerâ€"beds." _ Tilsonburg, May 20.â€"Fite, â€" which broke out in the Qm'l.liofi at 5.15 this morning, mm the building and at least two i\ hss The flames spread so rapidly that the guests and employes had to jump from the sgecond and third stories. The dead are, Clarence Bernard, traveller for Flett Lowndes Co., Clotzal. Ta.:to. died from: inhal= ing fAames. < from S ces Unformiies by mb * .. The injured are Mrs. John Mero, wile of the proprietor, Miss _ Mero, daughter, â€" back _ ptobably broken; Miss Dumbar, Buftalo, «ku}l tractured, may die. Several others injured and _ iwo missing. Loss about $10,000, partly covered by insurance HOTELâ€" BURNED ing. shrubs and small trees to has¢ them more compact as a lawn makâ€" es a far better appearance i it is dons in this way. .. _ 7 The speaker statsd. that when planting trées â€" or growing â€"climbing Vines the locistion should â€"be . such as not to obstruct the view of. any fine park ot" etrcet. _‘ BEARS IN DINING ROOM A great commotion was . cadsed in the Commercial Hotel in Guelph <at supper timé6 on Saturday night, when iwo bears belonging to the house _ Mr: Huttâ€"chose as his. subject, ‘Beautifying the Home or How ~â€" to INTERESTING LECTURE LIBERAL â€" RALLY , at her bome . King: ago ol 72~ years, â€" 18 day®. . )« _. ~ _ AT . TILSONBURG right values4p Rib Hose, ‘The new gloves for Ladies and Misses‘ wear, are here J. UFFELMANN in big variety. â€" in Cotton, Lisle ‘That‘s what will find.. : Oor Sboek . There s.npne offthe luck â€"none. . The markets have. been ransacked for the best there is to be had,/and eelections made~, with a view to giving our customers what they want and the beat valâ€" ue for their money procurable. For element about the ahoes, however Mr. Wm. Suider left Saturday on a two weeks‘ trip to Port Arthur. . Hon. Adain Beck was a visitor " to Waterico an Seturday. _ _ _ â€"* W ATERLOO Mr. ‘Roland Young, otf ‘toronto, is spending a few days> at his home Mr. .Peter Dentinger, ol Hawkesâ€" ville was a visitor in town Tuesday. Mr. ‘Géo. Wegenast, Manager of tm Mutual Life Assce Co., bas left on a severnt, woeks‘ . trip â€" to â€" the Nolth _west in the interests of. tho Coinâ€" Mr. Julius Roos. was a visitor in Galt on Saturday. , : ~Missâ€"Minuie â€" Bechtel spent Sunday With friends in Galt. Mr. â€"B. E: Â¥Bechtel is a business visâ€" itor to Haileybury for several days. Mr. John B. Fischer was a visitor in Tororto on Thursday. f â€" Mre. John Fiynn, ‘of ~Aeton,: is th# guestâ€"of her son, Mr. "Jack" Flynn, Princess St. C â€" Mrs: F. Perrin, ofâ€" Hamilton, * is visiting â€" Twinâ€"City friends> for a fex days. : * ‘Miss Bertha Devittâ€"spent Sunday in â€" Miss Bertha Christman, of Elmira, is a guest at th> home of. Mr.. and Nirs. J. A. HMarper. : !â€"* Mr. and Mrs. Jatob Ufctwann vis itcd Mr. James Saeget at Galt on Sunday.. â€"._ Mr. M. 8. Hallman, Actuary of the Mutual Life is attending tbe annial mecting, at New York, of the Aciiâ€" arial Society of Armenia of which he holds a Fellpwship. Mt. K. Kurche left Saturday on a several months‘ visit to relatises in Germany. Mr. and Mis. Cleason Shontz; atâ€" tended the funeral of the late Noah Bean,â€"mar Haysville on Saturday.> Mrs. Louis Rau,; of Braniford, teâ€" turned on Thursday, after a visit of several weeks with friends and _ reâ€" latites in town. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Thomas, of Millâ€" bank were guests on Sunday at the home of the fermer‘s parents, Mr. an.. Mrs. E. Thonus, King strees. ' Mr. C. D. Hauch, ~m«cd:¢al studen, wt~> Toronto â€" University called _ o. friends here on Thursday prior to visiting his brother in Zurich. , Mts. H.. ‘Dickman and . daughter, Mildrc4, have left on a soveral days‘ visitv wit the former‘s parents _ at Scbringville, who have, just returned from a two mofiths‘ visit with New York friends. .- Mr. William Krtesel and lvo‘dng: ters, Nellie and ~ Laura, ani Mrs. B. Kriesel, of New Dundce, attended the funcral of the late Mrs. J. Contad, Sr., on Monday afterncon. x: Mrs. Josse â€" Rosenberger, who bas becn visiting relatives in town, left for New Hamburg, Tuesday morning priot to leaving for het home. in Pigeon, Mich. *4 t 4 nded a meeting otn‘:a'o whmhy at Guéiph on M’_e i i & w Brighton, are g & the home o the latter‘s ug? ‘r. and Mre. J See our Boys and Girls‘ â€" Rock Personal and Social Nrcand > Mrs:®©Join â€" Hertil; of ZINN‘S SHOE STORE A LUCKY FIND. a guest of Miss Grace at4 PRIVATE MOIR WAS M COMMITTED,FOR TRIAL London, Cnt., May 18.â€"Private W.| . .. A. Moir, charged with the murdert on Strattord, Ont., May 18.â€"in a de Good Friday night of Colorâ€"Sergt.,|sPondent mood Miss Martha Mcintyre Lloyd, appeared before Police M tained nurse, took her own life yesâ€" Liate + Love, ab 3 o‘clock this E day, whilo her mother, with whoui nbon, and â€" was formally commi the lived, was at chutch. fot Wial, ‘The evidence presented on | _ Miss Mcintyre, who was a cousin of Friday afternoon at the preliminary | Oilbert H. Mceintyre, M.P;, had not hearing was merely a repstition dl‘-hmyorodhdlh.nd had that given befote the Coromer‘s Jury |becm noticed of late to have . been | no new facts being elicited. : Action|in a morose and disheartemed condiâ€" : the Politce Magistrate was deferrâ€"| tion. Yestorday when her mother left d, howsver, until the stehographic |for . church aloms . the despondent teport could. be trunscribed lor the|daughtet took a .. dose of ~carboli¢ court. â€" Moit is to be ifla‘ the |acid awd lingered only long enough lot Assizes in September next. 1t is |her mother to see het alive alter reâ€" supposed, from que _ asked _ <a turning . from church. . the preliminary that a plea| Dateased was a graduato . of . the of ‘"‘motldental Shooting" may be preâ€"| Stratlord â€" .. General _ < Hospital | WE ARE MOVING We had to give up possess ion of our Chatham store on May the 15th, having sold the lease earlier than we expected, ‘consequently we mfl‘l;iu_ A igrmbshmoltbe stock which we will ph‘éc on lnb? here_at prices that ought to. clear it in a few aays. All, the diothing is our. own make and just the. same as you have béen buying from us right along in our Betlin store. Only the prices will boi&;â€"i ent. â€"Here is a partial list of them. Et *3 : 2y ks Men‘sâ€"light whipcord Overcoat §, regular $12:§50 1OE ...s«...ss neutcne cometes smm o New fine plain grey worsted overcoats, this seasons styles, full sizes, reg. $17.00 for Boys‘ Norfolk style tweed suits, good school suits, reg. $2:50 and $3.00 for ....s..... .:......... ..« Boys‘ Norfolk style tweed suits, very nice dark colors, all sizes, regular $3.00 for. ....s.......‘... Boys‘ odd sizes in double breasted, single breasted and Norfolks, regular $5.00 for.,............ ... Children‘s Buster and Blouse suits, an assortment of about 40 suits in plain blue and fancy at big reductions. ; + Spring Uvercoats you some of the bargains of â€"your life. in readyâ€"made clothing, hats and furnishings Youths‘ Youths‘ Youths‘ Youths‘ Men‘s light colored wash vests regular $1.50 fOF .......,... £lyssag ts enprtciem vimiy vipenn qeecnn ie imooen mnrvage := © Men‘s wash vests, assorted pa tterns and sizes, teg. $2.00 fOr i..2.. ....5..0 csnls ces en f Men‘s light wash vests, nice bright patterns, reg. $3.00 fOt ,....s.....l«...... .cc llls thnlerin s pees We arg bound to clear this swekdmu‘thonéxtund-y;,u we bought a store full of goods to sell this ’u.o. without count ing on this addition. So come at on ce and get the benefit. of: an early Men‘s nice dark tweed suits inall sizes, regular $§.00 fO »...:,..m.. anclcgee e enatienene ns A nice line of dark tweed suits sizes 36, #7 and 38, regular $7:50 for ... ... ... Men‘s grey double breasted worsted, this seasons make in broken sizes, regular $14.00 for Several broken lots of new tweed suits in this season‘s styles. regularly sold for $1% for Men‘s fine Scotch tweed suits, well lined, good fitters, regular $18 for ... ... ... The balance of our Chatham stock to Berlin, and on Friday mo rning, May: 22nd, and intend â€" gividg Thornton & Douglas fine tweed suits, reguiar $4:50 fOFâ€"........c.ss..00 Gaike L4 fine tweed suits in lig ht colors, just the thing for spring, fine grey tweed suits, in broken sizes, regular $8.00 for .: double breasted suits ‘in fime dark tweed, regular $8.00 for ONTARLI Berlin IRAINED ;URSE h } SWALLOWED CARBOLIC Youths‘ Suits Men‘s Suits Wash Vests ‘â€" The new arrangement of having the 3rd floot turned into a + ‘ f Bargain CGountry Customers Boys â€" Suits divEs ouUr y Pver Teâ€" J » DONIGNUGer $ eccuda id d Section regular $5.00 for For Canning $1.50 and $2.00 per dozan Pineap ples for A large choice stock of Leave your ordar at Limited, $14.50 $4.956 $3.75 $1.90 $2.25 $3.75 tweeds, 15 Ki 1 h w Ki