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m Womsn‘s shoes, g soles or M:Xay sewa, &WM'I baots, fine wear neat shapes, sizcs hn’s Boots in a Big Clearance ‘ . 200 pair of Missés‘ and Children‘s calf and kid leather boots, _ blucher and laca. styles, siz‘s 11 to 2 and 8 to 104, regular 1.00 â€"and A i CA P &. R. ERNST _\ ‘Hundreds will be reduced in price because they‘re d‘scontinned linesâ€"every one in tho:} collection perfect best grade. unbreakable jet black kid, coles welted by Goodyear metho#, lace or blucher, width C, D and E, all sizes in lot, regular $8 50, Saturday yz ~ ‘__ ERNSTS Shoe Special _ . Dor buy a shoe simply bucause you have _hnquudnm&uonfl- Price bas no weight un it carries . with it scome guarantes as to QUaALâ€" 4TY. Yame skoes have a good appearâ€" ‘ whee, but when put to the test of gotual * U ~ wear, are far from satisfactory. These @% 2 ® / t are usually dear at any price â€" if . Other shoeeâ€"those bearing the trade # \ ; / ?, k of reputable makereâ€"not only d : , have appearance, but possess fitting 38. / ap ml;flflu not jound in 6 Arrd T common, shoes. These are + CA kind of shoes for you to buy, and 3 \.1 e ;nl’lhdthbmnlluuopht P ‘ _ of selli If you bave been quoted ‘ aloes at prices seemingly lower than esnt .. ours, depend upon it the quality ten‘t in them. 3 j _ Ant tion, our as Jow â€" always will be as lowâ€"as any _ifl Â¥in this section. We stand ready to prove this at any time, Put us to kid | * Daily wo hear from friends who are surprised to find that the AUCTION fitmm. CONTINUES, as they were sed to believe that the und ersigned ”npmflduolmmmwm olhhmt.mom -Mmmnvommpudn make every da«, but dear this , votmwommnldnddmw.tfl-‘- mm-u,wmmflnm.unmm very last article is sold, fit-mnun-pmxmnnm-omsmmuuu -fimum-msmmmnmmwmmm- every afcerâ€" _»“.lm,nhormluunmwmvnflpduuku dupu:,ol mnâ€"mcmnwmmumum six months ago we ~=ln wwrbndu-ndym.udhom.m ordera with wmuw.o«wy,rnm-dA *h\n : lfihumnmmm.mom-mnw.-mm,nflh T nmh-flommwdnommmuvlumn fim)flh.n.’uunmmm.ndmmwwl a ~Wl.d-ledym'flznm='hflh=a::onhz‘ < r 'omumunmmo.m THOUSANDS Jl‘ DOLâ€" i ortxmeoonsm-wmmm and will be siaughtered se uummtnhd-wuwt be intersstiag to every 3 in Waterloo County to see this s _‘ we have now only TWO WEEKS REMAINING to get ost of ';:-" ,-&,mmummuummmn must ts ber we hate no side or bidders nor is anything bought in, every Efi-unm-npw”m“w;.mda&zoh â€" the peopleof this county. '..m:“‘“ C220 Cl ammnne is ht wf EDLA _ und it is up to ) as spot cash buyers of wmmi ymm ) miny buying chances come our way and why we‘re able to at our own best efforts in the line of values. | rday we are making qu‘ck work of a ‘special purchase of hi and SHOES. f Men‘s high grade shoos in patent colt and calfekin, choice of lace ‘blucher styles, made on the famous goodyear welt, and intended ptail at 4.50 and $5.00, Saturday 2tn. 2#A t P A splendid line in box calfksin and dongola kid, made with double elear through to heel, all weights and sizes, regular 2.00 and Regarding Shoe Prices article put up for sale mOS 69 809 0 s ooaess Gf @UCH HIG the of this county. uuumzmmm wAs fllllfltmlilm , and it is up to pnm.-oundm'mhr:: on; bundreds of dinner, tea and anta vat to be sold, some of the mmu-muâ€"wm R-&soflohl aale this woek _“ C ¢ a Wrong Impression" sornm AGENT Y BERLDY FOR THE ‘SLATER" AXD EMPRES®" rH0X4. BStore next to Post Office and Dominion Bank, Beriin. King St. Sfi‘ > s, fine laced and blucher style«s, weights for sammer sizcs 3 to 7, regular 2.00 and 2 25, Satutday . WESELOH & CO. gena‘ns dougola kid Inca or blusher, turn fiexable , sizes 3 to 7, regular $1.75, Saturday $1.19 & )E Berlin, Ont. $3.50 $1.60 t en eeemienent E090000 I T f is renewing acquaintances in NCw |, Aamburg and _ vicinity.â€"Dr. J. Wal |, 2 50 rers, . Berlin, nalled <n friends â€" «in|}, © t own last week.â€"Miss\ Florenceâ€"Pudâ€"| o dicomb, is spending some ~time with | hts for sammer | friends in â€" Stratford.â€"Mr. Gerald| Saturday Hamilton, of _ Toronto, is> spending - part of his vacation at the home o ‘ 1 50 ‘his â€"uncle, Mr. J. HM. McCallim. â€" & Dr. and Mrs. Ford, of ~Shakespeare, s "Jns We se wA n Sm and .A C g" flex@DIG | mong lsgt last Saturday witi J itiends in Galt.â€"Mrs, Stiefelmeyer and mother, Mrs. Krauss were the $1 19 guests of Mrs. Fred Goebel <n Sa+ & turday.â€"Mrs. Robert Kerr and Miss s Allan went to Stratford on Moniday. â€"leather boots,| From thence Mrs. Kerr will join Mr. gular 1.00 ~and | and Mrs. Fred Walker in a trip to the West.â€"Mr. Ernie © Murbach,. of Ellyâ€" ria, Ohig,. is visiting at the â€" home $1 25 ol Mr. and . iits. 1 hos. Mitohell. Mr. * Elliott, of Berlin, too: charge. _ of the service in St. George‘s church, If and dongola| on Sunday, during the~ absence . _ .of y Rev, Mr. Owen in Berlin.â€" Miss Magâ€" gie Forrest who lately underwent an <| operation at. the B. & W. HosPital, & is very ill alt her home here,. . â€"Mr, j Horace Feick, of Woodstock College® * who is spending his vacation at his home, has succ>ssfully passed his senâ€" # jor Mnukuhtioli.-fi‘lovfl Sunday was observed in the Methodist church n, Ont. on Sunday . The church was . beatâ€" tifully decorated for the pecasion. memstemenmmommmmmmmmmememizs | A _ DAXKY Ofâ€" OULâ€"YOUNK people drove ' * to Berlin one day last o‘lm:he to !a:u- cipate in the pleasute ler rlces Skating Rink.â€"Mr. Morley has Leen succéessful in finding *‘natural gas" an_ on the mill property, be lavely purâ€" > chased at St. Anne‘s, New Hamâ€" ©, | » | purg.â€"Mr..Feick has purchascd .. a Elt Bs OA o ies Petsonals and Locals.â€"Mrs. : (Rov.) Crowle and Miss EJith, of" tu::a- ypent several days of this week vis iting â€"friends in town.â€"Mrs. Davis. of Cobalt, is mm of Mr, and Mrs. W.© S. Suthor â€"Mrs. Allen Bosscnser.y ~of Didgbury, Alberta, who spent the past fixe.months . with het sister, Mrs.<J. GraB, left for her home in the West on Tuesday.â€"Mr. and Mrs. Ruelbach, of Phflw&d spent Sundayâ€"at the home of a and _ Mrs. Wa; Woods.â€"Mrs.> ‘Jos ‘3"’3":3& with her daughter, ‘u.r: » t Â¥ W. H. Kerr.â€"Miss Puddicomba is Yis iting her sister, Mrs. Smith, Niagara walls.â€"Mr. Otty Umbach, of Waterâ€" loo, called ~ to see his father, Rev. .+@s. Umbach ‘on Monday.â€" Mr. and Mrs Ezra Bechtel, Berlin, spent Supâ€" day with friends in town..â€"Mr. »and Mrs. Herman Cole, of Doon are YiS:: ting their daughtor, Mrs. Jno. P. Ernst.â€"Mrs. Jas. Barber, cof Gailt, URITE C teoe hes cdpe o on uesd fine new automobile.â€"Our young peoâ€" ple are contemplating _ a "Leap Yeat‘ dance in the near future.â€"Mrs. Shupe of. Lost Springs Kansas, is visiting hir sister, . Mrs. John Whitwer. _ ~It is twentyâ€"one y+ts . since she paid a visit to our town consequently . she finds it very much changed.â€"Messrs. ‘Matthew andâ€"Wm. Cochrans, of Manâ€" itobs, are \isiting friends and rela flm g-\tho Huron Road.â€"Messts I. M. C dnd "A. Fraser have gone to .Engetardt, New Ontario, where â€"they have taken a contract for the ce o omcs Pn s ehcnes s Eie on ol s MnE on oo lt building of the Ooncrete arches and Mm:.:u,,emlm to new blfl:s:" to be built on the """“‘““fi t N. Ontario â€" Railway.â€"Mr. W Clemens | attended. the lécture: given by Mr. Bengough at Berlin Collegiate last Friday evening. __ Iou OxroRr» nraATE HIGHER In Oxford county this year $19,« 808.12 will be required to run ho county‘sâ€" business, of which $6,270 is rafsed from other sources than taxation. This leaves %61,439.14 to be raised by general rate ovet the sounty, which is about $23,000 more than was taised by rate labt .. yeat. This large inprease means that , wiile last year the opunty rate was .. one and a halt mills, this year it is ~a Mlent fraction less than two ami .m NEW HAMBURG ~~ _ LINWOOb, _ her ftiend Nalsmith in Milverâ€" Berlet and little Arthur spent Sunâ€" day at MY. John Heimbach‘s on Wit :l::: line.â€"Mr. W. Lytle spent Saâ€" tieâ€" Matie Pollock of Drayton spent the past week with her grandparents, Mr. and Mts, Chas. Patcil.â€"Mr. Basâ€" s6%, manager: ol the Dotninion Bank, spent _ Sunday in Torouto â€"We are \ruy pleased to nate that Mr. . V.R. Berlet, who has been confined to his alin o is Hrams sooe glim Lt ‘a _ Montgomery â€"arrived home : from i7 "Mef niese and nof bew. Mr.â€" and nep 4 Mrs. Shields,â€" Mrs. ':."nuw-. spent Monday with friends on m‘ forth line.â€"Quite a numbet: from here uttendéd the calico bail at Milverton on Thursday evening:and all report an excellent â€" time.â€"The new: felephone line from here to Hesson is now sampleted© and several instruments have been installsd in the country.â€"â€" Miss Liza Montgomery and Mr.â€"and Mrs. Shields, spent Friday in Berlin. â€"Miss Holland, of . Madon, spent Saâ€" turday ‘ with her friend, Miss Cene Hayes.â€"Mrs. Whaley : spent > a fow days last week with Mrs: A. Crawâ€" tord.â€"Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Millar spent Saturday with friends in town. _ 1t is reported that the new » Linwoodâ€" Listowel! line will be opened on June i5th. This will make Linwocd quitt a railway centrs.â€"The Ladies‘ Aid of ‘ the Presbyterian ‘Church held their regular monthly meeting at the home of Miss. L. ‘Calder.. Tea ~was served and dll report a good méeting and a very m;:y.blo time.â€"The members of of the Linwo6d Ladies! InsUitute will meet at the home of Mrs. Alex. Crawlotd" on Tuesday, June the 9th: Mill}ank and <Milvertcr Institutes hate. also been invited to be, present. mflu be taken by Mrs. (Dr) ~Mc and Miss Ruler.â€"Mr. and Mrs. C. Lantz and ~family spent Sunâ€" day _ with..the. former‘¢> patents,â€" Mr. and Mrs:~Koebhl=r, of Wellesicy, Mr. E. MeCloy and wile ard family, of Toronto, paid a fying Yisit to Mt. and <Mrs. Rengie on Thursday.â€" Mr. Sam Spabr called on many of . N‘s old friends on Monday.: We are pleasâ€" ed to see his jovial countenance â€", in our midst once more.â€"Mr. _ Henry Humibuch ‘returned home fromâ€" Hanâ€" pver and . Neustadt â€" after ~spending three weeks with relatives BLOOMINGDALE. ‘ Personals.â€"Mrs. Braendle, st., _ is ‘visiting _ friends at Bridgeuort snd Waterloo for a â€"week.â€"Mr. and â€" Mrs. D. A. Bemis, Toronto, are the guests of the former‘s mother, Mrs. Bemis, ‘or some time.â€"Rev. Mr. Walker left on Monday on a trip to Montreal to sttend,a convention held at that Placo this week,â€"Mrs. Yost of Elmira is spending some time with het daught: er, â€" Mrs. Menno Btacwilo.â€"Mr:â€"and Mrs, Levi Erb returned alter a week‘s visit with friends andâ€" relatives . at Tormosa.â€"Mr.. Herb Heintzman, Berâ€" fin, spent Monday at his home here. â€"Messrs. Edward and Eugone Peque gnat, Berlin, Sundayed at th* home of fr. andg Mrs. Shepherd.â€"Mrs. Murry, ‘Toronto, will spend â€"a few days this veek at the residnce of Mrs. Bemis. â€"Mr. Gordon Bingeman and sitter, Miss Irene and <Mr. Floyd and Miss Beulah Shepherd attended th> ~ Conâ€" vention held at Shefficld last week.â€" \r. and Mrs. Dilman Brub)acher and Mr. and Mrs. Noah Weberâ€"and| Miss Lena Weber from Conesiogo, visited at Mr. Allsn Weber‘s on Sunday. â€" The Misses Detwilor and Messrs. Isaâ€" ish ‘and _ Norman Detwiler, Breslau spent Sunday with friends heto. â€" News in Brief â€"Mr. Nick Wagner,of Vermillion, Ohio; visited relatives and Iriends here for a lew days.â€"Several trom this . vicinity attended tha forâ€" eral of the late Mrs. Lauteagchlagâ€" er near Potersburg last Bunday alterâ€" noon. Messrs. (Chas. . Koehler. sr., Petet Glebe, Jake HMofman, W. Ketâ€" tlebotm and a number of othors atâ€" tended | the Sabbath School Convenâ€" tion at Baden on Monday.â€"Mr. : and Mrs. Peter G. Jantzl are spending a few" weeks im the State of : Peansylâ€" â€"vamia among triends.â€"Mr. and ‘.fl. Hy. Kreutzweiser spent Sunday °* in Footballâ€"The return football match between the Public School {eams : of Wellesley and Baden was played last ‘aturday at Baden. On mw at that place the local team found thai u.mb‘r:tyol mn.hmivz: attendants at the High School . litHe : swchool team, however .. MC" their.. opponents ar 1 succeeded in on e o o o t tir w‘ es a time was ap there was . a dispute by the members of the Bades team and _ the game «nded in this way with the scote 30 in favor‘ of 'x...,. Mr. Fenmel refereed .. the game very fairty, The: t teived by the visiting hm during the WELLESLEY ‘Items Interest. â€"~Lawrence Beits lost l"‘hmml foalâ€" mmvnd. The colt is KR&; well. â€" This is the third E;}‘The Cyclone Ready Made Fence s JAisl * Youl #Murt n T 3on% Ti te mada of No 9 doil spring Wile of bas engaged with Frederick Hardy for 9 months.â€" Mrs. James Howlett . is in very poor health at prescnt. Dr. Nairn is the atterding physician. â€" Miss _ Katharine Bemis returned to tGer bome last week after spomding five months with her sister, Mrs. M Durrant at Fristone Villa. * Mr. q':%u Snyder, son of Mr. Aa ron Snydéer, returned last week after 1. four yeays‘ sojourn in Alberta. He reports business to b‘i rathor quiect out there at the present time.â€"â€"At~a meeting hezflrre on a recent even ‘ng, it was d to build, a stretch of cement walk this summer. _ Lib= ‘ral contributions . ‘i_.vd.gmdy been made® towards this object. â€"Lastb Friâ€" day afternoon a large mecting of the ladiesâ€" of this vicinity held ~a meeting at Mr. Ruggle‘s pleasure 1> sort . under the auspices of several ladies from outside towns. Practical suggestions in needlework and hortiâ€" qulture wers imparted to the large atâ€" tendance. and eagerly listened toâ€" ‘The (vening was fdevoted to aâ€" musical ty tertainment and enjoyed by many people, who took advantage of the fine weather to congregate for . that purpose from Tar and near. _ The (asâ€" semiblage had. more the aspect of a picric than a _ mere evening‘s gatherâ€" ing and all thoroughly enioyed themâ€" wives, winding up the procecdngs at bout 10 o‘clock.â€"Planting and sedâ€" ing operations are concluded in this ricinity, and should ‘the weather reâ€" main as {4vorable a§ at pttsenti The prospeats for a bountiful barvest are indeed excellent. is so well known that it needs no further with the exception of the top wire which is No. ~WEICHEL‘$ WEEKLY STORE NEWS Wooden Stays, size 4 1â€"2 x 1 â€"8 x â€"8 in. at Wire Clips forWood Stay Fence at _ Clip Machine at © Fence Staples at _ ~ ~We have a green painted Lawn Fence at WINTERBOURNE Now that you are through seeding let us tal We ars selling enormous quantities of ready and would like your custom as well. _ _ é C 0_ o~, * 42e per rod. Cleveland Coil Spring Wire "the bes FLORADALE Farm Gates from GOOD GOODS wMuMo&.â€"onanud of fine striped covert; cloth jackets in Arting ose backs. ° _ We shall offer this )ine at )mun::wm to clear. Ladies‘ light checked t'odmmm.mmmm:o :xu'bul, sizes 32 to 42, regular price was $6.50, $7.00, $8,00 a Shdb'l'l)'lc grey tweed conts, 3â€"4 lengib, regular price was $7.50, | $9, $10 50 and #11, Sa#urdAy . . . . .. . «««4.»~».««»«nuek s« »a00 »a ++ If you want a spring coat come on Saturday, Bpecial pricss io Iadies‘ black and colored skirts. yuackn lluk.mnuqumw’-mmm . . $5 and $6.50.â€" L dies‘ black volle skirts, trimmed with silk l.‘llbb:é “".’ m § sonsd Fnine bicet ritered Hutces andirthlts, reguint value ¥” special SAtRIGAY . . . . . . .. «««s :««@=« «aemas e cans oo ns cA o+ 600 + ++ »PPaOM doten ladies‘ black sateon skirts, reguiar <rice $1.50, for...... ..«â€"»=«81,00 $2.85 per 100 lbs. & wWEITE SHIERT WAISTS. e y y oo 0 nozen ladies‘ white mercer‘zed maslin shirt waists, embroidered nte, regular value $1.25, SBLOTABY.... . . .,c. e 0n cc ne 92 ce 000 a5 eo e 2e nes Ladics® white cotton duck sbirts,........"~.. . â€"â€".â€"#2, $2.25, $2.50, $3 $3.1 Ladies‘ Spring CGoa MVAAA AAAMAAVMAT â€"~~ TERMS CARH AND ONE PRICE CHEAP CaA8SR STOREâ€"27 KING sSTREET, BERLIN. ther recommendation. . It is made of No. 9 doil spring wite No. 7 Gauge, has 9 wires and is 51 inches high. The price i8 Clearing Sale of SMYTH BROS, us talk to you about our fenciog. ready made fencing and coil spring:â€"wire 8x â€"8 in. at ©~2¢ each. "‘the best on the market" at ce at 4c Ib. T5¢ each. fR 4c Ib. xn Fence at 15¢ foot. $2.50 to $7,.25 each, Fine Tailoring $25.00 to $30.00 ¢€â€" N. WILDFANG, SIGN OF GOLD STAR. â€" BERLIN, WHOLE If you" reguire a fine Summer Suit in grey: or brown shade call in and see what we have. All the lsitest goods on the market. Prices range from > tailored in the latest fash« ion and best style. Call and see them. _ LOW PRICES ae $2.25, â€"_. a t . / + oo .A Peantie c = 00