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EINI&IVXI;IN ERYI:- ?g _ We devote all our time to Mil= _ /.. linery and therefore can show you m _ a very exclusive range of Hate. ~ ~‘..We receive new hate daily. "‘4;-:,'}' No two hats alike. . _ (.‘~â€" We have trimmed hate for childâ€" _ ren from $1 ap to $5:â€" â€" The Molsons Bank â€"~ To United States Rl Subscribers _SAVINGS BANK ._>. DEPOSITS INTEREST CBEDITED EVERY 3 MONTHS K VEENELLN: ~The large -'oel&l of &m wikh‘ p ~ Aowed down st tore INTEREST CBEDITED tus sBewole 1e honlogl. the Ceninat Heating Co.‘s plant. . There was EVERY 3 MONTHS| > es w 8 ole parts of the town, such ~as aWning8 ital Paid °U €3.372.500 I:dud:lon down, trees and fences "‘F sals + 4 a orn WA. Reserve l:und p ... . . $8,872,500 Ther:"wc‘tc ';‘o fi:es in the town as a res 0 he storm JACOB HESPELER C m mt 5 Manager. Waterico Irm!! The Mercantile Fire . Deposit with the Dominion Government ....,. ....:. . « $117,140, ‘All policies guaranteed by the London. ‘and Leancashire Insurance: Compary ‘with Assets of $16,300,638. ‘‘ Altred Wright, Seoretary «_‘ T. H. Hall, Inspector Subscribed Oapital .. . ::.. . 230,000 0 Buccessor to Buckherrough & Oo. > »__.__=~ ‘Retablished 1364. Office, Waterloo Mutual Building * King St. s Busmess Office #49, Hou 200. Business solicited for first ulass § 2 Companies. Vory small nnd as ceey / J# take as cugiam _ The Missos Fehrenbach _ Must Boar Signature of Insurance Company INCORPORATED . 1875 Owing to the new Postal Law which came into efect, May 8,â€" 1906, postage _ to the amount of one cent on each copy ol the Chronicleâ€"Tele s‘g is required: on all papers mailâ€" ed â€" United States points and~ we a themfore _ beem obliged to inâ€" r the subscription to United Blates subscribers to 31.50 per year payable strictly in advance. , â€"~~~~/C. A BOEHM General Insuranceâ€" Agent, RAILROAD. EARNINGS The earnings of Ahe (tard. Prun% And â€"Canadian Pacifc Railways show another decrease fot the second. week of . June, which is about ~~in ateord with the figures for . the zd. wmonti ot two, the. d in trm amountâ€" ing to" nuflr‘fl'g:lh million dollars Kor the seven" days. The Canadian Pacific‘s approximate gros® s Lor the weey, amounted 10 llm a% compated with $1,543,000 for the knfitm yeat, .a. dotrease & â€"BOERM Distric tAgen Waterloo, Ont. Phone 240. CURE 8!CK HEADACHE. $ee Facâ€"Stâ€"aile Wrapper Bctom. 234 King St., East Berlin, Ont. !m TYOR®IO LIYIR. pok colstiration &+ I he Seccats â€"One of the heaviest rainstotms fof severgl y#ars passed over Berlin and vicinity on Friday evening and tbe sain comtinued â€" to fall in torrents fot almo§t an bour, N .. Theâ€" jua® ‘;&"tfi fl K @t" m“-& + W%- ~ofâ€" water which street and . in addifion She mambol ofi n en on s * & King street was a veritable â€" _ river trom â€" Queen to Gaukel streets, and the water rising several imches abo! the sidewalk and entered the. cellars oft â€" quite . a number of â€" business blocks.. . The Peat! Steam &-ll& and~ A. G... Schreiter suftered by ‘ water fooding into cellars and while ployes â€" were kept ~busy trying ! to prevent the water froui entering their buildings. ¢ x The rain gave the streets â€" a thorâ€" @ugh washout, . however. and . _ this morning the town laborets wete busy cleaning out theâ€"dirt and mud which had been washed‘ down to the storm drain manholes:\ . o heet 1t would have beer good policy for the town authoritles to have ~had some â€"of ~the firemen or others dele gated to the various : manholes and keep . them. open. : Baros ~Burned. l The roof of Henty Keil‘s barn west of ~Petersburg was blown off, and thé windmill on Wm. @ildner‘s farm ‘vns struck by lightning and demolish d ces ver & The â€" barn of © Caleb Shelly, thrce miles® west of Berlin was badly damâ€" aged by the storm and the Fower mill of Alfted Stoltz, a short dis tancél away, was also torn down, Many fences were torn down . and gswept in all directions.. â€" â€" «> â€" t " The Gourlay piano is not made. for toâ€"day onlyâ€"it is built~ to endute. Parchasers of Gourlay pianos, thereâ€" fore, secure an instrument . that: in later years their grandchildren will use with pleasuré. s was sitting in his rig when the boit struck him,. â€" He leaves a wile and tamily of five children. â€" BERLIN COUNCIL ASK MAYOR TO VACATE CHAIR At the reguiar meeting of the Berâ€" lin Council Wonday evening, June 15th, Mayot Huber instead of fifst calling for the readifig of the minutâ€" >s which is the regular .order wf proâ€". cecdings, pefsisted in w certain remarks concerning a Berk paper ‘aud when one oft the Aldermenm interâ€" rupted him and insisted: on the Mayâ€" or following the rules of order, threaâ€" tened that if he was intextupted . by any member of tke council he would have him arrested. This was followâ€" ed by a resolution submitted to the Clerk to be read requesting that the Mayor vacate the chair which the Mayor refuged to put to the Council. Ald. Clement deftuanded that the minâ€" utes be read and alter a short interâ€" val the Mayor gave his assent, but after they had been read he again inâ€" sisted Upon making any. tremarks he chose ‘to make, claiming wity . the advice of the soliditer that ho â€" pad that privilene. â€" He again took. 00â€" casion to reprimamd cettain members of the council for their rematks at a provious meeting when Ald. Clement Again interrupted and insisted that he proceed with the business. of â€" the meeting. ‘This so incensed the Mayâ€" ‘ot that he agai® ordered the arrost 6t the member ©*. ‘The resolution . king the Mayor to Yacate the chal was again submitted and passed â€" us the Mayos refused to abide by the resolution the Counsil adjourned to smittes roomn and later decid M 1 c on c Aatnt Astmatix bet where. hoy inted frS!l depity J, A. Tanner Killed Sheppard, of the County of Wa 3 has been issued and contains able information of Interest to . Tele graph readers. The report states:«â€" In many respécts 1907 was a record m.r in the mn.nlk Jflbh To umm%fln. a _ radical change ol basis for the distribution Of the Legislative grant, an Mfi- ed activity of rural school boards in the improvement of their m? a Axed minimum -hrf'h'b:h&‘ er, a marked advance . the Mfl&‘ of Cm':‘ Filth es in the â€" public â€" schools with greater inducements to trustees and ‘teachers‘ to take: up this work, the abolition of County Model Schools â€"with ‘a few exceptionsâ€"and "the . inâ€" troduction of a far more comprehenâ€" sive system for the training of teach ets, are some of the â€"forward ._moveâ€" ments which promise to make the year memorable. % $Be>~ o In obedience to instructions â€" from . the <Minister of Education ~each ‘inâ€" spector met, by previous appointment mmwmumm- sion, â€"â€" on the occasion s! his â€" first semiâ€"annual ‘visit, for the purposeof explaimng the provisions of the amenâ€" ded law and regulations and of agreeâ€" ing upon a plan.by which . the new requirements could be . carried â€" out. ‘The trustees, with scarcely an.excepâ€" ltion. received the inspector .with the utmost cordiality and ‘proceeded with himto examine the â€"accommodations, to take stock of and to list. the equipâ€" ment and to arrange for such improve. ments as demanded immediate attenâ€" tion Balance in Trustees‘ hands from previous year aiubods stare iL Legislative Gtant... 7,45 Municipal Grants and _ . School Tax on propâ€" BHEY ... ..« .: 120,13¢ Received from all other SOUTCES ‘:.,.. .......; 4,94 Paid ‘Teachers ... $89,! Paid for School sites lt 001008 1 090 on ahcinled w90 and buildinga.. 12,012.92 17,245.90 Pald for Libraries, Maps: s and apparatus... * 2,639.45 _ 3,620.14 Paid for repairs, fuel â€" # and"> other expenâ€". . °* ,. Total ........... $179,859.80â€"214,171.48 PUPILS. | > $ Number. 7 The number ‘of pmh in the county chrolled in the Public School departâ€" ie t i4 in Ariepitiies n Aotal, 1016%, an incréase over prev ious year of 97 ferlin 113;' Yaor Ts Galt .:>;/%..... ..........."1,080 â€" 1,40% g Hespeler ...._.. ._~.... §18 54s _â€" 30 Preston ..._2 s2l.. 477 ~ §$10 38 Waterioo .._.... ... ... 885 678 g Blimif® ::....s.sii«. 338 '"h i’ New Hamburg ... 267. 277 â€" 10 81 rural Sections 4,480 4,852 dee 108 Number of. Days Schools Were Open i-"::"m number of mu-;m days in was, in towns incorpora~ :.d vollages, 198; in rural sections, The average. time schools . wers .,:. during the year was, in towns 1986 days;. in vilages, 194 days, and in rural sections, 201 days. Betlinâ€"Males, ofe $1150, one three $750 cach, two $700 each, cach, 1w0 $450â€" each, ‘nine. $428 fout $400 Bach, three $385 each, Galtâ€"Males, one $1,000, two $900 sach; three $600 each. Females, ten $475 each, two $400 each, two . $375 each, one $365 and seven $350 eachâ€" aas wooanet Thiee 1100 cach . M ajatice . in Trustees‘ hands, to next ac« Total ........ $179,850.80 214,171,49 Expenditure. * Salaries in Towns Recetpts. 120,137.79 137,509.02 $47,319.29 $48,638.49 * w‘ ab5.17 12,477.96 $80,031.24 $98,392.89 48 638.49 60,158.31 4,047.55 15,456.02 26,637.70 34,754.256 1906 1907 $850, $475 and two $425 tuch, five $400 â€" sach,â€" l.&:‘uuduil"- Set ies in Incorporated Villages. . Ayrâ€"Male, $700.â€" Females, one$400 one â€"$375 and one $350. Elmira«â€"Male $650,.© Females, _ one $350 and four $385 each. ¢ New Hamburgâ€"Males, one $800 and une $625. Females, ons $4900 and two $325 each. L Jn ‘Waterloo Townshipâ€"$519, and $31¢; $ ;1:“‘:'” 'r-'igwu.u, : In Wellestey Townshipâ€"$199, and $3558. h In Woolwich . Township â€"â€" ~$512.50, $425 and $381. x; In North Dumiries Townshipâ€" $§11 to a master, $475 to a~mistress. â€" â€"In the County, the average salary pard to a master was $511, an . inâ€" erease of $34 over that of 1906; ‘the average to a mistress was $437, . an increase of $48; and the average to an Assistant was ©$338, anâ€" increase of m. 4 t The highest salary paid in a . rural section, to a master, was unh;s Baden, Bridgeport, Wellesley (Village) and Clearviewâ€"(No. 19, Waterloo); to a ‘mistress, $525, at Riverbank (No; 15, Waterloo); to an assstant,© $375, oue at Baden and two at. Wetlesley CV Hkage). : ~â€"~ * * ; sith at pasbare dlo‘18) itaig) h o. 10, sley); to a mistress, $350, at. English Setâ€" tlement (No. 22, WaterJoo), . and â€" at Mactoh (No. 3, Wellesiey), to:an . asâ€" sistant, $300, two at Bridgeport, one at New Dundee and one at â€" Winterâ€" pupils. Not only was the basis chanâ€" ged, but the amount of theâ€"grant was largely increased, so that . this county‘s share rose from $2394.47 in 1905 to $8629.09 in 1907, an increase of ~over 60 per cent.> In additionâ€"to this the county gives at least an equiâ€" valent to the grant â€" on accommodaâ€" tions and equipment. | ‘This change and increase encouraged rural schoo%m throughout ~ the county ‘to ake theâ€"improvement of school properties, so that during the ‘year new school bouses were erecâ€" ted, and old ones remodelled or _reâ€" paired and painted, grounds were‘enâ€" larged and ‘others levelled, gradod and fenced, walks of cement orâ€"plank were laid, new desks and slate blackboards 'wero put in, more modern systems of lighting, heating nd‘ ventilation were bourne. | adopted and the water supply . and , sanitary conditions generally â€". were ‘ much improved. There were 68 changes ofâ€" teachers, during the year, and 43 at the end of theâ€"year, making in aN 111 changes in iwelve months, or a little more than 52â€" per cent. of all the teachers in the county, as compared with 50 per cent. in 1906. s | .New schools. were ererted at No. 8, Waterloo (Schneider‘s Road) and : No. |4, Wilmot (Green‘s), each at a . cost of ‘about $3060, and at Floradale twoâ€"roomed school, at a cost of about: In 1907 the Legislative Grant _ to Rural Schoolsâ€" was distributed on an entirely new basis, the teacher‘s salâ€" ary and qualifications and the charâ€" acterâ€"and extent â€"of the accommodaâ€" tions and equipment being substituted for the average daily ~attendance. of ‘‘In addition to the foregoing and to the very extensive improvements made at Dickson and Victoria Schools, Galt: amounts varying from $100 to $600 . were ‘expended on accommodations and equipment at Berlin, Hespeler, Doon, Strasburg, ‘The Plains, English Set tlement, . Centreville, Natchez, Riverâ€" bank, Maple Grove, Clearview, . Bresâ€" lau, Bridgeport,. Léxington, _ Rummelâ€" :’.nh, P;I:‘ Pha,h'kn “lmcm tre, M-.'fim '!'g:‘@"f Josâ€" $10, m‘-.“:uw -j--g' ESRL wl '.&.y ephsburg, ‘s, Jaiisi‘s, Beechvale, Wellesicy, Greenfield, â€" The Stone School House and Little‘s andâ€"smailâ€" ert amounts . in many of the other schools of the county. Number of School Houses. is ~‘There were 96 school houses in the county, of which 64. were brick, . 24 stone and 8 frame. 3X 1 Entrance Examinations. ‘The High Sehool Entrance Examina» tion was held on the 26th, #7th and #8th of June, at the following places: Berlin, number of candidates 161, number passed 141. â€" ‘Galt, . number of â€" candidates 106, number passed 144. Ayr, number of candidates 18, num» her passed 17. whe i ~ Crosehil}, "number of candidates 22, number passed 18. . ' Elmitra, number ot candidates â€" 27, number passed 18. 4 _ New Hamburg, numiber of candidat= us 31, numbet passed 27.) e | Public School ‘Libraties. | i | The new method of i the logislative grant has mfi hands of the more progressive â€" trus tees who have & the | value of a . _as an educaâ€" Changes of Teachers School Properties. Improvements New Schools $419 $440 presentation the | board is ex7 usâ€" | b » the wh ': fecfion ot 1 pon fi“u «s ~* Miss °B, M Dunham, B.A., left ‘Thursday for Montreal where she will nzhm a. month or: $wo, â€" â€" Mr.: C. L. Laing is _ spending = a ~‘Miss Diana Shantz, of Southampâ€" ton, is spending a tew days at _ her home on Brubacher street. â€" â€" Rev. and Mrs. ~C. F. Krauth _ re tarned ftom : Markham‘Friday, where they attended the Mennonite. ; camp meeting. e An interesting . .Jawn tennis â€" game was played on Thursday afterncon beâ€" Aween the teachers of the _ Waterloo ‘\Central school and mxufummi ‘school.~ In â€"the ladies‘ doubles . Misses Hamshaw _ and .â€" Devitt: won from Misses .. Kitely and : * Watson, Waterloo, " &â€"2, _ 63. In â€" the mixed doubles Mr. R. Ried and Miss Zieglen, _ "of â€".. Berlin , _ dm Mr. A. W. Hilburn and Miss tyne, 6â€"3,, 6â€"1. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Schmidt have returned â€" to . Berlin after a ‘short honeymoon tflop. and . takem up Â¥esiâ€" }unee corner Patk and Schneidet ‘Ave...."" Mr. George Rumpel who has been touring continental : Europe the past two : months, safely arrivod home {harsday evening. } : Mr. Amos: Wildfong : and: daugh{er, Mrs. Willie Mansz, have arrived home after a two weeks‘ stay with friends in Sebewing, Mich. a Mr. and Mrs. H. Krug and Mr. and: Mrs. John A Lang autoed to Walkâ€" erton on ‘Wednesiay: where they, will visit friends for a dew days. ; «> _ _ Mr. and Mrs. William Lyle _ Laird, ‘tormerly of Chicago,â€" are nOw... Retâ€" . thed" in their homeâ€"at 44 Roy . B¢. ‘Mrs. Lmird will receive on the: first and third Fridays. § ¢c= ‘The home ol Mr.. and Mrs, W, . A: Sturnaman, 26; Charon streeb, . ~was the scene of a, pleasant gathoring last Wednesday when they celebrated the5tp (wooden) â€" anniversary, . of their wedâ€" ding. â€" A number _ of handsome and useful presents ‘were received and the evening â€"was pleasantly . spent in music and games. > Mrâ€" and Mrsi UJ. R. Strickland are spénding a few ‘days in Detroit. Miss Gertrude Weaver, of Riceville, Iowa, is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Cook, 73 Queen street north. Rev. W. A. Bradiey .. has, returned from Winnipeg where he attended the General _ Assembly and ~will occupy the pulpit at St. Andrew‘s Church on Sunday . Miss Elenor Willlams and Miss Hele:dm' ‘Jeft :;nuy for© Wawâ€" bec Is!., sumer home of Mr. s%, where : they will spend the summer holidays. . Miss Margatet Wing returnod home n‘ Monday from Torpnto, ‘where she ‘mas been attending Moulton College. _ Messrs. J. Bush, J. Kubl and H. Shants of Port Elgin, spent a few days visiting friends in Berlin. iny new purciawe of books of, aseding, $10 in valee. gnt' &A w m'mu As a result there has been a YMY satisfactory increase in the number of rupal school libraries in the county. In 1906 there were reported : 20 such Wibraries with a total of 1477 volâ€" umes; in 1907 . there were reported 36 with a total of 3061 yolumes.~ In 1907 the following Schools re ceived the Special Grant . for books purchased during the year: _ _ |"___ goâ€"u en ept wl a Waterfoo Tp. â€" Strasburg, COnHe ville, Natchez, Rummethard®, Efbsâ€" ville, B'm’ Bloon‘ilfl!:. % 10", n""" Augithl, Panoes. Cloarvater and Vietorin. St. Agatha and Berlet‘s. , Wellesiey Tp.â€" Jausi‘s,. Bamberg, Wellesiey, ~Seventh Line and . Thirâ€" teenth Line... _ °_ _.. a "or each rural schpol Berlin News Items It is a hair medicine, ronic, a hair food. may of SIMPSON â€" FURNITURE 60. . UNDERTAKING, KTC. ~= . BER Saturday, June 271 Monster Liberal Demonstration â€" FIRE DAMAGES BERLIN G. T. R. DEPOT 9R. MOYER, During the storm Monday evening & charge of lightning ° was conducted uk-am telegraph wires and entered. the G.Tâ€"R. station. There was a big fiash at the instroments, but . not until Drayman Menno Shants artived some time shortly ‘after nine, who moticed flames at the rearâ€" entrance where the wiros enter the Bbuilding, ‘was it known that the building ~was waitingâ€"room was burning quite fetceâ€" ly. 1t was soon extinguished. but the whole interfor. is ruined including the under cost, as every hw W\ ~® w €.00, :.* $.50. l a w 8 50. € #.50 purest vegetable cils It is really a medicinal soap and a toilet soap in one. Intaluable for all skin troubles. Tdeal! for the bath on account of its elegant A; ';."mdll:h &:.%'o 11‘5 u’i‘g Sis Taglics mavey waisiy tt‘o groet reduetions Open air Mass Meeting in Victoria Park â€" 2.30 P. M. 4t ¢ ADDRESSES BÂ¥ â€" â€" s We don‘t quote prices but we can save you money The 6: est deors ever brougnt to Berlin EWe have all a‘zes at . Contains the famons healing principles t Mira Ointment, combined with the Just akmg;’:‘? ‘tu let you see what we are doing. ; .. 3 piece Birch Mahagony Parlor Suit, $12.50. _ _ fraan Rokus in me ans sramag â€" attan_ Rockers, largs size 2.75, 3.00. $3.25. _ _ Extension Tables, (bestShdcs{ from $5.7 5. â€" o3 Â¥~ Six wood seat Mirrors, high backed, $5.25,. _ _ _ Bedroom Suit, roy al oak, 3 drawer Emugr :50. _ Sideboards from $10. Verandah Chairs of all kinds, â€" All goods are being sold at bargain prices, . ~ . «. . | en diopinee o.\ po + Whigewin o pt B j nlich nc as . . G. E. POTTER Hon. George P. Graham, . _ Minister of Railways and Canals SKIN SOAP aWwWw n and others. cce Hear the issues of the day disoussed. aé; EVERYONE WELCOME., f% )YER, â€" F. E. uu.m.u% Prex: S. W. L A. Sec‘y., 8. W. L. A. & Beauce, Quebec. . _ E. M. McDonald, M. P.. Picton, N. S, F. 8. Carvell, M. P.., . t Carleton, N. S. Hon. Senator Watson, Manitoba. FURNITURE Have you bought your Screen Doors BOTTOM â€"PRICES e d At Gait tile work on the walls. ‘The dam will amount to hearly $5,000, as tically the entire woodwork is m# _ Neither the express company‘s hor the baggage room was dam The whistling :ot the yard, _ soon brought out quite a nu : spectators in spite of the wet w er and vivid Nghtning fashes, there was not much to be seen. . . On June &th, 1908, at polling sÂ¥ livision No. 8, township % Col ng» wood, centre riding of Ot:& is tees corded, in _ support of. the popolat . member, Mr. 1. B. Lucas, the . IF i chise of Mr. Jobn McRas, who. on . the 4th of January, 1908, attained tho age ol. one hundred years. ‘MF Moâ€" Rae was botn in the (‘anx ot â€" Bom aÂ¥enture, Quebec,. of h parent® . He has resided im Col ,3 ship since: 1853.. Mr. McRac still tains worndefiul vigor and cltaf A CENTENARIAN YOTER is due to the aoh! foumbe gétretation.. tal Iacultiesâ€" ha vimg 1 tot without the aid of gl takes _ daily walke over bis . farms With whom he lives hi having prédecéssed him. .. °. _ sX The Feputation of the Gourlay 25. now sA 22Â¥ 940 4 x # 4