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m:bly the | **‘ ment in the worl 25c â€"or. sent postp Medical Co., Merr $s . to. _ """ Sold and recomm Ditz & n â€" Tirnos Death of Wm. Hemmerick.â€" There died on Wednesday morning, Jan. 25, at his residence in Conestogo, William Hemmerick, from heart failure. He was 63 years of age. Mr. Hemmerich had been in his usual health and on the day previous to his death drove over to his farm to see his tw sons William and John on business, _ reâ€" turning home the same evening. He was a practical farmer, and full otf energy. He.moved onto his present farm nearly 20 years ago but retired about 4 years ago and _ moved . to Conestogo. He also took an active part in the formation of _ Victoria school section No. 28 and served as a trustee for two terms. His farm adjoins the school. Death of Anthony Eckensweller. â€" There died at Bloomingdale on Mon., Feb. 6th, 1911, at the residence _ of his son, Mr. Anthony Eckensweller, aged 82 years. Death was due to dropsy of the heart. Deceased _ had been ill for some time past â€" and his death was not unexpected. He leaves to mourn his loss a widow, five sons and three daughters. The funeral was held on Wednesday, Feb. 8th at 7 a.m. at the house, _ and thence to the R.C. cemetery at St. Agatha for interment. Miss Adsitt of Eramosa is visitâ€" ing her uncle and family, Mr. and Mrs. James Langdon for a fortâ€" night.â€"Mrs. Alexander Harrison _ of Marden is spending a few days _ at the home of her father, Mr. Charles Mann.â€"Mr. and Mrs. _ Achieson of Southern Nevada are visiting their uncle, Mr. John Pirieâ€"A large numâ€" ber from hete attended the funeral of Mr. Wm. Hemmerich of Conestogo 0“1 Saturday, January 28th â€"Mr. and . Mrs. John Hemmerich of Preston are visiting friends in outr midst. â€" Mr. Nowman Wright of Rossland, British Columbia, who has lately been _ very ill arrived home â€" on Sunday, Jan. 29. His many friends wish him _ a speedy recovery.â€"Mr. Leslie _ Smith, our village blacksmith, is able to be around again after an attack of tonâ€" silitis â€"Mr. Hugh Law of Moose Jaw, Sask., is spending a few weeks with friends and relatives here.â€"Bortn: To Mr. and Mrs. John Pirrie, on _ Sunâ€" day, January, 29th, a daughter, News Noges.â€"Born: To Mr. and Mrs. Frank Forbes, on Monday, Jan. 23rd, a son. ‘_Sold and recommended by E. 2 Ritz & Co., Druggists. t“" Pa mble to visit his old _ friends Us Melighbors here in the near future, ‘Be is always sure of a hearty * tb e.â€"Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kremâ€" “' @6 ‘of Didsbury Alberta, who are I »wigibing their numerous relatives and flf Mends in this vicinity, were guests _\ @f Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hilborn _ of " ARgeston Road on Saturday afternoon. \ weelllt. and Mrs. Jobn Tait and their %’ Bbe Miss Edith Dillon were visitors _ §h Berlin one day last week.â€" Mrs. f: man Hertle visited her uncle, Mr. ‘;‘ hn C. Erb, of Preston, last Thursâ€" ‘"@ay.â€"Mr. David Hilborn, Sr., has reâ€" turned to his home in Grand Rapids, Michigan, after a _ month‘s sojourn with his brother Samuel of Limerick, and other relatives and friends in this vicinity.â€"Miss Louise Biehn, a former resident of this vicinity, but | mnow of Guernsey, Saskatchewan, is renewing old acquaintances here this | winter.â€"Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hilborn | of Lisbon, New York, are _ spending 1 . their honeymoon at the home of the former‘s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. ; Hilborn, near here, and other _ relaâ€" tives in the immediate vicinity. â€" Mr. Loyd Lewis has recovered â€" from |© his recent severe attack of mumps, ; and expects to resume his duties in |‘ Berlin before long.â€"We regret to leatn |‘ that the seven year old son of Mr.|‘ and Mrs. Leander Snyder of German b Mills is critically ill with pneumonia, | 2 and slight hopes for his recovery are |! mow entertained.â€"Old mother earth | * is once again arrayed in her beautiful T fleecy mantle of snow, which rejoiceth |» alike the heart of the farmer and the | 4 small boy.â€"The merry tingle of the |® wedding bells are again resounding in | t our midst this week. More anon.â€" |S Mr. David Gimble, sr., of _ Breslau, |© visited his brother, Mr. Hy. Gimbel [ of River Lodge, and also his sister | U Mrs. Hy. Lutz last Wednesday.â€"Miss | {€ E. Lutz spent Sunday last with the | °* Misses Hilborn of Sundale.â€"Mr. and |b: Mrs. Wm. Wiegand attended the funâ€" | ©I eral of the latter‘s cousin Mrs. Ben | )« Snyder of Bloomingdale on Saturday, |F. January 28th. re handy {y:u can cure any pain inside or out in five minutes. Unexcelled for eolic, cramps, acute indigestion, sore :ll'od llmlA lunzs,fl c:fillhla.in}l:l, diarrâ€" oea, &o. A specific for monthly pains. w Llfhtmnx ‘"Merrill‘s" is unâ€" qubstionably the best household liniâ€" mént in the world. At all Druggists 25c â€"or. sent postpaid by The Merrill Medical Co., Merrill Building, Toronâ€" « Sickness comes when least expected !‘.’E with Merrill‘s Wizard Lightning WINTERBUOURNE Keep It in the House. BLOOMINGDALE tes.â€"The many, friends of C. Erb will be pleased to he is gradually recovering OUR BUSY NEIGHBORS _ expects suction sale of Mr. A. Knechtel. Good _ prices were realized for his stock and _ implements, Auctioneer Bricknell giving good satisfaction. â€" Rev. S. S. Lautenachlager occupied tre pulpit of the U. B. Church on Sunday.â€" Messrs R. Lautenschlager and 1. Shantz are toils on the sick list. We wish them â€" a speedy _ reâ€" covery. â€"Weadling bells are ringing. Mote anon. News Notes.â€"Mrs. H. R. Koch and family of Durham are spending a few weeks at the home of her father, Mr. A. Knechtel.â€"Mr. and Mrs. D. Snider of Eew Dundecet visited at the home of Rev. ang Mrs. M. S. Hallâ€" man on _ Sunday.â€"Mr. R. Rellinger spent a few days last week with his brother near Preston.â€"Mr. and Mrs. Henty Schmidt are visiting _ with friends and relatives in ‘Michigan at present.â€"Mr. Lorne Shantz of Berlin paid a flying visit to this burg _ on Sunday.â€"Mr. A. Snider has sold his fine farm to Mr. Kisner of Berlin, the prics being in the neighsorhootd of $3700.â€"A large crowd attended _ the Sold and Ritz, Berlin, Aids Nature *"C Coctors think Mr. Patterson will be able to resume teaching in about a month.â€" Mr. Alfred Patterson who has conducted the school for the past three weeks returned to Toronto on Saturday and the school will be closâ€" ed until furtber assistance can be seâ€" cured.â€"Mr. Henry Kummer, sr., had the misfortune to fall on the ice a few days ago, severely bruising his ery.â€"Mrs. George Husband of Ash, back. We wish him a speedy recovâ€" ery.â€"Mrs. George Husband of Ash, bas been visiting her sister Mrs. W. F. Patterson for about a week and returned home on Tuesday.â€"Mr. D. H. Patterson and Mrs. J. W. Baâ€" berree _ of Corwhin, Halton (‘ounty,[ visited their brother W. F. Patterson, @ few days last week.â€"Miss Vcr-‘ onica Algeier of Creck _ Bank, is spending a few weeks with her sisâ€", ter, Mrs. V. Schmidt.â€" Mrâ€" and Mrs. ; David Reibling of North Easthope, were visiting Mr. and Mrs. Roiulmgl_ of this place on Sunday. _ At a< special school meeting last Sahmlay’ night, it was decided by the ratenayâ€" ers that the trustees get new (!csks’ and seats for Ertbsville school. This will no doubt be a delightfui (-Imngel as most of the fathers and mosl‘rs of the children now going to senoo! j A bad liver causes dullness, headâ€" ache, yellow skin and malaria. One 50c. box of Merrill‘s System Tonic in tablet form always affords relief and often makes a permanent cure. Be wise, get System Tonic toâ€"day. Fifty tablets in a box. Price 50c. Sold and recommendéd by E. O. sat upon the old scats ii'ut‘u:t; their schooldays. The great success of Dr. Pierce‘s Golden Medical Disâ€" 3 L covery in curing weak stomachs, wasted bodies, weak 3, ‘ lungs, and obstinate and lingering coughs, is based on the recognition of the fundamental truth that ‘‘Golden Medical Discovery‘‘ supplies Nature with bodyâ€"buildâ€" ing, tissueâ€"repairing, muscleâ€"making materials, in conâ€" densed and concentrated form. With this help Nature supplies the necessary strength to the stomach to digest â€" Sp» food, build up the body and thereby throw off lingering *<@Mâ€" 3 obstinate coughs. The ‘"‘Discovery‘‘ reâ€"establishes the * Crmzy Prrcd digestive and mutritive orgams in sound health, purifics * \" and enriches the blood, and nourishes the nervesâ€"in ' short establishes sound vigorous health. I? ycar dealer offers something ‘‘just as good,"* it is probably better FOR HIMâ€"â€"â€"it pays better, But you are thinking of the cure not the profit, se there‘s nothing ‘‘just as good*‘‘ for you. Say so. Dr. Pierce‘s Common Sense Medical Adviser, In Plain English; or, Medâ€" icine Simplified, 1008 pages, over 700 illustrations, newly revised upâ€"toâ€"date Edition, paperâ€"bound, sent for 31 oneâ€"cent stamps, to cover cost of mailing enly. Clothâ€"bound, 50 stampe. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. Briefs.â€"On Thursday last our teaâ€" cher, Mr. W. F. Patterson, who has been suffering from inflammation â€" in the veins of his right leg, and which resulted in an abscess in the fleshy part above the knee was operated on by Drs. Ochs and Hilliard. The operâ€" ation lasted about one hour, but Mr. Patterson stood it well, and alâ€" thought _ weak, is slowly recovering. The doctors think Mr. Patterson will BAsuite iudi ids sb l ind fls lb h lG. Lehnan, Missouni, Mich., ano Mrs. «John Holtz, Erbsville. The funcrai took place on Monday at 10 a.m. to Berlin cemetery and was conducsed byRev. Mr. Miechm. The pallbearers were Messrs. Rahn, Knarr, Bierman, Neeb, Priess and Nixdor{. Jer. Deceased, who has lived with ber soun Henry, sinve the death of her husband 28 years ago, and who has been quite infirm for some timc, passed quietly away on Friday morning. Her maiden name was Maria Elizabeth Kalbfeisch and she was a sister of the late editor of the German newspaper in Watlc‘ios. She was born Gct., 15th, 182) in Germany and came to this country at the age of nineteen with hgr parents and thrce years later was married to Mr. Hcier. They settlâ€" ed on the farm here where she has since resided. They had seven ch:â€" dren 4 sons and 3 daughters. _ Twc sons Gied some time ago. The surâ€" viving family are, George of Waterâ€" lo0, and Henry on the homestead, Mrs. Philip _ Arnold, Waterloo, Mrs. _ _Death of Mrs. Jacbb Heier.â€" Last Friday the death ‘oecurred of one of our oldest pioneers, Mrs. Jacob Heiâ€" MANNBEIM ERBSVILLE _ Briefs.â€"Owing to the severe snowâ€" storm on Monday our mail carrier could not get through.â€" Mr. Christ. Lichty spent Tuesday of this _ week in New Hamburg on business.â€" Miss Berg of Lisbon is at present visiting with friends here:â€"Miss Edithi Hamâ€" mond is visiting friends at _ Mooreâ€" field.â€"Mr. Jacob Schneider accompaâ€" nied by his mother and friend _ Miss Berg, spent Sunday with relatives at Brunner.â€"Mr. Harper Hammond spent Sunday at Brunner.â€"A number of Kingwood sports journeyed to Nithâ€" burg Tuesday night to play a friendly game of hockey with the boys of that place. The reciprocity debate will be conâ€" tinued in the House af Commons on Thursday. The wood and pulp clauses are givâ€" ing _ rise to much apposition in the United States. iton spent Sunday at the home of Mr Hy. Melitzer.â€"Miss Lida Bowm:yx [and Miss Ethel Boal of Arkell _ are attending the Mendelssohn â€" concerts lin Toronto for a few days. â€" THe ‘young people of this neighborhdod to | the number of about thirty spent .a ! social evening at the home of Mr. W. l’:ln.hLetson last Tacsday. â€" Singinig ischool is withdrawn this week, . a | number intending to go to the . Sunâ€" day school convention.â€"Mr. and "‘Mrs. ’C. D: Bowman spent Sunday ‘ with relatives in Hawkesville:â€"Mrs. Lea. Gole was a business visitor at Bresâ€" lau on Saturday.â€"Mr. Sobie of Elâ€" ‘mira has accepted a situation with | Mr. B. Letson and will move _ here shortly.â€"Miss Etta Letson is on the ]sick list.â€"A number from here . atâ€" iended the carnival at Elmira _ on Friday night.â€"Mrs. J. Letson is visâ€" iting for a few days with her daughâ€" ter Mrs. Thos. Morrell of Elmira.â€" Miss Lizzie Ziegler of Waterloo spent Sunday at her home here.â€"Mr. Byron Letson of Milverton spent Sunday with his parents hereâ€"At time oi writing no hopes are held out for the recovery of Mrs. F. Kumph who has been ill. The Long Saw‘t Rapids bill was de feated in the United States Housc. Items of Interest.â€"Miss Mabel Méâ€" Kenzie and â€" Miss Stephenson of Guelph visited Mr. and Mrs. _ Wm. Sugg for a few days last week.â€" A number of young people from Pregâ€" _|stitute will hold meetings here on J Wednesday of next week.â€"Mr. John _JCampbell of Woodville and Dr. Annie fers.â€"Messrs. Chas. Jonas and John . [Clayfield have been fortunate recently i Ewhile chopping wood, running <across a bee hive from which they got over ; [ 100 1bs. of honey.â€"The Quaker Mediâ€" fsine troupe of Brantford have been J siving concerts here since last Wedâ€" J nesday evening. Their drawing card s a baby contest. We have not seen fortunate to find out who the proud possessor of the lucky young _ ster was when this was sent out. + Mr. Chas. Werle of this place _ was happily married â€" at Waterloo last iWednesday to Miss Clara Kress, dau ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Kresg. ‘up their residence on Waterloo street, , The newly married couple have takep ‘hero. Congratulations.â€" Mr. George iMusselman has set up his sawmiH on the btickyard here, where he will. be 'engaged in sawing for the next few ! weeks.â€"We notice by last week‘s paâ€" pers that likely a vote on local opâ€" ‘ tion will be taken in Waterloo counâ€" ty next January.â€"This is a _ good |chnnce to try your snow shovels. â€" Wasn‘t that a fierce storm on Monâ€" day*â€"St. Valentine doy next Tuesâ€" day.â€"Miss Carrie Schumaker of Berâ€" lin spent Sunday at ber home here.â€" Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Heidlinger of St. Jacobs spent Sunday with friends | here. Born: In Conestogo, on Sunday, Jan. 29th, to Mr. and Mrs. Byroy Schwartz, a son.â€"â€" In Conestogo, (21 Sunday, Jan. 29th, to Mr. and Mr§. F. S. Challener, a daughter. 1 Byron Sebwartz and F. S. Chaliener one day &st wee‘, and presented the former with a baby boy and the latâ€" ter with a baby girl.â€" The _ North Waterloo Farmers and Women‘s Inâ€" Items of Interest.â€"The stork paid a visit to the families _ of Messrs, wWEST MONTROSS KINGWOOD CONESTOGO in the recent trial at Cobalt. The Pinkerto get the proprietors to and had to inveigle it out of the bartenders, had become friends." News Notes.â€"An exciting game of hockey was played on the dam _ on Saturday p. m., when a team {rom Ayr was defeated by the local aggreâ€" gation, the score being 1â€"Oâ€" Busiâ€" ness was almost at a standstill in town on Monday owing to the storm which was the worst we have _ had this winter.â€"Don‘t fail to attend the regular meeting of the Literary Soâ€" ciety on Friday evening next in ‘Chipman’s hall. An excellent proâ€" gramme is promised.â€"We regret _ to note that Rev. A. F. Stoltz is on the sick list with an attack of malaria. His many friends wish him a speedy recovery.â€"Miss Cecil Wagner of Berâ€" lin spent Sunday _ with relatives in this vicinity.â€"Quite a number from town and vicinity attended the funâ€" cral of the late Mr. Owen Fried, held at Roseville on Sunday p. m.â€" One of our well known citizens, Mr. Wm. Tornov, passed _ away quite suddenly on Tuesday a.m., after a couple of days illness. The _ funeral "th, the service being held in â€" the look place on Thursday p.m. Fob. Baptist church and interment in the New Dundee cemetery We . extend our sincere sympathy to the bereayâ€" Temiskaming is weli satisfied with the result of the rocent prosccutions of hotelkeejcrs in the north. ‘"The licensed hotclâ€"men of Temiskaminx re spect the law better, I hbeliove, than in a&ny other part of the Province," he stated. "This was shown concius{vely in the recent trial at Haileybury and Cobalt. The Pinkerton men could not get the proprietors to sell them liqnor and had to inveiele it, in a few eames out of the bartenders, with whom they e a c d e NEW DUNDEE Concrete permits of a desirable degree of coolness without freezing. There is no question as to its durability. Concrete lasts, not for years, but for ages; and needs no repair. 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