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9 2P REsed o2 $# German * Hign ‘Not.ce of oh e left at this m es , M‘ru-hum %‘lfl ; accep! r each week. w4 * WPhe Treasurer of the Town of Watâ€" oo disputes the bookâ€"keeping of the ;fl»;ifi. Street Railway. Under a coâ€" < of the Ontario Railway . and uinieipal: Board that town is "enâ€" Aitled=so twentyâ€"five ‘per cent. of the »profits of the â€" railway..It is cla that a number of items have #flmdy charged to maintenâ€" ‘ance account thereby .. reducing the Lfl receipts â€" and the amount« propâ€" erly belonging to tne town of Waterâ€" ’b While we are not in a_ posilion ‘%G pass on ‘the correctness of . the :*I of Waterloo‘s claim, it is eviâ€" dent that~"the method adopted ol payâ€" :h that town for the franchise of its streets is not likely to prove satisâ€" factory . will he "The net profits are bound to be to ¢£flrhln extent a matter of bookâ€" keeping. ‘The matural tendency under m conditions is for the _ Berlin Commissioners, whenever there is any doubt as to whether certain improveâ€" i ments are properly chargeable. to mainteni cor capital account, . . to w& former the benefit of the "Woubt, which of course automatically de K "net > profits â€" by “)nst‘ : amount. Owing to this fact the ; + authoritics are likely toi upon the «street railway _ bookâ€" " ing with more or less suspicipn. i ‘What has been proposed and . what we believe would be a much | easier 2-’ of arriving at the amount Watâ€" L loo should receive would be to place a definite valuation on the franchise and for Berlin to pay Waterloo _ a Stated amount each year. ~The payment of Ca. fixed â€" annual amount for the Waterloo _ franchise would appear to be a more just and workable method. MURDEROUS ATTACK T ON HISâ€" EMPLOYER Chatham, Dec. 6.â€"George Semfor, an.exâ€"convict, employed on a farm mear Northwood, made a mutderous attack on his employer, John W. Robâ€" ertson, yesterday afternoon. _ Senfor felled Robertson with a spade, and was attacking him with a club when neighbors, summoned by Mrs. Robertâ€" son, »disarmed the assailant. _ ‘This morhing Senior pleaded guilty to asâ€" sault and was remanded for a week for sentence. He is an English imâ€" migtant just released after _ serving six_months in the Central for vagâ€" rancy. . HMe declared he attacked Robâ€" ertson because of his infatuation for the latter‘s wife. STREET RAILWAY PROFITS LONDON.â€"Edward Harmer, a well known Grand Rapids ‘resident, formâ€" erly of Ailsa Craig, who came _ to bury his sister, Mrs. Ross, is dead of blood poisoning. . A small pimple on back of his neck developed inâ€" 0 & terrible wound, and be died afâ€" suffering the greatest pain for s days. The wile is completely trated by constant attendance. i4 Bean, Proprietor PIMPLE CAUSED DEATH has helped countless thousands of thin, weak, delicate childrenâ€"made them strong, plamp It creates an appetite, aids digestion, fills the veins with rich red blood: After illness or loss of weight from any mhmn’a y # newspaper published every ADVERTISERS Alt DRUGGIATG ’n‘l reasopable and on application English anud Coumeit for 1871 commencen: at uo Court House â€" Thursday .. with _ all the members in attendante. ._| . Considerable business will be transâ€" acted and two days will be required to complete the work. Road Inspector H. J. Bowman will present an important report reviewâ€" ing the progress made with road. imâ€" provements throughout the county under the Gaod Roads system. An unusual feature in . connection with the County Council this _ year was that two of its members . were honored by being selected by ‘their respective parties LOr parliamentary homors. Mr. W. G. Weichel, who reâ€" presented Waterloo until his appointâ€" ment as Mayor, was the Conservative nominee of the Dominion House, and Reeve W. D. Euler, of Berlin, is the Liberal nominee for the North Ridâ€" ing in the Provincial campaign. Warden Christman, of Elmira,â€" was in the chair and called the members to order shortly after tem _ o‘clock. ‘The following communications . were read FINAL SESSION OF.: THE _. » . .._ wATERLOO COUNTY | . / . COUNCIL FOR 1911 New Road Clerk Wm. Panton, of Halton Coâ€" unty, submitted. a copy of a memorâ€" ial to the Legislature asking the coâ€" operation of the Council in petitionâ€" ing that railways be made to pay part of the cxpenses of inquests _ in connection with railway accidents. President T. L. Kennedy, of _ the Ciood Roads Association, asked. the Council to appoint representatives to join â€"a deputation _ to present the needs of road improvement in Ontario to Premier Borden who has announcâ€" «d that Federal aid will be provided for highway improvement. ; F. C. Hart, 6. S. A., Galt, thankâ€" td the Council for the grant made at the last session to the North Dumâ€" fries Plowman‘s Association. _ The Paris High School Board subâ€" mitted an account of $91.81 due. for Waterloo County pupils. ‘< s ;‘r"a-niv L;lilwi;', turnkey, asked fot an increase in his salary . from $525 to $600. He pointed out that _ the turnkey in Guelph receives $650 per year and has only oneâ€"third the numâ€" “;‘of prisoners to handle Sick and _ destitute 13; Intemperâ€" ance 1; Father orâ€" mother in House 1; old age 4; weak intellect 1; paying patients 2. Average number of inmates during | the year 101; keeper‘s family _ and j hired . belp added 111; . number of weeks board for inmates 5291, numâ€" ber with keeper‘s family and hired. help added 5811; total expenditure | during the year $9557.11; adding proâ€" , duce, provisions, clothing, ete., . on hand at last report $3671.55; . total ; $13,228.66. ' Deductâ€"Produce of farm on *\und! $1321.50; fat hogs $190.00, provisions $765.90; fuel $300.00, dry goods _ and 'clothm; $273.57; balance of . cash in keeper‘s hands $754.78; produc»s of fatm _ sold $1331.63; ‘other earnings $526.31; total $5,460.89. ® Amount actually expended for . the support of the inmates of the house for the past year $7761.97, making average expenses per week for each person $1.34, average expenses â€" per year for each person $70.00. ; Qne of the most . interesting and $20,000 spent by County on Road improvements Amount â€" expended â€" on mnfl farm account amounted to 87.11; expenses pér week per inmate adding produce consumed $1,90, with interâ€" est on investment $2.30. f view O oneâ€"third will be paid by the ernment, . The report was as mo.M:;l hn‘:' repor work on County in 1011. ©. . "% oneâ€"third ernment. ‘The scarcity of labor, in some parts &lht (ttmty&hn again keptâ€" back wor! the work on ‘the County Ttoads. . it House of Reluge Report d. Road Machinery Pucchased, ‘Improvements . Made ? Conuty Buildings and Liberal Grants Were Made During the Year. Warden Presented With Cane f » Communi¢cations upon Roads Ne 1 g In Woolwich Township a new conâ€" ; crete abutment was built at the west end of the mainâ€"span over the Conâ€" ! estogo River at ‘‘The Three Bridges." [ On account of . the scarcity of labot ‘ the work on the Winterbourne Road was not gone on with. The road at , West Montrose on both sides of the | Grand River bridge was well gravelâ€" led, also the road casterly from Heiâ€" delberg. Some gravelling was also done on the road west of St. Jacobs ‘ and on aportion of the Hawkesvillc |road. . : Li atnate s eoutlgihi 0h 2009 4 cacie 7 T there was no other work carried out addition succeeded in settiing .. _U"C in this township except small repairs Battler claim by the County contti< to the roads. !buting $1,000 to the survivors of the in Wilmot Township a small reinâ€"â€" Jate _John Battler, while Oxford foreed concrete bridge wuwllt over ; County 'ru the sum of $1500. / _~ the spring creek crossing s Road , â€"The nance Committee was _ ¢xâ€" at Lot 11 and the road"was gravelâ€" coodingly liberal in its grants _ for led westerly to the sideroad, ~g004 the year and all organizations Aormâ€" gravel being used. About a mile. ol~ed for the improvement of educationâ€" the sideroad was graded and gravelâ€" al, benevolent and agricultural _ imâ€" led at Philipsburg at a cost of about provement of the people of the courâ€" $1200, the gravel having to be teamâ€" ty were given financial assistance." ed a long distance. As the road ‘The management of the House . of carries the heavy traffic from Welles~ Refuge, County gaol and other beneâ€" ley Village, it will be more economiâ€" â€"volent institutions has been suctessâ€" cal in the end to get broken . stone fo} andâ€" satisfactory. for future work. The new road deâ€" viation south of New Hamburg . was Sessions were Harmonious. purchased for $150 aud. a new conâ€" crete culvert was built on the same, The sessions of the Council have but the. grading and gravelling _ will peen harmonious and â€" pleasant not be done until next year. Bleam‘s throughout and there are few, if any, Road westerly from Helmer‘s bruige, counties where the. business is transâ€" Pfi 5 ht Wfi h ces dn L eaa esc tw Cacient: â€" snn | In North Dumfries an 18 it. reinâ€" forced concrete bridge was built over Cedar Creek and the steel bridge , over the Grand River was painted . Nearly all of the work provided for in ‘the estimates was carried out in the } township, but ~the work. on the Preston Road was again deferred. A splendid piece of work was completâ€" .ed on the Sprague Road, the Hospiâ€" | tal Hill being graded, drained . and macadamized. The Town of Galy _ exâ€" tended the work within the corporaâ€" {‘tion Jimits, im all about $4,000. beâ€" : ing expended upon this: piete of road. Town of Galt, glllng and macadamizing the Sprague The following work has been done ; on extensions of County Roads lying / within towns â€" and villages and. . is * included subject to the approval â€"of ‘ the Minister of Public Works, viz.: | Road troim the Hospital Hill _: MMY veekhngeiie ced dper: erye ie vet m : Villagerof Ayt, grading, drainâ€" = > “ ing and macadamizing Northâ€" : umberland St. being: the exâ€" ¢â€" .w of ‘the Roseville Road $4000 V ‘of Elmira, gradingâ€"and |~. _| gravelling Arthur St._ ........, $300 | | Permanent â€"work on County â€"â€" ‘ â€"| Roads proper .............« $13t00 was gravelled and small repairs were carried out where necessary. The building of the new abatment â€" at the Philipsburg Bridge was deferred unâ€" til another year. % a In Wellesley Township _ a _ large amount of work has again been done this year in grading and graveling the roads in different parts of â€"the townâ€" ship. Good gravel was used, but~ in some cases had to be teamed . long distances. In the yicinity of Linwood gravel is teamed from six to _ eight ‘miles and costs as high as $1.50 â€"pet cubic yard on the road. It is hoped that a supply ol broken * stonc. may soon be shipped in from the Reformaâ€" tory at Guelph and supplied at cost by the Province. ¢ x the County Council Conciudes Good Yoar‘s Work for County The. County Council of 1914 «_ will zo down into history as ome â€"of : . the most active and progressive that has ovor transacted the afaits of â€" this prosperous . county.> The business transacted during the . was of an can feturn to their congtituents «ht ,.',‘.,3“, drran in "..'A‘ A ad & M County â€"Re RBerlin, Dec. 8th, 161 detailed list of expenditure" by difierent County Road Comission is attached ‘hereto. # 1 ot which is respectiully‘ ~sah HERBI 1911 GOWMA Muperin rintendet $20 000 SE Sm es | The Roads and Bridges Committee improved the, bridges ami . various leading roads of: the county, and â€" in addition succeeded im settling â€" ‘the Battler claim by the County contriâ€" !buting $1,000 to the survivors of the late .John Battler, while. Oxford Almost .. the <Jifst . woPX 9. HMA: Co.ncil .wey the. purchase “%“sa roller and stome crusherâ€"to te. in the: townshipé for the improveâ€" ment. ofâ€" county highways designated under the Good Roads scheme, at : A cost of $3,000. The Boards of the Berlinâ€"Waterl00 and Galt® General: Hospitals asked the Council to aid in the erection of the proposed new additions to the reâ€" spoctive > institutions . and. . lWheral * 2s t €K AAA were made to each eR in o o T . grants of $5,000 were made to each of these worthy institutions. . The Property Committee superinâ€" tended the xrbu‘fim of a â€" _ new steel vault and book shelves in the Registry ‘Office, making it one of the most â€" compléete in the Province, conâ€" constructed new cement steps to the Judge‘s Chambers and enlarged and remodelled the offices of the Cbunty Court Clerk and the Gaoler, the enâ€" tire work entailing ar expenditure ot about $3,500. N 9e C3 The sessions of the Council have peen harmonious â€"â€" and> pleasant throughout and there are few, it any, counties where the busiress is transâ€" acted as expeditiously and economiâ€" cally _ as the County .of Waterloo. Two days is the limit for the reguâ€" lar Sessions of the C 1 while speâ€" clal sessions occupy ;:c day. In the majority of éounties ‘the. sessions of the Councils take up frons four to six ‘days at a considerable cost to the county. It is doubtful if there is a county in the Province that _ bas as much â€" uscful and important busiâ€" ness transacted during the last twelve months at as low a cost as Waterloo county.~ At the final sossion yesterâ€" day tho Counciliors received their remuneration ~for their services â€" the total amounting to $1862.70.« The amounts by â€" the respective members were as follows:â€" j ay afternoon and while nO > ade o the wark that has ‘boct ccomplished during the term of th ounty Council a brief resume wil â€" of interest to Telegraph readers J¢siah Staufter â€" Countyâ€" Counâ€" OHIQE 3. c pC inhntvanntens. . Joseph Abra, do. ... . Saml. Cassel, do ... John P. Livingston, do H. N. Huekhn, do. ....... W. J. Beggs, do. ....... J. J. Wilkinsom,â€" do. ... Adam Mattusch, do. .... Thomas Hail, do. ........ F. Stâ€"wart Scott, do. . Alex. E. Bucharan, do. John ({. Tarnbull, o. Wm. D. Euler dow ~..... Nicholas Asmussem, do. H. A. D‘ctrich, d6.*> Fredk. Rohleder, do. C. N.+Huehn, do. .... Wim.~(+. ‘Weichel,: do. A. E. Sanderson, do, Every family has need of a â€" good reliable liniment. For sprains, bruis &s, soreness of the muscles and rheuâ€" matic pains there is rone better thar Chamberlain‘s. _ Sold by all dealers, â€"__. Jonun R. Cocnma®, Lewistown, III. Better than any statement we could make regarding the value of i three 3? ot:r (ll:stbxocbou, But thanks to Dr. Miles‘ Heart Remedy and Nervine I am able to be about the streets, a walking adâ€" vertisement of the curative qualâ€" ities of your remedies, although I am 70 years old." _ nalt saver which for over twenty years has | ;,/,g '-v--s-'-d-'t-h-ml Tt sape "I had been given I could not stand it to be on my feet and 1 was so swelled in the abdomen I could hardly breathe, Dr.: Miles‘ â€" Heart Remedy Dr. Miles‘ Hgart Remedy Continued on page 7 of $103.00 . §1.00 .. 151.00 .. 50.00 . 118.00 .. 70.40 . 149.40 .. 12.80 ..149.170 6680 78.10 Inmmempondonmmmnpetincccetat ] 70-“ j §9.09| When your feet are wet and cold, ulfl.n‘nl your body chilled through _ari G2.00 | through _ from exposure, take a big 52.00 | dose of Chamberlain‘s Cough Reme n.mldy. bathe your feet in hot water beâ€" 25.80 ; fore going _ to bed, and you _ are 15.60 ‘almost certain to ward off a severe {cold. For sale by all dealers. ing t&"nz(‘m 19Fâ€" MBCLE . _ UR Â¥oalk ( * t cicy.. legally. or ¢ crimes" <of an m h-g;‘ The labor Jeaders assert i will welcome any inves whict vither Federal or State courts â€" may undertake. ® ~~The statement is signed by.. . Mr Samuel Gompers and by every mem ‘ber of ‘the McNamara committee ex cept. F. M. Ryan, President of _ thi llnsemuom Bridge and Structura Iror Workers‘ Urgon. f "Had . he. _ remained, . however, ° said â€" President Gompers, positively, "I am sure that Mr. Ryan would have added his name. He was called back to Indianapolis by pressure Of business. He did not see the ~ state: ment, but I am sure he is in hearty accord with its sentiments." Had No Knowledge of the Crime. As to their knowiedge of the ctime to which the McNamaras confessed, the committee in their statement, asâ€" sert "We, here and now, Mvfluflyufl{ collectively, declare that the frst: knowledge or intimation â€" of their guilt was conveyed by the press in their confessions of guilt. ©‘From the outset: we assured all contributors and the public generally that we‘ would |publish ar accountâ€" ing of the money received, from whom received and to whom paid. . A 1e port in full will be made first ‘to the . Executive Council of the Amerâ€" lican‘ Federation of Labor at its meetâ€" ing to be held in Washington, Janâ€" vary 8, 1912." Further than | this â€" Mr. Gompers would say â€" nothing in regard to the defence money. "I had heen troubled with constipaâ€" tion for two â€" years and tried all of tw best physicians in Bristol, Tenn., i; thi. enuld do nothing forâ€" me," writes Thos. E. Williams, Middleboâ€" rs, Ky.â€" "Two gackages of Chamâ€" beflain‘s Stomach and Liver Tablets CEREAL MILLS AT FERGUS DESTROYED cured me Issucs a Guelph, Ont., Dec. 6. â€" Broomfield Mills at Fergus, formerly one of ‘the mills of the Canadian Cereal _ Comâ€" pany, was gutted by a fire, which broke out between twelve. and _ one o‘clock this morning, ‘and only the stone walls of the building were â€"loft standing. Three men, constituting the night shift, were having lunch at the time. The Fergus fire brigado was early on the scene, and within hall an hour the Elora brigade was also on hand. All they could do was to proâ€" tect the adjoining buildings. The loss will be about $30,000, with insurance of about $22,000, placed with United States companies. * CC nerica ‘The building was one of the oldest in the Province, being erected in 1835. It was soon to have been changed inâ€" to a chopping mill for the accommoâ€" dation of farmers, and carpenters were already at work making the neâ€" cessary alterations. TYPHOID FEVER FIGURES LE3S THAN HALF Typhoid figures for Ontario in the month of November are very encourâ€" aging. Last year there were 266 casâ€" es with 50 dent. ‘This year 103 cases and only 13 ths. ‘There are similar decreases in scarlet fever and infantile paralysis. ‘The report of the Provincial Board of Health, however, shows quite an epidemic of measles â€" 108 cases compared with 65 last year. Only. two deaths occurred, ~ whereas dast year there were five. ‘The figures for tuberculosis are not entirely accurate,â€" for notification . in cases is not compulsory. f The report follows: _ e a| Infantile paralysis... Cerebroâ€"Spinal Menin fhHHR ..s..._..k 4s is Smaillpox ...... ... Scarlet fever ... Whooping Cough Typhoid ... ... 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