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y 3A & ® mfi“ j % W tz y o k: E5. Pn 3P t Mr. E. D. Cunningham has purchasâ€" gd Mr. C. B. Clement‘s fine property on © Allan street, having taken posses gion last week. » _ About twentyâ€"five friends of . . Miss Florence d at her home omm teapannd nikee shower in her honor. â€"A very pleasant f Women‘s Musical Club held a E-lrnudn n: home of : a wlena afinfln;- 'nogranme" ‘by the Conveners, Mrs. M M. Lackner and Miss Davidson. Phone 217 ‘ Mr. Roddey, who has been in charge of the marble work at the ~ new mal Lifc office, and Mrs. Roddey, yonâ€" Thursday ‘for Montreal, where . Roddey has uofig large .conâ€" tract awaiting him. ‘‘Owing to â€" the very cold weather ‘matked the presentâ€"winter, the ing . has beea considerably delayed and with : the prospects Of * good : weather now,~ . the work _ will be rushed. â€" The _ exterior brickwork . of the threeâ€"sturey addition to Messrs. Smyâ€" der. Bros.‘ Upholstety jndustry _ has beer. completed and the: interior is beâ€" ing â€" rvshed.toâ€"completicnâ€". in order that it may~~ be . occupied ~ in the near. {uture. With the ‘com;fetion of the now addition, ©Waterloo lays claim to having â€" ‘the fargest upholâ€" stery industry in the ~ Dominion. Friday evening the Young People‘s League of the New Jercealem Church were entertained to "A Topsyâ€"turvy Aflair‘‘" by Miss Arthes at the home cf. Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Braendle. A jolly ‘good.:. . time: : is reported > by those who braved tke storm. The local dealers and a number . of manufacturers received a part . of theit â€" delayed shipment of coal on Wednesday â€" -uvel!zmuom,sflqbnd teplenisiled â€"their "stâ€"starved coal bins. The remainder of the ship ment is â€"expected ~ within‘ the course of a few . days and with the _ apâ€" proach of sprifg, all fears of 2 â€" {uet faming¢ / has vanished. Routine business was transacted at the regular monthly meeting of â€" . the Waterloo Public Libraty Boatd . held Ll.'th Board roomis on Monday even ~The young ladies of the Church of England enjoyed aâ€"pleasant evening at the home ofâ€" Miss Florence ~Hawke Albert street, on Monday when _ they mlmfluflhmws ‘W‘l‘h her & number of her friends, : in â€"honor of ber mother, Mrs. G. Kuntz of Hamâ€" ilton and Mrs: W. Heimlich of Bulâ€" falo. ‘The _meeting of soâ€" many â€" old friends made the visit a very pleasâ€" mdou, and with bd.fht conversation y fancy work and a delicions tea the afternoon passed all too quitkly. A very daintily appointed ‘‘Thimble Party" was given by Mrs.: Ezsra _W. ESchmitt, at her cosey home, â€" ~Park Avenue, on Wednesday afternoon, â€" for At the annual meeting of the Young Ladies‘ Bible Class of the Methodist Church Miss S. Strasser was clected convener of the Lookout Commitwe, Mrs, C..W. Snider, convener of ~ the Lookout Committee, and Miss | Exsic Devitt, convener of the Social Comâ€" mittee. Mr. P. H. Weeks . was ‘apâ€" pointed teacher of the class. Maturday last there was a rare tion of brisk cold aif . and , bright March sun, and a gay j ;‘yoapoph with "snowâ€" ahoes _ Judging, the comâ€" ments, the combination gze eminent atisfaction, and the party . returned af ty as the proverbial . .bears, read to doâ€"justipe to the supper proâ€" tided. at the home of Mr.~ Harold A. Brsendlo. â€"A evening‘g enterâ€" i0 a close. ind hospitality . of Mr, and Mrs, i was much onâ€" ,:j‘ ing students of the : Berlin Business College hate inst gone . to Lu t# . Tintweller. stem Polliock puring ber stsidence here, she had made â€" many ‘gincere friends who will mywm for her kind â€" and T. Sthird | full line of supplies, all stock new and tresh at Genuine Lestmana‘s KOBAks LOCAL NEWS Bax »,!-!!‘Zzzzat b t . Li w a ts cce § 06.A FLC k":n‘::hn«th Busâ€" | whith tound rady purcbasers at Ee AAnril i. :Mxlg dowen, while the price . of buth en .. Tel. positions Deutsche Apothek e wn. Kaulma t delle lank WATERLOO‘S TAXâ€"RATE ie pi de t th. :+ _ hen _ 1QHOWIDE : ~taken last . -..x. .. That the tax rate be #f s now reaches . $4 ~which is an ‘ Tila6 the Public School tat wfi increase ot $§18.590 orer that pt 1911« millls. .. . es ols »oe is is t rols nerck aon ghac e Naihe detint hoit it ate â€" School rate is one mill higher .. That the mnfi%}mm than the public sthool ‘rate:° +‘ grast â€" Le $750, aDHv.1 . The onlyâ€" paying that was done was‘ / That the Watcrico Musial society im M'mm” & ”m .~4‘\:; Caph sn t Berlin and Waterioo t Uhildren‘s Aid Socibty had asked for $1000. . In view of the te granted $50.. E #*s* fact that tik Berlin Council had only 1{0 the Salvratior. A rmy ‘be grantâ€" granted $2506 â€" of the $3000â€" meked ed $10. for, the Waterioo grant was _ out â€" That Clie! Fiynn‘s salaty beâ€" iinâ€" town to $750. Nevertheless. this . creased by $60. P € 4 2k . is anâ€"increase of $250 over the amâ€" _ That the Board of â€" Trade, in or. punt paid the bospital last year. _ éer < to defray Waterloo‘s suare in A boost was made the Waterloo Muâ€"â€"couraction with mfihfln . Jor sical â€" Society ‘ol $200, while Chie!l interswitchint be grauted a zim not Fiyna‘s nhg was supplemented . by to.exeeed $50. .. ©â€". an increlise of $60 for the year makâ€"~ ‘That <rortraits of the late â€" Mayor ing his . salary $§80 per annimâ€" Graybill and exâ€"Mayor Weichel . * be Theâ€" Children‘s Aid Societv. which ‘secured for ‘the wim of $35.â€" . c Following a two and a ball. special sessiqn on . Saturday ev the â€"Finance Comumittee of the Council â€" fnally‘ . â€"struck â€" Wate tax rateâ€"a% : 20â€" mills on the : lncre The~> Children‘s Aid Society. which has been doing good work was voted a . $50 grant while the. Toronto Salâ€" vation Army wasâ€"also. granted _ $10 HOUSE BURNED TO GROUND Family of Mr. Richard _ Merkel Had Narrow Escape Froin Death Last Thursday _ A ‘fire, the origin surrounding which is a mystery, bniowtlhnzmfi midnight Thursday mornifg the {rame dwelling occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Richard Merkle, . at Waterloo, causing the ‘total destruction of the building and its contents. .. <, .. _â€". ‘That no lives wereâ€"lost during the blaze is considered ‘ ‘miraculous . in view of the fact that after â€" Mr. and Mrs. Merkle had left the house, theit four children were forgotten asleep in their cots, and only after a desperate effort were they rempoved to safety. ‘The discovery was made by _ Mr. Merkle after he had been aroused by the smell of smoke, but at that time the eutire room and ceiling were a mass of fames, and Mttle time â€" was lost in sending in an alarm forâ€" the fire ‘department, which made a hurry . The house, valued at about $1500, is the property of Mr. Shaus of this Mr. .. 8. Clement, for sitteen . China s;obe inferestingly of some 0f years comnected with the head office . the changes during recent years Jn tWat J the Mutual Life of Canada, left on covitry... e noted the opium curse ‘Thursday afternoon to assume _ his and the gradual climination .of. the use dutiés as Sectretaryâ€"Treasurer of the of ojium during the past few years. Company‘s branch office at Winnipeg. The Poxer uprising which: impressed Before his departure, the Assistantâ€" â€" upon «the Chinese â€"that. they must Manager, Mr. W. H. Riddell, â€" asâ€" iave infercourse with foreign nations; sembled the head office staff and caliâ€" the disastrous effects of the plague ed upon the Secretary of the â€" Com»â€"which raged ~about "a yeat ago in pany, Mr. Chas. Ruby, to present Mr. . China in which thousands lost their Clement, on behalf of his offic¢e assoâ€" . jives.â€" the misery caused: by the preâ€" ¢lates, with a memento of their f6â€" sent {amine through the _ rivers overâ€" gard and esteem, ‘The token took the flowing. and destroying the.riceâ€"harâ€" form of a fine {umedâ€"oak mofris.Chair â€" yest andâ€"as a resilt . of which three upholstered in Spanish luMéludin million â€" people gre Aagingâ€"starvation making the presentation Mr. Jement and the present revolution: whick has was assured that the occasion did not resulted in the loss of â€" thousands of arise from Ahe dr'umtuea‘.‘c:l Cusâ€" . liyes. The speaker referred to the deâ€" tom, but sprang from: a re mmmuwnm the part of his fellowâ€"members “'Mmmm’m.flm give tataible "expression‘ ~to â€"that amd ms'u_-L-.m towns. China‘s ‘wwfi!w“fl"n atâ€""! groat â€" wes was moral degenerâ€" by the qualities of Y ‘ acy and they lacked a sense of homor: iand Aincoriby ot gmepone. and a coud | 1t is â€" ant optnterr of the ofi "ls, _ ition of othersâ€" @@Ualiâ€" | sionaries that the â€"revolution . will which all recognized . as marked | grer * unprecédented Opportunitics for racteristios Of Mr. Clement. _ The | the srwead of the & u':g.h; % ihe>Company, Mt. ~'-§- it safer for ,u&ugu on Roos, and $hie Actuary, _ Mr. M. 8. | theip work. The : leaders of the reâ€" ences to the capacity =â€"ABd } peor leacers in the t : n:vz:mfl'“ and | ; Mr. Do B. fi-h-lw.- «O .. comtade, 408 | sgoctive vocal ~wolo at© the evening town,‘"and the loss is totally covered by insurance, while the â€" contents reach a loss of about $300, no insurâ€" ance being carried by Mr. Merkle. : Departure of Mr. C. B. Clement the many eoot Aualities ut vexd â€" and many f -rzo«.fi:gaumn“- and the feeling of regret at having pleasâ€" ant associations severed. Mr.‘ Clemâ€" ont carries away with him the. abunâ€" dant and hearty good wishes of the officers and staif of the company. BIG SAOW DRIFTS KEPT MANY FARMERS AT HOME M T‘ fat i mige snowdrifts in the oountry e source of much {ncomvenience ners who do business. at : thé a market on Saturdays, OA the â€" fiames being uncontrolâ€" which 0 1 Assessment LAst YTear Al duction of Four Mills in the Rate This Year tifal ‘supply ) of la This I© FIXED AT 20 MILLS rvd [ " he .arrival t > a‘clook. p P ind pared the and gotâ€" ~Allâ€"of the members attended .. .: th» meetin3: which ~did not: adjourn_ until 10 o‘clock alter opening at~7.80. Missionary services were hold °_ on Sunday in the Methodist.Churech the pulpit ‘being . occupied by (Rev. . J. C. Speer, D.D., of Torafito, in the mornâ€" h:nud in the eventag Rev, C.â€"J~P. Jollifie, B.D., a returned niisgionary irom China who has spent five. years in that country. The excellent Gisâ€" courses . ‘preached served. to â€" . emâ€" phaÂ¥ize the need _ of earnest and unâ€" ited â€" effort it world â€" evangeliiation was to be accomplished. â€"< . _ ast . yea MISSIONARY SERVICES ~BELD OK SUNDVAY In the morning Rev. J..C. Speer.in course ol an eloquent uumlizhm aut that the treml had teen from the east to the Westâ€"for many centuries. He cited the discovety of / America in 1492, â€" theâ€"translation of the <Bible. ‘nto the English language it 1611, tik birth of Wesley â€" 1739 founder, of Methodism, the victory of . : the Plais cf ‘Abrabam 1759, which _ de> cided that .Protestantism: would \live 4ominating influence in Candda, t organi ation of the: Bible ; ~‘Society in England, in 1804 for the purpose ‘of translating . the scriptures and the ~istribution: of theâ€"Bible to all lands, the opcning of Jazan to foreign naâ€" ~icn3=> in 1854, the Boxer Morement 1900, in China, which demonstraâ€" ted thatâ€".she must. have â€"intercourse with the outside world. â€" The above nciderts indicated that: the movement 2s always. been westward andâ€"that he Mest â€"had â€"tech the sCentre â€"! * of movenyits which bay. emade Tor ‘the world‘s ~â€" progress: and: enlightenment. Iik scea‘er pointcd out that 10,000,â€" 360,004 réople had not . yet beard the tosdel. Only 30c per head was conâ€" tribtted by people ol America ‘to carty .. the gospel . to distant lands while â€"â€" $6 had been spent on Inxurâ€" ‘es ° anc for . personal adornment,. inâ€" licating that it was not ~ a question x Jack of money. but Jack. of . intere:t; w sease al resonsibility in the rmtâ€" In the evening Rev. Mr. Jollifie: of China s;obe inferestingly of zome of the changes during recent years Jn tWat covitry... e noted the opium curse and the gradval climination.of.‘the use ol Ozium during the past few years. The Poxer uprising which impressed upon «the Chinese â€"that.theyâ€" . must iave infercourse with foreign nations; the disastrous . effects of the plague whichâ€" raged ~about ~a yeat ago in China in which thousands lost theit lives:â€" the msery caused by «the preâ€" sent {amine through the . rivers overâ€" flowing . and destroy ing the.riceâ€"harâ€" vest andâ€".as a resilt . of which three million â€" people gre Aagingâ€"starvation and the present revolution: whick has resulted in the loss of â€" thousands of lives. The speaker referred to the . deâ€" Wh follow iC t ib Ned One of the best Flours for baking, etc. on the market. * When in need of Flour order a sack of abi¢ Allows Reâ€" D A I L. iFRIDAY and .« $ SSATURD A Y â€"{; â€" Opening â€", . '"'";f"':?‘f’ "’“""a;"' :: You are Cordially | s A Vwi i Invited § WATEBLOO â€"__â€"_~ _ ~ _ â€" Â¥ 3 */..3â€" B4 At~ the meeting of â€"the ~‘Fiwance Committee on Satâ€"rday evening, _ A communication wasâ€"~Féceived. from Mr. Peterson, who. has purchased the b: â€" iness conducted by Wm. +~Glaister sabâ€" mitting ~.‘a propositionâ€" Abat will liâ€"ely be ‘acted: upon by the: . ‘ Town Coapcil. Th MAY SOLYETHE FIRE PROBLEM The remains‘ of theâ€"late Dr. Wa\ter Wells â€" wore: laia to reat . on Wetinesâ€" day _ afternoon in Mount «Hoze cemeâ€" tory. ~ The furmral was very largely ; attendéd by © sortowing‘ friends _ afd relatives of‘ the deceased,â€"Services beâ€" ing held at his Jate residence on Carâ€" pline Street, and conducted by . Rev. W. D. Lee, pastor of the Waterlco Tile Tallâ€"bear rete Mesars rers â€" rwore . JDr, lA. F. LI-‘I, Dr. P. G. Hughes, S. ‘B. Bricker, P. H. Roos, and J., ~H. ‘Robs, Waterioo and Mt. Fran‘t Hodâ€" ging: of Berlin. , 4 . ; 2\(!“ nm ” ur‘h‘-;- era} from ~a â€"were. j [ tors, Mrs. James MoGoll of. Kansas City, Kan., Mra James. Bladon, Min« neapolio, _ Minm.,_ a son,Mr. : John Wells of Nashville, Tenn., the ‘Misseo (Dr sâ€"':: ‘a n.madon 1. & : :, Ale bort Wells :‘gq-fihuljm. A. B. Abrens of Atratiord. fimg F. ‘G. of ~Galt, the mm atudenté late Dr. The ;mggmon is " in‘ «connection with the ‘ Fire Department and . the communi¢ation " was : consequently reâ€" ferred" to the Fire . and Lightâ€" Comâ€" mittee. .. . ; mhal nlla n d it Mr. Peterson requeits that his team of horses: with .a driverâ€"be: placed , in the Fite~ Hall in future â€"over.â€" night and that instead of ~hisâ€" boing ~paic a salary ‘for ‘calls,; the Fire Department pay the feed in connection ‘with their maintenance. I CSin: 1 tadin tA slona o fink "ahegcnr aak, n 8 y will © undoubtedly â€"be adopted at the Fire and ‘Light Contnittee‘s recomâ€" mendation ‘The arrangement ‘at presont is that Mr. Peterson . be paid $5° a fight for Sunday calls and $3 a night for weekâ€"day calis, a freâ€"gong to : be M wlfih his house, ‘a THE FUNBRAL â€"OF THE LATE DR. WELLS March 22nd » 23r0 Nowest ~Fashilons in Ladiosa‘ Ready.toâ€"Waar Apparel for ‘Spring and Summer. to show &ll the goods we can without aycbrt,rténllndir_oliopefortho M(;feveryhdyfihohilh:r‘ ested in correct and upâ€"toâ€"theâ€"hour Clothes. On. these two days we shall: endeaver 19 Come and Choose your EASTER HAT J. Uffelmann THE PEOPLE‘S STORE ER, THE YOUNG LADIES®‘ BIBLE CLASS WAS ENTERTAINED ‘The Young Ladies‘ Bible Class of the «Methodist Church was most hos piéably entertained at the Hfome of the m-«fl.s Miss Haze!l Martin, Thursâ€" day evening. _ About fifty were . in .&m Ming Muriel; Hockey, ol Toronto, formerly teacher ol the tlass being the â€" guest ofâ€" honor.. 1t was the annual meeting of : the class and Mrs. E. D. Cupninghant was cléected President and: Miss Bailey, sectetaryâ€" treawâ€"rer for the ensuing . yoat, A German who boarded with . ‘the Matkle â€" family ow Frederick street , whose house was destroyed by fire on Thursday \morning . was unfortumate ewough to have . secreted. one â€" hun« ‘tdbm of his money in a trumk in ‘the which was never fobad. Beiides the money, he lost considerâ€" able good clothing. An,htuuolz fire the man in Q:&O"’ [ Berlin attending â€" a meeting. «Following the. business & tew â€"hours m-p-t.mlyh â€" Delectable refreshments were served during -m'm.gmodub; proved ‘a thoroughly. enjoyable one all present, e 4 BOARDER LOST $104 & 1N THURSDAYV‘S FINE ted PC Phone 18 a64 2%e .+ Waterloo‘s New Upâ€"toâ€"date CGrocery and Provision Store. ‘ f We want all â€"Buyers to see our New Shop which is now stooked with a full line of, Candics, Nuts, Figs, Dates, Raisins, Curr Anh.OnngegFmC;ken, ete. Otr goods are all this season‘s make and guarsateed fr Mg.eel * i The changes of time â€"make 1 necessary to keep pushing for the newest and best. . We, are always at it in the interests of our custoâ€" Waterloo‘s Live Grocory KEEP PUSHING !! JAS. 0. MOTHERAL. L. â€" Bruegeman ind best nors How‘® Ehitewéz;ocery An WATERLOU Phone 79 L NB td t CENTREVILLE, « ONT call ow ie Headquarters f orBuggies Carriages, Cutters, Sleighs Frost & Wood and Cockâ€" shutt Implements, and also Adams‘ Wagons and alse a Tadhops Bugg im 6f JOHN MIHM W If you PR n pleased to hava your ber l hisa as .c on $$.00 ONT. ONTARIO af .% 1 Per t3 50 akos i 2 t