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9th Fusiliers of _ London, the St. \Thomas City Band, the Wallacebur band and the 29th Regiment Band o? this city. Special unfformed _ lodges will appear in the parade as weli as the degree teams of nearly every lodge in the Province. Guelph, May 21.â€"Exâ€"Mavor Thorp made his inaugural address as Presiâ€" dent of the Board of Trade last night He urged npon the board. the City Council and the Fat Stock Club, the necessity of bringing the question of the need of butldings before the propâ€" er authorities so that (Guelph will be able to retain the Winter Fair. He a.so touched on the question of (Guelph organizing a branch of the Imperial Home Revnion Association, claiming that it wonld he â€" necessari to do so in ordet to hold workmen Q‘Nl mechanics. + Londor, May 38. â€"(Canadfan Press.) â€"Lord Avebury, formerly Sit John Lubcock, prominent banker, populat scientist, _ Lord Rector of St. _ Anâ€" drew‘s University, and â€" holder _ of many _ other public positions, _ died this _ morning after a short illness from heart discase. He was ased 79 years, and was one of the best known public men in England, I have handled _ MINARWS 11NTâ€" ENT during the past year. lt is alâ€" ways â€" the first _ Liniment asked for here, _ and unquestionably the _ best seller of all the difierent kinds of Linâ€" iment I handle. . The delegates present at yesterday‘s meeting were F. J. Salleric, Torâ€" onto; Alex. Coulter, Toronto,; C. B. McDougall, _ Wallaceburg; J. Laughâ€" land, Collingwood; E. E. Wilton, Strathroy; _J. D. Armstrong, Peterâ€" boro; C. R. Trimble, Gueliph; W. Simpson, Guelph; C. H. Black, Brantâ€" ford; Chas. Farquharson, Stratford; C. II. Young, Stratiord; E. K. Barnsâ€" dale, Stratford; J. Es Rifier, St. Catharines; W. A. Smith, Hamilton; E. W. Munna, Hamilton; Thos. Towâ€" ers, Hamilton; J. H. Bull, London; . A. Burdick, London; E~A. Horâ€" ton, St. Thomas; Geo. Gcdides, St. Thomas, E. R. Hurst, Toronto; _ A. A. McKenna, Toronto; Geo. 0. Philip, J. C. Jaimet, E. W. Schmitt, C. J. Seyler, Oscar Rumpel, V. S. Mcâ€" Intyre, A. F. Klugman, A. A. Eby, P. Y. Smiley, Fred Krug and H. M. (Cook. Toronto, May 27.â€"According to adâ€" vices from â€" the Standard Oil _ people in this city the price of gasoline has taken an enorntous jump in one yeatr. A year ago toâ€"day the motorists could purchase at 16 cents a gallon. Toâ€"day the price is 25 cents, or 5§ per cent. increase, ‘The point came out in the nonâ€"Jjury assize court yesterday, when a case was heard, LORD AVEBURY DIED TOâ€"DAY IN ENGLAND Marion Bridge, G. B., May 20, n3 An indication of the large crowd Of Pythians that will be in Berlin ion the 9th can be gathered from the fact that special trains have been chartâ€" ered from Sarnia, Toronto and Hamâ€" ilton. The full programme is . not yet ready for publication, but the public may rest assured that nothing is beâ€" ing Ieft undone io make July 9th a red‘ letter day in the history oi Berâ€" lin. C ib S * , in Berlin I SIX BANDS ARE COMING the delegates representing the _ varâ€" tous lodges of the Ontario Domaiu of the Knights of Pythias held at the K. of P. Club rooms on Tuesday alâ€" ternoon arrangements were completed for the Grand Lodge Convention and the Field Day to take place in this city on July 8th and 9th next. The business sessions of the Grand Lodge will be held on July 8th and will be concluded _ in the evening, alâ€" ter which the delegates will be the guests of Manager G. U. Philip _ at his summer theatre where a special Knights of Pythias programme | will be provided. take place. The details of the proâ€" gramine _ were practically, arranged, and..will be,one of the most elaborate ever witnessed in this city. The parade of Ontario Lodges will _ be worth going miles to see. Six bands have already been assured, including the Oist Highlanders of _ lamilton, the 48th Highlanders of Toronto, the Great enthusiasm | was maniiested in the proceedings and the event promises to be one of the greatest of its kind ever held in Bertin. Onâ€" Julyâ€" 9th Py thian Field â€"Dayâ€" wil} At a largely attended meeting _ of TAKEN BIG JUMP NEIL FERGUSON. Mr. C.W. Boyer, of Port Dalhousic speat the boliday at jhis home hete. Ar. and Mrs. Levi Shantz, Bruâ€" bacher street, _ visited relativesâ€"â€" in lHespeler on the hol day. Mrs. H. Tolton returned Tuesday from _ Pattie CUreck, â€" whetre she has been visiting Mr. Tolton, who exâ€" pects to return in about ten days. Miss Klinck of Doon spent Sunday with friends in Berlin. . Mrs. J.F. StumpP{ and Miss _ Mary Lehman were visitors in Toronto on Friday. Mrs. E.J. Stcbbing of Washington, D.C., is visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Kuhl, 285 King St. W. Messrs ty J. Zinger and [J.L. Columâ€" bo were visitors in llamilton on Satâ€" urday where they attended initiation ceremonies at the Harvilton Council of the Knights of Colurwus. Mr. A E. Oberlander, of Syracuse, spent several days at the home of his brother and sister, Rev. and Miss F.E. Oberlander. * « Mr. Walter Harttung spent Victoria Day with friends in Toronto. Mrs. Geo. Martin, and Mrs. V. Coâ€" ber are visitors in Corubna | for a few days. Mr. Wilton R. Bricker of New Westâ€" minster, B. C., is visiting _ at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Amos Bricker, 215 Fredetick St. The friends of Mr. Hiarry _ Tolton will be pleased to learn that be is graâ€" dually _ convalescing at _ the Battle Creek Sanitarium. Miss Agatha Lederman left on Satâ€" urday for Winnipeg for a month‘s visit Baseball. Mr. V. Cober spent Saturday â€" with friends in GuelPh. Mr. Henry Sturm is a visitor in Toronto toâ€"day. . Mr. Lester Correll of Detroit is visiting friends in the city© for a few days. pire Day Exercises . in _ connection with the Macdonald Institute, Guelph on Friday. Rev. H. W. Crews, pastor of Trinity Methodist church left Monday morning for Hamilton to attend the sessions of the Stationing _ Comumittee of _ the Hamilton Conference. . 1 Mr. A.S. Green, of Stratiord, spent Sunday at: his home. fis two _ sons, Messrs Morley and Stanley _ Green were also holiday visitors at home. Misses Bertha and Mary Alien were the guests of Mrs, W.HI. Wipper over the boliday. Miss Nora Roos is the guest of Torâ€" onto friends for a few‘ days. Miss Ross Shupe spent the holiday with friends in Kossuth. * Mr, ‘John Dorschell of | Toronto, spent Victoria Day at his hame in town. Mr. G. A. Malleck spent the holiday at his home in Berlin. Mr Robeft Stevenson spent the holiâ€" days at his home in Chesley. § MeSssrs. Gilbert .Sntith and Ed. Manâ€" delsloh _ spent Victoria _ Day with friends in Brantford. Mr. R. Gillespic is spending a few days with friends in Hamilton _ and Totonto. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. holidays with friends Miss Grace Ellis is spending the holidays in Toronto and Hamilton. Miss Lena Snider offoronto spent the holidays at the home of ber parâ€" ents ~ 6 Mr. P:Y. â€" Smiley _ spent Saturday with friemds in Detroit. Mr. Arthur Davidson sPeht NVictoria Davy in Totonto. Mrs. John Jantz and Miss Antonia Jantz, of Detroit, are the gnuests of Mrs. Kaiset, St. Agatha. Mr. Arlinuton _ bictrich of Dettoit, spent the holiday in the city. Misses Fthe? and Lily Amy _ spent Victoria Day at their home in Drayâ€" ton. VUr. Ermic Seit;, of Toronto is spending a few days _ with _ Berlin frients. Mr. Charles Ruby attended the Emâ€" Shlee spent . the in Hamilton. CARRIED OFF PRIZES. Listowel held a very successiul Vicâ€" toria Day Ceicbration on Saturday, at which Harry Gies; of this city, carried off the laurels in the _ motor cycle évents, winning the 3, 10 ~ and 15 mile race in 5.38, 14.28 and 19.07 minutes respectively. A deputation from the Independent Order of Foresters ol Toronto visited Berlin on Saturday for the purpose of conferring with a local committee oi the 1.0.F. respecting the monster picnic to be held at Nictoria _ Pars on .June 23rd. Over 1,000 people wiii attend the picnic, accompanied by the Temple Band, of forty pieces. The new Public Health _ Act reâ€" quires that all slaughter houses in Ontario must be kept im a perfectly sanitary condition and if the _ reguâ€" lations set forth are adhered to these buildings will be, so far as cleanliâ€" ness is concerned, on a par, with the kitchen of a tidy housewife. On Friday â€" night while _ delivering strawberries to a local fruit stofe, several boxes of strawherries . were allowed to spill _ on the _ sidewalk. Without any bestitation they were picked up and put back in the boxes. At a meeting of the Finance Comâ€" mittee of the City Council on Friday evening the list of local improvements which were proposed to be undettaken this year was reviewed and the total estimated amount was reducéd _ from $259,000 to about $150,000. It is exâ€" pected that no difficulty will be exâ€" perienced in financing the proposed improvements, wASH YOUR FRESH FRUIT. LIST WAS CUT DOWN. ‘The semiâ€"monthly meeting o%f the Berlin Civic Improvement â€" Associaâ€" tion whichâ€"was:to have been held on Tuesday evening did not mature. At 8.30 ouly Alderman Gallagher, Secâ€" retary Uttley and the press represenâ€" tatives were present, and the meeting was therefore called off. COMING TO BERLIN. Messrs. Gettas & Gettas, the enâ€" terprising ownets of the Berlin Resâ€" taurant bave recently enlarged .and improved their premises with a view to better handling their rapidly growâ€" ing business. _A large serving berch and cabinet has been placed in a neat alcove built for the purpose and _ a modern soda fountain and powet . ice cream l’reelfir installed. Special _ atâ€" tention â€" will be given to this brauch of their trade which is like the _ resâ€" taurant branch, growing rapidly. The advertising gang of the Barnum & Bailey cireus is in Berlin toâ€"day ‘"posting‘"‘ the city. The show is bookâ€" ed for Monday, June 16th. PUBLIC HEALTH REGULATIONS The death occurred Wednesday _ of Mrs. Henry Jonas, 114 Waterloo St. The funcral will be held on Friâ€" day afternoon, from the residence, to Mount Hope cemetery for interment. THERE WAS NO QUORUM. Mr. Harry Roos of Toronto spent the holiday at his home on Irwin street. ENLARGED AND IMPROVED. Mr. H. H., Gray of the Metropoliâ€" tan Life is a business visitor in Torâ€" onto. y CIRCUS ON JUNE 16. Miss I.C. Eby returned home on Monday _ evening aiter having spent the bolidays with friends in Toronto. HOTELMEN CONFER. A meeting of the the hotelmen _ of Waterloo and Wellington Counties was held in the Concordia Hall on Friday afternoon at which there was a large DEATH OF MRS. JONAS:. On Friday evening, between â€" Betlin and Waterioo, through careless ness a bicyclist ran into the reat of an automobile. _ He was thrown from his wheel but was not injured. _ This is the second accident of this nature during the past week. . In this _ case the automobile was going at a _ very slow rate _ and was in no way tespon Sible for the accident. This was not the case on Sunday aftetnoon, _ how ever, when an automobile going at a bout 25 or 30 miles an hour on Lanâ€" caster St. . going towards Bridgeport deliberately ran down a dog. _ Spect atots state that no efMort was _ made to clear the dog, in fact it seemed the wish of the driver to tun ovet it. ! Dr. and Mrs. R. Lederman and son Jack are visiting at the home of Mrs C. Lederman. * Mr. Oswald Leyes visited friends in Galt on Saturday. BICYCLIST UNINIURED. ’ London, May 28.â€"(Canadian Press.) â€"Heavy â€" thunderstorms accompanied ‘by terrific destructive hail have brokâ€" en the four days‘ heat wave throughâ€" out England. Lightning last _ night ‘caused a small â€" fire in â€" Walworth Guelph, May 28.â€"(Canadian Press.) â€"William, â€" Stock, teamster with Goudy Bros., was thrown from his wagon when the team bolted _ this motning and. kicked to death. CIGAR STORE BURGLARIZED church, South London. GUELPH MAN MERCHANTS A citizen, â€" who is a regular visitor at the police court, and who was but recently given his freedom, was found guMlty of kaving assaUlted his wile and daughter on Tuesday evening. A tine of $20 and costs was imposed or two months in jail. He took the latâ€" The third burglary wf the last _ few weeks . occurred sometime _ Sunday nigbht when the fruit and cigar store of Frank David, 145 King St., West was entered, Entrance was gained by. a rear window, â€" where the â€" glass was ‘smashed, and the locked _ door opened as the window was beside the rear door. Cigars, cigarettes, . and tabocco, amounting to about $15, was the booty which the burglar or burglars carried off. _ The police have no clue on which to work, In Court Berlin Wednesday â€" there were four who appeared on _ vatious charges. _ Theodore Harlyrak _ and Paul pPadolski were each fined $10 and costs for being drunk and disorderly. A joint meeting of these hodies _ was held in the â€" Young Men‘s Club rooms on Tuesday _ evening to make _ final arranvzements for the first hallâ€"holiday picmic. The committces appointed to make this picnic an ungualified _ sue cess are_composed of the following: James Knight, a vagrant, who was found near the Gâ€"Tâ€"R.â€"property was fined $10 and costs. _ Not having the needful he will remain with _ Castle Cook for the next two months. ‘Iune 4th, 1913, promises to be _ a day. which the retail merchants _ and clerks, of Berlin will not soon forget. ter. The afternoon will he spent in a baseball match and races. Thete will be about twenty races, for both _ laâ€" dies and gents, for which the mer chants wilt eive valuable prizes. The baseball match will be between sides chosen from those working on the nofth and those on â€" the south of King Street, and they will be known as members of the Notth, _ and members of the South, Atready several provhets are being beard tol} who the winning team will be, and the â€" matc® is heing loaked forward to with the keenest of interâ€" £St. ol 50, showing an increase of 35 for the year. ‘There were 19 funerals, 11 marriages and 15 baptisms. a The financial report presented showâ€" ed that a total of $10,665 was raised for all funds by the congregation. The sum of about $2700 was 3ised for missions, _ $190 for the Educational Fund, and $315 for other connextonal of Trinity Methodist Church was helé on Wednesday evening at which there was a splendid attendance â€" of memâ€" bers. ‘The reports of all the departâ€" ments of the church were preseated and were most gratifying. ‘The pastor, Rev. }i. W. Crows, re ported the present membership of the church 770 with a catechumen class Collecting Committeeâ€"J.W. biessen atet, Floyd Fry, L. Moser, N. Kiblet Refreshiment Committeeâ€" S. FErast, (G. Schell, (C.B. Dunke, W. Hessenauer and Wm. Metcalfc. Sports Committeceâ€"Mr. Getbig, Heller, A. Meisel, R.J. Goudie, Stuebing. funds. HEAVY FINES IMPOSED WAS KICKED â€"â€"TO DEATH AT WAVE AND CLERKS _ WILL PICNIC IN LONDON IS BROKEN London, May 28. â€"(Canadian Tress.)â€" Despatches from‘ Salonica say several clashes occurred yesterday and to day between the Greeks and Bulgarians, and the (ircek generals believe the Bulgarian commanders are deliberately creating incidents, secking to foree the Greeks to retire from their positions. > & TOMMY BURNS WILL BRING . _ ACTIONS AGAINST TWO WELLâ€" KNOWN CALGARY MINISTERS Fight court physicians are in corsta nt _ attendance. _ Modern _ Europcan methods of treatment are being administered, the Emperor being a pioâ€" gressive. Nhould Yoshihito die the dynasty would be in danger. ‘The Crown Prince Hirohito is ‘oniy twelve years old, and should there be a regency, it is possible that o‘d quarrels would flare up, which woul change the future govermment and the identity of the future reigning Bulgarian military â€"circles at Sofia expect outbreak hostilitics between Bulgaria and Servia at any time. Outbreak Between Bulgaria and _ Servia Expected At Viemna it is said the Bulgarians have addressed a note _ to the European powers offering to deave the question of the disposal of Saloniki to their judgment. * > Calgary, May 28.â€"(Caradian Press.)â€"Tommy Burns announced tlylf. he will bring actions acainst Rev. Sanford E. Marshall, â€" Methodist, And Rev. Mr. Sycamore, Baptist, for statements in their setmons on Smflipy respecting the death of Lutber McCarthy. Rev. Mr. Sycamore is reported to have said the affair was murder. ; M Rev. S. E. Matshall will be remembered by Berliners, baving been the pastor of Trinity Methodist church for four years, removing to Hamilton three years ago and a year later being transferred Ao Calgary. Mikado Very ; family. To get past the Burglar â€"â€"â€"and summon aid from withoutâ€"this is only possible by having a telephofie In your house! Dorn‘t walt until the emergency arisesâ€" DO IT NOW. Our trwoâ€"party line service in your _ home costs only $18 a@ year. _. Japanese Much Alarmed Z4 ‘ I' u Mrs. Mary Ritz, Miss:© Ritz and Eria Ritz left Wednesday for _ New York, “hrre’fllry will _ visit _ Mrs. Ritz‘s danghter, NMrs. Junker _ for some werke Mr. _ Thos. _ M. Molloy, of Regina, Sast.. Secretary of the Burcau of Tator, of the Government of Saskatâ€" chawan, was a visitor in the gity . â€"on Tuesday. Mr. Molioy has charge _ of the lator department and is responsi« ble for the administration of the Facâ€" tories‘ Avt, th> Workmen‘s Compensa« tion Act and also the immigration,. Mr. and Mrs. Allan Good of _ Com estogo visited Berlin friends on Mone day. . % ‘Rev. W.A. Bradley, of Teeswatet, was a visitor in the city on Tuesday, and renewed old acquaintances. The monthly meeting of the Board of Health will be beld evening. â€" Miss Mabel Straub returned Tues« day after spending the holidays with friends in Elmira. Mr. Albert 1. Schultz of WoodStack is a business visitor in town toâ€"day, assesseec.0ee OQ“WW For over twenty years the. Spiri€ of God strove with me, but I refused to yield. _ And look at me now. Even at this late hour God has forgiven‘ me, and I die in peace. But 1 leave the world with the awful thought that my life has been _ wasted. He has had mercy _ on my soul, and He is wil and able to save me now. Read I - 1 and 9, _ Matthew _ 11 and 24 + Psalms 23 and 34." n ‘The Verses Love Selected, ~ < The following are the verses of the Bible referred to in Love‘s statement read on the scafiold before he _ went to his death: â€" ‘ A meeting of the voting members of St. Matthew‘s Lutheran _ Church was held on Tuesday evening to deâ€" cide on plans for the new building: to be erected on the corner of Duke and Younng streets.: The plan of the new church as drawn by a Windsor archi< tect was adopted. The cost of the church will antount to between $40,â€" 000 and $15,000. It was also decided to go ahcead with the crecting of a separate building for Sunday School and church society purposes. _ Plans for this building will be called fog immediately. j L f SCRIPTURE ISs QUOTED PLANS OF _ _ > NEW CHURCH _ APPROVED Flesherton Man Regrets T He Wasted Twentyâ€"Four Years of His Life HENRY LO STA\ 5â€"He shall receive the plessing frong . the Lord, and rightcousness from thgâ€" (iod of his salvation. £ The paper on which the above Was written was signed "Charles â€" Henty Love." % ; 7â€"Let, the wicked forsake his _ way and the unrighteous man his thoughts and let him return unto the Lord, and: lle will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly parâ€" don. * 4â€"He that hath clean hands, a pure heart; who hath not lifted is soul unto vanity, nor SowR ceitfully. Isaiah 55:6â€"Seek ye the * Lord, while He may be found, call ye Iqiol’} lim while ie is near. ~ Joln 6.37â€"All that the _ FatheR: giveth Me shall come to Me; and hiny that cometh _ to Me l will in no wisg cast out. . Matthew 11:28â€"Come unto Mc, . all ye that labor and are heavy laden and I will give you rest. . Love also mentioned the _ Twebtys third Psabm, the Shepherds. | Psaim, and ‘the Twentyâ€"ourth Psalnt __ _ Psalm 24:3â€"Who ‘shall ascend into the hills of the Lord? _ Or who shall stand in Holy place. â€" &« Social and â€" * Persona local