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PAY YOUR TAXES Oflice Hours:~ Jns 9th to June 13th and November 3rd to November Tth from 9 a.m. to 6.15 p.m. Other days from 9 a in.to 1 pan. J_ HERB SMITH, Waterloo, May 29, 1213 Probably you are not aware _ that an underâ€"gauge wire _ fence in the RING LOCK STYLE is being offered by some firms at~ a less price . than the regular heavy gauge fence. We recommend our brand of RING LOCK FENCE SUPERIOR to anvâ€" thing else offered _ in this . style _ of make. OoUR LOW PRICES. Ne. 9, 18 in. at per rod ........ 2% No. 8, 46 in., at per rod ........ 2%¢ No. 7, 41 in., at per rod .........25¢ We also stock a POULTRY FENCE 48 jin. high at a low price. And also all Ne 9 wire fence. Also Stock Coil Wire, No. 9 Steel and No. 9 Steel Wire plain, Barb Wire, Poultry Netting, Staples, etc. Note Our Frices of Special Ring : Lock Fence. la order to imncet â€" competition _ on this style of fence we are prepared to fill all orders whore â€" this particular kind of fence is desired. _ Remember, it is only made of the 9% gauge wire instead of the regular No. 9 gauge. It will pay you to DEAL HERE. PHONE 217. _ OPP. CITY HALL Lincoln B. Snyder ‘Hardware Merchant * Opp., City Hall Berlin Town of Waterlioo ‘Town of Waterloo taxes for the year 1913 are now due and | payable forthwith at the office of the Collecâ€" tor in the Town Hall. _ Payments may beedcierred and paid in instalâ€" ments as follows: First instalment on or before _ the 13th day of June 1913. Sécond instalment on or before the Tth day of November. Coilector 22â€"3 The nuptial knot was tied by _ the Rev. C.F. Krauth, of Berlin. _ After th» coremony was Performed the conâ€" home of the bride‘s parents Mr. and gregation in a body procecded to the Mrs. Andrew Letson, Sr., where they partook of a sumptous wedding supâ€" per. Many and vatried, were the wed ding gifts bestowed upon the bride. The happy couple left in an automo~ tile for Borlin, â€" taking 9.15 p. im. train for Michigan where they exâ€" Pect to spend several weeks, before taking up theit residence neat _ West MontroSe. A+ very pretty Church wedding. took place in the _ Congregational Church West Montrose on Wednesday, _ June 1ith at 4 o‘clock, when Mr. George Shocmaker and Miss _ Ethel Letson were united in the bonds of holy wedâ€" lock in the presgnce sof _ a crowded church _ of relatives and the many friends of the contracting pattics. ELLIS â€" KINGSBURY Married in the PresbÂ¥terian Church at Waverly, N.Y., on June 4th, 1943, Miss Marjorie May Kingsgbury, daughâ€" ter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kingsbury, H1, E. Broad St., to Mr. . Frank 0. Ellis, son of Mr. and Mrs. _ John T. Ellis of Berlin, Ont. _ Hamilton, June 6.â€" A quiet house wedding took place at noon yesterday at the home of the bride‘s parents, Mr and Mrs. C.As Gillard, 136 East Ave north, when their daughter, Miss Hanâ€" nah Edith May (Dolly), becare the wife _ of Mr. Roy Cooper, of Berlin. Rev. D.A. Moir performed the _ cereâ€" of, after which Mr. and Mrs. Ccoper left for points west. They will _ reâ€" side in Berlin. Mr. and Mrs. Shoemaker have the well wishos of the entite community in their married life. CENTRAL BUSINESS COLLEGE Hymeneal SHOEMAKERâ€"LETSON The best practical trainâ€" ing _ school in â€" Ontarioâ€" Three departrents COMMERâ€" CIAL, _ SHORTHAND and TELEGRAPIJY. All courses are thoroug‘ and practical. Teachers _ are experienced <ipl graduates _ are placed in posiâ€" tions. We give individual . atâ€" tention andâ€"students may enâ€" tet at any time. _ Write â€" for our free Catalogue at onte. . D. a. MeLACIHLAN, COoPER STRATFORD, ONT. GILLARD The safe of the P.E. Shantz fourdâ€" ry at Preston was blown open by burglars â€" on Tuesday night. ‘The charge, when set off, forced _ the inâ€" ner casting of the door into the _ opâ€" ening of the _safe, thereby preventing the burzlars from obtainingâ€"any _ of the cash. Shortly after % o‘clock _ the big‘ automobile parade, headed by _ the ; 290th Regiment Band, and followed hy’ Wm. Smider‘s auto ruck . with _ tho i other autos following closely behind, i wended its way to the park, where baseball games and racés were the order of the day. I ~The big picnic oi the Berlin Retail Merchants Association and the clerks which was held &n Victoria Park on Wednesday afternoon was a success, would be putting it inildly. The sucâ€" cess which attended it went even beâ€" yond the most sarguin@ hopes of the various committees in charge, _ and proved to ‘be a most fitting inaugural ef the Wednesday halfâ€"holiday. which bas bein provided Ly the merchants of the city. MERCHANTS AND CLERKS PICNIC AT BERLIN The weatherman handed out an ideal i dlay for the btg picnic, which _ aided ; it rousing the spirits of the _ large watheting. From the time the parade entered the park there was something doing every minute, which kept the participants in the various events, as weil as the onlookers on the _ jump from the drop of the hat. While reloading a 32â€"calibre revolâ€" ver at his home on Foundry St. on Thursday evening, a young man named Noble accidently: shot himself in his left hand. He immediately had the wound attended to by Dr. Towâ€" ers. Ask your drugzist for it. If he cannot suppiy the MARVEL, arcept no other, but send stamp for Hhusâ€" trated book â€" seaied. Tt gives full particulars an. directions snvalusble to ladies. WINDSOR SUPPLY CO.. Windsor, Ont. General Agents for Canada. m eanziay JNIVERSITY July 2 to Aug. 16 ARTS, a) EDUCATIONM, MEDICIME, SCIENCE, including ENGINEERING Arts Summer Session The Happenings at the County Seat Careâ€" W of Belt.Line.|Mr. Eph. Erb and Other Ocâ€" fully Summarized. Local and Personal $ ng Plant Valued cupants Have Narrow Escape » * QhKTANQ Waterloo County Cletk and President _.of the Canadian Club, who left on _ Thursday‘ evening on a twoâ€"months‘ . trip to the British Isles, accompaâ€" nied by his sister, Mrs. H. Thibaâ€" deau, of Niagara Falls. They will sail from Montreal on the _ Allan ,liner ‘"Corsican‘"‘ and on their atriâ€" val at Liverpool will proceed . to (Glasgow, Seotland, where they will spend a week sightâ€"secing. On June 23rd Mr. Bowman will proceed to London, where he will attend _ the sessions of the Third International Road Congress at which experts on roadâ€"building will be present _ from th> United Kingdom, France, Gerâ€" many, Italy, Austria and the Unitâ€" ed Stgtes. Mr. Bowman and Mr. W. G. Mchean, Ontatio Highways Comâ€" missioner, will represent the Provâ€" _ ince. â€" On June 28th Mr. Bowman has accepted an ‘~vitation to atiend an afternoon tea to be tendered by is Majesty King George V. at Buckinzham Palace. _ Mr. Bowman will also spend several @ays at the Garden City near Letchworth where he will secure information regarding city plann‘ng. _ His many friends will wish him and Mrs. Thibadean _ a very pleasant and beneficial . voyâ€" â€" age. The Grand Union Hotel is being | era) important questions were dealt improved by the construction of REW | with, * entrances and a large plate glass| after the routine business had been window in the waiting room. transacted. Mayor Euler _ asked. After having been on strike for a week the employees of the Crown Electric Manufacturing â€" Co., Brantâ€" ford, have returned _ to work without their request being granted. They asked to be paid every week _ instrad of every two weeks. = 401. PDCBMICY MECBDCILWAIE U° ENA AIETY UE 5 n cce en ind L EoU spending â€" a weeks _ vacation with|Light Commnissioners _ for _ the friends in the city. transaction of street railway _ busiâ€" m e e ky hn __,_ _ |ness beld on Thursday evening, . sevâ€" in A byâ€"law is to be introduced by the | some Brantford City Council _ prohibitihg| Berlin the sale of fireworks in that city folâ€"| g2999. lowing five accidents to children and suspicioUus fires. RETURN TO WORK. EXIT FIREWORKS s Musselr Sarnia, At _ a meeting _ of the Berlin .‘-.‘.raai“ “.".....u. m:.'.::;... wnt:ll-i:ht Commnissioners _ for tMIEXPLOSION OF GASOLINE OFF ON A HOLIDAY MR. H. J. BOWMAN, The death took _ place on Friday evening of Mr. :Jacob Plantz, at his fesidence at _ Betlin, after sufâ€" feting from cancer for some time. Deâ€" ceased was born in Waterloo Township oh Christmas Bay, 1853, and was in 60 year. During the last forty years he has been a faithful employe at the Rumpel Felt Co.‘s factory. He is survived _ by his _ widow two sons _ and three grandchildren. Deâ€" ceased was a member of a family of sixteen children of whom five brothers and seven sistets survive. The _ fimâ€" eral t,ook place on Monday â€" afterâ€" noon at two o‘clock from the _ resiâ€" dence to St. Peter‘s Lutheran church and fron thence to Mount Hope Ceme tery. *‘*As soon as you do that you will bave a deficit," Commissioner Waltâ€" Since the last meeting of the Comâ€" mission, when a request was . made from the Central Steam ileating Co. for a quotation for their plant, an offer has been received. ‘The amount asked is $38,000. Superintendent Mcintyre was Instructed to communicate with the Hydro Electric Commission, and if they have a capable engineer, _ to bave him go over the plant, and . adâ€" vise. The date for the hearing _ of _ the Berlin vs. Waterloo case before _ the Munictpal and Railway Board _ has been fixed for June 23rd. It had been previously fixed for May _ 18th, but was later cancelled as the Watâ€" erloo «counsel could not be present. The Ontario Sunday School Assoâ€" ciation is coâ€"operating _ with the Dominion _ Alliance and the Woman‘s (hristian Temperance Union in a campaign throughout Ontario to ob tain _ 100,000 signatures to the temâ€" perance pledge. The work will be carâ€" ried on through the leaflets and lecâ€" tures, and every efort will be made to inform the children completely on the subject before obtaining theit sig natures. Commissioner Kranzâ€""I think _ if there is a move made; it will _ open up a large section of the town." It was decided that the Commisâ€" sion should tour the city by _ auto this afternoon for the purpose © ol looking over <the ground, and see if it would be advisable to take up the matter. The deceased had lived neat Breslau and was 22 years, 2 months, and 26 days old. The _ funeral was held on Sunâ€" day, June 8th at 2 o‘clock from the Fouse to the Cressman Church for service and interment. The deceased is survived by a _ beâ€" reaved husband, father ang one sister, Mts. Levi Schwartz of Cerlin. Chairman Lippert said the prople would have to be consulted on _ the matter, but he was in favor of it. It was decided to pay the frontage tax amounting to $51.30, but to wait until after the case now pending keâ€" tween Berlin and Waterloo is settled, before paytng the general tax amountâ€" ing to $481.80. In accord with the recommendation of the Superintenden®t‘s report car No. 11 which was damaged in a colliâ€" sion with the G.T.R. shunting engine some ‘me ago, was offered to the Berlin and Northern _ Railway _ for Th sad death of Mrs. Ezra Kareher took place at the family residence on Thursday evening after a brief _ illâ€" ness. The deceased was in her 42nd year and has been a resident of the city since last fall, noving here from Zurich. She is survived by her heâ€" reaved husband and five children. The funeral will take place from the reâ€" sidence on Monday aftetnoon at _ 2 o‘clock to the Zion Evangelical church for service. The sad and untimely death occutrâ€" ed on Friday _ morning of _ Priscilla ‘Lhalet, wife of Mr. Chester Buschert. transacted, _ Mayor Euler asked, ‘‘Would it be possible to extend the street railway?" 100,000 Tt SIGN PLEDGE. MRS CHESTER BUSCHERT Frontage Tax Will be Paid. Offer Has Been Received Date Has Been Fixed. OBITUARY MR. JACOB PLANTZ. MRS. EZRA KARCHER Offer Car for $2000. AUTO TOTALLY DESTROYED can be overcofne by the NEAL 3â€" DAY TREATMENT. Call upon, adâ€" dress ort phone The Neal Institute. 78 ST. ALBANS ST., TORONTO. TELEPIIWONE N. 2087. The Auxiliary heartily thanks the contributors, and the press for the generous use of its columns in adverâ€" tising Tag Day, Mr. Shocmaker who gave the use of his store for the tea room, Mr. Lockhart for wiring _ the store, _ Mr. Knell for theâ€" plumbing and the use of a gas stove, and Mr. Schreiter for the use of tables _ and chairs, and all others who _ helped make 1913 Tag Day such a success. At a meeting of the Board of Direcâ€" tors of the Guelph and South Welâ€" lington Agricultural Society, the quesâ€" tion of hokling a fall fair this year was fully discussed, and it was decidâ€" ed to hold the fair as usual. No effort will be made to get new buildings this year, but the present ons will be made as habitable as possible. The dates selected were Tuesday, Wednesâ€" day and Thursday, September 16th, 17th and 18tH. ‘My husband _ isn‘t loaded _ with whiskey any moreâ€"he doesn‘t . want it and _ won‘t look at it. I cannot ©xpress my gratitude â€"â€".‘‘ From a genuine lettcr among the scores . we can show you, proving absolutely that the Mr. _ Erb and his _ son Carl were thrown over the front of the car while Messrs Schreiter _ and _ Hagen were caught partially under the overturned car. THANKS ARE EXTENDED An unfortunate and costly acciâ€" dent occurred on the Breslau road | aâ€" bout ten o‘clock Monday night which might have resulted fatally _ to the occupants â€" of Mr. Eph. Erb‘s â€" autoâ€" mobile. The occupants of the car were badâ€" ly shaken up but escaped serious inâ€" jury. The loss of the car is keenly felt by Mr. Erb who is making enâ€" yuiries toâ€"day to ascertain whether he can secure redress from either the township, the county, or the parties responsible for leaving the road in an unsafe condition. $2,462.08 The regular monthly meeting of the Ladies‘ Hospital Auxiliary was held Monday afternoon with the illowing members in â€" attendance: Mesdames Gabel, Conrad, Bowlby, Schmalz, Huether, Merrick, Marrin, Sattler, Cochrane, Pearce, Weaver, Bricker and Ruby. and Misses Oelschlager and Moyer. : K Tag Day receipts were all in, showâ€" ing the magnificent sum of $2462.08, which is $126.80 ahead of last year. The contributions from the | outside towns were:~ Waterloo $484.00, ~â€"~El mire $70.00, St. Jacobs $18.65, Bridgepo@® $14.70, Conestogo $7.87, and Breslau 80 cents, leaving $1866.46 from Berlin. _ GUBL Mr. Erb, accompanied by his _ son Carl, who was driving, and _ Messrs. A.G. Schreiter, jr., and Lorne Hagen, of this city _ motored to _ Breslau shortly after eight o‘clock where Mr Erb inspected the new brickâ€"kiln that is being constructed in that village. They started on the return trip _ aâ€" bout ten o‘clock and just before crossâ€" ing the G.Tâ€"R. tracks they reached a pile of gravel which had been placed in the centre of the roadway and was not properly distributed over the road. While attempting to _ reach the side of the road one of the front wheels swerved to one side and _ the auto turned turtle into the ditch. As the young men were _ extricating themselves the rear lamp started _ to blaze and a montent later the . gasoâ€" line tank was ignited and an _ exploâ€" sion followed. â€" In a few minutes later the automobile was a mass of flames and soon after was a total wreck. Magnificent Amount Collected by Ladies‘ Auxiliary for the B.â€"W. Hospital Bills were passed _ amounting to $134.41, and Miss Moyer was added to the buying committee for the curâ€" rent month. The Owen Sound Board of _ Works will expend $40,000 this year on _ Teâ€" paving the streets of this town. Saved her Husband IMPROVE OWEN SOUND STREET BLPII FALL FAIR. From Serious Injury IN THREE DAYS. DRINK HABIT ON TAGâ€"DAY MINARNS LINIMENTAUSED BY PHYSICIANS. £ WON PRIZES AT HORSE SHOW ATTENDANCE WAS LARGE Galt, June 5.â€"Fine weather _ marâ€" ked the opening day of the Galt Horse Show, with the result that it was @ complete success. The attendance was large. The silver cup donated by thelHorse Show Association _ for the best amaâ€" teur saddle horse was won by Whaup, owned by the Ennisclaire Farm, Oakâ€" ville, and ridden by Frank Moss _ of Preston. Ey winning first prize â€" for the second year in succession W. J. (Crossen, Cobourg, becomes the owner ol the $100 cup, presented by the Walker House of Toronto. : Lady C. was the horse shown. Single harness, amateurâ€"1, Dottie Fay, FK. Ferguson, Berlin; 2, Ginâ€" get, A.R. Goldie, Galt; 3, C‘ahbbage, A R..Goldie, Galt; Princess Chic, B. G. Cowan, Galt. * Ladies‘ harness horseâ€"1st, Eye Opener, owned and driven by _ Miss Viau, Montreal; 2nd, I Wonder, Miss Viau, Montreal, driven by Mrs. _ P. Roach, Boston; 3rd Tottie Tay, â€" F. K. Ferguson,.â€"Berlin, driven by MIs, Palmer. . s Threeâ€"yearâ€"old, Draughtâ€"1 _ Violet Matchless, .J. Brown, Galt; 2, Batron Dominion Transportation _ Company, Toronto, 3 Fred F. Adams, Roseville; 4, Dora Duff, Mrs. A.A. Dryden, Galt. To All Women: I will send _ free, with full instructions, my home treatâ€" ment which positively cures lucorrâ€" hoea, Ulceration, Displacements, Fallâ€" ing of the Womb, Painful or Irregular Periods, Uterine and Ovar®an Tumâ€" ors or Growths, _ also Hot Flushes, Nervousness, Melancholy, Pain® _ in the Head, Back or Bowels, Kidney and Bladder troubles, where caused by. weakness peculiar to our sex. _ You can continue treatment at home â€" at a cost of only about 12 ccnts a week. â€" My book, "Woman‘s Own Medâ€" ical Adviser," also sent free on _ reâ€" quest. Write toâ€"day Address Mrs. M, Summers, Box II 501, Windsor, Ont. Pair of agriculturalâ€"1, Bell and Bess, .J. McClure & Son, Brantford; 3 Earl Grey and (Girey Count, Firstâ€" brook Bros., Toronto; 3, King _ and Queen, C.W. Moser, Berlin; 4, _ Sam and Joe., R. Barlow, Galt. Ilunters, heavyweight, amateursâ€"1, Glenora, Ennisclaire Farm, Oakville, ridden ny F. Moss, Preston; 2, Liiber‘ ty, Sunny Brook Farn», Eglinton; 3, Tomboy, A.N.W. Clare, Toronto. . Jr. 1II.â€"Norman Nobes, G. old Snyder _ Clarke Gilbert, Kraft, Erma Kraic. Senior _ II.â€"Theo. _ Nokes, Licy Wickens, Phoebe â€" Ziegler, _ Margaret (;mqwnis,\' Martin, HMarold Lassa and Ida Kuempel equal, Wilfrid Schane, Sarah Underwood. Jdr. 1.â€"Leola=~ Guillette, Lorne Kraft, Ethel Stiner, _ Daisy Hall, Leonie Fries, Mildred ilamel. A new class of special interest was that for best Canadianâ€"bred mare Of gelding, for which a $100 cup was ofâ€" fered by Miss Viau of Montreal. It was won by Paddington of the Ennisâ€" claire Farm, Oakville, ridden by Hugh Wilson District saddleâ€"1, Cabbage, R:; A, Goldie, Galt; 2, Thesus, F. _ Moss, Preston; 3, Ginger, A.R. Goldie, Galt 4, Frank, R.0. McCulloch, Galt. Twoâ€"yearâ€"olds, best suited for road purposesâ€"1, Jack, W. Blair, , Innerâ€" kip; 2, Rex, E.W. Wilson, Berlin; 3‘ Billy, F.E. Bond, Galt. Pacersâ€"1st, Susie Oro, Miss. Wilks, Galt; 2nd, Berlin Bell, J. Davey, Berâ€" lin; 3rd, Guy Earl, Palmer Brosâ€", Guelph; 4th. Bell Bats, Dr. J. N. MacRace, Galt. SECOND DIVISION OF BRIDGEâ€" PORT SCHOOL. Sr. II.â€"Perlous Lasso, _ Florence Harnock, Irene Schedewitz and Viola Kraft equal, Lawrence Snyder, Mapel Heckendorn, George Martin. â€" Saddle, amateurâ€"1, Whaup, Ennisâ€" claire Farm, Oakville; 2, Sunrise, Enâ€" nisclaire Farm, Oakville; 3, Faugh a Ballaugh, â€" Sunny Brook Farm, Eglinâ€" ton; 4, Ginger, A.R. Goldie, Galt. Best Canadian bred mare or gelding â€"1, Paddington, saddle hotse, ridden by Hugh Wilson an) owned by the Ennisclaire _ Farm," Oakville. _ The prize was a $100 cup given by. Miss Viau ¢‘ Montreal. District roadsters.â€"1, Black Jack, A.E. _ Quickfall, Berlin; 2, Lucille, Daniels Bros., Galt; 3, Louise, Danâ€" iels Bros., Galt; 4, Diamond, E. C. Daniels, Galt. $ Threeâ€"yearâ€"old, _ Agricultural â€"Ist Queen Ace, J. Marshall, Ayr; _ 2nd., Queen, A. Becker, New Dundee; _ 3rd Prince, R.J. Cartick, Roseville; 4th Beth, D. II. Smyder, New Dundee. A Windsor Lady‘s Appeal Other Awards. Day at Prizeâ€"winnerfs. Harâ€" Elva