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ERNS'I"S Where the Cood : Extraordinary Clothing that means a return _ ticket for every customer ‘ ~VOL. 58. No. 19 4 Our Benchâ€"Tailored Suits bring over two hundred per cent. return customers. Every suit leaving this store brings back, not only that customer, but from 1 to 4 ofhis friends. We have never beâ€" fore heard so many compliments paid to clothing. Scores, in fact, hundreds o wearers of our "Benchâ€"Tailored Suits tell us they never had clothes to retain the shape like these. S $18 British Grays, Borwns, Blues, at $12 95 «This suit is guaranteed in . every way and is a value that is worthy of every man‘s .careiul imvestigation. Come in and slip one on and see how beautifully â€" tailored;. then you‘ll know why it‘s sucl big value at ..._. $12.95 Quality, style and fit, _ finish â€" and price distingvuish our clothes _ from those you are shown elsewhere. Our customers never have to apologize for their appearance. New chechks in grey, browns, â€" and wovette shades. We are anxious . to have every man in Besiin see them. Scores oi the most fastidious dresâ€" sers and wealthiest men in Berlin are cutting loose ftrom apron string sentiâ€" ment of tailor suits and are receivâ€" ing more _ compliments â€" on _ their clothing supplied here than they ever thought of before. Our Bench Tailâ€" ered Clothes fairly snap with siyle, exquisite fit and value, Bench Tailored Suits at $18, $20, $22, $24. $25 Your Clothes expectations are realized at this store. Better clothes at $14.50, $16, and $18 f#o KING STREET EAST every fow werk to be better DIETRICH‘S GROCERY We hbuy in N EFresh Groceries (wi [>e Te [ [or] umc [ m [5c [®t (>c [ [oc] ([®](®) wch o qprantities that enatile Phat as the teason wha HHEY AHE FAESNEH A big display of boys‘ suits Our Clothes and Furnishings _ for Boys are _ receiving . very special compliments from the many . pleased mothers who have been here. The good quality, chic style, _ exceptional values are what pleased them. English tweed suits, fancy grey and brown _ stripes, _ smart double breasted style, _ with well _ shaped lapels, full _ fitting bloomer _ pants, sizes 21 to 38, Regular $5 for $3.95 Foys‘ 2 piece Bloomer Suits, made from imported tweeds in brown and with small fancy stripes, pattern in single breasted Norfolk models, with belt at waist, bloomers made â€" large and roomy with belt straps, sizes 29 to 33, regular $6.50 for ... © $4.95 Suits cut from Men‘s Cloths, _ and man tailored, for theâ€"particular boys, ages 12 to 16, at $5.50 to ...... $10.00 The shoes you want are here at the lowest prices Department. Saturday, Special Bargains in Shoe NP tS BERLIN, ONT. clear out entirely ate consudered was a visitor to Toronto last week.â€" Mr. M. C. Tanner was a business viâ€" sitor to Guelph on Wednesday last.â€" Mr. and Mrs. .J. E. Stadelbauer and children of Berlin called on Mrs. _P. Stadelbauer last Monday.â€"Messrs. Alâ€" vin Ottman, Albert Martin and Mr. August Ahrens were business visitors to th> Twin City on Tuesday last.â€" Rev. and Mrs. T.S, Spies ‘and daugh ter Esther _ visited _ Elmira friends last Thursday.â€"Miss _ Augusta, Woodâ€"| head returned to ber bory in Preston alter spending the week with her sisâ€" %er Mrs. F. Senior.â€"Miss Lizzie Ladâ€" wig spent a few days of _ last week with her cousin in St. Jacobs.â€" Mr.; Frank Senior was a business visitor to Preston for a few days.â€" Master }\’c-rnon Myer of Elmira is spending 2| few weeks with bis Uncle, Mr. Geo. ’Fofl’ster.â€"â€"hlr. ‘and Mrs. Ropbert Fenâ€" ton of Conestogo _ Sundayed _ at the Lome of Mr. Walter Martinson.â€"Miss Mabel Ballard who has been home for afew days returned to Berlin on Tuesday.â€"Miss Minetta Hilliard _ of the Twin City was a visitor to _ our burg on Sunday.â€"Mr. Oswald Sugden and Miss Eva Sugden â€" were visitors to Rev. Mr. Veil‘s home in lanMl on Thursday last.â€"Rev. and Mrs. F. Spies spent Sunday in St.Jacobs and: Hejdelberg.â€"If any _ of the villagers: want to get sttng just go to _ the home of Mr. O. Sugden. He purchasâ€" ed a hive of bees _ last week.â€"Mrs. Harry Weilert and daughter of Waterâ€" lo> visited for afew days with | her parents, Mr. and Mrs. .J. Ottman.â€" |I\|r. and Mrs. John B. Snider _ and | Mr. Geo. Wegenast of Waterloo paid ia flying _ visit to Mr. Sidney _ B. Snider‘s home on Sunday.â€"Miss Belâ€" va Stone was a Visitor to Elmira for a few days.â€"Dr. F. Weidenhammer of Waterloo paid a short visit to: _ ofr burg on _ Friday.â€"Mr. Thomas Wal linzton spent Saturday at Waterloo. Mits Lottie Wilkinson of Elmira is the guest of Miss Nettie Donald. Mr. Joseph Baechler took in thr Bambelg ball on Friday night.â€"Mr. Allan Ston: of Tavistock and ‘Mr. Arthur Hilliar and daughter Lillian of Elmiâ€" ra were visitors at Mr. George Stones on Sunday.â€"Mr. and Mrs. Jaâ€" cob Messinger Jr. spent Sunday _ at Heidelberg.â€"Mr. Stanley Zinn of thel 4th of Peel spent a couple of days at his home hore.â€"Mr. August, Abrens, spent Thursday in the Twin City.â€" Messrs. Geo. Dreisinger and Charles Hoelsch>r of Elmira spent Thursday in the village.â€"Mr. George l-‘orwell‘ attcmded a sale near Linwood on Fri-‘ day.â€"Miss Edna Mayberry of Listo wel is a guest at the home of Mr. .lo-‘ seph Peterson.â€"Mr. _ Currey Tannet was a visitor to Linwood on Thursâ€" day.â€"Messrs Millar and Hutcheson of Hesson called on friends here on Friâ€" day.â€"Mr. Arthur Haid .of Hantilton spent Sunday at his home.â€"Mr. Manâ€" field Forwell of Waterloo and _ Miss Alma Forwell of Berlin visited _ unâ€" der the parental roof over Sunday.â€" Messrs. B. Lantz and J. E. Stumpf of Elmira spent Sunday hereâ€"Miss lLuuise Moeser spent Sunday at _ betr home in Heidelberg. Local _ News.â€"Mr. Henry Bebrenâ€" sti hi of Bridgeport was making his usual visits in this vicinity last week â€"Mr. .J. W. Green represcntative _ of the Mail and _ Empire spent a _ few days at his home with his family and left Moaday morning for Gravenhurst and North Pay and other parts north in‘o New _ Cntario and will not be hons before th> latter part of .June. â€"Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Kaufman spent Sunday with {friends in New Hamâ€" burg.â€"Mr. _ M. S. Wilhelm lost his noted and fine Jetsey cow last week. â€"Our farmers have not made _ much headway as yet with their seeding it ’lm-‘ been very backward so far. * News Items.â€"Miss Lowisa Huelner News IHems.â€"Mr. J. E. Litte spent Sunday at his home hore.â€"Mr. Robert Walder of Torento spent a few days last week with his sister _ Mrs. (. A, Tilt.â€" Pr. _ Allan Sipes is receiving the congratulations of _ his ftisnds on sueeessfully passing his finâ€" al Exams. at the Dental College and is Taving for Petrole whore he â€" will practice.â€"Miss Lonise C. Tilt _ who ust completed a 1 month course in wst completed a 1 month course in "Dictctics‘" at Toronto General Hos pital and Mr. LMovd C. Tilt B. Se.F. who has had charge of _ the BriÂ¥eau Forest in Alberta for the Dominion Geovernmint for the past 16 months, are visiting their parents here.â€"The Misses Edgzar of Preston spent Sun day with Mro and Mrs. Hilborn. â€"Mrs. Myron Mover and children visited _ in Waterloo last week, Our Busy Neighbors News Notes Gathered by Ind: Correspondents in County and Wellesley Blair l Sr. 11.â€"Delphina Koenig, Arthur Kreutzwieser, Arthur Dechert, Melâ€" vin Ko:nig, Mary Schleuter, Edyard Schleuter, Willie Stricker, Auna Lantz, Louisa Dechert, Melvin Ament ' Jr. _ II.â€"Bertha Burnett, _ Harry Kreutzwieser, _ Hannah Lutz, Jetret ; Manser, Otto Ko:nig, Harvey Schleuâ€" l ter, Beatrice Wray. | Sr. Primerâ€"Earl Carnochan, Elton _Lantz, Elvin Schleuter. _ Mra C w. Pa ‘."..,."‘““5.‘:;' ‘nes . C. W. Parsill near Hawkesville:â€"A little. baby gr‘ has come to make its home with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brenner. Congradulations Mrs. Frank Bfenner. t‘o-u:tuheiou‘ Cora Schneider of Milverten, . Miss Pearl Mohr â€" of Poole spent Tuesday with _ Miss _ Magaret Fink.â€"Messrs. David Williams, Henry Karling, Thos. Calder, C. L. McKay were business visitors to Listowel â€" Saturday.â€"Mr. Wm. _ Burgman of Milverton spent Munday in our village.â€"Messrs. John Emerson, Willie stu::fi and Weitzel made their weekly visit to our . vilâ€" lage on Sunday. ‘This spring weather seems so make the voung people wear pleasant smiles.â€"Mrs. Amy Daumiet spent the weekâ€"end in Stratford. â€"Mrs. â€" Jacob â€" Seifért spent the weekâ€"end in Monkton.â€"Mr.. Ezra Fink and sister â€" Margaret . spent a few days of this week in Stratford. Jr. Primerâ€"Harvey ‘Lantz, Elfreda Wilker, ‘Elma Dechert, Lizzie Lutz, Gladys Hammer. : at Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Richm‘s in Berlin, in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Jaâ€" cob Ebel prior to their leaving | for Consstogo to _ reside. The evening was en oyably spent in playing gamâ€" es, after which a good lunch was pro-\ vided, Mrs. Jacob Richm is a sister of Mrs. Jacob Ebel.â€"Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Ebel and family nsoved this week to Conestogo. ? All members of the Order Canadian Home Circle are requested to fill out their blank papers and send them to Mr. Ferdinand Latsch on or _ befote Saturday, May 9th, 1914. â€"Mr. and Mrs. F. Benninger, Mr. and Mrs. â€" William â€" Ariss both of Betlin moved into Mrs. Simpson‘s house forâ€" merly occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Jaâ€" cob Ebel.â€"Mr. and Mrs. Bert Wallis ‘tand daughter Helen of Preston visitâ€" ed Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand Latsch on Sunday.â€"Mr. _ Amos Hallman bought halfl an acre of land from Mr. H. Sherk, Mr. Hallman intends to build a mice house this summer. _ Five Iouses will be built this summer. News Items.â€"Miss Vera Gimbel, Miss Salome Kubl, Miss Violet and Ruby Schnaeringer spent Sunday with Miss Pearl Hagey.â€"The Sunday visiâ€" tots at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hy. Prange were, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schaefer, , Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Schacfer and family, and Miss Dota Schaefer of New Hamburg, _ Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Wahl, and Miss. Annie Newbauer.â€"Beware of falling in the water when you are out boatriding. â€"Mt. and Mrs. Pavid Gimbel Sr., spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Noâ€" ah Cressman.â€"Mr. _ and Mrs. Tilmon Wolf of Blue Lake visited Mr. _ and Mrs. Sylvester Prange on Sunday.â€" Mr. and Mrs. Leandet Clemens, Miss Mies, _ Mr. A. Musselman, Mr. A. Spreeman of Berlin, Mr. and Mrs. Moses (Cressman, Miss Irene â€" Kranip, amd Miss Minnic Mader spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Wendall Clemens. â€"Miss Verneda Mader and Miss Vida Anderson visited Miss Olive Zeller on Sunday.â€"Mr. Byron Wismer and Mr. Rellinger | of Baden, Mr. and Mrs. Menmo Mader and Mr. and Mrs. Ar detson and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Mader.â€"Mr.) and Mrs. Jacob Zeller visited Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Binder on Sunday.â€"Mr. Ike Schmnidt, Miss Emma Kubl and Mr. Willie Kukl spent Sumday with l)lI'. and Mrs. Charlie Kubl.â€"Miss EJ sie Reick is on the sick list.â€"The Caâ€" ‘nmlian Independent Telephone Co., made connections with the Belt Tele phone Co. on Thursday. This makes it more convenjent for some of _ the business men.â€"Mr. and Mrs. _ Moses Heckendotn and _ Mr. and Mrs. _ Jes Cressman Sundayed with Mr. and \Mrs. Menno Schiedel. â€"Mr. and _ Mrs Hohry Wagner and Mr. and Mrs. Jo siah Nahrgang visited Mr. and _ Mrs. tharke Wagner on Sunday. THE APRIL REPORT OF JR. ROQOM LINWOOD P. SCHOOL A. E.. McLeese. Centreville Breslau W\ Items of Interest.â€" Mr. and ‘Mrs.:‘ : C Weaver and their two children of Monkton spent several days this week at the home of Mr. and Mrs.‘ John Schuler, ‘ «B‘ MIr. Gotleib Franke and his . son Gotfried and wife of Berlin _ spent Tuesday at the home of Mr. and Mrs‘ . &|Theodore Franke. | oK Mrs. John Buckel returned Iome‘ on: Tuesday after spending two weeks .â€" }with relatives in Galt. I _ Mrs. Peter Schroder spent Thursâ€" day in Stratford. i % Mr. Arthur Wienert of Brampton spent Tuesday in town. Mr. and Mrs Nablo and daughter Carrie returned to their home this week after spending a month with friends in Michigan. Miss Cameron, milliner at Mr. D. Becker‘s store, spent Wednesday _ in Toronto. ~ Mr. Henry Luft moved his houseâ€" hold effects into the Queen‘s _ Hotel the hotel Friday, Mr. and Mrs. Evans haye moved into their residâ€" ence lately purchased from Mr. Hy. Berlet. Bowling Club Meeting.â€"The aunual meeting of the New Hamburg Bowlâ€", ing Club‘was held and proved very enthusiastic. ‘The officers elected ; were:â€" ‘ Hon. Pres.â€"Lewis Hahn. i Presidentâ€"Fred DeBus. | Vice Pres.â€"James M. Smith. | Sec. and Treas.â€"W. L. Sutherland.: _ Ground Committeeâ€"T. H. Sterling,‘ R. T. Winn anc J. F. Rau. Mr. Ed. Hollinger attended the anâ€" nual initiation meeting of the Mystic Shriners in Mocha Temple, London. . Mr. Philip Stcin has peen at work fixing up ‘the grounds which will be in better condition this3 summer than ever before. Additional ground has been put in shape so that five courts can be used at the same time, this giving greens for ten rinks. It is also likely that a club house will be erected on the premises this summer. Quite a number of new meinbers have already. joined the club. _ where he has beer engaged . as l'n school teacher un‘fl he returns to the University in the fall. Membership Committeeâ€"F. DeBus, L. G. Pequegnat and Harry Phillips. Mr. Wm. Eâ€"t, son of Mt. J. W. Erb of this town, who is a student in Queen‘s University in _ Kingston, left last week _ for Saskatcbewan,l Willâ€" Spend $7,500.â€"County _ Clerk H. J. Bowman, of Berlin, Engineer, and the Goo6 Roads Inspector, Mr. Hallman, were here on Monday lookâ€" ing over our streets with our _ town officials. It was decided to macadaâ€" mize Watcrloo street from the rail road track to the corporation _ fine towards Snyder‘s road, and _ also Perth street from the _ overhead bridge to the corporation limits near ‘Walter Hostetier‘s farm, and IHuron street from Beger‘s Corner to Mr. J. Mansz‘s tesiderce. In all it will be about 7,500 feet, and the approimate cost will be about $7,500. Work thereom will be commenced at once and the roads will be built under the supervision of the Provincial Good Roads system. Two thirds. of â€" the cost will be botne by the municipalâ€" Game Committee.â€"F. DeBus _ and Goods | WEICHEL‘S WEEKLY STORE NEWS | One big, live spark and shingles catch fire like kindling wood. Besides, their curled up edges give the best sort of lodgement and starting place for burning brands. Rival Best Shingles in Long Wear and Add Real Fire Protection NEPe®NSET Proslate Roofing is reddish brown â€"is laid in lapsâ€"as attractive n« stained shingles. The ideal roof for houses because it meets the present day need of a permanent wear, fire resisting roof at an ecomomical price. Lasts longer than shingles and costs less. NEPSNSET Paroid Roofinx ha~ withstood the attack of every climate as . the permanent wear, fire resisting foof for factories, barn@, buildings and ware houses, etc. M. WEICHEL & SON wateruoo, ont. Shingles Catch Fire 130 ROOFINGS EWhat class of Curtains, Draperâ€" $ $ tes, or Hangings, are in keepâ€" § $ ing yet stylish and different ? § Mrs. Chas. Spreeman returned home from Bay City, Mich., on Wednesday, where she speni the past few months. She was accompanied by her daughâ€" ter, Mrs. Bickert. Ontario Government. ity and one third mjill be paid by the A Big _ l,‘Subjec\t j fll\i'r.fi:l;miers H:»Smith, of Edmonton; How am I going to furnâ€" i. ish the Parlor, Library or § Reception Hall ? J Grocery section offers finest dairy butter 25c per Ib. Weselohâ€"Goudie Ltd. Ask for House Furnishing Dept. Ask them to send you a man to suggest Floor Coverings, Window Hangings, Loose Covers for your furniture or tapestries, for chairs requiring reâ€"upholstering, for auy room, Parlors, TLAbraries, Drawing Rooms, Halls or Bedâ€" rooms. (You are invited to call any time. House Furnishing Dept. 1st Fioot up. R 3 Entrances. Phones 952 and 953. Private Branch Exchange Connecting alt Dopntmentl. ‘These questions can all be answered hereâ€" and . your King and Frederick Streets â€" Berlin, Ont. ) U L J C Cb _ just now $ at the Department Store $ Phone 952 or 953 gps ; $2.50 a se s LT;“: Neponset Fan== 2 ply Paroid Grocery sectionâ€" 0 Liquid Veneer for cl ing furniture bottles 50c and $1.00 Alberta, and Mr. William H. Smith who sold their farm property on the South Wilmot town line, left here for Edmontoh on Wednesday afternoon. ‘The large digging machine construcâ€" ted at the works of the New Hamâ€" â€"= Roofing E $3.25 a sq. â€" Neponset «»â€"â€"Wall Board “‘ w ® (Continued on page 10, Col. 6.) Neponset 1 ply Paroid Roofing $3.00 a sq. s4 Low . Prices F5