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d xt m od _/ [ * The to @. > ‘the Matu '.-f: "ang was â€"‘ (0 _ the‘ contp _( 0 was af: he Ts rs _ 7. dlirectors nz tf e ; % neer . | is of. + Prospero ~â€"* tion of t â€"s. ~dwe to th NJOYABLE SACRED ~ CONCERT BY 8ST. ‘"~ . gAVIOUR‘S CHOIR "*Preparations are under way for the iplding of the 20th anniversary of the ipmanuel choir on Sunday next. It intention tohave as many of â€"f_'_,ir members of the choir present as pof e.~ and â€" ninety invitations | Mate been sent out, and a number of | Wheso former© members have signified Ahoir intention of being present. Rev. c We ;a . »daeger of . Hanover, who orâ€" (wabized the choir, will: preach at the U miotning. service. : .. o. nsc o k AL MEETING OF e o on o an M ""# n 3. The program conkisted of two papers which wore nted, réecitations, and singing. "Phe Sacred Concert ‘given by . ‘the t of St. . Saviout‘s . Anglican hurch on Wednesday evening was of ‘wety high order. ‘The regular choir is augmented, _ and . the different mumbers were well rendered, especialâ€" JÂ¥ Mendelssohn‘s "Hear my Prayer," wWith solo and ‘obligato taken . by Bs Bessie Dawson . and Miss Hilda persan. A large number were preâ€" sent, : greatly enjoyed the singing t the choir. . T On Satirday an important real @8 «";i"{; action tp:.hmfl% and Herbert Sts. occupied by Mr. Schmiedel as a grocery~. store | and ewnedâ€"<By Mr. Justus Hofiman â€" was ; t.f‘r. Longo, .. The .price menâ€" tioned: is about : $8,000 . this . including Ahe stock, in the store as well as the ;' ding. Mtr., Longo intends: running this store in addjtionâ€"to his present fruit store. _ E. .. Clement, K.C., Fresident, Berlin %m 1st Viceâ€"Pres., Hamiltan. ‘Kerr Fisken, 2nd Viceâ€"Pres., Porâ€" ~@nto. KING 8T. BLOCK ® _~~~~CHANGES HANDS a0TH CHOIR s .sflmldng Director. %:‘ of Agencies. . y M.D., Medicar Director. Hal: ‘A. L A., F. A. S., Ac ds oA roprenrrr at ¢ _ The fortyâ€"fifth annual â€" meeting of the Mutual Life Assurance Co. of Canâ€" ® _; held in the : Board Room of 1e‘ compan *s head office at Waterloo, ‘nunmmoon ‘There whs avfair rep tion â€" of ‘policy holders present, in addition to the f ors, officers and agents of the year in spite of the dislocaâ€" l ‘of trade and financial depression the war and other causes. i the meeting had beerf called to b%hl;mmnt E. P. Clement, K. and the appofhtment of Mr. Chas. > "as secretary, the Managing Diâ€" , Mr. Géo. Wegenast, presented 1 , Executive Committee‘s, jlitors‘ and Actuary‘s reports. * > e following constitute the Board Mz s and officers for 1915;â€" | Far Superior to Castor Oil ;"‘kiai of drug supplies, â€" €d. M. Devitt Wi..S; ".Wl'lg‘l‘- W. D. Beardmore, Toronto. t‘ H. Montag@ Allan, Montreal 4:1; hawp ,;;rlln. ime Cronyit, London. Â¥. O. MeCulloch, Galt., * Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Ottawa. ‘ reports presented show. this er Mutual Life Assurance Com:â€" of Canada to have enjoyed ‘ a ‘scOwn ~ate: the . best E;: m give her little C are absolutely safe, pleasâ€" i take and never fail to cure . _ DRUGCCIST ist. . â€"_. Wi Th Board of Directors. t. .+ . Waterico Phone 2171 Hughes s »Iul‘ + -fl! - es 1”:;0 .‘No fl;fi;.(:” ‘ 2 us . > oo ANNIVERSARY MUTUAL LIFE Officers. lof a 1e k m e e‘ ® “ 1 tonss u,j visitor ‘. to a t e ie i S iC ie bet byourSrarptiewt * mu C1 uare doy in 8 e ,3““ ‘? be “"7;" . frrap ty + se Sioit sates 5. a¢ . Tar hrnune ?vn 4y + r;‘J'- .f’-{;‘. .i:»‘;» (1-(»\‘: z ,»‘ Q«sA »soa M c Hianty ~WERP ks ; lar Mr thelsich B N SA 1 .‘1 .l}'f\_,‘ ..if. «Clanieni ,b. s 2: s T in * F t K from adistance were, MÂ¥. and Mrs. D.C. Kuntz, Waterioo; Mrs. Weltin. and son Ed.. % Mr. and Mrs. Edward I, , Waterioo ; iss RulaliaHergott â€" of St. ‘Ann‘s schaol.â€"Beriin ; â€"daughterâ€" of â€"Mr.â€"and Mrs. Hy. Hlfrgott, Mildmay, All join in. wishing Mr. and Mrs. Dietrich maâ€" ny more â€"y¢@°8 of happy married life. Dietric with <‘Was it hockey or shinnie ?"â€"An exâ€" titingâ€"event took place last Thursâ€" day night when Mr. J. W. Thurston‘s driver of Guelph ran away on the C. P. R. track ahead of the 6.30 â€" train bringing the cutter as far as Weisenâ€" burg, where it left ~the cutter â€"â€" and came on here where it was stopped. The horse hadn‘t as much as a mark on it, and was taken up to Mr. Fred Letson‘s. stable for the night and driven to Guelph the next morhing feeling in the best of spirits.â€"A pleaâ€" sant event took placevat New _ Gerâ€" many last. Monday, . February 1s when Miss Tillie â€" Friedamann, . only daughter of: Mr, and Mrs. . Mart Friedmann was married to Mr. Wilâ€" liam _ Snider, son of Mr. and M Menno Snider of: near, Winterboutne. â€"Mr. and Mrs. Snider. left immedâ€" jately â€" after .the ceremony for a :‘ trip to ‘Toronto _ and other â€"places.â€"Mr. and,. Mrs. Ambrose Brohman _ enterâ€" ‘tained a numberâ€"of theit friends last ‘Thursday night. E.. Wey, News Notes :â€"Mr. «William Jobn Dick of Toronto, is © visiting friends here.â€"â€"Mrs, W. J. Letson spent a fow days last week in â€"St. Jacobs.â€"Miss Lidia Bowman spent a week with her brother Edgar: in ~Ottawa.â€"Miss Ina Snider of Winterbourne, spent a few days at the home of her brother Joe. â€"â€"Mrs. Roy, Bean spent a few days last week in Bethany.â€"Miss Annette Raiter, little â€"daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William ‘Raiter had the misforâ€" tune to fall on the ice and break her arm.â€"Mr. J. P. Snider spent Sunâ€" day out of town.â€"Does _ any body know â€"what the game was ‘in the Elâ€" mira â€" rink last . Wednesday â€" night, St., will have the sympathy of their friends: in the death â€" of their six weeks‘ old baby. which passed away svadenly on Friday evening. ~ . The daughter . of Mrs. Nicholas Boeâ€" gel, 18 Church street, â€" Alma Marie, aged six years and five months, died suddenly this morning after an bour‘s illness, suffering _ from an attack of mentalinus. Death of Infant Child. Sudden Death With O:sequies marked py simpliciâ€" ty and impressiveness, in keeping with a& life which was sincere and unafectâ€" ed, the remains of the late Mrs.Jane Rochtel were laid to rest on Thursâ€" dar afternoon. s FUNERAL OF MRS. JANE BECHTEL WAS IMPRESSIVE Besides the . family, all of whom were present except Mrs. William Mcâ€" Bain, of (Gladstone, : Oregon, . many friends were in attendante, including a numbSer‘ from outside points. 6 Nir. Jas. Laird of Innerkip, of the Chiistadeilphian faith of which dece@sâ€" ed ‘was an adherent, conducted _ the service. in the course of ‘which _be spoke words of comfort â€"to the beâ€" reaved. He referred " to the exempâ€" lary Christian life _ which the. late Mrs. Bychtel <had lived, the deceased baving practiced . in daily life, .the Christion virtues which made her years a blessing: to those about her. loarruary | Interment took place at. Blair, ; a special G. P. & H. car conveying, the remains and friends to Presten from which 'pl.n;.':‘h funieral ~cortege proâ€" ceeded : to t cometery, where the .x'amln of 5â€" generations of the famâ€" y rest. Mr. and Mrs. S. Oliver, Richmond xeace Kuatc, Waterlc as {ittingly d:corated West Montrose * | MR WEICHEL DELIVERS A At the evening sitting Dr. Michael Clark ofâ€"Red Deer followed the Preâ€" miet in a sptrited speech, in which he emphasized the oneness of purpose in the mind . of all Canadians, . and their united .determination, free from party considerations, to give ~ their best in service and sacrifice to _ the Empire;. ‘"‘Qur task,"..declared _ the eloquent Britisher, is to get behind the menâ€"in the trenches, and stay beâ€" hind: themâ€" /~till their task is accomâ€" plished."‘ ‘ Sir Robert Borden met the Liberal leader. on the high plane taken. HMe expressed appreciation of the pattiâ€" mq the Opposition, and had . no ion to take to Sir Wiltrid‘s comments _ concerfiing expenditures. He .agreed. ""‘""i}f"""“' was enâ€" titled to all possible information, and suggested, in explanation of the boat scandal, ‘that ‘the . goods .. were . preâ€" pared.on. old . specifications and had to be turned outâ€" in a hurry. In concluding his speech the Premâ€" ier read â€"an important communication just received from Rt. ‘Hon..â€" Lewis Harcovrt, dealing <with ‘the efficiency of the â€"Canadian~ troops, andâ€"stating that their: training â€" whs now â€" comâ€" pleted, and: they wereâ€"ready to join the ‘Patricias at the front. â€"~With. his tic . undertaking the Liberal m ed for the keeping ‘tiong 3 fraud ‘::'m which had: resulted in Canada‘s yo.:f manbhood being sent to serve in boots m had caused them discomfort, B g and . loss. He urged upon the Government the 'nae;smity ”f:r prompt, 0 and pul investiâ€" gation, m that responsibility might ‘be ‘placed â€" aud fubure offences guarded ‘ against. " M%â€"' Py " 4 * :uefi ' '- fi which â€" Â¥iirid Lauriet c +â€"% the ' session 1 terngon. :: Differenc uio“ tive Imperial questions stand over as to domesticâ€"differences, till \h' confict has been won by Britain and her allies. Sir Robert Takesâ€"Same High Plane Premier Borden, Sir Wilirid Laurâ€" iér and Mr. E. M. Macdonald . took occasion to refet in terms of admiraâ€" tion to the work of Hon. Dr. H. 8. Beland, who is now a prisoner of wat at Antwerp. Mr. Macdonald stated that he had received direct communiâ€" cation from Dr. Beland corrobotrating the news, published in The Globe at the time, that the gallant . Frenchâ€" Canadian. had been . thrice wounded while pluckily, attending to the injurâ€" ed British marines in the firing zone at the siege of Antwerp. It was â€"a source of pride to _ Canada‘s Parliaâ€" ment that one of its members _ was the first Canadian to shed blood for the Empire‘s cause, ~‘The reply to the address was formâ€" ally carried, and the Budget . speech announced for. Thursday. . W. G. Weichel, German Canadian memiber for North . Waterloo, moved the ‘address ‘in reply to the speech from the throne: He was applauded from both sides of the House . when he arose and refefred to the fact that he had been chosen for the honor as M'o;.ouflql'l‘r;a; ty to the Empire Delivered by Premi¢ Member forâ€"North Waterldo, who i@ mo the Throme in Ottawa this afternoon, Pr.â€"Clark‘s Vigorous Speech Must Keep Name Unsullied Admiration for Dr. iseland Mr.: Weichel‘s Address m MR. W. G. WEICHEL, M. P )1 | ‘Mr. Weichel declared that he . was proud to_be a,. C .. He . was jmot heére to make an apology for the t Germanâ€"Canadians in Canada,. **But, | sir, I say that the Getmanâ€"Canadiang ‘in Canadaâ€"are loyal+ to their . _ King, | their _ country, and ~â€" theirâ€"country‘s laws, as loyal as thoseâ€"of Irish; or !Bnglflh, or Scottish. â€" stock.. . â€" But | would you ask a: mansto forget the f ,asmciauon connected: with ‘his fatherâ€" and ? it Mr. Bd. uchn: of Heidetberg, while an a visit . to Waterico oh M’.y. had two ons hundred pound bage of sugar â€" worth â€"$7.00â€" pet lfi:w‘h from his sleigh, which s ‘had . 16f# standing in‘ one of the sheds. The ;theft occurred"â€" while ‘he was M§ for several hours, . transacting * busi< ness in towh when m,h;il’f"vu “npproprifiud by some ‘tn<nown Party whose identity has not yet been disâ€" ‘covered. ‘The police are investigating. ‘‘Madeâ€"inâ€"Canada‘*" « ‘ gtimulate Canadian um prove : business â€" conditions plause.) (oimk ) She could. increase.British funds.by increased production and British conâ€" fidence by her owninitiation. â€"**Germanâ€"Canadians .‘ ate proudâ€" . of the ‘music,. the literaturey tw'nfi fig_research pf: theirFatherland,© But they are not . prowdsof the violation ol Belgianâ€" neutrality.,.of the burning of Louvain, of the:destrnction of Diaâ€" ant. â€" ‘They are proud ofâ€" Germaninâ€" tellect, but not ol . Prussian militarâ€" ism,"" (Cheers.). \ _i K9 ! Mdnanw that already: she had a siient vie tory on <the seas. ‘Commerce was‘ reâ€" sumed, the enemy‘s mavy 'll_&fifl. up in the Kiel Canal, and her <shin‘ ping demoralized and destrayed. This was the result of preparedness:â€" upon the " yeas. & a ‘‘We _ are anxious to see â€" war end,"" he said, ~ ‘‘weu . ‘to see peace. We hear: as~> ‘to how it shall be o h‘:l end, but the only. way t *o: an end is through Bdfilr:"m. British fund$,â€"and British .confidence."‘ Canada, he said, had a great part to play in supplying these. Sheâ€"was assisting . British arms withâ€"armed men. of her own. > e TWO BAGS OF Tunpive wa '.‘tm“ ing Tor herâ€"extstence was j ,?m war, he A&t was not of Great Britain‘s seoking.=.. Yet . now she had to zo forward,. and it was a LADIES‘ HOSPITAL AUXILIARY MEETS The regular monthly meeting of the Ladies‘ Hospital Auxiliary ~was . held at the Hospital Monday afternoon and there was a large attendance of memâ€" bers present: . Mesdames _ W. H. Schmalz, W. C. Boese, C.H. Doetr, A. W. Young, W. H. Leeson, .F. Kalb fleisch, R Doerr, C. Marrin, C. Ruby, L ‘Sattler, W. H Bowlby, E. Bowman, J.. Cochrane, A J. Gabel,,C N\H?qtle, T, J Brandt, J J McCallum, W J Mots, A. Lang, A. T. Schiedel, O. Rumpel,. J, B. Weaver, E. Bricker, P. Pearce, D. A. Bean. â€" ‘The President, Miss L. Gelschlager was in the chair. â€" Secreâ€" tary Mrs. C. Ruby, read the minutes of the precedg‘ng meeting whicm were adâ€" opted. ees to the amount> of $23 were paid.. Accounts to the amount of $26.79 were read, passed a=d crder ced to be paid. $ 5 iCIDA play s (h m sUGAR STOLEN ch she. could not + put l“rt"::d the iting for â€"exintence e ‘lfifl,mufld the Speech from ©. would und imâ€" (Apâ€" held in Methodist church on Tuesâ€" fay evening, under the auspiccs of the WCT.U., was an event of much inâ€" twiest: and the: occasion was highly inftructive â€" and â€"entertaining, abd :;pm,i:udu‘ by the h:?d nudience, v. Mr. Mathers presi very. acâ€" !cepubly. +3 hh Aicta it 4 the: Silver Medal acquitted themselvâ€" l!es most creditably < and~were h&:; ‘commended: on the excellence of recitations, â€" which were all on temâ€" ‘erance themes. _ 4 Rev. J. E. Lynn of Berlin, Mr. H. G. Martyn of Beflin, and Prof, Laure Of : the Luthcran Seminary , Waterlo6, lum as judges. After due consider: 'ation. Frof. Lautre reported the unaâ€" mitous w«x ol the judges, that |th» prize of Ythe Silver â€" Médal® pe awarded to NO. 4. Prof, Laure, in a |rew remarks expressed ‘his deéep" apâ€" |preciation of the entire ‘program. ~ Mr. Grigg, in . ressonse, made .. a uuwh‘aâ€"?. nt of, the .. his satisfaction in ba! been .&fih h‘th;wnh. ol literature and extending his . most ecrdial thanks . for this evidence . pf ‘their appreciation. o. Linder, bartender at ~Gen mfi. was ‘charged in l& Police: Court® Wednesday, â€" with "sellâ€" }mx ‘Tiguor to minors. Two lads, (. Dréisin®er, age 17, and C. Matthews, lage 20, swore that on the night of |Feb. ist, they bought drinks in the ‘hotel. ‘The accused was found guilty jon the one charge and a fine ol $20 afid costs imposed, â€" and the second {charge was dismissed. t | "Ihe contestants were called to the piattorm, Miss _ Ruth Bechtel, wllo was the successful‘ "eontéstant, was presented â€" with _ the _ silver medal, while each of the contestants was | resented with a book, the presenta tion being made by Rev. Mr. Mathâ€" It is an unfortunate fact that nine women and girls out‘ of every :ten are afticted â€" with anaemiaâ€"which means bloodlessriessâ€"in one form or anothet: ‘The girlâ€"in her teens, the wife, the mother and the matron of middle ag# all know its miseries. â€" To be anaeâ€" mit means to be pallid, ‘with â€" dark marks â€" under â€"the eyes. > You are breathless after slight exertion. You feel worn out and depressed all ~day. You haveâ€"nb.desire for food and often @annot . {digest â€" what . little you do take. :Headaches, backaches and sideâ€" aches â€" make life miserable, ‘If you sleep at night â€" you do not feel . reâ€" freshed in the morning and argâ€"utterâ€" ly unfit for the day‘s duties. If negâ€" lected, anaemia almost surely dead on to .. deadly. consumption. ‘W health can. only. be obtdined th h the use of Dr.: Williams‘ Pink Pills= 'the most reliable blood enricher..ever ::?v;;ed ~These pills actually make , , flich, red ‘blood ; _ they" bring brightness to the éyes, and the ‘gl l health to pale cheeks, They have tetally savedâ€"thousands ‘of / wi growing. . girls from the m ahid what they have â€" ‘done for they can do for you if givenia< fair g:tl. Here is the proof, Mrk. Wm. Kierman, Watrous, ~Sask.; says ; "I Rave used Dr. Williams‘ Pink Pills with wonderful results, .A suffered for upwards of two years . wita m. ‘in a severe form, and was doctoring all the time with‘no benefit. 1 ‘Avas so weak I could scarcely walk. . T suffeced from sevére.headaches an@ at times from â€"backaches that were, : al> t unbearable. . The tr% my, tion,: and â€"this caused . ad i Finally 1 _of a friend. L he use of Dr. â€" Williati®»â€"Pink Rilts, MIM’mMpnwulg 4# &n. as using ninc isA _ tally _ restored . to xlfi. * 4 would, carnestly _ urge éami¢ _and gifls to use Dr. Wi : ink .Pills for 1 feel confident ! own experience that they will reâ€" new theit health." > ; in mission ‘fLaish, a Grigg‘s in making the :‘fi iogs so thoroughly interssting . and of Te Athare ioh uPn vo lue, v and on:lla .un Miss Ruth Bechtel Was Winner of the W. C. TU, Elocution Contest. NINE WOMEN â€"â€"~AND _ GIRLS OUT OF EVERY TEN ARE AFFLICTâ€" ED WITH THIS TROUBLE. . °; m pills are sold by all medicine or may be had by mail at 50 m a box or six boxes fot %.u i# The Dr. Williams‘ Medicine Co., Brockville; Ont, DEADLY ANAEMIA aâ€"companied by . an _ XNavier Seguin and his wifeâ€"Josephâ€"| Col. Willi nc were arrested, charged with murâ€"| manding of dering Joseph Forget at his _ homeâ€"|giment, and ntead, ncat Rainy Itiver, by p-mnglof Strattore strychnine in biy food,. . yeat. #O00000d00¢d0¢ 8888888 eb e8 8 s e 8e s 8 88808 at this store. «We carry a big an clean stock of fresh groceries ar are ever ready to fill your wants If you are not now one of our man satisfied customers give us a trig and we are sure we can pleast you. Our staff of clerks will D pleased to show you goods and give you‘ prompt and courteous treat Péople of Waterloo, Berlin and vicinity â€" should> buy â€" their meéent. We are showing. many of the . newf. Come in and see them, even though you are i to purchase.‘ You‘llâ€"knéw where to come when are ready, we‘ll glaaly show them to you, _ ._ . ‘Brocade Silk Crepes, all the new xspgg ‘ Special Value Dress Goods at 50c > ‘Individual Tweed \sufil!‘i See our Special Values in Cotton Dress GoO to wear King Street HIGHEST MARKET PRICES PAW BUTTER, EGGS and other Farm Produ Before startingyour baking see to it t have the important essential to successâ€" a of OCEAN FLOUR. When it is used, . bread, cakes, etc. are a certainty, due to purity and quality. Try it. â€" f ty 4+ C. H. MILLS & CO, You know now what your needs Wt New Trsruone DirEcrort _ Directory is now being prepared and the bks% will close within the next “"""‘fifil} } ‘!H';M“ OUOrders for new connections, changes of _ name or address, should be reported to us at =‘â€" once. 7 wam 7 2 2 {m Alexarder House Grocel‘f ery * J W. Ci**ORD, PROPRIETOR ts Street Waterloo 3 o THE BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY ; OF CANADA A new issue of: our Qfficial Telephone net im NJ1 t se NO e your William mith, e z officer of the and _for 57 years thord, died there im his â€" GROCER 1H 6 hy