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4 iss ics .. +‘ . Remiembe the Sale of farm stoek 5 “;. mt ;‘-. etc., belonging to Fred Reier, , i miles, sout of Berlin " Muesday, Match Tad. vHe€ ad on P Ennetersecdiids . operation Ad OR io t i " Nr. J. B. Hughes has réturned from ‘pusine trip . to Hartiord, Conn. ‘ Th conversation with a Telegraph reâ€" ‘borter Mr. Hughés stated that busiâ€" hess ‘conditions in Hartiord are very . "Hartiord is quite a iaclory \ pentre and â€" they seem to be ~busy. ‘Mo % of the comme#cial concerns are ~â€" ~ol @stablished New England firms, ‘and they are sound." L _ He stated that he found the people hat section of the States‘ to . be * 'tijnmu, and they are by ) méans neutral. ri of Miss 3 1 eral days ago, on® . an EW%M"" se d to lears that ‘she is | _f! ;‘ of one hundred views _ of Canadsg, China‘ and ‘Japan, indicating the . mi iohary ‘ activities of "the Meâ€" thodis® â€" Church, ;; were shown. at, a m ""‘._,“ ‘of the Methodist Epworth 4 f‘_;_,j_‘yi(' Wednesday évening. Miss L: Â¥4 of Berlin contributed a . REPLIES FROM e t .. 194. % l "ye io. o . Sllor in torn to. LARGE CROWD _ * ‘. . AT MARKET s IN WATERLOO AAER SALE MARCH : mR 1 . Ahe fine weather brough# out an unuspally lerse crowd of both farmâ€" ers : an townspeople to the Waterloo marke! ‘cn Saturday motning. Egg§ were plentifil, and. sold at. 28¢. and 3ce. per dozen, Farmers state eggs l mptart ic actmT% AÂ¥ab Inâ€" a1% ‘ ifi "tlv tabe ‘a drop in‘ price mext weâ€"k, Buttcr brought 28 0. per !!.. Rowl! 18 cents per Ib., lard 16 cents I T DSRie? 24 grp e e n * ual‘ prices. Thal sn 19 U. §. CITIZENS ition of Mr. Wim. ‘Snider, lying seriously l1 for is reported to be slight o pss Exanm ASS EXAMINATION ) st nte are: Geo. Hiller, ofâ€" iss Taoute C4¢ A) naner » Rost Office; V. Cole, sten. Meâ€" and MeKeqzic; ; Bell, bkpr. $ o8 Mies Shui e cfooth on he college. now.V \.. hele" on Saturday night ‘The U# a, i reply . to .the \m of poace t out by Mayor l‘tulma on Tuesâ€" iy to the Mayors of towns and citâ€" | in the United $@#tes of a cimilar , the Mayor of Waterioo, Neâ€" _ sends y message : ayor J. R. mudoo ts Teleg received. â€" Sportlag . for f& i of the â€" town at Waterâ€" """ ia, 1 wish to thank out nadian friends . for their sincere y i our. mutual ‘our two â€" nations may prevail t come. . IONARY ;. EWS.0F CANADA JAPAN AND CHINA ..M. Devitt \ ‘Training dlass of 8. S., has received word fourteen who‘ tried their seâ€" , have all been sucâ€" in passing. Nine of the fourâ€" tried, rzceived .100 per cent. AND PERSONAL ~ of Waterloo young the carnival in Welâ€" FAVOR ALLIES supplies $ A. STENGLEW K448 all Managet ‘The following the preseatation }plml g. t ol ‘the" Emmanuel EVRIn SicBoln: Rrpetreie Tmietioe, Ont. We, the exâ€"members ol en. . o Tavs 4 $ wfl:gum « mmg choin, gindly onr race opportunity â€" as a. . Atting ou?a‘bh.dl.:b 7 past otfionbeh-ll‘&'t.h‘lm. 4n P S anaed at repen Anwipte | t Ne 6 'fi, ;‘1, i 4. Te Ivy for â€" .&uj.ua“a_ " N‘t‘:fl' P L WE Siphnkd vante M M m o §,§ ;EJ& ;â€"-%:ram fCok an 1. i ag 2. OÂ¥ bomaieiih A e nE 40 F _ _ Wakt l B ) _ DC #@ it . you ‘"G Sharp", but . we t t ned to admire W C oir, yet we well remember the wonâ€" derful eflect the stamp of your right| hind foot 1:9 on the crescendo|1 parts. Your ‘Baton was a thermoâ€" meter‘to our enthusiasm. _ ,{m assiduous . and faithful â€"â€"have | you been in the )uhtgecot{u: duties as choir leader, present efâ€" | ficient choir being a splendid: tribute to your labors. : Many pleasant. reâ€" eollections have we of the years â€" we g‘:a asgociated â€" with you in the| |choir and: we feel we cannot let this bccasion _ pass without ~showing in some tangible: ‘ maunet our appreciaâ€" tion of your selfâ€"sactificing efforts. As a â€" small recognition we . take pleasure in présenting to you, and your gobod wife, this silver Tea Serâ€" vice with our beartiest and sincérest wishes for . your welfare and the fw 4 ture success of the ~.chorak organizaâ€" tion you may so well f8el proud jof. As your good wile pours tea . from this© Service at the head of yout table may it ever remind you of the , | pleasant hours we spent withâ€" you , | and ~ ~the high esteem in which you, , | and your good wife, are held by the , |exâ€"members â€" of _ the choir from the year 1895 to 1915. May God‘s blessâ€" ings be upon you and )"ouu is . Je wish of, NA O cfuers ut s‘i-g'ned by The Exâ€"Members, Waterloo, Feb. 15th, 1915. /‘ WILL REMOVE our heartfelt thanks to the . dCAP friends ol Waterloo for so nobly standing by us the past year in ,our charity work for poor. women and children. â€" } 4 As we contemplate moving ‘in ‘the i’px‘iu we wish ?q:a people of Waterâ€" oo ‘to understand that .it is by. no neans on account of any lack of symâ€" pathy of: our . Waterhoo: friends, ~On the other hand it is with sincere reâ€" fl:t that we remove from those who ve stood by us so faithfully in thein sympathies and prayers, and substanâ€" tial aid. However, as we are moYyâ€" ing to Berlin, we trust still to enâ€" joy their loving fellowship and hearâ€" ty. coâ€"operation, f For the past,year ‘‘Bethany‘‘ Home in Bexlinm‘weenu:ed to care for \the youn« ladies generally cared for by the Y.W.C.A. Now that the new Â¥. W. C. A. will soon, be ready, it seems the providential Andication that God would have us move the Waterâ€" loo work to our commodious Betlin building. â€" The money â€" used for rent hrie can be applied on the payments | ot. ‘‘Bethany‘‘ Home. tircly dépendent upon God, with St irely upon y W is Paui, I have this confidence, that He that hath delivered will deliver.. Above all, we desire to record our hearty (thanksgiving _ and grateful praise to out kind Heavenly Father iof the â€" way He hath supplicd>â€"our temporal need, so that our large faâ€" "A4ly has never.lac‘ed for bread, for kecepin« us in BHealth so that thero has not been & serious case of sic«â€" n‘ss during the year. Also fon great spititral blegsing _ on both wotkâ€"rs and girls, and drawing us all int> cleser fellowship with Him. â€" â€"As we return to Beriin there. are payments to nieet and other expensâ€" 8. â€"Your‘s in His glad service, J. E. Clark. y Waterloo. Feb. 23, 1916. Nrs. Owen Hitchcock, representing the Dominion Alliance, spoke on the subject of Temperance, in the Methoâ€" dist. church, Waterl Sunday mornâ€" ing. In the codtso6 :fo’bt Address she indicated the progress nfade in the atter of temperance legislation in the Lnited States and Ca#ada. . ADVANCE OF TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT . Cn Sunday evening she gave an ad dregs in the Evangelical cburch. Bubscribers are requested to look at the label on their apcr and see if subscription is paid In advance. If not a renewal of subscription by reâ€" turn mail will be nauch sgroemod. It you find the date on the label not corâ€" rect kindly notify office at once. Subâ€" acribers a-mg‘ 2“?[0 of address aro ve as well as \-“.3‘3'â€"."'- order to ensure getâ€" ting the paper promptly and regularly. Rditor:â€"We desire to express DO IT NOW TO BERLIN TY ak C P To thb Membets ‘of the W NE the houor, â€" to Â¥hbmit their twentyâ€" sixth avoust réport with ‘the financial mfif“%‘mwy certiâ€" by your shditors, m?..-w amoutting 46 $8,007» 745, and isgued thereon 1420, e for ‘$2,507,345."}, ‘Adding S w tions n‘flsih. and changes by way ol increage‘, . amounting to . $152,858, we have & gross igsue. of $2,749,008. The net cash* income of. the year was .$680,833.92, : an . Increase oves The .. expenditure wasâ€"to. policyâ€" holders ~ $24,854.18, . for, “"""k $163,742.58, to sharcholders> $14,998.â€" 12, total $403,895.48, leaving a cash balance for tg:vmi of $276,988. 44. / Our ledger â€" assets (representing money . actually ~invested with â€" cash on hand) after . ;deducting horrowed money, amount to: $3,222,246.14, : to ‘ mobey, SEGURE REPDRT _ > ONSEPARATION RATAIIOT 1 It. is felt that now since Waterloo has‘joined Berlin in the High School district ‘that Waterloo will have to ray double taxes to the County â€" for the upkeep of the collegiate. © The soâ€" licitorsâ€" will zeport to the Town Council. The Ottawa Board of Trade as‘ed the local Board to endorse a resoluâ€" tion of the Ottawa Board of Trade asking the Department of Trade and Ccommerce to place an exhibit in Otâ€" tawa of all goods imported into Caâ€" nada, which are‘ not manufactured here. On motion of Messrs. P.V.WiIF tson and S.B.Bricker, the resolution was endorsed. Lile Assurance CO Messrs. Geo. Diebel, J, B. nughes, ard Mayor Kaufman were ngpoix‘»hl as ge_nrm to attend the annual ° conâ€" vention of the Associated Boards of ‘Trade, which will be held on Thursâ€" ‘dlywuul Friday of this week in Toâ€" *CMhose present wers President ‘A. Pauer, C; Shantz, Geo. Dicbel, C. Woeller, P. V. Wilson, A. E. pevitt, Dr. W. L. Hilliard, W. H. Kutt, S. B. Bricker, A. C. Moyer, J..Bahnsen, Mayor Kaufman, and secretary W.S. m;:fl ".:T’_-R 4 4+ Naylor LECTURES TO LADIES ON The Ottawa Board « in Thtkes ts a ll en simit in first similar to that oondxd last year for men, was held. ‘The meeting was well atâ€" tended, about thirty being present. Dr. Geiger| who will instruct the class gave ~ the first of a series . of lectures on first" aid. ‘ The class was organized in connecâ€" tion with "the St. John‘s Ambulance Associatioh ‘â€"Mrs. Clive S. Bean was | cleo06d® PPertttent ~of "the organiâ€" year otf $19,828.94. zsation The Young . People‘s Guild of Prespyterian Church on Monday ing listened to an addréss by Dr Prespyterian Church on Monday evenâ€" ing listened to an a«my pr.Marâ€" cus Seott of Berlin, e "I’M" mi.u Church and what its s fer." The Y. P. A. of Enmmanuel Evanâ€" gelical Church accepted the invitaâ€" ticn of the Y.P.A. of Zion church, Betlin, on Momday night, where a L-ut-w time was spent. Railway _ An _ order in Council permite . the sale of liquor now at La Pas, the westera terminus of the Hudson Bay rd of Trade Passes Resoâ€" tion Requesting Fown Council to Secure ... Legal Opinion ADDRESS BY DR. SCOTT Endorsed Movement "‘Appoint Delegates vIGIT BERLIN 8OCIETY. FIRST AID annual < conâ€" T me s onfi % ;"b;e- s in han in 0A ~Our hnabilitics to â€" the aBlic %3’:‘1“‘ *&xi;’ I ces (lfl'i»' MeRs /’\é â€" rpo e w ‘i e w S Pok goy n wa | 4 +4 s 1 w es s .‘ imflmw mounted to . $147,311.46, out of . which diviâ€" dends‘ and â€" surpluses _ Wwere â€"pald amounting to $08,822,48; * The rate of interest eatmed on ‘, in« vestible funds again shows a slight advance, being 8.24 per sent. We be leve this is the highest rate earned by any . established ‘life . assurance company in the world, .l_llit has not been obtained by any sacrifice of, seâ€" { curity. , which may be & acérued ~§$157,2 â€" Alf of which _ 4s respectfully : â€" subâ€" mitted, 2y ) 4 Waterloo, ‘Feb. 12, 1915. LOGAL COMPANY _ TO HOLO MN â€"EFAGIENGY TFS) The weekly drill . of the Waver100 company of the 108tiy â€"Regiment was eld on Monday. evening, and . there was a large <â€" turnout. Â¥ff; membets, 3 T NOph C «F2 1. Siskh Sergts. Raisig. Milké and Bisch, who imm‘z tetufliéd ‘n;;im officérs‘ in the drifl. : _ “l‘ 34 11 STEUITY Jt is the intention to have an efficâ€" iency test for the s[w different. seoâ€" tions from now witil WAn i8 Neld it Bs COOEmeny * h a2l m-ectimuétobtlmechdby the colonel to see which section ‘is best at the end of that time. .___. _ Em n RAETTCOICSRNC C 40 â€"A few more rectuits are needed to bring the section up to tull strength, and any desirous of joining should report at the | armouries ‘-b‘ovo fl:: post office 1.15 o‘cloek Native â€"of Waterloo County Dies Suddenly at His â€" Home Sunday. Luc~now, . Feb. 22.â€"Citizens â€" were shoced this morning to learn that J. G. Murdoch, the Reeve, had passed away during the night atâ€"his home Ross street.. Mr. Murdoch had Mollg PNUBW RRNWETY PCYA Pm OS ated as an elder in the Prespyterian church in the morning, and had also attended the funeral of the late ‘Walâ€" ter Stewart, . and on returning comâ€" plained of a slight â€" sickness, which provyed to be acute indigestion, from which he . died before 1 O‘clock this morning, t He was born in Waterloo county in 1256. He lived for about sixteen years in Ashfeld, aiterwatds teachâ€" ingâ€"school for a numbeér of years, In 1881 he commenced . storekeepinig at Lochalsh, and some séven years later moved to Lucknow, where . he _ has earried on business, ° first with R. D. Cameron, then unGer fho MIm â€" AW* of J. 8, Murdoch & Company, and latterly with Mr. Cameron again as the Murdoch & Cameron Company. A CLEVER CAT. ‘At an early hour this morning, & King street rcsident was awakened ‘oniolmlmbymrhdngotm door pell. He arose and going to the front door could see no person through the. window : and was aboug to tutn, wittn he heard the family cat. He opâ€" ened the door and the cat emored. ‘This cat apparently had taken notice how the other folks in the house gain= ed entrance after the doors were locked. Y.P.A.‘S ENTERTAINED The Young Poople‘s Alliance of Tion Eun*nlic:l Church entertained the Y.P.A.‘s of the Waterloo and Hespeler Evangelical churches. Each gocicty contributed numbets on the programme, and the enjoyable evenâ€" ing was nw to a close with the serving of light refreshments by the "Itow young prople. :; ©5_" > ... > ka ad acinrt 20 th o eP sc omm â€"9/ t son of Mr Jobhn Ritzer;*formerly of Waterloo to Miss Harriet Gilmer, daughter ~of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Uilmer, <of Provost, Alberta. They will *â€" »4 home in Waterloo «after March 10th. RITZERâ€"GILMER.â€"At Lethbridge, Alta, Feb. 15th. Mr. . Clayton Ritzer, of ~Lethbridge, ,A!‘_'.'_'“.' Year noxt Monday evening, 418 ided interest dug and .8 70. and premiums THOS. HILLIARD, of the Waterloo " C s t aue yné premiyms| . . oss: assets | es to the : President who at se sns o m&n:fi-wu ;‘“M. mn ,fi'fflm“""“‘"“ K this pathy will continue, to i El'fiwm“”h no | otdn';::«mhbfl:’ she \w heroic peop! ; whou we Canadions ~ even at this distance fromâ€"the actual arena of bostilities owe so muchâ€"more probably than we ean at the % Or shati ever have the obportunity; . of m' m._.' n t t e Ved en e have been made to ship a 4 on band to make the purchase. r@l at present in the Treasâ€" : ~short â€" of. the amount required Tor this purpose by about $150. and as soon as ‘sufficient . conâ€" tributions ate mx& ‘up will speed on its benevol mission. "The. . following is a list of reeent‘ contributions received :â€" | Previously reported ... ... ;.$8,281.11 Bliâ€" 8: Martin, Elmira ..,... ... 5.00 A iFriend, Elmir®®,.... ... 190.00 Miss ‘Hannah Kraft, Waterloo . 1.00 Union Sunday ‘School No., #2.... 4.50 Louis ‘Roedding, ‘Bridgeport... < â€"25.00 Theatorium, Belgian Day Pro=~ â€" â€" . J. C. Haight, Waterloo (second sesver Titerscy Bociety, W |ostruary‘| ia o ie » DAINIEL CHRISTNBEE The death . occutrred on Wednesday evenine~of a wellâ€"known citizen in the person of Mr. Daniel Christner, at his Home 77 Water St. ‘The deceased had teen in ill health for the past year. He was born in Wilmot Tp.. and has lived in this district all ot his life. Awidow and grown up faâ€" mily. aurvive. chy afterncon â€" at ene o‘clock from the late residence to Wilmot Centre for interment. y The © death ofim.d. on Sunday night â€"‘at.. Berlin, of ~Mr. Otto Kalbfleisch ‘at his home, 79 David St. The deceased was aged 68 years and eight days. For many years, the late Mr. Kalbficisch was in the emâ€" ploye of the Breithaupt Leather Co. retiring ‘put recently. â€"The â€" funeral took place on â€" Wednesday‘ ‘afterâ€" noon at 2.30 o‘clock from the late residence to Mt. Hope cemetery. A bright‘ life was ended = Monday morning, when Gordon Melville, the four .months‘" old. infant of Mr. â€"and Mrs. Alvin â€" Arndt,. of Berlin, passed â€" away. ‘The funeral_. was held on Tuesday afterncon at â€" 2:30 a‘clock from the residence to â€" Mt. Hope cemetery, ._â€" _‘ % DPEATH OF MR. ROBERT MOODY, _ AT WATHORD, ONT. Mr. Moody was beld in high esteem by a large number of Berlin friends, owing to his _ cheerful and congenial disposition. He was also highly reâ€" spected in Wattord. P "He is survived by a wife and three daughters, Cora and Edna of Edmonâ€" ton, Aleda at home, his mothet livâ€" ing in &lyth Ont., and three broâ€" thers,, Mt. David and James D. of the Twin City Specialty Co., Berlin, and W. J. of Berlin. _ _ _ n Total â€"The bereft family has the sincere sympathy of relatives and triends, NEIGHBORS QUARREL Neighbors from the West Ward airâ€" ed â€"tHeir grievances in the . Polic» Court morning. Afler listening to their trowbles Magistrate Welt diss MR. OTTO KALBFLEISCH. tuneral ~â€"was held ~on Saturâ€" GORDONâ€"ARNDT. $3,554.71 100.00 23.10 15.00 1y STYLE 269, $1.00 ® Coutil boned with‘ U:tuzoh.krficlw't ::‘mmmmdan Medium bust, > Jongâ€" skirt, made in heavy white coutil for the average figure, full range of STYLE 387, $1.25 STYLE 607 AT $2.50 Made of white Brocade, ‘: bust, Jong skirt for medium urg, rust proof steeis, deep lace trimmed, top ribbon bows, sysâ€" penders attached, all sizes. Kiug Street . Indifferent success on bakeâ€"CGay InVaT‘d® quality of the flour you use. Use OCEAN F quality. If the resulte are not~ satisfactory d the fault is not with the flour ‘They have agreed on Gifford‘s groceries as the best, most wholesome, fresh and clean to be found anywhere. _ M what it meanal _ Doesn‘t it mean that your children will M up to be strong, healthy andâ€"bright young men and woment â€" Our prices too will help the housewife to economize M& duce the cost of Tiving. ~Prepare that list of groceries\ now an it will be filled promptly by our large staff of obliging clerks.> Farmers will be paid highest prices for butter, eggs, etes e â€" â€"H. MILLS & CO. 4 mm To mt [A P Alexarder House Grocery J W.. G1TFORD, PROPRIETOR Street W aterloo Pho Hundreds of Mothers GIFFORD‘S GROCERIES Ladies we can give you Have endorsed bakeâ€"day invariably can be m«dh:é l . Use OCEAN FLOUR â€" , the flour . not â€" satisfactory, then you can rest & 8 38 Frederick St., Berlin, Ont sTYLE 657 AT $8.00 A very popular mode section a side “M mlmnurfl. in sizes 18 to 30. > ; STYLE §25 AT $2.00 .v.ry'lowuu“l_”: ree hipbone, made ::.u:tl'l lace, and ribbon trim suspenders attached, * STYLE 419 AT $1.50 "T”"' lace :m s sizes, proof steeis. $Â¥ NU Phone 205