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en ¢ "Ie the seaten _ rubber $ ?flzm We keep beset prices. h‘ HOT WATER BoTtTLESs ¢1.50 1 f‘ ‘%:2”1 # M y a 4 NC i §§: im ly hout hockey E: PUES P CCC .m up the fact that there is plenâ€" ~*§y of promising young hockey materâ€" * i@l â€" in town to form a local league, _ ithout sending these players out nl‘ «*own to be developed. ; ‘‘ Besides the Acadian Club, a strong ~ #eam could be put on the ice by the ~*Crescent Club and fron. their showâ€" * n Jast year‘s Financial League, ~14 the Mutual and Dominion Life _ ‘Whould not be far behind in this reâ€" é’ wnt theseâ€" four would make up s T with hockey almost as fast Â¥a O.H.I\a hoi . . 1 di Ity in a project * kind seems to be that of. rink C -n'k‘"!!lmmq)a- I s EL . that 1d he secured . for *"I¢ will pay you to attend Weichel‘s big Christmas sale. â€"Hundred‘s . of bargains offered. _ Be sure and read ad. om another page. in t next printing order to um 'go print hutter wrappers and auction sale bills. on short notice. Sergeantâ€"Major Chivers of the 1st. Contingent, now invalided home, has has. resumed his position in the Waâ€" terloo Presbyterian Church choir, Rev. C. W.‘Gotdon (Raiph Connor) has .béen pronfoted to the â€"rank of majog abd appoibted semior chaplain of %he Canafian forces in England. ° ~"Mr. Jawies Loekie and son of Newâ€" ton were welcome visitors in town this week, the gtéests ol Dr. F. G. Hughes, George street. «/ Berlin Business: College winter term opens Jan. 3. _ The College catalog mfiu to all who write to . the > pal, W. D. Euler. ‘The closing exercises in connection wvithr / the Waterloo schools .will â€" be held on Monday . December 20th at %he ‘Alexandra and Tuesday. Dec. 21st at the Central. The greatest sale of the season at Uilteimann‘&> pigâ€" store, Watetl0o, $35,000â€"stock : must â€"be cut in half. linheard of hargains. . ~Read big ad. ait paegen8.3 C c n*A0v ®. "% «. ® T }-YvA suitable Christmas _ gift for broâ€" %gmu or friend would be a year‘s Tiption (06 ‘the Chronicleâ€"Teleâ€" mm be mailed to any address for $1.00, or United States Rev. D. Cornish of Forest spent éouple of days with Mr. Robert ° Stuart and {family this week, on | way ‘home frym ;. where ‘nttended the funer®l plhis mothe $1,50â€"SBubscribe. now. Mrs. Robert Cornish. _Rev. D. A. and Mrs. MacKeracher ghd family, have returned from a visâ€" it of several days with Rev. Jas.. A. and Mrs. Brown at~ the “lManse" fi.' where Mr. MacKeracher asâ€" at the celebration of St. Anâ€" drew‘s Day. \The Aunual Thankâ€"offering of the: Waterloo Presbyterian ‘‘Sunshine" . and _ "Willing Workers‘ Mission ?dl was held in the school room ‘Of the church on Friday evening, with a large attendance of the parents and friends, who greatly enjoyed the well, prepared missionary programme given by the members of the Bands, an inâ€" teresting â€" feature of which was the tation â€" of a Life Membership am te in theg"omen's Missionary Bogety to Mrs. D. A. MacKeracher. King St. INVALID RINGS, RUBBER AGLOVES, INFANT SYRINGES, ETC., AT ALL PRICES. COULD ORGAANIZE . â€" STRONG LEAGUE Py IN WATERLOO > The application made by the Acaâ€" «lian Club Wednesday evening to play & team â€"‘in the _Btrlin City League F\:‘:\u to be that ol Fink f n t season the onâ€" y mtckl.; be secured lnr‘ #y was from 6.30 to 7.30 which di %m the boys at all. | ':f rink company are, as they it so clear the other evening, m the business not for the ‘in it, but for the beneit of â€"â€" young people of the town, they take steps at their meeting toâ€" .r such a league possible. 1 yBAfi f maki e mâ€"-l towards tnhg * of such a league © Ed.M. Devitt and BB ER J0O D S Christmas gift for broâ€" € where he his mother, on his Various Commigtees Annual Report of Dr. Batâ€" Hold Mecting Ln..xo.x..w SPREAD FAGTS OF WAR to Board of Health . P a TA en oo on o Health . Ofncer, De. A. 3 .» to the Board of Health Nt : e afternoon . shows th i . to mfln..:.-:.mlld “.-_-.' shows that the condition of the| Presented of the town during the past| variqus wa C in res| . 1% ruits. very satisfactory in every The Reor PDuring the year we had 41 deaths| ask the W« in Waterloo. From contagious disâ€"| liminary &! eases we had 4 deaths, viz : cessary eX Typhoid fever 1. * nection . W Tuberculosis of lungs, 2. speakers, ¢ ‘ ‘Puberculosis Spine, 1. tary and t The number of, contagious diseases| Committce during the year wore as follows :â€" | pointed 2 'l'yhdl:vet.l. the council Diphtheria.â€"During December, JAX) ference: to uary and February, we had 24 c leg with t of diphtheria and no deaths. insuring of Measles.â€"In May and June wo HAQ} parlog, â€" &Mndhoétm. A commi Chicken Pox.â€"2 cases, no deaths. | ... C W. In all the schools 1 found the heatâ€" ing, lighting and nntnm in, good condition, good water y Mwith wanitary drinking system, washâ€"basâ€" ins and sanitary towels. Closets are kept clean and well ventilated. All schools have fine play grounds and fine gardens at the Central,. . ; ‘The Central School is the . only one that ‘has no fire escape. % The Board of Health in a . body made a tour of inspection of all slaughter â€" houses and all are being kept up to the â€" regulations of _ the Provincial ‘Board. , 1 + * Dairies. \ Monthly milk tests have been made during the year and have found .the the butter fat in all up to the standâ€" ard. Our veterinary reports that all the cows are healthy, clean and _ in good condition. ‘The staples are kept and well bedded. Specimens of water from our mains sent to the laboratories of the <Proâ€" vincial Boare of Health, did not show infection with harmful bacteria. Ourâ€" town is free from contagious diseases at present. Consumption.â€"3 cases Recruiting is proceeding briskly in Waterloo. _ The past few days . a goodly number of young men enlisted for overseas service. > Th following are the natmes of the latest recruits :â€" LINEKER, JOHN, age 31, born in . Somercoles, Derbyshire, . Englard. Next of kin Ada Lineker, wife, Waâ€" terloo. DOPP, GEORGE DAVID, age 20. Next‘of kim, Mrs. Elizabeth Dopp, _ mother, Waterl60. ‘WQLFE, ALI?ER’I‘ HENRY, age 24. Next of kin, wife, Waterlon. Recruiting â€" in ~ Waterloo conunnul and _ more names _ are added to the roster of C Company _ every day. Onty one man made applieation for enlistment on Thursday and he was accepted. He is :â€" 1 WM. JOHN R. MANK, age 22, Waterloo. _ Next of kin, Elizabeth Mank, mother, Waterloo. _ _HOOPER, 8. S., age 19, next of kin, Elizabeth Hooper, born in Engâ€" land. _ CARCUTTA, Erancisco, aged 38, married, born in Italy. The latest recriit to enlist is Geo. Woelfle, age 29, next of kin Mathew Woelfle, father. ‘This brings the numâ€" ber who have enlisted since «ae openâ€" nf tne recruiting office to 18, a very creditable showing. TWO SCALDED & _ TO DEATH IN _ _ TORONTO FACTORY Toronto, Dec. 6.â€"Wm. Ross and George Keeler, were scalded to death and William Woods injured so badly that he cannot recover toâ€"day at the W. J. G. Grey‘s Mill, furnishings esâ€" tablishment, when a steam valve blew out in the engine room. Two others were less seriously burt, Thomas J. Hill, a G.T.R. condueâ€" tor, one of the oldest members of St Andrew‘s Church, London, was stricâ€" ken with apoplexy while sitting in his pew with his daughter just ‘before the morning service, dying almost imimeâ€" M’f e ho 4 " Respectfully submitted, A. F. Baumann, M.O.H. Slaughter Houses QUITE BRISK _ IN WATERLOO Water Sthools .00 WAS : “Mm $100 CAMT THIG YEAB | varions Sommiptees o wa ‘The members of the various o-‘ m of Ahe Waterloo Recruiting :met in the Patriotic Rooms, um,lwmo-m‘u evening . to consiqer plans in mvehfin-mbcn- cruits* in Waterloo. Reports were presented " from ‘the captains in the various wards containing information which will be of service in the securâ€" of recruits. â€" _ > fesl ts t The Recruiting League decided _ to ask the Waterloo Council for a preâ€" liminary grant of $200 to meet neâ€" cessary expenditures incurred in conâ€" nection with printing, advertising, speakers, etc. The President, Secre m,.!.‘m.ngnh-eno(the Finance mepE DT CCC Committee of the League, were . apâ€" m-l 2 delegation to apP°ar hdml council on Monday evening iy reâ€" let.fllotlomueruiaboeonâ€"] ier with the council in regard to the insuring ol the men who go trom Waâ€" 4. Smainittee ‘composes . ol c&uâ€"1 â€"«com| t man C. W, =:u- ‘of the Publicity Committee and Mr.~J. G. Strob, was appointed to confer with a simiâ€" lar committee {from Berlin with. & view to having the facts as to the present war brought clearly . before the members of the surrounding . rWâ€" ral community. _ It: is proposed to utilize both the Gertman ard English weeklies published in Berlin and Watâ€" erloo as the mediums through which to‘ reach the {arming community. Arrangements have, also been comâ€" pleted for the public recruiting. meetâ€" ing on Tuesday evening. Captain Cunningham stated _ that those enlisting at Waterloo would have ~ the option of staying at the ‘qwm of the ht-tllio:: in Berlin or OF dE EC Loten‘ wd ts Zt their own homes. In case of the mafried men staying at the battalion quarters their wives would be given a separation allowance. | (K & > T are called to a task s gTCA® AM moble, and as intimately connected with the progress, prosperity and morality of mankind as any nation ever was in the whole long history of human effort., â€"Arthur Balfour, f ‘Tis said there are . two nlaces[ where â€" human nature fiies its true ; colors, at camp and travelling. ; Mrs. W, M. Reade has returned| from a delightful fortnight‘s visit | with Toronto friends. > j Mrs. Willoughby Cummmings of Toâ€" ronto, one of the speakers at Waterâ€". loo‘s big recruiting meeting in . the. ‘Town Hall on Friday evening, . was the guest of the President, Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Webb, during her.stay in town. Mrs,. Cummings made q strong appeal to women not to be a barrier to recruiting, but to lend their enâ€" couragement that men may go forâ€" ward _ and do a man‘s duty in this critical crisis in the world‘s history. Rev. W. A. Cameron of Toronto, the so]diers' friend, was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Roos on his reâ€" cent visit to Waterloo to speak at the big rectuiting meeting. Mr. Camâ€" eron is a powerful speaker, whose litâ€" erary _ attainments, personal charm and sincerity of work is doing much to bring the cause home to every»able bodied man capable of bearing arms. wWwHY BRITAIN IS AT WAR: We ‘The hospitable home of Mr. anill Mrs. Alfred H. Snyder, George 8t. was the rendezvous for the members of the Waterloo Presbyterian Church choir and several friends on â€" Friday evening, with Sergeantâ€"Major Chivers as guest of homor. Vocal and instruâ€" mental music and games, with mnny‘ reminiscences from the trenches, hosâ€" pitals,. etc., by the guest of . konor, )wlo has recently returned from the seat of war, made the evening a parâ€" ticularly C ing . and enjoyable one. An al supper was servâ€" ed from _ an | stically decorated table, ladened with all sorts of good Tthings, and the happy gathering was brapght to a close by the singing of the National Anthem. ‘The t success which attended the ’l"‘"l;oom under the auspices of the Waterloo Women‘s Patriotic Leaâ€" gue, during the past three weeks. was most gratifying. ‘The prettily deâ€" corated and most comfortable rooms presented a fine appeatance, and with the delicious réfreshments served h] an . appetising . manner each day by the kindest and most attentive of hostesses, it was not surprising that the Poooonnit o esc Sicenst and 4 X N g will be devoted are great and ho T Upper d .& in the iA and dist â€" churches, â€"| , on . ~, ~HMe Â¥ ffl noneenenp un dn P m!hgflh Britâ€" Bs n o w ud mase were Pijhied in «t tures x !mmc‘zap During 1the past fourteen years the Bible had been translated into one hundred and tv-twh languayes â€"which â€" had mever bélore.beenâ€"reduced to writing. In the past five years the number of Wibles issued has increased from 5;â€" Oflm over 10,000,000 .copies. Annual" Meeting of Local Branch. | â€" Ahe annual . .meeting of the. â€" local lm‘ was heldâ€" in â€"the Methodist church, following the evening service, | representatives from the various con~ t gregations of the town being present.\ ‘Rev. Mr. Cibson addressed the meetâ€" ing on *‘The Bible Society and the War", and . ‘in course ofâ€"his remarks stated _ that in response to appeals the Society had sent out 3,000,000 | copies of ‘the Scriptures. In Canada ‘and . Newfoundland the. Canadian | Bible Society has already distributed | over 120,000 khaki ‘testaments amofg ‘| our Canadian soldiers and interned | foreign prisoners ~ and had promised | to give one to every soldier leaving “oux shores, no matter how many. ANNUAL MEETINKG e hoh * Mr. Gibson said that he had trayâ€" elled over 10,000 *lg during _ the past two months in‘ the interests of the Society. A * The Iolldwlng are the officers of the Local Rrapneh for Abe year, elected at the llfifil_l‘;:.:â€"_' L* jf President.â€"Dr. W, L. Hilliard. ist Vice â€"J. H. Roos. 2nd Vice ;'x:'.â€"f.\ig.@mmu. 3rd Vice Rres.â€"W. S, ;‘l.ym 4th Vice nm,â€"{ yford. 81:-1':;1.â€"9&,: %fl!}verym 4 to! g in agdition to the ofâ€" ficers are a‘tnmfi?fle Execuâ€" Thane er, â€" Wm. Henderson, â€"â€"Geo. Shirk, Isaac Lachman, AleR Sbantz and R. ficers are also amembers,of the Execuâ€" tive : Messrs. J. Kngul, B. Brubachâ€" Rev. Jesse (iibson, of Toronto, Se Miss Jerrine Wells spent the weekâ€" end in Toronto. j Mrs. â€"Larmour has returned to her home in StratJord, after a pleasant visit â€" at â€" "Ellerslic‘ with Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Howie. Mr. Allison Mcintyre was a weekâ€" %d visitor in Toronto, saying goodâ€" bye to his brother Arthur, who has been trapsferred from the 95th. to the Princess Patricia Regiment, r¢ Lorpnized and brought up to strength which has been absorbed into the "Corps Troops‘‘ commanded by Genâ€" Ienl Mercer, now in Montreal awaitâ€" ing overseas service. m:\râ€"thfi} has many friends in Waterâ€" loo, his native town, who will be much in{uinkd in the way in which he is doing "his bit" for the Emâ€" pire, Depository.â€"Mrs FEW INGAEASES IN SALARY ARE GRANTED Increases of salary were made to five members of the teaching . staff at the regular monthly meeting . of the School Board which:met Tuesday evening. The increases, which are of $25.00 are being granted to certain, of the teachers who Mvnw receiving lower salaries. than the othet . memâ€" bers of the stafl, but have been doâ€" ing work satisfactory in every way. _ 1t was decided to extend the period of the Christmas . holidays one â€" day, reâ€"opening on : Puesday, Jan. 4th, rather than on v@ondly._ 1‘lh c.h!n!o is for the convenience of those teachâ€" ers who wish to spend New Years at their homes in other towns. . .. The chairman was authorized â€" to have the necessary repairs made to the weather sttips at the Alexandra School. ‘The memibers in attendance were : Chairman J. A. Harper, C. W. Sniâ€" der, A. Shantz, A. Devitt, C. Hempâ€" hill and J. A. Brnegeman. MEASLES PREVALENT cb ; ‘December 95, 1015 *~ Pagi sam‘s store. NEW BOOKS AT _ WATERLOO LIBRARY L.P.M. The End of the Great War. â€"Barney, J.S. Heart of the Sunset.â€"Beach, Rex. (lolslmer.â€"mrmil_xgban% G.A. Jean of the Lazy A.â€"Bower, B,.\l.1 Pegeenâ€"Brainerd, E.H. Anvil of Chanceâ€"Chittenden, G. ‘ Record No. 33.â€"Clarke, 1,C. | Molly.â€"DeFotest, J;L-'lkfl _ Reeper of the Door â€"â€"Deil,. B.M. Misleading ‘I‘:tdff.-r(}oadard. C.wW. Hempfield.â€"Grayson, D: * WRiddle of the : Night.â€"Hanshew, T. Heart of Phituraâ€"Kingsley, F.M. | Moonbeams from the Larger Lunacy â€"Leacock, S. i Obsession of Victoria CGracen:â€"Lutz G.L.H. Aunt Jane.â€"Lee, J. © Stirrup | Lateh.â€"McCail, S. Mr. Bingle.â€"MeCutcheon, G.B. Thirty.â€"O‘Brien, H.V. . M ‘The following new books have been placed on the shelves and are _ now availaple to patrons :â€" _ _ _ Way of EP. Life Story. of hen, J.C. Story of a Hare.â€"Tregarthen, J .C. Mastery of the Air.â€"Claxton, W.J. Back Yard Farmer.â€"Bolte, J.W. Camp Craft.â€"Miller, W.H. Indoor _ Games for _ Awkward Mo ments.â€"Blakely, R. In Times Like These.â€"McClung, N Horse Sense.â€"Mason, W. Voyages of Cap. Scott.â€"Turley, C Report of the committce on the Al leged (German Outrages. mw..> Canadian.Commonwealth.â€"Laut, A erdi¢e, J.R. Jimmy Kirkland and a plot for # 3‘&-"*”. H.8. ' immy _ Kirkland ot the Cascade Coltege Team.â€"Fullerton, H.S. 'il&yond the Frontier.â€"Parrish, R Alley of g&l’d.â€"-smlivan, F.W. Secret History.â€"Williamson, _C. Still Jim.â€"Wilsie, H. â€" Story. of our Bible.â€"Hunting, H.B, Money and Banking.â€"Holdsworth, Modern Weapons of War.â€"Hall, War â€" Lords.â€"Gardiner," A.G. Little Women.â€"Alcott, L. K. Secret Play.â€"Barbout, RMH. Reli Haven Eight.â€"Barton, G Beli Haven Eight.â€"Barton, G Beéll Haven Five.â€"Barton, G. Bell Haven Nine.â€"Barton 4. Camp Bob‘s Hill.â€"Burton Lucile the _ torch bearer. Aunt Haviland Hicks Freshman.â€"E)d Water and Light C ommission, °. The 7z Town ~Hall Waterloo these Vii'ohen .â€"Oppenheim, Hydroâ€" name on every genuine Hydro Quality Iampâ€"Don‘t accept. a.. substitute. Look for the Surprisingly Cheap when Hy&omi‘?::nps are is Surptisinglh sing ! pick.AFAIL the Best Lamps thatmodernskillcanproduce. _Equip your house with Hydro Quality lamps toâ€"day, and enjoy home life the Hydro way. an Otter.â€"Tregartâ€" ; ~HKYPRO LIGHT i aer t o oR » *g Burton, CP. bearer .â€"Duffield unequalled, producing a Resiful, Cheery Light, relieving the | Stiain or Discomfort of any kind. Soft white: lightâ€"given by Hydro Quality Lampsâ€"makes daqvenhsluxrrocdd\efwflyfid&;mol” enjoyment. + hÂ¥3 For Reading, Sewing. or Home Patty‘s Romance.â€"Wells, C. 8 Boy Scout Tests.â€"Young, RE. Sonny _ Rabbit and his Friends.â€" Cooxe, G.M. f Scottish Fairy Pook.â€"Grierson, E P Welsh Fairy Book.â€"Thomas, W.J. Little Red Doe.â€"Hawkins, C.F." Jimmy _ Kirkiand of the Shasta Bcfi"s Team.â€"Fullerton, N.S. Miss Pat and her Sisters.â€"Ginther, Miss Pat at School.â€"Ginther, P, Forest Pilot.â€"Huntington, E. Testing of Janice Day.â€"Long, H.B. Twisted Skein.â€"Paine, R.D. In Camp on Bass â€" Island.â€"Tomlinâ€" son, iP.C. Cinder Pond.â€"Rankin, C.W. t s SHP !719317 C 5TY $23 A NR / Shows How to Make Better Farm Improvements. & copy will be sent to you free of charge.. If you intend making any kind of faam improvementsâ€"you need this book. It tells how to build everything a farmer needs â€"from a barn to a fence, better and more economical than is possible in any other way. A It is the standard euthority on farm building construction. It has proved d untold value to more than 75, progressive Canadian farmers. 3 Ilyo-lnvn'lloowofthbnl.“ book, send the coupon now . Herald Building * e ACADIAN CLUB _ WAITING FOR R | Co‘S A: ARE HOMES WHERE * The Acadian. Hockey. Club ht informal meeting in their fi last evening to talk ovet $ pects‘ for the coming season. | highly _ enthusiastic nlzm hockey _ prospects no â€" defini could be taken until flm% ing of the rink management to be held : toâ€"night, as it M \lmown what accommodation C secured. 55 Great : success, has at French war loaif. i ARE USED LAMPS _ Whtrn, WNBue makes Kok