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Wwas recently surprised $ and presented with a #s a token of the es h they held her. She e worker in connection rlous church organizaâ€" Mry Evangelical church fak organist there for [g-rtvo sons survive. E. Deblson of Woodâ€" Bwuder of Alberta, m: in the United fu took place on rs. Fiel on their return édding trip to Detroit, * their residence in AARâ€"LETTER fe Of Miss Alberta Letâ€" Of Mr. John Letter of Rev. Richard Geelhaar , took place on Thursâ€" , July 27th, at the home father. Rev. E. Bockâ€" fohn‘s Lutheran church the Waterlco ceme Lâ€"GIE8 ) took place Wednesâ€" y, of Miss Helms Of Mr. and Mrs. Anâ€" Jacobs, to Mr. Nelâ€" itchener, son of Mrs. 8. Geelhaar afterwards rtha Lake to spend )en, after which they Heidelberg. is will extend congrat rood wishes. g of the Kitchener Muâ€" on Friday evening, ar @te completed for the %6 be held in Victoria er, on the evening of ,23. The tattoo (e on uim uns my for some years attractions sécurâ€" , uncle of the bride place on Friday afâ€" DINGS features will z Mills act, which the five star acts of # Marvelous Mills is _people and this unâ€" has been secured at "Und is alone worth ‘"gase will be setâ€" The sccused was AM . MENZIE AT brmed the court prepared to set: was .A resident o be shown and EK MA4s to make sen in the twin ER AUG. 23 will be proâ€" sait 460 the for the of local He 1o 4 steat events of the awtul con # @ filct, and many readers will be & Ogind o nave the priviiese of # & looking over these iluminsting @ © horne‘s fre valume history tells @ ® the story of the war within a % © comparatively . briefâ€" compass. # & The board apprediates the gift @ & and we feel surg that readers # © who. go to the public library # ®@ wili jotn the Board in thanking @ & the donor for this gift. No one # & can make a better investment # © than by contributing books of © real value to the Waterloo # 4 IAbrary. _ Pictures or other # © works of art would be greatly @ ® appreciated as well. Every such 4 ® decoration makes the , ’pl.ee % @ more home likeâ€"a place where @ ¢ the public can go in and rest # @ a while from business affairs. # 0 0 6 0 0 0 9 0 0 4 4 0 4 o o o Mr. John F. Koehler, a farmer of: Wellesicy township, recently met with an accident which might have been attended with serious results. A pulley which he was using while unloading hay broke and Mr. Koehlâ€" er fell from the load, his head strikâ€" ing a stone wall. He fell eight feet, but fortunately was not seriously hurt. Dr. Glaister of Wellesley, was called and the wound required sevâ€" eral stitches. The accident occurâ€" red on the farm of Mr. Koehier, near Wellesiey. Injured by Fail. Car Hit by Train. The Himira train last week struck a Ford car near Wellington St., kitchener, the car being driven by R. Goech of Bloomingdale. It apâ€" pears that Mr. Goech did not realize how near the train was until his car was struck. Fortunately, he was not seriously injured, other than his hand being cut and sustaining a severe shock to the nerves. The rear wheels were completely torn off by the engine, the car being considâ€" erably damaged. Kitchener Market. ‘The produce offered at the Kitchâ€" ener market on Wednesday consistâ€" ed chiefly of fruits and vegetables. For raspberries the prices prevailâ€" ing were 15¢c, 18c and 20¢, while new potatoes brought 40c to 50c for a big basket and 25¢ to 50c for the smaller baskets. They were sold by the bag at $2.00. Small pailfuls of early apples sold at 20c and 25c. (Contributed by a Cat Lover.) During the besutiful months of July and August, when the farmer is reaping his bounteous harvest of grain, but when the town people are thinking of holidaying on the, lake shores or by some c00l retreat, might I not make a ples for our litâ€" tle friend, the house cat? Truly she has kept the house and barn ftee from mice, etc., and loves her moments of rest curled up in some sunny cormer to wash herself very clean before taking a contented rest. BShe will lull you to sleep with her gentle purring if you will let her. But, Oh! how many people forget po.i pussy when they lock up their loors tight for a few weeks of joyâ€" ful outing, and when they come all, or looks thin and woeâ€"begone, for she has missed her saucer of milk and dish of potatoes and gravy. Why not take puss along? She travéle easily. . Or just see <that some Eind neighbor is good to her. ful outing, and when they come back either she is not around at all, or looks thin and woeâ€"begone, for she has missed her saucer of mills and dish of notatoes and gravy. Bome people who for some reason| with the Misses take puss as an enemy say she eats | St., Waterlon. too many birds, but her usefuiness| ‘The engagemen fur Overâ€"balinces her destructive | Ads G., only dadg ness. 1 have only space to quoté| Armitage, London Darwin, who says cats Are a grest| Armitage, to W friend to mankind, keeping down | Rev. David and / mice and rate to a very great extent.| 8t, Jobs, N.B., The Foung birds can be pr lected by | place‘ at . St. P the pufting up of birdâ€"houses and | church, Waterico by putting a plece of tin wider than| The Round LA Twin City News A PLEA FOR THE HOUSE CAT In Brief mwfllfiuh&h'fi mer of Detroit, aré.spending a weoks‘ holidays at the home of Mr. Frauk Numeyer, 33 Pequegnat avenue. The party made the trip by motor. Mt. E. A. Curvrin of Cobourg, Onâ€" tario, is visiting his son, Mr, Frank Curvin, Waiter street. Mrs. J. 6. Hohner of Hast Weber street, is spending the remainder of the month at Grimsby Beach. Miss Susie Scharlach has returned from a visit with Mrs. W. C. Boose of Fort Wayne, Ind., Mrs. E. Schults Mayor Jamesâ€" Cousens and family, together with Miss Margaret Lang of this city, left Detroit on Saturday for a tenâ€"day cruise aboard the Couzâ€" ens yacht, Tramp IL The yacht will touch at Mackinae Island and then sail through Georgian Bay. George V. Davis, formerly with r.ho‘ Merchants Rubber Company, recentâ€" ly accepted the position of techniâ€" cal superintendent with the Plyâ€" mouth Rubber Company of Canton, Mass., of which A. E. Parmenter is the manager. Mr. Davis is at preâ€" sent in the city for the purpose of removing his family to Canton, which is a small city suburban to Boston. Miss Florence Strickland of Essex, Ont., formerly a teacher in the Kitâ€" chener public schools, and a Normal Graduate of the New York School of Lip Reading, has bought out the Detroit School of Lip Reading, an institution_with an established re cord of seven years successful work. Her friends will wish her every sucâ€" cess in her new venture. + Mr. and Mrs. Will Schicle and daughter, Bernice, of Elkton, Mich., are guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Grody, Frederick St. On Tuesday J. J. Morrison, secreâ€" tary of the United Farmers, was 61 years old. He spent the day busily engaged at his office in ‘Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Howson spent Sunday at Brantford. Miss Katharine Foster, who has been holidaying at Woodstock, for the past two weeks, was motored back to Waterloo on Sunday by Mr. Isaac Wegenast, accompanied by Miss Claribel Graybill, who spent the day here. * Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wegenast of Stratford, were in town on Sunday visiting friends. Dr. and Mrs. Geiger, who since their marriage have resided in Mr. Hutton‘s furnished home during his absence, have taken up their resiâ€" dence in part of Mr. Edwin Devitt‘s home. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Peppler of Hanover, spent Sunday in Waterloo. Mrs. Peppler will remain for a few days. . flu. John Tilt and Mrs. of Doon were visitors in town Sunday. Mesars. Wm. and Bert Farrar and Mr. Erskine of Hamilton, visited Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Watson on Sunday. Rev. and Mrs. Foreman have turned from their vacation. Miss Hannah Thomas of Geneva, N.Y., spent a few days very enjoyâ€" ably at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Wells, visiting Mrs. Derâ€" went Kinton, formerly Jerrine Wells, who is spending a mnoth with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Robinson and children have returned from a most enjoyable motor trip to Kincardin®, Owen Sound and Port Eigin, returnâ€" ing by way of Lake Couchiching, where they spent a few days. ‘The friends of Mrs. Chas. Kalb fleisch will be pleased to know that she is making satisfactory recovery tollowing her recent operation at the K. & W. Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Hergott and fmaily spent the weekâ€"end with Deâ€" troit friends, making the trip by motor. Mr. Alf. Fischer, who has been visiting relatives in town, reâ€" turned with them to Detroit. Miss Riste Sauer and Mrs. William with the Misses Wegenast, Allen Bt., Waterion. | The engagement is announced of Ads G., only dadghter of Mrs. A. C. Armitage, London,. and th elate Dr. Atmitage, to Willlam H. son. of Rev. David and Mrs. Hutchison of Bt. Jobd, NB., the weddingté take peâ€" ‘Mtr. and Mre. Nélson Fell have reâ€" turned to St.. Jacobs, from Detroit Mr. ‘Worner Kuchner, while st work at the Snyder Desk‘ Co. a fow days ago, euffered a bad gash to Bis Mrs. Chas. Gies and Miss Leona Beagram of Barric are guests at the home of Mr. snd Mrs_C. R. Earle and Mr. and Mrs.: Fratk Britâ€" tain were weekâ€"end visitors at the home of Mr. G. M. Hoftman. Reeve Henderson and Mrs. Honâ€" derson ‘of Waterloo, and Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Playford recently spent the weekâ€"end at Grand Bend. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. Conrad, Young St. Mrs. â€" Rdwin â€" Shierholts _ and daughter, Helen, recently returned tfrom a three weeks‘ visit to Eimirs. Mrs. Schigrholts is much improved in health. Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. Duke and / son of Toronto, are holidaying wfll’" Mr. and Mrs. J. Addison Taylor, Klu‘ St. . Miss Anna M. Myles, who has spent the past two weeks with Mr. and Mrs. J. Raising, Commercial Hotel, has returned to her home in Wilkesbarre, Pa. Mrs. J. Raisig is spending two weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Gibâ€" son at their summer home at Stomey Lake. ; Mr. and Mrs. Sproule of Guelph, spent the weekâ€"end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. 8. C. Tweed. Mr. Sproule is one of the instructors at the Agricultural College at Guelph. Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Bechtel and daughters, Minnie, Jane and Ruth, have returned from a pleasant holiâ€" ‘day at Oliphant Beach, Muskoks, having been" there since the first of Miss Hilda Devitt left last Thurs day to visit hér sister, Miss Bertha, in Virginia. gSI:e will also spend some time in (Philadelphis, Pa. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Dobbin have left for Oliphant Beach, where Mrs. Dobbin and children will spend the month of August. Mrs. R. O. Dobbin and Mr. Edward Bish are holidaying < at Oliphant Beach with Mrs. Harold Dobbin. Mrs. 8. C. Tweed and young son: spent a week enjoyin( farm life at Grand Valley among her relatives. Mrs. J. H. Weber and daughter, Agnes, and Mrs. Jacob Erb visited Mrs. Delton Snyder at Bridgeport for a few days, where a most enâ€" joyable quilting was held during their stay. Messrs. John and Homer Watson have returned from a two weeks‘ holiday at Oliphant Beach. Miss Jane Bechtel, who was acâ€" cepted as Demcomess at the Euclid Avemue Methodist Church, Toronto, will assume her duties on the 7th of August as girlâ€"worker. Her first work will be to take eighty chilâ€" dren to Whithy for two weeks of fresh air and fun. She will have eight to ten helpers. Her friends will wish her every success in her new work. Premier Coming. The Ktichener Board of Trade has announced that Premier King will visit Kitchener in September. He states he is looking forward with the greatest pleasure to visiting his old home town. § Close Tight on Sunday. All of the drug stotres in Kitcbâ€" ener and Waterloo remained closed on‘ Sunday for the entire day. This is the result of two drugglsts having been fined for selling confections, etc., last Sunday. ‘The local drugâ€" gists claim that there are spotters out in their city to spot Sunday sales, hence the action in closing up tight for the entire day. Kitchenor Voters. On Saturday Kitchener property owners declared overwhelmingly in favor of improving the street railâ€" wiay equipment and service. The bylaw was carried 421 to 26, leaving a majority of 395 in favor of the project. ‘The bylaw is to raise $70, 000 for the purpose of purchasing three new uptodate cars, such as have recently been put on the line, to bulld few car barns in the east end of the city and toâ€"improve the the loas of plants for the exhibition. The fruit and vegeteble sectiong will be in charge of the men directors. Harry Brown of the Kitchener Hor made several helpful suggestions. SIMPSONâ€"At Kitchener, July 23, to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Simpson, 171. Waber streot, east, a son. i BCOHIRDELâ€"At Bresisu, July 24, to Mr. and Mre. Roy Schiedal, a son. GOODWINâ€"At Kitchener, July 15, to Mr. and Mrs. Allan Goodwin, 21 _ Heldt Lane, & daughter. SAUERâ€"At Kitchener, July 15, to injuries on Friday evening, July 22, as the result of his motpreycle skidâ€" ding, and he is now in the Kitchener Waterloo Hospital with twoâ€"of his ribs broken and his lung slightly inâ€" jured. He is, however, doing njcely. ‘The sccident happened near Hawkesâ€" ville, his motorcyele skidding as he was turning a corner along a bad piece of road. injured Near Mawkesvilic. Mr. William Schaefer, 298 Breit: haupt St., Kitchener, suffered severe Pestonâ€"Gait Roadway. 609 Deputy Minister McLean recently amnounced that the paving of half of the roadway between Preston and Galt would be commenced this ynr-| ‘The paving company will begin work on the highway as soon as: they complete the additional stretch of a few miles of pavement they are putting down on the u-g:no.n highway. Considerable # had already bsen hauled on the road be tween Preston anad Galt. but operâ€" ations were stopped. The condition of the road has been unfavorable and the cause of considerable comâ€" |;um. New Organist. \ On August 1 William Evans of | Erie, Pa., will commence his new duties as organist and choir lndorl of St. John‘s church, succeeding Mrs. | Barrett and J. H. Frank, who have‘ retired. The new official comes t.o‘ 8t. John‘s church highly recommendâ€" | cOME TO WATERLOO Get to Waterloo early Friday and park your cars for the big ‘Tattoo. Gates will be open at 2 o‘clock. BNZIEâ€"July 34, at the House of Réefuge, Mrs. Christ. Mensic, aged Rupture (as defined) is mot a tear . but & dilation of the muscles and . the distention of the membrane into the form of a sack (caused in the first place by weakmess, and pushâ€". ing force of internal wéight and finâ€" ally develops an external swelling in the groin through strain or violence), therefore subject to retention. Don‘t wear a truss pad where the lump is, but be fitted where the rupture is. It‘s differentâ€"so ways Thos. Y. Egan, Surgical A'qluoo @pecialist, 1057 College St., Toronto, who will visit Kitchener, Walper House, Friday, Saturday, l_q::tr (all day and night), 3 day# ly, Augast 11, 12, 13. _ ‘The "Curétrus," with new "Masy: fit" retentivé shield, acts, foels and {;tlfll more like the hand than anyâ€" ing yet Invented. 1t gives a mild ' exercising massage, permits free cirâ€" culation and allows nature to strangthen the parts in the shortest time possible. Light, cool, neat, does mnot slip and euumo. Made to measure in a ve of forms for men, women, children, infants, for subsequent delivery. Thes® new surâ€" glcal appliances being designed in conformity with the retentive prinâ€" Don‘t wear a truss that does not hold with comfort. â€" So latest taxt books, are now receiving the highest approval, thayâ€" embody | all the Rupture Relief DEATHS visiting ex â€" JURY RETURNS VERDICT OoF POISONING BY GAS FROM THE SEWER * The jury empanmelled to enguire into the death of Anthony Liseâ€" wiski of Kitchener, brought‘ in & verdict to the effect that he had been overcome by poisonous gases in a manhole on Margarot ave., corâ€" ner of Louisa St., while in the city‘s employ. The jury recomtended that city officials fully investigate tluorixlnotth’olulndrm the same at cnce. Across the World in sealed lead teaâ€"chests, blended, tested by exâ€" perts, weighed by~electricity, packed in spotiess warebouse by whiteâ€"coatâ€" ed men, and reâ€"séaled in aluminum to preserve the fresh, rich flavor. ‘This is the story of "BALADA."> It is the purest, most delicious tea that you can buy. Ask for it today. will have sonie EXTRA SPECIALS ; yZ:R oo s 5 pisces pure Linen Crash. Re Towellif@®#â€" /7 in. wide 846 kYM6 u. lc c{.0. i scsaes Bricker Germann Co. td |_ ACROSS THE WORLD 500 Rolis for Bedrcooms, 20c for .............. 1000 Rolis, 22" wide, Reg. 25¢ for ...........> 1000 Rolls for Halls and Rooms 35c for ...... 800 Rolls Varnish Paper, 40c for ..........>.. .. 800 Rolls Tapestry Paper, 50c for ............ We could miéntion dozens of ¢ ustomers â€" haihh w un h s qs n B ngec P ie orh 4 on onl reoihatat o. 10.00 NET CURTAINS $8.75 16 only pairs Curtains to clear, § in. CURTAIN REPPS $1.25 YARD $ $2.00 for, yard ... @Aâ€"kitZ 456 AND 486 COLORED MADRAS $1.00 YARO 10 pleces of Madras in Rose, Blus, Brown sad Grsen. Feg. wide, for $1.135, 1.50, $1.175 tor §148 CHINTZ T%e YARD 10 places of Repp Chintss, in Reg. $1.45 tor, yard .. . “ % pleces of good Repp, 50 in. 500 ROILS WALL 7 PAPER On Sale Half Price 1.50, 'nfvi';‘..’v ‘1 .w ‘ oft this Store ( te e JPP Thnrsday, Friday and Saturday _ _ Jolit Sale'Bargalnl“ 1.85 and WATERLOO‘S GREAT DRY GOODS STORE <" $3.75 & uaUd d 0y +nal n + in Senint c cigars and chocolates on Sundsy, contrary to the law, Were disposed of by fines of $5.00 and costs. (New York Tribune) ‘The railroad strike becomes more metaphysical every day. The Labor Board says‘the striking unions no longer exist, and the unions say that the board no longer exists, and railâ€" road trains act as if the strike does rlot exist. * * ‘The Michigan Central Rallway Company and its shop craft employes have deferred to Canadian law and will talk matters over. In the face of the troubles aeross tre line it is a unique trlumph for the Lemieux Act. FINED in Police court In the Waterloo Police Court on TRIUMPH FOR LEMIEUX ACT CAp “1‘5 pieces of c‘mv.é In' k colors for Com udl“hl;nm.vnd OVE 36 in. CHINTZ 286 YARD Rose, Blus, Brown and Green. Reg. $1.50 and $1% @9 F/ 80 in. VELOURS $250 YARD HEAVY SCRIMS AND THERE YOU ARE § pieces of 50 in. Velours, ich _ colors, good quality, in 200 yards of $6.in Hea but fine ave. Reg. S6e. S«..m.‘]‘u The hottest piace in the world has been found by‘ the United States Weather Bureau. It is in Deata Val lye, California, where a substation has taken records of the tempera ture for a period of ton years. The show it to be the hottest known re _ gion on earth. A temperature of 184 \ degrees F. was recorded on July l‘.‘{": 1918, and this is believed by meter® .__ logists to be the nighest natural temperéture ever recorded with a tested standard thermometer exp0#â€" .. ed in the shade under approved con _ ditions. t Canads has 38 officers and mj‘ff; men serving on the ships of the %‘fi Oil pipe lines in America are long enough to cifcle the earth at. the _ 31. in. Asminster ¢ ] mt grore §§00 â€" Carpet. vard ...... \ equator. "Manna". milk, from . the $07%° bean, is now being made in Vienn& at oneâ€"sizth the cost of fresh milk. > THE HMOTTEST PLAGE VNT ON ,, 120 18e 3