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m . J. T. LAKE, Cheap Hardware Store, Berlin. LADIES of Waterloo and Berlin, it wilrbe to your interest to see ttteargest stock of Hats, Bonnets, Turbans, Straw Tams, ladies' and children’s Sailors-too numerous to mention. Fancy Straws, Feathers, Flowers, Silk Roses in endless variety; also all kinds of Laces and Insertions for dms trimmings and millinery purposes-at " the WATERLOO, PRESTON, WILKINSON, AYE and GUELPH Flows, which we are selling at 8 1-2c 3 lb. They are made out of the very best material. and are superior to any that have beer sold here before. WE have Just received a lot ofplow castings for tha WATRRTnn pttTpsartythr mrrjznmnn 45 King Street, Berlin, Buchhaupt's old stand. From now until May tst, 1896 in order to make room for our new Spring Goods and our Grand Spring Opening on May Ist. We make shoes to order. We do 'repairing neatly. TERMS STRICTLY CASH, a we keg: no books' This enables us to sell cheaper than those giving credit. o trouble tojshow goods. Call and see. 3,000 pairs ot all kinds of Footwear to. be sold at THE BOY YOUR BOOTS AND SHOES There are changes in Furniture styles as well as in everything all: We are showing elaborate designs, and at prices fully one-third he than other dealers get We believe we have a larger stock than all other dealers in Waterloo County combined. In these days of close competition, quantity rules the price See our stock, and you will admit we are not boasting. We sell for Cash and- we have One Price. Baby Carriages and Sewing Machines We employ experienced men and do repairing at half the price you usually had to pay. Our stock-of trimmings is select , Many exclusive designs and colorings---new, novel and artistic in ell grades of Parlor, Bedroom, Hall, Library and Dining- Room Papers. The' same power that makes our collection possible exert: itself in making the prices much lower than lesser dealers charge. Upholstering . . . Furniture q . . Wall Paper . . . and Curtains is the largest wt of Torohto, all new designs and the very latest colorings, and at such prices that you will say the Mt: must be slighted. With us, it you are not- pleased with the appearance of any rooms, perhaps we can make it more home-like and comfortable and save you money, too. TALK IT OVER Our Stock of Carpets Pte.. "and to - than on w Lani-r. a'liiii"ii's' t,',2'.tri all that t%'ltl oh.- Farmers, Attention Get your supplies ready for spring plowing, VOL. XW-NO. l7 "g Waterloo @011th A Great Sacrifice for Cash! "What we say we do, we dt/do." BOEHMER CO., Bqvttwtal Store, 40, M, " " Strut, Berlin, ht. At the New Shoe Store, Berlin. Millinery. A. WESELOH, the Shoeman. C. Steuernagel’s. WATERLOO, ONTARIO, Mr.M.T.Bechtel v.8 who has started preclioe here in kept very buoy. m is building I new offiee opposite the grist ‘mill. . . .Mr. EWB Snider gnve no . !cell l.at week on his wey to Welleeley . . . . Menu. Snider * Bricker fitnUhed lobe well they started drilling In! full for O. S. Weber. It Adept!) ot 182 feet. They “ruck plenty of water. . . .Mr. Jacob Brenner who intended to bnild n blaekstnith Ihop " St. Clemente will not build now until his fother’e honee it completed. . .,Mr. end Mn. C. Kmuiger oi'Wnterloo were Vinita their“ Earn on Sunday. . . .Mrl. , Kramer upent eevernl do,- " Water. loo thin week. . . .Severel from here attended the laurel of the lete MrsJ. luna- " Beehn lat. Snndny. We nreplensed to see so nanny of our villngen planting shade trees this epring es they sdd greedy to the beauty of our streets....Thare is tnlk of n toosul1 club being orgnniud in our burg. . . .Miss Abbie Bemis hes gone toToronto on . two weeks' visit. . . . Miss Lizzie Curr is It present visiting friends in Balm . . . . Mr. Devin of Berlin hns secured s situation with the Bingemnn & Ward Furniture Co. ..r. Mr. Geo. McAllister mode I couple of large sales of lumber lest week. . ' .Mr. Shark ot Waterloo mule n few friendly cells in our village on Mondey 18 inst. . . . . There will be punching in Snyder’s church next Sebbnth . . . .The Furniture Oo., of this piece made eevernl ship ments of furniture he; week . . . . Dene- ing perties seem to be the rnge in this neighbourhood " present. ' The support”- of Mr. C M. Bow- man, who wee declu'ed elected reeve of Bouthampton Iaathnttary, but unaut- ed by the judge, ofreeed to bear the cone of the expense to which be we! put bat Mr. Bowmn would not wept this. His friends then arranged to present. him with n veloeble gold wetch which wee done " the Campbell Home In“: week. A very plenum evening we: spent. . Henry Allen, on eduooted young mun. who woo convicted of bone Ito-l- Ing in London, wu lent. to Kingston Penitentiary tor two you! sad I bolt. Work bu begun ou' Stmlord’u new - ”mam And 1here will be no tut. employed men in that city in I for dnyl. At Linwood, on Thundey, Welter, used 7, Lorena. aged li, and Once, aged 3 yous. ohildreu of Thomas Redd, And Celia, med 4, Kerry, med 8, end Arthur, med 7 yeen, children of George Stevens. found tome wild pne- nip root; while pleymg in the woods user their home: end ate of them. Intent.) Hedd end Colin Steven! died in e few hours and the other children no in I oritioal 1sotidittou. An unknown man '3' found dead on the road near Rockwood. Mr. Chas. Friar of ikbringvil1e,drop. ped dad on the road. Mr. Wilmot’s trout lutehery at Credit Fords vs: destroyed by fire n lav dsys use. The build. ing which cost $2500 Ind was filled up with all the necessary up li. snm, was totally destroyed togotgor with 3,000,000 fry vslnod " 83 per thouund.msking the total loss 312,000. Mr. Wilmot wss prancing to forward shipments all over the country but will not now be sblo to fill my orders till next spring. The nrch~murder9r R.B. Holmes bu bu been admitted to the Roman Catholic huh, through the rite of baptism. The Guelph Mercury eeyez- "It in reported at thin offioe the: . msll.to.do former, on the third cancel-ion of Pele. ingwn, hen bed from twelve to seven- teen hood of cutie end one horse die through Iteration thirwinter,beestms he will not feed hie stock Compleinte ere eleo mode that he feeds the dead oeroeuee to hie hogs, end thet eome of these hop hove been told on the Guelph market. It these statement: no true. the township .uthoritim and Board of Health should take ution. In lay cue. the eompleinte Ihould be inventi- Mr. Ju. Deena. I _rnrtt'rxsd firmer, neerly 90 you! of ege, wee instantly killed at the G. T. R. nation to Gels. on April 17th. m wee struck by . our, the wheel: pacing over his neck completely Ievering his bed from " body. . All the News of tho County and DI.- A BUDGET FROM CORRES- PONDENTB AND OTHER SOURCES. NEWS NUGGETS. put. Into Att-tMrq - BLOOIINGDALI HEIDILBURG Mr, Henry Koch he. gone to Berlin High school in order to prepare for matrioulatiort. Succeu, Henry is the with of your meny friends here. . ' . Mr. D. Alex Been, Weterloo Chronicle lull. on Seturdey peid Conestogo, St. Jacob: and other plecee, . flying bait. neu cell, renewing men, old acquaint- encee. Your inlay readers ere pleased to learn of the study increue of trinml. ation ot the Wstorloo Chronicle in this pleoe. . ' . Mr. Henry Holle he: gotten e tirtdy equipped brick end tile yerd end en excellent Inpply ot rev material, . high grade product in therefore pre- dicted . . . . Mr. George Beheifle, in eddi- tlon to men] other improvements to his commodione pumice-,hu erected e aub- Itentiel improved fence along the front meterielly enhencing the velue of hie well cued forged» . . . . Fell wheat in thin vicinity never looked better. . . . Sager linking he been good thiueuon. . ...0ur lately hone- ere new in the FAnnwnL &utarotc-The Rev. Mr Goa. who bod charge of the Lutheran nppointmente, Conestoga end Bridge port, punched his farewell address to . large end npprecin'ivn nudieuoe on the nfternoon of the l9ill inst. During hie wjourn of six years. by his courtesy, uniformity of beurirg and zeal for the welfare of his congregation the Rev. gentlemen cerriee with him to his new sphere of lobar the very best. wiehee of his floek, locompnnied with warm Ientimentl of other denominations who had the plenum of cultivating his eutimeble qunlitiee. While the service we: impressive the singing by the choir wee no less so. The Rev. gentlemen token immedute cherge of Another con. gregntion (nt. the county of Bruce. "Hanover." Upon hie mignetion here be we: tendered e eulogiatio address read by Mr. E Bowman in behalf of the congregution, and I tangible me- mento-a bend-owe sum of money. m ruponded leelingly in n few well choeen words. A NIW DUNDII Another change hae taken place. The firm of Shanta a Clemens have dieolved partnership. The business will be car ried on by Shanta & Thamer hereafter. . . . . Rev. Backus has added an improve- ment to his plaoe, a new fence. . ' . Mr, George Wegenast of Gait, ie visitinz friends here. We understand he pur posed lowing Galt and moving to Woodstock . . , . Mr. Geo. Ledermen had the misfortune to lose his home but week. . . .Mr. T. N, Current left here on Tuesday last for Berlin, havinugak- an acontract for building a house at that piece. . . .Some of our boys rtnrted for a loud ride to Roseville on Sunday. They got back the name day but one of them came home with a bike Alongside of him. We think the ride must have been too much for one day... . Mr. W. Munro left on Sunday morning with his bike for Hamilton. The attraction must be pretty strong Billy, for the road. were not in fir-totals condition for a trip of that distance....J. A. Buck ha. purohmd the bicycle owned by Ed. Poath and is now making his m-rk with the rest of the professional wheelmen‘ of our village. l “wing over M r. Ekhert very long for " a sewing metuh held Int week on the (“In of A. Rellinaer he wu bsdly wanted by " opponent of old. If the report of the former metch we: correct, Mr..Doller malt be lacing ground me- terielly end bed better get into train ing or he will be loot light of alto. gether. ' ”manna Since the advent of spring all in lite and nativity emong the farmers gener- elly who ere ell billy preparing their lend for need bode,wcilu A few or more uggreaive heve elreedy eluted sowing. Fell wheat in thle vicini'y stood the winter well end he- alre‘dy mode per- ceptible growth . . . .Unrortumstely Mr. lNoeh Weber's dun has agein broken: llooee.‘ This ie the third time it bee [ broken in the some plume. He he: ebout e week’l "reins; to do yet and no will be obliged to repair the beach " once....We ere lee-ed to note the unitary tsireotq ',,tlr, the visit ot the Town-hip Bond of Heulth to the premises of Mr. Strohm hen bed... . We would like to lee the reed-mater enzege came one to cleer the rod of ell the looee stance; this would no doubt be epnroved of by ell eepecielly cycliete. ....Mr H. Kenyon be- rented the Weits pleoe here end will take pone-- eion on May let. . ' . Mr. B. Burkholder will also chenge hie headquarters We under-thud he in going to occupy Mrs. I Sweriz'e vecent hon-e. . . .The Menno. nite: hove elreedy mode the ere-ve- tione for their new church. Mr. J ohn. son he: the contact for the brick- work, whilet Menu. Meyer end Snider- ere engaged for the woodwork. . ' .A speciel meeting of the Home Circle will be held on Monday, 27th inch, to which ell the members ere requested to nttend . . . .Appere‘ntly Mr. Doller wee not able to hold the ttGmpionship in THURSDAY MORNING APRIL 23, i89b', CONISTOGO Gi -ttt 30010 and u. bitorir bu in £31.44. R, 'llld'll3L2'llll't 131.5 Comma AND Goittu.--Mua Lottie Ellle left for Fargo last week After C'dlld'l, some time in this vicinity. . . . Mr. Jae. Hahn from Elpirn was visit» ing It Geo. Pssppler's hut week . . . ' Mr. tous, Peppler and funily Ipent Sandy in Berlin . . . .The reverend gentlemen, D. B. Shark nod J. Bowman from Ber. lin conducted . service At the U. B., church Int Thur'ldny evening. . . .Mr. E. Devin and sister spent Sandy in Brain. ”WOOD You will now fitsd the moat stylish and fallout unortmont of 8 ring Suiting- over about: ttPts! wry-Ky by}? yotmjn- And make a deal by hi: glllL chat. With a few men who think it peyu. To have their bullockl rolling fat. Thnt concrexe house on yonder lot, Vi ill have they my 3 tenant noon. But who Wlll occu y tlu/place, is what Will be revealed)“ the honeymoon. Our merchant door a. rushing trade, In I'OOGDOI and dry goods, for A dolglnl sued in a dollar made, At H my Lehman’l general “ore. The lime work. ere now in full tart, Fruh lime’e on head It Mr. Nill’l, Be quick, they any ita tr lt in. Bat soon will burn not or kiln. They My we'll have elecc’onl soon. And put I good Reformer in Althoukht we {we the 1'apper boom, An honest fight will alwnyl win. We do not chim e poet be. But jun for nought I ut fun, We need the new: to uni can see ", Wl'i here is going on. Oh 8 ring. than lovely S ring, Th; handiwork in ',Lirdll', In verduro green which thou dost bri ' Both grout nnd mull will call the mm The fartttttr till. the soil with cure, And with" precious nod Abra ud With hope- of future crop- to Ihnre With men, and pay for what he bought. The woman too are clawing home. Their weapon- are the brush 5nd broom, The Ital-nor lex allure like A mouse A lunch outa do, some time put noon. A cum" buyer mode hil rounds, ' His name is Mr. J. Cunnioro, He bought J. Cltghorni, by the pound, The rent. he said were far too do". He laid he'll cull i? , ft? dtp, ' .Missec Annie Ind Sulio Albert were in Kouuuth on Sundsy. . . .Mr. 0 Tril- ler will occupy the pulpit of the U. B. onurch next. Sabbath oveninz....0n Snbbntln morning of the 3rd of May I memori-I Icrvioe will be held ’in remembrance of thr inhnt ch‘ld of Mr. and Mrs. Coons. Rev. J, B. Bowmln will o,diouste.. . .The only birds have begun house clawing. .Prnvor meeting nut. Thursday evening ct D.L.Wohor'l of Cbioopeo. All are welcome. . . . Min Ellen Becker it under the parental roof once more. . . .Mr. R. Cornell III in Blnevqle Int week Visiting " mother who in very sick. Might hopol In entertnined of her recovery. . FRIDPOBT On Thursday the 9d: April, Mr. nod Mo. Henry Gimbol oelebnted the 25th onnivemry of their adding day. Coutrratuldtitu" . . . . Mr. J. Gotulebon hon bought for I mere with the old Havel-l, lot from Mrs, Filohér of me. peler. Lot Thur-day he bod a bee for moving the burn and wood house over on his premises, A merry Lime woo the order of ttttt duy. . . .Mrl. Mari-In woo in Preston Friday. . . .The Ttt anion hon closed. Gnrdening bu . gun . . . . Mr. Will Cullitsgridge of Arthur was renewing old ocquoiuuncu here int week. . .'.Nal-ou Lat: VII in Hespeler int Wedueodoy on bulineu. I Introductory atngoa of vrrnnl equip-go Ind lbly IDItIIDIDK the wall msrned reputation of the paat--More Bttun-. . . . . Mr. Jacob SchWPi-zer, our popular townuuw, is adding much to the up- pennuce of bin hotel-promises. Tour. in- visiting this slresd, nomad mnery point will iirtd nmplo uccmmodozion in very renpect. . . .Qur foot ball mm in getting down to practice. We Iii-h l you lucoeu. . . . Rev. Mr. Collin; in hill lulunl monnor punched ably to n full house on Hubbub int. . . . Born to Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Koch, 18th imm. B, son. - Congratulntionn. . . .Mr. Goo. &shinbeitt,our hoot had shot- merchant, is doing as good basin“: in new work, _ And in rushing buuium in rewiring. . . i C. W. Shierwltz of _midesltmrg were in town on Sunni-y lat. . . .Miu Stub Good of Bralnu. spent Snurdny Bud Sand-y " homo. Mr, John Burnett has not. comfort.- nbly settled in his new ho Me, being in good repui'u Ind excellent unto of culti- vation, Buemms....Mr. H. Dahtmir, who but made large Iddluonl to hit brick nod tile yu-d. is now prep-rod to turn out. an article of most excellent quslity . . . .Your correspondent with tb' new outfit is wrioualy oonttsmpUtiue trying him hand It man'. flrat talline " (int. fruits of the tsoilr...Mrs. N. S. Bowman in Vilnius the home of her mother new Hamilton. . . . Mrs. All-n Good is viuibing her sister who it ill down he“ Hetrperler. . . .Mr. H. Shoo- maker of Elwin visited his mother on Sunni-y. . . . Min M.Eulor of Berlin in visiting her psrentl. . ' . Mr, And Mm. wm MONTROIE Spring " length hen net in end the oontinuel weether hen dried up the roedn to rejoice the Merger the feet in. creening number of cyclietn Bevin; neen vehiclen led with wheeln phi! through our tl,,'.",,"," conclude that the ridern of the nllent nteed will be more numeroun then ever. . ' Alhe footrhell enthuelentn hue orpnieed tor the com ing neeeon with the following otlicern C-- Treenerer. W. Uleinter; Secretery. E Patch ; Metch Committee, “one". J. Hammond, J. Gleieter, E. Petch ; Cep- tein, T. E. Williams, Any locel teem winning to pleye metch better epply " heedquertern. Whet in the rceeon the town end foot-hell club cennot get up e “picnic" thin nummer to break the monotony of every-dey bunineen life? ....Locel epieripnn tell on that the ', pelt winter hen ended fetelly emong the been, but the “been" we’heve hed letely At" not much injured niece they con. ‘nieted trhieftr of "wood". ...“Houee deeming” in ell ita diifeegnt phenen eeemn'to'be the order of the day if we me, judge from the nnuel evidence . . . . Mr. John Hemmcnd hen begun hie eeen'on'n work " the “hedge fence".. The fuming community who heve been “renting on their oere" toe needing ere " lent into it end by the end of the week none will be well on the wey with it... .Mondty the tovmhip fathers lnot here to look alter the thin of the townphip. . . Wr. Puddioombe of New Humbdrg, VIII in town on human this week. . Misc T. Schlogel of Berlin, spent. a few dsya with her brother here Indy. . . ' .Min Cook went Sunday " her home in North Eu‘hopo. Q KAY-VII.“ . The (amen of this vicinity ere all buy ploughlng end hing fence. Owing to e eon-re wind norm I." eutumn e greet; dose] of rail knee um blown down ... .Tbe "tbp" eeeeon in over. Mr, Daniel Snub lied e very woos-In! run, having nude over 80 yellow ttf mole-- eee. One evening int. week he enur- uined I {number of " Meade to en old fashioned "Tel, pull” which every- body, and specie", r oorreepond- ent. enjoyed. ' . .Mr. win" Kerr we. on the nick lint lees week... .Mr. Fred Welker intende Ila-kin. lerge improve- ment. on hie barn thin coming lumanf. The elmoec euu Inc-r but. the former pen of thin week ranked in the top. crvem perlou doing e Bowl-hing busi- nou....Mr. Moni- of the u. T. R. anion hee been removed to Toronto, ' r. Paris of Sn. 'Jeoohe akin: hi, pie. . . .834 worth of new book: hue arrived " the Public Llhnry. . . .Mr. Demmone he: revered hie connection with Dr. Ullyot end returned to Elba .. . .The long looked for school bell will be seen noon " e 600 lb. bell In: been ordetxsd.,..ru Rev. Mr. Fink- helner of the Ev-ngolioel church in Elwin will remain: to Milvorton end Mr. Bi den of Cheek-y (eke thie circuit Green-r inure". ie Insulin-ted in tuot, hell members ' ever brfore. en en- other meeting wee held on Securdey evening . . . .Thu' "mile of Mr. Me Mil- len, engineer on the Gut tmin, hue moved to town. . ' .Tne Luna Tunuie Club held in eunuel muting on Friday evening, end elected othotta for m coming meson . . . m in rumored then Moe-re Abnbem end Cook ere about to leave town and engege in the hurt- dry Maine. in Elan. We wish them enoueu....The Rev. Mr. end Mn. Thom» of Aleield visited friends in town e few deyu thie week. r rWe took all one manufacturer had of these goods, end if" want one, come quick. We can't get. any more after then an gone: If you want heavier spades or shovels hve have the. " 5 Sc and 60c each. But no better quality. " Indian tn- the Idler " the (bun-or SPADES AND SHOVELS Solid Steel Spades Solid Steel Shovels GARDEN LINES . . . Steel and Iron Rakes at equally low prices-all (minty-u“: Your Money. . Continued on tight]. Pay: "cus-ZS-ues-as-arch-ss-ass-uc-asc-cars-----, 45 feet long, 8c ouch 60 feet 10115100 out 90 feet long, 15c each anon-mu. Always meets with more than its equivalent hen. If we show anything not lower in price, it is beter h quality. Our goods are always exactly as repels-"M Old goods. do not ammulate on our hands for the no». son that the low prices we make are sure salesmen. at ILIIRA the fol lowing prices r WHOLE NUMBER, 2150 BERLIN, ONTARIO- J. FENN ELL & TH]: Loading Commr-ciu w fl anal”. -etea, ‘1'. A“ Pt tor new and has read: for thr, In? Ml. Tainan his! Vanni-emu - nextlarm. T“. “but“: " “I - I Write fur circulars. Guelph Balms can and SW UPERIOR ruuma .tovMyd h (ii and Mad mum-a a! My. I run-d and Tryout-Ilium Studemn' any war a any ll- , uni-m m ”duo-L “Irina-run- Terms Cash and on. Our a]: of Shin W“ duh h: has Mnjlluooa. tt you“. Wuatottemrtotkrtrth Btu; 'muqtiht £1.50. Thin-wroolaoovory m " TMandEsuI-dnyw Smyth B EARLY CLOSING Gloves and Silk Int: mWo have jut Ttgit: b iii'S " I - t IA“ 11'i"lttuhgl (Noun, SN, .'tg,'tit', ms: f" 'll'; Ieit.l "u..." . A"; will bhfrmm Us I. n " Shirt Wants . . . srll?2tp,2,tott.,ttg t,ttrat, " I iplnonto - 2rd,'lll1'll1l dine! (I. 0h on. W. in. 00.. hud- witt silver-ad pun-ubi- “la MI. from 50c. 'IN, " 01.”. .gA tNN sanctum” "you w... a - no out [not]. Hon punk“. We hue the calcium“! Em“ Black Cotton Hosiery for My t and you”. Remember that we an beam for this bmod. Prio- In: low I ", Childnn'l {but and 1 wtwuhmiroml be to “In Indiu' uninh- Nut he... has In! per pun gonh’ Eva-hm Mill. i from lgle to we put pin Ever-fast Stamina Wampum; 8:“. Goat hi. I “4 PM no t [nun-hotb- t'lahW1': “pol-u. Wok-o... ttPatti.',,,':::":"?.?,???::-,'..-?',' out. r than in". ttpe iii'iitc,iiiihl,iri'iii'i:,iii':?eittr', “WWW “Middle-"Mann” WMMVOIOCIMIIVI'I. Bargains in Parasol, this Business is Bushing. Tho Season Is lulu. " Wu An II Rushin , 0mm w. can? CASH Stan. ’ W4 3mm Dual-h. Km: th., Bull. SHAW & ELLIOTT. Pr “a; Wu? Wi 5333. u than": Id- may»... 'irGhraiiGrtriaria hrimsAr all mu. " - summed. 450“