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W M + & #4 the cammittec‘s report in Hhissnspah and referred w‘uec.txfi the Insurance Act. wmonts. The Committee reported that no member could withquf;p a comâ€" pany and not be lisble for use]gnflenu waless the board of directore gave their ©consent to retire. . Dr. Hunter endors At a meeting of the Mutual Fire Underwriters‘ Association held at Torâ€" ontolast week a committee was appointâ€" ed to look into the question whether members of the mugual insarauce compauies could retire when they iike;‘;nq escape the payment of assessâ€" TRHRURSDAY, MARCH 4ch, 1897 â€" Migh ciass printing, English and German, in wh‘:‘w 'mm- ble, and will be reasonal u&pknw:‘mu.umflu- TO ApVERTISERS Notice of changes must be left at this office not later than Saturday noon. . The copy tor changes must be left not later than?Tuesday noon. Casual A(finl‘tu. ments accepted up to noon Wednesday of each week. Se lyat So«) amnes oych Watgrioo Sounty Uhronigie, (‘UU‘.! W.M Prcsâ€"®. Sauder & Oo. & Ge uds W. J. Wo l anl! @il Murting â€" a. Muelic:. J, C ffelwane. ) snn Un viek * Sweâ€"pâ€"W .. ) ecmn, tion rale _A C. & T. shaw. afoh Repaoi gâ€"H 1N r Brwâ€". w 1t ws Goodsâ€"‘1 Ie o« Bucketâ€" and Svo"hâ€"l.ml So minderâ€" my:hn B o. °* Gb ving Ready ! r Sp ingâ€"â€"A. Woseloh. new Advertsements this week Subzcripiion f1G por sonum in adrance eal N tireâ€"Hechtel Bros. . re. W inslow‘s Soothing >yrup v&:’«p g.ld’tulum-mv;dr. nâ€"*~ Câ€"l0â€"y Compou . Chaâ€"e‘s Rent diee. * Week!y Newspaper Published every Thure MEMBERS 4RiG LIABLR. RRITOBIAL NOTFESâ€" in Saider‘s Mill and 400 feet «t the Woollen Mill, which are: at &‘ ‘times available. The Committes recommends that a register be kept as ré 'IN&'W sections 10 and 13.3 far as ble. The Committee teport&d that they received tenderafor tmu y of tubber boots and comts for the Bri zm four different tirms and recommended that the(;m;« of the Gutta Petclia & Rubber Co. (Lid) of Toroumy be se ‘ goods sent on a on. %:0 Committee further nE:q that th y had coasidered the con with the Waterloo Consumers‘ Qupo, which expires on March 20d, 1897, an0d ‘have desided to ask for tendars for lighting h strpnte hy wa oc slostnie lighh the pates es moraing and for ail hight : the teutiors for ejecirne o‘cléck or a a lt rhed nWSnLt‘. WRROTFE $s Bih, 180 DOT:‘: ::ggl?‘e'%:;fiovw_ FIÂ¥4Â¥CF aAÂ¥p PBiXTIYGâ€" _ John Fischer, Chsirmen, r TA* MC 2OCECaTEVCC WOuid recotmiend that fi_r. Â¥iyan be tmnfied Chiet of the Brigade. ‘They ider the 1500 feet of hose which w6 bave at ‘present to be sufficient.considering the 200 feet located they think the pail bell to be «cqually efficient ; with ‘respect to the borse -erviuw W ‘wre of the opinion ‘that the matter was fully and we trust satisfactorily ex to the Association by P. H. Sinké and J Lockie. There are at it ‘two persons sléepâ€" ing in the fre hall and two more cluose by. â€" The Comuittee would recomumend FIRE, LIGHT ANR WATBE s Al yes. MI’, Chair reâ€" potm. $ ‘sitli respect to the l%‘n- cies to zating of Qlasa (Kes pointed out in a communication from the Cansdien Fire Underriters‘, Association the Comumittee reported that they wil} eater into coam:»dpn jlascertain g pease af t G...Qt-'& Systein m i Vie Association recommends, but on account of the town beirng so centrally Â¥ oR CC vuPre Cl "OF 4. #%, B0T7, 1CC Cgnonse male® C Eo rv-nlcrlmundlly morling < tm'nl th= Berfinâ€"W«terloo Street R ilwai o@wn Compcil wap held on Ehyr)m lhme réâ€"igned, the © resignation t<k evening. ing effâ€"ot on Worday, March lat, H Present : The & 4. the Qnair,| came ‘here from New rk in 1888 the Deputyâ€"leev. m-u. Kumpf {mund inroduced the qu@@tion of stre« UHuether, Ritzer, Areutziger, t&, cais and for some years eucceseful ) Conrad, Bruce, Moriey, Baucs, z, | mmuu«ged a horse car line hetween the Aiteman and Mt.' two towne . When the horre c«r ay« counv'mnpl“ “.‘l m;fl slow to auit the re Krom the a. . ! ho. quiremenats of the age he introduced signing the §::M: C01000099¢ "C isho oleotht; sysiem asd ib ie lurgely dut From W M. Reade, J. 0. Haightand | 1@ th® »GO"R, tact and persever«nce v‘ A. B. Mézrq{.n_ $ sthine 9 borep ;'“‘; "",'i“ that we own |the spitudy pdink d Oirikcin plaoe of Fred. Gglgqu. | *"OHe7 line now in operntion. _ ... Hous, the Deputyâ€"lieev. and Me ars Kuampt, Huether, Ritser, .S'M\M tk' Conrad, &wt..:lhaf"!.‘ Banes, s Aiteman and ‘!'- coxnxUN}CArIp®S. From the Clerk, Mr. CO“I"“"'%" sig:in‘ !!\_fi_ 9“’[5*{9- yeeooe, nathodt"_â€"_* t PESF3 E&‘W‘nm-‘nr- reguler monthly mertiog af tn TQOWNGOUNGiI, _ |. _ T, M., Burt, Resigns § to he $ / required! by | u u‘%mby J":i‘l’fl: tdd that they Rfitmff y lgtli:s:vtber will no lo zm sorvices." recommended | The ma The n of the de hâ€"o :n‘..‘ gfi'@;s l -." gout " ol tmfn-h! lflg L heard with re " by gs ;.'r,hw.of élatives 1 y 4o t 7“‘”{%:”“ o io tore in in io mt 1t in is The many friends of the genial aad energetic ‘exâ€"Manager will regres to learn that he has sevred his cannection u6h the Street Reilway Co. and @lll wis ev eucovas J:ib:t‘:ver‘ splhne‘fi h‘i‘l lot :{y be cast. ::on record their high sente of bis ”tufl an i efficiency as mgw anaâ€" n mJ their regret that the y will no longer have the benefite: om Mr. Burt is atso a Director‘of the Grand Valley Railway, President of the Preston and Berlin Street n\flilv aad wase a Director of the Gait ast Preéston Street Ruilway. RESOLUTION TQ MR BURT '&hfi: Street Raiiway Co, ot a meeting P c uns e ne r. T. 4. °; the following resolution : PS "While accepting the resignation of Mr Burt as genera| manager of the Berlin & Waterlce Stroet Ry. Coy., n . tion s inucusly sincs Unaatbing of uie meud ts Brocd of Directors d:sire go exprecs and place The horee car line was built in 1889, the work of corstraction having heen hegun in Apri} and completed on June 15th of that year. In 1894 be made preparations to put in an electric sy=â€" tem which. was completed carly in 1895 with the aid of R. H. Fraser‘ of To:â€" onto and Mr. â€"T. McLe!ian of Berfin The first electric car was ruo ou the day the cantract apecified, Friday, May 16th, 1895. Mr. Burt was the President and â€" Tre««urer of tha line until January 6th, 1896 when the conâ€" trol was soi2 to certain Berlin parties warerioeo. Coopty Chronicle, Thursday, Peath of Ohristian B Scheiger. Mr T M Bort, the efficient. Man«ce P sirougiran uin thesty vid South Waterlod Agricultural Society uatil receditly and was cbmn meoâ€" ber on the Bourd of Diréctors‘ of the North Dam and Son\?‘:vn\nfldo Farmere‘ Mutual Fire Insutaote o. C Oe e S i se matt hogth ‘died suddenly in bis sleigh in Galt while turning the corner of Dickson 1MR“¢“M‘M ucuz:;u Galt sarly in the day afrer he attended a meeting of the Direstors of the North Danifries and South ‘Waterloo Insurance Co. Afterwards he ‘partook of a hearty meal at the Baker House, then went w the stable and got out his horse and «hile driving ‘around the corner of Dickson and ‘Nocech Water strests he ) was uoticed to fall forward is ‘his a irited wes at « @wet, Goamicting enoee, of terti , aod at t o ces eaaing es returning ~oficer in his " for alei Mr, 't:nak wha usticed him m:!.‘h‘ru out turned the hoc«e sround and drove to Dr. Â¥ardon‘s surgery, where it was found that deéath baving been the chuse. ' Mr. Mairtin was born in Waterlioo County over seventy years ago. He was twice married, the second xw ‘m dauehter of thalate Tsasc ‘Clemens, M. P.‘P. te leaves 1 widow and vhree daughters to mourn bis sudden death : ’t‘w W%‘HR‘OE "_ndt :h; on the hontestrad, land, who lives on the homestad, and Mrs. V.‘Conway "of Sault Bté 5«19. The‘ fungral "will ‘ take plate (Thursddy) at 2 o‘ciock p. .‘ to War DBATH.OFR JOHN, W. MABIIN, |uelcer MJ "oke If uio of the h's;‘redovfi a:fllm. Nill}, who fit | m a fart betweon G=lt und Heepeter, nor‘s codidtery. One of Wasrevioo‘® Seat Khown Men Diss Suddeniy in His Sleigh _ Ou Monuday afterncoon© about fivé 7'-" DEATE OF THOS. HUNT. at Hamilton on Saturâ€" on hatu hang fatoas ame fook " oo e han v9en the Sdevol to urabe o roken & wwm-wg&« to cerâ€" ‘1h of the ;W»l market towne, and pere aud villagers dwelling in the neighbarhood J’:‘w "%m wfiha n afht thiee mw"fifln to the it o Phfoc. ma lof Pebuiew tobh hatee nouse, }â€" ts Oataric and Quebey. Heratofore ven Tive nt Sviot o aram rrofas 'Nffi“dwl(g&n to, oar in of the principal market towne, and alt ohas mdigs at the coniret mathet hed Al More, ‘hedid not. “-uvum fal, death coming‘as be sat in his chair. ‘tÂ¥he funsral will" stact from bere toâ€" morro# : morning(Tuesday)asd proceed to Ferges where the n-u).:u will be interred.> Whfimciiflovfld one son in Fergus, also se« éral daughâ€" ters by a former marriage. . mge. When over fifty he eatered the ministry and spent the last cizhteen years in wiagionary and mininteria) laâ€" bore in Maskoka, Grey and other parts prior to his co sing hâ€"re some two yeurs «go. E‘wfibdrs-:yubb.hu been severely «ffl:cted with heart disease bat -ifih.:i&r.intb.dfil be work for the maater until the Iast.‘ A week azo he delivered his last sermon and se in Sgrang. "bey mmrough thy message on Susday, "th ) QUTTING OFRCHBAP TICEK®tée timé with its odnaciess n-h; -; gradually ushering in the new month but not before the month of Eebraary From Mosday, Matoh 1â€"t, ho , PR ETTE T&m day was in charge of a4 & vi0tim in the seventy years of 1at, 1 or the C. P. o ding . and "NEW GOODS! NEW COTTONS . . . 00â€" _ _ 36 inches wide, i #;;S:g ‘fé’;&&*}i% per yard. mm& NEW SHEETINGS ; . . NEW GOODS at the NEW PRINTS . . . At 5¢, 6c, 8c and 10c. per Crumb‘s best cofg's, all New Pamm guaranteed to wash at 12 1â€"2¢. per yard d sfi zce i0% rna dn iersong aoas rndintimeemeneâ€"pore GREAT CORNER STOR «* 8c and 10c. yard _ New Pattenra. «and e