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Life Size Crayon Portraits slkie. &G. MOSETEC Portrait Artist, _ â€" _ Waterioo. â€"Men have begun placing the new electric light posts in position. â€"Mr. Poter Gleiser is making exâ€" tensive improvements on his property on Young street. Having secured the service of Mr. C. A. Beal of Toronto, as cutter and Manager of our Ta lori Department, . we have every confidence.:f suiting you in all styles of upâ€" toâ€"date clothing. Mr. Beal comes highly recommended as one of Toronto‘s best cuttâ€" ers having had over 10 years‘ experience in some of the best Ta loring Establishments of that city. Give Mr. Beal a trial and wear perfect fitting clothing. to prevent moths getting into your furs and woolens. . Stroug LIQ[?ID ALMONIA for washing woodwork, etc. . Also used as pSl:‘nt food, And CAUSTIC SODA for p Muking. If you get them at â€"The shoot of the Waterloo Gun Club will be bheld at Westside this (Thursday) afternoon. HKOUSEâ€" CLEANING Time will soon be at hand when you will require «um Camphor Moth Camphor Dovitt‘s City Drug Store â€"Mr. J. G. Btroh is building a large smoke stack at his tannery. It is to be 75 feet in height and 12 feet square at the base. â€"At their meeting on Monday evenâ€" ing the Town Father® decided upon the sale of town lots in the old park by public auction. UPâ€"TOâ€"DATE Clothing â€"Mr. A. E. Code, flour and feed merchant, King St., has decided to handle no more pantry supplies, but confine hisbusiness strictly to flour and feed. â€"The first open air concert of the season will be given in the band stand by the W.M.S. to morrow evening, weather permitting. â€"We learn that Dr. W. L. Hilliard of Morriston is about to locate in Watâ€" erloo and engage in the practice of his profession here. $1.25 for the end of this week. You should not miss it. â€"Mre. Jacob Bowman, of Wilmot, â€"W. H. Leeson, propristor of Moore‘s Lbeap Storc, Berlin, is adverâ€" tising a special sale of Oxford ties at bas been \'uzl:..ll for the past five or six weeks. is lylnsfl the home of her brother, Mr. L.V‘i tauffor, where she is hovering between life and desth. â€"Mr. Jas. Scott shipped two cars them through as far as Montreal. â€"»At & meeting o!t'!n Domlnr ion ag Board of the C.W.A. at Toronâ€" modny.wuerluvusndd a asnotion to hold the tenâ€"milegProvineâ€" fial championship race at the Labor The Tailors, Furnishers. Hatters THE WV HITE FRONT â€"â€" BERLIN containing thirtyâ€"6wo fine Tod-ou of heavy draught horses for Liverpool on Monday. Mr. Chas. Boott will sea meet this year. Pupiic Mzztixo.â€"Oor Mayor, in W"'"'m-"â€"” '.“:";' "':'.:‘- the players 'bow.w;:?.w ?‘MW signed Manager Minto‘s Galt mmum .hr #w‘& W ard raco e rapfrabig e y 1g1 to, » of discussing the ad erect: fipeidinc Johastoo, Robins®n, 806| io,‘a Subiles Gate, at the entrance of | _‘ fp» regren, wopy wo ons u&Wu'mp"nz.W md,vmwuaond: same as reâ€" quired by the board of health byâ€"laws} â€"â€"The people are not blind, 1z =h.:r:l“"b'ph- 'n“ our on | roliable footwear. ‘They know that what we toll them about our gonds is true, they bring their friends and asre muh»--.buzi shoo business in Berlin. . A. Wi 1 the shooman, 45 King St., neae theo $4.20 each, incinding costs, for having dumped decay ed M..a‘:‘_n'_-hbl- Mr C. A. Beal, Cutter â€"Two Borlin scavengers were fined Are ail the rage. A C. MOYER saves neither time nor money to do the v.ry best work posible. You are sure of getting the Best. Platinum Finished Photes LOCAL NEWS. Strassor & Oo. F45 i1l for the past five Bochmer, capitalist ; August Bochmer, and Aarou Erb, manufacturers ; snd Samue!l Erb Moyer, gentleman, all of ly chief excise officer in Seagram‘s disâ€" tillery. _ Mr. Boateilier was a valued member of the Berlin Free Library Board up to the time of his removal to â€"Messrs Wm. Saider & Co, Wa terloo‘s new electric light firm, have commenced building operations on their engine room on the south side of the mill _A 75 borse power Corliss engine from Cowan & Co. of Galt, will be used to supply power for rnn::: the dy namos which are being purch from Jobhnston, of Toronto, Free Library Board there was passed a complimentary resolution to Mr. Geo. Bouteilier, now of Windsor, but formerâ€" â€"Don‘t forget the L T. L enterâ€" tainment in the Town Hall, Waterioo, on Thursday evening, May 6th A grand programme has been propared. consisting of vocal and instrumental music, recitations, &c. A grand cantata, _ entitled _ "War _ among the Flowers," under the manageâ€" went of Miss Nora Gibson, Berlin, talented elocutionist. Ioa «ddition to this Mr. McLean (Canada‘s second Bengough) will favor the audience with a namber of intereatiog cartons. Admission 150. Children 100. Dissorurio® or PartxzErsair.â€"The partnership beretofore existing between Messra Hogg & Habbick, dealers in coal and wood, egge, produce etc., is about to be dissolved Ey mutual conâ€" sent, Mr. Alex. G. Habbick retiring from the tusinese, we understand, to capital of $90,000 in $10 shares. The incorporators are Abram Oberboltzer Deats or Mr. Joruey.â€"Mr. A. Jolley of Galt, well known here, died at the Toronto General Hospital on Baturday last, of paralysis, brought on it is thought, by over ltnd{. FHe had been attending the University and was a clever young man only twentyâ€" six years of age. The funeral took place at Galt on Munday under the auspices of the Y.M.0. A., of which de:â€" ceased was an enthusiatic member. Purics‘ Concert.â€"The pupilm Aunna R. Bean, assisted by Mr. Blachâ€" ford, a talented og violiniet of the Conservatory oIogulic. Toronto, will give a concert in the Town Hall Waâ€" terloo, on Thursday evening, May 20th. For particulars see programmes. WaxtED to Rext.â€"A comfortable 7 or 8 roomed houee with water conâ€" nection preferred. For further partiouâ€" lars apply at this office. 17â€"3 OxtrTTren.â€"The name of Mr. Fred Gilmore was inadvertently amitted from the list published in last week‘s issse of those who passed the recent dental examinations Mr. Gilmore is the son of Mr. Robert Gilâ€" more of Wilmot Township and passed his final examination. _ Dr, Gilmore has gone to Carleton Plase to run & branch office for Dr. Winter. Last Frmar‘s Coxomet.â€"The conâ€" cert given in the Town Hall last Friâ€" day evaning by the W. M. 8. band was not very well attended owing to the disagreeably wet weather. The programme rendered by the band howâ€" ever, was of a very hlg‘ order and such as would reflect credit on "1 body of professional musicians. r. Juline Zeller excelled bhimself in a difficult flute solo. evening, at 8 for the ing a Jubiles Gate, at the entranse of BaseBart.â€"Manager Wm. Hogg of the Waterioo Baseball Ciab reports matters to be movln;d%q‘d:m factorily. _ He feels that Waterloo, with the team now at his requisition, has called a mesting of the ie parere of the Touy for boxt Pro Berlin which takes place here a week from next Baturday. pmdgiiwonlutuu.. The boys have practice on the green and will do some hbard work to get into proper form for their initial match with the Town Fark. in commemoration of the completion of the Dismond Jubilee of the reign of Queen Victorian We trust that a large number of the rate payers will attend the meeting, = chants have adopted a system of places :‘.w."'ld‘:fl at u'&-znd--“pb will snmmmier‘s day, withont in ‘any â€"At the last mee.ing of the Beriin â€"The A. O. Bochmer Pusiic Maztino.â€"Oor Mayor, This is a commendeble move married to the firsa bridesmaid, Miss Broach of New Hamburg. Miss Roth ecrmal‘s parente would be pleased to see a correction in those Beriin journals which misprinted the itew. carefully studying the report of the Fire, Light and Water Committeo of Chairman) with regard to the distmâ€" bution of electric lights in differeat parts of the town we meset congratulate the committee upon the very satisfas tory manner in which they performed their work. The task of apportioning lights is by no means an easy one and considering the fact that the committeo had only twenty lights at their disposal they could not have discharged their duty toany tetter satiefaction of the general the Town Council (Mr. Aloyes Bauner, Miss Washburn, Kincerdine, is the guest of Miss Shub. The friends of Mr. A. B. McBride will be glad to bear thet he is again able to take olmno of his law pracâ€" tice after being confined to his house for nearly a week,. Mr. Becord of Berâ€" lin, looked after Mr, McBride‘s clients during bis ilness, in the iteaos e to the marringe of Mise M. lamdfi'.b-; Miss Rothaerma} was usited in wo Nr. Otto Schmidt of Berlin, z 106 Mr. W. A. Raymo Icft for Montreal on Monday, where he will spead a few Dr. Geo. Hughes, of Michigan, was a guest at "Bleak;House," the residen:e of Mr. J. B. Hughes, for a few days last week. Mre. F. Colquhoun and Mr. Addison Taylor attended the funeral of Mr, Jolley. atGait,on Moaday. Mr. Ed. Seagram attended the Horse Show at Toronto last Friday. The W. M. 8. has a very valuable acquisition to its cornet players in the tonou of Mr. J. H. Smith, of Ecdia. He the son of Prof, Smith, the well Mr. H. E. Sewall, of Toronto, is a guest at the residence of his fatherâ€"inâ€" law, Mr. C, Shallhorn, a few days this Mr. C. R. WFlobr, who did such exâ€" cellent work behind the bat for the W. B. B. C. last year, bas arrived in spent Tuesday and Wednesday with friends in Waterloo. Mre. Dr. Ratz, New Dandee, visited her mother here, Mre. I. Bechte!, on Manday. known leader of the Erin town. Miss M. Englehardt is visi rela tives in Galt, & hing Mesers. 1. L. Hobden and Joe Allen retarned last week from a trip down the Grand River in their canse, ‘They went as far as Brantford stopping over at Galt for a fow days to visit Mr, Allen‘s ronnu there, They prono their trip a most n}oy:blh:’um Decrease $1,706 Inc‘a, 32 The Mortt and Kast Wards show a sligho decrease in the value of assessable property, while the Wnu‘lca‘. show nnq.h? inoreases, wuu orth Ward has do 16, the Bouth has remained staâ€" tionary, while the Kast has increased by 33 and the West by 165, . _ . _ W ATERLOOB ABSRSSBMRNT. An Increase in Population of 82â€"A# Mr, J, ll.lo:l'l{.hvnul-u.ho completed his work and made bis reâ€" : to the Cw# i oc .l:;.‘;dlovh‘m:olpnu mitly to br 166 ."a"'.....,. ‘w' m 188, of horass $88, and WA dagy 115. Connscrtion.â€"We are Tus Exnscrerc Licats Praceo.â€"After Dr. W. L. Hilliard of Morriston, Mr, J, M, Boully, town assessor, has Personal and Social County Cl:crick 1111:¢sy, Mry 0, 1897 â€"Page 5 From A. E. Kiipport, claiming dam ages to the extent of $150, incurred by Mnuh(lhro.‘hth.«'-} of u.xrm:n Â¥Furpiture Co., on King and A streots ; from Lady Aberâ€" "'" “““M o-b-hlulzhdudmdo dub hmblh_n_d}c* to be beld berp on Jone 22nd, and saked hopxgbmrm on that day, with suitable‘ sourenire, A grapt uot to exsend 50 was made by the Connscil, Jotk is the ti8 mer wesed a7 poblle -u&nd“bm"phu the hands of a committese who will hx The Mayor in the chair. Present; The Roeve, Deputy Reose, and Mossre. Stark, Hucthor and Looz The minutes of last seswion were read and confirmed. of the Council in the founding of the Victorian Order »f Nurses ; from W Rickey, acking that diteh in froat of his house be filled up. The different committees reported as P:r. Bechtel, ohulrmu‘e.!d :ho Town Commistee han n a report mo::zudln. that Geo, Doerbecker be paid the sum of $250 for his lot, to be used as the extension of Foundry atreet to William atreet. FIRE, LIGHT AND WATER, Mr. Aloyes Bauer presented the reâ€" port of the Fire, Light and Water Comâ€" mittee, which was adopted by the Council, The committee recommended the placing of lights at the following street pointe ; Corner of Ki d Corner of Kl:g ::d &% Uorner of King and Corner of King and Erb Corner of {1&( and William Corner of King and Allan Waterico WWUD Have Twenty Eleotric Lights â€" $50 Granted to Dinmond This committe». through J. Fischer, chairman, reported that it was waited on by a joint deputation from the Waâ€" terloo Musical Society and the Waterâ€" loo Bicycle Ciub, asking for an approâ€" priation of money for purchasing sourenire for the public school children to march in procession on the eccasion of the Diamond Jubilee celebration on 22nd June The matter was recomâ€" mended to the favorable consideration of the Council. The following accounts wererecommended to be paid : J. Kaufman, ummuu Gutta Percha Ru Ca.â€":ccrcisves 28 M Chie® Flymn...... 00c ccs cssc c c cnnn _ 48 Ed. Duermel, on branch sewer a/o... 20 60 Grand Tr@Ak.......00ssssisc0 000. 14 M# "Total ...:<~scsscervccrcrr>~BHAR 10 T+** committee thinks it has no m to act with regard to refund of â€" ert‘s taxes. wererecommended to be paid : Wm. Pelts, labar..................$ 2 00 Jhm,uw 64 85 Gutta Percha Ru Ca.â€":ccrcisves 28 M Chief Fliymm.......0cccc cssc cc c ccen _ 481 ; Ed. Duermel, on branch sewer ajo... 20 60| . â€" Grand Trunk........0.0lsic000.... 14 M# “1 Watal s Yas d : iscussed by the committee which deâ€" CoMMUNICATIONS The reguiar meeting of the To#wn The Waterloo Consumer‘s Gas Comâ€" md(ufiwdwu of Albert and Church Corner of Albert and Young Corner of Albert and Duke FIXANCE AXND PRINTING TOWN PROPERTY, and Yo Â¥# Bowman‘s house BEHMER & BRISTOL Brussels. Prices ranging from 30c, 40c, 50c¢, to $1.00 peryd. A lot of remnants at halfâ€"price. Lage Curtains! Lace Curtains! pattern and finish at prices ranging from 25¢, 40c. 50¢, 75¢, $1.00, $1.25, $1.50, $1.75, $3.00, $3.50 to $6.00 per pair. â€" Best value in town, and are one of the chances you should not miss by buying your carpets and curtains from '”:uun'n found at 15 conts per Buffalo Mats Made in Grand Style W| LADIEES! 16 at any time you are looking scound for an At |. . call and fnspect the celiable NEW .\> Racin; Apen saw, mm * _(E NTE UYe t aoP yes‘ s es adttecs * 3 memrrttr 9 CCC / _ _ jUST RECEIVED A NEW $TOCK OF TRUNKg . 30 Selling Carpets off at Cost Carpets ! Carpets ! W. H. BECKER & C0., Booksellers in wuldly on ‘wy Mave uver €00 "alterent o ste ssoonns here to gait them and something to suit theit purees, Remember WE SELL CHEAP BICYCLE $ Firstâ€"class Wood Wall Paper in Abundanes To .. Farmers: J. Uffelmann. To say that our stock is 1 rge is Also the CRESCENT for ’4; A full line of bicycle supplies on Watchmaker and Joweler. WATERLOO, ONT. As we are sbout to pat in Union, Wool, Tapestry and delivered at our yard here, Conl and Woos Desiors casat such for asle will do oo mmid. & ROOS, Ths Popbet Shes Si6te, _ Berlin. _ It is a noteworthy fact that you can at all times be suited both _ quality and price when buying footweer atthe P opular Boot and Shoe â€"_ Most Beautiful Stron'g_rost_ ‘ Easiest Running Wheels Built. See the padiadien m o lemapet ie tltetes Haiecd U Wiiees "Tiriens Bd The Popuar Boot and Shoe Store, . BICYCLES â€" â€" WHEN I WANT SOMETHING GOOD â€" + +J ALWAYS GO TO . . . - All of the above wheels as well as parts are stocked in Canada and in case of accident can readily be obtained. ALL WHEELS FULLY GUARANTEED _ A compfete stock of Bicycle Sundries, Lanterns RBelis, Cyclometers, etc. _ _ _ io e c R An‘other American and English Shapes are sent to ue as seon as fesned, . All steoe fo" the Lntert Billk Hate. . New W"ym. Bhirte, _ New lot of Stylish Neekwear. New Collars and On aizes. New Btock Cashmere RHocks, 25 cents Dr. Thomalla‘s Hygienic ::l:nl beat sefeguard against chills, unsurpassed for dursbility, no shrinking in we Gelscha, Titan, Alpine, Boston Derby, Electric, Outing Just Boceived, Also Othor ) W. J. WOOLARD & CO. I, L, HOBDEN‘S, Book and Fancy Gools Store, The Following in WESP B MPNED] have been recsived this wegh Hardware, Paints, Oils, Stoves Tinware, Plumbing and Furnace STORMER CAV ALIER AMERICA JACOB CONRAD Noxt Door to Hoffman‘s Shoo Store WALPER BLOCK â€" BERLIN . Woollard & Co. JEW EL + + BOLD OQONLY BY + > PRIOES VERY LOW. M