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Learn‘s . | DPrug Store Waterioo, Ont. Phone 217. The Waterloo fire brigade was notified of the fire and despatched four men to the scene and they gave Invaluable aid in keeping the fire from spreading to the implement shed and house. Neighbors who were on the scene early assisted in getting some of the livestock out of the barn. Fortunately nearly all the: cattle were pasturing in the fields. ‘ Spontaneous combustion is given as a cause of a spectacular fire which destroyed the barn and conâ€" tents, including five horses and other livestock belonging to John S. Shantz, situated about three miles north of Waterloo on the Erbsville road. ‘The blaze was first discovered by the servant girl employed at the farm as she was retiring for the‘ night shortly before ten o‘clock on Friday evening. She lmmedlately\ gave the alarm but by the time Mr.‘ Shantz and other help reached the barn it was burning fiercel$ and they bad little chance to save the liveâ€" tock. Five horses, ten pigs, a yearâ€" ling calf and a number of chickens perished in the flames. All the season‘s crop of grain and hay stored in the bfn wae a total loss. Mr. SBhantz estimates his loss at 88,000,' partly covered by insurance. the choir while Miss Hilda Hoffman presented the happy couple with a suitable gift. Numerous gifts of silver were received from the famâ€" ily and friends by Mr. and Mrs Conrad. BARN AND CONTENTS OF JOHN S. SHANTZ DESâ€" TROYED BY FIRE The members of St. John‘s Lutherâ€" an choir of which Mr. and Mrée. Conrad are valued members seren. aded them and delighted the guests present by singing excellent numâ€" bers. ‘This was followed by the reading of a nicely worded address by Mr. Herman Hass on behalf of Following a most excellent dinuer toasts were proposed with Dr. O. J. Specker of Reading, Pa., as toastâ€" master. The toast to the Conrad family was ably proposed by Mr. William Conrad, a brother, while Mr. Arthur Huenergard, a nephew, reâ€" sponded. Mr. W. H. Schmalz pro-‘ posed the toast to the old friends, which was responded to in behalf‘ of the new friends by Mr. Harry Germann, Dr. F. W. Carvell and Rev. Dr. Little of the Seminary. Other guests gave interesting reminiscenes and a brief account of the wedding of twentyâ€"five years ago was read to which the groom, Mr. Conrad, reâ€" sponded. Friends from Walz, Mich., Fort Wayne, Ind., Hillsboro, II1., who were unable to be present, sent messages of congratulatipn which were read. bration of the twentyâ€"fifth anniverâ€" sary of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Conrad, at their home in Watâ€" erioo in the presence of fifty guests, most of whom were present at thoir‘ wWedding. The commodious bome was beautifully _ decorated wlth‘ gladioli and roses. & 4 A generous sized bottle of Colgate‘s Perâ€" fume given away with every tin of Colgate‘s Talcum Powder. FREE! 25¢. a _ We are in a position to || mw& wive you accurate and reliâ€" ¢ n:-r; pae. cR ‘Through the able advice concerning the Waterioo wn"eou.c?l“:t-'uux !"’" care of your eyes. special meeting on Thursday aven. THIS ARTICLE REMOVED Right at the Jansen your eyes examinâ€" To Pave Road ‘ The council granted the petition of ratepayers on Union St. requestâ€" Ing that a bituminous pavement on Union St. between Herbert St. to a point near Bowman St. The neces sary byâ€"law was passed and lftml year debentures will be: issned ~to May Flush King 8t. For the sum of $250 the Kitchener Light Commiasion has offered ‘to flush King St. ffom the boundary to Elgin St. fort the balance ‘ of the year. ‘The offer was considered reasonable but the council desired a demonstration before giving its ap proval. viow of getting first hand ‘informâ€" at‘on rogarding the road situation. He will give special attention to the stretch of road between Freeport and Preston where a pavement has been in course of construction for many months. Kitchener, Waterlgo, Pres. ton and «other munklpa'&lel are urging that this road ‘be completed before the cold weather, the work the past few months having been at a standstill owing . to ilack of material. To Declare New County Road 9 Mr. S. Lichti, County Road superâ€" intendent, was introduced by Reeve Henderson, and addressed the counâ€" cil on the question of having the road â€" leading from Waterloo â€" to Bridgeport â€" declared a â€" provincial county road. The speaker pointed out that North Waterloo has less mileage of county roads than any other riding and should have more He suggested that the council pass a resolution to be forwarded to the County Council for their next meut-j iIng urging that body to take iimnâ€" mediate action to have the road made a county road. Similiar action would be taken by the councils of Waterloo and Wilmot townships, deâ€" ciared Mr. Lichti With these reâ€" commendati ns _ before them _ the County Council could take up the matter with the Department of Highways and impress upon them the _ necessity _ of declaring _ the Iridgeport road a county road and if approved contracts could be awarded and the work commenced next spring: The council decided to pass a resolution at their next meetâ€" ing which will be forwarded to the County Council, requesting that they lake steps necessary to have Bridgeâ€" port rorzd declared a county road. Waterloo Invited The local council acknowledged with thanks the invitation of the Kitchener council to assist in the entertainment _ of _ Hon. _ Henry, Minister of Highways. Mr. Honry will visit Kitchener, Waterloo and other places in the county with a ,Is drawn out of the pit met with \lhe approval of the Council who unanimously passed a resolution to ‘this effect. The cost of the work is estimated at $500 and the road can be built by cutting the hill â€"downr at the top and filling in at the bottomy; of the road. Mr. Dietrich pointed out that an added advantage would be that the town could at once use the gravel from the presâ€" ent roadway and the bill would be! gradually cut down so that in a few years the hill would be suciciently reduced to allow for the reopening of the road. It was decided to seâ€" cure the written approval of Mr. Seaâ€" gram giving the town the right of Way over his property before proâ€" ceeding with the work on the new read. To Build New Road * The council decided not to acquire a strip of land adjacent to the gravel pit at Seagram‘s farm for the purâ€" pose of improving the road as the owner of the land held it for too high & price. The suggestion of Chairâ€" man Dietrich of the B&ard of Works that a new road be cut through the town gravel pit and across one corâ€" ner of the isolation hospital pro-‘ perty, leading to the pit and con-‘ tinuing through the Seagram proâ€" perty to the point where the graveli including Erb St. New freight sheds whuld also by bailt cw.cu‘x uer was ofthe opinion that wn shoukAâ€"aot grant a franchise t%mny set a definite 1ef whenâ€"#roposed changes would made. It is not known whether > Company will inaugurate an urly service or longer as it wm‘ ‘pend on the amount of traffic beâ€" ween Waterloo and Galt. i special meeting on Thursday evenâ€" ing, learned that Qh Grand River Railway Company purposes to erect a station on Erb Street and give the people of Waterioo a passenger ur-‘ 4@ INJURED IN AUTO COLLI8ION On Tuesday night while driving a teamm of horses attached to a wagon, Abrabani. Knarr was struck by the Rlmifa motof bus causing the horses to tun Away throwing Mr. Knarr to the pavem@nt. â€" Fortunately â€" Mr. Knart‘s injuries were fhot serious apd he was able to return to the farm of Oscar Martin where he is The funerai was held on Tuesday ofiernoon from his late residence, the service being conducted by Rev. W. H. Harvey, pastor of the Wa‘râ€" erloo Methodist church, who paid tribute to his earnest Christian charâ€" acter. Interment was made in Moun: Hope Cemetery. His wife and five children are left to mourn his passing, via: Mrs. Mortimer Walkér, Winnipeg, Man., Mre. A. R. Kautman, Kitchener; Mrs. Oliver Master, Otltawa; Miss Ren@ Hutton, Toronto, and Dr. Hutâ€" ton of Rngland. Numerous floral tributes _ ware sent by friends by whom he was held‘ in the highest regard. i The late Mr. Hutton had been a resldent of the Twin City for many "Ears, having â€"resided in Waterlon until the past year or two when he moved to Kitchener. Up to about two year® ago when iliness over took him, he had been employed As a travelling representative 0f the Forâ€" syth Shirt Co., Kitchener,. The late Mr. Hutton was an acâ€" tive worker in the Waterloo Methoâ€" dist church, prior to his fliness being a member of the Qarterly Official Board. He was also for a number of years the efficlent Superintenâ€" dent of the Sunday School. The passing of the late John Huttâ€" on, following a lengthy iliness, was learned with sincere regret by a large circle of friends. His death ocâ€" curred at 637 King St. Weet, Kitâ€" chener, on Friday last in his 67th year The officers of the Kitchener Musâ€" jcal Society and all those responsiâ€" ble for the program have reaeon to be highly gratified with the outâ€" standing success of the event which was of an unusually high class charâ€" acter. 5 MR. JOHN HUTTON PASSES AWAY IN 67th YEAR. Brilliant fireworks brought the ening to a fitting conclusion. The march past of the bands mid the flares of colored torches and exâ€" ploding bombs, to the accompaniâ€" ment of stirring music, was also an attractive feature. i The cornetist, R. Chapell, also showed himself to be an unusually aqcomplished artist playing with a quality of tone which was sweet and mellow to a high degree. He too met with a cordial reception. A. Yout. tenor and the numbers of Miss Ostell whose graceful dancing called forth much applause. A thrilling aerial _ performance was given by Zeno, Moll and Carl on horizontal bars in which they showed themselves to be a clever trio. Other items on the program which added to the pleasure of the evenâ€" ing were the vocal numbers by Mr. . The singing of Miss Agnes Adle, mezzo soprano of Toronto, found particular favyor with the gathering. Fossessed of a voice of unusual powâ€" er and of rare sweetness and qualâ€" ity, her singing carried an irresis tible appeal. Associated with the 48th Highâ€" landers Band were talented artists. Other bands which took part and contributed wel rendered nambers were the Kitchener and Waterloo Bands. Band its annaal ) _ Thé anpual exhibition of the Waterloo Horticultural Society hald in the market duilding Wednesday aAnd ‘Thursday of last week, was a splendid success both in point of excellence and number of exhibits and attendance. The tables were Alled with beautiful. varieties of fNowers artistically arranged, and vegetables, the gladiola exhibits hoâ€"‘ Ing particularly beautiful. , 1 ‘ Gladiola Display _ The diaplay of ‘Gladiolas by Christ. Scheifele was especially beautiful with the different delicate colors, while the display Of roses, sweet peas, and snapdragonsa was also exâ€" cellent, Mr. Scheifele had on disâ€" play 38 different varieties of gladiâ€" olas while in his garden he has 22 other varieties not yet in bloom. He was given‘firet prize for his exhibit. Othor displays deserving © special mention were that of Dr, R. Schnare, mire in gindioias, while a fine ditâ€" Beautiful Display of Flowers And Excellent Exhibits of Fruit and Vegétables. FLOWER SHOW FINE SUCCESS The Quality Store, Ladies‘ Night Cowns made of a fine nairisook hemâ€" stitched around neck and sleeve. Reg. SI 49 $1.75.. Sale price ...........22.. * 3 pieces Factory Cotton, 40" wide in very even weave and free from black spots. Reg. 35c. Sale 28c Ladies‘ White Cotton Under Skirts with wide embroidâ€" ery flounce. Reg. $2.25. Sale price $1 69 o dark colors, Reg. 60c. Sale}}ncév“ bsgc 3 pieces Repp suitable for Curtains or covering in + Green, light and dark Brown. â€" Regular 49 T5c. Sale price ........2..2...2..2. 2.22... c 1 piece Huck Toweling in white, 19" wide. Reg 2 pieces fancy Crepe, suitabk‘e for Kimonas in light and §2.75. Sale price neskret t i aa k k k l g . &1.36 25 per cent. off all Voiles, Crepes, Mulls, Ginghams, Organdies, Cretonnes and Curtain Nets. wide, guaranteéd_w give good wear. Reg 2 ends plaid Silk; 36" wide, suitable for la(iies’ Skirts and Blouses. Reg. $2.75 Sale price .. . $2.19 1 piece each Rose and Myrtle Taffetta Silk 36" wide, a good wearing Silk. Reg. $3.75. Sale $2.98 1 piece natural color Raw Silk, 33" wide. Re-g‘ular $1.00 Salepf’ice 69c 1 piece each Myrtle and Burgundy Silk Tl'i-coline, 36" Navy Silk Poplin 38" wide, a lovelyâ€"material for pleatâ€" ed skirts and dresses. Sale price .... $1.19 1 piece Navy Wool Serge, 40 in. wideâ€"a geod serviceâ€" uble material for ladies‘ or children‘s wear 98 SAIG PFIGG .+:i/.}>v...2sanrs sn unleas sns c In order to make room for Fall Goods we are going to clean right down to the wood every article of Summer goods. P Here are a few lines to show you what values we are giving. Everything else in proportion. piece GabaDrdine in f{.*»la(:k only, lsu.itable for Ladies‘ Suits and Dresses. Reg. $3. Sale price $1.79 o LADIES DEPARTMENT Phone 339 . Sale nriee Ends on Saturday Night, Sept. ist. ome In and Benefit by the Bargains Offered A. BECHTEL C00 Oe PEA ROnnegt NOC PR NA CIieg TV ve good wear. Reg. $1 98 Another ‘display which attracted the attention of all was the mint ature garden arranged by Mr. Robt., Bim, which was splendid. At the end stood a #s®$all,cottage with dur‘ open. ‘The edge was bordered by a variety of flowers while in the centre scariot getaniumas . looked protty. The display was most cradit. able to Mr. Sim. A splendid display of photographs was shown by Miss Salome Moogk One of the finest displays of fruits and vegetables shown in years was that of John Blerman and he was awarded _ the _ handsome _ silyer trophy, ‘The display was well arâ€" ranged and included nyfe-. plums, pears and garden vegetables. In the centre of the display was a huge squash filled wlt.h vmtnbln vhlch\ was artistically arranged. . Another fine display was that of Mr. ldnrl Timm‘s. Fred Hebel was the winner of the Bahnsenâ€"Sehl Gladiola cup, Helene Bahnsen of the Junior Garden cup, and John Bierman of the Ch-llcngo‘ cup. A fine display of potted plants and ferus was shown by Park Superinâ€" tendent Allen. play of potgrown coxcomb was shown by Christ. Schondelmayer and flowers grown by Master Graham Hilliard in his ‘garden. Fruit Display Excellent. 19" wide. Reg 19c 3 ts #a% Mr. and Mrs. Menno Devitt and daughter, Migs Hildah, returned on Monday from an extended visit with relatives in the west. While in Manâ€" ftoba they were guests ofâ€"Mr. and Mr#. Roy Erb, at Arnaud and Mr. and Mrs. E. Sauder and Mr. and Mrs. . Raliph Nichol, im ~ Winnipeg. They also visited friends in Minneaâ€" polia and Ghicago, being the guests of Mr. and Mre,. 8. Sauder in the latter oity . 3 Mre. C. Holsworth of Watarioo has _ ‘The officers and directors of the show are to be congratulated on the splendid show ~which was / due to their aplendid efforts in encouraging the interest of citizens during the year. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Heuhs of Lansing, Michigan, are renewing acâ€" quaintances in Waterioo. of outâ€"door scenes, which included sc nes of the mill race at St. Jacobs, Silver Lake, and the quiet waters Of the Grand River at Conestogo. ‘A case of beautiful ‘butterflies was also shown. The exhibition in the junfr class of flowers, vegetables, etc., shown by Fricda Hamann received worthy co nment. :s 25 dozen Linen Collars, all Men‘s Blue and White and Brown and White Work Socks. Sale price ................ M»n‘s Cotton Socks in Black and Brown Reg. 20¢. Sale price ............., Men‘s Work Shirts. Sale Price 30¢c, 35¢c, 40¢, 50¢ * 60c Boys‘ and Men‘s Suspenders, Men‘s Fine Negligee Shirts. Sale price Overâ€"alls for Boys and Men FrOM .... .l .ls 2l ull s Men‘s Work Trousers from Men‘s Fine Serge and Tweed Suits, light and dark culors tloms up D.‘ a s ylaleo. Ew 2 *14 Boys‘ School Bloomers made of good we with belt loops and governer fasteners Sale price ...... ........2 000002000 by hoh Boys‘ School Suits in good strong Serges and Tweeds, full size bloomers, in an sizes from $6.00 to $11 15 Ladies‘ Crepe de chine and Georgette Crepe Waists in Pink, Maize, White, Orange, Navy and Black. Reg. up to $6.50, to clean out at half the regular price. Children‘s and Misses‘ Corded Underwaists, 7 to 17 years. Regular 75¢. Sale price .......... 59c soiled, â€" each adies‘ Knitted Combination, summer weight with straps. Reg. $1.00. S Fice :.......:.% ps. Reg. ‘$ Ale p 69c PERSONALS. MEN‘S DEPARTMENT wf loops and governer fasteners. si 49 7. rousers from $1.70 té 3‘5.00 r Boys and Men$1.25 to sz 50 being the guests|of Mr and Mrs Norman Borts, 111 8. Sauder in m,aum §t. Kitchéner was recently f badly burned while lighting a bow ld'-ufloohu'fln. 'lom-u‘tllpllll. Rochenster, N.Y., |* seriously i at the hospital. Ontario 10 King St. South. WATERLOO, ic 9‘" 20c Mr. and Mrs. John Schaeter lett on Monday to attend the funeral of ber brother, Mr, C. Holtzworth at . Rochester. 6 of Mr and Miss Alice Niergarth of Waterlco who underwent a serlous operation at the St. John‘s Hospital, Toronto, is reedvering nicely which will be pleasing news to her friends here. Mrs. Tena Ratz and daughtor Catharine of Detrolt and Mrs. Harry Hahn of London are visiting at the home of Mr. ahd Mrs. Wm. Â¥e Dougall, at Waterlo®. Miss E‘sie Gleave of Hamilton is a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Cunningbam. Mrs. Alvin Snyder has so far raâ€" covered from her iliness of the past three months as to be able to r_turn to her home from the hospital. where she attended the funéral of br son, Conrad; who passed away after a brief illness. She was acâ€" companied by Mrs. Henry Snyder of Heidelberg and Mr. and Mrs. Wia. Auman of Kitchener. ‘The late Mr. Holsworth was well known in Water. loo where he fotmerly resided. S1zes, CHILD BADLY BURNED, Sale price good wearing Tweed > $1.00 slightly 15c