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it ‘ 3 "WHERE T COME FRO. 46 East King St., Kitchener $ \I Rc Newman 6 CO. Formerly A. Bechtel Store Sale Price Mr. daught Detroi relativ $40 OVERCOATs $25 SUITS $30 suiTs PULLOVER sWEATERS SWEATER COATS Regular $4.50. Sale PriG@ .......2.222222l l2 $2‘ BOYS‘ TWEED CAPS Regular $1.00 and $1.2%5. BAle PriGG .oolluluuzuiuurlls Mr. John Kraehling leff for D troit were he intends to stay for some time. Misses Anna_andâ€" Antonia Stoeser of Kitchener spent Sunday with their parents here. Mrs. Egidus Mosburger returned bome after a few days visit with fer daughter in Kitchener. Jdanuary Clearing Sale $18 SUITS Miss Phyllis Kumpf of Kitchener is at present enjoying a visit with her grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. Egidus Mosburger. Mr. John Ellert has returned home affer spending two weeks with his sons in Waterloo. $25 OVERCOATs $30 OVERCOATs Mr. Alfred Stoeser has left for Kitchener where he has accepted a position at the Ames Holden Tire Co. * Mr. Hugo Schedler is at pregent holidaying in our burg. Regular $2.00 to $2.50 g) Boys‘ Furnishings PULLOVER sWEATERS BOYS‘ HEAVY LINED Vâ€"NECK SWEATERS ! LEATH swEATER coaTs “\\'oo~l _\\'ris% and reg These SPECIALS for Saturday Presents the Lowest Prices of the Year in DO NOT FAIL TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE SP EC | A LS Odd Lines of Children‘ Underwear, to clear .. 490 Ladies‘ Corsets, in White and Pink. Reg. $1.25. Ladies‘ Brassicrs, SDPeCifl ....::+.«+1.1»11+1%. 390 Ladies‘ Grey Fleece lined Bloomers. Reg. $1.00. 89c Children‘s Wool Mitts in Grey, Cardinal, Navy 15c and Brown. Reg. up to 50c. Special ...... Ladies‘ Black Cashmere Hose. Reg. ‘"[5¢. Special 590 Childrcn‘s Winter Coats, ages 2 to 4, in Brown, Navy, Alice and White. Reg. $5.00. Special $3 75 e Fridayana Saturday Men‘s Overcoats, in a good range of styles. 319 75 Reg. $28.50. Special ............... ® Men‘s Suits in all styles and colors. Reg. $20.00. Special 0 .00.u0.0000C,._C". $14.95 27" Flannelette in Blue and White Stripe. Reg. 150 OEa â€" Q@naaial Waterloo $9, No. 4 $12.00 to $14.00 Suits and Overcoats AT ] Boys‘ $8.00 to $9.00 SUITS Men‘s Tweed Pants $7.98 $6.95 MONEY SAVING PRICES. ALL LINES REDUCED GOOD CLOTHING $12.90 $16.80 $21.90 Suits and Overcoats $14.90 $17.80 $1.149 $2.149 Tbe Miss Margaret Rennie of Kitchâ€" ener visited over Sunday at her mother‘s, Mrs. Thos. Repnie. Mrs. Reinwald has returned t o her home at Millbank after spendâ€" ing the past week nursing Miss Myrtle Knight. Wool Wrist and regular 50c. Sale Price 350 BOYS‘ FINE SHIRTS Smart patterns. All colors and sizes. _ Regular $1.75. Sale PFHIGG ::::s:zillar.. $1'19 BOYS‘ UNDERWEAR Boys‘ extra heavy fleece lined Shirtsg or Drawers, all sizes. Reg. 75¢. Sale Price ....... 59c BOYS‘ BLACK HOSE All Wool Worsted. Reg. 750. Sale Price ..........:. 50(: Rev. Mr. Moffat and daughter May of Millbank visited the sick on the 7th line on Saturday. $40 SUITS Misses Helen McEachern and Gertrude Schummer of Linwood called on their friend, Miss Myrtle Knight, on Saturday. Messrs. Geo. Foerster and Cec.l Barbour each purchased a team of horses last week at the auction sales of Mr. Pem. Hosea of Linwood and Mr. Albert Berscht of Wellesley. Wedding bells are ringing. * $45 SUITS $38 OVERCOATS $35 SUITS $35 OVERCOATS $45 OVERCOATs $15.00 to $17.00 Shits and Overcoats $18.00 to $20.00 Suits and Overcoats "WHERE THE GOOD CLOTHES COME FROM* $12.98 $9.98 LEATHER MITTS $24.80 $28.00 $32.90 $22.50 IHIS ORIGINAL DOCUMENT Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Scheife hursday evening entertain« number of their village frien their home. All report & very | vening. ded Court sers. Henry Holle and Oscar| n attended 4s Division TuuTt, (EImira on Thursday in their ofâ€"| ficlal capacity as Bailiff and Clerk‘ respectively. Mr. W. J. Snider also, was attending ‘tifis: court as the plaintiff in a case against .Addlsonl S. Snyder of near Bloomingdale. Judge Hearn decided in favor of the.' plaintiff. ; Mr. Noah Stroh was a business visitor in Elmira, Kitchener and Waterloo on Thursday. Postponed Service The English service scheduled for last Sunday evening in the Lutherar church was postponed till next Sunâ€" day evening owing to pastor suffer ing from a severe cold. noon. Enjoyably Entertained The home of Mr. and Mrs. Allan Good was invaded last Friday evenâ€" ing by a sleighing party from Kitchâ€" ener who spent a very joyful evenâ€" ing, being most pleasantly entertain ed by their hosts. Address on Missions _ The past two weeks has been a time of annual meetings being held and this has been the case of the Lutheran Sunday School teachers, the Lutheran Ladies‘ Aid and the Congregational _ meeting of â€" that church. Most favorable reports were presented showing of good progress in the work of the church and its branches. What also is very comâ€" mendable is the reâ€"election of all the previous year‘s officers for anâ€" other term. The cHurch board conâ€" sisting of the following members: The Messrs. Jacob Luntz, Henry W. Ebel M. C. Stroh, M. C. Schweitzer and Ed. J. Pfeffer. Three Russian families have lef! this section lately, the Thiesens, Willums and Wagathien families who have gone to the West where a large tract of land has been seâ€" cured on which they will settle and make their future home. Their Bastâ€" ern friends are wishing them success in their undertaking. ult A number of the members of the M. B. C. Church attended the serâ€" vices in Breslau Sunday forenoon. Rev. Samuel Goudic, presiding eld er, of Stouffville, preached in the Miss Lagar of Toronto a returned missionary from _ Bolivia, South America, delivered a very interestâ€" ing address on the mission cause in the Southern fields of labor, at the Young People‘s meeting in the Methâ€" odist church on Sunday evening. School Reportâ€"8.8. No. 1, Woolwich Term Examination Senior IV.â€"Edna Kirch 83 (hon.). ‘Theima Scheifele 81 (hon.), Marâ€" jorie Stroh 76 (hon.). ‘ By all appearances hockey sport has been revived in our midst as a ‘hoy:‘ team has been organized. After a little practice the team had their first tussel in St. Jacobs with & team of that place who came out as victors of the day by 4 goals. ‘WHeld Annuat Mooting â€" The Sunday School officers are Norman Dabmer, Supt.; Otto Koch, Vfce Supt.; ‘Mrs. Vai. Gies, Secâ€" retary and Henry W. Ebels, Treasâ€" urer. The following are looking after the Ladies‘ Aid: Mrs. Henry W. Ebels, President; Mrs. Jacob W Schweitzer, Vice President; Mrs. Jacob Ritter, Secretary; Mrs. Henry H. Dahmer, Treasurer. / During the forepart of the past week a baby girl has joined the famâ€" ily at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln Koch. Left for West Born Albert Holle 76 (hon.), Edward Kirch 76 (bon.), Harvey Schwart» 46 (hon.), Erma Habermehl 70, Aud rey Scheifele 68, Harry Kirch 66. Anita Dahmer 65, Catharine Koch §2, Frederick Weppler 57. Miss 1. E. Wilkinson, Teacher. Junior Room Promotion From Senfor II to Junior III. Senâ€" for Roomâ€"Laura Musseiman (hon.), Gladys Koch (hon.). Junior TIV.â€"Frieda Kirch 70, Florâ€" ence Holle 66, Edna Musselman 66 Walter Koch 65, Kenneth Betzner 64, Willard Schwarts 63, Phares Koch 61, Clayton Habermeh] 60, Elâ€" gin Struck 60. Sentor 11I.â€"Abner Martin | 73, Ralph Lederman 69, Clifford Snyder €3, Alivin Pfeffer 62, Harvey Wie land 62, Oliver Koch 56, Harold Stroh 56. Junior III.â€"Roy Koch 82 (hon.), B. C. Church on Sunday after Latest District News PERSONALS AND OTHER ITEMS AS TOLD BY WATERLOO CHRONICLE CORRESPONDENTS WATERLOO, ONTARIO, THUT numbutanelt in i Local News Notes. Miss Ruth Devitt was visiting friends in Kitchener last week. Edward Dubrick, butcher, of Wil liamsburg. visited .our domicile last week and dressed two porkers. E4. is "an experiefced man. From the pen to the pan everything is handled with neatness. He has calls almost daily for butchering.. Watch the Eclipse. Miss Ida Schweitzer, who spent the holidays here with relatives, reâ€" turned home on Monday. The quilting bee beld at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Abraham R. Herner on Saturday was well attended and a very enjoyable tigs was spent. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Dietrich and family spent Monday in Waterloo. Watch the eclipse of the sun on Saturday morning next, Jan. 24th Waterloo County is in the path of total darkness. Begins about cight o‘clock, total about 9 o‘clock, and ends about ten o‘clock. If the cohnâ€" ditions are favorable it will be the sight of a lifeâ€"time. People around Sunmfish Lake wers busy butchering last week. The U. B.â€"church was well filled on Sunday last. The pastor, Rev Mr. Hallman, preached a thoughtful sermon from Jas. 1:25 "But whoâ€"o looketh into the perfect law of liberty and tontinueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but n doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed." on Friday. Irvin Grody, Miss Violet Habermehi, Mr. Joe Schweitzer and daughter Edna and Miss Ida Schweitzer of Baden spent last Tuesday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John B. Oesch. Vernon Shoot is taking a course in Bible Study in a Kitchener seminâ€" ary. All honor to young men of the Vernon galibre who take every opportunity (o improve the mind and inspire the soul by perusing the world‘s best Book. Charles Struck (hon.), Arthur Mus elman (hon.), Elmer Wieland (hon.) From Senior 1. to Junior 11. â€"Helâ€" en Dahmer, Vera Koch, Percy Holle, Florence Koch, Levi Weber. From Junior!. to Senior 1.â€"Seleda Freeman, Roy Stroh, Harold Pfeffer, Names in order of merit. Miss 1. Bradley, Teacher. Mrs. Peter Schweitzer and daughâ€" ters Laura and Violet visited a few days with her sistor, Mrs. Jos Schweitzer. Mr. Abe R. Herner paid a visit to Mr. David Trussler near Wellesley Personals. to the outlying investor, whose faith is gressive spirits residen munity corporation. ey are â€" stockâ€" holders, and as such look careâ€" fully to it that its affairs are administered in such a manner that it pays a good substantial dividend. This can only be acâ€" complished by buying in your community, keeping your money in ciréulation so it will come back to you. Patronize your merchants and encourage them to expand in a business way. ‘ â€"Copyright There is nothing worse than a dead community. Try as hard as it may to conceal the facts. the truth is written all over it, so that he that runs may read. No camouflage of biuff or bluster can conceal the true sitâ€" uation from anyone who comes within the limits of the comâ€" munity. The worse part about it is that once dead a communâ€" ity never survives. The fact that it seldom can "come back" is easily explained. KEEP YOUR COMMUNITY ALIVE â€"SUNFISH LAKE MANNHETM POOR NDLTI io uit lt itb |_ The January meeting of the } Women‘s Auxiliary was held on Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 13th, at the }."ume of Mrs. J. M. McCallum, Watâ€" |erloo street. The president, Miss M. {Fuddicombe presided. The treasurer, | Mrs. A. R. G. Smith, read the annual grapurt which showed the branch to |be in excellent standing, and the i}-zxsl year was a most successful } Mr. Henry Willlams of Toronto ‘spent the week end with his father, | Mr. Herman Williams. ‘E Mrs. Guy Semple and son Bobbie and daughter Betty, who spent a ’coup!e of weeks with her father, Mr. Samuel Peacock, returned to their home in Cargil on Monday. The Ladies‘ Aid of Trinity Lutheran Church beld their annual meeting on Wednesday of last week in the Bible olass room. Alll the offices were reâ€"elected by acclamaâ€" tion, the pastor as president, Mrs. Goetz as vice president, Mrs. L. Peine, â€" treasurer. and Mrs. W. Schroeder, secretary. Mrs. v. Rehberg takes care of the mission and _ flower â€" treasury. Mrs. _ H. Steiner is organist and the auditors for 1925‘ are Mrs. Geo. Morley and Mrs. Ed. Appel. The treasury showâ€" ed an income for 1924 of $419.80, After having paid about $2,300 in 1923 for the painting and frescocing of the church auditorium, the society has now put a bathroom in the par sonage at a cost of about $575. The work was done by Mr. George Steiner. one year is the adoption of three Indian children .at Hay River. Miss Makins spent the week end at hber home in Stratford. i Miss May Lightheart underwent an operation for appendicitis at St. Mary‘s Hospital, Kitchener, last week, and is reported to be getting along nicely. Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Zebr and little daughter Frieda, of the 17th line, East Zorra, Mrs. Barhara Bender and family of Sebastopol, and Mr. Norman Bender of Ratho were Sunâ€" day visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrsc Wm. Black. Bornâ€"At New to Mr. and Mrs. daughter. Mrs. F. C. Becker and Miss Grace Becker of Toronto returned to tpeir home on Sunday after spending two weeks with the former‘s parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Boullee. + Herb Huehn, son of Mr. George| Huehn, was injured in a hockey| game at Stratford last Tnesdny’ when he collided with a Strntforrl\ player and struck the ice heavlly{ with his head, rendering him unâ€" consciouns. He was removed to tho~ Stratford Hospital where he regnln-l‘ ell _ consciousness several hours} later. He was, however, not as seriously injured as _ was | first] thought, and was able to return to| his home here on Wednesday afterâ€"| noon. His injuries consist of cuta| on the back of his head and luce.’ He was playing with the Tavistock | Juniors when the unfortunate acct dent occurred. Ernst Rebelski, Ken Lederman and Art Kalbfiefsch from here also play on the Tavistock team as New Hamburg has no junior team in the O. H. A. Mrs. John Goetz of Sebringville spent several days with Mrs. Simpâ€" son Merner. Miss Florence Loehr spent several days with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Miller at Haysville. The people of this district would heartily welcome the . traditional January thaw as the continued cold spell of the past four weeks has been very hard on the coal bins and the shortage of water is becoming acute. The exceptionally dry fall left the wells very low and many have since gone dry, which is greatâ€" ly inconveniencing the. people in Mr. Henry R. Schmidt of Lansing, called on â€"his brother herelast week. The New Hamburg Fox Farm will be closed to visitors until next July. The third division of the public school was closed during this week owing to the iliness of the teacher, Miss Irene Walton. Mrs. Fisher of Burham visited at the home of her aunt, Mrs. E. Bechâ€" tel. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Hahn left last Wednesday morning for Daytona, wlorida, where they expect to spend the remainder of the winter. Miss Lyn Goetz of Sebringville was the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Simpson Merner, over the week end. Local News Notes. NEW HAMBURG Hamburg, Jan. 14, George Steiner, a in The Women‘s Institute held a most enjoyable "Thimble Tea" in the Library Hall on Wednesday afternoon. About eighty ladies were present and during the afternoon a splendid programme was given. The proceeds of this tea will go towards paying the musical instructor for the public school. The members of theâ€"instituteâ€"wish _to thank the ladies of the town for their generâ€" ous patronage. Also all who assisted with ‘the programme. ~ securing their needed supply of water. \__/ An important change is being inaugurated by the local Hydro Electric System. â€" Hereafter the hydro bysiness will be conducted separately (from other municipai affairs, under the direction of the hydro committee which was apâ€" pointed by the town council last Wednesday evening. This commitâ€" tee consists of Councillors John Hfesse and Geo. Cousins, with Reeve Debus as exâ€"officio member. It is the intention of doing away with the sale of some of the electric supplies at the hydro office and to have all bills for power and light payable at the bank. Miss Margaret ‘Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. R. G.‘ Smith, has been engaged as office clerk at the hydro office and enterâ€" ed upon her duties on Thursday.‘ There were eleven applicants for the position. ‘ After making the usual declaraâ€" tion and qualification of office, the council formed for business. It was moved by Jos. Bowman, seconded by John Hesse that the minutes of the last. regular meeting, nomination proceedings and special meeting of Dec. 29th be adopted as read. Moved b¢ Jos. Bowman and John Hesse that the Reeve and Council lors John Hesse and Geo. Cousins be We also carry Grit, Leg Bands, and various other Poultry Supplies. . a 4 Feed Oyster Shells to raise poultry profitably. \:our poultry needs Carbonate of Lime. Oyster Shell is practically pure Carâ€" bonate of Lime, and greatly aids in the formation of the egg. "Don‘t forget the Saturday afternoon Market, starting Jan. 31st" Savings Worth While_ White Cups and Saucers, seconds," 13c each; $1.50 dozen. KITCHENER‘S PROFIT/SHARING STORE M. WEICHEL & SON, LIMITED Special January Reductions COUDIES LIMITED JANUARY CLEARANCE _ l Women‘s and Misses‘ Coats up to $48.50 for $29.50 Coats up to $37.50 for $18.7§ $3.95 for Baby Coatsâ€"Reg. $4.95, $5.00 and $5.50 All the Children‘s Coats Reducéed, $3.69 to $10.95 â€" $3.25 Honey Comb Bed Spr $2.19 Wrapperette, light and dark shddes, clearing at 256 . * A Grey Granite Dish size at 48¢ â€" â€"â€"â€"â€"§â€"* 14â€"quart â€"sizeâ€"atâ€"5380â€"â€"â€"â€"...â€"â€".â€"â€"â€"& «. Special Wash Board Sale Crushed Oyster Shelis "The Big Hardware Store" Glass Wash Boards, regular 85c line Special at ....sss4ueeum i ammar3 wes Zinc Wash Boards, regular 60c line Special AL .:. cur2s creae crud rera es WATERLOO, ONT,. Price per bag Reductions Like These : Wash Boards vea mt o oc se lt n t B oi ol B on n Moved by John Hesse and Jos. Bowman that the clerk be authorâ€" ized to write to E. Ruthig and the â€"New Hamburg Flour Mills, Ltd., in Moved by Henry Daters and Geo. Cousins that the clerkabe authorized to advertise for tenders for the folâ€" lowing positions: tax collector, saniâ€" tary inspector, assessor, constable, school attendance officer, caretaker, street cleaner, roadmaster and such work as a be ordered by the counâ€" Four villmen destroyed and 140 persons in an earthâ€" quake at Ardalian, in Transcaucasia, says a dispatch to The London Daily Mail from Constantinople. The despatch adds that 2,000 perâ€" sons are homeless, with the temperâ€" ature 22 degrees, Fahrenheit below zero. Earth shocks are continuing intermittently. cil, the last six eithef separately or together. Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. All tenders to be handed to the village clerk up to six p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 21. viting them to a joint meeting re . the ‘dam on Tuesday evening, Jan. 20th in the Library Hall at 8 p.m. Moved by Hy Daters and Geo. Cousins that this council do now ourn until Wednesday, Jan. 21st. k O. Hamilton, Moved by Geo. Cousins and Henry Daters that the Reeve and Counâ€" cillors Jos. Bowman and Henry Daters be members of the Road and Bridge committee. Moved by John Hesse and second: ed by Geo. Cousins that this council express its appreciation of the long and faithful services rendered to the village of New Hamburg by the late Mr. J. F. Katzenmeier, and extend to his widow and family its sincere sympathy in their bereavement and that the clérk be instructed to send a copy of this resolution to Mre. Katzenmeier. > members of Hydro and Fire com mittee. $1.75 Acting Clerk 69¢ 49e ROYED Y QUAKE