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ELMIRA.â€"The funeral of the late Augustus Werner, exâ€"mayor of E+ mira, Monday afternoon was largely attended. Local Masonic Lodge memâ€" bers and also Kitchener Lodge memâ€" bers attended in a body. ‘Casket bearers were John Klinck, W. Rahn, George Mulholland, Alvin Dreisinger, H. O. Keichel and George Klinck. Rev. A. M. Hamilton of Guelph and Rev. Mr. Fleming of Knox Presbyâ€" terian Church of Waterloo, officlatâ€" er. Mrs. A. Ziegler renderd an apâ€" propriate vocal solo. YOU KNOW THAT Schreiter â€" Sandrock FUNERAL HOME 51 Benton St., Phone 4480 Emmanue! Evangelical Church Waterloo First United Church. 11.09 a.m.â€"The Pastor. 140 p.m,â€"The Pastor. 9.45 a.m.â€"Bible School. 11.00 a.m.â€"The Minister. 7.00 p.m.â€"The Minister. $.00 p.m.â€"Heidelbergâ€"S. 8. a: 7.00 p.m.â€"Worship. Monday, 7 p.m.â€"Junior League. 11.00 a.m.â€" Calvary Evangelical Church St. Jacobs * TIE up to th fashion in a the se fashion: noSar4a ali.s Augustus Werner OBITUARY are especially trained to serve u n o b trusively and without any OUR staff l:: 1ARGEST Shae Retaderc Canadn‘c Corner King and Willism $ts., Waterice Carner, Codas and Woter $to. Waterine REV. iL. A. KHLLSDMAML, Paster. REV. E. VAL. TILTON, B.D., Minister Monday, 7 p.m.â€"Junior C. E. A cordial welcome to all servicss. SUNDAY, JUNE 13, 1937 SUNDAY, JUNE 13, 1937 s HOE S TORES LIMITED 8 p.m.â€"â€"Young People‘s Secicty. Mrs. Peter Poetker NEW HAMBURG, June 9â€"After an illness of two months, Mrs. Peter Poetker, 54, widow of the late Mr. Poetker, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. George Unger, Huron street, early today. The deâ€" ceased was born in Russia and came to this country 12 years ago. She was a member of the Russian Menâ€" nonite church. Surviving are her daughter, Mrs. George Unger, one son, Henry Poetâ€" ker, South Easthope, two brothers, Rev. Peter Goertzen and David Goertzen, both of New Hamburg. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Elliott, Preston, and two sons, Herbâ€" ert Andrich, Detroit, and Willlam Andrich, Windsor. Mrs. Martin Andrich PRESTON.â€"Mrs, Rachel Andrich, widow of the late Martin Andrich, passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. R. R. Elliott, 232 Waâ€" terloo street/ Preston, Monday, in her 89th year. iFollowing an illness of two years, Mrs. Graham Hamacher, passed away cn Wednesday at her home, 181 Herâ€" Mrs. Sidney Morrison PRESTON.â€"The death of Mrs. Raâ€" chel Morrison, nee Rachel‘ Miller, wife of Sidney Morrison, 299 Founâ€" tain street, Preston, occurred at St. Mary‘s Hospital, Kitchener Monday. The deceased had been a resident of Preston for the past 35 years and was in her 54th year. TIE up to the port of fashion in a pair of the se fashionable, new Port Hole Styles . . Really smart shoes that will take a "hold" on your sports wardrobe . . there‘s comâ€" fort too on hot summer days . . See the smart styles now on display at your nearest _ Agnew â€" Surpass Store .. better still, drop in ‘and fit a pair on, you‘l) like them. 14 Mrs. Graham Hamacher and her sith 3 i en pes aos tq the Waterico Mt. Hopp cometecy vastor of the St. Jobn‘s Lathsra» Church, of which decensed was a mombes, will officiate. ‘The late Mrs. Hamacher, a danghâ€" ter of the late Mr. and Mro. George Bolduc and was born in Hespoler. Bhe has peen a resident of Waterioo nearly afl her life. Bolduc, Waterioo. Oue sister, Mrs. J. Winkiler, Markham, died two years A. W. Rennie was called to the Street lighting maintenâ€" bedside of his ibrother, A. 8. Rennie, RDEB) BbC. ..sreveeerecnsnnnrsces> M.P., of Tillsonburg on Friday, having Billing and collecting........ iundergone an operation for ruptured General office, salaries and apepndix and was doing as well as ‘ expenses .................... | could be expected. Undistributed expenses .... LONDON.â€"James Masse, Zurich farmer, famed at 44 years as the father of 21 children, is in St. Joseph‘s Hospital, London, where he was brov?t for an operation. His condition after he had underâ€" Father of 21 Is Il) in London reported as quite â€"th!utog by hospital authorities. Dr. obbs Taylor, of Dashwood, had the Huron County man removed here and perâ€" formed the operation. e Mr. and Mrs. Masse and their family have attained .romimnce as the family is regarded as one of t.hellrsdincm,md it reâ€" mains intact in the modest farm home west of Zurich on the shore of Lake Huron. Misses Jean and Jessie Hammond attended the graduation of nurses at the K.â€"W. Hospital on Saturday, Miss Bernice Woinowsky of Kitchener beâ€" ing among them. Peter Lather accompanied his neâ€" phew, Gordon Brandon of (Kitchener on a fishing trip to Owen Sound on Saturday, Mrs. Brandon spending the weekâ€"end with Mrs. Lather. and left for Parry Sound Saturday morning where he will operate a grader for Storm iConstruction iComâ€" pany. s s Wm. Voll attended a meeting in ‘Guelph of the weed inspectors of four counties. A joint picnic of 8.8. 19, 7th line, and 8.8. 17, Crosshill, will be held at the home of Jacob Albrecht on Batâ€" urday afternoon, June 12. Everybody welcome. Please bring lunch. ‘The sympathy of the community is extended to Mrs. Annetta Knight, teacher of 9th line school in the be reavement of her father, Wm. Fishâ€" re of Lucknow. _ Misses Margaret and Della and ®d. Hammond of King wood visited at the home of John L. Hammond on Sunâ€" day. _ Rev. M. F. Stewart of Belwood will Total operating costs and occupy the pulpit of Boyd Church ! fixed charges .............. 9,71 th,lI;dSunday at 3.30 p.m. Net Surplus ....................... _ 4f gar Faulhafer, wh had been ; mbe may perating the Township road grader Domestli‘c-serv;c:‘ ‘??‘“ for the past few years has resigned Commercial light service .......... Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lethbridge of ‘Toronto and Mr. and Mrs. Noah Shantz of Waterloo, Mr. and Mrs. Keith Henderson and son of Guelph spent Sunday at the home of M. ‘Shanzt and son. Mr. and Mrs. George Livergood and daughters Millie, Jessie and Bessie of Bright, Alex Smith of Blair, John Miehm and Mr. Whitlaw of Guelph were Sunday visitors with Wm. Wilford‘s. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Gabel and Mrs. Bowman and son of Moorefield spent Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. R. Foster. ~Miss Murie Morris of Kitchener spent the weekâ€"end at her home on the 7th Hine. â€" Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Schmidt Elaine and Jacqueline, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Diegel of Kitchener spent Sunday evening with Alfred Hahn‘s. Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Ward and family, Mr. and Mrs. George Glaister attended service at Zion Chapel, Walâ€" lenstein on Sunday. Mrs. Foster, Miss Laura Foster and Mr. and Mrs. L Rennie spent Sunâ€" day with Mr. and Mrs. C. Hilborn, New iDundee. Mrs. L. Rennie accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hilborn and on and Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Zinken of New Dundee to Linwood Saturday evening where they presented George Rennie, an invalid, with a "Sunâ€" shine" basket, containing 40 different articles, one to be opened each mornâ€" ing, contributed by the Women‘s Misâ€" sion Circle of New Dundee and wW.C.T.U. of Roseville for which Mr. and Mrs. G. Rennie expressed their appreciation and thankfuiness for their great kindness extended to them. _ Mrs. A. Walters spent Sunday with Mrs. Agnes Copley in New Dundee. . Messrs. Wm. Knight, John & Hamâ€" mond, John Lather, John and Jacob Albrecht and ‘Thos ‘Wilford attended the Conservative convention heldâ€" in Kitchener on Saturday. Miss Adella Glaister of the K.â€"W. Collegiate has been successful in passing on her year‘s work and is home for the summer vacation. _ Mrs. Ethel Squires and family spent Sunday with Mrs. Wm. Taylor | and family near Peffers. ! Wm. Knight accompanied his son Ralph of Stratford to Lucknow on Tuesday where they attended the funeral of Wm. Fisher. â€" Mr. and Mrs. Omer Hastings and daughter Marguerite of _ Listowel spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Alâ€" bert Mundell. Mr. and Mrs. Angus Voll and daughter Jean, Mrs. Wm. Voll and son Arthur attended the fureral of Wm. Fisher in Lucknow on Tuesday. A friendly game of softball ‘was played â€" Monday evening between Crosshill and 7th ‘ine schools. The score was 26â€"21 in favor of Crossill. Landlady: "I see your cup of tea on a chair, Mr. Boarder. A peculiar place to put It!" s Mr. and Mrs. Allan Glaster and family visited Mr. and Mrs. John Kerr in Milverton on Sunday. Mr. iBoarder: "Not at all . It‘a so weak I put it theare to rest." No extra charge for use of our homeâ€"like Funeral Chapel. Walsh Funcral Service 160 King St. 8. â€" Phone 677 Waterloo the CROSSHILL ,‘| The Menn t weeklf sing . |capable lead j be held Wed r| _ Mr. Willia e ;ter,!Miu Mi ‘Junior Leaguers Enjoy Picric. 1 _ The Junior League of Calvary Church, numbering . 25 â€"members, cloudfltheirlncti':iflt;iu foir the leu:gn very y a picnic on the -puioumed lawn of Mr. and Mrs. Holden A:rfiel on Saturday. The weather was that could be deâ€" sired and the youngsters with their superintendents had a jolly time in games and fun, followed by toothâ€" Bt. Jacobs Hydro Electric Comâ€" mission report as at December 31, Total plant ..................$13,188.09 Securities and investments 3,000.00 Accounts receivable .......... _ 694.98 Equity in HE.P.C. system 11,055.34 For depreciation | Mr. and Mrs. Mike Bowman, acâ€" companied by Mr. and Mrs. Albert ‘Habermehl visited on Sunday with | Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Brubacher near ‘West Montrose. Bank overdraft ... For equity in H.E.P.C. Total reserves .............. Domestic service ............$ 4,211.45b Commercial light service 1,481.09 Commercial power service 3,908.16 Street lighting ................ 460.00 Miscellaneous .................. 188.51 i _ Mr. and Mrs. Harold Cress and |family were Sunday visitors in New iHamburg. Miss Betty Binkley, their house guest, accompanied them. | _ Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Henrich and family spent the weekâ€"end at St. IC-_t!leflneq and Niagara Falls. _ Distribution system RMEBFERE â€".s:ssssssmsireresiesssss ments on debentures Depreciation ...................... Sinking fund and payâ€" PoWer BErViC@ ............................ some refreshments. Succeeds Henry Horst as Supt. Mr. George G. Musselman was elected assistant superintendent of the senior diviaion of the Mennonite Sunday School on Sunday to take the place of Mr. Henry Horst, who moved from this section. _ Mr. and Mrs. Enoch E. Martin visited on Sunday at New Hamburg. Mr. and Mrs. John Welker spent Sunday evening in Waterloo. Personal and Social. Mr. and Mrs. Noah Grisho and daughter Marlene of Kitchener visited with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sittler on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. William H. Schaner visited with Mr. and Mrs. Andrew 3ndner at North Easthope on Sunâ€" y. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Nierrrth and Mr.,and Mrs. Lorne Schlitt spent Sunday at Meaford. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Wah! and Mr. and Mrs. Ross Wahl visited in Heidolbcr} on Sunday. Mr and Mro Naah Frnat and ean _Mr. and Mrs. Noah Ernst and son Kenneth of Kitchener visited at the home of Mr. Solomon Eby on Sunâ€" The Mennonites are opening a weeklf singing school under a capable leader. The meetings will be held Wednesday evening. _ _ _ Mr. William Hoeflin and daughâ€" ter, Miss Minnie, called on old acâ€" quaintances in the village on Saturâ€" Mr. and Mrs. George B. Oberâ€" holtser spent a few days in Kitchâ€" ener last week with their daughter, Mrs. Harold Trussler. â€" 7 _Mr. and Mrs. Seranus Ziegler of Floradale were Sunday guests of Mrs. Levi Lichty. . e Mrs. Elias Snider and daughter Miss Naomi visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Witmer at Rosebank on Saturday. _ Wiolmne Mrs. Christian Heckendorn visited with Mrs. Levi Lichty, Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Martin of the 3rd of Peel visited at the homes of Mrs. Joseph Martin and Mr. and ator G;orr’ T. Fulford. She was a niece of the late Dr. W. O. D. Robinson of St. Jacobs. of Mrs. Jo?h Martin and M Mrs. Ezra Martin on Sunday. Children‘s Day will be observed in the Evangelical Church next Sunâ€" day evening with a program by the Sunday School. D of Calvary Church will be held on Jul The Mennonites bulit fine wide cement walks around their church this week. Beef Ring Formed. _ _ _ _ The St. Jacobs beef ring will beâ€" gin operations on June 18th next. It will supply meat to about 35 sHOW wWaAY TO PARK A suitable sign showing the way to Waterloo iPark will be erected near the King and Young street intersecâ€" tions, counc{] decided Monday night. families. _ . Died at Brockville. _ At Brockville, on June 7th, ‘"Aunt Roxy" Fulford died at the nr of 99 years. She was the widow of the late James Fulford and familiarly known as "Aunt Roxy" by her friends. She was quite active until a few months ago. Her hus band was a brother of the late Senâ€" Total lisbilities ... Total surplus ........... Total earnings ... Total ..................... The annual congregational picnic surplus ....... $10,194.21 sysâ€" ....$27,938.36 ...$12,298.50 ..$14,866.84 $11,055.34 8,811.50 $ 5,524.61 6,773.89 9,710.89 483.32 l.... 155 368.97 618.51 475.39 184.79 112.84 173.03 52.42 826.28 451.13 386.00 188.55 2.69 50.96 120 28 Free Street Show. A travelling medicine man hailing from Ottawa, had jocal citisens as his guests at a free show last Wedâ€" nesday evening. The antics of a monkey and severa}l bears he had Tuesday evening‘s game between our league team and Linwood on their grounds was postponed on acâ€" count of rain. ‘This Thureday evenâ€" ing the Breslau team be playing our players here. CGrops Look Promising. The very favorable weather the past few weeks has had a beneflcial effect on the growing grass and grain crops which in nearly every instance give exceptional promise of a bounâ€" teous crop. Personals. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Woeppler Jr., attended the Leischmanâ€"Shinn wedâ€" ding in Kitchener, on Saturday. ment for the children Local Team Loses 140. A Sunshine ball team was in the village and played the local players an exhibition game in which the visitors won out in a 1â€"0 run score. Visitors Win 7â€"1. ‘The Maple Grove Softball team meted out defeat to the locals in a league game played here last Thursâ€" day evening. The score was 7â€"1 in favor of Maple Grove. Mr. and Mrs. Shoemaker of near Williamsburg were Sunday guests at the Leonard Shoemaker home, The many friends, chiefly school children friends of Fdith Jonas, young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Jonas, regret to know she is quite ill. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Bowman of St. Catharines were Sunday visitors at the home of Mr. Bowman‘s father. Funeral of Val. Gies. The funeral of the late Val. Gies held on Sunday afternoon was largeâ€" ly attended by distant and nearby reâ€" latives and friends paying tribute to the passing of a business associate and worthy citizen of many years standing. Rev. S. J. Wittig, pastor of the Lutheraf Church, conducted a brief service at the residence folâ€" lowed by & service in the Church during which the junior choir and a quartette rendered two fitting anâ€" thems. Interment was then made in the family plot on the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Chas. Steiss of Kitchener called on friends here Saturday. Casket bearers were: Messrs. Melâ€" vin and Noah Stroh, Charkes Martin, C. and Louis G. Schweitzer and Norâ€" man Dahmer. The Chronicle joins the many friends in sympathizing with those who are left to mourn. On account of the absence of Rev. S. J. Witig, no servee nor Sunday School will be held in the Lutheran Church on Sunday and the followâ€" ing Sunday there will be an English evening service. Mr. Russell Beattie of the Domâ€" inion Live Stock Branch service, Kitchener, was an official visitor here Monday. ‘Mr. Herb H. Bowman of Toronto was a visitor in hisâ€"old home burg on Sunday. Assessment Committee Meets. Reverends E. Holm and S. J. Witâ€" tig are attending the annual meetâ€" ing of the Lutberan Canada Synod in Hanover, which sessions extend cver Sunday. Mr. Henry Gies, ‘Mrs. Jacob Maier, Mrs. Andrew Gies and daughter of Hamilton, Mrs. Jubke, son and daughâ€" ter of Preston and Mr. and Mrs. Louis Gies and family of Rummelâ€" hardt were among those who attendâ€" ed the Val. Gies funeral here Sunday afternoon outside of the large numâ€" ber from the Twin City, who caunnot alt be enumerated. ‘The special county assesssment equalization committee composed of Messrs. I. Master of Kitchener, M. M. Donald of Preston and J. A. Steiss of Heidelberg, were in the village Tuesday afternoon, checking up on Competition will display colored windows during the campaign. date, look for the stores displayâ€" ing this sign, where the Free Vote Coupons are given out on cash sales and payment of accounts. THE BEST WASHER VALUE IN THE TWIN CITIES Waterloo merchants coâ€"operâ€" It‘s AlImost Unbelievable 155 King St. W. BUT IT‘S TRUE NEVERTHELESS! A GENUINE FULL SIZE STANDARD MODEL COME IN TO SEE IT NOW AND YOU WILL AGREE ! Said ‘Mre. Smith: "It just happens we were in ‘Washington last week. We liked them both and since we wanted to tour the United States and Canadaâ€"why, we simply engaged them." Hail Taxicab, Tour Canada Watford, England, Couple Preâ€" fer Motoring to Train Journeys. MONTRBAL.â€"Mr. and Mrs. Franâ€" cis Smith, of Watford, England, hailed a tax{cab in Washingtord and ended up by taking a trip in it to Montreal. For a couple of days the cab has we met the driver and his cabin when crused around the city, with Montâ€" realers curious about the why and the wherefore of it being here. Unless citizens comply with the town byâ€"law requiring dogs to be tied from April to October of each year, summonses will be issued for the offences, Chief of Police E. Moreau warned yesterday. Numerâ€" ous complaints have been received by police in the last few days of dogs running at large over citizens‘ gardens. j Newspaper men caught up with The Smiths to learn the story. A reporter questioned about the cost. "Oh, well, we don‘t like traveling in a train," replied Mrs. Smith. "We prefer motoring." The cab driver evidently had thought of the same thing. "It‘s too bad I‘m not driving on a meter rate," he said. "Boy, would I be making money. Still I can‘t comâ€" plain on the flat rate I‘m being paid for the: trip." Local friends of Rev. J. Goos of Saskatoon, Sask., and nearly 50 years ago, pastor of St. Matthew‘s Lutherâ€" an Ohurch here, will be interested to learn that the Lutheran College and Seminary at Saskatoon, of which he had been the founder and to which he has rendered many years of serâ€" vice, has seen fit to honor him by conferring upon him during the reâ€" cent graduation exercises, the de gree of Doctor of Divinity. Woolwich Township _ assessments from the recently revised rolls for the current year. Former Pastor Honored. THOR WASHER BOHLENDER‘S crossâ€"bar thickened threads, MODEL 12X * WITH FULL SIZE PORCELAIN TUB THOR 9 BLADE SUPER AGITATOR DOGS RUNNING LOOSE effect, but the colors, solid : sleeves with pleat. Buttons for color contrast. Yokes and pleats featured in a way not usually found at this Kitchoner‘s Modern Department Store Telephone 950 GOUDIES Buy Your Canvas & Camp Shoes Here YOU‘LL PAY LESS Dresses That Look Store closed Wednesday afternoons, May 5, to October. No coupons after May 1. 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