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*TR BIG STORE‘S NEWS. VOL 50«â€"â€"NO. 33 For the next Ten Diys great lot of high clras D‘rees our way of doing +o. Come MM e rds of Vere im and Broad. ce hs, 44 16 and 54 in wide, wl wo 1 moâ€"ter als in bl ex, navy, g10+ . @Peen aud brown » cha. ce s on en nob affo d to mis, +ves ja d special ra ve. worth re. w‘ar 1 00, 15 5 and 1,50 a yias d. Ten bPay 8 le price per yard T5¢. O e talle _ of Plaidâ€", Carhmeres, Lu tres and Ne ges, a good vame y of vowas for waists, dud diesss ard ch Idren‘s we £. Come early for those. Wo. th i gulaey 30e to 40 a yard J n Day Sa e price por yaud 19 . 55 ya d. fine black Taffeta S!k, ‘8 mcehes w de. extra good fimsh, for weios and cveâ€"ses, Whor: can you bey this butch ve? .. Onor gul in price is F e a veas. _ ‘Veon Day Soleprice spe id per yaed SÂ¥c. 1t on y Dreas Lorgths. silk arn d wor 1 materut , for eveon g wear, colors of Full The Berlin Store Opens 8 a m. August Clearance Sale The object of this Sale i summer stock of Real Worth for Hard Cash. i s the best on the For Small Purses. We Don‘t Believe In Carried Over G.ods. We are going to ride Great Clearance Sale. and see our g1 Next to Sovareign Bank and Post Office, â€" â€" THE HORTON STAVELEC ROTARY WASHER Briefly Told, Quickly So‘d S:ransky‘s, the Best in the World. (Quadruple Coated on Steel large sizes at 75¢, 85¢, 05e to $1.25 each. _ Smaller sizes at 400, 45¢ 50e to 65¢ each. Best Canadian Ware. Large sizes at 45¢, 50¢, 60c to 05ec. â€" Smaller sizes at 25¢, 300, 35¢ and 40c. TREMENDOUS CcuT _ i Venetians, Broadsloths, Rress Goods, Silks, faces, Etc. DRESS GOODS COU NT ER. #. Granite Preserving Kettles ct Snap, Style and Wear. sOLE AGEXNT FOR WATERLOO coUNTY,. The new store opposite M. Erb & Co‘s. King St., Berlin. Phone 119 COME COME COME PETER HYMMEN, A. WESELOH & CO. Ihe Biggest Yet. It i« made of Louisia=a Cypress, 1t has no complicated gea mmy. 1t is bandsome and darable * 1t is the easiest running m «whine on the mar SHOES AND CLOTHING areat Bargains and save money. Market. â€" A few reas ms why : mwde of Louisia=a Oy press. THE CHRONICLEâ€"TELEGRAPH. Mercantile Co. â€"44â€"46 King.Street East PRICE $7.00 . H. LEESON, we wilt m ke a slecide l m d action in our Goeds, _ We nesoom ke room. This is fun â€" Kead on > over Profits rough shod, hence this is to find owners for our entire re e‘a, cardin 1 cremin, ghes, Pavyy b own and buck, 1e Owo lik=. a yood opportunity toe s ons a he ns fa‘ gare © mc oo en n LN SE eE sn Te opportunity te s cunr a he n fua‘ gare we‘t for sit} movey, worth reguiasly $1 25 to #1 75 rer yaud. on Lay S ue p ice per yard 85¢. Never Wait till Too Late â€" | Mrs. Chas. Quick returned to her 13. yards of fine black, T«ffeta 8 !k. home in Traverse City, HL., after one yard wod , eatraspec.al tin h and a stay of several weeks here. every stich a bargain.. Worth reeu> _ Miss Clara Schwalm returned _ to liwiy $1.35. Ten bay Saie pri® 18 per home in Carlsrube, Ont., after a yan d U8c, _stay here of several months. low price, pp y Ir m ;.0..";'.; ."l 30. ;m-\'ny- 'llwy %u t next Ten Day + at the mo it vdiculou Han d eda of _\'.’;du of. Bra ds, Lacs, Ap,e q eâ€" etc. im hy colors, many Lo ds. mwany psies, râ€"nging in p ice Store Closes 6 15 p.m. Remnants, «Remnants Trimming Sale, 25C rd 2 c. ‘ket. o the Jy {Our Busy Neighborsi . CeéGerec®Gecsce *BDIBD¢ ©@0O©#0006046@ e@°0+ $0+0¢ C@e0e Mr. Mike Stumpf, Mildmay, visited with relatives and friecnds here the past week. _ _ s APTC TTOET Mr. Albert Boegel visited with his parenis here for a few .days. Albert is h>ad clerk in a oig mercantile esâ€" tabiishment at Chepstow, Ont., and is doing fine. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schammer spent the past week here. Fran‘k is doing fne as one of the head clerks with D. & H. Becker, owners of the tbig departmental store at New Hamâ€" burg. Miss Rose Forwell, Berlin, was a visitor in St. Clements cn Wednesâ€" day. f Mr. Alex. Boegel a St. Clements boy, paid a business visit to the vilâ€" lage on Thursday. l s ol t se it Miss Rose Rosenblatt of Milwaukee, Wis., is spending a few weeks‘ vacaâ€" tion here. j The Misses Julia and Lena Dicâ€" trich, _ Emelina Lorentz and Katic Meyer, St. Clements, made a pilâ€" grimage to St. Anne de Beaupre, Que., recently. 1 T cout sn n . m NPTPe® C CRDORIEE Mr. and Mrs. Peter Bochm, Mrs. Jacob Bisch and Mrs. Geo. K. Meyer visited Niagara Falls, N.Y., via the Elmira Musical Society excursion on Saturday. . Miss â€" Mary (Kroetsch, _ Hamilton, called on friends in St. Clements on Tuesday. ; Mrs. A. Shoemaker, Guelph, is visâ€" iting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. _ J. G. Weber. Nr. Eugene Reidel, Louis and Liz zie Bopre, and Mr. Paul Meyer spent Sunday in Berlin. M(‘SS'I'S-.“(: has. B. Mcyer and E tzel spent Sunday in Newton Hesson. Miss Vernie visitt*d fricnds Saturday. The . Berlin Old B Reunion, Aug. 6, 7 a many from here, and ing had a good time. The new residences of Messrs. %. Heric and Jos. F. Stumpf, under course of construction, are rapidly nearing completion. _ They will be quite an â€"addition to St. Clements‘ already large number of fine residenâ€" ces. UET. A fine_catch of black bass was made VeZ v‘vuu Mmemees us d ul ie se t by Messrs. Peter F. Schummer and 'M"". Menno Bracndle took in . the Frank Schummer on Thursday, {pe , excursion to the Fqlls on Saturday, 9th inst. Eleven fine bass fell preylg’dd"'s"ed friends in Rochester on to their angles, the total weight of,* unuay: f 3 the fish. being 20 pounds: The calchl Mr. and Mrs. J.â€" McAllister are was made in the Grand River: We ! spending a few wecks in Toronto at would like to hear ‘of someone who ; the hon‘lc ol Siv. ‘and Mris_ filone. can beat this. ; I Mr. Fred Kufchmslu spent a . few ue c lsl e aldays with friends in Detroit, last Eq CR CCC The Misses Helen and Ella Forwell 1 are visiting under the parental rool.l Mrs. Jos. Brenner visited relatives j in Walkerton for a week. ‘ The football team which was rcâ€" cently organized, has lost three games ‘ thus far. Although new at the game the boys have,shown big improvement | 1 wi% 22 B 004 s lA W Heliicd t d ns ebaith Ee td I and are bound to make it kot for all comers from now on. Mr. Mich. Kochler, of Detroit, Mich., son of Mr. and Mrs. L. Kochâ€" let, is visiting his p?tenls here. Mr. and Mrs. L. Kochler of New Hamburg, spent Sunday in town with his parents. Mr.â€" Henry Ofttiman, who spent a few days here with his parents, has returned to Palmerston to resume his duties as brakeman on the G.T.R. Mr. Norman Alteman, who holds a very good position as jeweler _ and watchmaker in Brampton, is at home for two weeks‘ holidays. B nslc o e s" Miss Florence Fleischhauer is visitâ€" img friends and relatives at Elmwood, Clifford, and other points north. The Misses Hermina Koehler, Anâ€" netta . anmi Henrictta O(tman, _ left Monday on a 1wo weeks‘ holidayâ€"trip to Wiarton and other points on the bay. We are pleased to note that Mr. Ed. Schaub is able to be out again. Messrs. J. G. Reiner and W. B. West spent a few days with John Hill near Caledonia. Mr. Casper Mayer, who was in the employ of Mr. John Hill, is home at present. yioull uotuwatae 4w Mr lll CSRTTY A runaway horse belonging to Mr. Rudy Streicher carsed corsidarab e excitement last Saturday but fortuâ€" nately little damage was done. Mr. John Wunder, of Denver, Col., a former Wellesley boy, made short calls on friends in town. WATERLOO, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 16, 1906 Mr. and Mrs. Conrad of Waterloo spent a short time with Dr. and Mrs. Weidenhammer on Saturday. Mr. Louis Sceip of Rochester is visâ€" iting at Peter Hufner‘s. â€" Miss Sadie Abrens spent a few days in Berlin last week. Quite a number of out citizens spent last week in Berlin attending the Old Boys‘ Reunion. Beatrice and Wilfred Donald of Berâ€" lin returned home last week alter WELLESLEY. HAWKESVILLE, G. Hergott, Crosshill, in St. Clements _ on Old Boys‘ and Girls‘ 6, 7 and 8, attracted e, and all report hayâ€" Gathered by Industrious Correspondents in County and District. Reiâ€" i spending their holidays with their ©0OC+# ©OPODH@NON@ e@6@e grandparents here. _ Mrs. Jahn Ottman _ spent some time with friends in Hanover. _Mrs. John Slitt and family of St. Jacobs spent a week under the parâ€" ental roof. Mr. Lindeman of Essex, formerly of this place, called on friends here last Thursday. L K 3i Ets Miss Strasser of Sebringville, is a guest at Mr. F. S. Spies‘. _ _Mr. Geo. Stone leaves this week for the West. Messrs. Umbach and Rudicely, acâ€" companied by the Misses Umbach and Rudicely, spent Sunday with Mr. F. S. Spies. R Among those who took in the exâ€" cursion to the Falls were Emanuel Lackner, Eddie Winn, the Misses Mcâ€" Allister and a number of others. Miss Louisa Hufner spent a few days with friends in Linwood. _ Miss Bella Somerville of Toronto is visiting at her home here. Miss Nettie Donald is visitiog friends in Berlin. Mr. Nelson Cunningham of Berlin spent Monday in our village. Our little burg was made quite liveâ€" ly the past two weeks by a gang of men building cement walks, some on Main street and one to the Methodist church. The new walks greatly imâ€" prove the appearance of our village. ~ Mr. G. M. Diefenbaker is fixing over his residence, which will greatly imâ€" prove it. $ 3 & â€"Farmers experience _ considerable difficulty in cutting their oats, which were laid flat by the recent rains. Are your potatoes rotting? This is the question of the day. That they are rotting veryâ€"badly in this vicinâ€" ity is only too true. + Funeral of Moses Strome.â€"The reâ€" mains of Moses Strome, son of the late Moses Strome of Linwood, were interred here last Tuesday. The young man had been in Saskatoon only a short time when he was taken ill with typhoid fever, which proved fatal. The remains were brought from Saskatoon, accompanied by Mr. Cadâ€" well, and taker to Linwood to the home of his mother. The funeral serâ€" vices were conducted in the Methodist church here by the Revs. Edgar and Sterling, and the remains were laid to rest in the Methodist cemetery beâ€" side his father‘s. |_Mr. and Mrs. IN A. Bemis hatt IC ‘ turned to their home in Toronto afâ€" ; ter spending some time at the. resiâ€" | dence of Mrs. Bemis here. Mr. Irwin and Miss Ida Weber, of Waterloo, and Miss Shantz, of Rochâ€" ester, were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bingeman, on Sunday. Mrs. Robert Kraft speift last Monâ€" day with friends in the Twinâ€"City.> };flr- 'l-‘rcd Kurchinski spent a . few days with friends in Detroit, last week. â€"Miss Ball of St. Agatha, was a guest of Miss Silvia Shelly on Sunâ€" day. l Mr. and Mrs. Llioyd Bowman of Deâ€" troit, Mrs. Menno Bowman and Miss Lena Bowman, BSerlin, renewed acâ€" quaintances here last week. 1 L4 wl ue se i old NP ooo one e ic e Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Shafier and family spent Sunday with relatives in Berlin. Mr"Lntht:nbaner srirlit Sunday _ in Berlin. PF is T ‘P;l.r.:-'and Mrs. Henrich and family, from St. Jacobs, passed Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Kgal_t\ Mr. Hiram McNally of Brown City, Mich., and Mr. MceNally, of Galt, called on Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Bowâ€" man on Sunday. Mr.. Herb Heinzman, Hawkesville, spent _ Sunday vunder the parental roof. Quite a number from here attended the Old Boys‘ Reunion at Stratford last week. C3 Mr. David Knoechtel, Miss Amanda Schlotzhaver and Miss Lucinda Rubâ€" ling are visiting _ friends in HMuron, Mich. ‘ Mrs. W. Baumbach, accompanied by her daughter, Mrs. H. Zulaut of Milâ€" verton, spent a week with friends in Elgin, Michigan. Mr. and Mrs. W. Schenck and famâ€" ily of Zurich spent a few days with the former‘s parents. Mr. C. Deckert of St. Helens, spent a few . days with his fatherâ€"inâ€"law, Mr. C. Ratz. Mrs. W. Pentz, of Detroit, Mich., spent a few days with friends and reâ€" latives. & Messrs. A. Baumbach of Bufflalo, N. Y., and Mr. W. E. Ratz of Cainsâ€" ville, Ont., spent Tuesday with their parents, and also took in the Old Boys‘ Reunion. Mrs. J. Wingefelder and daughter Etta spent a few days with friends in Hamilton. Messrs. W. Zulaut and B. Stock of Carthage, Sundayed in the village. BLOOMINGDALE. ROS10CK. Address and Preseptation â€"A large assemblage of peopte gathered togethâ€" er in West Montrose hall on August the 10th in order to give a farewell greeting to Mr. and Mrs. Gallagher and family. Mr. Gallagher, who has conducted a general mercantile busiâ€" ness here for some years, is row shortly to depart for Toronto Juneâ€" tion. The hall was well filled with theâ€"people of West Montrose and surâ€" rounding vicinity. _ Addresses were given by the President of the Farmâ€" ers‘ Club, Addison Snider, Rev. A. M. Hamilton, M. A., Dr. James Nairn, Wm. Mitchell and exâ€"Reeve Howlett. A delightful programme of readings, music and recitations was given, a fine vocal selection was renâ€" dered by Mrs. Gingrich, and Mrs. and Miss Bowman of Philadelphia renderâ€" ed several splendid selections of sacâ€" red song. The chair was most accepâ€" tably filled by Mr. C. D. Bowman. At the conclusion of the programme Mr. and Mrs. Gallagher were called to the front and presented with a well filled purse. The following address was then read by R. Boal and Miss Edith Bowâ€" man made the presentation. West Montrose,_Aug. 10th, 1906. Mr. and Mrs. Gallagher and family. Dear Friends,â€"Realizing that â€" you are about to depart from our midst, we, the citizens of West Montrose and surrounding vicinity, have assembled this evening to give expression to the high appreciation we entertain . conâ€" eerning you. As a business man your course has been one of the strictest probity. In your dealings with the public you have ever been honorable and upright, _and not only in this regard but also as a Christian gentleman your carcer has been marked by ready and effiâ€" cient powers of usefulness in the varâ€" ious churches. As an eloquent and scholarly expositor of Holy Writ you have not hesitated to declare with consecrated fervor the immortal prinâ€" ciples of divine truth. You are now about to depart and the good wishes and general sympaâ€" thy of this community go with you alt to your new home in Toronto. As a symbol and token of our sincere respect we present you with this gift. May you and your amiable partner and bright young family enjoy many years of happiness and prosperity, ever accompanied by the protecting wing of Almighty Love, which like the shadow of a great rock in . a weary land,© alone gives rest and â€" Signed in community, C. D. BOWMAN, R. BOAL. In fifting and appropriate terms Mr. Gallagher responded. â€" thanking the people for their very kind expresâ€" sion of regard and sympathy. A sumptuous repast was then servâ€" ed and all went home after the partâ€" ing hymn, fecling that they enjoyed a well spent evening. Mr. Wing is celebrating the Berlin Old Boys‘ Reunion this week. Eoo EoC Om e on Mr. Maurice Bowman, wife and family are spending their holidays at Sherwood Place, the home of. C.â€" D. Bowman. They arrived from Philadelâ€" phia some weeks ago. Un 7 FF : 81 4C y242 ces Ainhndiei Feclial ratn o i7 Mrs. Neil, the widow of the . late Edward Neil, is spending the summer with her parents near Blyth. “-j;h'l'l“l(rurr'nph has taken a business trip to Woodstock. 1 L % . Saully uon l is MnE msC aeesncs Ethel and Annie Boal cnjoyed a pleasant visit to Forest. Ww TEBE® 20 ET ie se PTERDIIT es e uns t Mr. Mills, of Hamilton, gave an adâ€" dress in West Mcntrose hall on Sunâ€" day, the 5th of August. Crops are excellent in 1 is vicinity. Mr. J. Glennic has wa)i: farm of 100 acres to Mr. Isrgel for $8.500, THE CHRONICLE‘S Any. Chronicle reader or others deâ€" sirous of having views of their resiâ€" dences or have any pictures they think would be of interest appear in the Souvenit would confer a favor by writing this office at once, as the time is getting short and the work already well advanced. Where to Go# ccompa A.C. HAENNEL‘8, The Druggist | R Pharmac Buccessor to ; S:;:In 'o.l)mg Brore. Come here for the best in Rubber Jar Rings. Corks all sizes, Sealing and Parafice Wax Mixed Spices wholé and ground. Tumeric and Curry Powder for WEST MONTROSE. Zoeliner‘s Remedies on sale here, pickling. behalf of West Montrose Address. ST. JACOBS. SEMIâ€"CENTENNIAL Is surprising many people who drop in "Just for a look." We are aware that there are many buyers who look upon a special sale as a "Fake Scheme" or some sort of a trick of the trade. PotK:p- they have reason for their opinion. BEEN TRADING AT THE "WRONG sTORE‘ f It‘s this Class of Buyers that are surprised to find our Bargains honest | Bu;n‘ilm and our gaods just as we represent them to be. A man said the ovher day. * Men‘s 2 piece Summer Suite, sirgle Preasted, un‘ined. grey checks, reguâ€" lar price 35, special $4. * : YOU pO BETTER THAN YOU ADVERTISE That is the way we surprise people, here are a few of the Bargains which we are offering to clear. Men‘s 2 piece.g:evy all wool Summ»r Suits, unlined, regular price $6, special Me.‘s 2 piece Summer Suits, sing‘e breas‘ed, unlined, grey checks, reguâ€" lar price $9, spec al $7, Men‘s 2 piece Summer Suits double breasted, un‘ined, grey overcheck 9.50, special $7.50. Men‘s 2 p‘ece extra fine all wool| Youths‘ 2 picce Suits, best ! Summer Suit, grey check, regular|fine all wool, regular price price $10.50, special $8.50. special price $0 50. Come Early and Secure the First Choice. is Cash only. . One Price. Cheap Cash Store. South side King Street. ‘The way to do a thiag these days is to do itâ€"quick and right. Wo are excw dingly we!l saticfied with the first two days of our ; SURPRISED PEOPLE A gro t many p ople base taken edrentage of the pres nt reduced prices, and eve‘y bije: has bad a genuine Bargain. . _ The Bargains for this week are very teimpting. We hay «in atcek 12 Pair cf Cr:sset Shoes, sizes 6, 6 1â€"2, 7, 8 and $ 1â€"2, regular price $4 50, which anybody can buy this week for $1 50. â€" VWomaa‘s, Boys‘, Cirls‘ and Children‘s Fociweer at Sp cizl Low t3 Figures. Call Around Weichel‘s Woeekly Stors News Good Goods â€" â€" * â€"If you intend using paint and don‘t know what color to use to â€" harmonize properly, call on us for S. W. P. information card. â€" It tells you how to do it. * « f Waterlioo Our Great Clearing of Summ«r Clothing The Old Buggy.. raade new for a few cents and a littie labor. With * THE SHERWINâ€"WILLIAMS Bueer PAaINT you can paint and varnish at the sam« operation. â€" You will be surprised how easy it is to renew vehicles. Let us show you color cards. soLL 2Â¥ "Doing Things PHoXxE 37. . WEICHEL & SON., in paint, varnish, stain, or wax, and use The Shorw/7= Williams Modern Method Floor Finishes. For Palated Pinishâ€"Inside Floorsâ€"Tus 8â€"W. mmaroe Froor '”'. Porch Floorsâ€"Twe §â€"W. Porcw F100R . For Varnished Finishâ€"Naturalâ€"M4#â€"Â¥07, a durable floor varnish. Stainedâ€"Fioomi4c, stain and varnish combined Por Wared Finishâ€"Te 8â€"W. Froor War. For Unsightly Cracks in Old Floorsâ€"Tne Sâ€"w. Crmer awo Sraw Fuir® . A complete line of finishes for any style and any floor, old or new. SMYTH BROS., Finish Your Floors Red Card Sale. # JR Get color cards from Save Money WHOLE NUMBER WATERLOO Men‘s 3 piece egnmmcr Suit«, fine al wool, all lined, regular price $13, special $10. Youth‘s fine all wool Summer Suit, single breasted, regular price $7.10, special $5 50. j Youth‘s flce Summer Suits, 2 piece, unlined, regular price $0, special $7. Youths‘ 2 picce Summer Suits, grey check, fine all wool, double breasted, regular price $9 30, special $7.00. Youths‘ 2 picce Suits, best unlined, fine all wool, regular price $11.50, special price $0 50. Low Prices Compare Prices BERLIN EImira.