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*4 Excelient Programme Rendered \ at the Berlin Opera House «.. for the Employes. ol the proceedings vul ) of. Rev. C. R.. Miller, the s‘ agent, jor the last quarter â€" was as follows:â€" i made 258, callers received 72; ) C 183; ‘investigations 82; 1 settlements 3; attendance at ce courts 9; C. A. S. meetings atâ€" n 8; children made wards 15; ( placed in foster homes 17; children died 1; children taken to inâ€" dust#ial school 3; children taken from industrial school 3; visity to wards 3; children taken to asylbum 1. m i T femsiAiea@Society was uol .(lnf W \. Uttley‘is Mayor <of . DeHliit Wie Simrary reome on 00e |ay a malorty of tope voten, (aceor Rresident, Rev. W.>€. Boese, presidâ€"| !"E to the official declaration of Town 93 Clerls 1iuchnergard. A feat e of the procéedings was| Immediately. after the official _ anâ€" K of. Rev. C..R.. Miller, the| nouncement was made Mr. . Allen peltw ® o ts o * quatte"| syuber proceeded to Waterloo for the C ‘made 258; callers received 72; purpose of conferting with his soliâ€" R C 183; ‘investigations 82; citors Messrs. McBride & Flintoft, riv settlements 3; attendance at|regarding the matter of having a ) fl:l“:h ifilzixben A. mi! embzt::f »:;f scrutiny of the proceedings since the j I;lsccd 1g foxter. bomes ”; polls were closed on Monday. _ Mr. children died 1; children taken to inâ€" Huber claims there â€" were sufficient dustrial school 3; children taken from |irregularities to upset the _ election, industrial school 3; visity to wards 3; |as far as the Mayoralty is concernâ€" children taken to asybum 1. ed. dr‘:yn:figfaf;::mof :‘1;"_9;“{‘_‘ ‘;ei‘l‘_ Mr. A. B. McBride was in _ Berlin ler‘s services in behall of the society. his morning, and in company . with c Mxs. (Dr.) H. G. Lackuer, treasurâ€"| Mr. Huber wak ascortaining the real er, presented a report for the quartâ€" facts in copnection with the matter. er showing a balance on hand _ Of| In conversation with a Telegraph «Mrs. (Dr.) er, presented er showing $80.67. A â€" discussion took pla the practice of aâ€"large young girls walking the Berlin at a late hour, al sequent results to the gi eretary was instructed t attention of the Police C« this matter with a vic it remedied. The sixth annual W. G. & R. comâ€" plimentary concert tendered . to the employes by the travelling staff and Dramatic Society was held at the Berlin Opera House on Tuesday evenâ€" ing and was a very successful . and enjoyable event. The attendance was large and the programme was entertaining and inâ€" teresting throughout, the efforts of the pz'ticipants being greatly appreâ€" ciated by the audience. Tne first part of _ the programme consisted of a piano solo, | beautifulâ€" ly plaved by Mr. H. L. Staebler;, a solo ‘*Palm Branches" by Mr. W. J. B Mr. Bat Tow programme capable maj of Cremona Francois Co lows:â€" Taddeo Ferrarl (A Maker)â€" Mr. Fisher Flippo (Apprentice Mr. Englert. Sandre (Apprentic Mr. DeKleinbans. Giannina Miss Colla THIS IS SAID TO Cl F1 ount ani Thi al uric fron atis pla ed Th . qy meeting of the Berlin &:;chw was held .. in Free: rooms on Tuesday. n:.‘ was well attended. . The Rev. W.~©. Boese, presidâ€" It Geth it Shake ow teaspoor Br Th So mJ M W. G. & R. CONCERT ° exhil oL the rid . Wool under own; s recitat inat ti drup D ON THE STREET. Miller, Durin Last Quarter. K ATE aIn B din od: rd die U PI th )lo 11 nd f t1 P nt errarl t, and Messrs of â€" the programmeé ano solo, â€" beautiful . H. L. Staebler; . a iches" by Mr. W. J. ‘"The Shopman‘‘ . by crifle avill, _ by _ a directorship of Capt. by Mr. W. H. Johnâ€" "Saunder _ McGlas ‘ by Miss Hattie Col 1} The rsent The cietv K D 10 aves pla im _ closc nd HELP MANY ince numbe street 1f f th ith @rt ) McGI ttie C ging ind it er to ft ligeo sink. i asked supply escripâ€" firm the Tt h d «|VOTE IN FAVOR LARGE. In conversation with a Telegraph representative Mr. McBride stated that he was not certain what . steps would be taken but it was _ quité provable that application would . be made before Judge Chisholm â€" for a recount of the votes cast for the Mavoralty candidates. . The law alâ€" Mayoralty candidates. . [nc ‘AW a"~ lows fourteen days in which to apply for a recount. It is understood that Mayorâ€"elect Uttley intends accepting the _ office and will not resign as has been ‘ reâ€" ported. â€" The inaugural meeting of the new Town Council will be held next: Monâ€" day afternoon. WAS PLEASED wWITH RESULT Premier Whitney Says Decision on Byâ€"law Was Beyond Criticism. "There has . been manifestation of the remarked â€" Hon. Mr Prime Minister, con result of the voting 11 The structure is 1 eral reasons. In tt built entirely of co ing reinforced with It is 1421 feet lot roadway and a W The floor of the l above the ground 150â€"foot arches and of 82 feet. Work was ago on the plans had a vears to co 150â€"foot oW apF ple AI 1t B autiful bridge he cost was a t th 11 t Wast tricity ie bridge deep got th W oundations, ready taken nplete. The xt Tt St nt to work out _ the That ought to be y with the absolute at the people wish." places the votes in ver Byâ€"law were the tages of the total wonto. 77; Hamilton, ts d t1 t1 n a remarkable ic public desire," r. Whitney, _ the imnmenting on the of the Power Byâ€" inicipalities. _ ‘"On o not see how the ople can be critiâ€" e is nothing â€" now S gl ilk at Th ard, 74; Guelph, ck, 85; Ingersoll Mary‘s, 73; Hesâ€" Hamburg, _ 83. ssed the byâ€"law d Thomas s ago the nee gh and a realls c the â€" result it th Telegraph stated h BRIDCG]T at T Ige h bl 11 n@res ther side. 186 â€" feet i it known cipal quire Tl it acts, the t the t 95 JURORS WERECALLED the _ New York,/ N. Y., Jan. 7.« Three jurors ug: to lrno on the _ trial panel for Harry K. Thaw represented toâ€"night. the . net result of the : two days and six sessions of the trial beâ€" fore Dowling Jn the criminal branch of the supreme court. . In addition to the trio, who . are oathâ€"bound well and truly to try the case, there were. in the jury box at the close of the night . sitting _ four tentative jurors, who still are subject to peremptory challenges on . either side. The task of filling the five vaâ€" cant chairs will be resumed toâ€"morâ€" row morning, when the first instalâ€" ment of 160 talesmen summoned on the original omnibus panel . of _ 300 names will report for examination. In all ninetyâ€"five proposed jurors were called and questioned _ toâ€"day, as against fiftyâ€"seven yesterday. the to At the close of the afternoon â€" sesâ€" sion toâ€"day the jury box was _ comâ€" pletely filled and the hopes ran high that at least a majority o%t _ those tentatively chosen would prove . acâ€" ceptable on both sides. With _ the beginning of the evening session, howâ€" ever, all such hopes were dissipated. When the suddenly descended storm of peremptory challenges cleared away there were but thice survivors, and it was agreed that they _ should _ be panel EDWARD HANLAN ome o‘clock a service was held at the family residence, 189 Beverley street, conducted by Rev. T. C. Brown, of St. Andrew‘s Presbyterian _ church. Only the family, neat relatives and close personal friends of the great oarsman were present. Toronto, Jan. 7.â€" ens of public sorrow Edward Hanlan, the pion oarsman of the this afternoon to the At 1.10 o‘clock the remain# were removed to St. Andrew‘s church, and were viewed there by thousands of citizens. It was impossible to count the number who passed by the casâ€" ket, but for two hours and a half a continuous stream of people went by at the rate of about 60 per minute. The public funeral service was held at 2.30 p.m. in the church, conducted by the Rev. C. Brown. The _ funeral 2.30 p.m. in the church, conduc{ed DJ the Rev. C. Brown. The _ funeral cortege moved off in the followin order: Clergy, pallâ€"bearers, carriage containing floral offcrings, hearse and chief mourners, mayor and corporaâ€" tion, board of education, other civic bodies, athletic organizations, and ciâ€" tizens generally. The â€" pallâ€"bearers were Messrs. Joseph Wright, _ Jacob (Gaudaur, James Rice (New _ York), David Ward, H. J. P. Good, Capt. John Wilson, Fred Mossop, _ Charles Chu Tt A B X1 rn as the nucleus of the trial 11 I We D caling W th or sponge t1 \ilson, Fred Mossop, _ Charles i, Controller Ward and _ Ald. . The last â€" two pallâ€"bearers ppointed to represent the city. ral offctings were . exceedingly Da th ant ELECTION OF THE AID _ socIETY OF ZION CHURCH. 11 M tI Mr Mr M th meat 1i LAID TO REST D Amid many tokâ€" , the funeral of : oneâ€"time chamâ€" world, teok place : Metrogolis. At : was b’:l’d at the ) Beverley street, ?.°C. Brown, of 1 Ladi I¢ D st S B Th D y U 1 riage Owing to Preston dropping out, and | there are now three teams < in _ the oraâ€" western senior section of the O.H.A. civic â€"Stratford, Berlin and Galt. * h d th M M-â€"N&-: to look, lr‘ as v-ilt- senior O.MH.A, %l. Berlin made upâ€"of last s intormediates, and was good enough ‘to beat Gailt, but must have improved a whole lot to be in Stratford‘s class. Of course it bas also to be shown that the Saskatchewan septette are up to last year‘s form. But they‘ generally are. 41 Hamilton Spectator:â€" The lst of players available is assuming formiâ€" dable proportions.© Among those who have announced their willingness to get into the game are Linstead, Southam, Dalton of Burlington, Seaâ€" gram, Watson of last year‘s Berlin 0. H.A. Intermediate champions, Armâ€" strong of Iroquois, Morden, Irving, McKeon, Marshall, Motherwell, Jury who formerly played in Stratford, Weitchel, of Galt, Nicol, Harrison, of Grimsby, Doak, McFarlane, Stewart, Murrison of Burlington, Morin, Simon and Murdoch. Toronto Telegramâ€" Preston‘s _ deâ€" cision to retire from the semor O.H. A. series is not a serious blow _ to hockey. It was felt all along that th: men from the Springs were a trifle ambitious. It is seldom, _ inâ€" deed, that a country town of Presâ€" ton‘s proportions can furnish materâ€" ial enough for a senior seven. _ And in hockey circles a vacancy is often preferable to a weak member. WILL PLAY WifT STRATFORD Stratford, Jan. 7.â€"The best hockey news that has reached the ears . of local supporters of the O.H.A. senior and junior championships for some time was the statement toâ€"daÂ¥ that Will Davidson, with last year‘s . varâ€" sity interâ€"collegiate champions, had signed a Stratford certificate and would turn out with the seniors in their first game at _ Berlin next Monday night. Davidson‘s home is in this city and he is attending varsity. Pete Charlton has made a hit reâ€" ferecing> interscholastic games around Pittsburg. ( The Raris game at Tillsonbutg fast night was postponed because of lack of ice. By playing for the Montreal _ Vicâ€" torias last week Frank Patrick and Billy Gilmour, both of whom are Mcâ€" Gill men, have put themselves ‘ out of intercollegiate sports of all kinds. There are more games _ postponed already in the O.H.A this _ season thao there are games scheduled in all the other leagues in Canada. Montreal have signed Arthur Leader the Brandon and Pittsburg point player. Lorne Campbell, who is now playing grith the Maple Leafs of Winâ€" nipeg, is another player reported signâ€" od. A TORONTO PREDLICTNION It den the fun PRESTON TOO AMBITIOUS D t] Bell WATSON IN HWAMILTON with h in d ville mad n th D if PUCKâ€"LIFTS t al gl 0 D. t to 1 H nd of Honorary Presiâ€" »wney of the Ontario cagne to suggest | that papers are _ knocking They are only â€" having tooâ€"eager press agents isin@ more than can be 1 lligencerâ€"An effort is enter an intermediate I.A., but fears are enâ€" it is now ‘too late. we are told, can be (). II A. authorities team to enter. H M â€"H; { th fri a} pI 11 H W1 17 M be Sn 1 W ht ith the W fr H t} SOME NEW MATERIAL The m this yose lnllt $9 compored | Entftoly ""of representatives who. have been elected as Reeves and Deputy Reeves during the last twoâ€"years.. Thete will > not be a single representgtive this . year o omm PA To B ‘ who served im the County Council in 1906 or previously under the former: system of electing County Councilâ€" lors. Last year Wardeir J. B, Fisâ€" cher and Councilior L. . Bowman were members,, being such for several years, but both of them â€" will _ be absentees this year. Of the twentyâ€"three memberg eleven of last year‘s County . Council will returm, while ewelve will be new material. Among the most notable absentees this year will be Messrs. Jaffray and Cowan, of Galt, L. Peine of New Hamburg, W. V. Uttley and L. McBrine, of Berlin, L. Bowman of Woolwich, and O. Reist, of Waterloo ‘Tp. Galt will send three new repreâ€" sentatives and Berlin two. The Council will be composed . of the following members:â€" Waterloo Tp.â€"S. E. Shantz, Josiah Stauffer. Wilmot Tp.â€"Hy. Zoeller, S. Cassel. Wellesley Tp.â€"A. B. Robertson, A. Dammeier. Woolwich Tp.â€"A. Mattusch, J. J. Wilkinson. North Dumfries Tp.â€"T. Allison. Berlinâ€"J. Cochrane, C. C. Hahn, A. B. Campbell, F. G. Gardiner. Galtâ€"T. McLellan, F. S. Scott, A. Buchanan. Waterlooâ€"A. Weidenhammer, Geo. Suggitt. Prestonâ€"M. M. Mullin. Hespelerâ€"Dr. R. J. Lockhart. New Hamburgâ€"J. A. Katzenmeier. Ayrâ€"II. Gmelin. Elmiraâ€"P. F. Stumpf, 4 SMALLâ€"POX IN Providing the Council adhers to the practice of rotation in electing Wardens Dr. R. J. Lockhart, of Hespeler, will receive the honor this vear. Brockville, Ont., Jan. 7.â€"The Iso lation Hospital is at present taxel ‘o its capacity with small pox Pa tients, and the Board of Health held a â€" meeting toâ€"day to imake vrovisicn fot accommodetion, should any more cases develop. It was decided to scâ€" cure a large tent, to be placed _ in ‘ilnsilion neat the hospital. A resolw tion was passed requesting pastors of the different churches to discontinâ€" ue their Sundayâ€"gchool classes until the epidemic ceases. The «circulation of books at the Public library been discontinued indefinitely. The Queen Dowager Carola of Scx ony, who died a couple, of wécks ago, and the Princess Mathilde, who is 44 and unmarried, originatedâ€" a . few months ago a new way: (f Taising money for charity which is being genâ€" erally copied in Germany, They deâ€" signed six colored postal cards of scenes in Saxony and had them lithoâ€" graphed and placed on sale in Dresâ€" den with their signatures as the . deâ€" signers. _ The proceeds were devoted to the care of consumptives. Various Princesses have since adoptâ€" ed the plan, and a Dresden newspapet now announces that the Kaiser himâ€" POST CARDS BY THE KAISER self will the th t gl arious Prince the plan, and v announces | is designing 1 not only b And led W cha h de rabl th cld It i1 Tt stmy out t grcal s| o thy oli Harper‘s D b OLDEST BROCKVILLE] allegori f the H day irted out bet ween the imp« N0( finda de ships 1 h rk D IOK1I the rial t t It t the subâ€" lcaling with ollerns, and : people â€" of t lu d retu ate ch Death P [ ¢ and sudde a spected 1 h: io 6. night. The re Feckly. ", Et service and testine :; * w being beld‘ fn ‘Chalmers‘ " Cburc®, Elora. ‘Th@, progfelibed, f at the usual time iien â€" were asked to‘ . ~Mr. EdWwird Farro aged 74â€"years, was the f@@ of laymen to advange. H" just [m. his reswud had staRilh to sp when, wi t a wor@ O .gesture he collapged, falling bagk | into _ the arms of the presidim@ | clergyman. Medical aid was imi@ediately _ sumâ€" moned, but life was extinet. Heart failure was the wause of his sudden death. He was most respected _ in Elora, and his 108@ will be felt very much there. â€" I~STALLATION SERVICH er= l his parting address, whercupon he introduced Mr. A. H. Schweiterr, the president elect, and placed . upon him the badge of office. . The new president theny gave his ingugural adâ€" dress in which he outlined the work for the New Year. The Y_P.A. is looking forward to a successful year‘s work under his leadership. Mr. Addison Armbrust, the retiring secret@ry, and Mr. Wesloy knechtel, his suecessor, also made very filtting remarks. The work of the past year showed steady ‘progre§s. _ There was an onâ€" couraging increase in statistics. The course of _ study in Christion Do trines given by the pastor proved very interesting and helpful to all. The following are the new officers for 1908:â€" ' Presidentâ€"A. H. Schweitzer. Viceâ€"Pres.â€"H. Wettlaufer. Rec.â€"Sec.â€" J. W. Knechtel. _ Cor.â€"See.â€"Mabel Schacter. _ Treasurerâ€"Chas. Voelker. Choristerâ€"Edna Breithaupt. Pianistâ€"Alma Foreman. _ Asst. Pianistâ€"Agnes Good. â€" Junior Supt.â€"Emma Kaufman. Asst. Junior Supt.â€"Addie Moyer. ‘} Auditorsâ€"Alvin â€" Kaufman and A. W. Voelker. (Ottawa Journal.) Without intending it, perhaps, Torâ€" onto has put hersclf in shape to get something from the Dominion Govâ€" ernment if she asks it this year. A Liberal has been chosen as â€" Mayor. Of the four controllers, Messrs Spence Harrison and Ward are Liberals, and Hocken is a Conservative. In the full council, eighteen aldermen, four comâ€" trolMers and the mayor, 23 in @!l, twelve are Liberals and eleven _ are Conservatives. Toronto has plainly broken from political party rule in municipal affairs. Because when the straight party line is drawn in Torâ€" n‘o. the fighting chance is the best INCREASE IN RISK OF TRAVEL BY RAIL appears _ that the ONTARIU WINS I 00( jur se22ssses2222282°8%. â€".s40 ze % TORONTO‘S REFORMATION 1 d 10( is Liberal gets M t Says En is an Cno killed R as been given the ti P isnn ~ uids § s M BA H_‘}’ .. 0 M .0 i har i } ‘ .2 PE : i a most + DEUCLINECL ft an o t 1 : cekly. ©, e 14 ( "Jon n f 1 mere‘ * Churd ‘l g »rogtt jed, S (omn Mfi") * ?_”54 a :“nru one baby, who . HC WA just On th:;‘;' .ds‘t‘ospe rs of word 8 gesturey® anked" xz b&gk into _ the and :L omg sid elergyman. ir comfork 1 diately _ sumâ€" th on the favor of the Pr Q ty n of $ ti B ind th Ont the Board ttlement ec. Th hancell irbride way acciden of 1906 * a 7, the figur es exceed ; . _ From 1 ending _ Ju alti en h ay 5 ng rk ITS CONTENTION iden Q the At W the jurics. _ But the increase in the numâ€" »i, ber killed undoubtedly represents an nd actual increase in the‘risk of travel â€" by rail. _ The above figures include "C} only accidents to passengers and . to all employes while actually on duty on th¢ or about trains. . The casualtics to un‘ trespassers on railway property and !1â€" . those due to â€" accidents at grade it crossings _ and accidents in railway ailâ€" shops are all excluded. The list â€" inâ€" 5,â€" cludes, also, only the steam railways inâ€" repotting to the Interstate Commeree Commission, _ and does _ not includo ling thorefore the g?eat mileage of | clecâ€" t* tric lines, on which castalties ate of now increasing at such a rapid rate. ime It is probable that these figures will his (‘omman‘ the attention of Congress iled at the approaching session and that posâ€" renewed efforts will be made to bring ‘ast about further Government action in due the investigation by experts of railâ€" rts way disasters and of safety app iv in~ nces designed for theit prevention, nce D. tho DECLINED AID OF ~On their arrivi Quee We A 51 the Bteamer assen thanked‘ Capt. Parcells for all he ‘And the officers and crew bad done ir comfort‘ duringâ€" their iry ing th on the Aaitic: * The .« 8. oheMo‘t)l’ ”‘”,s leaving the Lizard they met the wofs gales experienced in years. The butâ€" ms caused the boilers to . y when they were about .la: 50 north and lu&fl. 40 west, 1,100 miles from land. ‘The engineers reported thab they could not effect temporary _ rs, and Capt. Parâ€" cells in conn:mwe decided t, abanâ€" debh _ the fight against the violent | hgad gales and return castward. The | candition of the vessel‘s engines may |be surmised when, with her stern to the burricane, she steamed only SiXâ€" ’ tyâ€"six knots daily. Mount> Royal â€" Ente Wernston Horbor ‘The passengers were kept below, deck nearly the whole of the day,but they were cheerful in the assurance that the vessel was seaworthy and the provisions ample. ‘The children on board were â€" remarkably courageous, Some of the passengers who were inâ€" terviewed described the terrific naâ€" ture of the gales, declaring that the ship almost stood on end at times, «d that for ffteen successive days they saw noth :; but a wall of green water on each =:@> of the vessel â€"a wall that sometimes fell on board with terrific force. The Mount Royal had trouble with her boilets, and was compelied to put back. Shortly after leaving the Briâ€" tish coast she encountered a . series Oof violent gales. She battled with the heavy weather for‘a fortnight un1 til Christmas Eve, when serious trouâ€" ble with her boilers developed. _ The steamer was ther in longitude 24.50 west and latitude 45 north. The . enâ€" gine room staff ultimately succeeded in obtaining a moderate supply . of steam, but the weather was such that the captain reluctantly decided it was best to make for the Irish coast. The steamer was headed about and steamâ€" ed slowly into potrt. The Mount Royat sailed from Antâ€" werp, December 7, for Halifax. .ishe catried a passenger list of 304 perâ€" sons, maue up of emigrants, princiâ€" pally from southern Europe and Rusâ€" sia. She hasa crew of about Ont (C. S. Cassitt was elected Mayor of Brockville by 24 majority. d E hundred men shops a cludes, reportin Commis thorefor tmic messesesseRereests2228*%® The motion was last by the Prov patticulars regard the lands set a fund priot to Cor years ago the th ment of this proj of the sums due the Terrific Gales Encountered Trouble with Her Boilers Just a Month from Antwerp th the It Jan. Ount d does not inctudo milceage of _ clecâ€" ich castalties ate uch a rapid rate. these figures will tion of Congress session and that be made to bring tnment action in £4