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.. _._ . ~ Basiness Office 249, House 200. 4 m"~ ‘Business solicited for first claes f Deposit with the Dominion \â€" Government ..;... ...... .. $117,140, â€"\. All policies guaranteed by the London ~‘ s9d Lanceashire Insurance Company _ with Assets of $16,306.638, & Altred Wright, Secretary # T. H. Hall, Inspector .0. A BOEHM District Agent / Waterloo, Ont. Phone 249. "~Owing to the new Postal Law which came into effect, May 8, 1906, pos to the amount of one cent ‘em each copy ol the Chronicleâ€"Teleâ€" & is sequired on .all papers mail ad to United States points and _ we : Aheapfore been obligcd to in . the subscription to . United Bintos subscribers to $1.50 per year & strictly in advance. The Mercantile Fire MILLINERY 3#} BAREANNS ul’lm now Wfll’we will m\t; Al a great re dneflon.\:/;mo aslow as half prige, The Missos Febronbach To United States Subscribers Head Office â€" Waterioo Subscribed Capital, . ... . .. â€" 250,0000 1t is Whitney gard to sueâ€" the Insurance Campany INCORPOEBATED 1875 DECISION A8S Iosl M insl Dus foal Prics Established 1864.] Uflice, Waterico Mutual Building Cfi td Te e oo es eomntly se ie uecan ons C. A BOEHM General Insurance Agent, Bucceseor to Buchterrcugb & Co. 23 King St., East P Berlin, Ont. wpiood that Sit Jazmes give his docision in teâ€" (â€"I'I:V;;bli'cauonu fot »Aats Hydroâ€"Electric Power C early this week, perbaps To FIAT 00., HEV TL ds BP t > a>= ABinith Attotneyâ€"General Come s 1o= tu © "There"will be no protest i 0t South Waterloo. Conservatives: of this :&M Llnfltdu‘m zuain ridings: duly ; and down . to: Toronto B where they were ized ~ & sawâ€"oft was mutually: agreed f This means that Waterloo :County will be represented by Messrs. ~King and Clare for the next parliamenâ€" tary term. 230 Toronto, Dec, 7.â€"Eight _ protests have been filed against the election of. candidates in the recent Federal tions, including the two in West erborough and South Ontario J noted. On Saturday up to 1 â€" p. m., which was the latest hour at _ which n petition could be filed, there were put in six petitions.. . The eim cover the tsual allegations of, ‘ ery, undue influehce, treating,. perâ€" sonation, and other corrupt practices by the candidates or by agents, and no specifc charges are laid against auy of the candidates whose election | _ Fredericton, N. .. Dec. 6.â€"â€" Five minutes before the office of the Clerk ol Pleas closed on Saturday afternoon 'lour election petitions were filed as follows:â€"Against O.~S. Crocket, â€" of lYotk; William Graham, of Douglas, petitioner. Against Dr. Daniel, of St. ‘ John; J. D. Poliard Lewin, petitionâ€" <ps. Against Dr. McAllister, of Kingsâ€" Albert; Gceo. W. Fowler, petitioner. Against Hon. Dr. Pugsicy of St. John City and County; Milton Price, petiâ€" is protested, ‘The complete list of protests is as follows:.â€"West Peterâ€" borough, against the ~election . of James Robert Stratton (Liberal) . of Peterborough, majority, about _ 500; pet.tioner, Joln. Hampden Burnbham, defeated candidate, solicitor, â€" J. E. Jones. * Centre York, against Thomas Geo. Wallace â€"(Conservative); _ majority, about 40; pefitioner, _ Thomas . P. Tcmny, on behalf of Dr. P. D. _ Mcâ€" Lean; solicitors, Beaton & Shepley. Welland, against Wil,iam _ Manley German (Liberal); majority, _ about 500; itioner, . Samuel Frederick k;solicitor, E. Stanley Fraser. Bouth Ontario, against Frederick Luther Fowke (LAberal); _ majority, about 400; petitioner, Peter Christie, defeated candidate, Norfolk, against Alexander McCall (Conscrvative); majority about . 200; petitioner, Harrison B. Donly; soliâ€" citors, Kellys& Porter. Oitawa, against Sir Wilfrid Laurier (Liberal); majority, about 489; petiâ€" tioner, Marc Azarie Menard, on _ beâ€" balf of Thomas Birkett; _ solicitor, James W. Bain.> _ Nippissing, against George Gordon of Sturgeon Falls (Conservative), who defeated Chartes A. McCool, majority about 87; petitioners, .Joscph Mantha, iun.; Louis Curson, sen., _ and Jobn Adelard Nocel; so‘licitors, McCarthy, Oster, Hoskin & Harcourt. s North Lanark, against William Thoburn (Conservative) who defeated Thos. B. Caldwell, exâ€"M.P., by â€" a majority of about 9; petitioner, Jas. Roberts, _ Lanark village; solicitor, Jo:n McDonald Mowat, Kingston; agefits, Mowat, Langton & McLenâ€" The Liberals were two better, and had papers prepared for . petitions against the election of &ll the six Conâ€" servatives returned in Nova Scotia, including RL,. Borden and A. _ B. Crosby, in HMalilax, Negotiations for the sawâ€"off began about a week ago, with the result â€" that on Saturday, when the count closed, no petitions had been filed. Lawyers representing hboth parties wore in court Saturday and remained watching each . other wl o‘elock, when the . office closed. t is not unlikely there will be a "sawâ€"o6." _ The Conservatives _ had prepared clection papers against M. MacDonald, in Pictow; W. &. Fielding in Qucens‘â€"Shelburne; Dr. Black, in Hants, and 8. W. Pickup, in _ Annaâ€" polis. tioner Halifax, N. S., Dec. 6.â€"There are to be no election protests in Nova Scotia. The two parties agreed on a No Protests in Nova Scotia Four in light in ‘Ontario New Brunswick Methodist lecture room on Wedn evening, can be taken as w ‘Waterloo and V the great e the world in the present * by contributing more Js to the cause of missions than have in ‘the past and in addition. study the mneeds of heathen countries to m greater degree. i)k t o The supper in itecit was an inspiraâ€" tion to the 150 men w wore in atâ€" tendance:: It is it there has., mmammot any kind in Berlin where there were as many ,r‘ nominations represented . around â€" the tables as on this occasion, . Practicalâ€" W every Protestant church in _ the immediate community ~was representâ€" ed, and the various differenges of nominational doctrine were forgotten in order that the great question ~of spreading the Gospel to all creaturcs," in which all churches are interested, could be discussed. The lectureroom ol Triumity Methoâ€" dist Church â€"made an ideal banquetâ€" ingâ€"hall. . Theâ€"red and green desoraâ€" tions were exceedingly .pretty, while the lqumvided by the energetic ladies‘ of the church was _ all that could be desired:. _ The service given hy the â€"corps of about _ fifty waitresses was perfect. The chair was occupied by Mr.. E. P. Clement, K.C., Pe sident. ofâ€" the local Association, and his duties were performed in an ideal manner. â€" The speeches delivered by Messts,. W. L. Senior, Dr. Harley Smith and James Acton were eloquent, instructive and full of inspiration andâ€"made a deep impression on those in attendance. After ample justice had been done to the abundance of good things proâ€" vided the toast of "‘The King" was propo~ d and appropriately responded. to by the banguetters. Mr. Clement we!. ~med those present and intimatâ€" c.. that it was one of the mogst â€"uniâ€" que events in the church hijstory _ of, this town. The Ladies‘ Aid had doue its share in making (the supper a gucâ€" goss and on ‘behalf of the Association he conveyed its thanks to the President Mrs. J. B. Weaver, and her associaâ€" tes. It was a great delight to him to see so many present and ho believed there never was an event of this kind where as many denominations were repfesented. Jf no other purpose was served on _ this occasion than the bringing closcer together of the men of the various churches _ the _ event would not be in vain. The Laymen‘s Luovcment was quite a new thing in the Twin Cit} and after studying its |objects he was satisficd that the fâ€" fect on those who are engaged in the work must be for good and he was confident that if the faymen of this community make the spreading of the Gospel a matter of business they will be better men and do their duty to God better than before. He extended a cordial welcome to the _ visitors from Toronto ‘laymen present realized â€" the â€"great ‘ opening there was for missionary ¢fâ€" fort in all parts of the world, . and |uv that the women and the young | people of the Chirstian Church were organized and doing magnificent work ! in spreading the Gospel!. ‘The men of | the churches were pushing their busiâ€" | ness ability all over the world and _ doing practically nothing for the cause of missions. ‘This business abiâ€" lity is now being enlisted for â€" God | and a conference was held in â€" Philaâ€" ‘ delphia a short time after the New | York convention where the . laymen progent realized taat . God had comâ€" © mitted the evangeltzation of the world | to business men and it was up _ mm---qmmfl During the evening excellent quarâ€" teites were â€"rendered ~by ~ Messts. Green, Keker, Shildrick and Wegenast of the Trinity Chureh choir and â€" a duct hy Messrs, Keffer and Shildvick was also beautifully sung. Among the pastors in _ attendance were Revs. M. L. Wing and R. J. Elliott, of Waterloo, Revs _ 8. R. Knechtel, G. D. Damm, A. Y. Haist, S. E. Marshal, W. A. Bradley, J W. J, Andrew, J. T. Marshail, F. . Oberlander and others.â€" The blessing was asked by Rev. Mr. Ober‘ander. _ fect on those who are engaged in the Another providential feature in the work must be for good and he was evangelization of the world is . the confident that if the faymen of this fact that the world is smaler than community make the spreading of the dt*was even fifty years ago om acâ€" Gospel a matter of business they will â€"count of the fast ocean lines,. transâ€" be better men and do their duty to conmtinental railways, cables and God better than before. He extended telegraphs, all of which ~ bring the a cordial welcome to the â€" visitors countrics of the world closer togethâ€" from Toronto er. He asked what the civilized counâ€" trics were doing to promote the misâ€" W.â€" L. Senior. siqnary cause and in choquent terms 3 spoke of what has been done by the The first speaker of the evening Student Volunteer Movement . with was Mr. W. L. Senior, a wwell knownwhich he is connucted. During _ fhe dry goods merchant of the _ Queen last twenty years there have _ been City. He humorously intimated that 3500 students sent out to _ various with the ie of the Methodist and mission fields and there were at presâ€" the water of the Baptist on â€" this .6ft as many more who were ready vccasion it would be possible to genâ€" to go if the money was forthcoming. prate steam. (Laughter.) They were In concluding he spoke of the advanâ€" there to talk over th@extension of tiges of systematic givingâ€"and hoped God‘s Kingdom â€" from a business that the outcome of the . gathering standpoint. An event of this kind would be a more general discussjon enables the men of various denominaâ€" of the kingdom of God among _ the tions to : become â€" better acquainted business men of this vicinitys standpoint. An event of this kind enables the men of various denominaâ€" tions to : become â€" better acquainted with each other, and sink their petty diBferences. One of the results of the Movement was the creation of a new brotherhood gmong men and . toâ€"day they speak of other things than forâ€" merly. They talk of matters ‘ effectâ€" ing the church of God in a . larger sonse than ever before. 6 Mr. Senior spoke of the organiza~ tion of the Laymen‘s â€" Movement two yenum’o at the conclusion of the Centennial of Foreign. Missions in New York which was Held inâ€" comâ€" memoraÂ¥ion of the Haystack â€" Prayerâ€" meeting in London 100 yeats _ ago, which _ was the origin of _ the foreign missionary movement. _’hss Chairman‘s Address Dr. Harley Smith, President of the Toronto branch._of the_Student NVolâ€" u@qa‘:lorgnnt. was given a ~hearty recep and in his opening . remarks wm the Jocal . coimmiltee on their cxcelMent banquet and upâ€" on the beautiful smnundint buth artificial and natural. The Laymen‘s Movement he pointed out, includes the mission workâ€"in the great west of Canada, which is fast filing up with settlers, far more rapidly than we apâ€" preciate, coming from the United States and Europe, which v.!! either mar or make our Canadian civitizaâ€" tion twenty years hence~. The preachâ€" ing of the Gospel was not given . to preachers alone but to all men who claim to be followers of Christ. . We @re engaged in a missionary warfare and its sucers: depends on the actiâ€" vity of the~> sople â€"at home. Jt was importan‘ hat the question of . migâ€" sions a~« the spread of the Gospel shoule c studied to a greater extent. Dr. Smith referred to the various mission fields, and spoke. of Africa, w..ich aâ€"few years ago wasâ€" almost inpenetrable and practically . undisâ€" !eomcd has now its churehes with its thousands of cortunicants _ andâ€" is now calling for _ more: missionaries. Japan fifty years ago was uncivilized and knew nothing of telegraphy, clecâ€" tricity, and Christienity is now a world power and has its ships _ of commerce in every port in the civilâ€" ized world, and is fast becoming _ a ‘Christian mation, China, which was the land â€"which nursed Japan in its infancy and was ong of the greatest _countries on .a.{‘ years ago, but which has geclined during the last fifty years owing to thuâ€"evils of the opium traffic, is now coming into its awn and is calling for western civiliâ€" zation, trade relations and the Gosâ€" pel and wants it quickly. . He â€" also dealt with Siam which has in recent years abolished slavery and gambling. ‘The speakor asked what it was that was causing this change, 1t was not the religions of these countries and in an interesting manner he dealt with Hindooism, Buddhism, Mohammedanâ€" ism and Confuclanism, all of which have some beautiful features, â€" but have nothing in them that will speak peace to the sinning soul. ~.»:, ux church in ‘the â€" city. o dn htain o <in" ue 8 â€" Sun flxooh of various denominations. The object.of the movement was. to bring ‘home the <responsibility of the: [laym in God‘s~command to spread }tle Gospe! and in conclusion he urged his hearers to study their personal reâ€" sponsibility, study the needs ofâ€" the beathen world,â€"apd â€" when they realite theit responsibility accept, ~<There is no potent power thatâ€"can. lift up a sinful~ man or nation like the Go#sâ€" pel of salvation and it was the priâ€" vilege of the church to spread this gospel. F The last speaker of the ovening was . Mr. James Acton, of the Acton Pubâ€" ; lishing (‘0. He spoke of the manner , in which the movement had brought the churches closer together in the ; promotion of the missionary. moveâ€" . rtn‘lt was the duty of the , urch in Canada to do its shart. i The wum of $23,000,000 â€"was raised ‘ut year for â€" missfons â€" throughout he world and figuring that Canada‘s , share of the uncivilized world was }u,m,ooo the sum of 40 cents per head wmm for missions last year. He was acquainted with a man who contributed $1,000 to the recent election fund and whose namo appeared in the missionary report as a $5 contributor. Twoâ€"thirds of the membership of the Christian churches }h Canada give absolutely nothing for |.‘“i“l Mr. Acton stated that the number Oof unevangelized in the world is estiâ€" ".IM at 1,000,000,000, and a fair ptoportion to be assumed Ig this continent was oneâ€"hall. _ Canada‘s share was placed at oneâ€"twellth, thus c:la‘uu tountry _ forty _ nillton to evangellze. ‘There are mm communicants in Ahe and if $5 was given pet Dr. Harley Smith Mr. Jaimnes Acton Bertin will have an interesting an.: profitahle season. _The poll opened at 7,30 o‘clock rxrd w onlfl):ulfom of :‘ds received Vailots and cast their votes Jor. their {avotites. The various contests were Pregidency another vote will be pollâ€" #4 on account of the tis hetwhen <HR. F. Golton and . Ed. Pequegnat. _ The officers elected were as follows: ~ Presidentâ€"Ed. SW?. 1st Viceâ€"Pres.â€"F. L. Woeaver. Snd Viceâ€"Pres.â€"R,. F..Gofton â€"<nd "te eP ® n an Brd V «â€"F. T. Anthes.. Secretaryâ€"L. Poguegnat; ~ Treasurerâ€"L. Norman, * Executitoâ€"W."D, Eoler, R. Lasten schlager, M. E. Shantz, C. Berzo, E. J. Cleghorn. | _ > ' Ofln‘: ig~ to the laftences ol the bout when the ballots were counted _ tht speeches by the newlyâ€"clected officers were deferred until the next meeting to be arranged by the Executive. 108. ZUBER GETS ~THE WALPER, BERLIN THIS FAMILY Mr.. â€"Boehmer informed the Tclwâ€" graph that he handed two _ market cheques for $21,000 and $24,000 _ t> Mr. H. J. Sims, who was acting for , Messrs. Dunke and Jiling at _ seven , and a half minutes before six o‘clock. . He had Tooked for Mr. Dunke for four hours, but was unable to find him. I The Walper House is .the property of Mr. Jos. Zuber for the present at The Kaiserhof Hotel Co., of which Mr.â€" A. 0. ~Boehmer is the. promoter, had an option on the property â€"until six o‘clock" on Friday evening, _ but hbe failed to comply with the condiâ€" tions, namely, to hand over to â€" Ald. C, B. Dunks, who held the property in trust, along with F. H. lling, for Mr. Zuber, the sum of $45,000 in There will, in all probability, _ be law proceedings instituted at _ once. In the meantime the deed. for the proâ€" perty has been banded tver to Mr. Zuber, While at play with othet children a ; week ago Saturday, Alois Trojanofisâ€" ki, aged cight years, fell and ~broke his right arm.»~ Dr. Huegnergard atâ€" tended to the injury and expects that it will require six weeks of carefl attention. A younger hbrother and gister were taken to the St. Agatha Orphanage on the Monday following, and as soom as the boy Alois, who has from birth had a crippled left arm, is in fit condition, he also with an older sister_and baby brother, will be â€" taker to that institution. The worthless _ father of these children, Catl Trojanofiski, has left his family to their own resources since . about a month ago. ‘The mother of the children lives at No. 14 Bueche Alley off Waterloo street in the North Ward, Berlin. Av present the Children‘s Aid Society has charge of the chilâ€" dron. | of the Laymen‘s Movement started trom Cape Breton and â€" travelled across the continent visiting twentyâ€" tour citi¢s and asked for $5 per memâ€" ber. The sum of $8.33â€" per member was 'mo‘ in Toronto; $10 in Winâ€" hipeg $8 in Vancouver . and . the lowest was $5 per member.. The toâ€" tal gain as the result of this tour was $1,000,000. One of the greatest obstacles to the Movement was . the plea made ‘that the increase givings to the cause of missions . would . inâ€" terfers with the chusch management at home. ‘He claimed that no church that has put its hands to the plough of missions _ has sufiered financially and sevoral striking cases wore cited. He thanked God that the Movemwnt was not of man but of God and . be did not know of a place on earth that owed more to God than Canada. In convluding he urged the laymen to do their share in spreading _ the (Gowpel among the unevangelized. After an opportunity had been given tor asking questions and a song in the Armenian tongue by Mr. G. Haâ€" gopian the chairman tendered _ the thauks of the mecting to the speakâ€" ors which was -llh:y acknow ledged :‘ Mr. Sentor and the banquet conâ€" at 10 o‘stack by the m of the Coronation Hyin . followe LONDON WATER SCHEML The Water Commissioners of don, Ont., have b_:_oagglil- down don, Ont., have brought down (heil â€" word has been received by the Berâ€" scheme, | and as hinted some _ time Jin Clock Company from the Public ago, it is a purely spring watet PLOâ€" ‘Works Department at Ottawa, that position. It â€" takes in the CronY® the new Postofice clock to be installâ€" and White springs in the north, and ed in Berlin, has been shipped by the also _ the Kilworthglpl’inss. west °O! manufacturer and willâ€" arrive in Berâ€" Springbank, _ below Byron. Possibly lin in a day or two. 2,500,000 gallons daily will be added _ On its arrival work will commence to the city‘s supply. It does . not at onee to place it in the clockless provide for highâ€"pressute, but in tower of the local Government buildâ€" creases _ the number of large nlns‘i'!& throughout the city, m%‘ waâ€"| pencare, eateei sa terworks department to r®IM® : the, â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"=â€"==â€"â€"=â€"â€"â€" o pressuro to 100 pounds throughout, _ _ AMma . , pressuro to 100 pounds throughout the city in case of fire and gives a uniform pressure of 66 to, 80 ~pounds at all times. _ The whole plan wi‘l coss $441,000, f IS ~UNFORTUNATE hy Rev. W. A with the Lon lias 65 Branches The Florence Coal Oil H e cal lba, best currants for ..........25¢ â€"~ Good rsisins hn i coevate o e o lbs. hltn.hi-olotai‘c gu‘mw”p.m ";{ Seadiess raisins pound ......l‘c wee‘ er per gallon ... .... ,... 206 *"" Meedicen raisine pot poong 100 to Soo.." ienss > A pleasant time was spent at the home of Mr. Alfred Hannusch, Rose ville road, on‘ Monaay evening _ _ last, when a number of neighbors and friends asscmbled there to bid . fareâ€" well to Mr. and Miss Hammusch. The following address was read by Miss Cassic M. Bryden, .while at the proâ€" per time Miss Ethel Markle presented Miss HMannusch with a _ silver _ belt buckie, and Mr. James S. Cowan presemted Mr. Hannusch _ with _ a clock:â€" Mr. Alfred and Miss Lydia Hannusch. NEW FRUITS Successor to J. A. GOOD & Co. BERLIN, ONT Dear Friends.â€"On the eve of _ your departure from our midst we take this opportunity of expressing to you our regret at your removal from our neighborhood. Though â€" your _ Stay amongst us has been bricf,â€" we have learned to appreciate your true worth as ncighbor and friends. We feel that we cannot allow you to go _ without exprcssing our good wishes â€" towards you and thorefore wo ask you _ Al. to accept this clock and Lydia this Buckie as a slight remembrance of the pleasant time spent amongst | us. Signed on behalf of your friends, ROBT. 8. BARRIs, ROBT. W. BRYDEN. Both Mr. and Miss Hannusch made appropriate replies, _ thanking | the donors for their kind remembrance and good wishes. Mr. Alfted Hannusch has purchased a farm in Blait and will shortly take posscssion of it. BERLIN POST OFFICE CLOCK HAS BEEN SHIPPED On its arrival wotk will commence at onee to place it in the clockless tower of the local Government buildâ€" ing. PRESENTATION NEAR GALT Royal Household Flour We can s BOTTOM PRICHS G. E.:POTTER Hardware Stoves,Tinware,Plumbing and _ Pipe Fittings Store near Post office, Pl::og 142, Berlin. $ R. Weber & Co. is the best.. We have them at is the bestâ€"most wholesomeâ€" most carefully milled flour to be had in this country. The Ogilvie name and trademark are on every barrel and sack â€" a guarantee from the maker to the consumer, Te‘l your grocer you must have “Y()U cannot buy flour as fine, white, pure and nutritious as Royalâ€" Houseâ€" hold under any other name. There is no other flour in Canada upon which half so much money is spent to insure perfect purityâ€"just think for a moment what that means to the health of your household. 3 â€"The following from tke . Teronto Glcte to.day will be of interest _ to the many Berlin friends of Mr. . J. ~W. Hirst, formerly <progrictor wof. the Del Monte, Presicn:â€"The business ; entering the homes of. wellâ€"known ci~ Lizens now hbeing carried on vigororsâ€" ly by a gang of chousebreakers is beâ€" coming too popular, and unless there is a fallin® off in the uumbet of reâ€" ports of sueh occurrences reaching the _rity detcctive office there will He & roundâ€"up of all suspicious charactery, A number of suspects are alteady be= hind the bars awaiting the outcome of inquirics being prosecuted by the }poli('c. Oue _ of the most successful robberies from the standpoint of. the thieves was the gntryâ€"of the _hoing of Mr. John W. Hirst, one of the pro» prietors of the Arlington Hotel. Mr. Hirst lives at 178 Beverloy strcet, and during the absence of the family. jewellery to the value of about $80@ was stolen. _ The rooms . were thorâ€" oughfy ransacked by the housebreak= _ers, who also got for their trouble about $100 in cash. One diamond ring, worth $156, which was taken away, was highly prized by Mr. Hirst who is now .endeavoring, with the as~ sistance of the police, to recover the valuables. > Torouto, Dec. 3.â€" Fred Danc, of the Temiskaming ~ & Northerm ° Onlario railway commission, returned â€"from a trip to the north and has brought with _ him five, samples _ of crystals, which Jook like diamonds. These have been _ shown_ to"experts, _ who, Mr. Dane, says, decline to express an cpâ€" inion as _ to whether they are diaâ€" monds or noi. _ These crysials were found in the clay belt cast of the new Town of Cochrane, logether.with others in coysiderable â€"number, One of the stoncs is about the size of am $800 diamond. C $ % GOT DIAMONDS AND CASH MAY BE DIAMONDS i2 it