m Star Subucription $1.60 per year, or $1.00 if paid utrietlji in advance. . A. HTKPHKNftOKI. Kdllor and I'nb. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2r, 1897. Dou You Enjoy a Good Thing? Most people do. Hoifnian'H framelens glasses nre a good thing; neat and ptylith, just what yon want if you have to wear glaetw. I will tent your eyes free and tell you whether you phould wear glasseB or not. Hollhiaii, The Oitioian. hi msim OUR STORE is headquarters for the thrif ty and the well dressed. The two things to be avoided are looking unprosperous and squandering money in the effort to dress well. Avoid both mistakes by making us your clothiers, hatters and furnishers. We can give you a suit, hat, shirt and necktie, which it will pay and please you to wear, at a short, crisp, money-saving price. Don't spend more money than you need to for your clothing, and don't put up with poorer, smaller value than your money calls for. Suits for men at $3, 4, 5, $6, $8 to $15. Suits for boys at 2.50, $3, 4, $5, $6, $8 and $10. Hats for 50c. to $5. Shirts 25c. to $2.00. BELL, the Clothier. fl Little ol Everything. "A chlel's among ye titkliiK notes, And faith he'll print 'urn." School begins Monday. Snyder & Johns, fashionable tailors. Extra (rood 12.00 work shoes at J. E. Welsh & Co's. Sheriff Burns closed Bolter's clothing store yesterday morning. For noat fitting suit, go to Snyder & Johns, fashionable tailors The Republican State Convention will be held at Harrisburg to-morrow, Thursday. The Junior Endeavor of the Presby terian church held a picnic at Sndy Valley Thursday. A large audience attended the stereop tloon lecture in the Baptist church last Wednesday evening. Mllliren's clothing store was closed Monday on aocount of the death of Charles Mllliren's ton. The Jefferson county Prohibition convention will be held in Falls Creek on Monday next, August 30th. A nlghtbloomlng eereus at the home of C. F. Hoffman, the jeweler, was ad mired by number of people Sunday night. The ladles of the Presbyterian church had no difficulty in selling out tholr market in the Star building Saturday afternoon. At the meeting of the Reynoldsvllle Building and Loan Association Monday evening forty-eight hundred dollars was sold at a fair premium. Lost Between Reynoldsvllle and Punxsutawney, Thursday last, a gold chain bracelet with initials G. B. C. 1895, on it. The finder will be reward ed by leaving the same at The Stab office. Some person stole a ooat and watch from Albert Arnold one day last week and the next morning they were found in the pasture field near the round house. Mr. Arnold bad left bis opat and watob in the round bouse and they lii been stolen from there. Next Sunday morning quite a num- bor of probationers will bo taken into the M. K. church of this place in full relation. The frame buildings have been moved off the lot on Main street whereon Froehlich &. Henry Bros, will erect the two story brick. Wm. H. Ford has the contract to givo the iron bridge that spans tho Randy Lick, botween Reynoldsvllle and West Reynoldsvllle, a coat of block paint. Two men were shot and two stubbed at a house In tho suburbs of DuBois Monday evening. A couple of Reyn oldsvlllo fellows were tangled up in this row. Mike Montgomery, of West Reynolds vllle, an engineer on tho A. V. R'y, Is pulling the throttle on engine No. 3 this week on the Driftwood accommo dation. Harry Copping and Miss Susie Whit taker rode their bicycles to George villo, Pu., Sunday and from tliero they rode to Kittanning the first of the week to at tend the fair. A brick smnko stnck fifty feet high will be built at the water works. Tho contract is about let. The Water Co. finds this necessary as tho other stacks last such a short time. A large crowd attended tho ox roast at Summorville last Thursday. Foot races, jumping, base ball and a speech from Dr. Swallow were tho main feat ures of the "doings." Bert Schwcin lost a horse on Boon's motintafns, while out for huckleberries, and did not find the animal until four or five days afterwards. Ho brought the horso home Friday. Dr. John W. Warnlek and wife were at Mlllvale Monday attending a family reunion, that day being tho sixty-second birthday anniversay of tho doctor's father, W. A. Warnick. Dr. S. Reynolds, who Is a delegate fi-om this county, went to Harrisburg this morning to attend the Republican State Convention which will be hold at' the State capital to-morrow. Tho seventh annual Christian Endeav or county convention will bo held at Falls Creek on Thursday and Friday of this week. An excellent program has been prepared tor this convention. The delegates from tho Presbyterian Christian Endeavor Societlos of this place to the county convention to be held at Falls Creek this week, are Prof. A. J. Postlethwalt and Edna Myers. John Mitchell, a coal miner, wont to Idaho Springs, Col., a few months ago to work in the silver mines. Yesterday Mi's. Mitchell and the children started to the above place where they will re side. If you want a 116.00 suit, don't be swindled by having your order sent to the city and get a ready made, but go to Hamblet & Swartz for the latest goods and nice fit at $16.00, $18.00 and 120.00. There are always people in every town or city, who are not engaged in journalistic work, that know how a newspaper should be run and this infor mation they magnanimously impart free of charge. John L. Marshall, of Rathmel Camp, Joseph Sohugarts, of Emerlckville Camp, and George Roller, of Reynolds vllle Camp, are in Reading this week as delegates to the P. O. S. of A. semi centennial celebration. James Robertson, of this place, went to Lawsonham Monday to accept a position as mine foreman for the Cherry Run Coal Company. James is a sober and honorable young man and is quail Med for the position given him by the company named. Lost A steel key ring with six keys and a shoe buttoner on it. The finder will be given 15.00 by leaving tho keys at Milllrens clothing store, Reynolds vllle. Keys were lost somewhere be tween Reynoldsvllle and Sykesville, Du Bols or Summorville last week. John E. Thomas, who has boon pro prietor of the tonsorial parlor next door to Hotel Belnap for almost four years, has sold his shop to Jarvls and Joseph Williams, two young men of this place, Mr. Thomas has gone to New Kenslng ton, where he has purchased a halt interest in the shop of his brother, M Thomas. Albert Mark Milllren, aged seven months and one day, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. M. Milllren, died at 10.00 A. M., Sunday, August 22nd, of cholera infan tum. Funeral services were held at the home of the parents on Hill street at 3.00 p. M., Monday, conducted by Rev, John M. Dean, pastor of the Baptist church. Interment took place in Beu lab cemetery The Clarion BaptUt Association, composed of all the churches in Clar ion and a portion of those in Jefferson, Armstrong and Butler counties, held its sixteenth annual session with the Greenville Baptist church, Clarion county, last week. In connection there with was beld the annual gathering of the Young People's Societies of the churches mentioned, also the semi-annual meeting of the Woman's Mission ary Society. Rev. John M. Dean, pas tor of the Reynolds vllle BaDtist church. attended the meeting and preached Thursday evening. Stepped on a Nail. Mrs. C. K. Hawthorne, lire Louisa Koehler, of Ohl, stepcd on a rusty nail one day last week and the nail penetrated almost throuh her foot. She was In a dangerous condition for a fewduys. At Home Again. John Harries, who left his homo In this place the latter part of June with out telling his family where he was go ing and was not heard from for four weeks and was then In Now Mexico, returned to his homo In this place last Wednesday evening. Child Scalded. The throe-year-old daughter of Clark Miller was scalded about tho fueo and shoulders last Wednesday afternoon by pulling a kettle of hot woter on to her self. Fortunately the water was not boiling hot or the child would have been scalded to death. Fell Asleep Reading a Letter. An Italian received a letter In the postoffleo yesterday and sat down on one of the low window sills to read tho epistle. The contents of the letter seemed to bo very soothing to the ike, as ho fell asleep whilo perusing it. Postmaster McGaw awakened him from his sleop by dashing a tinfull of cold water on his head. The Boy Got There. A lad of Ili'ookvllle, aged about five years, concluded he would go to the ox roast at Summervlllo, a distance of eight or nine miles, last Thursday, and with out notifying his parents of his Inten tions the lad got on his velocipede In the morning and started. About noon he was overtaken at Baxter, two miles from Summorville, by some one who was acquainted with him and he was taken Into tho buggy and hauled to the ox roast. An Egg in His Pocket. A. B. WTeed, chlof train dispatcher on the A. V. R'y, was in his chicken coop Saturday evening, found an egg, stuck it in his pocket with a bunch of keys and several other things, forgot to take egg out of his pocket, came up town, got a tripod at Hoffman's stood in front of the store talking to a friend, thoughtlessly hit tho outside of his coat pocket with tho tripod and then stuck his hand into his pocket and found a conglomeration of egg, shell, keys, &c, therein. Ho Immediately had bus iness at home. At Buffalo This Week. Tho following Reynoldsvllle people are In Buffalo N. Y., this week: Hon. S. B. Elliott, Raymond Brown, Thomas Jennings, Alex. Riston, II. Alex. Stoke, Philip Loos, Albert Reynolds, Aaron Rodgers, Thomas Black, Mrs. Milton Schlablg, Miss Clara Lewis, Charles and Samuel Whitmorc, M. M. Fisher, Thomas Windle and wifo, Dr.' Harry King, Patrick Donahue, Misses Aunio Black and Maggie Stoke. Geo. W. Stoke, sr., J. L. Ewlng, John Hamlet Ewlng, John Griffith and wife, J. M. Cathers and wifo, Ed. Jennings and wife. Don't Know Whose Candidate he is. Dr. S. C. Swallow, of Harrisburg, delivered an address to a large and attentive audience in Centennial hall last Thursday evening. At the begin ning of the address Dr. Swallow said he had been nominated by the Prohibition party as candidate for State Treas urer but that he bad received so many letters from prominent Republicans and Democrats in Pennsylvania con taining the statement that they would support him, that he hardly knew whose candidate he really is. Some one in the audience said: "Tho people's candidate." Baptist and Methodist Picnics. The Baptist Sunday school will bold a picnic in the grove at Summerville to-day. The school went to Summer ville in three special cars attached to train No. 6 this morning and will return on train No. S this evening. To-mor row the Methodist Sunday school will go to the same place, leaving here in four special cars in the morning and returning in the evening, the same as the Baptist school. Tickets for the Methodist Episcopal Sunday school excursion to Summer ville to-morrow, are on sale at The Star office. Parents of the scholars are invited to go on the excursion The excursionists should be at the A V. R'y station about 7.15 A. M. Mrs. Wiggett Dead. Mrs. Margaret Wiggett, wife of Al fred Wiggett, the fish dealer, died at her home near town at 4.00 p. M, Friday, August 20th, after a short illness. Mrs. Wlgget took cramps Saturday night and was better Sunday, but on Monday she bad an attack of cholera morbus from the effect of which she died at the time stated, Funeral services were held in the Bap tist church at two o'clock Sunday after noon, conducted by Rev.' J, M. Dean, and the Interment took place in Beulah cemetery beside the remains of Mr. Wiggett' first wife. The deceased' maiden name was Margaret Bash. She was about 67 year old. She was married to Mr. Wiggett fourteen year ago last May. Her husband says he died with a smile on ber counten ance. Special Meeting Council. A special meeting of tho town coun cil was held Thursday evening, Presi dent Stone In the chair. Members pres ent Spears, Elliott, Hoover and Corbett. Chairman of the finance committee re ported he had arranged with those per sons holding bonds, which are now due, to holdthem until collections of taxes were made by tho collector. Mr. Cox, borough treasurer, was present and stated he was prepared to pay the bill of damages awarded to Mrs. Sandors n soon ns ordered by tho coun cil to do so. Mr. Elliott, chairman of tho street committee, made a report of the sewer age up Pitch Pine run, from Sandy Lick Creek to Grant and Fourth streets, and after some discussion on tho mutter and In consideration of the fact thut the recent Legislature had passed an act relotlng to the construction of sew ers in boroughs, which net hod not yet liecn received, it was deemed ad visable to take no action in tho matter until a full understanding of Its mean ing had been had. The clerk rend a letter from C. Mitchell, Esq., attorney for J. J. Sutter, stating that Mr. Sutter pro posed to have the matter of tho request for a sidewalk, from Jackson streot to Pleasant Avenue, returned to court as a nulsanco, to be followed by Indict ment against the borough officers for neglect of duty, for not furnishing or making the public highways reasonably safe for public travel. On motion the letter was referred to the Solicitor for his opinion. On motion a sidewalk was ordered to be built on the east slde of Grant street, from tho south line of Joseph Hunter's lot to tho south line of Mrs. Rhodes' lot. On motion a sidewalk was ordered to bo built on the west sldo of Grant street from Pino Alley to F. S. Hoff man's lot. Ordinance committee presented ordi nance No. 4.'1 which was ordered read on flint reading. The financo committee, together with the Solicitor, were Instructed to confer with the attorney in tho Sanders case and have an adjustment of tho cost thoreof made, sq that an order can then be drawn for the amount duo at tho next regular meeting. Don't Abuse His Authority. James Degnan and John Dillman, two of Reynoldsvillo's good natui-ed citizens, were in town on Monday. Mr. Degnan Is a large lumberman employ ing, generally two or three hundred men, with whom he Is always exceed ingly popular. Mr. Degnan Is a gontle man all the way through, and treats every man in his employ just as ho would treat a mtlllonare. He does not believe, as some small dosbos appear to, that a little authority over men, givos a man license to bo a blackguard. When "Jim" wants to pitch into any body or be haughty and overbearing, he always hunts up a man who Isn't working for him. Hence his populari ty. Punxsutawnoy Spirit. Birthday Party. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Martin, of Hill street, entertained a number of young people at their home Friday evoning, Aug. 20th, Tho party was given in honor of their eldest son, W. J., this being the birthday anniversary which made him a voting citizen of the IT. S After having a musical treat, the guests retired to the dining room, where re freshment were served. At a late hour the young peoplo wended their way home, fooling that they had spont a very delightful and social evening to gether. Blooming Out of Season. In Presiding Elder Smith's lot, at the corner of Long avenue and Church street, there is a Siberian crabapplo tree ornamented with some very well developed blossoms. It Is an unusual sight but easily explained. When Rev Mr. Smith purchased the property he made many changes, and in so doing took up this tree and planted it In another part of the tot; the moving put back the development of the branches and buds of the tree, and they are just now coming along, some months behind time. DuBois Courier. Paradise. An ice cream supper was held at the Grange hall last Thursday evening for the benefit of the North church in Panic. Saml Dee me r, who has been up north for several months, returned borne last week. Mrs. Alma Fulton, of Pittsburg, vis ited friends in this place the past week. Quite a number of the young people of this place attended a plcnio at Sykes ville last Thursday. Charlie Burns and William Marshall bought a tract of land from J. W. Phil lppl. Miss Alnieda Holman, of Sykesville, visited in this place last Thursday, Mis Maud Bowers, of near Punxau tawney, was the guest of the Misses Hattie and Rhoda Cornmesser the past week. ' Baby shoes 20 to 35 cents per pair at J. E. Welsh & Co'. Subsorlbefor The Stab and get all the local, county and general news. , Go to the Reynolds Drug Store for a delicious drink of soda water. MINERS PAID IN FULL. The Company Notified Those Who Would Not Work to Remove , Their Tools. Two weeks ago Monday tho miners In tho employ of tho Jefferson & Clearfield Coal & Iron Co. at this place held a mass meeting, on account of the compa ny discharging an Italian who had been a delegato at a convention held here a few days previous, and because the com pany refused to collect the checkwolgh mon's pay through the office. A com mittee was appointed to watt upon the manager Immediately and report his answer to that meeting. The an swer concerning the grievances men tioned was not satisfactory to tho majority present and it was then and there decided to suspend work. This in Kilo the strike an entirety local affair. Last Wednesday afternoon another mass meeting was held and a vote was taken as to whether the strike should bo continued or declared off. The ma jority was favorable for a continuation of the strlko. At this meeting It was decided to demand an Increase in prioo of mining, as follows: pick mining to lie Increased Irani HO to 40 cents per ton, and machine mining from 2" to 32 cents. This gave the strlko more than a local aspect and It was expected, and hoped by the men here, that tho miners at the other works of this company would join in tho demand for an increase. On Saturday the company paid all the miners up in full and on Monday posted up the following notice at the company store and several other places: Reynoi,dsvii,LE, Pa., Aug. 2.1, '07. To all miners and other employee of Sol dier linn mine: You are hereby notified that all min ers and former employees who have not arranged with Mr. Hell, suierinteml ent, to go to work.vill be given until Tuesday next, August 24th, to get their tools out 01 Soldier Hun rolnof and remove from our property. We give our former employee a fair opportunity In the above notice and such as do not care to avail themselves of it are expected to comply with tho alx)ve promptly, and seek other employ ment. We have paid you in full and made settlement to date. J. & C. C. & I. Co. Lucius W. Rohinbon, Gen'l Manager. A few of tho men made application for work, some went Into the mines yes terday and removed their tools, but the majority of the men Ignored the notice. MINERS OUT AT DUBOIS. About ono hundred and fifty minora of this place and Rathmel walked to DuBois Monday to attend a meeting called to be held at that place at 0.00 A. M., but there was no meeting hold until evening. A representative from the Pittsburg district addressed this meeting. We have boon informed that the DuBois men were four to one In fa vor of coming out at that place Thoy came out there yesterday morning. BIXXIMINGTON MINES. The miners at the Bloomlngton Co. mines, near Rathmel, who camo out last week because tho company locked tholr new checkwolghman out of the scale house, took their tools out of that mine Monday and the mine is idle. About ninety men worked in this mine. The company had a man at tho scales to weigh tho ooal and the men elected, what thoy considerod a capable and suitable checkwolghman to look after their Interests, but the company rofusod to allow the man to servo by locking him out. The mon claim thoy don't got full weight for the ooal thoy mine and load and think that Is why the company refused to adroit the new cheokwelghman elected by them. The Bloomlngton Coal Co. men were paid off in full yesterday afternoon. ELEANOR A. About ono hundred minors walked from this place to Eleanora yesterday afternoon to attend a meeting there to get the men to join In the strike. As we go to press this morning we bavo not learned the result of the meeting. It is likely that tho Elonora mon will join in the strlko. Prohibition Convention. The Prohibitionists of Jefferson coun ty will meet In county convention In Hllderbrand Hall, Falls Creek, Pa., Monday, August 30th, at 2.00 P. M., for the purpose of putting in nomination a ticket to be presented to the voters at the ensuing election, and to transact such other business as may properly come before them. S. Shaffer, Chairman, C. K. Hawthorne, Secretary. Card of Thanks. We take this method of giving ex pression of our thankfulness to the friends and neighbors who were so kind and helpful during the Illness and after the death of our son, Albert Mark. Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Miixihen, Card of Thanks. I highly appreciate the kindness shown me by my friends and neighbors after the death of my wife, and hereby give expression of my gratitude for the same. Alfred Wiqoett. J. E. Welsh & Co. keep a fine line of ladles,' gentlemen's and children's shoe constantly In stock. When the frost Is on the pumpkin this year it will be on a whole lot of them if the pumpkin Is keeping up the same gait that the oorn and wheat crop are. Pittsburg Tim. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Glimpses of the People who are Passing 1 o ana Fro. Miss Do! lie Sutter is visiting In Kane, Pa. Mrs. P. Foley visited In 81lgo, Pa., lust week. Thomas Tapper was in New Bethle hem last week. Miss Bertha Copping visited In Brook- vlllo the past week. James Delaney, the barber, Is visiting In the Buckeye state. Mrs. W. T. Cox visited her parents at Summorville the past week. Hon. A. C. Hopkins, of Lock Haven, was in Reynoldsvllle last woek. G. W. Pnlen will go to Cairo, N. Y., to-morrow to visit his old home. Mrs. Charles Arnold, of Clarion, is a guest at Dr. W. II. Alexander's. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Copping aro visit ing in Clearfield county this week. John Rodgers, of Center county, Pa., is visiting James Lord in this place, Misses Ethel and Mary McCrelght aro visiting friends In Pansy, Pa., thb week. ' Mrs. M. J. McKeo went to Jackson ville, Indluna county, Pa., Saturdoy on a visit. Miss Maymo Sutter, of Braddock, Pa., is visiting her parents in West Reynoldsvllle. . Miss Edith Jackson and Alex. Gilles pie, of Allegheny City, are visitors at Mayor Stoke's. Louis Klelnhans and son, William, went to Cleveland, Ohio, Monday to re main a short time. Mrs. Wm. M. Foster returned yester day from a trip to Chautauqua and Jamestown, N. Y. , Thomas S. McCrelcht and son. Ed ward, went to Philadelphia Mondayo remain a few davs. Dr. A. H. Bowser and family wont to Kittanning last Thursday to spend a week with relatives. Mrs. James Sutter and children, of Braddock, are visiting Samuel Sutter In West Reynoldsvllle. Prof. Lex. N. Mitchell was in Reyn oldsvllle last week. His school at Marlonville begins Monday. Lawrenco Deemer, of Brookville, is clerking in Deemer tc Co.' dry goods store In this place this week. Capt. T. C. Reynolds went to Harris burg yesterday afternoon to attend the Republican State convention. Miss Ella Abernathy, of Mardln, Ti oga county, Pa., is visiting hor brother, James. S. Abernathy, in this place. Ex-County Treasurer John Walte and wife attended the re-union of the Hind man family at Corsica last Thursday. - Mrs. M. L. Bresee and son, Will, of . Pittsburg, are visiting the former's daughter, Mrs. Ward Eason, on Grant street. Wm. Boardlnger, who was an em ployee in the Hopkins mill near this place, has accepted a good position in Pittsburg. Misses Susan and Marion Haymaker, of Murrysvllle, Pa., are visiting their aunt, Mrs. S. B. Rumsoy, in West Reynoldsvlllo. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kirkman, of Peal, Pa., visited the latter' parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bone, In this place the past week. James M. Lord goes to Oswayo, Pot tor county, Pa., to-day to take obarge as principal of the schools at that place, which begin Monday. Mrs. Lillle Glenn, cashier at Hotel Duquesne, Pittsburg, visited her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hartle, on Pleasant avenue last week. Father P. A. MoDermitt, prefect of classical In the Holy Ghost College of Pittsburg, was in Reynoldsvllle last week in the interest of the college. Mrs. Harry E. Barton, of Patton, Pa., and Miss Rossle Thompson, of Luthers burg, were guests of Mrs. B. E. Hoover a couple of days last week. J. N. McEntlre and S. V. Sbick went to Reading Monday, where they will remain several days and then go to Philadelphia, New York and Atlantic City. Ed. Drlscoll, who spent bis summer vacation in thia plaoe, went to Erie Thursday morning to spend a couple of weeks before returning to the St. Bona venture College at Allegeny, N. Y. Miss Hattie VanGorder, of Middles boro, Ken., la visiting In West Reyn oldsvllle. When Mr. VanGorder moved away from West Reynoldsvllle six years ago Miss Hattie was not a very large Klrl. F. A. Beck, ohlef bookkeeper In the Jefferson and Clearfield Coal and Iron Company office at this ' plaoe, is off on hi vacation. He will visit at Con neautville, Buffalo, N. Y., and Toronto, Canada. Martin Pbalen has been elected by the Catholic Mutual Benefit Associa tion, of this plaoe, as a delegate to attend the Grand Council of tbe C. M. B. A. which will meet at Erie on Tues day, August 31st. Mr. and Mrs. George Melllnger, and Mr. Kate Smeltzer and son, Jacob Rellly Smeltzer, of this plaoe, attended the funeral of Mr. W. S. Weaver at Brookville last Thursday. It was a very large funeral.
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