fclic Star. Huburiiptiim tl.M) per irrir, or tl.dtl if mid Dlrii llji in (iijrdmr. C. A. NTKPIIKNftO, Ktiltor and fiib. WEDNESDAY. APRIL 14. 18(17. Take Alu fldvlGe And have your eyes examined mill see if you should wear Glasses. It will cost you nothing to II in I out, if you go to Hoffman, the oitii'lau. If you need glasses In' will lit, tliciii reasonable mill guarantee tin- win k. Recommended by nil wlio Imvo trh'il. Go to Horrman's Optical Parlor. Eves Examined Free. Don't Fonct To cull at HELL'S and get ono of those Handsome Spring Suits. It's tho big gest display of Clothing and Nobby Clothed you ever looked at. They are jiiBt like tallor-mado suits and the PRICES aro so low that you ought to buy your solf a dross suit and a business suit. So be auro and do not come homo without one of those fine suits. Here aro tho prices that they mean at Boll's: All Wool Suits for fcVOO, M.OO. $7.00, S.OO, $11.00, $10.00 and $12.X. BELL, the Clothier, Hatter, Furnisher and Merchant Tailor, Reynoldsvllle, Pa. ft Little ol Everything. "A elili'l'M among y Inking notes. And (ulth he'll print Yin." "In the courting days hn hi'ld her On lil In p hii hour nmytic; Now they're nmrrled, and he grumbles If lie has to hold the baby." Tlmo for tho organ grinder. This Is the lust week of Lent. Arbutus Is just now tho flower. Last Sunday was Pulra Sunday. "Your Mother' Apron Strings." Trailing arbutus boquets are on. Eat Don Ton Bakery brown bread. Spring bonnets will be ripe Sunday. Snyder & Johns, fashionable tailors. Paper hangers and painters are busy The trout Ashing season opens to morrow. There will be a raid on eggs Sunday morning. Finest cotton bats in town at J. S. Morrow's. Attend the bazaar In G. A. R. Hall Saturday evening. Get souvenir at Jas. K. Johnston's shoe parlor opening. Happy and prosperous is the person who buys at MHllrens. Klttannlng Is to have free mall delivery after July 1st. The festive lawn-mower will soon be beard in Reynoldsvllle. The circulation of counterfeit money is a thing of the passed. Clover, timothy and millet seeds for sale by J. C. King & Co. If you want a new pair of shoes for Easter, oonie to Robinson's. ,"A Texas Steer" will open Rldgway's new opera house next Tuesday night. A new span of dapple gray horses haul the Hotel Belnap 'bus to and from all passenger trains. Rev. G. Tabor Thompson's musical entertainment has been postponed from April 14th to Monday evening, April 19th. The Butler grocery store was closed last week. Some of the goods were shipped to Mosgrove and the balance were sold at cost. Tho Hopkins mill was started yester day. You can go trout finning legally to-morrow. Tho Pennsylvania railroad will now haul bicycles free. Read Robinson It Mundopff's price list in another column. "Your Mother's Apron Strings" in Centennial Hull April 211th. Speclul Easter services will bo held In most of our churches Sunday. Hing V Co. have put one of the latest Improved cash registers in their store. If you want good shoes cheap go to .1. K. Welsh A Co.' shoe store In the Wm. Foster block. A son wan born to Mr. and Mrs. Miiptln McCnrty In West Keynolilsville lust Thursday. Some of our marksmen enjoyed duck hunting Inst Thursday. They bugged somo wild ducks Churlo .leiiks. the Punxsiitawnoy INistmaster. wns nmrrii'd to Miss Kale Emphtli'ld, of I m I i it till. I'a., Inst week. Next Saturday las. K. Johnston, pro prietor of the new shoe parlor, will have u grand shun opening. Don't miss It. The i'niiue Nonpareil Social Club will give an Easter ball In their club rooms In the Nolan block next Monday evening. Viewers appointed by court located a new public rouil ttctween O'Donncll and the Salt Works school house Monday afternoon. Prof. II. 1). Putton, state chairman Prohibition party, lectured In Centen nial hall last evening on "Christian Citizenship." There is no better place forobtuining valuable pointers on bicycles than at Stoke's, all tho 1T Improvements uro shown In our cycles. Over ono hundred thousand young trout were put in the streams of Elk county last week. The llsb wore from the state hatchery at Corry. O. W. Beck, of Puncoast, and Miss May Rudolph, of Rathmel. were mar ried by 'Sipiire W. L. Johnston In West Revnoldsville last Wednesday after- Kill. Mrs. Grant I.ainlsoii, of Eleunoru, was buried In tho cemetery ut that place Sunday forenoon. She wiis 24 years and three months old. Death was caused by consumption. Tho ladies of tho Helping Hand So ciety of the M. K. church will hold a bazaar In tho G. A. R. hall Saturday evening, April 17th. Ice cream, cake, coffee, Ac, will bo served. A good sized audience attended the lecture in Centennial hall Saturday evening given by Rev. John M. Dean on "Why I Believe tho Bible." The silver free will offering was liberal. Mrs. Smyth wishes to return thanks to tho members of tho Knights of the Golden Eagle for their thoughtfulness and kindness during her bereavement, also to the nuighbors and friends of Reynoldsvllle. Tho Jr. B. Y. P. U. birthday social at tho residence of A. E. Dunn lust Frl day evening was quite a success. A large number ot boys and girls attended and they all contributed tho number of pennies that they were years old Refreshments were served. 'Squire Joseph T. Guthrie and wifo entertained tho West Reynoldsvllle school teachers, pupils from Prof. Lex. N. Mitchell's room, and a few other friends at a six o'clock dinner last Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs Guthrie proved themselves to be genial host and hostess on this occasion. A very interesting meeting was held in the old Baptist church In Prescott' ville Monday evening. The church was crowded. Rev. J. M. Dean preached and Ruv. C. H. Prescott and some of the older eople present gave somo in teresting reminiscences of services held in the old church. Rev. Charles Bradshaw, of Hoboken, Pa., who was given a call several months ago to the pastorate of Brock wayvllle Presbyterian church, to fill the vacancy madu by the resignation of Rev. Baker, has accepted the call and expects to preach bis first sermon as pastor of that church next Sunday. John G. North, who resided near Panic, died on the tlth Inst, and was buried In the Centre Hill cemetery on the 7th Inst. Funeral services were hold at his late residence by Rev. Harry G. Teugardon, of Ollveburg. Mr. North had an attack of la grippe, which super Induced a complication of diseases that ended his earthly cureer. A wifo and eight or ten children are left to mourn the loss of husband and father. Bishop Fowler, one of the world's greatest orators, will deliver his great est lectures on the llfo, work and character of Abraham Lincoln In the First M. E. church of DuBols on Friday evening, April Kith. The lecture will begin promptly at 8.17, which Is exactly the hour when the President was assas sinated on Good Friday, 1805. Tickets on sale at Stoke's drug store in this place. This is an opportunity of a life time. Some of our people will go to bear the lecture. Toe Amputated. Dennis Bell had ono of tho toes of his left foot amputated last Friday. The bono of tho too was diseased and neccsl tated amputation. Dr. Murray per formed tho operation. In a Suburban Town. Ono hundred and seventy-five Masons banqueted at Reynoldsvlllo last week. eiirlleld Urimhlimn. Tho banquet was not In Roynoldfcvlllo proper, It was in Punxsutawney, a suburban town. Bell's New Cutter. Robert Todd, of Parker, Pa., came to Reynoldsvlllo last Thursday and took hargo of tho cutting department of W. II. Bell's largo tailoring establishment. Mr. Todd comes recommended as a first- lass cutter. Oraham Resigned. John L. Graham, who was elected street commissioner by the town eoun- il at the regular meeting on April "it h. has tendepi'd his resignation as street onimissiouor. Tills will make it neces sary for council to elect some one else at the iin'ctiug in May. Seventh Annual Report. The seventh annual report of the Hi'vnoliisvllle Building and Loan Association will be found In this Issue if TllK STAH. A large number of our eaders In Reynoldsvllle and vicinity are Interested In the II. anil L. Asso. and to such tho auditors' report will be of considerable interest. Taken to Jail Saturday. Last Saturday afternoon Constable Ed. Moore, of Hatbmel, took John Thompson, of the same place, to Brook- ille jail, where he will rusticate until the May term of court. John threaten ed to kill his wife and children and Mrs. Thompson, feuring ho would execute the threat, made the information against him that sent him to hourd with Sheriff Burns. New Officers Installed. District Deputy Reams, of Big Run, Installed the following officers In the I. O. O. F. Iiilge, No. 824, of Reynolds vllle, last Saturday evening: Noblo Grand. Richard Miller: Sec, M. I. Wlnslow: Asst.. Sec, Thomas Davidson: Troiis., F. F. Scliurig: Warden, Thomas Adams; conductor, G. L. Henry: Out side Guardian, Win. Anderson: Inside Guardian. J. B. Orr: R. S. N. (!., T. E. Evans; L. S. N. (!., L. G. Lldle: R. S. S.. R. E. Kocbler: L. S. S.. George Wylam. "Your Mother's Apron Strings." Chaplain John Hogurth Lozior, A. M., chaplain of .'17th Indiana Infantry, who Is a vorsatilo entertainer In ora tory, poetry, song and wit. will givo an entertainment in Centennial Hall Mon day evening, April 2Hth, entitled, "Your Mother's Apron Strings." Bish op McCabo says: "I heard Chaplain Lozlcr'a new monologue, 'Your Moth er's Apron Strings.' It is eloquent. pathetic, witty: holds tho audience from beginning to end. No man, woman, or child can hear him without prottt." Will be a Good Souvenir. The i'ubhc tichnitl Itrciml, a paer that will be Issued by the public school of this borough on Saturday, May 1st, will bo a valuahlu souvenir for the people of tbo place to keep. It will be well Illustrated and contain a good description of Reynoldsvlllo. Hulf-tono pictures of the churches and school building, tho same cuts that have al ready been printed In Tub Star, bird' eyo view of a portion of Reynoldsvllle, and a number of other pictures will appear In this speclul edition. A large number ot copies have already been sold at 5 conts per copy. Both Have Fever. M. W. McDonald and wifo, who have been residing at Turtle Creek, a suburb of Pittsburg, since last fall, are both down with fever. Mr. McDonald 1 in the West Penn Hospital, Pittsburg. with typhoid fever, and his wife Is at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Reynolds, jr., tn Paradise with malaria fever. Mrs. McDonald came to the home of her parents three weeks ago last Saturday. The following Wednesday she took the "grip" which was followed by malaria fever. Week before last Mr. McDonald was taken to hospital and has had a very serious case of typhoid fever, but Is now getting hot ter. His brother, Lawyer G. M. Mo' Donald, of this place, has been In Pitts burg the past ten days. Died Suddenly. Jacob Wolf, one of Knox township's oldest citizens, died suddenly Sunduy evening, 4th Inst., from hcurt trouble The old gentleman, who was In his 7(tb yoar, was enjoying comparatively good health, and the day he died ho had visited ono ot his sons. When getting ready to retire for the night he stooHd over to unloose his shoo strings and was seized with a violent pain about his heart. A physician was summoned but Jucob Wolf was too fur advanced in the "valley of the shadow of death" for medical aid to recall him to life. The deceased was ono of the pioneer settlers of Knox township, he having lived on bis farm at that plaoe over a bait century. He was not so over anxious about the care of this lite so us to tie gleet to prepare for the eternal life. Death from Paralysis. It was mentioned In THE Star last week that John T. Smyth, pit bos at the now Hamilton mine, had a stroke of paralysis Sunday afternoon, April 4th, but we did not then expect to be called upon to write his obituary this week. Mr. Smyth departed thl life at three o'clock Friday morning, April Oth. Hn was not Bblo to say more than yes or no from tho time ho had tho stroke until ho died. He had always enjoyed excellent Ileal th and tho stroke of paralysis, followed so soon by death. was like a flush of lightning from aclear ky to his devoted wife. Mr. Smyth hud attended Baptist church Sunday morn ing and Intended going to church that evening, but "man roose and God disposes." Ho was walking through his lot when the stroke began to work on him, and was able to get Into the bnsement of his house alone hut had to be carried up stairs. Mr. Smyth was born in Pittsburg ubout forty-three years ago. Ho was married to Miss Mary Flgart. of IIolll- duyshurg, lifteen .veal's ago the I 'Mil of last January. About the same time he oineil the Presbvterlan church and outinued us a member of that denomi nation ever afterwards. He has follow- d the mining business for a number of years. lie was located at Heeelilree for sometime and moved from that place to Reynoldsvllle three years ago last December. The deceased was Hn Odd Fellow and was a memltor of the Knights of Golden Eagle Castlo ut Becchtree. ami when notified of his affliction that Castle sent word to Mountain Cliff Castle, No. .Till, to look after his wants, anil the Castlo at this place performed tho duty faith fully. The K. (i. E. had charge of tho u nc nil , anil attended tho services in the Presbyterian church Sunday after noon In a In illy. Rev. John M. Dean, pastor of the Baptist church, preached the funeral sermon. Tho Presbyterian church was not large enough to seat tho congregation that gathered to at- end the funeral. Tho mortal remains of John Smyth were buried in Beulah enietery. Tho K. G. E. had strewn green twigs all around the grave so that no fresh ground could be seen, and thus robbed tho gruvo of some of its terror for the mourners. A widow and two children, Graco and Edward, survive the deceased. Alexander and Thomas Figart, Miss Murgurct Figurt and Mrs. Anna Hilo- man. of Altoona, brothers and sisters if Mrs. Smyth, and Mrs. Elizabeth Shellenburgcr and duughtor, Miss Bessie, of Altoona, were hero to attend tho funeral. Special Meeting of Council. At a special meeting held Monday evening, all members being present, tho council discussed tho question of how. to mako tho streets. Mr. Elliott, chair man of the street committee, read a number of articles with reforenco to building of roads permanently and gave a groat deal of Information which he had received In his travels last year, on this mutter. The finance committee reported that after a careful examination of the natter of the treasurer collect ing license fees, find that the Brooks law took effect May 1.1, 18(17, and that July 1, 18111, tho first moneys were re ceived by this borough from that source, and tbut for the five years last past it has been collected by the treas urer prior to the auditors' settlement. On motion the following resolution was offered: IteiuArvd, That in tho case of tho col lection of license fees from tho county treasurer by Treasurer Cox. thut the finance committee find thut no license foes wore ever puid to the borough treasurer until the approval of the Brooks license law May 1.1, 1887, and that since that time said license fees have been received from the county treasurer tlve times before the time of the settlement with said treasurer by the auditors, and hence that Treasurer Cox violated no customary rule or prac tice. , Getting Ready for Commencement. Prof. G. W. Lenkerd, ts getting things ready for the commencement exercises of the public schools. Our people are looking forward with great expectancy for the commencement exercises, which will be the first exercises of the kind In the history of the public schools of this borough. The program for the com mencement cannot be given In detail in this Issue, but it is in part a follows: Baccalaureate sermon in the M. E. church Sunday, May 2nd; lecture the following Monday evening; Jr. class elocutionary contest Tuesday evening for gold medal, and the commencement exercises on Wednesday evening. Dr. Henry Houch, of Harrisburg, will de liver the graduating address. All the exercises, except baccalaureate ser mon, will be held In Assembly Hall. Prof. Alton C. Llndsoy, graduate of Emerson School of Oratory, Boston, Mass., arrived in Reynoldsvllle Satur day fur the purpose of giving elocution' ury lessons to graduating class of the high school and the junior class that will contest for the gold medal. Prof. Llndsey will divide his time between the graduating classes ot Reynoldsvlllo and DuBols for the next three or four weeks. Fit. finish, thorouirh workmanshto. style and price are the predominating characteristic or Miiurena ctotning, hats and shoes. Attend the opening at J. K. Johns ton aiioe parior saturaay. PROP. LEX N. MITCHELL. 8econd Term as Principal of West Reyn oldsvllle Schools Closed. Below we give a short sketch of Prof. Lex N. Mitchell, whose second term as principal of tho West Reynoldsvllle schools closr.d lust week. Ho was born In Perry township, thl county, October 27th, 1870. Attended tho township schools In early life. He worked on a farm from the time he was cloven until ho was fifteen year old: attended a summer normal at Porrysvlllo a eouple of terms: taught select school at Knox dale while yet In his teens: was principal riior. i.r.x n. Min iiKi.i.. of tho Horatio schools for three years. Be graduated from the Wuynesburg College In 104 with tho degree of D. B. Prof. Mitchell was elected principal of the West Reynoldsvllle public schools In thu fall of 1W4. and had a successful term. Ills salary that yeur was $.10.00 per month. The director wanted to hire him for another year at $li.".00 per month, but ho made application and was elected hs principal of tho Indiana schools at a salary of $100.00 per month for a term of eight months. The Indiana and West Indiana borough schools consolidated in 1WM) and the principal of tho West Indiana schools, having been hired for three years, was retained as principal for tho term of 1WHI-7, and Prof. Mitchell made applica tion for tho prlnclpalship of the West Reynoldsvlllo schools lust year and wu hired for the term that has just closed. During the summer of 18ll."i ho con ducted a 10-wecks' normal school In the West Reynoldsvllle public school build ing. Almost olid hundred pupils were enrolled, some of whom held teachers' certificates. Prof, will conduct a summer school In West Reynoldsvllle, beginning tho llith of this month. He will be assisted by W. B. Adams, B. S and T. B. Mitchell. The people of West Reynoldsvllle seem to bo well pleased with Prof. Mitchell's ability as an Instructor. Tho schools prospered tinder his principal ship. Prof, has letters of recommenda tion from citizens of Indiana, Pa., that epeuk highly of his work In the schools of thut town during his term there. Jury List ' Following Is a list of jurors drawn from this section for tho May term of court: GRAND JURORS. Reynoldsvllle Ed. Jcnnines. Ed. Lewis; Winslow twp S. M. Oourlev: Washington two R. S. Wolf, Wm. Dailey, W. L. Patterson. PKTIT JURORS. Revnoldsville C. H. A I man. Jerrv Hcckman, Ed. Clark, Frank Hover, j." C. Ferris: Winslow twp Charles Dean, Frank Doemer, John Dougherty; Wash ington twp John Hetrlck, Hugh Snoddy. TRAVKRSK JURORS. Reynoldsvllle L. J. McEntlro: Wins low twp W. K. Garvin, L. A. Hays: Washington twp J. C. Smith, F. B. Harvoy. Joseph Davenport, Fred. Moore, Dexter McConnell. A. M. Smith; McCalmont twp John Pifer, George uukeweil, John Noerr. Murder in First Degree. Frederick K. Rockwell, who wu charged with the murder of Louis Haines, particulars of which were pub lished in l he star a few weeks ago, was convicted of murder In the first degree In the Elk county court last week. The jury was out fifty minutes Thursday forenoon when they returned the above verdict. Rockwell attor ney, E. J. Wlmmer, of St. Marys, will make application for a new trial. It was a horrible murder and the evidence was so conclusive that even if a new trial 1 granted It will hardly save ttocKwen s neck. Mrs. Haines, the young and pretty. and self-acknowledged unfaithful wife ot the murderod man, will be tried as an accessory to the crime. Anthony Hill. H. W. Anthony and Margaret Hill were married at the home of Harrison Anthony, Shirley street, Saturday even ing, April 10th, by Esq. E. Noff. See the unique Eastor card at the opening at J. K. Johnston's Saturday. You can gut a butter quality shoe for a lower price thun Is obtainable else where, at Robinson's. "It Is a strange commentary on hu man nature," says the Munuyuk Phil osopher, "that some men are getting rid of one wife tn the divorce courts, while other are committing bigamy." Artel, Cleveland, Eclipse and Feather stone make of bicycles, comprising the largest and best line In town, at Stoke's. Shoes are going at a great sacrifice at Robinson's. Mothers call at MHllrens and see the big line of boys' fine suits. Subscribe for Thk Star and get all the local, county and general news. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Glimpses of the People who are Passing To and Fro. J. H. Morrow was in Emporium last week. Dr. J. II. Murray was In New Bethle hem last Friday. Mr. Chan. Witter, of Keating, i vis iting In thl place. Mis Anna Davis ha returned to tho Clarion State Normal. Miss Lyda Phalcn visited In Driftwood during the past week. David Wheeler and on, Andrew, aro In Pittsburg thi week. Chas. Kah, of New Bethlehem, spent Bunday In Reynoldsvlllo. John C. Keller has been visiting in Sykesvillo for a fow days. Rev. C. It. Prescott. Cleveland. Ohio, Is In Reynoldsvlllo thl week. Mrs. I. T. Laird, of Wurrcn, visited In West Revnoldsville last week. Milton L. Dempscy went to Clarion M onil ay to nttend tho State Normal school. Miss Annie Murray, of Punxsutiiwney. Is visiting her brother, Dr. J. H. Murray. Mrs. C. B. Thorn, of Cloui-Rild, has hern visiting her parents In this place the past week. Miss Maggie Butler left, this place Friday to visit in Mosgrove, Kittannlng and East Hi ail v. George Sharp, of Camp Run. was in Reynoldsvlllo Thursday. Ho boarded the train here for Ridgway. Mrs. G. II. Small, of Knoxdalc, visit ed her father, Ami Reltz, In West Reynoldsvlllo the past week. Isauc Hammond, of Bolivar, Pa., has been visiting his brother, Jos. S. Hammond, In this place tho past. week. Hurry Schaney and wife, of Penfield, were tho guests of the former's sister, Mrs. George Armor, in this place Satur day. Miss Ollle Ross, who has been at Evansburg, Cambria county, some months, Is visiting her parents on Worth street. Miss Grace Edder, of Limestone, Pa., who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. James Robertson. In this place, returned home Saturdny. ' J. C. Hltt.of Tyler, was In Reynolds vlllo yesterday. Mr. Hirst will take his son, George, to a Philadelphia hospital to-night for treatment. John A. Flynn went to Pittsburg Monday. Ho will either work in the "Smoky City" or accept a position in West Va. John Is a coat maker. John T. Stiver, of Duqucsne, Pa., former resident of West Reynoldsvllle, was shaking hands with his numerous friends in this place several days this week. Mr. and Mr. E. T. Stono, of Pitts burg, are visiting the latter's parents. Mr. and Mi's. John T. Coax. Mr. Stone Ib an employee of the Pittsburg ts Western railroad. Mrs. Mary J. I A) wis, who has been visiting Mrs. Joseph Butler several months, returned to Clcarflold Monday and from there will go with Hon. Jacob Truby and family to Now .Torsey, where Mr. Truby will take charge of a large summer resort hotel. Miss M. B. Parsons, of. Kane. Pa., was In Reynoldsvllle last Fri day for the purpose of organiz ing a Tent of the Ladies of the Macca bees. It was decided advisable to post pone the organization for six or eight weeks when Miss Parsons will return to Reynoldsvllle for thut purpose. Illustrated Songs. An "Evening of Illustrated Song" will be given Monday evening, April in. in the Presbyterian church, by Prof, and Mrs. Lowe, the singing evangelists of Philadelphia, Pa. The entertain ment will consist of the singing of well known sacred songs by Prof, and Mrs. Lowe, each song being illustrated by several pictures thrown upon a large canvas by a powerful stereoptican. Seventy-four picture are shown during the evening. Press notices from the National Y. P. S. C. E. Convention at Boston, '05 and State Convention at York and Erie, '04 and "!.r), as well as testimonials from all over the United States, spcuk In the highest terms of Prof, and Mrs. Lowe as singers. "Prof, and Mrs. Lowe as they sing lift the audience heavenward. It is a great privilege to hear them sing." Admis sion has been fixed ut the low price of 20c. for adults, l.'ic. for children. I expect to move away from Reynolds vllle April 2tith, and all people indebted to me are requested to cull and Bettlo and all persons having cluims against me will please present them. P. T. Walsh. We Court Comparison. We will be glad to compare any sample of wall paper you may have, with our stock. Stoke's Pharmacy. Don't forget Ed. Gooder is still re pairing watches and clocks und Is going to stay. I am also prepared to do all kinds ot bicycle repairing. Good all wool suits at MHllrens for $.-1.00. A new lot of misses' und children's shoes, in ox-blood, chocolate and black, at Robinson's. The largest and best line of bicycles are shown by Stoke. Bicycles that have been tried and found all right. Ariel, Cleveland, Eclipse and Feather stone line, not a bad one In the lot. Extra good $2.00 work shoes at J. E. Welsh & Co'. If you want good health this time ot year, eat Bon Ton Bakery brown bread. The people who have any regard tor their pocket-book always buy at MHllrens.