( gTtte jc Stat. Subscription $1.60 per year, or $1.00 if paid ftrirtlji in advance. V, A. ftTKPHICNSUN, Itdltor and tnb. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBKU 27, 1807. Hoffman has them Alarm Clocks Now the time of year you need one to waken you up in time to get to work these dark morning. H oilman, Jeweler and Optician. Your Figure Is your peculiarity, and peculiar ities must be recognized. We study the figures of our customers and we fit them with absolute ex actness. Our li euros also fit our customers pocket-bookB to a nicety. There Is a style about our Suits and Overcoats that make them as fashion's own. What's more, the latest styles were never shown in bettor goods. These Suits and Overcoats go to show that we are the only clothiers In the town, and what is more, our goods are not made In sweat shops, but are all hand mado, but ton holes are hand mado, and there is nothing the matter with the following prices: Suits or Overcoats for 94.00, 5.00, 6.00, 7.00, 8.00, 9.00, 10.00 and up to 115.00. Boys' Suits from M.00. to 10.00. Child's Suits for Cl.UO to 5.00. Mothers, see the fine line of Reefers for your boys. BELL, the Clothier. A Little ol Everything. "A child's among ye taking notes. And fullh he'll print 'em." Ham Friday night. Tuesday Is election day. Next Tuesday Is election day. Bon Ton bread finer than ever. Guns and ammunition at Riston's. Call and see Bell's fine lino of over coats, ' The drill Is to be started In the gas well to-day. See Mlllirons new line of fall suits and overcoats. Johnston carries the finest lino of ladies shoes in town. . If you want a good laugh go and hear Col. Ham Friday night. To save money and get the latest in hoes buy at Johnston's. There bas been a C. L. S. C. class formed In West Reynoldsvllle. We defy competition on 118.00 suits, strictly all-wool Hamblet St Swartz. "Old Times in Dixie" Friday evening at the Assembly Hall by H. W. J. Ham. Students learn to do business by doing it at the DuBois, Pa., Business College. Tiokets and reserved seats at Stoke's drug store for the lecture Friday even ing. Chicken and waffle supper in G. A. R. hall Saturday evening. Twenty-five cents. H you want good shoes cheap go to J, E. Welsh tt Co.'s shoe store in the Wm. Foster block. Ladies, we invite you to call and see our fall style shoes, they are beauties. At Robinson's. Don't forget that the lecture begins at 8.15 Friday evening. Ticket and eats st Stoke's. Lewis A. Ford, of this place and , Annie McKlnley, of Houtzdale, were recently married. John Wlnslow was struck in the right eye with a sprag Saturday while at work In Big Soldier. The Epworth League will bold a bus- ' txm t"l literary meeting la the lecture r:"- ct tit 11. E. church tils evening. X 'i Hottman's Chicken and waffle supper Saturday evening. For neat flttlnn suit no to Snyder St Johns, fashionable tailors There was a big rush for seats for the lecture course Monday morning. Do vou want the best shoes for the least money? Then go to Robinson's. Dr. McC'ov will bo at Hotel McCon- nell, Reynoldsvllle, Saturday, October 30th. W. H. II. Hell, jr., hus had the awn ing torn down In front of his store on Main street. Marshall Harding, a brnkeman on the R. F. C. R'y, sprained his left ankle jumping off a car Monday. Kvery entry In the students' books at tho DuBois Business College represents transaction that has really been mado. Tho Reynoldsvllle foot ball team wns dufented by the DuBois team at that place yesterday afternoon. Tho score was 22-0. Kd. Mackln, of Kmlenton, has taken charge of tho bowling alloy In the base ment of the Reynolds block and has It open for business. Tho foot ball team of this place played the Punxsutawney foot boll team FrI- doy afternoon. Our team was defeated. Tho score was 21-0. Fred Johnston had one of the fingers of his right hand lacerated with an air gun last Saturday. His finger was caught in the spring of tho gun. John Burge, son of Wm. Burge, the West Reynoldsvllle grocer, bad three hemorrhages of tho stomach lust weok and was In a critical condition for a few days. Miss Mary E. Moore will receive more new things in millinery this week. The ladies can always find tho latest styles at her store and the best goods for tho least money. A chicken and waffle supper will be given In the Grand Army hall on Sat urday evening, October 30th, by the Helping Hand society of the M. E. church. Supper 25 cents. On account of the coal company not paying Saturday the Sons of St. George postponed tho oyster sup)er Indefinitely that was to have been given in tho G. A. R. hall last Saturday night. It was generally expected that the coal company would pay thelrcmployees Saturday, but the pay failed to mater allze and, hence, there was disappoint ment. Saturday will bo pay day. A gas light on the Grant street front of the school building is badly needed when lectures or entertainments are given in the school building at night. Why not have a gas light put in? There was a corn busking at Jake Schwem's near Reynoldsvllle the other day and 1,190 bushels wore husked.' DuBois Exmm. Five hundred bushels would be making it largo enough. Three young men were arrested Sat urday, and gave ball for their appear and at the December term of court, for disturbing a public meeting within the borough limits one night last week. Last Friday being fall Arbor Day, the teacher and scholars of the Sandy Val ley school devoted the afternoon to planting trees In front of the school house and otherwise beautifying the grounds. The dance that was to have been held in the P. O. S. of A. hall at Rathmel last Monday night for the benefit of the Rathmel Determination Cornot Band, was postponed until next Monday night, Nov. 1st. Two cars that were being run on the tannery siding to be weighed on tho tannery company's scales jumped the track last Wednesday evening and the wreck car had to be used Thursday morning to get them on the track again. Six marksmen of this place, Alex Riston, David Postlethwait, David Cochran, G. W. Swartz, "Dubs" Sharp and W. G. Swartss, were at a shooting match at Derapsey's, near Emerlckville, Saturday. They brought seven turkeys borne with them. Prof. Edwin E. Keys, impersonator and humorous and dramatic reciter, was in Reynoldsvllle Saturday trying to make a date for an entertainment in Reynoldsvllle under the . auspices .of some of the church societies of the town. Prof. Keys, whose homo is In Kansas, was a Beechwoods boy at one time. Tillle Copenhaven, of Panooast, and Daniel Reitz, of Sandy Valley, were married at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Copen haven, at Panooast on Wednesday even ing, October 20th, by 'Squire E. Neff, of Reynoldsvllle. A number of rela tives and friends were present. Sup per was served after the wedding. There will be a union gospel temper anoe rally la Centennial ball Wednes dar evening, Oct 27th, commencing at 8.00 o'clock, which all citizens of the town are oordlally Invited to attend. The meeting will be addressed by Prof. W. L. Underwood, of Chicago, Dr. C. C. Bumberger, Rev. J. M. Dean and others. Good singing will be furnished. Admission (ret. Leg Broken Playing Foot Ball. Lawyer F. J. Weakley, of this place, had his right leg broken In the game of foot ball played at DuBois yesterday be tween the Reynoldsvllle and DuBois teams. Old School Property Sold. Last week the school directors sold the old school property In this place to James V. Young, a contractor of Reyn oldsvllle The consideration wasl,100. There are four sixty-foot lots In the piece of ground. Too Cute to Kill. It Is said that Notary Public Albert Reynolds, tho tallest man In Reynolds vllle, was out hunting once upon a time and he had a good shot at a black squir rel as It was running along with a nut In It's mouth, but Ab. thought It looked toocuto to kill and lie did not shoot at It. What the Assessor's Work 8hows. Assessor William Copping hns fin ished his work and the following shows the result: Total valuation of all taxa ble and untaxable, Including occupa tion, in the borough, I82,4H5; number of citizens fit for military duty, 410; number of horses in borough 152, cows 1)1, dogs 100, children between 0 and 10 years old 021. There are just nine moro dogs than cows In this borough. Good Lecture. Prof. W. L. Underwood's free lecture In Assembly hall last Thursday evening on tho "Story of the Stars," was not listened to by as large a crowd as should have 1oon present. The people, appar ently, thought tho lecture would not amount to much because It was free, but there Is just where they missed It. Tho lecture was good and Prof. Underwood Is a pleasant speaker. He Is In Reynoldsvllle on other business and kindly consented to deliver tho lecture free. Mad Dog Shot, A large black dog raised some excite' ment In West Reynoldsvllle a few minutes last Friday afternoon by having Its mouth open and froth running from the mouth. The indications were that the canine was suffering from hydro phobia, and that was tho whyforeof the excitement. Charles Horpel, the machinist, got his gun and shot at the dog, but missed his mark and tho dog ran over Into this borough, followed by Mr. Herpel, who dispatched tho dog at the end of the bridge. Fountain of Fun. Ho has a fountain of fun as overflowing as the streams of mercy and a human sympathy as broad as space. But Col Ham Is more than a humorist. He Is a thinker and an orator. He recognizes that often the most effective way In which to clothe wisdom and truth Is with the garb ol good humor, spiced and spirited with timely and appropriate anecdotes. Deeper than all bandinage He Immortal truths, instinct with life, and throbbing for fit expression. Augusta (Ga.) Herald. Buried at Smicksburg. Mary Clark, aged three years and six months, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John S. Clark, of West Reynolds vllle, died Saturday night from mem branous croup. Funeral services were hold at the home of the parents Sunday at 2.30 p. M., conducted by Rev. J. M. Dean, and on Monday the sorrowing household followed the little white csb ket to Smicksburg, Indiana county, Pa., where the interment took place. About twenty months ago Mr. and Mrs. Clark mado a trip to Smicksburg to bury their oldest child. Mr. Clark is a car penter for the A. V. R'y Co. and has charge of the wreck car. A Blooming Joke. The Woman's Relief Corps advertised that they would give an entertainment and social In the G. A. R. hall Monday evening and sorve lunch, and that the waiters would wear bloomers, and the young lady wearing the handsomest bloomers would be given a prize. It was the best patronized social the W. R. C. ever held. A number of bald headed chaps were conspicuous in the crowd. The bloomers the ladies wore were beautiful boquets of fresh and fragrant flowers. It was a pretty good joko, but it was a good drawing card. The entertainment given consisted of songs, recitations, dec. Hot coffee, cake and sandwiches were served. Oet Your Hats Checked Ladies. There will be no excuse for ladies who attend the lecture in Assembly hall Friday night to keep their hats on during the lecture, or to even take them into the lecture room, as arrange ments have been made to check, free of charge, ladles' hate and wraps and gentlemen's overcoats. The obeck room will be found on the second floor of the school building. This will be an experiment and If it is appreciated by the people, and proves satisfactory, it will be continued every night of the lecture , course. The check room will make extra work and trouble, but those who have charge of the lecture course want to make everything as pleasant and convenient for those who attend the lectures as possible. All Help a Little. It was announced In The STAR last week that a meeting of the stockholders of the Reynoldsvlllo Land and Improve ment Company, and all others Interest ed In the future prosperity of Reynolds vllle, would be held In Centennial hall Monday evening. The meeting was held but the audlonco was not a third what It should have The object of the company Is to furnish free sites for in dustries which maybe established here, and Is not, In any sense, for soculatlve purposes, and the effort deserves the lupport of everyone Interested in the prosperity of Reynoldsvllle. The enter prise was fully explained and discussed, and an addition to the soliciting com mittee was ordered. The meeting djourned until next Monduy night. The shares of the capital stock of the coin puny aro only five dollars each, which makes them within reach of all. Every property holder and laborer In Reynoldsvllle should encourage the en terprise by becoming a stockholder for one or more shares. The future of the town depends on what the citizens do now. The committee have found It neces sary to change the time of meeting from Monday to Wednesday night, Nov. 3rd. Rich for One Day. An old man at Sabula received word from a lawyer out In Denver that a brother had died leaving him tl25,0OO. The lawyer wanted some cash for look ing after the old man's fortune, and the cash was sent. The old man decided to go after the fortune, so he scraped up "iO.OO, bought a ticket last Wednes day for Denver, tied a belt around his body, stuck the remaining $200.00 and a revolver In the belt, got full of "tangle foot," got on the train and started for his fortune, and by tho time he reached Pittsburg ho was the richest man In the country. He had not forgotten to carry a sup of the "ardent" with hlra, From Red Bank to Pittsburg he repeat edly Informed the passengers In the car ho occupied where he was going and that he had a son who would moot him In Pittsburg. The son did meet hlra there, and Thursday at noon, twen ty-four hours after he loft home filled with the anticipation of squandering the remainder of his days in the lap of uxury, he got on an A. V. train at Pittsburg on his way back to Sabula. Struck the Train Amidship. A young man named George, who re' sides six miles below Indiana, was on his way to Reynoldsvllle Tuesday with two young horses and a hack. Ho went by the way of Adrian, and as he was going up the little hill above Harmony, train came along and frightened his horses. They turned around and ran back towards the crossing, striking the side of the train amidship, and were crowded up against the sldo of the cut, The young man saved himself by jump ing out. The hack was literally re duced to kindling wood, not a spoke remaining In a wheel, and the horses were both cut and bruised In various places. One of the horses had Its front al bone crushed In. Thoir wounds were fixed up by Veterinarian Bethuno, and tbe young man started home with them this morning. Punxsutawney Spirit, Tho young man was coming to Reyn oldsvllle to move Dr. R. E. Harbison's dental outfit to Sholocta. Lofty Patriotism. Through all tho speaker had to say there ran the thread of a beautiful and lofty patriotism and devotion to country and to those Instutlons at whose altar freemen bow everywhere. An optimist with the most unswerving faith In the world, its Maker and the brotherhood of which he himself is so rare a type, Col. Ham has done nothing but good here, and the healthy and inspiring influence of his character and his creed is limited alone by the number who composed his dolighted audiences, Hartford (Ky.) Herald. At Assembly Hall, Friday evonlng, Oct. 20th. To Bible Lovers. Rev. Dean has just started a novel and pleasant course of Bible study, the class meeting at the Baptist church every Tuesday night at T.30. All, old and young, are urged to at least visit the class. Any one Is gladly welcomed to membership. The studies will be so simple as to enable the most backward to take tho weekly lesson. Bicycle Thief. On Tuesday night of last week some person stole a bicycle from In front of the A. V. R'y telegraph office that was owned by I. F. Dempsey. It was an Ina perial wheel of 1)5 model. A big line of new fall derbies just re ceived at Mllllrens. Go to Riston's for guns, ammunition and hunting outfits. Say, John, you will meet me at Boll'i buying one of their fine suits, y Oysters 25 cents per quart at the Bon Ton, same that have beon selling for 30 cents per quart. See Bell's 12.00 overcoats. For fine foot wear at reasonable prices go to J. K. Johnston's. - We have just received a new line of men's $1.00 work shoes, ll solid leather, Koblnsons. See Bell's fine all-wool suite for 15.00, SAD ACCIDENT IN THE MINE. Peter Nugent Killed by Fall of Coal Will be Burled To-Morrow. Peter Nugent, a coal miner, was killed by a fall of coal In Big Sold lor mine Monday night. He worked In a room wltb Richard Ramsey and they had fired a shot and thon ate their lunch while waiting for the smoke to cleBr away. Nugent returned to the room first and before Ramsey got there he heard the coal fall and when he reached the room he found Nugent ly ing on the floor with a large piece of coal on his legs below the knees. Ram sey could not remove the coal alone and had to run to another room for olp to get It off Nugent's legs. There were no bones broken and his legs were not badly hurt, but he had been Injured Internally. Tho coal struck him on the stomaeh first and then fell on his legs. Ho was brought home on a stretcher about two o'clock and ho died at 5.30 M., six hours after the accident. Ho was conscious up to the last. Peter Nugent was 27 years, 3 months and 7 days old. He was unmarried and made his home with his father, Michael Nu gent. He was a very industrious young man. Funeral services will be held at the Catholic church at 0.00 A. M., to-inor-row, Thursday, and the Interment will take place In the Catholic cemetery. Local Institute. A teacher's local Institute will be held at Sykesvllle on Saturday, November 0th. The program Is as follows: First session, 0.00 A. M. Devotional exercises; address of welcome, Roy Nupp; response, Homer Brumbaugh; Discussion, "Benefit of Local Institute," F. II. Frampton; "Teaching of the Pennsylvania Citizen,'" W. J. Snoll; singing ; "How to Teach Reading to First Year Pupils," Miss Minnie Smelt zer. Second session, 1.00 p, M. Sing ing; recitation, Miss Eflie Sykes; "Im portance of Directors and Citizens Visiting the Schools," Prof. J. C. Mor rls; address, Prof. G. W. Lenkerd; singing; recitation, Miss Edith Null; address, "Opportunity," Prof. A. J. Postlethwait ; "How to Teach the Text-book on Geography," J. M. Hoi ben; "Importance of Proper Training n Primary Grade," Miss Lllllo Lenkerd Married Another Man's Wife. Rathmel has had another sensation We have been Informed that a man of that place was married about a year ago to a woman whom he supposed was unmarried, but a few days ago he learn' ed he was mistaken. Husband No. 2, the first husband being dead, sent word to No. 3, which was doll vered by another man, that If he valued his life, not to live with the woman, as she was his lawful wife. Husband No. 3, who was Innocent, did not linger long In that lo cality. Tho womin has gone to new Holds. Husband No. 2 Is a Virginian C. B. Guth and his son, A. C. Gutb, will open a jewelry store In Clearfield In a couple of weeks. The firm namo will be C. B. Guth St Son, and A. C, Guth will have charge of the business, Ambrose Is one of our live young men, and we haven't tho least doubt but that he will succeed among tho good people of Clearfield. Brookvllle liepuh lican. Ambrose Guth spent a fow months In Goodcr's jewelry store In this placo and is pretty woll known In the town. Tho Pittsburg 1'onCs special train, to haul the Sunday Pott to this place, was not run Sunday. David McCargo, general superintendent of the A. V. R'y, gavo for his reason for not running the special, "that it was the desire of company that all their employes on tbe Low Grade division be allowed to spend their Sunday at home." To the People of Reynoldsvllle. I will be In your town for the purpose of putting back walls and end pieces In stoves and ranges on the 2Mb of Octo ber, 1807. I am handling the Haws St Son Silica Fire Brick, outlasts all other material. T. J. Costello, Agent, "Tho ftfw" of our town girls are small, tailoring and beautifully shaped their 111 are brilliant as , and tbey are without a In this or any other i their frowns are like ttt, and their 1234507890 excite !!! of pleasure. Read this H closely, do not f Its reallabllity, and try 2ra- the situation. Ex. We Invite the public to call as we are closing out our stock of drygoods, groceries, Hardware, Shoes &o. and they can secure bargains from this stock, when later publlo sales will be made to close out balance. J. C. Kino St Co. Hon. H. W. J. Ham, the southern orator and humorist, will deliver the first number of the publlo school lecture oourse in Assembly Hall on Friday evening, October 29th. Subject, "Old Times In Dixie." ' A 11.00 works wonder at the Robin son shoe store." Bell can show you the finest line of 18, 19, and 110 suite In the county. No chestnuts. Extra good 12.00 work shoes at J. E, Welsh 4c Co's. Fine shoes for ladles,' gent's, misses, and children at Johnston's PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS Glimpses of the People who are Passing To and Fro. Mrs. Wm. Blrluy, of Johnsonburg, ho was visiting James Sarah's family at Rathmel, returned home Saturday. Mrs. Matilda Fllcklngcr returned Saturday from a visit at Greensburg and Pittsburg. Mrs. Alex Riston visited in Pittsburg tho past week. Mrs. L. J. Arnold, of Driftwood, vis ited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. Mar tin, In this place last week. J. C. Hirst, of Tyler, was In Reynolds- vlllo Saturday. Mrs. Ab. Weaver, of DuBois, spent Sunday with her sister. Mrs. A. B. Weed, In West Reynoldsvllle. Henry A. Reed, of Erie, spent Sunday with his parents In this pluce. Mr. and Mi. W. H. II. Bell, sr., of Patton, Pa., are visiting at the residence of W. II. II. Bull, Jr., on Main street. Will K. Black, of Pittsburg, spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Black, in this place. Miss Susie Denny, of Driftwood, vis ited In this place over Sunday. Mrs. S. B. Rumsey is in Pittsburg this week. David McKee, of Corsica, spent Sun day with bis son, R. E. McKee, In this place. Miss Lulu Black, who has been at Natrona, Pa., for about three months, returned to Reynoldsvllle Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Eldrldge King, of Klngsvllle, and Mrs. Hannah King, of Corsica, visited In Reynoldsvllle tho past week. T. B. Mitchell, one of tbe school teachers at this place, spent Sunday at his home in Perrysvllle. W. O. Sweltzer, of Clarion, brother of Grlor Sweltzer, clerk at Hotel Mc Connell, was In Reynoldsvllle last week. . Miss Lizzie Koehler is attending the Epworth League district convention at New Bethlehem this week asadolegate from the League in this place. Dr. C. C. Rumborger will go to New Bethlehem this afternoon to attend the Epworth League district convention. He Is on the program to preach tho sermon at the communion service at 0.00 a. M. to-morrow, and goes to-day to be there on time. Mrs. C. K. Hawthorne, of Ohl, Pa., visited hor parents, Mr. and Mrs. Philip Koehler, in West Reynoldsvllle last week. Philip Loos visited Charles Kah in New Bethlehem last week. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Mooro spent Sun day and Monday at Corsica. C. H. Freas, of Punxsutawney, is vis iting his sister, Mrs. S. M. Gourley. James Degnan was in Maryland the past week. Mrs. Harry F. Lord, of Instanter, Pa., is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Dellart, on Jackson street. District Attorney N. L. Strong was In Reynoldsvllle yesterday looking af ter his "political fences." George G. Williams, night train dis patcher in the A. V. R'y office at this place, Is In Pittsburg this week. Mrs. B. Kupler, of New York City, Is visiting her cousin, Mrs. N. Hanau, on Main street. Free Pills. Send your address to H. E. Bucklen St Co., Chicago, and get a free sample box of Dr. King's New Life Pills. A trial will convince you of thulr merits. These pills are easy in action and are particularly effective in the cure of Constipation and Sick Headache. For Malaria and Liver troubles they have been proved invaluable They are guaranteed to be perfectly free from every deleterious substance and to be purely vegetable. Tbey do not weaken by their action, but by giving tone to the stomach and bowels greatly invigor ate tbe system. Regular size 25o. per box. Sold by H. Alex. Stoke. Drug SfUt. m . An exchange gets off the following: Fishes are weighed in their own scales, an elephant packs Its own trunk, but rats never tell their own tales, a horse cannot plow his own mane, a ship is not hurt by a tack, and a window never suffers from pain. Dogs seldom wear their own pants, which fact lays them open to scorn; no nephew or niece fancies ants, and a cow never blows her own horn. A cat cannot praise her own claws, no porcupine nibs its own quill though orphan hears still have their own paws, a bird will not pay Its owoblll. I will meet you at Bell's. Snyder St Johns, fashionable tailors. You will miss it if you don't buy your furniture at J. H. Hughes' new furni ture store. Mothers, see the fine line of reefers for your boys at Bell.s. All persons knowing themselves to be indebted to me will please call at my residence on or before December 1st, 1807, and settle for the same. At the expiration of this time all accounts un settled will be left (or collection. Da. J. B. NXAUt
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