f l&tyt fc Stat. Snbscriptinn $1.50 per year, or $1.00 if paid utrtetly in advanct. V. A. ftTKPHKNSON. Kdltor and Pnb. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER lfl, 181)8. A 4-OC4 WATCHES TWK LARGEST ASSORT MENT QUALITY THE HIGHEST PRICKS THE LOWEST AT C. F. HOFFMAN'S. fl Little ot Everything. Thanksgiving. Ho! Bring forth the festive ironhlor. Let him suffer for IiIh deeds; Where the rhlcken not the hutrhet, Where Nellie wore the heads. Stuff hi Rtrr.Hi-f full of onion. And with oysters nil his craw; Nlrely roast him, then continue Btuftinn hlni within your nmw. Col. Bain Friday, Nov. 25. Briar pipes at Alex. Riston's. It ia Interesting to read Millirens ad. StopatNewCommercial in BrookviUe. New lot ot wall paper Just received at Stoke's. Gas stoves for ll.GO and up at Hall St Barton's. Fresh buttermilk for sale at the creamery. There are now 107 looms running at the silk mill. Judge John W. Reed held argument court this week. Heating stoves for $.'.00 and up at Hall & Barton's. Your mind's worth and your money's worth at Seeley's. Four months ahead of the procession, Stoke's wall paper. The December term of court begins the 12th of next month. Christmas falls on Sunday this year five weeks from next Sunday. The wise and prudent buy their cloth ing and underwear at Millirens. Oxfords for GO cents per pair on J. E. Welsh St Co.'s bargain counter. A car load of apples were shipped from this place to Pittsburg last week. The East Brady Review, a newsy ex change, entered Its fourteenth year last ... William Copping, the borough asses sor, Is now making, tho annual assess . meat. An Italian had bis right leg injured by a fall of coal in Big Soldier mine last week. ' We don't decry other merchants; we simply lead the procession. L. P. Seeley. ' A local Institute will be held tn the Presoottville school house on Saturday, December 3rd. The cabbage crop has been garnered. It was rather short In the head. Punx utawney Newt. A large new line of men's, youths' and boys' clothing cheaper than ever at Deemer & Co.'s. One week more of bargains. It will be money In your pocket to visit Robinson's shoe store. Little baby or Mr. and Mrs. Will Reed was burled In the Reynoldsvllle cemetery Sunday afternoon. When you want to buy a good gun, revolver, ammunition, or anything In that line, go to Alex. Riston's. The Suinmerville Telephone service has been extended from this place to the Bloomlngton mine, near Rathmol. Call and get a pieoe of our fine china before they are gone. Now is the time to make your selection at W. H. Moore's. Henry Herpel, the machinist, run a small pleoe of steel In his loft leg sev eral days ago and now he has a very sore leg. "Wink" DUlman and Miss Mamie Foley, both of this place, were married in DuBols on the 8th inst. by Dr. A. R. Rfub. - Misses Ertna and Caroline Robinson entertained the Ingelow Club at their home Wednesday evening. Excellent refreshments were served. ' It is the right and duty of everyone to make the most of himself by getting a business education at the DuBols r College, at DuBols, Pa. The list of Jurors for the December term of court will be found in this Issue. Col. Bain November 25. Lecture 8.15 P. M. Board up 7 A. M., Tuesday, Nov. 22nd at Stoke's. Lots of men's shoes on the countor at J. E. Welsh St Co.'s shoe store that you can get for a bargain. Tho Helping Hand Society of the M. E. church hold a chicken and wafllo supper In the Boll hall Stiturdny even ing. Every student of the DuBols Business College, of DuBols, Pa., who has com pleted the full course la now In a good position. The total membership of the League of American Wheelmen Is now 78,531. Pennsylvania has 17,8(15 members and New York 17,075. If all the people are going to heaven who claim to be headed that way. there will be a very conglomerated mans up there, too. Big Run Tribune. If one were to Judge by the actions of the young people In the prmtofllce some times, the conclusion would bo that tho young ladles were after the males. Blon H. Butler, of the Pittsburg Timet, who spent a day in this place last week, wrote up our silk mill. Tho article appeared In the Time Friday. Bible Day services will bo held In the Baptist church next Sunday evening. Recitations, duets, special hymns, Sec, will be rendered. Everybody invited. G. Macro's son-in-law, who drives the dollvory wagon for Macro, hod his loft leg badly injured several days ago by one wheel of the wagon running over it. The fall session of tho Clarion Dis trict Conference Is being held in tho M. E. church at Falls Creek this week, beginning yesterday and closing to morrow. The Christian Endeaver Society of Rathmel will hold a Thanksgiving Birthday party In the P. O. S. of A. hall at that place on Tuesday evening, Nov. 22nd. No. 2 of the Public School course of lectures will be Col. Geo. W. Bain. Seats on sale at Stoke's 7 A. M., Tues day, Nov. 22nd. Lecture 8.15 Friday evening, Nov. 25th. A red, whito and blue social will be held at the Salt Works school, near Hopkins, Thursday evening of this week by the teacher, Miss Netta Coax, and pupils of the Bchool. A boiler exploded In the Elk Tanning Company's works at Curwonsville Sat urday morning. Three men were badly Injured and $2,000 worth of damage was done to the tanning property. A ten-pin alley has been started In the room back of James Delaney's bar bershop. Frank Schlabig Is manager and James Dolaney, Charlos Burns and Allen King own the ten-pin outfit. The pipe for the water fountain has been laid from the corner of Fifth and Main streets to the spring in front of the Presbyterian church. It is expect ed that the fountain will be here in a few days. Fine china is something everyone with good taste admires, and you can get a single piece of the finest made without buying a whole tub full simply to get the piece you want. Call and see them at Moore's. Monday morning a gentleman from Sugar Hill was at the railroad with a horse and buggy and the horse got frightened at an engine and Jumped through its harness. Another set of harness had to be secured before the gentleman could return to Sugar Hill. Company L had a reunion at Reyn oldsvllle Monday. Our boys who went down from here, thought that If Reyn oldsvllle bad had some real good muslo for the occasion it would have added much to the otherwise splendid time. Falls Creek Sun. William Vaughn and Peter Cox had a political discussion In the Hotel Belnap billiard parlor last Friday and it waxed so hot that Peter finally bit Mr. Vaughn on the head with a cue. Vaughn had Cox arrested for aggravated assault and battery and he was bound over to court. Never in the history of Lexington has a speaker more honored or beloved stood upon the locture platform than Col. George W. Bain. No people ap preciate him more or love him butter than do those of his own city. Lex ington (Ky.) Leader. Col. Bain will lecture In Assembly hall, Friday even ing, Nov. 25th. A gentleman of this place was awak ened one morning last week by the striking of bis clock and he mistook It for the fire alarm and would soon have been dressed and on the street running somewhere, anywhere, looking for the fire had not bis better-half insisted on him to get in bed, that it was the clock be heard. Every seat in the Grand opera bouse was taken at the Unity Club lecture. Tho Immense audlenoe was drawn by Col. George W. Bain, of Lexington, Ky. The lecture fairly bristled with apt illustrations, gems of poetry, brilliant humor, interesting anecdotes and noble thoughts that touobed the hearts of the bearers. Cincinnati Enqirtr. Co). Bain at Assembly hall Nov. 26th. Twenty-Five Rabbits. A man at Fullers Station, on the A. V. R'y, claims to have caught twenty five rabbits in traps lost Friday night. The same chap says he cut down eight bee trees Inst week and got a huge quantity of honey out of each tree. Squeezed In the Rush. Dominic Pet rick was so badly squeez ed in the rush for pay nt the coal com pany's pay otllco In this place the last pay day, that he was confined to bed four days. Tho Italian ' was almost squeezed to death. He spit considera ble blood. An officer has to bo at the pay office overy pay day to keep the men in line and prevent quarrels. Talent for County Institute. The teachers' county Institute will be held In BrookviUe December 20-30. The night entertainments for the week will be as follows: Monday, Illustrated lecture by Miss Anniu Buckbett on "Cuba and the Cubans;" Tuesday, Gen. John B. Gordon, "Last Ditysof tho Con federacy;" Wednesday, C. M. Parker Concert Co.; Thursday, Tom Dixon, "Backbone." Rib Broken. Daniel Strouse met with a mishap a few days ago which resulted In a broken rib. A lutlder had been set up against an old telephone pole, which leaned toward the ruilroutl, and Daniel went up the ladder to fix the telephone wire and when ho got to the top of the pole it fell down and Daniel full across ono of the rails of the railroad. The accident happened near Preseottvillo. Frank Marshall Loses a Leg. Frank, ten-year-old son of John L. Marshall, of Rathmel, hnd his right foot and ankle crushed under the wheels of a railroad car yesterday afternoon and the leg had to be amputated about tour inches below the knee. The accident occurred near Moore's blacksmith shop at Rathmol. Frank was on his way home from school as a train of empty cars was passing and he caught hold of the step of the rear car and was thrown with one leg under the cruel wheels. Bulled His Last Brother. Joseph T. Guthrie, Esq., of West Reynoldsvlllo, was called to Franklin Saturday by the death of his brother, David Guthrie, who died Friday even ing. The deceased was almost 81 years old. Ho was a member of tho I. O. O. F. and that lodge had . chargo of the funeral, which was held Sunday after noon. Mr. Guthrie had been a resident of Franklin about forty years and a large number of friends and neighbors attended the funeral. Out of a family of six boys and two girls, Joseph T. Guthrie and ono sister are the only sur viving members. Market Saturday. The Ladles' Village Improvement As sociation will hold a market Saturday P. M., Nov. 10th, In tho Belnap Hotol sample room, on Main street, where all tho good things of life (from an epi curean standpoint) will be offered for sale; pies, cakes, bread, home-canned fruit, jollies, pickles and everything with which to get up a gorgeous meal, such as the old Romans feastod upon, lacking only the delectable brains of the peacock. Come and buy. The beBt production of the best cooks In town will be for sale at prices within the reach of everybody. Come early and avoid the rush and get your choice of the most delicious viands. Sec. House Was Set in Order. Rev. W. F. Reber, pastor of the Pres byterian church, and wife arrived in this place Thursday evening and were given a reception at the parsonage by members and friends of the Presbyter Ian church. Notwithstanding the ex tremely disagreeable weather there were quite a number present during the evening and the pustor and wife were given a warm welcome. Rev. and Mrs. tiebor had their household goods shipped to Reynoldsvllle ahead of them and Mr. and Mrs. Hockene-nltb, uncle and aunt of Rev. Rober, f'.id members of the church unpacked t e goods, put down carpets and set the bouse in order so that when Rev. Reber arrived with bis bride their home was all ready for them. t Another Mother Gone. Mrs. Hannah Coyle, a highly respect ed old lady of this place, departed this life at 3.30 A. M., Thursday, November 10th, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Dennis M. Bulger, on Fourth street. The deceased was born In Ireland 68 years ago. She cume to America with ber husband, Cornelius Coyle, in 1848. Fourteen years ago she was left a widow, her husband dying In Butler county. After her husband's death Mrs. Coyle came to Reynoldsvllle and has made her home with Mrs. D. M. Bolger for nine years. Mrs. Coyle was 111 five weeks. Funeral services were held in the Catholic church Saturday forenoon, Father Lynch, of DuBols, conducted High Mas. The mortal remains of a loving mother aud a kind neighbor were burled In the Cat hollo cemetery. The deceased is survived by two daughters and three sons, as follows: Mrs, P. F. Bolger, Mrs, D. M. Bolger and M. J. Coyle, of Reynoldsvllle, Steven Coyle, of South Fork. West Va., and Daniel Coyle, of Washington, Pa. First Time on Witness Stand. Sometime bufore the war with Spain a young man of this section of the globe hnd his heart punctured with Cupid's dart and tho only balm tor the wound was found at hymen's altar. In a few short weeks after the nuptial knot had been tied the connubial tenderness was driven . from the now home with a broomstick manipulated by the fem inine whom the aforesaid young man had selected for a partner In life's trials, and the fellcltousness of the domicile was therefore disturbed. After tho "clouds had rolled by" and the broom was replaced In a corner ot the kitchen, the benedict, with one of his opticals trimmed tn black, by coming In contact with the broomstick, meandered to a magistrate's office and securud the proper persuasiveness to Induce his wlfo to appear before his honor at a stated time to show cause why she should not be punished for so maliciously misusing her husband. The gallunt youth (?) had nevor been on the witness stand, and didn't know what it was to be sworn. When tho day and hour of trial arrived, the husband was the first witness and when the magistrate asked If he was ready to swear, he said "yes," and to the astonishment of the magistrate and all present, he began to "swear like a blue streak" about his wife and how she had abused him. Finally the eruption of profanity was checked and the young man was given to understand the mean ing of an oath and his testimony was received. Died Suddenly. George W. Bussard, the butcher, died suddenly from heart trouble Monday night. Mr. Bussard had not been sleep ing well and he got some medicine Monday evening to make him sleep and his wife thinks he took too much of the medicine and It affected his head. About eleven o'clock he got of bed and awakened his brother-in-law, Manas Reitz, and asked htm to go along to buy cattle, and then went to the barn to get the team ready. When Mr. ReiU got to the barn Mr. Bussard was harnessing a horse and stooped down to buckle the belly-band and dropped over dead. George Bussard was born In Ringgold township February 17th, 1801, making him over 37 years old. His parents are both dead. July 3rd, 1882, he was mar ried to Mary Ellen Reltz, of Beaver township, ne moved to Reynoldsvlllo five years ago lost April and opeoed a meat market. He is survived by his wife, two sons and one daughter. The body will Ira taken from the house on Jackson street at 10.00 A. M., to-morrow to Emerlckvllle where ser vices will be held In the Church ot God, conducted by Dr. C. C. Rumberger, pas tor of tho Reynoldsvllle M. E. church. Rev. Hooper's Baby Sick. Rev. Alfred E. Hooper, new pastor of the Baptist church, was given a recep tion tn the Baptist church last Thurs day evening. It was a ploasant affair both for pastor and people. On account of the sickness of their baby, Mrs. Hooper Was unable to accompany her husband to Reynoldsvllle Thursday. She remained at Toronto, where they bad been visiting. Rev. Hooper had ex pected to meet his wife at Bradford Thursday evening and come to Reyn oldsvllle Friday noon, but he received word yesterday that the baby Is worse, and now he don't know when bis wife will arrive here. Chrysanthemum Excursion. Next Sunday, November 20th, the A. V. R'y Co. will run an excursion from Driftwood to Pittsburg and return. The train leaves Driftwood at 5.30 A. M. and will run on the regular morning train schedule, leaving here at 7.40 A. M. The fare for round trip Is 11.50 from any station between Driftwood and Reynoldsvllle, and H.40 from Reynolds vllk, or any station between this and Iowa Mills. ' Train will arrive In Pitts burg at 11.40 A. M., and returning will leave there at 7.00 P. H. Bible School Convention. The Bible School Convention ot the Clearfield Association will be held at Sykesvllle, Wednesday, December 7th, beginning at 10:45 A. M., closing with an evening session. The following day, December 8th, the Semi-annual Asso ciation B. Y. P. U. Convention will be held at the same place. Good pro grams have been prepared for both con ventions. New Commercial Hotel. When you go to BrookviUe court week, as a juror or witness, or on any other business, stop at tbe New Com mercial Hotol, a first-class, up-to-dute hotel. Rates reasonable. Robinson's Is the place to buy shoes this week for less than cost. Tbe swing of the crowd oomes this way more and more. L. P. Seeley. Guns at Riston's. Robinson's are having a special sale of ladles shoes; W.50 shoes for 91.75. You have a right to the best and it Is here at L. P, Seeley's, You will find a bargain countor at J. E. Welsh & Co.'s shoe store. Stoke Is showing 1800 styles ot wall paper. French briar pipes and smokers' arti cles of all kind at Riston's. A good bargain for-you is a gain for us. L. P, Boeloy. Cooking stoves tor 113.00 and up at Hall St Burton's. JEFFERSON COUNTY OFFICIAL Returns of the Election Held November 8, 1898. IIOVKHNOn ARSKMHI.T SBI is DISTRICTS. Harnett Henver Hell IllK Run Hroekwayvlllu Hrookvlllu Clay villi).. CorsleH.. Clover F.ldred- Flrst Prerlnrt.. Second I'reelnrt Oasklll Heath Henderson Knox MrCiilmont First I'reelnrt.. Second I'rei-lut. Third I'lccllict. Oliver Perry I'lnecreck Fast I'reelnrt .. West I'reelnrt.. Polk Porter Ptinxsntatvncy North Precinct. South I'reelnrt. Reynoldsvllle First I'rcclncf.. Second I'reelnrt Rlnffitold Hose Snyder Hiimniervllle I.' 11 Ion Warsaw Knst I'reelnrt .. . Went I'reelnrt.. Washington l'piier I'reelnrt. Lower I'reelnrt. Fulls Creek Pel. West Heynolilsvllle Wlnslow Kant I'reelnet... West I'reelnrt.. Wnrthvllle Younir . North, 1st Preet. North, 2d Preet. South I'reelnrt. Totals Il;iilss:iinilll4l'l:w'(rjl 7tW Pluralities.. !a ;.-) J. Mahlon Barnes, Socialist Labor candidate for Governor, received a total of nine votes In the county. Marriage Licenses. , ' The following marriago licenses were Issued the past week by John S. Barr, Clerk of Courts of Jefferson county: Thomas M. Madden and Bridget A. Keefer, both of Lindsey. Burton A. Reitz and Efile Lucas, both of BrookviUe. Anton Dushoa and Barbara Euros, both of Adrian. John Farrell and Martha Brink, both of Walston. ' Rev. Levi E. Miller, of Corsica, and Madge A. Johnston, of Strattonvtlle. Albert Shaffer, of Knox township, and Lena Reed, of Oakland, Pa. C. E. Smith, of Corsica, and Mollle Greene, of Clarion Co. Postoffice Rules. Postoffice rules have been hoisted In a neighboring town that might be good here: "No letters will be delivered un til they have been received. If you don't get a letter or a paper on the day you expect, have the postmaster look through all the boxes and down cellar also. It ought to be there somewhere and he likes to hunt for It just to please you. If your friend don't write, cuss the postmaster. Ho Is to blame. If be tells you there Is no mall for you put on a grieved expression and say, 'There ought to be some.' He Is probably hid ing your mall for the pleasure of having you call for It two or three times a day. Ask him to look again." Crowded House. When every seat and spot for camp chairs had been packed, tbe crowd filled the aisles, altar place, stand, and even sat on the reporters' tables. The hymns were sung and In due time Mr. Bain modestly entered upon an address which for logical power, lmagory and absorbing Interest has never been sur passed at Ocean Grove. Like wave on wave there were ripples of merriment succeeded by emotion and tears, until tbe grand climax which brought that mass of humanity to tholr feet to wave the orator their hearty good wishes. Ocean Grove (N. J.) Letter List. List of unclaimed letters remaining In the postoffice at Reynoldsvllle, Pa., week ending Nov. 12, 1808: Miss Maggie Comralngs, Miss Ella Hamm, Miss Florence Price, Frank Pearson. Say advertised and give date of list when calling for above. A. M. Woodward, P. M. China, China, China From Germany, Franco and Austria, from tho finest hand work down to the cheapest. We have them at Moore's store. ' It takes cash to buy flour. You put down one dollar and ten cents and we will soil you a No. 1 sack of flour, and for one twenty-five we will sell as fine flour as In tbe elty. We have dry goods, groourios, drugs, hardware, houses aud lots, farms, horses and wag ons all for sale. You can't go amiss here, J. C. KlNO St Co. It you want a good pipe cheap go to Alex. Riston's for It. , What you want In clothing at little prices Is at Seeley's. If you want to save money, buy your men's and boys' overcoats at Deemer St Co.'s. The line of neckties Is equal to any shown In the olty, at Millirens. Little prices, but big bargains at L. P. Seeley's. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS Glimpses of the People who art Passing To and Fro. Solomon Shutter was at Bradford last week. 8. B. Rumsey and wife spent Sunday In Pittsburg. Mrs. Benjamin Ilaugh Is visiting In DuBols this week. Mrs. D. M. Dunsmore Is visiting In Warren this week. Mrs. Charles Klrschartz visited in BrookviUe last week. Frank Mitchell, of Driftwood, was In this place over Sunday. A. E. Hoover, of Wlnslow, Pa., was In Reynoldsvllle Saturday. Mrs. E. S. Vosburg, of Driftwood, was In this place Saturday. Mrs. W. C. Seohrlst, of DuBols, vis ited In this placo Saturday. Hun. A. C. Hopkins, of Lock Haven, was In Reynoldsvllle Friday, Mrs. Gettus Schlabig, of DuBois, vis ited in this place the past week, Jos. Joseph, of New York City, was a visitor at N. Hanau's the past week. Mrs. William Bui k ley, of Shawmut, has been visiting in this place the past week. John T. Stiver, of Duquesne, Pa., Is visiting his brother-in-law, J. A. Welsh. Mrs. Joseph M. Gathers visited Mioses Edith and Evallne Sechrist in DuBois last week. Mattle Evans, of Pun.xsutawney, was the guest of Mrs. S. S. Robinson last Thursday. John S. Schultze and wife, of St. Marys, visited their, parents In this place last week. Rejr. a II. Sibley, of Falls Creek, preached In the M. E. church at this place Sunday morning. Rev. J. C. McEntire, of this place, preached in the M. E. church at Falls Creek Sunday morning. , J. W. Place, president of the Ameri can Silk Co., was called to New York by telegram Monday evening. Mrs. James Spackman and Miss Edna Boyd, of DuBois, were guests of Mrs. W. B. Alexander over Sunday. Mrs. J. R. Emery, of BrookviUe, vis ited her daughter, Mrs. U. G. Scheaf nocker, on Jackson street the past week. Dr. J. H. Murray went to Punxsutaw ney yesterday to bear Rassell H. Con well lecture and to visit relatives at that place. Postmaster A. M. Woodward and Dr. B. E. Hoover were at Big Run last night inspecting the Sons of Veteran Camp at that place. J. L. Heaton, formerly of this place, now proprietor of the Palace restaur ant at Clearfield, was In town yesterday afternoon and last night. Hon. F. A. Weaver, editor of the BrookviUe Rejmblieun, who holds a gov ernment position at Washington, D. C, was tn Reynoldsvllle Friday. Rev. G. N. Packer, of Corning, N. Y., preached in tbe M. E. church Sunday evening. He preached an excellent sermon for a man eighty years old. Sergeant Herbert Burns, of Co. L, 16th regiment, was conductor of Ira Smith's train on the Reynoldsvllle St Falls Creek R'y last week while Mr. Smith was out hunting. George Mellinger and Ira Smith, ot this place, and three Pittsburg gentle men spent several days last week hunt ing deer and bear In Elk county. They stopped at the Elder-Lewis camp. Dr. J. B. Neale, who was to have gone hunting with Dr. Reynolds and C. Mitchell last Wednesday, was detained until Thursday on account of sickness in his borne. He left here Thursday noon for the wilds of Elk county. Miss Ada Hunter, of Beech woods, who was a teacher in the Falls Creek schools and took sick three weeks ago with lung trouble and was dangerously ill part of the time, recovered sufficient ly to be able to be moved yesterday from Falls Creek to the home of ber grand father, Ninlan Cooper, In this place. Miss Ada is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs Joseph Hunter. Rev. William H. Bunce, Ph. D., pas tor of the First M. E. church of Kane, Pa., and wife visited in Reynoldsvllle last week. Rev. Bunco was pastor of the M. E. church in this place four years, leaving here seven years ago. He has had remarkable suc cess In the ministry since leaving Reyn oldsvllle, and Is now one of the best, all-around preachers in the Erie con ference. Now Is the time, don't tarry, but come to Robinson's shoe store bufore your size goes. Your money Is never ours until you are satisfied. L. P. Seeley. To please customers Is Millirens high est aim. Miller St Reynolds have sailor from twenty-five cents up to a dollar. Trim med hats from a dollar up. At no ex pense and can sell cheaper than the cheapest. No. 1 gas fitter aud plumber at Hall & Barton's. If you want a gun or ammunition, go to Riston's. . We don't talk much our goods do it for us. L. P. Seeley.