Jtratf . 7T I I . VOLUME 8. REYNOIjDS'VILLK, PKNN'A., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 189U. NUMBER 13. A City Subscriber's Apostrophe to the Cross Roads Press. The country newspaper? Life with mit you would bo a dreary waste. Your weekly visit is nnxlously awaited, and should the mail carrier (ail to bring you on the dny expected, my heart Is nd, says tho Chicago Tiimn-Hnvld. Fifty times a yoar yon bring mo all tho news from home. You faithfully chronicle tho deaths and marriage of the neighborhood. You keep me posted on parties, church socials and village gossip, and you tell me what, the pros pects are for goid or poor crops, as the case might b.i. If Farmer Jones, ou the Ridge road, brings a prize pumpkin n your office, I know all about It, al- ,mgh hundreds of miles away, as soon me of his neighbors. L, country newspaper! Well may I hat "life without you would be h i-y waste." Once a week you are to iin oasis In tho desert of this hurly- life In a great city. ic city man who docs not take his titmf paper, providing ho was roared in the country, does not know what, real enjoyment he misses. The news I get out of oik- Issue is worth more than the yearly subscription. I devour every line of the local gossip and neighbor hood correspondence, and when I lay tho paper aside I praise tho country editor fur giving me this privilege. Letters from homo are very welcome, but one doesn't get as much n.'ws In a hundred letters as he does in one Issue of the hmo pacr. And letters are so uncertain; you sometimes have t wait six months for n reply to your Ifst one. But if you are a subscriber to the coun try paper, it comes to you regularly every week, rain or shine. You may bu a little in arrears, hut. the country editor sends tho paper right along in the hope that you will some day settle up matters. To the man whocannot visit his old home every year or two tho weekly perusttl of his hnne paper Is almost as good as a trip to boyhood scenes. Ho reads whom the little freckle-face girl who sat behind him at school was mar ried to a city chBp who holds a "lucra tive position with a street car company" probably a motorman; ho Is informed that the boy who was known as the bully of tho school was arrested for wife desertion and Is "incarcerated In the county basilic;" he learns from his home paper that, "the Thornton family m ill hold a reunion." The "midnight marauders steal sev enteen cblckons from Jake Becker's coop," It is nicely told In tho country paper, and the editor would be driven out of town if he failed to mako a note of the benefit party at tho Odd Fellows' hall for tho M. E. church, which was a "grand success socially and financially." Th receipts, by the way, "amounted to over seven dollars." If your wifo dies he tells of her mury good traits of character and that she "bore her last Illness with christian fortitude;" if your son gets married the country editor tolls what a promising young man he is and what an "estimable and charming young lady" is the bride. If the crops are bud the country editor sympathizes with the .farmer, and if the harvest is good he rejoices. Ho gives away hundreds of dollars worth of advertising every year for which ho scarcely receives a pollto "Thank you;" he is looked upon by many people as an object of charity, and when they pay him their subscription they say to them solvus, "Well, it will help to keep him out of the poorhouso for awhile;" he k works harder and puts in more hours of ihor than any man la town if be lidn't, he would be In the poorhouso. Oh, Country Editor! Doar friend, I Jiorlvo much happiness every week from ' reading your paper, and wish it were in m V nnifAP fal mulfA vnui ViiialnAaa ti.n. fold bettor paying than it is. May your advertising increase until you are com pelled to print a larger paper, and may your subscribers come to your offioe or send you by mall the money due you. May your days be full of happiness and at night when you alt around the family hearthstone may your thoughts be those of sweet contentment. Extension of Limit on Seatihore Excursion Tickets. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company uunounces that the return UmUon tick ets from Lock Haven, Erie and inter mediate points, for the spectul excur sions of August 10 and 24, to AUuntlo City, Cupo May, Sua Isle City, Ocuuo 'City, Avalon, Anglusua, Wlldwood or Holly Beach, has been extended from tea days to fifteen days, thus allowing excursionists five days longor by the sea. ' The low rates offered by the Pennsyl vania Ruilroad Company for an excur sion to the Beushore Thursday, August 11) th, will allow excursionists to go either to Atlantic City, Cupo May, Sua l( Isle City, Ocean Grove, Avalon, Anglo sea, Wlldwood or Holly Buuuh. Sunday School Convention. Tito Washington Township Sabbath School Association convened In the (irovo Summit. M. E. church. Grow; Summit. Pa.. Thursday, August 3rd, 1WM). The program, with slight changes, was cnrrled out. Those as signed subjects to speak upon presented them in such a way that, no doubt , much good has been done In stirring up the superintendents, assistant superln tendt ntsnnd teachers, but especially the superintendents, that It Is likely Wash ington township may have a bet ter corps of superintendents, not of the dead, but of the alive, active, soul-lnsplrlng kind to curry on the Sabbath school work of the future within Its bounds and neighboring schools. The music was good, Inspiring to some and. no doubt, helpful to all, con sisting of solo, duet, quartettes, and a general joining In by nearly all present The recitations were appropriate and suituhlu for the occasion. The hospital ity of the Grove Summit people is not. easily surpassed. Dinner and supper were, without shortcoming, served In the church and on the grounds which Is the usual custom of the association to do in tho summer sessions of their con ventions, and especially the former, ow ing to the short time between the morn ing and nflernoon session, and It being a fine day It was a pleasant outing for the convent loners. The association hns, with recently two schools being added, sixteen schools, of which ten wciv represented at this convention. At. tlie summer convention the officers ure elected for tho following year, which are as follows: President, W. C. Smith, Rockdale Mills: vice president, R. H. Mcintosh. Falls Creek; treasurer, F. B. Harvey, Grove Summit, and secretary. Miss Minn Kearney, Lanes Mills. Ttere is also an execu tive commttte composed of one member from each school In tho association, whose business It Is to prepare programs, fix dates, tec, for tho convention. The association also has a map nnd banner which It awards to two schools. Tho banner for the largest per capita contribution during the six months for missions, tho map for the largest Increase in percentage in attendance for the six months. Sandy Valley Union Sabbath school received the map. Grove Summit M. E. Sabbath school received tho banner. It was decided to hold the next con vention in tho Coal Glen M. E. church, Coal Glen, Pa., at such time as the the executive committee shall decide. Frkukhio S. Ckoblky. Rathme). James Kinnerberg went to Ford City last week. Mrs. Haven Is visiting her parents at Summervllle. John Smith had business in Brook vllle Monday of this week. George S. Keagle Is agent for the Reynoldsvllle Steam Laundry. John Bowser nnd Herbert Harris were in DuBols Monday of this week. Rev. Chisholm, pastor of the Presby terian church, after a month' vacation, is again at his work and preached here Sunday evening. Mrs. S. E. Brison and daughter, Miss Roxio, George S. Keagle and W. G. Harris wore at Cool Spring Sunday at tending the dedication of the Church of God. Elder S. G. Yahn, of Mt. Pleasant, Westmoreland county, preached in the Churoh of God here Monday evening. Mr. Yahn dedicated the church at Cool Spring Sunday, August flth. Paradise. George Myers is hauling lumber to open a new coal bank. Miss Etta Sykes, of Reynoldsvllle, visited friends in town one day last week. I Miss Orpha Beer, of West Reynolds vllle, visited her many friends in town last week. Persons going to the Syphrit ooal mines for blackberries should watch for blacksnakes for there has been several of them killed there. John Hollonbaugh, one of the clerks at the large grocery store at Wishaw, was in town last week looking after some important business. Reduced Rates to Mt. Gretna.' On account of the Fanner's Exposition to be hold ut Mt. Gretna Pa., August 14 to II), the Pennsylvania Ruilroad Company will sell round trip tickets to Mt. Grutua and return at rate of one fure for the round trip from prln olpul stations between East Liberty and Bryn Mawr; including Luthcrvlllo, and on tho Phlludolphia and ItKJfc Ruilroad Division east of and including Water ford. Tickets will Ije sold August 12 to 10, good to return until August 2L, in clusive. For Information in regard to train service and specific rutos, applica tion should be mudo to ticket agents. Rural District. James Vandervort smiles It Is a boy. George Henry has a very sick horse. Lung fever Is the trouble. James M. Deemer moved his carpen ter tools to Skunk Hollow to do some work there. A. H. Brumbaugh, a woodsman of Forest county, was In this place a few days last week visiting friends. John Syphrit upset a load of bark last week and broke nothing. D. L. Brumbaugh, who was helping, got his l"g skinned some. Samuel Bollinger was cutting oats the other day and his cradle cunto In contact with his dog. It took scvornl stitches to sew up the wound In tho dog's hip. A number of young folks culled at tho home of D. L. and M. S. Brumbaugh Inst Saturday evening. The hours were pleasuntly whtled away with social chat and plenty of Ico cream to cut. About fifty friends and neighbors gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Foltie one day last week and took dinner with them. It was Mrs. Foltz's birthday and she received n nice lot of presents. Stabbed in the Back. The peaceful hamlet of Lane's Mills, two miles above town, was the scono of considerable excitement Wednesday night, occasioned by a stabbing affray, the participants of which were Charles Heverly, of Lane's Mills, and James Lucas, of Crenshaw, and hs a result tho former Is now lying at his home in a precarious condition from a knife wound in the back, and the latter, who It Is alleged wielded the knife. Is languish ing In Brookville jail awaiting trial at the next court term, charged with ag gravated assault and battery with In tent to kill- The affair Is the result of an old feud, with a woman innocently mixed Into It. Brockwavvlllo. Jimiril. Remarkable Rescue. Mrs. Michael Curtain, Plalnflold, 111., makes the statement thnt she caught cold, which settled on her lungs; she was treated for a month by her family physician, but grew worso. He told her she wus u hopeless victim of con sumption and that no medicine could cure her. Her druggist suggested Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption; she bought a bottle and to her delight found herself benefitted from first dose. She continued its use and after taking six bottles found herself sound and well; now docs her own housework, and is as well as she ever was. Free trial bottles of this Great Discovery at II. A. Stoke's Drug Store. Large bottles SO cents and 91.00. Four boarders wanted. Kales res' able. For particulars Inquire at The Stab office. Bon Ton Bakery : FOR SALE, i Doing good business. Good reasons for selling. I will sell everything in both store rooms and bake shop. I will sell store fixtures and stock in store as one and bake-shop fixtures and stock in shop as one. The bake-shop and wagon is a good business of itself, and the store trade and business is a good business of itself. Parties who want a business chance should not let this go as I will sell it reasonable. Call or address, BON TON BAKERY, L. R. Huth, Prop. flollegiate School for Ctrlm, Oakmont, Pa. 11 miles from I'lttNburir, on A. V. R'y. Dkkahtmknts l'ilnmiy,Iiilu.ne(llat, Pre paratory, llolltutiatu. S'pwlul advantage In Music. Year licKlns September Mtli, 1SMI. Head tor cululntfut. mia Kit rub J. ItleCaudless, Principal. it.., Allegheny College 2 Founded In 11.5. Uood Traditions. Strong I'utully t'usuriatd Loiailou. !: tjt p-llf Iteasonable. m Full Term opens Pcptemlier IWtli. X (!iUuhinu soul 1 leu of cliiuvit to uny X uudi'usri oa application to jK PHEBIDENT OBAWfORD, Meaclvlllu, r&. ' ; RREE - SCHOLARSHIP To be Given by THE STAR, Reynodlsville, Pa. TWO PRIZES. First Prize: One Full Year at Clarion State Normal, Including Tuition, Hoarding, &c. Second Prize: Free Trip to Niagara Falls over B, It. & P. lly. Those thinking of entering Thk Star'8 Free Scholar ship Contest should mako up their minds at once and join us as early as possible. Thk Star will pay expenses tuition, light, heat, furnished room and board for one FULL YEAR at the Clarion State Normal School, Clarion, Pa., for soma young lady or gentleman who receives the highest vote. This will entitle the re cipient to all the privileges of that splendid institution. The Scholarship offered by The STAR will be furnished free of cost to the successful contestant and the readers and patrons of the paper will be asked to award the prize by a popular vote. To the Second highest contestant THE STAR will give a Free Trip to Niagara Kalis over tho Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg Railway. Coupons will be printed in each Issue, and when cut out and properly addressed, will lie used. They can be mailed or sent to Smith M. McCrelght, Ksq., Secretary, who will place them in a scaled box until counted by the Judges each week. Premium Coupons Persons paying their back subscrip tions, or In advance one year or more, can secure a Pre mium Coupon, at this olllce, which will entitle them to .'((I votes or three votes for each month so paid. Any one minding or bringing In a new yearly cash subscriber will be entitled to a Premium Coupon, equul to 00 votes. Persons desiring to enter the contest should begin as early as possible. As soon as the names are sent or band ed In to THE STAR offlco they will lie published, but the number of votes accompanying same will not bo published until four weeks from this date (May 17th), when the vote each contestant has at that time will be published oppo site tho name and then the vote will be published' as counted and returned by the Judges, from week to week. Miss Minnie H. Whltmoro. Miss Elsie May Kiss Miss Margaret V. Davis. . , . . . CLARION STATE NORMAL Of Pennsylvania. TEACHERS' TRAINING DEPARTMENT COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT t COLLEGE PREPARATORY DEPARTMENT MUSIC DEPARTMENT and all Equipments of a Thorough School. Fall Term Opens in September. Students may enter at Any Time. Students who take a Normal Course become better teacher, receive permanent certificates, secure better schools and better salaries. Fifty cents per week is given by the State to teachers taking the course, and fifty dollars additional at graduation. The Nor mal School is praised by Colleges and commended by Superintendents. There were over 400 students at the Spring Term. Fine Laundry, Electric- Light, Steam Heat, Hot and Cold AVater. The Faculty is composed of the greatest Specialists in their different Departments. A Normal Course is a necessity to success in life. When thinking of tho best school to attend, write for a catalogue to A. J. DAVIS, Principal, Clarion, Pa. - .v...- :. A . - ' the Scholarship. Name. A duress. fc2 patrons. S. M. MiCRK Se Names of Contestants. . ReynoMsvlllo . Iteynoldsvllle .Reynoldsvllle 20111 iil.ll HUH) Walter H. Reynolds. George Keaglu E. R. Syphrit On Monday of each weok the ballot box will bo opened and the Coupons counted by the Judges, and (he same published. Following Is the Coupon. Cut It out of The Star and vote for some dHsnrvini? nprsnn whn wnnlil nnni-f.ntittj i the: tar. V EDNESDAY, AUGUST II, 1S!)!I. v Scholarship Coupon. Write in the above lines the nnmo and address of the person whom you wish to receive the Scholarship In the Clurion State Normal, Clarion, Pa. Not good after 30 days from date of Coupons. Forward same to secretary, Smith M. McCrelght, Esq., where It will be counted. Contest closes at 12 M. August 28th, 1H!I!. All business communications and inquiries should be mailed to Till? STARolllee. Receipts and Coupons promptly mailed to Glenn A. Milliken, ) en hit. Dr. U. E. Hoover, -Com. secretary. Dtt. U. DkVehb Kino, ) Reynoldsvllle W Riithmel IStlfl ....Kcynoldsvlllo 24(ll 4 ,t.,ij Ai&STSjtSI
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