V STIte 1c Star- Subscription 91.00 per year in ailvanet. A. ftTKPHKKSOiil.Kdltor and Pnb, WEDNESDAY. NOVKMBF.F 5, 1W. Entered nt. the piwtofflre nt Roynoldsvillo ra., MiioconaciftHB mini manor. BiTMMitnvir.i.K TMtr-nomt No. ill. YOU ARE INVITED To attend my 12th Annual Opening Thursday, Nov. 13, '02 Everybody Welcome to inspect the finest stoek of fine China, Silverware and Jewelry ever exhibited in Reynoldsville. Every lady will be presented with a beautiful Souvenir. C. F. HOFFMAN. STORE'S STORE NEWS A SEASON FOR WALL PAPER We have a season for everything something in season all the time, but wall paper is taking up our time now. We have had such a de man t for papers Low in Price that we have ordered a very large stock to supply the want. So now, if you are go ing to do any paiK-ring, we think, we have just what you want. Stoke's. Drug Store. A Little ol Everuttilng. Court at Brookville next week. The rabbit season opened Saturday. Thursday, November 27, is Thanks Riving. The election yesterday was very quiet In this section. Tbe Elk lodge at St. Marys will erect $25,000 building at that place. Polecat odoriferousnoss has been numerous in town (or several days. A few Hallow'een pranks were per formed by the young folks in this place. From November 1 to December 1 it is lawful to shoot deer, if you can find them. Miss Ella E. Soeley entertained the Presbyterian Boo' Club last Thursday evening. Dr. J. B. Neale and C. F. Hoffman were at Bed Clyffe, Forost county, several days last week hunting. Tbe Free Methodists will hold a meet ing in Bell's ball at 11.00 a. m. Sunday, November 9. Rev. Albert Bean will preach. John T. Barclay, who has been clerk ing for C. R. Hall, has resigned tbat position to travel for the DuBois Candy Company. One hundred and ninety-five tickets were sold at Reynoldsville Suuday for the excursion over tbe P. Ft. R. to Plttaburg. Id. 3. McEntlre is assisting K. C. Bchuger in tbe First National bank, during tbe absence of the cashier, John s ..H. Kaucher. During the last two weeks of October the attendance at tbe Young Men's Beading room was 172, and the conduct was exoellent. Tbe Utopia Society will hold fare well social for Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Palen at tbe ressdenoe of ye editor next Friday evening.' President Roosevelt has Issued a Thanksgiving proclamation, naming Thursday, November 27, as tbe day of national Thanksgiving. The Odd Fellows have decided not to commence erection of their new brown tone front three story building on Main street until next spring. Hopkins big saw mill was Idle Mon tf and Tuesday of this week to allow employees, who live at Look Haven Vllllanwport, time to go home to Eugono Flynn, an employee at the tannery, had one of tho Angers of his right hand smashed Saturday by having It cnught in a roller. Tho excursion to Pittsburg Sunday over tho P. R. R. was woll patronized. Sixteen hundred and thirteen people took In tho excursion. W. W. Fales, a hustling young man of Emorlckvlllo, has been engaged In tho lumber business for a few months and finds it a very pnying business. Detbln Bros, have hiid tho dendsbnilo trees cut down In front of their brick block, cement shit1 walk laid nnd all tho rubbish removed. Decided improve ment. Miss Katie Klnir, who wns operated on at the Jefferson Hospital, nt Phila delphia, October 3rd for appendicitis, was ablo to return home ycterday morning. The First National bank wns closed nil day yesterday and Seeley, Alexander ,V Co.'s bank nnd tho postollloo were closed part of tho day. It wns a legal holiday. Miss Lena Horpol, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Herpel, has typhoid fover. Harry Herpel, brother of Miss Luna, is convalescing from a hard tusslo with typhoid fever. District Deputy D. VV. Atwnter, who has organized a Protected Homo Circle lit MahntToy, was at homo this week to voto, returning to Mahnffey yesterday. This is n very largo Circle. Evening sessions: Bookkeeping, Shorthand, Typewriting, Penmanship and Arithmetic taught. Students may enter any time. Six months term. Reynoldsvlllo Business College. Frank Wise, a glassworker, had his upper Hp split lust Friday in nn attempt to stop a runaway horse. Mr. Wise lost his grip on tho horse, wns knocked down and the buggy ran over him. "A Jolly Amoricnn Trnmp" wns play ed at tho Reynolds opera bouse last Thursday to a full house. One person, who Is a gool judge of shows, said: "It was a bum play, bumty played." Monday evening, November 17, tho Reynoldsvlllo Protected Homo Circle will hold a banquet in tho I. O. O. F. hall. Visiting members from DuBois and Punxsutnwney will be present. L. F. Hetrlck and wife, who have boon living in Washington township all summer, decided suddenly Inst week, after tho fall of snow, to move Into their house on Jackson St., Reynoldsvlllo. The members of the Foreign Mission ary Society of tho M. E. church will meet at home of Mrs. Clara M. Shlck, on Main street, at 3.00 p. m. to-morrow. Luncheon will be served at five o'clock. Dr. S. Reynolds, Lawyer C. Mitchell, Lawyer G. M. McDonald, H. M. Iseman, Jacob Delblo and David Postle thwatt left here early this morning for camp In wilds of Elk county for their pnnual deer hunt. Trinity Evangelical Lutheran church is located on Jackson st., Rev. J. W. Myers pastor. Sunday services: Sun day school at 8.30 a. m., preaching ut 10.45 a. m. and 7.30 p. m. Seats free. All are wolcome. About 90 young people attended a Hallow'een party at residence of P. Foley, on Jackson street, last Friday night. Miss Nellie Foley and several of her young friends got up tho party. Refreshments were sorvod. Robert J. Thomas, Bob Gibson and Dennis Burgoon aro camping in .the wilderness near Medix Run deer hunt ing. Mr. Thomas will come home Fri day to work in his barbershop Satur day and will return to woods next Monday. A spoctal buslnoss meeting will be bold In the rooms of the Young Men's Reading Association in Hoover block next Monday evening, November 10. All members of the Association ura re quested to attend this meeting, as bus iness of importance will be considered. Four Italians were sitting in P. R. R. passenger stutlon yesterday morning eating dry crackers for lunch, and the sound thereof was like unto a team of horses walking through thick mud. Smacking lips whilo eating, however, is not confined to Italians alone. There are others. , A. Katzen, proprietor of tho Peoplo's' Bargain store, whose store at Soldier burned oh the evening of October 21st, has had tho insurance on his stock satisfactorily adjusted by tbo insurance company, and as soon as the insurance bn building is settled Mr. Katzen will begin to rebuild bis store at Soldier. The individual who gets hot under tbe neck-band of his shirt because his home paper may have displeased him, and proceeds to tbe pfne box which separates tbe editorial sanctum from the terrors of tbo book agent und bill collector, throws down a dollar, de facing tbe glorious eagle, and orders tbe pinched and peeked editor to stop the paper, never has tbe satisfaction of seeing tbe paper stopped. All the powers between Bootjack and Boone's Mountalo couldn't induoe us to stop the paper. Too many intelligent people round here who want It. Brockway vllle JUcmi. RESULT Un-Offlcial Returns from (loverimr It. Uov. Sit. In. Af. Cungicxa Atsiinlily Nlmiltr I'tot lion. IU'kImLt Treusiii-er CuiimiiIhsIiiiiuih TTT TIT JJJ TTT TiJ Tff TTT TTT "r flTTTTTT ' t ! I ? ; r ? ? j r ; r ? ; r 5 5 r i ? r ? 1 r r; 1 s wjj LiJ i LLj i T.J1-LJ i i Lji-LLLjiL Itoynolclsvllln First I'rrelnrt 72 M 6 So 6:1 8 SI 49 8 89 60 ! i; (I S ? (II 91 4.1 8 tit tr 8 tH 4H 80 80 81 4" S T fivoncl I'iwIih'I lot) 162 10 110 1;is II 126 l:iO II 110 lilt 1! 12H I26 14 Ml 121 12 141 109 13 14l In 10 Ml 121 l!l 129 120 1.11 112 11 11 . H'pst It-ynlt1vllle 4rt &H 8 40 6:1 49 5! 61 fi! 8 SO 62 49 64 10 62 60 4 61 V 50 49 10 60 4S 59 60 7 8 Whitlow 1st lUllimol 89 117 4 86 84 87 HI 8.1 86 4 86 81 4 0 60 7 (! 6 IM 81 ' 4 81 HI 7 82 82 87 82 4 5 2nrt-Niiir.l. J. Putter's, 39 V! 2 4.1 Hit 2 46 8.1 2 49 8:1 2 41 89 3 4D 87 2 49 so 2 4' 8 2 4s Kl 3 61 4 8s 7:i I 3 aril-Knmly Valley 1)4 12 3 :w 10 2 :i II 3 :i 8 3 lit 13 2 :tl II 3 37 V 3 lit 12 . 2 'l l '4 4 HH 14 II 2 2 4lh-Wear HoliMlir. ST. 84 IH 64 I t):. 6:i 100 Ml I 91 nil 117 62 llii 61 87 61 9 60 i Bit 8"i 81 1 4.ri I I Small Pox at Fuller. Three or four mombors of tho family of H. E. Fuller, near, Fuller station, hnvo the small-pox. Dr. Russell Conwell Coming. Dr. Russell Conwell, tho noted lectur er of Philadelphia, will lecture In Reynoldsvlllo December 15 under tho auspices of tbo Young Men's Rending Association. Road Needs Attention, Tho public rood from west end of bridgo at foot of Fifth street to P. R. R. crossing, near engine house, Is not in very good condition. Tho road needs to be filled in and raised up sevoral feet. Will Locate Here. County Commissioner W. C. Murray, whoso term expires tho first of next year, will locatu In Reynoldsvlllo. Mr. and Mrs. Murray am excellent people and The Star Is glad to announce that they will move to Royholdsvllle. They will receive a wnrm welcome. Moving This Week. C. C. Ramsey, now superintendent of tho tannery at this place, will move Into tho house formerly occupied by Mr. Pnlen, near tannery, this week. Mrs. Ramsey has not como to town, but will be here tho latter part of this week. Mr. Ramsey soems to bo a very genial gentleman. Saw Future Husbands. The Ingelo Club, composed of young Indies only, had ahallow'oen jollification at home of Miss Nulllo Armor on Grant Btreot Friday evonlng. They pulled tnlToy, lookod In mirror at proper time to see their future husbands, one young ludy swallowed potato with ring in it, and they all had a general good time. Operation Successful. Mention was made In THE STAR last week that Davis McCrncken, tho oldest merchant of Reynoldsville, had gone to Pittsburg to have an operation per formed on loft oyo. Mr. McCrackon was takontoSt. John's Hospital and tho operation was performed Wednesday morning. Tho entire left oyo was re moved. Baby Gone. Josiah, ton-weeks-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Deter, died early Thurs day morning, Octoln-r 30th. Short fun eral service was held at home of parents Friday afternoon, conducted by Rev. Perry A. Reno, pastor of the M. E. church, and interment was made In tho Roynoldsvillo Cemetery. The bereaved parents hnvo tho sympathy of their many friends. Beat Telegram Here. Dr. J. C. Greenwalt, of Chambors burg, oamo here lust week to seo his sister, Mrs. W Frank Rubor. He sent a telegram to Rov. Robor from Harris burg Monday forenoon, then took a train for Pittsburg, where ho remained all night, arriving hore on the 12.52 p. ra. train Tuesday. About two hours after doctor arrived in Roynoldsvillo the telegram got horo. Gone to California. George W. Dcmpsey, who was tax: collector of West Reynoldsvlllo borough, resigned that office and loft here last Wednesday afternoon for Watsonville, Monterey Co., California, whore he will locatu permanently If he likos they country. Philip Koohler has been ap pointed tax collector of West Reynolds vlllo to fill tho vacancy caused by Mr. Dompsoy's resignation. More Brick Buildings. Postmaster Edward C. Burns and Dr. John H. Murray, who own lots on Main street, in district visited by conflagra tion In October, 1901, have arranged to erect brick buildings as soon as thoy can be built. Masons are working on the foundation for Mr. Burns' building. Daniel Brewer will superintend tho' erection of this building. James V.. Young has contract to erect Dr. John: II. Murray's building. Starting Wholesale Store. George H. Mundorff, a member at Robinson & Mundorff, wholesale and retail grocery firm of this plaoe, will go to DuBois the first of next week t start a wholesale confectionery store;, to bo called DuBois Candy Co. He willl still retain his Interest In tbe store at this plaoe, but will devote his entire' time to the store in DuBois. Mr. Mun dorff is a bustler and live buslnoss man,, nd there is no doubt but that he will make a success In his new venture. OR YESTERDAY'S the Precincts In Reynoldsville, West Reynoldsvllle Small Vote Polled in Reynoldsville Borough. Concert Last Night. "Ye oldo folkos' concerto" at the Presbyterian meeting house last night was woll attended and was full of genuine fun and contng lous mirth. Soma of tho toggery was a sight to behold. Each ono of tho participants evidently tried to outdo tho others In tho ridiculousness of their mnko up for tho occasion. Somo of the prominent characters in tho concert woo Prlscllla Ann Snapdragon, Pru dence Highflyer, Sophia Peppersnuff, Luclmla Perklnsdorfer, Mchltable En dleott, Jedldiah Hlgglnbothnn, Obadlnh Smollwood, Ebonezer Snapdragon, Deacon Flddlobow, Joslub Mukepenco and others too numerous to mor.tlon. Among the "N. B's" on program was this one: "Unseenillo mirth is not in favor, but a becoming approval in prop er applause Is relished by yo modest oldo folku syngers." This wns strictly observed by tho ntulleneo. Decision in Equity Case. On Monday, October 20, Judgo John W. Reed heard tho evidence and argu ments of tho counsel In tho equity case of A. C. Huntington vs. Albert Reyn olds, but did not hand down his decision In tho case until tho latter part of last week, and tho decision wns in favor of tho defendant, Albert Reynolds. Tho equity case was the outcomo of a dispute us to the ownership of the coal under lying over two hundred acres of land in Wlnslow township, which both parties claimed. Mr. Huntington will take tho caso to Superior Court. Repair Fund. The congregation of tho First Baptist church at this plnco has just completed a thousand dollar fund to bo used next spring in repairing tho church. This congregation hits a fine brick church and tho expenditure of a $1,000 will make It nn edifice that tho congregation and town can be proud of. Rev. Dr. A. J. Meek, pastor of the church, takes pride in keeping tho lawn around parsonage and church very attractive during the summer months. Married in Buffalo Miss Margaret Irene Crawford, daughter of Rev. J. W. Crawford, of Al iens Mills, and A. R. Cooper, son of Wil liam Cooper, who resides near Allons Mills, skipped to Buffalo, N. Y., and were married on Saturday, November 1st, 1902, by Rev. Byron II. Stauffor, of Buffalo. This young couple are popu lar In and around Aliens Mills and their many frlonds will wish thera happiness and prosperity in their journey down life's pathway. Rowdyism Rampart. Mention has already beon mado In The Star that a night watchman and policeman Ib badly noodod in Roynolds villo. Tho conduct on Main street was disgraceful last Friday night, but there was no ono to intorfore and rowdyism run rampant. This Is the second or third time that such scones have beon enacted on Main street since tho night watchman resigned. There should bo a oheck put on such conduct. . Attending Wedding. John II. Kauoher, cashier of First National bank, wont to Philadelphia Saturday to attend the wedding of his son, Dr. Howard L. Kauchor, who will be married to-day to Miss Currte S. Luburg. Mrs. Kauchor and son, Dr. Clifford L., and daughter, Laura, wont to Philadelphia week before last to re main until after tho wedding. Frank Rltzlo, Thomas McDonald, Martin Welse, Misses Ethelyn Wlnslow, Dorothy Sutter and Mary MoClure entered the Reynoldsvlllo Business College tho past weok. New Pantourlets hats at Mllllrons. Doubles for buttorlne. Don't miss tho closing out sale at Sutter's. Gibson tho optician, gives you tho ad vantages of a thorough education, a long experlonoe and tbe latest methods in eyework. See his dates. Now purses, belts and ladlos' fancy goods at MUllrens. Ladlos don't forget that Nov. 13th will bo my opening and souvenir day. C, F. Hoffman. Ask to se our oxford gray rainy day skirts at 92.fi. Just In at Mlllirens. You can get anything in soason at' the City Hotel restaurant. Tbese frosty mornings make you think of hoavior underwear at Mlllirens. Knights or Malta. Mystic Comniandery No. 313, A. & I. O. K. of M., will hold a RM'cliil con vocation of tho Red Crpss and Sopulehro degreo on Wednesday evening, Nov, 12th, beginning promptly at 8. 00 o'clock. Aftor the exercises an oyster supper will bo served ut the City Hotel, to which all companions nnd their ladles are invited. Tho ladles and Invited guests will assemblo In the City Hotel parlors about D.30 o'clock where they will bo Joined Inter by the Sir Knights. All Red Cross Knights aro requested to bo present at this special convocation as Important business will be transacted and sovcral candidates will travel this degroo. Birthday Party. Miss Ida Plylor was given a birthday surprise party Saturday evening. Sho had been helping her father, Martin Plylor, In meut market Saturday evo nlng and when sho returned homo there were about twonty of her girl friends at her homo. Tho alTair was a complete surprlso to Miss Ida, but sho enjoyed tho surprise. Sho received a number of presents. Refreshments wore served. Hallow'een Social. About sixty members of tho Epworth League attended tho hallow'een social at tho homo of Miss Etta Shaffer on Muln street last Friday evening. Tho young people had a jolly time. Tho ladies dressed in ghostly attire and tbe young men had qutto a tlmo guessing tho names of tho ghosts. Refreshments, furnished by members of tho Lengtio, were served. Use Tooth Brush. Thero aro a number of people In this community, and other communities, who novcr think of using a tooth brush. Tho brushes are cheap and it Is very Ultlo trouble to use ono at least onco a day, If not aftor every menl.' A clean mouth Is more Inviting, boys and girls, than a mouth tilled with dirty teeth. The remedy Is so cbonp and easy that no one should neglect It. Hot Meal Apparatus. Edward L. McConnoll, of New York City, salesman lor tho Universal Food Supply Company of New Y'ork, Is visit ing his brother, Frank A. McConnoll, at Frank's Tavern. Tho company Mr. McConnoll represents has a dovlco for supplying hot meals to private families. A meal can be furnished steaming hot eight hours aftor it has beon cooked. "Indians Victorious." Tho "Indian" foot ball team of this place, which is a swift aggregation on the grid-iron, defeated tho Johnsonburg team fn the lattor's grounds yostorday afternoon. Score 0-0. The paper mill town has a good tonm, but they didn't seem to be in it yesterday. Millinery Opening. Mrs. F. P. Miller will have a milli nery opening of winter styles on Wed nesday and Thursday of next week In opera houso block. Just rccolvud a lot of new goods. Miss Bessie Phllllbor, an experienced dressmaker, has locatod in this place and solicits work from ladles of tho town. Inquire at J. M. Stephenson's, West Roynoldsvillo. On Friday and Saturday of this week Mrs. Lizzie Smith will have an opening of wlntor milllnory at her store in Murray building. Miss Mabel N. Hotrlck, of this placo, has taken up tho Peerless Tailor Sys tem and will teach and give special lossons on all parts of cutting and drafting patterns. i Doubles, tbe buttorlne dealer, Is doing a land ofllco business in his line. Call and sample tho best buttur in town. Socond door east of No. 2 hose house. Black dress skirts, also oxford gray, new flounce effect, at 12.00 at Mllllrons. Tbe finest line of china In this section at Hoffman's. Now hosiery In floeco-llned cashmere and all-wool for lajios, misses and child ren at Mlllirens. Fur oponlng at Sutter's Thursday and Friday. Florsheim shoes oxool in fit, style and quality at Mlllirens. Typewriters to sell and rent. Inquire at the Roynoldsvllle Buslnoss College. Wash skirts in linen and duck. Any skirt In tbe bouse at 75c at Mlllirens. ELECTION and Wlnslow Township. 'i . As to Profanity. Movements havobecn started In somo localities In this section of the state to check tho practice of profunlty on tho streets and In public places by a more stringent enforcement of tho Inw. Sec tion 341, of tho Revised Statutes, of Pennsylvania, gives tho law as to tho use of profanity ns follows ! "Any person of tho ago of sixteen years und upwards, who 'shall willfully curse or swear in tho namo of God, Jesus Christ, or the Holy Ghost, shall upon conviction before any judge, mag istrate, or justlco of the peace, pay a lino of (i7 cents for each oath, or upon refusnl be committed to tho houso of correction of tho propor county for a period not exceeding twenty-four hours, and should any person be convicted as aforesaid, of swearing by any other thing, he sliull bo fined forty cents for ouch oath, as aforesaid, or upon default, bo committed to tho house of correction for a period not exceeding twelve hours. "Ouo half of tho above fines shall go to tho prosecutor and the other money to tho ovorsecr of tho poor of tho propor township In which such offense was committed." Sold Keg of Water. An Italian from a suburban town drovo into Reynoldsville yesterday afternoon who was very anxious to buy a keg of beer, but tho wholesale was closed and ho could not got beer. Ho Insisted so strenuously for some person to get the beer that finally one fellow In a crowd of half a dozen told the Ike to drive back In alley and he would get a keg for him. An empty keg was found In alley and quickly flllod with water and when Iko got around with his buggy tho keg of water was put in buggy and nicely covered with Ian robe. j and the fellow started homo happy. New Railroad. It looks very much as if the ritts burg, Shawmut and Northern Railway expects to hiako Mahoning valley hum In tho near future. Thoy have leased an Immense territory of coal land, and havo bought somo out-right, showing that thoy moan business. A railroad will bo required in order to operate th lr now field and we will not be surprised to seo grading commonco within a few months. New Bethlehem Vindicator. Letter List. List of unclaimed letters remaining in the postofflce at Reynoldsville, Pa., week ending Nov. 1, 1902: Thos. Bird, Esq.; Chas. Mason, Maud Minlch, Mrs. Rebecca Phollx, J. C. Ross, John Reynolds. Say advortlsod and give date of list when calling for above. E. c. Burns, P. M. 4 Per Cent, on Sayings Deposits. Subject to withdrawal of $100, without notice, and 2 por cent on Checking Ac counts at Pittsburg Trust Company. Interest compounded soml-annually. Capital, surplus and profits exceeding $0,000,000. Do all your banking by mall. Sond for two-hundred year cal endar freo. 323 Fourth Ave., Pitts burg, Pa. Card of Thanks. To the friends who so kindly assisted us aftor tho doath of our son, Josiah, and all who extended sympathy, we wish horeby to extond our bcartfolt thanks. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Deter. Horses I Horses for Sale. Shtistor has concluded to stay and bring In another car load of horses. They are the best horses he has ever bought and will begin to sell or ex- chango Monday, October 27th. Fine matched teams for driving or draft. All horses sold or exchanged guaranteed as represented. Don't miss this great opportunity ; como quick. At Brook' villa fair grounds. Winter oponlng of Millinery goods at Mrs. Lizzie Smith's store, in the Mur ray block, on Friday and Saturday of this week, Nov. 7 and 8. Oysters, crabs, fish, soups, sand' whlchos, coffee, pies, etc. etc., at the Utty Hotel restaurant. Jno. Kelly's famous shoes for women for (all jtjst in at Mllllrons. A fine display of furs at Sutter's Thursday and r riuay, only. Tbe best 25o fleeced-llnnd underwear In the state at Mlllirens. November 13th opening and souve nir day at HotTman's. Up-to-date shoea for men, women and ohlldren at Mlllirens shoe department. PENNYPACKER ELECTED GOV. Entire Republican Ticket Elected In Jef ferson County. As we go to press it Is claimed that Judge Samuel W. Pennypackor, Re publican, was elected governor of Pennsylvania by a majority of 100,000. The entire Republican ticket was elected In Jefferson county. Curry1, for sheriff, had lowest Republican vote In the county about 000 over Gleason. Nowton Webster, Harvey Hauck. Re publican, and Al. Hawk, Democrat, wore olected county commissioners. Odoll, Republican, was elected gov ernor of New York by 16,000 majority. There wore 159 loss votes polled in this borough yesterday than there were at tho February election (Iflless In 1st precinct and 93 loss In 2nd precinct. Thoro wore 7 socialist votes cost in this borough yesterday. Thero wore a largo number of "stay at homes" In this borough yesterday. Eloctun returns by Bell tolcphono was recolvcd at KIrchartz's cigar storo last night. Another Pioneer Gone Home. James McCurdy, tho oldost plonobr resldont of the Beechwoods district, and ono of tho best known cltlzons of . north Jefferson county, died at his homo In Washington township Monday morn ing, Oct. 28, 1902, aged 86 yoars, 9 months and 26 days. Death camo not -unexpectedly, for Father McCurdy had boon failing rapidly for somo tlmo as a nntural result of old ago and his was a peaceful ending of a well spont Ilfo. Up to tbo tlmo of his demise James Mc Curdy was tho oldost living resident of tho Beechwoods and ono of tho few survivors of tho littlo plonoor band who Invaded tho dense forests of this soctlon nonrly throo-fourths of a century ago. Tho funeral was hold Wednesday, services at tho old homestead at cloven o'clock a. m., conducted by Rov. G. H. Hill, pastor of tho Beechwoods Prosby torlan church, and interment was made in Beechwoods cemetery. A largo con courso of relatives and frlonds wore in attendance at the funeral to pay a last tribute of respect to their departed friend. James McCurdy was born In West moreland county, January 1st, 1816. Ho camo to this section with his mother and brothers and sisters In 1833. They cleared a farm in the heart of what was then a bowling wilderness and establish ed the McCurdy homestead now ono of the finest farms in tho Boechwoods district. James McCurdy was of the sturdy Scotch Irish stock and ho In herited tho thrift and onorgy of his forefathers. By dint of hard work and porsovoranco ho accumulated a fair education and a comfortable share of this world's goods. January 28, 1847 he married Anna Shaw, daughter of William and Elizabeth Shaw, pioneer noighbors of the McCurdys. They took up housekeeping at the home stead and thoirs has been a prosperous and happy home for over half a century. Thoir ofiftieth wedding anniversary, which was hold In 1897, was a happy and memorablo evont. Brockwayvlllo Record. Reduced Rates to New Oleans. On account of tho mooting of the American Bankers' Association, at Now Orleans, La., November 11 to 13, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company will sell excursion tlckots to Now Orleans and return, November 8 to 1, good to return within eleven days, including dato of salo, at reduced rate's. By do positing tlckots with Joint Agent at New Orleans on or before November 18, and tbe payment of a foe of 50 cents, an extension of the return limit to Novem ber 30 may bo obtained. For specific information regarding ratos and routes, apply to nearest ticket agont. Asleep Amid Flames. Breaking Into a blazing homo, some fireman lately dragged tho sleoplng in mates from death. Fancied security, and doath near. It's that way when you neglect coughs und colds. Don't do It. Dr. King's Now Discovery for Con sumption gives porfecti protection against all Throat, Chest and Lung Troubles. Keep It near, and avoid suffering, death, and doctor's bills. A teaspoonful stops a lato cough, persist ent use- the most Btubborn. Harmless and nico tasting, it's guaranteed to satisfy by n, Alex Stoke, the druggist. Price 50c and $1.00. Trial bottles free. I have just recolved my holiday stock of umbrellas, larger and handsomer than ever. Engraved free. C. F. Hoffman. Three more new Remington type writers were added to tho typewriter department of tbe Reynoldsville Busl noss College the past weok. The greatest assortment of shirts In the county at Mlllirens. Try a cup of coffee at the City Hotel restaurant. It la the correct idea. Mlllirens Is the only pluce In town you can find u genuine mocha glove at $1.00. Oysters in any style or quantity at the City Hotel restaurant. ' Now la the time you need blankets and comfortables, we have them from 60o a pair up to the best all wool, tbey are the comfort givers for chilly disa greeable nights. Bma-STOicx Co. i