die ir Star. Subscription tl.Oo pti ! in irfranef. C.AiTEPHENON.Kdltor milt f-nh. WEDNESDAY, MAY 22. 1907. Entered l Mif noatofflr Keynoldsvllle a., as second olfta mall matter 8UIiMBVlIiMtrLBPHOINO. 61. I eon JX 453 7$" greatest thing in C A world to keep women young looking It doe thil in natural wijr. It ii not a cosmetic or artificial ikin coating. It limply dean the porei, givei the blood free circulation) removea all wrinkles, and insures a clear, healthy, well groomed skin. Its frequent use from now will keep you young looking and good looking. 50c and $1.00 per jar. Call at our store ftr sample Stoke-Feicht .ft Little ol Everctliliia.. Monday night was not warm by any means. Ice was frozen. Joseph R. Milliren has bought W. S. Christy's property on Hill st. See Blng-Stoke 3o.'s full page ad vertisement in this issue of The Star. Rev. John J. Myers preached In the Lutheran church at Baden, Pa., last Sunday. Fred Burns had his left knee injured one day last week by being thrown out of a buggy. General Supt. of the P. R. R. will go over the Low Grade Division to-day on special train. A band of gypsies have been camping in the orchard near the Mansion Inn '" the past week. A drunken, insulting begger tramp was arrested and placed in the borough bastile last night. G. M. Herold put a new Fowler gas engine in his bottling works plant at this place last week. At the monthly meeting of the Reyn , oldsville Building and Loan Association Monday evening $2,200 was sold. . A. Gourley, the blacksmith, is critically ill at his home on Grant . street with tuberculosis of the brain. " James Degnan, lumberman, has been hobbling around on crutches the past week on account of a sprained ankle. Dr. S. Reynolds, who was at Warren a month, returned home Monday and will be in' his office every day for the next two months. The Epworth League officers were publloally installed in the M. E. church sunaay evening alter a special sermon to the league by Dr. J. A. Parsons. G. W. Cornmesser, of Wlshaw, bad one finger of his right hand taken off on Tuesday of last week while at work around the compressor at No. 2 mine at Wisbaw. 1 Charles Fawoett, employe at Reyu oldsville Woolen Company's mill, hi 1 ' the large finger of his right hand ci t off while at work at the mill last Thursday. The viewer appointed have ap proved the applications for two new county bridges in Punxsutawney, one over Mh.nlng creek and the other over Elk Run. A. F. Yost, Harvey S. Deter and wife and Misses Carrie and Maud Deter went to Punxsutawney last evening to attend the funeral of a cousin, Edward Grinder, who will be buried this afternoon. Six weeks from to-morrow until the Fourth of July and no preparations, that e have heard of, are being made for a celebration.- If we are to have a cele bration it is time to be up and a-dolng. Miss Llllie Lenkerd, who was to have taught a summer school at this place, had te give up the proposed school 011 Dunt of illness. She went to her ate. Harvey L. Hoke, who accidentally cut an ugly gash in hit right leg a )uple of weeks ago with a sharp pen cnlfe, has not been able to work since, ut expect! to be .able to return to ork in a few days. lid creams A 1 TRIO OF BAD ACTORS. Wagner, Williams and Dailey Found Guilty of Two Poatoflice Robberies. Sunday night, April 7, the postofltce and Jefferson Supply Co. store at Sold ier were robbed, on Wednesday night, April 17, the pnstoffice at Falls Creek was robbed and April 19 Frank Wag ner, Harry Williams and George Dailey were arrested at borne of Mrs Ed. Mo Kee at Prescottville. They were taken to Brookville jail and from there to Pittsburg to be tried in the U. S. court for robbing the Soldier and Falls Creek postofflces. Their case was taken up Saturday and yesterday the jury re turned a verdlot, finding all three guilty in both cases of robbery charged against them. They will get a term in the penitentiary. We repeat what we said in the issue of April 24th, that the arrest of these three chaps was a clover piece of de tective work done by Constable Wm. I. Waugerman, assisted by Constable P. B. Love. ' On account of Rev. J. W. Myers be ing out of town next Sunday there will not be any preaching In the Emerick vllle Lutheran church. Members of the Protected Home Cir cle are requested to attend the funeral of E. A. Gourley. Meet at his late res Id nce on Grant street at 1.00 p. m. F, Iday. I. D. Kelz, photographer, will go to New York City next Monday to meet his fiancee, Miss Anna Rautter, of Austria, who sailed from her native land for America last week." They will be married In New York. Mrs. W. G. Brenholtz was called to New Bethlehem Saturday on account of the serious illness of her mother, Mrs. Bish, who died Monday morning, May 20. Mr. Brenholtz went to New Bethlehem Monaay to attend the fun eral. J. E. KIrkwood, Sunday school missionary,' organized a Sunday school of sixty members at Prospect Hill Sunday. This promises to be a success ful school. Rev. KIrkwood preached in Sykesville Baptist church Sunday night. Ed. Gooder and Howard Sipes, of this place, are starting a nlckleodian at Curwensvllle. E. O. Oberlln, painter, formerly of this place, will have charge of the nickle show. Messrs. Gooder and Sipes expect to start a nlckleodian at Fhilipsburg. J. H. Rue, a traveling man, gave an interesting talk to membere of the the Presbyterian Brotherhood at the regular Brotherhood prayer meeting Sunday evening, and filled the pulpit of the church the Bame evening. He is a good talker. Lillian Phillips' S. S. Class will hold a seven cent supper In the festal hall of the M. E. church Friday evening, May 24. Supper will be served in courses seven cents a course, or three courses for seventeen cents. There will also be a seven cent sale. Among the pensions re-issued and granted recently are the following: William Bee, ReynoldBville, re-issue at 112.00 per month; James A. Dona hue, Reynoldsyille re-Issue at 112.00 per month; Ben Haugh Prescottville, re-issue at $12.00 per month. Miss Grace E. Beck, the well known music teacher, a former resident of Reynoldsville, but now of Punxsutaw ney, Pa., ha returned from New York City, wb'.-e she has been studying music iOr the past few months, and has resumed the teaching of her class in this place. A notice from the pension depart ment was received here Monday to notify A. C. Pie re that his pension haC been increased from $12.00 to $20.00 per month, but the increase was given too late to do the old soldier any good, as he departed this life a couple of weeks ago. Dr. A. J. Meek, pastor of the Reyn oldsville Baptist church, who has been preaching in the Falls Creek Baptist church every other Sunday in the afternoon, closed his work at that place last Sunday, and Rev. M. E. Hare, new pastor of the DuBois Baptist church, will take up the work at Falls Creek. Mrs. Ben Haugh was called to Rochester Mills, Indiana Co., last week on account of the death of her sister-in-law, Mrs. John S. Ross, who died Thursday, May 16, and was buried Sun day. ' Mrs. Ross is survived by her hus band and two children, the oldest elev en years and the youngest two weeks old.; A meeting of the Western Associa tion of the Improved Order of Red Men will be beld in Ridgway to-morrow. A special train over the B., II. & P. will leave Ridgway att 11.30 p. m. for Punxsutawney and Intermediate sta tions.; A number of Red Men and Daughters of Pocahontas from this place will attend the meeting. Monday the summer schedule on the Jefferson Traction Company line be tween Reynoldsville and Punxsutawney went into effect and three cars are now run between the two places from 10.00 a. ru. for balance of day, giving a car for Punxsutawney every 55 minutes in stead of one every hour and twenty minutes as on the winter schedule. Back Broken Last August. Peter Johnson, of WestviHe, who had his back broKen in the Coal Glen mines last August, died Monday of this week In the hospital at Philip-, burg. Mr. Johnson's life was pro longed an unusually long time after Injury to his back had been sustained. He is survived by h.s wife and five children. Child Burned to Death. Andrew, three-year-old son of John Blres, of Soldier, was so badly burned at three o'clock Monday afternoon that he died at nine o'clock that night. Andrew was playing around a rubbish fire and bis clothing caught fire. The little body was buried in the Sykesville Catholic cemetery at live o'clock yester day ifternoon. Memorial 8undy Services. As has been the custom for years the old soldiers, Sons of Veterans and mem bers of the Woman's Relief Corps will attend preaching service in the Presby terian church at 11.00 a. m. Sunday, the Sunday preceeding Decoration Day, which is known as Memorial Sun day. They will march to the church in a body. Rev. A. D. McKay will preach the memorial sermon. Dr. Arthur J. Smith Do-day. Dr. Arthur J. Smith, evangelist, will preach in the Baptist church at three o'clock this afternoon and in the Methodist Episcopal church at eight o'olock this, Wednesday, evening. The same singing books will be used at these two meetings that were used at the union gospel meetings in Park Theatre last January. A large congre gation is expected at the meeting to night. Dr. Smith goes to Brookville to-morrow to attend the BIW9 Insti tute, ' Arm Broken on Trolley. William Blakely, of Linton, Ind., representative of the Dupont Powder Co., who has been in Reynoldsville Blnoe first of this year, had his right arm broken bet.veen elbow and should er last Friday by getting his arm to far out of wtndow while riding on trolley car. Mr. Blakely was coming up from Big Run shaft and just before the car arrived at Eleanor he stuck his arm out of window and It was struck by a trolley line pole. Mr. Blakely went to bis home the first of this week. New Schedule on P. R. R. A new schedule goes into effect on the Pennsylvania railroad Sunday, May 2(1. There Is no change in time of any of the present passenger trains, but there will be an additional train on between DuBois and Brookville on Sunday only. The Sunday train that now runs from Driftwood to DuBois in the forenoon and back to Driftwood in afternoon will be run through to Brookville on new schedule. The train will go through ReynoldBville at 10.25 a. m. for Brook ville and return at 1.35 p. m. for Drift wood. ' 1 Decoration Day at Emerickville. Decoration day will be observed with unusual ceremonies at Emerickville this year. The exercises of the day will be under the direction of the M. E. church at that place and the follow ing speakers have been engaged: Rev. A. D. McKay, of the Reynoldsville Presbyterian church, Lawyer Stewart M. Whitohill, of Brookville, Rev J. C. McEntlre, of Reynoldsville, and Rev. D. E. Baldwin, of Emerickville charge M. E. church. The Emerick ville brass band will render music and the ladles of the M. E. church will serve a dinner and supperproceeds for benefit of the church. Will Enlarge Plant. At a special meeting of the stock holders of the Reynoldsville Brick & Tile Co. held at the company office last Wednesday afternoon It was de cided to increase the capital stock of the company from $25,000 to $75,000 for the purpose of enlarging the plant to handle the Increasing business of the company. Among the other pro posed Improvements at the plant will be to build three or four new kilns, put in a pug mill and dry pan. The Brick & Tile Co., which has been in operation about five years, has built up a large trade and the increasing of the capital stock and the enlarge ment of the plant was necessary to meet the increasing business. Will Kill Dogs. G. M. Henry, who lives on a farm near Prescottville, -was in town Satur day and requested us to state that un less people keep their dogs tied up he will have to shoot a number of them. Mr. Henry says that dogs are chasing rabbits on and about his farm every day and have become not only a nuisance, but do damage. The law protects a man for killing dogs that chase rabbits out of season. Mr. Henry says he has seen as high as eight dogs running together after one rabbit. These canines that annoy Mr. Henry come from Soldier, Prescottville and Rathmel. If you value your dog you had better tie it up or keep it away from the aforementioned gentleman's farm. See the new shirt waists Millirens Call and examine the "New Process' visible gas range at Keystone Hardware tore, near poetoffice. REMODEL LUTHERAN CHURCH. New Pews Being Put 111 and the In terior Beautlfird. The Trinity Lutheran congregation are making great Improvements in the church. A new slate roof has been put on church, small addition built ou rear and the Interior of the church is being remodeled with new pews, new paper and repainting. This work will make a decided Improvement on interior of the church. It Is the intention now to bold the first service in the church on Thursday night of next week, May 30. The Pittsburg Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran church will convene in Du Bois on the 30th Inst, and Rev. Myers expects to arrange to have ministers attending the Synod come to Reynolds ville Thursday, Friday and Saturday nlght- and on Sunday to preach in the Lutheran church at this place. Full announcements of these services will be made in next week's issue of The Star. . Run Trains to Fast. Fast running is the cause of numerous railroad wrecks and the loss of many lives every year. The recent slaughter of thirty-two Sbrlners In the wreck on the Southern Pacific railroad at Honda, Cal., while on their way home from at tending a conclave at Los Angeles, Cal., was caused by fast running. Who Is to blame for fast trains, the travelling public or the railroad companies? We contend that It is because the people demand "flyers" that the railroad companies run them. We are living In an age when people become Impatient riding In a train that only runs 30 to 35 miles an hour. They require a speed Of 60 to 70 miles an hour. We don't believe that the people in general are any happier now than thepchtrjle of half a century ago who did not travel balf as fast as we do. If we Insist on a speed of 50 to 60 miles an hour on the railroad we must expect frequent horrible wrecks. It Is true that in some cases wrecks are caused by carelessneps, yet were it not for the high speed of the trains the re sults would not so often be so horrible and loss of life so great. v Died in Butte, Mont. Matthew M. McPherson. of Butte, Mont., son of Mr. and Mrs. James McPherson, of Reynoldsville, died In the Murray Hospital at Butte, Mont., at noon on Saturday. May 11, 1107, of pneumonia, after a short illness. He was born in Bradford Co. Pa., Septem ber 14, 1870, and was in his 37th year at time of death. He leaves a wife and two-year-old child. Mr. McPher son had been' in Butte since 1808. For some years he was shift boss at the Colusa mine, and at time of bis death was foreman for the Colusa-Leonard Extension Copper Company. A Butte newspaper says: "Matthew McPher son was one of the best mining men In Butte and was completely wrapped up in the development work on the Colusa-Leonard Extension. He had charge of the sinking of the shaft from the surface." Deceased had two brothers at Butte, James L. and William McPherson. James succeeded Matthew as foreman for the Colusa-Leonard Extension Co. W. C. T. U. Convention. The annual convention of the Jeffer son County Women's Christian Tem perance Union will be beld in Brock- wayvllle in September. A good pro gram is being arranged and the meet ing promises to be the best ever held by the Union. There will be two days de voted to the convention and it is ex pected that a large number of White Ribboners will be present. One of the Important features of the convention will be the presence of Madame Bakar at, the well known Syrian lecturer, who will be present for all sessions. The Union will have to go to consider able expense in getting this celebrated speaker and it is the intention of the Brockwayville Union to give some en tertainments and hold markets during the summer to help defray the expenses. Letter Usi. List of unclaimed letters remaining in post offloe at Reynoldsville, Pa., for week ending May 18, 1907. Miss Rebecca Daugberty, George Davis, Miss Mary Green, Chas Jones, John H. Lackey, John A. Vaubon, Mrs. Ora Smith, Mrs. Lizzie Smith. Say advertised and give date of list when calling for above. E. C. Burns, P. M. Do You Want a New Carpet? have over 3,000 yards all wool In' grains I am closing out at a bargain. C, R. Hall. Fancy Early Rose and Rural New Yorker seed potatoes at Spry's grocery Women's patent oxfords, welt sola, large eyelet and ribbon lace. Price $2.50. Adam's. Fresh stock fertilizer just arrived, Keystone Hardware Co. Fancy half hose Milllrens The Fifth Avenue Oxford, a perfect beauty to eye and ease for the feet; price $3.60. Adam's. Dr. Reed's cushion soled shoe for men; easy for your feet. Price $5.00. Adam's. Fancy summer vests at Milllrens. TUBERCULOSIS OF BRAIN. , A. Qourley Died at His Home Last Night Funeral Friday Afternoon. Earl A. Gourley, blacksmith, died at his home on Grant street at R 30 last night, May 21, 1907. Tuberculosis of the brain was cause of death. The last week in March Mr. Gourley went to the DuBois hospital to have an operation performed for a swelling on his neck, and the operation revealed the fact that tuberculosis was the cause of trouble. It finally reached his brain and soon ended his earthly career. Funeral ser vice will be beld in the M. E. church at this place at 1.30 p. m. Friday and in" terment will be made In the Falls Creek cemetery. Earl A. Gourley was the youngest son of second family of Alexander Gour ley, deceased. He was born at Valler, Jefferson oounty, thirty-three years ago. November 30, 1897, be was united in marriage to Miss Orpha Swarts, whom with two sons survive him. He is also survived by bis mother, four or five brothers and several sisters. He was a half brother of Ex-Sheriff D. G. Gourley of Brookville. Five years ago deceased moved to Falls Creek and went Into the black smith business with a brother, W. G. Gourley. In the fall of 1905 they de cided to open a branch shop in Reyn oldsville and E. A. took charge of it. The partnership was dissolved several months ago and early in this yearE. A. bought a property on Grant street and had a new shop built on rear of lot, preparing to carry on his work. During Mr. Gourley's residence in Falls Creek he joined the Methodist Episcopal church and the Protected Home Circle, carrying $1,000 life Insur ance in the latter. When he moved to Reynoldsville he brought bis letter to the M. K. church and was earnest and active In church work. A member of the Epworth League, member of the Brotherhood of St. Paul, teacher In Sunday school, and was faithful in his attendance at prayer meeting and the other church services. Mr. Gourley was an upright and re spected citizen. During his year and a half residence in Reynoldsville he and his estimable wife made many warm friends here. STUMP BLOWER KILLED. John Simmons, an Aged Beechwoods Citizen, Met His Fate While , Heating Explosive. John Simmons, aged sixty years, was killed by an explosion of dynamite Mon day morning on tbe farm of John Prln dle In the Beechwoods. Mr. Simmons was employed by Mr. Prlndle to blow out some stumps. On account of the cold weather the old man found it neces sary to take the cbill out of tbe dyna mite, so he built a fire and lay the sticks of explosive about it to tbaw out. Ac cording to a little daughter of Mr. Prlndle, the only person who witnessed the disaster, the fire began to spread and she saw the old man trying to put out the flames with his hat, when a terrible explosion occurred. ' Mr. Simmons was killed Instantly, his body, greatly mangled, being found about fifteen feet from tbe fire. One foot was torn from the body. DuBois J Courier. . Big Crowd Expected. As has been the custom for several years the patriotic citizens of Beech woods are making extensive prepara tions for the Observance of Decoration Day. There is no other section of a country district where tuch a large number of people assemble on Decora tion Day as tbey do In Beechwoods. When there vas a call for soldier boys back In tbe sixties tbe Beechwoods settlement sent as large quota and as brave a lot of men as went forth from any otbercommunlty, who on tbe battle field gave a good account of tbemselves. And now when Memorial Day comes around thp people of Beechwoods sur pass many larger places In payiDg tri bute to ' the memory of the soldier dead. Tbe Beechwoods Memorial As sociation hascbarge of the ceremonies for the day, and each year provides some able speaker to deliver an ad dress in the afternoon. Tbe people meet on the Association grounds at the Walte school house, near the cross roads, in the forenoon, form in line and march to the cemetery to decorate tbe graves of the dead soldiers. Then tbey return to tbe association grounds and group off in families and eat dinner. After dinner they assemble before a platform for tbe afternoon meeting of songs, prayer and speeches. Judge Harry Alvln Hall, of Ridgway, and Dr. A. J. Meek, of Reynoldsville, are the speakers for the afternoon meeting this year. Headstones for the graves of old soldiers and sailors will be supplied free on application to tbe quarter-master general of tbe United States Army at Washington, D. U., and sent to any ad dress. Heretofore the headstones were furnished free by tbe county commis sioners, but tbe system was recently changed. Tbe application must be made only on tbe first days of January, April, July and October. Clarion Republican. Children's sboesat Millireps. Summer underwear at Milllrens. For fertilizer, go to the Keystone Hardware Co. Butterlck patterns 10 and 15c at Mil llrens, See the great assortment of shirts at Milllrens. , Emerickville. ' . Robert Perry spent Sunday i' this place. , Frank O'Donnell was- visiting :'; East Brady the past week. '1 Foster Zimmerman and Irs Khlel spent Saturday in DuBois. John Obis, who is employed al .'teyn oidsvllle, spent Sunday In this p'.:i;e. Lloyd Cable, of East Brady, spent Sunday with his family in this piace. Miss Ada Khell spent Sund iy with her parents, Mr; and Mrs. Davli! Khell, In this place. Clifton Mohney spent Sund .-, with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Adam Moh ney, in this place. Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah Mowr- v spent Sunday with their daughter, s. Al bert Krob, at Port Barnett. Mrs. Susannah Murphy ai I son, WeBley, went to visit tbe formi 's son, Elmer, at Norfolk, Virginia. Emery Keys and family, of Pi aburg, spent Sunday with their pare' :, Mr. and Mrs. John Keys, in this pla . Mrs. F. L. Ditty and Mis. Nettie Cable are attending tbe Epworth League convention at Port Bar tt this week as delegates. Mrs. LuclndaSobugars was c lled to Franklin to attend tbe funera of her aunt, Mrs. Lena Baum. From Franklin she goes to Sharon to visit her diugh ter, Mrs. L. C. Sowers. R. O. Markle's new resldeno is tear ing completion. Ha expects to occupy It in the near future. -Raymond says it is ene of tbe finest dwellings In town. It certainly Is a fine bjllding. Tbe ladies of thp M. E. church at this place will give a dinner at tbe church on Decoration Day, May 30th. There will be (some able xpeakers present, singing, and also Prof. W. N. Kinney's band will- furnish muelo for the occasion. Meals, adults 25c, children 15c. Ice cream In evening. Proceeds for benefit of repal-ing the church. Everyb&dy cordially Invited ' to attend. Not Much Coal in Beechwoods. For a long term of years the farmers of the famous old Beechwoods of Jeffer son county hove been wondering wheth er or not there is coal, oil or gas, or something else buried beneath their lands which will some day be uneartbfld ' and make them rich. There bave been several oil and gas excitements on in -tbe Beechwoods dating from the time that the memorable well was drilled on the Ira Fuller farm, In the vicinity of Rockdale Mills, which was thought by many to be a paying gas proposition. But all these years bave been allowed to pass with nothing beiog done in the line of developing tbe field, so most of the people have given up the idea of either oil or gas In that community. For the past three or fouryearf, how ever, there has been more or less con jecture as to whether or not there is coal under the farming lands of this sec tion, and there were a great many ' people who believed that the proper tests would result In finding of coal veins that would compare favorably with those in other sections of Jefferson county. I', is about three year ago tha Sam uel Crawford, who was formerly a resi dent of the Beechwoods, but now lives In Donver, Colorado, commenced leasing up the mineral rights of the Beech woods in the hopes that coal In paying quantities might be found. It is under stood that Mr. Crawford was successful in securing enough options on the prop erties of tbe Beechwoods to warrant the making .of practical tests. These tests however, have developed the fact tbat there is no coal to be found In the Beech woods, or at least not enough to make mining practical when there are so many other better and larger. seams in tbe country, and tbe options. on the property which were held by- Crawford bave been allowed to elapse. With the prospects of oil, gas andi coal gone, the farmers of the vicinity have commenced to content themselves . with farming for a livlibood. Most of them bave quit dreaming of tbe proba--ble mineral wealth of their farms and. satisfied tbat they bave some of the best farming land to be found in the county. Falls Creek Herald. Walk-Over oxfords for men. r The Capitol and Laurens are the newest , shapes. $4.00 a pair. Adam'i. Banisters, gun metal and patent ox fords for men. Exclusive styles $5.00 a pair.. Adam's. See the new belts at Milllrens. Fancy Early Rose and Rural New Yorker seea potatoes at spry s grocery. Douglass shoes MillireDs. Gun metal oxfords for women; heavy sole, large eyelet and ribbon lace. Price $2.25. Adam's. Mennen's Talcum Pow Jer 15c at Mil llrens. New spring hats just received Mil llrens. Try our home rendered lard. Hunter ' & Milliren. Ladies shoes at Milllrens. Fancy Early Rose and Rural New Yorker seed potatoes at Spry's . grocery. New neckwear just In Mlllirena, 1