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Old Home Week
Bulletin
One Cent
REYNOLDSVILLE'S FIRST DA.3XTXV
VOLUME 1.
REYN0LDSV1LLE, PENN'A.. MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 1907.
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Old Home Week Inaugurated with Bon Fires,
Noise of Cannon, Shrieking Whistles and Bells.
REYNOLDSVILLE PREPARES TO MEET HER
EXPECTED GUESTS WITH LAVISH DECORATION
Free Attractions are all on Hand and
Main Street is Thronged with eager
i Seekers after Pleasure.
SPECIAL OLD HOME WEEK SERVICES HELD
IN M. E. AND BAPTIST CHURCHES SUNDAY.
Many Pioneer Residents Already
Anticipated To-Night and
and Manufacturers' Day
Important on
At noon to-day crowds are thronging Main street. Booths,
novelty stands and free street attractions line the streets. The
flying autoist i9 ready for his daring feat and Freddie Cunningham
has proved himself one of the most wonderful tight rope walker8
in the world. Several street shows are here and more are on the
Road. The success of Old Home Week is assured. Saturday even,
ing the crowds commenced to flow into town. Each succeeding
train has brought more and to-night and to-morrow thousands
more will come. Everywhere the flags are flying. Never has the
town been more profusely decorated.
With the roar and shock of dynamite
Reynoldsville's great Old Home Week
Celebration was ushered In one minute
after midnight Sunday. Immediately
after the reverberation had dM away
the air was filled with a pandemonium
Of whistles, shrill and hoarse, of church
bells and cannon on three hills,
east, west and north of the town hugo
bonfires shot hirh Into the air awl Il
luminated the vall.ys far and near.
Firemen run out. the hook and ladder
wagon and the clangor of the noisy
bell made Main street merry. A mar.
ttat band got busy and their music was
punctuated with revolver shots and
cheers. For ten minutes the town was
turned Into a perfect bedlam to express
the joy of its citizens at anticipated
pleasure. The noise ended ten minutes
after almost as sudduuly as It began,
but the fires smoldered long into the
morning.
Even so It will be with this celebra
tion we have planned for Reynolds
vllle. For one week the town will he in
a blaze of glory, attracting attention
far and near by the effort it s putting
forth. But let do citizen forget that
the purpose of this reunion In not. mere
ly for th sake of a wnakV excite
ment, but for the eternal welfare of the
community. The ween of glory will
end, but its effects will remain for many
, years. And the duration of he stimu
lation will be in exact proportion to the
effortexpended by each indildual now.
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At
Where every visitor should go
Here and Large Crowds are
To-Morrow. Merchants'
will be one of the Most
the Program.
Special Services
In Two of The
Local Churches
In the Methodist Epii-oopul church
Sunday evening a minister of the pio
neer days of Jefferson county. Dr. H. S.
Borland, of Mercer, delivi red u sermon
from the words of the Prisoner of Jer
usalem, "Man goeth to his long home.')
and It was filled with allusions to the
memor.es of earlv days when his vil
lage, Brook vllle, was practically the
only town in .iefierson county, whon
Reynoldsvtlle consisted of a few settlers
homes and Luthersburg was the only
hamlet of size along the early turnpike
in this section.
Wlien Dr. Borland closed his address
the Ilev. George Sylvester Womer.
now of Hollldayr.burg, Pa , spoke of bis
boyhood days In Heynoldsville, of tbe
landmarks that have disappeared and
the familiar faces that remain. The
whole service was appropriate to the
occasion.
In the Baptist church Dr. A.J. Meek
look for his text words found in He
brews 3:1. '1. devoting his remarks to the
need of wachfu'nt.s on' the part of
young and old and made his remark
HEADQUARTERS OLD HOME WEEK.
immediately after arrival and register.- A clerk is in attendance
especially pertinent to theoecaslon.
He said In substance; "The citizens
of-our town' have planned lor the cele
bration cf Old Home Week, having In
view four things: First, a better ac
quaintance, to break over formality, to
become tuoru sociable. Second, to
bring back former eitlz ns. renew old
acquaintances and form new friendships.
The eternal changes of time have
transformed the town and lis citizens.
Many have moved away, called hence
by business Interests. The Old Home
Week says, come back and see how we
are getting along and tell us your own
experiences. Third, many who have
lived here are strangers to many who
live here now. Some will be here who
were born here, reared, live and still
stay; some who were here in the infancy
of Koyuoldsville and are now gone afar;
some who have lived here a few years
only. We extend a welcome to all and
tbe spirit of friendship should be su
preme. Fourth obj'-ct, to advertise
our town. Not every person In the
union has heard of Keynoldsville, yi t
the products of its Industries go far and
wide. Its leather, coal, glass, brick,
macaroni, woolen and silk products,
steel construction work, etc. are dis
tributed all over the United Slates and
thousands are more comfortable through
the use of our manufactured products.
For these reasons we have extended an
Invitation to all to como. We have a
happy community and we want ieopie
to know it. We have decorated our
streets lavishly and on every hand is
the evidence of welcome. " ' ' -
An Emergency Hospital.
It Is hoped that no accident will occur
during the jollifications of Old Home
Week, yet accidents do happen some
times in large crowds and the commit
tee has made provl.-lons for such utifor
seen occurrences by op nlng a free
emergency hospital in the rear of H.
L McEullro's drug store. Several cots
have been put In the room and arrange
ments have been made with the doctors
of town to glvd their services free In
the emergency hospital If needed.
Largest Turtle in Captivity.
The largest turtle In captivity, which
weighs 081 pounds. W on exhibition
night and day in the room next door
to the Imperial r s an rant Admission
Scent. See this mounter turtle. Mr.
Butler, proprietor of the Imperial res
tauraut, has charge uf ibis exhibition
School Hout Opened.
The public school building will be
opened from 9.30 a. in. until 12 00 noon
on Thursday, Aug 22. for visitors.
Robert Williams, of Allegheny City,
came to tiwn yHay to spend the
week.
THE PROGRAM.
' Monday Evening.
7:00 p M Band concert.
7:H0 " Freddie Cunningham on the
high wire.
11:00 P. m the "Flying Automobile."
11:30 ' Dancing and Reception at
the pavilion, Reynolds park.
Tuesday, August 20.
0:00 A. M Band assemblage and con
cert. 10:00 A. M. Baseball, Pardus vs. Sol
dier. 1:00 P. M. Band concert.
1:30 p. M. Freddie Cunningham on the
high wire.
2;,'I0 p. M. Grand civic, military, In
dustrial and firemen's parade. Parade
forms on Grant and 5th streets. Route
of parade, Grant to 3rd St., 3rd to Main
st Main to 10th , counter march to 3rd
and disperse.
E. C. Burns and J. C. McKntlre chief
marshalls of parades.
4:30 P. M. Flying automobile.
5:00 P M. Tug of war between mer
chants and manufacturers Main, be'
tween 4th and 5th streets.
7:00 P.M. Music by the different
bands.
7:30 " High wire by the boy wonder.
9:00 " Flying automobile.
0:30 " Dance In Reynolds park.
A series of quoit games will be play
ed In the afternoon on 0th street be
tween Main and Grant streets. Time
to be arranged by participants.
Drill hy state constabulary Main
street.
BRETON, FLYING
AUT0M0BILIST, IS
READY TO LEAP
He is Admitted to be One of the
Most Daring Performers now
Before the Public.
Breton, the flying autoist, came to
town last Thursday and all Is In read I
ness for bis daring leap at 4:30 today,
Monday. Tbe incline nearly fifty feet
in height at tbe starting point, stands
near corner of Main and Second streets
and wan constructed by Dome workmen
under Breton's supervision.
Breton, tbe man who risks bis life in
tbe thrilling descent, is a pleasant and
unassuming gentleman who has In bis
appearance none of tbe bravado one
would expect. For twenty-five years
he has been a trick rider on tba bicycle.
For seven years he has held tbe cbam'
plonshlp record for bicycle race be
tween New York and Washington
D. C, (Waking It in 24 3-4 bours. He
also holds the record from Washington,
D. TJ., to Baltimore on, a bicycle, mak
ing it in 3 bours and 37 minutes. Tbis
present feat ia a -development of the
"Leaping the Gap" attraction of 1904
wherein be and bis wife rode down tbe
incline on separate bicycles and leaped
over a wide gap in mtd-air. It struck
Breton that tbe wheels could be joined
together and finally he added a motor,
making it tbe com pie W, compact little
auto it is today. His machine weighs
500 pound and can be run as a regular
auto U ceslred. J
"It looks easy," said Breton, this
morning, talking f his descent, "and
many of the wise boys think there la no
chance of accident. But I wish they
could see some of the bruises I carry
And as be spoke ba exhibited scars on
his person that proved tbe daoger of
hla pursuit. "You can . never tell," be
continued, "what the machine will do.
At Wilber, Nebraska, I rode four times
as "slick as a whistle," but on the fifth
trip the machine jumped the track,
caused In part by the high wind, and
landed on top of me." In view of this
it would be well for all to keep at a good
distance from the trestle this afternoon
and evening. -
Breton's last descent was made at
Wilber, Nebraska, and the city dally
spoke of bis accident as follows: "Bret
on did not land square on his machine
after making the gaps and as be left
the incline was thrown to the ground
and bis machine went into tbe crowd of
spectators, Injuriug a couple of men
though not seriously. Breton himself
Walked Out a Window.
Marie Turney, a ten-year-old lassie
of MoDonald, Pa., who, with her moth
er, Mrs. J. 8. Turner, is vlsltlnif at
home of J. L. Foster on Jackson street,
had a narrow escape from death or
serious Injury one night last week by
walking out of a third story window
while sleeping, Marie Is a somnam
bulist and walking in her sleep Is a
common occurence for her. The rear
part of Mr. Foster's residence is three
stories high and Mitrlu was sleeping In
a back room on third Moor with Miss
Hazel Foster and tho window in the
room, which runs down close to floor,
was wide open and Mario, who was
sleeping In back part of the bed, got
out of bed. wilked out of window and
full a distaroe of about twenty-five feet.
Her right wrist whs sprained and her
body wag hriused considerably, but she
miracuously escaped serious injury.
DEATH FROM DROPSY
Mrs. John Biggie, Sr., Died Aug. 16
Buried Sunday Afternoon.
Mrs. John Biggie, Sr., died at her
home In Dutohtown, near Rathmel,
Friday, Aug. 10. 1907. Funorel service
was held In the St. Marys Catholic
church in this place Sunday aftornoon.
Mrs. Biggie was born in Germany Janu
ary 4, 1852, and was 52 years, 7 months
and 12 days old at time of death. Her
maiden name was Matilda Bloom
HugheB & Fleming had charge of the
funeral.
CUNNINGHAM'S ACT
IS SUPERBLY DARING
Won the Plaudits of the People
This Afternoon and will be
Out Again this Evening.
At two o'clock to-day Fredie Cunning
ham, tbe high wire walker, gave one of
tljo ,st exhibitions of his skill ever
teen in the town. Utterly without fear
he walked on the wire stretched from
the top of the National Hotel to tbe top
of the Heynoldsville Hardware Co.
building, both three stories high, and
performed half a do.en special acts
while the crowd ga.ed up with bated
breath. With the baskets on bis feet,
then with a chair, next a chair and
table, and lastly blindfolded and with
bis feet encased In a bac, he performed
bis feats to the admiration of all.
THE OLD CURIOSITY
SHOP WILL BE OPEN
TOMORROW AT 9.
The Old Curiosity Shop will be opened
Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock and will
be la charge of Lyman V7. Scott.
Dosens of relios have been placed la tbe
hands of the committee, and every one
having any article reminiscent of pio
neer days, is requested to lend it for use
In tbe museum. Show oases have been
placed In tba room and eyery article Is
numbered and labeled, guaranteeing a
safe return.
Irvin D. Wlnslow and wife are at
borne of Mrs. Annie Wlnslow on Jack
son street.
Wallace Lowtber, of Mt. Pleasant,
Pa., ia here for the reunion.
; Alex Adam and wife, of Clearfield,
are la Reynoldsvtlle this week.
IMPERIAL
RESTAURANT
NORMAN BUTLER
Proprietor
, Meals. 25 cents. Lunches
of all kinds. Crabs, Oysters
and Lobsters as you like
them. ,
ADRIAN WINS A
FAST GAME
OF BALL
Plays All Around Reynolds-
ville in the Initial Game
and Won 25 to 8.
Four hu-es on bulls and one man lilt
by Stunner aided materially In present
ing Adrluu with 10 runs in the first
Inning of today's game It was an awful
lead to overcome and discouraged the
locals at tho start-off. although they
managed to tally eight, times In the
game. It waa a poor exposition of tbe
national game, but is no criterion of ,
what may happen during the week.
Most of Ueynoldsvllle's regulars were at
the station this morning welcoming
thlr first, second and third cousins, and
tho stelliir portions wuro largely filled
with "subs "
Walter Willia ms donned a suit for the
first time since tbu trolley line was laid
to i'uuxsiitawney, and he showed up
fine with a bingleor two, figuring also
with ttiree put-outs and an assist.
In the fourth linlng Stormer stretch
ed his wrist nearly out of joint reaching
for a grouuder and Fred McF.ntlre '
essayed to do tho twirling. The .last
was as bad as the first, each Inning net
ting 10 runs.
fteynoldsville RHP A E
Nolan, s. s.. 0 0 0 4 1
Snyder, I ...1 l o 0 0
Harris, m 0 0 2 0 0
McKntlre, 3-p.. 0 2 0 0 3
Williams, 2.... i 11 3 2 0
Weinstein, 1 1 1 8 0 2
Best, n 3 2 2 0 0
Woodford, r. , 0 10 0 0
Stormer, p.-3 2 2 0 4 1
Totals 8 10 15 10 7
Adrian It H M A E
J. Bachcak, s. s, 4 230
Jurcak, 1...W.'..;.; ....! 2 0 0 0 0
Maloney, 1 :..2 1 7 0 0
II. Campbell, 2 2 0 13 0
Larson, m 2 1 0 11
Volk, 3 6 2 0 0 1
Nelson, r 4 3 0 0 1
It. Campbrll.c 4 15 10
(. Bachnak, p :.l 10 0 0
Kenneberg, p 0 0 0 0 0
Totals...., 25 13 15 8 3
By Innings:
Heynoldsville....! 4 0 2 18
Adrian.., 10 2 0 3 1025
Summary Home ruri, Snyder. Two
base hits, Best 2, Woodford, J. Bach
nak. Base on balls, off Stormer 6, of
Kenneberg 1. Hit by pitcher, by
Stormer 1, by Bachnak 1, by Kenne
berg 2 Struck out, by Stormer 2, by
Bach nek 2, by Kenoeberg 1. Double
play, H. Campbell, J Bachnek aad
Maloney. Umpire. Llerd. Scorer,.
Koehler.
One of the Twins Died.
Grace, one of tbe twin babies of Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Green, aged four
months, died at 9 30 a. m. Friday, Aug
ust 16, 1507. Funeral 8unday afternoon
Interment In the Catholic cemetery
Thomas, Jr., the oiher twin, was not
expected to live for a day or two, but
this morning was much better. ,
Mrs. G. W. Kline and Mrs. J. T. BuU
ler and daughter, Claire, visited in
DuBois last week.
Miss Zula Hetrick, of Cool Spring, ia
tbe guest of Mrs. J. R. Mllilren.
THE
City Hotel
W. W. Wiley, Prop.
i A. . -, i
Well Supplied
Restaurant
in
Connection.
Rates $1.50 per day
was slightly Injured but made the leap
at all times.
aain in the evening.''