Li t Old Home Week Bulletin One Cent REYNOLDSVILLE'S FIRST rII,Y. REYNOLDSVILL K. PENN'A., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1907. VOLUME 1. NUMBEB 3. Old Timers are Coming Great Crowd Sees the Autoist Leap Chasm. Back inLarge Numbers ONE COMES FROM DAKOTA Many Reminescenccs of the Pioneer Days of the Town Heard on the Streets When Old Friends Meet. The great Old Home Week celebra tion is becoming each day more of the reunion ot old time residents It was planned to be. The amusements are excellent and thousands are here (or en- tartalnment atone. But there are hun dreds more attracted solely by the hope .-J meeting former friends and as one (passes along the streets the grip of (friendship Is given everywhere. Reml vnlsoences of pioneer days are plentiful jA to the boys of today they seem tales T. r ik. OI anomer ana strango wwu. vi who men who were here In business thirty or forty years ago, scarcely one reinalnB. Death has claimed a few, others have removed. The very location of the town is strange to this generation, which knows little of a time when Pres cottvllle and not Reynoldsville was the business centre of the region between Brookvllle and Luthersburg; or If a later time when the region around BurnB Bouse was the business center of Reynoldsvllle and all the primitive churches were located east of what is now Tenth street, and one was partially sonstructed on Pleasant avenue and the school house was located In Cool Spring Hollow, In those days the familiar names of business men in town were: Dayls McCracken, Ed. Clark, the Hoover Brothers. Milton Coleman, CharlPS H. Gordon. Charles Burns. John S. Smith, Benner McCracken, Jesse L. Test. E DeHaven and others mow gone. Among the pioneer settlors the names of the Reynolds' five snpa jrate families with the SutterV and toragues' are supreme. Aiifl arra i n t.ViA Annnnil nprfnri of t.hn Lowns growth, commencing with the building of the Allegheny Valley Rail road. In 1872, though comparatively modern, has also its strange names to Jthe present residents. With the open- ng of the coal veins In the seventies. the town sprung up like magic. Five wears transformed It irom a wilderness Ivlth 200 settlers to a lively town of sev eral thousand. ' Dozens of business men rpshed here, made a comfortable little ortune during the prosperous coal days knd then retired or departed. Tbi erlod, too. has its familiar names, among them, Carlln, publisher of the ye, an early newspaper, Frank J. lack, also a newspaper man, the Ar- Klds, Soeleys and Alexanders, mer hants and bankers, S. B Elliott, head if the coal and R. & F. C. Ry. operators Ltder Bell, Lewis and Yates, King and Coleman In the east end, Sykee, Allis knd Moorehouse. In the first woolen mill, and dozens of other equally prom- ifent, a few of whom still remain. The hlrd period of the town's growth com menced some ten or twelve years ago, When the failing supply of ooal seemed ,o foreshadow the end of the town. then commenced a period of co-opera- ion which has resulted in establishing here numerous large industries and making permanent the town's growth. During this Old Home Week the rep resentatives of these three periods are REYNOLDSVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDING. Thursday this magnigcent building will be thrown open for the nsnection of visitors from 9 to 12 a. m. A free Droerram will be ven by school pupils. meeting here on common ground, The residents absent a score of yours view with surprise ilie costly Improvements made In the Intervening years and note the puruiHneiice of the modern business blocks. The future Is assured. We call back the past to seo and enjoy our prosperity, of which they were the fore runners, and to enlist their support In spreading abroad good report of our prosperity. Stars of Long Ago will Pjay Game of Ball. Members of the Old Mountain League will Meet Some of Our Home Players and Try to Teach them a few Tricks- One of the star attractions to-morrow, (Thursday,) will be a game of base ball at 2.30 p. m. between members of the famoiiB old Mountain League, which was In existence twenty-one years ago, and a team of Reynoldsvllle players. The Mountain League was the first organized circuit In Western Pennsyl vania, consisting of DuBols, Brookvllle, Reynoldsvllle and l'unxsutawney and many of its players developed Into Btars In after years, to-morrow the following veterans will be on band to don their uniforms oncfl strain and show the modern youngsters how to do the trick: Davy Taylor, and Sum Hunter, of Brookvllle, Jim Whituhlll, Cad Fye and Br ice Ross, of DuBols, Will Bell, J-ick Kane. Jim Gillespie and Jim Maloney, of Reynoldsvllle, and Stack pole, of Ridgway. Kane and GiiUsple are slated to to duty on the slab and Maloney will catch. The game will be called at 2 30 p. ra. SOLDIER AND PARDUS GOT ALL MIXED UP. By an error, two misstatements ap peared in yesterday's Issue. The first was in the report of the ParduB-Soldier game of ball, wherein we should have stated that Soldier forfeited the game to Pardus, but In some manner got It transposed. The second error was In regard to the musical aggregation we called the Hickory Creatore Sousa bandutta. When these, musicians pull ed off their costumes, it developed that they were not the Hickory Creatore Sousa artists but a similar organization got together by J. W. Emig and J. A. Blaydon from among employees attbe American Silk Co's plant. They also appeared In the big Industrial parade yesterday and were one of the star attractions. , Their costumes and dis guises were perfect. As for their tnusio well, its superb In its way. One Hundred Voices. The public school building will be thrown open to visitors on Thursday from nine until twelve, noon. There will be a chorus of one bund red voices who will sing the old time songs; also marching by the pupils. Some girls will represent the women of the revo lution and will preform the minuet in costume. Visitors are, urged to come. Orchestra will furnish special music. - 1 I dr. vv.j. Mcknight, of brookville. Dr. Mc Knight is best known as the historian of Jefferson eonnty, but his picture is of especial interest to Reyrioldsville people, from the fact that he was the pioneer physician in Reynoldsville. Parade of Lodges Today- Was Very Delegations from Surrounding Towns Helped to Swell the Pageant. The Indians Out in Full Force. Today is Lodge day on the program and delegations are here from DuBois, Brookville, Punxsutawney, Jeven as far3own as Kit tanning, Early this morning the street was crowded and when the noon trains brought in their consignment, Main street was filled from the bridge to the Presbyterian church with a moving mass of humanity. At 2:30 the parade, led by Marshals L. J. Mc- Lntire and b. . Burns and the end of Main street and moved up town tn the following order: John C. Conser PostG. A. R., veterans, marching; detachment lief Corps, riding in two tally-hos, sols; V. 11. t., riding in several carriages, preceded by a tastefully designed emblematic carriage; Indian squaws from Pocahontas de. gree in full Indian dress; Members Pocahontas degree riding; Im proved order Red Men dressed in full warrior uniform, followed by others in regalia; Princess Helena Society; Polish Society of Reynoldsville. The parade was extremely spectacular and was viewd by thousands who lined the street all along the route. Big Run Goes Down in Defeat on Diamond. Puts up a First Class Game Against Reynoldsville but a Bad First Inning Spoiled all Chance ol Victory. In one of the must interesting games played here this week Ueynoldsvllle nearly put the kalsomlne brush on the binglers from Big Run. Big Bun was first to the bat. Only four men faced the pitcher; one grounded out to third base and the other two made some awful dents in the atmosphere. Reyn oldsvllle first inning was their only run getter. Best made first on an error, stole second. Welngit struck out. Snyder hit the ball for a nice safe hit over first. Best scored, Snyder stole second and third. McEntlre landed safe on first sack, due to an error, Snyder getting homo while Big Run was tletng a bell to the ball. Mc Entlre stole second, advanced to third on an error and stole home, making Reynoldsvllle's last run. Axelson was putoutat second after getting to first on a wild throw.- Barkley followed and made . first on a booted ball. Facemyre, next man up, struck out, retiring the side. Big Run drew a blank in the second. Reynoldsvllle duplicating the feat in their half. In the third, Grlnnen, pitcher for Big Run, made a hit, followed by safe hits by Smuse and Stumpt, which scored Grlnnen. From that on they drew a blank until the finish of the game, as did Ueynoldsvllle. It was fust game each side having a number of errors, Spectacular. Keystone band formed on the west through the business portion of of Reynoldsville, with visiting of S. of V., marching; Womens Re all carrying red and white para but not costly on Reynoldavllle's side. Summary: R. H. E. Big Run 00100000 0 1 4 4 Reynoldsville 300000000 3 4 6 Umpire, Fair. Time, 1 hour and 15 minutes. CITY DAILIES GIVING US MUCH SPACE. Whatever else may result from this great Old Home Week celebration, it Is certain that U has sent the name and fame of Ueynoldsvllle to practically every eornur of the easturn and ceutral part of the United Stales. The city dailids bavpbeen giving the Old Home Wet k ouTjbration extended notice. The i'lusburg Guzette Timet made the oulebi utioo the leading article on first pago Tuusduy, devoting over two coir umn nf spuoe to it and having a magni ficent report. The Pittsburg Dispatch ul -jo devoted a full column to the first day's ceh'bratlon and presented the mutter in a way which will attract at tention far aud near. Both the above papers have bpecial representatives hnre. George E. McLinn for the Gazette Times, and Wm. M. Long, for thu Din patch. The Philadelphia Xorth Ameri can and Pittsburg Iot& each devoted nearly a column to the reunion and there are a host of papers of less re nown over the state which have been equally generous. The dallies' oU Du Bols and Punxsutawney have aided all In their power to make our great week a uoees. Needless to say. Reynolds vllle people appreciate these evidences of good will. J. M. Evans, one of the most promi nent officials in the Protected Home Circle, will deliver an address on "Fraternallsm" In front of tbo Elks building to-night. He is said to bo a very fluent speaker, WAS THROWN IN After Two Mishaps Breton Succeeds in Making his Jump. Breton, the king of flying autoUts, made bis first successful Imip In mid air last night since his arrival. Wreck ing his machine at the first attempt, he worked all day at Cumin's shop oo Fifth street repairing the ruined wheels and promptly at 4.30 appoared at the Incline ready for his feat and he never made a more dungerou descent In bis life. His machine Is well constructed, costing him over a thousand dollareand Is perfectly accurate In Its poise and balance. With his repaired wheels, many fully expected to see the daring autoist killed In making the leap. Breton himself, plucky as ever, had no fear and had the machine hauled up. He mounted, the . rope was cut and auto and rider (shot(down the precipi tous Incline like a bullet. At the rise at the base, the machine bounded into the air, cleared the landing platform, struck the pavement on the two right side wheels alone, wavered a second and turned over, partially pinioning Breton beneath. Though loose In the machine the rider clung to it, looking death In the face, until he righted the machine and saw that no one had been Injured. After the unlucky leap, Breton returned to the big " Incline and with a level went over the whole structure. Apoarentlylt Is purfoctly built. Everything seems true and Breton was at a loss to account for his oootlnued hard luck. Attheevoning performance, for the first time In his life, Breton strapped himself . In the auto, determined to make a successful leap or die In the attempt. Fully 2 teen thousand people were massed arnnid the structure. The reports of his cocMnu ed misfortunes had spread far and wide and hundreds from DuBols, Punxsu tawney and other surrounding towns were present to witness the great feat. As Breton followed the machine to the top and slowly bound himself to it, a hush fell over the crowd. The Keys tone band, under Instructions from Breton, started to play. He cut loose and like a flash .of lightning flew down between ' the long string of elnctrio lights. Clinging to his machine with a death-like grip, be cleared the danger point at the base, made his .flight through the air and descended .forty feet away square and true. A great shout went up from the multitude and it was delightful to the ears of Breton, who had conquered his refractory auto.. To-day Breton will be on deck for bis scheduled performances and he is con fident that his reign of bard luck is over. He believes that the structure Is true, that bis machine is accurate, and that it iss'mply a question of being able to keep his seat in the auto. He is an old trick bicycle rider and while In bis seat has absolute control of the steering apparatus. m .1 1 uu y . - lj i THE MILLIREN BUILDING IX REYNOLDSVILLE. Dr. J. M. Evans will deliver an address before this building to night on "Fraterwdism.". Mr. Evans i9 an orator of renown and one cf tlic most notid men in the P. II. C. THE AFTERNOON THE PROGRAM. Wednesday P. M. 4.30 p. m. Flying automobile. 5.00 p. m. Sack race, for lodge mem bers only Main street, National hole' to Fifth street., cash prize $.1. 5.30 p. m. 100 yard dash Mala street, cash prize S3 00. 7100 p. m. Music by the bands. 7.30 p. m. Freddie Cunningham on the high wire. 9.00 p. m. Flying automobile. 9.30 p. ro. Grand ball and lodge receptions, Reynolds park. Thurspay, August 22. 9.00 a. m. Grand Band Concert by home and visiting bands. 10 00 a. m. Baseball game, Falls Creek vs. Reynoldsvllle. 1.30 p. m. Band concert Main street. 2.00 p. m. Fredle Cunningham on the high wire. 2.30 p. m. Baseball by the surviving members of the old Mountain league, the first regular baseball organization In Western Pennsylvania. 3'30 p. m. Three legged race Main street, cash prize S3. 3.45 p. m. Climbing greased pole, Main street, cash prize on the top of the . pole. . 4.00 p. ra. Barrel race Main street, cash prize 93. . . . ... ....... 4.30 p. m. Flying automobile. - 7.00 p. m. Band muslo. 7.30 p. m, High wire walking by Eddie Cunningham. 9.00 p. m. Flying automobile. 9.39 p. m. Grand display of fireworks, foot of 5th street. .- Cunningham has a Double. Freddie Cunningham, the tight rope walker, has a striking double tn the person of John Lord, son of T. N. Lord, who Is visiting In town durld? Old Home Week. The resemblance is so strong that the other day Cunning ham's own father got mixed up for a moment. Cunningham is carrying out bis part of the program regularly and Is gaining 'n populur favor each day.' Great rowds congregate benea'b his rope and watch with bated breath while bo per forms feats that amaze by their reck less daring. Nothing bothers him while performing. ' Street, cars -may pass and thf people surge b-)nath, but he proceeds with perfect calmness. George M. Gay ley, of Howe, is among the visitor-) in town to-day. Mr. Gay. ley will be a candidate for the Repub lican nomination for county treasurer next spring. He says ho will be in until the finish this time.
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