Subscription ? 1.00 peryearin advance. C. A. TFPHENSN, Editor and fob. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1908. Entered at the postofflce at Keynoldavllle Pa ., as aecondclaaimallmatter. 8CHMIRV1LI.C TlLKPHORB NO. M. Our Face Lotion quick ly relieves chapped condi tions of the face and hands. It has no equal as a remedy for rough crack ed, burning, smarting or itching skin. Soft, not greasy, deli cately perfumed, our face lotion always pleases. Best for babies and grown ups. ft Little ot Everijttilnrj. This is the sixth week weather. of groundhog Dr. A. U. Rich preached in the M. church Sunday morning. E. Candidates have (our and one half weeks yet of strenuous life. .The Utopia Society was organized seventeen years ago inis monin. Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Hall entertained about twenty friends last evening. The Helping Hand Society of the Methodist Episcopal church will hold an Easter bazaar. The robins have returned from the southland. One man saw about thirty robins near town Sunday. Sheriff Scheafnocker, who is In the front ranks as a candidate for county treasurer, was in town yesterday, Hear Judge Willis Brown lecture in Assembly ball Friday night. The , boys should hear this lecture. Ordinance No. 130 for paving of Main street, from Seventh street to borough line, will be found in this issue of The Star The Adams Express office will be moved from Fifth street to the Murray building opposite the postoffice this week. "The Devil's Defeat" will be Rev. J. B. McClure's subject at the men's meet ing In the Baptist church at 3 (ft) p. m. Sunday. Several weeks ago while at work Hen-- ry Prieeter, Sr., bursted a blood vessel In right arm and has not been able to do My work sinoe. Broke axle on a freight car near OVoanell delayed the early eastbound passenger train on the P. R. R. over, a bait hour yesterday morning. .'Meeting of the Local Option Club will be held in the Baptist church Thursday evening after the evangel istic saeeting in that church. Dr. A. J. Meek will close a two weeks' eerie of meetings In. the Sykesville Baptist church to-night. The meetings ' were very successful. Ten persons will oebaptlred to-night. J. P. Dempsey, one of The Star's readers at Fuller, was in Reynoldsvllle Saturday transacting business and In eldenUy dropped Into the office and made sure of a weekly visit from The Star for another year. , An engine side-swiped a box car near the P R. R. freight station at this place yesterday morning and tore the cab oft the engine. John D. Patterson, who was handling the engine, had a narrow escape. , ., J. M. Culp, our farmer friend of Desire, who frequently brings The Star office force choice fruit, was in town Monday and . did not forget to bring some fine eating apples to us. Mr. Culp is always a welcome visitor in The Stab office Ira J. Campbell, present obliging and genial county treasurer, who is a candi date (or the Republican nomination for register and recorder, Is receiving a generous supply of enoouragement (rom the voters in the sections be has visited 0 far. He is a very strong candidate. KEEPS THE CHAPS AWAY . RILLED BY FALL OF ROCK. Was Employed In Wlshaw Mine Killed Friday and Butied Sunday. Joseph Ferrari, an Austrian uged 21 Jars, wus killed in the Wlshaw mine last Friday by a full of rock. A brother was working with him, but he e caped. Funeral service was held in the Catholic church in Reynoldsvllle at eight o'clock Sunday morning. It was a very large funeral. The Key' stone band beaded the funeral proces sion. There were about three hundred Austrians in the procession. Inter ment was made in the Catholic ceme tery. Henry Priester was undertaker The father of deceased keeps a board ing house In Wlshaw. He left here about ten days ago to visit the home of his nativity and would arrive there about the day his son was killed. Child Scalded to Death. Michael, three-year-old son of Charles Domenicia. of Wlshaw, fell into vetseliof hot water Saturday afternoon and was so badly scalded that be died Sunday night. Interment was made in the Catholio cemetery at this place Monday afternoon. Trinity Lutheran church services Lenten vesper service Wednesday 7,30 p. m ; Sunday, 9.45 a. m. Sunday school; 1 1 00 a. m. preaching; 6 30 Luther Lea' gue; 7.30 vesper service. Service in Lutheran church at Emerickville 3.00 p. m. James W. Armstrong, son-in-law Mrs. J. T. Guthrie, husband of one our former town girls, Mamie House' bolder, died at his home In Philadel phia last Saturday morning. He had been ill a year. On account of illness Mrs. Guthrie cannot attend the funeral. Notwithstanding the Inclement weath er a number of people attended the entertainment given in Assembly hall last Friday night by pupils of the high school. A book wbb the admission fee, One Hundred and twenty books were added to the library. A good program was rendered. Kerresnments wore served after tbe entertainment. Tbe Lock Haven Express, a dally paper of which the citizens of Lock Haven have reason to be proud of, entered Its 27th year on the 2nd Inst Tbe Express has the latest improved linotype machine, telegraph service, in fact- is an up-to-date dally paperr Tbe older it gets the more sprightly it becomes. Improves with age. Hon S. B. Elliott, of this place, gave an illustrated lecture In the Avenue theatre at DuBois Monday night on "Forestry." The Courier said: "Mr Elliott gave out a fund of information and inspired the audience with renewed and deeper interest in tbe necessity for conserving the growth of timber, tbe vanishing resource of the country." Joseph E. Klrkwood, assisted by N, A. Headloy, organized a good Sunday school at the McConnell school houte. near West Reynoldsville tannery, last Sunday. It will be known as tbe Sun shine Union Sunday school. Tbe offi cers Chosen are: Superintendent, Philip Koehler; ass't supt., Isaac Snyder; sec retary, Robert Broclus; librarian, Har ry Rousb. "Judge Brown In the man of all others who can paint pictures of child hood, who can plead for forgiveness of childish misdeeds, who can recite the pathetic stories of children, who can drive to laughter with the wit and hu mor of youth and who can paint the Btory of the growing years of innocence as a master artist." In Assembly Hall Friday evening. Read the figures opposite your name on The Star and if you are more than one year in arrears call aad settle before the first of April, as tbe new postoffice rule goes into effect on that date Tbe first figure is the month, second figures date of month and last figures the year when subscription expires, For instance if figures' are 2 25 06 means your subscription expired Feb. 25, 1906 Monday evening, March 9th, acamn of the P. O. S. of ' A. was instituted at Brookville with from fifty to seventy- five charter members. State President W. Thompson, of Schuylkill Co., was present to officiate. Twenty-six members (rom the Reynoldsville camp were present and assisted in the degree work. Members of the Emerickville, DuBois and Hazen camps were also present. Oscar L. Howard, cashier of the First National bank, in Sykesville, has re'igneJ that position to accept posTfion as cashier of a bank at Galllpolls, Ohio. His resignation takes effect at Sykesville as soon as the vacancy can be filled. Mr. .Howard is a brother of J. 9.Howard, former cashier of tbe Citizens National bank in this place, who is now located at Galllpolls, Ohio. Happy is the boy who meets Judge Brown and becomes charged with bis electric currents of good will, honesty, truthfulness and vigorous manhood. The most wayward who coma under his spell leave bim In no doubt as ! to their agretmeut with him In con- i demnatlon of meanness, lying aud other sa and in exalting tbe virtues that stand for character. Assembly hall Friday evening. , ' , STREET PAVINQ CONTRACT LET. Will Begin the Woik Next Month Reynoldsville Brick to be Used. Johnston & Hastings have been given the contract to paye Main street from Seventh street to borough line, a dis tance of 4 300' feet. The contractors will begin the work as early next month as possible. Reynoldsvllle Brick & Tile Co. will furnleh the brick for this paving. Tbe paving will be paid for by the state, county and borough. Treasurer's Sale. In this issue of The Star found the county treasurer's will sale seated and unseated lands in Jefferson county, Including some land In this bor ough. The sale takes place June 8. Roadmasters Appointed Tax Laid. The board of supervisors of Winslow township reorganized last week with J. M. Jforrls as chairman and A. W. Mulholland secretary. The following roadmasters were appointed: Hall Muriay, W. A. Sheesley, J. S. John ston and Benjamin Haugb. The super visors laid following tax for 1908: work 4 mills, cash 1 mills, road Im provement 2 mills. West Reynoldsville Council. Tuesday, March 3, the town council of West Reynoldsville ,was re-organlzed with J. N. Small as president and Phil ip Koehler, secretary. John Mowery, the new "member who succeeds Henry Herpel, was sworn In. No other bus ness transacted. The West Reynolds ville council Ib composed of the follow ing members: J. N. Small, John Ben son, Uichard Miller, W, $. Ross, Ar thur O'Donnell, Sr., E. D. Davis and John Mowery. Mrs. Freas' Foster Mother Dead. Mrs. John B. Horning, of Brockway- vllle, foster mother of Mrs. V. C. Freas, of Reynoldsvllle, died at her home in Brockwayvllle at an early hour Sunday morning. Deceased was 64 years old. Up until three years ago tbe family had resided in BeechwoodB. Funeral service will be held in the Beechwoods Presbyterian church at 11.00 a. m. to-day, conducted by Rev. Geo. H. Hill and Rev. Slonaker. In terment in Beechwoods cemetery.. Evangelistic Meetings. Sunday night Rev. J. .B. McClure, State Evangelist of Philadelphia, be gan a series. of evangelistic meetings in the Baptist church at this place. Tbe meetings are being well attended and the indications are favorable for very succesBrul meetings. Services each day this week, except Saturday, as follows: Bible study 2.30, praise service at 7 30 and gospel service at 8.00. Men's meeting at 3 00 p. m. Sunday. Subject: "The Devil's Defeat." All men cordially invited. Authorized to Buy Pipe Organ. At a congregational meeting held in the Presbyterian church last Wednes day night the trustees were authorized to buy a pipe organ, build an addition to the church for organ and make other Improvements. The new addition will be about 18 x 20 feet. Tbe new organ will cost at least $2,000. Andrew Car negie will give 1750.00 on organ. We understand that the committee raising funds for tbe otgan, addition and other improvements is meeting with good success. Game St. Patrick's Day. Tuesday evening, March 17, St. Patrick's Day, the Punxsutawney In dependent basket ball team 'will play the Reynoldsvllle team in tbe Park Theatre at this place. Punxs'y team will be strengthened by two of Bolivar's best players. This promises to be the greatest basket ball game here this season. Reynoldsvllle line up: Eugene Murray forward, Adams forward, Bert A. Hoffman center, Roscoe Delble guard, Fraik Boh re n guard. Game called at 8.00 p. m. sharp. Ladies and children 15 cents, gentle men 25 cents. Philadelphia for Operation. It was mentioned in The Star last week that Lawyer Smith M. McCrelght and sister, Miss Ethel McCrelght, bad gone to Hot Springs, Ark., where Miss Ethel expected to take treatment for rheumatism in left ankle. The doctors at Hot Springs pronounced the trouble decay of tbe bone' and advised an operation. Mr. McCrelght and sister arrived home Sunday noon and Monday evening went to the Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia, where Miss McCrelght will undergo an operation. Dr. J. B. Neale accompanied them to Philadel phia. A Sound Business Proposition. If the election of a member of con gress is a business proposition, and it is; would it be good business to turn man out who is capable and faithful just because some other fellow wants the job? The good business men in the district are going to vote for Major Beale. White eoru netting for waists at Bing-Stoke Co. The examlnatlon"for permanent cer- tlflcates will be held in tbe Revnnlda- vlll publlo school building Saturday. April 11th and Saturday, April 18th. Examination to begin at 8.30 a. m. 19 IT WORK OF FIEND? Four Cows and ' One Horse Die Mys teriouslyStomachs Sent to Philadelphia. Within the past month Amos Strouse, tax collector of Winslow township, who lives on a farm at Paradise, lost four cows and one horse under mysterious conditions, and it looks as If some fiend Is seeking revenge on Mr. Strouse, although If that be the case he has not the slightest Idea who tbe enemy may be, nor why he is seeking revenge. The first cow to die had her throat out, tbe next was found with her legs parallzid and she had to be shot. The other two cows and horse were found dead In the barn. A veterinarian was sent for and be would not tell Mr. Strouse what he thought was cause of death of the cows and horse, but advised that two of the stomachs be sent to Philadelphia to an expert, and the stomachs were expressed ten days ago, but no report from Philadelphia yet. Q. R. Adam Retires. The Brockwayvllle Record, of which George R. Adam hus been editor nine years, will hereafter be published under new management, Adam & Brumbaugh, former proprietors, hav ing sold the Record to F. T. Wilson, a youbg man of Brflckwayvllle. In April, 1894, when looking around for an apprentice to work in The 8tar office, George R. Adam, then an em ploye in tbe mines, was recommended to us as a likely boy and be was given tbe position as "devil" in this office. He proved to be a bright and apt boy, and soon became skillful In the "art preservative." From The Star of fice be went to the Volunteer office as foreman. Nine years ago be launched out onto the journalist sea as editor of the Brockwayvllle Record, and from tbe start placed that journal in the front ranks as a country news paper. George has a "nose for newB" and has the ability to present It In telligently, as be is a pleasing writer. Mr. Adam is a good newspaperman. He is now postmaster at Brockwayvllle and will hereafter devote his entire time . looking after "Uncle Sam's" business In that town. Died of Old Age. Mrs. Elizabeth Smith, of Grove Summit, aged 93 years, died at the home of her son, A. W. Smith, Tues day night, March 3rd, from tbe in firmities of old age. Her death re moves one of the oldest residents of this part of the country. Her husband, Matthew Smith, died about 12 years ago and the family was one of the first settlers of this part of the state. Mrs. Smith was one of the best known residents of tbe Beechwoods. She bad a very large number of friends, both young and old. Mrs. Smith Is survived by three sons and three daughters, as follows: A. W. Smith, of Grove Summit, with whom she made her her home; James M., and John H. Smith, also of Grove Summit; Mrs. James Carney, of Brockwayvllle, Mrs. Thomas Hutchinson, and Mrs. J. T. Carney, of the Boech woods. Funeral service was held in the Grove Summit M. E. church Friday at 10 30 a. m. and Interment was made In the Beechwoods cemetery. School Children Burned to Death. The horrible fate of 165 school chil dren, ranging in age from 6 to 12 years, who were burned to death In a school building at Collin wood, Ohio, suburb of lcvoland, on the 4th Inst., is to awful to contemplate. This should be a warn ing to school boards to make all pos sible provision for hasty escape from large school buildings In case of fire. Do 'he doors In our publio school building, especially the outside doors, swing out or in, and are all the fire escapes on the building that can be put on? If the exit doors swing in there should be no delay in making the change. The school board should give this prompt attention. It was Different Then. When Major Beale bad served one term in the army in 1801, and was a candidate for a second term, he had no difficulty in landing the job. He got the second term and served until a rebel bullet put bim out of business. The old soldiers will vote for Major Beale. Card of Thanks. We hereby express our heartfelt thanks to our neighbors and friejlds for tbeir kindness and sympathy during illness and afterfdeath of our wife and mother. C. E. Jones and Family. The Reynoldsville High School Re serves will meet the second team of the DuBois ' high school in Park theatre in a game of basket ball to nignt, Wednesday. If you need glasses at all you need the best. For such consult Gibson, Reynoldsvllle March 18. ' Men's Ralston Health dress shoes, regular price t4 00. Our price only 3 80. Blnjf-Stoke Co. Any person wanting tbeir backyards or closets cleaned can have the work promptly attended to by calling on M. Shinglebach. Home rendered lard at Hunter & Mllllren's meat market. BORO "'DADS" HELD MEETING. Treasurer and Solicitor Appointed Or dinance Parsed Second Reading ' Other Business. An adjourned meeting of town coun cil was held Wednesday evening, March 4. All members present. Tax Collector Copping reported that he had collected $.'12 10 in February for 1900 taxes. John H. Kaucher was elected borough treasurer and Clement W. Flynn was elected borough solicitor. The election of policemen for ensuing year was taken up, but there was a petition presented, signed by a number of residents, requesting that only one policeman be elected for the year, and and as the election of only one police man was opposed by other taxpayers, it was decided to hold off the election until next meeting in order to give those favorable to retention of two police an. opportunity to present a petition asking that the same number of police be retained as last year. Tbe election of street commissioner was held over until next meeting. Tax Collector Copping presented a list of names and asked for exoneration on same. Part ot list was granted. An ordinance for grading, paying and curbing of East Main street was passed on second reading, and president and secretary were authorized to ad vertise for bids for curbing. Bids to be taken on both sandstone and cement curb. A committee was appointed to confer with H. C. Deible and ascertain the probable cost of opening Swamp alley from Grant St. - to Mtlllren alley, through premises of Mr. Delble. Is a Strong Cnrldidate. T. T. Millln, whose name appears In our columns as a candidate for register and recorder of Jefferson county, comes from a family of six children, all of whom have been teachers In our publio schools and academies of Jefferson county. He has devoted his past life to agricultural and educational work, with profound interest and activity. lie Is a man of scholarly attainments, enterprising, affable, good natured,' honest and re ceptive. He was for many years the recording secretary of the Jefferson county teachers institute and aided In popularizing our annual educational rally by giving tbe reading, publlo a full and accurate account, or synopsiB, of what was said by the speakers from the rostrum and platform. He has always been a trusted councilor In bis district, a pronuounced advocate of the Republican party. . Mr. Mllllo possessing the qualities of Intelligence and enterprise the voters of Jefferson county will not go amiss by giving bim tbeir support for the office to which he aspires. Being a clever campaigner and having a large acquaintance through the county will make him a strong candidate. Hss Heard Brown. A year ago last August I heard Hon. L Willis Brown at Winona Lake, Indiana, speak on the " Boy Problem " to an audience of several thousand people. It was a great address making a protound and a lasting Impression on tbe people. When his hour for speaking was up people all over the audience snouted to him to go on, others clapped their hands, and it was only when Dr. Wilbur Chapman assured them that he would arrange for Judge Brown to speak on the following day that the people were satisfied to let him stop. Judge Brown is not a stereotyped leoturer, at least he does not impress a person that he is. On the "Boy Prob lem" be speaks largely from his own ex periences as judge of the juvenile court at Salt Lake 'City, Utah. I am glad that be Is to speak iu our town and that all those who are interested in tbe "Boy Problem" will have an opportuni ty of hearing bim. Every parent in Reynoldsville should try and hear bim in Assembly hall Friday evening. A, D. McKay. Small a Strong Candidate. George H. Smail, of Col Spring, Re publican candidate for the nomination for Assembly, was in town this week interviewing tbe voters. Mr. Small, who Is a Granger, Is a very strong can didate and will get a large vote at tbe primary election. He will, perhaps, get the largest vote'in tbe country dis tricts of any of tbe candidates. He Is an Intelligent man and Is honest and true as steel. The people of Jefferson county would make no mistake in send ing htm to Harrisburg asm representa tive. Dr. Gibson is a graduate of .one of our best colleges, with all the latest methods. At Reynoldsville March 18. Just' received another lot of finest sugar-cured hams. They go this week yet at the special price of lie. Robinson & Mundorff. '1.60 gum boots for men only 12.75 at Bing-Stoke Co.'s. Spats and over-gaiters 25c to 11.00. Adam's. Men's 13 5) "Fellowcraft" dress shoe only 12.98 at Bing-Stoke Co.'s. Our borne rendered lard has no equal. Hunter & Mtlllren Seethe spring line of dress trousers at Bing-Stoke Co. MILLER FOR LOCAL OPTION. That's His Platform Because, of Convic tion and Not for Votra Only, floraca G. Miller, edl or of the Punx sutawney JVevs, and candidate for the Republican nomination for Asst nibly, Is making an active and strong pull for the nomination and Is becoming more popular as tbe weeks slip by. Our pre diction Is that Mr. Miller will be one of tbe nominees. ' He was the first candi date In the county to announce his po sition on the local option question, de claring If elected he would support the bill giving the people the right to vote on local1 option and would do all In hit pawer to make the bill become a law. That plank is In his platform becauseof honest conviction that It Is right, and not for votes only. People favoring local option should not overlook the fact that a representative in heartv sympathy with the local option cause would be a safer man to send to Harris burg than one who Is not In hearty sym pathy with the movement. Busldes being In favor of temperance because be thinks It Is right, Mr. Miller is an hon est, intelligent and upright man, with the necessary ability and qualifications to make a good representative, and he can be depended upon to consistently and actively support every true Inter est of the people. Country Boy in Gotham. James W. Stevenson, who was bora and reared In Winslow township, Jeffer son county, Pa., taught oountry school, was "devil" in a Reynoldsvllle print shop, had his name on tbe pay rolls of the great dailies In Pittsburg and New York City as a reporter, now a New York City municipal financier and bridge builder, Is at present attracting the attention of great financiers in Gotham. Tbe Pittsburg Gdzette Times of the 4th inst. contained a ooiumn ar ticle about Mr. Stevenson and bis work In Now York City as deputy controller, In which position he was Intrusted with the monoy end of the department, when tbe receipts and expenditures of the city approximated $500,000,000 a year, and as commissioner of bridges, which position he now holds. According tB the Onzette Times article he has more contract work under his cuum-u! tuan any other Individual in New York City. The value of the property under his ' jurisdiction amounts to $125,000,000. In the same article It was stated that Mr. Stevenson Is frequently consulted oa financial affairs by publio officials. He has become recognized "Ss a specialist on municipal finance. During the per iod of financial stringency in 1907, when the city of New York was em harassed by the failure to sell Its bonds, It was Mr. Stevenson's suggestions and finan cial advice which led to the successful sule of $40,000,000 of the city bonds. A Death Trap, , . Mr. Editor: I have no disposition to meddle in other people's business, but I would like to know what the law Is in regard to the doors on school buildings. Does tbe law require doors to swing outward? If it does then there Is a gross violation of tfje law on tbe part of our school board and a criminal neglect of duty. I examined each exit of tbe building last Friday evening and find that tbe outer doors, which are double doors, all open in ward, and that one half of each door was fastened with bolts at top and bottom, and I am told that tbe locks on tbe doors are of such character that the doors cannot be opened from the outside. These things ought not to be.law or nolaw. Tbe board would cer tainly be responsible should there be loss of life under these conditions. We can easily forsee what would happen should a panic occur in tbe building and the five or six hundred pupils rush for the narrow half closed entrances. We do not wish to baye a repetition of tbe horrors of Boyeretown and Col llnwood In Reynoldsvllle. We would like to have the law governing aN public buildings published. A Citizen. Card of Thanks, We appreciate Very much what the kind hearted people of Reynoldsville and other places have" done for us since our bouse bold goods were, des stroyed by fire February 1st, and we adopt this method of expressing our heartfelt thankfulness for the favors and donations-given to us. We hope t that none of our kind friends will ever meet the same disaster that befel us. P. S. Houck and Family. Horses for Sale or Exchanges A car load of driving, farm and draft horses will be for sale at tbe Brookville House barn in Brookville, Pa., March 17, 1908, and will be there for two weeks only. Don't miss this great opportunity to buy yourself a horse or exchange for a brood mare. Come early and get your choice. All horses guaranteed as represented. Grant Shuster. Just reoeivejl aootber lot of those choice hams that we will sell at the old price. He per pound. Hunter St Mlliiren. . j Gold Seal rubbers: men's $1.25; wo- See tbe spring line of suits tor men at Bing-Stoke Co.'s. Men's arctics, $1.25 at Adam's-
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