m Stmv vbscrtption fl.00 perytarin advance. O A. HTKPHENSON, Editor and Pnb. O WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 1908. Entered at the poatofflce at Keynoldsvllle Pa ,. as second class mall matter. BDMMRVlLI.TlLPBONS NO. 81. STCNER00I COMPOUND 33 Uric actd In the blood nearly always results in rbeumatlsm. Nyal's Stone Root compound was prepared with thin in mind. There ia no other remedy that so oroughly cleanses -the bl(. tf urio acid. " s recommend it because we know what is in it." ' It is a vegetable preparation free from all Injurious and habit-forming drugs. It con tains the most effective stan dard remedies foY kidney, bladder and liver complaints. Stone root is the basis of this compound, combined with oth er drugs to aid in its aotion. Price, E0 cents and $1.00. Stoke-Feicht Drug Co, A Little of EverutliinQ. With tbis Issue The Star enters its seventeenth year. " Rev. J. C. McEntlre is seriously ill at his home in West Reynoldsvllle. Sunday was Mothers' Day, but it was not observed in Reynoldsvllle. Dr. J. B. Neale now resides on Grant street. His family . has moved back from Kane. The Baptist congregation has in creased the salary Of Rev. Dr. A. J. Meek from $800.00 to $1,000 per year. Thursday, August 27, is the date fixed for the reunion of the Ancient Order of Hibernians to be held In DuBols. The report that Dr. A. J. Meek had accepted a call to another church and would move away from Reynoldsvllle was unfounded. Charlie Muller, aged six years, son of John Muller, was drowned In the Mahoning creek at Punxsutawney last Thursday evening. A number of Knights Templar of this place are arranging to attend the Knights Templar State Commandery at Erie May 25 to 27. New plank were laid on the county bridge at foot of Main street this week. The commissioners had trouble getting plank for the bridge. ' All the pastors and Sunday school superintendents In town will meet at the Oil City Fuel Supply Co. office at 8.45 this evening. About fiftv members of the Reynolds vllle P. O. S. of A. Camp attended the 25th anniversary celebration of the DuBols Camp last night. 'Squire Harry Martin received his commission as justice of the peace last week and is now ready to dispense justice to any person wanting it. The first games of the Inter-County Base Ball League will be played May Soldier team at Soldier on that date. B. W. J. Laskowski has bought and taken charge of the Bijou nickelodeon. C. K. Moorhead, who opened the Bijou nearly two years ago, will move away from town. . All pupils wishing to work on 'condi tions in the next six weeks will meet Miss Coleman and Miss Milllren at the school house at 9.00 a. m. on Thursday of this week. The body of William Cape, who died at the county home, was taken through Reynoldsvllle to Punxsutawney Mon day evening for interment. Deceased was 77 years old. Walter H. Schwem, of DuBols, and Miss Eva H. Christ, of Brookville, daughter of 6. C. Christ, were married at the bride's home hi Brookville Mon day of this week. A coal miner named William Whit tal was crushed to death in the mines tat Coal Glen last Thursday by a fall E nt rrw.lr. A widow And air nhlMpnii survive deceased. v Prof. C. J. Scott, lormer principal of our publio schools, was re-eiected city superintendent of the Unlontown schools on tho 5ib met. witr, a salary pf $2,300 per yoar. 1 I m. The Presbyterian services were held In Centennial hall Sunday, and will be held there for ten or a dozen Sun days until .the new addition on the church is completed. C. R. Crlssman, of ;Brookville, presi dent of the Jefferson County Sunday School Association, was in town Satur day arranging for the convention to be held In this place June 9 and 10. Mrs. Elizabeth Rupert, of Reynolds vllle, and Benjamin Taylor, of Turtle Point, McKean county, Pa., were united In marriage about two weeks ago. They will resident Turtle Point, In last week's issue of The Star a bow and arrow floral piece from the Daughters of Pocohontas was unin tentionally omitted from the list of tributes at funeral of Mrs. William Hell berg. The Junior and Senior Unions of the BaptUt church will render a program of songs, recitations, &c, in that church next Sunday evening Instead of the reg ular preaching service. Everybody welcome, The Grand Circle of the Protected Home Circle is holding sessions in DuBols this week. The first session was held at 10.00 a. m. yesterday and the last session will be held Friday. Lvge number of delegates are in at tendance. The personnel of the corps of teachers in our public schools will be consider ably changed next term. A couple of the teachers will move away and Dame Rumor says two or three of them will be married before the next term of school. Mrs: Teressa Coney, of Soldier, died In the Adrian Hospital, Punxsutawney, May 8th. Deceased was 64 years old. Interment was made in the Catholic cemetery at this place Saturday after noon. Henry Priester was funeral director. I. R. Klock received word yesterday morning that his father.J'Amos Klock, hadi died in Buffalo, N. Y., Monday night. Mr. Klock had been ill Bome time and his death was not unexpected. Interment will be made at Emporium, Pa., to-day. The first game of the Inter-County Baseball League at this place will be played May 20th, the day of the I. O. R. M. reunion. The; Reynolds vllle and Eriton teams will play two games here that day. There is no doubt but what they will be interest ing games. Word was received here the latter part of last week that H. J. Pollitt, formerly of this place, now superin tendent of the woolen mills at Craigs ville, Pa., had a stroke of- paralysis a couple of weeks ago. We understand that he is able to get out of bed, but not able to work. Fred C. Johnston, son of James K. Johnston, of Reynoldsvllle, left DuBols last Thursday evening for Green HItb, England, suburb of London, where he goes in the interest of the Vulcan Soot Cleaning Co., of DuBols. Mr. Johnston sailed from New York City at 10.00 a. m. Saturday on the Armenia, The Reynoldsvllle STAR under the guidance of Editor C. A. Stephenson, has continued to shine and twinkle for lo, these sixteen years, and to-day is brighter and better than at any time during Its existence. May the luster of The Star never grow dim and the editor continue to give all the news all the time. Lock Haven Express. Artemas W. Pentz,va former Reyn oldsvllle boy, who had been an em ploye of the B. R. & P. at Punxsutaw ney for a number of years, started the first of this week for Panama, where he has secured employment as an en gineer on the railroad. Mrs. Pentz will reside in DuBols until her husband finds a place in the canal zone suitable for a permamont residence. At the school directors' convention held at Brookville last Tuesday, Dr. J. H. Murray, of Reynoldsvllle, offered a resolution which provided that there after the county Institutes should meet alternately at Brookville, Reyn oldsvllle and Punxsutawney. The resolution was not adopted, but we can see no good reasons why It should not have been. If these in stitutes excite a wholesome interest in educational matters in the com munities in which they are held, why not distribute the benefits? This is a matter that deserves- the considera tion of the directors. Punxsutawney SpUHt. As previously stated in The Star the Jefferson County Medical Society will meet in DuBols on Friday of next week. May 22, and Dr. J. N. McCor mack, of Bowling Green, Ky., will deliver an address for tho doctors in the afternoon and in the evening will deliver a public address in the First Presbyterian church in DuBols. Dr. Charles A. L. Reed, Cincinnati, Ohio, says: "Dr. McCormack's address to the profession and the general public is of incalculable value. If it could be beard by every layman In every community, the status of the medical profession would thereby be advanced to a dt grce that Is not capable of estimation." Died This Morning. MrB. Richard : Reddecliff died this morning. No arrangements about funeral before we go to press. Obit uary notice will be published next week. Fell Off Porch and Broke Leg. David -Taylor, of Pleasant avenue, who had his right leg broken the night of January 28th while ooasttng down the Roynoldsvllle cemetery hill, was getting around on crutches and fell off the porch at his home one day last week and broke the leg over again. Alumni Association Officers. At the annual meeting of the Reyn oldsvllle High School Alumni Associa tion last Thursday afternoon the follow ing officers were elected: . President, Mrs. George W. Kline; Vice-President, Graydon M. Robinson; Secretary, Miss Dora Reed; Treasurer, Miss Dorothy Sutter. The membership of the alumni now numbers one hundred and fifty. - Flash Light Lamp Exploded. I. D. Kelz, photographer, was taking a picture of the National Hotel dining room yesterday forenoon and his flash light lamp exploded with a very loud report. A piece of the lamp shot through the sheet Iron ceiling in the office and mado a hole in the ceiling about the Blze of a silver dollar. Had the piece struck some of the bystanders there would have been a funeral. Little Tack Nearly Ended Life. Two weeks ago Saturday Dr. R. M. Boyle, of DuBols, formerly of Reynolds vllle, stepped on a tack in his bath room and it ran into his foot up to head. Doctor got the tack out and dressed the wound and did not anticipate any trouble, but last week it was doubtful for several days whether hie life could be saved. The foot was operated on and Doctor is now considered out of danger. Mrs May Doubles Dead. nMrs. May Doubles, relict of John H. Doubles, died In this place at 7.30 p. m. Sunday, May 10, 1908, from cancer of the stomach. She was born June 19, 18(15, and would have been 43 years old next month. olssurvlvcd by one daugh ter and bod, Buth'.and David. The lat ter Is six years old. Eighteen months ago Mrs. Doubles from moved Reynolds vllle to New York City, and six weeks ago moved back to this place. Five months ago she was operated on In a New York City Hospital. Interment will be made in the Brookville cemetery to-morrow. Epworth League Officers. a At the regular business meeting of the Epworth League in the M. E. church last evening the following offi cers were elected for the ensuing Lea gue year: President, Robert P. Koehlor. First Vice, Lester Lose. Second Vice, H. S. Deter. Third Vice, Miss Flora Northey. Fourth Vice, MIbs Christine Brown. Secretary, Miss Mary Parsons. Treasurer, Miss Cora Milllren. Organist, Miss Mary Parsons. Asst. Organist, Miss Celia Yost. Chorister. H. S. Deter. Delegates to Sub-District Conven tion at Sykesville, Forrest Ressler and Miss Lillle Northey. Dr. J. A. Parsons will publicly install these officers at the close of the ser mon next Sunday evening. Keep Off School Property. The West Reynoldsvllle school board has been annoyed by persons trespass ing on school grounds, and In one or two instances breaking into school building and defacing and destroying school fur niture. For the Information of such persons and the board is already fa miliar with their names we quote the following Act" of Assembly: "That If any person shall willfully and malicious ly break or enter any publio school house, publio school building or other building used for public school purposes, or any out house used in connection therewith, or shall Injure, damage or destroy any school furniture, books, paper?, maps, charts or apparatus con tained In any publio school house or other building used and occupied for public school purposes, he shall be gully of a misdemeanor and upon con viction thereof shall be sentenced to pay a fine Lot exceeding one hundred dollars, or undergo an imprisonment In the county jail for a period not exceed ing six months, or either, or both, at the discretion of the court." The board proposes to enforce this law and hereby warns all persons to stop trespassing on school property. Men's $2.50 patent leather shoes only $1.75 "Thursday after Bupper." Bing Stoke Co. Gibson's optical examinations are thorough. Glasses only advised when needed. See htm at Imperial hotel May 22nd. . Ladles see the fine line of silk gloves we offer you for only 75c In our "Thurs day after supper sale." Ask Stoke & Feicbt Drug Co. to explain now Hyomei cures catarrh without stomach dosing. Money re funded if it fails. Men's $3.00 patent leather shoes only $2.00 at Bing-Stoke Co.'s "Thursday ster supper sale." MRS. L. L. SEELEY DEAD. Former Reynoldsvllle Lady Died Sud denly at Spivey, Kan. Mrs. Lo L. Seeley, formerly of Reyn oldsvllle, died suddenly at her home at Spivey, Kan., Tuesday morning, May 5, 1908. Mrs. Seeley'e maiden name was Minerva M. Reynolds, sister of David Reynolds, Mrs. Hattle Morrow, Ida Reynolds and Mrs. L. P. Miller, of this place, and Mrs. Chas. Mont gomery, of DuBols. She was born in Reynoldsvllle May 13, 1852. About 31 years ago was united In marriage to L. L. Seeley. Some 22 years ago Mr. and Mrs. Seeley moved to Spivey. Deceased is survived by her husband, two sons and two daughters. One son, Viotor Seeley, has been employed in Reynoldsvllle for a year and was called to Splvev Tuesday by death of bis mother. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Montgomery, of DuBols, went to Spivey to attend the funeral. The Williamsport Gazette' and t Bul letin, performs a good service for the publio In cautioning widows of union veterans of . the war of the Rebel lion against the greedy pension sharks at Washington. These sharks are sending out letters to soldiers' widows, throughout the country, soliciting their applications for pensions under the recent act of congress. The act pro vides that widows, who have been receiving less than $12 per month, shall have their pensions increased to $12. Prospective beneficiaries of this law Bhould take notice that it is not necessary for them to apply to anybody for the increase; the amount will be paid to them when the) present their vouchers to the local agents, at the next pay day. Resolutions of Respect. The following resolutions were adopt ed by Menno Council No. 116, degree of Pocahontas of Reynoldsvllle, Pa: -Whereas. It has pleasrd the Great Spirit to remove from our hunting grounds our worthy and esteemed sIb- ter, Tilda Helioerg, tnoreiore oe it Resolved, That while we deeply mourn her los3, we recognize the hand of the Great Spirit nnd patiently submit to him who doeth all things well. And be It further Resolved. That we tender our heart felt sympathy to the bereaved husband and family. Be it further Resolved, That our charter be draped for thirty days, that a copy of these resolutions be spread on the minutes of our council, a copy oe sent to the family of deceased sister and be published in The STAR. MARY K. SMITH, I Etta Tapper, Com. Rebecca Rhoads, ) Damsel in Male Attire. A number of persons on Main street one evening last week noticed an un usually handsome and graceful young man whom they could not recollect as having seen before nor has he been seen Bince. And now rumor hag -it that the aforesaid young Apollo was none other than one of Sykesvllle'e fair young damsels Indulging In a lark by masquerading In a suit of clothes belonging to some one of the masculine gender. And further the deponent salth not. Sykesville Post-Dwpatch. Ducks in Display Window. Eleven little ducks in one of the display windows In Stoke & Felcht Drug Co. store several days last week attracted considerable attention, es pecially from tho little folks. "Senator" William Thomas Cox Is proprietor of tho attraction. The artistlo plckot fence around the window was the handiwork of Herman Guthrie, tho pharmacist employed In the drug store. - Missionary Convention. The seventeenth annual convention of the Women's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal church, Erie conference, Clarion dis trict, will be held in the M. E. church at this place on Thursday and Friday of this week. May 14 and 15. Full program will be found In this issue of The Star. Baby Shoes Free. Any baby less than three months old accompanied by its mother or father to Adam's Shoe store, will be given a new pair of shoes free. Excursion to Pittsburg. Via B. R. & P. Ry., Sunday, May 24th. Special trains leave Punxsu- tawnoy 8.00 and 8.40 a. m. Round trip tickets only $1.50. Gents. See the nice line of dress pants we offer in our "Thursday after supper sale." Bing-Stoke Co. MlsBes tan oxfords in patent, gun metal or tan. Wolt soles. Price $2.50, Adam's. Ladles come in and see the bargains in kid gloves "Thursday" after supper." Bing-Stoke Co. . Central Land & Mining Co. pasture will be ready May 15th. Prices and conditions same as last year. Apply to J.' J. Sutter, agent. Were you among the lucky ones last Thursday evening. If not why not? Bing-Stoke Co. Bring your baby to Adam's to get a pair of shoes free. 'Dm't mis the "Tbuisday after supper saU" at Bing-Stoke Co. THE PEOPLE WHO ARE PASSING TO AND FRO. Miss Nelle Stephenson is visiting in Pittsburg. Frank McClure was In New Bethle hem Monday. Mrs. C. A. Stephenson visited in DuBoIb last week. Mrs. Frank P. Miller spent Sunday in Punxsutawney. Walter Heemer, of Pittsburg, visited In town this week. James and Flora Wray visited In Brockwayville last week. Mrs. Will H. Ford visited her sister at Big Run the past week. Mrs. Ed. Bird, of Clearfield, was a visitor in town the past week. Hood Knox visited his mother at Co- vode, Indiana county, last week. Mrs. George W. Stoke, Sr., Is visit ing a sister in West Newton, Pa. Mrs. D. M. Dunsmore visited a daugh ter at Smethport, Pa., last week. Mrs. A. Z. Snyder and daughter, Pauline, were visitors in Brookville last week. Mrs. Ptiscllla Aaron, of Weet Reyn oldsvllle, is visiting relatives In Brook ville. , Andrew Wheeler went to St. Louis, Mo., yesterday to buy a carload of mules. Mrs. A. B. Shankle, of Derry, Pa., was the guest of Mrs. G. J. Simmons last week. ,T. W. Cunningham and family visited In Greensburg and other places the past, week, Miss Anna Shannon went to Shamo- kin, Pa., last week to accept a position In silk mill. Miss Olive Morrison, of Sugar Hill, Is visiting her cousin, Miss Mary Knox, on Grant street. L. A. Carlton, of Big'Run, was a vis itor at home of Wm. Burge a couple of days last week. Mr. and Mrs. Dell Rlmple, of Warren, are guests at home of Henry C. Delble. Tilton H. Reynolds, of Frampton, Clarion county, visited his mother near this place last week. Wilbur Rider went to Big Run yesterday to accept a position as clerk in J. K. Neale's store. George W. Stoke, Jr., of the Bing- Stoke Co. department store, Is in Pittsburg on business. Master Gerald Gray, of Ambrldge, Pa., is visiting his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Hetrick. Miss Blanche Hoke went to Shamo- kin, Pa., last week to accept a position as foreledy In a silk mill. Charles J. Bangert, editor of the Falls Creek Herald-Times, was a caller at THE Star office Saturday. MIbs Catharine McCrelght, of. Du Bols, was the guest of Miss Gertrude Stoke on Grant stroct Sunday. Miss Eleanor Reed was in DuBols last week on account of the serious ill ness of her uncle, Dr. R. M. Boyle. Mrs. William Trudgen and sister, Miss Ltllie Heemer, left here yesterday to visit in Pittsburg and Greensburg. Mr. and Mrs. Harry K. Plfer and son spent Sunday at home of the former's brother, Fred Plfer, In Ridg way. Rev. J. K. Allgood, who has been M. E. pastor at Stanton, has been transrerred to the Big Run M. E. church. Miss Byrd Morgret, who was teacher In our public school during past term, returned to her home at Irvona, Pa., Friday. Mrs. Walter A. Fleming, of Buffalo, N. Y., visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John S. Smith, In tblB place the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Felcht, and son Paul, of Punxsutawney, spent Sunday with the former's parents in this place. John Broad and family, of Starford, Indiana Co., are visiting tho former.s parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Broad, in this place. Mrs. G. J. Simmons and Mrs. A B. Shankle went to Clarlngton, Pa., Saturday to visit with relatives and friends a few days. L. J. McEntlre, Harry L. McEntlre and Andrew Wheeler were at Johns town last Friday night attending a meeting of Shrlners. Mrs. T. K. Hunter, of Wlnslow, spent Sunday with her son and daugh ter, George Hunter and Mrs. J. R. Milllren, in this place. , Miss Ada Hetrick, rbo has been em ployed In Avalon, suburb of Pittsburg, is visiting her parents for a few weeks in Washington township. Miss Geneva Milllren, of Kane, visited ber parents In this place last week and took in the high school commencement exerefses. Rev. J. B. McClure, state evangel ist, who is now working la the Clear field Ripti-t Association district, Is th rnst of Dr. A. i Meek, F. D. Smith, whp has been spending most of his time at Demopolls, Alabama, is at his home in this place at present. He returned home last week. Albert Shannon is at Cambridge Springs this week attending the Knights of Columbus state convention as delegate from Butler Council. Miss Adda Myers, one of the tenchers In our public schools during the past term, left here Friday to visit In Pitts burg, Rochester, Pa., and several other places. Miss Anna Jelbart, of Brockwayville, spent last week at home of her grand mother, Mrs. Hannah Butler, and took In the publio ' school commencement exercises. Misses Joan Milllren ' and Olive Sykes, students in Clarion State Normal, returned to the Normal Mon day after spending a few days at their homes In this place. William Trudgen went to Allentown Monday to attend the state convention of the Grand Castle of Knights of Gold en Eagle as a delegate from Mt. Cliff Castle of Reynoldsvllle. John Reddecliff, of Bitumen, was called to Rathrael Saturday by the serious Illness of his mother. Mr. Reddecliff will move from Bitumen to Reynoldsvllle next week. James K. Johnston spent Thursday In DuBols with his son, Fred C. JohhBton, who Btarted for England Thursday even ing on a business trip for the Vulcan Soot Cleaning Co., of DuBols. Philip Koehler was at DuBols Satur day evening attending the banciuet of the superintendents, assistant superin tendents and agents of tho prudential Insurance Company. It was held at the National Hotel. Lawyer O. W. Flynn and wife went to Cambridge Springs, Pa., the first of this week to attend tho annual state convention of Knights of Columbus. Mr. Flynn Is delegate from Council No. 935 of Reynoldsvllle. Misses Lulu Black and Gertrude Hammond will go to Irvona this week to visit the former's parents, nd next Monday they will go to Washington, D. C, with the excursion party Prof. Hammers is taking from Punxsutaw ney. Mrs. H. K. Cochrane visited her sis ter-in-law, Mrs. W. C. Gibson, in West Reynoldsvllle last week. The Cochrane family moved from Buffalo, N. Y., to Cleveland, Ohio, and Mrs. Cochrane, stopped off here on her way from one city to the other. Mrs. John M. Craig and daughter, Miss Grace Graig, left here yesterday for Enterprise, Miss., where Mrs. Craig's son-in-law, Dr. H. B. McGarrah, re Bldes and where they will locate. Miss Craig has been a teacher n our public schools several terms. W. E. Reed went to Wilkesbarre, Pa., Monday to attend the state con vention of the Great Commandery of Knights of Malta, as a delogate from Mystio Commandery No. 313 of Reyn oldsvllle. Mr.-Reed will be given the thirteenth degree Past Commander at this convention. Mr. and Mrs. H. N. Wilson and Mrs. M. E. Strong and daughter, Miss Minnie Strong, left hero yester day for their new home In Warren. As stated in The Star last week, their many friends were sorry to see them leave our town. They are very genial people, the kind whom It is a pleasure to become acquainted with. Notice to Taxpayers. The road and county duplicates lor 1908 are now in my hands for collection- -and are due and payable. All taxes, paid on or before June 1st, 1908, will be allowed a rebate of 5 per centum from the face of duplicates I will be at John Barto's store at Reynolds vllle every Saturday afternoon from 2.00 to 6.00 p. m. to receive taxes. Amos Strc-USE, Tax Collector Winslow township. Letter 1.1st. List of unclaimed letters remaining in post office at Reynoldsvilln, Pa., for week ending May 9, 1908. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Graham, Wilson Goss, Daniel Howard, Ed. Hines, Mrs. Calda Hart, John Mulligan, Fred Myers, Johq Powell, J. N. Roach, Ernest Well?. Say advertised and give date of list when calling for above. E. C. Burns. P. M. Bing-Stoke Co. "Thursday a'fteV supper sale" starts promptly at 6 o'clock and continues until closing time. No. 1 Sea Green slate for sale. H, A. Swab. v , Home rendered lard at Hunter & Milliron's meat market. Ladies if jou have trouble with your feet buy a pair of our $3.00 Comfort shots at $2 00 'Thursday after supper s&le." Bing-StokoCo. I v t
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