h Stat ibsrnptiw ft -CO pe ytai in advance. 0 A. STEPHENSON, Editor and Pub, WEDNESDAY. JUNE 10, 1908. entered at the postofflce at Keynoldsvllle Pa ., a second class mall matter. BUHHKRVII.M TSLEPBONl NO. 61. Worm Wafers Often a child's general bealtb is good, and yet the mother knows there Is something wrong with him just what, she may be unable to determine. How old is your child? Is he peevish and irri table? Does he grind his teeth? Does his nose Itch? Is his breath of fensive? Is hU appetite abnormal? tf the child Is four to twtlve years old, and has those symp toms It is safe to assume that he is troubled with worms. Nyal's Worm Wafers kill and remove worms. Pleasant to take. Only 25 cents. Would so many people becommendingthlsdrug store if it were not above the average? Stoke & Felcht Drug Company ft Little ol EverytWnq, Thursday, June 18th, Is Firemen's Day in DuBois. Miss Nulu Neale graduates in the Allegheny College at Meadvllle on the 18th Inst. Miss Hallle Burns was confined to bed a couple of days last week with appendicitis. The Oil City Fuel Supply Company office will close at noon on Saturdays during the summer. The town council of West Reynolds ville Is planning to put a sanitary sewer in that borough this year. A small blaze in the old London store room on East Main street yesterday forenoon called the fire company out. The Presbyterian Work Society will mnet at home of Margaret T. Mitchell, Grant street, on Thursday afternoon. Frank M. Roller, one of our town boys, is now secretary of the R. R. Branch Y. M. C. A. at East Syracuse, N. Y. The Presbyterian circulating library in the gas office will be open on Friday afternoons hereafter Instead of Satur day afternoons. The first circle of the Presbyterian Work Society will hold a market at Keystone Hardware, Saturday after- I Hill. .1 HUM 1 .1. The Town Hill baseball team of this place Friday afternoon. This will be a good game. The auditor's report of the West Reynoldsville school funds for the year ending June 1st will be found in this Issue of The Star. The meeting of the Helping Hand Society to have been held this atter poon has been postponed until two weeks from to-day, June 24. Y. P. U. "unlucky'Uaocial will be held on John M. Hays' lawn on Friday evening of this week, June 12. Admis sion 13 cents. Everybody cordially in vited to attend. Prof. Seyler Gelst, who was principal of the Sykesville public schools several years, has been elected principal of the third ward schools in DuBois for the next term of school. , The Junior baseball team of Reyn oldsville, James DeHart captain, played the Town Hill team of Brookville at the latter place last Thursday after noon and was defeated. Score 4-3. , Carpenters are now at work putting raised floor In Park Theatre, which will be an improvement on the seat ing capacity and the double floor will make the building warmer in winter. This Is the last day of the Jefferson County Sunday School Association con vention now being held in Reynolds ville. Day sessions in the Baptist church and evening session in M. E. churcb. Punxsutawney citizens are raising $40,000 to secure three industries for that town that will Increase the popula tion of the town 2,000 and put 1250,000 more money in circulation annually in Funxs'y. sills B 1 The new officers of the Daughters of Rebekah were installed in the I. O. O. F. ball last night. Dikrin Boyajtan and A. G. Boya jian, Armenians, gave an entertain ment In tbe M. E. church Saturday night. James Buckelew, of Pittsburg, superintendent of tbe River and Low Grade Divisions of the P. R. R., was in town last Friday on a business trip. He took dinner at Frank's Tavern. Childrens' Day will be observed In the Methodist and Baptist churches Sunday. In the Methodist church Sun day morning and In the Baptist church Sunday evening. Good programs are being prepared. Three boys were arrested at Falls Creek Saturday for destroying a robin's nest. The ringleader of. the trio was fined (40.00. Boys who are mean enough to destroy birds' nests deserve severe punishment. In our mention last week of tbe teachers re-elected by the Reynolds ville school board for next term the name of Miss Edith Clark was omitted by mistake. Her name should have appeared in the list. Mrs. Solomon Pbilllppi, of Sykes ville, died at ber home at 4.30 p. m. Saturday, June 6. The body was taken to Elgin, Erie Co., Pa., Monday morn ing for interment. This was Mr. Philllppl's second wife. The convention of the Presbyterian Foreign and Home Missionary societies held In DuBois last week was well at tended and was very interesting and Instructive. The convention will be held In Clarion next year. Rev. H. H. Leamy, who has been sup plying the Baptist church at Sykesville for several months, preached his fare well sermon last Sunday and has re turned to bis borne In WllliamBport. S. Wallace Mitchell, of Reynoldsville, will supply the pulpit for a time. Mrs. Smith, who resides near Cool Spring Hollow, had a couple of small stone Imbeded in her left check last Wednesday by a blast of stone on tbe street that Is being graded for paving. She was in the house and the pieces of stone flew In through the door. A ball team supposed to have been from Butler, but only four or five of the players were Butlerltes, drifted Into Reynoldsville last Friday and played the home team. The score was a little lop-sided when tbe game was finished, 14 to 4 in favor of the visitors. Harry W. Thompson, who resides near this place, brought to this office one day last week soft shell twin eggs, each one about the bSzb of a walnut, that had been laid by one of his hens. Tbe eggs were fastened together with a substance about as thick as a lead pencil. ' The Sykesville Post-Dispatch, one of our sprightly exchanges, of which Otto J. Nupp is editor and proprietor, will issue a special Knights of Pythias edi tion of the Pout-Dispatch to-morrow, Thursday, ou account of the Knights of Pythias reunion at Sykesville on that day. The members of the Business Men's Association seem very religiously in clined. About three times as many as would have made a quorum were not pres'ent last night, on account of the convention, presumably. Tbe next meeting will be held Tuesday night and members are urged to attend. Tbe thirty-sixth annual outing of tbe Pennsylvania State Editorial As sociation the latter part of this month will be a trip from Charlotte, N. Y., down the St. Lawrence river to Mon treal and Quebec, including a trip as far east as tbe Saguenay River. It is claimed that this is one of the grand est trips in tbe world. A piano company of DuBois offered prizes to the persons who could write the name of the company the largest number of times on a piece of paper 3x4 lnohes.- Ninian Cooper, of Reyn oldsville, who is in his eighty-third year, was awarded the third prize, a check for 170.00 that will be accepted by the company as part payment for a new piano. Mr, Cooper can write a remarkably plain and fine hand for a man of his age. A little Polish girl was run over by tbe Adams Express Co. wagon last Friday at east end of Main street bridge. She ran around another wagon and Mr. Sutter did not see her In time to stop his horse. Tbe child was knocked down by horse's front legs and the animal kicked viciously at her, yet after tbe wagon passed , over ber and she was picked up and taken to Dr. Murray's office it was found that she had escaped with a few bruises. It was a narrow escape for tbe child.. Tbe bill for the establishment of Bureau of Mines has passed tbe Senate and has become a law. The bill calls for the appropriation of 1150,000 to carry out tbe requirements of the law. The commission will consist of two representative miners, two operators, two engineer -inspectors and two law yers. Men will be subpoenaed to appear before the commission to give evidence in cases of mine explosions and the commission will recommend such laws as are considered necessary to prevent eruptions. - CHILD STRANGLED TO DEATH. L'ttle Boy Swallowed a Bean and Died Ten Days Afterwards. Oa Friday, May 2!), Henry Johnston Bowman, aged two and one half years, son of H. J. Bowman, of West Reyn oldsville, swallowed ' a bean, which caused bis death at 2.30 a. m. Sunday, June 7, 1008. The doctors were unable to locate tbe bean and the boy took frequent spells of choking and finally strangled to death. Funeral service was held at the home of the bereaved parents at 10.00 a. m. yesterday, con ducted by Rev. J. W. Myers. Inter ment was made in the Reynoldsville cemetery. Three More Teachers Elected. Last Thursday evening the Reyn oldsville school board elected three more teachers, Prof. J; R. Wilson, of Corsica, as assistant principal, J. M. Cook, of Frostburg, and Miss Mabel Frampton, of Sykesville. Confirmation Friday. At 0.00 a. m. on Friday of this week, June 12, Bishop Fitzmaurlce, of Erie, will confirm, a class of one hun dred and twenty or more in the Catho lic church at this place. The class to be confirmed range in age from 12 to 14 years. , Two Inter-County League Games. Two Inter-County League ball games will be played at Reynoldsville this week with the home team. The Sol dier team will play here Thursday afternoon and the Helvetia team Fri day afternoon. Home team requests a large attendance at both games. Auditors' Report. The auditors' report of the Reynolds ville publlo school funds will be found inthls issue of The Star and should be of Interest to tbe taxpayers of the borough. The Indebtedness was re duced almost $4,000.00 last year. The total indebtedness is now less than $11,000.00. Only Rumor Yet. There have been rumors the past week that the silk mill at this place would soon resume operation, but up until last evenldg there was nothing authentlo concerning the starting of mill, although there are favorable in dications of an early resumption of work at the mill. Youngest Graduate in Class. Eugene Flynn, son of Mrs. Mary Flynn of Reynoldsville, graduated in the Medlco-Chlrurglcal Dental College in Philadelphia last Saturday. In a class of thirty-seven Eugene was the youngest graduate. Eugene is a bright young man and there is no doubt but that he will be successful In the profes sion he has chosen. Sunday School Convention. The eighteenth innual convention of the Jefferson County Sunday School Association being !?eld in Reynoldsville this weo'.t is attended by a large num ber of deles:-"!, and each session Is very interesting. A large crowd at tended tbe meeting In the M. E. church last night. The lectures, "The Boy Problem," by Prof. J. A. Sprenkel, and "A Glimpse Beyond the Horizon," by Dr. W. G. Landes, were excellont.-Tbe convention closes this evening. We will publish a full report of the conven tion next week. Fire Company Organized. A new fire company ha been organ ized in town and will be known as the East End Fire Co. No. 2, with an en rollment of thirty-five members. The following officers were elected: Presi dent, Charles Burns; ' vice-president, John Ross; recording secretary, N. A. Headley; financial secretary, Charles Robertson; treasurer, James H. Spry; foreman, Charles Burns; 1st asst. fore man, William Skeban; Cnd asBt. fore man, Charles Grlcks; trustees, Dr. J. C. Sayers; G. M. Herold, Samuel Jones; directors, Charles Burns and John Ross; ' auditors, MUo Coleman, James London and Arthur Clawson. Captured After Long Chase. One year ago last March Arthur Horn, who bad been arrested and lodged in the Clearfield county jail on charge of robbing tbe railroad station at Stan ley and for aggravated assault and bat tery, broke out of jail. Constable Wil liam Waugaman, of Sykesville, and Perry B. Love, of this place, took up the chase for Horn not long ago and after traveling over 800 miles they lo cated him at Wldnoon, where he ar rived on Monday of this week about two hours ahead of the officers. He was ar rested, brought to Reynoldsville and taken from here to Sykesville, where he lodged in the lock-up Monday night and was taken to tbe Clearfield county jail yesterday. In addition to the two charges for which Horn was jailed the first time, be will be charged with breaking out of jail. A bottle of polish given with each purchase of white oxfords at Nolan's. Muslin underwear, gowns, skirts and corset covers one-fourth off at Gllles ples. Extra fine' Queen Quality oxfords, price 12.60 to $3.60. Adam's. See tbe new straw hate at Millirens. PRETTY HOME WEDDING. Miss Lillian Ida Phillips and Harry L. Qoss Married Under Beautiful Arch. One of the prettiest home weddings that has taken place in Reynoldsville for some time was at home of Mr. and Mrs. Matthew ; Phillips- eon Jackson street when their youngest dauirhtur, Miss Lillian Ida Phillips, was united In marriage to Harry Lawrence Goes at 6.00 p. m. Wednesday, Jane 3, 1008. The house was nicely decorated with evergreen, carnations and roses. Charles Goes did tbe decorating. The ceremony was performed under a beautiful arch of evergreens, roses and carnations. Dr. J. A. Parsons, pastor of the First M. E. church, of which tbe bride Is a member, officiated. Miss Rubie Goes played the wedding march. Miss Grace Hasselback, uf Falls Creek, was bridesmaid, and Frederick Goss, brother of groom, was groomsman. The bride was dressed in white and carried a bunch of bridal roses. About forty relatives of the bride and groom were guests. Wed ding dinner was served at 6.00 p. m. The bride's table was decorated with evergreen, roses and carnations. Mr. and Mrs. Goss gave their friends the slip so nicely that a number of tbe guests could not believe It possible that tbey had skipped. Mr. Goss "bad ar ranged with the street car conductor and motorman to stop the 0.30 car in front of the Phillips residence and while a number of the guests were still partaking of tbe wedding dinner tbe bride and groom, who had laid their plans well, made a rush for the trolley and were off before any person took In the situation. Mr. and Mrs. 'Goss went to Phila delphia and Atlantic City on a ten day wedding trip. They will reside In East Brady, where Mr. Goss Is engaged in business. Tbe groom Is a son of Amos Goss, school director of Wlnslow town ship, who resides at Pancoast. The wedding presents consisted of silverware, cut glass, table linen and many other useful articles. Mr. and Mrs. Goss are both highly esteemed and their many frlends'ex tend congratulations and good wishes. oThe out of town guests from a dis tance who attended the wedding were: Mr. and Mrs. John Endean, of New Kensington, Mr. and Mrs. John Beck, of New Bethlehem, Will Phillips, of McDonald, Pa., Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Phillips, of DuBois. Boy Had Narrow Escape. Eugene, young son of William Polm, bad his right leg badly Injured yester day ' morning and narrowly escaped being killed. " Eugene" was attempting to crawl on a heavily loaded wagon to get a ride and his right leg ran between the spokes in one of the rear wheels of the wagon. T. C. McEnteer happened to see the boy's peril and called to tbe driver to stop quick, which he did. Tbe wagon was backed up and Mr. McEnteer pulled the boy out, and be escaped with a brush wound from ankle almost to knee. Had it not been for Mr. McEnteer the boy would likely have been killed. Mis. J. M. Burkett Dead. Mrs. Job nj M.' Burkett died at ber home near Horratown at 11.20 a. rr, Tuesday, June 9, 1008. Consumption was cause of her death. She had been in poor health four years and was cor. fined to bed twelve weeks before she died. Her maiden name was Emma Schugors, daughter of Mrs. Matilda Schugers. She was united In marriage to John M. Burkett twelve years ago last February. She Is survived by her husband and six children. Fun oral service will be held at Chestnut Grove church at 2.00 p. m. Thursday, con ducted by Rev. J. W. Myers. West Reynoldsville School Teachers, Last Friday evening the West Reyn oldsville school board re-elected all the teachers of last term for tbe next term of school, as follows: Principal, Prof. J. W. Summerville, Misses Emma Davis, Alice Thompson and Mabelle Lucas. Tbe mlllage laid was the same Us last year, 9 mills for school purpose. Mind Your Own Business. ,. t. C. W. Miner, tit Punxsutawney, delivered an excellent lecture in tbe Methodist Episcopal church Monday. His subject was "Mind Your Own Bus iness." Tbe lecture was full of good practical advice. Separate Skirts. Panamas, yolles and silks, colors and plain, reduced in price, making them cheaper than you can buy the cloth, Gillesples. Muslin underwear, gowns, skirts and corset covers one-fourth off at Gilles ples. Our line of oxfords Is complete. Nolans. See tbe grand selection of boys suits at Millirens. Special sale of dress ginghams Thurs day after supper. BIng-Stoke Co. See the great selection of shirts. Millirens. A complete line of white, Hack and tan oxfords at Nolan's. TEE PEOPLE WHO ARE PASSING TO AND FRO. Howard SIpes was at Curwensville yesterday. ... Ed. Gooder was In Curwensvllle yesterday. Mrs. Emma McCloskey is visiting at Force, Pa. James E. Mitchell, of Kane, .was in town this week. Miss Eva McCarthy visited In Punx sutawney last week. A. T. McCJlure was in Pittsburg tbe past week on business. 'Squire W. L. Johnston and wife spent Sunday In Corsica. Walter Williams, of Oak Ridge, was a visitor In town Sunday. Ward Eason, of New Bethlehem, was a visitor in town Sunday. Will F. Herpel, of Punxsutawney, spent Sunday In Reynoldsville. Misses Frankle and Hazel Hoffman Visited in Brookville tbe past week. J. N, Recb, of Summerville, wis in town on business a day last week. Henry A. Swab, wile and three chil dren spent Sunday at Shannondale. Miss Blanche Thornton, of Pittsburg, was a visitor In town thepaat week. Warren EiBenhuth went to East Brady Saturday to accept a position. Mrs. C. P. Haralng, of Warren, Pa., Is visiting her daughters in this place. Mrs. David R. Cochran and children are visiting relatives at Avonmore, Pa. Miss Cora Mitchell Is visiting her sister, MIbs Imogen Mitchell, In War ren. Mrs. J. H. Martin, of Clarion, was the guest of Mrs. O. H. Johnston over Sunday. Miss Elizabeth Bone, of Paradise, is visiting her- uncle at Rosslter and Hortons. ,f -r Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Alexander and twin daughters spent Sunday in DuBois. Miss Margaret Applegate is working in the Post-Disimtch office at Sykesville this week. , in ' r Frank Hartman Is visiting his grand mother, Mrs. Luclnda Johnston, at Worthvllle. Mrs. L. L. Wainwrigbt, of Gretna, Neb., Is the guest of Dr. B. E. Hoover in this place. Dr. B. E. Hoover and wife attended the funeral of Mrs. Solomon Pbilllppi at Sykesville. . M Uses Pansy and Mabel Wlsor and Hazel Strouse visited In Jobnsonburg the past week. MIbs Emma Ltngenfelter has re turned home after a short vIbII In Punxsutawney. Mrs. Patterson, of New Kensington, is visiting her son, Clarence H. Fatter son, in this place. ' J. J. Sutter and grandson, Kenneth Sutter, were in Pittsburg a couple of days the past week. Mrs. Ernest Trotter, of Pittsburg, Is visiting her sister, Mrs. John' C. Consor, In this place. Miss Annabelle Robinson, of Wilkes barre, Pa., was tbe guest of Miss Fran ces Sayers over Sunday. Mrs. Bert A. Hays, of Pittsburg, is visiting at borne of her father-in-law, John M. Hays, in this place. Mrs. O. D. O'Dell was at Corsica last Thursday attending the funeral of a cousin, Mrs. H, A. Scott. W. P. Organ and wife, of PunxsU' tawney, spent Sunday with and Mrs John C. Shobert In this place. Craig King, student In the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia, is home for tbe summer vacation. . Miss Anna Ward, of Blackllck, In diana Co., formerly of this place, is the guest of Miss Frances Sayers. W. E. Kunselman was called to North Freedom last week on account of tbe serious illness of his mother. G. W. Lenkerd, of Indiana, manager of the Clymer Brick and Fire Clay Com pany, was In town a short time Monday, Dr. H. B. McGarrah, and wife, of Enterprise, Miss., formerly of this place, were visitors in town last week. Mrs. Frank Campbell and daughter, Miss Nellie, left here Saturday to visit relatives In Emlenton and Vandergrlft. Mrs. George H. Mundorff and child ren, of DuBois, were guests of Misses Erma and Caroline Robinson the past week. 1 Mrs. Robert Bone, Sr., was called to Clearfield to see her daughter, Mrs. W. E. Phillips, who Is quite ill with la grip. Harry Cavanor, James Allison and William Burbam, of Rldgway, were guests at hone of James Degnan over Sunday. Miss Nelle Elizabeth Marlon Sutter, of New Bethlehem, spent Sunday at home of her parents on Pleasant avenue. Mrs. L. Prlester, Mrs. Henry Trl hart, Fred Bonnett and wife, of Para dise, visited relatives at Red Bank the past week. Mrs. M. H. Marshall, of Hooker, Butler Co., viBlted ber sister, Mrs." Mrs. J. H. Corbett, In tills place tbe - past week. D. C. Cochran, student in State'' College, visited his aunt, Mrs. W. C. Gibson, in West Reynoldsvllls tbe paBt week. Miss Ethel McCrelght went to Phila delphia Monday to see a specialist about her foot, which has given ber consider able trouble. . Mrs. A. Katzen and daughter, Miss Edith Katzen, were in DuBois last night attending an Invitation Jewish dance in Assembly hall. Thomas V. Hendricks, one of the editors of the Brookville Republican, was in town yesterday attending the Sunday school convention. - Members of the Utopia Society of Reynoldsville will attend the Neighbor hood Clubs meeting in DuBois on Thureday and Friday of this week. Mrs. L. M. Stewart and children, of Buffalo, N. Y., who spent a month at home of William Shoemaker, went to Butler yesterday to visit relatives.' Miss Elsie Ross, student In tbe Foltz Mission Institute at Herkimer, N. Y.,. is home for the summer vacation. Miss Ross Is preparing for mission work In India. Mrs. "J. L. Schall and . daughter, Elizabeth, of Pittsburg, are visiting at the borne of Mrs. Schall's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bone, Sr., on Worth street, y s James W. Gillespie and wife were at Clearfield Friday attending the funeral of Mrs. Martha Emily Snyder, an high-.. ly esteemed woman of Clearfield. . De-, ceased was 86 years old. ' William H. Howlett is attending the ' Great Council of the Improved Order ' of Red Men at Scranton, Pa., this week' as a delegate from Mazomania Tribe' No. 341, of Reynoldsville. MrSi, Jacob Wagner, of Worthvllle,? who was visiting her son and daughter,-: John H. Wagner and Mrs. A. M.' Smith, returned home Thursday. Mrs." Smith accompanied her mother home. Dr. B. E. Hoover and family, J. R. Mllliren and family, Mrs. E, C. Sensor, j W. C. Murray and family and Dr. J. W. FouBt and wife were at Wlnslow, Gasklll township, yesterday attending , the Hoover reunion. There eeventy-one present. 'Squire W. L. Johnston and wlfe4 will go to Akron, Ohio, Friday to visit, a couple of days and from there will go to Chicago, 111., to attend the wedding of a nelce and 'Squire will take In th9 Republican National con vention. Joseph McKernau, who was called to Ogdensburg, N. Y., two weeks ago on account of the illness of his daughter, Miss Susie McKernan, who was in a hospital with typhoid fever, returned home yesterday morning and brought Miss Susie home with him. ' Died Monday. Mrs. John Patterson, sister-in-law of ' Mrs. John R. Hillis, of Reynoldsville, f died at ber home at Desire at 11 a. m. . on Monday, June 8, 1908. Deceased was about 20 years old. Consumption was f cause of her death. She is survived by i her husband and two sons. Will be buried in the I. O. O. F. cemetery this ' afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Hillis will at-1 tend the funeral. Trying to Re-District. Brookville at the present time Is agitating the matter of having the , voting precincts in that town re ar-, ranged so that the voting and counting of the votes' may be facilitated. ' It is claimed at present, and has been re-' peatedly demonstrated, that aa the ' precincts stand today tbey are too large and it oftimes requires several ( days before the votes can ba tabulated , officially. Separate Skirts. Panamas, vloles, and silks, colors and plain reduced In price, maklnir them cheaper than you can buy the cloth, ' at Gillesples. " Supper was served In tbe festal ball of the M. E. church last night for the delegates who are attending th Sun- ' day school convention. Owing to the accumulation of framed pictures that have not been called for, after July 1st every person leaving an 1 order for picture framing must make-'' a deposit as part pay for the work. ' iQis win oe required irom an persons. Hughes & Fleming. See Nolan's display of white slippers, Your next suit. Millirens. . Walk-Over oxfords, tan, patent and ' gun metal, price $4.00. Adam's. A bottle o' polish given with each purchase of white oxfords at Nolan's. Don't forget our Thursday after supper sale. Bing-Stoke Co. No silvers in tbe children's feet when iney wear AQtm i - scuiieca. -
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