ReynoldsviUe ReynoldsviUe Baa modem ichooli ami churches, paved streets, water, gas and electrio auRommiKln tlonn, convenient trolley service, IiIkIi and healthful location, varied employment for labor and many other reoldunttal advantaxei. Offers exceptional advantimea for il lie loca tion of new Industrie I Free factory sites, cheap and abundant fuel, direct shipping facilities and low freight rates and plentiful upply of laborer. VOLUME 17. REYNOLDSVILLE, PENN'A., WEDNESDAY, .SEPTEMBER 30, 1908. NUMfiEB 21. cA CHURCH AND PATRIARCH CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARIES First Baptist Church Was the Earliest Religious Organiza tion in ReynoldsviUe. FOUNDED AT PRESCOTTVILLE Many Pioneer Members At tended Semicentennial Ex- - ercises in the Local Church TJiree Days Last Week. Tbe celebration of the soinl-centen-Dial of tbe organization of the First Baptist church of Uoynoldaville and tbe 05th anniversary of the birthday of Jacob King, which was hold In the Bap tist church on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Soptembor 25, 2(1 and 27, passed off yery nicely and was a very enjoyable ' event. Friday evening Rev. II. F. King, D. D., of Indiana, Pa., a nephew of Jacob King, preached an able and Interesting sermon on'The Baptist Achievements.?' - He outlined and developed the growth of the Baptist organization. Spoko of the ton Baptist thoologlcal seminaries, ninety-six universities and colleges, one hundred or more schools, over 125,000, O00 In church property and over $27, 000,000 In endowments in the United States. Saturday afternoon an Informal meet ing was held at three o'clock. Hev. J. Booth, of Cur wensvlllo, gave an address in which he conveyed greetings from the Clearfield Baptist Association. Rey. A. D. McKay, pastor Hoynolds vllle Presbyterian churchalso gave an address and others gave short talks. At 6.00 p. m. the ladlus served a lunch eon in the church. ' At 9.45 a. m. Sunday there was a Sun day school rally. Addresses were giv en by Supt. Geo. II. Ilea, M. C. Cole man and Rev. J. Booth. v At 11.00 a. m. Rev. C. H. Prescott, of 'Cleveland, Ohio, was to have given an historical Bketoh of the organization, development and growth of tbe -church, but he was unable to be pre sent, but be sent a paper, which was read by George H. Rea. The paper re lated the religious condition of the community and the movement which led up to tbe organization of the Bap tist church at Prescottville fifty years ago. A paper, written by Rev. H. F. King, D. D., giving a historical sketch of Jacob King and his ancestors, was read a,by Dr. A. J. Meek, pastor of the Reyn oldsviUe church. Jacob King, whose 95th birthday an niversary was included in the three- day celebration, arose and gave a dis tinct and well-worded talk for fifteen minutes on his early life and tbe re ligious influences by which he was sur rounded. At 6.30 p. m. Sunday the Junior and Senior Young Peoples Unions held a union meeting. Short talks were given by a number of persons. At 7.30 there was public service. In teresting reminiscences were given by Rev. J. Booth and Lawyer M. M. Davis, followed by a sermon from Dr. A. J. Meek, on the subject of "'What Bap tists Stand For." Tbe semi-centennial of the church and birthday anniversary of Father King closed with a solo by Miss Myrtle Shobert, "Abide With Me," and bene diction by Rev. Booth. The Baptist boir furnished excellent music for all the service. The past eight years of the First (Baptist church of ReynoldsviUe, under the pastorate of Dr. A. J. Meek, have been among the most successful years in the history of the church. Dr. Meek 1b not only an able, faithful and zealous snlulster, but he is alBO a genial chris tian gentleman and always has a kind and pleasant word for everybody. His (friends are not confined to the members of his church and congregation only, he has friends among all classes of our people, whether Baint or sinner. Pointed Paragraphs. There isn't much meat on the bone of contention. A successful man Isn't necessarily contented man. It costs more to get out of trouble -than it does to keep out.- The dread of ridicule is apt to trangle originality at Its birth. But there are times when notion is almost as strange a the truth. We feel sorry for some people because of the ancestors they inherited. ChloafO News. The Yvnei'nhle lur.ob Kiiw M m Tho I't'iilrul fliture In Ihu Anniversary Exer cises held In Hie b'lrat lliuilisl Church on Friday, Bnttirriiiy and Hmiiluy. HISTORIC SPOT ' FINALLY LOCATED A Monument Erected in Rev olutionary Days Yet Stand ing Near ReynoldsviUe. There is a legend among the pioneers of Rcynoldsvilln that in the long ago, before civilization had reached the Allegheny mountains, posiilhly In the days of tbe Revolutionary war, u party of civil engineers paused through Jeffer son couuty surveying the 9rBt land warrants, and while uttuipvd In this section one of them sickened and died and was burled alone In the vast prlml vel forest. If truo, the man was doubt less tbe first white person burled with in the confines of what has since be come Winslow township. Tradition further locates the spot of burial south of Keynoldsvlltu and tolls of a stone placed over tbe grave bearing his name. In tbe hundred and twenty years or more that have passed away since, the event and .location have be. a almost forgotten. Lumbermen passed over the place long ago, but It was not until ten years ago that Archie Huntington, clearing off a farm half a mile south of ReynoldsviUe cemetery, noticed In one corner of his land a stone, rudely rounded atj,ne top, with chiseled sides, bearing on It faint, ball effaced marks resembling carved lottera and figure. Being the only large stone in the im mediate neighborhood, he divined its importance and left it stand in his field. Nothing was done to It, but con stant plowing around It bad caused it to gradually lean over and sink until it was half burled. A few days since two ReynoldsviUe men with a mutual liking for delving into half-forgotten tradition, rambled over the hills south of the cemetery in search of this century old monument. On the farm of Mr. Huntington, with the assistance of the owner, the stone was located. Mattocks were secured, the stone was uncovered, placed erect and cleaned in an effort to bring out the legend upon' it. It was almost too late. Barely decipherable, rude marks could be seen, but name and dates were gone. Enough was discern able however to prove it the same stone on which pioneers say they could read the fragments "Albert 179" Were Wedded Last Wednesday. A very pretty home wedding took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John G. Foltz, of , near Soldier, last Wednnsday, when their son, Charles W., was united In marriage to Miss Etta Johnstone, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Johnstone, of Reynolds viUe. Tbe ceremony was performed by Justice of the Peace P. A. Smith, of Soldier, at three o'clock in the after noon. They will make their home with the groom's parents for a short time and will In the future move to Hel vetia, near where the groom is em ployed. Sykesville Post-Dispatch. A. Eatzen has just arrived from the eastern oitles, where he bought a fine selection of fall and winter goods. Ev ery article will be sold at the lowest possible prioe. Jacob King Passes the Ninety Fifth Milestone in Life's Journey. STILL HALE AND VIGOROUS A Life of Unceasing Activity And Uprightness Rewarded By Peace, Rest and Honor In Old Age. Jacob King, our oldest clt'.zon, whose Doth birthday anniversary was colu bratod jointly with the seml-centonnlal of the Keynoldsville Baptist church the past week, was born In Potter townBhlp, Conter Co., Pa., September 30, 1813. When loss than one year old his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William King, moved to Clarion Co., to their newly bought home In the woods, In what was then called the west. During the In fancy and early years of Jacob King the family endured tbe labors and hardships incldont to all pioneers of that day. The labor connected with clearing away tho foreHt and putting the ground under cultivation was a severe tax upon even the most cour ageous. The nearest neighbors the King family bad wore three miles dis tant. Wbon Jacob King was a lad they had uo Bchuols and as he grew up his school opportunity was limited. A soon as his hands were strong enough to work in the field or clearing he helped his father with the work. That habit of doing his part was a bablt with him all his life, and con tinues with him yet. When 19 years old he ioarned the milling trade with his brother-in-law, John L. Smith, at Greenville, Clarion , Co., serving two years as an apprentice and then was a partner with Mr. Smith five years. After seven years in the mill he re turned to farm llfo and continued farm ing for 52 years. March 5, 1840, he was marrlod to MIbs Sara Ann Corbett, daughter of Edward C. and Sarah E. Corbett, of Clarion county. Mrs. King, who died in ReynoldsviUe May 3, 1904, was a sincere, industrious, God-fearing woman. In April, 1891, when 78 years old, Mr. King and wife gave up farming and moved to ReynoldsviUe and be has Blnce made his home near and among his children. Mr. King reared to mature years a family of five children, two sons and three daughters, Dr. James Calvin King, William Miles King, Mrs. Sarah Ann King Clover, Hannah Jane King Hetrlck and Mrs. Mary Rebecca King Coleman. The oldest and youngest, Dr. J. C. King and Mrs. M. C. Cole man, of this place, are still living. Tbe children all possessed many of the excellent traits of their parents. Jacob King was known by all his acquaintances as a man of great in dustry. There was never a lazy bone in bis wiry, nervous body, He attend ed to his own affairs, let bis neighbors alone, never quarrelled with them, paid his obligations promptly, making none that he could not meet, always finding hearty co-operations in this in his esteemed and pious wife. He would go five miles to the polls on election days and cast his ballot and that was the extent to which he went Into politics. During all his life he con stantly bad tbe respect of his relatives and neighbors. ' In November, 1837, Jacob King and Sara Ana Corbett, whom he afterwards married, were baptised in tbe Zlon Baptist church. In 1848 they, with others, withdrew from the Zlon church and become constituant members of tbe Greenville Baptist chuuch In Clarion county, and were members of that church forty-three years, or until they united with the Baptist church in ReynoldBviUe in 1891. It is now seventy-one years since Jacob .King made a profession of religion. Although 95 years old Mr. King walks five squares to church every Sunday and gets up the steps into the church as spry as many of the other members of the congregation not yet more than a half century old. The indications now are that Mr. King will live to celebrate his cen tennial birthday anniversary. - If you need underwear for your fam ily for fall and winter, don't fall to go to A. Katzen's Bargain store. Always carries first class goods at low prices. A nice tablet with every pair of school shoes. Adam's. . s s : t 1 - The liar. A ,f. LARGE LIMESTONE DEPOSITS FOUND Agitation For Clay Develop ment is Causing Investiga tion with Good Results, Since tbe Business Meu's Association commenced to agitate the matter of de veloping tho many clay, shale and limestone bods known toexist In various sections of Winslow townBhlp, consid erable attention has been paid to the subject by land ownors In the vicinity and the agitation Is bearing fruit In ways quite unforeseen by the Associa tion officials. Recently George II. Ida, carrier on R. F. D. No. 3, discovered that part of his farm, east of tbe Kline school house, is underlaid with a vein of limestone ranging from six to eight feet in thick ness. Its purity and oommeroial value will be tested by an expert chemist and if the analysis is satisfactory in charao tor, Mr. Rea will open up the deposit and start the manufacture of lime and allied products, in demand by farmers everywhere as a fertilizer. If the bed is as large at initial Investigation soems to promise, there Is an excellent oppor tunity for the establishment of an im portant and profitable industry. That there are veins of limestone in the Beech woods district has long been known, some of tbe farmers burning their own lime for farm use. So far It has not been found in beds sufficiently large to warrant cxtonslve operations, and the fact that some of the veins are impure has also been a detrimental fac tor. Careful examination, however, may show new and unsuspected deposits, the development of which would add greatly to tbe wealth and value of the district. In view of this it would be to the advantage of all land owners to test thoroughly their property and if found to contain deposits of commercially val uable minerals or clays, report the same to officials of the local Association, through whose efforts capital may be enlisted for its development. J. C. Williams, of RIdgway, a former ReynoldsviUe man who is now an econ omic geologist of national reputation, discussing the matter of clay develop ment with the secretary of tbe Associa tion last week alluded to several phases of the matter not clearly understood by persons outside the clay business. Mr. Williams is well acquainted with tbe geological formation here, his be lief that clays of high commercial value exist locally is well known, and his re marks are of peculiar interest: "Exactly what you have here," be said, "can be ascertained only after ex haustive Investigation, tests and analy sis by a skilled geologist. You may have some clays here not worth any thing in themselves, separately, but by admixture with other clays known to those skilled in the profession, would become worth from seven to ten dollars per ton. Again, it is not absolutely necessary to establish "clay manufac tories here in order to benefit financial ly bv the oresence of suoh deposits. If - m clays of real value are found they can be sold by the ton at a profitable mar gin to potteries and oeramio plants lo cated in other sections of tbe country. As an instance, many of the East Liver pool (Ohio) potteries get their clays (Continued on Fourth Page) Math; I'll IK PRESIDENT LEWIS VISITS COUNTY Addressed Great Throng . In Jefferson Park Last Sun- day Afternoon. JelTerson Park, near Punxsutawney, was filled to overflowing Sunday after noon by nil nets and others eagor to see and bear Thomas L. Lewis, national president of tho United Mine Workers of America, it being bis first appear ance In this district sluee bis elevation to supremo power. That a man could be born in abject poverty as he was, be deprived of even a fair common school education until near manbood, and despite all rise gradually to a position of such power that five million men, tbe very bone and sinew of tbe nation, look up to him and obey his oommanda with a loyalty second only to their allegiance to their country, is marvelous and worthy the attention of tbe world. The following abstract from a sketch of Lewis recently appear ing in Human Life, is interesting from the light it throws on tbe possibilities of life when youth Is earnest and ener getic: "Thomas L. Lewis went to work when seven years old at VTanamie col liery, In Luzerlne county, Penneyl vonla. For two years be was a mule driver, track-layer and pick miner in the Clearfield district, in Western Pennsylvania. In succession he was employed in the Hocking Valley dis trict, in Ohio, in Cannelburg, Ind., and finally in eastern Ohio. While Lewis' young companions were at play be was In constant at tendance upon night schools. He hoarded his earnings carefully and when be bad saved $105 he obtained seven months' instruction in tbe Na tional University, at Labanon, Ohio, Thus meagerly equipped he began reading law and to-day he Is well post ed on legal decisions and tbe matters most elosely related to labor. "His official connection with the miners' union dates from 1805, when be was elected president of tbe east ern Ohio sub-district. The following year he became secretary of the Ohio miners, in 1899 he was a candidate for national president, but did not permit his name to go before tbe convention. In 1900 he was elected national vice- president, which office he held until be , was choeen to succeed John Mitchell. "As a man who has spent much of his life in little camps where oomforts are few, and miseries plentiful, Lewis is not at all apt to prove a radical leader, as some capitalists and a few lesser officials among the miners would wish tbe publio to believe. "Lewis lives with, his wife and their two little girls in Bridgeport, Ohio. He and his wife are earnest, unpreten tious and serious; he is a very keen student of labor and industrial affairs, and she is a careful American mother who seta a very high value upon the opinions which her neighbors hold as to her successful home management." Medicated air if the only remedy for catarrh. Breathe Hyomel and obtain immediate relief and cure. Complete outfit 11.00. At Stoke & Pelcht Drug Co. Money back If it falls. E.T.McGAW'S - FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE About $ J ,700 Saved to County Taxpayers Through His Demand for an Inspection of Work on Punxs'y Bridge. VIEWERS' REPORT RETURNED One of the most notiihlo fights ever made In Jefferson county to protect the taxpayers from rnVmaimgernotit or mis take will be brought to a close at the coming session of the county court with tl victory for the county commissioners which saves to tho citizens of the coun ty approximately $1,700 00. The story of the uiiiuakou calculation, of Its detec tion and II mil adjustnu nt through the determined stand of one of the three commissioners is of absorbing Interest to every taxpayer in the county. About July 1st, 191)8, tbe county com missioners let the contract for abut ments for a bridge to span Mahoning creek at South Penn street In Punxsu tawney to Frank Clowser. The con tractor gave bond in the sum o' 13,350, the estimated cost of the bridge abut ments, to complete the plans according to the sped Ilea t Ions, agreeing not to make any changes unloss authorized to do so in writing by at least two of the commissioners. The work progressed. but during the construction, Commis sioner J3. T. .McGaw, who was following the work. Informed the other commis sioners of bis doubts about the contrac tor having built the abutments accord ing to specifications. When Contractor dowser's bill cume In, it was for 8251 cubic yards, whereas bis first estimate had been but 450 cubic yards. Commis sioner McGaw Immediately disputed the correctness of the measurements and prevailed on the board to employ Civil Engineer Vanllonsollaor, of Punx sutawney, to make new measurements. Tbe work was done and VaoRensellaer found but o77 cubic yards, making a difference of almost $1,835.00 in the cost. Stormy sessions between tbe contractor, commissioners and engineers ensued. Clowsor was obdurate, alleging tbe work had been done under blue prints furnished by tbe county's surveyor and contained 825 cubic yards. VaoRensel laer. they claimed, had ooly gone down to the cement bottom and therefore failed to measure that part of tbe foot ing course, which amounted to nearly 248 cubic yards. As the abutments bad 'been conssructed on rock bottom it was not quite clear why It was necessary to excavate 248 cubic yards of rock and fill it with cement. When tbe viewers appointed by the court, Messrs. A. B. Howard, of Ring gold, Fred H. Lane, of Lanes Mills, and Jerry Allen, of Aliens Mills, appeared with tbe commissioners to inspect the abutments, tbey hired a crew of men to dig down beside tbe abutments, making five excavations around the north side and four on tbe south side. Tbey struck rock bottom at a depth of 3.5 feet on the south side and 5.8 feet on the north side, instead of 8 feet, as given by the county's surveyor, and of cement filling found no trace. By the Inspectors' es timate, therefore the abutments contain only 595.29 cubic yards Instead of tba 825 claimed by tbe contractor. The viewers will so file tbeir statement, and while tbe contractor still insists upon the correctness of his origlnaW;" there can be p.c -4eut"crthe court's final action. But for the determined stand of Com missioner McGaw, the bill would prob ably have been paid in full without an investigation. Through his vigorous i Insistence the taxpayers of the county ' have been saved $1,711.20. To Lay Street Car Tracks. At a meeting of the Brookvllle Street Railway Company, held on Saturday of last week, it was decided to begin work on the laying of the track at once, and rails are now on hand to begin the work. While not ready at this time to complete the project the company is hopeful that conditions wiU soon justify the placing of a street car line in the town. One thing is certain, with street car servloe to the south side of town, the demand for, a railroad In the central part of v town would be leas insistent, and the car line would give the town ready access to the railroads which we al ready have. The first rails will prob ably be put down In South BrookTille. BrookvUle Bepublkan.
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