Sbhe it Stan H Ransmptiov tt.00 per year in advance. nA.HTEPHBWSOW.BdUormiid Pnb. WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1909. Entered at the postolttce at Kejnoldsvllle Pa.. a second claBs mall matter. 8DMMKRTIM.lt riLEPHORI NO. 61. Quality In everything that is handled by us, professionally in fill ing the physicians' many"prescriptiohs, and quality in all the many goods bought and sold by us as drug mer chants. We solicit your prestriptioi.s and all your drug store wants, promising you the highest quality at all times. Stoke & Feicht Drug Company ft Lime ol EverutHlng. v Ralph D. Albrlebt Is moving to the Btate of Indiana. ' Old Hlok'ry Farm" May 2fl and 27 by home taleot. N" brick nldewalk Is being laid In front of the Rosb House. Argument court was hold In Brook- vllle by Judge John W. Reed the Hrst of this week. Cole Bros.' circus at Brookvllle to morrow, DuBols Friday and Punxsu tawney Saturday. ' The Brockwayvllle summer school opened last week with the. largest total enrollment In its hUtory. The W. C. T. U. will meet at the home of Mrs. H. E. Phillips on Grant street to morrow afternoon. At the monthly meeting of the Reyn oldsvllle Building and Loan Association Monday evening $2,000 was sold. Miss Cora Mitchell entertained the sophomore class of the High School at her bom on Grant. Btreet last Thurs day evening. The Baptist Home Mission Circle met at the home of Mrs.' Hannah Prescott Tuesday evening. Refresh ments were served. The annual convention of Clarion Dis trict Epworth League will be held ' In the M E. church at this place on Tues day and Wednesday, June 29 and 30. - The third quarterly meeting of the present conference year was held in the M. E. cuurchlast evening. Dr. J. Bell Neff, District Superintendent, presided. The open season for men to wear straw bats was ushered in last Satur . day and it is now safe for a man to appear on the Btreets with a straw bat on his head. On account of being called away on business W. H. Rockey, veterinary sur geon, will not bo' at. Burns' livery stable for a few weeks. Notice will be given when he returns. The Lefteros Tennis Club was reor ganized Monday evening with Herman Guthrie as president, George Smith secretary, and Henry Bennett treasurer. The court is on Jackson street. The reunion of the Improved Order of Red Men of this district is being held In Kittaocing this week. Mazo mania Tribe No. 341 of this place la not represented in this reunion. Love feast will be held in the M. E. church in this place this evening, 1 . J T 11 ,.. tin. and there will be communion in the church at 11.00 a. mx. next Sunday. The Reynoldsyille High School base ball team was defeated in a game with the DuBols High School team at the latter place last Thursday afternoon. Our boys played the game without much practice. Rev. M. V. S. Gold, of Aliens Mills, and A. O. McWilliams, of Warsaw, were at the Baptist parsonage in this place Monday arranging program for the 63rd annual meeting of the Clear field Baptist Association ' Two weeks ago Rev. J..E. Klrkwood, of this place, missionary for the Ameri can Sunday School Union, organized a Union Sunday school at Rader's, Clar ion Co., and last Sunday organized a If you have anything for Baiej or rent, or have found or lost an article try our "Want Column." Last week a lost wateh and overshoe were adver tised and by Thursday evening both were returned to owners. This evening, and hereafter during the summer months, prayer meeting in the Presbyterian church begins at 'eight o'clock. This change in hour of prayer service was made to accom modate the men who are In storec Mrs. J. F. Deemer, of DuBols, for merly of this place, daughter-in-law of Amos Deemer, of Deemer's CrosB Roads, was taken to the private hos pital of Dr. Grube in Punxsutawney Monday and operated on for appendi citis. The fourth annt.al convention of Dis trict No. 1, Ancient Order of Hiber nians, was held In DuBols on the 10th Inst., and at this convention It was de cided to hold the annual reunion in Punxsutawney during "Old Home Week" In that place, the fourth week in August. In the matter of the prosecution of J. A. Timlin, Instituted by Dr. C. E. Sayors, of Hawthorn, charging the former with arson, the latter has with drawn the charge, and Timlin will not be required to answer to that, charge at the May sessions of court. New Bethlehem ntidirafor. Any of the readers of this paper de siring Information in regard to the enemies and diseases of fruit trees, or other plants of the garden or farm, should wrlto at once to Prof. H. A. Surface, State Zoologist, Harrlsburg, Pa., who takes pleasure In answering questions on such matters Twenty-eight litle friends of Reba Anderson gathered at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L S Ander son, on Fourth street, last Saturday afternoon to help celebrate, her sixth birthday anniversary. From three to Ave the little tots had a merry romp together and refreshments were served. At a business meeting of the M. E. Helping Hand Society last Wednesday afternoon the following officers were elected: President, Mrs. Ira S. Smith; First. Vice President, Mrs! Thomas M. Jewell; Second Vice President, Mrs. William Barclay; Secretary, Mr. L. D. Klelnbans; Treasurer, Mrs. V. R. Pratt. . Raymond E. Brown, of Bronkvllle, one of the county's brightest young lawyers and a strong candidate for the Republican nomination for district attorney, was in town on Tuesday. He met many of the voters and made a very favorable Impression upon all whom he met. Sykesville Post Dili pnlch Among tho-e who participated In the annual Klocur.inn contest at. BueWnell Institute laHt week was Miss Ida Williams, of Reynoldsvllle, who re cited the humorous selection "When a Man's Widowed." The ' contestants were highly complimented, and the I (Jiiza winners will be announced at graduation next month. B. F. Clark, civil engineer of West Reynoldsvllle, has been over near Cur wensvtlle for the last few weeks survey ing a route for tbe proposed tramway of the Queen's Run Fire Brick Co. Irom the site of their proposed new rick plant at DuBols to Rockton. Some of the ciay which this company desires to secure is fifteen miles Irom DuBuis. Dr. John H Murray, who was In Philadelphia three or four months taking a Bpeclai course in stomach trouble, has gone to New York City, where he will take a special course In a hospital in that otty for Btomach trouble. As previously stated In The STAR Dr. Murray Is making a special study of diseases of tbe stomach and will devote his entlro time to that line of practice'. After the midnight hour Saturday night a fellow meandered Into the alley near the borough bastlle and fractured the stillness of the night and a borough ordinance by shooting off a revolver. The bangl bang! of tbe little gun at tracted the policeman and he promptly Btopped tbe "Wild West" play by ar resting tbe star actor. It cost the fellow $4 50 for bis few minutes of amusement. At a puollo meeting held In Punxsu tawney last Friday evening It was fully decided that an "Old Home Week" would be held in that town this sum mer, and the last week in August was tbe time fixed for the jubilee. Whether it will be as successful as Reynolds vllle's ,"01d Home Week" two years ago will depend upon the liberality of the people and the activity of the various committees. y ' According to a dispatch sent out from Indiana Sunday to Pittsburgh and other daily papers, tbe drum house of the Clymer Brick and Fire Clay Co. at Clymer, Indiana Co., was blown up with dynamite Saturday night, causing a loss of 1500. The dynamite was taken from the powder house of the company. One hundred and .. fifty pounds of dynamite was used. G. W. Lenkerd, formerly of this placet Is gen eral manager af the Clymer Brlok and Frfi Clay .Co, " - ,y - - "OLD HICK'RY FARM." At Reynolds Opera House By . Home Talent Under Auspices of Protective Home Circle. The great New England play, "Old Hlok'ry Farm," will be presented by local talent under tbe auspices of Pro tective Home Circle, May 26 and 27, in the Reynolds Opera House. Ad mission 25 and 35 cents. Following is cast of characters:" Zeklol Fortune, a New England Farmer.. OO .... H. Eugene Phillips 'RIah Bklnner, a miser Oenrgo Oelslor Gilhert Darkwood, handsome and ut; unscrupulous .. John Btrouse Juck Nelson, Fortune's Adopted Son .... Leon Wescout Larry McKeegnn, an Irish Alderman . . Will Nolan Tom Itankln, the detective.. .Harvey'Deltcr Abner Petcrkln, a rural Jay. ..Bert McConnell Solomon Levi, a peddler John Smith Bill Jones, postmaster and Btore keeper... Albert Strouse Ben Lowrle, Station keeper.... George White Jessie Fortune, the farmer s daughter ..i Ellr.ahetli Shughrou Mrs. Prisclllo lodgo, "the wlddy" .' Mrs.Muyme Shaffer Mrs. Douglass, the gambler's wife Hrllle Burns Gertrude, ber child A Ithca Shughrou Pegiry, a country lass .ToanOelsler Twentieth Anniversary. Last Sunday was the twentieth anni versary of the organization of the Ep worth League in the Methodist Epis copal church in tbe United States. Dr. W. H. Crawford preached a special ser mon to the Epworth League Chapter In the M. E. church at this place Sun day evening. Alumni Officers. At the thirteenth annual business meeting of the Reynoldsvi'le High School Alumni Association, held in Assembly hall last Wednesday after noon tbe following officers were elected for ensuing year: Presldtnt, Miss Lois Robinson; Vice-President, Miss Edf.a Lewis; Secretary, Miss Lena Herpel; Treasurer, Miss Cora Robertson. Two Good Sermons. Dr. W. H. Crawford, president of Al legheny College at Meadville, Pa., was in Reynoldsvllle over Sunday, thn gut'st of Rev. John F. Black, and hn preached two very interesting and helpful sermons. Dr. Crawford is an able and scholarly man. He was a can didate for a bishop of the Methodist Episcopal church at tbe last session of the Genera) Conference. Did Not Let Contract. W. Ha:T.v Moore, eroceryman, whose store was destroyed by fire on the night of December 5th. 1008, advertised for, bids for the erection of a two-story, buff front, brick building, but after opening the bids he decided not to let acontract for the building but will buy the ma terial himself and hire men by the day to do the work. There, has been so much wet. monther fh) pprlntr that Mr. Moore has not started work on the foundation, but will do bo as soon as possible. He will likely have the building ready for occupancy this fall. Barrooms Close Circus Day. A circus Is booked for Punxsutawney for June 5th, tbe day of tbe primary election, and the barrooms will have to close that afternoon and evening. JuBt think of it! A circus in town and "John Barley Corn" looked up. Will the circus be a Bucoess under such con ditions? Tbe thirsty crowd will be oompolled to slake their thrift with circus "lemonade" or soda fountain "fiz." There Is one thing sure there will not be as many circus goers get up tbe following morning with "big beads" as there would be if the barrooms would Keep open. Improved 'Phone Service. Tbe Summerville Telephone Com pany put Into service the first of this week two brand new copper lines be tween this place and Punxsutawney, making three copper lines now In oper ation between tbe county seat and the souttiBlde metropolis, and affording a much Improved service to and through that point to DuBols and Reynoldsvllle. The Summerville has been spending a lot of money during tbe past year in improvements in its service, and the patrons of the company are duly appre ciative of tbe'efforts being made to give them satisfactory, telephone service. Brookvllle Republican. Life in tbe Big City. That life in the big city Is pot the delightful experience tbat some young people might Imagine' is shown by some letters received by a metropoli tan journal written by a young man from the country who now works in tbe oity and complains that he cannot gain any friends because ha Is no spender. A girl from the country who went to the oity to work also writes tbat she remains lonesome because she is too quiet and modest to mix with others and so she is Ignored by those with whom she might associate. All of this, is a warning to discontented young folks to stay at home Instead of seeking your fortune in tbe big oity which as a rule Is a tough proposition to the ordinarlaa. Exchange- Our window will show you ' some very natty styles In summer footwear. Adam's. ALUMNI BANQUET. Held in I. O. O. P. Banqueting Hall Thursday Evening, May 13th. Tbe thirteenth annual banquet and reunion of the Reynoldsvllle High School Alumni Association held In the I. O. O. F. banqueting hall last Thurs day evening was a very pleasant event. The attendance this year was the larg est In the history of the association. Promptly at 8.45 p. m. tbe program of the evening was taken ud. which was as follows: Piano duet, Misses Alice Mitchell and Marie Altman; reading by Miss Nula Neale; singing by the Cadenza Club; music by or chestra. The orchestra played a march and the banqueters fell in line and after march lsg a couple of times around the the two long tables, spread for one hundred persons tbey were ready for the feast of good things. The two long tables did not accommodate all and a small table was laid for bIx. H. T. Peters was caterer. Prof. W. M. Rife, city superlnten: dent of our public schools, was tnast master, and the following toasts were given: "Heart's Desire," Dr. A. J. Meek; "Ambition," Miss Cella Yost, '09; "Air Castles and. their Demoli tion," Raymond E. Brown, E6q., !98: "Who's Who?" Miss Florence Harris, '08; "Sunbeams and Shadows," Clement W. Flynn, '01., These persons were booked for toasts and were prepared and each one was very Interesting and enjoyable. Dr. J. C. Sayers was the only one' present that was called upon for an Impromptu speech, but he 1b Is always "loaded" and ready to respond to Buch requests and his short speech was good. The custom in the past of calling on persons who are not pre pared and are not afterdlnner speakers at best, has to some extent spoiled the good things given bv those who go prepared and expect to speak. This was a very good banquet and reunlou. After the tables were cleared away those who wanted to joined In the mazy dance. 'To Our Subscribers. We have several hundred subscribers who one us back subscriptions and we take this means of informing those tr.at we would like very much if they would be kind enough to remit what is due. By looking at the date on your paper first figures is' the month, second fig ures day of mooth, and last figures the year, for illustration 5 11 08, means May 11, 1908, vou will readily see whether you are one of those in arrears, and If you are just mail us tbe amount. Do not expect us to notify you by mall, as it costs money to use postage stamps. Glance at the date on tbe paper oppo site your name and if you are in arrears be kind enough to remit thd amount, as every little helps. Birthday Party. A lage number of friends gathered at the borne, of VV. H, Burkhouse, in Washington township Saturday eve ning, May 15, to retniucf Mearle Snyder of his fifteenth birthday. It was a complete surprise to bim. Games were played and all left reporting a good time and wishing blm many more happy birthdays Methodist Church. Services for Sunday, May 23: 11.00 a. m. the saorament of tbe Lord's Supper; 7.30 p. m.. sermon, theme, "The Rela tion of the Son of Man to Humanity." Tbe Christian Endeavor Society toplo at the Presbyterian church at 6.30 next Sunday evening will be "Lessons we can learn from Birds and Flowers." Hon. S. B. Elliott will speak on the subject. Members of the congregation are invited to attend this service. All kinds of feed for young and old chickens, the kind that makes the hens lay and the chicks grow. Robinson & Mundorff." If you want good clover and timothy seed this spring see tbe Reynoldsvllle Hardware Co. Want Column. Bates: One cent per word for each and vorvlosertlon. For Sale Choice tomato plants. Frank Hsrtle, Pleasant Avenue. Fob Rent Six room house on Grant street. Inquire at Stab ( fflce. Fob Sale Buggy horse; weight 960 pounds. Inquire at The Stab office. Fob Sale Early cabbage and oelery plants. P. G Burkhart, Pleasant Ave. Fob Rent Seven room house with bath, on Broadway, West Reynolds vl.le; stable and two lots. S10 per month. Address P. Koehler, Reyn oldsvllle, Pa. Fob Rent Two six room houses in West Reynoldsvllle. G. G. Wi.liama. For Rent Six room house 00 Jack son street. Jessie Smeltzer. Fob Sale Good second-hand baby carriage; will be, sold cheap. J. R. Hil lls & Co. . Fob Sale Meat market fixtures; will be sold cheap. Inquire at Stab office. w Fob Rent One seven room house Including bath room on Grant street; jn six room house on Mable street. M. M. Fisher. THE PEOPLE WHO ARE PASSING TO AND FRO. Mrs. C. R. Hall visited in Brookvllle last week. - Mrs. George Horm is visiting a Bon at Conifer. Mrs. Charles Mtlllren yislted in Kane tbe past week. J. W. Calhoun, of Beechtree, was In town Saturday. Alfred Ward, of Pittsburgh, spent Sundays in town. AnSrew Wheeler was In Pittsburg tbe first of this week. ' ' Fred Zoltlor returned last week from a trip injBradford county. Monday Dr. B. E. Hoever and son, Frederlcklfwere in Indiana. Miss MoIHe Horra visited a brother at Conifer Saturday and Sunday. James E. Mitchell, of Kane, visited his mother In this place last week. ' Mrs. Joseph E. Kirkwooa visited her parents in Brookvllle tbe past week. Clarence Stephenson and wife, of Braeburn, visited in town over Sunday, , Metsrs. J. J. Jones and W. B. Long, of Punxsutawney, were visitors in town Sunday. Charles A. Hotrlck and wife spent' Sunday with the letter's parents at Langville. Mrs. Clyde Young, of Strattonvllle, was a visitor at home of G. B. McKee Saturdav. ' ' U Miss Anna Murray, of Big Run. spent last week at home of her mother in this place. Miss Alice McLaughlin, of Johnson burg, was the guest of Mrs. Fred Stauf fer last week. 1 Miss Rose Heckman visited ber sis ter, Mrs. Charles Kabns, In Punxsutaw ney last week. . ' John M. Stephenson, who was work ing at Black Creek, N. Y.. returned to this place last week. Mrs. George D. Jenks, of Brookvllle, was a visitor at home of John M. Hays a short time Monday. Frank McClure, of Philipsburg. for mer citizen of tbla place, was In town a couple of days last week. Paul Riston, of Savannah, Georgia, Is visiting bis pa-ents, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Riston, on Grant street. Dr. Reld Wilson and wife, of Brook vllle, spent Sunday at home of the former's parents In this place. Paul Fergus, of Kennerdell. Pa., is visiting his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John M. Hays, In this place. Mrs. Flora Jones, of Worthville, Is visiting her brother and sister, John H. Wagner and Mrs. A. M. Smith. Dr. Thos. F. Nolan was in Pittsburgh. McKees Rocks, Pa., and Cleveland, Onio, several days the past week. Norman Butler, of New Bethlehem, former citizen of this place, spent a couple of days In town last week. Charles J. Bangert, editor of the Falls Creek Herald, was in town Thurs day and called at The Stab office. Miss Inez Woodford, student in Clarion State Normal, spent Sunday at home of her parents In ibis place. Mrs. Edith Planner, of Johnsonburg, visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cal vin DeHart, in this place last week. Dr. B. E. Hoover and J. R. Mitlireo go over into Clearfield county to-day to spend a couple of days trout fishing George H. Mundorff, wife and two sons, Oi DuBois, were guests at home of S. S. Robinson 00 Grant Btreet Sunday. John Ross is in Harrlsburg this week atter.diog the I. O. O. F. Grand Lodge as a delegate from the Reynoldsvllle I. O.O. F. Earl Dempseyy and wife, of Dents Run, visited at borne of th former's father in West Reynoldsvllle Saturday and Sunday. Clvde C. Murray, secretary of the Reynoldsvllle Brick & Tile Co., was in Philadelphia several days the past week on business. Mrs. E. 3. Vosburg, Mrs. Wycnraa Morse and daughter, Dorothy E'iza beth, of DuBols, were visitors in town Saturday afternoon. Gearge and Miss Alice Bowers, of Big Run, Miss Knarr, of Troutvllle, were guests at home of Mrs. Amelia Murray over Suoday. ' Harry Copping and wife left hero Friday for Bluefield, W, Va., to join Smith's Greater Shows or Carnival Co., with their 'errls wheel. Mrs. Charles Now and son, of Kansas, are visiting tbe former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Sykes. Mr. Now is moving back to Jeanette, Pa. Miss Elizabeth Dempsey, of Demp seytown, Pa., who was visiting her brother, J. W. Dempsey, in West Reyn oldsvllle, went to OH City Saturday. Miss Vivian Tompkins and Roy Hilty, of Edrl, Pa., were in town several days ton past week to attend the high school commencement and alumni banquet. Mrs. Andrew Wbeeler and son, Fred erick, left here Monday for Granb'y, Colorado. whpr! thr. will spend sev eral months with tbe former's sister. James K. Johnston, delegate from the Clarion Presbytery, left here Mon day mornlnir for flnnVAi. rVtlnpadn. attend tbe Presbyterian General As sembly. Mrs. Mame Ginnlff, of Punxsutawney, spent Sunday at home of ber brother, J. W, Gillespie, on Fifth street. Next week Mrs. Ginnlff goes to Spokane, Wash., to reside. Mrs. Jess Klehl, of New Bethlehem, Misses Zula and Leila Grinder, Of PunxsutawSey, were guests of their cousin, Miss Cella Yost, last week." Tbey came here to Bee Miss Yost grad uate from our high school.- Mrs. Thomas M. .Tpwnll Is thn dole. gate from the M. E. Foreign Mission ary Society of this place to the district convention being held in Summerville this week, to-day and to-morrow. Other ladies from the Reynoldsvllle society will attend the convention. Misses Mary and Margaret McKay went to Mt. Pleasant, Ohio, last week where their mother was called several weeks ago on account of the critical illness of her father, Rejr. D. L. Dickey, who cannot live many weeks. Mrs. McKay and children will remain in Mt. Pleasant until Rev. Dickey getsN much better or closes his eyes to earth ly scenes. Epworth League Officers. Monday evenin? the Epworth League of the M. E. church elected the follow ing officers for six months: President, John T. Barclay: First Vioe President, Miss LIIIIh Northey: Second Vice Pres ident, LeBter Lose; Third Vice Pres ident, Miss Mary Rots-; Fourth Vice President, Miss, Lillian Harries; Sec retary, Miss Laura Clawson; Treasur er, Miss Fkra Northey; Chorister, Miss Lizzie Northey, Organist, Miss Flora Northey. Misses Laura Clawson and Flora Nor they wera elected delegates to attend the subdiftrict convention In DuBois June 10 and 11.. Robert Koehler and Miss Celia Yost were elected delegates to the Epworth League convention to be held In the Reynoldsvllle M. E. church the latter part of June. Anti-Spitting Law. The anti-spitting bill passed by the recent Legislature has been signed by the governor. It prohibits expectora tion in practically all f.ublic places except driveways the plases are listed in the bill and provides that prom inent Bigns shall be kept posted In such places, cilling attention to the law. Where spitting receptacles are pro vided bv the public they must be cleanseu after each day's use. Persons violating the act Can be Convicted in summary proceedings before any magis traie and fined $1 and ousts, to be paid into iha municipal treasury; in default of paymco the jail sentence is not to Corporations not keeping tbe warning signs posted and not having the cuspi dors cleaned according to the law are to be fined irom $5 to $50. Constables and other officers of the law may arrest persons violating the act upon view. , Anderson Visduct to be Eliminated. Some das agu the B.. R. & P. rail road let the contract far the proposed change of line tit Anderson Creek Via duct 00 the Clearfield Division, tbe suc cessful bidder being tbe Welsh Construc tion Co , of Davenport, la. This change of line will do away with tbe Anderson Viaduct, which was al ways considered, the best piece of construction work on theC. & M. branch. Tbe viaduct wag built in 1892. Tbe contractor was Peter Collin", of Bollefonte. It is a remarkable structure for reason it was a steel structure "95 feel io length, 65 feet high and on an eight, degree curve with a seven-tentb grade. The prin cipal reason for tbe Improvements is to provide for the traffh of tbe JatneB town, Franklin and Clearfield railroad. Indiana Gazette. Old Clothing or Toys. Sometimes there are books, maga zines and clothing that are in the way, also cast off toys by children. There are many things I could- use to cheer tbe homes and hearts of people to poor to buy. My field is West Central Pennsylvania. Please send or notify me of anything vou have for the work. -Joseph E. Kirkwood. Missionary American S. S. Union, ReyooldsvlllQj Pa. .. s Bijou To-r.tght. On accoubt uf the AT til nut setting1 here In time the benefit for the Young - Americana' IiiJt (inHtlent Club which was to hare be n Imld Id the Bijou nickelodeon Mrndy evening haa been postponed until this, Wednesday, Avnnlnir. Rvnrxhiidv HhnnM trv in stop In the Bijou to-nltrbt and. enjoy thA ntrtt.iiraa and the alnrioir. no m. . juu vuv awu. IB un bread maker, both quality and quantity. lUibinsoo & Mundortl. ' ' V 7 TO- tt Vn fln. th I. 1w.
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