Local News
Happenings in Reynoldsvillejand Vicinity, Condensed Into a
Paragraph for the; Busy Reader.
Can you write It 1910?
The snow melted rapidly Saturday
and Saturday night.
Vinton Black, youngest ion of Rev.
and Mrs. John F. Black, has pneumonia.
EThe January term of criminal court
in Jefferson county opens next Monday.
DTbe UtopiaiSoolety heldt a social at
the home of Mr. and JMrs. H. Ales
Stoke last Thursday evening. CZj
Rev. J. Bell Neff, superintendent of
the Clarion District, preached In the
M. E. church Sunday evening. CD C3
r. County Auditors David: Neale, T. B.
Adams and J. G. Cochrane are at work
auditing the county accounts for 1909.
William Harman, of Wlshaw, had his
left hip broken on Wednesday of last
week and was taken to Adrian Hospital.
DA defective. flue was the ,cause of a
small blaze at the home of Joseph Rob
ertson at Rathmel last Wednesday ev
ening. A drizzling rain, freezing as soon aB
It fell, made the sidewalks and streets
very slippery and dangerous for pedes
trians Monday morning.
The Foreign Missionary Society of
the M. E. church will meet at the home
of Mrs. B. A. Barrett on Hill street on
Friday afternoon of this week.
Miss Fannie Alexander gave a party
at her home on Grant street last Friday
evening In honor of her guest, Miss
May Van Dusen, of Hastings.
The breaking of crank shaft on big
engine at the Sykes Woolen Mills last
Wednesday morning caused shut down
of mill during the balance of the week.
Mrs. W. A. Ward, who is visiting
at home of her brother, Thomas E.
Evans, has been suffering intensely the
past ten days with a felon on her left
hand.
The Star erred last week In stating
that H. J. Pollitt was superintendent
at Sykes Woolen Mills Co. plant. Wal
ter R. Reed is, and has been for some
time, superintendent of this mill.
Members of the P. O. S. of A. Camp
of Reynoldsville will go to Rathmel
this evening to initiate a class in the
P. O. S. of A. Camp at that place.
After the Initiation there will be a
banquet.
Over in Elk county there are sixty
one applications for retail liquor licen
ses and seven for wholesale. Elk is not
nearly as large as Jefferson county and
the applications for licenses are( almost
double the applicants in Jefferson Co.
James Pontefract, who has been em
ployed in the woolen mill at East Brady,
spent part of the holidays at bis home
In this place, returning to East Brady
Thursday to resign his position there
to accept a position in the Sykes Wool
en Mills at this plaoe.
Rev. D. P. T. Crikenberger, who was
pastor of St. Paul's Evangelical Luther
an church In DuBols, nine years,
preached his farewell sermon as pastor
of that oburch Sunday evening and
will go to Wheeling, W. Va., where
he has accepted a call.
Vlrglnango Marinaro, four-month-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Marinaro, of Soldier, died at. 5.00 p. m.
Wednesday, December 29, 1909, and
was buried in the Sykesvllle Hill cem
etery Friday at 10.00 a. m. Father
Lynch conducted the funeral service.
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of Interest
Sleighing and coast are excellent, 'q
This Is certainly an old fashioned
winter.
There is an epidemic of measles at
Big Soldier.
See Millirens full page advertisement
on last page.
Surely there will be a large Ice har
vest this winter.
Andrew Wheeler Bhipped a car load
of mules to Missouri last week.
Clarence Stephenson and wife, of
Pittsburgh, are visiting in town.
The public school holiday vacation Is
over and pupils are at work again. lft.-x
Pomona Grange No. 20 meets In the
McKnigbt hall at Brookvllle to-day.
New Year's eve Miss Ida Williams
entertained a few friends at her home.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles; M.Dinger re
turned last evening from their wedding
trip.
The Red Men -will 'attend services at
.he M. E. church next Sunday morning
lu a body.
The Jefferson County Medical Society
held a meeting in this place last Friday
afternoon, x
Born to Mr. and Mrs. George Miller,
of Prescottvllle, Friday, December 31,
a daughter.
Two foreigners stole a keg of beer at
Big Soldier last Saturday which cost
them 817.17.
Miss Mary Sterley? entertained mem
bers of the B. B. Club at her home Sat
urday evening,
The Star glass plant has been handi
capped the past week on account of the
shortage of gas.
L. S. Bell, of Patton, is spending
several days with his brother, W. H.
Bell, in this place.
Dr. A. J. Meek preached in the Bap
tist church at Glen Ritchey on Monday
and Tuesday nights of this week.
Rev. George H. Hill, of Beech woods,
preached In the Reynoldsville Presby
terian church last Sunday morning and
evening.
The Presbyterian Missionary Society
will meet at the home of Mrs. John
H. Corbett, on Main Btreet, at 2.30
p. m. on Friday of this week.
Liquor license court will be held
January 17. In the county there are
thirty-nine applications for retail, two
for wholesale and fonr brewers' licenses.
Monday and Tuesday evenings of this
week Dr. W. A, Ward gave illustrated
lectures In the Baptist church. Dr.
Ward has traveled around the world
twice.
Andrew Wheeler was in Ridgway
yesterday. This was the first time Mr.
Wheeler was out of the house for three
weeks. He had a tussle with rheu
matism. Dr. A. W. Ward, the evangelist, who
Is visiting in town, 1b a printer. He
set a stick of type in The Star office
yesterday. Doctor worked fifteen yearo
at the case.
O. A. Gray, who was called to Mt.
Pleasant, Pa., Christmas on account of
his son, M. V. Gray, being Injured in a
trolley collision, returned home last
Wednesday.
Herman J. Burgoon, of Chicago, 111.,
is visiting bis father, S. J. Burgoon,
in this place. Herman will soon join
the matrimonial ranks. He will marry
a Pittsburgh lady.
Several days ago C. E. Kroh had his
left ankle badly injured by having it
caught between two coal cars at Big
Soldier mine. Mr. Kroh narrowly es
caped losing his foot.
W. B. Hoffman, an engineer on the
P. R. R., slipped and fell on the icy
pavement on his way to work Monday
morning and injured his back so badly
that he could not go to work.
There will be preaching in the Bap
tist church Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday nights of this week, preparatory
to a series of of evangelistio meetings
to begin In that churon uext Monday
night.
David Small, father of J. N. Small,
of West Reynoldsville, died at his
home at Frogtown, Clarion county, at
9.00 a. m. Saturday, Jan. 1st, 1910. De
ceased was 76 years old. The funeral
took plsoe Monday.
Last Saturday evening Miss Maybell
Smith gave a party at her home on
Hill street In honor of Miss Berna
Hoover, an Indiana State Normal stu
dent, who spent the holidays with
friends in town.
John L. Foster, who had resided In
Reynoldsville over twenty-two years,
moved to East Brady last week. Mr.
Foster and son, Charles, both have em
ployment at East Brady. Mr, Foster
Is In the employ of the P. R. R. Co.
WEDDED IN ,
REYNOLDSVILLE
Mr. Boyd Coleman and Miss Ne'lie G.
Kroh United in Marriage.-
At 6.00 p. m. Wednesday, Ufw mber
29, 1909, 'Miss Nellie G. Kroh, eldest
daughter of Mt and Mrs C. R. Kroh,
was united 'in marriage to Mr. Boyd
Coleman, of Lebanon, Pa., at home, of
bride's parents on 'Grant street. Rjv.
Dr. A. ,'J. Meek, pastor of the First
Baptist church, tied the nuptial knot.
It was a ring ceremony. The bride was
dressed in white silk. Miss Elsie Kroh,
sister of bride was bridesmaid and
Harry Bennett was groomsman. An
excellent wedding dinner was served
Immediately after the marriage. Only
two persons outside of the family were
present. Mr. and Mrs. Coleman left
here on the 9.40 p. m. train on P. R.
R. for DuBols, where; they remained
all night and went to Lebanon Thurs
day. The bride Is highly esteemed by a
large circle of friends. Mr. Coleman,
who Is studying for the ministry in
the Evangelical denomination, is now
a Btudent In the Albright College at
Norrlstown, Pa. Mr. and Mrs. Coleman
will reside at Lebanon for the present.
Monday night previous to the woo
ding Misses Elsie and Ona Kroh gave
their sister a farewell party.
THE STAR iolns with the friends In
extending congratulations and good
wishes to Mr. Coleman and bride."-; .
L. C. B. A. Officers.
r.Tbe Ladles' Catholic Benevolent
Association elected the following offi
cers: Past President, Mrs.IAuguBtBaldauf;
Pres., Mrs. Mary Flynn; 1st V. P., Mrs.
Sadie Brennan; 2nd V. P., Mrs. Frances
O'Connor; Recorder, Mrs. John Craw
ley; Financial Sec, Miss Elizabeth
Franclnzger; Treasurer, Mrs. Joseph
Welst; Marshall, Mrs. T. J. Sbughrou;
Guard, Mrs. Dennis Bolger; Trustees,
Mrs. Jas. Degnan, Mrs. Joseph Mo
Kernan, Mrs. Michael O'Brien, Miss
Lydla Phalen, Mrs. John Tobtn.
Committee Encouraged. ZIZ.
A meeting of the M. E. church build
ing committee was held during the
week to hear reports from the solicit
ing committee, which were very en
aouraging, as they report $30,000 to
$50,000 in good subscriptions, and the
building committee conoluded to accept
the bids of contractors. This church
will cost about $03,000 when completed
and will be the best church In Erie
conference. The architects, Charles &
Bailey, of Oil City, have created a plan
that builders say cannot be beaten.
Brookvllle Republican.
Knights of Pythias Officers.
Last Friday night Valiant Lodge No.
4G1, Knlehts of Pythias, elected new
officers and next Friday night Dr. Ira
D. Bowser, District Deputy, will install
them. The officers are as follows:
Chancellor Commander, A. M. Smith;
Vice Chancellor, John H. Wagner;
Prelate, V. C. Freae; Master-at-Arms,
K. C. Schuckers; Master-of-Work, A.
H. Fleming; Inner Guard, W. V. Brlt
ton; Outer Guard, R. W. Clawges;
Trustee, George C. Hunter.
Coming With View of Getting a Call.
Rev, R. McKlnley, D. D., of Cotton
wood Falls, Kansas, who was to have
preached in the Reynoldsville Presby
terian church two Sundays, January
2na and 9th, with view of becoming
pastor of the church, failed to get here
to preach last Sunday on account of
illness in his family. He will preach
here next Sunday.
Bible Class Officers.
The Men's Bible Class of the M. E.
Sunday School elected the following
officers: President, Dr. L. L. Means;
Vice-President. J. W. Gillespie; Secretary-Treasurer,
Ed. Kick; Executive
committee, George Harris, C. C. Mur
ray, Charles B. Eisenhuth, Thomas
Justham, M. G. Swartz.
Dr. Ward is a Printer.
Dr. W. A. Ward, an evangelist, who
is visiting relatives In town, will preach
In the BaptiBt church next Sunday
morning and evening. His morning
theme will be, "Mother, Home and
Heaven," and the evening theme,
"God's Blockade to the Road to Hell.'
Make-up Changed.
The make-up of The Star is changed
considerable this week from the usual
form and local news will be found on
three or four different pages. To get
all the local news It will be necessary
to scan every page.
Evangelistic Meetings.
A series of evangelistio meetings will
be held In the Baptist church, begin
ning next week.
To-morrow is the day observed by
Greeks as Christmas. A number of
them at Big Soldier will celebrate the
day.
Have you broken your New Year
resolutions?
PrCSGOttVillG
PODII6SCHO'!8
Grounds Have Been Beautified
And Improved by Students
And Principal.
Ji.Tbi' schools have been beautifying
tbelr cbool house and yard. The
schorl hoard sent them a carpenter to
make necessary repairs at and about
the ri'lioolbouse. Pupils and principal
rakeil ;Tid cleaned the yard and with
the (M ini ission of Mr. MuihoUan went
to hi grove and carried about 18 spruoe
trees the biggest girls in school helped
to i!h i-chool bouse and planted them.
All teachers bad the pupils sell
badges a 10 cents evsh to secure a
school house flag. Pupils did very
well and citizens too in so kindly help
ing bv buying the badges. After bay
ing the flag some of the boys and prin
cipal hurried to the wood lot, found
a pole and dragged it to the school
house. Mr. John Corbett kindly gave
the pole for this purpose. The pole
was soon up and Tbuodore O'Connor,
who sold the most badges, raised the
flag while the schools sang "Red,
White and Blue."
Tbey uo doubt love the trees and the
flag better because they had a part in
putting them there.
They have formed a band of mercy
consisting of sixty members, the object
of which Is to teach kindness to ani
mals, birds, horses, people, etc.
The 8tory of a Turtle's Meal.
A butterfly hunter tells the follow
ing story of swamp life:
"In the water right between my feet
was a spotted turtle that, had just cap
tured an appetizing but by no means
dainty morsel. This was a terrnpln
llke bug that was more than a mouth
ful. His body was already out of
sight, but clawlike lega protruded from
both sides of that isoceles triangle
which a turtle's mouth makes when It
la closed and waved a frantic fare
well to the passing underwater world.
The turtle was a long time In masti
cating his terrapin, but It was a happy
time. His whole body blinked con
tentedly, and he waved his fore legs
with a caressing outpuRh, a motion ex
actly like that of a child at the breast.
Then he wagged bis bead solemnly
from side to side, as o wise turtle
might who feels that such good
lunches are put up by fate only for
the knowing ones of this watery
world, and pushed himself halfway
under the roots of a tussock for a
nap."
A Daring Argument.
A quirk wilted and during lawyer
once saved n guilty client from sure
conviction on a charge of poisoning
It was proved that the poisoning line!
been done by means of certain cakes,
a portion of which was produced In
court. When the counsel for the pris
oner had finished his speech he said:
"And these, gentlemen of the Jury,
are some of the alleged poisoned
cakes. We declare to you, gentlemen
of the Jury, that they are not poisoned
cakes. They are as harmless cakes as
ever were made, and In order, gentle
men of the Jury, to show you thai
these cakes are not poisoned I will eal
one of them right here in your pres
ence." And he did eat one. He took
good care, however, to leave the room
at the earliest opportunity and to
make a bee line for an adjoining room,
where he had an emetic In readiness
and an antidote. But the jury nevet
heard about the emetic or the anti
dote until the lawyer's client bad been
acquitted.
What Ha Saw.
"Do tell me something about Mr
Oldplot's latest piny!" said the young
lady on the bottom stair at the dance
"They say the climax at the close i
the third act's superb. Won't you de
scribe it to me as you saw It?"
"I will," grimly consented ti. younu
man with the split white kid gloves
"The heroine enme slowly on and
knelt darker In hand, behind a clump
of pink ribbons. Then the hero emerg
ed from u large bunch of purple dow
ers, and as soon as she perceived hint
she fell upon blm, stabbed him twice
with a handsome hatpin, and be sank
back into a beautiful algret."
"What in the world are you talking
about?" exclaimed the fair listener.
"Well." replied the narrator, "you
see, the lady In front of me refused to
move her bat, and that is Just how
the scene appeared to me." London
Scraps.
Ona of Florence's Jokes.
That genial comedian W. J. Florence
bad a habit of promising a man a Usb
or some game when be was about
starting on a bunting or Ashing trip
Day after day would pass, and the
game would not be forthcoming. But
almost every day a letter or telegram
would come saying that Florence bad
not forgotten; that Florence was Just
about sending tbe game; that there
was no cause for worry, as a fine fish
or deer was on Its way to the express
office. At first this solicitousness
would cause courteous letters and tele
grams In return. As tbe delay got
longer tbe victim would get Impatient
and would finally be literally baunted
by huge fishes or deer, "with tbe com
pliments of W. J. Florence." Then
some fine day, when It was least ex
pected, tbe flsb or deer would come.
THAT COUNTY ?
.INSTITUTE MATTER
We Have Suubl Accommodations and
Exprct tbe Next Institute.
Tbe Brookviile Democrat In stating
"Tbe Facts in the Case" about holding
the couniv institute in the Orpbeum,
concludes its article as follows:
"But the removal from one inade
quate building to another, together
with the false and malicious stories
circulated so Industriously, practically
puts it up to the superintendent to seek
a building that is really suited to the
purpose, whether that be found in this
or soma other town. This situation has
been brought about through no fault
of Prof. Jones; he must simply meet
the situation and provide suitable ac
commodations for tbe institute."
Win a couple of months Reynoldsvllle's
new and modern theater will be opened
and Supl. Jones will) find our town
ready to give the teachers excellent
accommodations for the next county
institute. Tnere Is no good reason why
the county institute should not be held
In Reynoldsville In 1910. We suggest
to Prof. Jones that he begin now to
arrange to hold tbe next Institute here.
"shoe" size's.
How the Standard of Measurement
Was Established.
It Is most difficult for many persons
to remember tbe sizes of their differ
ent articles of wearing apparel. Col
lars, shirts and gloves are ensy enough,
because In the case of these It Is a
matter of actual Inches. But the hat
and shoe numbers are what puzzle
most people, to say nothing of the
mystery why a No. 11 stocking goes
with a No. 8 shoe.
This last puzzle Is, however, easily
explained. Stockings have always
been measured by tbe inch from heel
to toe, but tbe numbering of shoes
was fixed a long time ago by a French
man. The Frenchman permanently fixed
the numbers of shoes for all Europe
and America. He arbitrarily decided
that no human foot could possibly be
smaller than three and seven-eighth
Inches. So, calling this point zero, be
allowed one-tblrd of an Inch to a size
and accordingly built up bis scale. It
follows therefrom that a man cannot
find out tbe number of bis own shoe
unless he be an expert arithmetician.
Even then he Is likely to go wrong,
because all the shoe experts allow for
the weight of tbe individual 'and the
build of his foot before tbey try to
determine what size shoe be ought to
wear.
As far as women's shoes are con
cerned the problem Is still more diffi
cult, because many of the manufac
turers Instend of keeping to tbe regu
lar scnle have mnrked down their
numbers one or two sizes In order to
capture easily flattered customers. For
this reason most denlers ask out of
town customers to send an old shoe
with their orders.
Tbe system of measuring bats is
much simpler. Any man can tell wbnt
size be wears simply by adding tbe
width and length of the inner brim
and then dividing by two. Orders can
also be sent to tbe shopkeeper by
stating the circumference of the head.
Boston Globe.
BURNED PAPER MONEY.
8oure of Great Profit to the Govern
ment and Banks.
At the redemption windows of the
treasury and of the subtreasurles of
the country any silver coin that has
not been mutilated willfully and whlcb
still is recognizable ns from tbe mints
of the United States will be redeemed
at face value, this In spite of the
fnet that the silver In the worn coin
may not be worth half its face value
As to gold coin, the government stands
only a small portion of the loss from
abrasion; but, according to weight,
these worn gold coins always are re
deemable. In the case of the paper currency
two-fifths of a note must be presented
if it slinll be redeemed or a new note
Issued, anil, no matter what the evi
dence may lie as to total destruction
of this pnpei currency, tbe government
regards it us the holder's Individual
loss with which it is no further con
cerned. Klre may melt $1,000 worth
of silver coins and it is worth Its metal
value. It may melt $1,000 in gold
coins and the mint will pay $1,000 in
new twenty dollar gold pieces for the
mass. But tbe ashes of $1,000 In pa
per currency is without value.
In the thousands of Ores over the
country every year Involving office
buildings, factories, business houses
and family residences an untold total
of legal tender notes of all kinds are
destroyed. Every piece of such paper
lost Is loss to the bolder and gain to
the government or to a national bank.
It la a promissory note hopelessly lost
to the holder. It Is even more, for In
many cases an Individual man might
redeem his debt obligation If be were
assured by the holder of It that the
piece of paper to whlcb he bad signed
bis name had been destroyed by acci
dent and by no chance could turn up
again against blm. Chicago Tribune.
Her Train.
"I shall miss my train," she said
petulantly.
"Oh, no, you won't," the dressmaker
assured ber. "Yon will soon get used
to these gowns which haven't any."
New York Journal.
Home Wedding
Wednesday
Miss Sara Corbett and Charles
M. Dinger United In Holy
Wedlock.
A very pretty wedding took plaoe at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. John H.
Corbett on twain street at 10.30 a. m,
Wednesday, December 2ori909,'when
their accomplished daughter, Miss Sara
P. Corbett, was united In marriage to
Mr. Charles M. Dinger, one of our
promlnent merchants. Dr. A. J. Meek,
pastor of tbe first Baptist church, of
ficiated. It was the ring ceremony.
Only members of the Corbett family
and two invited guests witnessed the
marriage ceremony. The bride waa
dressed in green chiffon broadcloth,
elaborately trimmed with embroidery
and braids. She carried a bouquet of
bride's roses, The home was beautiful
ly decorated with pink and white car
nations and asparagus fern in addition
to the Christmas decorations. At 11.00
a. m, an elegant breakfast was served
The table decorations were pink and
white carnations and asparagus fern.
Immediately after breakfast Mr. and
Mrs. Dinger, Mr. H. K. Atwater and
Miss Lois Robinson drove to DuBols
where the newly wedded couple took
the 1.28 p. m. eastbound train on the
P. R. R. on a wedding trip to Harris
burg, Philadelphia, Pa., and New York
City. They returned to Reynoldsyllle
last evening and will soon go to house'
keeping on Main street.
Tbe bride is one of the highly es
teemed young ladles of Reynoldsvllle,
and the groom 1b a member of the Reyn
oldsville Hardware Co, and an ex-member
of the town council of thlB borough..
Mr. and Mrs. Dinger have a larjje oirole
of friends who wish them success and'
happiness as tbey journey down the'
path of life together.
The Blue Danube.
Tbe Danube still retains Its ancient
splendors. Tbe Rhine Is the river of
vine clnd. sunny hills, ruined castles
on rugged crags, mediaeval history
and modern glory in war and In peace,
a liver bright as tbe warble of a bird
in the wood. The Danube hills carry
immense, almost untouched, forests,
higher nnd grander than the heights of
the Rhine. In the midst of this rich,
deep green verdure lonely white moun
tains break In on the eye. There are
many wayside chapels, too. on the
banks, in solemn, awesome, majestic
beauty the Danube far excels the
cheery, pretty Rhine, nnd It must be
called a pity that so few American
travelers take a tour on this lude- '
wrihahly superb river Omaha Bee.
Pope as a Witness.
Pope, like Uarrlck, made but a poor
figure in the witness box. lie was
cited to appear In defense of Bishop
Atterbury wben that prelate was tried
for bigb treason in tbe bouse of lords
In 1723. "I never could speak to pub
lic," be told Spence afterward, "and 1
don't believe tljat If it was a set tbing
I could give an account of any story
to twelve friends together, though f
could tell It to any three of them with
a great deal of pleasure. Wben 1 was
to appear for tbe bishop of Rochester
In bis trial, though 1 bad but ten
words to say and that on a plain point
(how the bishop spent his time when
I was with him at Bromley), I made
two or three blunders in it and that
notwithstanding the first row of lords
(which was all I could see) were most
ly of my acquaintance." London
Standard.
The Lost Company.
"Hungry, 1 suppose?" said tbe sharp
faced woman as she obened the door
just a little bit
"W'y, no," answered the ragged way
farer. "I've clean forgot how to be
hungry. But I'm out and out lonely."
"LoDely!"
"Yes. You see. I hain't had nothing
to eat for so long that I've got so thin
1 can't cast no shadder. nnd you ala't
no Idea what company a man's shud
der is to him while he is travelin'
along the road."
Considerate.
Muggins Is not handsome, and 'he
knows it Whon his first baby was
born he asked, "Does it look like me?"
Of course they replied in tbe affirma
tive. "Well." said be, with a sigh, "break
It to my wife gently." London Tit
Bits. Improvement.
Bacon How Is your wife?
Egbert Improving, thank yon.
"Why, I didn't know she'd been 111!"
."She hasn't but she bought a bon
net today for $4. She used to bny th
sixteen dollar kind, yon know." loo
kers Statesman.
Blunt.
"I should like to go to my mother-In-law's
funeral this afternoon, sir," said
the bookkeeper to tbe "old man."
"So should I," replied tbe proprietor
as be turned to his desk again. Lon
don Tit-Bits.
Nautical.
"Cap, how many knots an hour can
you make with this vessel?"
"Can't make any Just now; we're
tied up." Baltimore American.
What to not necessary li dear at a
penny. Danish Proverb.