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Volume 19.
REYNOLDSVILLE, PENN'A.. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 17, 1910.
NUMBER 15.
Read the Ads,
One Hundred Men Thrown Out of
' Employment for a Short Time By
Burning of the Bloomington Tipple
Damage Is Not Serious However
and Plant will Continue to
Operate atllalf Capacity Until
Kepairs Can be Made.
ORIGIN OF FIRE UNKNOWN
sy' The village of Bloomington Mines,"
above Ratbmel, wu threatened with
destruction (or a time Monday night
by fire, which partially destroyed
the tipple, now the Are originated Is
unknown, but It Is supposed that oil
ana waste around It Ignited In some
way and set fire to the woodwork.
About seven in the evening a little girl
. ' passing by called the fireman's atten
tion to the blaze, which was then quite
large. He gave the alarm and 'phoned
to Reynoldsville for assistance Men
from Ratbmel and tnls plaoe formed
'volunteer fire department . which
fought the i blaae for an hour and suc
ceeded in checking It beforp it destroyed
any of the adjacent buildings of the
. plant.
The destruction of the tipple will
force the Bloomington mines to run at
half capacity for a short time and about
one hundred men wil be thrown out of
employment until the tipple can be
rebuilt. The Bloomington operations
are good for several years more at tho
present rate of working and there Is no
danger of the plant being abandoned. on
account of Monday's fire.
MALICIOUS MISCHIEF OR
THEFT OF COLONY OF BEES
Two Men Abandoned Hive ofJ
Bees Monday Morning.
I rU case which bears all the earmarks
IV of malicious mlschiof or theft came to
light Monday morning when boys play
Zing under the Iron bridge over Sandy
I Lick Creek, at foot of Main street dis-
covered a colony of bees in a hive
tighgy wrapped In burlap' bags on the
f bank, juBt above the water levei. The
entrance to the hive had been ttchtlv
closed with tin strip, nailed on, and the
bees were suffocated by the heat of the
enclosed hlvo. When found the bees
were lying in a mass, Indicating that
death had come by what bee keepers
term "scalding." After v Mcovery
of the hlye. the bartender . .'"s
nouse recaneo seeing two men come
Yom under the bridge that morning
Ind board an early street car. The
theory Is that the hive was stolen
somewhere Sunday nignt and the men
who took It were overtaken by day-
experienced bee keeper would have
treated tpe bees with the cruelly
displayed oy the men who suffocated
this colony,
REYNOLDSVILLE PEOPLE
VISITED IN PUNXSUTAWNEY
. Held a Picnic at the Home of J.
v Elson Smith.
, Friday, August 12th, twenty-three
persons from . Reynoldsville, DuBois,
Prescottvllle, Elranora and other
places, boarded the trolley at Reyn
oldsville and- went to Punxsutawney,
where the da.v was spent with Mr. and
Mrs. J. Elson Smith at tbeir pleasant
home at Albioc, a' suburb a of Punxsu
tawney. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are
former residents of Reynoldsville and
.the event, was la the nature of a re
union of old friends and neighbors,
joined by new friends of the family in
Punxsutawney. Refreshments were
served, games played, including base
ball, muslo enlivened the scene and
everybody had a good time of it.
Those composing the party from this
section were as follows: George Tapper,
wffe and son, Samuel Walte, wle and
daughter, Clyde Guthrie, wife and two
children, . Mrs. Philip Gutbrid and
daughter, Helene, Mrs. Gust Guthrie
and two children, Miss Nellie Camp
bell, or Reynoldsville, Mrs. John King,
ol Prescottvllle, Mrs. John MoGlnness,
of DuBois, Mrs. Hamilton and daugh
ter, Maggie, Mrs. John Hamilton, Mrs.
William Stockdale? Mrs. William
Rhoads, all from Eleanora.
The Sykesvllle base ball team is o(H
on week's tour of Western Pennsyl
vania towns and Frank Bohren, of this
place, played with them Monday at
Tyler. Bohren is a tower of strength
o any team and his aid Is sought when
ever a hard contest is in sight.
RUMORED THAT ONONDAGA
SHAFT MAY BE ABANDONED
Serious Fault In Vein Said to Be
jfSSSISSJCausing Trouble. 2
It Is said that the company operating
the shaft at Onondaga, near Big Hun,
has been having difficulty for some time
with fault In their vein of coal and
that the officials are seriously consider
the advisability of abandoning the
present sha't. Several hundred thou
sand dollars are Invested In the Onon
daga property and Its abandonment
would mean the pasalng out of existence
of one of the liveliest lltt.e mining
hamlet In the county.
Local Characters
Fare III At the
County Court.
Work house Sentences Handed
To Four Persons, Jail Sentences
Given Three Men.
GRAND JURY-ALSO INDICTS
A number of
were conspicuous
'Jefferson county
Reynoldsville people
In cases tried in the
court at Brookville
last week.
Frank Lowers, the young man from
Prescottvllle who mystified the farmers
of several townships lust winter and
spring by stealing their cows and
calves and leaving no traco, oload guilty
to the charge preferred against blra
and received an lndetorminate sentence
of from three to twelve yean in the
Western Penitentiary, payt fine ofllv
pay costs and restore stolon property. -
Oliyer H. Rose and "Taylor" Fox, of
Reynoldsville, and Frank Fox, of
Sandy Valley, charged with furnishing
liquor to a man of known intemperate
habits, were found guilty and all three
received sontences of GO days In the
county jail, pay costs and fine of 150
each. Io the case of Frank Fox,
an Ineffectual effort was made to have
sentence suspended.
Mrs. Lou Scott, indicted for keeping
a bawdy house in Reynoldsville, was
found guilty ai.d received a sentence of
one year In the Allegheny County
Workhouse.
The Grand Jury found true bill
against Mrs. L. D. Perkins, on a charge
of keeping a bawuy bouse, and her case
will come up at the next term of court.
Ed. IwcKee and Tom Sleo, of Rathmel
Junctton, were charged with open
lewdness and both wore found guilty
and sentenced to sixty days in the
Allegheny County Workhouse.
Party for Reynoldsville Qirls.
The moonlight picnic which Miss
Gertrude Trlndle gave Thursday night
in honor uf ber guests, the Misses
Alice and Rose Degnan, of Reynolds
ville, was attended by a large number
of persons and proved a very pleasant
affair. In addition to the games and
amusements ordinarily indulged in on
such occasions there was a fine array
of good tb Ings to eat carried by the
girls d their lunch baskets, and these,
too, were heartily relished. RIdgway
Advocate.
Card of Thanks.
We desire to express, through this
paper, our sincere thanks to friends and
relatives for their loving kindness and
sympathy during the Illness and after
the death of our daughter Agnes.
Particularly are we desirous of ex
pressing our appreciation to those who,
during her illness, presented flowers,
which tokens of friendship and
sympathy could not have been received
with greater gratitude, and which
lightened the cares of ber when she
knew ber earthly existence was about
to be ended.
Mr. and Mrs. Pjer Robertson.
Save Money.
' Buy your school shoes at J. H. Flnk'i
department store, Punxsutawney, Pa.
We can save you from 60o to 11.60 on
men's low shoes, Adam's.
Subscribe for The Star.
Come early while the picking is good,
at Adam's out price tale.
All the odd pairs, of oxfords must go
regardless of price at Adam's.
County Convention '
Of Woman's Christian
Temperance Union
Program of the Event Which
2-Will be Held at Summerville
August 30th and 31st.
FIGHTING EXISTING EVILS
The county convention of the W. C.
T. U., of which Mrs. George G.
Williams of Reynoldsville, Is president,
will be held In the Presbyterian church
at Summerville 'Tuosday and Wednes
day, August 30th and 31st. The
following program has been prepared
for the occasion;
Tuesday Afternoon.
2 00. Devotional Mrs. Hannah Prescott
2.30 Roll Call Mrs Maud Irwin
Reading of Minutes of Executive
meeting,
Appointment of Committees. ZZZ
President's Address.
Addresses of Welcome
Miss Joaunle Wolwork,
Miss Myrtle Thompson
Response Mrs. J. A. Garvin
Announcements. " (Benediction.
Tuosday Evening.
7.30 Devotional. Mrs. Belle Hunter
hSolo Mrs1. Frances Morrison
Gold Modal Contest, Conducted by Mrs.
Fred Barlow
8llverOfforlng. Benediction.
Wednesday Morning.
0,00 Devotional Mrs. Martha Blose
0 30 Report of Corresponding Secretary.
Report of Treasurer.
Report of Superintendents and Branch
Secretaries.
Noontide Prayer. -
Wednesday Afternoon.
2 00 Bible Reading . Mrs. Fitch
2 30 Reports of Superintendents con
tinued. Election of oflicors and delegates to
State Convention.
Report ol Finance ai.d Membership
Committees
Adjournment.
Wednesday Evening.
7.30 Muslo by the choir and devotional.
Solo Mrs. Frances Morrison
Address Mrs. Addie Paroells.
Offering. , Benediction.
Wm. Lyle Died Last Week.
William Lyle, one of the oldest and
best known ottzens of Rathmel, died
at his home in that plaoe Wednesday,
August 10th, 1010. as a result of heart
trouble, asthma, and the general break
down of old age. In bis more vigorous
days he was pit boss of the Sprague
mine at. that place and acted In
that capacity for fifteen years. He was
75 years and 5 months old.
Mr. Lyle's wife died two years ago.
He Is survived by the following chll-
aren: miner and George Lyle, at
Fillmore, W. Va., Charles and Archie,
at Leechburg, Pa., William Lyle, at
iubon, Pa., John Lyle, at home, Mrs,
Oscar Hayes, at Rathmel, Mrs. Firman
Bowser, at Olean, N. Y.
The funeral was held Sunday after
noon, conducted by Rev. Dr. A. J,
Meek, of the Reynoldsville Baptist
church, and burial was made In the
DuBois cemetery.
Entertained Friday Evening. J -
Misses Mayme and Emma Hlnes en
tertained a number of their friends at
their borne on Fourth street last Friday
evening in honor of their aunt, Mrs.
Clara Bonneau, and son, " Charles, of
Cleveland, N. Y. The evening's enter
tainment consisted of various games
and muslo, Mr. Bonneau rendering sev
eral violin selections. At 11:00 p. m.
all repaired to the dining room, where
an exoellent supper was served. At a
seasonable hour the guests departed to
their respective homes, expressing
themselves as having bad a very en
joyable evening.
V Better Shoes. '
For lees money. Try J. H. Fink de
partment store, Punxsutawney, Pa.
The shoes we offer at cut prices, are
our very best quality. Adam's.
There will be something doing every
minute of every day during Nolan Park
Carnival, tuoh at free attractions, ma
lic, dancing, base ball, shows of all
kinds.
BROTHER AND SISTER
MEET AFTER 25 YEARS
James Degnan and Mrs. Anna
Keogh the Principals.
Mrs. Mary Keogh and daughter, MUs
Anna, of Blnghampton, N. Y., have
been guests 'f James Degnan and
family on Jackson street the past week.
Mrs. Keogh is tho oldest sister of Mr.
Degnan and the two had not met for
twunty-flve years until last week.
These two wore members of a family of
nine children, who, when living at the
old home In Susquehanna county, were
left orphans, and Mrs. Keogh, then but
a girl, being the oldest of the group,
took the place of the deceased mother
In rearing the children and. keeping
them together until able to make tholr
own way in life. Naturally the younger
children, of whom Mr. Degnan was one,
came to feel for her an affection deeper
far than ordinarily exists, and the
memory of the old days added to the
pleasure of the reunion of the two last
week.
Water Company lias
. Troubles .of Its Own
The Lower Valve in a Deep Well
I Pump Broke Last Week.
The Reynoldsville Water Company
Is making strenuous efforts to keep the
local people well supplied with water
despite the dryness of the weather and
mishaps to the equipment. Owing to
the long drought the natural supply of
water Is low at present and it was found
necessary to start the pumps at the
various walls of the company. Last
Thursday evening the lower valve In
the 200 foot well, west of th,e central
pumping station, broke and the acol
dnht cut off about one-half the supply
of water. It was repaired but broke
again Saturday night. It was put In
shape to continue pumping for a time,
hut Sunday again refused to work and
200 feet of casing was then pulled from
the wull'hy Herpel Brothers, the brok'
en pieces taken out and. the. valve re
paired.
Sunday it became necessary to shut
off the water over the town for several
hours and again on Monday. To meet
tho Bbortago of water an engine was
started to work pumping water from
the well near Hoffman's dam and the
company did all possible to tldo over
the unlooked-for emergency.
' RECEPTION YESTERDAY.
At the Home of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Her.
pel for John M. Coleman andTgwj
Bride;
Mr, and Mrs. Charles A. Herpel en
tertalned yesterday from 3 to 5 p. m. at
at a reception in honor of Mr. and Mrs
John M. Coleman, who have just re'
turned from their honeymoon. From
seventy-five to eighty gueBts were re
ceived by Mrs. Herpel and the honor
guosts.
Dainty refreshments were served
Misses Aldlne Reed, Jane Smith, Hazel
MoCrelgbt and Maude Deter acted
as aids.;
Surprise Party.
By an oversight we neglected to
mention 'last week that one of the
pleasantest social events of the season
had taken place at the home of 'Squire
P. J. Ward, In West Reynoldsville,
Saturday, August 6th. It was the
fifty-first birthday of Mrs. Ward and In
honor of the event ber husband quietly
arranged a plan to 'surprise her which
worked to perfection-. In the afternoon
Mrs. Ward was induced to come over to
Reynoldsville on an apparently impor
tant errand and In ber absence friends
and neighbors to the number of several
tcore gathered at the hpme and pre
pared for an afternoon of pleasure.
After the return of Mrs. Ward, to find
ber home in the possession of friends,
she entered heartily Into the spirit of
the occasion and enjoyed with the
guests the first birthday party of ber
life. Refreshments were served and
the guests departed wishing Mrs. Ward
many happy returns of her natal day.
Lutheran Church.
The Rev. J. L. Fischer, of Pitts
burgh, who is well known to many of
our congregation, will preach for us
next Sunday.
The Sunday school will hold a pionlo
in Reynolds Park August 27th, at
2 p. m,
The next preaching service, at the
grove will be on Sunday. August 28th,
at 3 p, m.
, School Shoes.
Buy them at J. H. Fink's, Punxsu
tawney, Pa.
3 months yet,' to wear low shoes; buy
them for half price at Adam's.
HORMTOWN GRANGE WAS
ADDRESSED BY J. S. BRI0GS
State Demonstrator Visited Two
Orchards Last Week.
J. S. Brlggs, spec I ill Inspector and
demonstrator for the division of zoology
of the state Department of Agriculture,
was the speaker of the day at the. picnic
of the Hormtown Grange Wednesday
and in the evening, despite the rainy
weather and muddy roads, one hunured
and fifteen of the residents of the
Hormtown and Glendale region gather
ed at the grange hall and listened for
an hour and twenty minutes to Mr.
Brlggs. He Is an expert In his line and
an eloquent speaker as well.
Thursday morning the Inspector In
the presence of many farmers, examin
ed and gave practical demonstrations
In the orchards of Fred Moore, In Glen
dale and David Wheeler, near Reyn
oldsville, showing how the trees should
be cared for and the best methods to
fight the insects and worms which
cause local fruit growers trouble.
Mr. Brlggs brought to a cIobo In
Reynoldsville' a trip of seven weeks
duration through seven different
counties in this part of Pennsylvania
and returned to his home In NorrlB'
town Friday. Ho Is a big, broad
minded, genial man who made a friend
of every man who came In contact with
blm In this section. Moreover he is
accomplishing a valuable work In
educating the farmers and fruitgrow
ers of the state to produoo better re
Bults from their orchards and farms.
Seventy-Fourth Anni
versary and a Wedding
Reunion at the Bclnap Home Is
Made Memorable. '
The seventy-fourth anniversary of the
blnh of Mr. Hiram S. Belnap, one of
the best known of the older residents of
Reynoldsville, was signalized by
gathering of bis children with their
wives and husbands, at the family
resldeoce on Fourth street, Monday
and made more memorable still by the
wedding at 1,00 o'clock p. m. thai day
of his youngest son, Chester Nlram
Bolnap, to Miss Freda Margaret De
Moske, of PlttBburgb.' The marriage
ceremony whb performed at the borne
by Rev. Charles E. Rudy, pastor of the
Trinity Lutheran church of Reynolds'
vllle, in the presence of the membens of
the family assembled from many parts
of the state in honor of the event and of
the anniversary. The beautiful ring
ceremony was used. The bridal couple
left on the 4 48 p. m. Pennsylvania train
for a short redding trip, after' which
they 'Will be at home at 4752 Liberty
Avenue, East End, Pittsburgh. Mr
Bolnap and his wife will own and
operate a large millinery store In that
olty.
The sons, daughters and relatives of
Mr. Belnap present In .honor of this
event were as follows: Mr. and Mrs. C.
M. Wise. Mr. and Mrs. O. R. Sbewman,
and Miss Jennie Roll, of Pittsburg, Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Belnap and ton,
Chester, of Queenstown, Mrs. Dr. T. H
Winter, of New Castle, Pa.
Hiram S. Belnap was born in Pitts-
field, Warren county, Pa., August 15th,
1830, and received his early education
In the schools of that county. In 1860
he embarked In the lumber business In
Youngsville, Pa. Later be became
walking boss on the old Sunbury and
Erie Railroad. In 1864 he was manager
of the old Hyde House In RIdgway, Pa.,
and afterwards was proprietor of the
Indiana House, in Indiana Pa. In 18C7
he came to Reynoldsville. where he and
Henry M. Iseman, now deceased, took
possession of the old Reynolds House,
now known as Frank's Tavern, In 1873
he built the Belnap House, now known
as the City Hotel, of which he was
proprietor nine years. In the same
year he shipped the first coal ever
shipped from this section, being from
the old Diamond mine, and the consign
ment went to Buffalo, N. Y. In 1874
be was married to Mrs. Jennie E.
Merrill, of Clearfield county, Pa.
Unto this union five children were
born: Delia G., LaRue, Elva I., Harry
S.J and Chester N. Belnap, After
leaving the hotel bnslnes Mr. Belnap
engaged in lumbering and later In the
wholesale liquor buslnass.
Another touch ot Interest was lent to
this eyent hy the christening of a
grandson, Chester Joseph, son of Harry
S. Belnap and wife, of Queenstown.
Rev, C, E. Rudy also officiated at this
event.
Left Arm Broken.
Arthur Bolt, son of William Bolt,
fed from a tree recently and broke fell
left forearm. The arm la now healing
nicely.
Seven Carloads
Of Material Here
Blaw Collapsible Steel Centering
. r..i. r r
v.iMUfaujr ucn iare consign
ment of Steel and Suoulies and
l - .
Buildintr Material.
EVIDENCE OF PROSPERITY
Seveu carloads of material for the (
Blaw Collapsible Steel Centering Co.
arrived In' Reynoldsville last night,'
This Is an indication of prosperity at
the local plant that looks good to
thn Vluno tuu.nlo Tk rI .
makes no promises but Is slowly and
surely putting the plant into con-
dltlon to double the present output If
desired.
True Sons of Franklin
Are the Atwater Bros.
Prominent Figures In the Old
Home Week Celebration.
The Franklin New Tuosday devoted
two columns to D. W. Atwater, of
Reynoldsville, and bis brother, Ayres
B. Atwater, of Robins, Iowa, who met
at their boyhood borne In Franklin
during the Old Home Week, after being
separated fifteen years. The article
was accomnanted hv nlctnrnn nf thn l.wn
gentlemen and extended remlnscences
by each of thorn about early days In
Franklin. Part of the article was as
follows:
"Of the hundreds of homo-comers,
undoubtedly the one to have gone the
longest without a visit In tho meantime
Is Ayres B. Atwater, of Robins, la.,
who Is accompanied by his daughter,'
Olive B, Atwater. He has been gone
from Franklin for forly-one years.
Just think ol It! Forty-one years! And
yet Mr. Atwater Isn't an old man, by
any means. He is just a shade beyond
the prime of llfo, keen of eye, sturdy of
frame and a true westerner In manner. '
"Mr. Atwater's brother, D W., of
Reynoldsville, who was back In Frank
lin last spring, Is also here and the two
brothers are having the best kind of a
time renewing old acquaintances, of
whom they are finding a great many
despite the ravages of death. These
"boys" are truly sons of Franklin, for
their grandfather, Thomas 8. Mo-,
Dowell, was the first white male child
born In this city. Thomas's mother
was the wife of Colonel Alexander Mc
Dowell, the first justice of the peace
and the first postmaster. The boys
say they remember weP their groat
grandmother." These two brothers are now together
In Reynoldsville.
. ,
Reunion at New Castle.
Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Farrell and
family of this place, are at New Castle,
Pa., this week, where a reunion of all
members of the family Is being held.
This reunion baa previously been held
annually at the home in Reynoldsville)
but on account os the inability of H. R.
Farrell, of Elklns, W. Va., to come to
Reynoldsville, the pleasant event is
held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. V.
Malloy, In New Castle, this year. '
1 Birthday Party.
The Blxty-fifb birthday of Mrs. Han
nah Bolt was celebrated by an enjoy
able party at her borne on Jackson
street Thursday last. From twenty to
thirty of ber old and young friends
spent the day at ber borne, refreshments
were served and the time spent in the
pleasant talk of olden days that char
acterize such occasions.
Moving to New Kensington.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Folk, residents of
West Reynoldsville, are moving their
household goods to New Kensington,,
Pa., this week, where Mr. Folk has
been employed for over a month. Mr.
Folk was a good citizen and bis towns
men regret his departure.
Elected to Teacaat DuBois.
Miss Eleanor Stiles, of West Reyn
oldsville who had been elected a teacher
in McCalmont township for the coming
saason, has resigned that position to
accept another as teacher of Room 6 in .
the First ward school at DuBois.'
Better Shoes.
For less money. Try J. H. Fink de
partment store, Punxsutawney, Pa.
We, the common people, will barer
to out down the tree of party prejudice
and plant the tree ot principle, or we
will never attain our rights in this Re
public. EIuW E. Beck, for Assembly.