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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-11-22
A Bold Gang.

The gang Of thieves who visited this
section last week, made bold attempt
TO carry an entire jewelry store of at
Maricnville about two o'clock on
Wednesday morning. They were
frightened away before the job was made
success, but not until they had drilled
hole through the top Of the safe and
had the powder and fuse inserted all
ready to blow IL open. There were five
In the gang, all masked, two outside as
watchers and three to do the work in
side. A young man named Guth, who
slept In the jewelry store, and com
panion were returning home from a
party when the two robbers outside,
with revolvers pointed at the young
men, requested them 10 stop. Guth
was not 50 easily frightened and at
tempted TO reach the store, but was
knocked down and with revolver
pointed at him, with n threat 10 shoot
II he made any noise, Guth gave the
alarm and as a result got an ugly cut on
his head by being struck with revolver
The robbers did not hasten away with
out taking several hundred dollars
worth of jewelry with them which had
been left out Of the safe. Two sacks
with ID. North printed on them were
left in the store with the burglars out
iit of tools in them. These sacks were
stolen from Curt Norths barn with his
team on Monday night Of last week,
which is evidence that IL was the same
gang that was here.
Mr.. North found his team standing on
the roadside near Sheffield, not many
miles from Marienville, Wednesday,
where they had been abandoned by the
robbers. Among the other things
stolen from Mr. North was 32 quart of
chestnuts. Two quart Of the nuts were
left in the hack. The law-breakers
must have amused themselves MUNICH
chestnuts while fleeing from justice.
Mr.. North's team was not feeling very
frisky when he found IL. These chaps
were professionals and as they were so
successful will likely come this way
sometime again. Will II. Bell don't
banker after their patronage, he is per-
fectly willing for them to do their deal
| ing at some other store when they come
back to Reynoldsvile.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-11-22
Lecture Course.

The Reynoldsville Lecture Associa-
tion are well pleased and encouraged
with the support the people have given
them by buying season tickets. The
Association hired good talent for the
course at risk Of being out of pocket.
Last year liO season tickets, at $3.50 a
ticket, were sold. This year 206 tickets,
at $l.75 a ticket, have been sold. This
is good increase, and is an encourage
ment to the Association, as their only
object is to persuade the people OF
Reynoldsville to become a lecture-going
people. The men interested in the
course here will not make any money
out of the lectures, for II there is more
money taken in than will pay expenses
II will be used for the season Of ls04-0j.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-11-22
Ready to do a Favor.

Newspapers will quarrel and some
times lead there readers to believe that
the squabble will end only when the
red gore from the blue veins of one Of
the editors is split on the ground, and
yet in the very midst of the war OF
words either one OF the newspapers will
gladly do the other a favor II possible.
The Dubois Courier and Erpress have
been at it, even to the disgust of their
readers by times, and yet last Thursday
morning the COu,ier's press was broken
and the Express kindly allowed the
COurtier, as II is won't to call II, to print
the morning edition on their press.
Disputes will arise, people will disagree
even until angry passions arise, but all
people can learn a profitable lesson from
newspaper men, and that is to do kind
favor when an opportunity presents it.
self, no matter what words may have
been said. There are very few, II any,
exceptions to the above among news
paper men, and why not people in all
callings OF life do the same?
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-11-22
How Could He |?

A very youthful nimrod of this place
hired n target rifle at Reynolds drug
store recently and hied away to the
woods In quest of game. He returned
the gun in the evening and informed
the owner that the gun was ''n. g." as
he had not been able to shoot anything,
not even tree, during the day. When
the gun was examined IL was discovered
that the first ball had lodged in the
barrell Of the gun and had persuaded
the other thirteen balls, the 'kid" had
tried to shoot, to remain in the barrell
also. 'Tis not strange the boy came
home without game. "He would II he
could, but II he couldn't how could he,"
get game with such gun? Could you?
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-11-22
Have Gone to Work.

The miners and mine laborers Of this
section took three-days' vacation last
week to discuss the advisability Of ac-
cepting a reduction Of five cents per ton
for digging coal, or coming out on a
strike. A meeting was held in Centen-
nial Hall Tuesday night and delegates
were elected TO confer with the miners
at Dubois and Punxsutawney and
report Thursday afternoon. The Cen
tennial Hall was packed to its utmost
capacity at the meeting Thursday
afternoon. II. A. Bradley, president
End Dist. U. M. w. Of A., was at the
meeting. His talk was "accept no re-
duction." At this mass meeting the
miners decided to remain idle the re-
mainder OF the week, and appointed a
committee to wait on the general
manager Of the mines, S. B. Elliott, TO
learn II the reduction could not be
averted. A mass meeting was held in
the hall Saturday evening to hear the
report from the committee who had
interviewed Mr.. Elliott and to take
final action in the matter. They decided
to go to work Monday.
1t is seldom that as well-to-do, we'll
behaved and gentlemenly lot of miners
can be found as we have in Reynoldsville,
generally speaking. There is one thorn
the better class OF miners have TO annoy
them, which could be removed, and
that is the Polanders and Italians
employed in the mines. If these fellows
were removed the men would be well
contented. Italians and Polanders car
save more money on dollar day than
an American can on two dollars day
A man who lives on fat bacon and
spreads his bread with lard, can save
money to send to some foreign land.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-11-22
Better Accommodations.

a The new schedule on the b., r. &. p.
ny, mentioned in THE STAR last week,
went into effect last Sunday. The
trains will run as follows: Trains Nos.
13 and IA will be discontinued between
Falls Creek and Bradford, trains Nos. 7
and between Dubois and Punxsutaw-
ney; train No 10 will leave Falls Creek
at 1885 A. NJ. arriving at Punxsutawney
at S.45 A. NJ; train No. 15 will leave
Falls Creek at Las p, NJ, arrive at
Punxsutawney at ESQ p. NJ. train No. 1
leave Falls Creek at 900 p. m, arrive
at Punxsutawney at 7.15 p. M; train No.
IL leave Falls Creek at 7.30 p. NJ, ar
rive at Punxsutawney $40 p. M; train
No. leave Falls Creek at $50 A. NJ,
arrive at Bradford at 1890 p. NJ, Ro-
chester 600 p. M. and Buffalo 8l0 p. NJ;
train No. 8 leave Falls Creek at go p.
NJ, arrive at Bradford at 600 p. M.
This train will have no connections for
points north Of Bradford. Train No. IA
leave Punxsutawney at 800 A. NJ,
arrive at Falls Creek at 100 A. M; train
No. 10 leave Punxsutawney at 1915 p.
M, arrive at Falls Creek at 1.20 p. M;
train No. 18 leave Punxsutawney at 80
p. NJ, arrive at Falls Creek at 100 p. NJ.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-11-22
"New" Postoffice Rules.

Afunny postmaster recently sent to the
Postoffice Department a rev set of Post
Office rules. They were:
A pair of onions will go for two scents.
Ink bottles must be corked when sent
by mail.
Persons are compelled to lick their
own postage stamps and envelopes; the
postmaster cannot be compelled to do
this.
Persons are earnestly requested not
to send postal cards with money orders
inclosed, as large sums are lost in that
way.
Nitro glycerine must be forwarded at
the risk OF the sender. II it should
blow up in the postmaster's hand he
cannot be held responsible.
When letters are received bearing no
direction the persons for whom they are
intended will please signify the fact to
the postmaster that they may at once
be forwarded.
1t is unsafe to mail apple or fruit
trees with the fruit on them.
Ducks cannot be sent through the
mail alive. The quacking would dis
turb the slumbers of the clerks on the
postal cards.
When watches are sent through the
mail, II the sender will put notice on
the outside, the postmasters will wind
and keep in running order.
John Smith gets his mail from 674, ,279
postoffices, hence letter addressed to
John Smith, United States, will reach
him.
The placing Of stamps upside down on
letters Is prohibited. Several post
masters have recently been seriously
injured while trying to stand on their
heads to cancel stamps placed in this
manner.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-11-22

Geo. Hughes and Richard Taafe, Of
Rathmel, bet on the election in Ohio.
Hughes bet the Democrat candidate
for governor would be elected and Taafe
bet on the Republican candidate. The
winner was to get two dollars in cash
and wheelbarrow ride. The election
bet was paid last Saturday, and was
witnessed and enjoyed by large crowd
OF people. Mr.. Taafe done the riding,
when he was not out in the mud, into
which he was frequently upset, and Mr..
Hughes manipulated the wheelbarrow
handles. The Rathmel brass band
furnished music for the parade. 1t was,
without doubt, the most laughable
affair that has occurred In Rathmel for
many-a-day. 1t was real sport for the
people.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-11-22
Birthday Surprise Party.

On the morning Of Nov. IL everything
at the home of Mr.. Syphrit was moving
in the same manner as usual, the morn
ing work was done and Mrs. Syphrit
had settled herself, as she thought, for
a whole days sewing, when some of the
neighbors began dropping in, carrying
mysterious looking packages and bas-
kets, which she soon took to mean more
than a neighbOrly call. Next her
mother, Mrs. London, OF Big Run, and
Others came in. Then she began to un-
derstand the racket" Still they kept
coming until the house was filed. The
next thing was the unpacking OF baskets
and boxes in which there was certainly
no trace Of hard times or starvation,
but plenty OF good things in endless
variety, on which at least seventy-fve
persons feasted, after which the table
was cleared and the presents displayed.
This spread filled the table again, but
was for Mrs. alone. To go into details
and enumerate each article and give the
donors name would take whole col
umn, so / shall only mention few: A
beautiful decorated dinner set by the
London Bros, lovely black dress pat
tern from her husband, nice bed quilt
from her mother, &c. On the whole it
was both pleasant and profitable sur
prise, and day TO make green spot in
the memory of the participants. -
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-11-22
From Sire TO Son.

AS Family Medicine Bacon's Celery
King for the Nerves passes from sire
to son as a legacy. II you have Kid
ney, Liver or Blood disorder do not
delay, but get free sample package of
this remedy at once. II you have Indi-
gestion, Constipation, Headache, Rheu-
matism, etc., this grand specific will
cure. w. B. Alexander, the lea1ing
druggist, is sole agent and is distrib-
uting samples free to the afflicted.
Large packages 25 and SOC.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-11-22
Must be Vaccinated.

According TO recent proclamation
issued by the State Board Of Health,
"no pupil shall be allowed to attend
school who has not been successfully
vaccinated within seven years" II this
is violated the person or persons so
violating are liable TO fine of 800.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-11-22
The Noble Coal Company Sale.
fst. Marys Gazette.1

lst. Marys Gazette.l
All the real estate Of the Noble Coal
Company, consisting of about twenty
two hundred and fifteen acres of land
in Fox and Horton township, and coal
and mineral rights on five hundred and
fifty-seven acres in said townships, was
sold at receivers sale at the court house
in Ridgway, Tuesday morning last, to
Mr.. Andrew Kaul and Mr.. J. X. p.
Hall, for $4,000, subject to the liens
against the property. In the after
noon of the same day, the personal
property was sold at the works to the
same parties for sS09.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-11-22
Lost Her Speech.

Four weeks ago last Saturday Mrs.
Robt. Doughit lost the use Of her voice.
She could hear all right but could not
speak. Last Sunday while reading the
bible her speech returned again. Mrs.
Doughit had TO make known her wants
by writing during the four weeks she
could not talk. She can more fully ap-
preciate the blessing of talking now.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-11-22
PERSONALS.

Mrs. N. Hanau visited In Brockway-
vile last week.
J. G. Swartz, Of Kensington, was In
town the past week.
John Fugate, Of Geneva, N. Y, is Wis
iting in Reynoldsville.
Father Brady was In New Bethlehem
the forepart Of this week.
Getus Schlabig and wife, Of Dubois,
spent Sunday In Reynoldsville.
Miss Kate Hoy, of New Bethlehem Is
visiting friends in Reynoldsville.
Mrs. Geo. w. Stoke. sr., spent Sum
day with her sister at Punxsutawncy.
Mrs. S. r. Dougherty went TO Pitts
burg Thursday afternoon on short
visit.
Robt. Clark, Of Dubois, formerly
Reynoldsvillc citizens, was in town
Monday.
Mrs. Benjamin Haymaker returned
Friday from visit with friends at
Punxsutawney.
Mrs. g. j. Rhea, Of Oil City, visited
her laughter, Mrs. l.. M. Simmons, at
this place last week.
Rev. j. n. Jelbart assisted Rev. G.
Peters dedicate the new M. f.. church
at Sabula last Sunday.
Clark Beer, Of Los Angeles, Cal, Wis
tied II. ID. Beers family in West Reyn-
oldsville, the past week.
Misses Eta and Cora Shaffer, daugh-
ters Of Solomon Shafrer, visited in
Summerville the past week
Mrs. Camden Mitchell was called to
Pittsburg yesterday by the death Of
JOS. Steele, brother-in-law.
John Russell, Of Kensington, who has
been in Reynoldsville four or five weeks,
returned 20 his home yesterday.
Jim Mitchell, Of Richmond, KY,
came TO Reynoldsville yesterday to visit
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G.. Mitchell.
John Campbell and wife, Of East
Brady, spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
ID. M. Dunsmore in West Reynoldsville.
r. w. McMillen, who was resident
OF Grant street during the summer, has
moved TO the mill again, three miles
out from town.
S. w. Buck, representing the Elmira
Building and Loan Association, has
been in town the past week working
for the interest OF the association.
Mrs. w. Fl. Snyder and daughter,
Helen Ayers Snyder, OF Remove, are
visiting their mother and grandmother,
Mrs. Matilda Ayers, on Main street.
Mrs. NJ. Thomas, who has had hard
tussle with typhoid fever, has recovered
sufficiently to be able TO visit her par
ents at Pansy, Pa, where she went last
Friday.
Rev. Harvey Crane Furbay, pastor
Of the First Presbyterian church Of
Tyrone, visited Reynoldsville friends
this week. He was called home to at
tend a funeral.
Prof. John Ballentine, OF Clarion,
teacher Of Greek and Latin in the
Clarion Normal school, preached in the
Baptist church at this place last Sunday
morning and evening.
Harry f. Faust, Of Helvetia, was in
town last Friday About seventeen
years ago Harry was 'devil' in the
print shop at this place. He is not a
devotee Of the ''art preservative" now.
Rev. f.. r. Derr was in Pittsburg
and Cleveland, o., during the past week.
Preached in Canton, Pa, Sunday.
Visited relatives in Williamsport since
Sunday and returned home yesterday.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-11-22
Big Pigs.

Henry Roden butchered two seven
month-old pigs last Thursday that
weighed six hundred and seventy-iive
mounds dressed
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-11-22

Those Sl2.0O Tricott Macintoshes re-
duced to $1,000 at Glenn Milliren's.
Evening journal., 1893-04-04
oYER A WALL oE WATER.
Remarkable Incident During tho Voyage
of Vessel From lIatanzas.

Remarkable Incident During tho Voyage
of "a Vessel From Matanzas.
The schooner Maggie Hart. Captain
Heene, which passed up the river on
Sunday from Matanzas, had a narrow
escape from being overwhelmed by O.
tidal wave. She encountered he tail
end OF hurricane. aud the wind blew
with great violence for several hours and
the sea rose TO an exceptional height
Ihe sea broke over the vessel several
times and sail had TO be reduced until
she was lying hove 90 under a storm
trysail On March 20 saws Philldel
phia newspaper, an enormous wave was
seen TO be travelling swiftly towards the
schooner, the crest of 10 seeming TO
reach az high as the crosstrees, end 10
appeared TO absorb the seas around it ia
its progress. Captain Heene and. his crew
unite In saying they never saw such an
enormous mountain OF water before. IL
appeared 10 be travelling ia straight
line for their quarter, aud an effort was
made 10 meet 10 stem on. forestaysail
vas quickly set, the vessel fell OF and
was brought to on the other tack Just In
time Everybody held on for dear
life
The schooner met 10 bravely however
and climed up its precipitous side with
her jibboom pointed skywards. For
tunately 1t did not break but seemed lik,
huge oily mass Of water with here and
there sma frothy crest. AS it passed
aud left the schooner sliding down into
the valley it seemed as is if she was go
ing into a gigantic whirlpool Al
around the water seethcd and boiled anS
the Maggie S. Hart was tossed about
like a cork. Succeeding waves ap
peared to diminish rapidly i'm size afte
the watery phenomenon had passed ang
for some time afterwards this aquati
mountain could be distinguished towering
/ high above its fellows lt WAS uudoubt
edly a tidal wave probably due TO vol
canic action.
Evening journal., 1893-04-04
A MYSTERY At NEW CASTLE.

The Decomposed Body of a Man Found in
a Coffin in the 1Iud-Coroner to Investi-
gate.
Special to the Evening Journal.
New CASTLE, April 4.--Alonzo Young
and Richard Hyde of Dobbinsville were
out hunting for muskrats on the Della
ware river last evening and discovered
coffin containing the decomposed body
of a man.
The coffin was sticking in the mud on
the marshes near the farm of Dairyman
A. R. Kee.
1t may be the remains of a sailor who
was buried at sea- The body is certainly
that of human being. though mot
much more than the bones are left.
Mr.. Young telephoned Deputy Coroner
Fox, who will come over this afternoon
at low tide and investigate.
Evening journal., 1893-04-04
HERE'S PRETTY HOWD'YEDO
A WEALTHY CITIZENS PROMISING
SON SHOT DEAD

In a Gang of Masked Burglars who
Turned Out to BE Prominent and In-
fuential Young men-Their Systematic
Burglary s Sad End.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo, April Edward
Shellenberg, a merchant Of Mound City,
Sunday night shot and almost instantly
killed William Stebbins. the son Of one
of the wealthiest citizens Of the town
For the last six months, almost nightly
stores have been entered and the most
valuable articles carried off.
Sunday night Mr. shellenberg decided
to keep watch in his store. About II
o'clock the rear door was opened by means
of key and four masked men entered.
As they reached the centre Of the
store Shellenberg turned on the electric
light and ordered them to throw up their
hands. Three of them did so but the
fourth started to run when Shellenberg
fired and the man dropped dead.
The shot attracted a crowd to the
store and the dead man was unmasked
first. He proved to be one Of the most
popular young men in the city. His
three companions were equally as high
in the social scale They we're Walter
Miller, Walter Chittenden and Roscoe
Carey.
They confessed to having committed
all the robberies Owing TO their social
position and the fact that the leader OF
the band was killed, the merchants whC
we're robbed refused to prosecute them
Their relatives made good all the losses.
Evening journal., 1893-04-04
AMBASSADOR BAYARD SWORN IN.

His Former Private Secretary, Henry l.
Bryan, Administered the Oath of Omco
in Washington Yesterday.
WAsHINeTON, April 4-Mr. Bayard
came to Washington ION Saturday night
with Mrs. Bayard to spend Easter with
Mrs. Bay ards mother, Mrs Clymer. He
called on Secretary Gresham this after
noon and subsequently in the diplomatic
room Henry L. Bryan, confidential clerk
to Mr.. Gresham, and formerly secretary
to Mr.. Bayard, administered the oath
Of Office
The new ambassador will return to
Wilmington in day or two and begin
the WORK of settling up his law business.
he expects that this will take some time
and has set no date for his departure for
England.
Evening journal., 1893-04-04
HAPPY QUARTER OF A CENTURY.
silver Wedding OF MIR. and Mrs Joseph X.
steelman at the Close OF 20 Years Of
Married Life.

Silver Wedding OF MIR. and Mrs. Joseph X.
Steelman at the Close OF 20 Years of
Married Life.
Upon responses to invitations pre-
viously issued. the ushers at the new
home Of Mr. and Mrs Joseph X. Steel
man No 3 South Broome street were
kept busy from 30 tin 10 o'clock last
evening receiving the many guests.
They came from Wilmington and sur.
rounding country TO congratulate Mr.
and Mrs. Steelman on the arrival of their
twenty fifth wedding anniversary.
The bride and groom of 25 years stood
in front of the fireplace in their large
parlor to receive the congratulations and
best wishes of their numerous friends
They looked as happy and bright as
though they were just on the eve OF
their happy wedding
The evening was spent in conversing
on the events of the past and happy
anticipations Of the future The com
pany was delighted with the dne perfor.
nance on the piano by Miss Eta Steel
man, daughter of the bride and groom
They also were finely entertained by
Professor j. II Skimefhorn with sweet
strains Of music from the guitar
After 10 o'clock the company by
couples marched to the long dining room
where the table was spread with various
kinds Of cakes, fruits, nuts and all the
dsinties of the season. Then the guests
we're treated 10 a fine wedding supper by
their host and hostess. After the table
was cleared away those who loved dane
ing were led by Mr.. and Mrs. Steelman
ia a dance
The presents were many and costly
among which we're noticed: O silver SER
vice. a fine clock, silver card and cake
baskets, solid silver spoons, several sill
yer soup ladies' aud sugar spoons, sil
yer cream and molasses pitchers silver
salt and pepper boxes, silver knives aud
forks, fancy pickle dishes. silver nut
cracker and picks, several fine glass
dishes and many other useful articles
Among those present we're: John r.
Narr and wife, Millard +. Davis and
wife, George i. Ferguson and wife
G. w. Goodwin and wife William Nermy
and wife, Harry Morris aud wife. Robert
Kite, wife and daughter, William Nc
Clape and wife, George Mckay and wife
G r Holt and wife, Harry Heinel ano
wife. NJ T. Toft and wife, Mrs Liz
zle McCaully. Mrs $. H. Beas
ton, Mrs. Robert Holt Mrs. Rache
Brook field, Mrs w. II. Jach
and daughter, Mrs Susan Suttor
Mrs Margaret Weyl; Mrs JOSEPH
Brown and daughter Of Chester, Pa.
Misses Lola Deut, BERTHE and Mam'
Weyl, Nellie Worrell, Florence McClaue
Sem and Marion MARI Dean and Lucl
Alsentzer. Sarah and Lizzie Mcconnell
Lula and Virgie Jones, Lizzie Heacock
, Harry Steelman, Harry Merr, William
Elliott. Fred Beaston. Daniel Norris anc
others