The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-05-24

his bond In shape, which will be most
any day now. He will be the leading
business man of Sandy Valley, post
master, ticket agent and dealer in gen.
eral merchandise.
Our contemporary, the Volunteer,
entered into its seventeenth year last
week. although not under its present
name - IOlunteer--o management.
The publication has had five or
six names and as many editors in the
sixteen years. Bro Elliott purchased
the plant four years ago and changed
the makeup of the paper and gave it a
new name. The Volunteer is good
paper.
Since publishing the episodial in last
weeks STAR about the frisky shop-lifter
maiden, we have heard of a number of
people who let no opportunity pass by
for 'pick up" There are several
persons in this neck % woods who are
considered kleptomaniacs. Perhaps an
unsugar-coated dose of law just before
returning home after being caught
appropriating something that belongs
to another. would have tendency to
cure the disease.
Brockwayville, town about half the
size of Reynoldsville, is going to ex-
pend 81, 400 in paving the main street
of that town. There is no reason why
the Main street Of our town should not
be paved, while at It, from the iron
bridge to Presbyterian church, and next
year paved to the eastern terminus of
the street. Once IL is done the people
would not return to- the muddy. insight
ly. almost impossible streets we now
have three or four months in the year
for double the cost of paving.
The firm of Bell Bros, clothiers,
doing business at Dubois and Reynolds
Vile, will be dissolved. The store at
Dubois will be sold and w. IT, Bell will
continue the business at this place un-
der his own name. The reason assigned
for this dissolution is that l.. S. Bells
health requires retirement from busi-
ness cares for time. These two
brothers have been successful in bust
ness and by care and generous use of
printers ink have built up u large trade
and made some money out of their
stores.
w. a. Neale, present prothonotary,
&c. Of Jefferson county, who had an
nounced himself in the Brookvile Re
publican as candidate for the nomina-
tion for second term, has withdrawn
from the field. His withdrawal was
published in the above named paper
last week. Mr.. Neale has made a good
officer and would likely have received
the nomination from his party for sec
ond term. However, there are four Re-
publicans yet in the field and two Demo-
Gratis. Both parties have good men to
select from for prothonotary.
Two expensive wrecks occurred on
the b., II. & p. R'y last Wednesday.
One was caused by freight train get
ting beyond control of the train men on
Mt. Jewett hill, the result of wet and
slippy rails, which ran into work
train. Three or for men were killed.
two engines and three or four cars
smashed up. The other wreck was
caused by two freight trains going in
opposite direction trying to pass on
the same track near Carman. The
latter was the result of the Brockway-
vile operator neglecting his duty.
One thousand dollars per month is
the modest sum asked by the authori-
ties of Williamsport for license for a
transcient business establishment to
open up in that town. This seems like
an enormous taxation for the privilege of
doing business for one month, but the
authorities are looking out for the best
interests of that town, not only protect
) ing the business men, but also that class
of people who buy everything cheap
| that is offered for sale by transient
men, and after they discover they have
been cheated console themselves from
the fact that others have been caught
in the same trap.
Gus Coons, a clothing merchant OF
Dubois, whose store was closed by the
sheriff on Thursday of last week, tried
to snuff out his light of life by taking
a dose of laudanum on Monday after.
, noon. His wife entered the room soon
, after he had taken it and discovering
3 what he had done, hastily sent for three
, physicians who administered emetic
3 which soon emptied his stomach of the
! poison he had taken. Mr.. Coons took
enough laudanum to kill about three
men. The physicians and number Of
the discouraged merchants friends
| worked hard IN restore him IN the hoSOu