The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-28

at Washington, ID. e., he was 100 SICK
to proceed on his journey and has since
been confined to one of the hotels at
Washington. When last heard from
the doctor thought he would be able to
return home in few days.
washington's birthday passed off
very quietly in Reynoldsville. II. Alex.
Stoke. Sam1 Tilton Reynolds and Major
Epler were the only persons who mani
tested their patriotic spirit by decorat-
ing their buildings with the stars and
stripes. In the afternoon the Keystone
band enlivened the town for short
time with some delightful music.
James Mckay died Wednesday, Feb.
81, and was buried in the Catholic
cemetery Friday forenoon. The An
cient Order of Hibernians of this place
attended the funeral in body. The
deceased, who was twenty-six years old,
left wife nineteen years old and
little baby to meet the difficulties of a
cold world without husband and
fathers aid.
In our election returns for West
Reynoldsville we made several mistakes.
elected in the new borough and we
omitted the name of Stanley G. Austin.
For school directors the name of ID.
Bollinger, Democrat. should have ap-
peared instead of r. d. Beer, Republi-
can. Mr.. Beer had "a votes and Mr..
Bollinger So.
Archie j. McMurray, one of the pub
fishers of the Brookville Democrat, was
married last Thursday to Miss Ida J..
Wetter. of Clarion. The benedict is a
sober and Industrious young man with
q promising and bright prospect before
him. Accept our congratulations,
Archie, and we hope you and your
better-hat will successfully win the bat
tie of life as you travel along hand in
hand.
A little excitement was created on
Jackson street last Saturday evening by
an alarm of fire being given at the
residence of p. A. Hardman. Several
men were passing by who ran in and
found blaze that had been started by
a lamp being set too close to a splasher
over wash stand in a bed room. There
was no damage done worthy of note.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hardman were away from
home at the time.
The town council will likely soon
passed a new ordinance compelling
men who are arrested and will not or
cannot pay their fine to work on the
streets at one dollar day until the fine
is paid. This would be in accordance
with state law enacted at the last
session of the legislature. This kind of
an ordinance would be hard on law
breakers, but it would be a good ordi-
nance and should be passed.
According TO the following item
clipped from the Falls Creek Herald, it
is evident some person in that locality
objects to improvements in that town:
During the building OF the Evergreen
Hotel a watchman is kept on each
night. The destruction of the other
house was supposed to be the work OF
incendiary and Captain w. J. Leahy
does not propose to have this hotel
burned through any negligence OF his"
An observant individual remarks that
when man drops piece of meat on
the floor, no difference how clean the
floor may be, he will either give it a
kick or pick it up and lay it to one side.
He will never eat it. But let him drop
his plug of tobacco on the street, and
no difference how dirty the street may
be he will pick it up, give it careless
wipe on his coat sleeve, or on the bosom
of his pants and then taker chew from
it with keener relish than ever.
In this issue of THE STAR will be
found the announcement of Jacob L.
Fisher, of Punxsutawney, as a candidate
for district attorney, subject to action
of the Republicans OF jefferson county
at the primary in June. The Punxsu-
tawney Spirit, in speaking of Mr.. Fisher,
says: "Jacob L. Fisher is an energetic
and ambitious young attorney who is
well-known all over the county, and
shows remarkable aptitude at anything
he undertakes. He will make a vigor-
Gus fight for the nomination"
The annual encampment of the De-
partment of Pennsylvania, G. A. r.,
will take place in Philadelphia COM
mencing tomorrow, March lst. The
annual convention of the w. II. c., of
Pennsylvania, will take place in the
same place and at the same time. L.
Neff was elected delegate, and r. ID.
Beer alternate, from the G. A, r. Post
at this place. Mrs. j. S. McCreight