The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-21

character. The lecturer Is an eloquent
and convincing speaker, clear in the
expression of his ideas, and always
attractive.-DdilyB Bulletine, Blooming
ton. Ill. At Centennial Hall tonight.
Ridgway has new postmaster,
Thomas 3. Gillouly, and the Democrat
says the postoffice has been moved into
another building and that a new outfit
that would be credit to larger place
than Ridgway, has been provided. 1t is
about time, for the old postotfice was a
poor excuse for even small country
| town.
License for Hotel America, Burns
House, Hotel Belnap, Hotel Dillman,
City Hotel, Hotel Mcconnell and Com
mercial Hotel, of this borough, and the
Ross House and Moore House Of West
Reynoldsvlle, were granted by Judge
Clark last week These hotels all had
license last year. II. S. Belnap's whole
sale license was also renewed.
Through the kindness Of Roman +.
Koehler, foreman of this Office, we have
paper weight which is not only odd
and pretty, but is also memento OF the
big fire at this place Wednesday even
ing, Dec. 18th. 1893, when the tannery
went up in smoke. The paper weight,
which was found in the ruins, is brass
either from valve or brass pipe.
DR.. j. w. Foust was suffering with
neuralgia in his head one night last week
and he got out of bed and went to the
kitchen for some hot water. When
pouring water out of the kettle
the Doctor missed the vessel and
his bare feet were directly under the
vessel. He has since had time caring
| for foot that is skinless and tender.
Harry Wilson, of Winterburn, was
killed on the b., r. a. p. Ry between
Dubois and Falls Creek little before
ten o'clock Thursday night. He had
been drinking during the day at Dubois
and in wandering around at night had
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road and stepped in front of freight
train. He leaves wife and three chill
dren
Young people of the Lutheran church
at Dubois, to the number of about
seventy, drove to Reynoldsville last
Wednesday night. They did not ar
rive here until after ten o'clock and
then, without any previous notice,
asked John c. Dillman, proprietor of
Hotel Dillman, to serve supper for them,
which he done in good style for such
short notice.
The Presbyterian church of Brook
vile, Rev. DR.. Conway pastor, in re-
sponse to call from the destitute of
Danville, Virginia, Oklahoma City, Ok.
Ter, and Marshfield, Wood county,
Wis, forwarded by rail on Monday of
this week, packages of wearing apparel
to said places, amounting, at low esti-
mate, to $555.S0. Also cash. S75 to same
place. .-Brookville Democrat.
From midnight Thursday until 9.30A.
NJ. Friday there was no liquor license in
Jefferson county. There were number
OF thirsty people at BroOkville who
were attending court, and some who
had gone there that day on account of
the granting of licenses, that really
surprised their stomachs by drinking
| Brookville water Others who were
more thoughtful the day before had a
private bottle.
Mr.. Horr's great success on the plat
form is his ability to entertain people
while he instructs them. He spoke for
two hours, and yet all wished he would
go on. His terse, homely sentences,
composed OF simple SaxtOn words, and
his apt and quaint illustrations, are
peculiarly his own. His power of
handling abstruse and difficult questions,
so as to make them clear and lucid,
is something remarkable. Few equal
him and none surpass him in this
gift.-Evansville Journal. Will Lecture
at Centennlal Hall tonight, FEB. 2lst.
This week we publish the announce
ment of John w. Walker, of Brookville,
candidate for District Attorney, subject
to the action OF the Republican voters
of this county at the primary election,
June 10th. Mr.. Walker has lived in
Brookville since 1865, where he was
numbered with the school teachers of
that town at one time. He studied law
and was admitted to the bar in 1876
He has also served as Justice of the
Peace. The Brookville Republican, in
speaking of him, says: "In addition to
other qualifications Mr.. Walker rem
dered efficient services to his country
during the War for the Union, and he
to-day is a great sufferer from an un-