The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-05-22

A half century has transformed wild
erness into the beautiful place called
| Reynoldsvllle. Mrs. Amelia Reyn-
olds, relict Of Woodward Reynolds,
came TO this place with her husband
| iifty-seven years ago the first OF last
month. Below we publish short
sketch Of her life and first experiences
In Reynoldsvllle.
Amelia Ross, daughter Of John Ross,
was born In Philadelphia January %,
| 1917. Two years afterward her parents
moved TO Worthington, Armstrong
county, six miles from Kittanning,
where Amelia spent her girlhood days.
She was plump, rosy, fair-to-behold
maiden. David Reynolds, Of Kittan-
ming, father Of Woodward Reynolds,
was married the second time and his
second wife was a cousin of Amelia
Ross, Of Worthington. Miss Amelia
visited her cousin occasionally and the
result Of IL was that she captivated
Woodward and he got so tangled up in
| the meshes Of love that he ''popped"
the question TO the Worthington lassie
and she promptly acquiesced. The last
day Of March, 1898, Woodward Reyn-
olds and Miss Amelia Ross we're mar
ried. David Reynolds, father Of the
| groom, owned three hundred acres OF
land In the then called Wilderness
where Reynoldsville now stands. which
| he offered to his son AS a wedding pres
ent II he would live on the land. The
following morning after the wedding
| the young people started for their new
home. At that time there was only
one house between Reynoldsvile and
| Punxsutawney. The only building
a,,,'., mr. a. ''at .ilho Was ~, olu iog mousse,
s,.u".ou M"er9 AZ. Neynoius mousse
S ny sLu'' ,L' , miun 'mo roolls upstairs
INV NV, ,i.oo uonn' useu ior IL hotei'
,, w iino'hess i was 'oe inisnoiher ior
Ill., .ho piaoo, % tn..e .' was hoc M nan lou
Sn..a ,''';i u a,4hlu .mo hous1. ine Water-
,u,u ,',',,,, ~, u,mpimo WIS .ho ohIy roau' lhere
Iannons .bat 1 pa'h9 'n'oush 'he WI
Is5;n % u,iaT nau poen ,naue py tne
,nuiahs , wno nau previously roarned the
st soc,io, ha ibw N Nv mhg,n W woId sun IN tnls
99o1' Da'.i5 p,a ~,en nrs, Ivy noius caihe mere.
Das.u l.oy hoius, oluest SON oI tne ABOVE
me- ~ ,oVuP,u, WIZ hpW resiues mere,
lia9 ."1 uis,incu'oh y, oolng the hrst
"Il" oniiu porh III ehis sectioh'
in 'no1e ear,y oays Mun, us she Is
now callea, uiu not nave nelghDors
nsnroy W urop IN 10 WISH. Inc post
V,hoe was Ioca.eu ao Lutnerspurg, ana
.no srooery Store was ,our morse
sh,., wasoh iroii h',nuelpnla whlch made
Trrton'n,y Tt uips tnrougn tnis section'
., nv pnoprioIoi, or c'crk, Vi tnat gro
oery was an !rlshnan named Joe Nor.
ro", ~ reiaeio., however, 10 'Muzs
s1n.in.law, oosepn .: MORROW. Meat
snoPs were no' neeueu, Ior when meat
. was wa.1u . ~ was slhai, matter 10
oooP ou. y. she house anu XIII qeer or
Ees spine 1tner klnu Oh game. BESIDES
his ie ,athn. .nteo nunuu WonS acres glven MN oy
, nis ia'uor, Woouwaru I.eynoios oought
eighe nunu'eu acres' SO tnat ms land
Da, nas e,esen hunureo .' acres IN all. Mr..
.eS nolus iau 'niuo or iour men working
% l11 hnih iliose ol Ine tlme: Mrs; Heyn-
U'as =. wouiu s, gec dinner ready ana carry
n ~ W 'iio lIen wheh s,iey worked as lar
uOm" ,o,, .h 90 i.opnins. p.h oho walked mar,
TOW Pa.h through tne WOODS ana
tnougho hotnlhg OF u, aithough bears,
PahuheTs' Wiiu cats, WolVes, deef, &C.,
were plenty In this section at that
ZINC, lt was common occurrence Tor
Porcuplnes 10 come lnto her mouse and
get ihto ,he sal. Darrell Inc wlld ami
Inals nnaue inc iorest echo every night
as .ney ,oalneo apout'
MIS-. heynoius visited the nome OF her
parents ABOUT once year on morse back
ana carried Dapy IN ner arms. IL took
ner iour uays 10 make the TRIP, Two days
each way; lt was lonely rlde.
several years aiter moving to- the
plaee MIS- Iseyhoids had an experience
WIN an lndlah named Blackhawk,
whlch rs rs very vlvld IN her memory to-
uay. Inc lnoian called al the house,
askeu Ior solne,nlng 10 eau ana was
gwen oreaa ana meat. lie was mad
oecause she oia not give MN tea. he
gave tne iuneh 10 pig dog lying be-
i nlnu Ine stove ana leit the mouse.
towards evening ne returned ior the
express purpose, Mrs reynolds be-
neves, 10 MURDER her, put several OF the
men men were IN the mousse ana ne lett.
TWO OF three uays afterwards the same
Ihalan muraerea woman ana hve