The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-06-05

vile will bo the place Tor big time on
that day.
The stock of goods in the Novelty
store, opposite the post office, will be
sold at auction, sale beginning next
Saturday. Wiley McLain, of Brook
Vile. will be the auctioneer
Builders look to your walls. ada
mant" is the perfection of wall plaster
and is the result of life devoted to
scientific research. | can show you an
interesting story about some of the
imitation, II. Alex. Stoke, agent.
A blind man with cigar box fas-
tened on in front of him into which
people could drop pennies, nickles and
dimes, slowly walked Main street Mon
day evening playing fife. The old
man could get music out Of the fife.
Volney B Cushing. the temperance
orator from Maine, delivered an able
address in Centennial hall last Weducs-
day evening The hall was not crowded
hut good sized audience was present.
The English Jubilee Singers furnished
the music.
Have you your property insured? This
Is the time of year for fires. If you are
not insured don't wait, but call on or
address G.. b. French, the Reynoldsyille
insurance agent, at once and get his
rates. The best companies represented.
Office. Nolan Block, with G. NJ. Nc
Donald, lawyer.
S. u. Grazie, an itinerant italian
banjoist, who registers Brooklyn, n. Y,
as his home, came TO Reynoldsville
Saturday and made number OF un-
successful attempts to raise collections.
He could get crowd without difficulty,
but the cash failed to roll into his hat
when it was passed.
II Is customary with the Catholic
people to hold what is called "May
Devotions' every Wednesday and FRI
day during the month Of May. The
last of these services was held Friday
evening which was largely attended by
quets of flowers in their hands and
wreaths of flowers on their heads. The
service consisted mostly of singing.
William u. Woodring, son of j. ID.
Woodring, of West Reynoldsville, was
born on Decoration Day twenty-one
years ago, and last Thursday he reached
his majority. or in other words, the
age when he is legally his own boss. A
dozen of Wills young gentlemen friends
were invited to assist in celebrating the
occasion by partaking of a bountiful
repast served at the home Of his par
ents Thursday evening.
+. ID. Davis, an enterprising farmer
of Clarion township, Clarion county,
was married to Miss Alice L. Wells,
daughter of w. w. Wells Of West Reyn-
oldsville, at the home of the brides
parents at 800 p. M, May Goth, in the
presence OF about two dozen friends and
relatives. Rev. +. Lewis Kelley, pastor
Of the Baptist church, tied the nuptial
knot. An elegant supper was served
after the marriage ceremony. On Mon
day Mr.. Davis and his bride went to
their home in Clarion county to settle
down to farm life.
Elmer Watson was at Clearfeld last
week attending the funeral Of his uncle,
George Watson, who dropped dead in
the old cemetery at Clearfeld while en-
gagged in cleaning the cemetery on the
2Sth ult. for Decoration Day. The
funeral was held on Friday, just two
weeks after his brother, Joseph Watson,
was buried at this place. George was
at Reynoldsville attending the funeral
in apparently good health. Heart
trouble is supposed to have caused his
sudden death.
Thomas S. McCreight, one of the
most enterprising and best farmers OF
Winslow township, drove through one
hundred and fifty miles Of the best
farming country in Pennsylvania last
week on his way to Washington county,
and he says there was no oats in all
that distance that was in as good condi.
tion as the oats on his own farm in
Winslow township. Mr.. McCreight
thinks the frost done more damage in
other farming communities between
this and Washington township than il
did here.
A big sale was made on Saturday last
by which the Elk Tanning Co. gets the
Portland Mills tannery, owned by Port
land Tanning Co., together with all the
bark owned by the Portland Tanning
Company on Toby Creek and the Clarion
River The bark is variously estimated
at from $4,000 to 175,0O0 tons. Tht
first payment was a draft for a round
hundred thousand dollars. Elk Tanning
Co. gets possession OF the bark Sept.
and the tannery about the first of Novem
her The Portland TANNING Co will