The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-09-30

MONDAY forenoon tne uciepnOne
company completed the work of string
ing two more copper wires between
Reynoldsville and Brookville, which
makes two double lines.
Two hundred and eighty excursion
tickets were sold at the A. V. R'y Office
in this place Monday for Dubois on ac-
count of the Barnum e. Bailey circus.
Besides these number Of our people
drove to the circus.
"A word to the wise is sufficient"
We will here say that II you are wise
you will call early at Deemers Saturday,
Oct. 10th, the day Of their wrap opening,
thereby avoiding the crowd they always
have later in the day.
John Smycrs, of Big Run, was instant
ly killed at the southern end of that
town Friday afternoon by stepping on
to the b., II. & =. R'y track in front of
a passenger train. His body was hurled
to one side of the track.
Esq. NJ. NJ. Davis and wife drove TO
Brookville Thursday to attend the fair.
Their horse got sick after they reached
Brookville and they had to return home
in the train. The animal was well
enough to drive home the next day.
Last Thursday evening just as the
passenger train pulled into the station
at Brookville young fellow, who was
boiling" for a fight, was struck in the
mouth by Dubois man and had large
piece cut out of his lower lip on his own
teeth.
AT a conference held in Lindsey on
Thursday of last week, the Populists of
the 37th Senatorial District, which is
composed of jefferson and Indiana
counties, nominated Thos. II. Holt of
Stanton, jefferson Co., Pa, for State
Senator.
A number of Reynoldsville ladies
went to the Brookville fair last Thurs
day, carrying boxes well filled with
good things to eat, and were met there
by ladies from New Bethlehem, Brook
vile and Driftwood and they held
little picnic on the fair grounds at noon.
| There was one notable feature of the
| Brookville fair last week and that was
the absence of gambling schemes. The
fair was well attended Thursday but
the attendance was small the other
three days, and it is doubtful If the as
sociation realized enough out of the
fair to pay the expenses of the same.
The following ladies of New Bethle-
hem were guests of Mrs. George
Mellinger in this place last Thursday
night and Friday: Mrs. DR.. j. A.
Wick, Mrs. DR.. Geo. II. Wood, Mrs. j.
B. Thompson, Mrs. S. b. Corbett, Mrs.
j. b. Anderson, Mrs. S. Taylor Shaffer,
Mrs. ]. r.. Foster and Mrs. Will
Andrews.
The A. V. R'y Co. is putting in weigh
scales at the Dixon Switch, near Falls
Creek. This company has been getting
along with only one set of scales on the
Low Grade Division, and this is at the
extreme eastern end Of the road-Drift-
wood. All freight west of Driftwood
has heretofore been weighed at Philips
ton, on the River Division Of the A.
V. R'y.
Clarence Henry, Of Hamilton, Pa,
who was elected by the Winslow town
ship school board as teacher of the
Sandy Valley school, resigned that
school to accept similar position
nearer his home, and the directors had
to elect another teacher last Saturday.
Milton Dempsey, of West Reynoldsville,
was elected to teach the Sandy Valley
school.
Misses Roberta Ayres and Barbara
Gene Waite gave musical and elocu-
tionary entertainment in the Baptist
church in Sykesville Tuesday evening
of last week. The entertainment was
greeted with good sized crowd, con-
sidering the inclement weather, and
| Noo "ch iS'ciNNu W thoSo Nho uiu
attend. These young ladies give a good
entertainment.
A large covered wagon with four
horses attached thereto, stopped on
Fourth street, in front of Hotel Belnap,
Friday evening, where it remained until
Sunday. The wagon contained petri-
fed body and wax figure of Sitting
Bull. A would-be-funny negro was
along to hold the crowd and those who
wanted to see the curiosities in the
wagon paid nickle and took look.
| Mrs. Thomas Brink, whose maiden
name was Emma Solida, died at the
home of her mother on Worth street on
Wednesday evening of consumption.
Funeral services were held at the house
Friday forenoon and the remains were