The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-02-26

The West Reynoldsville band was on
the streets of that borough Saturday
evening dscoursng some OF their best
selections.
Keep 1t in the house for coughs, colds,
Group and sore throat-Extract OF Wild
Cherry and Tar. For sale at the Reyn-
olds Drug Store.
The members of Valiant Lodge No.
46l, Knights of Pythias, will indulge In
an oyster supper in the X. of p. hall
this evening. Each member is entitled
to invite friend. The wives of the
members will be in It.
II. S. Belnap has moved his wholesale
liquor store into a small building of his
own next door to John Thomas barber
shop. Some time in the near future
Mr.. Belnap expects to move the build
ing TO the rear Of the lot and erect a
two-story brick.
Mrs. Jas. b. Arnold has fire-irons in
use in her house that were used by her
ancestors one hundred and twenty-five
years ago, when natural gas fires were
unknown. Mrs. Arnold had the irons
cut small enough to fit IA modern fire.
place, has representative pieces of wood
on the irons and burns gas for heat.
James, son of Mr.. and Mrs Holland
Clawson aged 81 months and 81 days,
died Thursday, February Goth, 1896,
of pneumonia and was buried in Beu-
lah cemetery Friday afternoon. Funer-
al services were held at the home Of the
parents near the public school house,
conducted by Rev. ]. w. Crawford,
pastor of the M. T.. church.
Joseph Shafrer, agent for the Adams
Express Co. at this place, left sixty
PACED pamphlet at THE STAR Office last
Friday which contains a list of offices
In the United States, Canada and
Mexico that the Adams Co. will deliver
goods to, and 1t gives the names of the
roads that handle the Adams express.
1t is a convenient pamphlet to have
for reference.
Mary, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Carr, aged five years and seven months,
died on Friday of heart trouble Fun
eral services were held at the home of
the parents Sunday afternoon, conduct
ed by Rev. J. w. Crawford. Remains
were buried in Beulah cemetery. Mary
had measles which was followed with
heart trouble. She had twin brother
who died two years ago.
The Ladies' Work Society of the
Presbyterian church served a chicken
and biscuit supper at the residence of
Alex. Riston on Grant Street Friday
evening for % cents. The supper was
an extra good one for the price. How
ever, the ladies of this society are
experts in the culinary department and
when they announce supper the
public can always feel assured of some
thing good.
The young people of the Catholic
church, who gave an entertainment in
the opera house New Years eve for the
benefit of the church, went to Eleanora
on Monday evening and gave an enter
tainment. They were well patronized
at Eleanora, but the attendance was not
as large as it would have been had it
not been for the fact that they
did not go at the right time to catch a
pay day at the mines.
The air brakes on the p. R. II. pass
enger train that leaves Dubois at IL. .05
p. NJ. failed to work properly when the
train pulled into Falls Creek on Monday
and the passenger train ran past the
station and collided with freight train
that was standing on the cross over.
Two freight cars were wrecked and the
passenger engine considerably damaged.
The train was delayed about an hour
getting the track cleared and waiting
for another engine.
The Williamsport Grit contained a
portrait last Saturday of Il. ]. Gill, of
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Falls Creek, and an article in which ii
was stated that Gill was the Republican
nominee of Jefferson county for AS
sembly. Mr.. Gill was shy 1887 votes of
getting the nomination. He had the
smallest vote of the four candidates.
Hon. w. o. Smith, the man nominated,
got 29s0 votes and Mr.. Gill got $40.
Some person was either playing joke
on Mr.. Gill or the Grit.
In giving summary of the court
proceedings in last weeks issue, the
Brookville Republican says: District
Attorney Strong is entitled to great
credit for the manner in which he had
the business of the court prepared,
requiring as it did only four days to
dispose OF quite long list of cases.
The following is a summary of the
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