The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-01-08

the sickness and death of their little
girl.
Mrs. Pomroy, an old lady Of jackson
street who had slight paralytic stroke
six or seven weeks ago, fell Monday and
received an intracapsular fracture Of
the left thigh.
w. j. Weaver, d. 8. G. OF the Jr. o.
U. A. NJ, was at the Deemer Cross
Roads Friday night and at Sykesville
last night installing new officers in the
Jr. o. U. A. M. lodges.
Four men of Beechtree, all brothers,
are now languishing in durance vile at
Brookville for indulging in too much
enthusiasm on Christmas and partici-
pating in riotous actions.
The Ridgway Democrat, formerly an
eight-page, six column weekly, has
been changed to a four-page, six col
umn twice-a-week. This is an evidence
of enterprise on the part of the Demo
crdt.
The officers elect OF the Grand Army
Post and the Woman's Relief Corps
Of this place were publicly installed last
evening. Appropriate and interesting
addresses were delivered by Hon. S. B.
Elliot, Revs. Crawford, johnson and
Kelley.
A dark colored overcoat, with pair
OF yellow wooleu mittens and two muff.
lers in pockets, was lost between Sandy
Valley and Reynoldsville on Christmas
afternoon. A reward will be paid II
the overcoat is feft at THE STAR Office.
w. F. Bowman, OF Young township,
who was tho Democrat candidate for
Assembly during the last campaign for
that Office, has been appointed by the
commissioners as mercantile appraiser
for Jefferson county for the year 1896.
One OF Kittanning's weekly papers,
County Light, has suspended publication
and the plant was purchased by the
proprietors Of the Kittanning Times.
The former publisher Of the Light will
go into the hotel business the 1st Of
April.
The Baptist Sunday school elected
the following officers for 1896: Supt.,
w. S. Stone; asst. supt., w. F. Marshall
secretary, Millie Hoon; treasurer, G. M.
Rea; librarians, Wilmer Ellenberger
and Blanche Whitmore: organist,
Blanche Davis.
Miles Edward Mcdonald, aged three
years, six months and fifteen days, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Mcdonald, died
at 200 A. M. Monday, Jan. 9th. The
boy was sick with measles which was
followed by pneumonia. Funeral this,
Wednesday, forenoon.
Women are onto a new racket now
for getting their big sleeves into a coat
without the aid OF some one else. Put
on the coat, back the arm up into the
coat sleeve, tuck in the dress sleeve
and then run the hand out at the little
end of the coat sleeve again. See!
The Committee in charge of the
entertainment given by the Helping
Hand Society on Christmas night desire
to thank Porf. Hawthorn for valuable
help given, Mr.. Stoke for favors done,
and all others who so kindly assisted in
making their entertainment success.
The Brookville Republican, one of
our first-class exchanges, entered its
thirty-sixth year on New Years day.
The paper has been published under
the present management for eleven
years. There is no venture about the
Republican when it enters new year,
''it's in the swim" Success to you
brethren.
Prof. Lex. N. Mitchell, who was
principal If the West Reynoldsville
schools las winter, now principal Of
the Indiana, Pa, schools, was circulat-
ing among his Reynoldsville friends
during the holiday vacation. Prof. is a
bright young man and is proving very
successful as an instructor. The Indi-
ana schools are In excellent condition
under his principalship.
With this issue of THE STAR we begin
the publication OF a Christian Endeavor
column. There are many young people
in this community who belong to that
society, and they will find this column,
which will give topics for discussion
and general information in regard to
the society, helpful to them. The
length Of time this new feature will be
continued will depend upon how it is
appreciated.
The members of the Hanscon Park
Methodist Episcopal church OF Omaha,
Neb., Of which Rev. W. p, Murray, Phi.
D., is pastor, apparently think it is the
proper thing for their pastor to ride a