The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-03-11

There VIII be no services In the
Lutheran church next Sunday on ac-
count of the absence OF Rev. Metzenthin.
The school directors of Winslow
township met in this place last Satur-
day and paid the township teachers for
months work
Don't take any risks. A little cough
may get TO be big one. Get bottle
of Extract of Wild Cherry and Tar
For sale at the Reynolds Drug Store
Charley Burge, son of VIM. M. Burge
West Reynoldsville merchant, was
given birthday surprise party last
Thursday evening. About forty boys
and girls attended the party.
John G. Sharpe, Of this place, son Of
Daniel Sharpe of "sassafras fame"
was united in marriage to Miss Ida M.
Organ, of Falls Creek, by Esq. Il. Neif,
at his Office in this place on Friday,
March 9Th.
Jessie. nineteen-month-old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. S. McClelland, died
Saturday morning and was buried in
Beulah cemetery Sunday forenoon.
Services were conducted at the house
by Rev. J. w. Crawford.
The Ridgway Adrocdte, live local
paper, which is a credit to Ridgway
and Elk county, an up-to-date country
weekly, celebrated its forty-sixth ami
versary last week by appearing in a
new dress Of BREWER type. Nothing
slow about the Adrocdte.
Reynoldsvile will soon have a school
building to which the people may point
with pride. From an architectural
standpoint it is one of the finest build
ings in this section Of the state. It
stands on commanding eminence and
shows to great advantage.-DuBois
Express.
A one-armed picture agent who was
we'll filed with 'corn-juice" attended
the white Crook" last Wednesday
evening and before the last act the
fellow was taken in charge by Constable
Adelsperger because of his vociferous-
ness during the play. The man was
put in the lookup.
We stated last week that David
Wheeler's name appeared in the list OF
those who were losers by the disappear
ance of ]. L. Cowan, lumber dealer of
Pittsburg. We have since been in
formed by Mr.. Wheeler that he has
good security for the $4,000, the amount
| w. G.. Cowan & Son owes him.
On another page Of this issue will be
found a romance by w. S. Guthrie,
which gives the experience of a newly
married couple with their liberal and
| jolly old Uncle Josh, in which number
of Reynoldsville people figure as
characters. There is no doubt but that
all our readers will peruse it with
delight.
We understand that arrangements
are being made to light Centennial
hall with gas. This is something that
should have been done long ago. Oil
lamps to light public buildings like
Centennial hall are not up-to-date.
The new gas burners are the proper
thing. Turn on the gas lights,
Jonothan.
"White Crook" at the opera house
last Wednesday night did not draw an
over-crowded house. The pictures on
the bill boards advertising the show
were OF such a nature that the women
folk passed sentence on the attraction
before the show struck town, and in
consequence there were no women at
the show.
This week we publish the mercantile
appraisers list for Jefferson county for
the information Of the assessed and the
public. The list shows in what class
the various business houses Of the coun-
ty are placed, according to the amount
of business they claim to do, and the
tax they will be expected to pay for the
present year.
An exhaustive article on the condi-
tion of affairs in Turkey, with regard to
the Armenian question, was published
in the enterprising Pittsburg Times last
Saturday B. I'll. Butler, the versatile
staff correspondent OF the Times, made
personal visit into the very sections
where the ground has been soaked with
the life blood OF the Armenians.
The enthusiasm displayed by the
audience at the opera house Monday
evening was evidence that the sensa
tional comedy-drama, "Side-Tracked,
was considered an excellent attraction
and presented'b by good company. The
parts were all well sustained and thu
comical situations were productive o
much merriment. The fellow whit