The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-01-20

the Grange Hall, Paradise, on Tuesday
and Wednesday, February 23rd and
oath.
Robt. j. Thomas moved his barber
shop into the basement of Hotel I'm
perial last week. Mr.. Thomas has a
good room.
John Messick, a Polander, was caught
between a coal car and rib OF the mine
in Big Soldier Friday night and had
his hips badly squeezed.
The early closing of the stores should
result in more men spending the even
ings with their families, IL for no other
reason than because they have no where
else to loaf
Ed. +. Cummings, an insurance agent
OF Johnsonburg, also secretary of the
Johnsonburg Board OF trade, had
business in Reynoldsville the latter part
OF last week
Committees from Fire Companies
Nos. | and 2 will meet at DIR. J. B.
Neale's office this evening to elect a
chief of the fire departments to fill the
vacancy created by the resignation Of
h. g. Burns.
Twenty-six murders have been com
mitted in Jefferson county within the
past fifteen years, and not murderer
hung. II Is time numbering should
cease here, or hanging begin.-Brook-
vile Democrat.
The water pipe in the store room
occupied by Meeker Bros. in Centennial
Building, bursted Friday night and
flooded the room. Four or five sacks Of
flour were destroyed and number Of
bushels of oats well soaked.
Robert S. Williams, OF West Reyn-
oldsville, came very nearly saving his
right thumb off yesterday. Mr..
Williams was saving the end off small
board, which he was holding with his
right hand, and the saw slipped,
The meeting of the Pennsylvania
State Editorial Association in Harris
burg has been postponed to January
Goth and 9th. Chas. Emory Smith, of
the Philadelphia Press, and Col. A. K.
Mcclure, Of the Philadelphia Times,
will be present and deliver addresses.
For Sale-Fifty acres of well watered
land, located in Washington township;
forty-fve acres cleared and in good
farming condition; dwelling house,
barn and all necessary out buildings on
land; about $50 fruit trees, pears, peach,
apple and cherry. For particulars in
quire at THE STAR Office.
Lost on Saturday, between Emerick-
vile and Reynoldsville or in Reynolds
vile, medical memorandum book
containing coal and other accounts.
The names OF Peter Baum, Levi
Schugars, Chas. Mohney and others are
in the book. The finder will please
leave the book at STAR office.
Harry Smith, woodsman of Punxsu-
tawney, had his right leg crushed last
Thursday afternoon by falling in front
of rolling logs. Smith was helping to
break landing near Eleanora and
slipped and fell in front of the logs and
several of them passed over his legs
before he could get out of the way.
A farmers institute, under the
auspices of the Department Of Pennsyl-
vania, will be held at Aliens Mills on
Thursday and Friday, February 25th
and Goth. Col. j. A. Woodward, j. f.
Mccormick and j. ]. Thomas, of the
State Board will be present and deliver
lectures. A good program, which will
be published in this paper next week or
the week following, has been prepared
for the institute.
The semi-annual convention of the
Washington Township Sunday School
association was held in the Union
church at Beechtree last Friday.
There were three sessions, forenoon,
afternoon and evening. All sessions
were attended by full house. The
aisles were filled at the evening session
by people who could only get standing
room. An excellent program had been
prepared and was carried out as arrang-
ed, with very few exceptions. 1t was
an interesting convention.
AZ Englishman named Gearhart, OF
| Eleanora, was knocked insensible by
falling out of a spring wagon near the
A. V. R'y crossing last Friday afternoon.
The maa had been to the A. v. baggage
room for trunk and climbed on to the
trunk to use it for seat. He started
his nag on trot and made quick turn
coming out from the station on to Pike
street and was spilled out OF the vehicle,
| struck his head on the hard frozen
ground. The man was taken to the
Ross House where he soon recovered