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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-06-09
An Uncommon Case

A case was tried before Squire f.
Neff's tribunal one day last week in
which the Squire gave judgment
against the plaintiff and defendant both.
1t was a trespass case between w. d.
Wilson and Jacob Swab, two citizens OF
Winslow township. The evidence in
the case showed that Wilson's chickens
got into Swab's oats field and were
driven out several times and then were
shut up. When Wilson went after his
chickens he was required to promise to
keep them shut up. Instead OF doing
that he brought suit against Swab for
trespass and damage to the amount of
one dollar. According to An Act Of
Assembly of March %, 1914, when dam
ages found by a justice shall not amount
to more than one dollar, the plaintiff
shall not recover more costs than dam
ages. The justice shall decide what
proportion shall be paid by plaintiff and
defendant, respectively.
In this case the price OF the two
chickens, that had been shut up by Mr..
Swab, were estimated at 30 cents, so
the Judgment against him was 80 cents
damage and 80 cents costs. The judg-
ment against the plaintiff. Mr.. Wilson,
was $ll.76 costs.
In his sixteen years experience as
Justice OF the Peace this is the first
case Squire Neff has ever had of the
kind and the first time he ever handed
down decision of judgment against
plaintiff and defendant in the same case.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-06-09
Has Resigned.

James Irving, who came to Reynolds
vile two years ago last April to accept
the position of manager of the Bell &
Lewis stores in this place, and who was
soon afterwards made general manager Of
the Bell & Lewis stores in Reynoldsville,
Rathmel, Falls Creek, and Dubois, and
after the change in the company a year
ago was retained as manager Of the
jefferson Supply Co. store in this place,
has rendered his resignation, which is
to take effect the first Of July. Mr..
Irving has several offers at his disposal,
but at present has not fully decided
what he will do. He may remain In
Reynoldsville and he may go elsewhere.
He and his family have many friends
here who would be sorry to see them
move away from this place.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-06-09
Profs. Lenkerd and Madden Reelected
Salaries Increased.

The old school board met at the office
of Esq. Davis Monday evening and
closed up the business of the year and
then adjourned sine die.
The new school board, which is com
posed OF the following gentlemen, F. M.
Brown, Miles w. King, G. Mitchell, A..
M. Woodward, old members, DR.. j. w.
Foust and DR.. A. II. Bowser, new
members, was organized. F. NJ. Brown
was elected president, DIR. ]. w. Foust
secretary and DR.. w. B. Alexander
treasurer. The new board unanimously
reelected Prof. G. w. Lenkerd princl-
pal of our schools at an increased salary
of $1,000 per month, making the salary
$05. 90 per month. Prof. N. b. Madden
was reelected assistant principal at an
increased salary of $1,000 per month,
making the salary $1,000 per month.
The board adjourned to meet Monday
evening, June 2lst, when the entire
corps of teachers will be hired.
The fact that the school board
unanimously reelected Prof. Lenkerd
principal OF our schools is evidence
sufficient that the opposition against
the reelection was not very extensive
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-06-09
Miraculous Escape.

Last Sunday Welsh Ashley and John
Carroll, clerks in the jefferson Supply
Co. store at this place, went up TO Big
Soldier mine to spend Il little OF the
spare time they had to dispose of. A
dinkey engine is used to shift cars
around at the new coke ovens and IL was
doing some work there Sunday. AT
noon Engineer Walter St. Clair, Brake
man George McKenna and the two clerks
named, started to Reynodsville on the
dinkey. The engine was dancing along
at fifteen or twenty miles an hour when
it struck the curve at the slack trestle,
near Tom Reynolds barn, and there it
jumped the track. How the four men
in the cab escaped sudden death, or at
least serious injury, is mystery TO all
who viewed the wreckage Sunday.
Where the engine jumped the track
there is II siding about four or five feet
below the main track and on this siding
we're standing a number OF cars loaded
with stone. The front OF the engine
plunged into one OF these cars and tore
the side out OF the car and the engine
was thrown almost completely around
and fell on its side on the track in a
dilapidated condition with all four men
in the cab. St. Clair and Carroll, who
were on the side next to the car, were
the only two that were not able to go
to work Monday morning. st. Clair
had his head cut considerably and his
right arm bruised. Carroll had his
right arm injured enough to have to car
ry it In sling, but there were no bones
broken. The other two men were
burned and bruised some. All four
men can congratulate themselves that
they are not now about five feet under
the ground In wooden casket.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-06-09
Pretty Home Wedding.

Ever and anon Cupid is enticing vic
Tins into the spider web of love and the
tinkling Of wedding bells are heard al
most continually DER this broad land.
1t Is not necessary to go out Of Reynolds
vile to hear the sound thereof, as tho
matrimonial market Of this place is sell
dom dull One Of these events occnrred
at the residence Of S. V. Shick, one OF
our leading merchants, at 500 p. NJ.
last Wednesday evening, June End,
when his Oldest daughter, Miss Eva
Vance Shick, was married to Fred Joseph
Butler, son OF Mrs Joseph Butler, OF
Grant street. II was pretty home we'd
ding. Miss Kittie Shick, sister Of the
bride, played one of Mendessohn's we'd
ding marches on the piano as the young
couple marched into the parlor to plight
their vows at hymen's altar. Rev.
James II. Jelbart, NJ. +. pastor at Stan
ton, Pa, and brothcr-in-law Of the
groom, performed the ceremony in the
presence Of eighteen witnesses, who
with one or two exceptions. were all
immediate relatives Of the contracting
parties After the ceremonies and con-
gratulations an elegant supper was
served. William and Harry Martin. who
are good violinists, furnished some de-
lightful music for the wedding party
after justice had been done to the
viands prepared for the occasion. Mr.
and Mrs. Butler were the recipients Of
numerous presents.
Yesterday morning Mr.. and Mrs.
Butler went to Mosgrove, Armstrong
county, where Mr.. Butler has position
as bookkeeper for the Pine Creek Coal
Co. The young people will not go to
housekeeping at present.
Those out Of town who attended the
wedding were Mrs. T.. s. Strawcutter,
Of Knoxdale, sister of Mr.. Shick and
Miss Minnie Wagner, Of Worthwhile,
sister Of Mrs. Shick.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-06-09
Pieces of Wood Imbedded IN Thigh.

Charles Worden. an employee at Hop
kns mill. met with AN accident week
ago that laid him off duty. Mr.. Wor-
den attempted to throw of belt with
Il piece of board that was sharp at both
ends. The board caught in tho belt
and was thrown back with such force
that the end of it puncturcd the hide
on Mr.. Worden's thigh and buried a
small portion there. A doctor was
summoned who extracted the pieces
ont of Mr.. Worden's thigh. There was
one piece four inches long and other
pieces two and three inches long and
smaller removed from his thigh.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-06-09
The Becswax Boiled over.

There WAS u narrow escape from what
might have been warm fire in Reyn-
oldsville last Wednesday afternoon.
Samuel Tilton Reynolds, who lives In
the large frame dwelling near the Star
building on Main street, had two pans
of beeswax ON his kitchen stoye heating
up for some purpose, and not thinking
OF any danger resulting from the wax
being on the stove, he went out Of the
kitchen for few minutes. When he
returned to the kitchen he found it full
OF smoke and blaze flaming up as high
as the ceiling. BY some quick work on
the part of Mr.. Reynolds and his
daughter fire was nipped in the bud.
A minute or two longer and the fire
company would have had naughty fire
to fight. The beeswax had boiled over
and ignited. The ceiling of the kitchen
was somewhat scorched and the floor
we'll waxed.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-06-09
Small Blaze.

A small blaze on the roof OF one OF
Mr.. London's houses on the alley back
Of London's store, raised quite an ex-
citement in that end Of town for II short
time Wednesday afternoon. Fire Co
No. 2 responded quickly and was soon
throwing stream Of water on the
house and succeeded in putting out the
fire before any other damage was done
than burning of one side of the roof
The house was occupied by Italians. 1t
is supposed the fire originated by II
sparN from the chimney.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-06-09
Il Little OF Everything.
"A chiefs among ye taking notes,
And faith he'll print EN-"


Yes. We will celebrate.
Flies are making their appearance.
Twenty-Five days until the 4th Of
july.
The straw hat is slow about being In
evidence.
Extra good $500 work shoes at ]. f.
Welsh & Cos.
There was argument court at Brook
vile this week.
G. Bohren has had new canvas avn
ing put up in front Of his bakery.
The wooden awning in front Of the
opera house has been annihilated.
A wild steer raised a little excitement
on East Main street Monday night.
L. r. Huth's new bakery wagon is a
''beaut." 1t is an up-to-date wagon.
Fine stock of shoes at J. X. Johns
toms shoe parlor at reasonable prices.
The Fourth OF July will be celebrated
in Reynoldsville In an appropriate man.
ner.
John Baum will soon put new milk
wagon on at this place. That will make
five.
A social dance was held in the Unique
Nonpareil Social Club rooms Friday
evening.
Men are at work making improve
ments on the exterior and interior of
Hotel Matson.
Rev. J. M. Dean, pastor OF the Baptist
church, preached sermon in his church
Wednesday evening on Cuba.
A number of young people had So
cial time at the residence of M. ].
Farrell last Thursday evening.
John Clair Dougherty, son of William
Dougherty of Wlnslow township, is q
student in DR.. B. f. HOover's dental
Office in this place.
Make calculations on spending the
Fourth OF July in Reynoldsville. There
will be plenty OF amusements and q
good time in general.
William Sentz, who works In Big
Soldier, had his right foot badly In
jured last Wednesday, while at work
by bank Car running over 1t.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-06-09
Has Accepted Another Position.

John II. Schofeld, the young man
who has been superintendent Of Hon.
A. G. Hopkins large saw mill two miles
West of Reynoldsville, has accepted a
position as travelling salesman for II. f.
Manges. lumberman of Philadelphia
Mr.. Schofeld's resignation at this place
takes effect the first of next month.
Mr.. Schoiield, who has been superin-
tendent of Hopkins mill at this place
seven years and half, has proven
himself worthy and capable of the
position given him at the mill, and he
has made many warm friends here who
will be sorry to see him go, but who
will wish him success in his new
position.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-06-09

Mrs. Mary f. Smyth has opened an
ice cream parlor on Main street and the
patronage of the public is solicited. Ice
cream furnished at reasonable rates for
parties. festivals, etc.
Twice as many bicycles were sold by
Stoke in 1896 as all the other dealers in
town. Good stock counts.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-06-09
Arm Cut on Broken Glass.

Last Friday Miss Bessie Armagost
cut cash in her right arm that re-
quired five stitches to sew tup. Bessie
was cleaning window and accidentally
broke the glass and run her arm through
il with above results.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-06-09

We invite the public to call as We are
closing out our stock of drygoOds,
groceries, Hardware, Shoes &c. and
they can secure bargains from this
stock, when later public sales will be
made to close out balance.
j.. C. KING & Co.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-06-09
Showed Under at Punxsy.

A picked up base ball club went over
to Punxsutawney last Thursday to play
ball with the Punxs'y boys. Our boys
were not in IL. The score was Is to 0.
The Punxs'y team was too much for
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-06-09

II you want stylish and fitting shoes
patronize Jas. X. Johnston's shoe par
lOr.
For neat fitting suit, go to Snyder &
Johns. fashionable tailOrs
]. Z. Welsh & Co. keep a fine line OF
ladies', gcntlemen's and childrens shoes
constantly in stock
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-06-09
We Court Comparison.

We will be glad to compare any
sample of wall paper you may have,
with our stock. Stokes Pharmacy.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-06-09
BELL,

the Clothier, Halter, Furnisher and
Merchant Tailor, ReynOldsville, Pa.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-06-17
FROM GREENvINE.

Mrs. L. F. Harris has gone to
Memphis, Tenn, to wait on her
daughter, Mrs. W. W...Petty, who
is dangerously i'll at that place.
Mrs. Wessinger, whose health
has been bad for some time past,
has been taken to Sealy hospital
at Galveston to have a surgical
operation performed.
Crop prospects are brilliant.
Late corn needs rain.
Stock water is beginning to be-
come scarce.
The German Baptist church
has been raised and put upon
brick pillars, which adds greatly
to the looks of the building.
Mr.. Albert Klump has moved
from Brennan to this place,
which will be his future home.
Mr.. S. G. Brandes has had a
new well bored at his gin with an
abundance of good water.
EVERGREEN.
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Death of Mrs. 1. D. Mcfarland.

A telegram received Monday
afternoon by Mr.. Julian McFar-
land brought the sad intelligence
of the death of his mother, Mrs.
1. D. Mcfarland, at Roekport.
Mr.. Mcfarland visited his mother
last week and was in a measure
prepared for the sad announce
ment of her death, which had
been expected for several days.
Mrs. Mcfarland was born in
Middle Tennessee sin 1918, and
came to Washington county in
1916, where she resided contin-
ually until moving to Roekport
about ten years ago. Her hus-
band, Judge l. D. Mcfarland,
whom she married before moving
to Texas, survives her. The
other immediate members of the
bereaved family are her three
sons, Mr.. Julian Mcfarland OF
this city, and Messrs. Robert and
Bates Mcfarland, the former OF
Los Angeles, Cal, and the latter
of Rockport.
The funeral will occur at Reck-
port, to-day.
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The Good Roads League

The work of putting the road
between this place and Stone in
first class condition has been I'M
dertaken in earnest and will be
pushed to completion. The Bren-
ham Cycle club has made an as
sessment of S1.0O to each member
for the purpose of employing
hands. Messrs. W. A. Wood and
VIM. Lusk are circulating subs
scription for the benefit of the
enterprise. The county has
agreed to furnish plows scapers,
ETC., and farmers living along
the road will donate teams. Work
is to commence Thursday. There
are four sand beds, one of con-
siderable length, that are to be
clayed from dirt brought from
the surrounding hills.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Following is list of real es-
tate transfers recorded by the
county clerk for the week end
ing June 18th, 1897:
Julia Minkwitz, ct al, to Lucie
Seelhorst, interest in lands in
Washington county and lots in
BRENNAN. ..... ............. Partition
Lucie Seelhorst and husband to
Julia Minkwitz, ct al, interest in
lands in Washington county and
lots in Brenham....... ...... ...... Partition
Emily Jsnnet and husband to
Julia Minkwitz, ct al, interest in
lands in Washington county and
lots in Brennan. ..... ............... Partition
August Brockschmidt, ct al, to 81.
F. Hohlt; interest in two lots in
BRENNAN; other consideration and S I oe
H. F. Hohlt and wife to August
Brockschmidt, ct al, interest In two
lots in Brennan; other consider
alton and .......... ......-.....,... 500 &C
August Brockschmidt to Mrs. Alvina
Brockschmidt, interest in two lots
in BRENNAN; other consideration
and............... .................. 767 OF
L. & d. Blum, by assignee to J. P.
Buchanan, interest in AS acres
Joseph Davis league; other consid-
Grafton and ...... .............-..... l OF
S. Bowers to E. Eckert, I26 acres
H, F. Armstrong IA league ....3,l4S o.
John E. Williams to Paul Bledsoe,
one lot in Brennan. ............. 400 o.
| Thos. H. Lipscomb and wife to
Booker s. Bryan 25 acres, Mound
Perry league ...... ............... 662 o.
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DOSE IT PAY 3?

A BANNER representative hap
pened in at the Lion Drug Store
Monday afternoon, accepted an
invitation to have a cigar extend
ed by DR.. W. H. Orr, senior
member of the firm, and listened
to that affable gentleman descant
on the business outlook. "See
this?" he said, holding up a drug
invoice which covered eight
pages of closely written number
two bill heads. "This little order
amounting to something like
$500 was secured through our
advertisement in the BANNER,
and is not the only one by any
means. | have the statement of
the customer who ordered the
goods that his first inclination to
give US trial order came through
that advertisement. We want to
extend congratulations to the
BANNER for Its value as an ad-
Yertising medium"
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DEATH OF DAVID A. FoRLINE.

David A. Forline, sixty three
years old, travelling salesman for
the Henderson Wooden Mills of
St. Louis, died Sunday night at
the Exchange hotel from paralysis
of the solar picks. Mr.. Forline
purchased a ticket to Caldwell
Sunday morning, By mistake
he boarded the Central instead of
theSanta Fe passenger and did
not discover the error until he
had been carried about half a
mile from town. There is only
a quarter of an hours difference
in the leaving time of the noon
trains, and in endeavoring to get
back to the station in time for the
north bound Santa Fe, Mr.. For
line became overheated, and be-
ing very thirsty, drank a quantity
of ice water. On his way back
to the hotel, having missed the
train, he became very sick, and
was compelled to stop at Lusk's
stable and request that physi-
clan be summoned. DR.. VIII
hanson came and administered
an opiate and had the sick man
carried to the Exchange Hotel.
Inspite of the utmost skill of the
physician he grew steadily worse,
dying a little after nine O'Clock
Sunday night. His brother, DR..
H. H. Forline, of Houston, was
notified by wire, and came up on
the midnight Santa Fe, but toe
late to see his brother alive. The
dead man was we'll known
throughout this portion of the
State, where he has travelled fol
many years. His family, con-
sisting of wife, son and daughter.
reside in ST. Louis, and were
notified of the sad occurrence.
He had been subject to hear
failure for several years.
The remains were embalmed
by Undertaken Lusk and shipped
to ST. Louis Monday night.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-06-17
THE FEE BILL.
Washington County Officials Threaten to
Revolt at Some of its Provisions.

Washington County Officials Threaten to
Revolt at Some of its Provisions.
"This office for sale" may yet
be a familiar sign over the
different official apartments of
Texas court houses. At least a
conclusion of this kind might be
easily deduced from the con-
sternation depicted in the count
enances of the court house gang
since the passage of the fee bill
by the Austin Solons. A visitor
to the temple of justice Tuesday,
the reporter was struck by the
looks of keen disappointment that
everywhere confronted him. Re-
marks such as starting a goose
ranch, going back to agricul-
tural pursuits, selling out to the
highest bidder, applying for a
book keepership in a Chinese
laundry" and so on, were heard
on every side.
The new law which takes effect
December first scales fees in
criminal cases twenty per cent
and in civil cases from twenty to
fifty per cent. A salary limit
not to exceed $500 in any case,
plus one-fourth of the excess,
the surplus to go into the county
treasury. 1t bears heaviest on
district and county clerks and
lightest upon assessors and
collectors. Sheriffs are exempted
from the salary limitations, but
are required to keep a record of
fees collected.
The legislature evidently
knows nothing of the thorny path
our local politicians have to
travel, else Washington county
would have been exampted from
the provisions of the hill.
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BLINN MEMORIAL COLLEGE.
Commencement Exercises Tuesday Night.
Schiller Society Program

Schiller Society Program
The annual commencement eX-
ercises of Blinn Memorial College
began Saturday at 8p. m. with a
sermon by Rev. Gustav Sclulze.
The Sunday services consisted of
a sermon in the forenoon by Rev.
Henry Dietz, a lecture at 3 p. m.
by Rev. Bruno Boezinger, and a
sermon at night by Rev. j. C.
Groth.
Monday morning was devoted
to examinations. In the evening
the Schiller society gave an open
air entertainment to large au-
dience at which the following
program was rendered:
Song-"Hymms Mehul
College Glee Club.
GEBER.
Salutstory-"Der Werth der Zeit"
E. F. Schuessler
Violin Solo-"La Forge" Jungmann
w. o. Moers.
Dialogue-"Der Bauer und der Student"
C. Augusta, L. c. Neutzler and R. Senkel
Piano Duett-'Triumphal March Biermanu
Misses Minnie Moers and Bertha OFT.
Essay-"Every Man Has His Place.
G. W. Hopp
Piano Duett-"Wyman Institute Marcel"
Zeisberg,
Misses Frida and Texanna Miller.
eclamation-"Die Buergschaft," VIM.
Makowski.
Piano Solo-"Home, Sweet Home" Green,
Miss Lizzie Oft
Dialogue-"The Boaster Rebuked" G. W.
Draeger, E. Reichardt, E. Clark, W..
Kaepsel and w. o. Moers.
Piano Duett-"March des Pompiers'
Watson.
Misses Ella Urbantke and Lulu Korf.
Valedictory-"Possibility" Louis Hoting.
Song-''Der YaegerAbschied'' Mendelssohn
College Glee Club.
There are nine graduates from
the college this year, namely:
H. G. Broesche, Herman
Weeren, Burton; W. C. Guggolz,
Gatesville; c. H. Leifeste, Lizzie
OFT, Hedwig's Hill; Annie Hau-
belt Laura Korff, Brennan; VIM.
Schulz, Addicks; Paul Wilhelm,
The Grove.
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DECORATION DAY.
Cartmell Lodge and the Rebekah Odd
Fellows Strew With Flowers the
Graves of Departed Brothers.

graves OF departed 6IOlneIS.
Sunday, June 18th, was the
day set apart and observed by
the local Odd Fellows for de-
corating the graves of their de-
parted brothers who sleep in the
quiet city of the dead. No
prettier ceremony graces the
customs of modern times than
the carrying once a year of
beautiful spring jewels and piling
them in rich profusion upon the
tenantless home of all that was
earthly of loved comrades and
brothers, and the paying not on
ly of floral tribute but the hon.
age of tender memories that are
rehearsed on such occasions.
The Ceremonies Sunday after
noon were more noticeable for
the sincerity and generation that
characterized the occasion than
for the ostentation that OCCASION
ally destroys to a greater or less
extent the beauty and solemnity
of memorial days. The services
began with the Rebekahs render
ing their opening ode, followed
by scripture reading and prayer
by Prof. Taylor. The members
of Cartmell Lodge then sang
their opening ode. Mr.. j. P.
Buchanan delivered short and
timely address. Prof. Taylor
followed with some pretty
thoughts on the day and oc-
casion. The ceremony of de-
corating the graves occupied the
balance of the afternoon, some
thirty five graves being beauti-
fled with many lovely and fra
grant flowers.
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MARRIAGE LICENSE.

Following is the list of mar
rage licenses issued from the
County Clerks office for the week
ending June Is, 1917
Ed Schatz to Emma Await.
Henry Harris to Eliza Cooper.
E. G.. Buster to Eva Shelby.