The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-12-07


A social dance was held in the Star
building last evening by Fire Co. No
/. The proceeds are to pay off an in
debtedness.
The school children have been very
thirsty since the fountain was put in
working order at corner Of Main and
Fifth streets.
One might Judge from loud CONVEX
sation heard on Main street Friday
evening that there had been a tongue
scrap" in female lodge which met that
night.
The fourteenth annual convention OF
the Jefferson County Directors Associa-
tion will be held in the grand jury room
in the court house at Brookville Decem-
Der Goth, 1898.
Froehlich & Henry have taken the
agency for the Dubois Steam Laundry.
First class work Guaranteed; try their
new domestic finish; collars and cuffs
made like new
Lost-Lady's silver watch, open face,
gold hands, small pen knife on ring, in
itials M. u. on back Of watch. Finder
will be rewarded by leaving watch at
THE STAR office.
"Who Wins" at Centennial hall FRI
day evening by Rev. William II. Bunce.
Doors open at 7.3O, lecture begins at
800 p. NJ. Admission 20 cents. This
will be a good lecture.
G. b. Price, superintendent of the
River Division OF the A. V. R'y, has
been appointed general superintendent
to succeed David McCargo, who has had
poor health for sometime.
The A. II. VanTassels hose company's
building at Dubois was destroyed by
fire on Saturday night. In speaking of
the fire the Express says, sit is hard to
believe it was accidental"
The teachers local institute held in
the Prescottville school house Saturday
was very interesting institute. Those
who took part on the program acquitted
themselves very creditably.
Postmas ter Woodward considered the
Eleanora mail carrier too boozy yester-
day 10 entrust him with the mail and
refused to give it to him. Mr.. Wood
ward took the mail to Eleanora himself
NJ. E. Peck, who has been in Reyn-
oldsville a week trying to organize a
council OF the Royal Templars of Tenn
perance, is meeting with success. He
expects to organize the council inside
Of two weeks.
Three-months-old son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
James Roberts, OF Rathmel, died Sunday
| forenoon and was buried in the Pros
pect cemetery yesterday afternoon.
Funeral services were held in the Rath-
mel M. E. church.
Fred Stauffer was the only member
of Co. L, 10th regiment, OF this place
that attended the banquet and recep-
tion at Sykesville last Friday. The
boys are working and could not conven-
iently go to Sykesville.
A musical and literary entertainment
will be given in the opera house on
Thursday evening, December 18th, un-
der the auspices OF the West Reynolds
vile public schools. Proceeds to buy
an organ for the schools.
Express Agent Joseph Shaffer sprain-
ed his right ankle Friday and has been
hobbling around on crutches. Leese
Johnston and J. w. Dempsey have been
handling the express and mail during
Mr.. Shaffer's forced vacation.
On Saturday night Of this week the
West Reynoldsville Cornet Band will
give "White Cap" oyster supper in
the town hall. They request that the
ladies who attend will each make and
bring two white caps. Everybody in
vited.
The following Elks of this place attend
ed the memorial services at the Fuller
opera house in Dubois Sunday after
noon: John A. Welsh, James G. Scott,
w. w. Wiley, Patrick Bolger, Patrick
Mcdonald, Walter d. Williams, DR.. j.
B. Neale, Fred A. Alexander and Alex
Riston.
The first snow storm OF any conse-
quence visited this section Sunday night
and Monday. Monday was very blus-
terry day, although not extremely cold.
The public roads some places in the
country are badly drifted. There is
quite large drift in the road on the
hill west of Reynoldsville.
VIM. Hawley Smith captivated our
institute. Directors, teachers and pa.
irons have nothing but words of CON-
mendation. His talk to the directors
| found a lodging place In every heart.