The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-05-25

cert at Hotel Imperial next Monday
evening.
a meeting of company now organizing
for National Volunteers will be held in
the borough council room at $50 this
evening. All members are requested
to be present.
Michael Nugent has had pretty
monument erected on his family lot in
the Catholic cemetery. T.. T.. Stewart,
the marble dealer of this place. put up
the monument.
The A. V. R'y excursion to Pittsburg
Sunday was well patronized. 1t required
three trains. ten coaches In each train,
to accommodate the cxcursionists and
| then all the coaches were full.
a very heavy rain, hail. wind, thun-
der and lightning storm visited this
place Monday afternoon. 1t was the
biggest storm we have had in years.
The rain came down in torrents.
During a thunder storm last Friday
lightning struck one of the poles of the
Summerviile Telephone Co.'S line near
Knoxdale and shut of communication
over the line in that direction few
hours.
There will be n farmers parade in
this place on the 18th of June. NJ. G.
Coleman has been selling farming ma
chimes to the farmers in this section and
on that day the farmers will come to
town for their machines.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will meet at Mrs. S. Ewings on
Saturday. May 2Sth, at 200 p. NJ. All
members are requested to be present,
as business of Importance will be
brought before the Union.
The Ladies Work Society of the
Presbyterian church will hold market
in the Bee Hive store room, corner
Main and Fifth street. next Saturday
afternoon, May 2sth. The room will he
open at two o'clock Sale begins at 2.30.
The Loyal Legion of Pancoast will
hold second silver medal contest in
the Chapel at Paucoast on Friday even
| ing Of this week. Two weeks ago Il
silver medal contest was held in the
Chapel and Miss Mary Mcclure was
awarded the medal.
Hon. VIM. O. Smith, editor of the
Punxsutawney SPIRIT. who so ably rep
resented the people of jefferson county
four or five terms in the Legislature,
has announced himself as Republican
candidate for Congress. Mr.. Smiths
past record is proof to the voters of
jefferson county that he is good ma
terial to send to Congress.
Martin Syphrit, Paradise farmer,
has piece of land that he is clearing
that is as full OF stumps as some dogs
are full of fees" In trying to up-root
a stump recently he found its roots so
entwined with another, and the second
one with the third one and so on until
in place Of up-rooting one stump he had
to pull up five stumps together.
The Ohio men who were here several
weeks ago talking about locating brick
works near this place, have decid-
ed to locate at New Bethlehem, where
the citizens gave them 5000 as an in
ducement to have them locate at that
place. We don't believe the gentlemen
thought seriously of starting plant
here, but used this place as lever to
bring the New Bethlehem people to the
81, 900 90 mark, and it worked nicely.
The attraction on our streets Thurs
day forenoon was foreigner with hand
formed various antics, took up collec-
tion and then jumped on to the organ
and kissed the dirty organ grinder on
the lips. AS the organ grinder had a
BEDFORD around the monkeys neck it is
likely the monkey kissed the man
through force and not because it enjoyed
the oseulatory ceremony with its master.
DR.. ]. w. Foust, of this place, is
Republican candidate for the nomina-
tion for Assembly. DIR. Foust is well
and favorably known, not only in Reyn-
oldsville but all over Jefferson county,
having served a term as Associate
Judge. He has the ability to serve the
people of jefferson county creditably,
and would be good man in the Legis-
lature. Doctor is "hustling" for the
nomination and expects to be successful.
James B. Lucas, of Corsica, died at
his home in that place Friday morning
from consumption. He was about thir-
ty-five years old. He leaves wife and
one daughter about five years old. The
deceased brother of County Treasurer
Lucas, was highly respected citizen of
Corsica. He was postmaster and one of
the store keepers of that town at the
time of his demise. Funeral services