The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-05-18

The fourth annual convention of the
Dubois Sub District Epworth League
will be held at Horatio on Tuesday and
Wednesday, June 7th and Sth. The
Reynoldsville Chapter is to respond to
address of welcome. DO.
The w. r. c. will give an entertain
ment in the opera house on Monday
evening, May 30th. Everything pre-
sented will be patriotic and symbolic of
grim visaged war. Program and full
particulars will be published next week.
George Spencer, jr., son OF Mr. and
Mrs. George Spencer, ST., OF Eleanor,
aged four years, died Sunday from
membraneous Group. The remains of
the little boy were brought to this place
yesterday afternoon and buried in the
Baptist cemetery.
Robert S. Williams, assessor in the
borough of West Reynoldsvile, is some
what of prophet. On the 18th of
February he said to a representative OF
THE STAR that there would be q frost
about the 18th of May. We had the
frost yesterday morning.
On Sunday, May Goth, the b., II. g.
=. R'y will run a cheap excursion to
Kinzua Viaduct. Train leaves Clear
field at 500 A. NJ, Dubois, 9.l0 and
Falls Creek $40. Fare for round trip
from Dubois and Falls Creek $1.00
Returning, train leaves Kinzua at 400
p. NJ.
While strolling up Main street yes.
terday we met Notary Public Albert
Reynolds and he fired this Interrogation
at us, "Are you looking for news?" OF
course the answer was yes" and he
said: "Tell the people that the war is
still on between the United States and
Spain"
The old soldiers of Beechwoods and
their patriotic friends expect to observe
Decoration Day in very befitting
manner. If the day is pleasant an i'm
mense crowd is expected to assemble in
the Beechwoods cemetery to honor the
boys in blue who sleep beneath the sod
of that cemetery.
When man makes a good item of
news for newspaper, and then gets
mad because it is published, he displays
decidedly poor judgment, and ninety
nine times out of one hundred he is the
fellow that would like to read that very
same item in the paper If it was about
another fellow.-Ex.
Three Italians had a fight near Pres
cottville Sunday evening, two against
assault and battery, and they in turn
had the Ike arrested whom they had
double-teamed. All three appeared be-
fore Squire Neff and gave bail for their
appearance at the September term of
court.
Samuel Shick Butler, aged six months,
only son of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Butler,
died Sunday afternoon after an illness
of few weeks. Death was caused by
consumption. Funeral services were
held at the residence of the grandpar-
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. V. Shick. at 1000
A. M. yesterday, conducted by DR.. G. G.
Rumberger. Interment was made in
Beulah cemetery.
There's a smudge in the garden and
smoke in the air; a smell combined Of
burnt leather and hair. There's girl
on the lawn with rake in her hand;
there's woe and distress all over the
land. There's carpets to beat and rugs
to shake, enough OF such work to make
man quake. There's stoves to be
moved and carpets put down: no won
ber man wants to get out Of town.
Elk.
The remains OF Carl Rumsey, young
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Collins E. Rumsey,
whose death was mentioned in THE
STAR last week, were taken to Brook
vile Thursday forenoon for interment.
The trip was made in carriages and it
rained most all forenoon, making it not
only sad trip but also disagreeable
zone. AS the funeral procession neared
Brookville number of relatives and
friends were waiting in carriages to
join the funeral train and go to the
cemetery.
The colored preacher said: 81 hab
found it nessary on account of de hard
times and de gineral efficiency OBJ de
circulatian mejum in dis church to inter-
duce my new ottermatic collecshum
box. It's so fixed dat half dollah or a
| quarteh falls on the cushin without the
least noise. A nickel will ring bell
distintly heard by de congregashun,
and suspender buttum, my fellow
mawtels, will fab of a pistul. So you
| will govern yO'selyes accordingly. Let