The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-02-08

r. T.. Koehler. foreman of THE STAR
Office, is on the sick list this week and
G. Ralph Adams has been working in
the Office couple of days.
Two men who worked Elk county
business men with bogus checks last
week, we're arrested at Bradford and
are now in the Elk county Jail.
George Woods has the contract Of
frescoing the interior of the Catholic
church. Mr.. Woods expects to begin
the work the latter part Of this week.
Rev. Klucker said in his lecture last
Friday evening, IL judge by the num-
Der Of blossoms | have seen In Reyn-
oldsville that there few old soaks' in
town"
Gen1 Superintendent Charles B.Price
aud Gen'l Passenger Agent James b.
Anderson, of the A. V. R'y, passed over
the road in Mr.. Prices private car
Friday.
The sidewalks and streets were one
glitter of ice Friday morning and It
was both difficult and dangerous for
people to step out doors. 1t was an ex-
cellent morning to take tumble, and
not few took 'em.
Ex-postmaster John NJ. Lucore. of
Penfied, was arrested and locked in the
Ridgway Jail last week on the charge of
being short sI60.67 in the money order
business of the Penfield postoilice He
secured bail and was released.
Ninian Cooper thinks jefferson county
should have "A poor farm. He says:
"Clearfeld, Elk and Clarion counties
have poor farms and If jefferson county
don't get one, this county will be the
dumping place for all loafers."
The following young misses of the
Dumb Bell Club took sleigh ride to
Brookville Monday evening: Elvie
Coleman, Katie King, Katie Nolan.
Nellie Robinson, Bertha Marshall, Ly-
dia Mellinger and Amelia Morrow.
Mrs. G. G. Williams Sunday school
class held a social at her home in West
Reynodsville Saturday evening. The
money raised at the social is to be added
to fund being raised to buy new IL
brary for the Baptist Sunday school,
Rev. Alfred f.. Hooper, pastor Of the
Reynoldsville Baptist church, preached
in the Baptist Mission church at Big
Soldier Friday evening of last week,
and is holding special meetings in the
Mission church each evening this week,
beginning last night.
A. B. Weed, train dispatcher in the
A. " R'y Office at this place, received
chainless Clipper bicycle a few days
ago to ride this year. Mr.. Weed is the
first citizen Of this place to own
chainless bicycle. G. +. Hoffman, the
jeweler, has one for sale at his store.
Sheriff Edward c. Burns has been
made president of the Mutual Building
Loan Bank, Of Philadelphia. The 9TH
er officers, as mentioned last week,
are as follows: Dr. b. f. Hoover, vice.
president; A. NJ. Woodward, treasurer;
S. M. McCreight, Esq, secretary and
solicitor.
Lawrence J. McEntire, secretary for
town council, was knocked out with the
grip last week and Capt. T. C. Reyn-
olds acted as secretary pro TEN. Cap
tain read the minutes to Mr.. McEntire
before they got ''cold" so he would be
able to enter them properly in the rec
ord book.
William Kline and Carl Bechtol had
Charles Cochran, Eugene Cochran and
Peter Burgoon arrested Saturday on
charge OF assault and battery. They
gave bail for their appearance at April
term OF court. This is the outcome of
the scrap" that occurred at the silk
mill ten days ago.
There is case OF varioloid in Brook
vile. The disease was reported the
first of last week, but we failed to see
any mention of it in the Brookville
papers. People are so fearful OF small
pox that perhaps our neighbors thought
1t would keep people out of town II they
mentioned the case
r. III. Moser, who travels from town
to town writing up business men, came
to Reynoldsville last week and made
contract with THE STAR to publish
the write-ups Of the business men of
this place whom he could get into his
advertising scheme. The write-ups will
be found on the fret and fourth pages
of this issue.
We were mistaken last week in say
ing that Ambrose Strauss and Miss
Georgianna London were to be married
at the home Of the brides father, |. Ii.