The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-31

Chavcnt, deceased.
A conclavc OF the Improved Order OF
Heptasophs will be organized at this
place next Tuesday night, June 9th.
G. A. Patton, Deputy Supreme Organ
izer, Informs us that the conclave will
start out with membership Of about
hfty.
A break down on some of the machin-
cry at Hopkins large saw mill, near
town, caused a thrco-day shut down
last week. The mill has u large amount
OF work to do this season and -four or
five weeks have already been lost this
spring by brenknge on machinery.
Elsewhere in this issue will b. found
n report of the jefferson County Sunday
School Association convention held in
the NJ. T., church at this place last
week. We are indebted To Miss Jessie
Smcltzcr, the young lady who made the
address Of welcome, for the report.
ID. j. Thomas, register Of East Wins
| INV i'NINllIs was w Nlll' llVu-
day to hand in his report to the county
officials. Mr.. Thomas found 6S6 voters
in East Wnslow and l,3Oi children OF
school age During the past six months
there have been 20 deaths in that half
of Winslow townshipan and there were lO5
children born.
| Forests Uncle Toms Cabin Company
was billed to give an entertainment at
this place Monday evening under big
tent, but the heavy rain just before sup
per settled the show business under Il
tent for that evening and the show was
given in the Reynolds opera house.
| Notwithstanding the wet evening, old
play, &C., the company was given fair
sized audience.
| II. A. Kirkpatrick, woodsman who
was employed on J. H. Mulholland's log
job near Panic, cut one toe of his right
foot and split another toe with an AK
one day last week while at work in the
woods. The AK caught on the limb Of a
tree. Mr.. Kirkpatrick was at Clark's
restaurant, in this place, until Monday
and then he went to his home in Du-
Bois.
Millircns, the clothiers, who are
agents for the Kane Steam Laundry,
have the nobbiest delivery outfit to be
found anywhere, including the largo
cities. The wagon is up-to-date in
every respect and spainted and lettered
in frst-class style. A new set Of yellow
harness adorns the high spirited dark
colored, high stopper that is used to
haul the delivery wagon. Such turnouts
are credit to the town
ID. w. Atwater and Herbert Burns,
who will have steam laundry in opera
tion at this place before many weeks.
mention Of which was made last week,
have rented rooms near the corner of
Fourth and Grant streets from Frank
Hoffman. Messrs. Atwater and Burns
have engaged an experienced laundry
man, who will have charge OF the laun-
dry. They expect to put in flrst-cass
plant and turn out good work.
Philip Taylor has been seen on the
streets frequently the past week
with black eye, one side OF his face
bruised, in fact looking very much as
IL he had been a participant in pugil-
istic affair, but any person that got such
an impression from his appearance is
mistaken. Mr., Taylor was accidentally
thrown out OF a buggy and one of the
wheels of the vehicle ran over his head,
and that's the whyfore of his black eye
and bruised face.
The fifth reunion of the Freas family
will be held at the residence of S. NJ
Gourley, near this place, on Wednesday
OF next week. There are four brothers
and four sisters in this family, rs fol-
lows; Mrs. William Jordan, of Punk
sutawney, Mrs. Benjamin J. Sykes, Of
Troutville, Mrs. Henry Lewis, of Frost
burg, Mrs. S. NJ. Gourley, of this place,
G. III. Freas, former editor of Falls
Creek Sun, p. o. Freas, of Punxsutaw-
ney, Joseph Freas, who lives on the old
homestead near Zion Church, and
w. c. Freas, OF Troutville. These fam
lily reunions are very enjoyable occasions.
Two weeks ago we mentioned that
A. I. Mcclure, Of the Reynoldsville
Hardware Co., had gone to Carthage,
Mo-, on business trip, but did not
state the fiture of his business. Mr..
Mcclure, ]. Van Reed, Francis Smith,
G. j. Corwin and j. j. Sutter, all busi-
ness men of this place, got interested in
the lead and zinc mining territory at
Cartersville, Mo, ,and Mr.. Mcclure made
the trip into Missouri to look over the
district and sec about leasing some land.
He leased two lots containing 250 square
feet. Shafts are put down to the depth
of l65 feet 1t is very rich field and