The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-04-12

The mud aud dirt was scraped up and
hauled OFT of the paved portion of Main
street yesterday and II made decided
Improvement on the appearance OF the
street.
The first social of the Fortnightly
Club will be held at the residence Of
Lawyer G. NJ. Mcdonald on Friday eve
ming Of this week. The husbands will
attend the social.
| There has been no occasion for the
street scraper to be used this season,
but some one suggested that II an enter
prising man would start ferry on
| Main street that he would make his
fortune.-Clarion Republican.
About the first OF July the b., II. &
=. R'y will begin running trains to Pitts
burg. Two trains a day each way will
be run from Buffalo to Pittsburg, dis
tance Of 1916 miles. 1t is expected that
the run will be made in nine hours.
1t is expected that the district en-
campment OF the Sons of Veterans will
be held at Reynoldsyille this year. The
encampment was to have been held
here last year, but on account Of the
war with Spain there was no encamp-
ment.
Albert Jenkins, coal miner, was in
stantly killed in the mines at Adrian
Saturday by fall Of coal. Two other
men, William Frew and Andy Nicholl.
who were working with Jenkins, were
seriously injured. Mr.. Jenkins was
about % years old and leaves family.
Prof. Alton Lindsey, the impersonator
and reciter, gave an entertainment in
Assembly hall Friday evening. On ac-
count OF the inclement weather the
the Prof was not greeted with as large
an audience as he would otherwise have
had. He gave good entertainment.
The time to advertise is now and all
the time. It is the persistent, never
let-up advertiser who enjoys brisk
trade all the year round. Successful
merchants everywhere verify these
facts. Printers ink, judiciously ap-
piled, pays handsomely on the invest
ment.
On account of spring being so late and
housekeeping having to be put Off so
long we have decided not to close our
special sale on carpets till April Both on
which date it will promptly close. Any
carpet so cents or over good lining
free of charge. Brumbaugh & Hills,
opposite p. o.
The Oil City Fuel Supply Co. has
rented the Stoke building on the corner
of Main and Fifth streets and will move
the gas office into that building some
time before the first OF May. Men were
put to work yesterday to build work.
shop at the rear of the building to be
occupied by gas office.
Rosa DErina, Ireland's famous prima
donna and world renowned lady organ
ist, assisted by G. r. Vonton, the fam
Gus tenor and humorist, will give an
entertainment in Centennial Hall this,
Wednesday, evening. Tickets, % and
35 cents, on sale at Hoffman's jewelry
store and Stokes drug store.
III. Alex. Stoke expects to begin the
new opera house as soon as the ground
is in condition for digging foundation.
The opera house will be built back of
the buildings now occupying the corner
OF Main and Fifth streets. The main
entrance will be on Fifth street and the
stage entrance on corner OF Fifth street
and alley. The barn on rear of lot was
torn down yesterday.
The Farm Journal is cheap but not
too cheap to be good: it is full OF ginger
and gumption, and has as many other
good things in it that you can use as
any paper at any price. 1t will be sent
five years to subscribers of THE STAR
who pay arrearages and one year in ad-
vance and 25 cents extra or $l.25 for
the Farm Journal for i've years and
THE STAR for one year.
Evening parties were numerous last
week. The following young ladies gave
parties on the evenings herein mem
toned: Monday evening, Miss frankie
King; Tuesday evening, Miss Lois Rob-
inson; Wednesday evening, Miss Elvie
Coleman; Thursday evening, Miss Lydia
Mellinger; Thursday evening, Miss
Goldie King; Saturday evening, Miss
Katie King.
Mrs. Jesse Geist, of Worthwhile, moth
er of Miss Myrtle Geist, one of the
teachers in the borough schools, died at
her home in Worthwhile Monday morn
ing Miss Geist was at her mothers
bedside when she died. The deceased
was about 5S years old. She had been
Ill several months. Her illness was