The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-02-15


E. church will hold market at Mrs.
Bussard's meat shop on Saturday after
noon February 25th. Angel cake, pies,
&C., will be on sale.
Rev. Alfred +. Hooper, pastor OF the
Reynoldsville Baptist church, is con-
tinuing the special meetings this week
In the Mission church at Big Soldier.
He Is meeting with success.
A humane man will never put an iron
or steel bit in the mouth OF u horse In
very cold weather without warming II.
Men who own good horses ought to see
that such barbarity is not practiced on
them.
A very interesting letter from Capt
Robert B. Beer, who is now in Cuba,
will be found in this issue Of THE STAR
The epistle is little lengthy for our
time for composition aud space this
week, and will be continued In our next
issue.
A sled load OF young ladies and gen
tlemen drove from Punxs'y to this place
in the blizzard Monday afternoon and
took supper at Hotel Mcconnell. The
cold and fear OF snow drifts compelled
them to remain here until Tuesday
morning.
The following persons composed a
sleighing party that drove to Perrys-
vile Friday evening and returned Sat
urday afternoon: S. T.. Brewer and
Brewer, Mrs. John NJ. Stephenson, Mrs.
Patrick Foley and Charles Stephenson.
J. J. Sutter and daughter, Miss Nell
lie, were upset out OF a sleigh at corner
OF Main and Fifth streets yesterday
afternoon. Mr.. Sutter was driving a
little too fast when he made the turn
from Main to Fifth and, hence, the mis-
hap. No damage done and no one in
jured.
Messrs. A. B. Weed, M. E. Weed and
l. NJ. Hoch presented the following five
books to the library of the West Reyn-
oldsville schools: Mr.. Wayts Wife's
Sister, The Last Tenant, Hypatia,
Bruce's The Century, Capital and La
Dor, for which they have the hearty
thanks of the pupils and teachers.
In speaking OF Rev. Thomas McClary,
who lectures in Assembly hall February
oath, the Dunkirk, N. Y, Press says:
"Witticism Of the highest order. An
dience convulsed with laughter. yet the
speaker clearly demonstrated that real
pleasure and mirthfulness were not de-
rived from folly and ridiculous nonsense.
Eloquence, wisdom, wit and humor
were happily combined in this lecture. "
The water pipe in the boiler room at
the jefferson Supply Co. store bursted
Friday night, flooding the room with
Ave feet OF water. The break occurred
at the shut off and it was not until Satur-
day night sometime another shut off was
found on jackson street to stop the
food in boiler room. Six gas stoves
had to be attached to furnish heat in
the store room and offices until Monday
afternoon.
Rev. Thomas McClary, philosopher,
wit. humorist and lecturer, at Assembly
hall Friday evening, Feb. oath. The
subject previously announced for this
lecture is Sunshine in Labor" but IL
has since been learned that "The Mis-
sion OF Mirth" is a better lecture, and
it is likely the latter subject will be the
one delivered on the oath inst Tickets
on sale at Stokes drug store February
2lst at 100 A. M.
Sunday evening the dwelling OF Thorn
as Morgan, OF Lindsey, was totally de-
stroyed by fire. All the household
goods on second floor were burned. The
fire is supposed to have originated from
a defective flue. Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan
were at church when the fire alarm was
given. The house and goods were in
sured. Monday afternoon Mrs. Nor
gan and children came to the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John j. Dav-
is, in this place, to remain until ar
rangements can be made to go to house
keeping again.
Rev. w. f. Reber was to have
preached for the Presbyterian congre-
cation in Punxsutawney Sunday, but on
account Of the extreme cold snap and
the lack OF gas for heating purposes,
the church could not be heated, and he
received telephone message Satur-
day not to go to Punxs'y. There was
no preaching services in the Reynolds
VILE Presbyterian church Sunday morn
ing, as it had been previously announced
there would not be any. Rev. Reber
preached to his own congregation Sun
day evening.
| Frank r. ROner Of Sandy Vallav