The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-08

A very fine fire clay vein four and
one-haf feet thick has been discovered
within few miles Of Reynoldsvile. A
specimen OF the clay can be seen at
Hotel Mcconnell.
Communion services will be held in
the Presbyterian church next Sunday
morning. Preparatory services will be
held in the church this evening In place
Of the regular paryer meeting.
Mrs. Michael Timbin died Sunday at
300 A. NJ and was buried in the Catho-
lie cemetery Monday forenoon. Funeral
services were held in the Catholic
church, conducted by Father Gesler.
The Summerville Telephone Com
pany run line from this place to
O'Donncll and Camp Run last week
and will also connect Reynoldsville and
| Rathmel with their line in few days.
David C. Whitehill of Brookville,
and Will II. Tyson, Of Big Run, two
expert checker players of jefferson coun-
ty, will play checker contest at the
American House in Brookville to-day
and tomorrow.
Miss Lora Kline, who has been an
assistant in the postoilicc almost
year, has resigned that position to ac-
cept position as typewriter in the
office of her brother, b. II. Kline, Esq,
in New Kensington, Pa.
The first bankrupt case In jefferson
county, under the new bankrupt law,
was heard before Cyrus Blood, Of
| Brookville, who is Referee for this
county, this week. The case was that
of Mr.. Wyse, OF Crenshaw.
"The Drummer Boy of the Kappa
hammock" under the auspices of the
Woman's Relief Corps, will be given at
the opera house on the evening of St.
Patrick's Day, March 18th. Program
and full particulars next week
G. B. Carrier, of Brookville, candi-
date for the republican nomination for
county commissioner, was in Reynolds
vile yesterday getting acquainted with
the people. Mr.. Carrier announces
himself as an anti.Quay candidate.
The Utopia Society elected officers
Monday for the ensuing year as follows:
President, Mrs. A. T. Bing: vice-presi-
dent, Mrs. DR.. s. Reynolds: secretary,
Mrs. v. r. Pratt: treasurer, Mrs. F. NJ.
Brown; referee, Mrs. j. B. Arnold.
The Farm Journal is choke full of
gumption and 1t has the largest circua-
tion OF any farm paper in the world. 1t
is good everywhere. We offer it for
short time as prize to advance-paying
subscribers to The STAR year ahead
and the Farm Journal five years, all
for $1.25.
We have been requested by the stew
ards OF the NJ. f. church to state that
the quarterly financial statements OF
the church will be issued as soon as pos
sible after the 18th OF this month.
Those who are in arrears will have to
be prompt II they want to pay up before
the statements are issued.
Elmer Woodward, OF New Bethle-
hem, Is visiting his brother, Postmaster
A. NJ. Woodward, in this place. Elmer
was one OF the young men of this Com
monwealth who responded to the Presi-
dents call for volunteers during the re-
cent trouble with Spain. He was a
member of Company d, 18th regiment.
The auction and guessing contest" at
the Salt Works school house last Thurs
day evening was we'll attended and
quite Interesting. G.. M. London, teach
er Of the Snyder school, won the prize
in the guessing contest" Twenty
nine persons took part in the contest.
The money raised is to buy books for
the school.
DIR. and Mrs. b. E. Hoover were
called to Trade City, Pa, Saturday to
attend the funeral OF Mrs. Hoovers
brother, James Walker, who died FRI
day afternoon from pneumonia. Mr..
Walker had been sick one week. He
had grip first. The deceased was 80
years and 3 months old. He leaves a
wife and four small children.
Edward Phillips, son of Matthew
Phillips of this place, who has been
engaged in the barbering business in
Philadelphia several years, bought
Peter Steighner's barbershop, next
door to Hetrick's meat market, yester-
day and has taken charge of it. Edward
is good barber and there is no doubt
but that he will keep first-class ton
scr:a' shop.
F. X. Mullen, of Reynoldsville, who
leased upwards OF three thousand acres
OF coal land through this section, has
been around again and says he has made