The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-10-03

Samuel Neal, who had resided In JEFF
ferson county over half century, died
at his home at Winslow, Pa, last week.
Mr.. Neal was In his 10Th year. He was
a highly respected citizen.
Frank p. Best, who runs a steam
tbreshng machine and has done consid-
cradle threshing this fall, says John X.
Hills, of Paradise, has the finest wheat
he has threshed this year.
Bertha f., daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
John Solida, aged s years, months and
II days, died Saturday at 100 a. m. of
diph liberia, and was buried In the Reyn-
oldsville cemetery Sunday afternoon.
Rev. X. NJ. Cooper was installed last
Tuesday as pastor Of the Perry Presby-
terian church and on Wednesday even
ing was installed as pastor Of the Cool
Spring church, both churches being on
the same charge.
The shooting gallery near Hotel I'm
perial. which was owned by Pittsburg
parties was bought last week by j. w.
Miller, who has had charge of the gal
lery eight months, and a Reynoldsville
man who is a silent partner.
Joseph Evans is walking with the as
sistance of crutches. Joe was doing a
special act on horizontal bars In the
X. A. G. club rooms when he took a
tumble and dislocated his left ankle.
That's the whyfor of his lameness.
Mrs. Harriet Repsher went to PUNK
sutawney yesterday to attend the wed.
ding of her granddaughter, Miss Maud
Schreckengost, who was married at I.30
this moruiug to L, II, Smith, OF STRAIT
tonville. Mrs. Repsher will visit at
Echo before returning home.
At the fall meeting OF the Clarion
Presbytery held at Cool Spring last
week, Rev. G. l.. Bradshaw, OF Brock.
wayville, was elected moderator for the
ensuing six months. The spring session
of Presbytery will be held in the Reyn-
oldsville Presbyterian church.
Burglars visited seven houses in
Brookville last Thursday night They
gained an entrance into five OF the
houses, but were frightened away from
the other two. Apparently they only
wanted money and watches and were
not richly rewarded for their trouble.
The gun club of Dubois challenged
the gun club of Reynoldsville last week
to shoot a match at either place. A
meeting was called to take some action
about the challenge but the marksmen
of our town failed TO attend the meeting
and the challenge has not been accepted
yet.
John G. Hirst, who is staying at Cow
ansville, spent several days of last week
with his family in this place Mr.
Hirst owns half interest in the Cow
ansville Coal Mining Co. plant and he
is general manager of the works. This
company made their first shipment Of
coal on Monday of this week.
The Punxsutawney Spirit stated last
week that Frank Deitz, proprietor Of
Hotel Belnap in this place, is going to
site of the old National Hotel in PUNK
sutawney. Mr.. Deitz informed ye
editor Monday that he has no intention
of erecting hotel in Punxs'y at present.
A. Katzen, proprietor of Peoples
Bargain store, has returned from cas-
tern markets, where he bought large
stock of goods which he will sell at
great bargains. The stock consists of
clothing, hats, boots, shoes for men and
fine stock Of ladies' goods. Goods are
not all unpacked yet, but will be in "A
few days. Call and see them.
There will be picture sale in the
Presbyterian chapel Tuesday evening,
October 9th, under the auspices of the
Intermediate c. f. Society. This sale
will consist of the we'll known Perry
pictures, mounted and framed, at
the low price of 20 cents each. Ice
cream and cake will also be sold. A
cordial invitation is given to all
David Jones, the four-year-old son OF
Hurbert Jones, died Saturday evening
of diphtheria, at the home Of his grand.
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ID, f. Jones, on
Worth street David was bright little
fellow and will be greatly missed. The
parents, who are now living at Helvetia
have the sympathy of large circle Of
friends in our town, their former home
Saturday, October 6, is the last day
on which taxes can be paid in order to
be enabled to vote at the coming elec
tion. The election law says that in or
der to vote, every male citizen, il TWEEN
ty-two years of age or upwards, must
| nav within two wears of the election ,