The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-02-20

Baum's. Some OF the party danced
several sets.
The A. & T. Biograph Co. gave
good moving picture entertainment In
the opera house last night. Having an
open date, they will give another pic
ture show in the opera house tonight.
We PROFOUND and answer the follow
ing conundrum: "How is wife like
the Democrat?" because every man
should have one Of his own, and not be
running after his neighbor's. Brook
Vile Democrat.
Miss Meta d. Coax and pupils will
give flag entertainment and pie social
In the Sandy Valley school house on
Saturday evening, Feb. 23d. Little
Gettys Schlabig, of Dubois. will sing a
'coon song" aud do the cake walk.
John s. Clark, of West Reyhodsville,
who has charge of the p. II. II. wreck
car, had his left knee so badly injured
while working at the wreck near Medix
Run Saturday forenoon that he had TO
be carried home on Il stretcher. No
bones broken.
The weighing social" and old fash
ioned spelling bee" held in the Pres
byterian chapel by the Ladies Mission
airy Society last Thursday evening was
fairly well attended, considering the
weather that evening. The ladies took
In about $1,000. In the spelling contest
Mrs. f. K. A. Alexander and Mrs. M.
f. Weed spelled all the others down.
Seventeen members of the Falls Creek
l. o. o. F. lodge, two Of whom were
candidates for 2nd degree, drove to this
place Saturday evening and the Reyn-
oldsville degree team-the best In this
section-conferred the degree. After
lodge was out the visitors and some OF
the Reynoldsvile members went to the
Imperial restaurant for lunch.
George Pifer, jr., of Paradise, lost "A
valuable young horse one day last week.
Mr.. Pifer was dragging logs to Pliers
mill and when going for a load he al
lowed his team to walk along
without a driver. The double-tree was
dragging behind them and down little
grade the double-tree slid forward and
struck the young horses heels, fright
ening the animal and the team ran
away. The young horse fell against a
stump and broke its back. 1t died in a
half hour after the accident.
Homer Brumbaugh, who recently sold
his interest in the Brumbaugh & Hills
furniture store at this place, has bought
a large furniture store in Franklin, Pa,
and will go to that city the first OF next
month to take charge of his new store.
Mr.. Brumbaugh is bright young man
who has had considerable experience in
the furniture business. The people of
Franklin will find him to be an honest
gentleman. There is no doubt but that
Mr.. Brumbaugh will succeed at Frank
lin.
Solomon Phillippi, OF Sykesville, and
Mrs. Cryssy, who owns truck farm
near Erie, were married at Luthers-
burg last Thursday by Rev. Selner.
We understand that Mrs. Cryssy adver-
tised for husband, Mr.. Phillippi an
swered the advertisement, then went to
Erie to see her and she came to Sykes
vile to see him and marriage was the
outcome. Mr.. Phillippi is almost 72
years old, but we did not learn the age
of his bride. They will reside on the
farm near Erie.
Mrs. w. M. King and daughters,
Misses Frances and Coda, Miss Ophelia
Wesson and Boyd Lindsay attended the
funeral of Howard Wesson, which took
place at Summerville Thursday OF last
week. We mentioned last week the sad
death Of the boy by drowning. Howard
was not quite old enough to go to school
and was out on the hill with his dog and
sled. No one saw the accident, but the
faithful dog attracted attention by
standing on the bank, near where the
boy went down to death, barking as
loud as he could. The body was soon
found, but the grim reaper had per-
formed his work.
The trouble at the silk mill has not
been settled yet. About 200 persons,
mostly silk mill workers, formed In line
and marched to the mill Monday after
noon for the purpose of getting those
now working to join the strikers. Yes
terday afternoon a committee OF silk
mill workers and citizens waited on
Supt. David Lindsay to see II the diff
Guilty between employer and employees
could not be amicably adjusted. We
understand that concessions were made
on both sides and the only sticking
point was re-instating the two employees
that were discharged. The company
insists that these two employees were In
the wrong and the will not consent to