The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-02-24

Main street last week for $4,000. DR..
Hoover takes the brick building and
Mr.. Butler takes the frame building he
now occupies.
Rev. Myers will hold special Lenten
services during Lent in the Lutheran
church In Reynoldsville on Wednesday
evening OF each week, also in the church
at Emerickville on Thursday evening
and In the Chestnut Grove church on
Friday evening.
Frank Burns, who was fifteen years
old on the 10th inst, was given birth
day party. A large number OF his young
friends were present. Refreshments
were served. Frank received number
Of presents, a gold watch and chain,
books, games. &c.
Samuel Ressler, OF this place, was
called 10 Pansy, Pa, Sunday by the
death of his mother, Mrs. Fannie II.
Ressler, who died Saturday night,
Feb goth, 1904. Funeral was held
yesterday forenoon. Deceased was
seventy-fve years old,
Jack Kane, bartender at the National
Hotel, chanccd off a large owl last week.
The owl was sent to him by relative
from South Africa, and 1t measured
fifteen feet from tip to tip of wings.
John Baker, Of Anita, held the winning
,,,r,I,a, aud o,ot Tho owl
The Washington township Sunday
school convention that was TO have
been held on Jan. %, but which was
postponed on account OF unfavorable
weather, will be held in the Beechtree
union church on Friday, Feb. 26, be-
ginning AT ten o'clock a. m.
The ten cent social that was to have
been held at the residence of S. S. Rob
insou. on Grant street Friday evening
of this week by ladies of the NJ. f..
Helping Hand Society, has been post
poned on account Of the illness OF two
of Mr.. Rohinson's daughters.
The following Reynoldsville people
attended the funeral of Lawyer George
w. Means at Brookville last Friday
afternoon Mr.. and Mrs. Owen Edel-
blute, G. II. Hall, S. NJ. McCreight, ESQ.,,
II. Ward Eason, DR.. w. B. Alexander,
NJ. NJ. Davis, Esq, G. M. Mcdonald,
Esq., DR.. j. G. King.
The regular meeting Of the Mothers
Club will be held in Assembly Hall at
3 30 next Friday afternoon. The sub
iect for discussion will be "How can the
Mothers Club render the most assist.
ance to the teachers and pupils of the
Reyuoldsville Public Schools ?" These
meetings are growing in numbers and
interest.
Evangelist Frank NJ Wells delivered
| his famous lecture, Jerusalem Under
the Turk" last Sunday afternoon at the
Baptist church. Notwithstanding the
very disagreeable weather the speaker
was greeted by a large audience. The
lecture was interesting from start u
finish and held the closest attention
| throughout.
Mrs. w. G. O'Dell, of Fairmount. Pa.
held the lucky number that won the
$4,000 piano that was chanced OIL OF
Monday night by the b. p. o. Elk
Lodge No. so, of Reyuoldsville. The
numbers were all put in box and wei
shaken and then blindfolded boy drew
the numbers out OF the box, the thirty
fifth number drawn out to be the win
ming number.
A freight train was wrecked on tn,
Low Grade Diy. OF p. r. r. neal
O'Donnel, three miles west OF Rsyn
oldsville, about noon Monday. The
wreck was caused by broken rail
Twelve cars, eleven coal and one bal
last, were off the track. There was no
much damage to the cars. Passenger
on the afternoon and evening trains hat
to transfer at the wreck.
There were two errors in our election
/ iuob Wbth lOl oCuoOl uiitOtoii
in this borough and West Reynolds
vile. In this borough DR.. L. L. Mean
was elected instead Of M. G. Coleman
in West Reynoldsville j. M. Hutchi
son was elected instead Of p, A. Hard
man. The correct vote was given II
both cases but the errors were made II
putting asterisks before the names.
Harry Rishell and two daughter
were asphyXiated Monday morning o
last week. Powerful restoratives wer'
Administered and artificial respiration
was established. Mr.. Rishell an,
Laura, his five-year-old daughter, wer
resuscitated, but Adeline, three-years
| old, died Monday evening. There wa
a gas stove in the bed room and tn
Punxsutawney Spirit says, "gas, whicl
had EVIDENTLY come on in full fore
| durino tho niUht had cnpSnmad oil n