The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-01

The musical and literary entertain.
mcnt given iu the Presbyterian church
Monday evening was fairly well at
tended, considering the dsagreeable
evening.
II is estimated that there was a
thousand people at Highland Park
Decoration Day. Had 1t been pleasant
day there would have been twice that
number there.
Register John Trudgen has completed
his work in the first precinct OF this
borough and has made the following
report Voters 372, school children 800,
births 80, deaths 10.
Ralph Hilliard, OF Hawthorne, aged
% years, was instantly killed near New
Bethlehem last night by p. II. II. train
No. l07 due here at $50 p m. Hilliard
was walking on the track. He was cut
in two.
The new law fixing s35. 90 month as
the lowest wages to be paid any teacher
in the public schools Of Pennsylvania,
goes into effect to-day, June lst. After
this date no teacher will receive less
than $500 per month.
George, thirteen-month-o old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Anderson, OF
Rathmel, died at 1l.00 a. m. Tuesday,
May 81, 1904. The baby had been sick
five weeks. Funeral this afternoon.
Interment in Prospect cemetery.
Fred Biggie, of Reynoldsville, who is
stockholder in the International Gold
& Copper Co., of Buffalo, N. Y, with
mines in Frontenac Co., Ontario Canada,
was at the mines last week and brought
several fine specimens of the ore home
with him.
An Italian was shot and robbed In the
c. & NJ. Junction station, near Dubois,
about eight o'clock last evening while
waiting alone for train for Dubois.
The Italian was not fatally shot. One
man committed the deed. He only got
ten dollars in cash.
=. J. Connolly, assistant superintend-
ent of the Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company work in this place, attended
meeting in Dubois Thursday OF the
assistant uperintendents and agents in
Dubois district, which takes in three
counties, Jefferson, Clearfield and Elk.
Geice Humphrey, formerly Of this
place, who has been in Pittsburg several
years, is foreman OF the American Pro-
duction Company machine shop at this
place. Geice is young looking man to
hold such a position but he has the
qualifications for it. MIR. Humphrey
moved his family from Pttsburg to
Reynold sville last week.
The members of the Young Mems
Free Reading Room Association are
making arrangements for holding in
the near future an elocutionary and
musical entertainment. Some of the
best talent of Reynoldsville has been
secured to take part in the program,
thus insuring rare literary and musi-
cal treat The time and place OF hold
ing the entertainment will be announced
in these columns next week.
"Black Spot" the negro who was
convicted of murder in the first degree
in the Clearfeld county court in
February for killing an Italian near
Dubois last fall, and who has been
sentenced to be executed for the crime,
has confessed to the killing OF the
Italian and also Of killing two or three
other men, and ends his confession by
saying, "And have also shot several
other men that have not made mention
Of"
In one of the display windows in
Millirens department store was Mem
orial Day design which attracted con-
siderable attention Saturday, Sunday
and Monday. A white monument
under black arch with large flag for
background. On top OF the monument
was green wreath. The inscription
on monument was LEST We Forget"
with the words Soldier and Sailor at
base OF monument. At one side stood a
man dressed in blue and at other side
OF monument woman dressed In deep
mourning. Irven Klock, who is be-
coming an artistic window trimmer,
arranged the Memorial Day window.
Six years ago Frank A. Mcconnell
proprietor OF Franks Tavern, leased
the Reynolds orchard, near the Tavern,
and opened park, known as Franks
Park. A large pavilion was built In
one part OF park and speakers stand
! in another part OF park. At that time