The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-08-28
Dubois, Punxsutawney ana
Brookville People Attend
by Thousands.
TWENTY THOUSAND HERE
N AT THE LOWEST ESTIMATE
Main Street Presented a Scene OF
Extraordinary Brilliance and
Gayety in the Evening.

One of the mcrriest, maddest crowds
that ever iostled together on the streets
of Reynoldsville surged back and forth
Thursday and in the evening it is esti-
mated that fully twenty thou and peo-
nle were in the town and most OF them
promenading the great court OF amuse-
ment which in quieter days is known as
Main street. 1t was Neighbor's day
and our neighbors came to see us In
numbers and in spirit which lett no
)ouestion of their good will towards u.s.
, Brookyille, Punxsutawney, Big hun
and the host of other county towns con-
tributed their full quota and Dubois
turned out as it has not done for doz-
en- wears or more. Probably four thous-
and citizens OF the latter place alone
we're here. Indiana was represented
by jolly crowd of registers and New
Bethlehem and Clarionites were here In
appreciable numbers. Every street car
that came here from the Sykesville and
4 Punxsutawney terminals was weighted
down with Its load of human freight
and the Pennsylvania railroad coaches
were packed to their full capacity.
Everyone was bent on having an out
ing and the Reynoldsville people for
the day laid aside all serious business
and Joined them. Many of the mills
and Industries we're closed.
An unusually large crowd witnessed
the ball game in the morning between
Reynoldsville and Falls Creek and at
the afternoon game, when the home
team met bunch OF old Romans who
used to do battle some centuries since,
the ''grandstand" on four sides OF the
field was filed with mob OF bowling
fans. On Main street races were held
and the thousands of promenaders
had no lack OF entertainment from the
time that Freddie Cunningham gave
his startling exhibition on the tight
rope to the moment Of excruciating ex-
pectancy when Harry Breton cut the
rope, glided down his awful incline and
took flight through the atmosphere.
1t was worth year OF life to have
seen and to have been one of the great
pleasure-s crowd which thronged
Main street during the evening. Young
people and old men, women and chill
.drep jostled together in the best OF good
humor and In the whole crowd there
was but one case Of disorderly conduct.
The air was filled with confetti and
every device known to tickle the risi
bilities OF humanity was in evidence.
"A dozeD, great honking sd os were rae.
:. ing up and down the street, , fantastic
band under J. A. Blaydon made gay
ETY. all along the line, while the Key
stone and Volunteer bands were sur
rounded by sppreciative crowds
througout the evening. The latter Or
ganization came down with the big Du-
Bois delegation and headed the process
ion as they marched up town. About
eight In the evening, when the fun was
at its height, another Pennsylvania
railroad passenger train pulled in and
another Thousand of our "neighbors"
|pdropped off to help the celebration
1 along.
Main street, blazing with its myriad
electric bulbs, lit up with the glare of
red fire, with its mass Of continually
moving humanity and noise Of bands,
OF autos, Of passing cars and carriages,
Of street barkers, of shouting and laugh
ter, was transformed into great thor
oughfare in Vanity Fair and its prom
| enaders delirious with the mere exuber-
/ ance Of Joy.
When the hour for Breton's wonder
full leap arrived, Main street was
blockaded with an immovable massed
body of people. 1t was the greatest
crowd that has ever gathered to witness
such an event in the trwn. Ropes had
been stretched to prevent the near ap.
proach of persons to the big incline but
they were useless. The rush from the
rear was SO great that those in front
were forced to push ahead to the very
verge Of actual danger and when the
thrilling leap was made, Breton shot
right through a crowd SO eager to see
~6e feat that they forgot the danger
and crossed the very path of the autos
deadly course. As In the afternoon the
feat was accomplished successfully and