The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-02-13

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Presbyterian Work Society will be held
at home OF Mrs. V. c, Freas at 2 30 p.
M. tomorrow, Thursday.
Thomas A. Roberts, of Renova,
superintendent OF the Middle and West
ern Divisions OF the p. & E. r. r. for
twenty-five years, died in a hospital in
Philadelphia on Monday Of this week.
A large ad 1ition has been built onto
rear of the Keystone Hardware Com
pany store room, giving more space for
their large stock of goods, and making
a decided improvement in the appear
ance Of the store room.
George McGrody, who works in a
coal mine at Sherwood, came very near
losing the sight of his left eye by being
hit in eye with small piece of coal.
He suffered considerable pain from the
injury.
]. H. Corbett has a unique notice
hanging on the wall in his Office, as
follows: "If you expect to rate high in
my estimation don't expectorate on the
hnoleum. Plainly speaking, don't spit
on the floor"
The county fairs in this section OF
Pennsylvania will be held on the fol-
lowing dates this year: Kittanning,
Aug. 1916; Butler, Aug. 1928; Dubois,
Aug. 27-30; Brookville, Sept.3.6; Clar-
ion, Sept. 1913; Rimersburg, Sept.
1920.
Robert 2. Parrish and wife were at
Corsica Friday attending the funeral of
an aunt, Mrs. Robert Corbett, who died
at 500 p. m. Wednesday, February 6.
Mrs. Corbett was sister of Isaac
Fleming, who formerly resided on the
Stewart farm near this place, but now
resides near Emerickville.
Rev. I. S. Hankins, who has been
pastor of the Baptist church at Dubois
four years and is we'll known by Baptist
people in this place, has resigned his
pastorate in Dubois to accept a call to
the Baptist church at Quinton, N. J,
He breaches his farewell sermon the
first Sunday of next month, March 3rd.
The funeral service of j. P. Haskins
was held at his late residence at LOO
p. m. Friday, conducted by DR.. ]. A.
Parsons, pastor of the M. e. church,
assisted by DR.. A. j. Meek, pastor Of
the Baptist church. Interment was
made in the Reynoldsville cemetery.
Hughes & Fleming had charge OF the
funeral.
The following out OF town people at
tended the funeral of J. P. Haskins last
Friday: James Justham, of Barnesboro,
Robert Ramsey, of McGrann, Mrs.
Sarah Tovey and son, James Tovey, Of
Anita, James Haskins and wife, Mrs.
David Lloyd, Mrs. Fl. W. James, OF
Philadelphia, and Miss Daisy Ramsey,
OF Williamsport.
The station and division headquarters
OF the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
at Philipston, near East Brady, was
destroyed by fire Monday morning.
The records and the uniforms of num-
ber Of passenger trainmen, including
| uniforyoo of oayarol 7 om Croda oop-
ductors, baggagemasters and brake
men, were destroyed.
A couple were speeding up Main
street Sunday night in sleigh, the
runners of which were between the
trolley rails, and at corner of Main and
Fifth sts., where trolley line turns down
Fifth street, something happened. No
one injured, sleigh was turned right
side up again, the couple got in and
drove up town.
A young man by the name of Mottern
did some astronomical stunts at an up.
town restaurant several nights ago that
gives him the record, undisputed and
unenviable. At one sitting he slowed
away three pounds Of cheese, one pie,
four plates of raw oysters and presum.
ably as relish, several limburger sand.
wiches.-Big Run Tribune.
D. II. Clark, of Punxsutawney, presi
dent OF the Jefferson Traction Company
and some Indiana capitalists will make
an application to Governor Stuart foi
a charter for trolley line 25 miles
long, to be known as the PUNK
sutawney, Indiana & Sycamore Stree,
Railway Company. The application
will be filed on 2lst inst.
There was large audience at AS
sembly hall Thursday evening last tt
hear the Kellogg-Haines Singing
Party. The feature Of the program
was series of musical selections frsn
the opera dolly Warden" in which
the four singers appeared in ricl