The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-06-26

in WinslOw township Yesterday.
Twenty ave M mbers of the Ladies'
Catholic Benevolent Association of this
place were in Punxsutawney last We'd
uesday evening 10 hold a joint meeting
with sister organization at that place.
Preparatory service will be held in
the Presby terian church on Thursday
and Friday evening and communion
next Sunday morning. Rev. S. d.
Wadrop, OF Falls Creek, will preach
Thursday and Friday evenings.
Miss Bertha Bowser went to New
Kensington last week TO be bridesmaid
at the wedding OF cousin, Miss Onie
Glendora Russell, who will be united in
marriage to-day to George Louis Hays,
of Homestead. where Mr.. and Mrs.
Havs will reside
Rev. Charles n Fi,zsiliam, who
was pastor of the PunXsu'awnev Bap-
tist church over four years, has re-
signed his pAstorate there to accept
call to the First Baptist church at
Springville, N. Y. His resignation
takes effect July H.
a farewell surprise party was given
Il. home of Mrs. S. M. Siple last even
ing for her daughter, Mrs Il. s. Miller,
of Jennings, Md, who has been visit.
ing here a couple Of months. called
here by serious illness OF her mother.
The party was very pleasant affair.
Refreshments were served.
The manager Of the Jefferson Park
has arranged with the Jefferson Trac-
tion Co. for excursion. tickets to the
park every Sunday at rate of 35 cts for
the round trip. Special rates will be
allowed for picnics during the week.
Tickets on sale at H. l. McEntire's
drug store,
A. F. Reitz, of Oil, who had the con-
tract to build the abutments for the
new county bridge across Soldier Run
at Prescottville, completed his WORK
last Friday and it is claimed by those
who are good judges of masonry that it
is as inc work as there is on any bridge
in the county.
S. G. Showers went to Oil City the
first of this week TO be absent month.
He has some oil land to sell and wants
to have papers made out for an increase
OF pension under the new pension act,
and as he is better known in Oil City
than here he will have new papers
madL out there.
H. L. Hoke received word last week
that nine-year-old nephew, Otie Hoke
was killed by lightning at home of his
father in Monroe Co w. Va. He was
struck by lightning while In bed. There
were four children in one bed and the
Oldest, Otie, was killed and other three
escaped with slight shock.
The Ladies' Aid Society OF the Trim
ity Lutheran church held farewell re-
ception at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Deible last Friday evening in
honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Uriah Thornton
and daughter, who are moving from
Reynoldsville to Bloomsbury, where
Mr.. Thornton has accepted a position.
Mrs. Mary Shaffer received a tele-
gram Monday announcing the death of
Maxine Shaffer Black, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. G. Black, of BARRIERS
vile, KY, who died Sunday. Maxine
was one year old the 1lth of this month.
Mrs. Black, nee Eta Shaffer, has the
sympathy of her numerous friends in
this place.
The following students returned last
week for summer vacation; Miss Anna
Klahr, University Oberlin, Ohio,
Misses Amy Bollinger and Ida Will
lams, Bucknell University, Lewisburg,
Pa, Miss Maud Pratt and Percy Par
sons, Allegheny College, Meadville,
Pa, Daniel Fitzpatrick, st. Bonaven-
ture College, Allegany, N. Y.
John H. Sparks show, which appear
ed in Reynoldsville last Thursday, is not
the largest show on earth, but we
understand it is good show, and that
the people were we'll pleased. The big
tent was pitched on the ball ground
where two performances we're given,
one in the afternoon and the other
In the evening, to large audiences.
Owing to complaint that the timber
in the tall flag pole at the Reynolds
Vile public school building was no long
er sound, the school board had the pole
taken down last week and examined.
1t was found but very little decayed,
and after being shortened few feet
and a new pulley affixed, was re-erected
for Old Glory to wave from.
The family of Mr.. and Mrs. M. j.
Farrell have been enjoying reunion
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