The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-02-05

James kelsO ana WHO anu MISS
Velma Tweedy, Of Holton, Kansas, were
the guests OF Mr. and Mrs Fred Stauf-
fer the past week
Frank Mowery, wife and daughter,
OF Bloomsbury, who were visiting Mr..
and Mrs. w. w. Fales and other rel
atlves In this section, have returned
home.
Peter Robertson and wife and Rich
ard Reddecliif were at Bitumen last
week attending the funeral Of their
grandchild, baby Of Mr.. and Mrs. John
ReddecliiI The baby was about five
weeks old.
j M. Humphrey was called to Pitts
burg last Thursday on account OF death
OF Il granddaughter, Florence Humph-
rey, three-year.old daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. G. II. Humphrey. Measles
was the cause OF her death.
Mrs. P. L. Smith, who was taken
TO the Mercy Hospital In Pittsburg
on Tuesday OF last week suffering from
appendicitis, has not been operated
on yet. The doctors expect to operate
the latter part Of this week.
The Women's Foreign Missionary
Society OF the M. Il. church will meet
Mt the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. V, II.
Pratt on Grant street at 400 p. m.
Friday, Feb. Z, Luncheon at @ 90.
Husbands of members invited.
Mrs. John Williams, OF Hawthorne,
returned to her home Saturday after
spending six weeks In West Reynolds
vile nursing her daughter, Mrs. j. N.
Small, who has been seriously i'll. Mrs.
Small is getting better slowly.
The Wray Oil and Gas Company,
which had two Or three drilled gas
wells, and oyer two thousand acres of
leases In Knox township, has sold out
10 the OIL City Fuel Supply Company
for 1856, 900, ,-Brookville Democrat.
The Reynoldsville OH and Gas Co.
had the derrick moved from Reynolds
vile to the Knoxdale gas territory
Saturday, where the company will put
down a we'll on the Kyle farm, which was
purchased by this company last week.
Notwithstanding the fact that Sun
day was stormy, disagreeable day,
there was enough sunshine for the
famous weather prognosticator-the
groundhog-to see his shadow and now
we can expect six weeks OF winter.
A committee on time, place and pro-
gram for the Jefferson County Sunday
School Association convention for 1908,
met In Reynoldsville on Tuesday night
of last week. 1t was decided to hold
the convention in Reynodsvile June
o and 10.
There was small attendance at the
Sunday schools last Sunday MOI ming
on account Of the blizzard. There were
only 81 scholars at the M. e, Sunday
school. This was the smallest attend
ance at that school for quarter. OF
century.
Mrs.. e. N. Hover, daughter, Mrs.
Harry ,Abercrombie, granddaughter,
Mildred Abercrombie, and grandson,
Frank Gull, all OF Bisbee, North
Dakota, we're visitors In Reyuoldsville
last week. They are now visiting In
Beechwoods. -.ass
j. M. King, who is employed at
Boyer, w. Va, arrived here yesterday
to spend a few days with his family.
Jack Frost has such tight grip on the
saw mill where Mr.. King works that a
shut down was necessary and he took
the opportunity to come home
February lst the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company, raised ticket rate from
to ~ cents per mile, same rate that
was charged before October |, 1907,
when the 2 cent rate was granted pend
ing the decision Of the supreme court
as to constitutionality of the 2 cent rate
bill.
Gus A. Beard and I. N Dushane, two
citizens Of Carnegie, Pa, who are on
a committee to arrange for an "Old
Home Week" In that city this year,
we're in town Monday to get some
pointers as to how to make tho
week a success. They had heard of
Reynoldsville's successful "Old Home
Week"
At the teachers institute last night
the Lyric Glee Club entertained large
audience for two hours. The selections
we're excellent and the manner of rem
dition was by long odds the best
ever presented to a Harrisburg
audience.-Harrisburg, Pa. AT the