The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-03-31


oldsvihe a short time Saturday after
noon.
An old time religious revival has
been in progress in the Emerickville
M. r. church for several weeks past
with Rev. j. H. Jelbart, OF Brockway-
Vile, former pastor, assisting Rev.
D. E. Baldwin. in the work.
During the three weeks in which DR..
A. j. Meek, of Reynoldsyille, assisted
Rev. ]. H. Highly, of Pbilipiburg, In
special evangelistic services, twenty
persons were baptized into the fellow
ship of the church and the congregation
greatly strengthened spiritually.
Dubois and Butler high school teams
played for the interscholastic cham
pionship at Butler last Friday even
ing and Dubois was defeated. Score
A to %. The Dubois lads fought
heroically in the first half but seemed
to lose their nerve in fhe second part.
A birthday surprise party was given
to Miss Alice Dunlap, of Fourth street,
Thursday last on the occasion of her
18th birthday by number of her girl
friends. Games were played and re-
freshments served and at midnight all
left for their homes happier for the
occasion.
The Young Mems Reading Club met
last Thursday evening and elected the
following officers: President, Harry
Kirkwood; President, Thomas
White; Secretary, Walter Shannon;
Treasurer, Frank Degnan Trustees,
Walter Shannon, Jay Hughes and
Frank Feicht,
Representative Langham has intro
duced a bill in Congress appropriating
$75, 900 for a new public building at
Punxsutawney. That's going some.
Possibly the foxy Indiana man is bent
on prying loose a section of certain
eminent Punxsutawney statesman's
home vote.
Albert Sprankle and Miss Maggie
Hunter we're united in marriage Thurs
day, March 25th, at the home OF the
bride in Soldier. Rev. j.. G. McEn-
tire, of West Reynoldsvile, performed
the ceremony at 4.30 o'clock In the
afternoon, after which a fine supper
was served.
The saw mill located between Fourth
and Fifth streets, along Jackson street,
will be operated the coming summer
by James Degnan and from 100000 to
100000 feet of lumber will be cut up.
The plant will be started sometime In
May and give employment during the
summer months to or 10 men.
In the U. M. W. of A. convention at
Altoona the past week, radical reso-
luton was passed advocating govern
ment ownership of industries which
affect the means Of livelihood. 1t looks
as though some of the doctrines of So
cialism had taken pretty deep root
among the coal workers in the second
district.
The evening sermon Of Rev. John F.
Back in the NJ. E. church Sunday will
he upon the theme, "An Ounce OF Pre-.
vention or Pound OF Cure-Which?'
1t will probe to the quick certain moral
conditions existing in Reynoldsville
and should be heard by every citizen,
Morning subject: "The Rich Estate Of
the Cody"
The W. C. T. U. will hold mothers
meeting at the home OF Mrs. John M
Hays, Friday evening" April 2nd, al
7 30 Topic, Cigarette Smoking and
How to Avoid It." A good program
will be rendered. Mothers are cor.
daily invited. Refreshments will be
served, also silver Offering will be
taken. Committee
The case of the Punxsu tawney water
consumers VS.. the Punxsutawney Water
Co., was decided by Judge Reed a,
Brookville, on Tuesday, in favor ol
the people. The court decreed that
the company must fulfill its agreemecn,
to make the necessary Improvement
to insure an abundant and coustan,
supply Of pure water. The company
is given to understand that not until
it satisfies the court that it has fulfilled
its agreement with the citizens will
it be allowed to charge full rates.
James Sharkey, Michigan man who
has been employed as bridgebuilder
\ on the Franklin & Clearfield railroad
near Summerville, was severely in,
jured Monday afternoon by falling from
q trestle He was taken to DR.. Grube's