The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-06-22

A fistic encounter between three local
characters on the ball ground Saturday
night almost resulted In death for one.
Mrs. Henry Herpel has been in
Meadyiile the past week attending the
commencement exercises In the
Allegheny College.
DR.. A. J. Meek's theme at the Baptist
church Sunday morning will be, Rock
and Perfection" In the evening
"Still There is Room"
Miss Maud Pratt daugh ter of V. Il.
Pratt, of this place, is member of the
class graduating from Allegheny
College, Meadville, Pa, this week.
Mrs. Edward Maloney and Mrs.
James Fitzpatricks from Olean, N. Y.
visited at the home OF James ii.
Maloney, on jackson street the past
week.
The meeting of the Clearfield Baptist
Association at LaJose last week was
largely attended The next meeting
will commence June 10, 1911, in the
Marion Baptist church.
| Mrs. M. H. Caldwell and family went
to Indiana, Pa, this week and the
household goods will be shipped to that
place in the near future. Mr. Caldwell
has been employed at Indiana for
several months.
Big celebration at Nolan Park on
P. S. & G. r. r. July 4th. Base ball
games, dancing, fire works, picnicing
parties, ETC. Special trains and rates.
| Admission to Park free to all persons
holding railroad tickets, others 10c.
Benjamin Berris Shaffer, young
man 81 years old, was killed by light
ming near, Dubois during the storm Fri
day. He was standing on porch with
his back to a brick wall when bolt of
lightning struck him on the head and
passed through his body to the ground.
Rev. Charles G. Mohney, pastor Of
Methodist Episcopal church pear
Meadville, Pa, and student In Allie.
gheny college, is visiting his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs, M. Mohney, in this place.
Sunday evening Rev. Mohney delivered
an excellent sermon in the local M. e.
pulpit.
Prof. S. E. Downs, for ten years
superintendent OF Brookville's public
schools, has rendered his resignation
and expects to accept similar position
in the schools at Latrobe, Pa. Prof.
Downs has placed the Brookville
schools on high plane and his desire
to retire has been noted with regret by
press and public in Brookville.
Thomas II. Means, one of Brookville's
best known business men, died June IA
after two months illness. He was 56
years old and lifelong resident of
Brookyille. He took prominent part
in Masonic affairs and was widely
known in the western end of the state
among members of that order. Funeral
services were held Friday afternoon.
Levi Schuckers, OF Pinecreek town
ship, one of the best and most intelli-
gent farmers in Jefferson county, was
in Brookville on Monday. His opinion
is, that the farmers OF Jefferson county
have an equal chance with any in the
state west OF the Allegheny mountains.
He says what is needed to bring
success is intelligent, careful judicious,
persistent work, with the right sort of
fertilizers, seeds and ols.-DemOcrat
The Hoyt Comedy Company which
played in tent on the ball ground
June 13 to IS has been playing in hard
luck for several weeks. At Emporium
the top Of their tent caught fire and
burned, but the management made the
best of bad situation and commenced
to advertise as special attraction their
new ''airdome" tent. The "airdome"
was beauty when the sky was clear
but woeful failure on rainy nights.
Commencing July 9th most of the i'm
portant stores in Reynoldsville will
close at six o'clock each evening except
Saturday. A committee appointed for
the purpose by the Business Mems
Association secured the signatures to
the agreement. This is in accordance
with the policy pursued in all towns
that have outgrown village customs and
should be adopted in all lines Of
mercantile and professional business.
Reynoldsville's paved streets will
compare favorably with those in any
town In Western Pennsylvania in point
Of beauty and grade, and surpass most,
but the uneverness Of the sidewalks is
in curious contrast to the grades estab-
lished in most towns having paved