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STfte Star Subscription $1.00 peryeurin advance. C.A.aTEPHF.NON. Editor mn Put. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBERS, 1907 Entered at the postofflce at KeynoldsTlll a.,asseeondclaimallmatter. Bpmmbvii.hTm,pbobNo. 61. $2.70 worth of Sanitol for $1.00 SANITOL'S GREAT INTRODUCTORY OFFER Ten standard toilet articles for $1.00, val ue $2.70. Call at our store and we v ill tell you the particulars of thisgreat introductory offer of the Sanitol Chemical Laboratory Company. ft Little ol Evcruttilnrj. To whom (s an Introduction unneces sary ? The hello girl. An Illustrated lecture on forestry free at the M. E. church Friday evening. Dr. J. C. Shyers has had a Red Bank Telephone Co. 'phone put In bis office. A hay load of young people drove out to B sum's grove last Wednesday even ing. O. Goodman and wife, of Cross Fork, Potter Co., were guests of Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Woodford this week. Miss Marie Conner, of Rlttann'.ng, was the guest of Mrs. Owen Edelblute at the National Hotel last week. A meeting of the Jefferson County Hotel Keepers Association was held at the National Hotel In this place Friday y aiiernoon. Richard Ramsey, of this place, and "Will Reiter, of Sykesyille. played In the Rlmersburg band at the Rimers fcurg fair last week. At a meeting of the Inter-County , "League managers at Sykesvllle Monday evening Manager Bohren withdrew the Reynoldsville team from the league. H. L. Prloster, former resident 00 Grant street, is moving his goods to Josephine, Indiana county, this week, where Mr. Printer has employment. The horse that hauls the Rea dairy wagon run away Monday, spilling miUc and breaking a number of milk bottles, but there was no other damage done. . Thomas E. Evaus, who has contract to pave Swamp alley, from Gordon t .alley to Grant street, put men at wore 1 Monday grading the alley for paving. A freight wreck on the P. R. R. Bear Iowa Station, nine miles west of here, j Monday afternoon delayed the 6.08 p. on. eaBtbound train almost three hours. - John Zimmermaa now has his chop machine and corn ob crusher set p ready for operation in the building with W.'T. Cox's lath mill on Gordon alley. A handsome 165,000 school butldiog was .dedicated at Punxsutawney Uet Friday. The people of Punxs'y are juttly proud of their new school build ing. J. A. Dunaway, night porter at Hotel Imperial, was taken to the Adrian Hos pital ia Punxsutawney last Friday. It evaa" thought he was threatened with fever. 'Joseph U. Milllren, of Hunter As Milllren seat market, stepped on a rusty nail Thursday and Saturday even ing he was unable to work and had to call a doctor. Evangelist J. E. Kirkwood, who is in the employ of the American Sunday School Union, closed a ten-day meeting at Eleanora Sunday night. Seven per sons were converted during the series of meetings. The ladies of the Trinity Lutheran church held a box social at the home of Mrs. F. H. Gallagher on Jackson street Friday evening. It was a suc cess both socially and financially. Mrs. T. H. Pifer, who was at RIdg- way several weeks nursing her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Fred Pifer, who had typhoid fever, returned home Monday. Mrs. Plfjjr says the typhoid fever epi demic at Rldgway Is worse than the people outside of Ridgway think it is. D. W. Atwater and several other organizers begin to-day to organize at this place a Local of the wage earners Protected Union of Punxsutaw ney. Morrill McEntlre. of Clarion.. Is working In blacksmith shop of his uncle, Rev. J. C. McEntlre, In West Reynoldsville. taking place of Fred McEntlre who Is attending Stale College. Frank Stauffer, who was working with P. R. R. carpenter crew at Rimer ton, had his arms and legs so badly poisoned with Ivy last week that he was not able to work and had to come to his home In this place. H. C. Swan has been appointed superintendent of the Reynoldsville dlvUlon of the Jefferson Traction Company lines and moved bis family to Reynoldsville the past week. He is occupying the Belford property on Jackson street. Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Course circle was organized at home of Dr. J, H. Murray last Friday evening with a membership of twenty. Dr. J. A. Parsons was elected president, Miss Effie Milllren secretary and Mrs. G. G. Williams treasurer of the circle. L. J. McEntlre and wife, Mrs. J. It. Nichols, William Copping and daughter, Miss O. A. Baldwin, of this place, attended the party given by the Knights Templar and Nobles of the Mystic Shrine at the Driving Park pavilion In DuBols last Friday night. Prof. U. B. Teltrtck, for eleven years the efficient and progressive superin tendent of the public schools of Jeffer son county, now deputy state superin tendent, was In town a short time Saturday on his way to Brook vllle to move his family to Carlisle, Pa., this week. Thursday evening of last week Peter B. Cowan, of Brookvllle, Installed the following officers In the I. O. O. F. Encampment in this place: Chief Patriot, S. G. Austin: High Priest, E. C. Davis; Senior Warden, A. F. Moeyr; Junior Warden, J. N. Small; Treasurer, H. W. Herpel. A number of young people had a "coon hunfatGelsler's farm, near this place, last night and after filling up on corn, fried chicken and other good things returned to town and gave Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Delble a callthumplan serenade at midnight. They failed to get Mr. and Mrs. Deible to come out. The Punxsutawney AW entered its twenty-third year last week. Tho Actm Is one of the best weekly papers pub lished in Jefferson county. It Is a clean and bright paper, well deserving of the large patronage Riven It. Horace G. Miller has been editor of the Aetra from Its Inception to the present time. A number of Reynoldsville citizens participated In tho Punxsutawney and Pittsburg Groundhog Club annual hunt at Highland Park last Thursday. The Spirit says It was the most largely at tended and successful hunt ever pulled off by this club. Thirty-two luscious groundhogs were part of -the feast pro vided for the occasion . A very successful series of quoit handicap games, under the Instruction of William Nelson, bandicapper, of DuBols, were completed at Soidier last Saturday. There were fifty en tries. The following players f rota 'Du Bols won the prizes: 1st prize, tH2i00, Wm. Foster; 2nd prize; WOO, JT. Carr; 3rd prize, $4 SO, Wm. Foster. Last week the B., R. & P. Ey let the contract to Frank Shuroaken, of Bellefonte, to double track the wain line of that road from Broekwayvllle to Carman, a distance of nine mile. A 1,200 foot tunnel and several heavy cute will be made. When this work Is completed it will make the IS., R. .& P. a double track railroad from Punxsutawney to Ashland Junction, 3f. V., excepting about two miles between Mt. Jewett and Bradford. Mrs. A. W. Adam and daughter, Miss Margaret, of ' Broekwaywllte, visited the termers' son, Tbomaes F. Adam, In ithls place last week. Oa Monday f this week Mrs. Adam and Mias Margaret started for Daover, Col., 4o remain until next sprlog. Walker Adam, formerly (a the Adam Shoe store at this plaoe, who had to go west about a year ao for benefit of his health, Is in a large de partment store at Denver and Mrs. Adam and Margaret will spend the winter with him. The Mahoning VaEley Street Railway Company, that is constructing a Use to connect Punxsutawney and Big Run, has begun the settiag of the trolley poles on thU end of the line. The poles have been placed In position as far as Albion and tbe laborers on that branch of the work have already overtaken the track layers. On account of the scar city of laborers, grading oa tbe right of way from Bells Mills to Big Run ba been almost at a standstill for several weeks. ' D. H. Clark, general manager of tbe Btreet car lines eminatlng from thia place, however, has had a line out for more man with the prospects now good for another crew that will be set to work' on the grade between Bells Mills and Big Bun. Punxsutawney Spirit. CLARION PRESBYTERY WAS WELL ATTENDED. Cumberland Presbyterians Met - With the Presbyterians for the First Time. Tbe fall meeting of tbe Clarion Presbytery held In the Presbyterian church at Reynoldsville on Tuesday and Wednesday of last week, of which a report of the first day's session was published In The Star last week, had the largest attendance of any meeting of Presbytery ever held before. Nine former Cumberland Presby terian churches were received Into Presbytery, namely, Punxsutawney Central, Eleanora, Pleasant Grove, Valler, Olive, Anita, Zlon, Ay res and Cranberry. Two former Cumberland ministers were also enrolled, Rev. Samuel Davis, of Ayres and Cranberry churches, and Rev. II. G. Teagarden, Ph. D., of Punxsutawney. Rev. George S. Swezey was received from the Presbytery of Mahoning and ac cepted a call to tbe Central Presby terian church in Punxsutawney. Ar rangements were made for bis Installa tion, which will take place on Thurs day, Nov. 7. Dr. J. P. Fulton will ask the constitutional questions and the Installation sermon will be delivered by J. V. Bell, of DuBols. Dr. H. Evans, D. D pastor of the Memorial church, Youngstown. O., will deliver the charge to the pastor and Rev. George H. Hill, of Boechwoods, the charge to the congregation. A new manual was ordered printed for tbe use of Presbytery, which now contains sixty churches and thirty-six ministers. ' Tbe following commissioners were elected to represent the Clarion Pres bytery at the meeting of the synod of Pennsylvania, which meets In Phila delphia October 17: Ministers J. I. Humbert, John F. Scherer, C. A, Clark aud H. A. Bailey; Elders George W. Worden, Samuel Folk, J. B. Morris, M. D., and R. M. Kratzer. An adjourned meeting of Presbytery will be held at Corsica October 28 to ordain Rev. Samuel Blacker, of Con cord and Callenburg churches, and In stall Rev. F. A. Kerns pastor of the Pisgah church at Corsica. Rev, Kerns comes from Youngstown, Ohio. INTER-COUNTY LEAGUE GAMES. Three Games A Double Header Mon day Afternoon, Three Inter-County League games were played on the Reynoldsville grounds since our last Issue. Friday afternoon Reynoldsville and Sykesvllle teams played, but before the game was over the visitors kicked on a decision of Umpire Barclay and forfeited the game to Reynoldsville 0-0. Before tbe game was forfeited the score was 7 to 1 in favor of Reynoldsville. Monday afternoon a double-header was played between Reynoldsville aod Erltoa teams. Tbey were both good games. In first game the score was 8 to 7 In favor of Erlton. Storner svnd Gibson were battery for Reynoldsville, The home team defeated the Erlton team In the second game. Score $ to 2. Burge aod Gibson were Reynoldsvllle's battery In second game. Arthur Barclay was umpire in tooth games. Farewell Party. A farewell party was given Miss Sylvta Epier at home of Miss Sadie Ford on Fourth street last Wednesday evening. There were twenty young ladles present. The decorations were pine, maple and jack-o' lanterns. Miss Epler has gone with her fiarents to Homestead to reside. . Wlustrated Talk Free. The monthly Powell bond social will be held to the M. E. church on Friday evening of this week, to whfoh every body, especially those who hold bonds, are cordially invited to attend. Hon. S. B. Elliott will give an interesting and Instructive illustrated lecture on forestry aad trees In general. Ho ad mission.' Business Change. Mrs. Lucy B. Gutb, of East (Brady, widow of A. C. Guth, bought C. F. Hoffman, jnwelry store yesterday and will take charge of tbe store October ,10th. Mrs. Guth has had experience In the jewelry business, having con ducted a store at East Brady for some months after her husband's death. Mr. Hoffman will move his family to Weturhpta, Alabama, sometime next month, where he owns some Ueober land and will engage in the lumber business for benefit of bis health. Dr. J. Sleberkrob, of Clarion, Pa., German eye specialist, will be at Mr. Fox's store In Sandy Valley on Monday, September 30 tb, aod at tbe City Hotel In Reynoldsville October 1st. Special attention given to children. I Invite the most obstinate cases. All exami nations made free. I can furnish you first-class references. If you have bead ache, nervousness, stomach trouble at the pit of the stomach, neuralgia in back of neck or other" trouble, origi nating from your eyes, call and see me. I guarantee all my work. Dft. J. SlEDERKROB. Hartman, the drayman, gets all his coal at George Henry's mine. DIABOLICAL PLOT FRUSTRATED. I Young Man Arrested in Act or Blowing up a House With Dynamite. A most diabolical act. which would have caused the death of from 15 to 20 people, was frustrated by the state police at Walston, a mining town near Punxsutawney, about one o'olock last Sunday morning by the arrest of a young Italian named Frank Adams, a member of the Black Hand Society, who was In the act of placing a can of dynamite under the house of Sal- vatore Spanelli. A fuse was attached to the exphslve. When searched Adams had a revolver and a large stllletto on his person. In some manner J. F. Robinson, cap tain of Troop D, State Polloe, learned that Spanelli's house was to be blown up by dynamite Saturday night and a posse of five police were secreted near the bouse and caught the villain. When given the third degree In the "sweat box" Adams stated that three or four weeks ago he was given his choice of joining the Blaok Hand or being killed, and when convinced that tbe murderous gang would execute tbelr threat, he joined the Black Hand and at that meeting was delegated to kill Sal vatore Spanelli In the man ner ' attempted Saturday night, be cause one of tbe members of the Black Hand had a grudge at Spanelli. AdamB was to receive (50.00 or killing Span elli. There were nine persons In Spanelli's bouse, hlmBelf, wife and seven children, and eight persons in . the adjoining house, only three feet away. Tbe dynamite was placed In cellar window under Spanelli's bouse, between the two houses, and tihe explosion would have destroyed both houses and killed the inmates, had the plot been carried to completion. Adams was taken to tbe county jail In Brookvllle yesterday afternoon. Frank Richardson Dead. Frank E. Richardson, one of tbe oldest and best known passenger en gineers on the Low Grade Division of P. R. R-, died at his home In Drift wood Saturday afternoon of paralysis. Mr. Richardson was among the first engineers to como on the Low Grade over thirty-five years ago. He was considered one of the beet engineers on this road. He had been In a num ber of wrecks during bis long service at the throttle, but by his bravery and cool-headedness had prevented some of them from being more serious than they otherwise would have; been. He was a jovial, good natured engineer and no matter what went wrong Frank was always the same. His pleasant greeting by word, smile or wave of the band will be missed oy bis numerous friends along tbe Low Grade. Funeral service was held at his late home in Driftwood yesterday forenoon and interment was made at Union City. Berkbouse Reunion. The first annual reunion of the Berk house family was held at the Berk house homestead In Washington town ship, Jefferson county, Saturday, Sep tember 21,' 1907. There were about 135 friends and relatives present. After spending some time visiting and renewing acquaintances, an excellent dinner was served, to which all did ample justice. After dinner was over a nice program was rendered consisting of speaking and singing. Among those present from a distance were: A. M. Berkhouse, Corry, Pa., Daniel Berkhouse, of Shannondale, Pa., Mrs. Wm. Parks, of Howe, Pa., M. Brochlus and wife, of Heathvllle, and Mrs. Clara B. Drake, of Shingle house, Pa. Autumn Arbor Day. Hon. Natbau C. Shaeffer, superintend ent of Public Instruction, bas selected Friday, October 18. as Autumn Arbor Day for 1907. Pupils, teachers, super tendents and other -chool officials are requested to observe the day by tbe planting of trees and by exercises de signed to impress upon young minds the value of trees, the importance of tree-plantlog, and the best ways to foster the growth of trees and to pro tect them from noxious insects and oth er enemies. This reauest should appeal especially to rural schools which are not in session during either of the Arbor Days in the spring of the year. Don't Read This. I desire to announce that I have se cured the exclusive agency for the Oliver typewriter and will be pleased to call on any person who may be hlnking of purchasing a machine which la guar anteed to do tbe work. No up-to-date business man can get along without a typewriter. Will aUo haadle a full line of supplies at popular prices. L. L. Gourley, Volunteer office, opposite P. O. For short time only E. A. Reltz will take Inupholsterlng. All those wish ing work of this kind done should see Mr. Reitz at once or leave furniture at his shop on Railroad street, opposite the grist mill. Farm for sale; 00 acres; good state of cultivation; two miles south of town. Will be sold cheap to quick buyer. W. J. Morrison. L. G. Lidle, hardware merchant, is selling his entire stock at auction this week to close out his business. If you want bargains attend the auction. . BUSINESS MEN ORGANIZE A ' TOWN BOOMING ASSOCIATION Officers, Trustees and an Hon orary Board of Trustees Elected. CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS ARE NOW BEING DRAWN UP Everyone Interested in the Wel fare of Reynoldsville should At tend the Meeting Thursday Ev ening, when the Organizing will be Completed. So many attempts' to maintain a board of trade in Reynoldsville In years past have ended in failure, through tbe apathy of the citizens, that tbe gentlemen behind the move ment which took form last Thursday night are not inclined to make any un due demonstration over the organiza tion of what is to all appearances a substantial and enduring association. Remembering that the enthusiasm of organization was frequently equalled by the prematurity of decay, absolutely no attempt was made at haste this time. Tbe plans were laid with all deliberation, the officers prudently selected and tbe rules of the society are being drawn up with the wisdom gained by the experlenoe of the past. It was not for the sake of the enter tainment, nor for personal profit that committees In charge of the recent Old Home Week celebration worked so hard. Behind it all, from the start, was the expressed determination to utilize the reunion to give Reynolds ville a new impetus. Tbe celebration was a means of enlisting the attention and support of every citizen as well as of gaining for the town widespread fame for hospitality and enterprise.. It was not only a success but was con ducted with absolute honesty and fair ness and gained for the committees In charge a reputation for integrity and sincerity that will go far In the more serious work which lies ahead. At the close of the Old Home Week work, plans for the business men's association were not quite matured and to maintain Interest and do a good work for the town in the meantime, the plans for a Hallowe'en . carnival and masque were taken up. These plans are now being worked out, but in the midst of their execution another move ment, and the chief object of all tbe work yet done, was Inaugurated. This is the formation of a society, nameless as yet, to look after the com mercial and industrial Interests of tbe town. It will be more than a board of trade, more than a more merchants' association. While built upon a base composed almost wholly of business men, it is tbe intention, as soon as tbe society gets firmly established, to widen Its soope until practically every citizen In Reynoldsville Is enlisted in active work for the community's better ment. At the meeting Thursday night it was decided that the association's in terests would be best served by the opening of permanent rooms and a committee of three, Joseph Williams, Charles M. Milllren and Dr. Thos. F. Nolan, are looking for tbe most suitable locat'on. These rooms will be furn ished for the convenience of every man In town, will be open day and nlgbt and serve as a place for the meet ing of any society or committee work ing on any project for the Interests of the town. , A constitution and set of by-laws are now being drafted by a committee of five, G. M. McDonald, H. A. Stoke, D. H. Breakey, C. R. Hall and S. M. McCreigbt, and they will probably present their report at the meeting to-morrow evening. The duties of members, privileges, vbe dues and other matters will be clearly defined. Tbe dues will be made just as low as possible to maintain tbe organization in order that no person shall have reasonable excuse on that score. Tbe Old Home Week headquarters were crowded Thursday night and tbe gathering was in all respects a repre sentative one of tbe business interests of Reynoldsville. When selecting the officers every attempt was made to have all section of the community represented and to place in office gentlemen who will work for tbe public good, free from all private or factional Interests. With the exception of the honorary trustees, who were nominated by an advisory board and elected by acclamation, all offices were filled by ballot. In tbe case of the secretary ship however, there was a tie vote and Charles Milllren, the Old Home Week secretary, voluntarily requested that his vote be transferred to the nominee tied with him. The officers elected were: - President, J. W. Gillespie. Vice-President, S. M. McCreight. . Secretary, Charles Lord. Treasurer, John H. Wagoer. Trustees, J. W. Emlg, D. H. Break ey, James H. Spry, W. W. Wiley, JarvU Williams, Thomas F. Nolan, Wm. P. Woodriog. Honorary Trustees, S. B. Elliott, S. S. Robinson, Dr. S. Reynolds. W. B. Alexander, Father T. Brady, David Wheeler, Dr. J. C. King. Dr J. W. Foust, John M. Hays, John H. Corbett. The next meeting will be bold In the headquarters rooms Thursday 1 veulng, September 26th, and It Is urged upon every citizen Interested In the welfare of the town to come out and by the act lend encouragement to the project. Tbere has, never been a movement started In town on more prudent lines, or had better prospects of success, nor one which was in a position to accom plish more real good to the community. But the first law of its organization and continuance is "Co-Operation." STATE SABBATH SCHOOL ASSO. Sunday School Workers to Meet in Uniontown, October 9-1 1. The Pennsylvania State Sabbath School Association, with headquarters in the city of Philadelphia, is one of the greatest, If not the greatest or ganization of Christian workers in the State. Its annual conventions bring together a larger number of delegates than any othet religious organization. With auxiliary associations In all of the sixty-seven counties and these sub divided Into district associations, it has a system of organization that carries Its benefits to every local school no matter whore It Is located. Pennsylvania Is the largest Sunday School State In the Union. Within the borders of the state are eleven thousand and sixty-five schools enroll ing 1,082,407 members, nearly one fourtb of the population. This vast organization will hold its Forty-third Annual Convention in the city of Uniontown, Fayette county, October 9, 10 and 11, 1907. Tbe Jefferson County Association Is entitled to six delegates. Credential cards entitling holders to reduced rates on all railroads and special en tertainment rates at Uniontown can be secured from Miss Margaret Butler, Reynoldsville, Pa., the County Corres ponding Secretary, or from W. G. Landes, General Secretary, Wither spoon Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa. Glendale. Mrs. Clara Wright visited her moth er Sunday. M. A. Berkhouse and family, of Reynoldsville, spent Sunday with hit brother, Charles Berkhouse. The Berkhouse reunion was well attended. Tbere were 140 present and had the weather "been fair there would have been more present. Tbe farmer's are cutting their buck wheat. Miss Marie Miller, of Hawthorne, was the guest of Miss Elva Berkhouse over Sunday. Miss Annie Burkhouse, of Punxsn tawney, spent Sunday at home of Charles Berkhouse. Walter Moore expects the bailers this week. Charles Berkhouse is hauling lime. Letter Lint! List of unclaimed letters remaining In post office at Reynoldsville, Pa., for week ending Sept. 21, 1007. C. R. Christian, Mrs. Dailey, Geo. Holmes, David Strop, J. J. Stlne, W. C. Saylor. Say advertised and give date of list when calling for above. E C. Burns. P. M. Lost and Found. Lost, between 9.30 p. m.. yesterday and noon to-day, with nausea aod sick headache. This loss was occasioned by finding at Stoke & Feicht Drug Co. storo a box of Dr. King's New Life Pills, tbe guaranteed cure for bilious ness, malaria and jaundice, 25c. Reyn oldsville and Sykesvllle. The Touch That Heala Is the touch of Bucklen'a Arnica Salve. It's tbe happiest com"btntion of Arnica flowers and healing balsams ever compounded. No matter how old the sore or ulcer Is, this Salve will cure It. For burns, scalds, cuts, wounds or piles, it's an absolute cure. Guaranteed by Stoke & Feicht Drug Co. druggists. 25c. Reynoldsville and Sykesvllle. For Sale. A fine lot of pigs for sale, sold cheap. M. Singlebacb. Will be Many children seem dull and back ward in tbelr studies, others complain of headache. All such should have their eyes examined. Gibson has cards and testa especially for such work. Consult him at Brookvllle Sept. 24 or 25 or at the Imperial hotel, Reynolds ville, Sept. 26. James W. Spry, grocer, bas secured the exclusive selling agency in the East End for tbe famous Conevango butter and cheese. Tbe finest poods in the market. Try them and be convinced. J. O. Johns, merchant tailor, next door to National hotel. Hartman, the city dray mac, has loads of good kindling wud or sale- " If your chi!dren"s eye need care. consult Gibson at Brookvll'.o Sept. 24 and 25. or at Imperial Hotel, Reynolds !le, Sept. 26.