The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-06-24

6Ihl W6ekb III lne laying OF buo plpe lOE |
the new water plant that is building at
that place. D. w. Clark of this place is
in charge of the construction, and the |
work is progressing rapidly.
Archie Merriam fell from tree while !
picking June berries last Sunday, break
ing one of the bones of his right arm just
above the wrist. DR.. Bowman repaired
the injury, which was a very painful one,
and will lay the boy off for several
weeks. He was not otherwise hurt.
A fine stock of celery plants is kept
at Amsler's, and those expecting to raise
this most delicious herb should secure
their plants now, for they will not last
long at the rate they are going. Veget-
ables of every variety arriving daily. No
stale stock. Call and get the best at the
lowest figure. It.
Fred Rhodes, eldest son of Augustus
Rhodes, who resides near Starr, p. o.,
cut his left leg badly with a hatchet one
day last week. At first the injury was
not thought to be of a serious nature, but
a physician had to be summoned before
the blood could be staunched. He is get
ting along all right now.
-Don't'forget that Tionesta will have
a very fine time on the 4th, and that it
will be worth your while to come and en-
| joy the occasion. Full sheet posters have
been issued at the REPUBLICAN office an
nouncing the principal events, and
smaller bills are out giving the program
more fully. All come.
The event of the season occurred at
| Bradys Bend on the evening of June
18th, when at the residence of the groom,
Mr.. Hiram Neyman, aged n years, was
united in marriage to Mrs. Susan Abner,
aged 10 years. Among the guests pres
ent was the brides mother, Mrs. Welch,
aged 95 years, and in perfect health.
"A fond father wrote to an editor to
know how to cure boy of smoking ci-
garettes, and got the following recipes:
Coax him to quit, buy him off, cut off his
allowance of spending money, lick him
like thunder, and If all these are of no
avail drown him. A drowned boy Is
better than boy who smokes cigarettes.
Prof. r. N. Speer was up from Oil
City day or two of last week to consult
with the borough school board regarding
the establishment of the high school
branch in eur schools. He will have
charge of the schools during the next
term as principal, which is a gaarapte'
that they will rank with the best in this
section.
The hay crop will be short this sea-
son, though the rains of the past two
weeks have improved the outlook ma
terially. All other crops look well thus
far. And when it comes to fruit, why
the trees will scarcely bear up under the
load at present to say nothing of the
, added weight when the crop is nearer
= maturity.
Have you ever noticed how much
} more prompt the average man is to cal
around to collect a bill that is due thar
to pay one that he owes s?-Punc'y Spirit
: On the principal of our old and esteemed
, friend, Bill Steen, who always maintain
ed that if anybody owed him ne wanted
his money, but if he owed anybody he'd
"be easy with him."
= -lne DeElOtTdlS VI SldIlOn NOullNl
held their primaries last Saturday anC
, nominated for Congress, j. NJ. Fox AS
sembly, j. A. f. Hoy and John Mong
: Prothonotary, A. b. Collner; Recorder
S. S. Mclaughlin; Treasurer, ID. r
Hindman; Commissioners, Paul Eisen
. man and Robert Hays; District Attor
ney, John S. Shirley.
Judge Proper returned from Pitts
burg yesterday, where he has been for
few days past receiving treatment to on
. of his eyes under the noted specialist
u DR.. Saddler. His eyesight has beer
o materially improved and he has tn
Doctors encouragement that a perma
Q nent cure will be the result of a coupl
y of months treatment.
. A I5-year-old deaf mute, son of Isaa
u Shimp, Of Clark's Summit, struck hi
foot with an axe while chopping wood o.
/ Charley run on Monday forenoon, ,cuttin
d the big toe entirely off and badly lacera,
> ing the toe next to it. He was brougf
D here where Dr. Magee dressed the STUN
OF the amputated toe and stitched tn
1t severed parts of the other together.-De,
l. rick.
3 District Deputy Breckenridge, of o
+ City, paid an official visit to FOre'
Lodge, A. 0. U. W., last Friday evening
t. meeting goodly number of the men
ie bers at their Hall. He is an enthusiast
" Workman and gave the Lodge some o.
c. cellent hints on the question of eXtendir
10 the limits of the order. After a coup
of hours very pleasantly and proftahl
of spent at the hall, the members repaire
u to Hotel Agnew, where an elegant lunc
m was served, a number of membe
w being accompanied by their wives.
=" -Marienville Express: Miss Dora Gu
ter died at the home of her sister, MI
~ VIM. Graybill, Sabbath morning. III
remains were taken to Scotch Hill Mo
s. day for burial. She had been in po
-. health for a number of years.-Jeff NJ
Coy was considerably bruised last FL
4, day by the smokestack falling on hi
VI while tearing down the mill at Elulali
~ DR.. fowler went up and put him in
- good shape as possible.-A ten-year-o
-. son of j. o. Meyers was run over by tN
~ wheels of the log truck at Gross IN
" Tuesday. Everybody thought he won
"a be killed, but when DR.. fowler arriv