The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-11-04

Our old and esteemed friend, J. r.
Stroup, who returned recently from a
visit with his brother, in Venango coun-
ty, expects to go to Clarion in a few davs,
where me will spend the winter with his
daughter, Mrs. Chas. Loeper Mr..
! Stroup passed the eeighty-second milestone
on his road through life last Saturday,
oct. 81, but seems TO be as hale and
hearty as a man of fifty.
John Mong of Tionesta township
had buggy and single breast harness
stolen last night. The buggy was paint
ed red and had rather low wheels. Tho
harness had red cushion i'm back pad,
and the owners name was on either side
of the bride. Any one having knowl-
edge of such a rig will please notify Mr.,
| Mong, addressing him at Tionesta, Pa.
An artist has been i'm town for the
past few days making a birds-eyo-view
of Tionesta which is to be engraved if
enough subscribers can be secured. The
sample sketch is a very good opo, and if
followed by the engravers will make a
very handsome view of the town. For
iner residents of Tiouesta who would
like TO secure a picture of the town as it
looks now can do so by notifying this
office. The price of the view is Sl.50.
An exchange says: A town is like a
large family. We are all interested in
each others welfare or should be. A cut
throat, every man for himself policy
means ruin for any community. 1t
means retrogression and failure. The
first lesson any family must learn is that
to be happy and successful there must be
unity and mutual assistance. The same
applies to the business life of town and
the more generally it is obeyed the more
abundant will be the towns prosperity"
The season of the year has arrived
when the energetic housewife is busy
with the fall house cleaning and the hus-
band gets mad and kicks the cat because
he has to eat a cold dinner. But there is
one family question that has been settled
in this vicinity since the advent of natural
gas, for, during the days when we used
TO burn wood and coal,
Every morning, wife and hubby
Would give vent to all their ire,
AS they argued that vexed question:
"Wholl get up and light the fire? ?"
An Allegheny county farmer pur-
chased an empty whiskey barrel with the
intention of filling it with cider. While
rolling the barrel about he heard rattle
inside what he supposed to be a stone.
He rolled the barrel so that the hard sub
stance was near the bunghole, then
struck a match to examine it and it
| En-. 1n ,,ss
Enough gas had generated in the barrel
to cause an explosion when the flame of
the match came in contact with it and the
! consequence was that the barrel was
blown TO pieces and the farmer quite SER
iously injured. This goes to show that
there is considerable danger in whiskey
barrel, whether it contains whiskey or
| not
"A telegram was received Monday
morning by Hon. j. G. Dale of this place
announcing the sad news of the death of
solomon Gents, of New Kensington, Pa.
Mr.. Nents was guest of Mr.. Dale only a
few weeks ago and was in poor health at
that time. He mas been justice of the
peace at New Kensington for the past
eight or ten years. He was a resident of
Tionesta in the COS and was well known
here, having associated with Mr. dale in
the oil business during the Pthole ex-
element. His first wife and two chill
dren are buried in the cemetery at this
place, and four other children are still
living in the West. The cause of his
death was stomach trouble which had
bothered him for some time. He was
about SO years of age.
Quite number of our Christian En-
deavorers drove over to Titusville last
Friday to attend the meeting of the con-
vention Of the local union of the Chris
tian Endeavor society of Oil City and vi
cinity. The afternoon session, which
was an innovation this year, was a de-
cided success and was attended by about
40 delegates. 1t included a junior rally.
In the evening the spacious interior of
the Presbyterian church was filled to
overflowing with large audience, and
about 800 delegates from the surrounding
towns were present. The exercises in
cluded a business meeting, at which two
new unions were admitted-East Hieko-
ry and Franklin Baptist church,, After
the exercises, pleasant social session
followed in the chapel parlors adjoining
the church, whore refreshments were
| served. The next meeting of the society
is to be held in this place about the mid
die of February, the exact date will be
published later. The representatives
from this place report a very enjoyable
time.
Death of II. Rudolph.