The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-04-21

warren were burned to the round last
week Tuesday.
Word comes from New Jersey that
indications point to the largest peach crop
ever known in that State.
State Factory Inspector James Camp
bell says 10000 more persons are en-
ployed in Pennsylvania now than there
were six months ago.
VIII j. Mcconnell, who is holding
a series of very successful temperance
meetings at Kane, says, "it is better TO
go around town wearing a red ribbon
than a red nose"
The Prohibition State Convention of
Pennsylvania will be held at Altoona on
the Sd of June. Rev. DIR. Swallow is
suggested for State Treasurer. Somehow
the name dosn't trump in with the cen
trail idea OF the party.-FTdRkJin Ne,Cs
After all the bad weather the ladies
had chance to show their Easter bon
nets last Sunday, as il was beautiful
day. But they have had to keep said
bonneis covered with their winter wraps
since Easter to keep the flowers from be-
ing frozen.
The treasurer of Indiana county
found himself in an awkward position
recently at the adjournment of court.
There were no funds in the treasury and
the county officials had to ''chip in"
and loan the county money enough to
pay off the jurymen.
We publish on page two of this issue
an essay read by Mrs. Gertrude McEl-
hoes Morrow at the recent farmers in
stitute held in this place. The essay is
entitled "Home Decoration and All That
Relates to Comfort, Health and Enjoy
ment in Country Home"
Samuel Longstreth son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Longstreth, of Newmans-
vile, Pa, died very suddenly Tuesday,
April 18th, aged four years, ten months
and twenty-one days. The funeral SER
vices were held at the Lutheran church,
Thursday. 2:3O p. m. by Rev. F. e. Glass.
"A Buffalo judge says that it's a prin-
ciple of law, as we'll as common sense
that three classes of men can go any
where without blame-doctors, clergy
men and newspaper men. The latter are
not only permitted but sometimes
urgently requested to go to the devil.
If they go can you blame them?
License court is in session this week,
and up to the time of going to press six
applications have been granted, these be-
ing the ones formerly having license in
this county. The two new applications
Hoover q Maze, Clarington, and Milt
Graybill, Elulalia-are the only ones on
the list having remonstrances against
them, and they are being argued this
morning.
Scott Thompson n, of Butler, pulled
his hired girl out of bed by the heels
because she wouldn't get up when he
called her, and the magistrate fined him
$75 and costs. An exchange thinks
Thompson got off with light punishment.
Any man who attempts to run things
about the house against the wishes of
| his domestic "help' ought to be SER
iously dealt with.-Er.
An act has been passed in the State
Senate making changes in legal holidays,
as follows: The third Tuesday of Febru-
airy election day. is made legal holiday
| l4dOOl LAY lllb lliSb hOHudy CI sep
tember instead of the first Saturday
This makes it uniform with the laws Of
other states. When the 30th of May falls
on Sunday, Monday is made Memorial
Day instead of Saturday, as under the
existing law. Lincoln's birthday, Feb
Is, is made a legal holiday.
"A Warren woman recently gave &
peddler 40 pounds of rags, worth 20 cents
and five cents in money for wash basin
By an odd coincidence, her husband also
purchased on the same day wash basin
He gave local dealer four cents for the
same kind of a dish. A Bradford lady
traded all the old rubbers she had in the
house for dust pan, and then owed the
peddler 10 cents. She learned later that
she might have bought the same article
from the hardware man for 10 cents.
The lower boat scaffold of Collins
Darrah & Co., at Nebraska, have heeu
hustling things this spring. j. R. Ault
is the contractor on this scaffold, and
seven boats have already been turned
two of which are in Pittsburg, the re-
naming five leaving this place last even
ing. This beats all previous records foi
boat building at this time of year, anc
taking the past unfavorable weather in
to consideration Mr.. Aults crew have
proven themselves to be "star' work
men.
The 18th annual report of the trustees
of the hospital for tho insane, located a
| North Warren, shows that the capacity o
the institution is exceeded in the mum
ber of patients there in custody by 1866
the present number of inmates being 966
The trustees will ask the legislature fo
an appropriation Of S25, 900 for the pur
pose of erecting a dormitory or farm col
ony for employees, who are now com
PEELED by lack of room TO house them, L
reside off the state grounds where they
are employed, thus entailing much an
noyance and some loss of time in goinj
to and from their work. The pay roll o
hospital and farm employees for the pas
year, ending November 80, 1896, amount
ed to 81, $685.
Rachel Lois Herman, younges
child of Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ. Herman
whose serious illness was mentioned il
last weeks REPUBLICAN, died Saturday
April II, 1897, at 1880 p. m, ,raged 6 years