The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-08-18


the great crowd here on last Sabbath
Some buggies were partly smashed aud
a horse belonging to J. G. Bowman of
Tionesta has since died from injuries re-
ceived that day, but most luckily every
body escaped from harm. PLeasantUiJIe
Record.
"A goodly number of the ladies of the
w. II. G. of this place, with their hus-
bands, braved the showers yesterday to
attend picnic at the pleasant home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Ledebur, on Ger
man Hill. The sky cleared in the after
noon and a delightful time was had not
withstanding the very gloomy outlook
when they left here.
Among the good features of the Ding
ley bill is the destruction of the cigarette
picture. It also does away with the lot
terry and prize schemes in connection
with the sale of tobacco and cigarettes.
No prizes or pictures are allowed to be
packed in or given away with tobacco in
any form as prize or premium, nor is the
payment of a money prize permitted.
The big guns are here! We have ref
erence to the cannon donated to the Post
by the General Government for use as
ornaments to be placed in the public
square. They are eleven feet in length
and weigh 1900 pounds each, and when
placed in position will look awfully fierce
like the very cold Nick" Enough
S-inch shells accompany the guns to make
two pyramids.
Our county fair always has a good
show of live stock, but this years dis
play promises to be unusually large in
horses and cattle. Mr.. L. j. Paul, the
manager of Col. Carter's big stock farm
at West Hickory, was in town yesterday
and selected quarters for two carloads of
their best horses and cattle which will be
seen in all their glory at the Warren
County Fair Warren Mail. And it
may safely be set down that Mr.. Paul
will lug off some of the leading prizes
offered by the fair association.
Miss Josephine Weisner of Oil City
has entered suit in the Venango courts
against William Condor of the same
place to recover damages for alleged in
juries sustained by her in a collision
with Condor who was on his bicycle.
The sum asked by the lady is $1,000, and
in her statement of claim she alleges that
she was walking along the streets when
Condor riding on bicycle ran into her,
with great force, inflicting serious and
permanent injuries, from which she suf-
fers "bodily pain and great mental an
guish."
of the 2,47l school districts in this
State, outside of Philadelphia, there are
537 districts which pay less school tax
than they receive out of the State appro-
priation. Many of these districts receive
almost double the amount from the State
that they collect by taxation and some
receive more than double, while q con-
siderable number of districts levy ro
school tax at all, depending entirely up
on the State appropriation to keep up
their schools. Only four counties in the
state stand out as shining examples fol-
their sister counties, having no districts
within their limits in which a greater
/ olhouhl Is ItCelNeu from tne StdUe InaE
they raise by taxation, and our own lit
tie county of Forest is one of them the
other three are Allegheny, Delaware ant
Mexican.
We have been asked frequently abou
the new scalp bounty law passed at thu
last session of the legislature. The Law
is now in force and places a premium o
S. on wild cats, 81 on red or gray foxe,
and 90 cents on minks. In order to Sc
cure this premium, the animal itself OF
its entire pelt, from tip to nose, must bC
presented to a justice or alderman anC
made affidavit where and by whom thu
animal was killed. The officer will the1
cut off the ears and burn them, giving
the person a certificate of the amount du,
him, who, upon presentation of the sam,
to the county commissioners, will receive
an order for tine amount upon the county
treasurer. The officer who gives th,
certificate is to receive 25 cents for hi,
services out of the county treasury. ANY
person who shall willfully and fraudu
lently collect any premiums shall, upor
conviction thereof, pay fine not exceed
ing $500 and undergo an Imprisonment
in tbe county Jail not exceeding one yea
or both.