The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-08-11

The Christian Endeavor Society of
this place will hold social at the resi-
dence Of Mrs. J. L. Craig next Friday
evening. A cordial invitation is extend
ed TO all.
The Tionesta Gas Co. struck a very
nice gasser yesterday at their new we'll on
the George Mealy farm. They will con-
meet this territory to their main line rum
ming from the Hemlock field.
Shoes, at Lawrence & Smearbaugh's,
will be cut very low in price in order to
make room for a new invoice. When we
advertise a cut in prices we mean ex-
actly what we say. Come and see. 1t
-Scowden & Clark are turning out an
other of those extra large wagons for the
West Virginia oil fields on an order from
Thomas Sterrett, who has already dispos-
cd of quite number of these heavy
wagons.
-Amsler continues to cater to the pub
lie in the line of fruits and vegetables in
a way that brings him fine trade. A
nice supply of fresh goods always pleases
the eye as well as the palate, and that's
what Frank has on hand daily. IL
The unsightly old seats in the w. N
Y. IL P. depot are being removed and
new ones placed in their stead. This is
move in the right direction. Now if the
company would build a apresentable look
ing depot around the new seats they
would have the thanks of the people.
The plant of the Warren Extension
Table company, located near Warren,
Pa, was destroyed by fire last Wednes-
day night. The loss was about 65, 900, on
which there is said to be an insurance of
! $4,000. The works were mainly owned
by Warren capitalists, and manufactured
the Pickett extension tables and line of
small centre tables. The loss is a serious
blow to Warren industrial interests.
The Free Methodist camp meeting,
at Pleasantville, which began Wednes-
day and will close next Sunday night,
has been wonderfully we'll attended, and
the interest has been exceptionally great
throughout. On Sunday last the attend
ance was estimated at 5000 to 4 900 people,
the rigs numbering something like 1900.
This section sent over large number
The order has been very good during
the entire progress of the meetings.
The gas engine at the mantle works
was started last Saturday for the first
time, and things moved off like clock
work. Much of the machinery had beer
placed in position, and all started of
smoothly making a very pretty sight
Only few days more and the work o
turning out the product OF the plant will
be going on regularly. The second largt
building will be finished in a short time
VIM. L. Thompson, of Nebraska
who has been engaged in the oil fell
about Cooper Tract, while taking out al
engine block last Wednesday had tn
) misfortune to cut his right leg severely
at the side of the knee. By the glancini
of the axe which he was using a gas
several inches in length was cut, requir
ing six stitches TO bring the flesh togeth
er. He is now at his home and wi
doubtless be laid up for several weeks.
Mrs. Asa Miles of Fagundus wa
quite seriously injured about the hea
and shoulders last Sunday while comm
: down Babylon hill in buggy. Th
hold back strap broke and the hors
r commenced kicking, throwing Mrs. Mile
= to the ground. She was brought to tow
/. and DR., Magill rendered needed aid, an
q although her injuries seemed serious @
l. account of bleeding at the ears and nos
-t reports from her are positively favorab
and -TIdioute NelOS.
Following is the list of officers of I'll
- Epworth League of the M. e. Churc
> elected last Thursday evening for the el
suing term of six months: Presider
CLAUDIA Graham; First Vice Pres, MI
Is p. M. Clark Sec. Vice Pres, Mrs. MAJ
ME Morrow Third Vice Pres, Mrs.
III j. Thompson; Fourth Vice Presider
John Jameson: Rec. Secretary, Mrs.
a. II. Carson; Treasurer, Geo. Davis;
N ganist, Miss Maude Butler. Devotion
10 services are held 10y the League eve
Sunday evening, one hour precedil
t, service. Business meetings, first Mo
lg day of each month.
at Last Wednesday while Mrs. BE
i'll Brewster and Mrs. Fred McNaughton
Nebraska were driving Mr.. Brewster
ts horse down the hill road leading fro
~ Nebraska to Guitonville, the animal [
ta came frightened and ran away. The
al is about mile long and the horse W
o.. going at furious rate. When he reach
the place where the little railroad cross
the wagon road, by some mis-step {
10 horse broke one of his hind legs near
10 ankle. This caused halt, and fortuna
GU ly neither occupant of the buggy was
NV all injured beyond a severe fright,
~, vehicle keeping the road wonderful
NV we'll. The horse had to be shot.
ies The new fee bill passed by the rec,
~ legislature and which the Governor S
fit to veto because of "unwarranted
,ou creases," did not, in fact, incre
's the fees of constables, but tended m
'"' TO make them uniform and more read
understood. In the present law, pas
oe in 1898, the language is so ambigut
re- that courts have differed very matera
a'' in their construction as to what the
'he really WERE 1t was intened in that
TO make the mileage of constables
l~oA ~ cents circular, but many of the cot
'he construed it TO mean 10 cents direct, o
yS' cents circular. The new bill made
ue- cents circular. 1t was a measure
received great deal Of attention by
he, hest talent in the legislature, and be