The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-04-06


party as far as Oil City.
Andrew Weller of Starr, took pas
sage on raft last Thursday for Emlon-
ton, where he paid a visit to his aged
mother, perhaps the Oldest person now
living in Venango county, being in her
Goth year and yet quito hale and hearty.
Our townsman, Soloman Fitzgerald,
attended the funeral of his older brother,
Daniel, on Friday last at Tylersburg,
death having occurred on Wednesday
previous. The deceased had lived at
that place for number of years, and in
his death he leaves wife and several
grown children. He had been ill about
two weeks, but had been confined to his
bed scarcely day, and few moments
before death came he was on his feet.
His age was 81 years. and he was a men,
Der of the M. E. church.
In the line of fresh, new vegetables
and tropical fruits, Amsler certainly
takes the lead. At his new store stock
will be found that can't be excelled. His
cigars and tobcco are selected with a
view to please. Drop in and get what
you want at smallest possible cost, 1t.
"A rig is building OH Little Coon,
about mile above Fox creek, Green
township, and drilling, by Grove Bros,
will begin in few days. The well is TO
be put down TO 5000 feet unless pay
streak is found at less depth. Shannon
& Co. are said to be the operators.
We reproduce from the De,Tick's col
umns this week an interesting letter
from DR.. Webber, formerly of East Hick-
ory, who is now plodding toward the
great Klondike gold fields. The Doctors
conclusions are drawn from actual OBJ
servations and doubtless give facts with
out coloring.
The Forresters, former residents of
Marienville, and who were tried in Scran-
ton recently for Showing the queer'were
convicted and sentence imposed on the
two older brothers, while the younger,
scarsely 15 years of age, was allowed to
go free with severe reprimand from the
judge.
1T may be relief TO some of our
friends assisting their wives to take up
carpets and other matters pertaining to
spring house-cleaning and moving time,
to know that the Supreme Court has de-
cided that plain ''damn" is not swearing;
that while the expletive is not elegant, it
does not come under the meaning of the
statute against profane swearing.
The "Lily Club" composed of the
little misses of the town, organized at the
home of Miss Mary Noble last Saturday
afternoon, with the following list of OFF,
cers President, Fern Bowman; Vice
President, Bertha Lawrence; Secretary,
Colyn Clark; Treasurer, Mary Noble.
The club will meet every Saturday at 2
o'clock, the color of their badge is purple.
oil City and vicinity sports have
'come together on the question of vio-
lations of the game and fish laws. One
side has agreed to quit Sunday fishing if
the others will let up on their particular
style of illegal angling and hunting. So
far so good, and it is hoped much benefit
will accrue to the finny and feathered
tribes from the arm.stice thus arranged
by these whilom violators of the +. and g.
laws.
-Ebeneezer Russell, for number OF
years one of Forest County's prominent
lumbermen, died in Idaho about two
weeks ago. Meagre information received
by friends in this section is to the effect
that he had gone from his home at Che
halls to visit his farm in Idaho. Mr.. Rus
sell was aged about 70 years, and left this
county to engage in the lumber business
in Washington State some ten or twelve
years ago.
Last Thursday the team of jacob
Wagner, Jr., took notion TO spill things,
and so started from in front of Robinson's
store and ran down Elm street at reg
ular runaway speed Just below Has.
let's store they were turned off theii
course and before they could get under
motion again were caught. Fortunately
no damage was done to either team OF
vehicle, for all of which Jacob was very
thankful.
Communion services will be held in
the Presbyterian church next Sabbath
morning. Preparatory services Friday
and Saturday evenings of this week. Rev
Mr.. Baunerman. who so highly enter
tanned large audiences at the church OH
former occasions, in relating his expert
ence as a missionary in Africa, viii
preach Friday evening. This will be Mr.
Bannerman's last visit to Tionesta before
! removing to California as is his intention
in short time.
Another of those very pleasant gath
erings, for the getting up and carrying
out of which the ladies of Capt. Stow Re
lief Corps are becoming famous, wa
held at the home of Mrs. l.. Agnew, Ho
tel Agnew, last Friday evening. A larg'
party was present and very much en-
joyed the evenings pleasures and tn
fine lunch served, not the least enjoy
able of which we're the delicious {?
doughnuts with cotton filling and served
as first of April desert. The editors ir
resistablo fondness for doughnuts goi
him into trouble at this juncture.