The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-03-29

the "slasher brake" Though it is thought
no bones were broken the wound is a
painful one,and will likely lay the young
man off from work for several days.
Passengers for points in the Middle
West, to points in the Rocky Mountains
or Pacific Coast, should bear in mind
that the three fast express trains on the
Nickel Plate Road each makes direct
connections with through lines at Chi
cago. Splendid equipment, fast time and
lewest rates. Every essential for safe
and pleasant journey is placed within the
reach of the travelling public 3-l5 At
-Reck, Cooper & Co. brought in an
other fairly good pumper last week on
their Tubbs Run lease. The Tionesta
company operating on the Jameson
farm finished second we'll Monday. 1t
is about like the first, little oil, but
scarcely enough to pay for pumping.
The well on the hill across the river, SIS.
Garfield contractor, is still lying idle on
top of the sand. 1t may be drilled in
most any day.
-Four weathers in single night is
what may properly be termed record
breaker, or maker, would perhaps be
more proper to say. That's what March
furnished last Saturday night, when in
the early evening heavy snsw was fall
ing; warmer st ak settling in furnish
ed rain copiously with hard thunder and
vivid tightening accomplishments. Very
shortly after it was showing again, and
toward morning the air was clear and
crisp.
Lewis Arner, of the firm of G. M.
Arner & Son, insurance and real estate
brokers, reached his 2lst birthday on
Friday last. 1t is said map at 81 years
will measure just twice his height when
two years ofage. This Mr.. Arner tried
on Lew, with this result: At 2 years, 2
feet 10 inches tall; now, at 2l years, 5
feet 81 inches. 1t will be observed that
Lewis gained about three quarters of an
inch on the measurement, but that's
nothing when it is understood this enter
prising firm is always right up to the
standard.
Grove Bros. have finished the deep
well for Shannon IL Co., on the Collins
lands, at Fox creek, Green township, and
are preparing to move to another loca-
ton. in the same territory. The well just
finished measured up 3,2lO feet and is one
of the deepest in this section of country,
the Grandin d Co.well on the Cook lease,
Balltown field, being the only one in he
county exceeding it in depth. We be-
lieve it is not expected to go so deep with
the other wells to be drilled on the Col
lins lands. A fair flow of gas was struck
in this well at a depth of about 900 feet,
which will be utilized.
Next Friday and Saturday, March 81
April l, the popular millinery firm of
+. Walters & Co, will hold their annual
Easter opening of the latest fashions in
spring millinery and ladies' furnishings.
Their stock this spring is superior to any
they have ever shown before at this seas
on, the display of trimmed hats is some
thing wonderful in their beauty, and any
woman ought to be able to make selec-
ton. The reputation of this firm for
first-class workmanship Is known to all
who have ever patronized them, and their
prices are much lower than city prices.
Don't fail to attend this opening. Re-
member the date. Next Friday and Sat-
urday. 1t
An Eastertide treat will be given ev-
erybody who gets next Sundays "Phila-
delphia Press" april p. From the
splendid, colored title page to the last
page of humor, the magazine will be
brimful of features which will attract old
and young. There will be special treats
in fiction. George r. Simms, one of the
most noted writers of today Paul Laur-
ence Dunbar, the negro sketch writer,
and Fergus Hume, with his "Lady from
Nowhere will contribute. Easter sem
timent will pervade the whole. Karl will
give of his best, Frank G. Carpenter will
tell of his travels, Anne Rittenhouse will
have two bright pages for women, and
there will be prizes for the quickly clev-
er. Be sure to get the Easter press"
next Sunday.
How sadly true it is that usually
when domestic animals, especially horses,
become so old that their beauty of form
and appearance is displaced by haggard-
ness and decrepitude, and they are no
longer of any great usefulness or service
to their often cruel and heartless masters,
they are bartered, beaten, and starved, as
though they no longer had right 10
decent and peaceful life, but deserved
misery, suffering, and cruel treatment in
their old age as their reward for years of
faithful service. If anybody or anything
is meritoriOus of heaven, it is the faithful,
patieut, and longsuffering horse, were it
immortal rather than the good(9) intelli-
gent land sometimes Christian) man who
is responsible for much of its and other
domestic animals suffering.
William Blocher, of Tidioute, is in
the city, the guest of E. c. Beatty, of the
Oakwood Rose gardens. Mr.. Blocher
served on board the collier Abarenda
during the war with Spain, and saw act
i've service at Santiago and Guantanamo,
being rated as second machnist. He won
the good opinion of the officers of the col
lier, and with his honorable discharge is