The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-07-11


grounds promise to be the best ever held
at that place. Some of the fastest horses
in the country are billed to appear this
year and some fine speed will be made
no doubt. The days are July IL, is, 10
und 20. Oil City has the best and fastest
half mile track in the United States, and
the association is composed of gentlemen
who will see that all trials of speed are
pen honor Lovers of fast horse-flesh
who attend these races are always
assured OF good time.
Joseph Thomas, colored, and well
known here where he made his home for
some time, was found dead in the woods
on Friday last. He lived near Clarion and
had been missed from his shanty, but
friends supposed he was on one of his
hunting or fishing tours. The -howling
of his dogs gave notice that something
was wrong, and search revealed his
dead body about three miles from his
habitation. The cause of death is as yet
unknown. He had been missed since
Monday previous to the finding of his
body.
AT meeting Of the borough school
board on the I'd inst, the same corps of
teachers was reelected for the ensuing
term of eight months, which will begin
the first Monday of September, as fol-
lows: Room No. 5, Martha Morrow !;
No. 4, Ida Paup; No. 3, Susie Huling;
No 2, Kathleen Joyce; No. /. Nancy C..
Morrow. Salary $40 per month each.
The north half of the basement room OF
the school building is being nicely fitted
up and will be occupied by the primary
school instead of the old Universalist
church building as heretofore.
-Editer n. d. Reed of the Erie Dis
patch came within an ace of los ng hand
on the Fourth. A giant fire-cracker ex-
ploded in his right hand blowing off the
ends of two fingers lascerating the palm
/ terribly, dislocating every finger and ex-
posing the muscultr tissues. The l6-
year-old son of S. I. Sloan of Clarion had
one of his hands blown off by the same
means 1t is more than likely that be-
fore another Fourth comes around the
sale of the big dynamite crackers will be
forbidden in all the cities. They are al
most as dangerous as their weight in
| glycerine would be.
Farmers of this vicinity who were
congradulating themselves because of
the disappearance of the Colorado
beetle or potato bug, are again max
ing complaint, A new bug has put
in his appearance and is preying
upon the stalks of the tubers. 1t is about
5-S of an inch long and l-S of an inch
wide aud drab in color. Enormous
numbers are said to have appeared in
this vicinity ard they are as voracious as
their predecessors. 7ItuSUitie Courier.
We have heard no complaints of the
presence of this new pest from the farm
ers of this vicinity thus far.
"A meeting of the patrons of the Lee
ture Course is called tor next Friday
evening at s o'clock at the gas Office. II
is earnestly desired that all interested in
the course will come and determine what
shall be done toward getting up course
for the coming winter The committee
was fortunate last year in securing
all the talent at greatly reduced
prices and as result of this has sur.
plus Of about $1,000 in the treasure. This
will make a nucleus for the new years
course ifit is decided to have one. L
anything is done it should be done Al
once so that the new committee appoint
ed will have time to make advantageous
arrangements with the various bureaus
and secure good tai ent. Let there be {
good attendance. j. V. McAninch
chairman of committee.
The Fourth in Tionesta was rather
one-sded affair, about as it should be
There had been no preparation in the way
of a celebration, consequently tho day
was marked with quietude. The bast
ball game between Tionesta aud Marien.
vile players was the only event that
gave any thing like an exciting aspect tc
the days proceedings, and the fizzling out
of that feature before the finish of the
game well nigh exhausted the patience
of the patrons of the sport, and sent them
home pretty thoroughly disguised with
that sort of athletics. In the latter half o
the eighth inning, with the game standing
1918, the Marienville team quit the field
on account of decision of the umpire
and the game went to Tionesia by de-
fault. The finish promised to be an ex-
citing one, with the chances about even
and that's why the spectators wanted tc
see it played QUITE Base ball will moi
receive much of boom in Tionesta a:
a sport producer if this sort of monkey.
work is going to be the rule.
Oil Notes.
Morgan & Co of Pittsburg, who are op
Grating on the Nelson Cole farm, Greer
| r IA q.