The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-07-25
Lewis Roberts of Portyille. N. Y,

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had the misfortune to loose part Of the
second finger of his of his felt hand, by
getting it in contact with the planer at
the tannery at West Hickory, yesterday
morning In the absence of DIR. Will
Morrow, Mr.. Roberts came here to have
the wound dressed, and DIR. J. W. Nor
row made the necessary SUI gical repairs,
amputating the finger at the second joint.
Mr.. r. had arrived but few days pre-
vious, being on visit to his brother, who
is employed in the tsnnery.
The general store of J. w. Black Il
Son, al Pigeon, this county, was broken
into Monday night and about 500 worth
of groceries, tobacco and cigars stolen.
The thieves effected an entrance through
rear window by cutting away portion
of the sash and removing the bolt, there
by gaining access to the feed and
wars-room, and from thence to store
room by cutting hole through panel
door large enough to reach through and
unlock the night latch. Up to this time
no clue has been discovered as to the
perpetrators.
An exchange prints the following cur
ious item: Tie string about yard long
to common door key. Then hold it in the
right hand and hold it so the key will
clear the floor four or five inches. fyou
can hold the key steady enough it will
swing back and fourth in straight line.
Let another person take your left hand
in his and the motion of the key will
change fiom the pendulem to circular
swing. Ifa third person will put lis hand
on the shoulders of the second person,
the key will stop. Try it and explain it
ifyou can.--Ex.
The first of the new S. silver certifi-
Gates have been printed and are in the
treasury for circulation. From an arts-
tic point of view they are said TO be the
prettiest ever printed. The face of the
bill bears the portrait of the typical
American Indian of other days. On one
side of this portrait is the blue seal of the
treasury and on the other a hig letter V
and the word, Five. These are printed
in blue. The figure five is repeated over
the bill. On the front of the obligation il
is found In each corner. The back of the
bill contains considerable scroll work two
large open spaces and the usual lettering.
Paul & Son of Cory, the cement or
gravolithic walk people, have done
great deal of work in the short time they
have been in Tionesta. Scowden & Clark
are the latest to have the boardwalk in
font Of their buildings replaced with
this handsome material, and the con-
tractors are now at work on walks 'front.'
ing the Capt. and Joseph Clark proper
critics and Mr.. Randall's at the Winans
property. When these are completed it
will figure up 5632 square feet of walk
these gentlemen have put into the town
in the month or so they have been here,
and they have oEly just begun. Next
season the board walks of the town will
have almost entirely given way to oe-
ment.
The late Edward B. Percival, whose
death at Grand Valley was noted in the
REPUBLICAN of last week, was born at
Portville, N. Y, April IL, 1916. The
carly years ofhis life were scent there and
at Newtown Mills this county. In 1867 he
moved with his family to Palo, Iona Co.,
Mich, in which state he lived most of
the time until coming to Grand Valley in
1886, accepting the Office ofSecretary of
the L. b. Wood Co., oil producers and
manufacturers of lumber, which po-
stion he held at the time of his death.
On Nov. 4, 1891 he married Miss Carrie
Nevkirk, who with their three year old
son, Norton, survives him. He is also
survived by his father and mother aged
81 and SO respectively, who with their
son George A. reside at Palo, Mich,
and by three other brothers, James c.,
of Stanton, Mich; Fred c., Of st. Mary's,
W. Va. aud VIM. j., of Lake Odessa,
Mich. He was converted early in lite
and Joined the M. E. Church, remained
a consistant, earnest worker in the same
till the hour OF death.