The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-05-30

ths week, came on according TO prom
Use, the first glimpse of the moon, as il
began to nip off trife of the SUMS disc
O'Clock. BY ten o'clock the last particle
of ''cloud" had passed off. At its best
about nine-tenths of the sun was OBJ
scured, and the show was all right
AS it will be Is years before another
such event will take place on this con-
tinent the smoked glass fragments might
as well be laid away for the present.
The result OF the case of Franklin
bridge company VS.. the Comfy OF
Venango, which occupied the attention
of the Forest county court the greater
portion oflast week, was signal victory
for the Commissioners of Venango
county. The case was given to the jury
Friday evening, the address to the jury
being made by Judge Hydriek for the
county. Saturday morning the jury
brought in a verdict for the company
awarding it S16,S70. The former award
was S32,5OO, almost double the amount.
Tho viewers award when the bridge was
first taken as county bridge was $4,000.
"A Meadville special says: No person
connected with the trial and conviction OF
Frank Major for the murder IF Chief of
Palice McGrath OF Titusville, November
IL, shows less emotion than the convicted
prisoner himself, He spent the night
quietly in his cell and Wednesday re-
ceived the jury that had declared him
guilty of murder in the first degree. lie
shook hands with each of the twelve men
and declares that he felt no resentment
with the case. His actions indicate a
complete indifference rrther than any at
tempt at bravado and so far as outward
appearances went he received the call as
a social matter, bidding the men a pleas
ant good bye when their interview with
him was over and then coolly lighting
cigarette, he enjoyed the smoke with as
much abandon as though the future was
no concern of his.
-Messrs. G. IL. Seanor of Indiana
county, Warren McCreary of Butler
county, E.W. Smiley of Venango county,
John f. Brown of Clarion county, and
F. f. Whittelzin OF Forest county, have
been appointed viewers by the Dauphin
county court, to view and report upon
the bridge crossing the Clarion river
near Clarion, at the crossing of the Sus-
quehanna and Waterford turnpike. The
old structure was destroyed by the storm
of May Sth of the present year, and ac-
cording to an act of Assembly passed in
1895, the State may bo asked to rebuild
any such bridges so destroyed and the
commissioners of Clarion county are
availing themselves OF the benefit OF this
law to secure the STATE aid so provided
for. The meeting of the viewers was set
for Tuesday of this week and their re-
port must be filed in Harrisburg on or
before June Is.
The new county home is about ready
for occupancy, the furniture having ar
rived and the work of cleaning and scrub
bing heing now well out of the way. To
those who have not already done so a
visit to t, place would well repay, The
buildings exterior is quite handsome,
but its beauty will not be fully appearant
until the grading and terraces about the
place have been completed and the lawns
adorn their rich green mantles. The in
side of the home is very handsome, be-
ing finished in natural woods, and tho
delightful view of the beautiful Allegheny
for many miles is had from three sides of
the structure-north, west and south, and
especially is the picture pretty one at this
season of the year. The inmates of this
cheerful home will have no cause fol
complaint at the comforts of such sur
roundings.
Miss Nellie Brennan, who is en-
ployed at the Central House, was very
severely injured Monday evening by be-
ing hit with stone which was malicious
ly thrown by some small boys who were
lettering in the rear of the hotel. The
young lady had gone out to take in the
laundry when she discovered three boys,
the largest of which is scarcely dozen
years of age, smoking cigarettes, and be-
ing near the gasometer she admonished
them to keep away from there with fire.
Their only reply came in the shape OF
large boulder which struck the young
lady terrific blow on the side of the
head, rendering the services of phys
ician necessary to dress the wound, and
for time concussion of the brain was
feared. The young lady was improving at
last accounts. Last evening the three boys
were arrested and taken before Squire
Sutley, who gave tuem severe repre-
mand and some wholesome advice.
Since it was the first time such serious
offence had officially came to his notice
he was disposed to be lenient and so fin
ed them each 81 and costs. The next
offence would be delt with very severly.
For the sake of the families and the boys
themselves we Withhold names, but will
not promise to do so in the future.
Killed by Lightning.
Frank Chambers, whose home was in
Limestone township, Warren county,