The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-01-10
THE Commissioners in several Of the

bly, that is expected TO save considerable
sums to the taxpayers in general. This
statute has bearing upon one class of cit
Izens who escape the payment of taxes
through "exonoration," and others who
are indebted to the counties for divers
reasons. The statute authorizes Com
missioners to withhold fees, mileage and
other monies claimed by any pei sons in
debted to their respective counties for
fines, costs, damages or penalties re-
naming unpaid, and for taxes legally
assessed by the proper authorities and
not settled.
"A new idea in the celebration of
Christmas was introduced by the Metho-
dist church in Bradford. A complete oil
derrick, 20 feet high, was rugged on the
pulpit and was decorated with ever
greens. Four small boys dressed as
brownies and Santa Claus, represented
the drilling crew and shooters. When
Santa Claus a, rived he held conference
with the crew and it was decided to shoot
the well. A 40-quart shot was lowered
TO the bottom and one of tue brownies
dropped the go-devil. There was a rum
BILE and explosion and the well began to
flow all kinds of good things. Later more
presents were brought up from the well
by means of the bailer. Jahez Rogerron
was the originator of the novel enter
tainmout.
"A horse belonging to Jscob Cropp,
hitched in the shed back of Robiuson's
store last Thursday afternoon, became
frightened and tore himself loose. Like
all runaway horses that have had no ex-
perience in such matters he took the
most awkward and circLitous route to
get out where he could show his speed.
Taring through the fenc. he ran up the
hill back Of Proth'y Robertson's resi-
dencc, taring down the clothes line, max
ing complete circuit of the house and
then scaling the picket fence with the
sleigh attached, and scarcely leaving a
mark, though the sleigh was comsidera-
bly, used up. The animal was caught as
he started up Elm street, little the worse
for his fool-hardiness, but he had marked
out fairly good race track around Mr..
r. house.
&C. NJ. Arner Il Son. who are just now
doing nice business in the real estate
line, have number of very dt sirable
properties on their list, among which is a
thirty acre piece on the West Side, known
as the Hunter homestead, located above
the depot. This property has an unlim-
tied supply of shale, which has been thor
oughly tested and found to be among the
very finest for making the celebrated
Bradford brick. Another piece contains
20 acres of farm land near the above; also
a one-acre landing and mill site. The
hill field opposite Tionesta, 135 acres, is
also for sale. The firm has also a very
good 50-acre farm in Hickory Twp, 80
acres improved, good buildings and nice
orchard. 1t will pay you to consult the
Messrs. Arner, for they have a number
of excellent houses and lots in the bor-
ough most of which are positive bargains.
The farmers of the United States
have long needed good work on Swine,
practical, concise and common-sense
book without any padding or humbug
about it. They have it in form of No. 5
of The Bicycle Books called Bicycle Swine
Book. 1t is profusely illustrated with
photographs direct from life of the diff
terent breeds of hogs, etc., etc. Much at
tention is given to western Ind eastern
practices, in diseases ofhogs, especially to
cholera, to feeding, breeding, butchering
and the carving of meets for home use
and market. There are IA pages printed
on the best paper and bounI handsome
| ly in cloth. Some breeders have thought
it was not possible to make a good photo
graph of hog, but the score or more OF
handsome engravings made directly
from photographs will go far to dispell
this illusion. All the lesding breeds are
shown and briefly discussed in the text.
See announcement of this and other Big
gle Books in another column of this
paper. The price is so cents, free by
mail address the publishers, Wilmer
Atkinson Co., Philadelphia.
-Liveryman Canteld got new pas
senger bus from Pleasantville one day
last week; that is TO say, it was as good as
new when the boys started with it to
drive across the country, but when it ar
rived here it wasn't in the best ofshape,
love-" The rig, which is mounted on
runners, is equipped with an apparatus
for generating heat, and which fires with
gasoling. On the way over the boys
concluded they would see how the ma
chinery would work. so they fired 1t up.
Being unfamiliar with gasoline fires they
didn't somehow or other get it started
right, and before they were aware of it
in fact, very much before they knew it =
the blamed thing ''let co." as they say
| in ntro-glycering explosions, and then
| the bus wasn't so handsome, and for a
time it looked as though the whole outfit
might about as well be abandoned right
there and then. AS for the drivers they
looked as though they had been fished
out of a coal mine after an explosion OF
fire damp, when they arrived in town.
But the rig has been put in ship-shape
again, and will afford much comfort to
passengers going to and from the rail-
road station in cold weather.