The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-09-05
Uncle BENJAMIN NAV. no doubt III,

Uncle Benjamin MAY, no doubt the
Oldest person in Forest county, celebrat-
cd his 92d birthday Monday. Mr.. May
retains his faculties to a remarkable de-
gree. He hears we'll, reads without
glasses, and, barring weakness, feels well
most of the time, often strolling out
among friends and enjoying a pleasant
chat.
e. G. Bevier, son of our townsman,
Edwin Bevier, of the Brookville House,
has been designated by Senator j. G.
Mitchell as the beneficiary of the Thirty
seventh Senatorial district free scholar
ship at State College. Mr.. Bevier is a
very worthy young man, and will be an
honor and credit to the district in the
college.-BrookUitle Republican.
The new Titusville and Oil City line
of the Central District Printing and Tel
egraph company was completed yester-
day and is now open for business. This
will give the patrons Just double the for
mer facilities in the service between hore
aud Oil City, and will be greatly appre-
ciated. TItuSVille World. This ought to
improve the service at the Tionesta end
also.
--Pocketpook Lost-On Saturday eve
ming last John h. Cropp lost his pocket
book containing $50 in currency, "a note
made payable to himself, tax receipt, and
other papers by which same can be readi-
ly identified. The book is large one,
and was lost somewhere between this
place and his home on Cropp hill on the
! Tubbs run road. A liberal reward is Of
fered to the finder.
One Of the largest yellow rattlers that
has been killed hereabout this season
was dispatched by one of the parties go
ing to Pleasantville last Saturday, near
Stewarts Run postoflice. 1t measured
nearly feot and sported IL rattles. We
could have doubled these measurements
quite easily and made this item much
more readable, but figures will lie if you
aren't careful, but we won't.
-"The laying on of hands," says an
exchange, sis said to be sure cure for
the cigarette habit if attended to at the
proper time. The left hand should be
placed upon the youngsters neck with a
gentle but firm pressure forward and
downward, bring the urchin in q proper
attitude over the parental knee. then ap-
ply the right hand where it will do the
most good. Two or three treatments will
generally effect cure"
The veterans reuuion to be held at
EndervOr tomorrow will be well at
tended from all parts of the county. The
good people of that hospitable COM
munity will not fail to provide for all
the old soldiers and their families who
may be present, and will make them
feel at home. The exercises will be held
in pleasant grove, and in case of rain,
which is not likely from present appeat-
ances, shelter for al will be provided.
1t looks funny to see full grown
and full feathered bird hanging around
one of its parents and letting such paront
provide all its food for it, but it is not a
bit funnier than to sec big chump OF a
boy smoking cigarette and getting three
square meals day, provided by the toll
of his old father, or young woman who
lets her mother do the family washing
while she plays Strauss waltz on the
piano or works the head of pug dog on
dolly. The time soon comes when the
old bird makes the young hunt for its
food or starve and the same policy could
well be employed by many father and
mother
Scott Smathers, of Helen Furnace,
was very seriously injured last Saturday
at Campbell's mill near Kinzua. A train
is run out to the woods from the mill in
the morning and back in the evening,
which bears the workmen, teams, etc., to
and from their work. This train jumped
the track and injured a number of the
men more or less seriously, among whom
was young Smathers. He is brother OF
Mrs. Joseph Morgan and Mrs. Ii. T..
Moody Of this place. They were made
aware of the accident and Mr.. Msrgan is
with the injured man, but the exact ex-
tent of his injuries is not known, except
that they are serious.
Rev. c. G.. Rumberger announced
last Sabbath evening that he would
preach his farewell sermon to the Tio-
nesta congregation next Sabbath evening.
He expects to go to conference next
week aud will not return to this charge.
DR.. Rumberger has host of friends in
this place who will be sorry to lose him
not only as minister, but as citizen and
neighbor as well. During the past year,
his individual efforts alone have been the
means of securing wonderful improve
ments in and about the church, and be
leaves the edifice in excellent condition
and without: any Indebtedness. Wher-
ever may be his future station, his many
friends here hope his labors may be amid
pleasant surrou ndings. To him and his
estimable family the good wishes Of q
large circle of Tionesta friends are eX-
tanGad