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

-Wm. III. Cropp, OF Cropp Hill, has
been granted letters patent on a drilling
rig of his own invention which is said by
experienced operators to he decided inn
provement on anything yet put upon the
market. 1t requires no derrick and is
easily transported from enc location TO
smother
Burgess F. Barnhart, of Warren, We
toed the curfew ordinance recently passed
by the councils of that place. He gave as
his reason the opinion that parents are
the only guardians of the morals of their
children and states that many towns
where the law has been tried found it un-
satisfactory.
The new schedule which took effect
Sunday on the w. N. Y. d p. R'y.
makes a changes in the leaving time of
but two trains at this station. The after
noon train north leaves here at 4:05, i'll
stead of4:l9 as heretofore; the train south
in the evening leaves at 1853 instead of
7:46 as formerly.
The season for catching black bass
opens to-day, but if you should happen
to pull out salmon or pike you'll have
to hold him over till day after tomorrow,
for that species don't have their inning,
(or outing to be strictly proper) till Jnne
LIST. The difference is between tweedle-
dee and tweedle-dum.
Wednesday of last week at Chicago,
the M, Il. General conference, by vote
of 433 to 23S, abolished the time limits OF
pastorates. Hereafter preachers will be
appointed annually by bishops with no
limits as to the number of years they
shall serve except their ability and pop
ularity with their congregations.
The G. A. Il. Memorial services at
the NJ. Il. church last Sabbath morning
were very largely attended. Rev. c. G.
Rumberger delivered the sermon, which
was considered one of the best on that
line ever listened to in this place. The
church was prettily decorated with flags
and bunting, the work of DR. Rum berger
himself.
-WANTED-A HoME-An old soldier,
perfectly competent to teach English
branches, penmanship and bookkeeping,
wishes home. He has but one hand,
the right, and will be willing to render
such service for board and lodging. viii
clothe himself. Best of testimonials as
to morals, honesty, sobriety, etc. Ad
dress, CHAs. f. RITcH, Erie, Pa.
The Allegheny Valley and the w. N.
Y. &c p. roads, both of which are now
practically under one management, are
arranging for an excellent passenger SER
service between Pittsburg, Chautauqua
and Buffalo. Each is about to receive
and put on two trains of new cars,
especially built at Altoona and WHINING
ton. They will be solid vestibule cars,
with Pullman cars at night and parlor
cars during the day.
If Daniel j. Keho, alias Joe Kennedy,
alias Frank Major, is hanged at Mead
yille for the crime for which he has been
convicted, the execution will take place
in the Jail, where scaffold was erected
more than half century ago. 1t has
never as yet been used as the only two
legal executions that have taken place in
! Crawford county occurred in the early
days-Abram Van Holland, in 1918, and
David Lamphries, in 1920.
Alcohol is not food for an athlete,
/ and 70 NOT for IN otI,lata thor, =, NJ for opy
one. 1t hardens the tissues of the body
and that is not desirable; besides it hard
ems the liver at the same time. When
the question arises between man and
alcohol the safe side-for the alcohol-is
on the outside. Mechanically, it may
have its place, but its use is not to be
commended either as a beverage or a
food.-Jitne Ladies Home Journal.
1t isn't such an awful process, this
thing of being ''sat down upon" A wo-
man who was passenger on street car
line in Brooklyn, N. Y, has been award
ed $1,000 damages for injuries received
by being sat upon by Every fat man."
The fat man had been standing and lost
his balance as the result of sudden ap-
plication Of the brakes. The moral tO
the lady reader is obvious: Buy bunch
of street car tickets, select your fat man,
and begin business. -ETdnklin Spectator.
The independent oil companies of the
United States, the only real competitor Of
the Standard, have combined their inter
est and re-organized under the title OF
1.-The Pure Oil Company" with capital
of $40, 100000. The organization was per-
fected in New Jersey, and ex-senator
J. w. Lee of Plttsburg, is the President
of the big concern. Included in the
organization are the Producers & Rein
ers Oil Company; the United States
Pipe line; Continental Refining Com
pany; Columbia Oil Company; Ger
mania Refining Company Emery Oil
Company; Independent Refining Com
pany; E. H.. Jennings d Co., and the
! American Oil Works.