The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-10-03

ing the merits ofs clothes wringer, will
the unfortunate result that finger was
caught between the rollers, the nail tori
out and the finder nearly severed Var
rem Times.
A special from Erie states that sttei
lying at the bottom OF Erie bay for al.
most a century, uncared for and a profit
able field for relic hunters, there is a
probability that the Federal Govern.
mont will take steps 10 preserve the hull
OF The old Niagara, which finished the
battle of Lake Erie as the immortal
Commodore Perry's flagship.
-Tionesta Lodge, No. S69, I. o. o. F..
held their annual election of officers
Tuesday evening of last week and chose
the following: Noble Grand, f. p Am
sler; Vice Grand, l.. Agnew; Treas, n.
F. Ritchey; Asst. Secy., c. NJ. Arner /;
Trustee, Jesse Dawson; Representative
to Grand Lodge, which will be held at
Gettysburg this year, j.. r. osgood.
The Wheeler & Dusenbury mill at
Endeavor, has shut down for few days
to give the employees a vacation and to
make number of Improvements in and
about the mill, among which is the dig
ging of large canal from lbe creek TO
the mill in order to facilitate the trans
portation of logs. d. W. Clark of this
place is n charge of the excavations.
Eta, the little daughter of Mr.. aud
Mrs. George Patch Of Endeavor, Pa,
died on Sunday night last at 1880 o'clock,
Of membraneous Group. She was aged 4
years | month and 4 days. The inter-
ment took place in East Hickoly ceme-
terry yesterday auernoon. The stricken
parents have the sympathy OF their
neighbors in this sad alil ilictlon.
MONS Dress What, When, and
How to Wear 1t, a handsome, illustra-
ted booklet by the highest authority on
corfest clothes in this country, giving
the proper things for al occasions in a
correct dress chart anu review of the
recent fall and winter styles. 1t will be
ma led free 10 any address on request by
its publishers, Inc McCuen Company,
Oil Citv, Penna. 2t
On our fourth page will be found a
perfect likeness of Joseph Besolino, the
SLAYER of Antonio Marno, for which
chine be was convicted of mCrder in the
second degree last week We all , give
fail ly good piclur2s Of the cinvic's at
torneys, Messers. Shawkey ~ Mum, of
Warren. These cuts are from the Oil
City Derrick, which gave good report
Of the trial during its progress
The annual inspection OF Stow Post
was held in the Post room on Monday
night of this week. The inspecting Off
Ger was Commander W. A. Burns of
East Hickory. 1bere was IA large turn
out and at the close OF tho exercises the
doors were thrown open and the Wom-
ans Relief Co, ps admitted and after en-
terIlining exercises consisting of instru-
men,al and vocal music and speechmak-
ing bounteous luncheon was served.
The unusual low condition of the
water in the river has been the cause of
considerable comment and it has been as
serted by several that the stage is the
lowest now on record. Last Saturday j.
ID. w. Reck aud Jas. 6. Carson went
down TO the river bridge and unearthed
the slow water mark" made on one Of
the piers on Sept. 6, 1894 At that time
"Uncle" Benjamin May, the late Judge
j. q. Dale aud other pioneer residents
declared that the water water was tho
lowest ever known. On last Friday it
lacked one inch Of being us low as in '9i.
-"Trix" Anderson, one o. our popular
young benedicts, who makes a livlihood
by putting peoples whiskers on paper"
is all pulI'ed up over his pscatorial abili-
ties. Just ior little recreation last Fri
day Trix shouldered a rod aud line, went
down to tue riN or bridge, anchored him
sci 10 one OF tne llatboa,s there and alter
a struggle which lasted hours, so min
utes and seconds landed a string OF 9
bass winch weighed 81 pounds. lie now
offers 10 wager 5. 900 IN any agreed time
that no can catch more fish than any man
between here and ,he planes Mars. Offer
open as long as the season.
-Messrs. Bowen and Rathbun Of the
Bli<>drd spent a day oi last week in this
vicinity in tho pursuit of happiness and
q s.ging of fish, and succeed la landing
both IN a good measure. They carried
with them a iine outfit OF fishing tack Q
ahd their bait must have been OF the right
wheh they boarded the train for home
As luck would have it they selected the
very day on which we had an import
ant errand elsewhere, hence our inability
TO give details of their day sport, which
would no doubt make en- erteining read
Ing, if we heard the story r.ght.
What sht very easily have result
ed in a very serious runaway occurred
last Thursday short distance below the
county home A party OF ladies COM
posed OF Mrs. l.. j. Hopkins, Mrs. Wm.
Smearbaugh, Ms. j. II. Robertson and
Mrs. j. f. Proper we're out riding in. q
ono-horse trap and started 10 drive down
to see the new oil well on the island OPP
posite the Hopkins alm. The horse be-
came "crankey" and ran away, over
Turning the rig. Fortunately for the oc-
cupan,s the horse stopped when the trap
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