The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1901-06-26

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! ing uncalled for in the Tionesta, Pa, post
office for the week ending June 20, 1901:
Mrs. p. b. Caven, Mr.. C. c. Dean, Mr..
Frank Jones, l card. Mr.. G. A. Lay, l
letter cards. ID. S. KNOX, p. NJ.
The Fourth occurs one week from
tomorrow. There will be no attempt at
a public celebration of the event in Tio-
nesta, and we don't know of anyone who
will grieve over this neglect. Nine-tenths
of the latter day 4th of July doings are
fakes anyway,
The Franklin Spectator says that
Mrs. Matte Hall, who died recently at
the Venango comfy home, was over so
years ofage, and totally blind and
helpless invalid, Her remains were
claimed by relatives who reside near
Neilltown, her former home.
An Exchange says, while there will
undoubtedly be large yield ofpeaches,
plums, cherries, pears and small fruit in
this vicinity this season, farmers state
that the winter crop will be a failure.
Late apple trees, at least those which bore
fruit last year, have but a few scattered
apples.
-Thirty.one homing pigeons sent here
by the Syracuse IN. Y.,) Homing Club
were liberated by Station Agent McCrea
at S;l5 Monday morning, and he receiv-
ed word Tuesday that the first bird
of the lot reached home at 1850 p, m,
a distance of nearly 200 miles in 5 hours
and A minutes.
The house martins which annually
visit the town have put in their appear
auce and are building their nests. The
birds are welcome visitors and their
songs are pleasing, They have hard
fight to exist against the sparrows, but
they are plucky and swift winged and
are able to hold their own.
-R. c. Heath of Starr has our thanks
for mess of as fine strawberries as have
met our eyes or tickled our palate this
season. They were cultivated by Mr..
Heath, and flour county can produce
such fruit we see no excuse for paying
freight on the imported article, which
are not so fine "at that price,"
The season for poison ivy having
arrived again our readers are reminded
that the plautain found in every yard is
one of the suiest remedies known. When
poisoned by ivy gather some plantain
leaves and steep them in water, then
bathe the afflicted parts with the liquid at
frequent intervals. The plantain tea
can be bottled and carried about for days
without detriment.
"A 2jO.barrel tank was struck by
lightning aud fired during the storm of
last Friday night ON the Homestead lease
located on Hunter run, two miles from
here. The burning oil ignited another
tank of similar capacity, and rig on the
same lease, all of which were burned up.
Tho loss will reach 500, Our townsman
Elmer Flemming is one of the interested
parties to this lease.
Kane is preparing TO celebrate the
coming Fourth in a manner eclipsing
anything ever attempted by northwest
ern town, and when Kane does anything
she does it right. Among the special at
fractions, and one that will be worth go
ing long way to see, will be the great
military spectacular extravaganza, "The
Spanish War;" by the famous Repasz
Band of Williamsport.
The borough school board met Mon
I | Il o1antaA tna old aprne
of teachers for the ensuing term of eight
months, placing them as follows: Prin-
cipal, X. N. Speer; No. 8, Ida Paup; No
1, Kathaleen Joyce; No. 3, Susie Huling
No. ., Martha Morrow; No. l, Nancy
/, Morrow. The tax levied was fixed at l;
= mills school, mills building and mills
4 bond. The school will probably begir
= the first Monday of September.
The dead body Of c. T. Glover, nigh
u. operator at the p ( Il station at Sheffield
!, was found in front of the porch of the
Lee House in that place at an early nou
n last Friday morning. While some suspec
foul play, many residents think from
evidences that he had clmed to the top o
the porch to awaken friend and while
descending fell to the ground, distance
of eighteen feet, striking upon the bacl
y of his head and breaking his neck
y Glover was about 35 years old AM
married.
The Great Philadelphia Sunda.
g "Press" has arranged to devote a specia
e. section each Sunday TO the sporting new
s Of the day. This section is certain to b.
% heartily welcomed by those who are in
} terested in outdoor pastimes. In thi
manner the news is conveniently classi
st fed for the reader and he is able to quick
al ly and readily find the report OF any atl
st letic event in which he may be interested
l. Baseball yachting. cricket, rowing
N horse racing, college athletics and a
4, kinds of sports on land and water al
lg ieaturized by "The Press" both dali
and Sunday