The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1901-07-17

To the harvesting ana dlsposlng OF MS
grain crop. He reports wheat, oats, etc,
as yielding finely, but the corn crop is
practically total failure owing to long
drouth and extreme heat. Stock dealers
are disposing Of their cattle as fast as
possible and many are sending their
stock to more northern climates where
grazing IS better. The grazing lands are
scared and ruined for this season.
Valentine Sigman yesterday received
from his brother-in-law, John Fitzgerald,
of Tionesta, the skin of ratler which the
latter had killed in that vicinity. The
snake was one of the extra large variety,
as attested by the fact that it carried l3
rattles, and the latter are being carried
about by the man who tells the tale, as an
evidence of its authenticity. - Derrick.
Sheriff Jameson secured the hide of a
very fine specimen tother dag, and said
he was going to present it to Conductor
Tim Coughlan, who wanted to make a
belt of il.
A western liar, who stands well to
give the Cory and Frank in "fiends' a
run for first place, tells the following on
the productive soil OF Kansas: "a boy
climbed a cornstalk to see how the corn
was getting along and now the corn is
growing faster than the hoy eau climb
down. Four men are undertaking to cut
down the stock to save the boy from
starvation, but it grows so fast that they
can't hack twice in the same place. The
poor boy is living on nothing but raw
corn, and has already thrown down over
four bushels of cobs.
Paul Il Son last week finished the
walk fronting the court house park
which is perhaps the finest stretch yei
laid in the city, being six feet in width
and on a very nice grade. 1t sets of the
otherwise pretty grounds to splendid adj
vantage and is credit alike to the coun
ty and the contractors. The Messrs
Paul have this season laid over twelve
thousand square feet of this excellen
walk in Tionesta, and still have contracts
for a number OF others which they vii
be engaged at for the next month or two
Their work is of high order.
Two years ago the Legislature passe,
an act regarding loose stones on the pub
lie highways which does not seem to b,
altogether familiar to the township super
visors and road commissioners. 1t di
rects these officials on the first Monday 6
April each year to make contract witt
one or more taxpayers to remove am
take away the loose stones from the mai
travelled highways at least once oac
month during April, May, June, July
August, Septe Der and October of eac
year. 1t is also provided that the com
pensstion to be made to the persons en-
ployed shall be credited to the road ia,
assessed against them.
One of the notable events in the soci'
annals of Tidioute was the marriage o
Tuesday of last week of Miss Clara Sig
gins, to Mr.. Edgar W. Stebbins, of Ri
ley, n. Y. The bride is the accomplishe
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Siggin
and has many good friends in this coui
". Among the guests from this sectio
present at the festivities were Mrs. NJ.
Abbott, Mrs. W. II. stiles and Mis-
Rachel Wheeler, Endeavor; Miss Nell
Turner, Mrs. A. j. Siggins, Mrs. Orio
Siggins, Miss Alice Siggins, Miss Pea
Siggins, Miss Frances Siggins, Mi
Jennie Siggins, Miss Justine Siggins an
Mr.. Earl Siggins, West Hickory.
"A child aged years and month, SC
ofA. A. Lord, who Dumps the Proper r
serve lease in Howe township, was
severely burned Monday evening of la
week that death ensued few hours late
The little fellow had been with his faith
on his rounds of the wells, and had GO
ten some oil on his clothing which we
ignited by the fire in the boiler. Beio
the flames could be eXtinguished Il
body of the child was so badly burn
that medical aid, which was quick
, summoned, was of no avail, and short
! before midnight the little one pass
away. The funeral was held Thursdi
afternoon, the interment being in Rive
} side cemetery.
The Pennsylvania building at t
: PAN American Exposition is pla
structure, similar in many respects
other State buildings on the ground
f it is causing untold misery to many e'
tors who have never seen it, according
q the Bradford Era which says. 9Th
should go to Buffalo some day and vi
= the Pennsylvania building, take an o
# rocker on the front porch and peri
4 the breezes of the neighboring lake
!, fan their bulging brows. Unless tn
= are of an extremely factional turn
n mind and opposed to the dominant
litical powers of the Keystone State, ii
will readily conclude that it is quita
1t pleasant building in appearance, arranI
- ment site and stylen