The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1901-05-29


ing uncalled for in the Tionesta, Pa, post |
Office for the week ending May %, 1901:
Mr.. orville Howell, Mr.. Abrham Jones,
o. w. Edwards. ID. S. KNOX, p. NJ.
The gun club held the best shoot of
the season at their grounds on the island !
last Friday afternoon. Five or six new
shooters were in attendance and did good
shooting considering it was their first try
at bluerocks.
Garfield Grove has the exclusive
agency in Tionesta for the sale of the
famous Pioneer Creamery butter, which
is the only local creamery butter sold in
this place. Received fresh twice week.
Call when you want firsG class article.
Thursdays Oil City Btizzard says;
Detective "Jack" Cribbs, of Clarion, is in
the city in connection with the coming
trial the Forest county men, charged
with the murder of William Kiser. Mr..
Cribbs expects the trial to take place at
the.next session of court and says it will
be full of sensational Developments. The
case is now on trial.
"A number of important changes in
time of arrival and departure of trains at
this station went into effect this week.
The morning train up the river now de-
parts at sos, in the afternoon at 4:39 The
down train in the forenoon departs at
| ll;25, and in the evening at 1880 as here
tofore. Travellers will find the changes
in the time table in this paper, and
should bear them in mind so as not to
get left.
{ The famous French author and edi-
tor, Madame Blanc, whose queer pen
name is 9Th. Bentzon," has written a
complete account of "a Girls Life in
France" which will soon be published
in the Ladies Home Journal. She en-
phaszes early baptism, careful religious
and school instruction, implicit obedi-
ence, simplicity in dress, and short en-
gagements as among the chief features of
the lives of French girls.
Rev. Mr.. Stewart delivered an elo-
quent sermon to the Grand Army boys
at the Presbytorion church last Sabbath
morning. Although the weather was
nclement and disagreeable the congre-
CATION was large and very attentive.
The church decorations gave evidence
that the occasion was one of more than
ordinary character by the numerous flags
and pretty flowers that were tastefully
| arranged about the alter
Memorial Day, tomorrow, will be
fittingly observed here and in the vicini-
ty. Stow Post has arranged for the
proper strewing of flowers over the
graves of all deceased comrades in its dis
trict, and for the regular ritnal seremo-
nies to be held in Tionesta. All busi-
ness places in the borough will be closed
during the hours of the Afternoon while
the ceremonies are being conducted. All
old soldiers and their families will be
served with lunch by the woman's Re-
lief Corps at their hall.
The Derrick of Saturday says :;
George Raab, who was with the Forty
first volunteer regiment at Manila, but
invalded home few weeks ago, was
taken alarmingly i'll on the street, near
the Goss restaurant, about 4 o'clock on
Friday morning. Those about him saw
him staggering and when they reached
him found him delrious and calling for
his rifle, that the enemy were about to
attack him. He was taken to the hos
pital where it was found that he was suf-
fering from serious attack of fever
Before the adjournment of court last
week, Elliot Rogers, convicted OF steal
ing an OK from d C. Shehan of Fagundus
was sentenced to paw fine of 500, costs
of fprosecution and to undergo an impris-
onment in the Western penitentiary oi
two years and four months. His partner
a in the transaction, B. W. Woodward, was
I sentenced to pay similar fine and
costs and to serve term at the Hunting
y don Reformatory. In the suit of the
T health board of the borough against j. d
Davis the Jury rendered verdict in IA
' yor OF the plaintiff of $500 c. A. Hill
agent, VS.. The w. N. Y. 6 p. R'y, YER
!, diet for the defendant
] What in the nation are they drinking
e in the Courier office at Titusville anyway
Here's an item from that paper that, fol
n inacuracy of statement, would cause thu
y Cory special fiend to take to the tai
= timber the first heat in the race: "ThI
d FOREST REPUBLIcAN says that none o
the Titusville papers have discovered
" that the Tionesta base ball team was re
Il Gently shut out by the Pleasantville nine
$, at the latter place. The fact was know
/ TO the Courier but out ofrespect for Nc
MILAN, who pitched for Tionesta, it wa
not published. The young mans iaihe
'r was the source of the Curriers' iniorma
st ton, While he was delighted that tn
st home team won il almost broke MIN ul
TO think that his son was playing with Sc
e poor a team" What the RFpBLlCAl
really said was that mot one OF the III
v tusville papers had yet made the discoy
re cry that their base ball team came owe
e. to Tionesta last Friday aud were shu
4 out" a Keely institute in the vicinity
l. of the Courier Office ought to fetch bi
revenue.