The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1901-03-13

The person who borrowed ratchet
from the Tionesta Gas Co. is kindly re-
quested TO return same at once If he does
not want to De charged up with its value,
together with costs, etc. A word to the
wise should suffice.
Mary Ellen, daughter of Michael
Fitzgerald of near Hunter station, died at
the home of her father on Wednesday last
of pneumonia, aged p years. The re-
mains were buried in the Catholic ceme-
terry at Tidioute on Friday.
The ground hog has about finished
his six weeks job, ard If at the tail end
there should be any little wavering in
weather conditions the old fellow should
not be seriously taken to task, for he's
done mighty well as a prophet.
There is vast difference between
knowing a subject and knowing how TO
teach it. The aim Of every del artment
at the EdinborI Normal is to prepare its
students to teach. The spring term opens
April Sth. JOHN f. BIGLER, Prin.
C. X. Cook and W. S. Trowbridge, of
Meadville, bet SIS on the presidential
election last year. The county commits
sioners claimed the money because to bet
is against the law, and the principals have
just complied with the commissioners
demand.
1t is suggested that slates be hung in
the vestibules ofchurohes to enable the
young ladies to register their names on
entering. If this plan be adopted, the
young men won't have 10 wait outside
until church is out to see ftheir char
mers are there,-RdRe Republican.
"A little early for new vegetables, but
the seasonable ones can be had at Ans
ler's, who is headquarters for everything
Of the freshest in groceries, fruits, etc,
When in need of anything in his line, and
haven't time to go for 1t, youll be just as
well and promptly served by ordering
over the phone. Either one will catch
him. 1t
The body of Charles Bennett, OfShef.
field, Pa, was found in Tionesta creek,
near that place, Sunday. Bennett, while
intoxicated Saturday night, fell from a
bridge at that point, striking a timber,
and while unconscious was drowned.
The water was shallow. The victim was
40 years of age and has wife and five
, children.
The Fourth Estate, a weekly journal
devoted entirely to the interests of news
papers and their makers, contains in its
last issue very good picture of Editor
Boriand of the Franklin NevS, together
with brief sketch of the past, present
and future of that sterling and wide
awake evening daily. Mr.. Borland Is
preparing to give his many delighted
readers surprise in the matter of jour
nalism in the near future.
Quite number of Marienville ladies
took advantage of the fine sleighing last
Wednesday to drive down to the county
seat to see the town, and incidentally tC
call on some of their lady friends here
From the Hotel Weaver register we gel
the following list of tie visitors: Mrs J
II. Russell, Mrs. II. II. Harp, Mrs. Glars
j. Fidler, Mrs. link. Mrs. j. p. Castner
Mrs. Anna Miller, Mrs. Lizzie NJ. Bevier
Mrs. Lucy NJ. San1rock, Mrs. T.. L. Sut
ton.
The Brookville Republican has i
from reliable source that an agent from
outside of the state is canvassing th,
school districts of Jefferson county for th,
sale of Rand d-McNally geographical
map at $4,000 set, while the regula
price of said chart is but 50 so. One di
rector was offered $3.50 to vote for tn
introduction Of the map in the schools o
his district, which meant cost to the dis
trict of over $4,000, but fortunately tn
map agent struck the wrong man and tn
sale was not made. School maps are al
right and just as necessary in the school
as good teachers, but the school board
should see to it that they get the righ
kind Of maps at the right prices. au
at time when they could be payed 70
without reducing the wages of the teach
er. Look out for this 5000 map ma
when he comes into your district.
-Messrs. Morgan and Thompson, VIII
have the contract of making and deliver
ing the Warren Lumber Co.'S timber
: Pittsburg, were in town over last Sal
bath. They brought with them a mum
ber of excellent views of the lumbern
, operations going on at the camp betwoe
3 Irvineton and Warren, one Of which is
photograph Of the immense timber pile
that have been built up since the sleigh
q ing began. The output measures u
# about 900 square feet, aud some of III
v piles are forty feet high. When this
r. RATED there will be about twelve ALI
gheny fleets of the regulation size. 1t
. not likely the present generation WI
ever again see such large lot of timb
q in one body piled on the banks Of Il
4 Allegheny river, and so the boys thong
they'd have the occasion pictured in SUE
. a manner that it couldn't be gainsald
the years 70 come.