The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-09-10

| -Ihe Erie conference OF the NJ. L,
church convenes in annual session at oil
City to-day. Rev. o. II. Nickel, on this
charge during the past year is in attend
ance, aud it is hoped by his congregation
ana our people in general, that he may
be returned to Tionesta for another year,
as he has made a host of warm friends
both in and out of the church who will
look an xiously for his return.
Clyde Shriver and Leonard B. Smith
have leased the Tionesta steam laundry
from Messrs. WolcOtt Il Son and will
hereafter conduct the business. Mr..
Smith is an experienced laundryman
aud as Mr.. Shriver is thoroughly ac-
quainted with the outside work of the
laundry, having been connected with it
from the start, the new firm should be
successful. Wolcott Il Son and J l.. Hup-
pert will hereafter give their whole at
tention to fitting up the new shirt fac
tory which will start off with eight ma.
chimes which are expected to arrive any
day.
The old fashioned influenza, which is
now iashionably styled the summer grip,
has considerable number Of people
hereabouts in its clutches. The disease
which is primarily cold in the head,
with hacking and irritating cough, with
chills and fever, is complicated in many
cases by gripping aud other painful bowel
conditions. Ordinarily the afflicted one
manages to get around enough to attend
to the daily routine of work, but in some
cases the attacks are serious enough to
cause the patient to remain in bed aud re-
quire the services of the family physician.
One noticeable feature of the disease this
season is the high temperature, in most
cases reaching 100 degrees and over.
AT this season 1t is timely to repeat
some provisions of the school act now in
force. All children between the ages OF
s and l6 years are required to attend
school where the common English
branches are taught. Pupils may be ex-
cused on account of mental, physical or
other urgent reasons acceptable to the
board, or pupils between l3 and l6 who
can read aud write the English language
intelligently are exempt from the law,
provided they are regularly engaged in
some useful employment or services.
Persons residing distance of more than
two miles from the nearest public school,
by the shortest Travelled road, are not IL
able to the provisions of the act. The
law provides fines for the neglecting par
ent, teachers and directors who fail to
comply with it.
Frank Beck with, who was a resident
of Forest county for two or threo years,
some six or seven years ago, a part OF
which time he lived near Kellettville,
was tried in the Center county courts
last week for the killing of his wife. The
jury brought in verdict of murder in
tie second degree. A number of wit
nesses from Kellettville were summoned
to give evidence for the defense, proving
Beckwith's good character while resid-
ing at that place. The killing took place
last February, the defense aiming TO
prove that the dead woman's own con-
duct was largely responsible for the deed, +,
her infdelty and carousing around with
other men driving her husband mad, and
in fit of emotional insanity he com
mitted the rash act A motion for a new
trial was made, pending which sentenc ce
will probably I've suspended.