The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-03-05

Friday last by shooting himself through
the head with a 80 -calibre revolver ON the
Relief bridge at Oil City. Tan's home,
was in Warren. where he was raised. He
was aged about 35 years and had
gained much note as brilliant and YER
satile writer.
"A party numbering nearly forty of
their friends gave MIR. and Mrs. J. f..
Proper most complete surprise at their
elegant home Monday evening, it being
the occasian Of their fifteenth wedding
anniversary. A pleasant evening was
/ spent at dominOes, tho concluding feature
being nice lunch served by the genial
host and hostess.
Word was received here by telegram
Sunday Of the death of Miss Alice Mealy,
| daughter Of Alex. Mealy, Of Seattle,
/ Wash. The deceased had been i'll for
several months. She was aged about 30
/ years, and was sister of Mrs. j. A.
Shriver, of Tionesta township, and leaves
many friends in this section, where tho
family formerly resided.
The lecture billed to take place at the
court house Saturday evening was indef
nitely postponed, the lecturer, Prof De.
Motto failing to materialize owing TO the
| irregularity OF the train service. He was
stranded at Salamanca. and the train
| from there did not arrive here until $50
Sunday morning. The committee will
I'M in this number of the lecture coursea at
some future date.
AT the annual Washington birthday
banquet held by the students and alumni
Of Allegheny college, Meadville, Presi-
dent Crawford announced Frank A.
Arter, of Cleveland, as the donor of $780,
600 to the endowment fund of that col
lege. Mr.. Arter graduated from that insti-
tulion in 1864, and is at present mem
ber of the board of trustees. This sets at
rest the theories that Andrew Carnegie
or some other philanthropist was the
donor.
-Pinkerton, the present head of the
detective agency of that name. declares
that in no country on earth do women
manifest somuch maudlin senlimentality
for criminals as in the United States.
Even when the men have no pronounced
personal charms, he says they are not
without their female friends i'm this
country, who send them flowers and
other tokens of esteem. The problem
seems to be one for psychologists to
study and explain.
Speaking of the intended removal of
Attorney A. G. Brown, of Clarion, to Tio-
nesta, the Democrat Of that place says:
"rho people of Tionesta are fortunate in
getting Mr.. Brown and his family as res
dents of that place. Mrs. Brown is most
attractive lady ofculture and refinement.
Mr.. Brown is one of the ableSt and
straightest young attorneys Of our ac-
quaintance and is worthy in every way
of the confidence of the people of Forest
county. May he be attended hy great
success, and may he and his es,imable
wife find the cordial welcome and con-
genial social and business relations
which contribute so largely in making
place home"
Mail Agent West of Kelettvile, met
with a mishap on Monday morning Of
this week. He was just entering the
city, having almost reached the foot Of
the hill near Easlets store, when one of
the horses, lractious brute, scared and
made a desperate lunge for freedom. The
front wheels were sundered from the re-
maiuder OF the vehicle, and Mr.. West
ierked out over the dash board, striking
his face ON the frozen ground, cutting a
cash below his right eye and dragging
him several rods, but he held to the lines
till the team was stopped. Returning to
the wagon he shouldered the mail sack
and brought it to the post Office, put up
his team and then ''washed up Itwasnt
RUNAWAY because the driver "stayed
right with EN-" The wagon will need
considerable overhauling.
Last Saturday while Frank Gillespie
and yong son of Kellettville were return
lllE lAhlil ~ NlNll " lAAblNo III NleN lblu
county, aud when near the station at this
place, tug of the harness br Ike and the
sudden start forward of the horse ierked
the young man, who was driving, out
over the dash board of the sleigh aud
frigh ened the horse badly. The lad
held on and was dragged through mud
aud siush a considerable distance, but
finding that he could not hold the fright
ened animal released his hold of the
lines, and the horse made wild dash
over the bridge. One of the lines becom-
ing wrapped about the horses hind leg,
and not being accustomed TO running Off
anyway, he was easily caught near the
Lanson Touring mill, badly frightened
| but not much the worse for his escapade.
The little anamal demonstrated, how
ever, that he was some what Of ''goer"
while it lasted.
The Hon. William Mckinley, one Of
the pioneers Of this section, died at his
home in Elizabeth, n. j., on the 26th of
February, aged IS years, his ailment be-
ing Of the brain. The deceased was born
in Ayreshire, Scotland, in 1914, and came
from there to America in 1910, Locating
and clearing a farm at Stewarts Run, this
county. Here he resided until 1865,
when the oil excitement of that date
made such boom in lands. lie sold his
farm alta fabulous sum, and moved to
Elizabeth, n. j., and not long after his
residence there his neighbors elected him
a member of the New Jersey legislature
Mr.. Mckinley was one of those sturdy
Scotchmen who readily gain the esteem
and confidence of his fellow men. lie