The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-10-15

a railroad mans statement to-day, He
said 1t is necessary now, on night runs,
inr trainmen to have revolvers. The
thugs have become bold, climb into ca
booses and order the crew about as if
they owned the road. To be held up for
dinner pals and their contents is com
mon experience. Era.
From this day on till the 18th of Dec.
1t is lawful to kill certain species of game
In certain limited quantities. Everybody
by this time is so familiar with the law
that It needs not to be reiterated at this
time. Bunnies are not ripe till Nov. l.,
and neither are deer, but of the latter
game there need be no special mention,
for it isn't likely there will be very many
killed either now or when the season
opens. ...
jay Catlin, of Forest county, who has
been located in Alaska during the past
five years prospecting for gold, arrived
in the city last evening on his way home.
Since leaving here he has been located at
! Seattle, WASH, and Nome, Alaska. Al
though not successful in uncovering a
bonanza he has gained much experience
and knowledge that there are worse
places in the country than Northwestern
Pennsylvania.-Derrick.
The Leeper correspondent of the
Clarion Republican notes the death at
i
that place on the 4th inst, @. Mrs. John
Frazier, of dropsy. A devoted husband
aud one sister, seven sons and four daugh.
tens are left to mourn her loss. Her sis
ter, Mrs. Rosa Mealy resides at Tiona.
Her children are Bert and Mrs. Chas.
Kuhl, of Marienville, Wess, of Byrom-
town, William, OF Cloughs, and Lizzie,
Rosa, Pearl, Curtis, Clyde, Charles and
George who are at home.
Now that the hunting season is on it
is well enough to remind dealers that an
Act of Assembly forbids the sale of am
munition to boys under sixteen years Of
age under severe penalty. This may
seem hard on the boys, but it may save
some bad accident. One boy was telling
another a day or two ago that while out
in the woods his gun "went Off twice just
cause had the hammers cooked and for
got to put them down, but It didn't hurt
anybody" The boy was aged about IA
years.
"A baby girl arrived in Phillipston
one day last week at the home of Ross
Mock, who can boast OF more than the
average child in the way of ancestry. Be-
sides her father and mother, she has liv-
ing two grand fathers and two grand
mothers none of them yet out of the for
ties one great-grandather and three
great-grandmothers, who are yet in the
sixties. and one great-great-grandmot
aged 95, still in good health, which is a
showing of five generations. EAST Brady
Review.
The sixth annual convention of the
Allegheny River Improvement Associa-
ton will be held in the Court House at
Kittanning, Pa, on Tuesday, October IS.
To this meeting all municipalities, boards
of trade, manufacturers, shippers and
contractors, whether members of the as
sociation or not, are invited to send del
egates, and all citizens interested in the
project TO improve the Allegheny river.
Hon. S. b. Cochrane, of Kitlannng is
President of the association, and r. b.
Mckee is secretary.
"A point of law with regard to fishing
on Sunday is being discussed generally
in this locality, says the Warren Mirror.
The point is very duh one to say the
least. The law prohibits fishing or hunt
ing on Sunday, as any level-headed judge
viii promptly decide. The last act passed
on The subject OF fishing fails to mention
it, but the old law still covers the point.
not having been repealed by the new act.
The law, however, seems TO be a sort OF
dead letter, probably because the author.
tiles think it scarcely worth while to mo-
lest the fellow who will perch himself on
messy rock and lazily pull out lazy
sucker now and then.
AT the last regular review of Tionesta
II i've of the Ladies of the Maccabees the
members were honored by the presence
of their Great Record Keeper, Miss Nell
lie Lounsbury, who impaired valuable
information in regard to conducting our
hive. Miss Louusbury is woman Of
great tact and business ability. During
the evening two new members were re-
ceved into the hive, and five applications
for mbership read. Lunch was served
at the close of the meeting, and enjoyable
time was reported by all present. Miss
Lounsbury deoartea for Nebraska the
following day to install the officers of the
new hive organized there. X.
Wild. Range, of East Hickory, en-
ployed at James Church's saw mill, two
and one-halfmiles up Prather run, was
badly hurt on Tuesday afternoon Of last
week by being cut with circular saw.
He received a cut or tear about six inch
es long between the lower border of the
shoulder blade and the spinal column.
The belt of the sawdust carrier was not
working right and he went down under
the saw 60 see what was the matter, and
raising up suddenly was caught by the
slowly revolving saw and thrown up
against the saw bearings and held there
until the men turned the fly wheel back
one revolution. Had the saw been run
fast he would have been cut in two. He
is getting along nicely under the care of
DR.. w. G.. Morrow.
AT the last meeting of the Reading
school board monthly examinations in the
schools were abolished. This action was
taken because Superintendent of Schools
Foos declared tho examinations are vic