The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-06-10

The owner of his flat
But when it came to beating rugs,
He let his wife do that.
Chicago News.
Mrs. Andrew Weller and son, A. L.,
went to Emlenton Saturday to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Weller's brother, jacob
TRULY, one of Emlenton's old and prom
inent citizens, whose death occurred on
Friday, after an illness extending over
several months. The funeral took place
Sunday.
Homer Ball, who has been a visitor
at the home ofhis sister, Mrs.J. Albaugh,
in Hickory twp, for the past few days,
received word by telegram Monday
morning that the house he occupied in
Pittsburg had been burned, and all his
household goods had been destroyed.
We did not learn whether he carried any
insurance or not.
There will be meeting of the P. H..
G. at Bovard's hall next Friday evening.
The entertainment will consist of songs,
jokes and music, also lecture by Su-
preme Lecturer J. M. Evans of Sharon.
Following the lecture there will be a
banquet given by the members of the To-
cal circle to their invited friends, when
a number of toasts will be proposed and
answered.
The grounds of the Tionesta Gun
Club have been selected for the final con-
test between Titusville and Oil City
teams for the championship of North
western Pennsylvania. The date has not
been decided upon, but one thing is GER
tain, the lovers of field sports at Tio-
nesta will be privileged to witness some
good shooting when the contest does
take place.-Blizzard.
An Indian named Beers, from tie
Cornplanter reservation, who has been
employed by Tom. Jacobs peeling bark
at Fox Creek, cut himself severely in the
breast with an axe last Thursday. He
was standing on piece of bark sharpen
ing his axe with milestone when the
bark rolled under his feet and he fell
against the axe. He was sent home on
the afternoon train Thursday.
In and about Pitt(burg no less than
five cases of death are reported to have
occurred within as many days from
wounds made by toy pistols, the victims
succumbing to tetnus or lockjaw. Here
is chance for parents to do little cau-
tionipg of their boys against the death
dealing implements. and good time 10
begin that is Just now, while the Fourth
of July is looming up in the not distant
future.
Friends here have received invi-
tations 10 attend the celebration of the
Goth wedding anniversary of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Bonner, of Chicago, which
interesting social event is set for June
18th, at their pleasant home, 5752 Rosalie
Court, Chicago. The large circle of
friends of this excellent couple in Tio-
nesta and vicinity will wish them great
est joy on this occasion and very many
Dappy returns OF Ine udy,
Talk about your big snakes, one day
last week Rob. Haslet killed black
snake at the foot of Tietsworth hill neal
the creek bridge which measured six feet
eight inches, and then in day or two
afterwards he Stayed another near the
same place that measured even five feet.
This was all in the borough limits, but
then these reptiles are harmless except
that they "scare" just as badly as a rat
tier with 25 rattles, If you're not ac-
quainted with 'em.
The Oil City man who buried nitro
glycerine on land that he did not want
occupied by railroad switch and then
stoo by to notify the construction gang
of their danger, deserves the admiration
of the world for his originality and
place in the fiction of The day as a man
who is hard to beat. The idea may be
classed among recent inventions and is
the first genuine device for the protec-
ton of real estate against absent minded
corporations. s.-Franklin News.
The reports of the officers of the
Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, Independ-
ent Order OF Odd Fellows, TO the annual
meeting of that body in Lebanon recent
ly, show the present membership in the
State to be Ill, ,47S, net increase during
the year Of 4,527 members. There are
|, ,lO6 working lodges in the State. There
were 1873 limitations during the year;
relnstated, 6S3; deceased, l,527; sus-
pended, 5,l72. The reports of the Re-
bekah branch show the number of lodges
to be 2l5, with total of 1887 members,
net increase for the last year of ,27S.
The new II foot walk leading from
the street walk to the front entrance to
court house adds very greatly to the
otherwise handsome appearance of the
public square. 1t is of cement, and is
the work of Ray Birtcil, whose work
seems to stand the wear better than any
of them. The County Commissioners
made a good hit when they decided on
this improvement. The board walk rum
ming diagonally up to the side entrance
will be taken up, and pedestrians will no
longer be allowed to take the "near cut"
to the temple ofjustice.
The members OF the Maccabees in
this section will be interested in the an
nouncement that the Knights of the Mac
cabees of Pennsylvania are taking steps
toward the raising OF fund to procure
home for the members OF the order who
are unable TO proyide for themselves
through old age or having received in
juries through accident. The plan is to
tax each of the 81 900 Maccabees III the