The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-09-09

should attract such large crowds. Now
the secret is out. The clothes are shown
by a hundred actresses, or would-be act
resses, who parade 81 WHY around a plat
form before the audience. The women
go to SCI the dresses, the men to see the
girls, who are said to be the hsndsomest
looking the city could produce and nat
urally there is a large and continuous
patronage. Just wait till the fad strikes
the small towns and the fashion models
are drawn from local talenti-Franklin
News.
In a recent issue of the Journal of the
American Medical Association appears a
summary, covering several pages, of the
deaths and accidents resulting from the
Fourth of July celebrations of this year.
Omitting all cases where actual identity
had not been made, or where there was
any doubt, the summary shows that 4,44g
persons were killed and injured in the
United States. 1t is not thought that
over one-half of the cases are included in
this table. Aside from ~tetanus, which
caused 400 deaths, there were go deaths
from other causes, 10 persons were made
blihd, "a lost one eye, 54lost hands, arms,
or legs, ia lost one or more fingers, and
$3.50 received other injuries, making
total of 1888 injured. In the 4O6 deaths
from tetanus 1868 were due from the blank
cartridge and toy pistol.
The storm of the 25th ult. created nc
little CONSERVATION among the inhabit'
ants in the vicinity of Lickingville, i
the account Of it written by a correspond
ent of the Clarion Republican is to be re-
lied upon. He says: The storm which
passed over this section last Friday was
quite severe. 1t unroofed a barn of c.. i
Mahle, buried one of his horses in thu
hay blown from the barn, smashed a new
buggy for him and tore part of the BARI
down. 1t carried trees for quite a dis
lance. At A. +. Alexander's a half grow
orchard vas destroyed and his fence
were scattered all wei the farm. f. ii
Fletcher's corn crib was taken from it
foundation and carried toward Tylers
burg. G. NJ. Bradley's barn roof wa
torn off and the frame spread. Lightnin!
struck Daniel Daum's house, but did lit
tie damage.
Pursuant to directions from Schoo
Directors Convention, the committee con
sisting of Co. Supt. Stitzinger, and Prin
cipals r. Il. Sleight, of M~arienville, W
j.. Stewart of E. Hickory, and b. w
Morrison of Borough, met in the Super
intendent's Office in Tionesta on Satur
day, and planned the foundation of
County Course of Study. The course EN-
braces twelve studies and is divided int
nine years work. The committee thel
divided up the various branches anon
its members, and will meet again in fou
weeks to compare notes and make fina
adjustment. In the meantime, eac
member will be busy outlining the wor
by years in his respective branches, sui
ject to approval or alteration by the con
mittee as a whole. The committee est
mates that the complete course will cor
tain nearly one hundred pages.
Through the efforts of r. l.. Logu,
of Oil City, formerly of West Monterey
and j. II. Giles of the last named place,
deal for over 1000 acres of coal land wa
closed up within the past week, whereof
about S75, 600 will be distributed among
number of farmers in Monroe and Pine
townships for the coal rights alone. TIL.
is the deal that has been on for some tim
past and has been spoken of through III
papers as having been purchased by th
Mt. Zion Coal Co., the owners of whic
are G. W. Amsler, j. G. Campbell and
b. Shields of Marienville. Aside frol
coal rights purchased, these partit
bought outright the Kearney, Mcqueen
Hamilton and one of O. l.. Altman
farms. During the past week notice hs
been served upon a number of thos
whose options were held that they wer
accepted, and as rapidly as the titles ca
be examined and the preliminaries al
ranged the coal will be paid for and th
deal for the lots will he closed up. Nun
erous references to this deal have bee
published from time to time but it hs
never been entirely completed until la
ek.--Clarion Democrat.