The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-04-08

land, but two or three got none. Welearn
that VIM. Vasbinder, son of Eli Vasbind-
er of EIdred township, died of smallpox
In Oregon. .-Brookyil Democrat.
Ray Birtcl, who does good job al
cement walk laying, is preparing, Tor the
summer campaign, having already book
ed six or eight jobs in the borough. He
will begin work as soon as weather con-
ditions are right. All these improve
ments add greatly to the beauty and sub
stantiality of our little city.
L. w. Robinson, of May burg, was in
Tionesta over last Friday night on his re-
turn from North Warren, where he had
been to place Mrs. Robinson in the State
Hospital, and where it is hoped she will
soon get relief. Mrs. Robinson was in
an accident that happened on the Shelf
field q Tionesta railroad last October,
since which time she has not been well.
Our fine spring weather contracted
little backset last Friday night-encoun-
tered real live blizzard in fact-and on
Satul day morning the denizens of this
diocese woke up 10 find beautiful white
mantle of snow covering old mother
earth. All that day the thermometer
ranged down in the twenties, aud during
the night the ground iroze as in January.
What damage, if any, was done to fruit
buds is not yet apparent, but only the ex-
ira fresh ones are supposed to have been
endangered.
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-Goyernor Pennypacker has Just
signed bill passed by the legislature
providing that if any person or persons
shall sell cigarettes or cigarette paper to
any person or persons under the age OF
q years. he or she so offending shall be
guilty of misdemeanor and upon con-
viction thereof shall be sentenced to pay
a fine of not more than $500 nor less than
500. Also one making it the duty of
county commissioners to provide a sep
arate room or building for the accommo-
dation of children under IS years of age
who may be in custody awaitin trial
or hearing.
DIR. j. w. Morrow has been notified
by Benjamin Lee, Secretary of the State
Board of Health, of his appointment as
County Quarantine Officer to the State
Board for Forest county. under the EN-
ergency Fund Act of March 26, 1908.
The appointment clothes DIR. Morrow
with authority to act either separately
or in association with quarantine officers
at-large, with full authority to enter up
on and inspect all premises suspected of
smallpox infection for the purpose of de-
termining whether the condition of said
premises, or the inmates thereof, or of
the water supply, is such as TO threaten
danger to the public health"
George Childs, who occupied the
Robinson house at the lower end of town
has moved to his new domicile farther up
the creek John Ssylor has moved into the
vaca ed house, making room for Harry
Garfield who purchased Mr.. Saylor's
house on Walnut Street. j. w. Green
now occupies the house vacated by Can
field and Claud Campbell has moved into
the house vacated by Green, thus making
room for Harry Werts of the township,
who is domiciled in the Anderson house.
Mrs. Wasson has moved into the Shoe
maker house and II. C. Stitzinger of Kel-
lettville, goes into the Hinton house.
Frank Brown has moved into one of the
N. s. Foreman houses and Sharp Max
well expects to move into the j. q. Car
son house on Hlands street.
On Good Friday forenoon there will
be services at Mt. Zion Lutheran church
on German Hill, beginning at IL O'Clock.
On Easter Sunday the services will begin
at l0:S0 promptly, with a confessional and
absolutiOn service. The regular Easter
service will begin at IL a. m. After the
liturgy has been rendered a short Ger
man sermon will be preached, followed
by the regular English Easter sermon.
The Lords supper will be celebrated and
new members taken in. A synodical
collection will also be raised. All those
who attend church at all should be found
there on either one of these two great
days, and if at all possible on both. Ev-
erybody who can understand German or
English is most heartily invited. Ser
mon On Good Friday W i'll be English on
ly.
"A "village Improvement society as
often been suggested for Tionesta, and
why not? In towns where such societies
have been organized the most marked
improvement in the cleanliness and beau
ty of the place has been noticeable, and
strangers and visitors have been struck
with the well-kept properties, streets and
allies of those towns. Tionesta is pref
ty town naturally and with the cement
walks that have been and are yet to be
laid it can be made more beautiful still.
If the ladies will take the initiative we
have no doubt the menfolks will give it
the financial backing necessary to the
carrying out of all plans. And, indeed,
it does not require any great amount of
cash TiOnesta could be made To shine