The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-01-28

a 10 cent store and buy a ring and then
sell it to some one from the rural district
after telling a "hard-lnck" story, for
about i've times the amount paid for it.
This leaves cap tai on hand for another
purchase and also to buys a quart of un-
deitakers' delight whiskey.-Ex.
Orion Siggins, a prominent citizen of
West Hickory, Pa, who is engaged in the
lumber business largely in the north
western part of the State. is firm friend
OF the Oil City hospital. On Saturday
last, meeting director of the hospital ON
a train, he spoke very highly of the work
being done by the hospital and backed
his praise by voluntary gift OF his check
for S25, being his usual annual donation
to said hospital. May his timber always
cut in full lengths and of "clear stuff. -
Derrick.
"A Butler special says. "The Biddle
play, "A Despel ate Chance was billed to
appear at the opera house here, but. did
not, Burgess David Campbell refusing to
allow the show to DE given. He further
told the manager that if he tried to put
en- the performance each person would
be fined $50 aud be confined two days In
iail. The reason for the Burgess refusing
to allow the play to be produced in that
town is said to be because two OF the
Soffel girls are living there with their
aunt, Mrs. George Smith.
The lovers and breeders of fancy
poultry in this community have about
completed arrangements Tor holding a
show ia Tionesta within the next three
weeks. Their premium list and program
will be issued within a few days, which
will show up in good form for the first
attempt. This community has number
of fanciers who have made poultry breed
ing study and have gained considerable
notoriely at the prominent poultry shows
of the country by their prize winnings.
The show here looks like success from
the stsrt.
George Craig, former well known
citizen of Tionesta, died at his home near
Bradnor, Ohio, last week. We are with
out particulars but understand that death
was sudden and unexpected. Mr.. Craig
had not been in robust health for some
time past. He had charge of and was
pumping lease. and failing to reach
home at the supper hour his wife went to
the boiler house where she found her
husband dead Heart failure is supposed
to have been the cause. Besides the wife
the deceased is survived by five children.
II was aged about AZ years.
The automatic telephone without
"Hello girls" without slot machines and
without party lines, is about to be IN
stalled in Chicago. This is the way the
device works: You find the number you
wish 20 call, say 572, and you take down
the receiver, turn rachel to the three
minerals successfully; then yon press
hutton, and presently you will get phone
572. The ratchet designates the num-
ber required, just as the cogs work mop
Grating the safe. If'phone 572 is busy
buzzing like the ordinary "busy signal
is heard, and the meter of the calling
| phone does not register.
Frank Songer, who has been engag-
ed at tearning on Will Gillespie's job OF
Salmon creek branch, near Kelletlville
was found dead in barn on Wing Hill
Monday. He had been sent there for {
load of hay and while loading same it IL
supposed was seized with an epileptic tit
to which he had been subject for mum
Der of years, and expired. James Light
ner, who was passing and noticed thu
team standing without an apparent mas
ter investigated the cause and found Mr.
Songer's dead body on the hay NOW. i
is thought he must nave been dead twoo
three hours when found. The remains
were conveyed to his late home from
which the funeral takes place today, tn,
| burial to be in Town Line cemetery
Deceased was aged about forty years ant
leaves a wife and three children, He wa
an industrious man, well thought OF b,
all who knew him.
Relative to the quarantine of the Oi
City hospital ON account of smallpox, III
Derrick says: The quarantine has heel
lifted from the hospital, that decision
having been reached last evening by tn
directors and members of the Board @
Health at met ting held on Friday eve
ming, and on and after to-day patient
and visitors will be admitted as usual
The quarantine was decided upon as
matter of precaution and largely to ALA.
the fears of those who had relatives an
friends undergoing treatment, when
was learned that Miss Franklin, pup
nurse, was suffering from smallpox. o.
Friday is days elapsed since that youn
lady showed symptoms of the disease an
no other cases having developed since ths
time the management of the hospital AN
the mem bers of the Board of Health wer
satisfied that there was no reason why th
quarantine should continue any longer
Miss Franklin bad the disease IN IL
midest form and her condition is praC
tically normal. Bryan Nelson, fror
whom she contracted the ailment, is we
and is only being held under the qual
antine regulations concerning conyale'
cents. Both of these cases were remove
to the contagious disease annex beiol
the disease had reached communicab
stage.
, Stewart Run.
Mrs. George Dawson and babe returne
home to Franklin last Thursday.