The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-09-14

d. W. Black, attendant in the War
rem State hospital for the insane, was con-
vcted at Warren last week OF robbing a
patient of the asylum of money, and SEN
fenced to pay S35 fine, costs, and remain
in Jail six months. Walter J. Carter was
also convicted of receiving stolen goods
and sentenced to pay $25 fine and costs,
and to remain in Jail three months. These
men were both among the prisoners kept
in the Jail here for some time.
An exchange says that new and
clever swindle is being operated by a
man who is going about the country rep
resenting himself as "A repairer of sew
ing machines. He asks to examine the
machine, and while doing so takes ont
good pieces and inserts broken parts and
calls the lady's attention to it, then he
slyly replaces the good piece he has re-
moved and charges exhorbant prices for
his work. Look out for him. He is one
of the smoothest swindlers that ever
come down the pike.
The annual meeting. of the Forest
County Veterans Association here on the
10th inst, will be memorable event in
the annals of the place. Short addresses
will be delivered by Rev. o. II. Nickle,
Capt. John NJ. Clapp, Rev. b. F. Felt
and other comrades. Knox Camp s. OF
". will participate in the proceed
ings of the day, and aid in the music for
the occasion. If the day is fair, II is ex-
pected that large gathering Of the peo-
pie will attend. The former meetings
have been a success in every sense OF the
word. AS time goes on the interest OF
the people seems to increase. A program
will be announced later. By order of the
President.
John Ztz hired horse and buggy
from Liyeryman Palmer Sunday and
drove to Kellettville. When he returned
to town Monday he was drunk and
abused the horse on the streets until the
animal was taken from him. Palmer
made information before Squire Borden
charging Zitz with cruelty to animals
He was arrested and fined $40 on that
ch uge and s. for being drunk and dis
orderly. In default of payment of fines
and costs he was sent to Jail at Warren TO
do time. This lesson should be profit
able to others of like tendencies. .-Shef-
field Observe. A little of this sort OF
medicine is needed in this place to cure
some parties of The inhuman habit of get
ting drunk and abusing their dumb ami
mails.
1t is a satisfaction to note that the
judges in many counties of the state are
exacting more care than formerly in the
presentation by constables of reports rel
ative to the condition of public roads.
The law which requires these reports tc
be made to the Quarter Sessions has been
too long treated as mere form. The ag-
itation for good roads has brought the
subject of constables' inspection into
prominence, aud those officials are meet
ing pronounced objections to their stereo-
typed approval of the work of the road
commissioners. One judge has taken a
practical method of melting the con-
stables to more vigorous discharge oi
their duties relative to the care of roads.
He spent The greater part of his vacation
driving through the county, and when
the constables presented their reports he
had things to tell them. This practical
method of treating the road question has
brought the constables and road COM
missioners OF that county into closer re-
lationship with parctical road improve
ment than they have heretofore sustained.
1t is high time it were so.