The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-09-21

--Ifany of our friends that happen to
be little behind in their subscription
accounts should be attending court next
week it would be good time to call and
'shake hands" with the editor. Or, il
you don't expect to be in then, perhaps
your neighbor who is coming would be
willing to lug along the "sinews of war"
Try him.
Harry Crispen, young man aged l6
years and living at Golinza, while chop
ping in the woods Tuesday of last week,
cut his foot very badly. DR.. Bovard, who
attended him, found cash between the
second and third toes extending up the
centre of the foot almost seven inches
long, and cut nearly through the foot,
leaving very ugly looking wound.
The first real frost of the season oc-
Cured in this section on the night of the
18th, last Thursday. Tie heavy fog along
tie river warded off the damage, but on
the bills heavy frost and some ice was
reported next morning in some sections.
A'pb udlllhBb was uOuci hONoNtis a.
most products are past the danger point,
excepting corn, which, as a general thing.
is not much account hereabouts anyway
this year.
"Wednesday OF last week, while Mrs.
Charles Walters and Mrs. Peter Hepler
were driving down the Smoky ii i'll road
hold back strap broke, allowing the
buggy to strike the horse's heels, and the
consequence was a runaway. Neither of
the ladies was severely hurt, but the We
hicle WIS badly demolished, the hois Sc
freeing himself from it and coming on TO
town, whore he was caught, none the
worse for the escapade.
Lew Arner landed couple of nice
pike at the river bridge one morning last
week, and saw another twice as big, but
he was too shy and cunning to take the
bait which Lew had fixed up for him.
The fishing is not at its best yet, but The
stage of water IL getting about right, and
when the leaves begin to turn and fall,
and the autumn haze is on in all its glory
then look out for fine sport and much
pernicious prevarication.
The residents of South Elm Street
have been doing the elegant in shaping
up and improving their properties for the
winter. New sidewalks have been laid
by Messrs. Joseph and William Morgan,
Moody, Sanner, and Hagerty, and Moses
Hepler has broken ground Tor a new
domicile on his property, the old Tiets-
worth lot. This is as it should be, and
the gentlemen are to be commended for
their enterprise in this direction.
Court for the trial of civil and crimi-
nal causes will convene next Monday,
and the indications are that the entire
week will be taken up in the disposition
of the several cases pending. The civil
list is OF about the average length, while
the criminal calendar is somewat conges-
ted compared with the usually quiet and
serene state of affairs in our county, and
embraces about as bad mess of crimi-
nalty as is found on the average crimi-
nal docket.
"A Newmanville correspondent sends
in the following items; Mrs. George
Reedy and Mrs. Hoot are on the sick list.
Ira Brooks has been visiting his
mother at Mercer for week past
Mr.. aud Mrs. Daughtery were visitors at
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schultz's on Sunday.
Philip Wolfaud Bert Hanhold, the
carpenters of this corner have repaired
the Hinder school house, Miss Ethel
Hanhold was the guest of Miss Mayme
Brooks on Sunday.
1t will interest some of our readers to
know that the new Governor-elect of
Maine, Hon. W. Il. Cobb, is personally
know to number of our citizens, having
once visited Ticnesta as the guest OF our
former townsman, Ben. W. May, at the
home of his mother, the late Mrs. ii. IL.
May. While Ben. and Chas. Bonner
were abroad they met Mr.. Cobb in Ger
many, and became intimately acquainted
with him. which pleasant acquaintance
ship resulted in the latter's visit to our
town.
Speaking of tie "good old times Of
our grandfathers' days." a well known
local attorney, in conversation with a
Meadyille Tribune Republican represen-
tative Wednesday recalled an old letter
among his grandlather's papers which re-
lerred to four gallons of whlskey, two
gallons of brandy and quantity OF wine
which "had been provided for the enter
tainment OF the ministerial visitors"
Evidently in those days the average min
lister was not ayerse to an occasional
"snliter."
A new monument has been erected in
Franklin township at the point where
the Biddle brothers made their last stand
two years ago. Who erected the monu'
ment cannot be ascertained, but it was
put in place after midnight on Monday.
The monument is of cut stone and is
painted white. The latterng on the stone
is in deep red with cross in the upper
part. Inscribed upon 1t are the names OF
the Biddle boys and their companion and
the date of the capture, Jan. 81, 1907
Butler Times.
james Albaugh of Hickory township
informs us that work on the roads in the
southern portion of that township has
been completed for the season, and that
they are now in fine condition, compar-
ing iavorably with the other good roads OF
| the county,. We are glad to note this inn