The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-05-25

-lhere IL great promise OF large irult
yield this season, but there will be no
peaches in this latitude, scarcely peach
tree having escaped the ligors of the past
winter, and there is not peach blossom
in sight anywhere. Apple blossoms are
very abundant on almost all the trees,
and full and rich looking. Il they es-
of the fruit.
AN odd feature of the return of the
tan shoe to popular favor Is that the de-
mand finds the manufacturers unprepared
to meet it. With the coming of the crO-
Gus o:ders poured in IN the dealers in
such volume that in the words Of one,
ed The prospect seems good for the full
restoration of the tan shoe to that place
which 1t should never have lost.
Last Tuesday, Daniel Jonas, a veter.
an of the rebellion was found dead out
side HE little home at Fagundus. What
caused his death is not known, but it was
evidently natural causes. He was COM
rade of Cobham Post, who attended the
funeral at Fagundus, with interment in
the soldiers plot in Tidoute cemetery
Thursday afternoon. He left some little
property, but so far no relatives have
been found.-Tidioute News.
j. ID. Prentice notified the Olean po-
lice Saturday that ho had seen the body
of woman floating down the Allegheny
liver while driving between that city and
Allegany, N. y, about $3.50 a. m. He
was unable to leave his horse so he could
do nothing. Prentice Is very positive
that he was not mistaken, as he says the
face of the foater was turned upward.
While it is hardly probable that the body
will reach this distance, it would be well
to watch for it.
Mrs. Bender, wife of Jacob Bender, of
West Hickory, died at her home on
Tuesday night. May 18th, 1904, after an
illness of long duration which terminated
in dropsy. Deceased was aged 40 years,
and besides the husband, leaves two sons
aud one daughter surviving. Services
were held at her late home on Thursday
last, conducted by Rev. II. b. Potter, and
the remains were laid TO rest in Riverside
cemetery at this place. The bereaved
ones have the sympathy of all their
friends.
The Standard Oil Company has de
clared a dividend for the spring quarter
OF s. a share, which is 81 more than tha-
declared for the same quarter last year.
This makes S2i share for the six months.
The company will have to declare $50
during the next six monts to bring the
dividends up to the amount paid last
year, which was Sii. I he total dividend
declared will require disbursement of
$4,000 900. OF this amount John ID.
Rockefeller will receive 50, 200, ,000. III
tusvllle Courier.
Those of our townspeople who pleas
an;ly remember the little Canadian lad
die. Johnnie McNeal, who, with his
mother, Mrs. Joseph McNeal of Chesley +,
Ontario, visited at the home of his uncle,
DR.. Morrow, four years ago. will be sor-
ry to learn that he was drowned on the
evening Of the 9TH inst, while fishing
on small raft in pond at Chesley. He
was an exceptionally bright little fellow
and gave promise of being useful in the
world as he C ,me to years of maturity,
and his tragic death has caused heavy
weight of sorrow to fall upon his family.
IL. Stearns Smiley died at his home
in Franklin on the 18th inst, after an ill
ness of about three weeks. Deceased
was associated with his brother, Hon. E.
W. Smiley, in the publication of the Ven
ango Citizen Press for many years and
was one of the most popular citizens of
his city, in which he had spent nearly all
of his life, heing aged Sc years at the time
of his death. He was employed with his
brother for several months in the con-
duct of the FOREST REPUBLICAN, many
years ago, when yet a young man, and
the writer remembers him as a quiet,
kind-hearted, companionable gentlemen,
who made friends that always after re-
spec,ed him.