The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-07-19

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mortal Day, May 30; Independence Day,
July 4; the first Monday of September,
known as Labor day, and such day os
the President may set apart as Thanks
giving day in each calendar year.
Saturday last was st. Swithin's day,
on which, according to old folk lore, if it
had rained we might expect a continuance
of wetness for the next forty days. The
fable runs something like this:
st. Swithin's Day, and there be rain,
For forty days it will remain
st. Swithin's Day, and it be fair,
For forty days twill rain nae mair.
And since it didn't rain on that day the
superstitious are expecting somewhat of
dry spell.
In private note from Manager Lies
niger Of the Iroquois base ball club, of
Buffalo, he states that their players were
so pleased with the treatment received
from our people on their recent visit here
that they wish to have the pleasure of
playing again in Tionesta before the sea
son is over. We can assure the boys that
this feeling is reciprocated, and that To-
nesta would be glad to entertain them
again soon.
The school directors ofTionesta town
ship elected the following teachers at
their meeting last Saturday for the term
of seven months, beginning on Monday,
September 18Th Hunter Station, Luella
Handy; Hunter Run, Marie Msthe; Jam
ieson, Julia Anderson; Blum, Orion Al
lilo; German Hill, Blanche Hunter; Old
town, Gertrude Hill; Smokey Hill, Erds
Wolf; Blocher, Blanche Wiles; Sh.iver,
w. w. Mills; Huddeson, Clara Wolf.
The handsome new NJ. e. church edi-
fec at West Hickory will be dedicated
Sunday, July 30th. Bishop c. G. Nc
Cabe will deliver the dedicatory sermon
at / o'clock a. m, and as no is known as
an eloquent speaker, there is feast of
good things in store for all who attend.
All the former ministers of the charge
have been invited and it is hoped to have
many of them present. A cordial invita-
tlon is extended to all to attend the SER
vices.
Exchanges are warning their readers
of fine appearing young man who ap-
pears at residence where there are sew
eral children and for the modest sum of
80 cents he offers to insure the lives of
each for five years, or in case of death
to pay the parents $500. He is we'll
armed with statistics and presents a card,
on which is engraved the name of an al
legged company with paid up capital of
$500, 600, whose headquarters are in Chi
cago.
As an evidence of the popularity of
Rey. w. o. Calhoun among his own peo-
pie, we note that at the last quarterly
conference for the year held in the Ne
braska NJ. Il. church last Thursday eve
ming, it was unanimously voted to re-
quest the Bishop to return Rev. Mr.. Cal
houn to this charge tor another year.
This request will no doubt be granted,
which will be gratifying news to the
congregations he serves so acceptably, as
we'll as the people OF all denominations.
The Zuver Photo Studio, of Oil City,
has established branch in Tionesla and
will pos lively have il open for business
ON Tuesdays and Saturdays of each week.
Mr.. zuver will personally superintend
the Tionesta branch, thus insuring the
best work in the line of up-to-date pho
Biography. They guarantee all their
work, and their prices will be reasonable,
A nice line of gold and wood frames for
large photos and pictures will be kept on
hand. Your work is respectfully solicited
with the understanding that you shall be
suited. Next Saturday will be the open
ing day here.
The school district of Howe town
ship, in its report to the State Superin-
tendent of Education, makes a remark
ably fine financial showing, one that
probably few townships can equal. With
total assessment of 10 mills, s for
school and 2 for building, the total re-
ceipts were Sl2,554.0S. OF this amount
81, $3.50 was State app opriation. The
total expenses were s., 1897 Al, and of this
amount 81, 10000 was paid out for teach
ers' salaries. This leaves the district
with the comfortable balance of s., 1867
cash on hand. Last year this balance was
$3,65697. The district employs l5 teach
ers for term of months, at an average
monthly salary of S4l,33.
There has been considerable differ
ence of opinion, locally, as to the time
that the season for catching trout in Penn
sylvania closes and in some manner the
impression seems general that change
had been made last year limiting the time
to July Is. One of the local fishermen
wrote to the state fish commissioner, w.
f. Meehan, and asked for an official an
nouncement of the date for The close of
the season, and was informed yesterday
that there was no change in the law as
heretofore and trout can be legally taken
ton has come up hereabouts, and the
general impression has been that July 10
was the end of the season. Hence this in
formation is important, and the onslaught
will be resumed.
AT the meeting of the Pennsylvania
County Commissioners Association to be
held in Erie one of tho most important
subjects to be discussed will be the ques-
tion of recommending to the Legislature
that law be passed providing for the
holding of primaries in this state. The
plan to be proposed is that the nomina-