The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-02-08

baugh, of Church Hill, gave us pleas
ant call one day last week.
Mrs. J. NJ. Crosby, of Bradford, has
been the guest during the past week of
her cousin, Miss Artie Robinson.
-Ex Commissioner Willis Kerr, of
Clarion county, was shaking hands with
Tionesta friends last Wednesday.
Fred. GILLESPIE, who recently moved
from Whig Hill to Kellettville, was in
town last Wednesday, and gave the RE-
PUBLICAN friendly call.
David Edwards came up from Shar-
on Monday to accompany his wife home,
who has been visiting with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. D. w. Clark.
Joseph Martin, Frank Ii. Shanly.. j.
D. Thompson and E. g. Cross, of I'll
dioute, were down last Thursday to take
a look at Tionesta's fine poultry show.
Aaron Passauer and wife, for two years
past residents in the Indian Territory oil
regions, returned to their former home in
Tionesta township yesterday morning.
-Messrs. A. r. Slaughenhaupt and A..
r. Mechling, of Clarington, came over
last week TO see the poultry show, re-
naming couple of days with Tionesta
friends.
Misses Alice McCrea and Kate Guen-
ther, teachers at Kellettville, and Blanche
Hunter, teacher of Mayburg school, were
with Tionesta friends short time during
the past week.
Miss Iva Carpenter, teacher of room
No. of the borough high school, is suf-
fering with an attack of grip. Prot. Nor
rison is looking after her work, while NJ.
A. Carringer, Esq, is in charge of the
principals room.
-Midshipman Hiram L. Irwin visited
his uncle S. D. Irwin, Esq, Monday, be.
fore leaving for his post of duty in the
U. S. Navy, having been ordered to re-
port for duty on the battleship Philadel-
phia on the 18th inst.
We are sorry to report the continued
serious illness of S. J. Wolcott, at his
home in this place. His son, Will VOL
colt, who has been in the Indian Terri
tory oil field, was summoned home, ar
irving here Tuesday morning.
John W. GroAe, former well known
teacher in this county, and cousin of the
Grove brothers Of this plsce, died in
Franklin on Sunday last, and was buried
in Grove Il i'll cemetery, Oil City, yester-
day. He leaves but one brother surviv-
ing.
Rev. DR.. Slonaker will begin his pas
torate of the Presbyterian church in this
place next Sabbath. His subject for the
morning discourse will be Readiness"
In the evening, "Christ drawing the earth
Heavenward." Everybody col daily in
vited.
-Tionesta friends have word from the
family of Hobart II. Stow, of Toledo, o.,
stating that Mr.. Stow is seriously i'll with
rheumatism, requiring the constant at
tention of skilled nurse. His many
friends in this section will hope anXiously
for more favorable word from him.
| Asa W. Heath, of Hunter Run, was
a caller at the REPUBLICAN office Mon
day. Mr.. Heath's wife has been sick for
some weeks, and his friends will be sorry
to learn that her condition does not seem
to improve as rapidly as they could wish,
largely owing to the severity Of the win
ter weather.
F. A. Keller is this week moving his
household goods to his farm at Byron
town, where the family will take up
their abode again, after three years $
residence in Tionesta. MIR. Keller will
devote most of his time to high class
poultry raising, for which his reputation
is quite we'll established.
Charles Klinestiver, of Nebraska, has
our thanks for one of his monster prize
buff wyandotte chickens, which the edi-
tors family will proceed to "discuss'
without unnecessary delay. Charles
chickens drew first prizes at the show
last week, and we think this one will be
a prize when we have "scored him up"
John II. Skunk, of Whig Hill, was
visitor in town last week for few
hours. MIR. Skunk has passed through {
serious siege of sickness in his family
during the past three months, his wife
being i'll for many weeks and under tho
care of trained nurse, Miss Margare
Small. She is now improving nicely anC
bids fair to fully recover her wonteC
health.
j. r. Osgood returned here on Friday
from visit with his partner, ALFRED
Sperry, of Cleveland, who was danger
ously injured in collision between
street car and fast train on the LAX
Store several weeks ago. He found Mr.
Sperry much improved and out of dan
ger, but the patient will not be able to b
out of the house for several weeks
derrick.
Among tho friends and relatives from
out of town who attended the funeral her
last Friday of the baby of Rev. and Mrs
a. Ii. NJ. Zahniser, we're Rev. and Mrs
T.. S. Zahniser, of Sharon; Rev. A. d
Zahniser, of Pittsburg; II. NJ. Zahnisei
| Jr., of Willsburg, w. Va; Mrs. j. W
0 Dewalt, of Tidioute; Mr.. and Miss New