The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-11-01


discovered fire under freight car
standing on the s. IL Il. railway tracks.
Investigation revealed the fact that the
car had been broken open and some
goods belonging TO a peddler named b.
Goldman stolen. The fire was no doubt
an attempt on the part of the thieves to
burn the car to cover the evidence of
the crime.
Don't forget the lecture at the court
house Friday evening, by DR.. George p.
Bible, whose subject will be "Fads and
Extremes" DR.. Bible delivered the
lecture before the teachers institute at
Marienville Monday evening, and the
people who heard it say 1t was very fine.
The lecture is given under the auspices
OF the Epworth League. whose members
hope to lave a crowded house. Go early
and secure good seat.
Rev. d. a. Platt, presiding elder,
will preach in the M. e. church this,
Wednesday, evening. Also on Thursday
evening and Friday afternoon at 2:30,
after which the quarterly conference will
be held. Services In the church Satur-
day evening, and at the Sabbath morn
ing service tn ordinance of baptism will
be administered, and Communion SER
vices held. In the evening Rev. CAL
houn's subject will be "a King De-
throned."
The County Com missioners have been
making some noticeable improvements
about the Court House. The commits
sioners' and county treasurer's offices
have been repsinted, as well as the wood
work and doors in the corridor and on
the stairway and entrance to the court
room. The work was handsomely done
at the hands of artist Geo. /. Davis. 1t
very materially brightens up the temple
of justice and is much admired by all
visitors there.
Work on the new cemetery on the
west side of the river has been suspended
for the season, owing to inclement and
uncertain weather conditions. 1t has
been named and will be known as Mt.
Collins Cemetery. The contractors will
finish their work on the mausoleum
erected by Mr.. Collins the present week,
but the outside adornments, such as
steps and wide walk in front made Of
granite will yet be laid, but probably not
until next season. The place has been
visited and admired by many within the
past two weeks.
So far as can be ascertained this morn
ing halloween was observed with much
more decency and decorum than is GUS
tomary on such occasions, and the boys
seemed to be having fine time. Num-
erous enjoyable parties were held during
the evening. but mono more so, perhaps,
than the one which surprised Rev. and
Mrs. Slonaker at the Presbyterian manse,
when about fifty of their friends called
and administered fruit shower upon
them. During the evening the company
took possession of the kitchen and served
light refreshments, and very pleasant
time was had by all present.
The Wilburine pipe line has the pipe
ordered and is making preparations to
cross the river below West Hickory with
two-inch oil line that will connect with
their present line crossing Cropp Hill.
The line will be laid down Little Hickory
creek and will be pushed into all the oil
fields on the west side of the river where
there is production enough to warrant it,
if sufficient inducenent is offered by
the producers. This will be good news
to all the operators of that section, for 1t
means that much of the oil that has been
heretofore sold at the Pennsylvania price
will be brought up to the Tiona price.
Many friends in this section will he
panied to learn of the death on the 23d
inst, of Frederick Pettigrew, former
resident of this county, and the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Pettigrew. The young
man left this section several years ago
with his mother for Washington State,
locating at place called Pittsburg. A
short time ago he contracted typhoid
fever and was being cared for at the hos
pital in Tacoma, where his death oc-
Cured as above stated. The funeral was
in charge of the Odd Fellows lodge of
which he was a member, and was held on
the 25th inst. The deceased was aged
about 27 years, and is survived by his
parents, four brothers and three sisters.
He was an industrious young man of
good morals and was very popular with
all who knew him.
The we'll on the Charley Smith land
above town fails as yet to be propucer
and the excitement last week seems to
have been for naught. The Marienville
Oil and Gas Company, which owns the
well, has decided to investigate the re-
| gions below little farther and will drill
deeper, at least another hundred feet.
store for our readers this week, as the
well, when we went to press last week 4,
was down some 2200 feet and the indica-
tions pointed very favorably but the un-
expected happened, the drill penetrated
the sand and showed up well but there
seemed to be not much sand. Every in-
dication was favorable for oil and the
necessary preparations were made ac-
cordingly. 1t is still hoped that oil in
paying quantities may yet be found and
that the prayers of our citizens may be
answered. .-Marienvil Express.