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

excellent article this week. Should any
of our readers desire trial of this new
light they should avail themselves of the
present opportunity. No expense If you
are not satisfied. Orders may be left at
this Office If you don't see Mr.. Smith
IT. ID. Collins, the Forest county lum-
herman, is now in California, and in
company with D. G., Curtis, of Ludlow,
and Levi Smith, of Warren, has pur-
chased large timber tract at Eureka,
Cal. We are informed that it is estimated
the timber purchased will cut 1875, 100000
feet of lumber, and the purchase price is
about half a million dollars. Mr.. Collins
has other large timber interests in Cali
fornia and Washington sheffield OBJ
server.
Officials Of the Redbank Telephone
company, a comparatively new concern
designed to reach the farming and sparse
! ly settled communities, were here last
week soliciting stock subscriptions with
view to extending their line to this
community. They were successful in
getting number of subscribers for
stock, but whether enough to warrant
them in coming to town with the line we
did not learn. AT present the line is in
operation as far In this direction as
Leeper.
The trustees have received check
for IS 2 from the generous benefactor cf
Forest county who gave thetwelve schol-
arships to the Clarion Normal for the
spring term. This i certainly one of the
most generous gifts ever recorded in this
part of the State. 1t is better to spend
money in educating worthy boys and
girls than to hoard it up and then die and
leave it all. Forty three dollars and
half pays for spring term scholarship.
Where is there another man who will pay
for one? [Clarion Republican.
The third annual poultry show of the
Forest County association was pro-
nounced success in many of its features,
particularly so in tho matter of the fine
stock exhibited and that because it was
largely of home production. The attend
ance was fair during the week and all
who looked over the display were much
pleased with the many sleek looking
"birds" on exhibition. Among the pet
stock shown were number of coOps of
handsome pigeons, number of Belgian
hares owned by Frank Brookhouser, and
45-pound bronze gobbler, the property
of Fred. Keller.
George 0sgood, who has kept pretty
accurate tab on the weather so far this
winter, finds that during October, No
vember and December l63 inches of snow
fell, and during January 324 inches,
max ing total of 49l inches to the lst of
Februar, Zero weather set in on Dec.
II, when the mercury fell to l0' below,
Dec. IL, 50 below, 10Th lO0 and 10th 50 be-
low. Jan. 9th zero, 10Th 90 below, 26th 90
below, 18th, the coolest thus far, 200 be-
low, and Both 60 below. These figures
become more valuable with age, and if
interested you should preserve them for
future reference.
Master carpenter II. w. Roberts and
his force of men have completed their
work for the present along the Il. q o. G.
branch road. When the weather will
permit new bridges will be built from
Pine creek to Pioneer, The company
runs two trains over the line each year,
practice compulsory in order to hold
the franchise. After each trip it is nee
essary to remove the Pine creek bridge,
which is not strong enough to stand high
water From critical viewpoint that
railroad down the east bank of the creek
is of about as much use as the second tail
for spotted pup.-[Titusvlle Herald.
Potatoes are cheaper now than they
have been for years at this season. The
country, according to commission mer-
chants, is overstocked. In the produce
yards to-day, potatoes were selling on the
track at 80 and 40 cents bushel and so
and 80 cents bushel at the store. The
apple supply is in deplorable condition,
there being enough stock in storage it is
said to supply the country until next
fall. There are said to be 1000, 600 bar
rels in storage in New York state alone.
Cabbage is also drug on the market and
is selling wholesale at 80 a ton, or less
than a half cent a pound. Last year at
this time, it brought three or four times
that am ount.-[ Pittsburg Leader.
All hangings in Pennsylvania after
June l3, 1905, must take place in either
the Eastern or the Western Penitentiary,
ifa bill introduced into the house should
pass. No announcement of the time for
execution is to be made; the exact time
to be fixed by the warden of the prison
and the week in which the execution
takes place must begin not more than
eight weeks, nor less than four weeks
from the day OF sentence. The rope is
still to be the method of execution. The
prisoner is to he removed to the peniten-
tiary within 10 days after the governor
issues the death warrant, and there kept
in solitary confinement until the day OF
execution.
The funeral of the only child of Rev.
A. II. NJ. Zahniser, of Mayburg, which
died on the 3lst ult., was held Friday
afternoon at the home of the grandfather,
II. NJ. Zahniser, In Tionesta. Six of the
latter's sons were present, four of whom
are ministers in the Free Methodist
church. The services were in charge o
Rev. W. B. Roupe, of Oil City, Pa. Rev
w. o. Calhoun offered prayer and short
addresses were given by Rev. Roupe and