The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-03-29

Wheu the water gets down some.
considerable excitement has been
raised in the vicinity by the report that
20'barrel we'll has been struck by the
Donovan boys on their farm on Stewart
Run. That we'll has been opened is
true but whether it is of the 20-barreI
breed awaits confirmation.
The Warren County Republican pri-
maries held last Saturday resulted in the
choice OF John Siggins for Associate
Judge, and Ed. r. Allen for Register ard
Recorder, Frank Hagberg and Frank M.
Downing for County mmissioners, A.
M. Bennett and Elmer Thompson for
County Auditors, b. S. Magill and G. II.
Clawson for Delegates to the State Con-
venton.
james landers has his new planning
mill well under way and will be placing
the machinery in position before the
week is out. The building is quite pre-
tentious affair, covering a large plot of
ground, and will be equipped with mod
uiuNnlhbiJ 10 ~ 10 Oliil
intention to prepare for turning out about
anything desired in the line of building
material.
The ladies of the Presbyterian church
will hold another market this week, be-
ginning at O'Clock next Saturday alter
noon, at the home of Mrs. l.. Agnew.
Eyarvhn1v 70 inyitad IN COLL apd lou In a
supply of good things for the Sunday
dinner. Those who have heretofore pat
ronized these markets need no urging to
go again for they know that everything
sold is strictly fine
The finest herd of Durham cows ever
seen in this section passed through here
Monday, having Teen imported from
York State en- route to Cooksburg, this
county. There were l5 head in the flock,
and they are intended to form the nucleus
of an extensive dairy and stock farm on
Cooksburg. The herd was admired by
many as it passed through town.
Merle, the year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Reige of Kane, is dead as the
result of sceptic poisoning from eating
oysters. The family had oysters for sup
per of which the little fellow ate heartily.
He soon laid down in front of the stove
in the sitting room and complained that
he felt i'll. He grew worse rapidly and
physician was sent for who did all in his
power, without avail to save the lads life.
doctor was summoned. Despite the Ell
forts of the medical men the boy died.
Governor Pennypacker has signed
the house bill providing that system OF
humane education, which shall include
kind treatment of birds and animals,
shall be included in the branches of study
now required by law to be taught in the
common schools, such instruction to be
given all pupils up to and including the
fourth grade oft public schools and to
consist of no more than half an hour
each week during the whole term of
school. The bill prohibits experimenting
with any living creature in any public
school.
The members of the church and con-
gregation of the Tionesta Presbyterian
church are cordially invited to attend the
annual meeting of the congregation on
Thursday evening at 1880. The purpose
of the meeting is to elect trustees-one
for one year, one for two years, one for
three years, to elect a treasurer, and to
hear reports from the various societies of
the church and to transact any other bus
mess properly brought forward. The
pastor will make few remarks on the
subject: conditions under which
Christian congregation may hope to pros
per-"
"A Kansas paper relates the following:
"A man appeared on the street the other
day with Il big three. .cornered scar on the
side of his face, which looked suspicious
ly like the print of lady's shoe, and
when a friend who had not seen him for
a long time met him and with surprise
asked him, why, Jim, how did you get
that awful SCARF he replied; That is a
birthmark,' and his friend exclaimed:
Impossible; you did not have it when
boy No. he replied, but it is birth
mark just the same, You see, when 1
was coming home from the west 1 was
riding on sleeping car, and tried to get
in the wrong BERTH"
The W. c. T. U. takes great pleasure
in announcing that Miss Lillian NJ.
Phelps, of st. GATHERINGS, Ontario, will
deliver two lectures in our city, in the
Presbyterian church, Thursday and Fri
day evenings, April 9th and 9TH, at half
past seven o'clock. Miss Phelps is the
rising star among the noble women who
are taking the lead in the great temper
ance movement. She has already
achieved an envisble reputation as a
speaker and her time is wholly occupied
in the lecture field. Let there be large
and representative audience present to
greet this accomplished lecturer. A sill
yer offering will be taken.
1t is said that laying on of hands will
cure the cigarette habit. As many do
not understand the "modus operand,"
the Hawarden Chronicle gives it.; "Grasp
the urchin with the left hand, firmly, but
securely, just back of the cars, and as the
water line shows on the back of his neck
draw the head firmly and swiftly TO a
horizontal position with the floor, first
protuding your left knee so that contact
with the waist line and knee is firm; then
with the right hand raised high above the
head. bring il down as quickly as nossible