The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1906-01-03

ana sustained diSlOcation of his right
shoulder. DR.. Bovard was summoned and
found it necessary to administer anaes.
thetics in getting the dslocated member
back in place, and while resting as well
as could be expected under the painful
circumstances, Mr.. Decker is suffering q
good deal of pain.
Mrs. Mary Il. Grove, who has con-
Quoted boarding house at No. 81 East
Main street the past twenty-five years,
has sold the property to George Paup OF
Tionesta. Mr.. Paup has been superin-
tendent of the Forest county poor farm
for the past six years and will retire from
that position on Jan. |. He expects to
take possession of his purchase the fol-
lowing day. Previous to going to Tio-
nesta he was resident of Neilltown.-
Tltusville Herald, Goth.
The Carson Il Matson news company
has taken on all the daily papers sold in
Tionesta, aud customers will be supplied
by them hereafter Any irregularity or
negligence on the part of the delivery
boys will be promptly attended to if re-
ported at their room. 1t is the aim OF the
dealers to render better service than has
heretofore been given the public and to
this end they will esteem it a favor if bad
service is made known to them. Order
your periodicals through them.
The congregations of the Methodist
Episcopal, Presbyterian and Free Meth
odist churches watched the old year out
and the new in with union service at
the M. Il. church Sunday night There
was good attendance and good sermons
were delivered by the pastors of the
three congregations respectively, Revs.
w. o. Calhoun, Paul j. Slonaker and r.
A. Zahniser. The younger element saw
to 1t that the new year was properly ush-
cred In by the ringing of the various
bells in town.
We find the following interesting
item in the Chelsea, Indian Territory,
Record, Of Dec. %: "Claude Hepler, for
merly Of Tionesta. Pa, now with the
Alluwe Drilling Co., was married to
Miss Sadie Collins, in Joplin, Monday.
Dec. 18th. The home of the bride was in
Nevada, Mo. They will make Chelsea
their home in the future. Mr.. Hepler is
an Industrious young man and will make
a first class citizen in this new and pro-
gressive country" A happy New Year
and many prosperous ones to you and
yours, Claude.
Judge Irwin returned on Saturday
evening last from Franklin, where he
visited his nephew, Hiram l.. Irwin,
who was home on a furlough of week
from his ship, the cruiser Pennsylvania.
The many friends OF Hiram in this COM
munity will be pleased to know that he
has been promoted to the highly respon
sible Office of assistant navigator on said
war vessel. The Pennsylvania sails from
Fortress Monroe on January 9th, for
cruise in the West Indies and Caribbean
Sea. 1t is probable this cruise will be
long one in southern waters.
There were two individuals before
Justice Perry Tuesday charged with
drunkenness. They had celebrated
Christmas in the wrong manner and
We're sorry looking specimens. One was
an umbrella mender and he was given an
hour to remove himself without the city.
The other fellow claimed McCrays as his
home. lie was fined $780, and said he
had no money, AS soon as notified that
he would have to board the time out in
the lookup at the rate ofSl day he drew
from his pocket S. bill and settled the
fine imposed. Warren Mirror.
The retiring board of County Com
missioners recently awarded the con-
tract for the erection of the new bridge
which is to span Tionesta creek at Kel-
letville, to the Nelson X Buchanan
Bridge Co., the consideration being
50, ,462 Patrick Joyce was awarded the
contract for the stone work at $500 a
perch. There is to be but one span 1sl
feet in length, and the bridge will occupy
the site of the present structure. The |
Commissioners also let the contract for
the placing of foot-walk on the river
bridge at Tionesta. 1t will be substan-
tial addition to the bridge, and will cost
$4,000.
For the Week of Prayer, beginning
January 9TH, the Presbyterian and |
Methodist cong egations will hold union
sevices, and alternate between the two
churches. Rev. Slonaker will begin the
services next Sabbath morning in the
church. This will be
union meeting. The subject will be,
'Revival of Religion Rev. Calhoun
will preach in the evening in the Presby-
terian church. Monday evening services
will be held in the Methodist church and
Rev. Slonaker will preach. Tuesday in
the Presbyterian church and Rev. Cal
houn will preach. All are cordially in
vited to attend these services.
John w. Steele, known the world
over as "Coal Oil Johnnie" is dangerous
ly sick with pneumonia at his home on
the Mofielt farm, at Fee, near franklin.
There is probably not man of the oil
country more widely known by reputa-
tion and possibly none less understood
than he. He has figured in the most ro-
mantle tales otreckless prodigality, based
upon comparatively light foundation, and
all the denials made by himself and
friends, and oil country writers familiar
with the real facts, have had little effect
in getting hearing for him with the