The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1906-08-15

gray uhnnol WIN DlacK VIZ on tne
breast, black cap with white "T," and
black stockings.
-"Talk about the beautiful blue Juni-
ata," said an Oil City man, recently
returned from trip through the
eastern part of the state, "the old Alle-
gheny has 1t beat 40 ways for beauty,
scenery and curves" And so 1t has,
Blizzard. And tish-stories.
The building committee of the swed-
ish Lutheran church received a carload OF
lumber yesterday, donation from N. p.
Wheeler, the well-known lumberman OF
Endeavor, Pa. The stonework on the
basement of the new church is we'll under
way, and the contract for the entire build
ing will probably be awarded in a few
days.-Oil City Derrick, llth.
The Tionesta ball team has a good
game scheduled for Friday afternoon of
this week, at $3.50 o'clock, with the Mon
ongahela City team. one of the leaders of
the Monongahela Valley League. This
ought to be fast game and worth going
miles to see. Don't miss it. The local
team also expects to play the All-Titus-
viles at Titusville next Saturday.
The suspension bridge at Tidioute
was put out of commission Sunday after
noon when an attempt was made to drive
$50 mustang ponies across the structure
at one time. The weight was too much
for the iron cables underneath the drive.
way and the bridge ssgged. This herd
of horses will be brought to Tionesta and
tomorrow will be offered at public sale
by johnson Bros.
"A train telephone has been invented
and it is expected that before long it will
be possible for the engineer and other
train-hands of any train to call up those
on any other train and talk as much as
they please. This would enable the oper-
ator in the train dispatcher's Office to cor
rect the kind of mistakes that now puts
two trains over the same bit of track in
opposite directions.
Samuel Aul, of Loleta, who recently
purchased the Bob Robinson place at the
outskirts of Marienville, is making one
of the finest farms in Forest county. His
farmer, Mr.. Hoover, understands his
business and his work is showing for
itself. That the land about here will raise
crops is a sure thing without a question
of doubt, judging from the appearance of
Mr.. Aul's place.-Express.
The musical features OF the week of
August twentieth to twenty-fourth at
Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua,
New York, will consist of three concerts:
on Monday evening a performance in
which the Male Glee Club and Mandolin
Club will take the principal part; on
Wednesday afternoon the usual popular
concert; and on Friday evening one in
which all will feel familiar interest,
"Auld Lang Syne,"
Contractor Joyce completed the work
of erecting the stone abutments for the
new bridge over Tionesta creek at Kel-
lettville last week, and on Saturday the
County Comm missioners made an inspec-
ton of the same, which they found to be
very substantial piece of masonry,
strong enough to withstand the wear and
tear, storms and floods of the next CEN
tury or two. The superstructure is to be
a single span and will be placed in posi-
ton, no doubt. within the next two
months.
On Saturday night last Aeronaut Leo
Stevens, the airship inventor, sailed Ma
jor Miller's big ship several times over
the city of Franklin, landing finally in an
open field on the opposite side of the riv-
or at II o'clock at night. The navigator
made two ascensions, being accompanied
in the early part OF the evening by Mrs.
Miller, wife of the Major, and it is said
she is the first woman to take ride in an
airship. They were about 500 feet high
when the gas engine declined to work,
and it was necessary TO come down and
make repairs.
"A Msrienville scribe writes that the
ball team of that place went to Claring-
ton Friday, and for the third time this
season defeated the club OF that town, Is
to IL. The heavy rains made the diamond
so wet that fast playing was impossible
and numerous errors were made on both
sides. The game was lively, however,
and the spectators enjoyed it. The feat
ure was the all-around playing of Harp.
The Clarington infield was badly broken
up by the absence of Dunkle. Batteries
-Marienville, Heating, Leech and Nor
rson; Clsrington, Shields, Roger and
Hepler.
The canning season is now thor
oughly on and if you are little chary
about eating the tailor made" article it
will be in order to get busy in the kitchen
and put up your own stuff, which you
can approach next winter with all con-
fidence that you are not devouring big
pei centage of formaldehyde or some 9th
or poisonous preservative. The tomato
and berry crops are claiming the most
attention just now, and soon the peach
and other fruits will be ready for the
can. Corn is put up fairly well, in the
higher priced brands, and need not be
canned at home in order to secure good
quality.
b In connection with State Treasurer
Berry's policy of paying the state school
appropriation, is an interesting statement
made from Harrisburg to the effect that it
has been the means of losing the state
some twenty thousand dollars interest
without comforting any corresponding