The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1906-11-14


"A flock of wild geese, bewildered b,
the storm, lit aud hovered about th,
mouth of the creek all last night, but be
fore our sports got around with thei
fowling pieces this morning they had
drifted on down the river to safer quar-
ters.
The proposition to increase the schoo
appropriation from $5,50O,OOO to $780,,
700 by the incoming Legislature, finds al
most unanimous sentiment in its favor
throughout the country districts, and the
member who refuses to support such q
proposition had better remain outside the
borders of his home county al the ad.
journment of the legislature next spring.
Asa Miles, for many years a resident
of Fagundus, in this county, and a
brother of Hugh Miles of that place, died
Tuesday night of last week, 9th inst, at
his home in Akron, Ohio, whittier he
had moved about two years ago. He was
upward 40 years of age and is survived
by his wife and one daughter. The re-
mains were brought to Tidioute, where
the funeral was held on Friday.
There will be no court worth men,
tioning next week, the jurors having
been notified that their presence will not
be required owing to the continuance of
the causes set down for trial. and a
dearth OF criminal business. This is not
an unusual condition in Forest county,
where peace and harmony obtains to
such an extent as to require but one or
two full sessions of court in year.
The annual convention of the Ep-
worth League of the Franklin District,
Erie Conference, will bs Leld in Emlen-
ton, Pa, Thursday and Friday of this
week, Nov. Is and l6. The delegates
from the Tionesta society are Rev. w. o.
Calhoun and d. w. Morrison. Earl
Small Is the delegate from the Nebraska
society. Mr.. Morrison will have a paper
onithe subject sis Junior Work Neces-
sary?"
The big gas we'll has at last been shut
in. The feat was accomplished yesterday.
This we'll has been gushing for the past
nine weeks, and it is estimated that over
500, 900 worth of gas has gone to waste
during this time. The two wells which
are being drilled, one by the Pennsyl-
vania Gas Co., and the other by the
Keelors, have both struck the first sand,
and are about one hundred and fifty feet
from the Cooper sand. There is strong
of gas in both wells.-Kane Re-
publican.
The danger of placing fish globes in
windows where the sun can strike them
has again been manifested, says the III
tusville Courier. Mrs. f. G. Bartholo-
new, of South Perry street. so placed a
globe Tuesday and where the suns rays
focused inside the room was table.
to be passing through the
room she smelled burning cloth and on
making an investigation found table
cloth on fire. Holes were burned through
1t, but fortunately the incipient blaze was
noted in time to prevent other damage.
j. o. Carson, of Tionesta, and Miss
May Whaley, of Endeavor, have been
appointed members of the committee on
permanent certificates for Forest county,
by the State Superintendent of Public
Nathan C. Schaeffer, taking
he places OF b. II. Bottenhorn, who has
from the county, and Earl
small, retired from the profession. The
,ther member OF the committee is Miss
Blanche Pease, of Tionesta. The COM
nittee will meet during institute week in
December to set the date for holding the
The third number of the citizens
ecture course will be given Saturday
vening, Nov. oath, In the court house,
Tionesta Pa, in which The Floyds will |
ppear in Spectacular Illusions" The
Glowing from the Utica, N. Y, Herald
Dispatch gives an idea of where Mr.. and |
irs. Floyd stand among entertainers:
Floyd as magician ranks with the
'est. Mohala gave wonderful exhibit
ion" Bangor Daily Times: "The en-
ertsinment was the best ever given
ere.' Admission, so cents; school
20 cents.
The story of the killing of $50
ound bear that had gotten into a sheep
asture on the Wagner farm, in Tionesta
ownship, and was creating havoc among
he sheep, lacks confirmation. There are
ONE bears in the country, however. and
lere is some likelihood that bear meat
'ill be on the market ere long, now that
inter seems to be on hand. Monday
light bear visited the pig pen of Conrad
kenburg, of Guitonville, Green town.
nip, but it disappeared without molest-
lg the hogs. 1t must have been mon
er, judging from the tracks.
Mrs. II. W. Roberts of West Central
venue was called to Union City yester-
ay by an accident which befell her
rother, w. G.. Ragsn, Thursday evening.
Ir. Ragan was driving his high spirited
am, when the animals took fright at
'ain andran away. He was thrown out
nd sustained'a a broken leg and numerous
ruises and cuts. The telephone message
his Titusville relatives conveyed few
articulars. Mr.. Roberts left for Uuion
ity on the 5:35 train last evening and
le family will remain there until the
ltent of Mr.. Ragan's hurts are known.
Titusville Herald, 10th.
-Tionesta borough is in a fair way to
,come an oil town, leastwise a we'll is