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


Tuesday evening of last week. The in
jury is more painful than serious. DIR.
Bovard rendered the necessary surgical
aid.
The two ball games scheduled TO be
played here Thursday and Friday of this
week by Bruin, were cancelled by that
team because they could secure no other
games in this vicinity at the present time.
We hope to have them later. Manager
Landers is endeavoring to arrange a
game here next Saturday.
The REPUBLICAN acknowledges with
many thanks the receipt OF an invitation
from the st. Marys Gazette to be present
and participate in the pleasures of "old
Home Week." from August llth to 18th,
in that thriving little city. Extensive
preparations are making to show the old
home good time while they
tarry in the town.
The "Tionesta Hardware" Samuel
S. Sigworth, proprietor, is new adver-
tiser IN the REPUBLICAN this week, to
which special attention is called. Read
these advertisements carefully, and when
you find yourself in need of anything in
that line, the new establishment will ap-
preciate your patronage and make special
efforts to please you.
Michael Mann, who had begun work
at the Grandln mill at Eagle Rock the
day previous, was taken to the Oil City
hospital last Thursday for surgical treat
ment for injuries received by falling off
car of tan bark. He has since recovered
| sufficiently to be able to go to work again.
He is minus one leg at the knee, and was
Eagle Rock, where he found employment.
The Washington Post says that Prof
Wiley, Chief Chemist of the Department
of Agriculture, recently went into store
to buy fountain pen. While the young
man was waiting on him, the famous
scientist was writing the words "tempus
iugit," in an endeavor to select a pen to
his liking. "If you should buy one and
it does not suit you, Mr.. Fugit," said the
obliging clerk, "you can bring it back
aud get another"
The editor of the Tionesta REPUBLI-
CAN laments that the blackberry crop in
that county is doomed, dried mp, as it
were, on the bushes, for want of rain. II
the REPUBLICANS editor will drive over
into Jefferson county he can get his wants
in the blackberry line fully supplied.
with moderate exertion, as the crop in
this section was never more abundant,
the berries being exceptionally large and
delicious. -Brookville Republican.
The Odd Fellows of Western Pennsyl-
vania will hold their annual outing at
Wayside Inn, the home for aged and in
firm members of the order at Grove City,
on Thursday, August 2S. The affair this
year will take the form of a harvest home
and donation. There will be prize ex-
hibits of stock, poultry fruit, vegetables
and grain; music, dancing, singing and
amusements of all kinds will be provided
anu lub DduBlltIS VI INeu0hdu Will Sol w
all kinds of refreshments.
According to the ruling of justice o
the peace in Allegheny, Sunday work by
oil well bumpers is necessity. The de-
cision was rendered few days ago in the
cases of five bumpers arrested for violat
ing the Sunday observance law. The de
PENDANTS showed it was necessary t.
pump their wells on Sunday in order Il
keen the salt water down, and on thi'
proof their discharge was based. The de
cision is considered an important one by
the oil men, as it is believed il will stoI
the prosecutions which have been gen
eral.
The Erie Dispatch states that the Un
ion Telephone comapny is to be one o
the component parts of a gigantic com
bine of the independent telephone com
panies of the state. In it will be included
200 phones, throughout the state, anC
extensions to every hamlet and cross roaC
will be made. 1t is intended to spenC
$1,000, 900 for this purpose and to maxi
!: the line as complete as that of the Bel
company In Pennsylvania. charte
has been applied for in Snyder count,
, and hearing on the application will b.
, held August II,
t One of the interesting annual feature
l of this year at Chautauqua, New York, i
. the question box, which this year will b
,nducted as usual by DR., ]. M. Buckle.
of the Christian Advocate on the evening
, of Friday, August 18th. DR.. Buckley
wide fund of information and ready com
y mand of retort when faced by surprisin
or perplexing questions make The pro
gram of questioning and answering on
;. of great interest. Following upon thi
hour the Illuminated Fleet will appear o.
: the lake shore, the usual competition 70
> prizes for steamers, launches and sail
boats, and row-boats taking place as i
former years.
Elisha Hollister, who resides at th
:, mouth of Little Tionesta Creek and work
' on the Newton IL Fisher saw mill at ths
!, place, suffered the loss of part of the SCI
ond finger of his right hand Wednesda
morning last. He was handling heav
u timber and got the finger caught under
70 heavy stick, pinchng it off just in fror
V of the first joint. Mr.. Hollster g,
10 hbited clear grit in connection with I'll
10 accident. The injured finger was hani
ing by few shreds of flesh, when |
10 took his pocket knife and cut it off. Il
). then treated it with home remedie