The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1907-09-04
NeighbOrhOOd Notes.

The county commissioners OF warren
county are figuring on remodeling the
Rouse hospital outbuildiugs. They may
tear down a number Of old buildings and
erect a large barn.
Warren professional nurses have been
applied to by Ridgwsy authorities 10 go
to that place to care for typhoid fever
patients. Price seems to be no object
and competent persons can make their
own terms.
General John Wiley, of Franklin, who
has been in command Of the I'd brigade OF
the N. G. p. since 1887, has been appoint
ed major general to succeed Gen. Goblin,
resigned. Col. Hulings, of Oil City, has
received the appointment of commander
of the I'd brigade to succeed Wiley.
The state of Minnesota recently tied up
a shipment of box car goods from Chi
cago firm. Ofeighty-two samples taken
from the shipment buttwo complied with
the pure food laws of the state and every
one of the packages were found half
pound short, which indicates how these
fellows are enabled to underbid the home
merchant
Mckinley Richmond, a l0-year-old
negro, was sentenced by Judge Wilson,
of Clarion to an indefinite period in the
Morganza Reformatory for shooting
and killing his younger sister with
Flobert rife because she struck him with
a stone, in May last. The youthful homi-
eide pleaded guilty to voluntary man
slaughter, and was given light sentence
on account of his youth.
On a dare from a companion Harry
Ryan, Smethport glass worker, recent
ly climbed to the top of the Mexican
county court house tower and for a tine
sat astride the neck of the goddess of JUS
tice on top OF the tower. He then at
tempted the descent, lost his hold, and
fell to The lawn below, distance of one
hundred and thirty-five feet. 1t is need
less to say he lost his life because he
would not take dare.
Henry Lehna of West Newton, Pa,
confessed rape tiend, Friday before Judge
Thomas at Meadville, under the act OF
1907, confessed to three seperato counts
on Alma Whitehead, aged IA years, and
stealing her money. This formal con-
fession under the act does away with a
trial and brings the defendant direct to
the court for sentence, which will be
passed in quarter sessions court this
week. Lehna was told the maximum
penalty was fifty five years.
That skunks eat bees is a discovery
in natural history that has been made by
Harry Rote, of Salina, Cranberry town
ship. He had occasion to visit his hives
on Tuesday and discovered a skunk
stationed in front of one of the soaps anG
catching and guzzling the bees as they
made their way out of the hive to com
mence their day of industry. Mr.. Rott
had a revolver with him, but wishing L
preserve safe distance between himsel
and the animal did not get close enough
to land bullet from his weapon into th,
body of the bee thief He returned with
his rifle and found the intruder still busy
in depicting the swarm, paying no atten
tion to the sting of the insects. Mr.. Rot,
had much better success with his rifle
as the skunk dropped mead at the frs
shot,-Derrick,
Milton Sopher of Cherrytree township
must serve eight years at hard labor il
the Western penitentiary for criminally
assaulting little Fannie Miles, daughter
of Breakdown farmer, on June 20 of thi'
year. The sentence was administered by
Judge Criswell of Vensngo county. 1t il
the second longest sentence he ever im
posed upon criminal since his exper
ience as judge began. Sopher, who il
IS years of age and is of almost gisn
stature, assaulted the little girl in tn,
woods near his home. A posse searched
for him two days and he was arrested
near Franklin. When arrsigned in cour
at Franklin this week he entered a plei
ofguilty. When he came up for sentenc,
Wednesday no member of his family
was present, they evidently being salts
fed to let him pay the penalty ofthe Law
for his monstrous crime. He was un
affected, expecting more severe punish
ment.