The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1907-08-28
NeighbOrhOOd Notes.

The Citizens Gas company Of Tidioute
has advanced the price OF gas to thirty
cents thousand feet, effective Sept. l.
A report from Fredonis, N. Y, says
the Chsutauqua grape belt is in fine con-
dition and the harvest promises to be
very large.
The opening of the public school at
Shippenville, Clarion county, has been
postponed for couple of weeks to await
the termination aud outcome ofs case OF
small pox that has developed in the COM
munity.
At New Castle 81 children, under two
years Of age, have died during July and
August. Cholera infsntum was the chief
cause Of the mortality. At Youngstown
4S children have died since August /, the
majority from cholera infantum.
Emory Covell, aged 20 years, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Covell, Of Goodwill
Hill, Pa, was killed at Celeron Sunday
afternoon by being struck by trolley car.
His head was badly crushed and his body
mutilated, death resulting INSTANTLY.
Young Covell had been employed rs
pumper by George Coe at Pleasantville.
Besides his parents, he leaves surviving
five sisters and two brothers.
George Barnes, OF Shingle House, N.
Y, was held up Saturday by three
masked footpsds and robbed of his watch
and 81 in money. Not content with this
the footpsds relieved him Of all his
clothes, even to his underclothes and
socks. Clothed only in the darkness Of
the falling night, Mr.. Barnes was enabled
to reach local hotel without being seen
by any hut the greedy bandits.
Left his home in the borough Of Gen.
tervile, Pa, on Tuesday. August6, Harry
d. Atherton, aged 81 years, dark hair,
eyes and mustache. quite bald and thin
in flesh, weight about l20 pounds, and
height about five feet seven inches. Had
on pepper and sslt' suit of clothes,
and summer cap to match. Last seen at
Britton Run the same day he left. Had
with him between 800 and $500. Was
past grand in Cepterville lodge, No. $50,
LOO. F. Send any information concern
ing the missing man to T. j. Patton,
secretary 1. o. O. F., Centerville, Pa.
Other papers please copy.
A number of young men who reside in
Sheffield and Warren are preparing to go
to Msrdi Grss in New Orleans this winter.
This trip will be made from Warren to
New Orleans by boat, and it is expected
that about three months will be consumed
in their trip which will be started as soon
as the water reaches stage sufficiently
high to carry the boat over the shadows
in the stream. A nspths launch will be
taken with the party so that good pro-
gress can be made through slack water
when necessary, and the house boat can
be kept out OF the track of the big steam
ers on the Ohio and Mississippi.
Henry Wagner, the prisoner in the
Mesdville Jail who is charged with assault
ing l4-year-old Alma Whitehead near
Turnersville confessed Wednesday to two
similar cases OF assault previous to the one
on which he is now held. He also made
known his identity. He said his name
was Henry Lehns, of West Newton, Pa,
where his parents and his brother and
sister reside. One of the cases to which
Lehna con fessed was that upon Nellie OFT,
l5 years old, at Rdgely, Mineral County,
West Virginia, on June % last. The
other was upon 4-year-old Mary Meds-
gar, at West Newton, July 6. Lehna
was identified by both these victims. In
the West Virginia affair Lehns caught
Miss OFT early in the morning while she
was in the mountains after the cows. BE
dragged her to his camp where he tied
her to four stakes previously driven in
the ground. At West Newton he caught
Mary Medsgar esrly in the evening and
kept her in the woods about half the
night.