The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1907-08-07
Serious wreck Near Kittanning.


The Titusville express of the p. h. r.
was wrecked at Kellys station, below
Kittanning, at 1l:30 yesterday morning,
killing four persons, and injuring TWEEN
ty-five others more or less seriously,
among these being Frank Critchlow, of
Titusville, known here, Mrs. w. b. Poor
of Shamburg, and 0rah Smith of Oil
City, also we'll known in this section.
According TO the new milk law,
hereafter every gallon OF milk shall con-
tain 23l cubic inches. 1t shall be unlaw-
full for any person, firm or corporation to
sell within the state of Pennsylvania any
milk, skim milk and cream according to
any other standard measurement than
that known as liquid. or wine measure,
containing 23l cubic inches to the gallon.
The new state road from Tubbs run
10 the Hickory township line, is now
rapidly nearing completion. The Telford
foundation is all laid, and the work of
spreading and rolling the crushed lime
stone will be carried rapidly forward.
Already the travel over the road is good,
as one can spin right along since the big
steam roller has been run over the rough
stone.
1t is estimated that fully l 800 people
were in attendance at the Free Methodidt
camp meeting in the Plessantville grove
on Sunday. There are about seventy-five
tents In use, all commodious and COM
Portable living places, and the campers
are enjoying themselves. Sunday after
noon there were several hundred carriages
and other conveyances on the grounds,
many from Tionesta and vicinity driving
over during the day. The large auditor
ium was filled to its seating capacity at
the afternoon and evening services, and
the managers report the meeting an en-
tire success.
DIR. ]. M. Buckley, of the Christian
Advocate, New York City, will make his
annual appearance at Chautauqua, New
York, during Recognition Week, lectur-
ing on Monday. Tuesday and Thursday,
August II, l3 and Is, and conduct his
annual Question Box on the evening of
Friday, August l6. This latter event is
and always will be popular at Chautau.
qua. The versatility and quickness of
wit of the presiding officer as he draws
from box without previous preparation,
questions on all departments of knowl-
edge, is surprising, full of instruction
and often amusing.
The annual outing of the Venango
Picnic Association, l. o. o. F., will be
held at Monarch Park, Oil City, on Tues
day, August l3. The Association is COM
posed OF lodges OF the Odd Fellows frster-
nifty in Oil City, Titusville, Meadville,
Tionests and Franklin, with joint
membership exceeding 5000. Members
and their families and their friends are
all invited. The drill by the children
from the Orphans Home in NJ Meadville is
expected to be feature of the outing. 1t
is the intention to secure special train
on the p. h. X. to take members from
Tionesla and Warren to the outing.
The trustees of the state hospital for
the insane at North Warren now have the
sum of $237 800 which was appropriated
by the last legislature and which is avail
able for the erection of two ward build
ings, with capacity of l25 patients each;.
an infirmary building which will accom-
modate from 80 to 20 male patients,
commodious and attractive dwelling for
the steward of the institution, water
works system, piggery to cost $4,000,
freight house to cost $1,000, macadan
roads within the hospital grounds, dyna-
mos, etc., all of which are urgently needed
by the hospital. The new work will be
commenced in three weeks.
What are supposed TO be the bones of
an Indian were unearthed in the excava-
ton of the cellar on Daniel Walters lot a
under about two feet of earth and beneath
some flat stones. No other evidences of
an Indian burial were found, such as
tomahawk, arrow heads or the like, u.s.
ually inferred with the owner, but as the
find was within few feet of Council Run
so called because on this spot the aborig-
ines we're won't to hold their war coun-
ellis, it is supposed to have been that of a
defunct Indian. But there's no telling.
The bones might some day have been
owned by deer, bear, or even COW.
An adjourned session of argument
court was held Tuesday with President
Judge w. NJ. Lindsey aud Associates f.
Y. Kreitler and p. c. Hill on the bench.
The bond of $4,000 of W. II. Hood, col
lector of Tionesla Boro, was approved.
The resignation on account OF i'll health OF
A. X. Shipe, collector of jerks township,
was accepted. w. G. Brown was appoint
ed and his bond of $4,000 approved. Pc
tition of Harry G. Means, guardian of
Geo. w. Means, Jr., for sale of real estate
in jerks township, granted. Petition
of County Commissioners for leave to
sell house and lot in Tionests Boro be-
longing to Sarah j. Hood, at private sale
to Linus Shriver, granted. Petition of
County Commissioners for leave to sell
real estate situate in the Borough of
Bruin, Butler county, belonging to
Wards, of Barnett township, at public
sale, granted. In the Juvenile Court j.
A. Stover complained to the court that
his minor son, Roy aged IA years, was