The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1907-11-13
PERSONAL.

a few days this week on legal business.
Jacob Siggins came home last week
from the Sigel oil field for short visit.
DIR. N. W. Shugert, of Tidioute, was
visitor in Tionesta over Tuesday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Carnahan, of
Tidioute, were Tionesta visitors Monday.
Misses Clara Kuhns and Susie Shots,
of Leeper, were guests of Mrs. Alice
Vought over Thursday night.
Mrs. E. Gaylord, of Florida, is visit
ing her sister and brother, Mrs. Asa
Heath and Fred Dryer, of Hunter Run.
Mrs. D. w. Morrison and children
Arthur and Agnes have been confined to
the house during the past week by an
attack of tonsilitis.
Robert Z. Heeter, of Raughts, Pa,
and Miss Annie A. Harriger, of Claring-
ton, Pa, we're granted marriage license
at Brook vile last week.
-Rey. A. Fl. M. Zshniser, of Franklin,
attended Free Methodist con ference at
Tidioute Saturday, while Mrs. u. visited
at the home of the Reverend's father here.
The members of the Epworth League
"showered" Mr.. and Mrs. Linas Shriver
Monday evening, presenting them with
handsome rocker, as we'll as many other
useful household articles.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Smith, of Me-
braska, were Tionesta visitors Wednes-
day and the REPUBLICAN is indebted
to the former for call and substantial
reminder" while in town.
Bert Emminger of Duhring, Charles
Nelson of Brookston, and j. G. Wech of
Balltown, all return judges from Howe
township. were among the REPUBLICANS
friendly callers last Wednesday.
George M. Zahniser, of Fredonia, and
J. M. Zahniser, of Jackson Center, both
prosperous Mercer county farmers, were
welcome guests here few days of the
past week of their brother, II. NJ. Zahn-
iser.
Mrs. o. c. Stroup left for Kinzus
Monday morning to visit her mother a
week, while Orlo shouldered his gun and
took the opposite direction, going up into
Howe township where he will join Ed.
Gerow in bear and deer hunt.
Mrs. G. W. Warden, of Endesvor,
wno is the delegate from Forest and Elk
counties, is attending the National Con-
vention OF the Womsns Christian Tenn
perance Union, which has been in session
at Nashville, Tenn, during the past
week.
H. o. Taft and M. Il. Abbott were
pleasant callers at the REPUBLICAN Office
Wednesday. MIR. Taft, as Judge of the
election in Hickory township, brought
down the returns Of his precinct, which
made fine showing tor the Republican
ticket.
M. T.. Abbott has been appointed
postmaster at East Hickory to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of w.
P. Crouch, who has held the position for
the past IL years. Mac is popular with the
people of his community and will doubt
less please them in the capacity of post
master, as did his worthy predecessor.
Mrs. j. d. w. Reck and Mrs. Thomas
Snodgrsss were called to Bradford, Pa.
during the past week Oh account OF the
serious illness of their mother, Mrs. j. j.
Neal. Mrs. Neal was visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs. @. NJ. Skinner, aud last week
was taken Ill with pneumonia. Her ad-
vanced age So years, makes her recovery
extremely doubtful.
Mrs. f. A. Keller and son Frederick,
were guests of Mrs. j. P. Grove over
Sunday. The Keller family has moved
from Pigeon to Fredonia, N. Y, during
the past week, the move being made
necessary by Mr.. Keller's business inter-
ests. Many friends will be sorry to lose
them as residents Of our county, but will
wish them prosperity and happiness in
their new home.
Hon. N. P. Wheeler was circulating
among Tionesta friends few hours Fri
day. Mr.. Wheeler will take his seat in
sixtieth Congress on the first Monday of
December, and is now busy shaping his
business affairs, so as to give his entire
time to the duties Of his office. There is
strenuous work ahead for this session of
Congress, which will probably last until
quite well into the next summer.
Hon. Peter Berry, ex-assemblyman
and prominent oil operator of Compliant.
or township, was married to Miss Mary
Mundt. of Oil City, on Wednesday, at the
rectory of ono of the Episcopal churches
of Buffalo. Mr.. Berry is we'll known
and popular local oil man and his bride
has wide circle of friends here, where
she has made her home with her brother,
II. G. Mundt, councilman and contractor.
Derrick, 18th.
"A congenisl bunch of hunters came
in from Meadville on the Monday eve-
ming train and are enjoying themselves in
the surrounding woods this week. Game
is scarce, but they are not calculating the
sport alone by the number o: birds they
bag, but by the mountains scaled and the
appettes gained as we'll. The party COM
prses such notable sportsmen as r. A.
Hayes, F. G. Prenatt, j. Park Jackson,
Geo. Scowden and, last but not least by
any means, J. Mcknight Spear.
The XYZ club, composed of fourteen
young ladies. surprised Miss Nellie Da-
Wis at her home last Friday evening, The