The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1907-06-12


of Meadville died Monday afternoon as a
result of injuries received by being run
down by an automobile on Saturday.
One arm, her collar bone and several ribs
we're broken and her skull was fractured.
The automobile was driven by Chas.
Hunt and carried four Allegheny College
girls, who had been out to see the college
parade.
-Postmasters in this section have re-
ceived notice that beginning July |, and
continuing until Dec. 81, all mail matter
received and dispatched must be divided
into its respective classes, weighed and an
accurate record kept of the same. The
order is general one and applies to all
U. s. postoffices. 1t is presumed that the
figures thus obtained will form the basis
of future contracts for carrying the mail,
and the enactment of new postal laws.
PROF. G. w. Mitchell, of Marienville,
has been appointed member of the
committee on permanent certificates for
Forest county, to fill the vacancy OF
Prot. ]. o. Carson, resigned. Miss May
Whaley, of Endeavor, and Miss Blanche
Pease. OF Tionesta, are the other men,
bers of the comm ittee. The committee
will meet for the purpose of conducting
examinations June 10th and 2lst, in the
high school building in Tionesta. Can
didates for permanent certificates are re-
quested to keep these dates in mind.
The school board of Kingsley town
ship met Saturday and decided on the
adoption of a two-year high school course
for the Kellettyille schools where four
rooms will be necessary for the accommo-
dation of the pupils. At Msyburg anoth-
or room will be added, making two at
that place, to accommodate the rapidly
increasing population. A new building
will be erected and school established al
point near the j. A. Jones place On the
road leading from Nebraska to Marien-
Vile. Saturday, June %, has been set
for the election of teachers for the ensu-
ing term.
ALI of the liquor dealers and hotel
keepers of this city unwittingly broke
the license laws on Saturday, by keeping
open until | o'clock in the afternoon.
The new primary laws require that bars,
etc., be closed from | until O'Clock on
primary elections. But the fact that del
egates to the state convention were being
ballotted tor made the primaries a gen.
eral election, and the bars snould have
been closed all day. Judge Bouton got
busy on the telephone in the afternoon
and the bars did not reopen until this
morning after closing at o'clock Satur-
day afternoon. n.-Bradford Record.
Last week Hon. N. p. Wheeler, of
Endeayor, presented two beautiful oil
portraits OF the late Jahu and Livingston
L. Hunter, of Tidioute, who were warm
friends of Mr.. Wheeler, to the directors
of the Hunter Memorial School to be
placed in that handsome new building.
This fine work of art was done by Mr..
wheeler's brother-in- Mr.. Carl f.
Smith, of Washington, d. c., whose ex-
cellent reputation as an artist is well
known in art circles in this and European
countries. The gift is most appropriate
one and the authorities and patrons of the
school have expressed their high appre-
citation of Mr.. Wheeler's thoughtfulness.
The Proper Oil Co. finished well
last week on the Emerson tract, in the
Cropp hill field, which will make an sv-
erage producer for that territory. The
same company finished its we'll on the
Bowman tract, near Muzette, in Kingsley
township. last Thursday, at depth of
2lO6 feet, and it was no good as far as oil
was concerned. They found the Clarion,
Queen, Balltown and Cooper sands in
the order named, with slight show of
oil in the latter. A fair flow OF gas was
struck in the Queen sand at about 1875
feet, and the casing was sold to VIM.
Shoup, of Muzette. The gas will be
piped for use In his house and in the
school house.
June 8, 1859, was the date of the "Big
Frost" which ruined all the crops in this
section of the country, and created con-
sternation among the inhabitants, who
imagined they were going to starve to
death in consequence. There was grand
rush for buckwheat, and seed, in some
cases, was procured from Maine by ex-
press. The result was big crop of that
cereal. The damage done by frost was
far-reaching and resulted in many busi-
ness failures. The country is much more
largely developed now than it was then,
and it will take something more than a
little unreasonable weather to discourage
us. Cheer up, the sun is shining some
where.-Blzzard.
According to Lewis w. Hagenman,
one of the oldest inhabitants of Reading,
Pa, people nowadays, instead of COM
planning about the cold spring should be
thankful that they did not live rs years
ago. Mr.. Hsgenman, who is in his 9lst
year, stated that Just seventy-iive years
ago June 9th, four inches of snow fell all
over eastern Pennsylvania. "All the
farmers hereabout," said Mr.. Hsgenman
"wero very much scared about their crops.
Some of them became so alarmed that
they scraped the snow off the young
wheat with washlines for fear it would
freeze. Those who tried to scrape the
snow ruined the wheat, while the Other s
who let it alone, sustained no damage.
This weather isn't ANYTHING compared to