The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-08-12
NeighbOrhOOd Notes.

Warren has an epidemic of whooping
cough.
Tidioute is still somewhat inclined to
the notion of having an "Old Home"
week.
The Latter Day Saints, commonly
known as Mormons, will open mission
in Greenville.
The Cooperstown Harvest home will
be hsld the last Saturday in August at
Bosrs grove, two miles north of Coopers-
town.
Mrs Elizabeth Shoemaker celebrated
the l02d anniversary of her birth, at her
home tour miles east Dubois, on Satur-
day August lst.
But little hope is entertained by the
attorneys of Mike Holka for securing a
new lease of life for the little Austrian
under sentence to be hanged at Franklin
next Tuesday.
By vote of 81 to 5S the citizens of Ri
mersburg have passed fsvorably upon a
proposition to bond the borough to the
amount of $4,000 for the purpose of put
ting in municipal water works and fire
protection.
Late Thursday afternoon at Rynd
Farm, Charles Crane, aged l3 years was
drowned in Oil Creek, having been seized
with cramps while in swimming with two
boy companions. The body was recov-
cred in about II feet of water in a short
time.
According to an exchange from all in
dications Center County will have the
largest crop of peaches this season ever
grown in this section. One grower in the
county will have a crop of at least 10000
bushels. Apples, plums, pears, small
fruits and berries are prolific.
Amos Martin, 10, veteran of three
wars, who lived in three centuries, is
dead in New Castle. He had not been i'll
day of his life until the day of his death.
Martin was born in Scotland in 1898 His
first service was during the war of 1872.
He also served through the Mexican and
Civil wars, being wounded at the second
battle of Bull Run.
The receiver of the First National bank
of Clintonville, which closed its doors
several weeks ago, has declared a so per
iu Wh oh y,n l.,
$4,000 being returned to the depositors
of the bank. 1t is thought that the de-
positors will realize from so to 50 per cent.
on their deposits. The affairs of the
Farmers National Bank of Emlenton are
also shaping themselves well, and the
plan of reorganization has met with ap-
proval by all interested. 1t will not be
necessary to levy an assessment on the
stockholders.
Miss Anna Peeler of Bradford was ar.
rested on Saturday, formally charged
with numbering Roy Warner on Sunday
week ago. Warner was found dead
with bullet in his head and another
through the heart, and Miss Peeler ex
hibited two flesh wounds. She alleged
that Warner shot her and then fired the
bullets into himself which caused hi.
death. The surgeons who performed the
autopsy declared that they we're not self
inflicted, and the coroner's jury rendered
a verdict of murder by some one un
known to them.
During the six months ended June 3
of this year. 100 railroad accidents wer
reported to the railroad commission o
Pennsylvania, 525 causing death. TIL
largest number of fatalities in any on
month, lO2, occurred in March, and tn
largest number of casualties, sS6, are re
ported in February. The average mum
ber of persons killed month, was So, an,
the injured III. OF the total average
month of killed and injured, 642 wer
employees II passengers. The averag
number of trespassers killed mont
was 50 and the injured 81. During th
entire six months 227 persons were kille
or injured at grade crossings.