The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-11-11
15.ounce "northern spyu apple,

which Farmer w. s. Clark of Hunter run
left at this Office is evidence that his apple
crop was also all right this year. He
picked 100 bushels from his orchard, not
all as large as this, but very fine speci-
mems just the same.
Thursday morning Andrew Weaver,
clerk at Hotel Weaver, this place, re-
ceived word OF the death, by drowning, of
his brother, John Weaver, in the Della
ware river, near Lynnwood, 20 miles
east of Philadelphia. The body was
found early that morning, but how the
accident happened has not yet come to
light. The young man was employed as
a lineman for the Pure Oil Co., and had
worked all day Wednesday. There were
no marks of foul play on the body. Mr..
Weaver was aged 81 years, and besides
his widow and four -months-old son, he
is survived by bis mother, living at Oil
City, three brothers and seven sisters.
The body was brought to Oil City, his
former home, for interment on Saturday.
"A large black bear has been making
"show" of himself out in Tionests
township during the past week. On
Thursday night after supper he broke
into Adam Wsgner's chicken park at
Johnlowen. probably in search of food.
Adam was at work in the park at the
time and it is a question which was the
most surprised, the bear or Adam. When
the latter ran to the house for his gun,
bruin made quick getaway. A party
of hunters followed the trail of the bear
Thursday night and all day Friday,
finally abandoning it near what is known
as Gunnel hill, on the Tionesta and New
mansville road. Early Saturday morn
ing party of belated travellers returning
to Tionesta from dance at Johnlowen,
saw big bear crossing the road at Gun
mel hill, just few rods ahead of their
rig. 1t is reported that another hunting
party chased bear over into the woods
at the head of Johns run.
In an account of the chapter day
meeting of Tidioute Chapter, D. A. R.,
last Saturday at the home of the Regent,
Mrs. II. II. Cummings, we find the follow
ing note of local interest; at having
been reported to the Chapter, that Mr.. F.
e. Allison, now living at Nebraska, For
est county, was the son of a Revolution
airy soldier. the Chapter voted to make
Mr.. Allison an honorary member. They
also elected Mrs. Nancy A. Allison Rish-
ell, of Lock Haven, sister of Mr.. Allison,
a member of the Chapter. Papers have
been made out and sent to Mrs. Rishell
to sign and the Chapter hopes by the next
meeting to have a real daughter of the
Revolution for member" Mrs. G.. w.
Warden of Endeavor, Mrs. Orion Siggins,
Mrs. Allan Turner, of West Hickory.
Mrs. A. B. Kelly, Mrs. Suie May Sharpe,
of Tionesta, and Mrs. Sumner L. Vail, of
Fagundus, are appointed with others as
members of committee to locate graves,
etc., of Revolutionary soldiers.
"A great wave ofprosperity is sweep
ing over the country as the result of
Taft's election. Manufacturing concerns
are placing and receiving huge orders.
Railroads are ordering new equipment.
Building operations are being resumed.
Steamship traffic is increasing. From
every section of the country comes the
same story of renewed business activity.
In every great city thousands of men are
returning to work. Mills are resuming
full time and all business men predict
remark able activity for 1909 The Penn
sylvania railroad has ordered 5000, 900
worth ofnew steel cars and 900 tons of
rails will be needed. The iron and steel
business has received remarkable boom.
Over 100000 tons Of ore are piled in the
Pittsburg district. This, with 100000
tons more, will be used in 1909, making
it the biggest year the steel industry has
ever known. Hundreds of thousands of
men are returning to the mines and
mills. And so it goes. Twelve years ago,
the moment it was known that Mckinley
was elected the wheels of industry at once
let loose in every quarter of the land.
There is nothing so good for the country
as Republican landslide.