The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-06-17

to inspect the finest thing in a type writ
ing machine that has yet appeared on the
market. ask Capt. Knox to show you that
new Fox machine. The most nearly Wis.,
ible ever invented
Joseph Anderson of Stewart Run
wears the belt now for catching the big
trout lie landed two out of Pithole
creek few days ago, one of which mea-
sured n inches and the other II inches.
Both we're of the rainbow species.
Thousands of tomato plants, as we'll
as cabbage, caulillower, celery and pep
per plants are yet to be had at G. A. An
dersons greenhouse. In Towering
plants he still has asters, carnations and
scarlet sage. Call early. Near the river
bridge. 2t
-Congressman Wheeler has recon-
mended the appointment of John ID.
Reyner as postmaster at Marienville to
fill the vacancy caused by the death OF
George A. Songer, who had been APP
pointed and would have taken charge OF
the oince July lst.
VIM. Ledebur met with an accident
while at work in the bark woods on Rear
Creek last Friday that will lay him up
for a month or two. Bya mis-stroke OF
his axe he completely severed the great
toe and the one next to it on his right foot,
leaving about half of each toe intact.
When tempted to criticize the food on
the home table, remember the adage
that silence is golden. Criticism is never
so exasperating to the housekeeper as at
the table, where, in spite of hard work
and worry, things will occasionally ap-
pear that are not as she had planned.
Following is the list of letters lying
uncalled for in the Tionesta, Pa, post
office for week ending June, II 1908: Miss
Bessie Wedlock, Mrs. Elmer Swyers,
(card), Mr.. Ralph Graybill, card. Mr..
Ernest Grubbs, (card).
d. s. KNOX, p. NJ.
For Sale, small farm within limits of
Tionosta boro, 10 minutes walk from bus
mess portion of town. Twelve acres under
good state of cultivation, splendid water,
good new house and barn, and small
orchard bearing. See or write G. M.
Arner or G. B. Armstrong, Tionesta, Pa.
The James Fredrickson house is un-
dergoing extensive remodeling and en-
larging, and will be very much modern
ized when completed. 1t is one of the
landmarks of Vine street, and its recon-
struction is one of many similar improve
ments that are under way at present in
our pretty town.
-Liverymen Potter Il Mccoy lost a
good team horse which died Thursday
night. The team was working for the
paving contractors and the horse fell on
Elm street, in front of Ritchey q Car
ringers office, after being unhitched.
The animal could not regain its feet and
was hauled to the stable on stone boat.
Rev. A. F. Richards, Pastor, an
nounces that there will be Quarterly
Meeting at Church Hill, Saturday, June
Goth, at 7:30 p. M, aud Sunday at 1880 a.
m. and 1880 p. m. Also preaching at
German Hill on Monday and Tuesday,
22d and 23d, in the evening, Presiding
Elder w. II. Mclaughlin will conduct
these meetings.
Our friends C. G. Cassatt, and w. W.
Carson, foamer Forest county boys, who
are located at Kelso, Washington, have
placed us under obligations for copies OF
a handsomely illustrated magazine eS-
plotting the beauties and advantages OF
ther home town and the grand county
of Cowlitz, whose many resources are
being rapidly developed.
We see it stated that "the State de-
partment of fisheries will place large
quantity of suntish at the disposal of the
State department of health 10 place in
mosquito haunted streams this summer" /"
presumably to eLt up the mosquitoes
This may be good scheme, but to an or
dinary mortal it would appear that "ty-
ing fish" would be the proper thing.
The Presbyterian and Methodist
churches of Tionesta will observe Child
rens Day next Sunday, the former in the
forenoon, taking up the hour for regular
services, at eleven o'clock, and the latter
in the evening beginning at 7:45. Inter
esting exercises appropriate to the occa-
sion will be rendered, and the public,
which is cordially invited to attend, will
doubtless find it profitable to spend the
hour with the young folks.
Mr.. l. r. B. Arnold, the stereopticon
lecturer, will pitch his tent on the base
ball ground for a ten night course of lec-
lures on ancient history and Bible geog-
raphy, commencing Friday night this
week. He invites all the churches in the
city to unite in gospel service at the
tent on Sunday night. The first lecture
in the course is illustrated with about rs
pictures of scenery along the Nile, in
Egypt. Hickory people say these are the
finest entertainments eyer given in that
place.
The Journal of the American Medi-
cal Association has made an effort to
tabulate statistics regarding Fourth OF
July casualties, and has ascertained that
in the past five years, l,l52 persons were
killed and 22,52O injured. That certainly
constitutes serious indictment of ma
tional folly, and should cause sensible
people to think. Why should we con-
tinue to follow custom that is not only
a serious menace to life and limb, but a
very disagreeable one as well?-Punxy
Spirit.