The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-05-06
Hart Lawrence left yesterday for

Perry, N. Y, where, with his brother,
John, he will engage in mercantile pur-
suits. Their goods have been ordered,
but shipment is withheld until the build
ing they will occupy, new brick block,
is ready for them, which will be in few
days they expect. The firm name will be
Lawrence Bros. Their many Tionesta
friends will wish the boys abundant sue
cess in their new home.
In lis monthly oil report the Derrick
says an all-round increase was recorded
in developments in nearly all fields dur
ing April, but the gain in new production
was not sufficient to offset the slump that
occurred in March. More wells we're
completed than in the past two months,
but the amount of new production falls
short of the February report. Field work
makes the greatest showing since last
December. While the increased activity
resulted in gain of $50 in the number of
completed wells, the increase in the new
production was less than 5000 barrels.
1t is too early to say whether or not
the heavy SHOWS and hard freezing OF last
week has entirely killed the fruit in this
latitude. That considerable damage has
been done there is scarcely room for
doubt. This is true of pear, plum and
cherry trees, on which the blossoms were
quite advanced, but as to apples, espec-
tally the later varieties, it is thought
little if any damage has been wrought.
and 1t is thought this fruit will be saved
unless later frosts should finish them.
The best weather prophets are predicting
an unfavorsble May, with much stormy,
cold and wet weather. About such as we
had a year ago.
-Dsyid Wright, the unfortunate man
who was badly injured at Endeavor
three weeks ago, was taken to Oil City
Wednesday and placed in the hospital.
Miss Elizabeth Frawley the Oil City
nurse who has been in attendance since
the accident, accompanied the patient
Wright is getting along well from the
shock to his system caused by the ampu.
tation of one Of his legs, but it was
thought that his recovery would be more
rapid if he were taken care of at a hospi-
tai. 1t will be remem bered that the acci-
dent occurred while Wright was acting as
brakeman on the Wheeler q Dusenbury
lumber railroad at Endeavor.
On Tuesday of last week II. r. Sig.
worth of Johnlowen and j. l.. Hepler OF
Newmansville purchased from A. G.
Urey his livery stable in this place, TAX
ing possession of the same on Saturday.
The purchase includes the barn and lot
and everything pertaining to the livery
business. The new owners are well and
favorably known to our people and as
both are hustling business men their
success in this new venture is toregone
conclusion. Mr.. Urey has not yet decid-
ed what business he will take up in the
future. For the present he will keep his
residence in Tionesta and devote his time
to the management of large farm which
he owns near Sandy Lake, Mercer county.
Note the ad. of the new firm in this issue
of the REPUBLICAN.
The large number of understood trout
which fishermen have caught and had 10
throw back this season has led to de-
msnd for an amendment to the game laws
reducing the size from six to four inches.
Said local angler to the Ttusville Her.
aid yesterday; "a large proportion of
the speck led beauties thrown back die.
If the size was made four inches, the
limit reduced to 35 day, and the season
shortened from three to two months,
most trout fishermen would be pleased.
Otherwise the state authorities will short
ly find it necessary to stop fishing entirely
for few years to give the fish time to in
crease sufficiently to furnish good days
sport" The suggestion is not a bad one,
but the jump from to inches is too
much. The size could we'll be reduced to
five inches, where it was some years ago,
and the result would not pc harmful to
the propagation of the fish. But the av-
erage legislature scarcely ever does any,
thing sensible when dealing with the fish
and game laws.
The efforts of DR.. Alexander G.
Whitehill and Miss Madaline Whitehill,
who were united in marriage at Brook
vile, Jefferson county, Wednesday morn
ing, to escape the attention of their friends
and slip away on their honeymoon trip,
came near resulting in tragedy. When
they reached the Brookvlle depot, after
drive to close" their friends,
their train was already under headway.
DIR. Whitehill directed his wife to run
and jump onto the moving train, while
he delayeda a moment to get their bag
gage. In attempting to board the train
Mrs. Whltehill missed her footing and
was forced to hang onto guard rail, in
imminent danger of being thrown be-
meath the wheels. BY getting under full
headway alongside the moving cars, DR..
Whitehll managed to place his arms un-
der his wife's shoulder and drag her out of
danger, with only slight soiling of her
travelling gown to show for her misfor-
tune. DR.. Whitehill was once crack
baseball player and helped the Tionesta
team win several games some years ago.
Resolutions of Respect.
The undersigned committee on resolu-
tions, appointed at the May meeting of
Capt. George Stow Post, &. A. r., to