The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-12-09

The Epworth League will hold ba-
zaar in the Barnett building on Thursday
afternoon, Dec. oath, from 200 until 500
o'clock. Many good things necessary to
make Christmas festivities complete will
be on sale, such as cakes, pies, candy,
popcorn, etc.
County Superintendent d. w. Nor
rison last Friday negotiated the purchase
from the Citizens National Bank of the
residence property on Bridge street, now
occupied by James H. and Charles But
Ter. The consideration was private.
Possession will be given April lst.
ALFRED Johnson, resident of Lynch,
died Saturday in the Warren hospital.
The funeral services were conducted in
Bethany Lutheran Church Monday fore
noon by Rev. G. A. Hallberg. Burial at
Barnes. Mr.. johnson was thirty-six
years cid and is survived by wife and
six children. Sheffield Observer.
-Teamsters are complaining that the
watering trough short distance up the
German Hill road is out of commission,
on account of the spouting which carries
the water fro II the spring being decayed
and broken down. There is no lack oi
water, this being one OF the finest springs
in the country, and the trough ought to
be repaired.
Five of our enterprising and intrepid
youngsters took an involuntary bath
Sunday afternoon down at the river
bridge, where the water is six to eight
feet deep and correspondingly frigid.
"How's the skating, boys" someone
asked. "Not very darned good, when
five of us get in up to our necks," was
the laconic reply.
The Forest Barge Co., is haying con-
siderable trouble in securing its stock of
"a barges lying in the river at West Hick-
ory against possible loss by premature
freeze-up. Since July last there has not
been sufficient water to float these pom
derous boats to market, hence the aocum-
ulation at the point noted. The company
is getting them shaped around where it is
thought they can be held in case they
should "winter in" before flood comes.
The 15-year-old daughter of Andrew
Hendrickson, living four miles north of
Tidioute. was fatally shot Sunday after
| 'on by a brother. A shell in a gun
which had failed to explode recently, was
left there and while the young man WAS
experimenting the gun discharged, par
TALLY serving the leg of Miss Hendrick-
son Just above the knee. She was taken
to Tidoute. but died in few minutes
after reaching there. About six years
ago MIR. Hendrickson lost his arm in a
similar manner.
The annual bazaar held by the Ladies
Aid society of the Presbyterian church
Friday evening was perhaps the most
successful affair OF the kind ever held In
this place. The attendance was very
large, and about every article offered
found ready sale, and many of the pieces
of fancy work we're marvels of beauty and
art. The chicken supper which preceded
the opening of the bazaar was we'll pat
ronized and thoroughly relished. The
proceeds from the com bined events netted
the society about Sl35.OO with which to
replenish its treasury. The ladies are
deserving of much credit for the energy
and perseverance, shown in this enter
prise, which means persistent effort and
weeks of patient toll.
Sheriff Williams and County Detec-
tive Brown, of franklin, were in town
for a short time last night on their way to
Franklin. Accompanying them were
DR.. Warner and Attorney G. II. Akens,
of New Castle, and Frank Barnes, pris-
oner. Sheriff Williams stated that he and
the others had secured more evidence
that corrohorated the statement of Barnes
that he knew considerable about the
murder of Treasurer Blevins, of New
Castle, 10 years ago, but asked that moth
ing be published, as premature disclos-
ures of what had been found to-day would
tend to defeat the cause of justice. All
concerned seemed satisfied that there is
some truth in the many confessions
Barnes has made relative to the Blevins
murder in New Castle and the Everhart
murder in Clarion county.-Derrick.
Theodore A. Snow, gauger for the
National Transit Co., residing at West
Hickory, received bad bullet wound in
his right leg, below the knee, last Friday
night. In company with several friends
he was spending his vacation in camp
at Hermit Springs, in Warren county,
where they were hunting bears. On FRI
day evening, while one of the hunters, a
gentleman from Rochester, Pa, was ex-
amining a 3S-caiber revolver in the
camp, the weapon was accidentally dis
charged. MIR. Snow was STOPPING over
and the bullet entered his leg just below
the knee, taking a downward course of
several inches and coming cut on the
outside of the leg. No bones were broken
but part of the bullet remained in the
wound, having been split on the shin
bone. Mr.. Snow was attended by ply
sician summoned from Clarendon, and
arrived home Saturday. No serious re-
suits are anticipated from the injury.
Not everybody taxes stock in the al
legged asseverations of the "Oldest Inhab-
tant," but when the o. 1. produces the
figures or memoranda in proof OF that
which antedates the personal knowledge
of the balance ofus we ought to be satis-