The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-07-29


hot days. Be fair and kind and the horse
will live longer and happier and you will
make bigger profit in the long run.
In raging storm of wind rain and
lightning three members of the National
Guard of Pennsylvania lost their lives at
the annual encampment at Gettysburg
last Thursday night. Among the dead
was Clyde Morrison of Co. d, of Oil City,
who was killed by stroke of lightning.
Nearly so others we're more or less SER
iously injured, but all have since recoy-
cred.
The State Department of Public In
struction al Harrisburg will issue war
rants for the payment of over 81 900 900 of
the States school appropriations by the
end of the week. So far warrents aggre-
eating SO, ,462, SLABS have been sent out to
l,500 of the $500 districts. This is the
best record ever made. State Treasurer
Sheath is paying the warrants as fast as
presented.
Heavy rains in the vicinity OF Sala-
manca and Port Allegheny, Friday night
caused much damage in that section and
sent the river up to good rafting stage in
no time This has been season OF great
downpours of rains, resembling cloud
bursts and mostly local in their nature,
but sooner or later catching all sections.
1t is doubtful whether any inhabitant can
recall similar season.
From the number of tents already
ordered, the Free Methodist campmeet-
ing to be held at Pleasantyille, July 80 to
Aug. 8 will be one of the largest meetings
ever held in this part of the state. Five
or six denominations are represented by
those expecting to tent. One of the lead
ing features this year will be the Bible
school, which will convene daily, in
charge of Bishop w. T. Hogue, of Evans
ton, III.
A terrific rain storm which had its
center in the vicinity of Tidioute Sunday
night, switched down toward Endeavor
and for time the people of that COM
munity had visions of another bath such
as they got on the night of the Sd of July.
Some logs were foated out of the mill
pond, which was in process of recon-
struction, but the damage done was in
significant compared with the former
tear-up.
Asa Lovejoy, of this place, last week
closed a deal with G. p. Bucklin, of III
dioute, for the purchase of farm near
Gotham, three and half miles above
Tidioute. The farm contains forty five
acres, with about five or six acres cleared,
on which is house and barn and some
fruit trees. There is also considerable
young and growing timber on the place.
Mr.. Lovejoy will move his family TO that
place some time in September.
There was tremendous rainfall
somewhere at the headwaters Of the
Clarion river the first of the week and by
Wednesday noon there was a nine foot
stage. This caught some of the lumber
men unprepared and some OF them sus-
tanned losses. w. A. Croasmun had five
RATS taken Off, one of which was broken
up OH the pier of Piney bridge and anoth-
or on Callensburg bridge. His loss is
quite heavy.-Clarion Democrat.
Pennsylvania road law requires
township Supervisors or commissioners
o. a
months of May, June, August and No
yember to cause all loose stones to be re-
moved from the roads under their super
vision. The provision is good one and
should be more strictly observed, al
though in many places this season since
the heavy rains, there would be little left
if the loose stones were removed.
New home grown potatoes have been
on the market for several weeks in this
latitude, and so have ripe tomatoes, while
green peas and many other Vegetables
have passed off the scene for this year
almost Now comes along the smart one
who boasts of eating "roastin ears" from
dispute anything fellow tells us along
these lines. This is quick year, and
there's no telling how soon snow balls
will be ripe.
George II. Bimber, a veteran of the
civil war, and for many years resident
of Tidioute, passed away at his home in
Pleasantville, where he had resided for
the past three years. His age was 81
years, and he will be best remembered by
our readers as the husband of Mrs. Mar
tha Ball Peters, we'll known in this COM
munity, and who survives him. The
aged couple visited Tionesta about year
ago where the deceased made number
of acquaintances.
Becoming involved in quarrel over
some property rights Thomas f. Divilbiss
ran 10 his house and got shot gun which
he emptied into the chest of Jacob Offer
lee, killing him almost instantly. The
two men were neighbors, living near
Lander, Warren county, but had not been
on the best of terms for some time. 1t is
said Dvilbiss' violent temper is respon-
sibe for the murder. He is now in War
rem Jail and will be tried at next term of
quarter sessions court.
The Lock Haven State Normal School
closed the most successful school year in
its history last June. Its student body
| renrasented threa- fOurths of the counties