The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-02-12
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Mr.. and Mrs. b Hershfield, of Oil
City, left on Sunday evening for a three
weeks visit to Philadelphia and New
York, combining business with pleasure.
Mr.. Hershfield is manager of the Mon
arch Clothing Co.'s establishment and
will select a large stock of spring and
summer goods while in the east.
Mrs. ]. @. Dover, OF Marienville,
died very suddenly of heart trouble at
noon hour yesterday. Mrs. Dover, who
was aged about 6s years, had not been in
robust health for some time, but was up
and attending her household duties when
attacked with the fatal malady. Her
husband was out for the moment, return
ing to the house in time to assist his wife
to a couch where she expired almost in
stsntly.
Mrs. j. G. Dale had the misfortune to
fall and hurt her hip quite severely at her
home Sabbath afternoon last, since which
she has been confined to her bed, but her
physician believes she will not be per-
manently injured. Mrs. Dale is upward
OF 81 years of age and the shock to her
nervous system is a severe one to bear.
DR.. j. @. Dunn is the attending physician
and DR.. j. B. Siggins, of Oil City, was
called in consultation, Wednesday morn
ing. Mrs. Daleis better this morning.
Friends of Solomon r. Mealy, a for
mer Tionesta township boy, and son OF
the late George Mealy, will be pleased TO
learn OF his rapid advancement as a rail-
road official of the far southwest. A cir
cular from the President of the Texas &
Gulf railroad company, which is branch
of the great Santa Fe system, states that
Mr. Mealy has been appointed Acting
Auditor of that company with head
quarters at Longview, Texas. For one
who had few advantages as a boy and
who is not yet out of the twenties, this is
showing up remark ably well, and his
Forest county friends are proud of him.
The farmers and owners of woodlots
in this section, who have been deriving a
considerable income from the sale of rail-
road ties to the P. r. r., will probably be
somewhat disturbed by orders recently
issued to local employees. These are to
the effect that on and after February 10
no more ties shall be accepted or taken
up along the lines of the Pennsylvania.
And also "that after that date none shall
be allowed to deliver ties on the property
of that company" Thousands of ties are
cut and marketed from this and ad Joining
counties in the course of year and TIE
order, which indicates that the company
has all they need at the present time, will
find many farmers and joboers with a
large stock on hand, for which they can
find no market.
-Tylersburg lost one of its good citi-
zens in the death of George 1. Keefer,
whidh occurred at his late home on Sat-
urday night last. The deceased was aged
about 6S years, and was veteran of the
civil war and a member of Capt. Stow
Post OF Tionests. He had resided in Ty-
lersburg for upward of 80 years and was
highly respected in that community.
II is death was caused by a complication
of diseases. Funeral services were con-
Quoted by Rev. MIR. Wilkinson of the
Methodist Episcopal church, ofwhich the
deceased had been a consistent member
for many years, and the interment was
made at the Hagan cemetery on Monday
at o'clock. Mr.. Keefer is survived by
two daughters, one of whom kept house
for him, and The other, who is married
living at Edenburg.
Now that the railroads are to have
their own way again, increased passenger
rates, how would it do for them to spend
little of the surplus for the sccommoda-
ton of the travelling public in the way OF
time tablesH AS it is now, there is not a
line in the newspapers to indicate the
arrival or departure ofa single train on
any railroad. OF course, If a man has a
telephone in his house he can cali up the
station and find out, providing there is a
telephone in the station. But not all have
this means of communication at hand,
and the habit has been to turn to the
newspaper columns for the desired in
formation. Now that travelling is once
more luxury, why not throw in all the
conveniences to which the travelling
public has been acoustic red? very per-
tinently asks the Oil City Blizzard.
Hon. George A. jerks, for many
years one of Pennsylvania most promi-
nent figures in legal and political attain
ments, died at his home in Brookvile,
Pa, on Monday of this week from in
firmaties of age, being 72 years old. He
was well known to the older population
OF our county, having in his younger
days been engaged in most of the import
ant lawsuits tried in the Forest county
courts. Mr.. jerks was elected to Con-
gress from the 25th district, of which
Forest county was then a part, in 1874,
difeating Gen. Harry White. He became
prominent figure in national affairs
during the ii rst Cleveland administration
serving as assistant secretary of the in
terror, and afterward as solicitor general.
Mr.. jerks was the Democratic nominee
for governor in 1898 and was the Demo-
cratic caucus nominee for United States
senator in 1890. Mr.. jerks is survived
by his widow and one daughter, the wife
of former Congressman B. F. Shively, OF
Indiana.
The visit of the Kellettyille Concert
Band to Tionesla last Saturday night was
an event deserving of more than passing
mention. 1t is seldom that our people
are given the opportunity of hearing such