The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-06-10

the opinion that the sun is cooling off and
the coming generation is going to freeze.
Fortunately this comes just as we have
entered upon season when nobody will
feel like worrying about it.
Treasurer George Holeman disposed
of67 pieces of land at his sales on Mon
day. The bidding was quite spirited at
times and on some of the tracts the sur
plus bids amounted to considerable above
the taxes and costs. The sale was ad-
journed to June 3Oth, when the balance
will be disposed of.
The fruit crop, apples especially,
promises to be abundant this season, trees
in all sections being heavily loaded at
present. Raspberries and blackberres
also promise big yield at this stage of
the proceedings, and the probab ilities are
that it will be "bumper" all round. All
of which is very cheering and good to
contemp late.
Sam Haslet and Joe Weaver leave
tomorrow for Fredonia, N. Y, where
they expect to play the season out with a
ball team organized by f. A. Keller. The
first game will be on next Saturday with
the Pullmans, of Buffalo. Our boys are
as good as they make 'em among the
amateurs of this section and we feel sure
they will make good.
Benjamin Greenlund is entitled to the
belt as the champion fisherman of the
county for the season of 1908. He was
fishing Saturday on Kinzua Creek and
landed trout that weighed four pounds.
1t was a speckled beauty the like ofwhich
is seldom seen in this vicinity.-Warren
Mirror. That was mighty big trout or
it is mighty big-something.
The title of presiding elder of the
Methodist church has been abandoned
and hereafter that official will be known
as district superintendent. Formerly
the presiding elders duties were purely
spiritual but by a process of evolution
his duties became administrative and it
was thought best to make the official
title fit the duties of the position.
The laurel blossom is now max ing the
woods resplendent with its beauty, and
in places where the shrub grows luxur-
iantly the sight is one of exquisite grand
eur. A little later on comes the "big
laurel" or rodo odeudron, by far the pret-
tude. Do not fail to gather bouquet of
these gorgeous blossoms in about two
weeks from now.
Andrew Engdahl, for many years
foreman of the tannery at West Hickory,
was visitor in town day or two last
week. Mr.. Engdahl has been a constant
sufferer for more than three years from
asthmatic trouble, and although able to
move about he is in critical condition,
which his many friends are sorry to note,
and they all hope he may yet find relief
from his aflliction.
Wilbur Carson of Harmony town
slip had the misfortune to cut his left
foot quite badly Tuesday morning while
taking out ties on Jameson Run. The
four inches long through the big toe and
into the foot. He walked two miles to
get the train at Jameson Station and
came to town, where DR.. George Siggins
sewed up the wound.
Sunday afternoon the ladies at the
Bohall residence at the lower end of town
discovered monster blacksnake stretch
ed across the front walk. Mr.. Bohall
dispatched the snake which was found to
measure 8 feet and inches in length, and
about eight inches around the girth. The
reptile had evidently come off the hill
back of the house and was probably out
for Sunday evening call.
Glass f of the Presbyterian Sunday
school, composed of the following men,
bers, Corinne Wyman, Martha Brown,
Leona Dickrager, Letha Fox, Alta Fox,
Mary Dewalt, Dora Henshaw, Richard
Carson, Clair Campbell, Glenn Geist,
Omar Dickrager, Gilbert Killmer Walter
Sigworth aud Fred Zuver, with their
teacher, Miss Blanche Pease, had a jolly
little little picnic on the river bank at the
upper end of town last Friday afternoon.
AT the Council meeting Friday eve-
ming the tax levy for borough purposes
was fixed at eight mills cash and three
mills street. The s., 900 bond issue was
provided for, and will be in the form of
six $500 bonds at four per cent, due in
1912 and payable in 1920, or sooner at the
option of the council. 1t was also decided
to order the property owners to build &
sidewalk on the west side of William
street, from May street to Helen street.
This street will be much travelled this
summer on account of the paving opera
tions closing Elm street to public travel.
With the approach of the Fourth of
July, the question of fireworks comes be-
fore the public once more. In 1905 a law
was passed in Pennsylvania prohibiting
the sale of blank cartridge pistols, blank
cartridge canes, cartridges containing
high explosives and firecrackers contain
ing nitro glycerine, potassium or other
high explosives. The fine for violating
this law is not less than $50 nor more
than $500, and Imprisonment for from 60
days to six months for each offense. 1t
will be seen that the law is very drastic
and if strictly enforced may get some of
the unwary merchants into serious
trouble.
AT the recent sitting of the Superior
court at Pittsburg, the appeal of the coun-
ty CT Clarion VS.. Clarion township, touch
| inc the liability for the care and mainte-