The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-01-22
Comm itteeman.

few other small articles. Tho finder will
please leave same at Watson e. CO..
store, where reward will be given. The
loser is an aged lady aud mourns the loss
OF her glasses very much.
The new announcements in this issue
are as follows: Congress, N. p. Wheeler;
National Delegate, George Lewis; AS
sembly, A. r. Mechling, W. J Campbell;
Prothonotsry, J. c. Geist; Sheriff, Levi
Pierson, s. r. Maxwell; County Com
missioner, John M. Huendel, VIM. II.
Harrison; Jury Commissioner, Ernest
Sibble.
AT the meeting of the stockholders OF
the Gold Standard National Bank ofMsr-
ienvile on Tuesday evening, January
IA, 1908, the folio wing directors were
elected: d. B. Shields, L. G. Hassinger,
T. B. Cook, A. D. Neill, Asa II. Sgworth,
c. II. Knapp, Cecil Gross, W. A. Cross-
nun, l.. II. Mensch, G. w. Amsler and
Ii. S. Keck. The following officers were
reelected: d. B. Shields, President, A.
d. Neill, Vice President; II. S. Keck,
Cashier; C. II. Knapp, Asst. Cashier; f.
Ii. Howard. Teller.
The farmers of Forest county will be
interested to learn that there will be held
this year two Farmers Institutes, as fol-
lows: Tionesta, February 2Sth and 29tb I;
Kellettville, March I'd and Sd. A num-
har of instrnctnro from, othar ortS of tho
State will be present to join with the
farmers OF this locality in the discussion
of topics relative to agriculture. These
meetings are free and open to all, and we
have no doubt the farmers of this county
will avail themselves of the advantages
to be gained by attending these meetings.
Wallace Keely, son of e. NJ. Keely, of
franklin, the lad who has been missing
from his parents home for three weeks,
was located Friday at Newton Falls, near
Warren, o. He will be brought home.
Like good many other lads of his age,
he didn't like some things at home and
started out to make his own way in the
world. He fell in with farmer at New
ton Falls, to whom bo took liking. He
did not wish to leave that place and re-
turn to his home. He has caused his
parents terrible anxiety and the officers
of half a dozen counties have been look
ing fRr him.
Our townsman Thomas Snodgrass
met with painful accident last Wednes-
day evening, which will lay him up for
some weeks. In attempting to lower a
box down the cellar steps at his store in
the Kepler block, he made misstep and
fell to the bottom of the stairs, striking in
such a manner as To fracture both bones
of his left forearm and dislocate the wrist
Joint. He fell on his head and for a time
was unconscious. Or. Bovard rendered
the necessary surgical aid, and Mr..
Snodgrass, though suffering great pain,
is getting along as we'll as could be eX-
pected. Mrs. Snodgrass was summoned
home from the bedside of her mother at
Bradford to care for him.
Mrs. Nellie Banks, aged 81 years,
wife of Otto Banks, was burned to death
Sunday night at her home in Titusville,
the accident being caused by the boiling
over and taking fire of alcohol which she
was heating 10 vessel over a gas fire.
The burning liquid was thrown all over
her and her clothing was burned entirely
off. She died at l0:l5 in the hospital.
The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon.
A sad feature of the affair is the fact that
Mr.. Banks has not been made aware of
the death and burial of his wife, he being
out on bear hunt in Forest county. He
left Hickory last week in company with
Messrs. Reynolds and Burrows and the
party could not be located.
The Erie conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church showed a gain of 3,707
members, the fourth largest in the United
States during the year 1906. Statistics
show that the total number of Methodist
Episcopal ministers in the United States
is is, 100, gain oyer the previous year OF
l99. The total membership ofthe church,
including full members and probationers
was 3,9O3, ,22l, gain of 6s,697. The num-
Der of Sunday schools was "a, 1856, a gain
of 1858; officers and teachers, 36l 1875, gain,
1888; scholars, S,O07 ,677, gain, 77,6ll;
church buildings 29,523, increase, 432;
probable value $3.50, ,S75, increase,
50, 9,795, ,46S; parsonages, 1909. increase,
295; probable value, 26,629, Isl, increase
81, ,2O7 ,526.
"A three. year-old daughter of w. o.
Klein, of Walnut Bend, few miles east
of Oil City, was accidentally shot and ia.
tally wounded by her brother, aged
years, about IL o'clock last Wednesday
morning. The mother was in the kitchen
preparing dinner and the little folks were
in a sleeping room. In some manner
they succeeded in getting bureau draw.
er opened in which there was loaded re.
volver of 81 calibre. The mother heard
the sound of shot and running into the
room found the weapon in the hand o
her little son and her daughter bleeding
from bullet wound. The father is en-
ployed as pumper for the Goldstein Oi
Company and was at distant part of the
oil lease. The mother took the wounded
child in her arms and ran to him sore am
ing for help. He heard her cries an(
met her, but when he examined the littl,
girl he found her dead, death having
come to her in the arms of her mother. -
Oil City Derrick.