The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-05-19
joyce has taken the contract of

Bridge street, and will set 1t back several
feet and raise 1t to a proper grade with
the pavement. An improvement that
will show up we'll and be a Joy and COM
fort TO tie popular postmaster.
Lost, On the public road between Tio-
nesta and the pump station on Little TIC.
nesta creek, a brown pocket book con-
tanning check for $40 drawn on a Titus
vile bank, 81. go in silver coin, and a ba-
by's gold ring. Finder will he literally
rewarded by leaving same at this Office.
-Messrs. Theobald q Thomas were the
lowest bidders for the contract for erect
ing the proposed new National Guard
Armory building at Franklin, their bid
being $27 ,Sl5, which was 81 300 lower
than any other. These gentlemen are a
part of the contracting firm that erected
the M. Il. church at Tionesta.
-R. M. Hermsn's well, in the north
ward, has been pumping steadily since
Friday and is showing quite nicely. The
well has not been shot and there is con-
siderable salt water, but 1t will make be-
tween two and three barrels ofgood heavy
oil, which comes from a depth of 1876 feet.
MIR. Herman Is sufficiently encouraged to
continue operations.
WIN. Eggers. who conducts the Ok.
tensive box mill above Nebraska; visited
Pittsburg on business the past week. Mr..
Eggers has kept the mill going steadily
during the close times OF the past year
and a large daily output of boxes and box
material has been the result. 1t is one of
the busy institutions of our county, and
that without much fusslng or confusion.
The Evangelical Association will hold
quarterly meeting at German Hill and
Ross Run, May ~ and %, conducted by
the Presiding Elder, Rev. J. w. Rich
ards, Johnstown, Pa. Service at German
Hill, Saturday evening at s o'clock and
Sunday morning at 10 o'clock. Service
at Ross Run, Sunday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock and Sunday evening at s O'Clock.
A. f. RICHARDS, Pastor.
Miss Ethel Lenora Brown, aged II
years, daughter of VIM. c. Brown of
Marienville, died Thursday at the Kane
hospital, where several days prior she
had been operated upon for appendicitis.
She was one of Marienville's bright and
promising young ladies', and her taking
away In the morning of life was a crush
ing blow to the fond parents, and a shock
to the community in which she was reared
and highly respected.
Cashier Smith of the Citizens Nation
al bank of Tionesta, has been appointed
a u. S. Bank Examiner by the Depart
ment of Justice at Washington, and ex-
poets to report for duty about the first of
July, that being as early as he can term
mate his connection with the bank here.
Mr.. Smith is receiving the congratula-
tons of his Tionesta friends, who are sor-
ry TO know that his new duties will COM
pei his removal from their midst.
William Robb, the eight year old son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Il. b. Cook, formerly of
Cooksburg, died at the family residence,
% Church avenue, Ben Avon, on Friday
evening, May 9TH. The remains were
brought TO Cooksburg for burial on Tues
day. The lad, whose death followed an
operation for appendicitis, was one of the
bright, winsome little fellows, and the
fond parents have the sympathy of all
their many Forest comfy friends in this
sore bereavement.
"A committee of five members of the
Brookville NJ. +. church is making a tour
Of the principal towns of this section TO
inspect the church ediices with a view to
building a new church in their own little
city this season. The gentlemen came
here last evening to see Tionesta's hand
some new structure and are the guests of
Judge Kreitler during their stay. The
members of the committee are, Rev. II.
Hall, A. D. Deemer. Gill G. Reitz, F. P.
Rankin aud K. NJ. Matson.
Paul Hepler, one of Franklin's en-
terprising hotel men, was up few days
of last week to visit his aged grandmother
Mrs. David Hepler, of near Newnans-
Vile, who reared Paul to young man.
hood, his own mother having died while
he was an infant. Mrs. Hepler is up
ward OF 90 years of age, aud Is suffering
from what is diagnosed as gaugrene, one
of her ankles being affected, and from
which she is not expected to recover.
She bears her painful malady with Won
derful fortitude and is cheerful through
il all.
The contract for building tie new
road on Siggins run, in Harmony town
ship, was awarded to Claude Hepler OF
Tionesta, at the meeting of the Super
visors of that twp. last Thursday. The
contract price is 1886 per rod, and the
distance about $40 rods, beginning at the
top of the hill opposite Siggins cemetery.
near West Hickory and running to a
point near a tank on the Head farm. The
road along this stream was almost COM
pletely obliterated by the flood of the
night of July Sd, last year, and the pro-
posed road is on a new survey entirely,
and will be on a very easy grade, being
less than 8 per cent. and for a long dis
lance on a dead level.
The Nth annual convention of the
Forest County Sabbath School Associa'
ton begins its sessions in the NJ. e.
church, East Hickory, this, Wednesday,
at 300 o'clock p. m. The meeting will
continue over tomorrow adjourning after
the evening session. w. g.. Landes,
noparal gaoratarv nf thaS tata Association