The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-09-01
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year was $500 Full information can be
secured from the postmaster at Duhring.
Henry Ksman has leased the land of
Charles Walters on Piney run, about a
mile above Nebraska, towards New
Evansville, and will test II at once. Stow
Sutley of West Hickory has the contract
for drilling and moved his machine
which he had at Dawson run up Tuesday
morning.
The last district quarterly meeting for
this conference year will be held in the
Free Methodist church ct Youngsville,
Pa, beginning Thursday evening, Sept.
9th, and continuing over Sunday. Rev.
M. b. Miller, District Elder, will preside,
and all the ministers of the district are
expected to be present.
The Tionesta schools opened Monday
morning for an eight months term. Fol-
lowing is the enrolment: No. 5, 80; No.
4, 20; No. 8, 30; No. 2, 35; No. l, 26; total,
l54. The corps of teachers is the same
az last year; Principal, f. W. Gill, as
%sistant, o. l., Moore, and G. f. Felt, Miss
June Herman, Miss Katharine Osgood
and Miss Blanche Pease.
On Friday a deal was closed through
the Johnston Hall real estate agency by
which j. T.. Whitmore of East Hickory
became the owner of the bakery on South
Franklin street formerly owned and
operated by Mrs. W. X. Metzgar. The
new proprietor Will take possession ofthe
property Immediately. -Titusville Her
aid.
Another heavy frost Sunday night
did considerable damage to the corn and
buck wheat crops in the surrounding
country. The damage seemed to fall in
spots-two fields adjoining, the one being
taken and the other spared. But the
buckwheat acreage is large this year, so
we shall probably not go entirely flap
jackless through the winter.
The services in the Presbyterian
church next Sunday morning at IL
o'clock will be in the interest of Educs-
ton. All the pupils of the public school
are most cordially invited; also the pat
ron of the school with the directors will
be most welcome. In the evening the
services will be held in the interest OF
Labor. This service will be held at 1880.
Luther A. Forbush, a former land
lord of the President hotel during the
lifetime of its builder, the late e. Il Clapp,
aud later proprietor of the Saegortown
hotel, Saegertown, died at his home in
Jamestown, N. Y. on Thursday morn
ing. The deceased was in his I'D year,
He was a veteran of the civil war. He
leaves a wife, one son and one daughter.
The Oil City Derric k of last Friday
gave a splendid account of the golden
anniversary of the beginning of petro-
leum history" which event occurred at
Titusville on Friday of last week. The
paper on which the edition is printed is
of an extra quality so that it can be filed
and preserved for future reference, an
invaluable accession to any library relat-
ing to things petroleum.
~-"Cooning'' time is here, and the
cunning little corn thieves have set up
business in many u field already. To get
out on a night when the moon is at her
best, the air crisp, and a never-failing
coon dog on the trail, is n of the de-
lights OF country life that will remain like
a pleasant dream and in the memory OF
those who Lave tried it, long after other
joys have been forgotten. Try it If you
don't believe 1t.
The following were the officers re-
Gently elected by the Nebraska w. G. Il.
u: President, Mrs. Emily Cole; vice
president, Mrs. Maud Myers; recording
secretary, Mrs. Ida Small; corresponding
secretary, Miss Beebe Cole; treasurer,
Mrs. Marie b. Klinestiver. Delegates to
county convention, Miss Mabel Blauser,
Mrs. Chloe Walters, Mrs. Annie Allison;
a~lternates, Mrs. Emma Secor, Mrs. Viola
Reed, Miss Annie Cole.
VIM. r. Reck and son, John r. Reck
| of Brad ford, we're business visitors here
Monday. Mr.. Reck, Sr., had a narrow
call from a lightning stroke Sunday
morning at an early hour at his home,
I'll East Main street. The bolt struck the
chimney aud after Engaging considerably
and tearing up a few rafters. descended
the cave spout without setting fire to the
building, and aside from considerable
shock none of the inmates were injured
Will j. Mstson, a former we'll known
and popular citizen of jerks township
and an expert in the handling Of saw mil
machinery, died at Marion, Virginia, or
the 21st of August, of typhoid fever, anc
was buried in Brookville, his former
home, on the following Tuesday. The
news of this death was a shock to a large
number of the friends of the deceased in
this county, where he was highly esteem
ed by all who knew him. His wife sur
wives.
The directors of the Petroleum Tele
phone company held their regular meet
ing here yesterday. One of the matters
discussed was a proposition to unite will
a larger concern that is seeking to con
solidate the leading independent com
psnies in Pennsylvania and adjoining
states. No formal proposition had beef
made and no action was taken. 1t is sale
that there is very little likelihood of thu
Petroleum entering any combination
Franklin News.