The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-08-18
j. W. Jameson is tearing down the

building was erected about 45 years ago
by Chauncey Law, who conducted a
flourishing tin shop and hardware store
there for a number of years. and the
building has since served as a general
store, dwelling and livery barn in turn,
and Its razing might be termed the pass.
ing OF a landmark. G. A. LsnsOn secured
the lumber and found some good clear
stuff pine.
The dollar road tax has been giving
trouble all over the state and collectors
and others have been having all kinds OF
difficulties in collecting the same. The
commissioner of Armstrong county to
get right wrote to the auditor general
about this tax and in reply have received
information that the additional dollar tax
must be paid in each township in which
property is owned. The opinion has pre-
vailed that this tax could not be assessed
against property owners in the township
In which they resided, but from the above
1t is understood that the extra dollar can
be assessed and collected in every town
ship in which property Is owned.
BY the great horned chubs, listen to
this! A dispatch announces the fact that
"fne imported sardines, packed in olive
oil purchased at leading Pittsburg stores,
have been found to be ommon mongrel
minnows, of the ''chub" variety, used by
anglers at this time of the year for bait,
while the olive oil was discovered to be
manufactured from peanuts. as the result
Of Investigations just made by the State
Pure Food Commission" What next on
the list of great North American outrages?
The depletion of our streams of their
choicest bsitfish just to satisfy the rapa-
cious nav Of the sardine packing octo-
pus. Is 1t any WONDER But what's
the use. Words fail US.
There is considerable doing in new
fagstone walks in town these days.
James d. Davis has laid a dandy fronting
over a hundred feet Of his property and
has graded up beautifully. Lee Davis
has laid a good stretch along the May
street side of lis home, and j. @. Geist
and G.. A. Lanson have made nice inn
provements in that line. All this through
the agency of Frank and Ted Joyce,
whose artistic work in this line cannot be
excelled. Squire Randall has the stone
on the ground for an extension of several
rods fronting his property on East Hi
lanAa ofraaf ~ m Andarann IarFu
Wertz and II. NJ. Zahniser have also
added new flag stone walks about their
premises on Walnut street. Tionesta is
the best side walked town in the state.
Here is an excellent description of a
certain species of two legged cattle, taken
from an exchange: "Some men are born
critics. There motto is, whatever is, is
wrong Nothing that exists is to their
liking. Nothing happens to please them.
They are chronic obstructionists, and at
the same time chronic iconoclasts. Ifthe
mental dyspepsia of which they are the
wretched victims were more widely *
tended this would be a lamentable land.
Fortunately they are not numerous; also,
they are quite harmless. After n gets
to understand their possessions and their
limitations n rather enjoys them" We
all know them. Every community has
specimens. They are somewhat annoy
ing, at first, but In time come to be
looked upon the same as other curios and
freaks.
The seventh annual reunion of the
Allison family was held at Monarch
Park, Oil City, on Friday last, and proved
to be the most enjoyable u yet held.
The attendance was large and the weather
Ideal for such IN occasion. Those of the
family connection present from this Sec
ton were as follows: DR.. F. E. Allison,
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Allison and child,
Nebraska; Fred Green, West Hickory;
Mrs. William Downey, Gordon Downey,
Grace Downey, Guy Downey, Fagundus.
The annual election of officers resulted as
follows: President, DR.. F. E. Allison,
Nebraska; vice president, William T.
Allison, Enterprise; secretary, Robert II.
Allison, Franklin; treasurer, Mrs. Ry-
land Logan, Titusville. The third FRI
day OF August, 1910, was fixed on as the
date of the next meeting,
Worrying over the affairs of the Red
bank Telephone Company, of which he
was the superintendent, u. F. Deener, of
near Brookville. one of the wealthiest
farmers in Jefferson County, Thursday
morning arose at 5 o'clock, and
without attracting attention, went to a
fish pond back of the barn and drowned
himself. The body was discovered about
four hours later by his son George. Mr..
Deener's untimely death is an enigma,
as his own financial affairs we're in ex-
cellent condition, his family relations
were ideal, and he had recently succeeded
in paying off all obligations of the Red
bank Company. Criticism of some of his
policies is said to have caused him to
worry. The deceased was aged so years
and leaves his wife aud six children. The
funeral was held on Saturday, and out OF
respect to the dead superintendent all
central offices of the Redband company,
including the Tionesta exchange were
closed for the day.
H. G. Mapes, the hardware and oil
well supply dealer, of Pleasautville, has
purchased from the Citizens National
Bank the Landers planning mill property,
lying between Bridge and Walnut streets,
in this place, the deal being closed Satur-
day, Mr.. Mapes will run the plant as