The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-08-11

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In this borough were opened at the State
highway department, Harrisburg, on the
9th inst, but as yet the successful bidder
has not been announced.
John Walters, of T~ylersburg, well
known to many of our readers, while
engaged in the erection offs dwelling for
Squire f. e. King of that place, fell from
the building on the 18th of July and sus-
tanned a bad fracture of the ankle. The
injury was so we're that he was taken to
the Kane hospital for treatment.
Mrs. Della Covert, of the South Side
was n OF the lucky ones who drew a
number In the land allotment contests
and Is now in Missouls, Mont, and will
take part in the drawing which will be
held there Monday Warren Times.
Mrs. Covert, who was formerly a resident
of Tionests. has a number of relatives
living in this vicinity.
We are informed that Rev. W. G..
Ferver, who has been pastor ofthe Miola,
Scotch Hill and Tylersburg Presbyterian
churches for several years and has won
golden opinions among the people at
large, resigned his charges last Sunday.
He has received and accepted a cal. from
the Licking and Leatherwood Presbyter-
ian churches. He will take a vacation
until Sunday, Sept. 9th when he will be-
gin the work of his new charges. They
will find him an earnest and DEVOTED
worker. -Clarion Democrat.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson G.. Cole enter
tanned the w. G. T. U. of Nebraska on
August 9th, at their farm near that vii.
lage. The tables we're spread under some
fine large trees near the house and over
sixty persons enjoyed the fine Inner
provided for the occasion. The long af-
ternoon was most pleasantly spent in
games by the younger members and In
visiting and resting by those who were
not inclined to violent exercise. The
Union wishes to thank Mr.. and Mrs.
Cole and family for their kindness and
hospitality to all. We hope they will in
vite us to come again next year s.
The papers in ad joining counties are
again suggesting a w%orkhouse to be used
by at least four counties in this section
of the state. There are now sixty prison.
ers In the Erie county Jail who are living
on the fat of the land instead of doing
some public work to help pay for their
maintenance. So far as Forest county is
concerned she has 80 few iailbirds that it
would scarcely pay her to help maintain
a workhouse. The number of prisoners
sentenced to Jail terms in this county
scarcely averages n a year, and that one
perhaps only for a few days or weeks at
the most. So, at least, 1t has been for sew
eral years past.
A yellow r~attlesnske nearly four feet
long and carrying eleven rattles was
killed by two young men on their way to
the Pleasantville camp meeting, Sunday
morning, in the public road near the
mouth of Hunter run, just above the
railroad station. Mrs. John Gerow killed
a three-foot black rattlesnake Tuesday OF
last week on the floor of the Gerow saw
mill on Hunter run, which is only a
short distance from where the second
monster was killed. This n carried a
buzzer attachment of seven rattles. Yes
terdsy forenoon a man passing along that
road with a heavy wagon drove over and
killed a three-foot rattler of the black
variety, in front of Ed. Sanner's home,
about two hundred feet below where the
yellow one was killed. 1t had only two
rattles. Must be a den in that vicinity.
The picnic of the Vensngo County
Outing Association which takes place at
Monarch Park, Oil City, tomorrow,
Thursday, bids fair to outstrip anything
of the kind aver attempted in this section.
The program as outlined is attractive
enough 10 suit every shade of taste and
desire, and from start TO finish there will
be something doing, and it is expected
the fun will extend we'll along into the
night. Two fine orchestras and four first
class brass bands will furnish musical in
spiration. A professional company will
put on an attractive comedy in the after
noon for the special entertainment of the
ladies, and for the men there will be
bowling and base ball. Moving pictures
and dancing in the evening. A veritable
joy carnival all day in fact, and at the end
of the program a special train will bring
up.river pleasure seekers home at mid
night.
John A. Dawson, formerly of Stewart
Run, Forest county, but now residing at
Collingswood, N. j., is pleased over the
fact that a duplicate OF land warrant No.
3969S, has been issued and forwarded to
him by the Department of the Interior,
Washington, D. G. The original warrant,
which was lost, was issued to Mr.. Daw-
sons mother, Elizabeth Dawson, for SER
vices rendered by her husband, James
Dawson, in the War of 1872. James Daw.
son was n of the early settlers of what
was at that time Allegheny township,
Venango county, now part of Forest coun'
ty, having located on what is known as
the Dawson farm, at Stewart Run, in
1910, and resided there when he enlisted
in the War of 1872. Application was
made some time ago for the duplicate
warrant, by John A. Dawson, and its
issuance was finally brought abouI
through the influence and kindly offices
OF Congressman William w. Cocks, Of
Long Island District, New York.
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