The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-10-06
Parties who violate The pure food law

mouse sentences.
"A man In party picking butternut
on Plum island last Sunday was seer
cutting the limbs from the trees in orde
to grab all the nuts in sight. Anyon,
who would thus destroy fine nut. bearing
trees ought to be prosecuted.
The grand jury at last week's cour
recon mended that suitable covering b,
supplied for the Grand and Petit Jury
room floors to deaden sound. They alst
recommended the erection of suitabl,
woodshed for the County Home aud the
Improvement of the coal shed at that in
stitution.
The County Commissioners yester
day let the contract for a twenty.thret
foot iron span bridge in Barnett town
ship to the Nelson Merydith Co., O
Piltsburg, Pa. The contract price wa,
1925 90. The bridge will span Maple
Creek, on the road leading from NORTH
Pine Grove to old Redclyffe.
Mrs Harriet Elnaline Thomas, aged
81 years, wife of David +. Thomas, died
at the family home at Diamond, Crawford
county, on the 2Sth ult., of cancer after q
years Illness. She was born in Tionesta
in 1852, she being daugh or of the late
James Shriver, brother OF our towns.
man, u. 7. Shiver. The family will be
remembered by many of our older citi.
zens.
C. M. Arner was at Eudeavor Mon
day adjusting a fire loss that occurred
there on Saturday. Rooms in the second
story Of the Wheeler & Dusenbury office
building are occupied by some ladies,
and while they were preparing lunch a
large lace curtain became ignted and
burned up in flash, causing about $50
damage to the window casing and furni-
ture in the room.
Rev. Silas II. Prather, d. D., one OF
the best known preachers in the Erie con-
ference Of the Methodist church, died
very suddenly apoplexy at his home in
Portland, N. Y, at five o'clock Monday
afternoon. He is survived by his wife
and one son. Also by one sister and two
brothers, one of whom, John Prather,
resides near Ross Run, Kingsley town
ship, this county.
Mrs. Robert Taggert, wife of Captain
Robert Taggert, died Friday, at Tidioute,
after an illness extending over a period
of nearly four years. Mrs. Taggert had
been resident of Tidioute for 40 years
aud was well known throughout that sec
tion. She is survived by her husband
and one daughter, Mrs. Charles Benner,
OF Robinson, Ill. The funeral services
were held Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Sigworth and son
Herman VanClsre, of Philadelphia, Pa,
are spending few weeks with relatives
at Lickingville. Mr.. Sigworth represents
large soap company in Camden, N. j.,
and spent the summer travelling through
the New England states, while his family
spent the time at various summer resorts
in easy reach of his work. They will 60
located somewhere in Alabama.
Excellent progress has been made in
the paving work on Elm street within
the past week, by the contractors, Messrs.
Anderton Il Putnam, who have bought
all of the machinery of Chas. OFT and
have been putting it to good use in their
work. Mr.. Putnam is right on the job,
himself making hand, and there is no
time being wasted. 1t is believed before
the week is out the block between Bridge
and Walnut streets will be ready for the
brick, with the concrete foundation fin
ished up.
In the Venango county courts Anna
Osgood. administrative of the estate ofthe
late John X. Osgood, through her attorney
has filed bill of complaint in the case of
Anna Osgood VS.. Alfred Sperry survivor
and liquidating partner OF the firm of j.
X. O-good Il Co. The bill states that no
settlement of the partnership business ac-
counts has ever been made by the de.
fendant, and the plaintiff prays that said
defendant be required to give the account.
Another suit is on file between the same
parties when the partnership was under
the name of The Benton Lumber Com
pany.
Nearly fifty men were present at the
meeting of the Presbyterian Brotherhood
in the Farmers Bank half last Tuesday
evening. The speaker of the evening
was Rev II. A. Bailey, of Tionesta, a for
mer Emlenton boy and member of the
Emlenton church. He emphasized the
need OF power from the Holy Spirit in the
lives Of the members of the Brotherhood
if they would accomplish the work they
have undertaken both as an organization
and individuals. The address was most
helpful one and was fitting climax to
one of the most enthusiastic meetings yet
held by the Brotherhood d.-Emlenton
Herald.
C. II. Lowe d Co. got a good pro-
ducer in their No. l6 we'll on the Mckee
farm, which was finished and shot last
Wednesday. They are drilling No. II.
Morrow, Carson IL Co. have a small pro-
ducer in their No. on the Jacob Wagner
farm, near the Mckee field. II was fin
ished and shot Friday. They are at work
on the third we'll. r. M. Hermsn's test
we'll on the Garfield lot, in the upper part
of town, was finished the first of the week
in the Red Valley sand and was dry.
Frill, Weber & Co. have fine producer