The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-08-25

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uncalled for in the Tionesta, Pa, post
Office for week ending August 25th, 1909:
Mr.. Henry Colwell l letter and 2 cards,
Miss Mabel Brown, card.
d. s. KNOX, P. M.
james Hsslet lost a fine Jersey COW
last week, the animal being found dead
In the pasture field on Thursday. MI.
Hsslet valued the COW at more than 500,
and she came of a strain of stock that
has been owned by the Haslet family for
more than thirty years. Just what
caused her death is not known.
The we'll on the 0verlander lot across
the river was finished the last of the week
and was dry at about 2S5 feet. A small
show of oil was found at about So feet,
however, and the well was plugged below
this and may make a small producer.
The second we'll will be drilled en- the
Edgar Hunter lot. below the station.
The Oil City Derrick declares that
many of the races in the Lake Erie circuit
this year have been "crooked," that they
were FRAMED up" That is not a new
discovery, however, as many a poor cuss
can testify who has been stung for fair.
Hens teeth are abundant compared with
honest horse races in this day and genera
ton.
"A few students can yet be accommo-
dated In the dormitories of the Lock Ha-
ven State Normal School for the fall term
beginning Sept. 9th. The school is u.s.
ually filled during the entire year, hence
the number of rooms are limited. You
will make no mistake If you select this
thoroughly established school. Write for
a catalogue.
-Frosts OF more or less serious conse-
quences fell on Saturday and Sunday
nights back from the river where the
country was unprotected by fog. Corn
suffered most severely, while buckwhest
was considerably nipped in spots. The
full extent of the damage is not yet
known, but 1t is feared that some fields of
cor may be ruined.
Your dining room floor can be
touched up and refnished with Camp
BELLS Floor Finish and the result will be
very satisfactory. Bovards Pharmacy
carries a full line of all size cans, and the
manufacturers guarantee perfect satisfac-
ton If the simple directions are followed.
For sale in Kellettville by Frank E.
Harkless and Mrs. M. Andrews.
"A civil service examination will be
held at Kellettv lille on Saturday, Sept. l8.
for the position Of 4th class postmaster at
Wing Hill. The examination is open to
all citizens residing within the territory
supplied by that postofice, under the
usual requirements. and full information
may be had by applying to the postmast-
or at Wing Hill, or from the U. s. Civil
Service Commission, Washington, d. G.
The compensation of the postmaster at
this office for the last year was 500.
The law %forbidding the sale of cigar.
cites to minors contains but n section,
but it is direct and to the point, as fol-
lows: "If any person or persons shall
furnish cigarettes or cigarette paper by
gift, sale or other means, to any person
or persons under the age Of twenty-one
years, he or she so offending shall be
guilty of misdemesnor and upon con-
viction thereof shall be sentenced to pay q
fine of not more than three hundred
dollars, and not less than one hundred
dollars"
Don't let a crouch grow on you. 1t is
dissgreeable to all your friends and ac'
quaintances. Besides, DR.. Charles Nc
Cormick has beer telling a medical So
ciety in Chicago that the man with q
chronic crouch will certainly grow into
an abnormal being. By the time his
crouch reaches an acute stage, says this
authority, he may properly be classified
as mentally unbalanced. On top ofthat 9
chronic crouch is an obstacle toward the
ill-tempered ones recovery from disease
or illness. Get rid of your Crouch or /
may get rid of you.
Fish Wardens Alberts, of Warren
aud Franklin, have been patrolling the
Allegheny during the past couple o
weeks, and on Saturday night landed in
Tionesta, where they spent the Sabbath
They overhauled a number of spearinl
boats Saturday night, about seven in all
but failed to find anything upon which t.
base an arrest, the sportsmen having OBJ
served the law TO the letter, either because
of a dearth of game fish, or because they
"could but wouldn't" Leastwise nothing
but suckers were in evidence when tn
wardens overhauled the different catches
"A parlor meeting given to the mem
bers OF the W. G. T. U. by Mrs. G. +
Watson, was a pleasant event of Tuesda!
afternoon. The company was ia voreC
with a piano solo by Miss Edith Hop
kins, vocal solos by Mrs. Elsie Roger
of Cincinnati, and Mrs. Cora Felt, an
readings by Miss G~enavieve Doutt, all Q
which we're much enjoyed. A daint.
lunch was served. Mrs. Watson was as
sisted by her daughters, Mrs. Slocum O
Erie, Pa, Mrs. Shewman of Oregon City
Ore, and Mrs. Cora Felt of Tionesta. Gu
of town guests we're Mrs. j. H. Dingma
of Toronto, Can, and Mrs. t. ]. VanGies
en- of Leechburg, Pa PRES SUPT.
-Haye you ever had your day sudden
ly turn sunshiny because of a Cheerful
word? Have you ever wondered if thi
could be the same world, because som