The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-06-02

Monday while Andrew Mesly of the
Township was In town taking in the Me-
mortal Day exercises, he had the mis-
fortune to fall on the pavement and gu lite
severely bruise his face. DR.. Bovsrd
gave him the necessary medical attention
and he is expected to get along without
further trouble. Mr.. Mealy is upward of
81 years of age and says he felt himself
growing weak when he fell.
County Superintendent d. W. Morri-
son has completed all arrangements for
holding the annual teachers institute,
which will be held in the court house,
Tionests. October is to %, 1909. The in
structors engaged are o. L. Warren, of
Elmira, and s. J.. Preston, of Syracuse,
New York State Institute Instructors,
and Il. b. Teitrick, of Harrisburg, Pa,
Deputy Superintendent Of Public In
struction. For the evening attractions
there will be two concerts and two lee
lures.
j. Frank Mealy of N~ewmansville,
was tried in Clarion last week on a charge
OF felonious shooting, and the jury rem
dered a verdict finding the accused guilty
of shooting with intent to main, not to
Kill. This is the case in which Q Syrian
peddler named Michael Ellios nearly lost
his life by being shot in the head with a
charge of birdshot by young Mealy, aged
about Is years, at whose home the peddler
had stayed over Sunday. The injured
man was brought to Tionesta and from
here taken to the Oil City hospital, from
which institution he was discharged some
weeks ago., having lost tie sight of his
right eye as a result of the shooting. The
prosecutor in the case was John CURL of
N~ewmansville. Up to yesterday the
young man had not received his sentence.
He claimed the shooting was accidental.
The ~cantata, 1.-THE Haymakers," given
by the choral society of the Presbyterian
church in the court house last Friday
evening, was greeted by an audience that
filled the large court room to the doors.
The production was an artistic and mu-
steal success in every way, especially as
to the singing, the costuming and stage
settings. The cast included thirty-eight
persons and without particularizing it
is sufficient to say that each fulfilled his
or her part TO the satisfaction of all, every
number being enthusiastically received
and applauded to the echo. Many eX-
pressed themselves as desiring to see the
cantsts repeated. Rev. II. A. Bailey, the
director, is deserving of much praise for
the excellent training he gave the MEM
bers of the company and he is duly
grateful to all those who stood by him so
nobly and helped to make the cantata a
success. The gross proceeds were about
$4,000.
The meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the Forest county W. G. I. U.
was held at the home of Mrs. Ida Small,
at Nebraska, on Thursday, May q, 1909,
and was one fraught with pleasure to all
present, partsking largely of the nature
of a social gathering, as well as a business
meeting. Previous to taking up the bus
mess matters for which the meeting was
called a delicious three course luncheon
was gracefully served by the genial
hostess. The principal business before
the committee was the arrangement of
the details for holding the county con-
vention in September next, which is to
be in the new M. e. church at Tionesta,
the date being left open for the present,
and will depend on such arrangements as
can be made with speakers from abroad.
The program for the convention was dis
cussed but only part tally arranged.
Twelve members of the committee were
present, as follows: Mrs. NJ. +. Catlin,
Kellettyille; Mrs. W. +. Jones, Newtown
Mills; Mrs. j. Ii. Derickson, Mrs. A.
Carson, Mrs. j. p. Huling, Mrs. SUE M.
Sharpe, Mrs. A. B.. Kelly, Mrs. G. f.
Watson, Mrs. j. e. Wenk, Tionesta; Mrs.
n. G. Cole, Mrs. j. A, Small, Mrs. Ly-
man Cook, Nebraska.