The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-12-22

week, however, for the transaction oI
Jan. 5th, 1910. And to all we extend the
fluctuations of the season, very Merry
Christmas and Happy New Year.
We understand Mrs. A. w. Cook has
sent up from Pittsburgs a large quantity
of toys to be divided among the poor
children of fBrookville. Brook vile Dem
ocrat.
"A Christmas entertainment will be
given In Mt. Zion Lutheran church, Ger
man Hill, tomorrow, Thursday evening,
at 1880 o'clock. Everybody cordially in
yited to attend,
When thoughts of Christmas come to
your mind, remember that Dunn Il
Fulton's Pharmacy is the one store which
can satisfy your every want in the way OF
gifts. A visit will pay you. 1t
For the second time this season the
river at this point is closed with ice. This
Is rather an unusual caper for the old
Allegheny to perform before the holiday
season, and is worthy of note in weather
annals.
Many who have tried the plan say
that a years subscription to the REPUB-
LICAN tc an absent friend makes the most
acceptable present they have yet found.
Have you a friend from home whom you
would like to remember in this way?
Following is the list of letters lying
uncalled for in the Tionesta, Pa, post
office for week ending December %, l9O9:
Mr.. George Thompson, Mr.. A. J. Bogart.
d. s. KNOX, deceased, p. M.
M, A. MORGAN, Assistant.
The greatest danger from influenza is
of its resulting in pneumonia. This can
be obviated by using Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy, as 1t not only cures in
fluenza, but counteracts any tendency of
the disease towards pneumonia. Sold by
all dealers.
An epidemic of something resem-
bling the grippe has had bold of most of
the children aud few the grown folk
at Newtown Mills during the past week.
While none are seriously i'll, it is quite
annoying, coming as it does in the midst
of the Christmas rush.
Ira J. Hines, whose arrest for assault
and battery on oath of Mrs. Elizabeth
Swyers, was mentioned last week, was
given a hearing Wednesday afternoon be-
fore Squire c. A. Randall, after which
his bail was placed at $500. Not being
able to procure the amount he was re-
turned to Jail.
Thousands of letters are going to the
Dead Letter Office because the purchaser
of Red Cross stamps act as if that kind of
a stamp we're good, when sending letter,
and no other needed. OF course, this
bothers Uncle Sam some, but if he will
be patient people will learn to remember
the regular postage.
ALI the railroads operating east from
Pittsburg on January will grant special
clergy rates, the same as they did several
years ago. When the legislatures of the
different states fixed lower passenger
rate the railroads announced that all low
rates including those for ministers and
associations would be abolished.
The salk of the Red Cross stamps con-
tinues to belarge. Everybody is urged
to spend their pennies for the stamps
and to assist the fight against consump-
tion. Many of the mercantile firms have
ordered few hundred of the stamps, to
use on their correspondence. Buy them,
and ask your friends to do likewise.
George r. Dawson has purchased the
Gerow sawmill at the mouth of Hunter
run. Mr.. Dawson owns number OF
tracts Of hardwood timber in Harmony
township and has quite a force of men
and teams at work bringing the timber
to this mill to be sawed into lumber. He
will also make speciality of veneer logs,
piling, switch and cross ties.
Tuesday morning OF last week six
men employed by the Pratt Lumber Co
on Still Run, near Warren, caught big
black bear helping himself to break fast
from a pork barrel in their cook tent.
They killed him with axes, but before
bruin gave up his life nearly every dish
in the tent was broken and several of the
men we're badly bruised and scratched by
the enraged animal.
Rev. George b. Robinson, pastor of
the First Presby yterisn church of Parker,
Pa, died suddenly last Saturday morn
ing, of neuralgia of the heart. He was
we'll known throughout this section, hav-
ing heen pastor of the Presbyterian
churches in Brookville and Clarion, be-
fore going to Parker eight years ago.
His age was 65 years. He is survived by
his wife and three daughters.
Last Saturday night Charles Csrnahsn
went off the walk in lower town, badly
smashing his right leg at the ankle joint.
He was alone and painfully climbed to
the home of W. S. Sweeny where his
hurts were dressed, and he was subse-
ouently taken home. He will be housed
up for long time and will play to great
luck if he comes out with just a fairly
good ankle joint Tidloute News.
The Red Cross stamps, which are on
sale at the various stores in this place,
are sold for one cent apiece, the proceeds
from the sale to be used in the fight
against consumption. In this district the
money will be used by the Northwestern
Tuberculosis League for the support