The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-03-10

high grade mechines.
Several of our citizens are putting up
ice but are not cutting any just the same.
The supply is coming from Cassadaga
and is of good quality, ten inches in
thickness, but out of reach of ordinary
mortals, and the best we can hope for is
''a little in ours" at l5c per,
Several thousand young trout from
the Cory state hatchery were received
here Monday and distributed In the sew
ersl streams heresbout. II there is any
efficacy in this method of replenishment
the angling should be considerably i'm
proved in the course of three or four
years hence.
All justices of the peace elected at the
recent election, If they intend to accept
said office, must give notice thereof In
writing to the prothonotary within 30
days after their election, stating therein
the name of the justices they succeeded,
with the cause of the vacancy. Thursday,
March IS, is the last day to file such ac-
ceptance.
Last week the County Commissioners
took up aud cancelled $4,000 of county
poor bonds, thus wiping out good
chunk o the interest bearing debt. This
leaves $4,000 still outstanding, but
So. 900 of this amount will be payable in a
short time and will be taken up, leaving
an Indebtedness of only $4,000, which
does not fall due till 1914.
"A four-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Christ Thomadson of Kellettville, died
on Wednesday last, and was buried at
Newmansville, on Friday. Briefservices
were held at Kellettville by Rev. r. j.
Montgomery/and again at the home of
the grand pAents, Mr.. and Mrs. McKen-
zfe, at Newmansville, by Rev. e. L.
Monroe on Friday afternoon.
The cases recently unearthed in con-
nection with conduct of the Venango
county poor house are this week up in
the court at Franklin and are attracting
large crowds of witnesses and spectators.
Last week the county commissioners sus-
pended Homer Sutton and wife as stew
ard and matron at the county home,
pending the outcome of their trial.
Congressman N. P. Wheeler had
special pension bill passed by both houses
this week granting pension to Mrs.
Margaret McGreevy, of Oil City, of $50
per MONTH She is the mother Of William
J. McGreevy, aSpanish- American soldier
who was a member of Company A, 10Th
Regiment, P. V. l., and who is now con-
fined in state asylur.-Blizzard.
The school board of Barnett township
has established township high school
with two years course as starter. The
board is also advertising for bids for the
erection of an adequate school building at
Clarington ]. II. Barton is secretary OF
the board, and the bidding will close on
the 9th of this month. Specifications
can be seen at the Mechling, London d
Brsden store.
The Paul Lawrence Dunbar Male
Quartette and Jubilee Singers, the second
number in the lecture course, will sp-
pear in the Court House next Monday
evening. March 18th. Those holding
course tickets can have their seats re-
served at Dunn 4 Fult8n's drug store,
Friday of this week. General admission
tickets can also be obtained General
admission, adults 40 cents, children 20
cents.
George II. Lowe and others, who are
drilling on the Abbott tract, near the old
Asbury Chapel, on the road to Pleasant
vile, finished their No. | today and 1t
is showing up for at least five barrel
we'll. A fair show of oil was found in the
second send but the best strike was made
in the third or black oil sand, found at
7e5 feet. They are also drilling 1t to the
green oil sand in the hope of finding gas.
The well will be shot today.
To us 1t looks extravsgant to spend
no end of money for a state road from
Philadelphia to Pittsburg when hun
dreds of miles of country roads are not
even good COW paths. Establish state
control over all roads and see that they
are properly made and kept in repair,
not allowing any work to be done on
them except after survey and detail of
plan laid down by competant engineer.
-Tidioute News. Good sense.
The Forest Barge company, which
was fortunate in hsrboring its large con-
signment OF barges over the winter with
out encouutering a hard freeze-up and
break up, are getting the big boats ready
for the trip to Pittsnurg, expecting to start
some of them this week. There will be
four fleets of six barges each, making the
largest single run by this company in
mum Der of years. The stage of water is
about right to make safe run.
We are indebted to the Chamberlain
Medicine Co., Delnoines, Iowa, for
.ackage of newspapers from the remot-
est parts of the world through the COM
pany's advertising methods. The collec-
ton is quite curiosity and a study Of
these publications, many OF them 80 diff
ferent from the American idea of the
printers art, is very interesting. If any
of our readers have a curiosity to look
over the collection they are invited 10 call.
Apart from the religious basis for the
fasting observed during Lent, the practice
itself has hygienic value in that it gives
the stomach a chance to rest from the