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


Osgood and Herman provided handsome,
ly decorated Christmas trees for their
scholars at the close of school for the
holiday vacation, Friday afternoon, not
the least enjoyable feature of the occasion
being the fact that the real Santa Claus
appeared on the scene, visiting each oi
the rooms and distributing a treat The
pupils of No. gave a short program OF
songs and recitations.
Word has been received in Clarion OF
the marriage of Miss Jennie EmmiDger,
of Tylersburg, who formerly lived in
Clarion for some time, and was well
known to many people, and Mr.. Fred
Knupp, of Duhring, Forest county, Pa.
The wedding took place at jamestown,
N. Y, last Wednesday, Dec. 8, 1909. Mr..
and Mrs. Knupp will make their home
in Duhring and will begin housekeeping
at once. The Clarion friends OF the bride
wish them abundant happiness and pros
perity.-Clarion Democrat.
The Oil City Trust Compay annually
remembers its patrons and friends with a
Christmas gift. We have received copy
of book sent out this year, which makes
a souvenir that will be read and ap-
preciated. 1t is "Colonel Crockett's Co.
Operative Christmas" true story of
how Colonel Austin Crockett Waco, Tex,
rented Madison Square Garden in New
York and inyited in all the lonely people
of that great city on Christmas eve. 1t is
well worth reading, good story well
told. 1t is prettily bound and with adver-
tisements.
1T was 95 years ago that G. L. White
put his name at the head of the Tidioute
News. Commenting on the anniversary
he says In that time he has seen the babes
of yestereen develop into the fathers
and mothers of the now. He has seen the
young grow middle aged; the middle
aged old and into grahdfathers (we're
there) and grandmothers; and the old lay
down lifes burdens and welcome eternal
rest. Has chronicled joy, sorrow. failures,
calamities, successes. marriages, births,
deaths, week by week, until The News
has became history of Tidioute that is
invaluable"
DIR. w. J. Mcknight, the historian, in
the Brookvllle Republican OF last week,
gives an account OF how the various
townships of Jefferson county acquired
their names. The following concerning
Barnett township, which is separated
from this county by the Clarion River,
may be OF interest to our readers: BAR
nett.-Named for the Patriarch, Joseph
Barnett. Organ lied in 1898, and was TAX
Ell from Rose. Barnett originally con-
tanned jerks and Tionesta townships and
all that part of Jefferson county lying
north of the Clarion river. In 1888 the
two Aforementioned townships we're
organized out of it. Population in 1860,
303."
Did you ever pass a hat in a small
town for the relief of an afflicted family?
You go to the merchants and they pungle
up well. The leading property owners
residents in the town will generally come
through. The farmer in with load of
produce will chuck in heavy plunkeror or
two. The banks and the clerks in the
railroad station, if there is one, will take
pity on woman in distress. But there
are two parties that the writer has never
seen pitch a cent into hat for any case of
local human misery. One is the depart
ment store catalogue aud the other is the
empty lot. Both stand ready to milk the
energy and industery of the town, but
neither helps make it, or help it in the
least.
Monday evening Paul Amann's over
coat was stolen from the rack in the roller
rink and no trace could be found of the
person who took it. This morning Paul's
father, who works for Schellhsmmer 81
Son, went to the Revere Hotel to do some
repair work. In passing through the
office he glanced into the coat room and
saw his sons coat hanging there. In an
excited tone he asked: "Where is the
man who left that coat here?" The man,
who registered there Monday evening as
Fred Howe. of Youngsville, was in the
Office at the time and when he heard the
nqu Try he darted through the door and
started on the run up the street with Mr..
Amann after him. TIE Chief of Police
was notified and assisted in the chase, but
Howe made good his escape.-Warren
Mirror, 14th.
Scarlet fever in virulent form has
broken out among the children of some of
the foreign residents of Brookston, this
county, and three deaths occurred within
a few days of the time the children be-
came i'll. A two -year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Mike Sadlak died Saturday. The
second death occurred Sunday, the four
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Anton
Hudjak being the victim. Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Ackard lost their two-year-o
son Willie on Monday. A trained nurse
was secured from the Warren hospital for
the Ackard child and on Monday eve-
ming the nurse was reported to have also
contracted the fever. No other cases had
been reported among the children. A
rigid quarantine has been established on
the infected houses and it is hoped to
hold the disease in check.
Rev. Roger Charnock, Ph.D., pastor
ofthe Episcopal churches at this place and
Indiana, was yesterday ordained to the
priesthood of the Episcopal church in the
Calvary Episcopal church, of Pittsburg.