The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-01-06


missioners at their last meeting in Dec
ember appointed John Cunningham, of
Kellettville, mercantile appraiser of For
est county for the present year. Mr..
Cunningham has carried the mail be-
tween Tionests and Kellettvile for sew
eral years, and no doubt his new duties
will be as faithfully performed as have
been his services for Uncle Sam.
-Pasqualo Schaffo, an Italian employ
cd by f. X. Brown at Mayburg, was in
stantly killed Saturday afternoon, Dec.
Goth, by falling under the wheels of the
s. & T. passenger train as it was leaving
the station at Sheffield for tue return trip.
He delayed boarding the train until 1t
had started, then running along side, at
tempted to mount the car steps. He
slipped and fell under the wheels which
passed over his chest crushing out his life.
The unfortunate man was aged 35 years,
and is survived by wife and three childS
rem, living in Italy.
AT argument court Dec. 24th, Judges
Kreitler and Hill presiding, Jas. D. Davis
was appointed court auditor for 1909. j.
A. Turner was appointed guardian for
minor child of John Brecht, deceased, of
Hickory township. l.. j. Hopkins was
appointed guardian of OLIVE, George and
Russell Wolf, of Tionesta township, to
procure the portion of the estate left them
by their grand father, George M. Sigworth,
deceased, of Clarion county. The bonds
of the newly elected County Commission
ers for 50 900 each were approved. Court
took recess until Jan. I'd, when an
opinion from Judge Lindsey was read
refusing new trial in the case of Snow
den VS.. Pequignot, in which he gave
Judgment for the defense at the trial at
November court.
The nineteenth annual banquet of
Olive Lodge, No. 557, F. 4 A. M, held at
The Central on the evening of Dec. 23d,
was brilliant function in every respect.
The decorations of the dining hall were
appropriate to the season, red and green,
with small Christmas tree lighted with
candles on each of the five tables, while a
large tree graced the front of the large
mirror. Red and white carnations were
at each plate. The party numbered "a.
Hon. G. A. Randall was toastmaster and
there were speeches from many OF the
members. Following is the menu, which
was served in faultless style: Blue points,
mock turtle su Msdere, saltines, olives,
celery, McClaren's club cheese, roast
young turkey, cranberry sauce, picked
tongue, sauce remoulade, mashed pota-
toes, giblet gravy, creamed oysters and
mushrooms in timbales, Parker house
rolls, brown bread with raisins, fruit
punch, Neuchatel salad, waters, Christ
mas plum pudding, brandy sauce, coffee,
cigars, creme de menthe.
On Saturday, Jan. I'd, the officers of
Eli Berlin Post of East Hickory were in-
stalled for 1909 by P. P. G. VIM. Burns of
Youngsvile, Pa. The services were at
tended by the W. r, G. and other invited
guests. The newly elected officers of the
w. R. G. No. 80 were installed by P. p.
Carrie Osgood. The services were exc
cuted perfectly in both orders, the in
stslling officers above named acquitted
themselves right well, after which paper
on the good of the order was read by
Sally B. Albaugb, Past Treasurer. The
ladies had prepared and at this juncture
served bountiful repast to all present.
The officers of the Corps are as follows:
President, Edith Kiffer; Sr. V. p, Sarah
Rayne; Jr. V. P, Ella Witherell; Treas
urer, Julia Whitmore; Secretary, Rachel
Witherell. The Post officers are as fol-
lows: Commander, John Berlin; Sr. "
c., B. F. Slower; Jr. V. c., 4. P. Harry;
Q. M, Geo. Hindman; o. D., W. h
Small. The two orders start for the du'
ties of 1909 in excellent condition, fully
prepared to maintain their former record
Fred Miller, of Meadville, employed
in the Forest county lumber woods, was
dangerously sick for several hours last
night as the result OF taking some free
medicine from stranger. He came from
Meadville and was compelled to stay here
over night on account of train connec-
tions. He fell in with stranger in
local hotel and to him conided that he
was suffering from kidney trouble. The
stranger knew just what would cure Mil
Ter and gave him several tablets instruct
ing bim to dissolve one in water and
drink the solution every few hours. Mil
| Ter prepared the tablet according to direc-
tions and swallowing the first dose be-
came violently ill. He took copious
draughts of warm water and salt which
acted as a powerful emetlc and then weni
to a real physician who examined the re-
naming tablets and found them to be
corrosive sublimate, powerful prepara'
ton of mercury. 1t took heroic work
and several hours time before Miller
who is about 25 years OF age, was out o
danger. His kidney trouble is not cured
but he is thoroughly cured OF any pre-
vious habits of accepting free treatment
and medicines from strangers Derrick
Dec. 3lst.
One of the most remarkable cases
local physicians have been called upon
for action, occurred yesteaday when one
was called to the union station to ex.
anime body in transit to ease the mind
of relative that the cotpse was not in 8
trance or in condition of suspended ami
maticn. The dead woman was Mrs. M