The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-01-20
The W. G. T. U. will hold a market

at the home of Mrs. Chas. Lanson, Satur-
day afternoon, January 23d, commencing
at three o'clock. Each member of the
union is expected to contribute and ey-
eryone is invited to come and buy some
thing for their Sunday dinner.
1t is not generally known that per-
son who finds valuable article, money
or otherwise and appropriates it TO his or
her own use, without an effort to find its
owner by advertising or some other pub
lie manner, is guilty OF felony and can
be prosecuted for larceny.
"A committee from each society hav-
ing in charge the entertainments to be
given in the court house will canvass the
town for the sale of tickets, the Epworth
League taking the east side of Elm street,
and the Endesvor society the west side.
Patronize them when they call.
-"Miss Msude Willis, wellknown
western reader, appeared in a charming
entertainment last night. The briL htness
and expansiyeness of the west color her
artistic interpretations. Her numbers
we're especially we'll rendered and were
received with great enthusiasm, ,"-Har-
lem Reporter, New York City.
The Franklin Evening News says its
people are logging contentedly along
with gas at twenty seven cents" Well,
up here we jog at thirty-cent price,
whether contentedly or not.-Tidioute
News. And down here "we have 1t to
burn" at 20 cents, net, with peace and
contentment written on every counte-
nance.
"A circuit quarterly meeting will be
held in the Free Methodist church at
Newmsnsville, beginning Friday, Jan.
22d and continuing over Sunday. Rev.
M. q. Miller, District Elder, and Rev. e.
L. Monroe will have charge of the meet
ing. The district quarterly meeting will
be held at Youngsville, February llth to
14rh inclusive.
Since winter has set in pretty thor
oughly there has been an unusually large
number of men calling at back doors OF
residences asking for something TO eat,
old clothes, etc. Some of these men are
inclined to be impudent. and in some in
stances they make their calls after dark,
when thew evidently think there will be
no men around the house.
Uncle Sam spent half a million dol
lars in stamping out the foot and mouth
disease among cattle, thus preventing the
plague from killing millions of animals,
impoverishing millions nf farmers and
running our trade with foreign countries
in this class of property. The value OF
the Agricultural Department and its var
ious aids was never better shown.
Mrs. H. W. Roberts of West Central
avenue returned yesterday from Remove,
Pa, where her husband, who was lately
Chautauqua Division ofthe Pennsylvania
railroad TO general supervisor of the Z. &
E. division, is now located. Ms. Roberts
will pack her household goods to remove
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1T is the purpose of the U. s. Civil
Service Commission to hold rural carrier
examination in this county on Saturday,
February 49, 1909, the postmaster at Tio-
nesta having been notified to that effect.
Persons desiring to take the examination
are requested to consult the Postmaster
here who will furnish proper and neces-
sary blanks to all who apply for them,
besides any Inflammation in his posses
SION.
| The election of officials of the Gold
Standard national bank of Marienville on
Tuesday of last week resulted as follows:
Directors D. b. Shields, l.. @. Has>inger
T. Is. Cook. A D. Neill, Asa II. Sigworth,
G. Ii. Knapp, Cecil Gross, w. A. Croas-
nun, l.. Ii. Mensch, G. W. Amsler, Ii
S Keck. officers B. Shields, Presi'
dent; A. D. Neill, Vice President; II. s.
Keck, Cashier; G. II. Knapp, Assistant
Cashier.
The Republicans and Democrats oI
Hickory township met at the township
house last Saturday evening and nomi-
mated ticket for the February election,
as follows: Supervisor, N. p. Wheeler
Jr. school director, l. N. Fox and w. o.
Fuellharl; justice of the peace, G. B Cleve'
land and Jonathan Albaugh; treasurer, G
w. Warden; auditor, W. p. Crouch; col
lector, Jos. Green; judge OF elections, j.
e. Carpenter; inspector, A. j. Anderson
The meter house and two propo tionaI
meters on the Forest Gas company's high
pressure line were damaged by fire al
Guitonville late last Saturday afternoon
snd The effect was at once noticeable, but
temporary repairs so quickly made, that
the consumers along the line we're not in
conven fenced. The loss will amount tt
$500, providing the meters are not toe
badly damaged to re-pack and use, other
wise the loss will amount to a much
larger sum.-Tidioute News.
-Ex-Judge Crawford, who recently
had some bad luck with fleet of fla
boats near Scrubgrass on the Allegheny
says he must have been pretty badly
scared II they heard him "holler" rs mile'
farther down the river, as reported in {
sensational article which appeared il
some of the papers last week. The Jhdg'
was in serious predicament for SOM
time, the night being very dark and cold
with the craft rapidly sinking, hut ha