The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-10-19

"A barn owned by James II. Clark
and located one and one-hslf lies east of
Pleasantville, on the Pithole road, was
destroyed by fire last Wednesday night.
The building and contents, valued al
s4OO, were totally destroyed. There was
no insurance. The origin of the fire Is
not known.
The Philadelphia American league
ball team won the two opening games
of the worlds championship series with
the Chicago Nationals, Monday and
Tuesday, by the decisive scores of to
and 8 to 3. Thursday and Friday they
play in Chicago and then go back to
Philadelphia, should it be necessary to
play the full seven games.
The ideal weather conditions attracted
many to the woods for stroll last Sabbath
and doubtless many pocketfull cfchest-
nuts were brought back. This crop, by
the.way, is turning out much better than
was at first reported, the fruit being Of
good quality though trifle understood.
Take stroll into the forest while the
weather is fine. 1t will do you good.
"A pretty pamphlet entitled purple
and Gold" exploiting the many good
features of the Ford City High School,
has reached this office. Our friend Ar
chic X. Hllard, principal of the school, is
the business manager of the little jour
nal, which is published every six weeks
during the school year. Thank you,
professor, for this copy of your mesty
little magazine.
The National Land and Irrigation Ex-
position is now in full sway at Duquesne
Garden, Pittsburg, and The show is at
tracing great crowds, according to re-
ports. 1t is wonderful exposition of
the products of the soil of the entire
United States and its territories, and
every visitor to the city should make it
point 10 spend at least one day in seeing
the great display.
The Christian Endeayor society OF
the Presbyterian church will hold an
open meeting in the church auditorium
next Sunday evening at 1880 o'clock, TAX
ing the place OF the regular preaching
service. A cordial invitation is extended
to every body, and it is hoped to make the
program of such character as 10 make
the meeting especially interesting and
edifying to all present.
The opening of the cunning season
for pheasants and squirrels Saturday
found good many of the devotees in the
woods heresbouts, but reports indicate
there wasn't much doing, nor is there
likely to be throughout the season with
the birds as scarce as they seem to be
The cold and wet weather just at the
Matching time is responsible for the
failure of the bird crop, entire broods of
the little chicks succumbing to the un-
favorable elements.
In the Elk county court at Ridgway,
last week, John Nose, convicted of shoot
ing up an Italian house at Strsights and
wounding several of the occupants, was
convicted on the second count shoe ting
with intent to main and sentenced to not
less than nine months nor more than
three years in the Western Penitentiary.
On the 4th count, aggravated assault, he
was given an additional sentence of not
less than 0 months nor more than three
years to begin upon completion of the
first sentence.
Mrs. T.. Il. Vockroth, living on the
old homestead farm, Cropp Hill, with her
son Albert, met with very painful acci-
dent on Tuesday of last week. While
passing under leaning sapling near her
home her forehead struck the tree throw
ing her off her balance, and in involun.
tarily throwing her left arm up it struck
the sapling with such force as to dislocate
the wrist and fracture the bone just above
the wrist. Mrs. Vockroth has suffered
much pain with the injury but, under the
The Pearl Oil Co., of Kane, have an
other good oil producer on their lease
below Dawson station, which was COM
pleted aud shot last Thursday in the
third sand. The we'll is the third for the
company and is located on the Dawson
tract, just above the railroad track, and
near the falling spring. The size of the
shot, 80 quarts, was a little strong and a
Joint of casing was blown out of the hole.
This was replaced and the we'll was tubed
and will be ready to pump today. The
first we'll of the company, on Dawson is
land, is being drilled to deeper sand.
1t is reported that the mail order
houses experienced shrinkage in busi-
ness the past year amounting to $l,OOO,-
600, fact mainly due to the activity and
systematic efforts put forth by the retail
men. This is gratifying to the trade and
indicates one of the most effective ways
of combating the catalogue houses and
keeping the trade at home. If the retail
merchants would realize more than some
of them do that what the catalogue is to
the mail order houses so the local paper
is to the local merchant, the business of
the mail order houses would show
further decline.
The Warren Mirror makes the follow
ing comment on the l.. Kraeer deep well
at Barnes: "Lew Kraeer, of Sheffield,
who is drilling one of the deepest wells
on record, has been forced to stop opera
tions temporarily. The well now lacks
thirty feet of mile. A cave was pene-
trated by the drill and there is nothing to
do but case the WE'LL which will be done