The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-06-22

WV A''h ihSt nitor hu liInoss VI ioSS thoh
a week, of intercostsl neuralgia. The de-
ceased was an aunt of ex-Sherif Stroup
and Mrs. James Huling, ofTionesta, and
had frequently visited here. The funeral
was held on Sunday.
%. b. Kelly, who has had considera-
BILE experience as a salesman, and who
has been teacher in the public schools
of Forest and Warren counties for num-
Der Of years, has been engaged by B. G.
Gregory as a salesman in his store. 1t
has also been necessary for Mr.. Gregory
to add another man to his shoe repairing
department. Warren Times.
Human nature and patriotism are
quite the same everywhere, 'twould seem
from this squib from the franklin News:
"If we are to have noisy 4th of July,
there Is no reason why 1t should be too
noisy, or why the deadly cannon cracker,
percussion cap or toy pistol should be
tolerated. Nor should the celebration be
allowed TO begin about the last day of
June and run till week after the holi-
day."
From Thursdays Philadelphia North
Americans: An interesting passenger
who arrived on the steamer Hayerford
from Europe to-day was Swede, bound
for Warren, Pa, by the name of Froding
and he had most uncoml Portable voyage,
as he is Just seven feet long, and as the
hunks are only six feet in length he was
somewhat cramped. as he was squirming
and doubling the whole length of the
voyage, which lasted l3 days.
The annual campmeeting of the Free
Methodist church, Oil City conference,
will be held at the association grounds,
Pleasantville. beginning on The 2Sth of
July and continuing over the 7th of Au-
gust. The meetings will be in charge OF
District Elder Rev. NJ. B. Miller. Besides
the ministers of the conference, Bishop
W. A. Sellew and Rev. w. B. Olmstead,
Sabbath School Secretary, will be among
the distinguished divines in attendance.
Two weeks ago the REPUBLICAN
made mention of the death of Mrs,
George First, sister of our townsman,
Edward Graham, at her home In Mead
vile. The shock of her death was so
great to her only daughter, Mrs. Louis
Giddings, that she sustained nervous
collapse from which she died in just two
weeks to a day after the death of her
mother. She was aged about 35 years,
and is survived by her father and hus-
band. to whom this double grief comes as
shock almost too heavy to bear.
-Alpheus ]. Davis, doubtless the old
est citizen OF Warren in point both of
residence and age, died at his home in
that place Monday afternoon. Mr.. Davis
reached the ninety first year OF his age in
April last, and up to within few days OF
his death retained all his faculties and al
most his full vigor of body and strength.
Besides his aged wife he is survived by
two daughters, Mrs. A. c. McAlpiue and
Mrs. w. So Peirce; also three brothers
and two sisters, one of his brothers being
our former townsman, Hon. Il. l.. Davis.
The Wilburine Pipe Line company
are erecting 5000 barrel iron tank on
their newly purchased plot of ground
near X, A, Childs residence. from whom
the land was bought, mile up the creek
| Just outside the borough limits. 1t is the
intention to move the pump station, now
located on Little Tionesta creek, and in
stall 1t at this place. A pipe line to con-
meet with the Mex ee farm oil operations
will be laid down Bates run, and the oil
from that field will be taken by the Will
burine company. 1t will run to the new
station by gravity.
The new school board of Tionesta
borough met on Monday for the purpose
of levying the annual tax and electing
teachers for the ensuing school term,
which is to be eight months, beginning
on the first Monday of September. The
same corps of teachers was reelected,
with the exception of assistant principal,
as follows: Principal, F. w. Gill; Assist
ant, J. Orr Carson; Room 4, G. f. Felt;
No. 3, June Herman; No. 2, Katharine
Osgood; No. /, Blanche Pease. The tax
levy was placed at IA mills for school
purposes, and mills special.
The arrangements for the annual
commencement at the Clarion State Nor
NAL School have been completed. This
commencement season promises to be
one of the most interesting occasions the
school has ever had. Bishop Ethelbert
Talbot of the Bethlehem Diocese, Central
Pennsylvania, will preach the baccalau-
reate sermon and Edwin Sparks, presi'
dent of State College, will be the COM
mencement orator. The Campus Pa
geant, Glass Reunion, Literary Contest,
Music Graduates Recital aud the Glass
Day exercises will be among the inter-
esting events ofIhe week.
The children's day exercises at the
Presbyterian church last Sabbath morn
ing were attended by large and greatly
delighted congregation. The exercises
lasted one hour aud every minute Of the
time was enjoyed by the audience. The
program embraced recitations, dialogues
aud singing, and was carried out with
charming precision by the sweet little
tots. The church decorations were very
pretty. harmonizing most splendidly
with the otherwise handsome edifice, and
for which credit is largly due to Misses
+ Margarite Blum and Bessie Sigworth