The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-09-21

the latter part Of last week on the Shields,
Long and Newcome lease, the gauge
showing 100000 feet.- Brook yille Re-
publican.
Severe white frosts were reported In
the hill country Thursday, Friday and
Saturday mornings of last week, and in
some places the corn was nipped, but as
rule little damage was done, all the
other crops being ''out of the way" as II
were.
DIR. and Mrs. W. ]. Mcknight, Mr..
and Mrs. II. Fl. Kennedy, Mrs. G. b.
Hastings and the latter's mother, Mrs.
Moorhead, spent Wednesday OF last week
at Cooksburg, where they were guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. ook-Brookville
Republican.
The regular quarterly communion
services will be held in the Presbyterian
church next Sabbath morning. Pre-
paratory services will be held Thursday
aud Friday evenings OF this week. A
general and cordial invitation is extended
to all of these services.
Alton V. Hover, twice convicted of
murder in the first degree for the killing
Of his wife at Atlantic, Crawford county,
been refused new trial by Judge
w ling of Erie, before whom the second
trim took place on charge of venue from
Crawford county. Hover will be SEN
fenced to the death penalty.
Judge Taylor, of Washington county,
has given the railroad trespass law solar
plexus blow. He ruled that railroad de-
tectives cannot modest men for tresspsss-
ing, for walking on railroad property.
Heretofore it has been the practice of
these officials to seize trespassers and
hustle them before magistrate.
"A well known minister who had been
preaching begging sermon, concluded it
as follows: 81 don't want any to con-
tribute who have not paid their subscrip-
ton to the home papers, for country
papers need money great deal more
than do the heathen." That minister
knew what he was talking about.
e, A. Handy, who recently purchased
the VIM. Clark farm on Hunter Run, was
business caller at the REPUBLICAN Of
flee Monday morning. He informs us
his apple crop was not bad one this sea-
son, and that he will have a good lot of
hand-picked Northern spies to dispose of
this fall. For all purposes this variety
has them all done to frazzle.
-Tionesta ladies to the number of forty
or more enjoyed picnic supper up at the
Jameson farm last Wednesday evening.
The feast was one of royal proportions,
and after the bounteous meal, the stmos-
phere being a trile frosty, the large.
gathering was delightfully entertained
within the spacious home of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. l.. Thomson until train time.
Mrs. Rhoda Kuhn, widow of Reids-
burg, Clarion county, died suddenly at
her home several days ago. Mrs. Kuhn
had lived alone oyer20 years. Her hus-
band was Civil war veteran and she
received pension aud worked at carpet
weaving. Once when the hiding place of
her savings, an old coffee pot, was dis
covered, she deposited about $4,000 in
Clarion bank. xamination of the house
after her death disclosed S45037 in cash
and receipts and papers worth over $1,000
The value of the estate cannot be deter
mined till it is administered. Mrs. Kuhn
leaves two heirs.
w. H, Klepper, high sheriff of Clin-
ton county, advertises that at O'Clock on
Saturday afternoon, October 10Th he will
offer for sale at the court house, Lock
Haven, plot of ground known as Great
Island cemetery, In which many bodies
have reposed for century. This prop
erty contains nearly two acres of ground,
upon which are many marble and granite
tombstones, markers and monuments
and ben ath which lie the remains
hundreds of persons buried there during
the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries,
Doubtless the aucti oneer will guarantee
the premises spookless.
The United Evangelical conference,
held last week at Windber, near Johns
town, made the following appointments
for the Franklin district: Franklin, f.
E. Hetrick; Rocky Grove, F. W. Ware;
Dempseytown, A. +. Lenhsrt; Oil City,
S. V. Carmany; Greenville, E. A. Miles;
Lickingville, f. G. Timmis; Salem, J.
T. Shafler; Rockland, B. f. Felt; Venan-
go, NJ. V. Kelly; Armstrong, S. Millirop;
Barkeyville, c. S. Engle; Brookville, f.
l.. Nicely; Clarion, G. E. Erskine; Crsw-
ford, j. c.. Wygsnt; Hawthorne, d.
Berkey. Rev. f. w. Ware, who was
former principal of the Tionesta schools,
was named as one OF the delegates to the
general Inference at Canton, Ohio, on
the 9th of October.
Jonathan Harp, long time resident
of Brookvile, Pa, died at his home in
that place, Sept. 18th, after long illness.
Mr.. Harp was born in Perry township,
Jefferson county, July "a, 1899. He
served three years in the Civil war as a
member of Co. E, 18th U. S. Infantry.
He was good soldier and an honored
citizen in the community. His wife, who
was Miss Isabella Davis, of Greenville,
Clarion county, died Jan. lst, 1908. Mr..
Harp is survived by two sons and three
daughters, as follows: Harry Il. and
Milton Harp, of Marienville, this county,
Mrs. G. w. Aulenbach, of Brookville,
Mrs. w. A. Russ, of Oil City, and Miss