The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-09-14


postmaster at Truemans. The com.
pensation of the postmaster at that office
was $236 for the last fiscal year. Full In.
formation concerning requirements OF
the examination can be had from the u
s. Civil Service ommssion, Washing
ton, ID. @.
State Economic Zoologist II. A. Sur
face, OF Harrisburg, has announced that
a fall meeting will be held Oct 5th In
the public meeting model orchard of j.
Il. Gaul at Marienville, where modern
fruit'growing methods will be demon
strated. Seventy-ive of these meetings
have been arranged for this fall to cover
the whole state.
-Rimersburg, the wide awake Clarion
county town, Is about to pull o fl an event
Of more than usual interest. On the 9th,
2Sth, 10Th and 30th, inA., the race meet
and carnival takes place there, and they
say its going to be show worth going a
long ways to see. Some of the best flyers
In the country have been entered and the
races are bound to be the best ever.
The social at the Presby terian church
Friday evening was attended by large
gathering and thoroughly enjoyed by all
present. Vocal and instrumental seleo-
tions, a word-guessing contest and an old
fashioned spelling bee without prizes)
constituted program full of pleasure for
/ tha MI oh or
delicious coffee and sandwiches. In
financial way the ladies of the aid society
did very nicely.
nnkchange says that they have In
Hkind OF social amusement
1t Is called an "avoirdupoise party" All
the girls are weighed and the weight of
each written on piece of paper and put
into hat, and the young men must draw.
The young man must go to supper with
the girl whose weight he draws, and
must pay for her supper at one-half cent
per pound. 1t is very exciting, so far as
the young men are concerned.
~MThe usual fall run of typhoid fever is
prevalent in some sections, but we hear
OF none in this vicinity; in fact, none in
the county that we know of. This is un.
doubtedly due TO the pure water supply
throughout this region, but as the dry
weather continues, and the streams and
springs run low, the danger from infec-
ton is increased and extra precsution
should be observed by all. Where there
is any doubt about the purity of the
water 1t should be thoroughly boiled be-
fore taken into the system.
The hills around Punxsutawney are
literally carpeted with mushrooms, and
this section is the original mushroom
lovers paradise. The golf course of the
Country Club is thick with mushrooms,
and the hill toward Walston on the other
side Of Troop DIS barracks is full of them.
And IL there is anything more delectabe
than a tender, two-inch-thick steak
smothered with mushrooms, it has yet to
be discovered. Spirit. If this makes
your mouth water go out most any
morning and gather basket of the tooth
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plentitude obtains in this vicinity.
The grand jury in the conspiracy case
against Joseph G. Sibley, Frank II.
Taylor, Geo. B. Mnnn, David NJ. Howard
and Chas. d. Crandall found true bill
against the defendants in the Warren
county court last Wednesday evening,
and it was expected the trial would begin
Thursday morning. The court, however
granted a postponement until the Deem
ber term, on account of the illness of Mr..
Sibley. District Attorney Lyons stated
that all the defendants should be tried at
one time il they were all present at this
term of court, but in view of Mr.. Sibley's
illness he would ask that the case be con-
tinued until the December term of court.
The request of the district attorney was
granted, and bail in the sum of $1,000 in
each case was taken.
"A we'll drilled into the sand Saturday
by Capt. J. j. Haigbt, on lease near
Porkey, started off at hundred and fifty
barrel clip, and it is thought this will be
increased when the well can be drilled
deeper in the sand. This find is causing
considerable excitement among oil men.
Sheffield Observer. This we'll is on
Warrant 470l, on Blood run, two miles
southeast of Porkey, and about mile in
advance of Capt Haights operations
below Cooper Tract. The oil was found
in the Balltown sand and drilling was
stopped as soon as it was tapped. There
was no tankage and the oil was flowing
on the ground. The we'll was not tubed
but was turned into tank last Thursday
and made rs barrels the first "a hours.
Capt. Haight has all the contiguous ter
ritory under lease.
Glenn, the four.year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Will Hunter, of the West Side,
was quite severely burned yesterday
afternoon while playing about fire his
parents bAd built in the rear OF the Knox
house to burn up the rubbish they had
raked up about the premises. When the
little fellow was near the burning heap
something like an explosion occurred,
and his screams brought Mr.. Hunter to
the rescue. Evidently bottle contain
ing some sort of fluid had become over
heated and bursted, and the contents had
splashed upon the boy, scalding his head,
neck and shoulder on the left side Sc
verely and injuring the eyes, but to what
extent could not be determi6ed this
morning, as the lad was still sleeping