The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-08-03

meeting, Tuesday evening, August 9th,
as the officers for the coming year and
delegates to the county convention will
be elected at this time.
Court for the purpose of hearing the
appeals from the assessment of certain
timber lands in this county, which was to
convene here yesterday, has been post
poned for one week, and will be held on
next Tuesday, August OH.
In buying cough medicine, don't be
afraid to got Cham berlsin's Cough Rem
edy. There is no danger from II and re-
lief is sure to follow. Especially recon-
mended for coughs, colds and whooping
cough. Sold by Dunn Il Craig.
Harold Bruner, the l3.year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Bruner, of Oil
City, is some fisherman, like his dad.
While visiting here last Thursday he
went fishing al the islands above town
and brought home fine string of eight
bass.
State Commissioner of Health Samuel
q. Dixon has called the attention of the
physicians OF the state TO the fact that in
fantile paralysis, hook worm and pellegra
are on the list which must be reported in
Pennsylvania to local health boards by
physicians.
Hon. George s. Criswell and Mar
shall Pbipps, both of Franklin, have
been appointed by Governor Edwin S.
Stuart to the board OF trustees of Polk in
stitute. Judge Criswell succeeds S. NJ.
Jackson, deceased, and Mr.. Phipps sue
ceeds the late e. w. Echols.
The Free Methodist campmeeting at
Pleasantville drew quite largely from the
populace OF this community last Sabbath, I,
and the attendance at the grounds Is said
to baye been immense, perhaps the larg-
est ever assembled at that place on any
previous occasion. The meeting closes
next Sunday night.
Francis Thorpe, boy aged about
seven years, was drowned in the river
Monday afternoon, shortly after 3o'clock,
near the Pennsylvania railroad bridge,
between Oil City and Siverly. With
companions he was bathing in the river,
and in some manner got in where it was
too deep. The body was recovered.
Rev. J. p. Burns, who for the past
ten years has been the popular pastor of
the NJ. e. church in Youngsville, will
exchange pulpIts next Sunday with Rev.
w. o. Calhoun. He will preach at Ne
brsska at IL a. M, at Cropp Hill p. m
and at Tionesta at 7:45 p. IN. DR.. Burns
is a strong preacher and all are most
cordially invited to attend these services.
H. f. Hobbs, OF Hookstown, Beaver
county, gives the following description of
horse that was stolen from him within
the past week: A dark brown mare, nine
years old, weighing about 1000 pounds;
name and tail light; foretop cut short;
white saddle mark on right side; lump on
right hind leg; two Jumps on right
shoulder; puff on fleshy part of right
hip.
A hundred foot stretch of paving has
Just been completed on Walnut street,
beginning at the crossing on Elm street
and running toward the river. The work
was done hy private enterprise, the Forest
County and the Citizens National banks
bearing the expense. The improvement
is creditable one, very greatly enhanc-
ing the beauts pd appearance of things
about that corn, and since it cost the
borough nothing we can all endorse it to
the full extent,
According 10 these two items in the
Clearfield Journal, Editor McQuown
must te having troubles OF his own: "The
man who let's his chickens run at large
to the great annoyance of his neighbors
is no man at all. He isn't a good neigh
Dor and his friendship isn't worth culti-
vsting." "With eggs and butter going
up, and flour on the rise, and meat going
skyward, and our subscribers forgetting
that they owe us, what are we poor print
ers going to do1"
According TO circular sent to Mead
Vile, the man who recently swindled l..
II. Lauderbach, county seat attorney,
out OF 81, 900 by means of forged title pa
pers, is wanted in many places. Accord
ing to the circular his speculations in
various parts of the country where he
carried out similar swindling schemes,
amount to $l37 40 He is German,
wears wigs and false teeth to disguise
himself and is believed to caray couple
OF guns in his coat pockets, always hav-
ing one or both hands on their handles.
The arrangements for Franklin's Sec
ond Old Home Week celebration, Aug,
7.l3, are now complete and give promise
of big time for the entire seven days,
Special features include flights daily, ex-
cept Monday. by the Strobel airship; con-
certs and drills by the Juvenile Military
Band, of Greenwood, Ind; exhibitions
afternoon and evening by the Johnny
Jones Carnival Shows, free loan exhibit
ton, and ball games Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday. If you've ever been q
resident of Franklin you should be there
on this occasion.
A formal charge of murder has been
lodged against Charles Mcclure, the man
arrested last week by Trooper Kurtz o.
the state police, in connection with the
killing of Horton II. Craig on the 2Sd ult
while acting as guard to paymastel
Rrnwn w hn WAS ON his MaY 10 The Wild.