The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-02-16


course OF study for the Spring term. II
will pay you to write for circular des-
cribing the work that will be done In the
special training of teachers. Spring term
opens March 80. j. George Becht, prin-
cipal. IL
-Postmasters have been notified that a
new one-cent postal card will be issued
this month by the department at WASH
ington. 1t Will be the same size as the
present mckinley" card. 1t will be
printed on light blue card printed in
bronze blue ink. II will contain profile
portrait of VIM. Mckinley.
"A young daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Ewing, who reside on the John
Jones farm above Nebraska, lost one of
her thumbs on Monday evening of last
week. The child was playing with other
children and got her thumb caught in the
crack of the door. In trying to extricate
II the door was closed and the thumb was
80 badly crushed that amputation was
necessary.
Frank McNeal and L. A. Yetter, of
Kane, Horton Johnson, of Ridgway, and
w. A. Croasmun, of Redclyffe, attended
a meeting of the McNeal Gas Company at
the Office in this place, Wednesday even
ing. The McNeal Company is about to
sell its Jefferson county property to a
Kane company and the gas will be piped
to Kane and used for manufacturing pur-
poses.-Shetiield Observer.
"A kitchen and dining room shower
will be held in the dining room of the M.
Il. church, next Friday evening, Feb.
18th, at 1880 o'clock. All members of the
congregation are asked to contribute
something toward the furnishing of the
kitchen or diningroom. Mrs. Cnas. Lam
anyone wishing to look over the list can
do so by calling at her home.
j. N. Bankhead received an injury
Monday morning while at work in the
Mapes planning mill that threatened TO
put him completely out of business and
which will probably lay him up for
time. He was engaged in ripping up
some boards on rip saw, when the man
who was taking the pieces away at the
other end of the machine allowed one to
drop onto the saw. 1t came back over
the saw with terrific force, striking Jay
on the left hip. He was taken to the
office of DR.. Dunn, who could find no
broken bones but says the hip was badly
bruised. The pain was so great that Jay
tainted.
H. H. Harp's farm and the farm of j.
Il. Gaul near Marienville, have been
selected by the State Department of Iool-
ogy, for the purpose of establishing and
maintaining a supervision model orchard.
The planting of various kinds of fruit
trees best adapted to this state and section
will begin in the spring and about one
acre will be thus utilized. During the
year lectures will be given at these farms
by an experienced orcbardist, demon
strating the science of planting, caring
for, grating and spraying the trees. The
dates of these lectures will be made pub
lie so that all interested in fruit growing
may hear them.
"A campaign TO abolish high school
commandments and so dispense with the
the graduates, has been launched at To-
wanda. The Daily Review of that place
is back of the movement to cut out the
speeches and essays and the mailing of
several hundred engraved invitations, be-
sides curtailing other incidental expenses
which are burdensome for many of the
graduates The class of 1909 in Tidioute
cut out lot of useless expense, and the
cutting out of the essays, substituting a
wholesome talk, would be very desira.
BILE advance in Commencement exercises.
-Tidioute News.
Mrs. Jennie Agnew, Forest county's
enthusiastic superintendent of W. G. T.
U. Work among soldiers and sailors, en-
tertained the members of the Tionesta
Union AT her home last Thursday after
noon. The dainty Comfort Bags made
by Mrs, Agnew were filled with the var
ious articles so indispensable to the aver
age man away from home. A Bible,
pledge card, and motherly letter was
enclosed 10 each bag, the Union hoping
in this way to bring some good influence
10 ha nf NJ N
are exposed to so many dangers and
temptations. This is only one of the
many branches of work carried on by the
Women's Christian Temperance Union
for the uplifting of humanity and the
salvation of the world, PRESS SUPT.
Charles j. Swanson of Irvinet IN, died
at the Warren Emergency Hospital Sun
day night, on the operating table, as the
result of injuries sustained on Friday
afternoon, while working in the woods
near Irvineton. A falling tree lodged and
when released brought another tree to the
ground and Mr.. Swanson was caught be
tween one of the trees. His injuries con-
sisted of a fracture of the collar bone, two
fractured ribs on the left side, and the
complete separation of the spinal column
between the llth and 18th vertebra. The
lower part of his body was paralyzed
He was aged 40 years and is survived by
his wife and three small children. The
deceased was a cousin of the members oi
the Anderson family of this place and