The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-10-11

the presbyterian cnurcn VIII serve
chicken supper Ia the basement next
Wednesday evening at o'clock. Every
body invited.
DIR. Bovard was called TO the home of
Lyman Mong, OF the Township, Sunday
evening to perform the painful operation
of extracting a needle from the index
finger of Mrs. Mong's right hand. 1t had
penetrated the flesh TO the depth OF thu ee-
fourths of an inch and broken off, maxi
ing very painful wound, but her physi-
clan fears no serious results.
The formal transfer of Hotel Weaver
was made Monday, and the new proprie-
tor. Joseph Rensi, is now in charge of the
hostelry, having brought his family here
Saturday from Parlett, Ohio. Mr.. Weaver
and family leave for Niagara Falls today
where he will engage In the restaurant
business. They bear with them the good
wishes OF host of friends In Tionests and
vicinity.
The subject of the mid-week meeting
Thursday evening at the M. e. church
will be "Impressions of Sundays Cam
paign." The pastor spent his vacation In
Erie during the Billy Sunday meetings.
The service on Thursday evening will be
preparatory to the coming of the "Per-
sonal Workers League" of Erie, who will
conduct union services In Tionesta the
coming Sabbath.
Suit has been brought against the
Borough of Tionesta by Mrs. Edward
Graham. who claims damages to the ex-
tent Of 81, 900 for injuries sustained by a
fall on the sidewalk fronting the property
OF Mrs. Eliza Paup. on the north side of
May street. The accident is alleged to
have occurred in the month of April, 1911.
Breene q Breene Of Oil City, are Mrs.
Graham's attorneys.
Lawrence Goodman, who stated his
home is in Venus, Vensngo county,
either lost or had stolen from him at
CORY, Saturday morning, a purse con-
tanning $llO. He left Oil City that morn
Ing to go to Erie to visit his wife, who is
sick there. and did not miss his money
until about to buy ticket from Cory to
Erie. A goodhearted travelling man gave
enough mileage from his own book TO
carry Goodman to his destination.
Friends of Rev. II. A. Zshniser, a
former pastor OF the Seneca Free Meth
odist church, will be interested to learn
that at the annual meeting OF the Pitts
burgh Conference of the Free Methodist
church. he was chosen elder of the Union
town and West Virginia districts of the
Pittsburgh Conference. Five of the Zshn-
iser brothers are Free Methodist minis
ters, and with this appointment of Rev.
Zshniser as elder, all of them with the
exception of Rev. Archie Zahniser, of
Youngsyille, have served as district
elders. Seneca Kicker. Mr., Zahniser
was formerly pastor of the church in Tio-
nesta.
Every one talked 10 In Austin has a
tale to tell and some of the stories told are
almost beyond belief. The Rev. Frank
Parks, pastor of the Free Methodist
church with his family had a close call.
The Rev. Parks was down town when the
whistle sounded and he ran to his home
aud saved his wife and eight children.
One other son conducted confectionery
store on Main Street and he ran into the
street and dashed for the hill. The wat
ers were almost upon him when he
grasped the trunk of a tree and held on
until the flood Numbered past. He was
partially submerged aud his hair was
turned as white as snow. Rev. Parks
was at one time pastor Of the churches at
Msyburg and Kellettville this county.
"A religious service of more than or
dinary interest will be held In Tionests,
Saturday evening and Sunday, Oct. ii
and Is. The meetings will be in charge
OF representatives from the personal
Workers League" of Erie. These work.
ers are all men of the pew, and will pre-
sent the gospel from layman's view
point. There will be among the workers
male quartette, a musical director and
three speakers. They come to us by in
vitation of the churches, and therefore
they will conduct union meetings. Ev-
eryone who can should attend these SER
vices and lend their hearty support, that
the meetings may prove beneficial to the
community. The Saturday evening SER
vice will be held in the NJ. e. church at
1880. The Sunday morning service in the
Presby terian church at ll:OO, and the
places of holding the Sunday sfterno on
and evening meetings will be announced
from the pulpit.