The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-07-12

"Passion Play" in the M. E. Church of
Tionesta. Friday evening, July %. The
Epworth League has decided 10 make
this free lecture and invite and urge the
people of Tionesta to be present and en-
joy this intellectual troat.
If right weather conditions prevail
from this on, the small boy will have to
hump himself to keep from furnishing
an occasional item for the newspapers
this fall. Never "since records have been
kept" has the chestnut crop promised so
well as now, every tree and many small
shrubs having shed wealth of blossoms,
and these ten days to two weeks earlier
than usual.
Last Sunday while bathing in the
river near Hunter station son of George
Monday met monster rattlesnake that
was crossing the river. For time IL was
nip-and tuck to see which would gain the
shore first, and in the race the snake
sufficiently to dispatch the snake, which
carried 13 rattles, but he's not anxious to
mix up with rattler in the water soon
again.
Bart Sager, OF the Oil Well Supply
Co., spent Sunday with his brother-in-
law, Perry McCalmont. at Baum Station,
on the p. X. Il. He went out into the
dooryard after dinner and found rattle
snake summing itself on the door step.
Sager killed the snake and brought 1t to
town Monday morning. It's measure
ments were not taken, but 1t has pretty
skin, topped off with cluster of l3 rattles
and button.- Derrick, July 4.
Preparations are making for begin
ming the work of grading the right-of-
way for the extension OF the Collins rail-
road from Nebraska to Tionesta. Tenn
porary abodes for the several crews OF
lsborers are being arranged along the
route, and 1t is expected that digging will
begin within the next week or ten days.
A large force of men will be employed
with the intention of completing the road
and having cars running before inclement
weather sets in this fall.
The Warren Times of the 9th has the
following deserved tribute for one of the
bands which furnished music there on
the 4th: "The Endeavor cornet band at
tracted much attention yesterday and re-
ceived much deserved praise for the good
music furnished. 1t is new organiza-
tion not two years old, but under the
direction of Prof. Frank B. Robbins, oi
Kellettville, is rapidly approaching per-
fiction. There are twenty. eight players,
all young and ambitious to succeed"
Constable Eden of the Township
heartily favors the use of "the old swim
ming hole" by the kids, but he hears
complaints that the boys use language
that Is quite out of place and untitled for
the ears of decency while cavorting in the
water. Officer Eden declares that If such
conduct is persisted in it will be his pain
full duty to place the offenders under ar
rest and allow the courts to dispose OF
their cases. A warning, boys, which you
had better heed. Have all the fun you
like, but be gentlemen.
Two new counterieits have been
found in circulation by the secret service.
One is a $40 gold certificate. 1t is litho-
graph on bond paper. The silk fiber has
been initiated by ink lines. The portrait
of George Washington shows defects on
close inspection. The other, a $40 United
States note bearing the portraits of Lewis
and Clark, has good color, but is too
heavily printed. The seal is larger than
the genuine. Editors, especially, are
warned in making change not to get any
of these tens and twenties hung onto
them,
Rev. S. C. Long, the Lutheran min
lister on German Hill, and Miss Margaret
Blum, of this place, had very lively ex-
perience in a runaway while returning
from church to Tionesta. Sunday night,
but aside from badly smashed buggy
there was no great damage done. While
coming down the Tubbs' run hill and
near the Pigeon hill school house the
horse began to kick and they jumped out
of the buggy. The horse started TO run
and was found lying under the buggy a
short distance down the hill, where help
from town was required to extricate him
AT the general conference of the Free
Methodist church recently held in
Chicago, two former Forest county gen.
tlemen received noteworthy recognition
at the hands of that body. Rev. A. d.
Hahniser of the Pittsburg conference, was
elected to the Office of General Conference
Evangelist, and Rev. j. S. McGeary o.
Bradford was elected Bishop of India and
Africa. Both of these ministers were
reared to young manhood at Stewart Run
No doubt their large circle of acquain'
tances in this neighborhood will be in
terested and pleased to learn of their ad'
vaucement.
-Ledebur & Co. struck fine we'll the
latter part of the week on the old Lede'
bur homestead tract, in Green township
near the headwaters of Little Hickory
creek. When but foot in the sand the
hole filled up a couple hundred feet with
oil, and when 2O.quart shot was ex'
ploded and the pump set to work it pu
80 barrels in the tank in less than two
days. The we'll is now doing eight bar
rels aud is not expected to drop much
below that figure. This well is about 4O(
feet north of former operations, and seems
to open up new lead that promises ex
ceptionally good. The company has {
nice block of territory surrounding this
strike, all of which is likely to be pro
ductive, we're glad to report.