The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-08-09
Bathing in lakes and streams near the

caught outside.
The hearing of the application of J.
M. Andrews for new trial in the Amann
murder case in Warren closed last Thurs.
day when Judge Hinckley took all the
papers In the case and announced that he
would give his decision later. 1t is prob
able that several weeks will elapse before
decision is made, as the Judge has gone
away on vacation.
DIR. W. W. Hawke, superintendent OF
the State Hospital for the Insane, al North
Warren, has sent his resignation to o. G.
Allen, president of the board OF trustees.
He has been at the head of the institution
for a year. He will go to Philadelphia,
where he will open private ssnatorium
at Clifton Heights. His successor has
not yet been chosen.
The state engineering party are max
ing good hesdway In surveying the route
from Warren TO Smethport. They are in
charge of T. @. Frame, of New Castle,
and number eleven altogether. They
were at Tiona today and should reach
Sheffield this week. After the Smethport
route is surveyed, the route TO Ridgway
and Tionesta via Sheffield will be at
tended to.-Warren Times, Sth.
Governor Tener has announced the
following appointments of Trustees of the
State hospital for the insane at North
Warren; S. r. Mason, Mercer; s. W.
Waters, Warren; DR.. W. p. Hunter, Erie;
John f. Brown, Clarion; A. L. Bell,
Ridgway, and h. B. Stone, Bradford, to
be members OF the Board of Trustees Of
the State hospital for the insane at War
rem. Hunter is the only new member.
Discovery was made Friday that
number of farmers throughout Clarion
county had been victimized to the extent
ofSi,OOO by fraudulent checks within the
past week. They sold cattle to strangers
aud took checks in payment, which
afterward proved to be worthless. Ve-
mango county men were 1eeced In the
same manuer. Forest county farmers
should be on the Lookout for similar
swindlers.
Maxwell, the four-year-old son of
Charles and Ellen (Yetter) Mccartney,
and grandson of Il. A. Yetter, died at the
parents home in Kane Monday night,
after an illness of several weeks ofa COM
plication of ailments which bafiied the
physicians. He was a bright, sweet
little lad in whose death the parents are
sorely afflicted. The funeral takes place
today, with interment in the cemetery at
Marienville.
Peter s. Lindel, who is erecting a
house on his newly purchased property,
the Hooyler farm, on Hunter run, was
severely injured last Eridry when he fell
a distance of about ten feet from ladder.
Two ribs were broken in his left side and
four inch cash was torn in his left arm.
The accident was caused by a rung
breaking while he was carrying heavy
load up the ladder. DIR. f. j. Bovard
dressed his injuries.
After August lst Pittsburg will de-
mand and secure the final "h." The
postoffice department has thus decreed.
1t was Father Pitts "burgh" and not his
"burg" and his descendants will insist on
having all that is coming to them. Doubt
less this demand for recognition by our
Smokey City neighbors is in keeping
with the remark OF the fellow who dis
covered that the letter "h" was the end of
Pittsburgh and the beginning of hell.
In the future registered mail of the
third and fourth classes will be secured
by indemnficstion to the extent of S25.
According to the act of March 4, 1911,
which went into effect July lst, all regis
tered mail of the first and fourth classes
are covered by the indemnity provision.
Prior to July only first class matter was
so secured, but from now on payment
will be made by the postal authorities up
to S25 ON third and fourth class as we'll as
first.
ship of Harmony for the purpose of erect.
ing new school building in the village
of West Hickory was put to vote of the
qualified electors of that township on
Monday and resulted in the affirmative.
The vote seemed to be light in both pre-
Gin cts but the majority was decisive, as
follows; West Hickory-for 81, against
6; Fogle Farm for 5, against 20, leaving
a net majority of 2l in favor of the bond
issue.
Many friends of Clinton Fitzgerald,
one of Marien ville's first and most worthy
will be psined to learn that he is
seriously Ill at LsGrande, Oregon, with
Bright's disease. He went there about
IS months ago to homestead some land,
and 1t is only lately that his family was
made aware of his illness. He will start
for home as soon as he is able to travel,
and it is hoped he will get relief upon his
arrival where he can have special treat
ment.
~ huo ulbCu pOCh hOb thhb tnO
Lock Haven State Normal School has the
most attractive location of any other
Normal School in the state. II has fine
climate, splendid drainage, and abso-
lutely pure water. Epidemics are prac-
tically unknown. Its students come
from every section of Pennsylvania and
the spirit of the school is progressive and
The fall term begins Septem-
ber llth. Write for its illustrated cata-
logue. 1t
Governor Tener has announced the |
appointment of the commissioners to ex-
anime and report on the propriety of the
purchase by the State of the Cook tract of
land in Jefferson, Clarion and Forest |