The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-08-09

| luuTSuay OF LnlS week. Inc mem DerS oil
the Sunday school and all their friends
are cordially invited. Those coming that
wish coffee will bring their own cups.
Bring well filled baskets. If baskets are
left at one of the places named below by
10 O'Clock a. IN. they will be transported
to the grounds: Morgon's store, F. r.
Lanson's Store, or s. M. Henry's home.
Dinner at noon. Come.
Railroad detectives haye not given
up the effort of running to earth the men
who attempted to wreck and hold up the
express train on the Philadelphia q Erie
railroad at Five-Mile curve, near Erie,
on the night Of June 80 last. While the
death of George d. Vernes, chief of the
railroad detective force, caused tenn
porary halt in operations, activity has
been resumed, it being reported that
officers are hot on a trail which they are
certain will lead to important revelations.
-Postmasters have received notice
from the postoffice department at Wash
ington requesting them to notify the h.
f. d. patrons to have their mail boxes
and posts painted pure white. The de-
partment also requests that the name of
the owner be painted on the front in black
block letters. This request is made in
order to expedite the work of the carriers
on the rnral routes. Country residents
are also petitioned TO do their share of the
work toward having the cross roads
suitably marked with sign boards.
George b. Mum, of Warren, an at
torney, was in Franklin Monday con-
sulting with Perry Gray, awaiting trial
at the August term of court on a charge
of numbering John Spence, OF Pleasant
vile, whom he will defend. Mr.. Mum
was in town four hours and spent most
of that time with Gray. whom he feels
sure will be acquitted. Nothing has been
said or done lately in indicating that Gray
had altered his story told at the time of
the murder, which was to the effect that
Spence was killed by men who called at
the house to rob him.
The piano auction at Mrs. Sandrock's
millinery store resulted in sale to Har-
vey Johnston of the Borough, whose bid
was Sl26. All bids we're sealed and de-
posted in a tin box under lock and key,
the bidding being thus kept secret un-
til the box was opened. The piano is
perfectly new one and handsome,
sweet-toned instrument, and Mr.. Johns
ton surely has bargain. f. A. Wilson,
or the Venango Music Co., of Franklin
are the promoters Of this method of ad-
vertising, and they figure that, while they
lose on the sale, the advertising and in
PRODUCTION to the music-loving public
pays them in the end.
The orders have gone out to the dep
uty factory inspectors from Chief Delaney
to see that food displayed for sale in
bakeries and stores attached shall be
covered over in order that the pestiferous
fly shall not find lodging place thereon,
to the Gefilement OF the food. This order
is now aud has been carried out by dep
uties, and they have been visiting baker,
les and other places where such precau-
tion is neglected. 1t applies to every
place where pastry and fruits are sold and
covers must be placed on bread, cakes,
pies, ETC., to keep off the flies. 1t is
sanitary precaution, and designed for the
protection OF the public.
The Bessemer & Lake Erie railroad,
from Conneaut Harbor, Ohio, to East
Pittsburg, with its l76 miles of track laid
with steel cross ties of the Buhrer design,
is the only all steel railroad in the world.
Improvements are now under way which
when completed, will add As miles to this
all steel mileage. The road is double
tracked and has 100 pound steel rails for
the entire leugth of 224 miles. The life of
the wooden tie is from four to fifteen
years. If the new tie will live twenty
years, as is believed, with further scrap
value of oue-half its original cost when its
usefulness as tie is gone, the import
ance of the investment is evident.
The graduates of the Lock Haven
State Normal School are everywhere
filling important positions, not only in
the public schools, but as County and
City uperintendents, College Professors
and in business affairs. A recent grad
uate was appointed during the last month
as State Entomologist of Indiana at a
handsome salary. He attributes much of
his success to the careful training in
science that he received at Lock Haven.
Other students can do likewise. During
the last two years the school has been
filled to its capacity and in the future the
number of students will be limited in
order that they may all receive individ-
ual attention. Its object is to develop
home life and to advance its young men
and women morally and intellectually.
Write for its handsome catalogue. 1t