The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-10-25
-Alexander f. Patterson. for 50 wears

J through the oil excitement at Pithole and
Oil Creek, died at the Forest County
Home at a late hour Sunday night of in-
firmities of age, being aged at the time oi
his death 81 years, months and 23 days,
having been born in Westmoreland coun-
ty Pa, Jan. l, 1880. The deceased is sur
vived by three sons, Il. f. Patterson OF
Volant, Pa, and Samuel OF Rocky Grove,
Pa. The residence of the other son and
two surviving daughters is unknown to
friends here. The burial takes place in
Riverside cemetsry, this afternoon at
o'clock
"A special meeting of the Nebraska w.
@. T. U. was held at the home of Mrs.
Mabel McKeen last Thursday afternoon,
Oct. 10Th. A large number of the ladies'
was In attendance. After the business
session very interesting report of the
state convention was given by Mrs. Lena
Cole. A very nice lunch was served by
Mesdames McKeen, Mollie DeWoody
and Maude Meyers, making the social
part Of the meeting most pleasant. A
Halloween social will be given at the
home of Mrs. Anna Allison. A fine sup
per will be served for ten cents and there
will be many features of amusement.
All are cordially invited to attend.
The REPUBLICAN is indebted to ST.
mon Whitman for a generous sample of
the fine apple crop gathered from his
orchard this season. From two trees
bearing "spies" and "followa ters" he
hand picked 40 bushels, and then gathered
from the ground 10 bushels more that had
fallen while picking from the two trees.
That is some crop, and the quality is as
fiue as one would wish to see This fruit
is from the famous orchard set out by his
father, tie late Selden Whitman, and To-
Gated in Tionests township. Mr.. Whit
man shipped four bushels of this choice
fruit to Alabama where, we venture to
say, tt will not be allowed to spoil.
Eight-year.old James Keenan,, of
Siverly, lost the sight of his left eye while
playing with "sling. shot in which he
was using pebbles, last Friday. He was
shooting at the side of a stone wall when
one of the pebbles rebounded and struck
him in the eye. When a specialist ex-
amined the optic he found the sight had
been destroyed. And this reminds us
that many of these wicked little issle
singers are seen in the hands of young
boys who often handle them very care
nd no yoll 20 10 10
discourage their use ere some such acci-
dent as this one happens. An ounce of
prevention is better than many pounds of
cure, don't you thinkP
Mrs. Anna Pearson Clapp, widow of
the late Captain John NJ. Clspp, died
Wednesday 10th inst, at Atlantic City, N.
j., after more than years illness. She
is survived by two daughters, Mrs.
Robert c. Hall, of Pittsburg, and Miss
Anna Clapp, and one son, John Clapp,
the two latter having been living with
their mother in Washington, d. G, Mrs.
Clapp was the daughter of Henry and
Jane Pearson, old-time residents of New
Castle, where the family home was for
many years. Her husband, Captain John
NJ. Clapp, died five years ago, and the
anniversary of his burial, Friday, October
20, was also the date of the burial of the
wife. Mrs. Clapp's body was taken to
New Castle, where, after funeral services
Friday afternoon, the interment was IN
the family plot in Greenwood cemetery,
that city.
Since the primaries there have been a
number of Withdrawals. G. G. Castor,
nominated by the Democrats for Pro-
thonotary, withdrew his name shortly
after the primaries, as did also James G.
Carson, the nominee of the Prohibitionists
for Sheriff Neither of these vacancies
have been substituted with other names.
f. E. Alliscn, whom the Socialists had
nominated for Associate Judge, has with
drawn from that ticket and no one has
been substituted. In the Borough e. E.
Fleming declined the nomination for
Burgess rendered him by the Republican
caucus, and DIR. J. G. Dunn has been
named for this important post by the
committee empowered to fill vacancies.
d. w. Clark, being at present justice of
the peace, could not hold the Office of
Burgess, and so has withdrawn his name
from the Democratic ticket and that party
has named no substitute.
"A current news item states that Sec
retary Kalbfus, of the State Game Com
mission, is making tour of the state,
lecturing on the new game laws and the
work of the commission" We'd be de-
lighted to have the volusble Mr.. Kalbfus
brush around into this vicinity with bis
lecture. 1t would afford some of our
sportsmen the opportunity they have long
sought to whisper into the ear OF the Sec
retary of the game commission their
private opinion of the new game laws.
Laws that throw the open season for all
game into the winter months, and de-
prlves the game of any sort of protection
from the pot hunter, and permits the
slaughter of whole coveys of birds while
they are huddled and driven to seek
shelter from the storm and cold ofwintry
blasts. The new game Law, creature of
the state game com mmissisn, was not in
tended for the better protection of game,
but for its easier destruction, apparently.
Another terrible automobile accident
occurred at Stoneham, a small tannery
town on the P. & E. railroad, five miles
east of Warren, Sunday afternoon at 2:30
O'Clock. The victims were DR.. James
Gass and wife, we'll known and highly
esteemed residents of Sheffield. The
doctor was on his way to Warren on a
professional call, and had taken his wife
and nine-year-old son in the runsbout