The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-12-20
The Hotel Weaver was sold Friday

property after the first of the year. Mr..
Pierce will personally conduct the hotel.
Mr.. Rensi will move TO large farm near
Elkton, which he acquired in the deal.
During his short stay among us he has
made many friends who will wish him
and his family success In their new home
The board of prison inspectors has
officially decided on the location for the
new state penitentiary. 1t is in Centre
county, few miles of Bellefonte. 1t con-
tains 4,S7S acres of fertile agricultural
land, 03B acres being part of state for
estry reservation, the rest, 3, ,492 acres, be-
ing held under land owners. The cost of
the private land will be Sl9l ,655. Most of
the labor on the new structure will be
performed by convicts, it is said
Doubtless the finest piece of horse
flesh ever brought into Pennsylvania is
an imported stallion that has just arrived
at the Little Missouri stock farm, on the
shores OF Conneaut Lake, and owned by
Col. A. G. Hudekoper of Mesdville. The
animal was recently purchased at Chicago
by Earl Huidekoper ata cost OF $1,000.
He Is two-year-old Percheron, steel
grey, weighs 2O40 pounds, and is prize
winner in both France and America.
The following bit of philosophy from
the Ttusville Herald is both timely and
very commemorative: 1t takes a man
with some strength of character to go
through the Christmas season without
making monkey of himself. 1t is pretty
easy right now to he frivolous and vain
and buy lot of things that are unneces-
sary and unwise. The man who works
for a living does not have vastly more
than he needs for the demands of living.
1t il unwise to spend more than one can
com fortably afford. The winter Is ahead
The Potter county grand jury has be-
gun the examination of witnesses for the
commonwealth in criminal prosecution
of President George G. Bsyless, Michael
@. Bailey who had charge of the Austin
dam, and +. N. Hamlin superintendent
of the mill, all of whom are charged with
voluntary manslaughter in connection
with the break ing of the big dam at that
place last September. Twenty i've dam
age suits, sggregatiDg in claims $50 400,
have been filed against the Bayless Pulp
IL Paper Co.. to recover for losses caused
by the breaking of the dam.
Mrs. James II. Smith, of Nebraska,
is the owner of beautiful hen of the
Rhode Island Red strain, which has
record that will be hard to beat. The
hen was hatched about May 18th of this
year and commenced laying when she
i've months old. She then wanted to sci,
or "sit," you prefer ,-and on Novem-
ber 23d was given eight eggs. December
18th, when just seven months old, she
brought out seven beautiful little yellow
chicks. The hen is named "Redwing,"
and If there is a smarter one in the county
we would like to print an item about
her.
The following item concerning for
mer practitioner in Tionesta is from the
Greenville, Mercer county. Record: The
new three-story buff brick building on
North Mercer street owned by DR.. A.
Preston Steele has been completed. The
first floor contains three Office suites, well
lighted and entirely separate from each
other. The second and third floors are
most cleverly- planned flats, containing
- 4 ho, al al
The entire building is finished in oak.
with hardwood floors and steam heat, and
an important addition to the street and to
the town.
The public schools Of Tionests closed
last Friday for the holiday vacation and
will open again Tuesday, Jan. 2, 1912.
The closing was celebrated in the High
School by the mid-year examinations.
Miss Ida Paup and Miss June Herman,
teachers of Rooms No. aud 8, with their
pupils, gave joint literary program
which was very enjoyable and was fol-
lowed by treat. Miss Katherine Os-
good, teacher of Room No. 3, and pupils
enjoyed Christmas tree and treat. Miss
Blanche Pease, teacher OF Room No. |,
and pupils, gave a Christmas entertain.
ment at two O'Clock. This was followed
by the usual Christmas tree and treat.
A great many patrons and friends were
in attendance and pronounced it sue.
cess in every particular.
Sarah Mainda, wife of Elmer e.
Swires, died Monday at 2 o'clock a. M,
Dec. IS, 1911, at her home a mile above
Dawson station on the p. r. r., Harmony
township. Deceased was aged 3S years
and days. She was i'll but few days
of pneumonia. She is survived by the
husband, 2 sons and 6 daughters, the
youngest but days old. The parents,
Mr.. and MIS-. Joseph Carson, of Stewart
Run, also survive, as do the following
brothers and sisters: Wilbur Carson,
Union City; Thomas Carson, Stewart
Run; George Frampton, half brother,
Tldioute; Miss Jennie Carson, West
Hickory, aud Miss Blanche Carson, IT.
tusville. Funeral services we're conduct
ed Tuesday morning at the home by Rev.
w. w. Dale, followed by interment in
Riverside cemetery.
"A Sunday School Institute was held
in the M. E. church of Tionests, Dec. IA
aud Is, under the direction of DR.. David
G. Downey, Secretary Of the Sunday
School Board of the NJ e. church. Con-
structive evangelism, the graded lessons
and teacher training were the themes
tute were DR.. Wade Crawford Barclay, of
Chicago, Educational Director of the
Sunday School Board, DR.. l.. o. Hart