The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-11-08

VI INC Hulu were ubeu. Inc nOl6 WAS
plugged Friday. The owners of the test
are uot discouraged over the failure to
find oil and will probably drill another
deep test somewhere In the same vicinity.
The we'll was drilled over 5000 feet.
How do you pronounce the word
"eczema"?. You have perhaps been In
the habit of placing tho accent on the
second syllable, but all authorities agree
that 1t should be accented on the first.
And while you are about 1t you might as
we'll quit spelling "supersede" with a
60" for none OF the photographers sane
tion that orthography.-Punxy Spirit.
Weldon Gibson, contractor OF
Coudersport, has been awarded con-
tract by the Bayless Pulp and Paper COM
pany for the rebuilding of that portion OF
the mill destroyed by the recent flood at
Austin. The work will be started at
once. The mill will be the same as be-
fore, the same plans being used. The
contractor will receive percentage of the
cost OF construction.
The question of the constitutionallty
of the new school code will be argued be-
fore the State Supreme court at Philadel-
pha, during the week OF january. The
case Is that of the members of the Mt.
Washington sub.district school board,
who are appealing from decision OF
Common Pleas court No. 3, of Allegheny
county. The Supreme court refused to
advance the case, but transferred 1t to the
Eastern district.
George Steffee, aged 20, a resident OF
Seneca, Vensngo county, had his left arm
ground to shreds and pulled from the
shoulder socket by the gearing of a
pumping power on the Smithman lease,
near Monarch park Saturday morning.
he was given first aid at his home and
then taken to the Oil City hospital. At
last accounts be was doing much better
than had been expected, and his physi-
clans expect his recovery.
The Oil City District quarterly meet
ings, which was held in the Free Metho-
dist church, Barnes, Pa, closed last Sab
bath night. 1t was said to be one of the
best meetings that has been held on the
district in long time. In the missionary
meeting, held Sabbath afternoon, over
5000 was raised for Foreign Missions.
Tionesta was chosen as the place for hold
ing the next district meeting which comes
in the month of February, 1912.
The first snow of the season descended
on this section early last Thursday morn
ing, I'd inst, and when the sleeper awoke
he found the ground we'll covered with a
mantle of white which lasted in shaded
spots for two or three days. A year ago
the FIRST snow fell on the 2Sth of October,
and there was little else than winter
weather the balance of the season, al
though for the most part the winter was q
mild one, lasting well into April.
The Baltimore Oil Co., composed oi
Bowman & Proper, of Tionesta, have a
flowing we'll on the Baltimore tract on
Pithole creek, about two miles from the
river. The we'll was drilled 4l0 feet to
the top of the Red Valley sand last week
When five feet In the sand the we'll be.
gan to flow and on Wednesday the drill
ers moved back the boiler to prevent g
fire. The we'll continued to flow at inter
walls on Wednesday. 1t is located in old
territory, and on land adjoining tha,
owned by Peter Berry.
The comm ittee having arrangements
in charge for the mems banquet at the NJ
e. church Friday evening, Nov. 10, are
endeavoring to have it the most pleasant
gathering of men that has been held In
the town. DR.. j. G. Dunn will be th,
POSTMASTER. Others on the toast list arr
Rev's Bailey and Burton aud Mr.. T. f
Ritchey. An address will be given by
Rev. r. f. Brown of Franklin, subject
"The Marks of Man." Solo by Mr.
Burns of Oil City. Selection by thu
brotherhood Male Quartet" Get IL
line for this.
"A week of the hunting season hal
passed during which there has been al
unusual rush Woodward and scores o
hunters have been out to work off tn,
"wire-e ge" of expectancy. Although WI
read of many accidents in other sections
II isa satisfaction TO note that local.,
nothing of the kind has taken place. ant
we sincerely hope that when the seasoI
closes we may be able to say that in For
est county no accident from careless o
reckless handling of firearms has oc
Cured. The exercise of little coolhead
edness and common sense Is all that ]
needed.
Civil War survivors throughou
northwestern Pennsylvania are inter
ested in the arrangements now bein
made In Meadville for the dedication @
the bronze tablet placed in the corridor Q
the Court House there by General Henr.
S. Huidekooper. The tablet is in memor.
of the men who enlisted from Crawfor
county as members of the famous l50t
p. V. (BucktaiD Regiment. The plan
to dedicate the memorial in August, l9l!
when there is to be reunion of the sur
vivors of the regiment in Meadville, an
when General Huidekooper, now abroad
will be present.
To place your umbrella in rack in
dicates that it is about to change owners
an umbrella carried over woman. th
man getting nothing but the drippings
the rain, signifies courtship; when tn
man has the umbrella and the woma
the drippings, it indicates marriage;
carry it at an angle under the arm sign
fies that an eye is to be lost by the ma