The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-03-22

remembered as one OF the CONTRACTORS on
our brick paving, went to Albany, N. Y,
last week to bid on five miles OF mac
adam road which the state will build this
year between Brocton and Stockton. We
hope be lands 1t and the state will be
sure of good job If he does.
s. II. McWilliams. of Tionesta town
ship, suffer ed fracture of bone in his
right leg on Saturday, the 1lth. He was
working in the woods near his home and
while lifting tree became overbalanced
and snapped off the outer bone just below
the knee. In spite of the injury he was
able to walk home. DR.. f. j. Bovard
reduced the fracture.
The Franklin High School bssk ct
ball team will be here next Friday eve
ming for game with the Tionesta Ath-
letics. Tionests won the first game bv a
close score and the Franklin boys will
try to win It back. AS they are known
to have one of the best teams In this sec
tion, our people are assured of seeing a
fast game and some good clean sport.
Don't miss it. The game will begin
promptly at $3.50 p. IN, in order to allow
the visitors to return home at S:5S.
Enclosed in short personal letter from
our old friend, Nicholas Want, now a
resident of Bakersfield, California, he
sends US a clipping from a local paper
describing the workings of the fire alarm
system connected with the high school
building in that young city. The school
has over 400 pupils and on the tap of the
fire alarm the rooms were cleared in an
orderly manner in 75 seconds. Two of
Mr.. Wesnrs grand children attend the
school. They are the sons of Arthur
Weant, all former residents of Nebraska,
this county.
Several letters have been received by
the city clerk OF Dunkirk, furnishing in
formation as to the German family. An
estate in County Cork Is to be divided and
the heirs are being sought, The Cor
mans formerly lived in Dunkirk. The
several residents in Bradford who knew
the family we'll, There are said to be
some members located at Smethport and
Pleasantville. New York relatives are
looking them up 80 as to inform them OF
the eestate.-Dunkirk Herald The name
is quite familiar to the people of this Sec
tion, a number of families OF Germans be-
ing respected residents of Forest county.
David Gustafson, aged "a years, a
resident of Sheffield, was stabbed and al
most instantly killed at 1880 o'clock
Saturday night. Mike and John Pipik,
natives of Slavonia, aged 2l and Is years,
respectively, are in tue Warren county
jail, charged with the killing. Louis
Ross, who was with Guststson al the time
of the murder, is seriously stabbed and
cut about the head, but will recover. The
murder was the elimination Of scrap
between Ross and Mike Pipik In which
Gastafson was 10 no way concerned.
After the row he and Ross were met on
the street by the brothers when the
trouble was renewed with the result
stated.
Mrs. Harry Maze, formerly resident
of Hallton. this county, was taken sud-
denly i'll very early Thursday morning,
while visiting at the home of her son,
Henry Maze, manager of the hardware
dana rt,nant In tho Stora of fha Hall Kaul
Il Hyde Company, on South street. Mrs.
Maze was preparing to go to Pittsburg on
the early morning b. X. IL P. flyer for a
visit at the home of another son, aud she
was at the table tsking lunch before
starting, when she uttered stroke. A
physician was summoned and he had her
taken to the hospital for treatment. =
Ridgway Advocate. Mrs. Maze is well
remembered by many of our citizens, the
family having resided in Tionesta about
20 years ago.
Mrs. AIDA B. Thomas, widow oi
Capt. Joseph r, Thomas, died at her
home at Montrose, Delaware, Wednesday
March l5 1911, aged about 60 years. Capt.
Thomas, her husband died in 1880, leav-
ing the widow and two daughters,
Florence and Frances both of whom have
of late years been visitors at the home oi
their aunt, Mrs. s. d. Irwin here. Capt
Thomas will be remembered by many oI
the older citizens of this county and
borough, as the son of the late Hon. p. d.
Thomas, and who lived here with his
father several years in the early seven
ties. He will also be remembered as as
sistant county treasurer under Daniel
Black during his last year, also as deputy
prothonotary under the late j. b. Agnew
Capt. Thomas had very honorable rec
ord in the civil war as a member of the
famous Anderson Troop, serving in the
Army of the Tennessee, and was all aide
de camp 10 Gen. Sturgis.
Recently the REPUBLICAN noted thai
Hon. N. p. Wheeler of Endesvor had do
mated the lumber which will go into the
construction of the Y. NJ. G. A. at Frank
lin, a matter of some 5000, which state
ment was only partly correct as onl
modest friend Wheeler Informs us. The
firm of Wheeler Il Dusenbury, as also
did its predecessor II. Stow q Co., assisted
nearly every church near them In this
particular for many years back, and this
being the firms policy, Mr.. Wheeler'i
partners were very willing to join hin
and have the firm furnish the lumber fol
the new Y. NJ. G. A. building at Frank
lin, our old county seat, and 1t was
pleasure for them to do so. Mr.. Wheeler
as young man. has often ridden oil
horseback from Newtown Mills, theii
first location in this county, a distance o