The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-07-17

Mrs. Anderson, wife of our former
townsman, A. p. Anderson, died at the
family home in Warren Friday morning
following stroke of paralysis sustained
a week previous. She was aged about 81
years, and became the wife of Mr.. Ander.
son II years ago. The funeral took place
from the late home of the deceased on
Sunday, and was attended by numb Der
of Mr.. Anderson's children living In Tio-
nesta. Those attending were Mr.. and
Mrs. d. II. Blum, Misses Amy and A nns
Anderson.
George F. Watson left Saturday for a
trip to the Pacific coast expecting to be
absent couple of months. When he re-
turns he will be accompanied by Mrs.
Watson, who has been visiting friends in
Oregon and Washington for two months
past. Mr.. Watson has been very busy
man for more than six months past, and
feels that rest will do him good. He
has left his extensive business here in
the hands of his son. Harry Watson. a
member Of the firm of Coleman Il Wat
son, and when he returns he'll find the
big numbering plant in full operation and
running as smoothly as though he'd been
continuously on the job himself.
"A decision just handed down by
Judge Sulzberger in the Philadelphia
court of fquarter sessions, provided it is
upheld by the supreme court, will proba-
bly, make considerable trouble. The
jurist has declared Illegal and unconsti-
tutional the parole act Of 1909 by which a
maximum and minimum sentence of
Imprisonment may be given by judges
when sentencing prisoners to the peni-
tentiaries. BY this act, providing a pris-
oner has behaved himself during his
term in the tentiary, he may be re-
leased on parole. Judge Sulzberger has
decided that the minimum part of the
law is illegal and invalidates the whole
act. Just what the result of such a de-
cision, II confirmed by the higher court,
is not quite plain, but 1t seems that sem
tences under the law were illegal and
that prisoners will have to be returned to
the counties and again sentenced, other
wise prisoners would have to serve the
maximum sentences imposed.
Miss Nellie Turner entertained a
bunch of her friends in fancy work Tues
day afternoon. 1t developed into an
announcement party" as telling the en-
gsgement of Miss Nellie to Prof. W. w.
Coon of Manila. The place cards were
very handsome cards, hsndpsinted by the
pupils of Prof. Coon's school, on which
was painted Philippine water scene in
which boat figured. On the back of the
cards was written, "In banca, strong
and staunch, one among you may soon
launch" The conceit was very pretty.
Among those present from out-of-town
we're Misses Justina and A lice Siggins,
Miss Mary Casey, Hickory; Miss Marie
Clark, Ripley n. Y; Mrs. Barbee, Phia-
de phia and Miss Edith May Turner,
Williamsburg, Pa.-Tidioute News. Both
Miss Turner and Prof. Coon were former
residents OF West Hickory, where the lat
ter taught school before enlisting as a
Philippine teacher, and both are de-
seryedly popular with our people.
For a time back it was feared the rat
tlesnake crop in these parts might be
failure this season, but from late reports
we believe the day is saved. Out in the
vicinity of the Lowe oil lease, on the
west side, four were killed in one day
last week, Billy Mex ee's shepherd dog
swapping the heads and rattles off two of
venomous reptiles with neatness and
dis patch. This particular dog is terror
to snakes, it seems. and puts in a good
deal Of his extra time at hunting for the
"varmints." Ralph Cook, who does con-
siderable livery business with his auto,
ran over and badly crippled big yellow
fellow up the Beaver Valley road the
latter part of the week, and when he got
out to finish the job found the snakes
black mate lowering near, and made an
end of both. Not less than a dozen or
more have been slam out in the Johns
run and Hemlock creek regions, at the
Doutt Il Foreman and the Coleman IL
Watson numbering operations. A num-
ber have been killed in the heavy pine
forest where the latter firm is operating,
an ususual place to find rattlesnakes.
The extreme heat seems to be drying
them into cooler cover.