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

Stephen Stroup, of Kennerdell, a wei
known and highly respected resident O
Rockland twp, Venango county, die,
Monday at his home, aged so years. H.
is survived by one son and three dsugh
ters. The deceased was an uncle of ou
townsman, ex-Sheriff Stroup, and wa
well known to many of our older citi
zens.
Congressman Patton of the 2lst dis
trict has notified Alfred Evans, chairman
of the Mexican county Republic com
mittee, that he has been appointed post
master at Kane, vice K. X. Godding de-
ceased. There has been quite a squabbl,
over this vacancy since the death of thu
incumbent, but Mr.. Evans appointment
seems to be quite satisfactory TO the pat
rons of the office.
Says the Derridk: @. w. Van Tassel
of Cory, who is in charge of the team ing
work on the new farm of Hon. Joseph G
Sibley is laying out near Prentice, spen
several days this week securing teams
aud men for the job. He secured sever
teams and drivers and before leaving an.
nounced that he needed more and that II
will require three or four years to com
plete the boulevards and other grading.
The one just past was the country't
safest aud sanest' Fourth of July and al
a result only 20 lives were sacrificed, as
compared with 81 in 1911, aud with l3l In
1910, and with 2l5 in 1909, according to
the record kept by the Chicago Tribune,
The injured numbered $40, which is q
very large falling off as compared with
former years. AT this rate the fourth oI
July will be about as 'safe" as any other
day by-aud-by.
Judge William A. Hindman died
suddenly at his home in Clarion Monday
morning of acute indigestion, after an
illness OF but few days. He was aged
90 years and was born and reared in Clar-
ion Co. AT the election last fall he was
chosen president judge of the county as a
Democrat, and in his service on the bench
he gave promise of being very popular
judge. And so his unexpected death is
very generally and sincerely regretted by
the people of Clarion county.
Speak ing of "the first ripe tomato"
none have been offered at this shop up to
the hour of going to press, and it there
fore becomes us to do the "early garden"
stunt ourself by announcing that, out OF
our own garden, we are eating the rip
ened fruit. So now, Mr.. Smith, editor OF
that Punxsutawney patch, where are you
with that weed plot of which we heard so
much last February, when the thermom-
eter was registering all the way down to
40 degrees. Come, now, ripe tomatoes
talk.
Earl Sandt, Brookville boy and an
aviator of national fame, and who recently
electrified his former neighbors and
friends by making flight from Brookville
to Punxsutswney aud back, was perhaps
fatally injured in hundred.fo fall at
Exposition Park, Conneaut Lake, Satur-
day when the engine of his aeropane
stopped and the machine plunged to the
ground. He suffered from conclusion OF
the brain, two broken ribs, confusion of
the body and, it is believed, internal in
juries.
Farm labor is so scarce in Lawrence
county that farmers are even calling up
Sheriff Whaley to ascertain If there are
any prisoners to be discharged soon who
might likely be induced to take job at
81 per day and board. Several such ap-
plications have been received by the
sheriff within the past few days but as
there have been few prisoners in Jail no
help has been secured. In addition TO
the call from farmers Sheriff Whaley has
had many from contractors and manu-
featuring plants for laboriug men.
The regularity with which the "last
rafL" goes down the west branch of the
river each spring is not
any more remarkable than that with
which the "last tract of virgin forest" is
sold to be made into lumber. The latest
of these tracts has been purchased by the
McGee-Bowers Lumber Company from
Amos and Daniel CRUDE. The tract lies
in Bell township, Jefferson county, and
consists of sevepty-iive acres, five Of
which have been reserved by the Grubes.
Hemlock, oak and pine are to be found
on the tract, and it is estimated that 1t
will cut 900, 900 feet. The tract has been
a show place in the vicinity for some
time, and is the only piece OF untouched
forest in that part of the state. A band
mill for cutting the timber will be erected
at once.
During a storm last Wednesday eve-
ming bolt Of lightning struck the house
of Mrs. W, A. Grove, but fortunately in
jured no one and did only slight damage.
The bolt followed the chimney down,
plowed hole through the tin roof and
exploded in one of the upstairs bedrooms.
Mrs. Grove and NJ iss Nettie Hunter were
in another part of the house and were not
affected, not realizing for the moment
that the house had been struck. On the
following evening the farm house OF
Warren CARL, on German Hill, was en-
tered by bolt, but aside from knocking
Il gun which stood in the corner of a room
into smitbereens no damage was done.
A chestnut tree standing near the house
of J. p. Kelley, short distance from
Carl's house, was badly shattered by a
bolt of lightning the same evening. One
of the members of the family in the house
was prostraled for few minutes by the
shock of this bolt, but suffered no other