The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-11
Harrison swab, of Hunter Station,

mas taken over the milk route of Charles
Emick, and tomorrow morning will
supply his customers in Tionesta. Mr..
Swab is well equipped for this service,
having large herd of excellent milch
COWS, fine pasturage and good stable ac-
commodations. lie hopes, by giving the
business his close attention to double his
list of customers, guaranteeing them the
best possible service.
"A fine bunch of II Clstein COWS was
unloaded at the station here and started
overland for Clarion Saturday morning,
where they will be added to the already
well stocked dairy farm OF Clyde Reed, a
former Forest county citizen. The herd
came from near Panama, N. Y, aud con-
sisted of 10 cows and calf, and for
beauty and sickness their equal was
never before seen in these parts. They
cost Mr.. Reed from $50 to $40 per head.
Mabel Beatrice. the little daughter OF
the lata William and Vernie Walters,
died at the home of her mother in Mum
Gle, Ind, Aug 81. 1912, aged years, 2
months and Ia days. The cause of death
was congestion of the brain, from which
her illness WAS of brief duration. The
child was born in Albany, Ind the for
mer home of the parents, where the father
died about two and a half years ago. In
the home mother, two sisters, two
brothers and two aunts are left to mourn
the loss ofa loved one, and these have
the sympathy of numerous friends in
Tionesta and vicinity. their native home
George Lewis, one of Oil City's most
prominent and popular citizens, died by
his own hands Sunday about the hour OF
midnight. Having retired in his usual
good health and spirits he left his bed aud
went to the bathroom where he shot him
self through the temple with a 32-calibre
revolver, the bullet passing through the
head, causing instant death. There Is no
known cause for the act, and physicians
ascribe 1t TO a sudden fiji of insanity, Mr.
Lewis, who was vice president of the
Oil City Trust company, has always born
the highest esteem of his fellow citizens,
among whom he had spent the greater
portion of his busy and active life. He
was aged 50 years, and is survived by his
wife.
In personal letter to a lady friend
in Tionesia, Mrs. Birdenia Walker, Of
Athens, Bradford county, Pa, states that
her brother, Elbert W. Chadwick. died
on the 2Sth of last June at her home.
She gave no particulars except to say he
suffered greatly from brain fever. The
deceased was aged about As years, and
lett Tionesta, where he grew to manhood,
about seven years ago. The last that any
one here had heard of him be was work
ing a, his trade as printer on daily
paper at Towanda, Pa. Mrs. Walker
also referred in her letter to serious
misfortune which occurred in her family
some time ago, when their oldest son was
caught under the wheels of a railroad
train near their home and meeting with
the loss of both legs.
Speaking of the juvenile fair held in
Oregon City, Oregon, recently, the Morn
ing Enterprise of that city says: "Amoug
tracted no little attention was the auto
mobile made by Alon Shewman, who
was the youngest mechanical exhibitor,
and his work showed unusual ingenuity
in the motor wagon with detachable body,
and with an electric lamp, by which may
be seen the timepiece at night by work.
ing a push button connecting a small
light with tie battery. Young Shewman
has future before him in this line. he
was awarded first prize for one of the
mechanical pieces. He is a member of
the Concord school, and is an unusual
bright lad. He is the son of Mr.. and Ms.
w. A. Shewman, formerly of Oregon
City"
Mrs. Harry, wife of Thomas p,
Harry, died ut the family home Wost
II Hickory, Monday morning, Sept. 8, 1912,
at 2:lO o'clock, after an illness of several
months duration of cancer of the breast.
She was in the Goth. year of her age, be.
ing born June 3, 1913. At Lake City,
Florida, Sept IL, 1865, at the close of the
civil war in which her husband had borne
an honorable record, she was united in
marriage with MIR. Harry, aud shortly
thereafter they came north and for the
past 20 years have been residents OF West
Hickory. Ten children were born to
them, only one of whom, daughter
aged II years, survives to comfort the
aged father. Funeral services we're held
yesterday morning al 10 o'clock with in-
terment in the East Hickory cemetery,
Rev. W. w. Dale pastor of the NJ. e.
church, of which the deceased had long
been a deyout and consistent member