The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-01-10
"If | knew that a word of mine,
A word not kind and true,
Might leave It's trace

On loved ones face,
I'd never speak harshly, would your"
-Mrs. II. II. Cummings, of Tidioute,
State Regent of the d. A. r., slipped and
fell at her home Tuesday of last week,
breaking the radius of her left wrist and
dislocating the wrist. She was otherwise
badly bruised and will be confined to the
house for some time.
-Thirty-one cases of smallpox were re-
ported In Olean, N. Y, during the
months of November and December, 1911.
OF these n have been released and IL are
still in quarantine. Twelve homes were
quarantined during the present epidemic
and of these seven have had the quaran-
time. There have been no deaths in the
city from the disease.
The REPUBLICAN and other Tionesta
friends have received the "boom" edition
of the Portland, Wash, Oregonian
through the kindness of former towns
man l.. Agnew. The big paper is made
up of 70 pages of matter mainly exploit
ing the greatness and grandeur of that
wonderful city, and the many resources
of the country surrounding.
Another advance of five cents barrel
in the price of Pennsylvania crude oil
which took place Monday, brings the
price up to $l.40 per barrel. A CORES
pondlng advance was also made in Illl-
nois and Ohio oil. This is happy news
for the producer. but he is looking for
still higher prices TO come, and there is
no reason why such hopes should not be
realized.
james Hsslet does not lose his inter-
est in nor ownership of good poultry and
at the recent poultry show at Youngs-
town, Ohio, his pen of single comb white
orpingtons won second prize in a class
OF seven pens Of five birds each There's
some class to that and Jim's chickens
are always found pretty we'll at the head
of the list. The Youngstown show was
very large one.
j. j. Landers shipped two car loads
of automobile spokes from his mill on
the Kelly farm at Oldtown, to Philadel-
phia, the last of the week. There were
about Is, 900 pieces in each car. This is
comparatively new business in this Sec
tion and promises to be a paying one,
as landowners can use up almost any
size of hickory trees which heretofore
were considered of no value whatever.
Having learned a thing or two by
bitter experience those of our citizens
who just have to have it, have been hsr.
vesting some Ice this week. They are
not taking any chances on later crop,
and while the quality is not of the best
for mixing "toddies," 1t Is heavy enough
and cold enough for most purposes and
will keep beer keg at about the right
temperature. And what more could you
ask?
-Silas Shriver had the little finger of
his right hand badly crushed and lacer-
ated by getting 1t .caught in the Jack
while working on we'll near Golinza
Monday. The finger may have to be
amputsted. This is the second accident
that has overtaken Silss within the past
two months, he having had one of his
legs severely wrenched by being caught
in cable coil while "snubbing' boiler
down steep grade.
-Chas. Emick is arranging TO run a
milk wagon to Tionesta, and with that
emf in view has stocked his farm, over in
Harmony township, with fine herd Of
COWS, sufficient to supply the entire town
If need be with an excellent quality of
milk. This has been long felt want in
Tionesta, and there is no question but
Mr.. Emick will fill II 10 the satisfaction
of the large list of customers who will be
glad to patronize him.
The license of the Hotel Weaver was
transferred in Warren Friday by Judge
Hiuckley, and the new proprietor, j. b.
Pierce, of Elkton, Ohio, took charge of
the tel Saturday morning. Mr. Pierce
is an affable landlord and takes hold like
a veteran at the business. He promise9
to conduct first class hotel in every re-
speet and solicits share OF the public
patronage. Mr.. Rensi and family left
Monday for their home near Elkton.
-0ne of the handsomest pair of dapple
grey draft horses that has been seen in
these parts In many a day arrived here
last week and were consigned TO Cole
man & Watson, and will be employed in
their lumber operations the coming sea-
son. They tip the beam at 5000 pounds
and are model specimens OF splendid
horseflesh, aud. the teamster who hand es
them will doubtless be as proud of his
prizes as the boy and his red top boots.
The "week of prayer" is being OBJ
served at theAPresby terisn church, the
pastor, Rev! Mr.. Bailey holding services
each evening during the week, preaehing
to good congregations. Next week and
the week following union services will
be held, thefrst week at the NJ. e.. church
and the second at the Presbyterian
church, Revs. Burton and Bailey otficiat-
ing. A cordial invitation ia extended to
everyone to attend all of these meetings.
The January term of the United
States District court for the western dis
trict of Pennsylvania convened at Erie
Monday with Judge Charles P. Orr on the
bench. The trial list is short, the princi-
pal cases being those of Frank Wineicki
and John Trnowsky, charged with hold
ing up and robbing Philadelphia and
Erie Railroad train last June at Winter
green Gulch near that city. Postmaster
Jameson and VIM. Wolcott are jurymen
at this session from Tionesta.
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