The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-04-10

IT. d. Collins recently purchased from
d. b. Tobey 1867 acres of land contained
in warrant 5l35, Kingsley township, and
which was formerly known as the Wat
son d Freeman lands. The tract lies be-
tween Guitonville and Salmon creek and
Mr.. Collins purchased 1t to secure the
chemical wood remaining on the property
since the heavy timber was cut off.
H. l.. Dale's livery and sale stable in
Oil City was badly damaged by fire that
was discovered about 10 o'clock Saturday
night. The loss, which is estimated at
s. 900, includes two mares and three
horses that were sutfocated by smoke.
In addition to the damage to the building
Mr.. Dale lost number of carriages, some
two -seaters, a coupe and an automobile,
together with feed and bedding and the
five dead horses. The estimate of $4,000
loss is his own.
"A public missionary meeting will be
held in the Free Methodist church OF Tio-
nesta this, Wednesday, evening, which
will be addressed by the pastor, Rev. q.
A. Garrett. Also please note that Rev.
J. M. Critchlow, district elder, will bold
quarterly meeting in the f. M. church
April 18th to 2lst inclusive, and in the
afternoon OF the latter date, at 300 o'clock
he will address a meeting for men only,
Cordial invitations are extended TO all o
these meetings.
Wallace Mealy got an icy bath in
Tionesta creek last Saturday, which for.
tunately resulted in nothing worse than
a good ducking. lie was helping to re.
build the Coleman x Watson suspension
foot bridge at Johns run, when the wire
slipped and the bridge sagged TO one side
pitching him into the high water a hum
dred feet from shore. He started fol
shore, which he reached some distance
below, just as boat got to him. Aftel
partly drying his clothes he finished his
days work.
All the papers in the celebrated An
drews murder case are now in the custo
| dy of Clerk of Courts Gillett, of Erie
county, having been taken to the Erie
county court house by District Attorney
f. j. Lyons recently. Preparations fol
the second trial are going steadily for
ward and Mr.. Lyons states that his case
is now ready for trial. Detective Harry
G.. Meyers will spend some time in War
ren, however, in an effort to find addi'
tona evidence and he is expected to ar
rive there within few days. Lately AT
torney Lyons spent some time in confer
ence with District Attorney Wait, of Erie
county, who will render valuable assist
next May.
e. A. McFate, of Eagle Rock, has
taken a contract to saw out a big tract o
timber at East Sandy, Venango county
for W. II. Cox Il Co., OF New Castle, Pa.
there being 100000 feet of whiteoal
and 100000 feet of pine and hemlock il
the tract. Mr.. McFste will have tive
mills doing the work, which he think
will take two years or more. In add
ton to a mill now on the property, h
was in Tionesta Saturday and purchased
the W. j. Campbell mill on Tubbs run
and will begin next Monday to move
to East Sandy. In this work and in th
running of his mills he expects to hav
almost entirely Forest county crews ant
the men who are going with him now ar
Ray Childs, Bart Wiles, Henry Walters
Dan Wiies, X. G. Sulzinger, Howar'
Blum aud Harry Osgood. East Sandy !
located on the franklin & Clearfield rail
road and is now known as Van postofiice
MIR. McFate has sold his sawmill at Eagl
Rock to Elmer Sparks and expects t
move TO East Sandy as socn as he ca
| build a dwelling house,