The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-08-07
Cooksburg.

| last week from the middle west, wnere
she spent the fore part of the summer.
A party of campers from Pittsburgh
have pitched tent about mile north of
of our little village aud are enjoying
themselves in the pleasures found in the
dense woods. They are a happy party
and We hope they will remain for some
time.
Miss Letitia Park of Brookvile was
the guest of Flossie Braden last week.
The fourth annual quarterly conference
of the Clsrington charge was hold at
Greenwood last Sunday. DR.. j. Bell
Nei, district superintendent, preached
very interesting sermon to a large su-
dence.
Robert and Eugene Ward of Kane are
visiting friends in this vicinity at present.
Rev. ID. o. May has consented TO hold
services for us every two weeks. in the
school house. There will be service next
Saturday night.
Thomas Il. knight, who is employed
on mill at the Watson Farm, spent
Sunday at home.
The ladies of the NJ. L. church of
Greenwood held social in the hall last
Saturday night for the benefit of the
minister. large crowd attended and
all the ice cream WAS cleaned up in spite
of the GOODNESS of the air. The profits
were Sl5
The directors of the Greenwood Oil and
Gas Company held business meeting
there last week.
Miss Ella Moore OF Clarion is visiting
her friend, Mary Louise Cook, this week.
A number of our people attended the
social at Scotch II i'll Saturday night.
Mrs. John Uplinger, accompanied by
her husband and DR.. Brewer, went to the
Kane hospital last Friday. She was
operated upon Saturday morning aud 1t
proved to be very bad case of appendi-
citis. Word came to us Sunday that she
stood the operation very well. Mrs. Up
linger mas been sick for long time and
we hope she will return home well and
strong.
Miss Bertha Ishman of Clsrington is
employed in the home of Mrs. Rebecca
Cook at present.
Rev. Hall, pastor of the F. NJ. church,
will preach in the Fitzgerald school house,
Friday night, August 3.
Ernest Rodgers of Gilfoyle visited his
aunt, Mrs. J. P. Knight, last Sunday.
Our farmers are very busy doing their
harvesting. The hay crop is very good
in this vicinity and every one has to
keep agoin'.
A party consisting of Gladys and Leo
Braden aud ]. W. Reige autoed to Kane
last Sunday, where they spent the day
visiting friends.
Milton Albsugh went to Knox last
week to consult DR.. Glover in regard to a
growth on his neck. DR.. Glover pro-
nounced it goitre and advised Milt TO go
to a hospital and he left Saturday for
Williamsport, where he expects to un-
dergo an operation. We trust this won't
be very serious and that lie soon may be
able to return home.
We saw in last weeks REPUBLICAN
that Eliza Chitister of this place had been
elected principal of the Nebraska schools.
Eliza is a very industrious young man
and we promise the people of Nebraska
that he will be there with the goods"
John Dshle is a frequent caller near
North Pine Grove this summer.
Edna Dobson, who has been Employed
at the boarding house the past year, quit
her work last week and went home.
Some of our gardeners are boasting
that they have had cabbage and cucum-
bers for three weeks. Can the editor
beat this =? Naw!-ED.l
A great many of our people expect to
take in "Buck kwheat Day" at Scotch Hill
next Thursday. The people of Scotch
Hill are working hard to make this pic
mic success, having engaged good
speakers and two good bands. There
will also be two ball games during the
day.
Joseph Knight made a business trip to
Reynoldsvile the latter pa t of the week.
Rebecca and John Ross of Clarion au-
toed over last Friday morning, spending
the day with their grandmother.
Mr.. Sherman, an employee of the Unit
ed Natural Gas Company of Oil City, was
in this vicinity last week making a list of
the gas wells which had been drilled here.
If the weather keeps on so cold as it
has been the past week, Roosevelt
boomers around these parts are going to
be scarce about November.
Harry knight went to Cambridge,
Ohio, last week, where he has accepted
position as fireman on the railroad.
John Dodson, former resident of this
place, but now of Old Virginia, Is visit
ing at the home of Thomas McCloskey.
Last Tuesday evening the young peo-
Pile of this vicinity gathered at the home
of Flossie Braden, giving her a complete
surprise, it being her birthday.
GIRL CH0KED TO DEATH