The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-05-21

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Fred Cubbon was down from Fagun-
dus last Saturday and took home with
him a handsome one-horse wagon ol
Scowden's famous make. Fred seemed
greatly pleased with the new vehicle and
figured that he would have fairly good
quality of wagon long after he has made
his fortune and retired from business.
AT the request of Stow Post, No. 274,
g. A. r., Rev. Willis s. Burton will de-
liver the Memorial Sermon Sunday
morning at the M. e. church. Veterans
aud Sons of Veterans will meet at the
hall at l0:30 and Will proceed to the
church in body. The W. X. @. will
meet at the home of Mrs. VIM. Smear
baugh, at the same time. There will be
no services In the other churches Sunday
morning.
"A news item has been going the
rounds OF the press TO the effect that the
new fish law opened the season for game
fish on May 20, and closed 1t on the last
day of October. This bill has been signed
by the governor. This law applies only
to Lake Erie, and does not in any way
affect the general fish laws of Pennsyl.
vania, which remain the same as former
salmon on June l5.
-Acknowledgmon of subscription re-
newals is mode as follows, with thanks:
Ii. E. Lowell, GoliDzs, Pa; Il. E. Jones,
Nebraska, Pa. (new); J. M. Barton, Wat
tersonvllle, Pa. new; A. M. Ross, West
Hickory, Pa; A. p. Anderson, Brooks
ton, Pa; Harry Rudolph, Newtown Mills,
Pa; j. II. Barton, Redclytfe, Pa. (new);
]. s. Caldwell, Pigeon, Pa; Mrs. N. O..
Mac Donald, Ottawa, Kansas, new; W.
@. Brown Marienville, Pa.
Tuesday of last week Hsrrison Swab
of Hunter Station dispatched what may
be justly called the father of black snakes.
1t IN measuted feet inches from tip TO
tip. He also ended the existence OF two
average sized rattlers. On the Sunday
previous other parties in his locality
killed 4 rattiers. All of these reptiles
were slain within half a mile of the sta.
tion, and the harvest has only begun.
Keep up the good work, boys.
The first accident OF the bark peeling
season occurred Wednesday near Minis.
ter on the s. d Il. railroad, when John
Henton, in the act OF telling huge tree,
was struck on the head by limb falling
from the tree he was working on. He
was rendered unconscious and taken to
his home and Drs. Serrill and Detar OF
Kelletty lie summoned. They found his
condition serious, but at last accounts
were quite hopeful of his recovery. Mr..
Henton has a wife and family.
"A friend writes us that beautiful and
of the late W. A. Shewman we're held last
Friday night, 9th inst, by the local order
of Elks In Oregon City, Ore. Mr.. Shew-
man was an Elk, Mason and also a
member of the Oregon City Commercial
club. The members of these organizs.
tions had attended at the cemetery in a
body previous to the interment, which
was private, and lined the grave with
pink and white carnations and hyacinths
Next Sunday, 25th inst, the new
summer schedule will go into effect on
the River division of the p. II. R., and
will be practically the same as last season,
as follows: Trains leave Oil City daily,
except Sunday, at 700 a. m. 2:45 and 5:l5
p. nns, afyiying at Tionesta 7:4S a. m,
1888 and sos p. IN. Southbound trains
daily, except Sunday, arrive at Tlonesta
7:OS and ll:0l a. m, and 6:02 p. IN. Sun
day trains north arrive at Tionesta 7:iS a
m. and 2:4s p. M; going south trains ar
rive $3.50 and 9:02 p. IN.
"A communication from Joseph Kalb-
fus secretary of the State Game commits
sion IN relation TO othe new hunters license
law, states that several months will elapse
before the license tags and blanks will be
ready for distribution to the treasurers o
the various counties. Until the State
the license and tags. Mr.. Kalbfus ssyl
the commissi IN is not disposed to en-
force the law or impose the penalties np
on men who may desire to hunt before
the state can furnish the tags and licenses
Visitors from nearly every section O
the county coming in Monday reported {
heavy frost during the previous night
but the extent of the injury to growing
crops could not be ascertained and will
not be fully known for several days yet
1t is not believed that much damage re-
suited, however, unless it should be tc
the fruit that escaped the frosts of severa
days previously. Orchard owners tel
us that a good percentage of the frui
crop has escaped the frosts up to thi
time and that the yield promises to b,
not greatly below the average, barring
possible future blight
Special services for the older folks
will be held in the Presbyterian churcl
of Endeavor next Sabbath, 25th inst, a
2:3O p. m., and it is hoped TO have larg,
attendance of all the old people in th,
community, especially those who are un
able to come out regularly. Should ther,
be any who have not the means of con
veyance at hand. arrangements will b,
made to have them conveyed to and from
the church If they will advise the pastor
Rev. ]. f. Scherer, to that effect. AL
though this service is especially for tht
old folks, cordial invitation is extended
to everybody to attend.
Captain Henry Harrison Cummings
whose prominence as citizen has beer
state wide for the past quarter of cen
tury and who has for much longer per
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