The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-01-22

Pennsylvania Memorial Home, at Brook
vile, an institution that Is held in high
esteem by many people in this section,
the vacancy caused by the death of Mrs.
Maria L. Mumford was filled by the cleo
tion of Suie f. Loomis, OF Scranton, Pa.
The directors then elected Alfaretta M.
Devine, of Rolfe, Pa, as president of the
board, and the president appointed Susie
f. Loomis as financial secretary.
Yesterday teams owned by Rev. j.
M. Critchlow we're delivering wheat to
the Kerr Hill Mill company, great wag-
onloads of the grain being brought from
Mr.. Critchlow's farm south OF town. 1t
WAS stated yesterday that the Mill COM
pany had purchased 200 bushels of
wheat from Mr.. Critchlow. At about a
dollar bushel, II will be realized that
the purchase means pretty penny for
all concerned, and that farming on scien-
tific plans pays.-Titusville Herald.
just for contrast, reputable citizen
of Knox township dropped into the Re-
publican office on Monday morning Jan.
18th, TO inform us that "A robin was sitting
on limb cfa tree at Kline mill az he
came into town, blitbely singing stir ring
spring song, while his diary (the Knox
township citizens diary, not the robin's)
shows that year ago that day was the
coolest day of the coldest month of the
since Noah landed on Ararat. Brook
willie Republican.
"A wireless station at the New Thorn
son, in Kane, has been licensed and It is
expected that an inspector will shortly
look the outfit over and exam inc those in
charge. A new receiving outfit has been
installed and soon sending attachment
will be added. Cape Cod station, which
is sbott 800 miles from Kane, can be
heard sending messages nightly and on
one occasion Operator Edwards heard the
station at Guantanamo, Cuba, calling the
Argentine government. The former sta
ton is fully 200 miles from Kane.
The we'll on the Wheeler lands, near
the State bridge in Green township,
reached a depth of 1926 feet last week,
when the contractors, Messrs. Lowe &
Weleh, were ordered TO shut down by
the operators, who are Jamestown, N. Y,
parties. II was the original intention,
we understand, to drill to the Balltown
sand. and whether the drilling is TO be
resumed IL not known at present A
sand was found when the hole was be-
tween 400 and 1900 feet deep, but that is
thought to have been the Queen sand.
The Ladies' World for February can
best be described as very live num-
Der, for it contains many contributions
that not only entertain, but which make
you sit up and think. In the Household
Department there is a valuable article on
The Evils of Installment Buying, and
Menus snd Dishes suited to the sea son;
the fashions show not only styles for la
dies and young people, but most at
tractive layette for a baby, and the beauty
and other columns are filled with excel.
lent advice Il New York; 90 cents year.
AT the last meeting of General Jo-
seph Warren Chapter, d. A r., at War
rem, Miss Mary o. King read paper on
dolly Madison" written by Mrs. Suie
a. May Sharpe, of Tionesta. Mrs.
Sh upe prepared the paper and read it
before the Tldioute Chapter several years
ago; II is so admirably written, so charm
ing in every way that the Gen. Joseph
Warren Chapter we're more than de-
lighted to hear it and expressed their APP
probation by rising vote Of thanks to
Mrs. Sharpe for her kindness in permit
ting its use,
-TIdiouie Chapter, d. "A. r., met Tues
day with Mrs. +. A. Shaw, at Tidioute,
Mrs Shaw and Mrs. Orion Siggins, OF
West Hickory, being the hostesses. A
review of this Chapters record since it
was organized in 1900 shows a member
ship of l55. OF this number ten have
died, five dropped from the rolls. and
ii fly. five transferred, forty-two OF which
transferred to organize General Joseph
Warren Chapter at Warren. Its pre- ent
membership is eightytve. 1t is doubt
ful IL any Chapter in the state has bet
ter efficiency record.
BY the introduction of the slum
dances into decent society, dancing as an
Amusement and recreation receives a Sc
we're blow, and II a determined stand is
not taken against II, public opinion will
put the ban on dancing altogether pre-
diets the Punxy Spirit. Had 1t not been
f)r the establishment of boards of censors
for moving picture shows, that sort OF
amusement would now be in disgrace, as
there was strong tendency toward the
sensational aud obscene. which would
soon have resulted in the condemnation
of the nickel theatre as vicious and im-
moral in its influences. A national board
of censorship appears also to be needed
tor the dance.
During the high water last week al
Eagle Rock, the Bessemer pipeline cross
ing the Allegheny was broken. Three
men employed as pipeliners went out
Wednesday night to make repairs, using a
boat f,r the purpose. The river was very
high and a thick fog arose. In this the
men lost their way aud the boat went
down stream. 1t struck against drift
wood and was capsized, throwing the oc-
cupants into the chilly water. Fortu-
nately they were near land and were
able to make their way in safety to the
shore, though chilled to the bone by the