The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-08-20

John G.. Wickes OF Jamestown, N.
Y, was here Monday and drove up TIC
nesta creek to look over the ground with
a view of drilling a we'll on or near the
Prather farm, which was formerly known
as the Overlander place. Mr.. Wickes
was interested In the we'll drilled last
fall near the State bridge on Tionesta
creek, and he is not inclined to give up
the search for a paying producer with
that venture.
MRS. j. A. Cropp narrowly escaped a
serious injury at the p. r. r. station
Monday. She was seated In a buggy and
as a train pulled into the depot the horse
frightened and backed the buggy against
a freight car on the sidetrack that caught
Mrs. Cropp in such a manner as to
severely squeeze her body between the
vehicle and the car. DR.. BoVard found
no evidence of internal injury, but at last
accounts the lady was still confined to her
bed at her home on Crop hill.
Lewis Parker. aged "a years, a team
ster, committed suicide by shooting Sat-
urday night on the farm of W. g. Power,
a dairyman, on Bully hill, near Franklin.
He killed himself because a girl Tilted
him. The girl is Miss Delilah Crawford,
who is employed as a domestic In the
Power family. Two weeks ago they had
a quarrel, and when the girl refused to
see Parker when be called, he walked a
short distance from the house and shot
himself in the forehead with a .38 calibre
revolver.
Henry J. Sines of New Castle has
been appointed state game protector for
Lawrence, Mercer and Venango counties.
The appointment was made by Governor
Tener, under a recent act. The position
carries with II a salary of 5000 per year
and expenses. Mr.. Sines is one OF 20 who
are to be appointed in Pennsylvania uu-
der the new act. The new Office created
differs materially from the old office of
game warden. Under the former law the
warden was dependent for his salary on
the number Of arrests he would make.
He received a portion OF the fines. This
feature is entirely eliminated by the new
bill.
"A whole lot OF disappointment is felt
over the fact that M. s. Carnahan's latest
venture ON the Wheeler Il Dusenbury
lands in Kingsley township, proved a
misclip. The we'll is located on Ross
Run, near where the Wing Hill road
crosses the stream, and is down l4l0 feet,
at which depth the Bslltown sand was en-
countered and found TO be void of either
oil or gas, and the casing was pulled and
the hole plugged without shooting. In
the third sand a small showing of gas was
found, but not enough to bother with.
Whether Mr.. Csrnahan will give up
operations in that territory we did not
learn. .
The sixth annual reunion of the de.
s%cendants of John Keister was held at
Monarch Park, Oil City, Thursday, with
more than $50 members and friends of
the family from Butler, Armstrong, Clsr-
ion, Mercer, Crawford, Forest and Ve-
mango counties present. Three Of the
four living daughters of this ancestor
were in attendance, their combined ayes
totalling 22l years. The greater part of
the day was spent in renewing old ac-
quaintances and making new ones. Lunch
was served in the Pavilion, all the guests
being seated at one table. At the business
meeting the following officers we're elect
ed: President, DR.. j. E. Ferringer,
Stoneboro; vice president, K. W. Nom,
Tionestai secretary, Miss Bessie Moon,
Grove City; treasurer, Miss Dora Silzle,
Oil City; overseer, Il. d. Harriger, Oil
City; assistant overseer, Harry Ferringer,
Franklin. 1t wal decided to hold the
next reunion at Monarch Park during
the week of August Is, 1914. Those
present from this vicinity were Mr.. and
Mrs. r. W. Moon, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Thomas and two sons, of Tionests; Miss
JUNE Grubbs. of Nebraska, and Mrs.
Charles Metz, of Eagle Rock.