The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-02-12

! but who now resides at Redwood. W.
Va, died at the home of her daughter at
Brook vile, on the 4th inst, in the S0th
year of her age. She was the mother of
ten children, nine of whom, with the
aged husband, survive her.
-AckDow ledgmont of subscription re-
newals is made as follows, with thanks:
Harry Smith, Dewey, Okla. new; f. j.
Cubbon, West II icKory, Pa; Central
Penns Edlhber Co., Wiliamsport, Pa;
f. f.. stewart, OH City, Pa; L. w. White.
Endeavor. Pa; Chas. Metz, Eagle Rock,
Pa; Miss Laura G. Smith, Cotieyville,
Kan; Mrs e. s. Blauser, Chas. A. Har-
rison, Nebraska, Pa.
The dwelling house Of Fl. G. Marcy,
on his farm at Steadman, Chautau qua
county, n Y, was totally destroyed by
a fire which broke out about nine o'clock
in the morning, Sunday, Feb. I'd, the
| ire originating from an over-heaied
stovepipe. The family managed to save
their piano and a few of the household
goods. Their loss was $500, on which
there was an insurance of 81 900. Mrs.
Marcy is a daughter of Mrs. Louise
Shreve, of this place.
AN exchange notes that Postmaster
General Hitchcock has issued orders to
employees of the postofiice department to
paint everything red. Wine solors and
pale, sickly reds will not do; red is the
word. Every delivery wagon, city, par
eel post and rural free delivery vehicle
mus be red. All mail boxes through
out the United Stated must be red. The
only protest came from the rural carriers.
who say that in their red wagons they
will be chased 10y all the bulls aud turkey
gobblers, to say nothing of the dogs,
along their routes.
"A contemporary tells ofa novel con-
contribution basket f.r churches. If a
person drops quarter or more In the
basket there is silence; II he drops dime
in bell will ring, nickel sounds whistle
If one pretends to keep asleep when the
box Is passed, II awakens him with a
watchman's rattle, and kodac takes his
picture. Unfortunately the name and
address of the inventor are not mentioned
for there are certainly a number OF
church stewards in the country who
would like to get into communication
with him.
Wednesday night last gave us the
first zero weather OF the year, thermom-
eters on Thursday morning registering
all the way from tour below to the even
zero mark Monday morning of this
week was not far behind. some of the
town indicators pointing to the zero mark
This sort of performance on the part OF
the weather has helped out amazingly on
the ice harvest very nice quality of
clear ice of 9 to s inches in thickness be-
ing garnersd d, and those who got onto the
Job early and stayed by 1t assiduously
have their houses pretty we'll filled up.
The prospective ice famine for next sum
mer is thus practically sverted.
l. -Heman Barber, caretaker of eco.
acre tract of land owned by Chss. W.
Smith of the Warren Business college,
was found dead in his bunk Al his lodg-
ing on the Reserve Saturday morning
Mr.. Smith has acquired the property
with the idea of reforesting II and had
laced Barber in charge to take care of it.
II was his custom to visit the place week.
ly, taking provisions enough out to last a
week. His eirand Saturday was for this
purpose when he found conditions as
stated The man was So years of age and
a woodsman all his life. Two brothers,
Worth and Gust Barber, the former once
well known in this section, survive. The
deceased was buried in Oakland cemo-
terry, Warren.
John E. Dusenbury, one OF the Oldest
and most prominent citizens of Portville;
N. Y, died at his home in that city Fri
day, after two years of III health. He was
aged 20 years. Mr.. Dusenbury was
prominent in all matters that ad Tor
their aim the upbuilding aud pros perily
of his city, having served for ten years as
its superior, and had been president ul
the board of education for many years.
He was a member OF the extensive lum-
bering firm of Wheeler 6 Dusenbury OF
this county, where he had number OF
acquaintances, being brother OF the late
William A. Dusenbury for many years a
resident of Newtown Mills. The city OF
Olean has lost heavily in the death ofihis
excellent citizen.
For one whole week the price of oil
has not risen, but has remained station.
ary at 81 SO the barrel, and those who
were looking forward to ass 90 marker or
Nearly everybody, however, is satisfied
with the present price and will be happy
ifthe powers that be permit II to stay
there. There is a growing belief in the
theory that the big fellows have been
running the price up for the purpose oI
freezing out the small competitors, which
theory is to be Investigated by the de-
partment of justice at Washington, and
standing aud concert of action between
the aforesaid big companies, the Attorney
General might conclude that it would
come under the head ofa criminal trust
BY an arrangement with the Proper
Bros. Oil Co., the Tionesta Gas company
was permitted to hitch up with three OF
their wells located on the Curtin lands in
Tionesta township, and the gas famine in
1:onesta is now happily at an end. The
connection was made Sunday afternoon
since which the supply has been all that
is needed and consumers are correspond.