The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-10-01
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newals is made as follows, with thanks
Mrs. r. o. G%roschupp. Mt. Jewett, Pa
new; X. X. Morrison, West Hickory
Pa; "A. M. Dunkle, Kellettville, Pa.
Jos. A. Starner, Kane, Pa; Curt. Ion,
Lynch, Pa. new; r. B. Ki6er, En-
deavor, Pa Charles Grant, Mayburg, Pa
Ed. Stilzinger, employed at the Cole
man mill during the past summer, has
moved his family back to Lamison, Ala.
bama, where he had lived for three OF
four years prior to coming north. Ed.
seems to prefer the salubrious sun of the
south to wintry northern blasts, and we
don't blame him, though sorry to lose
him as a quiet, orderly citizen.
Attorney Curtis NJ. Shawkey, OF
Warren, last week received his appoint
ment as United States Commissioners for
the Pittsburgh district from William T.
Lindsey, clerk of the United States dis
trici court. This is Mr.. Sbawkey's third
consecutive appointment to the Office.
Evidently Curt fultills the requirements
to your Uncle Sans satisfaction.
Harry Potter, foreman Of the stock
ing operations at Yankee Camp, near the
head waters OF Blue Jay for the Salmon
Creek Lumber Co., met with a severe
accident by being crushed under a load of
bark which was being handled by the
loading machine. Monday Of last week,
straining his back severely. He was
suffering from a severe cold at the time,
which added considerably To his distress
and the Ill effect OF his accident. He was
brought to his home at Nebraska, where
a good rest is expected to bring him
around all right In a short time.
The Y. p. B. Society of Nebraska,
held a meeting at the home OF Miss Lorna
Small, Tuesday evening. September 23d.
After devotional exercises an excellent
report Of the W. @. r. u. convention held
at West Hickory was read. The Misses
Anna Cole, Augusta Hunter and Bertha
Marie McKeen read the following pieces:
The Railroad Mans Prayer; Don't Smoke,
Boys; Dat or Pipe. Miss Isabella Scott
gave a reading on docs 1t Pay?' Two
new members we're added to the list,
making a total of t%wenty-one members.
After games and music a dainty lunch
was served, which all enjoyed.
The Sheffield correspondent of the
Warren Times says: Samuel Haslet and
Dad Allen left last evening for Tionests
where Ssmuel's parents reside. Daddy
will stay with him over Sunday and fish
for bass. If the river takes a sudden
drop we will not be alarmed as we then
know they are catching plenty. They
tried to sneak away from the writer 80
that they could fish without having to re-
rort at home.-Lawrence Klinestiver
left last evening for Philadelphia where
he will enter the University OF Pennsyl-
vsnia for the freshman year. Lawrence
was honored with a free scholarship at
that institution in having attained the
high honors Of the High school class of
1918. He will take up chemistry as a
vocation.
oliver Mesly was quito badly injured
and Add Shriver and Merit Alexander
were considerably bruised and shaken
Tuesday OF last week, when the scaffold-
ing on which they were working at the
new Mt. Zion church, Tionesta town
ship gave way and they were precipitated
to the floor below, a distance of ove 20
feet. Mr.. Mealy fell against one of the
church windows, which broke, and sew.
eral of the larger veins and arteries In his
left arm were severed, and a Jagged frag-
ment of glass was driven into the palm of
his hand. He was attended by DR.. james
Hess, of Leeper, who does not anticipate
any permanent i'll effects from the in
juries although the process ofhealing will
probably be long and tedious. After all
it was a lucky escape for all of the men,
as their injuries might have been far
worse.
The lS.month-old daughter of Gus
Motter died at the home of her parents
rear Lineville, Venango county, Satur-
day night from burns ofa frightiul nature.
The child came from another part of the
house into the kitchen, where 1t over
turned a can containing kerosene oil, then
crawled in the fluid on the floor. Its
clothing was saturated before the mother
detected it. She put the child in another
room and then get fire to the fluid on the
wooden floor of the kitchen as the easiest
manner of removing it. The child re-
turned without the mothers notice and
its oil-impreGnated clothing ignited from
the burning oil, Instantly the little one
was enveloped in flames, its death occur
ring within a short time. The family is
we'll known TO many of u readers, and
the distracted parents have the sympathy
of the entire countrysidein this most dis
tressing occurrence.
Mrs. Helen Gray, of Philadelphia,
Pa, who used to be Miss Helen Sibbsld,
daughter of DR.. James Sibbald, who will
be remembered by many of the older
residents of Tionesta and vicinity, was
married to Rev. James Shields, now de-
ceased, and later married Rev. G. W.
Gray. After having spent the best of her
lie in the itlnerant work, she yet had the
nerve, at the age of more than three
score and ten years." to enter an exhibit
at the Philadelphia County Fair, in the
"Home Department" consisting of bread,
pies, cakes, %jellies, spiced and canned
fruits. She won nine first premiums, one
second premium, and won the silver cup
offered by the fair association for the best
loaf of homemade wheat bread. There
ware ffly or more contestants, Mrs,