The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-09-10

AXE their departure at once for their new
homes, Mr.. and Mrs. Wagner going to
youngstown, Ohio. and Mr.. and Mrs
Wolfe to Independence, Kansas, where
the gentlemen have good positions.
Miscellaneous showers were given the
brides-to 10. be during the week, and a most
magnificent array of presents. consisting
Of cut glass, linens, etc, WAS bestowed up
on each.
Farmer Fred Weingard of German
Hill has added a new piano to his house,
hold enjoyment, and we are not sure but
that The next will be an automobile. And
her Fred and his better half will be en-
Toying about all the comforts of city life
while living In the country.
There seems to be quite an epidemic
oftyphoid fever developing along the b.
& o. railroad between Foxburg and Kane.
Milton Taylor. a brakeman on the road,
is the latest victim of the disease to be
taken to the Kane hospital. His parents
reside at Marien vile, but he has been
home but little of late.
The threshing machine and grain
separator is abroad In the land and Is
finding mu h to do in filling the farmers
bins with the ripened cereals. The yield
Of wheat, rye and oats is found to be con-
sidersbly above the average In this re-
gion, and the buck wheat crop promises
to be not far behind in this respect.
H. s. Sdtley of West Hickory has
moved his drilling rig back to Beaver
Valley from Ross Run, where he COM
pleted a we'll recently for Mexican county
capitalists. The we'll was located on
tract 5l93, and at 1913 feet was dry, with
not enough showing for either oil or gas
to warrant a shot of high explosive.
Contractor Lundager has n pier for
the Coleman Il Co. railroad bridge that is
to span Tionesta creek at the mouth OF
Johns run. completed. aud another well
along. Work is progressing well under
the favorable weather conditions and the
low stage of water, and doubtless three
weeks more will see all fou piers COM
pleted.
Charles Kagle and Don McCslmont,
OF Eagle Rock, purchased the saw mill of
Thomas Brothers, located on Smokey
all, and last Thursday moved 1t to
Eagle Rock. The new owners recently
purchased 200, 900 feet of white oak tim
Der on a tract three miles out from Eagle
Rock on the Pithole road, and the mill
will be set up on this tract.
while standing near the open door OF
his farm barn watching a storm Sunday
afternoon John Goats OF Rock land town
ship, Venango county, was struck by
lightning and instantly killed. Several
other men we're in the barn at the time,
having gone there TO escape the storm.
All were more or less shocked but not
seriously. A wife and four children sur
vive the dead man.
"A. G. Gregg was down from Brooks
ton Friday to witness the petitions for
final papers of naturalization of the fol-
lowing persons: Brush Regorski, Joseph
Tokarczyk, Hermann Dsse, Wilhelm
Frederick Schsuer and Carl Frederick
Weidper. These petitions will be pre-
scented to court December 18th next, and
If favorably acted upon the gentlemen
will be made full fiedged American
citizens.
Acknowledgment of subscription re-
newals is mode as follows, with thanks:
r. C. Anderson, Stewart Run, Pa; G. l.
Jones, Newtown Mills, Pa; Rev. A. II.
NJ. Zahniser. Ridgway, Pa; Henry
o. Hsrs, McKees Rocks, Pa, new; Will
son King, East Hickory, Pa; W. j. Nc
Kee, Tionesta twp; DR.. II. L. Davis,
Chicora, Pa; Lutte White, Endesvor, Pa;
Miss Constance Copeland. Kellettville,
Pa, new; Adam Mealy, Tionesta twp.
The fishing in the river is about the
best ever, Judging from the fine strings
that are being brought in by most any
sort of fisherman. Catching the limit oI
bass and salm IN is quite an ordinary
stunt il one is minded to believe all one
hears. 1t is a positive fact, however, that
Miss Helen Smearbaugh caught a wall
eyed pike with a casting outfit last eve
ming that weighed four pounds. A RE
UBLIoA reporter saw and "befted" the
handsome fish.
F. X. Brown, of Clarion, driving his
White automobile had a narrow escape
from serious injury or possibly dtath late
Tuesday p. IN. at the p. r. r. crossing
zeal the tsnnery machine shop. Mr.,
Brown did not notice the approach Of
several cars that we're being shifted with
the result that they struck his car, but
did not oveIturn it. The front axle wa,
bent and the uto otherwise damaged.
Mr.. Brown, who il a brother of Mrs. l.
b. Long, of this place, had been a guest
at the Long home for the past two days
-Ridgwsy Advocate.
Mrs. Phoebe Ann Fleming, wife Of
Rev. b. F. Delo, passed away in the eve.
ming of Aug. 80, 1918, after a long illness
of nervous prostration, at her home in
Clarion, Pa. She was the daughter Of
Daniel and Phoebe Fleming and was
born May IL, 1886, in what is now Hsr.